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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-09-07

II we correctly understand the platform
the greenback party of Iowa, it promises an
era of Ugh wages, lots Of employment, high
prices for wheat Tor the farmer, cheap flour
for the mechanic, high prices for cattle for
the stock raiser, cheap beef for the working
man !; lots of money, low interest and good
times tor everybody but contractors, manu-
faeturers, railroads and bankers. who are to
be very poor and have no money to pay their
hands.-BurlingioH HGrkeye.
If abuses exist in a few of the citie~. and
in other places, which require some such
corrective as the Presidents order aims to
apply, the proper remedy should be applied
where it is needed. There is no good reason
why the whole State of Vermont, for in
stance. should be subjected to such an order.
because few offceholders in the city of
New York need some restraint. To Justify
such gcRrrGl order, a great deal more is
necessary than vague generalities about the
''spOils doctrine, a partisan civil service,
and the like. = Worcester Spy.
Eternal vigilance is as certainly the price
of good government now as at any former
period in the worlds history. We are will
ing that there should be concord and con
fidence between the people of the States,-
that there should be great deal of effusive
talk of "graee, mercy and peace, but
since communism does not yield up its life
to these benign influences, and democracy
hOurishes and developes in strength in their
presence. We think it desirable that Republi-
cans should retain their organization and
yigor. and understanding quite clearly what
the principles are which the party represents,
that they should stand by and defend them.
OgdcHsburg Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-09-07

From the Detroit Free Press, Aug. -
Yesterday afternoon there arrived in this
city Mrs. Helena Scranton and five children,
the eldest not being yet il years old, who
have made ~ very interesting Journey within
the pAst month.
Mrs. scranton. with her husband and
children. resided ON II farm IN Manitoba, l3O
miles north OF the boundary line. Early IN
July her husband WAS taken sick and after "A
brief illness died. leaving his wife and family
and unhnryested crops to get along IN best
she might without money. To pay the e1-
penses of the funeral Mrs Scranton secured
AN advance on the growing crops. and when
she had paid the hast tribute TO her dead hus
band Ind nearly $50 IN cash.
With tins sum she procured few necessa-
rIes and selrctInga camp outfit from her
household furniture set out with her children
to- traverse 2uU miles of Wilderness, hoping
with what money she had left to buy passage
by way OF the Northern Pacific Railway and
great lakes for herself and children to
youngstown, Ky.
The little party were eighteen days ON foot
camping out at night and subslstlng almost
wholly ON berries and the product OF the
boys the eldest child hunting forages. DC
casIonally they received assistance from set
tiers, and meeting large stape-load Of pas
sengers on their way North received u paper
sack filled with crackers and purse of 81
cash. They reached the railroad in good
health. and receiving reduced rutes of fare
10y raIl and steamer, arrived here with S3s
III hand and III excellent spirits
When it IL realized that the youngest child
IL not yet three years Old and that another
child IL Just turned iiy, years, the success of
the long tramp will he appreciated. Mrs.
Scranton left last evening Tor Kentucky by
way of Indianapolis. and hopes to reach her
money left.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-09-07

NG. SEPTEMBER 7.

How Gov. NICHOLS DID Detective
Hennessey, from New Orleans, in conver-
satlon with reporter. gave very interest
m" statement from an inside view of the
manner III which the New Orleans uprising
was suppressed. The communists, or mob
ties. to the number of about 2OO met one
evening in hall on the second floor of n
building Tor the purpose of taking steps to
organize and enlist the rough element for
ugly work.
Gov. Nichols, who takes great pride in the
peace and good order which has attended his
administration thus far, learned of this meet
Ing and determined that the movement
should reach no further development. Going
to the police headquarters. he gave orders
for raid. Chief Thomas N Boylan in
structcd that two howitzers and II Gatling
gun he taken out from the arsenal, which in
stitution is in his charge, and with II large
force of men started for the building. The
building was surrounded, and the howitzers
planted, the Gatling gun being so fixed as
to rake the main exit. Gov. Nichols then
gave orders that the communists be notified
that they would be allowed five minutes to
get out of there, and that if. at the end of
that time, the meeting was not dispersed, the
building would be blown down.
Chief Boylan entered the saloon on the
lower floor and asked the proprietor, "A Creole,
what sort ofn meeting was going on up stairs.
The Creole did not know anything except
that he had rented the hall to the men, and
that nobody else would be permitted to go
up. Wen see about that, said Boylan, as
he walked up and tried the door opening on
the stairs. 1t was locked, and he called in
four of bis men. Break that door down, :"
was the order, and in II moment the butts of
four muskets went crashing through the
panels. The chief went up stairs.
Addressing the chairman of the meeting
he sung out, This body has met for no
good purpose, and now order it to disperse
Let every man get outside of this building in
five minutes. "Oh, | don't know, now,
whether We will or not" WAS the rather def
ant reply of the chairman, while the meet
ing looked stubborn. well, ] know" said
the chief ; and then, addressing his officers,
"Boys, get outside the building" Some one
happened TO look ont OF II window, and saw
the cannon, and there was Il yell, which
created commotiOn that soon grew into n
panic. The crowd had two minutes yet to
spare when the last man reached the street
There We're no other meetings, and New Or
leans did not suffer hy mob. st Louis Re
,,dlicdy
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Eyes.

Sweet baby eyes,
That look around with such grave surprise,
What do you seel
strange new world, where simplest things
Engender wild ina ginings
And fancles free
A resting place that is not home,
\ paradise within to roam
For years. may be
o tlscid, wondering babS eyes,
The my >tery that in YOU lies
Oft puzzles me.
Clear boyish eyes,
Whose fearless glance unoonseiOusly iehes
Trouble and care;
When baby hood is past and gone,
hhat is II that you gaze upon
land most fair
A sunny shore with pleasure rife.
And that great, glorious giit OF lie
Ills bliss TO share.
Ohappy. trustiul, boyish eyes,
Let cages envy ools aespise,
The faith you wear.
The sDNiouseyes
Oi manhood, slowly piercing earths disguise
Discoyer---what,
That lie at best is quickly done,
That hopes iulhlled and wishes won
A-e dearly got.
That shadows chased in headloug haste,
And golden fruit he stroye IL taste,
Delight HIM not.
restless, doubling, troubled eyes
To learn IN sorrow To be wise
Is manhood's lott
Dim, aged eyes,
Il azing across the wreck of broken ties,
What do they see
3ehind---desd leaves that withered fall,
a fading wilderness where all
l. vanity;
BeOre--tO gladden. weary sight,
a glimpse, promise OF the bright
Eternity.
@ dim and aged tesril eyes,
Ii wait ng TIL that aawn shall rise,
Blessed are ye!
And angel eyes.
Who have their dwelling place beyond the skies,
Nainly do
Imagine the glOries they must know,
Picture the prarly gates aglow-
The cry stal sea.
For brightest visions mortals paint
OF that celestial country. faint
Must ever be,
No pure and holy eyes,
We can but pray that what you prize
Our own NAV see.
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General Summary.

Mars mas TRIPLES
Baltimore's ill-disciplined militia regiment
has been disbanded.
Oregon raises peaches weighing over
pound.
\ woman committed suicide in police
cell in Paris by swallowing her two wedding
rings.
Nine strikers who obstructed the mails in
the recent strike have been convicted at
Philadelphia.
WhOoping cough has been the most fatal
of the contagious diseases in New York dur
ing the past six weeks.
Six different colleges furnish the walters
for the Glen House, in the White Noun
tains, this Summer.
August Belmont gets $4,000 as agent of
the Rothschilds. That's as much as the
lightning rod men make.
A Western paper gives the following as
the proper motto for life insurance com
panes $500 ei Ia em.'
The increased number of steamships
placed on the Liverpool and New York route
shows an Improvement OF commerce.
Captain King. of Santa Gertrudes, Texas,
is making an addition of sixty-three miles TO
his pasture fence, which will enclose los 900
acres.
A thousand ''boys in blue" representing
the New jersey posts of the Grand Army of
the Republic, paradcd in jersey City, We'd
Desday.
The third satellite of Mars was discovered by
DR. Draper, of New York, and Prof. Holden,
of Washington, Aug. 70, at Diapers pri
vate observatory, at llastings-on-the- lud-
son.
The roof of new school-house at Otta-
wa, Ont, fell Wednesday, pinning seven
workmen to the floor, and all were badly in
jured. The contractor is not expected to
survive.
The second reunion of the New Jersey
Smiths takes place September ), at the
farm of T. Il. Smith. near Pcapack, \, j.
1t is expected that at least three thousand
Smiths will attend the celebration.
Miss Eliza Bennett says tina. woman
always floats more easily than a man and
therefore, that to swim Is natural for Il
woman. Ii seems to be natural for their
heads to swim.
Mrs Gen. Sherman, Mrs Thomas Layton,
of New Orleans, and Mrs. Winnitred Patter-
son, of st. Louis, are the American ladies to
whom the Pope has sent bronze medals
acknowledging their filial gifts and many
good works.
The thcfts at Alartha'S Vineyard this
season exceed the ordinary run of such dis
pcnsations, and the loss of $4,000 worth of
diamonds by one OF the ladies there gives
new notion OF the attractive features of
camp-mecting gatherings.
Chicago is trying the plan of still
alarms for fires The chief of the fire de
partment has allowed no bell ringing since
the recent riots. and the plan works we'll
Great crowds at fires are prevented and better
work is done by the unhindcred firemen.
Secretary Eyarts is amused hv the news
paper statement that he has eleven lovely
daughters. lie said the other day to cor
respondent Tell your people that don't
object to eleven daughters. but | do object
To the summary manner IN which they have.
killed of my SIX sons" The secretary has
five daughters and six sons.
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A despatch from Suleiman Pasha, dated
Sunday, says of operations at the Shipka
Pass 1.-THE Turks occupied the Alikrid-
jebel heights, to the left of the enemy's
works, threatening their line of retreat, on
! the DIST, but the Russians succeeded on
Friday in dislodging them. But on Satur-
day Vessel Pasha, with two brigades,
succeeded in gaining a footing, and the
fighting continued all night. BY 5 O'Clock
Sunday morning the Russians were COM
pletely driven from the heights. The Rus
slams, receiving reinlorcements, made final
assault, but were unsuccessful, and returned
to their fortified works. The cannOnade
continued all Sunday without effect.
Suleiman concludes 1.-The matter is not yet
decided as we have not yet taken the cnemy's
fortified works Our losses are yet unknown.
One thousand Russian dead were found
when the enemy were driven from Alikrid-
jcbel heights
Nepokertschitzky, chief. OF the Russian
staff. who visited Shipka Pass to ascertain
the condition of the troops, reports that they
are well supplied with provisions and very
determined. The Turks are getting wearied.
Several thousand unburied dead cause an un-
bearable stencil around the hill Consider
able reinlorcements arrived at Gabrova Sun
day. The Russian garrison in the pass is
now estimated at 80 battalions.
The London Times says that for many
days the army of Grand Duke Nicholas has
been closing together against Plevna, with
view to an attack on that place. The head
quarters are reported to Ec on the point of
moving from Student to Bulgareni.
Suleiman Pasha telegraphed Tuesday:
"Our intrenched line of investment is only
$50 PAGES from the enemy's Notifications.
We still hold the commanding Alikridjebel
heights. The Russians are blOekaded on
three sides. Every effort is being made to
complete the blockade be cutting them of
from the road to Gabrova. The Russian
forces have been cruelty deeimated, and have
retired to the fortified positions. Cannon
aiding and outpost engagements are carried
on intermittently."
A telegram from the seat of war states
that Suleiman Pasha considers the taking of
the Russian position at the Shipka Pass
front hopeless, and will merely construct for
titled camps in the villages of Shipka and
Hainkoi, and cross the Balkans through the
other passes.
An Adrianople despatch of the Both, says
Turkish troops are pouring to the front at
the rate of 5000 per day. Large numbers
of Albanian volunteers are arriving to join
Suleiman Pasha. They have exchanged their
old guns for Martini-IIenry rifles. No deci-
sives action at Shipka Pass is expected unit
the arrival of reinforcements.
A correspondent of the Russian headquar-
ters telegraphs that the losses at Shipka Pass
up to Monday are no less than 1900 on
both sides. The town of Gabrova is full of
wounded. 1t is rumored that Gems. Ra-
detzki and Demtroskv are wounded. Bebro-
va has been burned by irregulars from Ras-
grad
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We used to walk together IN the twilight.
He whisper NJ tender words 50 sweet and low,
A. down the green lanes when ths dcs was falling
And through The obdlands where the birds were
calling.
We wandered in those hours so long ago,
But more walk purple CLEANING
Adown the lanes-my love and l-ah me
The tine has passed ior such romantic roamir g
lie holds the baby while I'm getting tea.
We used to sit with lamp turned low-together.
And talk of love and its divine eli, cts.
Nheh hi ghts we're long and wintry WAS the weather
Far nohler he than knight wuh kuightly feather,
And to him the luyeliest of my sex.
Now oft when wintry WINDS howl round the gable
Immersed in smoke he pours Ger gold and stocks
The Isct ignored that just across the table
The loteliestO OI her sex sits dArning socks.
OFT wben srrayed to suit my my hero's fancy,
| tripped to meet him at his ~elcUme call,
He looked unutterable things-hs dark ey glowing z
In iOnd approval at my outward showing,
His taste IN laces, dresses, iewels-all
Now il perchanee we leave the house together.
When friends invite or prima donna sings,
He scans my rObss (bOugnt nes Tor the UccssioI),
and !oots the bills-and loo Ks unutiersbe things
-Nttr York World.
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MAJ. Ton OcuLTREE Major Tom Ochil-
tree-whose equine namesake, by the way,
has been twice successful at Saratoga is the
subject of the following quoted in the New
York World: "During the war he was aide
de-camp ON the staff of Gen. Dick Taylor,
and was sent to carry dispatches to Rich
mond reporting severe engagement i'll Ar
kansas He was compelled to cross down
into Texas in order to make his way through
the federal lines. One night he stopped at II
fine mansion il Northern Texas. The only
members OF the family at home were an old
lady and her lovely daughter. The only son
of the lady of the house was absent i'll the
confederate army Toms confederate uni
form secured HIM hospitable reception.
The lady had heard rumors of a great battle
having been fought and was anxious to OBJ
tain tidings of her son. and finally after Tom
had given glowing description of the bat
tie, she hesitatingly inquired if he knew an
officer named in the army. Know
him, madam cried Tom, why, he WAS my
bosom friend We are as intimate as broth
ers : iii the heat of battle he fell 10y my side
| was with him during his last moments ; he
breathed his lnst breath in my arms. The
old lady stared at him wildly for moment.
then she cried My son my son and fell
fainting into the arms of her daughter. The
two ladies left the room, and for hours Tom
could hear their bitter sobs in an adjoining
apartment When copious floods of tears
had somewhat assuaged their priof, the Young
lady re-entered the room, her eyes red with
weeping, and with tear-staIned checks she
approached Tom, and said between her sobs:
Both mother and myself desire to know
your name, that We may always hold 1t III
kind remembrance for your kindness and de
votlon to onr dear. departed George Miss,
said Tom, 4 only did what was required of
me as n friend. soldier and gentleman.
am Major Ochiltree. of the confederate army
The Young lady stopped back. What she
cried, ARE you Tom Ochitree = MAJOR
Tom Oehiltree, at your service Miss. was the
reply. The young lady turned. and, rush
ing back to the other room, cried out Stop
crying. mother, George is alive and well.
Why, that fellow is Tom Ochiltrec the man
who would rather lie on credit than tell the
truth for cash" The Major tells the story
somewhat differently. He says he was doing
his best, and with gratifying success. To con
sole the sister, when younger brother came
in. To HIM the Major was introduced and
the sad news conveyed. "lii hi mother,
shouted the boy ITS all right George
amt no more dead than am. Tom Ochil-
tree Il tell II lie for fifty cents when the truth
was going at par.
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IN old gray iriar, who was showing the
supposed place in Palestine where Samson
killed 900 Philistincs with the nwhone of
an as, explained the modus 0p,rdHd as fol-
lows "llc took hold of the AS by the tail
and swung the animal against the Philistines
in such a manner that only his head, and of
tins especially the jawbone, struck the Phil
iStines. keeping off IN this way the surround
ing warriors, and giving the blow the nee.
essary force to kill | affirm that in this
manner Samson could have slain a million
Philistines provided the tail of the ass did
not break "
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b1 thhht ANIL
Strange, strange for thee and me,
tauly Aiar
Thou safe hey ond. above,
meath the star;
Thou where flowers deafness spring,
where they fade,
Thou in Coos paradise,
l md times shade
Thou where each gale bresthes balm,
temp tOst
Thou where true JOY Is found,
where { is lost
Thou counting ayes thine,
not the morrow;
Thou learning more OF bliss,
. | more Of SORROW.
Thou in eternal peace,
| mid earth's STRIFE;
Thou where care hath no name.
where I is ne;
Thou without need of hope,
Iwhere It's vain
Thou with wings dropping light,
with times chain
Strange, strange for thee and ne.
Loved, loving ever,
Thou by LIES dtsthless iOunt,
near Deaths river
Thou winning hisdom's 1--we,
strength 10 trust
Though mid the sersphim,
in the dust
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THE NAIL IN THE HEAD.

There il story told in English green
rooms, for the truth of which cannot vouch.
IL il to the effect that certain carpenter, IL
long. long time ago. murdered his wife by
driving Il nail into her skull. He fed, and
the better to conceal his identity became an
actor lie rose 10 eminence, and the Whirl-
gig OF time and the wheel OF chance brought
him to the very village in which years before
he had killed his wife, whose murder, how
ever so the story runs-had not been sus-
pected. Ms her long. thick, black hair conceal
the cruel wound from which no blood had
flowed.
The part Was Hamlet" Whatever mem
ories the place evoked, he had sufficient mas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-09-07

A seraph was sick with the collie one day
And weeping, leaned over the moon
The tears as they tell. foated lightly away
On the sus-amer pinions OF June.
But one, as it driited along In the damp
Sank wearily down 10 thr earth,
As trembling it lay, twas embraced by crsmp,
And the cucum6er blushed into birth.
Boston COIrier.
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World Fables.
THE GLowwoRM AND THE F,MIsHEp NIGH
INGALE.

THE GLowwoRM AND THE FAMIsHEp NIGHT
I>GALE.
A Famished Nightingale, who had beer
singing to very thin Houses. Glanced to en-
counter a Glowworm at Eventide aud pre-
pared to make upon him light repast. III,
unfortunate Lampyris Splendidula besought
the Songster, in the sacred Name of Art, moi
to quench his Vital Spark, and appealed tC
his Alagnanimity The Nightingale who
needlessly sets Claw upon Glowworm," he
said, sis IL Being whom it were gross Flattery
to term Luscinia Philomela." The Bird
however. turned II deaf Beak to these Ag.
peals and was about to douse the Glm. when
the Glowworm cried out. "Eeware lest
give you the Heartburn remember how
Herod and Luther died OF Diet ot Glow
worms, and while the Nightingale (who Was
by no means bad Bird at Stomachl was
considering these Propositions, escaped,
hanging ont false Lights to battle his Enc
mys Pursuit.
Moral Let the Dead Past bury its Dead
Act, act i'll the Living Present.
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"BuIIdoze" M Old English Word.

Mr. Richard Grant White, writing in the
Galaxy for September, begins series OF ar
ticles on "Americanisms' by proving that
there are almost no "AmericaniSms at all.
Mr.. Lowell long ago showed that most OF
the words which have received tins stigma
are in fact merely old English terms which
have become almost or entirely obsolete in
the mother country, while they have survived
in certain districts here; but We fOndly
cherished the conviction that one expressive
if not very elegant term in common use
among us was genuine American original,
fresh contribution to the language, 'Rull-
dOze," and its derivatives We thought were
ours, native and to the manner born but,
alas Mr.. White attacks the very pillars of
our faith, and makes, il not conclusive, at
least strong argument in favor Of the Eng
lish origin of the term.
The essential part Of the word is the ac-
tive, transtiye verb to "doze - the prefix
"bull'' is only an intensive particle, the word
''doze" being the only part, il iany, which is an
Americanism. Mr.. White thinks it proba-
bic, however, and makes it appear to be
probable, that the verb to doze WIS in use in
England in the Elizabethan age in a sense
almost exactly the same as that in which it
was used in Louisiana. He finds it so used
in one Of SCOTS "old Plays, some Of whose
quotations, as we know, we're actually taken
from old plays, while others were Scott 5
own limitations of the language and style of
the old plays. Here is the passage
Spndsh Bucllsr.-Bilho's the word
Piprot.-It hath been spoke too often.
The spell hath lost Its charm. tell thee, friend
The meanesi cur that trots the street will turn
And snarl against your profered lasiinadoe.
RI is art shall doit Illdo.s the mongrels.
Or in plain terms l'll use the private knlie
Stead o. the brandished iaulchiOn.
If SCOTS quotation is genuine. it is of
course conclusive, while if Scott made the
passage, it is scarcely less 50, because in
making such quotations from >upposititlous
"Old Plays Scott was at great palns to pre-
serve verisimilitude of phrase, and he
would never have made new word for such
a use. 1t is more than probable, therefore,
although the word has not been found else
where, that Scott knew it as old English,
and purposely used it for the sake of making
his quotation appear to be genuine. Mr..
White has clearly scored point by his dis
coyery. ErenIuO Post