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

had never thought of her we walked
Win June underfoot and overhead.
had never thought of her we talked;
and never noticed what we said
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NOrdenskiOld's Ancestry.

The family of Prof, Nordenskiold
pronounced NordenskyuldD, the Arc
tic explorer, is of some antiquity in the
State of Finland Until the year 1751
they were known by the name of Nor
denberg, and it was General Andrew
John Nordenberg who was present at
the death of Charles XII, who first re-
ceived letters of nobility and changed
his patronymic of Nordenberg into that
ofNordenskjold, which means in Swedish
northern shield or northern buckler
This General Andrew John filled for
some years the office of Governor of his
native province, and his son, Otto Hen
~, was celebrated as one of the most
expert and intelligent navigators of his
day. He saved the life of Prince Henry
of Prussia in sea storm, and subse-
Quently entered the French service and
took part in the American war of indie
pendence, in which he distinguished
himself for valor. Having returned to
Sweden, the combined fleets of that
country and Denmark were placed I'M
der his command, and he was enDobled
and created Baron. The present Prof.
Adolph Erik Nordenskjold is the grand
nephew of this Baron Otto Henry.
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few days ago the first American pillow
that had ever been seen in Aintab ar
rived here. 1t excited nearly as much
interest as would the appearance of a
Zulu savage in the streets of London.
Every man who came to see it went
away muttering to himself that g the
English have great deal of brains"
That the people viii avail themselves
of good agricultural implements when
once introduced there can be little doubt.
A few years ago an American missionary
at Kharpoot brought out an ordinary
tanning mill for winnowing grain. So
admirably did it work that the people
wanted more, until now there are one
hundred and fifty such mills in use on
the plains of Kharpoot alone. There
are many obvious bindrances to the de-
velopment of the agriculture of Asia
Minor, such as the want of quick and
cheap transportation, the heavy taxes
levied on all agricultural produce, ra-
pacity of Khurds, Arabs and other
plmderers and the absence of all SUI
pervision or encouragement by the Gov
eminent. Yet it is something to know
that the natural resources of the coun-
try in respect to agriculture are now, as
they were centuries ago, very great.
The obstacles that check the progress
of the country in this respect are great,
but not insurmOuntable.
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The Remarkable Adventure OF an In.
quisitive Terrier.

As the great fly-wheel in the engine
room of p. Lorillard d Co.'S tobacco
factory in jersey City whirled around,
appearing 10 the eye like shining disc,
Chief Engineer Morrin said to the re-
porter, pointing to the wheel: There
is a remarkable story connected with
that wheel / lost a little dog, not long
ago, that went through an experience
with that wheel such as probably no
other living creature ever survived.
My little dog jersey, was a playful lit
tie fellow, a Skye terrier of a good
strain. jersey had an inquiring turn
of mind as to the machinery, and when
not watched went about snutfing at
every part within his reach. But he
stepped very gingerly, and we never
dreamed that he would trust himself in
harm way. At about $3.50 o'clock one
morning nearly three years ago | saw
him doing under my desk there. ]
went out Of the room for moment, and
when l returned | missed Jersey.
looked for him but could not find him.
Then / whistled and called. | heard a
plaintive wall coming from among the
machinery. 1t was so faint that l sup
posed Jersey might have fallen down
the fly wheel race into the cellar. | lit
a lantern and CROPPED among the ma
chinery in the cellar, but vainly. De-
casionally I heard the wall repeated,
each time less distinctly. At twelve
O'Clock the machinery stopped. The
last revolution Of the fy-wheel threw
cat little fluffy object at the feet of
one of the fremen in the cellar. He
picked il up, and running to the light,
saw that it was poor Jersey. He did
not appear to breathe. and his body was
cold. The fireman called me. and ]
said it was all over with the dog. But
the fireman felt warmth in the tip OF
his right ear, and we set to work to re-
suscitate him. In half an hour he got
up, shook himself as though he wanted
to find out whether he was all there,
and began to frisk around me. Well,
he had been in the f1y-wheel for fully
two hours and half, revolving at the
rate of about fifty revolutions to the
minute. He was probably making a
little private examination of the work
ing of the wheel, when he lost his balance
and fell into one of the segments of the
wheel The rapid motion kept him in
place until the machinery was stopped.
He was snug enough where he was, but
the breath was almost out of his body
when tie wheel stopped. He lived,
apparently in good health, until some
time ago. Then he died"
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How He Won Her.

The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times relates a romantic
incident in the life of the late Colonel
TilestOn, one of the victims of the recent
disaster at Gilmore's Garden in New
York. Colonel Tileston, says the cor
respondent, was known around the
world, and being born to much wealth,
he gratiied in early life his fondness
for travel, betting the globe time and
time again, and making long stoppages
in the social and commercial centerS of
Europe, China and Japan. On one of
his periodical trips around the world,
some years ago, he encountered in
Mexico a very beautiful Spanish lady,
the daughter of a high-born native, of
immense possessions. Tileston, here
tofore unsusce ptible, fell desperately in
love with the Mexican Lady and impet-
uously laid siege to her heart. On one
occasion the club men of the place got
mp a steeple-chase with gentlemen
riders, and Tileston, who was specially
fond of that sort of thing, entered for
the cup. He accompanied his lady-love
to the grand stand, where he left her in
the company of Mexican friend.
Mounting his horse the Colonel started
in the race. As he did so, casting his
eye toward the stand, he saw his lady
in close communication with her escort.
This nettled him trifle, but, deter
mined to shine in her favor, he bent
every energy TO the task before him.
Near the end of the course was a wide
ditch, across which the horses were to
leap. Some twenty feet this side of the
ditch, while going at a trying pace,
Tileson gave another look at the stand.
To his indignant surprise it seemed to
him as though the arm of his friend
rested about the waist of the lady,
while both were regarding him with
unfeigned interest. Jealousy dOmina-
ted him in moment. -Plunging his
spurs into his horses side he gathered
him for the leap. The faithful brute
responded instantly. To the amaze
ment of all the spectators, instead of
waiting till he reached the verge of the
ditch. horse and rider rose into the air
six feet this side of the chaSm and with
a terrific bound cleared the vacancy,
the fore feet of the horse Just resting
upon the opposite side. Both fell into
the ditch, the horse on top, the rider
crushed beneath. Tileston was picked
up unconscious and carried to the hos
pital, where for several weeks he hoy
cred between life and death, and on re-
covtry found that the object of his love
had sailed for China, leaving, however,
a message for him, the purport of which
was mmiStakable sympathy and devo-
ton. Briefly put, he followed her as
soon as he was able, and having won
her hand he brought her to New York,
where to-day she followed him mangled
and dead, chief mourner to the grave.
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"A correspondent of the Louisville
Courier Journal tells story of case in
regard to a patent on q corset, which re-
Gently came up in the United States Su
prime Court. The judges of this august
court are all very grave and dignifed
gentlemen, and the black silk gowns
which they wear add to the solemnity
of their bearing. The corset patent was
delicate subject to bring into this au
gust court, but the oontending parties
had gone to law on the question as to
whether 'scoutil'' was cut on the straight
or bias, and in regard to the whalebOne
castings. One patentee claimed that he
had improved upon the original design;
that the first patentee's corset placed
the whalebone in the casing, and that it
had to be fastened with a needle and
thread; that his patent had the advan-
tage of an invention which closed up the
top and bottom of the opening. The
lawyer who was arguing the case
brought lot of the corsets in court and
distributed them to each of the Judges
that they might examine, the invention
as he explained it. The novel spectacle
was presented of each one of these gen
tlemen timidly scrutinizing the myster-
les of the bias and straight, and pushing
whalebones in and out of the castings.
All tried to look knowing and capable of
giving an astute opinion; they whis-
pered to one another, of course exchang-
ing only legal knowledge, but the ludic-
rous situation was appreciated by the
lawyers and spectators.
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A Country Without Progress.

The Rev. T. c. Trowbridge, formerly
of Detroit, Mich, writes from Aintab,
Turkey, tothe London Times: In regard
to agricultural implements, it is well
known that the inhabitants of Asia Mi
nor adhere closely TO 4" the customs of
the fathers" That the common pillow
of to-day is of the same pattern as that
used before the days of Moses is proved
by the pictures on the most ancient
monuments of Egypt and Nineyeh, 1t
is one of the marvels of history that
such an implement of agriculture should
hold its place 50 long. Were an En-
glish or American farmer compelled to
use such an implementhew would abandon
his calling as utterly hopeless; the snout
of wild boar goes deeper and makes
more thorough work than does the iron
point which is fastened rudely to the
stick which the Asiatic agriculturiSt
calls his pillow. Grain is thrashed by
throwing it on the ground and dragging
a heavy sledge over it. the winnowing
is performed, as in the days of the Mn
evites, bytossing the chaff and grain to-
gether in the air and allowing the wind
to separate them. The Touring mills are
of the most primitive character; but l
will not attempt to describe them-they
must be seen in order to be appreciated.
A vivid illustration of the contrast be-
tween the present and the past might
be obtained by placing a Turkish -four
mill by the side, for example, of one of
the great -four mills of Minnesota. A
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Birds-eye View Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiYeS. 80

A recent visitor in Washington thus
depicts the appearance of the House of
Representatives while that body is in
session: but how can | describe the
disorderly and inattentive assemblage,
like troop of badly-managed school
boys which greeted us? Some loung-
ing with heels higher than head, or leg
stretched overa neighboring armchair;
some reclining on corner sofas, some
rushing from one desk to another, some
walking about with surreptitious
hope they were surTeptitiouS cigars
i'm hand or mouth, careless alike of
rules of debate and etiquette of good
society. Probably alf-fully half
were busy with books or correspond
ence, but the first impression was so
bizarre, so molly, so wanting in the re-
pose which usually accompanies power,
that only the incongruities struck one.
Some one was vehemently declaiming
with much gesture and force-Garfield,
of Ohio, it happened to be. 1t was a
subject which created much excite
ment, yet for any general appearance
of interest the members might as well
have been in Kamschatka. There was
a moments lull in the vOCiferous voice,
dozen men sprapg to their feet hastily
demanding the Speakers attention;
there were hot words and motions; the
Chairman hammer ratified wildly; and
then the babble of tongues subsidized
and the orator continued TO make his
apparently unheeded points until an
other pause brought another tumult.
You heard calls about points of order
which seemed so many points of disor-
der; you heard quips and comments
and questions and answers and retalia-
tons; but that any grave business re-
quiring serious thought was going on
seemed hard to imagine. The cuspi-
doris scattered about on the floor, the
air of utter indifference, the negligence
of position, the incOherent cries and
loud murmur of different occupations
were what most arrested attention.
While you are STILL after two hours
listening, uncertain what has been done,
or whether anything has been done,
there is motion to adjourn, a pell-
nell retreat which carries all before
it, and the beautiful hall is emptied
save for few tagging souls who re-
main to finish letter or look up ref
erence. Some one tells you the bill has
been passed or remanded for another
hearing. You see the whilom antago-
nists going out friendly arm in arm
and your perturbed spirit calms itself,
while your body follows the crowd
through arched corridor and wonderful
rotunda and pleasant paths of the Capt.
toll grounds, to recover its wonted Sc
renity in the quiet of the Arlington"
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Among the stories which are told
at St. Petersburg of the attempts made
by the Nihilists to penetrate into the
Winter Palace is the following: Gen.
Gourko, when Governor of St. Peters
burg, had the right of entering at any
time into the EmperOr's room without
being announced. Once, however, the
doorkeeper, seeing something unusual
about his appearance, stopped him say
ing it would be necessary to inform the
Emperor of his arrival. The General
objected ut first, but, finding that the
dOorkeeper only grew more suspicious,
ultimately agreed to his being an
nounced. The doorkeeper then told
the Emperor of his doubts; upon which
the latter went to a writing table in his
room, which was connected by tele-
graph with Gen. GOurko's residence,
and telegraphed, Whereas GourkO? ''
at home," was the reply. This, OF
course settled the point; the false
Gourko was arrested, and turned out &c
be memberof the Revolutionary Com
mittee. .E...f.E -F.s IT
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Restoring and FertiIizing Orchards.

To reiuvenate old orchards, cut out
all the dying wood, and three-fourths
of the suckers; Scrape the trunks of the
trees completely, removing all the old,
hard, broken bark; wash with prepa-
ration of whale oil soap and water, one
pound of soap to bucket of water, and
give the orchard-not merely under the
trees, but every part of it heavy top
dressing of good ban-yard or compost
manure. If there be any life or pro-
ductiveness in the trees, this will bring
it out. ...."
Ashes, said Marshall P. Wilder, a
few years since, are worth fifty cents
per bushel to apply to orchards and are
the cheapest manure for that purpose.
That ashes have a very beneficial effect
in this connection is shown by the fact
that on all virgin soils recently burned
over, we get the fairest fruits and the
best vegetables.
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Some admiring poet aid of his best
girl, upon her face a thousand dim
pies smile for me- Which only adds
more emphasis to the adage glove is
blind" How like the mischief girl
would look with thousand dimples on
her face. The poet must have meant
freckles. 2
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President HnYes.

THE validity of Mr.. Hayes title may always
be questioned, and his administration crti-
cised, but the payment Of one dollar gives a
valid title to one bottle OF DIR. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery and its administration
can never be criticised in cases of coughs,
colds, ineipient consumption and general de-
bilitY, for leading physieians of all schools en-
dorse the Discovery and prescribe It in their
practice. Sold bv druggists.
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In 1873 Lady Burdette Coutts wro

In 1875 Lady Burdette Coutts wrote
letter from Brighton, England, re-
garding the misuse of goats for draught
and urging their Improvement for their
valuable milking purposes. The Brit
ish Goat Society has sprung up and
thrifty from the attention thus ealledtc
the matter, and it is contemplated to
establish depots for the sale of goats as
well as their pure milk, which is found
to be invaluable especially for children
in case of sickness Doctors and phi
lanthropists are lending their aid to the
society in this improvement.
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tn CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be
accompanied by the name OF the author, not
necessarily for publication, butas evidence Of
good faith on the part OF tho writer. Write
only on one side Of the paper. Be particularly
careful I'm giving names and dates, 20 have
al letters or figures plain and distinct
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-27

The Washington % c. Critic says: Z" tt is
intimated to us that members of the Senate
and House are freely usiIg Warmers Safe
Nervine for relief of nervous prostraton incl
dent upon the severe strain upon their men-
tai powers"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-27

PMPLEs AND HUNoRs ON THE FAcE.-In
this condition of the skin, the VEGETNE is
the great remedy, as it acts directly upon the
cause 1t cleanses and purifies the blood,
thereby causing humors Of all kinds to dis
appear.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-27

CoSUNDRUN-Whyi is good advice like Piso's
Cure for Consumption. Because everybody
ought to take it.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-27

Use Redding's Russia Salve in the house, and
use Redding's Russia Salve in the stable.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-27

Two-THRDs of all the Axle Grease used in
the United States is made by the Frazer Luz
bricator Company. Buy the genuine.
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Tramps in Massachusetts.

The new Massachusetts Tramp act,
printed copies of which are now posted
conspicuously along the highways of
that Commonwealth, is of piece with
the recent legislation of other States on
the same subject. 1t classes as tramps
all persons who rove about from place
to place begging or living without labor
or visible means of support; women,
minors under seventeen years of age,
blind persons and persons asking char
itv within the limits of their own cities
and towns, alone excepted. ANY tramp,
upon conviction of being a tramp, is to
be sent to the House of Correction or
State Workhouse for not less than six
months nor more than two years. If
he enters a house without leave, or in
lures anybody, or threatens anybody,
or has dangerous weapon, orthreatens
to damage property, he is to be sent to
the House of Correction for from one
to five years, or to the State Work
house for from one to three years. Upon
view of any of these Offenses, any Sher-
if, Deputy, Constable, or policeman
can arrest the tramp without warrant,
and municipal, district and police courts
and trial Justices are given jurisdiction.
MAYORS and Selectmen are authorized
to appoint special policemen to attend
to the tramps exclusively. Finally, any
tramp escaping from the State Work
house renders himself liable, if recap
tured, to six months extra imprison-
ment. Az
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EMACIATIoN, drepsy, mental and physical
weakness arrested by Malt Bitters.
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ATTENTION. PAIN? YOUR HOUSES.
making strictly pure and first
class goods for the last eightyears,
in New York, we find our rapidly
increasing trade demands our
opening an office and factory In
Chicago, to supply the western
trade, and we would advise all
parties wishing to paint, to try
ours, which is the very best and
cheapest in the market. Send for
sample card and prices.
NATIONAL MIXED PAINT CO
NEW YORK or CHICAGO, ILL.
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-Cocoanut Gust ard.-To one pound
OF grated cocoanut. allow, one, pint
Of milk and six ounces of sugar;
beat well the yelks of six eggs,
and stir them alternately in the
milk with the cocoanut and sugar.
Put into a pail or pitcher, set it into
boiling water and stir all the time till
very smooth and thick; rs soon as it
comes 70 a hard boil take it off and
serve in cups or tumblers.
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THE MARKETS.

NATIONAL YEAST is the leading brand.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-27

G. Gilbert,s Corn starch is strictly pure.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-27

Send 10 JOSEPH BURNETT 4E CO., Boston.
for ,scrptye circular free. For sale by all Druggists
, 1880-06-26

Tailoring Dept.

Did you say7 Well, now you
touch Our pride. Here we are
midst representative fabrics from
England, France, Germany, &C.,
&C., and here where skill is at its
best, we produce garments that
would suitably bedeck a Royal
Person, all at LOW PRICES,
MIND YOUl We keep our bal
ance even in this field of extrava-
CANT things. Suits to order, $25.oo
and upwards.
, 1880-06-26

T1ia pOLlOY ruI&suEp by T1iK nkNEhAL At Tun
5UuTti IN l8dI.'68.
Eptetal DspateA 10 tn Chicago 1tthuHs.
WAaItlNuTnH, u. O., Juno s5.-f}on. Hancock
Ia bclnk highly extoled by thu Democrats IN
uccount Of tho ssatchnanllko Qualitjos he OK
htbited during hts administration Of the af!atrs
In tho Fifth Mllltlry District in tho ycars 1907 o.
It is worth while to recall soue Ut tho oyents Of
that period. Tho order tor Gen. IIancock's as-
sigtlIlont to tho command OF the Fifth District
WIS .nado on the 9th OF August, LETT, notw!th-
st4utlEug a vigorous protest from Gen. 0rnnt
asuil,st tho removal Of 0eu. Sheridan. Gen.
Hancock. Immediately catue to Washing~
ton wearing tho fresh !aueets ho had
gntherod In hia campaign axalnst tha
Cheyenuea- IIo remained !n Washington about
mouth, und was diligently coached a. Prosi-
donttul candidate by ox-Judge Canpbell, Of Now
Orleausi the Hon. Robert ]. Walkos, Of Aissls-
sIppi; and Judge Jesemlah Black, To Provo
tbts, and to show that Gon, Hancock wa& III apt
student OF the program he WAS eFPectod to'cas-
n out In Louisiana and TexRs.a fow extracts
from tha newspapers OF that peIiod asu nsoes-
sary. On the Mth ct September, altar Gen. Han
cock had been tn Washington nearly month. h@
wa4 sescnaded md mAdo 4 speech to \ 1ArEA
body Of Democrats.
AMONG orH4n THINGS
he eatd, "oltt,ans Of Washington, thaa&
, 1880-06-26
WE4IBKIEH,
WhiiSkiioS!
BOND & L!LLARD,
WE1I8KIEN,

BOND & L!LLARD,
1878, '7e, and 80.
.WATERFILL & FRAZIER,
1877, '78, 70, and 80.
E. H. TAYLOR, JR.,
1878 to 1880 tnot.
". H. NJ 'bRAYER,
1877, '7e, '7s, and 80.
T. j. VAN IyxE' i!ll!
P. H. JORDAN,
VIM. BERKEIE, 4 )
". J. FRAZIER,
1877. '7s, '7e, and 80.
AEADLEY & PECK,
OSCAR PEPPER, "0Id Grow, "
1876.
7. B. RIPY,
1877 and 10.
HERMITAGE, /:
1879.
| D. 4. AIKEN,
NELSON,
1877, '7s, and 70.
G. & U. (0ld Styl8),
1877, '78, and ~.
| eureka DISTlLLERY,
| AORSEY MARYLAND RYE.
1874, rs, '7e, and ~.
[E. Il. TAYLOR, R.,
1877, '78, '7s, and '8o'
NELSON'S Ry5, Rye.
1878, 70, and 80 Goods Sold in Dondor Free