Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-09
The BlIshtIng influence OF War.

The Blishtlng influence OF War.
1t Is only - lew months since the Russo
Turkish war broke ont. and vet the conflict
la, already begun to tell seriously upon the
finances OF both countries The old phrase
which characterlzrs money rs the slneYs
Of war has SO much Of truth liz it that no
nation eau afford either to begin or prolong
war without giving an earnest attention to
financial considerations. 1t appears from
late statistics that for the preliminary moblll
zaiion ct tine army. the Russian government
expended about $1,000. 900, roubles (the
rouble being about - cents of our money
that is. So 600 600 roEbles of surplus from
the wear preceding. ard about Is, 100
from the receipts for the new loan. 1t is es-
timated that il the war lasts year longer it
will cost not less than SIT, 900, UOO roubles of
which 232 uGu. 900 have been already eN-
pended. 10 cover this sum there is in
serve l5OuUu 600 roUbles from the Eastern
loan and as To- the remaining i5O 600, 900
there is nothing to be done but to Issue more
paper money. of which there is already 81
UUO Uub IA ,Ircuiaiion. Two points are,
however not taken into consideration in this
estimate, the one being tina; the paper rouble
~ sure 10 decline in value as more paper
money Is issued. II having already fallen
about - per cent and the other is that
there viii be "a falling oil in the ordinary
sources For example, the excise for the
hrst hllt Of the present year shows Il deficit
Of 1. 10 600 rouhies, as compared with the
same pouod IN 1876. and the import duties
are T. I.sg uuu ruublcs less. Indeed the
Custom House promises to Weld less than
half what 1t did two years ago. These facts
show the serious financial strain to which
the war viii subject Russia As for Turkey,
that government was seriously crippled,
financially, before the war commenced, and
- should the struggle bc = protrncted one, it
vail IA adj probability become hopelessly
bankrupt
MOI only are the resources of Russia and
Turkey hrin. seriously impaired, but the
war is having "a disastrous effect upon the
business ct tne European countries which
are at peace. In TACT, this conflict of arms,
like all It's predecessors, has blighting i'll
hnencr ufou commerce, tie world over, the
hard times OF the last few years being direct
~ trar,ahle to recent wars. We printed re-
Gently au extract from an essay by VI. de
GiraIdn, of Paris. III which that eminent
author showed by statistics, that wars and
the cost uf naIutuinlug standing armies are
fast Fastening 'hr nations of Europe into
bankruptcy and that the danger of universal
Insolvency Will never be removed until rulers
shall rt,,, 10 prust cute their search for an
armament which 40 proi-ctie can pierce,
and pIpie-lilr which no armament can
withstand.
Ii it were not for the yuarrolsomc disposi-
tio, ~ the rulers # the Old World the peo-
pie there would have opportunities of life,
hbesty and tue pursuit Of happiness which
viii never ID, their lot rs long as the many
are conprlsi rr labor and fight and die Tor
the few. There can nr little doubt that the
tend, ury a. the war, IT it continues much
I.
Er non 10 t4!7 country, especially rs We are
Iow beginning 10 recover nom the business
and industrial depression of several years
duration. f. vii ne very important to US
that tins emigration shall be Of the sort To
add tu the wealth aud productive industry of
tn" country, instead OF being a burden to 1t.
as it has been to Il considerable extent IN
times gone by. There are vast numbers of
persons IN Europe OF good character and
some means who are discontented with their
present positions and prospects, who would
be an acquisition ia every way to our own
country, and We should not be surprised to
see. ere long. a thrifty class of cInigrants
from Germany, Holland and Great Britain.
who have some means and the intelligence
and enterprise to improve their condition,
once NOR, seeking "a Larbor of refuge on this
side Of the Atlantir.-N !. IIppi,,g list.
WHAT 4 PLANT DID.-A little plant was
given 10 a SICK girl. Ia trying to take care
of It the family made changes in their way
Of living Fir-t they cleaned the window =,
that mpre iaht might come to its leaves :;
then when not too cold they would open
the window, that fresh air might held the
plant to grow. Next, the clean window
made the Test Of the room look so untidy
that they used 10 wash the floors and walls
and arrange the furniture more neatly.
Tni~ I'D the iathcr of the family to mend
a broken char Two, Vhich kept him at
home -,Vtral evenings. After the work was
done nU stayed home, instead Of spending
his leisure hour, at 4 tavern, and the money
thus ,avcd went 10 buy comforts for them
all And ihrn. a. the home grew attractive,
the whole family loved 1t better than ever
before. and grew healthier and happier
nth their ilpNtrs. Thus the little plant
brought 2 moral ~ well as physical bles-
sing.-1he SaHitaridH.
Be TRF 40 YarR-ELF. Nothing hurts a
man more than ~ seem small and ignOble
in his own eys-- 1t is the slaEish feeling
tbatdrgrade- the slave. A base ambition
nakcs the man that Cher-hes it base. No
one can d,base you bat yourself. Slander,
sat,r. E4l.hood. iplnstice-these can never
rob VAN of Your manhood Men may lie
about YOU, they may denounce you, thev
may cherish suspicious manifold, they may
make your falugs the target of their wit
or cruclry-ncyer be alarmed, never swerve
an inch from the line your judgment and
conscience have marked out tor you. They
cannot by all their ilUrts take away your
knowledge Of yourself, the purity OF your
motives, the integrity Of your character
and the generosity Of your nature. Nhile
those are left, you are, IN point oil iact'
unharmed.