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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08
ETRIINGTON. VT, FRIDAY MORNING, s.

would prove a mere tool in lhr hands OF his
less honest party wire workers But his
administration was quite respectable, and
probably as prosperous to the State rs would
have been that of man Of greater prclcn-
sions. In ISIS there was no choice oi COY
crnor by the people at large, and the Legs
lature was 50 evenly divided that Martin
Chittcndcn, the Federal candidate, was elect
ed by one majority only. In 50 close con
test, and at atime OF intense party excitement
charges of corruption and illcgality were
matters of course. hut after much certificate
making on both sides. pcii,ioning, protesting
and discussion. Mr. Chiltrndcn remained
master Of the field and entered upon the du-
ties of his Office
Among the active politicians Of the State
at this period were Dudley Chase, lloratio
Seymour. Titus Hutchinson. Orsamus G..
Merrill. Rolin C. Mallary. Pliny Smith, and
Aaron Leland. of the Democrats and David
Edmond. Nathaniel and Daniel Chapman,
Samuel Prentice. Francis ChildS, Wm. Il.
Marsh, and George Robinson. OF the Federal
lists Several of these gentlemen were after
wards Senators in Congress and some of
them held other responsible positions.
The war was declared in June 1912
Many of the supporters of the administra-
tiOn soon became dissatisfied with the man.
ncr in which it was carried on, if not with
the war itself. and this was particularly the
case in the State of New York. According
", rs Mr. MadiSon's term Of Office was
about expiring. Dewitt Clinton ives brought
forward rs candidate TO succeed him by
his friends in his own State. and IN address
10 the people Of the United States was put
forth in his behalf by a State Committee,
among whom were Preserved Fiih Carbon
5. Mumford, Thomas Adds Emmett. Syl-
vanus Miller, Richard Riker and others.
During the session of the Vermont Legisla-
ture in the Autumn Of 1912, Martin Van
Buren, was despatched thithcr to make CAPT
tai for Mr.. Clinton, and was present at the
Democratic caucus which met 10 designate
the candidate of its choice. William X.
Bradley, before and since a member of Con
gress. and a very fluent and pleasant speaker.
addressed the caucus in favor of Mr..
Clinton. and was followed by some few
others hut the tide was too strong for Mr.
Madison, being impelled on by Dudley
Chase and other adhering administration
members Vermont, therefore, declared for
another term Of the Virginia dynasty, and
the Little Magician as he has since been
called, returned home withou, feather in
l;e oo,,
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A. against the generally received no
ton that manure teaches through the soil,
Prof. George H. Cook, OF New Jersey III
his report ON the sewage Of Paris, states
that the sewage water, as it comes from
the sewers, L. dark colored, turbid, and OF
vile odor. After being filtered through
the cultivated ground it turns ont of the
underdrains clear. cool. without smell or
taste, and to chemical tests shows nor or
ganic matter, proving conclusively that
its properties have all been absorbed by
the soil. While this is undoubtedly true
as a rule, 1t is as true that in some soils.
the effects Of manure is quickly lost IN
less there are growing crops to take it up
and assimilate it. Light sand certainly
allows manure 10 leach the soil unless it
he absorbed by crops With strong
loans and especially stiff clays the case
Is different, such soils absorb and hold
large quantities of fertilizing elements. .-
Pr0i''. FG,mor.
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rises now about ten o'clock, at the end OF the
month he rises not long after eight.
Mars is morning star, and noticeable Tor
his Increasing size and more ruddy light as
he approaches opposition, and the possible
discovery of more moons, 10 add TO the lau-
rcls that crown the brows of the astronomers
of the nineteenth century. lie rises now
about II at the end Of the month about
half past .
Mercury is evening star until the 23d,
when becomes into inferior conjunction with
the sun. and commences his short role as
morning star. He is of little account to Oh
servers, as he keeps too near the sun to be
visible.
The month OF August is hunored by the
advent OF two full moons, one on the 2d and
one on the 3lst The waning moon is near
Jupiter on the ith. Saturn on the .th and
Mars ON the 9th. The new moon of the Eth
is in conjunction with Mercury and Uranus
when one day old, but they are all too near
the sun to he visible to observers an this
planet. The moon is near Venus on the
20th, and if the clouds are kind our lovely
celestial neighbOrs will present an additional
attraction, for it is positively their last ap
pcarance together for many months. The
moon and Jupiter are in conjunction on the
30th, one day before the full.-PrOCjdeHce
.TOlyyjUT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08

We give. TODAY, the first OF a series oi
napers entitled "Reminiscences of Il Retired
Printer" The author, the late Francis G.
Fish. learned his trade as a printer in the
office of the Vermont Hdt,hmdH, Montpe-
lier aud, though he left Montpelier nearly
halt century ago, he is still remembered by
some Of the older inhabitants. These pa
pers come to Us from Mr.. Ferdinand Walk
er Of New York. who writes us as follows
NEW YORK, May 40, 1879.
70 the Editor ni the Free Press ani Times;
send YOU series of manuscripts, written
by Francis q. Fish. deceased, entitled The
"reminiscences of a Retired Primer. They
are in eight or ten numbers. Some of them
would he of local interest ; many things in
them would interest the people of Burling-
ton, being incidents that occurred in 1872,
while he was working at his trade IN your
then village. Afterwards he went TO Wash
ingtOn, and his remarks about public men
and Masonary would attract attraction. lie
was close observer of human nature. per
fectly truthful and reliable and many things
contained in these articles are worthy of
preservation lie removed to Brooklyn
some 40 years since, and al the time OF the
Know Nothing excitement in politics, he
was induced to put all his earnings into
daily paper, became its editor, and, as might
have been anticipated, lost all he was worth
He lived in comparative poverty and died
about eight years since. He wrote these
"reminiscences hoping that he might have them
published for his benefit. hut he was an
extremely modest man and after writing
them they remained in his possession until
he died.
Very Respectfully,
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08
VOL. LII. NEW SERIES, VOL. M
AGRICULTURAL.


-
A"ihi' AZ h"N'i-' ~
Ihat American and other horses from
abroad should OCCASIONALLY win our races
Is no wonder the wonder wonld ne IL
they dld not. And the wonder VIII ne
greater II they do not Wlnmore ana more
We must expect to reap as We SOW, and
we have been sowing our best thorough
bred seed all over the world for century
or more One might marvel that the Rus
sians have not yet joined with other for
eigners IN carrying of our biggest prizes
with their own native produce obtained
from animals purchased IN our market /;
for the Russians and Americans, II We eN-
anime the records. were among our ear
Hest customers to any noticeable extent
before the French and Germans and the
Au=trians and the Hungarians began To
bid with anything like freedom Tor our
blood stock. The fact Is that the Amer-
cans have been for some generations pre-
pairing a breed of horses to whip all crea-
ton and If they had not taken prlncl-
pnlly to trotting it is not improbable that
they would have galloped away with the
Brtlshers blue ribbon even before Starke
carried of the Goodwood Cup, which was
long before Brown Prince ran second Tor
paralyzed the patrons OF handlcaps No
body Will be surprised TO learn that the
Southemers apparently began the lmpor-
taton OF our horse-fiesh they began be
tore there was any star-spangled banner !;
and NrPlnla was carry among the Puf-
chasers. 10 Virginia went a1terWard
brown MY nY h"'kinghain, porn N 60
ana "i that brown hily ana oi Dlomed,
II a.
Virginia Wheli ne was = years oid, came
the celenraied Aheflcah morse or Archie'
south carolina imported Brutns, by hegu-
lus. ioaled III l'4S and between that
date ana the end OF the century, or very
soon after lSoo, 1t would not be dlfhcnlt
to make ont list OF some fonr score
horses win the worthlest EnSnsh plood
III thrlr VEINS, exported 10 america ca.more
than nan Ci them TO Virginia, Matchiess,
by tne "odoiphrn Aranlan nimseli, porn
III l'o4, Went 10 oouth 'aroiina anu dled
mere accordlhS 10 the authorities ABOUT
80, at the notaple age OF 81
For Il hundred years or more, then,
the Ame1cans have been breeding from
exactly the same material as We ourselves;
they long ago imported the blood OF the
bodolphih Araplah dlfect, 10 say hothlhg
OF NOR remote infusion through Babra-
ham, Bank, and others; and before or
soon after the year $500 they possessed
sons or daughters, or both, OF Marksa,
lsire OF Eclipse, OF florlzel, tslre OF
Dlomed, o1 hlghhyer, OF fatihos, ana Oh
other famous slres too numerous to men
uon. How many winners OF our Derpy
they secured Tor thelr stuas IL Is not easy
TO say on land' put as mas aiiehiy pteii
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08

MY EASTERN HOME.


Ny heart goes back 10 nv rhlitho'h h'ih'
How the wears have niitei hN.
Since wandered from It's mountains E!'eh'
Its hills AMI bright hlue skt
| remember the brook where ihc SWcei-nag grew.
The old oak-acorn tree.
The big gray rock at the foot OF the hill
How they all come back To me.
Irememhrr The grove where used Ia play
Just back of the old Rood barn,
The hay ay-mradoN where the re,l-<trlN berries grew
Up there on the old mil farm.
The great glehs h where the ilbcAS were lea
And the hlll where the WinJrT-rrern EicN
oldihome. Will YOU Know who WTol' These hhe>.
When send them back a. N"u
A vision of tlr on Lake thImptiih-
And MauStielIs evergreen d'Iie-
l. twiupl tonight with the memory
of ml old New England home
Far away. brother dear. from thv grass grow" i"mh,
When my spirit shall Zoe Al resi-,
They will bury me far from nv once loved home.
In the distant pIalrlcd W est.
BAEK RIVER. WIS.
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suoEr-HoRSs As MIXERS.

ono of yuur correspondents says. tho
higher you cross un the Short-ho stock
the poorer the mixers become. THIS
has not been my experience have used
none but recorded Short-hom bulls on
my herd for the past fifteen years, having
IN that time bought five bulls, all from
good milking stock and | offer to milk
my COWS against the same number owned
10y any one man anywhere Good SCRUB"
cows can be Lought in my neighborhood
for S22 head sell n good many Of my
cows. but I have never sold one for less
than so, and have sold several at $50
each, 70 men who say they don't care any
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THE PORTRAIT.



Thls Is her picture As she wAS:
II seems a thing TO wonder uu.
A. though mine image m the gl4ss
Should tlrry when nvself am gone.
| gaze until she seems 10 stir
/ utii mine ewes almost aver
That now. even NOW, the sweet lips pant
To breathe the words OF the sweet heart
And set The tIrtn is over o..
Last night 81 last I could have ,isii,
And Ytt DELAYED ms sleep al dawn
Srlli wandering. Then Ii WIS weIi
For uulWartS | came upon
Those glaies where once size wdlkei Nittt M
And As stood there Suddenly
All wan with traversing the night,
Upon the drsnllte verge OF light
Nc9rned loud the irun-h1snmel sea.
Even So, where heaven holds breath an hears
The beating heart Of Loves own breast
Where round the secret Of all spheres
All angels lav their wings tn rest
How shall nv soul stand rlpt anu awcl
Mnen. by the new birth borne abroad
Throughout the music of the suns.
II enters IN her soul al once
AMI knows the silence there for God,
II I.ve v.rs her face doth memory sit
Meanwhile AMI wdt the DAYS decline.
Tai other ewes shall look rom II.
Eyes nf tho spirit Palestine.
Even than the ola gaze tenlgr-r:
while hopes Iui AIMS long lost WIrh htg
sand round hcr image sIlc hy Sfic-
Like fpmbS ul pilgrims mat have t..i
Afnflf HOW StfrulrUTr.
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thing about the blood Correspondents
National Lire Stock J0turtuL
TICKS on CATTLE.

Cattle grazing at the outskirts OF woods,
among brushes and shrubbery, and near
old hedges, are liable To be troubled with
ticks. Brushing the cattle over, once a
week, with mixture of one part of kero-
sene and two parts of lard oil, will pro
tect them from the attacks OF these YER
min. When ticks are found on cattle IN
considerable numbers, they should not be
removed by force, because, i'll that case,
the head of the tick will remain lmbed-
ded in the hide of the animal, and. when
in large numbers, will be apt t. cause
considerable irritation and Inflammation
of the skin By applying light coating
of lard oil, or little benzine. by means
of a brush, to the body OF the ticks they
generally withdraw their heads and let
90 their hold on the hide
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08

\ young lady graduate in II nrighbor-
ing county read AN essay entitled Elm
ployment OF Time. Her composition
was based ON the text, Time wasted Is
cNiStcncc used, is life. The next day
she purchased eight ounces of zephyr of
different shades and commenced working
II sky-blue dog with sea-green ears ami II
pink tail ON piece of yellow canvas. She
expects to have it done bynext Christmas
NOrriStOHll HlUH
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08

The New York Democrats are in a pretty
pickle. They appear to be completely and
irreconcilably divided-at least the New York
Democracy. the backbone of the party, is
into pro and nti-Rohinson factions orrather
into Tildcn and anti-Tildrn and now Boss
Kelley formally gives notice that if Robinson
is renominalcd for Governor. Tammany will
not support him. hut will refrain from v0t-
ing at all. and thus -ivc the Rcpubli-
cans an easy victory Whether or
not time heals these dissrnsions. they
are 50 grave that the Democrats Ger
tainly can not go into the campaign
with that harmony and discrimination which
are the presace of victory and with the Re
publican party firmly united under worthy
standard-hrarer (and no other will be NOM
mated this fall its success. should bcbcyond
a doubt. The campaign is, it is needless to
say, most important one in its bearings on
National issues and in the Empire State,
as in the greatest Of the Western common
wealths, the omens are mos, suspicious for Il
glorious Republican victory.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08
FUssiSG WITH THE HTNS

Saratoga, in the New York T,i5u,le.
says When We began ''fussing" with
the hens, then they began to lay The
first thing done was TO line the inside of
the poultry house with tarred paper to
make II warmer then warm water was
supplied to them, OF which they drank a
ten quart painful daily They were fed
on corn and oats, with change once in a
while to barley or buclwheat They had
the run Of the barn floor and all the millet
they would eat Lime WAS put in the
hcH-house and the coal ashes and cinders
which accumulated during the day, were
also gwen 10 them. They ate them up
clean, picking out all the little charred
PARTICLES. Cabbage heads and apples
were also furnished them \ lot Of ovs.
ter and clam shells were obtained. and
after putting these IN the stove on the hot
coals few minutes they were pounded up
and also added to their food Heating
the shells causes them to break mp readi-
ly. Under this management, which one
Of the neigbbnrs called .'fussing,' with
hens, fifty of them increased their eggs
from none to two dozen day so fuss
ing with hens pays, and without it plenty
Of eggs need not he expected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08

In the bosom of the viscount the pas
sion for gaming has driven ont or over
powered every other sentiment. The
other evening, as the play at his club was
mt its height. Il telegram was brought to
him announcing the sudden death of the
viscountess. All eyes were fixed upon
him, and comprehcndinG at once that he
was expected to show his grief by making
some concession to public sentiment. the
Nis,'ount dashed his hand across his eyes
AMI said i'll Il snftenedvOicc "Here-ex-
cuse my emotion-I won't raise You 500
francs I'll only go you 30 better. -
PTjS lIiHiciSJH.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08

AhLEi A. hEIEbING SHEEP FOR EXPORT.
An order for two hundred choice breed
ing sheep, divided pretty evenly among
the three breeds. has just been filled hy
W. g. Markham, Esq, Secretary OF the
National Wool Growers Association. The
sheep g. TO Japan. They will lac conn
fortahly quartcred in three cars, especial
ly fitted for their comfort, and will be ac
cnmpannd as far as San Francisco hy Mr.
NJ, gong thence 10y steamer Inquiries
are being made for American bred sheep
by breeders from both Australia and the
Argentine Republic There are no better
shrrp IA the world than can be found IN
th' hl'ed States and certainly thoy cnn
h""hery else be bred and developed 80
economically and II tins country fails to
aasIlln" ihr p'nmlnencr n sheen culture
OF winch she IS capable, the reason for
such failure will he found in the omission
OF breeders t" properly appreciate and
utilize liz" natural and COMMERCIAL odvnu-
tag,5 10y WHICH they are envlroned - IA
Gpi,4i Ijt Tort JDu9,ql
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\ IEroErET: attempted T." interview Gen.
Joseph Il. llawlcy. aday or two AGO, but the
general was decidedly non-cummitiaL lie,
gaining strength daily as a candidate. and MS
to Grant s,id If the Democrats continue
10 conduct thcn,sclvo, a3 they lid at the cx-
ira session and continue in their deyilish
work, which w.ls hut little short OF revOlu-
tion. the people will be- ready for almost
anything. and ready To- nominate most any
one who has any firmu,-ss and backbone"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08

Nothing surprises a. Nouug wnu morn
than the shape of his head ass he ,cc, u
tor the tnsl TIM after iu' ham Inns been
cropped close.
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90 Nk lllt J., now a utedlN hltl4h
Mv VIE has gone away !.

The colored Baptsts Of New York ac-
knowledge that Cox, the murderer, was a
member Of that church. 'but, adds one
of the deacons, he allus shets his eyes
when de money-box passed, an we didn
go much on him.
Jones says there are three ways Of get
ting a restaurant lunch in this country
the American plan, where you get your
meal for what You pay the European
plan, where You pay for what You get,
and the Asiatic plan, where Won pay for
twice as much as You get.
College oral examination What Is
excusabla homicide?' when man kills
himself in self defence What is a
perennial herb - -One that grows con-
tinually. hut dies annually ''Will you
give us the plural of forget -me-not?'
''Forget-us not Sir" Mention six ami
mails of the Frigid Zone Three polar
bears and three seals
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08

Ia the broad flush ii tn, gold II SIM
rise tn farmer : dnughi.r, neatly halnuc-
me- a milk pml upon h'r head, wcnds her
WAY through the dcvY lncnd to draw the
lnct..h unurI7lun.ul from the bursting
udlrrs of th' hrindlt hnvruc At least
that - the WAY tho story books rond but
it isn't So At all The cows are MIXED by
the hired man before daylight, ind the
slu - three hours high before any farm
crs dluehtar throws nsidc the dime nov
clcttc she has been reading m bed and
crcrrs down tn, back stnlrs To breakfast
on cold trcd potatoes and sausage. -NcC
Hty,J NtQivt,'.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-08-08

TnEabplilionoi whipping ginihc Britisharmy
and navy is question which in the election
of members Of parliament next year, will
help to divide the two parties. The Liberals
are for the abolition Of ''the cat" regarding
it as neither harmI,s nor necessary, while
the Conservatives ar against ii. As sooner
or later the Liberals must cpI.c into power,
they cannot then fail 10 carry uut the reform
they have committed themselves TO while in
the opposition.