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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

4 man who belonged to Il village riii,
team was recently out ON the plains of
Wyoming Territory. looking for game.
Finally the party sighted an elk at 500
ytrLs, and prepared to shoot him. He
was II noble buck The member oi the
rifle team put blanket down upon the
sage brush and nristlc.illy placed him
self upon his back, with hIs left arm like
figure >, supporting his neck. md his
right arm like II figure I, supporting the
uft end of the rifle The measure of the
wind WAS taken and the sights were scien-
iiiicnlly adjusted. while the expert made
IL figure s with his legs and rested the
rifles bow between the toes of his shoes.
The measure of his forcfingcr was now
taken with II patent machine, and the
trigger WAS filed oil slightly on the near
side IN order to be adjusted to the weight
of the finger Two men were then sent
ont la put flags each side of the elk to
show the bounds outside which the rifle
tcumstcr was not to fire but the elk
thought 1t had waited long enough and
ran away. N'W lurL U,fdH
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10
Didn't Wan. to 90 to Boston.

On the New England railroads every
other station is a junction, and all roads
lead to Boston. This to a New Yorker is
cxasperltinG. We cannot understand
why there should be 81 many facilities OF
this kind Il do not want to 60 there,
yelled an irate passenger to suave
breakman on the Troy and Boston road on
the day came through. The train men
were evidently in the pay Of the Boston
hotels. Al every junction We had been in
vited to ''change ears for Boston" The
verv milestones ruled of tine miles to
Boston. As We dozeI along the news
boy brought us Boston books and news
papers Some Of the passengers produc-
ed for luncheon Boston brown bread and
baked beans. Every indication pointed
to Boston rs our inevitable destination.
So when the passenger answered the
brakeman in this rough manner, every
one in the car looked grieved. The prlm
maidens stopped munching their lunch
eon to eye him with suspicion. A man
who did not want to go to place like
Boston must be guarded again st.
You've got to CO." said the conductor,
firmly. coming forward, ''if you stay with
u.s. This train goes to Boston"
Then ii get OIL nj the next stalton,
replied the passenger, gathering up his
baggage,
at won't do you no good, asserted the
conductor for its a junction and 1t ii
take YOU to Boston III the long run by
another way.
well. sgIi the passenser who vas
...i.ufl. ..um the iahs ,rfs.c..p OF H.
Empire State. ''ld better have footed it
nom Iayuga.
Here interposed while the brakeman
and conductor retired to the baggage car
to concert fresh schemes against their
victim. | was going into Vermont |
Informed him that he might stick close to
me. He did, and We slipped quietly and
safely oil at another junction called Eagle
Bridge, ''iHcas a non tucend0," for
there was neither bridge nor eagle in
sight. NcW York Post
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10
WHAT THE FARMER Knows.

The farmer, like the business man,
must know what he is doing he must
have some pretty decided ideas Of what
he is to accomplish-m fact he must cal
culate beforehand.
He must know his soil-t that Of each
lot ; not only the top, but the subsoil
He must also know what crops are best
adapted to each.
He must know when Is the best time to
work them
He must know the condition in which
the ground must he when ploughed, so
tl.t II IS neither too wet nor too dry.
H. must know that 1t pays to have ma
rlIii-i,tp aiI hIln, rs well "a masrl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

Joseph X. Emmett. the comedian, played
last week at the Grand Opera House, and
the theatre was crowded every evening On
Sunday he began drinking, in spite of an
oath of total abstinence that he had taken at
the outset of the season. Ills wife locked
him in his room at the Albcmarle Hotel and
kept him close prisoner until six O'Clock
Monday afternoon. when he started close
carriage for the theatre. Ills son went along
as a sort as guard, but Emmett leapcd from
the carriage and disappeared notwithstand-
ing the youths efforts TO hold him in. He
was then sober, but could not resist his crav-
ing for alcohol. The theatre was not open
ed. Emmett was found Tuesday morning in
an uptown har-room dead drunk and carried
back to the hotel. He expresses great sor-
row for his conduct, hut says he cannot CON
troll himself. The spree cannot cost him less
tlian 5000, and he voluntarily offers to make
the manager good for the ruin Of week 5
enormous business. He will be sent to an
asylum again
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

Tur STATE ticket ,omin,ted bv ,be N,ss,-
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ro.,,,v 10 Thomrs,r-- Will, u H,, Pant
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ed In, p,,,l.r IN :. go az b,s s,r.stitrta - n
candidate for Cov,rnar The otb,r TIor,n-
son nominatcd for Lieutenant Governor We
do NO, ro,oor,b.r to have hoard of bofora
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

l.. 4. L. We are not prepared to say
whether your mother il right or wrong
when she objects to your sitting on Adol-
phus' knee" OF course there Is bu, one
chair IN the room, and You are IN feeble
health, II Is II matter of necessity that
yuu should SIT there. On the other hand,
it IL apt to crush your sprigged muslin,
and leave wrinkles ia his lavender pants
If you really think that !you must do 30,
get married at once and you find your
self cured of all desire for the habit
Then will he the time that AdolrhuS will
discover that it tires HIM.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

\ col"red banker, much alarmed 10y
the failure of several other banks in his
meighborhood, closed his own establish
mcnt. 4 man knocked at the barred
door. Who's darp" cried the banker.
"Open the door - cried the man on the
outside IBIS banks closed, remarked
the banker. Don't care whether the
bank = closed or not. erred the stranger
II left II pair oi new boots here yoster-
day and want them. Presently the
door was thrust partly open and one boot
pushed out. with the remark, I've is
only payin' fifty cents on the dollar To-
day. ~. y. EJJutSS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

Says the Burlington UaWkegc, sol
cmnly Yes, daughter, yuu should go
somewhere this summer lou cannot
stay at home duing warm weather and
live. To be sure your mother, who
hasn't been out OF town since she WAS
married, can stand ii, but then she is old
fashioned and doesn't know any better,
and besides sha las fun enouph DONG the
washing and ironing. BY all means, 90.
get linen du-ter and II blanket, md %"
at once"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

A SCHOOL history, published in Baltimore,
has just been introduced into the schools OF
the Southern States. 1t pictures in glowing
terms and with startling absence of truth
the continued victories of the Confcderates
and attributes all their woes to the vi0lat
Of pledges by the North. The young South
ern idea is taught that the election of
Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency was
virtual commencement of hostilities" and
that 'the primary cause of the failure oi the
COnfederacy was that the people of the
South were not unanimous in their eilorts
to gain their liberty" I'm the history of
the world, it says, "a united people strug-
Cling for liberty have never been subiugat-
ed The book, in short, is quite of piece
with much other Southern literature. And
under such teaching the younger generation
of SOutherners are growing mp more bitter
against the North than the men who fought
under Lee and jackson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

4 cow with seven arrows stlcklng nj
various parts of her body wns seen run
ming at large near West Chester the other
day. 1t is supposed that the West Chcs.
ter Archery Club was practiclng ut "A tar
get IN the neighborhood NDrrisio"a
HCroid
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

The editor OF the London World has a
friend who was recently driving on a car
III Dublin and passed II party nf some
regiment i'll garrison. ''Nict looking
lot, he remarked ID to the car-lrivar ''Ah,
sure, they're no good nothing. ieastwise,
to the Fcnian infantry, said the other.
'Fenians Have they any infantry -
decd, have they, aud ctv dry ..nl artil-
lery and all the 'Iys' iou never saw
finer boys Fifty thouslnd OF them. -
But, said ny fiiehl, N ther" mr. So
many of them, why de- they not come and
take the country rIt REGULARS IN Ire
land ur,. not half that number lis it
why ?" He looked round to scr II any
one was n,.ar IN +! Il Non. lac WINS
pered. putting his hand t. In lIouth ;
IN tell yan. only its a great secret ;
they'd culn}--1nls TIA vit airtid uf the
police =
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10


81, luy pfr .',ss ia Le East
Bccaase rs Edat1a' Not tie !JIs'.
Ne place Il Hti, ksruGsf rt f,dr
10 iriliy fs paTahic tou "eGr,
/ ed fodcs u,M uH UHIGdrdcd kdai
oar dcIT, rJhftiag ndtirc idt.dD.
A certain Caliph, IN Inc days
The race affected yagraut ways,
AMI prpwiei al eve t"r good OF bal
In lanes AMI alleys OF Bag,iad,
once found, at the edge of the bazaar,
Fen whrrr the poorest workers axe.
\ Carver.
Far hIs work ami lnr
Niih NV >trilrS OF lnlI'ri design,
And shapes OF smut significance
10 aughi hut an InUlntcd glance
The dreams and visions that grow plaza
Ia darkcncd chambers oi the brain.
But all day hu-ils he wrought
From dawn 10 eve, ami no one bought
save when some Jew with look uskaut,
OF keen-cNed Greek from the leyIui,
Would pause awhile -depreciafr-
Then bus Il months WORK bS the weight,
Bearing II swiftly over seas
10 gafnl N r.ch mems ireasuii,.-
And nov iur long none hought Al all,
~ liiy he sullen III his stall.
Han mus Withdrawn the t.ilIph fuunI,
And smutc his stan upon the ground
'liu, there. wIthln' Hast wares To sell g:
or slumhtr'-i, having dinri loo wcll?'
''Dincd, qlIulh the man, wiih angry ewes
How should dine when no one huy- 3.
NAY" sand the other, answering low
''NiN, | but tested. l. 1t 50:
lake then lhS com. tut take hr-itl.'
\ counsel. friend, thou has not itIp,i.
This clIit uf thine, the mart 10 SUIT.
J. too refined rtmoir.-tuinuIr;
Ihrs. small conceptions can hut fiil
'INrr' hest 10 work on larger scale,
AII rather chunsc surh themes ~ Mcur
Nprroi the earth anl ,rss ui mir.
The fisherman that hauls his net.
Inc merchants in the market sell
The Courirr- posting IN the street,
The gos-ips a. hcy pass and greet,
These things are plain To all men, rNrs,
Therefore VITA these They SympathiLr
Further lurglrrt not thus idylce0
he sure - I-i three times the prire."
The Carver -IIiy shonl his head
lie knew Twas truth the 'allph saul
From thai Iil iuiih his work was pl,nnvi
80 That the world might understand.
lie cary eel II deeper, and more piain
lie carved II thrice aS Large again
H., sold II. loo. tuI thrice the cost
M. hul ;hr Aits-i that wd- lost
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

"Shon," snid IA Dutchman. lyon may
say what you please 'pout pad ncighbors :;
| have had tc worst ncighburs as never
vas. Mine pigs and mine hens come
home NIT deere ears split open, and tod
der day two of thein come home miss
Iup
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

Well Informed woman watching AN ar
fist at work D-'Lor bless yc, them PIE
ters fetches sight q money. I've heard
as some on 'ein is wuih more than the
goold frames they put en- III
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

4 Nebraska Indian contriyed to swallow
lot OF dynamite, and now he can stand
around the corners and call a white man
anything lie chooses without being kick
ed for his nsolence They're shy Of jar
ring him, even.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10
SAID rAEEN Eli.

IN each o,h,r We ,dius,ed our Iif,. preser-
,.o,. o,,, o,,orJ.J s,.,,Oo,l, ma 10 o,ber
Mover bcf,r, rerl,rs v,s ,h.re = sct of
p,sscnr,rs 81 opict aud unexcit,d under cir
cumstanccs so apn,l,inr Alexander Wal
,o,1,r Lro,,,,, h:s Ii;,,Io bo,- 70 mo and said
7
s.iJ ro III, no., 80, ,,I;,o tiv, min.
-,
:. LII, nj.
-, ,,,,,,.,, ,,,,;.I.I,. -, ra,,;,,a I,aI,,;
=,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

There is ii good deal Of moonlight run
ning about loose these evenings, and We
would advise young ladies to throw shawls
over their shoulders and young man on
their arm, if they wish to enjoy it with
out taking cold.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

1t is great pity that anybody has to
do anything between June and Septem-
bcr How much happier were our mces-
tors than ourselves. Why, L was telling
my son this morning about his ances-
tors. and l Just envied them. When they
awoke at sunrise, they Just kicked of the
bear-skin, dipped themselves INTO the
creek if there was creek handy, and
didn't if there wasn't, hung wolf skin
over their shoulders and they were dress
ed for the day. THIS was long ago, be-
cause we came of very old family. Our
family records show that our direct ances-
tors had the handsome cave i'll their range
of mountains, and stranger couldn't get
up IA the night for drink Of water with
out failing over II skull. And they never
had to do stroke Of work. All day long
the gentlemen hunted, not 50 much for
sport as for meat. And the ladies stayed
at home and talked gossip and chewed
wolf-skins to make them soft and pliable
for childrens winter clothing. \ man
didn't go roaring and swearing around
his room in the morning, i'll these good
old days, with his eyes full of soap,
cropping for the towel. There WAS no
such thing as soap and they had no Use
for towels And they never worried
about salaries and the price of commodi-
ties. When they wanted anything they
stole it, and when they couldn't steal it
in sublime spirit Of contentmeut, they
went without it. And politics never wJr-
ried them either The man with the big
gest club and longest arm was President
by unanimous vote every time, and the
man who objected to the election WAS
promptly sold to the Ohio medical stu
dents i'll the interest Of science. Those
were the days when II man could run for
President on his shape. They were good
men, these ancestors Of mine, IL their
day. | am not ashamed of them. because
| lave no reason for thinking they We're
ashamed of me, and if they can stand 1t.
| can. They were more reliable than |
am. They brayed oftener and made
more noise about it, and they had more
gods than they had words i'll their lam
guage. Col Ingcrsoll's raid would have
bankrupted them. They fought little,
steal some, and lied great deal, and
swore every time they thought Of it, but
they ,Jg,r played croquet, and were
pr - -..,;-.iust s:-,. ,..I,ii, u: I'll skatcs
There were some good things abou; them
after all The best thing know about
them is their distance, their remote anti
quity. [ revere the rare good sense
which prompted them TO live and get
through with it and die, about three or
four thousands wears before their more
fastidious descendants wanted the stage
for their brief hour
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

MY dear, slid sentimental maiden
To- her lover, ''uf what do these iutumnnl
tints, this glowing haldrir of the sky,
this blazing garmture Of the dying wear,
remind you?' ''l'ancakcs," he prompt
" answered And then she realized, for
the first time, that two hearts dill not
beat IA one
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

\ mis,r il sad t. have put cork IN
the nuzzlc ui i.io bellows after klndllnS
fire 10 save the little wind there was left
III II.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

mai, ami ~, 1t came near the tent / saw
that ii was II mink, and that it limped.
In its mouth WAS "A large trout, which ii
deposited on the rock and then limped
back to the creek. Everything was as
plain as double SIX 10 me now. The
mink | had rescued from the trap was
showing his gratitude by catching the
largest trout it could find in the creek,
and placing them at my disposal.
Il told the boys next morning. Bal
tus Westbrook thought it was very kind
of the mink Sheriff Ridgway said that
it was no more than the mink ouShtto do,
and that if it had done anything less
he would have had Il very poor opinion
of it.
That day we concluded to break camp
and go home. One Of the party had
taken II Young dog out with linn to give
him some training on woodcock. At the
first fire of Il gun the dog had made for
another part OF the country, and We never
saw or heard of him again. When We
packed up our things, We couldn't find
the dogs chain and collar it was fastened
to, and We started on without it. | was
walking ont of the woods behind the
wagon. We hadn't got more than
hundred yards away from camp, when |
heard noise behind me. | looked back
There was the mink, limping Mt my heels.
He had the dog collar about his neck and
when | turned around, he raised up on
his hind feet and held the chain up to me
with his forepaws. The mink was SO
blamed grateful TO Inc that he wanted III
to take him home with me 1t touched
me to the heart took him in, but,
poor fellow, the trap had injured him so
badly that he died of lockiaw.'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

In closin' dis u5.jin. said the old
man, u4 the. usual hour WIS marked lay
the clock, let ebery ons o you bar IN
mind dat BLOWN up IL bladder doam'
make II bar'l Git it 1t. full q wind l4
you may anI it's muffin but Il bladder.
DE I.awd made each one for Il speshul
purpose, an de chap who was created to
use II shovel will git busted ebery time he
believes dat he WIS eat out fur states
man. We will now be scattered - Ec-
L.pH Free Press
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

just Us the visitors III the country and
ut the seaside got fairly used 10 wishing
their faces III IL tin basin Of water and
wiping them On II very familiar towel, 1t
is time Ia pick up snL 90 home where the
comforts "f life ARE abundant. The sea-
son isn't quite long enough t" permit OF
having rcd good time. .-Nta" HT'H
HsojSf,r
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

4 hotel is to bt built ut Quebec On the
spot where Montgomery fell when lead
ing the charge Of the American troops
ON the citadel in l1i.t There will prIba
bly, be charges made ON that spot which
for r,cklcssnrss will throw that of Mnnt
Somcry entirely int, the shade and. as
before, the Americans will he the suli'r
rrs Bt,xfs,i Past
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

FEnM his Nc, h'llans opportunities Of
knowing the sentiments al the Southern pco-
pie he saw very plainly that ii the policy OF
that wo",lru head Lincoln thai ynu have
got for President was adopted y"u would
drive that people To desperation, and that
there was no alternative but Ia put every
one oi them to dta,h. Z. i Ph,lDS. Sap
ttnIhtr 81. lSil
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

An old bachelor out West, who wears
agnnc was llltedby II Woman, became such
Il woman hatrr that just before Ia" .hcd,
recently. ha ordered that none of the fe-
male Sc. b. permitted t. attend his iuuc-
raj 1t was terrible revSnge.-Npi1'tS-
tOirn Heru!d
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

We meet great many warm friends
during the heated term. Boston Trans
cript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

breaking in the middle thousand pieces
of wrechasc were clashing together in the
water five minutes after the ship went to
pieces Men, women, children. horses, cats
and rats were mixed in the trough. over
this mass the waves were fifty feet high in
picks like Sugar l1aycs When we went
up On one it WAS n"t to % down On the other
side lMt to he turned over at the top and
Sent rolling through the air 10 the
opposite one. lack and forth. This
lasted two or three hours, after which the
waves took Il more natural character and
came in swelling ridges. Ten. Torbcrt was
picked up by Charles Smith of the crew III
teen minutes after the ship sunk. lie was
then veal. and could crawl on fragments oi
the wr,rk only with assistance, when the
fragment un which he WAS turned over.
moment later Smith came up nn another
piece and never saw the General again alive.
The wind was SO terrific that WHEN II plank
or trunk would reach the top of wave II
was whirlci through the air with force ter
riblt To behold Among the living and dying
| never saw apcrSon who WAS not bleeding
from some wound inflicted by passing fra5
mcnts. and half were dead or dying within
fifteen minutes after they to'k To the
waves ltwas most appalling Ia Soc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10
HEROIC WOMEN

struggling against timbcrs and waves. The
stcwarl,ss was iammcd in the saloon among
doors and tables and sank with the ship.
She was crying bitterly and appealed 10 me
foI help when the water poured III upon
her like Nugara | stood hy the main mast
deck and then climbed into the rigging.
Twenty five feet was washed of 10y tie
waves anI an instant after fragments ot the
wreck piled in and over mc was stunned
by | low across the head. As | climbed
first upon one thing then upon another for
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

Niih nt ,trIir' OF lnlI'ci design,
And shapes Of shui significance
10 aughi hut iu dnUlnici glance
The dreams and visions that grow plaza
Ia darkcncd chambers oi the brain.