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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

FLoGGING IN THE BKTrIsu SERvICE.-When
the Marine Mutiny bIll came to he consider
ed by II committee of the English Parliament
recently, II further effort WAS made to abolish
the tlogging clause and the small majority
which the Government obtained against lay
lur was found to he further cut down by hnlf.
A rather nm amusing incident occurred. The
Irish members forced upon Parliament the
undigniiied work nf discussing the Instru-
ment ct torture. They got out the fact that
there are two cats used in the navy. the
seyerrst of which Is called the thieves eat,
and has three knots III each OF ITS three
thongs. MIR. Sullivan observed It was scarce
ty crcdlinhle that the English House of Com
mons, on the brink ot European war,
should be discussing the torture ni Her Ma
iestys marines. lie moved that the lnshes
should not he administered 10y any instru-
ment save one duly approved and stamped
by the Lords at the Admiralty. This alarm
ed the FIRST Lord at the Admiralty. MIR.
Ward Hunt Noble and efficient ns the 'cnt
may he. that gentleman had no idea OF trans
mitting tu posterity his name and fame stamp
ed ON an instrument 50 certain to take Its
place, IN the Museum nlnng with the thumb
screw. 81 he eagerly protested against the
stamping. To the amusement oi the house
FlunsIng IN the army was abolished Inst year
Next yrnr there, may be one OF two cases /;
thereafter none
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

WoNAN's WoRK.-A writer in the Church
Union. discussing that question of much
discussion-Wo oman : Work-says;
Woman's work is represented in the Bible
as intimately connecte cd with all the relations
of life As children, involving all those du-
ties that grow out of the relation children
sustain to parents, and commanding the per
fOrmance Of everything that would honor
this connection, both towards parents and
toward God. As sisters, involving the pc
culiar excellence of that tie that should bind
in the noblest harmony brother and sister
together. As mothers. that higher duty
which comprehends all that mothers should
do for their offspring, with wise end to the
glory of God.
Then society outside of the family circle
comes in for its duties, and all the diversified
calls Of beneyolence towards the suffering
sympathy for the erring and ignorant, and
that wide field looming up more and
more of imperious calls for help from the
victims of misfortune and vice Certainly
there can be no doubt as to what the Bible
docs teach in relation to woman'S work
when it imposes rules for right living in
every condition of life.
A Sarah, a Rebccca, a Rachel, a Deborah,
Ruth, an Abigail, and an Esther, in Old
Testament times, and others 80 wcll-known
in the Christian dispensation, have made
their memories sacred for the good they have
performed
What, then, il the measure by which wo-
man 5 work can be valued 1t is rule to go
by, as plain and reasonable as that which is
imposed upon man This rule is embodied
in words, '.She had done what she could. -
This comes up to the full measure of that
responsibility resting upon every woman.
One thing Is clcar-nothing more is de
manded, and however imperfect may be the
character of the duties, the honest intent To
use the talents possessed to the best adyan-
tagc, to look to G,l for help in the hour OF
need, to be guided by his sacred truth, and
to follow cut the suggestions of his Holy
Spirit, can secure no other fruit than the
welcome, "Wcll done. good and faithful
servant"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

\ PooR WAE Mara dozen or more
oilers around the Central market were yes
terday taking i deep interest in war map
published in II New York daily paper, when
brother Gardner, the old colorcd man, push
ed his way into the throng and closely stud
led the map for Il minute or two.
"Whar' bouts on dis map is ole Nir-
cinny - he suddenly called out.
lit isn't on there at all, answered one
OF the crowd.
"Whar' bouts on dis map is Richmond -
continued Gardner, running his finger over
the paper in wild way.
"llow do YOU expect to find Richmond on
this map of Europc? - asked bystandcr.
How do spcct? Why. sab, what has Gc
map of Europe to do wid Richmond Wasn't
dar more ishtin nruun Richmond dan you
could scare up in all Euru,c in ten years =?
Have dcy gone an ignored dat fact? Have
dey got out map an lett that town out in
de culi2 Somebody find de town Tor me. an
I'll show You de exact spot whar ! was hit
in de chin hy cannon hall. an wounded
all to pieces.
60 awny-thiS l. war map OF Turkey
and Russ'n.
"Widout any Richmond on it ?"
No, sir Richmond iSn't here
"Dcn I'm gwinc right away-gwinc to
sit right out n dis crowd in II hurry After
all us folks fought nn' blcd an died down dar
an left oar bones To bleach in de sun, its Il
perlcck INSULT sab. To come around hcah
wid new wah m'p shown dc Black Sea
nS hig ~ mcctin house, an lcayIn' Rich
mond clar oil de fair grounds entirely I!
Come away iron dat fraud, yOu Gull d
folks !"-D,frnH Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

there till the soil is run down, or some more
aggressive and personal disadvantage makes
it desirable to seek a new home. Then they
move, and repeat the operation. This saves
them from paying taxes. They never get a
home or land enough to support them, for
the proceeds of the cotton crop or the few
bushels of sweet potatoes are gone by Christ
mas. Then day wages are sought, but two
or three days are all the men will work at
once he gets meal and pork for the next
day or two, or week, ard then neither his
employers needs nor his own poverty will
int &C him to work again until the meal and
pork are gone.
"IIow does you 'uns live?' This frank
question startles me with its contrasts Of
New York life.
"Some of us buy and sell stocks"
"Sheep and hogs? ?"
''Yes, and some lambs"
al reckon it takes heap for New York
city,
"NIore than 200 week"
"God Almighty" she exclaims, with IN
ch tked astonishment. am very glad |
di!u't tell her the full amount.
The woman is fair sample of her class.
She cannot read or write. But there is
something about her that mitigates her abso-
lutte ignorance. Perhaps it is her earnest ex-
preston and serious kindliness that make
me forget her dull mind But her angular,
halt-fed appearance, her uncleanliness. and
the miserable, rcpulsive state of home come
over me like nightmare, when look from
her sallow face to the dismal surroundings.
Then her hair is unkempt; her dirty robe
of the poorest homespun linsey .woolsey is
without collar or cuffs, pin. ribbon, or the
faintest evidence of single feminine grace.
She is dull and slow. But those hands would
be devoted without reserve or fatigue to the
sick or the needy. In this she has had the
education OF necessity, and sympathy in mu-
tual dependence. If had n fortune in
money in my knapsack it would be safer in
her unlocked house than in bank, though
many of her class have a certain, very certain
fondness now and then for a stray hog in the
woods, or for loose hoe or other tool
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

A FEW Southern papers have feebly de-
manded that the kemper county (Miss.)
murders be investigated by the proper au-
thorities. Such investigation would prob
ably at best be incomplete AMI inconsequen-
tial. But other Southern journals do not
desire that even the forms of justice he IT.
voked in the case. They do not wish that
those who have put themselves to the
trouble of mobbing and assassinating few
Republicans, should be put to any further
trouble in the matter. Thus, the Meridian
Miss Mercwy says; April %, in De
kalb, never ought to be Investigated, and If
wisdom and craftsmanship prevail, never
will be. On that day the higher law, which
antedates common law and all other iIv,
ousted them and all their ministers of juriS-
diction, and for brief period oi time,
sufficient to it, purposes, held sway. Its
judgments were final. No court * ,,mre-
tent to disturb them. Every attempt 20
review them will be both futile and mis-
chcvOus. Special instructions to grand
jurors are likely to 90 unheeded, am, 10
save an exhibition of their impoteney, Lad
best not be given"
Gov. Stone, of Mississippi, is reported to
be much of the same mind, and to have sad
that it WAS mot best to stir the matter up."
Ii needs no stirring up. But Gov. Stone IS
mistaken il he supposes that the mur, c 5 f
the Chsolms and Gilmer and McClclland.
will be sooner forgotten, if no pretence even
is made Of an attempt to bring their mur-
derers to justice. They will be remembered
at the North, if they are forgotten at the
South. And when Mississippi invites
Northern nen and Northern caEitll ru como
ard improve her waste Places, the reply viii
be; 1--WE prefer to keep within the houuts
ni civilization"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

The assassination of James Laws (c5lOred)
of East Feliciana, La, Is reported by tie
New Orleans Republican. Mr.. Dula, of Z, st
Feliciana has arrivedat New Orleans, bring
ing with him coffin and a bunch of Wiz
chester rifle cartridges which were placed at
his door, last Saturday, by a crowd of buli-
dozers, who said they would return soon and
put their threats into execution. They proceed
ed to jackson, to the house of James Laws
The called to him. lie rose and answered
them, and was Instantly shot dead. Ex-Gov
Packard says that just before returning to
East Feliciana, recently, Laws wrote to him.
giving an account of his presiding at tine
only Republican meeting held in East Fell
ciana during the late campaign, and eOnse-
quent enforced absence Hi. business Us
merchant had been destroyed, ami he
begged Packard's influence y get him
position in the custom house. Packard
further says Laws told him his il lc was in
danger, as he had testified before tine in
vestigating committee, giving the names oi
prominent citizen who had threatened his
life, and, as he believed, had caused his store
to be fired. OF course, explanations of the
affair are not wanting which make out that
politics had nothing to do with the murler
and that no white person was to blame.
Thus, the New Orleans PicagHe learns
that the assassin of Laws was negro that a
suit for divorce from his wife has been
pending, and that letters from his wife
acknowledging adultery having fallen into
the hands of the husband, it i supposed
she instigated the murder.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

The first and the best is suspended look
ing glass. Take two small, cheap mirrors.
fasten them back to back. attach cord to
one angle. and hang them to an elastic
pole. When the glass swings the suns
rays are reflected all over the field, even il
be a large one. and even the oldest and
bravest Of crows will depart precipitately
should one of its lightning flashes fall on
him. The second plan. although terror
to crows, is especially well suited to fields
subject 10 the inrosds of small birds. and
even chickens. Ii involves an artificial
hawk, made from big potato. and long
goose and turkey feathers. The maker
can exercise his initiative skill in sticking
the feathers into the potato. so that they
resemble the wide spread wings and tail of
the hawk. Ii is astonishing what fero-
cious looking bird of prey can be construct
ed from the above simple material. 1t only
remains to hang the obje,t from tall bent
poll, and the wind will do the rest. The
bird will make swoops and dashes in the
most headlong and threatening manner.
Even the most inquisitive of venerable hens
have been known to hurry rapidly from Its
dangerous vicinity. while to small birds it
carries unmiXed dismay Scientific Ameri
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

The CASE OF Tow FuRRow. A "hard
case" in ST. Paris who has both signed the
pledge and josned the church, because he
wanted the SayiOur's strength, said 1t Is
much better to work for 40 cents day and
not drink whiskey, than to work for Si
day and drink whiskey, for it will take S5
day TO keep you in whiskey. Ii has often
cost me more than 81 dollars a day for
whiskey. Forty cents day will keep you
in bread, if it won't keep you in whiskev
If you don't drink whiskey, you get up in
tie morning with clear head you don't
get up and scratch your head, and slip out
the back way, afraid some one will see you,
to take Just one drink" Some Of you who
drink will say 81 am not such big fool as
Tom FurrOw he is perfect fool" | will
acknowledge that. Whiskey will make a
fool out OF any one, no matter how smart
be is, or hoS much money be has. will
tell you, gentlemen, that, If this don't bring
you, ] am afraid nothing will. If as hard
a rake as | have been can come here and
sign this pledge aud stand by it, it will save
any man in the United States But | be-
lleye that If had not called on my Savior
could not have stuck | have before this
made promises, and quit drinking whiskey
ior two or three weeks, or two or three
months, but when got started at drinking
again 1t was worse than ever. Then would
stay drunk for three or four months, or
sometimes six, and drink from half gallon
to gallon and a half day. l''That was
pouring it down. II had not had con-
stitution like have got, would have been
dead long ago. 1t has made me miserable.
am almost wreck now from the effects
Ct it. You may think you are smarter than
] am-and. perhaps, it is so-but so sure as
you touch that vile stuff. just so sure it is
bound to ruin YOU.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

GOVERNOR ROBINSON, of New York, is
subjecting himself to considerable ridicule.
The other day ne gave as reason for refus-
ing to approve bill authorizing the election
of women to school offices. that the q" God
Of nature" did not intend that women should
hold such Offices. II is suggested that pos
sibly, though he has reached the exalted
position of Governor of the Empire State,
he may have been misiniormed a. to the
divine purposes, or at least not authorized
to announce them. But he is more laughed
at for his veto of bill to repeal so much of
an old law creating Metropolitan Board of
Health and Sanitary District, as applied to
three towns in Queens County, L. |. 1t
appears that the body of this law WAS ro-
pealed seven years ago, but by an oversight
the three Queens County towns were omit
ted from the clause designating the district
to which it applied. The bill in question was
passed to remedy the defect, and the Govern
er vetoed it under the laundering aSsump
tion that the Metropolitan Health District
still existed. All his political opponents are
laughing at him for his ignorance, and the
Times advises him TO resign.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

How TuEY WoRkED N THE GAIpEN.-A
poor old man, having To use crutch to help
him along, sat down on the grass to rest
recently, his back againsl Il close board fence
1t wasn't long before he realized that the
owner Of the place behind HIM was working in
the garden, assisted by his cstlmahlc wife
That's no way to make an onion-bcd,
the old man heard the husband call out.
"pcrhapS not, you kno" all about gnr
dening, Knocked the wife.
live made more onion beds than ynn
ever heard OF, ." he hoarscly said
MADE en- sitting on IA char in a saloon,
didn't you ~ she squeaked.
$50 to blazcs with your old garden, hc
yelled, throwing down his hoe.
Don't talk that way To me don tell
me to go to bhzcs," She warned.
There was word or two more, and then
the poor old man leapcd up, forgetting hi'
crutch, lrmped up and down to find knot
hole. and gaspcd out
"Il that hain't the sound of some one he
ing choked then IN Il liar, and Id give fifty
dollars to find a hole in this fence aS big A.
a mighty small pin head.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

Mr. George II. Boxer has re i.tei i',.'
position of Minister to Russia.
General Logan declines ihc Era dian
mission.
Mr.. Washburne has resigned his pri' on
aS Minister to France.
Judge Bacon, OF South Carolna, VIM Is
in Washington with letters from Nnfr
Hampton, expresses astOnishmcnt that d"uh;
should exist as to the intention ut CIV
Hampton and the conservative Democrats oj
that State to support the administration 'i
President Hayes. lie denies that '''v-
lila npton ignores the colored citizens ard
says that the first officer he appointed after
he became Governor was colOred man.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

A JUSTICE VINO WoULDN'T.-One fore
noon, recently, an honest-looking man call
ed into the Office of II justice of the peace in
Detroit, and wanted to know il he could
commence suit against neighbOr for assault
and battery lie awas informed that he
could, and he frightened up and continued :
"Well, make out law suit right away
lie kicked me mighty hard, and ! want you
to plug the law right to him
As the Justice reached for warrant, his
visitor asked
..lIow much will you fine him"
IL can't tell anything about the case un-
til it is tried, was the reply.
Then he may get on
"les."
"And may have the costs to pay
YES"
"And YOU won't agree to fire him.
Iii. Honor began to read irigid letter on
the practice of law, but the man for whom
it was intended scooted for the door, say
ing
II won't fool around with law. I've got
three dogs and two grown-up sons, and
guess the whole pile OF US can lick HIM blind
IN two minutes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

Divorces IN FRANCE-ln 50 far a. wO-
men are concerned, a decree Of separation
entails social blight it doOms the dlsunitcd
lady, II she would keep her name from stain,
to live in strict retirement, neither giving or
receiving hospitality; and, even if she con-
form unrelentingly to this jraconian edict,
she must still expect that prying eyes will
he fixed upon her and evil tongues be always
busy to prove her in fault. Let her be ever 50
good and prudent granted that she has been
the petitioner IN the suit and has only been
driven to the extremity Of appealing to jus
tice by the necessity of protecting herself
and her children against extravaganza and
cruelty-Frenchmen will shrug their shOul-
ders and say "On doit laver son linge sale
iemille." This is the conclusion Of the
whole matter in their eyes-that women
should keep from brawling.
Some few years ago a noble defendant,
who was compelled to listen in court to
feeling panegyric on his wife's virtue, cut
the eloducnt counsel short by springing up
and saving II admit all that My wife is
IN angel; and ! trust it may be your fate to
find another such angel and to live with
her another five years" The laugbers were
on his side, though he was not a man who
des erved much good will but he had strcuk
the keynote to the popular tune of q Bad
husband, foolish WIFE On the other hand
let the petitioner in suit Of separation be a
man, and that man one against whose CON
duet as husband nothing is to be said
and he stands exactly in the same position Of
ridlcule and semi-odium as virtuous female
petitioner 1t is dismal thing to write,
but, whatever tears may be shed and sym
pathy bestowed on the unfortunate matri-
monial heroes and heroines Of fiction, they
are not the sort OF people who come out of
courts OF law with flying colors in France
Pail Mall Ga-,ttc-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-01

NopwINKuM'S BURGLARS. Mr.. Nodwink-
um lives in an isolated dwelling on Nelson
street. Being a prudent man, Mr.. Nod
winkum sleeps with a pistol at hand, with
which to periorate scoundrel who may
find anything worth carrying off in the man
sion. About . o'clock the other morning
he was awakened by noise. As soon as
be got his senses aroused he determined
from the sound that the noise was on the
floor below. Then he awakened his wife
by shaking her.
What ; the NATTER" she asked, start
ing up.
''Sh :" whispered her husband. There 5
burglars in the house"
What - she gasped.
Cant you keep STILL he demanded in
Kissing whisper. They'll be in here on
us, cuttin' our threats aiore you know
it."
The frightened woman held her breath.
Now, Ill get up, an get my pistol an
20 up in the attic he explained, "an' stand
at the windcr, an when they hear the
noise they Il run inter the yard, an III just
pepper EN- as they come oat."
Inc woman was so overcome with the
brillancy of this project that she could not
reply.
''Do you hear me ~ he hissed
Yes, hut Joseph, | daresn't 90 down
there" She whispered back; they'd kill
lac.
Don't be fool, tell you," he answer
Cd, impaticntly What you got to be 'fraid
Of. Id like to know. You jest make noise
on the stairs, an they'll be mighty glad to
scatter out. How'd they know but forty
men were after them ~
Still she hesitated.
"You 20 or Ill know the reason of it, )"
be said, between his clerched teeth
The unhappy woman prepared to obey,
anu he having secured his pistol slipped
noiselessly up the garrett stairs to the win
dow, where taking his stand with the pistol,
he peered into the yard.
Mrs Noiwinkum, with her heart almost
at a standstill. felt her way out to the head
of the stairs leading down to the next floor,
and part way down them, trembling in every
joint, and then fearing to proceed further,
she threw he wash pitcher which she had
brought with her to the floor below, and
under cover Of the crash she flew back to the
bedroom. Mr.. Nodwinkum heard the noise
anu put the pistol out of the widow, and
shut his eyes and pulled at the trigger. But
there was no explosion. Again the snapped
the hammer, but with same result. lie
looked out, but there was no one in sight,
and after waiting for moment in state
of dreadful uncertainty as to whether the
marauders had fed, or consumed his wife
and were now laying for him, he crawled
slowly and softly down the stairs, the blood
gathering at the top Of his head, and every
hair almost lifting its ownself out by the
roots. Regaining his room, his wife took
the precauIIOn TO assure him that she had
made an active search, but had found no one.
Whereupon MIR. Nodwinkum took courage
to light the lnAp, and examine the pistol,
which he discovered was unloaded. Take
1t all in ali IL was a very narrow escape all
around, and as there was no evidence in the
morning to show that the house had been
enteIed, ,-we are forced to the conclusion al
ready reached by Mr.. Nodwinkum and i'm
parted to his wife, viz. THAT the miser-
able thieves knew he was no man to be
trIfed with. '-DGnJtrV Nt1rS.