davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06

t'''Hl lH' ~" iviN iti""ii'' "ii- i"-l
The Republic is again in peril News of
if cnucs from W.sIinotnn bv way of Ken
,..,-,. .,...,.., H. ;,5.,.,..,,.,.,;.,. - a.,
'i'''''' '''' 'i'H'' ''''''' 'i'''''f VI 'n'
Washington Coifcsp"hGcut oi the Louisville
Caay; p. J.yyo,,f
W" a-''''"9 "i p"i' Hr"nhS' t'i'S COZ
Responder; SAYS, the Rrpub!lcans have al
ready successfully cmrlnvcd. The first was
tho ,.,.,,t,,o., or ,ro,,,s,i,,,,i,n.l and ON
ii'S>N i'"s' Dui 'he9c 'ilN''>i"'i7 "I h"eit!'
he says. We know how to resist. The see
on,i WAS the cmploymcpt of The army 10
.,,.,..i, ,i., ,:,;I ..,,,,...,;,,. .., i,,i;a;,I
''''.' !"'''' ''"
trlhlhaIS' 10 aelZe newspapers, lntlhldite
others, supervise and dlspcrSr at Will State
LEGISLATURES, and To prevent the iianSuraiion
"l :" uiily cleci'd i'rcslueht ol the Ihitcu
States. Inns also, he Says, rs form o1
tyranny patent 70 ihc eye, winch 'dceS mol
S'rNr III lhr "aik' ni move ny stcIlihy Steps
10 "EIN us DAGGER IN thr NliaiS "i thc on
sltull'!h' ne 'h'FI agency however;
Wii'h Is no" a"n'" 10 'c 'sicn Is worse 'hli
'""e' q! '",S'' Is ""'''uiai 'H'annS anu
uS"i l'd'Hh. II Is l" ,' lut Ill "PtIa'i"ii ~
.nt arp 'in''n' ~ "' 'nt rul,fclil. ,''1It "I
,,'It ,. -Ni'" II" 'i H', ;'"SH', '7eii'''"l
I-"iii"''i'' q, t'ii'''' "a Ni'"i'' 'i''S con
l"i,.'ch' i''l''H S'HS = more s""ti''
i''','-'''; u''S' "iu,'"S pun ""''9 h'n 'HiH'
III , IN, rams 'i iit h'Pupi,'h parry. nc
- min ,''S' ''"" - i man WINS. ""ol'
it., I,rrl, i, ~ no y "cl' u''
linz SoIth III isn,,i n,.r.,,,,I,t cnr,u,i
i, l. ,,l.l,I i'm, he IL rr;,.lt,. ,,.-snrit;rI
vi, ,I, Ir.siI,.,t .,,t,,nrtj T., .,hn,...
u..rir v,..r,.tniJ Ib.,t r,lr,urJs ..tnoI. hnIJ
=
ol him. and, rs Il spider does struggling lily,
lac wrapped him in the m,shcS of his sophis-
try until he had squeezed cat OF him every
drop ui viriTuGs resolve From which Ed
muHds Would sc,Ia L. be an uncommonly
lad ami dangerous man anywhere. and e.
p,cially ON the Supreme Bench.
NOW, no one would suppose from Il eur
sorry glance N The bald heat! Of Nir. Edmuu,!S
from ilr Senate gallery that h. was. in the
lan-jtlLr ut the street. ''lha, kind of Il hair
PIN 10 a casual observer it does not look
lih, the ihaiCl of 81 much and such dr,a ,a,l-
lui dcvilry rs tlr CoY,5tr-.fojrhdi CORES
pn!,irut saws il covers. For he saws, in his
earnest. hut evidently impartial and unprc-
pdicrt! WAY. When look at the man sit
ting almost alone in the Senate. Isolated in
lis gl,,,m ul hate :inr! bitterness. stern. silent,
wHchiul, suspicious, and piltilr>s. am re-
ini!lrt. of The worst of the tvprs of Puritan
character. whether in New. England or he
vund lhc seas. Yuu -,,, the impress of the
pr,rrr pcrs,,ulinr spirit that burnt witches.
drove oul Ene.r Williams. h,uml.d iona
than Edwards Tor doing his sacred duty.
!nal.nrd .lclicrsun and like toad sqlililcd
with lis poison al The ear uf the Constitution
/; had failed To- opcrvcrt' Now. without pre-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06

\ MIarAkEN MI-sl"N Ihr Nashiust"n
follows of Il Vermont soldier who wrui tnthr
Capital ON i mistaken mission \ late sJ-
der. named Nnnl. from Randolph. VI. ar
rived here last NrdnUs, Tor tHv purprsr ut
getting his pension increased. Like ,hnu-
sands of others. hr had ia, jAi-:l.,,.u idea
thai hy grllin" To- Washington. whrrc The
money is made, hc could ga - ln..r i.yn-
sion for the mere asking. know No.; WhN,
hut his rcIgEhur, encouraged the. itligry
hy contributing money /. s,jri HIM here.
Whcn h. reached N,W lnri hc i'il IN
with sAaip Who ,ui nli Tho money
Wood had lrlt under thc lr.I,nc.. that IA.
would aS favor huy his ticket to- Na,ijn,
ton. OF course Wood siW ~ iuu,c ui las
ncw friend nor his money uniil they me: in
the police Cnuri where the sWindlcr Wa con
virird and sentenced 10 the pcnit,nliary tor
six months The CITY of New York Of 3tiu..
other institution then hclpod Nj Nuud lu
money enough tu huN - ticket her. lIg
reached h,rr muurNl'i and almost aim
less, except he had an idea hc wanted "a
larger pension. He Nas trlhailh "gicr,d
hclor" the medical board in The pension
office and the .tiu" tln, hr Wa. .ii.a,.r EVAN
incd hN the pension board "i surgeons iar
The city Ilrv tuI hiu l,, shl,i!d hls, an
the examination hr wanted nS he had como
- lar But II Will probably all ,ni rs it
hcgan. That IT, hi9 pcn;na viii probably
remain as il now is and al ,hls ~hnnld have
been iorrscru al thr outset. instead ul s,ud
in" an uli rHn away alone iu b. rolhrd
I3IiiC> here have ,hhcn interest puuu,h IN
him to obtain a pas ton ham To- iht soldiers
Home ai Hampton. \r,uii, aud hc stniird
.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06
EFFECT OF IMPURE AIR oN SILK.

Most doors are gaseous III their nature,
and follow the laws of gaseous diffusion
One ot these is that each particle of gas
Il constantly eXerting its repulsive force
towards every other particle Of the same
kind Of gas or, in other words. it is try
ing 10 get as far from every one of its
kindred as possible Tins oicrs in fol-
lowing this law actually travel against the
wind, if not too strong. as well rs. of
course. in every other direction. When,
therefore. any gas is set free, ii at once
diifuscs itself all about, going as far and
as fast as it can and conversely, when by
means OF any absorbing substance or sur
face, Il gas or an ordor is withdrawn from
any open space. other particles rush in at
once and fill the space, and are turn b.
sorhed. their places being taken by othe
particles, which Weld in turn to others
and so on. >
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06

\ PLEASANT EyENiNG's DTvEErlsEMESr
Each of the following problems may
bc answered by the name of some noted
English or American author.
|. What a rpugh man once said to his
son when he desired him to eat properly.
> 4 hons house where there is no wa
ter in it,
3. Makes and incuds for lirst-class Gus
toners.
I. Represents the dwaliingsof civilized
countries.
;. \ kind Of linen.
6. An article 20 wear un the head
:. name that means sachf fiery things.
:. Belongs 10 . monastery.
.. Not on" If the fonr points Of the
compass, hat inrliung toward one of
taeIn.
10. What am oyster heap is apt 10 be-
IL. \ cham Of hills includin" - dark
treasure
l.. Always youthful in name
Is. An American manufacturing town.
H. Humpbacked but not deformed.
L. The value of word
IL An i1tenlal pain
Il. \ ;,.n-foot1r whose name begins
With fifty.
Is. Brighter and smarter than all the
rest.
-. A worker on precious metals
~. \ lady 5 garment
u! Small talk aud heavy weight
y i prefix and 81 discasr
2i disn"rccabla fellow t. lmlr "n
ones foot
u. \ mean dog il is
- An official dreaded by the students
N an English university.
% ,iis middle name il suggestive OF
an Indlln
- i manufactured m, tai
2S- \ enne and 81 male of the human
spc.i,..
%. M"a: WIni what are you dome ?
80. Ncr. fast indeed
81. : barrier built hv an edible.
y 70 acitt" weapon.
-. i damr site worker
81 \ slang expression.
-. Passed away slowly.
20. \ yonn. domestic animal
b. On" wb" - more than Il sandy
shore
81 i eiri S na,aa and Il malo relative.
81 A fraction IN American currency
and tie most fashionable society.
10 i bird and its song
Al. Pat an edible gram IL tween an ant
and bee, and much lo'od poet you
soon viii see.
d s domestic animal an what 1t can I
d..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06

Expressions CT the Presidential suastion.
To suppose a case q great multitude of
voters might not like Grant. but they might
prefer him to Tiiden, and if they had 10
choose between the two. they might 90 in
and help elect Grant. OR the reverse might
be true-ihough, To lie entirely candid with
our readers, we doubt it.-N. J. UeFdid.
New York is for Grant The Pacific slope
is for Grant. The South Is for Grant New
England, the Middle States and the Western
States are possibly not unanimously for him.
but they certainly wo'ild support linn cordi .
ally as a second choice" With these
facts in view, call the roll of States as il will
he called in Chicago mex, June, beginning
with California. Colorado. Connecticut.
Delaware, Florida, Georgia. aud - on AN,
on and down the list, and You will find that
his nomination is an assured fact. And he
fore the first ballot is concluded il will h.
made unanimous. Mark the prediction
Washington National R,pUtdcdH.
Hon. Robert :. Hale, Of Elizabc,htown,
n. y. says of Presidential candidaicS:
"lf were to name my first and second
choice should name two men who have
probably no chance of being nominated.
Nv first choice would I've Hamilton Fish.
believe he would make better President
than any other man in the United States. |
saw great deal of him during the years
when was counsel for the Government he
fore the British and American Mixed Commits
sion under the treaty of Washington, and !
became strongly impressed with his sound
Judgment, great executive ability andpro-
found knowledge of public affairs. Ny
second choice would he Senator Edmunds of
Vermont, whom regard as possessing the
strongest and clcarcst intellect in Congress.
and whose heart is as sound as his heat"
The Hos,o, T,,,x.r;,t rcrorts ,l,a, JnJ.e..
uo,r said ,b,t lac Iid moi t,r,. tn br dr,,,r-
ceJ into :, urwsnsnrr Ii.cn.sinn lint ,bon~Lt
that II Gen. Grant was nominated hcAi SUM
iner, II Would ne Il confession oi poverty on
inc part Oh inc i'epunH,ah parry; " ME ne
believed that Inc people Sh"uid nave the
power ol clcctln@ man lnr lhlrd Term,
yet thc frcsluentlal once sioulu pe kcll
open 10 Inc pub!lc men "i The country. anu
moi be confined 10 TWO or tllrtc III cach gene
ration, as IL w"u!u hc II Il iiir1 term became
the rule
Within the past week We have made Il
point TO ask the Republicans whom We have
met their opinions rs TO the next nomination
of the party for the Presidency, asking them,
no, whom they would prefer to see President,
hut whom they thought. all things lcmg con-
| sidcrcd the party ought To nominate. In
| this way We have obtained The opinions Of
/ forty-two representative Republicans Of all
4 classes. OF this number three men only
would nominate BLAZING. three others are for
| Vice President Wheeler one for Senator
Edmunds. two for Elihu Washburnc, eight
do not believe it is time to maxi, choice.
four are for Blaine if hc can furnish any as
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06
GIVE ME THREE GRAINS OF CORN, HOTHEF

BY MISS EDWARDS.
This poem was written in ISL, ani refers To- ~
famine In ireland IN that year. II IS sad 10 liiii !
that the present de-iituilOn IN Ireland rchn''a i
reproduction not wholly inappropriate hoW-l
Give me three grains OF corn. mother
Dnly three grams oi corn
IL will Keep the little life nave
Till the coming of the morn
| am diving OF hunger and cold, mother
Diving OF hunger and cold
And half the agony OF such dedth
My lips have never told-
1t has gnawed like a wolf at my breast, mother,-
wolf that is fierce for blood:
All the livelong day. and the night beside.
Gnawing FOR lack OF food.
dreamed of bread in my sleep. mother,
Ana the sight was heaven 10 see;
! awokc with an eager, famishing lip,
But you have no bread for me.
How could look To you. mother
How could look to you,
For b-ead 10 give your starving boy,
When YOU were starving too:
For read The famine IN your cheek
And in your eyes 50 Wild.
And fell il in your bony hand,
As YOU laid II on your child.
The queen has lands and gold, mother
The queen has lands anI gold,
While You are forced 10 vour empty breast
askeleton babe TO hold
\ babe that Is dying OF want, mother,
As am dying now,
Nith ghasily look in its sunSen eyes,
And famine upon lis brow.
What has poor Ireland done. neither
What has poor ireland done.
That the world looks on, and sees US starNe,
Perishing one by one?
Do the men Of England care not, mother
The great men and the high
For the suffering sOls of Ern's isle
Whether they live nr die:
There - many brave heart here, mother,
DYING OF want and cold.
While only across the channel. mother.
Are many that roll in gold;
There are rich and proud men there, mother,
With woudrous wealth 10 view,
And the bread they ding 10 their dogs tonight
Would give life 10 ne and you.
Come nearer to my side. mother
Come nearer Ia nv side,
Aud hold me fcndly. as you held
MY father when he died:
Quick. for cannot see You, mother,
My breath Is almost gone.
Mother dear mother, eye die
GIVE me three grains of corn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06


MIX Is well known as Wohu efilillN
acuVe absorbent OF odors. Butter Ia
s,l, ~ i''I'i"9 h iUi ti' ~ "s -
is prepared in Turkey by exposing thin
films of butter near fresh rose leaves,
just plEckcl. ana giving of til cir delicious
fragrance. Milk is filed with particles of
butter and it is probably due to this that
1t ahsorhs odors 50 actively. There are
several OF the experiences of common life
which indicate natural laws worth our
needing. Every farmers wife knows that,
If her milk is exposed ~ that 1t absorbs
evil odurs, the butter Will not only he
tainted, but II will not keep. Butter
which absorhs the odOrs of filth Of any
kind-'hose oI Il close musty cellar, stale
fish, decGying vegetables. etc.-will not
keep, even though when first made 1t was
perfect III fragrance and substance. The
milk ltSei. winch ahSorbs odors OF the
COW or stable. VIII sour Just as quickly,
and perhaps quicker. than If II had been
dellled with speckS oi dung. While eX-
pei1ments show that milk carefully drawn
IN such eloaniy stables rs those OF Echo
f"fn, or III any way lrye from both ma
terii'i ana S';9e""7 1ehlenieht' VIII tr''p
sweet many io"iS 'Lter ,ilai ur'"h Wi'i'
only ordinary care mas become uhiit l"r
use We should NOT forget that
BUTTER NAEISG BEGINS At THE STABLE.
T,lo.. l,,,.+,,. ,.,,i-,,. :, ,,,o ,.,,.l1 will
al =, ~ e,,. 1i,ni;t,. L,,,tar ', " thn ,owl
a,i a'r'i ,,,;ii'1.I =; - I'LL I, ;s Ione,
ano that a Vor. Icrsar tanner ostaJ me
how ii'a'' bn Iii LII no.. ,ao,.Lat % Lie hn,,ar
ui,;.i, Lo ~ ,,.os ,rnaai;nolr ", Good Its
e,,iar1,aJ ,,,,a,, H., I;r,I, II AIor,a,s
"l''ii ~ SO l ~ '-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06

PREADHLEs t.n Acr"R5. Tn y "
York 1rih"oe mates the i,.lloNin.' COM
parienn of the amounts received iy
prominent ministers and actor. T. .cll.r
gets $2O. 900: Edwin Ep"ih, 400 unt ~
wear DR. IlAl. of Fifih n.uHr. Ii,d
Df. pix, Of Trnily, Hct a,0oa; ""ii '
T.. \. Soih,rm 'nfr3 rycr :l5O,Otb a.
Lord Dundrary. and John q. Owens
pIavs thirty weeks annually for :n,urh
Tnlmn,er prcuchcs for Sl2 600 ,nd Iuc
Jefferson plays forts weeks al l;p Van
Wmklc and earns 2l20.nDu Ih" scholar
" and alftcd Dr St"rrs has @iG,ono sal
ary, and Maggie Mitchell "rrni S:io, 600 TO
S5O, ,OOU Dr. CHylrr work hHri :Gii
faithfully for =, OUu v''a', aud br. ii'l"
worth for =, 900. whilr ni"u i"urr-inli
has Just finished q season as thr "Shnn-
crauu" etc, at -, 100 w'Hk, and Ina
managers srnld him IN the public prluif
because hc would moi play luu"cr IT the
same price. nr. Potter, "f t'rae" { hurrh,
has $lo, uoo and a parsonage, ia" clr-
puont pr. Tiffany has .-lDnpo ; the once
vigorous, nov venerable. Dr. tharn
gets $l0.UO1 wlilc pretty Miss N"Ils"n
makes over 800. uDD Il wear: and fanui"
Davenport carus - .Opn week. every
week sh" plays
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06
The rtiri i.crr.

TO Ia, Eii,rr ui the F..c Pc, .iui TIM:
notice that there are "a "cod many pco-
pie who live on the continent who are 0p-
posed to The nomination oi Gen. Grant not
because Of any personal opposition To him,
hut because they n" opposed I" third
term. and for othcr reasons no; :ii all per
Snnal. Amors SUCH notice several college
presidents Oar old friend Robert :. Hale
is reported t. l't. na ihc same sidr ot the uICS-
tion. He is not there because Of spcCial OPP
position To a third term, hut for other and
substantial reasons. suppose hc IS uawill-
in@ to have the world understand TIA; the
life of our Ecpu!,!ir j. suspended upon the
nomination OF g!rrlion OF any one man.
There are many thousand t'Pnh!icana
Who would s.sir;i.iy rc"rt i!r necessity
of entering upon the nyNt campaign
against the a.;tl i opposition Ia Il
third tcru. io7 30 not seem To
discover thi, Feeling ;ii!on" it,' people,
and wonder how Won uaccauni ior the prom
is of both HAYES and 'IIidyn rot Ia li,' can
di,lalra for even = second terra. D.d shcy in
advance 81 iir, of rhr sweet. "l oi'icr ~ 20
feel Il siumachi,' rryuiSinu 81 i!i' 'c.c thought
of q second tuS,'. %, ,.i,! ihry discover what
vuur correspondent claims To- have found in
The public mind, VIZ. Il deepening uppusi
tioa To :; long continuance Of the SAME a.!-
miniStralipn? Nlilc We may trcmhlc At the
thought of the restoration OF The rl,l ante
war party We ;!,sirr. III least. a change 0f
administration. Il there i rn objection ta :.
second term why moi cuniinuc the admins
trliinn or nrrSi,lrn, liaycs, which Las been
one OF the cirancsi and must acceptable of
all: H.. won't a,-tpt Of 81 denomination: |
hope moi. lie = tnu Hayh ci Il man and too
true To his premise To- reed" iruti Il we'll
chosen position. Would that ten Grant
had tn, SANE feeling that President Hayes
has in regard to repeated elections "f one
man Ia Ia" Presidency. How did i;
happen that thr Republicans lost the Con
.rrt.>S durin. G,u. Grants second term
VIVA; WAS tn. matter With the people:
Were they not getting weary with even Il
second term: Was not this the reason why
the candidate, of 1876 put themselves upon
the an hrm platform. Os were they
81 mo5, ,;. or di the: feel that such 4 posi-
tiun Wu;..I help Ih,m - the realization al
their hopes lr:>, pu; rour fingers upon
the popular pulse ami $50 !! Vuu c;t'inu! feel
Blaine lhrohhin.s a!uug the hot current. Let
o.lc,'- holders plnl. ard let politicians scheme.
please salt down tir prophecy HAT Elaine or
Sheridan VIII have The nrNi Republican nr;n-
iuaion. and sin, an in ih' rrnph2SyinS
business. allow iHr Co predict that If those
whom gen honor hv calling them the people.
hut whom ! ca!l th.' ullirt-rrS. succeed in
nominating Gen. t,r;.ut our noble chlcttaIn
will have Ia l,@j>r th" cuuisr with dropping
plum, |! tl.r Dra"cI;liS have any hrairs
left they vii! easily dutcli LIS | would not
have any yhoIy mfr thai ic.,afL the Demo
cr.,ts ~ NIuiin. IN able Statesmen, but iron
the rouis,. they vulsi, in Ncgiu-ut. sri
ouSly doul; whether They assfr, sIicrrSS II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06


lHE New lork fepuDleah 0'''c o'n'eH
ton to elect delegates to the Na'iohal rresi-
DENTAL convention will be held al Cuca Oh
Wednesday, Feb. 9th The date OF the 'er-
mont convention. Pennsylvania leads Oh
this week.
Turpt .r. as ..colIca,.s' in tie United
S,,,.s or o,,.. 70. ,,.cr,. IA 00o inhabitants.
This ;s an inrrc,s,. or Is collcres in seven
years ,cc,r,,;,, IN ,b. r..y rerori Of the
United States Comr,i.s;on,r Of Education.
--
Nh P,ryri, m.,l,. 9. t.ainful czLibition Of
,ir,s.lf -, e,,r;,,,r,II NJ. rr;,i.,,. ,,;,,I,t
''' w.
and the elect must De l" altogether destroy
the limited amount Of confidence the Ameri-
can people had in him Ecferriu. 10 Lord
-, t,...,.;n,. III. ,i.-,,,,ol, NJ, Par
-'iii'" ! nun mn -,-
nell reiterated the truth oi the S,i"e'iici'S
which Churchill denied. that the Duichcss OF
,I..r,.,,..1. ..I;..r s,,1 ,,..,s Leiro admins
-,
tered Tor p"iitlcih Puip'HiS- !" '"i'' '''9''i
he said: The word of the descendant, on
one hand Of the unfo,ious Sarah Jennings,
-. -, a.. nj. IS MI. ..,,l ,.,, the
a.,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06

Ii is not always Il safe matter tO hazard
remarks upon the personal appearance of
those with whom VIC ar hr1upht in cont
tact \ story is told Of specimen 81
the travelling Englishman vino vas r-@L.
larly sat upon for Vcuturing on an I;n-
pertmence Of this kind II WAS at IL ifLh
dhctc at Boulognc. The Englishman III
question, "A very bumptious individual,
was accompanied by lady, and sitting
opposite to them was a young German,
on whose fingers were number of mas
sive rings. After gazing in a most per
sistent manner at him, the Englishman,
addressing his companion in loud tone,
SAID, Il hate to see a man with rings on
his fingers :" The German replied to this
with a supercilious sort Of snecr. SO the
Enghshman ''went for" him again, and
said, in n still louder tone. ''Do you
know what | would do with a ring if
had one 2 Before the lady could reply.
and to the great amusement Of all who
heard 1t, the German broke in, Ware it
in your nose :!
A sad-eyed stranger in poor clothes
stopped a citizen on the street, Yesterday.
and said: Excuse me, but understand
Cincinnati is the largest tobacco market
in the world. Is my information cor
rect?" 1T is, sir" replied the citizen,
an enthusiast On Cincinnati greatness
''it Is decidedly. Last wear our receipts
and shipments--7 I'm not trouble you
for the statistics, said the sad-eycd man,
mterrupting Il am satisfied Of the mag
nitude ofthe business, and on the strength
of it will make bold to ask You for a
chew" The citizen gave him hIs plug,
and passed 'iHciD"GH Eag"jrcr
Another out West brags that her baby
will enjoy three hundred and sixty-six
hoiler days this year.
A statue Of Eve is talked of in San
Francisco, according TO the Ncrs Latter.
which gives the following report of wo-
man meeting on the subject :-"They
praised mp Eve and ran down Adam
awfuiiy. Adam was mean he told tales
on I've about that apple Eve didn't tell
on Adam she was true ~ steel. When
the dreadful day came, and the deputy
sheriff elected them from their home
stead, Eve didn't stand there blubberine
but set to work at once and made Adam
an ulster OF fg-lcavcs and herself a new
petticoat She deserves and must have
a statue
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06
The Z. :. sca.I3r .lo5Jloa.

To- the Eli'or cf fba Free Pes AMI Times;
The Senatorial question siumhers, but
does not sleep. The people Of Vermont ex-
poet soon to be notified that the place 50
long and ably filed hy their talented Ed
MINDS is vacant. There are two persons
most prominently mentioned as his success
sor. ar,l it is we'll for every intelligent voter
to canvass their qualifications, and determine
which is the better fitted for So honorable
and important 4 position rs United States
Senator.
EN-Govc:n1gi Stewart ani Smith are will
ing, and no doubt solcitous To succeed Mr.
Eimunds Gov. Stewart is Christian zen
tlcman of unblcmisiicd character genial and
kind Of rather more than ordinary Int not
marked legal attalnmrniS. has good sense. is
not inclined To ovrrwork himself, hut all in
all would conduct himself crcdiiablv. ii not
with high distinction in any position in
which he might hc placed t;ov. Smith is
all that have described Gov. Stewart to be.
except as to legal ability although believe
he is a member of The bar. Governor
Smith is also man of great
business and executive ability and unliring
industry, man of great force of character
and will. Now if | have fairly estimated
those honored citizens. which is the better
fitted for Senator: Considering the present
or prospective composition of the Senate,
could Governor Stewart expect to occupy
other than quite an inferior position? Would
not his one line oi ahiity-the lc.al-bc 50
completely ovcrshadowcd by Bayard and
others of the opposition that he could not
make himself so useful as Governor Smith,
with his business qualifications, his industry
and executive ability. think 50. | believe
we need in the Senate to-day. unless we
could have a second Etimunds, but only one
such can be expected from one little State in
one generation is good, strong, clear
headed business man, with good literary
qualifications. The question is, Is not Gov.
Smith such Il man ".
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-02-06

Among the replies TO M advertisement
OF It Music committee fur ~ candidate ns
ornaniat, music teacher" ct., was the
following one ''stentlcmeL', / noticed
your advertisement for an organist md
music teacher, either lady or gentleman.
Having been both for several years, ! Of
Ter You my services.