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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28
The Deaf Musician /.

see a lark In the summer sky.
My darling seated at her harp see,
Playing the while our little children sing;
The world is iull OF music not for me-
dreamed last night. OF some dim abbey choir;
The lights were burning where the singers stood
Chanting my anthem. / crouched IN the dark,
Weeping for joy to hear they called II good.
music Of my sleep, that mocks my soul
With cruel joys that are fulfilled no more
Than his who dreams Of xht and love at home,
And wakes to find himself on Arctic shore,
II haunts me always through my silent days
With life before me like closed gate,
II God had only hidden TO die,
Or anything but this hard work-to wait
To wait and work, and know my work but as
Some poor fond mother from her infant Ie.t,
S5uts the sweet memory safe from change and time
And dreams to find her boy tho babe she .e.t
And yet there Is thous will sometimes creep
IL even mingled in my DREAM last ght,-
I'd rather make my music in the dark
Than only stand and sing it in the Il sht
Maybe the dream is nearer truth than sound.
And could hear my tune mine eyes mi hit miss
Some OF the sweetness soaring in my s0ul.S
Better 90 wanting that and having this
And there are songs in heaven. God forgive
poor. ceaf man for wondern ng what they are.
Perchance 1t is their echo that catch,
And shall hear those same songs sweeter far
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28
The Swallows.


fesceidl across the level lawn they glide,
Ger latticed shadows Of th Q summer trees,
Weaving short fl ghts all day with careless ease,
As II forever destined to abide
In this green nook. No thought OF region. wide
Which they must traverse soon, Of boisterous
breeze.
Or league on league o. far resoundins seas.
Meath purple wing and snowy breast they hide, q
Enough for them that now the ~ e- are blue,
! Ana 1000 sufficient ills the humming ar,
or darker CAV s they take nU forward view;
Uh. that their happy vision We could share.
And leave TO- rrow TO HIS faithful word,
Who tells the dittirgs both Of man and bird!
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

TnE EMxA MINE. AGAIS-The facts about
the prospect of richness III the Emma mine,
are that since the abandonment Of the main
shaft of the Emma at q depth OF less than
400 feet because at that point the ore had
become too narrow to pay for the working.
y St. Louis organization. known rs the Bay
City Tunnel Company has started q tunnel
into the Emma hill. and this tunnel, at a
distance of 500 feet from its mouth. has
cut large body of rich tslcose Gre. carry
ing several thousand dollars ton. This ore
body is alleged to be in the correct position
to be continuation in depth Of the Emma
mine, and its value is estimated st from
s., ,OCO, 900 to SIC. 900 600. The Emma Com
pany, however, will have no right in any
part Of this BONANZA until IL proves. BY sz-
tending its shsfts downward. that the ors
Is within the walls Of the Emma vein.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

Why THE SUN-DnL FAILED.-Old Mills
the optician at New Castle, sold sun-dial
to Ptman, few weeks ago, with the as
surance that it was quite reliable time
keeper About a fortnight afterward, Pit
man called at the shop and said "Say,
Mills, that sun dial is not worth cent. Ii 5
no good as timepiece, any way" May
be you haven't got it fixed in a good place, -
said Mills "Yes, have, replied Pitman.
"But tell you it won't work. There must
be something wrong about it." NO; it's
in perfect order, said Mills. ibid you
ever time it by you watch p Certainly
did. I've stood clost to it a hundred times
exactly at the even hours, and the cussed
thing has never struck the time oncet. "
"Merciful Moses Why you didn't expect it
to strike the hours, did you? Thunder !!
why, it don't strike, Of course. 1t has no
works inside That's what get me, said
Pitman. 'If it amt got no insides, how .
it goin' to 60? ~ "Mr. Pitman, where have
you located that sun-dial? In the garden ~
"Garden Be gracious, no What do want
with timepiece in the garden? It's hung
in the settin' room agin the wall" Then
Mills explained it to him, and Pitman has
since traded the sun-dial of for four-dol-
lar clock Mar Adeler.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

CENTENNIAL Run MAD.-Weare surround
ed On every side by evidences that this is
the centennial year We put On our cen
tennial boots and wear out our centennial
necktie. eat from dishes of centennial ware
aud read the Centennial Gazette Wesmoke
centennial cigars lighted by centennial
matches We look at our centennial calen-
dar for the Gay of the month, and find out
when the sun rises bv consulting our CEN
tennial almanac. We receive centennial
Communications written on centennial note
paper With centennial pens dipped in cen
teDnial ink. We attend centennial parties,
purchase centennial relics and admire la
dies dressed in centennial robes. How long
human nature can stand up under this load
is doubtful. for We live daily in expectation
of being assured by the poultryman that he
has centennial turkey, hich be will send
home in a centennial basket for centen-
NAL dinner Before this centennial year is
departed we shall all learn how noble a
thing it is to suffer and be strong.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28
M. C.medIanI. La.I Nisht


lY EugUND C. sTEDNAS.
.,.. ye- ~. u1-y0u would net quote
That melucs- ut the critics gags
1El- surely Tot o. mo they wrote
tllsa words t5g late me uctergH iaJA
: l.f -o very late With me;
l not So cd as that, you know,
llHI-l wnrk and tr9uhle-as you see
.N.t yc--- have brought me somewhat l1H
Ir..ri. Sou say 80. no, not yet
o-, I do with such past.
u.-re 8 tla mHu ult have me quit
H;--Hlt -lc O. umua al the last
al' 0ae q. -s: more "a little thing
r. you'll -yc4r 'ils all ask
Ju-e more fg ull-c the vide house rinS-
IH tread tbs ularis, % wear the mask,
q. move tle coolest az OF yure.
2. make t--iu laugh, u make them cry
q. rr-t9 be myself once more,
Aud then, l' must be, let me die
Ilr pr.mptsr's bell I'm here, you see
BIZ HetEe1, friends, You IL break my heart
- g.sIrs's -ril,t let be, let be
pe.e tI- ils SELF shah act the part
lta. thank y.u. boy. III take your chair
Nle % u 'lt. while ! catch my breath.
ye hear on" nose they re making there
rwHglr warm players heart iu death.
uav -lt you nov NhAte'er they write,
We've ulr Jlst Do tier he u shame
: -r-N, I slrE there burned tonight
Within mv veins The uldeu fame
stand a1 a.f That lnal round
I'd hear .t ere It q .es away
Iue ll-t. l4-. time there's no more sound
So end tho p.lyo and the play.
ras house IS cleared Ny senses swim.
I slal. ns .sttrr. though. AEON
one --EuH.e- ulel t1c I-hts are dim
IT'S -row NJ late we must bee gone.
Ne.I. Drawer luck than u ne Old friends
a .rl- narE ana 'aTe are ours
WA.e Heaven health aud fortune lends
AaI tdeu-tle iin and llwers
These scattered garments let them lie
some lresler astlr 10 not VAIN
IS ID t-e-- Ilew the part but r.
I-.-- Hat H.r rseH .4 Iy4iH-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

\ Result OF IHE LA PAGE TRIAL-It is
said that the Frenehmen in Pembroke and
Suncook are considerably exercised over
the conviction Of La Page. and that the
lines are getting to be pretty closely drawn
between them and the American residents
of the town. They feel, says a Concord
journal. verv bitterly towards Bill Drew,
who was once under arrest on suspicion of
having committed the murder of Josie Lang
maid. Some Of them have made loud threats
against Drew. and few mornings ago
his father stated that a party of them
either went TO the house or stopped in
passing hy and gave out that Drew wo@!d be
killed. Ii Is said that Drew does not 20 to the
village much in consequence of the threats
that have been made against his life. The
Frenchmen profess to think that La Page
is innocent and that Drew il the guilty one.
1t will probably prove an unhealthy season
for them when they begin some OF the de-
monstrations that they talk 50 loudly about.
The conviction OF La Page was doubtless a
very happy thing Tor bis family. tor had he
got his liberty it is reasonable 10 suppose
that the town of Pembroke might have had
another tragedy to chronicle. 1t Is report
ed that he stated to an acquaintance after
his arrest. that all he wanted was 10 get
down to Slncook for an hour. intlmating
that he would get revenge on his wife.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

crackers have been fired off and cymbals
beaten, he burns upa broom which has
never been used, praying while it burns.
Then he takes anothe- broom and walks a
long way from the front of the house, when
he dashes the broom as far off as he can
send it, Thus it is thought that the poor
timid spirit is frightened and driven away
forever, and everybody tries to forget it. p"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

A RENARKABIE WoXAS.-A correspond
ent. who has been doing up the coal regions
of Pennsylvania, describes rather remark
able specimen OF a woman whom he ran
across in bis travels. She lives at Lewis
burg, on the Susquehanna, and although
dressed in woman's garb she is said TO be as
devoid of womanly qualities as an iceberg
is of heat. Her name is Emma Britton.
though she Is better known as johnny
She has broad forehead. clear blue eyes,
prominent nose. finely curved lips, pretty
teeth. round dimpled chin, fair complexion,
rosy cheeks and q very genial and lively
disposition. She is above the medium
height, is heshy and well formed. and
weighs about l40 pounds. She has taken
several prizes for fine skating, and can out
strip the tieetest young man IN the neigh
borhood. She seems to be particularly fond
of ball playing throws heavy base ball
with great force, swiftness and regularity.
and can catch swiftly-thrown balls with
great ease and certainty. On skates she
can Jump fifteen feet, and execute the most
difficult figures. She has run one hundred
yards in thirteen seconds, which Is good
time even for man. and can saddle and
bride horse as well and as quickly as
any Jockey. She is an expert rider and
IIdNt-h4uuOst iSNhic-S Az
horse can go too fast for her. At race or
match of any kind, she will join the sport
ing men, buy pools and wager her money
with the rest of them. She will stand at
bar, call for drinks. swallow liquor. pay
for il. smoke and talk horse. She is an ex-
pert marksman with rifle and pistol. A.
an otf-hand shot her skill is simply marvel
lous. At quot pitching she shows TO good
advantage, and she can swim half-mile
very easily. From her earliest recollection
she was extremely sorry that she was born
girl She remembers having stoutly pro-
tested against wearing dresses when quite
young, and she vowed then that she would
be a man in spite of all Of them. There Is
nothing foolish or frivolous about her. but
she appears to be sensible. thoughtful
woman. fully cognizant OF what she Is do
ing, and at all times ready to defend her
position by argument that has sound
ring. She always said she would never
marry She liked men as companions. but
she could not think of being the wife OF
one.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

The old adage, laugh and grow fat, is not
of universal application. John Morris, a
Young man about Ss years Of age. living near
Langley. Ga, went to masquerade the
other night. lie had always been noted for
laughing immoderately at any iuuny incl
dent. Some ludicrous feature OF the ms s.
querads caused him to get up iu fit of
laughter. when suddenly be stopped and fell
to the ground He was picked up and a
physician sent for. who pronounced the case
hopeless. as Mr.. Morris had ruptured blood
vessel. The unfortunate man fingered until
the next morning.. when be died.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28
AGitICCLTInA
TIE USE OF PLASTER

Plaster is not usually sown early enough
in the spring to become thoroughly dissoiv-
ed and dltfnsed through the soil ior the first
start of vegetation. 1t would doubtless te
better TO sow on the snow or frozen ground,
than to defer it too long. Some good farm
els prefer winter sowing. As the plaster Is
not changed in any way by exposure to the
air, but retains its Composition, no detrl-
ment can come to its eharacter.-CultIrG-
tor and Country Gentleman. Jan. 18Th.
COMFORT OF Farm STOCK.
A writer in the Country Gentleman
makes the following timely suggestion
Some ten years ago in December, |
devoted half days work, 50. TO tighter
ing up stable for FIVE COWS, 50 that no
manure froze in it afterwards, and instead
of having less milk every cold snap and
more every thaw, 1t was more right along,
in milk. comfort in milking, cleaning the
sta bic, health of cows and thrift of calves.
and only less in amount OF feed required.
One small Ayshire coming in just then
didn't vary eight pounds from thirty-hve
pounds of milk per day, and ten pounds Of
butter per week, for five months. Publish
ing my experience in the Neio England Far
mer. led others to 90 and 90 likewise, and
sUme years alter. one correspondent said
that one item was worth more 10 him than
the cost of the paper-and so gave the ball
another push, a. all should 20. found
that with a properly constructed stable,
the animal heat from COW will keep a
space five times her size above freezing tenn
persture. and still allow good ventilation
about her head
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

Mary Muriock Mason divides her sex into
three classes-the giddy butterflies. the
busy bees, and the woman's Fighters.
The first are pretty and silly, the second plain
and useful, the third mannisn and odiOus.
the first wear long trailing dresses. and
smile at you while waltzing; the second
wear aprons, and give YOU apple dump
liDgs; and the third want your manly pre-
negatives, your dress coat. your money and
YOUR ynice
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

~ o. C. ".
r- ..s. as sad 70 die,
Willie swing IS So sweet,
-r',.u- who hath cleft the SKY,
our precious one TO greet
--atrH-. too, how soon
H- work WIll AL be done.
-- .Dar O. Morn the blazing h05u,
Soon, tie setting sun.
l.v lt'le space between
The Eveunz and the Dawn,
D s -Ials eut is the summer sheen,
I0H s-a lie lowers are gone.
Ntat tlau hast lost are tears,
The aching ui the heart
l.- fureeu of the heavy years,
N-eE yout1iul JOYS depart
n'st thou hast 7lmed IS life,
-r rhat never ules.
IIHr bath W .th sin no doubtful strife,
81. llai. uO broken ties.
.-. .-.u shalt never know
Ils sense .t growing old,
.hU .ahur.u- pulses sluggish flow,
Ile warm o4oud growing cold.
81 oesiar back for bliss.
That -au- ago has fsad,
81. long u- lor loved ones kiss,
~ u4rL D Z .Qr the dead,
.. -e1rof .osjur Row.
81. dread Ut coming III,
N shadow ou Thy sunlit brow,
"a thy heart no chill.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

CURIOUS OHlNEsE CUSHIONS Miss A. Z.
Stafford, IN q recent letter, speaks as follows
Of some curious customs prevalent in China
1T Is very common to meet blind men on
the streets OF a Chinese city, but blind wo-
men are not seen 50 frequently. Why is
this p | asked Of an old missionary one day.
On. was the answer, when a child becomes
blind, II glrl it Is almost sure TO die, for
no care Is taken to preserve the life of such
a worthless creature. 4 boy can be taught
to do more things for support, 50 he is al
lowed to live Then she told me history
that she knew to be true. Several years
since little girl was very sick with small
pox, and when she got well it was found
that her eyesight was gone. This was hard
but even her own mother said that she ought
to be killed, that as she was blind she could
not be taught to cock, sew and keep house
in order, 50 that when she grew up no man
would marry her, her parents would have to
support her always.
Day by day the hard-hearted woman talk
ei in this manner to her husband until he
consented to get rid of the child. He call
ed the little thing to him one day, and tax
ing her by the hand, led her toward a pine
thicket on a hill at some distance from her
home. In this thicket be intended to leave
her, to be eaten ty wolves or to die Of star
yation As they walked along, however,
he t,gsu to think how cruel it vas to thus
treat his child, and at last he turned back
home and told the mother that be had rather
work harder and keep the little one. She
I did not like it much but had to submit.
/ This girl is now fifteen and has learned to
/ do 50 many things that there will be no
trouble in getting her a husband and the pa
rents will not have TO work for her much
longer.
met woman not long since who had
/ lost a dear little baby by death She loved
/ it and wished it might be buried. But this
l. not the custom in China. If a baby
dies its soul is thought to be that of an enemy
I Of the parents who came into the world to
cause expense and trouble, and then die, OF
| it is a soul which had escaped from hell be-
fore it had endured its tull punishment and
had been captured by the gods and sent
back Therefore dead baby is seldom OF
never given coffin or grave. In some
cases il is thrown into a canal or a river, OF
tossed out on the hills for the dogs or birds
to feed upon. So this woman begged in
vain. They took il from her arms and cast
II outside OF tne CITY. NOT long aiter .
Christian family living near lost child and
the missionaries buried it decently. having
pray er and singing at the grave. The poor
healhen mother did not dare to go to the
funeral for fear of her husband, but she sal
at a distance, watching, and she said after.
ward- oh, it seepied so good so much
better than our way She wants to be q
Christian, but is afraid of her friends Ii
is considered especially unlucky to bury the
body of the first child.
There is a strange custom IN some parts
of China called sweeping the baby away.
When it dies priest comes, and after many
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28


Il 1t naughtf IL 1t nauyht,
Innt me coutn-vind brings her wall 10 our shorsl
That the spoilers compass our desolate sisteri
10 nsusht' Must We say to her, strive NO more"
her,
With the mockiny lips wherewith We said,
Thou ART the dearest and fairest To US
Of all the daughters the sea hath BRED
AOf all Sreen-grd isles that WOO us'',
bitnauxht,
Must 70 wait, Must ye wait,
TIL they ravage her garden Of orange and palm
TIL her heart 10 dust till her strength 10 water
Must ye see them trsmple her. and be calm
As priests when q virgin Is led to slaughteri
Shall they smile the marvel Of all lands
he nations longing, the E2rth's completeness
Flied srS ssr
Must 70 wait,
In the day, in the night.
In the burning day, in the.doorous night.
Her sun-brovned cheeks are stained with weeping,
Her vstch-dres beacon the misty height:
why are her friends and her lovers sleeping
"Ye, at whose ear the fatterer bends,
who we're my kindred before all others
:, Hath he set your hearts afAr, my iriendsi
Hath he made ye alien. my brothers,
Day and nisht,'
Hear ye not, Hear ys not,
From the hollow sea the sound of her voice,
The passionate. far-sf tone, which sayeth.
"Alas. my brother alas, what choice
The lust that shamsth, the sword that slayeth
they bind me they rend my delicate locks
They shred the beautiful robes won me.
Ny round limbs bleed on the mountzn-rockss
Fave me, ere they have quite uDdone me-"
Hear ye not,
Speak at last Speak at last
In the Of your strength, in the strength your
right.
Speak out at last to the treacherous spoiler
say will ye harry her in our sight,
Ye shall not trample her down, nor soil her
Loose her bonds let her rise IN her lovelness-
Our virginia. sister l-Or. fye shame her,
Dark Amnon shall rue FOR her sore distress,
And her sure revenge shall be that OF lamar"
Speak at last
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

s' You see." said San Francisco carrier
boy, " don't take back seat to no man IN
this town in landin' a paper just where it's
wanted. Up on Stockton street there Is a
little French woman VINO hangs parrot out
in cage from her window every afternoon,
and when sling the paper up it falls on the
ledge above the cage, and the parrot grabs 1t
with his beak. She can't read a word OF
English, but she takes the paper because she
likes to see me sling it around SO lively. L
never missed but once, and that was one
foggy day last winter, when l suppose 1
didn't make proper calculation for the con-
dition Of the atmospherer. " Pshaw
That amt nowhere" chimed in another,
- I've been serving a morning newspaper
all along to a man who's never left his bed
for seven years. Got the rheumatic. There's
hole busted in one Of the windows about
two inches wide, and it's two stories high
| shoot it up through that slit at twenty
minutes past five every mornin'. and It
strikes him in the face and wakes him up.
On these dark mornin's s. when there's high
wind, it takes some mighty lively calcula-
tion to hit the place just right. One morn,
in dropped it on the foot of the bed and
didn't wake him, so he stopped the paper
next day."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

A Scottish student supposed to DO Cen
cispt In judgment was asked oy pfolss,
sor. in the course Of bis examination. how
be would discover fool. by the q sssslons
hs voeld ssk, " was the prompt and highly
sueesslivs reply.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

A Chicago young man was found dead in
his bed the day after New Years, with his
boots and another mans hat on. They
thought he had been poisoned, so they ana
lyzed the contents Of his stomach, but moth
ing was found in it except some pickles,
pound cake. lemonade, cold turkey, beer,
fried oysters, cold punch, ham sandwich,
sponge cake, beef tea, minee pie, cham
payne, lobster, brandy, game pie, fruit
cake, tea, chicken salad, whiskey, coffee,
bologna sausage, port, cheese, sardines and
sherry, 50 the jury returned a verdict Of
died through visitation of friends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28
THE POTATO DISEASE.

In his paper read before the State Board
of Agricultural. g. Pringle, of Charlotte.
said
The potato disease caused famine in
Ireland. set tide of immigration III the
direction of our own country. and was like
lV to convert our New England into New
Ireland.
The potato disease was once thought TO
be the effect OF a microscopic insect, but in
the course of time the microscopists found
the true cause to be fungus. lt consists OF
slender threads running all through the po-
tsto plant.
The disease or plant has three ways OF
propagating itself. Firs, by simple spores;
second by swarm spores third by resting
spores To check the disease you have only
to destroy the resting spOre.
The disease may be held in cheek or IN
measure prevented. First, by collecting the
tops and suhjec;ing them TO boiling heat
Plant no Injected potatoes. Plant on no
badly infected lard. Boil the diseased tu-
bers. Warm, wet weather favor the disease.
Too much manure favors it. Fat manures
create in the soil just such condition as
warm, muggy weather. Dustings of sui
phur will destroy the fungus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-28

The young lady who was 50 tall that her
mother had to make her SIT down before she
could scold her success fully would find a
suitable mate in the French drum major,
whose height was such that he couldn't
look down to the ground without feeling
dizzy.
Life Imprisonment 10 Illinois means abou,
seven and half years confinement. Such
has been the average in previous years. and
on Coristmas day. Governor Bsveridge turn
ed loose two murderers. one of whom was
sent up for life 10 July, 1867. and the other
or twenty years in March, 1858.