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The Florida agriculturist., 1878-10-23

rich, rank soil, with constant bottom
heat artifcially kept up. There are |
various books on garden and hot
house cultivation in which the culture
of pines is mentioned, but no treatise
devoted to them exclusivelys.I1
AS to Liberian coffee I can find
none at present to be depended on as
genuine, though some small quanti-
ties are said to be imported. am
told thatl IiYeFpopl would ;Be the
most likely place, but, / win continue
to make inquiry and may, perhaps,
succeed In London. I cannot find
that any large quantities come to
England. The black people there
are lazy as elsewhere and it is said
to be hard to enduee them to culti-
vate onya large scale, {. Your news
paper ought TO Be well supported, J.
think 1t must succeeds the articles
were we'll written and extremely use
ful to agricplturists and devoted to
matters Of State interest.
There was a fancy, for the moment,
for people from England and Malta,
to rush to Cyprus, but any feeling Oh
that kind soon subsided on its being
apparent that Cyprus was the most
unhealthy 'and5fever stricken district
under the sun. If the government
would have spent over Jamaica the
money they propose throwing away
over g Cyprus, the Island might once
more have been prosperous. Our
Prime Minister, Lord Beaconsfield, is
not happy in his recent arrangements.
He has majority, in the house OF
Commons, but will most likely lose
it at the next general election, which
cannot be long deferred. He de-
lights in sensational legislation and
surprises. The purchase OF. the Suez
canal shares from the Khedive OF
Egypt was an immense surprise and
is generally considereaa mistake as
'sns-'-As- -
and creating jealousy in France,
, while as merchantile transaction it
was a dead lost. The proclaiming
of the Queen Empress of India was
absurd and made worse by. his state
NETT to Parliament looked compare
:. lively small. The fleets. sailing to
;. Besika Bay as a defiance Of Russia
was a mistake. The Berlin, SO called
led settlement, by. the Plenipctenti-
aries is laundering affair which can
bring about no lasting peace, and
now the Indian policy OF. the govern
ment has brought aboutta war. OF
something very like it, with Afghan
istan which has been the great sensa-
tion for the last few days. So you
see that if. you have your big sgrum-
: bles in America we have our little
> ones in England, and we some of us
, think our country on the decline be-
f cause of the policy of our nounte-
, bank sensational Prime Minister, a
Jew by decent, and Oriental NEGRO
, mancer by inclination, who goes on
f clustering and blundering trading
with the Queens antipathy to Rus
sia, instilled into Der by the Prince
, Consort, who unfortunately meddled
f too much in politics, though always
one on the sly, under the influence
and inspiration. of a GERMAN Apothe-
cary, one Stockman, called by court
esy, and count, the man who was the
go-between and negotiator of the
Queens marriage with Prince
Albert" ..3S .ea 9g9Vs s. 3
90
The Florida agriculturist., 1878-10-23
r THE FLORIDA AGBIOgLTBRfsT.

Nebraska, 3,268.9S acres; making
a grand total in these four localities
alone of 3,724,5722 29 acres. Reports
show that this business is going on,
and that the settlers are doing well.
The New York I'I6,oae says that
the colonies that went to Kansas and
Dakota from New York, through |
the instrumentality Of John Kelly,
about 1000 strong, and those that
went from Baltimore and Philadel-
phia, indianapolis and Boston, are
prospering beyond their expecta-
tions."
1t will be seen that Florida is not |
even mentioned in the above report,
and for avery goodreason, sthatlour |
state is not taking the proper means
to. encourage immigration into it.
All the states above mentioned carry |
on comprehensive system, by adj
vertising their capabilities, scattering |
pamphlets broadcast, establishing |
ageneies,E where Ie6ple cSn learn |
something about tRsr NFoaqcaSns,
and Establishing aow Fates If trans
portation. Have we done anything
of the kind. No most emphatically,
no. We are content to send our per-
son out of the State. with his hands
empty, hardly even a paper to show
that he has authority to act. Well,
we have no land to SELL our own lit
tie patch will grow oranges enough
ITO satisfy our wants, ~the-smaller our
possessions, the less taxes we have
to pay, but what are those people
going to do who are land poor?
Who want to sell some, of their
possessions, and reduce their taxes,
who see millions of acres Of wild
land surrounding them, which might
be the happy homes of Industrious
families, now remaining in their Wild
ness. Are they going to submit to
this state of things for ever? Have
they no push, no ambition, and con-
tent to remain on the hand to mouth
system Every man in Florida who
Insist on different course for the
future. Yet it looks very much as if
they did not care and were content.
No where in the platform laid down
by either Democrats or Republicans
for the Campaign do we see immi-
| grafton. even alluded to.* Are our
| people mad ? Do they expect that
the Central Government are going to
lavish millions of dollars on On sparse.
1 ly settled state like this for internal
improvements, such as will be equal
TO give every man woman and child
\ about $l5 apiece, Tor that is what
they are calling for, and we making
no effort to improve our condition.
Oh ye people, lie down on Iyour,
backs, open your mouths and fill them
with politics. Do not help yourselves
and increase in riches, close up the
spigot and open the bunghole, and be
a miserable, ragged, secluded set of
} people. Yankees are getting too
cute and poor for you to live on
much longer, even the fish are getting
too cunning to be caught. Plenty of
| inhabitants make good schools, good
churches, low taxes, cheap transpor-
taticn, railroads, canals etc., and these
are what we want and can have if
you will take the means to get
them. t,s.@ 3
From our London, England, Cor
x,ncvnnInr,% - ..
The Florida agriculturist., 1878-10-23
/ Bills Approved. X
ENTERPRISE, FLA.

Monday, October 21st,1S7s. !
On this day, the Board of County
Commissioners of Volusia county
met, as provided by law. Is.t
Present, G. J.. Anderson,
n Seth French,
frs .a3 A. H. Stockton,
James Rideout,
Jno. w. Dickins, Clerk.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid.
A. H. Stockton, $500
"A. II. Stockton, 2O.OO
"A. H. Stockton, 1000
= Jno. w. Dickins, 5000
C. L. Anderson, 1000 :
James Rideout, 1000. 81.
.Jno. w. Dickins, E. 300 3
= Seth French. 4.4O &,
The Florida agriculturist., 1878-10-23

The Lake City Reporter still
continues to boast OF their large rep
tiles. A rattlesnake has lately been
tho eonntva ~;5At ns,a ono
half feet long, fifteen inches in circum-
ference and had sixteen rattles.
The Florida agriculturist., 1878-10-23

The orange crop in Sumter
countyis promising. Little damage
was done by the storm.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22
0ermiS0tc3.

Ser unnert 10 ii Hide 8eeder
retBt ilber oas reue 0eltdltont6 ser Tiltor
bereits ietne Bibe. vOtes nelIe 8efenntz
nil" ldat CT - veri1nert mild ait oen
idipdrsen NuftpGrter, BET BON eiucm @aite
9efragt tpuroe, oh es bic stpeite Srilbitifsz
9lode 9etpclen lei, bic ioebcn gcldutet iporz
bcn. Der gfeger anttportete: No sab, it's
not dc second bell; it's Gle second ringin'
OBJ de fust bell."- Q,d iiber GonfIiuo
madt 8ee6er feline Spdie. Oils ct auf
ieil1er GorleiesGeiie Die tpitDenoen 9telbez
rungen Gonfltng'S 9egen !6aDeS geleier
bate, iagte CT: sd modte Gonfting itets
gan3 gut Ieiben; ober i6 fiir6te, ct tpirb
bieSrnaL auSftl0e1, oaB CT cine iebr 9ro6e
Static lit elmer ieDr fIeineu Sale it,"
- Obglei6 stpiiden beute uno Set
nod it en StaatStpa6ID bon Sill
nots nod mebr ais Cit babies Sabr liegt,
toimntclt e5 bod idon BON 8eDerbern uu1
StootSdlnter. Sa sic @reenbadlcr uuo
Die 0enofratcn baben ibre 3atoioaten be-
reits outgclteut; nit oen meiiten beriel6en
to1l1en lie freilid) ebcnio penig Staat MAJ
den, tpie nit tbrer yHlatfornuen." 6ofz
tel1tllb btetct Der repllblifauiide Stats
colloent Gem 8olte etipaS Yelleres. 9tls
SarDtoat fir'S Staat5ld a i me
lteramt tptrb benz republttaniid)en Gonz
Dent bon republifaniiden uno audi bon
urtabbal19tgen 8lGttern ntclfaO 0err Gbn>
mas 9. Nto9tu a y empioblen. Sbglet6
CT aus benz litoli6eu Gbeile be5 S.aatc5
1T, ttltoet 1einc. Gonoibatur bod aud I'M
gtoroct oes Staatcs tparnncu Qnflang; 10
lagt Die Union" III 9tod SSlonb:
,0err @ibsuap lit 6er beruorrusenSfte 8anbiz
bat mrs Staotsi6asn1ciiteramt. Seine friibere
9erlualtun9 bieics An,tes modte ibn ;un, belten
Staatsi@asnteiter, weI9m SQinois ie seba5t,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22
T50chcrflichc S(ltrois Sfaofs-Beifung

Die europGilhen QerbGltniiie siuingcn I'M
Nugenblid ben TIritcn Bi5rlard, ben
tnnern Trieben su lud)ell, 1un ieine
aus,pdrtigen 4ldne ousFii6rcn 3u tonncn.
0ieier Gerluh bcs Siiriten 8iSmord, gu
et1em Geligionsfrieoen 5u 9elangen. lit
Der bette 8ctpei5 bafir, bab Der euro
pGti6e 8rie9 uunermei6Ii6
It. Gin 8iSmard'l6er 9teli9ionSfriebct
lit abcr rur i'm 0runbe Elm Maffen :
till It b, obglei6 bic beutidc 0egiez
rlt1tg int Qltgenbltd bereit lit, Nlle5
3usugeiteDen." 3un SbluB iagt Der
Oierpatore: ygbir iillo immerbir err
freut ilber bcn @affeuitiIitonb, aber mir
ratbcn ben Satbolifcn, lid fcinen Tauz
i6uugen il6er bic 8ttDeggrilnoe binsuges
ben. Grit BET 2~lu5gau0 beS europdiiden
&riegeS ipir6 bic mirflidc 0altung bcs
beutl6en RabinetS int 9feltgtonsfampf
beltinnnen. 0oifentlid fibrcn sic gege1z
tpdrtigen Sonflitte gum Triumpb Der
Mabrbeit unO Der 8ieberseburt Der
G0lter."
- Cine fit ben gcidmmten @etret>
beDanbel Ser Melt b0dlt nidtige
Gntibciouna lit ioeben BON Dem Gaiicr bon
0t II 3 | a II 3 gctrsffen ipor0cr. 0ericlbc
bat eitcm &oniortium bon 9teiu ODrfer
9apitaliitcn anf fHnf5is Sabre oaS
Jtcdt gegebcn, 1T cams NuBlano,
obne 8el6rGnflna, Gleuatorcn 3R
bauer, 3. !. iene GctrciOeipeidcr, ucl6e
ourb ibre praftiiden Gorridtun9en ba3u
beitimmt itnb, lit aIerfiirseiter Sriit gcz
ipaltige Wctreioemaiicn lmsulaoen. 0ieic
Glepatoren iinb c5, lpclde Chicago gu benz
gr0bten Oetreiben1arfte 6er Nelt madten,
unb iDnen lit es su;uidrci6en. boB ieIbit
bic 3eritDrung Der Staot our6 Tcucr III
ollerfiirseiter Srilt neripu1ocI mar. Die
Glcuatoren lit NubIa1b aIIeir ipcroen es
ollerbingS nun alld nidt tbun; tint bic
icbt p~erloreu gcbenocn 0etreioen1aiicn benz
Gonlum su3ufibren, oaSl ipcrocn III eritcr
9teibe biui9e IranSportipeae ltotDlpenbia
ieil,, giienbaDncn u1o GdnGle. 2lbcr es
IGbt iih crparter, oaB Die amertfaniidcu
Gapitalilteu oie5 AUDI gang genau tptlicn
urb baB bcmnad Der 8au bet @leuatorc1
MIR BEN NuSgan9Spunft elmer 9teibe bon
1lnternebmungen biloeu miro, tpelde baz
raul absielei,, aud bic eutferrtcre1 0caenz
6en Gublano5 III ben bireftcn WeltDerfcbr
b%ileinSusiebcn. (8erl. 1aaeblatt.)
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22
@drNuIt0.

ia mid meine Srau Oora 0esener obne gruno
unb obne netne Grlaubnib per!ailen bat, 10 mdrne i'd
bierourb Scberinanr, iMr ouI nirinen tian1cn 5n bergen.
oo id teint iotbe Gbuloeu bc;atte.
Gbieoso. Ii. 2pril 1858.
s2ay1ipS SpMiS 04AEaer, Syouiiu Sa.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22

ia~mmenIteben, Bis COB o6er Sieg erfolst
1T; uno ferner eriudcn mir ben 6errn
gr5bildOf. it6 UNI iciue 9eiitli6en Nnae:
le9enbeiten uno nidt INT uuIere Qrbeiter>
betpe9une 81 fiimmeru."
Scr Grsbiidof i6ctnt fid ben 0aB Ser
SoSiaIiiten audi baourh 3u9eSogen 3u boz
ben, bab CT inter ictnen 8eoieniteten -
5tpei Gbincien bat. 11ub berieIbe unerbitts
Lido 2lrbeiterDereiu bat baber bei6loiien,
v6en 9tanen bcS GrSbiidof5 NIemanp ouf
bic idtuar3e Tafel ju ieben."
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22

ST.SamcS felt "a So5rcn obsnauf onf benz gebtets
tisisl 9eitpitienidait eeitonren: after rhO GrloblrHHns
lift Don grocer gsidtietett bel Bebanoluns Der perl3Ie'
6enen ipp6ititii6en &rontbeiteu. Scnorrbda, &rtpper'
etrictur II. /. 10. wtrO in ~thrseIter .3eit gebeilt. @:'
idledtIide Sdpadet, ndd,ttide Sadmeuer4ieBun9et'
relde burb Sclbitbeicdun9 snti.eben uno %SSmpoten;,
MusidIas i'm geidt &c. erssusen, t0nuen ebenlaI5 IN
iai6eIter !3eit Surb bic bsitbetanuten Ntitttt Der sSe!t
Gmrirt werper. Gin Bud iir bic MitHtouer, cntbaIleno
allies in 8e5ug oui eidle6tstrontbeitcir, bic GebeiGrs
nifie oes GeIdledtsIebens uHo teren fol9eu, iret ST 9s
ben in Der Office oper 9essn gutridtumg pom 10 @eHts
fir Noiiporto. Gomen, lpetde bic Detifateite Stbanos
hing, iomie Sct nup Eo9is p%erlau9en, n6scn iIb milnos
lid oOsr ihriiilid melben. NIIe @eiddite coniioentteI.
Er: SSomes bat 20 2immer nno 9sorlors. Set einem
!libr OiOrseis bis & llbr Aoenbs. Sountaas BON ID
bis IL llbr. @SniuItation lrtt; man iprsbe DOT oo:r
idre1bs. Dr. Sames lit 20 Sabre alt. :5au9t,loupobaES
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22
4 n}ftgfn It.
y EGETIN |"

Gin Soitoner NrSt iast, oaB es ais Slittreiniqer ieines
@letden ridt bat. As err pom ben pielen munberbarcu
&uren t0rte, bciu6te ey boS Yabordtortum uno iber>
5eiate id ielbit ppn ieinem l~Dtrttiden @ertbe. Gs lit
berer .Suiumuteniesuu9 critounlide Teiultate crSielt
~nni hprf iiuh
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22

sophia Glinfe usrtieb ,nein 9aus uor smsi
Sabreu, uno cling in Ge9teituns zines Nornes ans
9iidton weIri@einIid uad Chicago. SD iOrnerc nm
bieletbe aui, lid iraerbot5 9 Ntonuter 3n meIoen, nm
Mnes mas ibr 9eh0lt III Gnpians Su ucbntenl, on i'd ibre
@aden uijt lduser auibelpobre.
Sap3mpo SScurD SttS, Goooenop, Iu.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22

felt ouf Ieincm idon Dor Sobr uno Sag
tlorgeiebten St%anopunfte, oaB 10 longe
niht Oeuti6lanoS ei9ene Snteremen
qefGbrbet tperben, baS beutlde S6!pert lit
BET S1eioe bleiben lou.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22

Ser bent 9 atico It beionbers nabez
ftebenoe .OierDatore romano" bri1gt
6. &priD einen bemerfenSwertben Nrtifel,
Ser ber 2itel fiibrt: per II ut :
l6mun9 in 0eutldIanb", utb
lit tpeI9enl es beiBt, DAB Gin firdenpolis
ttl6er llni1nung in 0eutl6lano unbes
itreitbor lei unb burd allerieitS %eintrefs
ferbe Nadridten beltGti9t weroe. Der
berii6tigte sc uIturfampf", Der gleidz
bebeutcuo nit elmer GeligionsOerfolgung
ber &atbnIiten seiueIen, itanbe in 8egriff,
nadsuIaiicr, ia uiellei6t alf;uboren. Sin
8ewcis fir bieic Sdtpelttlng ltefere ald
bic Grnennuns preubilder Minllter, pie
tpe9er ibrer fonierpatiuen 0eltnnu1g be-
FAINT ~ieicil, 10 uamcrtli6 ber neue Wtinis
iter @raf 8otbo @ulenburg, fir oelien
fir6enfrieblihen Sinu leine befornte 9teoe
lit @anuopcr iprdde. Der rSnernatore"
sittrt oicieIbe urb fG6rt banu tort: vSlt e5
aber 9laublid, DAP Shirt Bismard, enbz
LID befebrt, aus Observation-Disclosures elmer
beiieren Ginii6t fol9t? 2etoer 1T cine
aufridtige 8efebrun9 ocS 8r0Bten moocrs
ncn 3eligions7 8crfol9ers nidt al;uuebs
men. Jtur Cit bobiDidti9er poIttiz
6er 3wed be9rInoet Den uml4lpNng.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22
Ncr;tIide Nn3cigcr.
o. SAtte3+
SoG=9ofpitaI,
edc 6rnmfliit u.
W0ibiM9toa
Ctr,
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Chicago, Sn;.
Gont 0toat 9cd).lr
ttrt 5url 2wcfc. ttirS
alien q c 81 ~ E
,i1to d. mii6e.S
&~ramtbcitcM liz
ibren peri9teoenars
tisen ui'b compIictrs
i'm SSormsir Die beltz
nl6gIidite Eur nn9sS
bcibcn gu laiieit. @s
lit auscmein lit o:r
Stabt betanut, DAB
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-04-22
Farmer I'll vGrkaufen

200 ,O00 ader Tarnlanb in @isccnin, in Wiaraibon
unb Ytncoli, Counties, limb SIT uerfauIen burd bic SSis>
coniiu Bailey Giicubobn @ompa9nie, onf touaen Grcbit
81 Z Ero6ent Su~terslen, pber fir @aar9elb Su $1.25 bis
$500 per Nder. Geiunbes &ttntn, fetu Tteber nno
Msue uub feline 6euibrcdeu, pnIoui SOL; pom allen
Gortcu, elm gutter 2ocGlmartt fir one3 Grbunte, uuo
swor i'll suten greiitn, ba bos sono in ciucr suten Souz
bols>Ss9enb liest, nit s~oblreiden Z d9culiiblen. uouaui
arbett %iuGbrcnS bes son:en Sabres iur Gieienisen nit
wenieeu Mitieln, rel6e yano tauiet woler.
2Seset btGtser Tciieoei6rbclurq &orten un6 Girtulaz
rem, bic has yano beidreibcn, penoe man lid on Gbris
itian 4 NoB, PCS Soutb &oter Strabc, !3immer NO.
II, Gbicago. 81. Z. ~. Gmitb, s-aubeommiiiiuner
Mouiou. Marotbon Co., isis. Sap3mtn6
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-15
MOVE NJ - II 10. 1878.

From the House, with proposal Of amend
mcnt. 5 y, an act in amendment 81 an act
to authnriZ; the business of banking house
proposals. concuJred in.
Special order-J0int resolution providing
for the publication If the Vermont liistori-
cal Gazetteer at the expense OF the State.
Senator Mead favored the adoption Of the
resolution. The author ought to be aided
in the completion Of this valuable work.
The resolution was favored further by Sena-
tors Ballard, Deane. Peck and Mead.
Senator'S Dwinell and Belden opposed the
resolution. Senator King inquired of the
committee a. u the meaning of some pro-
visions in the resolution and was replied to
by Senator Cushmln.
Senator Dyer thought the resolution
should be adopted. Senator Belden insisted
that the resolution was unintelligibe.
Senator Ballard moved to amend chang
ing the phraseoloey % the Pad section +;
amendments agreed to.
Senator Belden suggested further defects
Senator DdnfOrth spoke IN favor Of the
resolution.
Senator DwiEell called for the yeas and
nays, which were rs iolIows-yeas 20, nays
| and the resolution was adopted.
Senator Ballard called up 5 1850, an act
appropriating money for repairs OF the
State prison passed.
RepJrtS-FrOm Committee on Banks, in
favor of 5 IA, an act relating to savings
banks, with proposals of Amendment :;
amendments agreed to, and third reading
ordered tomorrow morning.
Senator Ballard called up 5 l6l, an act
providing that the superintendent of the
State prison be under the control Of the di-
rectOrs. Senator Ballard proposed to
amend by inserting PROVISION that the SUI
purin;endent shall engage in no business
except such aS i conEocted with his Office;
amendment agreed to. and thlrd reading
ordered to noirOw.
From Committee on Reform School, by
bill appropriating money for the Reform
School building.
BY Senator Beldsn, an act providing Tor
the appointment of trustees OF the Reform
School; to Committee on Reform School.
Adjourned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-15

The State of New York has gone Repub
lean for the first time in six years
The Empire State sends to the next House
Of Representatives 81 Republican members
"a Republican gain of seven members.
Alexander Smith, of Yonkers, n. Y, the
Congressnan-elect in the Twelfth District,
died at 10 o'clock on the night of his cleo
ton.
Two years ago, Mr.. Field, Republican
land native of Vermont) was elected to
Congress by small majority il the Third
BOSTON, District of Massachusetts. He
was unseated and Democrat, Dean, put in
his place, by one of the boldest frauds ever
perpetrated. The voters took the matter in
hand and settled lit, at the late election,
Dean being defeated by Field by decisive
majority.
The election of General Joe Hawley over
Landers, the present Democratic Represen-
tative in the First Connecticut District, was
one of the best things of the election But
it looks as ie the Connecticut Republicans
might have higher place for Gen. Hawley.
He is much talked OF for United States
Senator.
Gen. Butler voted the Democratic and not
the Greenback ticket ct Lowell en- Tuesday
What do the advocates of fat money say to
that?
All that is left of Greenbackery in the
Granite State is represented by ten members
out of 225 in the Legislature.
In the entire South the Republicans have
surely elected but four Representatives, viz.
One in Maryland, one in Virginia, one in
Tennessee, and one in Florida. 1t may
turn out. however, that one district in NORTH
Carolina and one in Louisiana have returned
Republicans, which would make total Of
six members out Of los.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-15
VERMONT NEWS.

The report of the sudden and mysterious
disappearance of a young girl from Centre
Rutland last week, proves TO have been
hoax. The girl went to Dorset TO visit an
uncle with the full knowledge and consent
Of her mother.
Frank l.. Richardson, OF brattleooro.
comrIstsd ar Springfield, Saturday night.
the ieat Of walking $50 miles inside of -
consecutive hours.
Rev S,lon Martin. of IVES. Fairlee Cen
tire. who died the other day, was one OF
the most esteemed Congregational preachers
IN the State. lie was u years of age, and
had spent the entire term OF clerical
labors IN the villages of his Corlnth and
West Fairlee Centre. His wife followed
him to the grave only two days later.
Charleston point. with pride to 73-years
old lady who walked 10 miles, spun 200 knots
of yarn, knit two pair oi stockings and one
pair double mittens in one week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-15

nigh impossible, and the candidate
who las bribed voter cannot
know whether he has voted as
he was paid to do or not. Moreover, the
law makes an election obtained by the use
of money invalid If it can be proved that
candidate, or agent of a candidate. paid any
money or valuable consideration to voter,
or influenced a single voter, by paying Tor
his time, hiring his horse, or in any such
way. the candidate cannot take his seat, or
can be thrown out Of it II hc has taken It,
The Canadian courts have administered this
law with great stringency, and under 1t the
bribery and corruption of voters has become
so dangerous that it is now rarely at
tempted.
There is crying need of something of this
sort on this side of the line.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-15

Every year makes it palmer that without
additional safeguards for the purity Of the
ballot box, republican institutions are in
dagger Of proving failure in this country.
Here IN Vermont we have deemed ourselves
tolerably free from corruption and fraud in
elections; but even here.-as recent expert
ence in this Congressional District has
shown, too many voters are not proofagainst
the power Of money, and it is possible to buy
elections to high Offices. In many other
States the success of candidate largely
depends on the length Of his purse. At the
South, the stufing Of ballot-boxes and other
election frauds have been more extensive and
unbluahing of late than ever before.
If this sort Of thing goes on, quiet and
honest voters will decline to take the heavy
odds against them, and will let all elections
60 by default to the richest and boldcst in
bribery and fraud.
This country might learn something from
our neigh5ors Of the Dominion Of Canada, in
this matter. There, few years since, the
buying, intimidation and cheating of voters
reached a pass which compelled change OF
their election laws. Now their elections are
probably as fair and honest as any on the
face oi the globe. In clecting momtcrs
Of Parliament, now, in the Dominion,
but single voter is permitted in the
room where the ballot box stands, at time.
The voting papers arc provided by the elcc-
ton authorities, and are alike for all each
paper bearing on it the names of all the can
di1ltcs. The voter enters the voting pre-
ciuct alone obtains from an official his sin
&c piece Of paper, marks by a check or cross
the name of the candidate he wishes to vote
for, folds over the end Of the paper 50 that
the one who receives the vote cannot know
for whom he has voted, and hands the vote
NJ to be placed in the ballot-bo1. II the
voter canup; read, the official from whom he
takes his voting paTer will mark the name
the Yoter says he wishes to vote for. The
officer is under heavy bonds and penalties to
make the vote accord with the voters wish
and not to reveal the voters preference.
Unjer this system double voting is we'll