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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18

LETTER FROM NORTHWESTERN IOWA.
NEWELL. Iowa, Jan. 29th


NEWELL. Iowa, Jan. 29th.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times
Perhaps the readers ofyour most excellent
paper would like to hear about the Eldora-
do of the great West, the State OF my
adoption. When left the good town OF
Charlotte, and the green hills Of Vermont.
SIX years and half ago, ! came to North
western Iowa, where | now live. While
here have watched the upbuilding OF this
vast wild Prairie region. Where scarce
fifteen years ago the Indian roamed IN
sheltered on this great plain, and bent his
bow at the agile deer, and chased the
buffalo. has sprung up a community OF
more than average intelligence towns and
cities have been built and school houses
and churches reared This part of Iowa Is
mostly settled By a class of people in limit
ed circumstances, who have taken home
steads and who were not prepared for the
difficulties that awaited them. They can
all tell You Of the privatiOns and hardshlps
they encountered during the grasshopper
scourge, which lasted two years. and only
for the distribution of $50, GOO worth OF
seed grain and provisions by the State.
five thousand people would have left the
State. During those dark days, hay was
burned to a great extent as fuel, for money
could not be Obtained wherewith to buy
coal. But all this has passed away and a
brighter era has dawLed upon Us. The past
year has been prosperous one the crops
in this locality were good. The season be-
fore had been wet season throughout the
State and wheat was but half crop ow
ing to blight. But last year this was the
banner State in the producing Of wheat,
and second to Illinois in the amount Of
hogs and corn produced. | would say to
all Eastern people who think of coming
West to make homes, don't bring less than
81 900 nor buy more than eighty acres, and
invest the rest in stock, for raising stock
and hogs pays better than any thing else.
We are too far from market to raise grain
to sell. Corn Is now worth twenty cents
per bushCl, oats the same, wheat sixty FIVE
As the COS. Of raising wheat, allowing Tor
a fair crop. is seventy-fve cents per bushel,
and corn twenty-five, these crops don't
pay this year Grain Of all kinds Is IN
commonly low but farmers who have hogs
or cattle to sell are getting good prices
hogs on foot are worth five dollars and fifty
cents per hundred, and b5lf four cents per
pound Hay can be put up Tor enc dollar
and hall per ton. Cattle herded for one
dollar head throughout the season. Very
little timber is found here. 1t can be grown
rapidly, increasing ore inch in diameter at
least. each year. Coal IS worth FIVE dollars
per ton. When we consider that nine-
tenths of Iowa isprairie ready for the plow.
with the best system Of railroads of any
State, 10 500 miles all told, with a soil and
climate not surpassed, with the central
position she occupies, with money in the
treasury and her mighty water courses
bearing to tine sea the treasures Of her IN
told wealth, surely the time is not far dis
tant when she will become the wealthiest,
most populous and powerful of all the
States. Yours, A ". ESQ.
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An OLD BEAR Story The Bennington
Banner reprints from an old paper com
munication from that town, dated Dec. p.
III, which qraintly tells this story 4
very odd kind of providence happened
lately in our neighborhood, viz Mr.. Z9b-
ulon, a farmer living about five miles north
east by north Of this township. having
trained up couple of large bears to the
plough and other services. clapped them be-
fore his sled, last week, with twenty
schipples Of wheat for the new city. The
animals drew extremely well for four miles
and a half, when the halter of the near
bear giving way, the farmer set about re
placing it but while he WAS thus employed,
the brute. SEEING him by the right leg, tore
it misera bly,, and both bears hauling at
once. ran away with the sled, 50 that
with the utmost difficulty he got home IN
four hours on foot. Messengers were des-
patched to look for the sled and cargo. aud
two days being spent in fruitless search. they
were given up for lost; but on the third,
at noon, the noise of a team was heard near
the house, and young Gen. Stanhope jump
ed up to see what was coming, when, be-
hold, TO his great astonisbment, 1t proved
to be two bears drawing the sled into the
barn, with no earthly thing on 1t except
four large bears and three cabs. The lad
and two men that happened to be in the
house ran nimbly, and, shutting the barn
door, with my long gun shot them all
through d crevice.
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GEORGE MILES,

CUCCESSoR To JOHN LALLY, Corner Of Gran
y lite, W. First St. South Boston.
fre-box boilers. 40 inches diameter, Is feet
long, - tubes, p inches by nine feet.
fre-b0x boilers, 5 nchos diameter 70 teet IL
inches long, A. tubes, p inches by feet.
Aue boilers. - inches diameter by 70 feet long
lues 10 inches diameter.
flue boiler, ~ inches diameter by > feet long,
lues 10 inches diameter.
lre-bOx boilers, sc inches diameter by 10 feet
long; one % tubes, inches by feet one IL tubes,
Z. inches by feet; return tubes
ID boiler, 30 inches diameter, feet inches
high, sc tubes, inches by feet inches.
SECONDHAND.
horizontal boiler, ~ inches diameter, 10 feet Q
inches long 80 tubes inches by ~ feet inches.
horizontal boilers . feet diameter, 10 feet long.
81 tubes, 3 inches by u feet.
| ID boiler - inches diameter, III feet long, -
tubes. inches by feet
upright boiler, feet diameter. 10 high, 100
tubes, inches by y feet.
upright boiler, 40 inches diameter. feet hi Oh,
60 tubes, inches by y feet.
| upright boiler, 30 inches diameter, feet hi gb
% tubes, inches by 81 feet.
hre-box boilers, lee diameter, ~ feet long, -
tubes inches.
inches long, II tubes, inches by feet inches.
horizontal boiler, ~ inches diameter. II feet
long, IS tubes, inches by 10 feet.
upright boiler 81 inches diameter, feet hi Oh,
- tubes , inches by > feet.
upright boiler, 30 inches diameter, feet,
inches high, 81 tubes. inches by 4. feet
upright boiler, 81 inches diameter, feet
inches high. 80 tahes. iaches by y feet.
All the above boilers are 20 be sold 10 settle the
Estate Of the late JOHN LALLY.
Jan 10 --ieodlw
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HOUSE.

Mr. Blaine delivered his long expected
speech on the finances. Although he spoke
from printed notes, yet his delivery was
so fine. his manner so impressive and the
subject Ct his speech SO important that
there was not the slightest dimlnutlon
of interest manifested in it from the trst
sentence to the last. On the contrary the
hall and galleries became more crowded as
he proceeded, and a number of distinguish
ed gentlemen were admitted to the hoor;
Mr.. Tarbox, of Massachusetts,. replied to
Mr.. Blaine, after which the House proceed
ed with the consideration Of the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-The dis
cussion Of the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill was resumed. On motion
Of Mr.. Hewitt, of New York. it was provid-
ed that there should be only one minister,
at the salary of Sc, 500, for Denmark
Sweden and Norway. The mission to the
Hawaiian islands was struck out, on the
ground that the population OF the Islands
did not exceed so 900, and that the export
and import trade with this country did not
exceed two million dollars. A minister
residen and consul general was provided for,
however, at salary Of 81, 500.
The missions at Chilli and Bolivia. Pera,
Ecuador and Columbia, the Argentine Re
public, Paraguay and Uruguay, Guatemala,
Costa Rica, Honduras, San Salvador and
Nicaragua were left a. reported in the Dill
| Four thousand dollars were appropriated &c
the minister resident and c0nsul-general &c
| Liberia, S25 900 for charges ad interim and
| diplomatic officers abroad, and SIC, 800 fol
secretaries of legations at London, Paris
Berlin and ST. Petersburg, at g, 625 each
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Total s2,90l.2l s3.col76 s3,759.50 $685. n

Total s22ol.2l s3.coi76 s27s9.5o 1851
OF the amounts sold at the agency
in Burlington, nearly nine hundred dol
lars wor4h has gone into other towns,
mainly Charlotte, Shelburn. South Bur-
lington. Williston and ST. George, where
there are no agencies. Between two and
three hundred dollars in value has been
sold from the agency in Milton. about four
hundred from Colchester and smaller
amounts from the other agencies to other
towns.
In comparison with the same period Of
last year the sales have decreased at every
agency save that of the city. The increase
in the city i doubtless owing to the fact
that the agency has been open during all
the business hours of the day, and conse-
quently that there has been less tempta-
tlon to illegal purchases.
Your commissioner has endeavOred to i'm
press upon those whose duty the law makes
1t to purchase liquors for the agencies. the
importance Of procuring such as were the
most free from authorizations Of any kind,
and the nearest possible TO the standard of
purity. This idea has been generally sp-
preciated and it Is believed that there is
now less complaint than formerly in regard
to the impurity of the liquors sold at the
agencies. There is still room for improve
ment, and the humane idea Of the law in its
fall intent and meaning will not be carried
out until 1t becomes the invsriable rule,
and never the exception, that pure liquors
only shall be furnished for and sold at the
agencies. The commissioner has labored
TO bring about this very desirable end. His
efforts have been, in the main. cordially
seconded by those whose duty it is to pro-
vide the liquors that are sold, and so tar I
successful that an occasional inspection OF
the books at the agencies shows that tenn
perance and law-abiding men are teach
Ing by their example as well as precept,
the duty Of obedience to law.
In conclusion. the commissioner de- |
sires to express his humble scknowl |
ctgements for and grateful apprecia- |
ton Of the unanimity with which his fel-
low citizens endorsed his nomination to the |
{ ihcc. 1t came to him unasked and unso-
llclted, and in the performance of his Off
cal duties under the law he has had no
other motive IN view than the proper en-
forcement Of its provisions, and the best
good of the great cause of temperance
For those objects he will labor in the future
as in the past. heartily desiring that the
time may speedily come when the use Of in
toxicating liquors as beverage shall be
abandoned, and their sale restricted 30 the
legitimate compoundings of the spothe-
cary, and the prescriptions of the intelli-
gent, sober physician. L. c. BUTLER
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Another Daring Bank Robbery.

The NATIONAL BAsK OF COMMERCE, OF NEW
LONDON CT. THE sUFFERER.-oyER TWEEN
TY THOUSAND DOLLARS TAKEN FIVE HUN
DRIED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SECURITIES
LEFT BEHIND.
New LONDON. Conn, Feb. l0.-The Ma
tonal Bank Of Commerce here was entered
by burglars. Tuesday night or early We'd
nesday morning, End greenbacks and ma
tional bank notes to the amount Of S2l $40
taken The burglars had packed up in
tin box all the bills receivable and securities
of the bank, amounting in all to 100000
or more. but left them on the floor Of the
vault. evidently having been frightened
away On the outside door Of the safe was
a combination dial Yale lock, and on the
inner one an lSham and Pillard lock, the
combination OF each being entrusted to q
different officer Of the bank. The paying
teller. who had the combination Of the out
side lock, was unable to open it. Wednes-
day The services Of experts were obtained,
and they succeeded in opening it at SIX p,
II. when the robbery was discovered. The
bank contracted week ago for chrome
meter lock and it arrived to-day The safe
of this bank was considered more secure
than that of any other in the city There Is
no clue ID the burglars
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18
PERSONAL.

Frenlew Masonic College, Americas, Ga ;.
has just conferred the honorary degree OF
D. D., upon Rev. Walter Underwood. Of
Waterbury, Vt.
Mr.. james Parton was the third hus-
band of Fanny Fern. She was a sister OF
N p Willis. 1t was her daughter by her
second husband, Mr. Eldredge, that Mr..
Parton married the other day. Fanny Fern
was eight or ten years older than Parton,
and the daughter is more than as much
Younger than he is Their marriage would
be valid in New York State but not in
Massachusetts or Vermont.
Rev. o. G. Wheeler has been longer in
his present pastorate than any other Con-
gregational minister in Vermont, save one.
He was settled at South Hero in 1910. lie
has thus preached there over thirty fUe
years, without getting rusty; and, as his
recent sermons preached in this city and
his communications TO this paper show. bis
yigo- and activity of mind and earnest
ness of spirit have suffered no abatement.
The Congregational clergyman in Vermont
whose duration Of service in one place has
been the longest. is Rev. DR.. Drake, OF
Royalton, who was settled there in 1887.
Rev Dr. Lord is third in that category
having been settled at Montpelier in lSi7.
| I'LL fdCu VI tuC tuiCO thC PiSSShA 10 shS
first and only passionate.
A. E. Rankin, Esq of ST. Johnsbury, will
be the orator of the Associated Alumni al
Middlebury College, at their anniversary
in July.
Old John Allen is the latest Mississippi
river curiosity. lie is l01 years and q months
old was never married. uses tobacco and
coffee, and, like ali the aged residents, re-
members seeing George Washington. Mr.
Allen saws that buttermilk. corn bread .musf
and milk are conducive to longevity, anc
recalls with pleasure pedestrian jour ey
which he once made from North Carolinf
to West Virginia, occupying one year on
the road We will now hear from thu
next county.
Among the sufferers in the late fire in
New York is Mr.. B. l.. Merrifeld, Yer
monter ard director in the West Rive
National bank at Jamaica. lie was pro-
prietor of the Continental Hotel, 44i Broad
way. The building was completely Quilted
and his loss will not fall far short OF $40
600, on which be has an insurance OF $50,
600. This hotel has been the fayorite resor
of many Vermonters when in New York
and was the headquarters the Nermonter
during the great masonic celebration IL
New York in June last.
Mile. Titiens. it is said, has a maryellon
memory. She is wonder on that accoun
to Sir Michael Costa. who cannot under
! stand how she can retain the music ofsixty
eight operas-for her repertoire is SO exten
sive-in her mind. She only taps her fore
head, and says, They are all there, " Blu
she can't tell how. 1t is long since she san
Norma" but the other day she went t
rehearsal and rendered it without glancin
at the score And what is more, she no
alone knows her own role but that OF every
body else.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18

UNDLRHILL A deeply interesting work
% divine grace has been in progress here fol
the last three months. Union meetings
have been held, four evenings each week
large number Of young people have found
the Saviour. Many in middle life have also
been the subjects of renewing grace The
meetings continue with undated interest,
and scores of Christian testimonies are Civ
en- each evening These results are due 10
the blessing of God upon the faithful preach
Ing OF the word, and upon , spirit OF union
among Christians Of all denominations. A
Young Mems Christian Association has
been formed, and its members are ready TO
begin mission work. Rev. Andreu j..
Rogers, formerly of Maine, but taking a
season of rest in Vermont, has lsbored here
for several months. He is assisted by Rev.
D. P. Bragg the pastor of the NJ E. church.
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DOMINION NEWS.

They have been making maple sugar at
Waterloo.
Three deaths have occurred in Sheford
from black smallpox.
A case ofdesth from starvation is reported
from Waterloo.
Mrs Racicot, of North Ely. went to ride
with an infant daughter, one cold day,
recently. and wrapped the baby up so
closely that it was smothered.
Capt. Leonard Tittemore died at Pigeon
Hill on the 22d ult. and was buried with mill
tary honors.
At town meeting in Bolton, few days
ago. it was voted to extend the time of the
bylaw giving bonus.of $40 900 to the Mis-
ssquoi and Black Rivers Railroad.
The lumber men operating on the north
shore of the Ottawa river and its tributaries
say they never saw better season for draw
ing timber and saving logs. The ice is safe
on the lakes, and logs and square timber
are coming out splendidly.
Darwin says the male grasshoppers use
their hind legs to fiddle on the edge of their
wings, and that the best fiddler always
wins the affection of the female first. The
editors of the Norristown Herald aver that
they have frequently noticed this, but didn't
thing it worth while saying anything about
it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18

RAILROAD TAxATION.-At the last Sos
sion Of the State legislature, an act was
passed taxing all railroads completed ten
years previous to the passage Of the said
act. Just before payment of taxes was
dHe, the Vermont and Canada Railroad and
the committee of the first mortgage bond
holders of the Vermont Central notified the
receivers and managers that in their opin-
ion the tax was illegal and uncOnstitution-
al, and that if they paid it, they would
hold them personally responsible, and
shortly alterward. Hon. c. W. Willard,
counsel for the Vermont and Canada Rail
read, procured an injunction Of Judge
Smailey, enjoining the payment of the tax.
the receivers have submitted the question
to their counsel for an opinion, and pro-
fonged litigation will be the probable re
suit In the meantime the towns and vii
lagos throughout the State are quietly
waiting for Burlington to stand the OK
penses OF the litigation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18

Rev. DR.. Richie, of Edinburgh, though
very clever man, sometimes met with his
match. When examining student as to
the classes be had attended. he said, And
you attended the class for mathematics ~
Yes How many sides has circle -
Two. said the student (which are
they p AN inside and an outside" The
doctor then said: And you attended the
philosophy class also? '' Yes" well.
you would hear lectures on various subjects.
DID you ever hear one on cause and effect ?''
Yes. Does an effect ever 20 before a
eause?" YES" Give me an instance. -
:, A man wheeling barrow" The doctor
then sat down.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18

BOILER EXPLOSION The recent explosion
of the boiler in the peg mill at Barnet, here
tofore alluded to. caused damage Of some
50 900. 1t was one of the most proyidential
escapes on record that no one OF the sixteen
hands was at all injured. Nearly every
point in the building was sundered, the
large brick chimney swept entirely away
even to the very bottom course, and but
very few of the bricks are to be found any
where. The Union says that teamster for
the mill happened to be standing with his
team in the road front of the mill when the
boiler came cracking through directly to-
wards him, and actually striking the very
spot he had Just been made to evacuateby
his horse dragging him in his fright across
the bridge. After he succeeded in stopping.
he returned and wanted to know - how
many Of it killed by jo, says he, "
mus be better man, dis make tree time |
been scat to death. once dey shoot me for
mus rat, next time | go in bridge and be
blown off in rivnre. an dis time, dis ole
ting aim right at it, guess meant II. Guess
| be good man now. We could add one
other time when he was almost killed
when he first heard the jackass bray, then
be was never scat 10 death 50 much IN
all his life"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18

ALLEGED INcEsT-Theodoro Hutchinson
Of Hardwiek, was tried on the LIST instant
for incest with his daughter. Complaint
was made to the grand jury last August or
this matter. by his wife. but upon inquiry
the daughter said it was not true. Since
that time the family troubles have increased
until the family lett. and applied to the
town for maintenance. Upon this, Hutch
inson gathered together some Of the house
hold effects. and, as Is supposed, burned
them. Then the old complaint was renew
ed, the girl testifying to continued incestu-
Gus intercourse, and he was bound up in
$500 bonds. lie obtained bail from men
Tor whom he had worked. they not beley
ing in his guilt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESs..FIBST
SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Feb. lO.-The principal
business before the Senate was the ques,.
ton of confirming E. c. Billings as United
States District Judge for Louisiana. vice
Durell. Finally be was confirmed. by four
majority.
The Senate took up the centennial bill,
which was discussed at length, and finally
passed, by vote of Al to Is. as 1t came
from the House, without amendment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18
VEGETINE
Turtles the Blood, Renovates and Invl .lrates the
Whole System.
It's Medical Properties are
ALTkRATIVE, TONIC, SOLVENT, AND
DIURETIC.

VfGErISE IS l.ade exclusively from the juices Of
carefully selected barks, roots and herbs, and 50
strongly concentrated, that il will efeciusly eradl
cate rgm the system every talnt OF scroiula Scro;
ulous HumOr. Tum0rs, Cancer, Cancerous Humor,
Erysipelas, Salt Rheum, Syph.litc Diseases, Can
ker Fa!ntness at the stomach, and all diseases that
arise from impure blood. Sciatica, Infammatory
and Chronic Rheumatism. Neuralgia, Gout. and
Sp. nal Complaints, can only be enectaslly cured
through the blood.
For Ulcers and Fruptive Diseases o. the Skin,
Pustules, Pmples, Blotches, Boils letter, Scsld-
head. and Ringw0rm. Vaccine has never failed 10
effect a permanent cure.
For Pains in the Back, Kidney Complai nts Drop
sy. Female Weakness Leucorrhsa, arising from
internal liberation and uterine diseases and Cen
eral Debility. Veget.ne acts directly upon the
causes o.; these complaints. II lnvigorates and
strengthens the whole system. acts upon the secre
tive organs, sllays Inflammation, cures alterations
and regulates the bowels.
For Cstarrh. Dyspepsia Habitual Costiveness,
Papta;ion o. The Heart. Headache. Piles. Nervous
ness, and General Pr0strat.on Of the Nervous Sys-
TEN. medicine has ever = ven such perfect salts
faction as the Ne-etine. IL purifes the blood,
eanses, all the organs, and possesses controlling
power -ver the nervous system.
The remarkable cures afforded by Negetine, have
induced many physicians and apothecaries whom
we know 10 prescribe and use i n their own
families.
In fact. Veeetine is the best remedy yet discoy-
cred .or the above dlseases. and IS the only reliable
Blood Purifier yet placed before the public.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18

Prof. Rudolph, whoever be may be, has
found out that the sun is a white, hot mass.
s56, 900 miles in diameter, having sur.
rounding ocean Of burning gas so 200 miles
deep, with tongues Of Hsme darling up
ward 50 900 miles. and volcanic forces that
900 miles.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-18

MoNTPELIER.-The new Pavilion hotel is
TO be opened on the 22d, with a grand
house-warming.
Montpelier has good sidewalks but still
lacks something. The Watchnlan says Of
the fire last Saturday, by which Mr.. Red
ways house was burned Had there been
high wind, We should have had to chronicle
another sweeping fire, as the water supply
would have amounted to little or moth
ing