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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-18

TALLER Than FISn STORY.-NOt so long
ago there arrived at San Antonio a gentle
man from a large town on the railroad be
tween here and Galveston lie put up at
one Of our hotels. and displayed Il tremend-
Gus appetite, At the end OF the week he
expected to be presented with his bill. but
no bill was presented, although he had no
luggage at all, Time went on and still no
bill. The landlord treated him with lofty
courtesy, as did the walters. One night,
however, he did not return to the hotel, ard
next morning the landlord hired detective,
who hunted and found him. The stranger
thought the landlord was going to have HIM
put in Jail Tor swindling, or something else,
and he felt very alarmed about it. But no.
The landlord was as pleasant as ever. lie
asked the stranger what he had done that
he should desert his hotel that way, in
quired whether the walters had offended
him, and finally begged him to return to his
hotel once more, promising to furnish him
with oysters or anything else he might wish
The stranger was astOunded. lie told
the landlord that he couldn't pay his board
The landlord replied he did not want any
board, and finally extorted from the stranger
the promisc to return to the hotel.
After few days, the stranger took the
landlord aside, thanked him with tears in
hls eyes, and asked him why he was 50
anxious iur him to eat at that hotel free of
charge.
IN tell you" was the reply; Il don t
care cuss for you personally, but since
you have been eating here have 10 more
guests to dinner than ever had before.
They come here for no other purpose than to
look at you cat-yOu eat 50 hearty. Bat
the trouble is, | had $4,000 bet YOU would
choke to death at the dinner table within II
specified time. To-day is the last day, and
have lost. Git :" And he kicked HIM -
feet and 10 inches into the street. San
iHfOnio. TcTaS' Htdid.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-18
For the Free Press and Time.


BYo. CIV.
heard two girls, the other day,
Talking in quite a lively way,
OF what they wished, when called to de-
Heedless that was standing by.
Far distant be the sad, sad hour
When Death. bevltched by either ho"ei'
Enanored with their youthful charhs'
Snail clasp them in his ley arms
aye, may they live to be so OLD,
they shall forget what have tolu,
Infested may their fancies be,
Uatried by stern Reality
WHAT a. WANTS.
NLrnIandyins let me see around me,
The friends that love me,
That those above me,
Who wait the breaking Of the cords that bound me
May see how hard IT is for me TO die,
How sweet the cords that keep me from the sky.
want one hand upon my forehead burning,
That Is the dearest.
Let those be nearest,
Whose lips whate' 'er may be my restless turning
May give me back my own sond parting KISS
Let not lace my eyes IN closing miss.
| want when other senses shall be falling
To feel the casping,
OF warm hands graspin-
Mine. when the thlckening mists my eyes are
Iw,uld not hrr alone nor die alone;
want my darlnss near till am gone.
:
When am dying,
In soft arms lying.
The loved of Earth the loved Of Heaven greetln.
The final conflict will not keep them long,
Let dear ones hand me to the Angel throng.
want when pain and parting are all over.
That all the gSieving,
At my sad leaving,
Whether OF common friends. or fondest lover,
the healing OF our cherished Faith may find,
Assured that He who comes for me is kind
Tut while the struggling, faintins spirit fingers,
| want before me,
Bending DER me,
Those who will iondly take my throbbin. fingers,
Aud hold them till tins falling pulse sstill,
No more to ieel the hearts responsive thrill.
Ami alter that, upon my bosom folding.
while colder growing,
And tears are flowing,
Cne nerveless icy hand the other holding,
want all done by friends, no stranger near me
And If they can, let friends to burial bear me.
WAT K. WANTS.
Yes all alone,
wish to take my final leave,
would not see a dear one grieve,
Nor hear a srosn.
To give the loved the parting hand,
When passing to the Spirit land,
Nor meet the stare,
o. curious eyes.
That come to see a mortal die
And fearless watch, while standing by.
The breaking ties
Please close the door.
The windows open, let the air
Bs mlne. an undivided share,
unbrezthei before.
There let me sleep,
Unseen Of all, and seeing mono,
disturbed by neither tearn or moan,
" those who weep.
When all is still.
And / am gone too far away
To know what happens to my clay,
DO Snat you will.
Only be kind
Enough TO hide my wasted face,
TIL IL, IN some green burial place,
kepose shall find.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-18

The Arsnir Mihtaire, French military
Journal. gives the following summary of the
Russian forces now operating against Tur-
key The Army of the South, under the
command of the Grand Duke Nicholas, COM
prises four complete army corps-each corps
containing two divisions of infantry, one Of
cavalry, with artillery in proportion, four
oattalions of ehasseurs, two divisions of Don
Cossacks, four regiments of light COssacks,
and three battalions of sappers, making &c.
OOO men to each corps, or 200 900 in all.
The reserves of the Army of the South rep
resent from 70, 900 to $4,000 men. This
makes the aggregate of the forces intended
to operate on the Danube 100000. The
Coast army, which is to keep watch over the
Crimea and tho movements of the Turkish
fleet, has been formed of two corps formerly
belonging to the Army of the South, num-
bering with the garrisons of Bender, Akker-
mann, kertch and 0tchakoff, about one hun
dred thousand men. The Army of the Cau-
casus, operating in Asia Minor, numbers
Isl, 1000 men, including the reserves so that
Russia has now in line about half million
men, from which total fifth must be de-
Quoted for non combatants and inefectiyes.
During the last month she has been organ
izing and putting on war footing nine
fresh army corps. which will add about 325, :
900 to her strength. There is also the In
perial Guard, consisting of three divisions of
infantry, two of cavalry, three brigades OF
artillery, and one of chasseurs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-18
An Iowa Lady becomes n Mormon.

Dubuque, Iowa. is gossipins over the re-
cent adherence to MOrmonism ola lady form
erly Of high social position in that city.
She and her husband came there years since,
ncwly-wcdded couple. lie was bright and
capable. and soon made his mark in busi-
ness and politics, while she was an ardent
rcligiOnist Of the emotional type, and be-
came noted in church activities. But the
tide changed The husband lost his proper
ty, and the couple moved to the TcrritorlcS
lie, however, soon took to drink, and he
came worthless, and the wife got divorce
and finally went to Salt Lake City, opened
a millinery establishment, and conducted it
with more than usual success and profit.
Indeed, her business capacity attracted the
attention of some of the leading MDrmonS.
She was still beautiful, OF 1.-THE and CON-
manding figure, and proud as Lucicr.
As she matured in years, her religious
nature became more marked. her emotional
picty was ieryid and positive, and She
would he valuable acquisition to any rcli-
gious body. The willy and penetrating
Mormon leaders were not slow 10 discover
the value OF the beautiful Gentle, that she
was made of such stuff as sturdy mission
aries and working apostles should he who,
in their hhors, should gloriiy God and add
to the power and might of the church mill
tant of Joseph Smith. In time her house
became the resort of leading MOrmons.
Bishop Herbert c. Kingsley and other lead
ing lights were equally charmed by her
hospitality, her culture, her conversation,
and the prospect of 81 able and shining con-
vert. No les Il man than the prophet, the
head Of the orly one and true church,
brigham Young himself, left his twenty
eight wives and MS frequent visitor at
her house. nor would We attempt To say
which pleased him most, her charming man
ncrs or tho prospect "i 80 effective an ac-
QUESTION To the church oi which he was the
distinguished head. The upslot Is that the
woman has now jpincd tho Mormon Church
ami is reported sealed to one oi ia" chief
SAINTS Of MormOndom.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-18
knives and Forks.

We often laugh at the Chinese and their
chopsticks, or small, thin stick of wood or
ivory with which they eat, and fancy
they must make very dirty work at their
meals, yet they are cleanly and civilized
compared with the habits of our ancestors
some 300 years ago. Then forks were un-
known each man had his own knife, and
at dinner seized the joint with his hand, and
cut off what he wished the deh was then
passed on to the next, who did the same.
The knife then cut up the portions into
small pieces, which were put into the mouth
by the fingers of the hand unoccupied by the
knife. In many parts of Spain, at present,
drinking glasses, spoons and forks are rari-
ties; and in inycrns in many countries,
particularly in some towns in France, knives
are not placed on the table, because it is ex-
pected that each person has one of his own
"a custom which the French seem to have
retained from the old Gauls But. as no
person will any longer cat without forks,
landlords are obliged to furnish these, to-
gether with plates and spoons. None of the
sovereigns OF England had forks till the reign
OF Henry the VIII. all, high and low, used
their fingers. Hence, in the royal house
hold there was dignity called the every,
who, with set of sub0rdinates, attended at
the meals with basins, water and towels.
The Office oil the every survived after forks
came partly into fashion. About the first
royal parsonage who is known to have had
fork was Queen Elizabeth but. although
several were presented to her, it remains
doubtful whether she used them on ordinary
occasions. Forks were employed only by
the higher classes in the middle of the seven
teenth century. About the period of the
revolution, loss, few English noblemen had
more than dozen forks of silver, along
with few of iron and steel. At length
for general use. steel forks became an article
of manufacture at Sheffield; at first they
had but two prongs, and it was only in later
times that the three -pronged kind were
made. As late as the early part of the
eighteenth century table forks-and. We
may add, knives-were kept on so small
scale by the country inns in Scotland (and
perhaps in some parts Of England) that it
was customary for gentlemen travelling to
carry with them portable knife and fork
in shagreen case. The general introduc-
tlon Of silver forks into great Britain is quite
recent it can he dated no fur,hsr back than
the termination of the French war in lSli.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-18

REMtpy roR SMlLI.p"N -- DIR. Fred
cricS ". MorIIs. resident hysiclnn "i the
Halifax Visiting DIsp"nsary. N. ). has
written letter To- the amman N'diodi
Tm's, in winch he states that the " Sum-
crnlR Purpurcn, "r Pitcher Plant, Il native
plant ut Nova Scotia. Is the remedy Tor mnll-
pux in all ia forms IN twelve hour after the
pntlrut has taken the mriirInr. That
however HlhfmIug mud numerous the
,ruptlnns. or cnrilucnt and irlghtiui they
may hc, the peculiar action al the mrdl-
clnc Is suc that very seldom i - 'rtr
lett To tell the story al the di-ca II
either yaccInr "r ,arI"lnu- matter l. wash.
with the Infusion ci the sarracenm. rh,\ ara
deprived ui contagious properties
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-18

Spidgnls remarks that dog ii ;ht /, not a
noble spectacle. although 1t Is undoubtedly It
display uicur-mgr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-18

''Docollette" the Buffalo Express thinks
means "necks to nothing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-18
In the deep and mighty waters
There h none to hold my head
hut my only SaviOnr, Jesus.
Who was slaughtered IN my stead.
lie. a friend. IN Jordan's river.
Holding up my sinking heid,
with his emile IN 90 reJoicing
through the regions OF the doad

1t appears that they were singing tins when
the wclcome thppings were heard 'and
said hunns Morgan, "ofi went our packets,
and my beloved son. who is no more worked
all night with the energy ola lion. lie pnsS
ed the Jordan River. and Is to-day ON the
holy hill of the better lund-
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-22
CAPITAL BILL PASSED

The substitute for House Bill No. Is,
better known As the Capital Removal
bill, passed the House of Delegates on
yesterday IS amended by the Senate.
This is 8 final disposition of the bill so
far As this Legislature is concerned. The
prevailing idea among the members to
do something toward eliminating this
troublesome question from our State
Legislature WAS commendahle, but they
will find that their work has fallen far
short of this purpose, and in the
end will prove to be the opening Of
a more bitter and distressing contest
than any We have witnessed in the past
Clsrksburg will find that she b. been
sold by Charleston in the Senate amend
ment providing tSst the officers Of elec'
.ion shall receive no compensation. The
Third district will make . canvass and
feeling that they have been vronged in
not receiving any OF the public building
in past distributions. will turn out largeI
vote than any other section OF the State
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-22

birth, but headless. And that too q! q
time when q proper individual occupy
ing such position could make his name
immortal. The country has been look
ing with q yearning and hungry eager.
ness to Mr.. Tilden to come forward and
help to lead them through and out of
this great trouble.
But he with q mildness bordering on
impotency has allowed such sinless men
as Hewitt & Co 10 guide the grand old
Democratic ship of State against the
most complete organization in existence,
headed by the most corrupt, cunning
aud shrewd political gamesters the world
ever saw, their only motto being "might
makes right"
In view of such wholesale facts, will
the Democratic party, with half mil.
lion of majority, quietly submit? For
the sake Of our party and our country l
hope not.
If our representatives in Congress will
only persist in their objection to the de-
cision they will soon see and
hear the longest and loudest
cry of thanks and approval
flowing in from their respective constit.
uencies, that ever emanated from the
throats of would-be freemen. feel
convinced that good Democrats are of
too modern and too noble class to ac-
quiesce with Randolph" or any Of the
would be tame submissionists.
In the language of one of the greatest
Of the few great Democrats of to-day, "lf
there is law tor fraud, then there is rea-
SOP in violence" Such is, or should be,
the opinion of every trle Democrat.
Now is the time for the people to rise
en- nasse, proclaim by war, If need be,
their solemn protest to the fraudulent
decision OF the corrupt and disgraced ma
jority of the dlsgraced National Return
ing Board. PATRIOT.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-22
Specie Resumption hill.

WAsHINGToN, February 2l.-The fol-
lowing is full text of the bill to aid
the resumption of specie payment re-
ported to-day by Mr.. Sherman, from the
Committee on Finance, which was placed
on the calendar for considerations:
"Be it enacted, etc, That the Secretary
OF the Treasury be and he is hereby
authorized to issue in the sum or sums,
not exceeding IN the aggregate one hun
dred millions of dollars, in redemption
of al equal amount of United States
notes, under authority .of acts passed
February rs, 1862, July IL, 1862, and
March 80, 1868, coupon or registered
bonds of the same description and char
acter as those authorized by the acts of
July Is, 1870, and January 20, 1871, re
deemable in coin AT the present stand.
ard value, at the pleasure OF the United
States after thirty years from the date OF
their issue, bearing interest payable
quarterly in such coin at the
rate OF 4 per cent. per annum;
such bozds shall be in addition
to the loan authorized by the acts OF
July 10Th, 1870, and January 20.h, 1871,
section 2, that during any one year there
shall not be Issued of said bonds or re.
deemed OF said notes more than S25 0OO,-
600 nor more than $4,000 600 during any
one month, and when said treasury notes
shall have been so redeemed they shall
not again be reissued, but shall be can
celled and: :destI Dyed. No commission in
any form shall be paid tor the exchange
OF bonds issued under the provisions Of
this act.
SAC. 8 That the Secretary OF the
Treasury is hereby authorized to issue
in exchange .or legal tender notes Of the
United States silver coin TO an amount
which, including the amount hereto!o ore
authorized to be issued by the act Of
April II, 1876, (chspter 63), and by
the Joint resolution OF July 22 1876 No.
~, shall not exceed $50 900 900, and the
legal tender notes 50 received shall be
cancelled and destroy ed, and shall be
held to be portion OF the sinking fund
provided by existing law, the interest TO
be computed thereon as in the case OF
bonds redeemed.
SEC. 4. That the necessary expenses
of engraving, printing, preparing and
issuing these bonds and OF redeeming
and canceling United States notes, as
provided for IN this act, shall be paid
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, but the whole
amount thereof shall not exceed one
fourth of one per cent. Of the amount of
the bonds issued.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-22
Ohio Legislature.

COLUMBUS, ., February 2l.-1n the
House 10 day special committee Wa:
appointed to receive q delegation from
the Indiana Legislature, who propose
visiting this city next Saturday to In
spect me benevolent institutions. The
following bills were passed: House Bill
to secure minority reprs seotstion on
boards OF election; TO provide for levy
ing an assessment Of ore dolsr on sll
persons VITO own dogs the funds 81
raised 10 be used 10 Compensate sheep
owners Tor loss by dogs. A bill was IN
troiucei to establish BuresL Of Mining
and Statistics.
In the Senate bill to punish the prsc
tice Of res ring to distant courts 10 de-
prlve citizens II thelr rights under Oh o
STATUTES Was passed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-22
Editors OF the Register:

Editors OF the Register:
"Rsndolpb," in his onmunication in
Yesterdays issue, after starting of IN sn
abe manner, giving truthful review OF
the Ubiquitous decision OF the Joint Com
mission, am sorry to see, winds up in
advocacy Of the most humllIsiing sub
mission.
L, unnecessary for me TO reIters.e
the positive knowledge possessed By sll
American citizens irrespective Of party,
concerning the extremely fraudulent
and dishones, findings OF the ma sjorlty of
the JOINT Commission. II is now equslly
well known 10 sll that it was the prede-
termined intention OF that majority
To take no sction in shat which
thev knew WAS submitted 10
them for the purpose Of investigation
and decision. In spen disregard OF the
100000 people they were there 10 re-
present ignoring truth, honesty and
every principle Of rlghL they gave $
decision in obedience 10 the command
OF their party managers, thereby making
a death stroke NJ constitutional liberty,
A. also soiling with sn undissoiuble stain
the digulied and respected ernine Of the
Supreme Bench. Tse Democratic party
has, during the entire campaign, humill.
atlngly submitted to more bull.
dozing, and shown less party bravery
than any political predecessor
And whyl Not because the individual
members lacked courage and the other
necessary essentials Of true MAE hood
hut because We are and have been with
out leaders.
We stand before the world 70 day tht
greatest political party that ever hsf
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-22

Clarksburg will have just about enter
prise enough to get out the full vote Of
Harriaon county, and beyond that viii
find very little enthusiasm in
her behalf. Msrtinsburg will re.
ceive the solid support of the
Eastern Panhandle, and owing TO Pc
culiar circumstances will probably re-
celve all the vote cast east of that point
on the main line of the Baltimore and
railroad. While in the first instance 1t
looked as though Clarksburg would lead
both OF her competitors, yet owing to the
Senate amendment it is probable now
that she will be distance by her compel
itors and the contest finally narrow
down to Martinsburg and Charleston.
The bill, however, according to the judg-
ment of the best lawyers in the
state, is clearly unconstitutional, and
if it passes the scrutiny Of
tho Executive, who has yet to decide
upon it, the probability is that at some
future stage of the removal game, the
power OF the courts will be invoked to
rel der decision upon its constitution
ality. If the Legislature had taken hold
of the matter as it should have done, y
permanent location could have been
made without any possibility of future
agitation of the subject. The probability
now is that the next Legislature viii
undo all that has been done by this one.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-22
Washin gtOn It. ms.

WAsHISGroN, February 20. Timothy
Hurley, OF Charleston, s. C, the Hayes
elector accused of not being citizen,
proved TO the satisfaction Of the House
committee that bis father was natural
lied in Boston, where he himself was
born.
Hon. L. Barksdsle, one Of the Ti.den
electors-si-large, and member Of
the National Democratic Com.
mittee, testified te'oIe the special
Senate Committee Investigating the
Mississippi Election. he testified thst en-
tire good feeling had been established in
that state under Democratic rule; that
be never heard OF duplicate keys tor bal
lot boxes in Hrnds county until be read
the statement made by Lester before the
COMMITTEES, and that of the members OF
the Kinds county democratic committee
deny the existence OF such keys.