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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

How POPULAR SoNGs ARE WRITTEN S-Dex-
ter Smith had written number of clever
verses which he carried to his publisher
That gentleman, after glancing them over,
handed them back, with the following doubt
full criticism These are very good Mr.
Smth-tOo good, in fact. Yes. they are too
good for me- Use them in tho AH,utic, or
some such place. What | want Just now il
something after this pattern And he read
to the astonished writer some selections from
several of the popular ballads. Smith was
disgusted. at surely cant be possible, said
he. that the public wants such miserable
stuff as this 1t is not only possible, but
true" Then don't wonder that mine il
too good for your use. Good-dayr And
the young composer half angrily strobe out
of the Office rejecting upon the degeneracy
of the public mind. He was going along one
OF the narrow Boston streets. absorbed in his
thoughts, when he heard dirty little urchin
yell to his mother, "Sa ay, mann Put me
in my little bedw There was his subject :
And, going home, filed with determine
ton to write the most unutterable mess of
dreariness he could think of, he composed
the song which has since made him famous
His little Joke was well received, and its re-
putation spread until the sales reached an
enormous figure. In this connection let me
give you the number of copies sold Of few
of the best known publications of this kind
"Put me in my little bed, by Dexter Smith,
$50, 900 "Mollie Darling" by VIII $. Hays,
i0, 900 "Silver Threads Among the Gold,
by Danks. (who is very popular) 1000 ,
Come Home, Father" $4,000 "Evange-
line" $4,000 Tramp. Tramp, Tramp,
100, 900 "Norah ONeilI," 10000 Sweet
Genevieve. 10000. Many of these still sell
steadily, and will doubtless continue to do 50
for a number Of years. Songs written to suit
the times frequently reach immense sales,
and as in the book publications, those which
appear the weakest are not iniTequently the
most successful.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

GuAoREs Basp IN EsGLAND - Mr..
Charles :. Forbes, in letter to the Boston
Journal, gives the following general >umma-
ry of the tour in England Of Gilmore :
band-which, 1t will he remembered. be ao-
companies:
Gilmorc's Band have visited all the grost
centres Of art. industry. wealth and slthetic
culture. MIR. Gilmore has beon hOnored
and favored by officials IN high places.
while his band have been granted tho Tree
use OF number oi parks by the mayor and
corporation Of cities visited. Concerts have
been given IN the following places IN the
order observed, while tho number in each
place isals, shown Liverpool, 2; Dublin,
q; Liverpool. :, London. p; Manchester,
5; Sh, field, /, otheIham, ,; Bradford,
2: Nottingham, Liverpool, 3; Birming-
ham, 4 Bath. >; Bristol, >. Manchester, ; :;
Bolton. /; Hull. 3; Sunderland, p New
Castle -onrynr, ,; Loeds, A. Edinburgh J;
Glasgow. } Aberdeen, =; Dundee, , !;
Edinburgh, .; Sunderland. ,; New Castle
on Tyne. l. IL will thus be seen that tho
band have given sixty five concerts in TWEEN
" of the principal cIties OF Gseat Britain.
They have performed this reinaI able feat III
some 81 weekday besides travelling nearly
three thousand miles by rail during this
time. Perhaps the most popular music play
cd by the band have been the national
countries. The enthusiasm that Yankee
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
DON'T LIKE THE rLAN.


Ii is noticeable that the voters of Newport
and some other towns in the Third Congress
sional District don't quito aceede to the
plan of machine elections /. and 80 they have
actually undertaken to manage affairs Tor
themselves. The free use of money, and the
attempt to pack the town caucuses with H.
legal voters and men of all sorts OF political
faith, without respect to Republican prln-
ciples, for tho purpose of foIsting upon the
town set OF delegates to the District Con
vention that would be supple tools Of the
concern at st Alhans. did not succeed with
tho Intelligent men OF that town. They
chose their own men, who Will faithfully
reprc.ent tho wishes OF the ma iorlty of their
fellow citizens In supporting Gen. Grout
Tor nomination to Congress. Let it be 80 in
every town ut the Second District, when
the question comes up, and in all parts of
the State in regard to members ut the Legis-
lature and county officers. and all will be
woll.
From the White River Junction Observer.
As the campaign advances the prospects
OF Gen. GrOut improve and Indicate bls
nomination. lie would do full honor to
Vermont il elected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

TThc.e lines were written by Rev. Frederick
irooks IA brother Of Rev Phillips Brook oks) and pub
ished in the same number OF the Standard Of N
ross which announced his sad death by drowning,
Like blind spinner in the sun,
tread my days;
know that all the threads will run
Appointed ways
know each day will bring its task,
And beng blind, no more ask.
do not know the use or name
OF that spin;
only know that some one came
And laid within
My hand the thread, and said, ''Since you
Are blind, but one thing you can do"
Sometimes the threads so rough and fast
And tangled fly.
know wild storms are sweeping past.
And fear that
Shall fall. but dare not try to find
a safer place, since l am blind.
know not why, but am sure
That tint and place,
In sUms great fabric to endure
Past time and race
My threads will have; so, from the first,
Though blind, never felt ac,ursod.
think. perhaps, this trust has sprung
From one short word
said over me when was young,
DO Young, heard
1t, knowtns moi that Gods name signed
By brow, and sealed mo His, though blind.
But. whether this be seal or sign,
Within. without.
1t matters not. The bond Divine
lnsyer doubt
| know lie set me here, and still
Hud glad, and blind wait His will.
But listen, listen, day by day.
To hear their tread,
Who bear the finished web away,
And cut the thread,
And bring Gods mesa ge in the sun,
Thou poor blind spInner-woTk is done"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

Begin the morning 10y saying To thyself,
81 shall meet with the husy-body. the I'M
grateful arrogant. deceilful, enyIous, unso-
clal. All these things happen to them by
reason of their ignorance oi what IL good
and evil" But |. who have seen the nature
OF the good that 1t Is beautiful. and of the
bad that 1t is ugly, and the nature OF him
who does wrong, that 1t IL akin to me- not
only OF the same blood or seed. but that it
participates III the same intelligence and the
same portion of the divinity can neither
be injured 10y any of them for no one can
fix on me- what is ugly nor can ! be angry
with my kinsman. nor hate him. For We are
made ior cooperation. like feet, like hands,
like eyelids. like the rows of the lower and
upper teeth To act against one another
then is contrary to nature ; and it is acting
against one another to be vexed and to turn
away.-IThs Emperor Marcus Aurslius.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
Beautiful Things

Beautiful faces are those that wear
1t matters little if dark or fair
Wholc-sOulei honesty printed there.
Beautiful eJ es are those that show,
Like crystal panes where the hearth hres glow
Beautiful thoughts that burn below.
Beautiful lips are those whose words
Leap from the heart like songs of birds,
Yet whose utteranee prudence girds.
Beautiful hands are those that do
Work that Is earnest and brave and true,
Moment by moment the long day through.
Beautiful feet are those that 20
On kindly ministries To Aad no
Down lcwliest ways. /; God wills IT so.
Beautiful shoulders are those that bear
Ceaseless burdens OF homely care
With patient grace and dAlIy prayer.
Beautiful lives are those that bless
Silent rivers OF happiness,
Whose hidden fountains but few may guess
Beautiful twilight. at set of sun,
Beautiful goal, with race well won,
Beautiful rest, with work well done.
feautiful graves, where grasses creep,
Where brown leaves fall, where drifts lie deep
o,er worn out hands-uh, beautiful sleep
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
Respectfully yours,
JoHN QUINLAS.

Nm. bAhio" ~ u 'oNhei
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times.
\ vast amount oi cheap talk and printer,
ink is being expended in this District to
convince voters that Mr.. Bradley Barlow is
not cOrruptioni9t; but my recollection
extends back to the heated Senatorial con-
test in franklin county, ten years ago. when
one of Mr. Blrlow's agents made me dis
tinct offer of lhoney To vote for him; and
for one, fail to he convinced of his political
honesty. ALoNzo kINsLEY.
Jelfersonyile, July 10.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

Doodle" the "Star Spangled Banner -
"God save the Queen. -" Rule Britannia, ~
and "Auld Lang Syne." produce among the
audience can be described than nothing less
but & public fhrOre. To add to the interna-
iional character Of the concerts numerous
public halls have been tastily decorated
with emtlems nf various countries, while
Tho Cross of King George and the Star
Spangled Banner have entwined their fc Ids
in mutual regard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
A VOICE IRON WASHINGTON COUNTY.


Very little seems to be said or done, save
it may be in private circles. in the Second
Congressional District about the successor of
Mr.. Denison. From. what one does hear, it
would seem that Col. Farnham stands the
best chance, unless, as is quite probable, MIR.
DcniSon is re-nominated. The people are
wonderfully Indifferent, perhaps because all
the candidates named are good men. and no
one occupies prominent position either for
goodness, or badness. The people in WASH
ington county show more interest in the Con-
test in the Third District than in their own.
They rejoice greatly over the defeat Of Bar
low in Burlington and Newport. And yet
it is deeply humiliatiug to know that such
unscrupulOus means can gain any respectful
number Of votes in any place in Vermont.
Again and again such use of money, and
such personal canvassing for ones self have
been rcbukcd by failures, and loss of the
funds and of all reputation for honor. We
hope and trust this will the result once
more. Let demagogues know that Yer
monters can't he bought, and they will
cease 10 throw away money in the vain
attempt to buy votes and patronage. B.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
One SPEAKING FOR MANY.

HOW BARLOW IS CARRYING FRANKLIN COUNTY
To the Editor of the Free Press and Times
Under the direction and counsel of Ger,
tain political wire-puller. whose hugo pro-
portions are very actively employed in thi.
campaign, n very unfair and illegal method
was taken to carry the town of Georgia for
Barlow. The caucus was called on the Goth
of June--just one week before the call ior
the District Convention in this District was
issued. There was but one day.
notice of the caucus vouchsafed to
the people. the call having been posted
on the 10Th of June, and the
caucus held on the Goth, while no one
living in the town of Georgia could have
seen the call for District Convention any
earlier than the 2Sth of June Notwith-
standing these facts the caucus, consisting Of
seventeen persons, all told, went on under
the direction Of Mr.. Joseph Ballard, one Of
the town committee, to choose a delegation
favorable to Mr.. Barlow, fearing to trust his
chances to a fair and open caucus called and
held for that purpose with fair notice to the
people OF the town. The Republicans of
Georgia do not acknowledge Mr.. Ballard's
authority in this matter, although they have
been quite accustomed to submit to his die
tation ; and there will he II second delega-
tion sent to lIydcpark. A.
Georgia, July l..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

In the matter of puns. here Is one made
by no less II person ihnn Charles Dickens
who was not addicted To them. This one has
the merit OF being. IN every sense oi the
words, creation oi his own One day,
while he WAS being taken by photographer,
the result being the well-known picture in
which he IL shown Whiting, the nriist told
him that he did not hold the pen right, and
suggested that he should take IT more I'M
turally IN his fingers lust ns though you
were writing one OF your novels. Mr. Dick
ems, said he. Il see. said Dickens. ''all of
'er twist"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
HOW 1T LOOKS To AN OLD-TINE vERNONTSR
BosToN, July II, 1878

now 1T LOOKS To AN oLD-TINE vERNoNTsR
BosroN. July IL. 1878
10 the Editor of the Free Press and Times
My interest In Whatever pertains to the
good name and fame of Vermont, has in nj
way ahatei by my protracted residence in
the old Bay State, and it is with special in-
tsrest that observe the probable nomina-
ton of Col. Gfout over Barlow, from your
district. | have always regarded Barlow
and as twa of the most uuscruss
pulous demagogue. in Vermont. Barlow
and were much moro Interested
to put money into their own pockets dur
ing the war than they were to serve their
country well in purchasing army horses in
Vermont and Canada. | regard Barlow ~
fit disciple OF Aaron Burr and Ben Butler
and sincerely hope that for the credit Of
Vermont that no such man may represent
her in Congress.
SEQ II great many Vsrmonters here in
the city, all Of whom retain an interest IN
their native State and | have not conversod
with ohs who has any sympathy with the
Barlow movement.
DANIEL l.. MiLLlkEN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

\ NUMBER Of the prominent lawyers of the
country among them Secretary Eyarts, ex-
Secretary Bri-tow, Gov. Hubbard, OF Con
nectcut Attorncy-Gencral Train, of Mas
sachusettS, +. j. PhelPs,ol this city Lyman
Trumbsll. of Illinois and J. Randolph
Tucker, of Nirg;nia-kave issued a call for
an informal meeting at Saratoga, August 2l,
To consider the feasibility OF establishing an
American bar association. The intention is
not only to meet annually to compare views.
but to help assimilste the laws Of the differ
ent States, extend che benefit Of true reform
and publish the failure Of unsuccessful ex.
periments 10 legislation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19


remember
Meeting you
In September,
SiXty-twO.
We were eating,
Both Of US
And the meeting
Happened thus
Accidental,
On the road.
Sentimental
Episo1e.l
Twas gushing,
You were shy.
You were blushing-
So was /.
| was smitten,
So were you;
(All that's written
Here is trueD
ANY money
Not a bit.
Eather funny,
Wasn't IT.
Vows weplighted-
Happy pair
How ueli GIFTED
People were
But your father
TO be sure
Thought It rather
Premature
And your mother
Strange to say
Was another
In the way.
What q heaven
Vanished then-
You were seven
was ten.)
That was many
Years ago
Don't let any
body know.
Baltimore EUerg Saturday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
MR.. BARLOW AND THE FREE PRESS

The method which Mr. Barlow adopts is
similar to the one used to protect his inter
ests in Washington. There. according to his
own testimony, he paid Sl3S 900 to protect
his mail contracts from adverse criticism and
investigation. The FREE Pass
has made II coed fight in Burlington and
won, and We trust it will win in the county.
We make no pretensions to being reformers,
bur with the record which Mr.. Barlow has
made in bis dealings with the government
We should regret to have him chosen to rep
resent the State IN Congress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

A hard case Enter young husband, who
throws himself into chair and eXclaims
What tnothache dyrn. Marin do call
that hard upon n tcller. Why, you had tooth
ache when left this morning And here
have been at Epson all day, with the jol-
lest lot o lellers ever got together in one
drag, and won pot q money, and had no
end oi II jolly time and did think | should
find something cheerful and Jolly to greet a
feller when | got home. And there You are
toothaeje again l do call it hard upon isl-
ler precious hard. Punch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
NOTES Of THE CANVASS.


DENIAL
CHARLOTTE, July 10, 1873.
To the fgtor Of the Free Press and Times
In your issue of July 4th, am accused
by your correspondent &C." of talking loud
for Hon. Bradley Barlow. do not know
who &C" is, hut declare his insinuations
absolutely false. defy you correspondent
to show any time or place when have thus
talked or acted.
Respectfully yours,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19

DO fish Sleep" is Il scientific question.
IF they don't what are they doing in the
rivers bedf' is the funny mans. addition,
and because-they can't climb a tree is the
universal answer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
THE NEW NAVAL OFFICER.

Colonel Burt was born at Albany,
April 25, 1890; graduated from Union
college with honor. and afrcrward
took special course in the depart
ment of civil engineering. lie was civil
engineer for several years in this State, and
aiterward in the West. At the breaking out
of the rebellion he was appointed assistant
inspector-general and auditor of military
accounts on the staff of Governor E. ID.
Morgan, and retained the position
through the administrations of Cows. Sey
mour and Fenton. In 1869 he was appoint
ed deputy in the naval Office, and in 1870
was made special deputy. Since that time
he has bad the practical management of the
office as special deputy ard auditor. Under
the civil service rules established during the
administration of President Grant, he was
chairman Of the chief commission appointed
in this city. and has ever been strenuous
advocate of thoroughness and completeness
in the civil service.
When it was decided by Secretary Sher-
man to simplify the custom house entry syS-
TEN, so that merchants could have their in-
voices passed without the aid OF custom
house brokers', Col. Burt was selected As one
of the experts to examine into and report
upon the necessary details. His report wa
accepted by Secretary Sherman, and all his
suggestions are now being carried out great
ly simplifying the business. and saving hith-
erto expe enSive brok erage.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
SUNDAY READING.

Christ placed all rest, and had no resting place
lie healed each pain, yet lived in sore distress
Deserved all good. yet lived in great disgrace
Gave all hearts joy, Himself in heaviness;
suffered them to live, by whom Himself was san
LORD, who can live 20 see such love again
-Couniess Of Pembroke.
Mankind worships success. but thinks too
little of the means by which II is attained.
Henry NJ. Field
Books are men of higher nature and the
only men who speak aloud for future times
to hear.-[Mrs. Browning.
There is no man so friendless, but that he
can find friend sincere enough to tell him
disagreeable truths. Bulwer.
Philosophy triumphs easily enough over
past and future evils, but present evils tn
umph over philosophy [Rochefcucauld.
Let no man ever covet the good which an
other man receives until he is quite certain
he is willing TO pay the price that man has
paid for that good.
As good almost kill man as kill a good
book he who kills man kills reasonable
creature, but he who destroys good book
kills reason ITSELF Milton.
This little life-boat OF an earth, with its
noisy crew of mankind, and their troubled
history, will one day have vanished taded
like a cloud-speck from the azure of the all |,
What, then, is man? He endures but for an
hour, and is crushed before the moth. Yet.
in the being and in the working of a faithful
man is there already las all faith, from the
beginning. gives assurance). something
that pertains not to this wild death element
Of time that triumphs over time, and is,
will be, when time shall be no more / Thom-
as Carlyle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-19
NUMBER 3.
The New AppOlntees.
GEN. MERRITT AND COL. BURT-THEIR LIVES
AND OFFICIAL RECORDs.

GEN. MERRITT AND COL. BURr-THEIR LIVES
AND OFFICIAL RECORDS.
The New York Tribune gives the following
| sketches of Gen. E. A. Merritt and Col. Silas
W. Burt, the newly appointed Collector and
Naval Officer of the Port Of New York;
Gen. Merritt was the Representative of
his District in the State Assembly in 1850
and 1851, and in the latter year he was
appointed Quartermaster in the Sixtieth
regiment volunteer infantry, and subse-
quently commissary of subsistence. For
four years, beginning January lst, 1865, he
was Quartermaster-G General OF the State OF
New York; and in this office, the records
show that he Invariably favored econ
omy, the abolition of sinecures, and the
simplifcation of public business. Without
tended the soldiers home in this city, and
when he found that it was no longer need
ed he discontinued all expenditure, sold the
material, and turned the proceeds into the
treasury. His establishment of free agen-
cies for the collection Of bOunties, back
pay and pensions due returned New York
volunteers from the general government was
of great value to those veterans, while the
cost to the State was barely that Of an ad-
ditional clerk at a modest salary. In sim
liar way his administration of tine soldiers
home at Albany was marked by 4 rigid econ
omy and discipline on the one hand, and
the largest scope of beneficence on the other.
When the settlement of the arrears of busi-
ness arising in the war was sufficiently ad-
vaneed, Gen. Merritt was an active co-ad-
jutor with Gov. Fenton in his endeayor to
reduce the military establishment to peace
basis. though this involved the abolition
of his own pay as Quartcrmaster-General.
During Gen. Merritt's brief career a. naval
officer, he made a high reputation as an exc
cutive officer, and the records of the treasury
department include his practical reports
upon many branches of the custom business.
The late A. L. Stewart remarked that Gen.
Merritt was the first incumbent in his recol-
lection who had made the naval Office an
efficient factor in the customs service here.
As n federal officer Gen. Merritt. while
not disclaiming strong personal interest in
politics, withdrew from all active participa-
ton in it as committeeman or otherwise.
During his service he took no part in na-
tional, State or city politics, except ls voter.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-04
snsanity-Its Causes.

The causes Of insanity may be found in
n too powerful excitement OF the nina IN
the acquisition of wealth. social distlnc-
ton. or Office. Insanity was not common
among the native Indians II our country.
but il prevails 10 IN alarming extent IN
New ENGLAND civilization. Our civil war
left lis with demoraliZcd currency. which
led TO rash speculation and the "hard
tirlcs." and the dishonesty OF those VINO
have had charge of Insurance coEipah e..
banks. etc. havr ruined thousands who. Il
few years ago. had :: competency. ana me
loss Of property frequently takes away
reason, and in many eases leads TO suicide.
There is scarcely a daily paper i>eiied but
what contains an account of an insane per-
son Icing taken to a lunat:c asylum. or
man or woman who has committed sui
eide. with the commcnt-tinancial troubles
was the only apparent cause. Insanity Is
more or less part"l, and persons are fire.
ouently to be met With WHO are insane, on
the subject OF property. rciiGloh' e''.. IVA
who appear to be perfectly sane on AL oih-
or TOPICS. As the mind is never diseased.
and i My affected by a disease OF the or
yans through which it is manifested in the
present life. it follows that monomania can
ONLY be accounted for on the now general
w conceded fact that The brain is the organ
of the mind and that if consists OF con
ceries of organs equal in number to the
innate facilities Of the mind. Insanity will
increase until the causes that produces ii
are understood. and. as far rs can be. re-
moved from our civilization.