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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16

Port Henry has Mr.. Edwards who will
be 100 years old next March. He was SOL
dier in the battle of Waterloo; he has been
live christian for IS years. His eyesight
il very good; he is Is sprv ss many men st
50 or 60, and has o. fair prospects Of liv-
ing till the next centennial - any man in
town. AGH
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16

TEE water in the ponds and streams OF
the Adirondscks il reported to DO stiii un-
Usually high. and the fishing consequently
mot yery good.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16

The unhappiest woman in Washington.
just now. is one who appeared in company
IN d calico dress, expecting to hear every
body praise her economy. All she did near
was: Good gracious what's your nus
band been doipR?r
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16

An exchange says: 1t is claimed tnat
true lady never loses her temper Mene.ei
knew of one being really out OF tenpei,
though since the present style of dress came
10 we have seen them considerably rufiied.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16

How Blaine must long for calm but he
probably finds even at homo Gail blow
ing.-Boston Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16
POLITICAL

Governor Tilden's friends are in hot
water. About FIVE hundred papers, Demo-
cratic, of course, in the West and South,
received an offer from an advertising agen-
cy in this city to publish as quoted
matter, five notices urging Tilden ior the
Presidency. The papers receiving them
who were opposed to the Governor, imme-
diately raised the howl that he was attempt
Ing to subsidlze the press. and pretty lit
tie row 1t raised. The anti-Tllden papers
took 1t uD yenOmOusly. and charged the old
iOx with all sorts of corruption and fraud,
laying particular stress upon the tact that
the advertising agents who sent ont the
proposition were Republicans. and wanting
TO know what Republicans had to do with
Democratic nominations. Now the facts
are these Bates L Locke, "a Park Row,
New York. are advertising agents. Their
business is TO place advertising in news
papers for whoever desires 1t. for which
they get commission from the newspapers.
They advertise, Just as shoemaker makes
shoes. for whoever comes to them-Jew, E,
Gentle, Christian or Pagan. One morn
ing customer of theirs who is a Demo
crat, came into their office. and wanted
five notices offered to f7e hundred papers.
urging the nomination of the Governor.
They did 1t, just as they would have sent
out five notices OF a piano. or a sewing gma-
chine. Probably GOV. Tilden knew nothing
about it.
On the Republican side there is COM
parati7eicalm. Blaine stock Is steadily going
down, Conkling is barely holding his own.
Morton is gaining, and Hayes and Bristow
are gaining rapidly. | am giving. of
course. simply the talk in the clubs and
among business men. The Republicans Of
New York want a new man, and the new
man who can carry the country, and they
are not very particular who he is. They
want the man who can beat the Democracy
and give the country decent administra-
ton. and that man they will support. They
have no choice beyond this
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16
TIE STEWART ESTATE.

Alexander I. Stewart died worth forty
millions; and he disposed Of it all. as well
as it could be done, before he died. But
now comes dozen or more of people who
claim that they are cousins o! the old man :;
and they insist that the will by which he
disposed of his property was forced out of
him by his wife and Judge Hilton and.
in short, that they are entitled to their
share as relatives. And they have employ
cd lawyers, and have commenced suit to
break the will and there is a prospect ahead
for lively business. The probability is that
others will get their fingers in this very
rich pie before 1t is done with 1t is stated
that he has relatives whom he never public
" acknowledged and that they and their
friends are also after their share of the dead
merchants money. lie never had any
children; and cousins-frst, second and third
arc springing up all over the world and
if the will of the dead merchant can be
broken, there is enough to make them all
comfortable. Lawyers have been found to
take hold of it on speculation, for they have
a double chance. 1t is probable that Mrs.
Stewart and Judge Hilton will pay very
handsomely to buy them off. for they had
better pay than submit to the annoyance
of legal worry. The lawyers will get hand
some pickings. The claimants may, or may
not, get something. But one thing is toler-
ably certain the estate will be shorn mate
rally. The old man fought, struggled and
worried all his life to have score of people,
of whose existence he was ignorant. pull
ing his bones out of his grave and fight
ing over them like so many hyenas. Such
is life
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16
VOL. XIX. NEW SERIES. VOL. xxi.

up their weight and condition by the food
they eat :" and that the best animal man
ures tor general purposes consist OF both
soild and liquid excrcments combined.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16

Touching TEMPERANCE APPEAL.-Of all
the temperance appeals which are made
few are more touching, in more ways
than one, than the following note addressed
to young man in Rutland. 'Once YOU
had fat horse and was nice young man
now your horse is poor. Rum has did it.
Now if you would take the ten cents you
spend for drink and feed 'em to your
horse, and join the reform club, he would
be fat and you would be nice young man
STILL" The horse that would grow fat no
ten cents since the resumption of specie
payments has an excellent Digestion Globe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16
AGRICULTURAL. a


A correspondent of the Name Farmer.
Mr'lng concerning the setting of trees, ad-
'ises that holes be dug three feet across and
snont one foot deep. The centre should be
hiled up with sOds to within six inches
VI the surface and the trees set upon
the sods. Let all the fbrous roots be
straightened and covered with fine earth
then put around layer of rich dressing
and MI In around the tree, making it highest
near the stalk. OF lI6 fruit trees planted
In this way, last spring, all are now alive
and doing well.
lhe Lire Aock Journal considers tie best
ration for medium sized livery horses to be
elght pounds of hay. eight pounds of oats.
lour pounds line wheat bran and one-half
pound oil meal per cay, costing at present
prices 80 cents. For draft work the best ra-
t!On Is corn and oats. or corn and barley
ground together and mixed with meal and
one-half pound of oil meal, or eight pounds
oil the.meal With four OF fine bran, costing not
more than p cents. 4 few potatoes, ca
fots. beets and parsnips are excellent for
the health of the horse. For horses not at
work or but little exercised. sixteen pounds
OF early cut hay, four pounds oats, with
lew roots or a little oil meal will keep them
in fine condition
Experiments made to test the difference in
eHect OF plaster upon clover applied at diff
ierent seasons resulted as follows The part
undressed yielded 100 pounds; the part
dressed March 30, I32 that dressed April
10, 40 pounds that dressed April 27. 1856
pounds-the last showing gain Of over 30
per cent as compared with the first.
More testimony in favor of corn fodder.
The Neic England Farmer Of the 26th ult.
reports that Prof. Arnold, at a meeting Of
the American Dairymen's Association, stat
ed that he had taken the milk of the three
patrons of cheese factory in October. who
were feeding nothing but grass, and the
milk OF three others, who fed nothing
but corn sown broadcast lie took an equal
quantity of the milk of each and curdling it
with the same amount of rennet at the same
temperature, found, after drying the curd.
that the milk Of the corn led cows gave 81
per cent. curd. while those fed on grass
alone gave but 50 per cent, showing a gain
Of nearly 80 per cent in favor Of corn iod-
der over grass. = lone patron of factory
had exceeded the average by more than II
per cent by feeding corn fodder through
the months Of July, August and Septem-
Der" As the result agrees with the testi-
mony of many who have used corn fodder
with beneficial effects for feeding. both green
and dry, and for butter making or milk
making, it may be considered as good eyi-
dence IN favor OF corn fodder.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16

l.. B. Arnold, Secretary Of the American
Dairymen : Association, says in his preface
to the report FOX 1873, that the heated milk
theory promises to be Of great value in util-
izing skim milk. lie regards it as the
greatest advance recently made in cheese
making. as it enables the manufacturer so
perfectly TO cure skim cheese as to make it
palatable, nutritious and wholesome food.
thus solving the problem of the economical
use Of skim milk which has so long bailled
the experts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16
METROPOLITAN kxrRAyAoANcE.

There is money in the country somewhere,
or people could not afford such indulgences
a, are offered by our metropolitan shops Of
luxury. At fashionable furnishing
house, where the designs are ALWAYS in the
best of taste, was shown some of the new
fashions for decOrat ting houses. The heavy,
hand-woye japanese brocades, in rich, sub
duei colors, made of raw silk, mixed with
gold, were certainly very handsome for
chair coverings, and looked as if they might
be JOY forever, like all truly beautiful
things. They were of ordinary width, but
when the attendant mentioned the price
only fifteen dollars q yard-awe took pos
session of my soul. "llow much would
the quantity sufficient for upholstering a
set OF furniture cost ," | venturei to in
iuire. From one thousand TO fifteen
hundred dollars," was the answer And
didn [ ask any more questions. But the
dealer went on to show a satin, figured
with gold embroidery. at SIS yard. with
which he was to cover the walls OF large
room IN place of wallpaper. and thought
Of the country suffering from stagnati1n
Of business. and grew sick This l. no *
aggerati0n. and no more are som; differ
ent facts with which AN gong to con-
trast this.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16
THE MUSTANG RACE.

Parker, the California rider. made another
attempt to ride 305 miles in fifteen hours,
and failed. 1t was very pretty game. SO
the betting men think now. He failed to
do it on his first trial, but sporting men
who bet upon him believed that helcould do
it, and he failed purposely to get bets on
second attempt, and, therefore, they backed
him more freely tnan before. As he failed
this time they believe be and his mustangs
to be frauds. and they have been nicely taken
in and done for. They were betting on
another mans game, and have lost all
around. Parker was taken off his horse
stone blind. but he recovered his sight an
hour afterward. Probably his eyes are
good enough this morning to count his win
nings. There are a great many men in
New York, this morning, who swear they
will never bet on horse race again.
Yours, ALTON.
BETHEL is troubled with bears, and it is
proposed to celebrate the Fourth Of July by
a grand bear-hunt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-16
Our New York Letter.
TIE CENTENNAL-ExTRAVAGA
THE STEWART EsTATE-THE MUSTANG RACE.
New YORK, June 3. 1876.

THE CENTENNIAL-ExTRAVAGA
THE STEWART EsTATE-THE MUSTANG RACE.
New YORK, june 3. 1876.
To the Editor OF the Free Press and Times:
As Decoration Day was appointed for the
opening of the Bankers Building. at tine
Exhibition in Philadelphia, the directors Of
most of the large banks gave their clerks a
holiday for forty-eight hours, and paid their
expenses to the Centennial. This was a
trl / to men who are tied down to the desk
the year round, and about 200 rode off in
the bright morning with their wives, and
sweethearts to do the exhibition. Brown
Brothers, one of the largest banking firms
in the city, gave each of their married en-
ployes $50 and the single ones S25, so that
all might have taste of the pleasure. An
other firm provided a drawing-room car for
their employees. Such liberal dealings char
aeterizs firms of standing, who keep their
trusted clerks for years, till their customers
know the very peculiarities of their hand
writing and fold OF letters, and would hard
ly recognize correspondence coming in any
other way. One of the young men ex-
pressed himself without reserve on his re-
turn as to the value of the Exhibition.
'See it all ~ he broke out in answer to
question, II saw it all, in six hours
Went through all the buildings, took two
lunches. and was back in New York the
Tbaro % bar 90,
be seen that one can't find in the Broadway
shop-windows. There is an enormous dis
play of fine dry goods and furniture, moth
ing better than We sec every day There
isn't $50, 900 worth of jewelry in the whole
Exhibition, AMI not more than 90 600 pic
lures. The machinery is wonderful, and
the buildings are large and snowy. The
Women's Pavilion is nearly as large as any
of them, and was full of bric-a-brac, which
my lady friend with me said was rather
choaply done" And he expressed in other
language that he didn't want any more
Centennial in his.
But, notwithstanding the adverse opinion
of this bank clerk, say the Centennial is
d big thing; and one which everybody
ought to see. 1t is precisely what was in
tended-an exhibition OF the worlds prog
ress; and whoever does not see it. misses
an exceedingly good thing. But don't let
it cost too much. There are not enough
people in Philadelphia to stock the board
ing-houses, by long way ; and there arc
rooms for an hundred thousand more than
are there now, or will be there at any time.
Pay no high prices. Stop by the day till
you get what you want at the price you
want, and then settle down quietly to see
what is to be seen. The hotels and board
ing-hOuses are more anxious to have You
than you are to have them. There has not
been that rush that was expected. nor will
there be. There is no necessity for paying
exorbitant prices. One can live in Phila-
delphis this summer as eheaply as in any
other city, if he knows how. There are
more rooms than people, and there will he
TO the end of the Exhibition But 90, by
all means. 1t is worth the going ten thou
sand miles to see.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15
For the Intelligencer.
THE INQUIRY.
NOT BY CHARLES MA,

NOT BY CHARLES MAcKAY.
''Tell me ye winuy winds, that shake the
shivering trees,
Is there one western town, where wemen dress
tor ease?
Where tight waists never squeeze, where corns
are never grown,
Where skirts touch not the mud, and "pin-
backs' are unknown -
The saucy wind blew rudely In my face.
And clustered boldly, "NOt u single place.'
''Tell me, ye withered leaves, that on the side
walks lie,
Is there lady now. who does not paint, or dye?
Where bushes are her own, who keeps no
powder-case,
And wears no spotted veil, to shade her made
up face? ?''
The brown leaves danced, in many a funny
whirl,
And rustled ont the answer, ''Not girlv'
"And you, the new years moon, with shining
silver light,
Is there one lady left, who uses language right
Who shuns hyperbole, gives syntax not u pang,
Who speaks in gentle tones, and never uses
slang? ?''
The moon looked down. with a reflective air,
And beamed her answer, Not one 1 declared
''Ten me, my common sense, of taste and truth
combined,
When shall the days be known, when manners
are refined?
When girls will sweep. sew, cook, keep house
in order neat,
Be che erful in their homes. and quiet in the
street 2''
My sense and judgment paused, then with q
clear,
Decided tone. said, Next Centennial year!"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15
" SOLD BY THUNDER"

! One night, recently, a Whitehall
Scm.;eiiiah ,c.; was on the Troy train re-
turning home. AT Saratoga a gentle
man took seat behind the White
hailer. In few minutes n converss.
ton was opened between the two
AscCrtaining that our friend was
from Whitehall, the Rutland gantle-
man asked him if he knew \SiIteS
the editor of the Times.
"hnow him. ought TO know him.
ior ne Is very intimate with my wife"
~ on don't say?" replied the f,ut.
land man, in astonishment.
es, sir. L don't want it repeat
ed, put l have indisputable evidence
shal ne has been on terms of The
closest intimacy with her."
,.;,h, but, my friend, you don't live
with the woman? ?'
es, sir strange as it may seem,
90. ~ sir, you little know what
man VIII put up with from the woman
ne ioVes: This intimacy has been car
rled on for years right under NV yerv
nose, and yet by the love bear this
woman have never yet broken with
But you cannot possibly put up
WIN euSn conuuct ON the part of
yoar wife? If she is ultimate with
Wilkes. should think you would
brand the villain before the world. +
would not submit. No sirl would
not, never! -
The Rutland man had worked him.
sell up to a pitch Of excitement, when
the tram stopped at Whitehall.
Good night, sir !' said the White
nan gentleman. "Ihope we will meet
again. L thank you for the interest
you have taken in my affairs :" and
the two gentlemen shook hands aud
parted. '">-
Just then the conductor entered the
car and the Rutland man stepped up
to him and asked him who the gentle
man .l was he had just been conversiug
That mar, said conductor Hol.
comp, "don't you know him? That
Is Is. wilkins, editor of the Whitehall
Sold by thunder |" said the Rut-
land man, putting his hand into his
pocket aud taking out something.
Mr.. Conductor, will You give him
TINS card and accompanying SIS. and
tell him to send me his paper as lons
as the money lasts"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15
THE GAMBLERS STORY.

The reporter sat down by the
shabby-genteel and listened to his
story. 1t was a life-sketch full of in
cidents i'll the career of gambler,
and SO illustrative of the rctribution
that always comes to those who deaf
in iniquity, that it is herewith pub
lished.
'In~the first place." the gambler
began, II am nearly fifty years old,
having entered this mundane sphere,
as you newspaper fellows call the
world, nearly two aud half score
years ago in New Orleans. My faith
er was rich planter, and the owner
of many slaves, Il deal Of land, and
q large lot of gay and gaudv jewels.
l was his only child, aud l may say
the idol of his old heart, for my well
fare seemed uppermost in his mind,
aud all that was necessary to raise
me up in prlncely style was done by
the old gentleman and mother, who,
however. had the misfortune to be
much younger in years than my faith
er, but none the less kind.
Our household was the happiest in
the land; want, care, disturbance or
anxiety being foreigners with whom
none OF US were acquainted. This
reign of happiness had existed in our
household from our birth. | had new
er seen mother and father quarrel.
They never bothered themselves
about things to come, other peoples
affairs, or any of the numerous imay-
lnings that produce family Jars
scorning at every trihe TO take of
fense, and living as peacefully as is
possible here below. In the midst
OF this happiness my fathers only
brother, much youhger than himself,
handsomer, too, perhaps, physician
by profession, an Apollo in figure,
gay and graceful in manner, and
charming in conversation. came to
visit US; it is no wonder my mother
became enamored of him. TO make
q long story short, their conduct
reached the eyes of my father, and
shot my uncle in du-
el, causing three deaths in conse-
quence-that of my uncle, his own
ana mothers, she dying of broken
heart subsequent to the tragedy.
ihe others died from wounds iutlict-
ed by themselves in the duel. Thus.
at the age of eighteen, was | thrust
upon the wide, wide world, of which
had but little understanding and no
experience whatever"
"What did you do?" asked the re-
porter.
"Do?" said the other; 81 fell in
with 'hell's angels and got 10 gam
bling. which | never ceased to do.
save for year or two after my mar
riage."
Marriage, did you say" remark ed
the reporter.
"1es, sir; | married, elopcd, ran
away with pretty girl of poor pa
rentage; caused grief to her friends
and herself, though ultimately | |
earned to love her in earnest, and
had the ceremony performed by a |
A little girl had been born to us |
then, sir, a darling, daisy little cher
lb, whom we both adoreI, and who !
served to unite us in love and peace.
For while l forgot gambling: re-
solved to give it up and never think
ot the thousands | had lost. | made
an examination of my affairs, aud,
.ounds, sir! had lost mrariy half left |
ne by my father. This disclosure
was startling. 1t made me desire to
game again, to win back my losses,
md once more l plunged recklesslv
nto the sea of ruin. My wife and
mid were neglected; my money
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15

The Chicago Inter- Ocean CORES.
pondent writing from Washington,
says:
Ihad talk with Sam Randall about
this matter the other day. Randall
is chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, and figuratlvely has
the government check-book in his
pocket. Randall is disposed to be
very liberal generally, but this is a
chance to make reputation as re-
former that he has too good sense to
lose. Holman, of Indiana, is next
on the Committee, but he is very
close, and no generosity cal he ex-
pected from him.
asked Randall what plan the Com
mittee ON Appropriations were going
to pursue.
Said he: "We are going to trim
'em down close"
That is," l suggested, "you are
going to economize.''
'Economy is no name for it. The
government is poor; the people are
taxed to death; we have debt on US
that will crush the life out of any
nation, and something must be done
to Tighten the burdens of the people,"
And you are going to do It,"
"Exactly-we are. We are going
to cut everything down to the bare
running expenses there are going to
be no fancy appropriations in our
bill. We are not going to have a lot
of fancy fellows supported by the
government while people have to
starve themselves to pay their taxes"
"A very good doctrine, Mr.. Ran
dali"
"Yes-and we mean to carry it
out"
The other day l had an unusual
privilege in sitting beside an exber-
fenced member of Congress-, who has
served on the Appropriation Com
mittee, and who knows the salient
points of the government expendi-
tures-whlle he went through the
book OF estimates aud pointed out
the features here and there that could
be eliminated without serious loss to
present welfare, although doubtless
OF future disadvantage. He was of
the opinion that the Democrats would
deal fairly with the departments, and
would pass q liberal appropriation
without question, but in what Ran
dali called Clancy appropriations" the
savings would be made. He was sure
they would make desperate attempt
to show marked economy.
"Ihey want to save from fifty to
eighty Millions" he said. "and in the
next campaign, if they can show that
they have saved $So,0OO,O 900 year
81 per capita for every citizen of the
United States-it will be the biggest
thing for the Democratic party that
could ever happen to them"