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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03

SOME OF The NEEDLESS WAYS IN WHICH IT l.
WASTED.


From Chambers Journal
Let US consider few of tue many ways in
which we waste the stuff that life is made of.
1t has been well said that 1.-The habit of look
ing on the bright side of things is worth far
more than a thousand pounds year - and
it Is habit that must add many years to the
lives of those who acquire 1T. Really every
fit of dependency and every rnge take so
much out Of us that any one who INDUCES
in either without great struggle to prevent
himself doing so should be characterized as
little less than-to use an American express
sion-''a fearful fool" How silly it seems
even to ourselves, after cooling, to have ac-
guired a nervous headache and to have be-
come generally done up, stamping round the
room and showing other signs OF foolish an
ger, because the dinner was five minutes late,
or because some ones respect for us did not
quite rise to the high standard measured by
our egotism As if it were not far more i'm
portant that We should save our vital energy,
and not get into a rage, than that the dinner
should be served exactly to the moment. One
day friend Of Lord Palmerston asked him
when he considered a man TO be in the prime
of life ms immediate reply was: Seventy
nine. But, he added, with a playful smile,
'as | have Just entered my sOth year, per-
haps am myself a little past it r. How is 1t
that such mon work on vigorously to the end
Because they treasure their oyer-diminishing
vital force. They studiedly refrain from
making pull on the constitution. Reaching
the borders of 20 years of age, they as good
Rs say to themselves I'VE must now take
care of what We are about" OF course.
they make sacrifices, avoid Il number of
treacherous gayeties, and living simply, they
perhaps give some cause of oifense, for the
world does not approve Of singularity. But
let those laugh who win. They hold the cen
sorious observations of critics in derision,
and maintain the even tenor of their way
In other words, they conserve their vital
force, and try to keep above ground as long
as possible. clustering natures iorgetlul of
the great truth that power itself hath not
one-half tho might of gentleness,' miss the
ends Tor which they strive Just because the
force that is in them il not properly econO-
mized. Then as regards temper, any man
who allows that to master him wastes as
much energy as would enable him to remove
the eause OF anger OF overcome an opponent.
The little hoy of years old who in the conn
try is often seen driving team of four i'm
mense gray-horses il one Of the innumera-
BILE instances of the power of reason over
mere brute force, which should induce yio-
lent temper to become calm from policy, if
from no higher motive
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03
A SPIRITED RESCUE.

One OF the thrilling episodes OF the MeNi-
can war which III not found IN any of its his
tories ~ that OF the rescue of an English
family from the city of Mexico, before its
capItuatlon, 10y detachment of American
soldiers. The city had been invested some
tine when II refugee one night entered that
part of the lines which General Shields
commanded He WAS taken to the general
and to hun told his story. He was IN Eng
lish boy, and with his mother and II sister
Just arrived at womanhoud, occupied n home
in the capital at the time of the Investment
One OF the lawless guerilla CHEFS who held
the pt ople Of the city, Rs well as the conn
try, IN terror, mad conceived II violent pas
sion for the sister, who repulsed his advances
and he had declared III his Tnge that unless
she consented to his proposals on the follow
ing morning, he would carry her of by force,
and cnuse her mother and brother to be cX-
ecuted The lad, in the extremity of his ter
rOr, made hIs way out OF the city. past the
sentinols and the lines, gained the American
camp, and now hesoupht the general to save
his sister and mother The ardent soul of
Shields, was then but y WAS fired at
the thought Of the miserable fate awaiting
those hapless ladies, and without rommuni-
eating at all to headquarters, where Hat re-
fusal wOnld have been certain, he formed u
plan for their rescue.
To call it rash, quiNotic. or daredevil
would he but the truth; the best defence of
his proceedings of that night is, that it was
brave act, promoted by a generous heart,
and that he succeeded perfectly, where dis
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NUMBER 6.

tired OF their work, thy repaired TO a
point on the river sutlici, ntly remote to Sc
cure them from police Interference. and at
early dawn completely ted all the market
and milk wagons that were coming into the
city at that hour. This morning three Of
t"c rirelo'f"rS oi tics mob were arrested
and are lodged in Jail. The police commits
sioners held an informal meeting at eleven
O'Clock this morning and completed prepara-
tions for any possible emergency. Large
numbers of citizens have been sworn in as
special police
This afternoon crowd of perhaps 800,
composed mostly of boys from I3 to u years
of age, and backed up by sullen, vicious
looking men, with their hands behind their
backs, surrounded the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton depot. As the 30 train was
about to leave boy of not more than Is
sprang upon the engine. which had not vet
been coupled to the train, and pulled the
throttle. The engineer, who was near by,
jumped on the engine in time to save it from
destruction. The crowd then demanded
that he should come down, but he stood by
his post until an order came from President
Shoemaker to run the engine into the round
house and abandon all trains for the day.
The mob, headed by two or three villainous-
looking men, then started for the machine
and repair shops of the company to force the
employees to quit work. At the rail shop
they were met by an officer of the road
who asked them if they were railroad men
or strikers. They answered mo-" but
they wanted those shops closed up. The
workmen at last yielded against their will
and left the shop. The crowd then went
through the yard, taking each shop in sue
cession, and compelling the men to quit
work. This is the nature of the strike on
TIE Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road.
The company's employees say that if they had
been permitted they would themselves have
driven back the mob and started trains.
After these successes the mob met with
little opposition. Trains were stopped on
the Marietta and Cincinnati road, and it is
believed that within few hours the city
will be cut of from communication with
the ouside world by rail. Loud condemn
nation is heard on all hands of the inactivity
of the police, who have, so far, stood by
and watched the progress of the rioters
without lifting hand.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03
Under the violets.
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

Her hands are cold her face is white,
No more her pulses come and go;
Her eyes are shut to life and light;
Fold the white vestures. snow on snow.
And lay her where the violets blow.
But not beneath the craven stone.
To plead for tears Ior alien eyes,
A slender cross OF wood alone
Shall say that here 4 maiden lies
In peace beneath the peaceful skies.
And gray old trees of hugest limb
Shall wheel their crclins shadows round
To make the scorehing sunlisht dlm,
That drinks the greenncss from the ground
And drops their dead leaves on her mound.
When DER their houghs the squirrels run,
And through their leaves the robins call,
And, ripening in the autumn sun.
The acorns and the chestnuts fall.
Doubt not that she will heed them all.
For her the morning choir shall sing,
Its mathis from the branches high,
And every midstrel voice Of Spring
That thrills beneath the April sky,
Shall greet her with its earliest cry.
When turning round their dial track.
Eastward the lengthening shadows pass,
Her little mourners, clad in black,
The crickets sliding through the grass,
Shall pipe tor her an ev ening mass.
At last the rootlets Of the trees
shall lind the prison where she lies
And bear the buried dust they seize,
In leaves and blossoms to the skies,
So may the soul that warmed it rise.
II any, born Of kindlier blood,
Should ask, "What maiden lies below ~
Saw only this Atender bud,
That u led to blossom in the snow,
Lies withered where the violets blow"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03

Nor les than thousand bales ot domcs-
tie dry goods were shipped from New York
on Saturday, Tor India and China, countries
to which Great britain has heretofore sent
such materials exclusively. THE dISrepuIn
BILE "dnctnrlng" Of goods by British manu-
iacturers is producing the natural result ot
alternating their best foreign customers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03


MIR. Bliss contributes to the tol0tIy ten
he'nan, the following letter written by Mr..
George Crane, of Williamstown, Vt.
al have succeeded in getting tank in
operation, upon the plan which you furnish
ed me. 1t is double, twenty-five by sixty
one inches inside; will hold ten cans nine
inches IN diameter at the bottom. ten inches
at the tor and sixteen inches deep; they will
hold to work forty pounds of milk each.
The cans are cooled by stream of water
forced on the cover of each from n pipe fast
ened to the lid of the tank and connected
with water pipe by piece of hose, the
holes from each being one-eighth of an inch
We have allowed the milk to stand twenty
iour hours !; temperature, forty-eight to fifty
degrees. We have made one trial as to auan-
hty, with the following results Set seven
hundred and eighty-eight pounds of milk in
small pans, when the weather was all that
could be desired for that mode of setting,
and made thirty-four and one-half pounds of
butter. Set seven hundred and sixty-six
pounds OF milk in cans. as above, and made
thirty-slx and one-fourth pounds of butter"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03

MIs. MORRILL,. oN AGEICtI.Tt RAJ EDUCATION.
In speech III the SENATE IN 1872, our sen
ior Senator embodied some IDEAS that are
worthy to Ice kept before the people lie
said
"But "" want u system Of broader ednca-
hon Tor the American people in the arts of
peace II Is perhaps unnecessary ut present
To multiply Institutions Tor the tuiinin. of
professional men ns those We have are euunl io
the task of furnishing all that are needed.
and som" professional supcrnumcrrlcs
not so much needed The great want is a
system 10y which one among the masses may
become more valuable To- himself and To ST.
cletv, and more honorcd and esteemed A.
rIculture AMI the mechanic arts always lacL
recruits, aud most lack recruits that hnNr
been drilled. Willing hands can here ALWAYS
find room for buundtss enterprise. Dur
own artisans, however, like too many other
Americans, most esteem tie dignity ut pccu.
mary profits, and are generally supposed to
he more proud of swift work than oi the
skilliul and deNtornus. They wear ont, and
leave too few hunorrd names tn rild their
memories and stamp their workmanship. Lat
them bc taught better Agriculture also
should have such base of scientific mstrur-
tlon ~ Will cnnhl" every farmer t. obtain
more valuable crops without an aunml and
permanent depletion "i thcs"ll
"lhc paramount object II To- place HIGHER
and more appropriate education within reach
ut ALL the poor as ", Il rs the ticE vithout
regard To ancestry ur race, aud of that sort
which will engrndcr perpetual appetite tor
more. For tins purpose, II We rely only
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03

\ San CAeE.- Daniel Stewart. ut II .hIrt
Delaware County, n. Y, wa~ one Of the
most talented men oi his sccti N. and mad II
considerable taItunc. lie Was a member ni
the Assembly IN lsI1 and lsd9, and ON the
Fourth delivered an Grafton at Hobart,
which WIS ut unusual hrillnnrN. On the
l3;h he slept on the floor oi II haI room m
a state ui lutoxIcatinn, and IN the morning
INDUCED in more pOtatluuS and went to his
store, where he tell asleep on coffee sack.
After while he was carried to room
above his store where he was lIid ON the
Stats OF IL bed and at night he was found to
be dead. lie had not partaken uf food tor
several days, and when found he had been
dead five OF six hours Ills wealth guCS to
relatives in Scotland. In alditirn To- hi
terms as legislator, Mr.. Stewart S,rvcd As
head clerk in the Clinton prison ut nnn,-
mora.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03

INTEEE TING "REMINISCENCES OF AN OLD SOL
DER OF THE MEXICAN WAR.
Among the storie.. which Gen Shields told
at his recent Lockport, n. Y, reception are
the following:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03

begins to revive with the confidence the new
crop inspires Orders for goods are coming
in already from the country that has har-
vested its wehat. There will be good Fall
trade ALTON.
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
Prince Ham bleton.

- This Thoroughbred Hambletonian
Stallion will make this Season in
21yrAS Kent and New Castle counties, as
follows:
AT Dover, Lewis stables, from 5th to 9Th
Of March; at Smyrna, Delaware House
Stables) from 9Th to 18th Of March at Mid
dletown, (MaxwelPs Stables, from 18th to
10th Of March at Home, ION the farm oil
Hcv. .. 3. " lIIls, near magnolia, rom 18th
to Goth Of March, and likewise at the same
places four days in about every two weeks
the remainder of the Season.
Terms, $40, $40, and $50. Single Service,
cash; Services by Season to be paid for at the
end thereof; Insurance when the mare is
ascertained to be with foal. Persons parting
With mare before she is ascertained to be
with foal will be held for insurance Persons
breeding more than one mare can make special
terms. 30 cents to the groom in each case
PRINCE HAMBLETON is 8 years old, was
bred BY Mr.. Meeker Of Westport, Conn.
His sire is the famous Winslow horse, other
wise Young Hambletonian, (Wallace's Trot-
ting Register) his dam by Serman Morgan
Young Hambletonian, who was sold for $l6,-
600, was sired by Rysdyke's Hambletonian,
the greatest trotting sire known; his dam
thoroughbred mare by a son of Henry Thus
it will be seen that PRINCE HAMBLETON
combines in choice style the running with
the irotting elements. He is a beautiful
brown, full 1873 hands in height, weighs
100 pounds. and for beauty, style, and DO
cility- is unsurpassed BY any horse in the
country Though never specially trained for
the track, Jet be made, last fall, over New
Haven Course, a record of 25l
The number Of sires per horses trotting in
p 30 during the year 1875 was l62. Not 10
per cent. Of these sired more than one per
former or all who sired more than one,
two-serenths are Hambleionians Of all
who sired more than three, all are Hamble-
tonians-Hambletonian and his son Volun-
teer having sired FIVE each
WM. Fl. HICKEY. AGENT.
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
No. l. PERUETAN GuANO.
4 PERUVIAN CUANO
- TIE OLD -
Iga EX4 AND &9AN
za2E2SE8l2z zRETTART,E. ~

FHE undersigned respectfully informs the
l citizens Of Middletown and vicinity that
be is prepared with excellent Horses, Wagons
and Carts, to do all kinds of HAULING at the
lowest rates. Coal and Lumber hauled at
short notice and on the most reasonable terms.
Orders for baggage or other parcels left at
the Post Office will receive prompt attnti on
Good Building Sand always on baud.
ian1-77 w. w WILSON.
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
Address GILMORE & CO.,
P. o. Box A. Washington, D.

WASHINGTON, II. o., November "a, 1875.
I take pleasure in expressing my entire cont
Law, Patent and Collection House of GELMoRR
Co., of this city. a
GEO. H. B. WHITE.
[cashier ofthe National Metropolitan Baakl
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
ITBERT7Y

~ BY RYSDYK'S .HAMBLETo-
fM nian, dam by Seely's American
Star, will make the season Of
saAaasaaaI4g, 1877 at Middleto#n and vicinity.
TERMS-$3O to insure, S. of which is Ger
tain money and TO be paid in advance The
colts of this horse are now old enough to re-
commend themselves, and we invite their in
speetion.
Wakes Spirit Of the Times, March 9Th, ~,
says Of a horse, for sale in New York '.YoI-
cano, chestnut stallion, sired by Liberty,
dam thoroughbred, has perfect gait like
the s'Old Horse" Liberty by Rysdyk's Ham
bletouian, dam by American Star. For fur
thRr information address
HAMBLET0NIAN STOCK ASSN,
mar 17-tf Middletown, Del
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28

The Mixed trains viii be run subject to de-
lays incident to freight business. Trains will
stop only at stations where time is given.
Mixed Train north will stop at New Castle
only 10 leave Passengers from Stations south.
AesO Castle Trains-Leave New Castle for
Wilmington and Philadelphia al I 35, II 40
a. m 20 m. Leave Wilmington 20 m,
and / 80 p. m, for New Castle.
Smyrna Branch 7rdins-Additionai to those
above leave Smyrna for Clayton 10 As a m
3 80 and IS pm. Leave Clayton for Smyrna
725 m, Q 40, 4 Is and 10 p m, to make
connection with trains North and SOUTH
from Clayton.
CONNECTIONS:
At Townsend, with Queen Anne's aud Kent
Rail Road. At Clayton, with Maryland and
Delaware Rail Road. At Harrington, with
junction and Breakwater Rail Road. At Sea-
ford, with Dorchester and Delaware Rail Road.
AT Delmar. with Eastern Shore Rail Road, and
WieomirU and Pocomoke Rail Road.
dec. 2-tf b. F. KENEEY, Sup't.
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
ST. ANNE's SCHOOL,
REGISTERS ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE.

REGISTERS OFFICE,
New Castle County, March 9Th, 1875.
upon Ine appIlcatIon OF JOHN "A. REYNOLDS,
Administrator of WILLIAM REYNOLDS, late OF
Wilmington Hundred, in said County, decd,
il is ordered and directed by the Register that
the Administrator aforesaid, give notice Of the
granting of Letters sofAdministration of upon the
Estate of the deceased, with the date of grant
ing thereof by causing advertisements to be
posted within forty days from the date fsucb
Letters, in six of the most public places in the
County Of New Castle, requiring all persons
having demands against the Estate to present
the same or abide an Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided and also cause the
same 10 be inserted within the same period in
the MIDDLETowN TRAEsoRIPT, newspaper pub
lished in Middletown, and to be continued
therein two months
Given under the hand and Seal of Office of
~, the Register aforesaid, at New Castle,
L s. in New Castle Cousty aforesaid, the
N(~' day and year above written.
S. C. BIGGS, Register.
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
NOTICE.

All persons having claims against the Es-
tate Of the deceased mnst present the same,
duly attesied, to the Administrator, on or
before March 9th, 1878, or abide an Act of
Assembly in such case made and provided.
JOHN A. REYNOLDS, Admir-.
Address-Middletown, Del. mario
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
Lives and Property Safe at last, 10 all DAo Us,
The Beautiful
ARWERMEA MRHRTW1 nWW

This Oil cannot be lit any where but on the WICK
1t will last nearly twice long any other Oil and
give nearly double the illumination II will burn in
any kind Of Lamp! Storekeepers are doing we'll by
selling it, We want good active AGENTS. Exclu-
sive territory given. Send G. o. D. for a 5000 Sam
pie, and try 1t. "AMERICAN BLUE OIL cor
s. e. Cor. Girard Avenue and German town Road,
apr ely Philadelphia Pa.
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
Notice

A meeting of the Trustees Of The Poor Of
New Castle county, win be held at the AIMS
House, on Wednesday, the 25th day Of April,
1877, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. Those having
bills against the institution will please hand
them to the Commissioner for their hundred,
or the Treasurer. J.W. EVANS,
apr 2l-1t Clerk.
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28

S55E SlIP. 0. yfcRERY, augusta, S Sti Maine. shss
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
BLACK HILLS Gold Region

For information Of how to get there send
for circular to itBLACK HILLS AGENT,''
22s Washington Street, Boston; 363 Broad
way, New York, or P. 0. Lock Box, 2s, Phil
adelphia. ap7-tf
Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28
ROE. R.EMT

The Brick Dwelling, with Store attached
[known as Lockwood,s Cornerl. or with
House and Store separate. Possession given
March 25th, 1877. For further particulars,
apply to Mas MARTHA E CLAYTON,
dec30tf P.O Box l04, MiddletoWn, Del.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-03-31

"The question of producing sex al will, ID
animals, seems to be pretty well settled. 1t
appears that science has at last, with analy-
cal reseach and sCrutiniZing care, unlocked
the door to these mysteries, and laid bare the
simple means by which these ends may be
accomplished Prof. Thury, of Geneva has
shown how males and females may be pro-
duced In accordance with our wishes lie
says: IF You wish to produce females, give
the males at The first signs Of heat; if you
wish males, give him the end of the heat.
The truth of this law has been sustained in
practice. George II. Napheys, A. NJ, NJ. d.,
of Philadelphia, in one of his recent works,
says on the subject that he has now in his
possession the certificate of Swiss stock.
grower, son of the president of the Swiss Ag.
rlcultural Society. Canton de Faud, under
da;e of February, 1876 which says; In the
first place. on twentyenc successive occa.
slons l desired to have heifers. My cows
were Of the Shurtz breed, and my bull pure
Durham. | succeeded in these cases. Hav-
ing bought pure Durham cow, II was very
important for me to have new bull to super.
sede the one had bought at a great expense,
without leaving to chance the production OF
a male. So l followed accordingly the pre-
scription Of Prof. Thury, and the success hes
proved once more the truth of the law. /
have obtained from my Durham bull SIX
more bulls (Shurtz. Durham cross for field
work. and having chosen COWS of the same
color and height, | obtain just what is re-
quircd at will. '"-C0r. Rural Worl'.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-03-31

RED PEPPER AND POULTRT.-I do not
know ii others who raise poultry and pet
birds are as much dependent as am on red
pepper but | have found so much benefit
from It's use in nay poultry yards and bird
cages that it may not be amiss to call the
attention Of others 10 its good properties |
do not speak OF the article that is sold in drug
stores (and sometimes not remarkably fresh
but the capsicum that grows in our gardens.
| have tried all the different varieties, and
find the most pungent and eftlcacious is the
small kind usually known by the name CT
birds pepper" The plant in itself is 4
beautifu. object; it grows abouttwo feet high,
and in autumn its bright little scarlet berries
look ike coral beads peeping from under the
dark green foliage. Indeed, one plant in Il
pot rms a very pretty ornament for flower
stan. The seeds possess a stimulating and
revi ng property, and | find two or three
give to ewly.hatched chickens, especially
j; a.. are weakly, have most happy effect.
II zen looks feeble after piolting, SIX of
thn- berries or pods, given daily in some
cor, meal and sweet milk, improves her won
dertpilv Last summer two of my finest
caualics began to droop. Every day gave
each one seed of the birds pepper" and in
less than week they were quite well The
same remedy is invaluable for mocking
bIrds.-i0g'try Bulletin.
The Ottawa free trader., 1877-03-31

PEAS FOR FOoD-A Mississippi stock yais.
:. says: II have for years kept fat cows and
had more milk and butter and for less mon
ey, than anybody know of First-I SOW
pea: broadcast, three pecks to bushel per
acre, N the month Of May, narrowing them
in after breaking the ground well; then in
September pull them up when few begin
to dry, and make hay out of the vines and
peas. | ge. from 1000 10 5000 pounds per
acre of hay that is eaten by cattle and horses
"a eagerly az if it were the best clover. Pull.
ing up is far preferable 70 moving, as cattle
seem to love The roots better than the tops,
and it is said to be more nutritious. No
manuring is necessary, asd one acre in sowed
peas is worth six of fodder"