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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

section?
Answer While town may legally elect
as many as seven Sclectmen, well-known
practice is TO elect only three, and in such
cases a return To be valid must be signed by
majority of them because by no possibility
can Il less number constitute legal quorum.
Most of our cities are required, by law, to
have as many as seven Aldermen, and none
Of them. We believe, has less than five; TO
constitute quorum it is only necessary to
have majority of the whole present,
and when such quorum is present,
a majority Of the quorum may do bust
ness. When such return is laid before the
Governor and Council they cannot know and
they have no right to assume that the return
is not valid
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

Question 5-Are returns from towns or cities
which are no, aitestedby the town or city clerk
valid w.thin the same section?
Answer Returns from towns and cities
which are not attested by town, plantation
or city clerk are not valid. The attestation
of the clerk is prerequisite to any action of
the Governor and Council in counting the
votes. The returns of a clerk pro tempore,
or deputy clerk, are TO have the same force
and effect as if signed by the clerk.
STATEMENTS or MUNICIPAL OFFICERS CoNCIU-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09
An ALIEN CAs ACT

Question Can 4 person who Is no. citizen oi
t,i, ucd States Al the time he legally elected or
constituted a sclectman OF a town?
Answer-A person not citizen may be
elected or constituted a Selcctman. so that
his official acts bind the town and are valid,
50 far as affects the public.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

Question Is the return of two persons, pur-
Gent evidence OF ft Vi . Wv. ,,, hon !, nm.
pears that there were at the time OF The lietftf
which the election Vas had but two selectmeh OF
that to|n:
Answer When the majority of the select
men are absent or neglect or refuse to per-
form their duties. the town meeting may
choose selcctmen pro temporf. In case
of death or removal of all the select
men two would be sufficient and com
petcnt 10 act But the canyassing board
are to be governed by the returns. Evidence
would not I've admissible to prove the fact
that there We're bet two se!ectmcn OF the
town. The Governor and Council cannot
officially know that there are only two.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-09

SIvE.
Question c-IIave the Governor AMI Council 4
rght 10 reject IN. returns of the election of MEN,
hers nf the Legislature required by the same see
ton from the Officers Of towns which were not
made, signed and scaled up IN an open town meet
ing:
Answcr-The Governor and Council must
act upon the returns forwarded to the Secre-
tary of State The statement Of the munich
pal officers il, in that respect. conclusive.
HOW sEIECTMEN MAY ACT.
Question Is the return of two persons, pur-
-, ~ II i n. ccifSlmen of town valid and sum
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25
Curious Election Bets.

The loser in. a. Memphis bet is to
stand on his head FIVE minutes, in a
public square, with a Garfield banner
suspended from his feet. 50 q
In 0swego, n. Y, a groceryman bet
his store against neighbOring meat
market that Hancock would be elected.
On Wednesday morning he turned over
his wager like a man. but the butcher
declined to accept it. 80
A combination bet was made by ten
Democrats and ten Republicans in
Houston, Texas The losers were to
harness themselves to a stage coach
and draw the winners through the
principal streets. In both parties were
some OF the foremost men of the city.
Geo. p. Knowls of Racine. Wis, won
from Edwin Childs, of Dakota, one
section of good farm land, $40 acres.
The bet Was $4,000 against q certain
described section that New York State
would give Garfield from one to five
Thousand Republican majority.
In Ogdensburg, n. Y, William Aiger
bet his moustache against A. A. Bah
cocks whiskers that Garfield would not
be elected. On Wednesday morning he
had his moustache cut off and sent to
Mr.. Babcock.
A wheelborrow bet in Baltimore af-
forded more amusement to the specta.
tors than had been expected. The loser
was ANNOYED, while wheeling the win
ner over the stipulated route, by the
taunts of the latter, and followed up
the payment of the wager by whipping
him sOundly.
Joseph L. Miller and Henry Kleind-
tents. of Rochester, n. Y. bet on the
election, the loser to walk a block at
noon attired in his wife's night dress.
Miller lost, and at noon on Wednesday
appeared and walked in Mrs. Miller's
night gown. followed by a crowd of
men and boys.
A Harrisburg man was caught by a
tricky offer of a wager that one city of
the United States of over hundred
thousand inhabitants would not give
five hundred votes for Hancock. The
stake was supper for the ward cam
paign club of the winner. The city
named was Washington. where there is
no vote for president at all. The vic
tim said nothing. except to name the
time and place for the supper. On
that occasion the viands looked all
right, and were just as the written
terms of the bet called for; but they
were found to be seasoned with snuff
and other unpalatable substances.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

Hancock was never nominated be-
cause he wore the bloody blue;
Nor because he fought for your un-
holy Union;
Nor because he bore your polluted
flag to the battle-plain.
Don't lay the fiattering JUNCTION to
your souls, We sons of Yankeedom, that
the Democratic party has thus stulti-
fed itself.
No! the South, and the Northern
sympathizers with the Southern War
for Independence. would have seen
him in hell-fire before they would have
Nominated him, or any Federal soldier.
for these or similar causes.
He was nominated because we NAV
need a military man at the head of our
party i'll 1880, just as we needed a
military man at the head of our party
in 1876;
And it is the understanding that if
he is elected he will see to his inaugu-
ration.
This is the one prime reason that we
are recOnciled to ticket headed by a
Federal soldier.
1t has been said by the
bastard
Bastard
Democracy of Yankeedom-the fel-
lows who helped to shoot Democrats
and decimate our party in this sec
ton
That President Davis misrepresents
the spirit of the South;
That the Hon. Robert Toombs mis-
represents that spirit;
That i misrepreSent that spirit when
| presided over the editorial columns of
the Okolona States in 1879.
That it is misrepresented by every
man who. refuses to pander to the Re-
publican party by uphOlding the
Amendments and cursing theSouthern
Confederacy.
If you will take one of the pseudo
Democrats by his
Long,
Capacious,
Ear, and ask him if he ever lived or
travelled in the South, nine chances to
ten he will tell yon NO" Perhaps he
has never been out of his own State,
and yet he will profess to understand
the sentiments of the Southern Con-
federacy himself-far better than the
men who have made those sentiment
the study of years.-Okotolla Hiss
States before the election.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25
Very DrOtI to Think Of.

Ifnot above being taught by a man. use
Dobbin's Electric Soap next wash day. Used
without any wash boiler or rubbing board.
and used differer tly from any other soap ev-
er made. 1t seems very dToll TO think of q
quiet. orderly two hours light work on wash
day, with no heat and no steam. or smell Of
the washing through the house instead of q
long days hard work; but hundreds OF
thousands of women from Nova Scotia TO
Texas have proved for themselves that this
is done by using Dobbins's Electric Soar.
Don't buy it, however, n too set 10 your
ways 10 use it according to directions. that
are as simple as to seem almost ridiculous
and so easy that giEl of II years can do q
large wash without being tired. 1t positive
Iv will not injure thesanest fabric. hrs been
before the public for fifteen years. and It's
sale doubles every year. If your grocer has
not got 1t, lie will get II, as wholesale grocers
keep 1t. j. NJ. Campbell, sole agent. How
ard, Neb. IL. CRAGIN & Co,
i7yle.o.w. Philadelphia.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25
Tha name of Nv H Rarnnm is stoned

The name of w. ii. Barnum is signed
to the statement of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee explaining how the
the Chairman was investigated into
the scheme to circulate a forged letter
as genuine. In this statement occurs
the following: Neither the commit
tee, nor any subcommittee thereof, has
ever taken any action in reference to
the letter." Then who was it that
sent the following dispatch to. Demo-
cratic editors some weeks ago: "The
letter is authentic. 1t is III General
Garfield's handwriting. Denial is
worse than useless. 1t should have
the widest circulation among all
classes. as it unmasks the Republican
hollOwness and hypocrisy on the labor
question through their chief" This
was signed w. Fl. Barnum, as were a
SCI re of other dispatches asserting and
reasserting that the letter was genuine
after General Garfield had denounced
it as forgery. Why should Mr.. Bar
mum now deny that he took any action
in reference to the letter ?-Intey Ocean.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25
BARNUMs STATEMENT.
Some of its Contradictions.

The New York Eoenialg Post says
editorially: "If Barnum and his asso-
eiates desired any heed whatever to be
given to their statement concerning
the Chinese forgery, they should at
least have preserved upon its face de-
cent consistency with truth. The fol-
lowing are among the reasons given bv
Barnum and his associates for adopt
ing and circulating palpable forgery;
al. No denial having come from
General Garfield of the authenticity of
the letter. 2. To this denial reiter-
ated, four days after the publication of
the forgery. the committee, in view of
General Garfeld's connection with
other scandals, attached no weight
1.-The evidence in the case conyic.S
Barnum and his associates of falsehood.
As matter of fact, the denial was
made Immediately, and by authority.
Barnum and his associates knew this,
because in the first number of the
newspaper which contained the fac
simile of the forged letter, a number
which they admit was submitted to
them, and of the plates, which they adj
nit that they purchased copies-in
this very number of that newspaper
was published an article referring to
the denial of General Garfield, and ac-
cusing him of lying in making it.
When, therefore, Barnum and his asso-
ciates say that no denial came from
Garfield before they circulated the
forged letter, they are guilty of willful
and deliberate falsehOod. But it is
unnecessary to consider outside evi-
dence. The statement on its face is
false and evasive, When Barnum and
his associates say, in one breath, they
circulated the forged letter because
General Garfield did not deny it, and in
the next breath that they circulated it
because they did not believe his denial,
it is impossible for them to be telling
the truth. Either the first assertion or
the second is falsehood. Barnum
and his associates may make their
choice between the two. 1t is matter
of indifference TO the public upon which
horn they are impaled. If Barnum
and his associates escape Indictment
by the courts, they certainly cannot
escape indictment by public opinion.
This Morey matter, with its substance
of forgery and incident of perjury. is
altogether the most infamous disclosure
in recent partisan politics. Meth
er Kelly nor Mclaughlin nor McManes
nor any other BOSS" has been guilty
Of SO disgraceful performance. If
the men tainted by it expect to be re-
lieved of its infamy they are mistaken.
Public opinion already has indicted.
tried, convicted, and sentenced Barnum
and his associates. Judgment will GER
tainly be executed. although their ex-
traordinary thickness of skin may make
them for some time unconscious of
their punishment"
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

Our first work is prevention. Pre-.
vention is better than cure, To build
a barrier between the unpolluted lips
and the intoxicating cup is the great
work we aim at; therefore we are
compelled to battle every influence and
agency that stands between us and our
great work.
Now when men tell the world that
moderation is a more manly virtue
than total abstinence. | want to ask. in
the first place. exactly what they mean,
Sometimes we get at it in another
form. \ man once said to me, Il
abominate excess"
81 hope you are with us" l replied
He said: "Teetotalism is cowarily
and the other is beastly. l stand on
the manly principle of moderation
Follow my example. l say to young
men, exercise self-control and self
government. Self-denial develops
You develop nothing in man when
he has nothing to resist. Don't you
see that by the power of resistance a
mans muscle grows stronger, but by
running away no strength is gained
Ny pIlHCildO ucNelOpS "a HAL.
l said to him, "What is excess ?'
drinking too much"
what is drinking too much ?"
Excess"
81 do not want to make you angry,
but want to ask you plain question.
Would six tumblers of whisky punch
be excess to you?"
"Well, no, not if could stand it."
Don't you see, there the whole thing
fell. According to that mans theory,
if a man drinks as much as he can
hold and stands up under it, he is de-
veloping himself. If he drinks two
quarts of whisky day and stands it,
there is an exercise of self-control. and
moderate use of liquor: but if he
takes two glasses and does not stand it,
there is a rightful illustration of the
want of self-denial and self-govern-
ment, and the excessive use of intoxi-
eating drinks. There are moderate
drinkers that drink more day by day
than some of the vilest drunkards
brought up in the police courts, be-
cause there are some men who can
stand it. The other men we call
drunkards because they cannot stand
it.-,John B. Cough.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

If, during the ten years to come, the
tide of emigration from Canada to the
United States sets in as strongly as il
has during the past eight months
there will not be great many people
left in Canada to oppose annexation
1t is stated that since October 1. of last
wear $1,000 Canadians have left Ontar-
10 alone, and that of these more than
nine-tenths have settled in the states.
A very large number have left the
province of Quebec. also, with the
view of becoming permanent residents
of the United States.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

Kerosene lamps when turned low
emit an annoying smell in sick-room,
and candle light is for several reasons
unsatisfactory. A light may be made
by taking a saucer of lard. and cutting
a piece of newspaper in circle about
three inches in diameter, then twisting
the center of this up to point, and
burrying all but the tip in the lard
1t viii burn all night-a shady dim
Highland proves real comfort.
Many elderly people who read this will
recall the time when such lights were
often used.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25
The UnfOn House.

J. G. Russell the present proprietor
of this popular--old house is now run
ming it in first class style. The Union
has been renovated inside and repaint-
ed outside, and the rooms supplied
with new, clean furniture and beds
and guests are rendered comfortable
The table fare is No. 1, and the Union
is without doubt the best dollar a-day
house in Southern Nebraska. and for
the brief time it has been in Mr.. Rus
sells charge is rapidly gaining in pub
lie favor. Try the Union.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

"I have weighed the two pounds OF
butter you sent us this morning" said
an irate customer to a dealer in the
above mentioned article, land am sur
prised that it is short weight just three
ounces. If that is your way of dealing,
l must buy my butter somewhere else. y
The butter merchant looked up sur
prised; but, without declaring his in
nocence, replied: "Well, that is very
strange, because put the two pounds
of sugar bought of you in the scales
and gave you the full weight ia butter y
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25
Finger-Ring Language.

In case of gentleman wishing to
marry-literally in the market with
his heart-he wears plain or chased
gold ring upon the forefnger on the
left (or heart) hand. When success at
tends his suit and he is actually en-
gagged, the ring passes to the third fin
ger. If, however, the gentleman de-
sires to tell the fair ones that henot only
is not "in the market" but he does not
design to marry at all, he wears the
Signet upon his little finger. and all
ladies may understand that he is out
of their reach. With the fair sex the
"laws of the ring" are: A plain OF
chased ring on little finger of the
right hand implies mot engaged" OF
in plain words, ready for proposals.
sealed or otherwise" When engaged
the ring passes to the first finger of the
left hand. When married the third
finger receives it. If the fair one pro-
poses to defy all siege to her heart, she
places the ring on the first and fourth
finger-one on each, like two charms
to keep away the tempter. 1t is some
what singular that this disposition OF
rings is rare.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25
Notice

Is hereby given that 1 will examine
all persons who may desire 10 OSfel
themselves as candidate for teachers
of the primary or common schools OF
this county, at the Court House, in
Brownville on the first Saturday in
each month. Philip Crother,
21-tf Disappointment
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

HAsH.-Instead of slicing the meat
chop it, and knead it with baked po-
tatOes, raw eggs. chopped parsley, salt
and pepper. A pinch of grated nut
meg may be added, if liked. Work it
then into small balls about an inch in
diameter, roll these in bread crumbs,
fry them slightly with a little butter,
and serve with piquante sauce. If
liked, raw onions may be chopped fine
and mixed with the rest.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

James Paul. resident of Oxford
Furnace. n. j., while working in a
field some time ago suddenly lost his
power of speech. Physicians were un-
able to render him any assistance, and
he grived over the prospect of being
speechlesS for life. Recently, in a
dream, he thought he recovered his
speech and conversed with his wife.
Upon awakening he found his dream
literally fulfilled. He could talk rs
we'll as ever, and he has since retained
the power of speech.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

"Any good shooting on your farm? p
asked the hunter of the farmer. 'tSplen-
did," replied the agriculturist, There's
a tightening rod man down in the
clover meadow. cloth peddler at the
house. book agent out in the barn
and two tramps down in the stock
yard. Climb right over the fence,
young man. load both barrels and sail
in. ."-Ho,ckeye.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

Do not grease the bake-iron for bat
ter cakes. Keep the iron clean by
washing and simply rub with a corn
cob. This is what Aunt Susan Twin
ing says. Your house will not be fill
ed with smoke from the baking. Have
any of our readers ever used a half
turnip as griddle "greaser9" Who
has had experience with soapstone
criddlesp
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

find that the Republican party has
both record and principles. and that
both are good. That the Greenback
party has principles but no record, and
that its principles are bad. That the
Democratic party has a record but nc
principles, and that its record is bad
-ThoS. il. Njchol.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25
Oolie and Hot Blankets.

We are inclined to put faith in the
receipt below, clipped from the Michi-
gan Farmer. because it was our good
fortune once to relieve friend who
was in great agony with an attack of
nephritic collie, by timely application
of blankets wrung out from hot water.
and as hot as he could bear them. The
philosophy of the cure, we believe, is
in the fact that the treatment produces
relaxation of the system. We take
this opportunity to state our belief
that the many deaths of horses Oc-
casioned by collie, are wrongfully laid
to the account of the bots, the larva of
the gadfy.
Probably more horses are lost by
collie than all other diseases combined,
and one chief trouble in treating the
disease is that many of the so called
remedies are either absurd, or the ingre-
dientS are not available-Sure enough.
4 few weeks since we had horse
taken violently with flatulent collie,
and started for a "hOrSe-dOctOr" a
mile distant. On my way, | recollect-
ed having read in the Michigan Far
mer, think it was. of applying blank
cts wrung out of hot water. and wish
ed | had tried it before starting. My
wife, it seems. had read the same arti-
Gle, and after I had gone. went to work
in good woman" earnest, and applied
the hot blankets, and when returned,
in about half an hour, she came to the
door laughing. saving: Your horse is
all right now;" and sure enough, he
was walking around the yard, entirely
relieved.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

A correspondent asked if the brow
of a hill ever became wrinkied. The
editor replied: THE only information
we can give on that point is that we
have often seen it furrowed."
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

A wag suggested that suitable
opening for many choirs would be.
"Oh. Lord, have mercy on us miser-
able singers"
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

Show Cards.
Business Cards,
Wedding Cards,
Letter Heads,
BIZ Heads.
Monthly Statements,
Envelopes,
Dance Invitations.
Programmes,
Posters.
Sale Bills,
Horse Bills,
or anything In the printing line, neatly and
promptly done at THE ADVERTISER JOB
OFFICE.
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25

$500 !. g! !. !. .
m ~ "a n MONTH guaranteed. si2 ad1y n
EIEt ~ zss home made by the indust rlOus Capt
" sssai ital not required we Will start you
HBtf5 Men Women Ecys and Girls make
N .2Esf money faster at wurk for ms than nj
ANEss ANYTHING else. The work Is light
~ ~ ~ - aud pleasant. and such anyone
Can go right At. Those who are wise u no this
uOtOe Viii send rs their addresses at once and
for the HSelveS. Costly outiit and terms free Now
IS the time Those already at work are laying up
large sums of money. Address TRUE & CO., Au-
guSta Ma. 21yl
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25
SEYMOUR, SABIN & CO.
Manufacturers, Saltwater, MInn-

C At the business ofFPT. No room 10 explain
ere. YOucRn sv eSn ~Our time only your
pare time To IN business. and make grea pay tor
very hour that you wOrS. Women make ~ much
men. Send for secial private terms and paFtic-
ulars which mai free. g Outlt free. Don :
complain of hard lines while you have e. such I,
chance Address II. FLA II.FT-T e 90. porfln lned. n
Nebraska advertiser., 1880-11-25
$500 REWARD !

$500 REWARD /!
Over 2 Million
OF
Prof. Guslmette's
FStScH
KIDNEY PADS
Have Already
hs<.n sod In
This conn
try aud France;
every q. 2 of
81 ch has
given perleci sat
IS actiOn, AID
has per-
fOrnrt! cures ev-
cry time,
when
used according
to ii.e-- ions
We now say =
the siilCtOts stiG
dOub ing Ones
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for q single Case