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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-02

The New York Times says the principal
cause of the popular enthusiasm for Gen
eral Grant is the popular satisfac-
ton that the country has at least one man
who at once embodies and expresses the
growing craving for national unity and the
growing perception of national greatness "
1t is partly that; but it is more the feeling
that the emergency in this country calls for
cannot be frightened, bullied or bought.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-02

A WASHINGTON special says; Senator
Morrill, Of Vermont will, 1t is understood,
address the Senate soon after the recess on
the greenback question. His intimate ac-
quaintance with the National finances since
the United States notes were first introduced
on theimperative demand of Secretary Chase,
will give great force to his remarks"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-02
At Dclnbos ohi, early Thursday mornin

At Delphos, Ohio, early Thursday morning
Brrnarl PicAers. an old German was called IL his
,IH,r hv a loud Knocking. I'un opsuIng ii. be was
confronted I,y three mrn. armed with rSNulVer-.
who demanded large sum Of money winch he was
known 10 possess. He refused and ia Il >ruinc
which ensusj wa+ sh"t aud INSTANTLY sh.ed, thr
ball entering Just ahuVc the len eve. Ills witt,
hearing the disturbance came Ia Pa, kri Asst
ancc, when she Ma- seized and thrrutrnti witn
death II she ind not disclose where lhe ut'n"N Ma,
She immediately began Ia scream when tIS msh
gagged and bound her Win rope and pilred Inc
Soles at her fret IA the nrr. until unable l.. eHiurc
the torture longer, She tui where The innaey WAS.
This 10 the amount OF 81 5Ou, was taken AMI the
criminals LEFT without leaving any clue TO their
personality.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-02

Al lNlsDufS, ithn-i Nuh'iaN, lh'It WIS
iisgracrful night III the rrr>iNtrtiln church he
tween two factions. one t.Nuring k.N. Mr. Wood
side and the other faNurinE another clergyman.
Wooisidr attempted 10 - Inin thc pulpit whru The
other clergy Aman attacked hin. general night "a
sued, extending through the whole 'ougrcIa Ialtnn.
For u quarter ut an hour th' battle tagged iufiut-N.
Heads were punched. eyes were hiHtkrurd, arun-
broken one women knu, Ned down. The pnlr's were
called H. und after S,In.. ,linrult ~usorr,lrI N
uuellIng the not SN'riIi arrests were nnnlr- The
matter viii br Investigated ~ thr frt SNirtN, amt
II Is expected there Will by clerical susprn-
s"us The fyal pastors were III the thickest OF the
nifray
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-02

The Supreme Cour; of the nitrd States
may soon he heard from in regard Ia the
power of Congress to create or maintain in
time OF peace the lrgaltcndcr quality at
nitcd States noics As our readers are
aware, Congressman Chittcndru, rf Brook
lyn, and Gen Butler some time since ar
ranged a test case with view ui obtaining
rs speedily aS possible u decision oi this
question from the court oi last resort. Sen
atur E,lnundS appeared before the supreme
Court ON Tuesday ami moved tn advance
the case far argument at this term, leasing
the application upon the ground that the
case effects great public interests, involving
as il does the validity nf the act ot Congress
Of May, 81, 1873. torhii,lins the further re-
tirrmcnt of the lnitcd States legal tender
notes, and requiring them tu lc rcISsucd and
kept in circulation after their redemption.
The Senator made the additional point, in
support ul his motion. thai il the determine
tinn in relation Ia this act nf 1873 is made at
an early day it will, in the existing state ot
renewed prosperity, work M hardship,
whereas il il were decided at the time when
the legal tenders are below par the hardship
it would work upon debtors who have made
contracts when they were ri par would I've
immense and incalcuahlc" The New York
Times saws of Mr. E,mnnds's argument
such an argument submitted hV one nf the
foremost jurlsts oi the country toa court Oi
which hr may not imprnl'ahly s"nu he him
sell n member, cannot but carry great weight.
1t is difficult To see how the court can re-
ject it,"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-02

MAINE is not Mississippi; and though the
excitement is at fever heat in the Pine-tree
State We do not believe that there will be any
fighting this time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-02
Two Irish lads. Edward Harvey and jaime

Two Irish lads, Edward llarncy and james
Mcticcycr, pr,llling ,lIA goods. were murdered Oh
FRIDAY night hy Il party OF urgtOrs near Jrruisan
Russell county, Ala and thrlr hniir5 throw mt
the ChattlhpoChie kNrt. ihr murder MIt dts
covered ON saturday. Two negroes were arrested
who confessed. lmpratlng two others. \ lirg'
crowd of whites and hlr'kS assembled ou sun
day and decided Iu hang the mur,ierrr>, which WI
done forthwith. They display ed q sucu In'iiirr
ence AMI asked no mrtl.
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17
''All Things Are Now Ready"

From age to age the call is still the
same. AS one generation sweeps anothe,
off the stage some needing, some de.
splsing, some not even hearing the be.
nignant invitation, it is still repeated
All things are now ready" Yes, at
whatever moment the poor, sin-sick,
starved, exhausted sinner first begins
to feel his want, and turns his dim and
haggard eyes toward that scene of
splendor and festivity, before unknown
or madly disregarded- however un-
timely the appeal may seem-thoueh
the prayer be breathed at midnight. in
the dark. from the beggar's hovel, the
field Of battle, or the dungeon, or the
scaffold- the response is still the same !:
Come, for all things are now ready. !"
The resort to this supply can never be
too early; it should never be too late.
1t can never be too early; for the soul
Is never without consciousness of want
"a restless craving for enjoyments,
better than the best it has experienced.
1t should never be too late-as it is.
alas! too late for thousands-b because
all things are now ready; and when all
things are now ready, and the opportu-
nifty afforded of securing them but
transient, it is self-destruction to refuse
acceptance-it is folly, it is madness
even to postpone it.-J. a. alexander.
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17
A Positive Christianity.

l once had conversation with an in
telllgent intdel, who stared me in the
face while he asked me if I was posi-
tive that my Christianity was true; to
which replied that had not doubt,
and that the evidence was fixed in nv
heart; to which he replied that it had
always been difficult thing for him to
believe doctrine that was matter of
SO much uncertainty to so many who
call themselves Christians. Wel,"
said he, I am in the habit of asking
Christians whether they have the assur-
ance that the Lord is with them, and
when they answer in the affirmative
their faces betray them, and look as
though they had been caught in the
act of stealing. And, for my part, I
never can be Christian as long as I
find such poor representatives of Chris
tianity. Why, sir. it is the rarest thing
that can fnd man that is positive;
and, therefore, there must be something
wrong. When business man makes
himself known to me as such, he does
not say, I think I am a member of
such and such a frm,' Il hope I am thus
and So / do not question his veracity,
and rarely think it necessary to ask him
for any papers to prove it, because he
is positive about it,; but the usual an
sWer to my plain question is, L hope
so,' I am trying to be- I used to be-
or would like to be- Suppose I was
appointed Prime Minister to some for.
eign state. and my business was to rep
resent the interests of the United
States of America, would I leave any
room in the mind of the Governor as
to the genuineness Of my mission? If
the Bible is true, and you are the rep
resentatives Of it's blessings. why are
you ashamed to own it?"
/ was not just then prepared for such
a sermon from this celebrated intidel.
Although he did not seem to doubt my
statement, yet he taught me lesson I
will not soon forget, and that lesson
was the awful responsibility of profess
ing Christians. Advocate Of Christian
Holiness.
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17

The MEDICINE OF SuNsH1NE.-Tha
world wants more sunshine in its dis
position, in it's business, in it's cbari-
ties, in its theology. For 10000 of the
aches and pains, and irritations of men
ana women we recommend sunshine.
L. soothes better than morphine. It
stimulates better than champagne. It
Is the best plaster for wound. The
good Samaritan poured out into the
fallen travellers cash more of this than
OF oil. Florence Nightingale used it on
the Crimean battlefields. Take it into
all the alleys, on board all the ships. hy
all the sick-beds. Not vial full NOT
cup full, but q soul full. It is good
for spleen, for liver complaint, for neu-
ralgia, for rheumatism, for falling fort
unes, for melancholy.
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17
Brown Paper Against the Cold.

The 3old woman's" remedy for a
cold on the chest" sore throat, or a
brulse. which consisted in an applica-
hon OF brown paper stepped in beer or
vinegar, owed its efficacy to the heat
retaining properties of the paper. A
wet pad OF this material, as far as the
surface next to the skin was concerned.
acted almost as well as layer of wet
linen rag protected with a thick cover
ing OF flannel In short, stout paper of
the commonest sort is an effective non
conductor, and may be advantageouslv
employed as covering for beds or to exc
out scanty clothing. A piece of thick
paper inserted between the lining and
the cloth of q waistcoat or in the back
OF 9 thin coat will render it warm as
well as Light. The suggestion is a
small one. but it is simple to carry into
effect, and viii be found effective.
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17
Good Humor.

Good humor. is rightly reckoned :
most valuable aid to happy home l;fe
An equally good and useful faculty Is =
sense Of humor, or the capacity to have
little fun along with the humdrum
cares and works Of life. We all know
how it brightens up things generally to
have lively, witty companion. who
sees the ridiculous points of THINGS.
and can turn an annoyance into an oc-
casion for laughter. It does q great
deal better to laugh over some domestic
m1shaps than to cry or scold about them.
Many homes and lives are dull because
they are allowed to become too deeply
impressed with sense of the cares and
responsibilities of life to recognize ita
bright and especially it's mirthful side.
Into such household, good, but dull,
the advent Of 9 witty, humorous friend
is like sunshine on cloudy day.
While it is always oppressive to hear
persons constantly STRIVING TO saw
witty or funny things it is comfortable.
seeing what brightener little fun
is, to make an effort to make
some at home. It is well to turn of an
impatient question sometimes and tn
regard it from humorous point Of
view, instead of being irritated about 81
Wife, what is the reason never can
find clean shirts" exclaimed q good.
but rather inpatient, husband, after
rummaging all through the wrong draw
or. His wife looked at him steadily for
9 moment, half inclined to be provoked:
then, with q comical look, she said. Il
never guess conundrums; I give it up."
Then he laughed, and they both
laughed, and she went and got his
shirt, and he felt ashamed of himself
and kissed her; and then she felt hap
py, and so what might have been an &C.
casion for hard words and unkind feel
ings became just the contrary, all
through the little vein Of humor that
cropped out to the surface. Some
people have peculiar faculty for giv-
ing humorous turn to things when
they are reproved. It does Just as well
to laugh things off as to
scold them of. Laughter is better than
tears. Let us have little more of it at
home.-Sc0ttish Anaerican.
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17


APPROACH, OF COMETS Although the
near approach to the earth of several
comets has been known, the least dis.
tances of only two have ever been de.
termined with any degree of accuracy.
On July l, 1770, comet was within
l,39O, 600 miles of the earth-the closest
approach of one of these bodies of
which astronomers have any certain
knowledge. Its apparent diameter was
y deg, or nearly five times the appar-
ent diameter of the moon. It is not
surprising that the apparition of such a
monster should cause panic of terror
among unenightened and superstitious
inhabitants of the earth.
DEoL1v1TY OF R1vERs.-A very slight
declvity suffices to give the runnine
motion to water. Three inches per
mile in q smooth, straight channel gives
q velocity Of about three miles an
hour. The Ganges, which gathers the
waters of the Himalaya mountains. the
ioftiest in the world, is, at 1900 miles
from its mouth, only about 800 feet
above the level of the sea, and to fall
these 800 feet in the long course the
water requires more than a month
The great river Magdalena, in South
America, running for 1000 miles
between two ridges of the Andes. falls
only 800 feet in all that distance: above
the commencement of the 1000 miles
1t is seen descending in rapids and cat
aracts from the mountains. The gigan-
5lc no dc La Plata has SO gentle q de-
seem EN- 70 the ocean that in Paraguay,
l,ooO miles from it's mouth, large ships
are seen which have sailed against the
current all the way by the force of the
WIND alone that is to say, which, on
the beautiful inclined plane Of the
stream, have been gradually lifted by
the soft wind, and even against the cur.
rent, to an elevation greater than that
OF our loftiest spires.
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17

WALDO says in the Ohio Farmer
that ne remembers one year making q
very large profit from an acre of land.
managed 4 10 this way: He first grew
crop OF Tom Thumb peas, which ma
sured N time for cucumbers, for pick
les, and then he grew 500 bushels of
turnlps, sowed broadcast among the
cucumbers. He found that these crops
viii mature without crowding each
other, II properly managed.
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17
Mysterious Disappearances.

In ancient times it was sufficient
designation of an unbeiever, q wor-
shipper of false gods, to call him coun.
tryman; pagan, or dweller in the Latin
p0gats; a heathen, or dweller on the
open heath, the Gothic haithi. The
dweller IN the city (a4sbs) was not only
urban, but he, and he alone, heard and
comprehended Gods word. The times
are changed. The unbeliever, the child
OF darkness, who threatens the institu-
tions OF civilization, is a member of the
civitas. To the countryman (paga7aa.s)
we now look to preserve the faith and
furnish the police to keep in check the
Wild man of the city. In the ancient
days, If man wanted to avoid his obi
cations to society, or to escape the pen
atty OF crime committed against So
ciety, he fled to the wilderness; now he
finds his safest retreat in the most
densely populated part of great city.
De buries himself in tenement house.
filled to overhowing with his urban
fellow-men of the clan Kearney, who
care less for his incomings and outoo-
ings than the beasts OF the field cared
for those of the malefactor of old who
hid himself in cave.
There is something both fascinating
and terrible in the idea of being lost
in crowd, of being with the crowd but
not of it. The feeling of loneliness
which takes possession of one surround
ed by his fellow-beings, who know him
not and who take no note of him, is
comparable only to the sense of DESC
latlon which one might experience il
left in solitude and darkness on wide
stretching heath at midnight. The
dishonored man and the dishonored
woman, the broken in heart and the
broken in fortune, those who seek to
be alone and those who seek to escape
detection, alike fly to the public haunt
where they may pass unnoted in the
crowd.
In every large city there are thou
sands OF men, women and children
whose. past history and whose present
means OF living are unknown TO those
with whom they come most closely in
contact. It is only when some crime
at once frightful and mysterious, has
been committed, and the newspaper re-
porters tell us of the inability of the
police to identify the victim, or to find
an adequate motive for the crime, that
we fully appreciate the conditions of
our modern city life. In American
cities, especially, where police surveil-
lance is slight, and where an asylum is
afforded to immigrants of all nations
and all classes, and no questions are
asked. the possibilities of passing un-
recognized are much better than in any
European city, except. perhaps, Lon
don. That city, says Mr. John limbs
who has pretty Intimate knowledge
where man can find . secure retreat
or remain, if he pleases, many years
# he pays regularly for his
lodgings and for what he has to eat and
drink, nobody will inquire whence he
comes or whittier he goes.-Atlantic
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17
UNDER THE STARS.
BY CLRMArrs.

IN! N! waters OF March that ceaseless how
OnI human hearts with their tides Of woe;
WSer nv rivers OF grief. of pain and tearA,
Oh IN sae Stars iook on through the passing years.
~! tne torrents of sin that hopeless flow,
Inc bitter blasts that DER human lives blow;
On the cruel faces behind prison bars,
"a onst !. .mockingly stare ut the beautiful stars;
N! the misery and sin under the stars,
The beautiful stars.
zee the pale mother as she kneels by her bed,
fTay1ng for dear one in anguish of heart
% VINO never has chosen the better part;
uho long ago wandered far from his home,
ana left his poor mother alone, ali ! SO lone
Under the stars, the plying stars
And the wan mourner as he bends o'er the bier,
And drops bitter and anguished tear:
only one year ago she stood. by his side
ana the sun ne'er shone on lovelier bride:
NOW the stars shine on still, white face.
Maxen hands folded with silent grace;
Fled from him now all Joy and mirth,
AL his hopes buried in the silent earth
Under the stars, the sorrowing stars.
Here stoops miser, sallow and grim,
Ger his battered Golfers filled to the brim:
not JOY 1or him does the whole earth hold
Sut 70 count in the starlight his yellow gold;
Nothtpg to him the want and woe
Inat the stars look on as they onward 20,
only only lives to worship his yellow gold
iii he sleeps alone in the silent mold
Under the stars, the golden stars.
Here gaunt prisoner, hands stained with blood;
Memor1es pour DER him in bitter flood
memories of childhood and . stainless YOUTH
OF mother who taught him the ways Of truth.
Now he shiveringly lists to the cank of his chains
ana wonders can he e'er wash from his hands the
stains; -
And he hopelessly stares through the rusty bars
AT the ctaseless march of the beautiful stars.
Yonder Magdalen in the dim starlight
wonders in sin through the darkness of night:
Here wanderer, stepped in sin to the lips.
Though hs loathes the cup that he eagerly sips;
Mothers with children crying for bread;
Mothers watching o'er their silent dead
An! the anguish and woe of the human heart
The misery and sin that's of life part
Under the stars the pitlless stars.
Mother and mourner shall their loved ones meet?
MiSer and wanderer will He in mercy greet?
Magdalen and prisoner will He wash in His blood ,
Bid them be clean ere they cross the dark food!
Shall they be found without blemish or stain!
Shall they sing tho sweet anthems where He Joy.
fully reigns,
Above the stars, the paling stars,
APPLETON. Wis.
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17
Saw the Elephant and Died.

Inat there is limit to elephantine
endurance was proved long ago by the
dlsmal drenching administered to a Ger
tain tailor of Delhi, whose excessive
hardness with the needle prompted
ann to offer gratuitous and unprovoked
insult to huge pachyderm which OBJ
sruded the tip of its trunk upon his
notlce as he sat in his shop window. A
stlu more terrific reprisal than this has
recently been exercised by a vexed ele-
phant upon an imprudent person who
tr1tied with the colossal beasts appetite
Until it provoked it to ungovernable
fury. The elephant in question consti-
tuted the great attraction" of q trav-
cling menagerie that arrived in Amster-
aam a few days ago, and was permitted
70 camp out IN one of the public gar
dens there. An old gentleman. in
splred by the elephants amiable ex-
preston OF countenance, with the con-
v1ctlon that "Maharajah" would stand
any amount of teasing, proceeded to Of
Ter tempting lump of bread to the AMI
NAL, deftly Withdrawing it, however. be-
yond the reach of Marharaiah's trunk
each time that receptacle was thrust
forth to grasp it. The iocular perform
snce having been repeated several
ames, the elephant suddenly stepped
forward close to his side of the railino
seized $. his tormentor's body in his trunk.
lifted him clean over the barrierinterpoa.
ing between them, and hurled him
to the ground. Having got his enemy
down, Maharajah trod upon him with
such vlndlctive vehemence that, when
the smuch-too-merry" old gentleman
was finally got out of the inclosure. he
was dead.-Lo'ado'e Telegraph.
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17
the wretched woman deserves none Of
your pity"
And then he turned To her.

your pity"
And then he turned to her.
Unhappy and most miserable woman: !:
IS 1t possible that you have done all
that you have related2 You are a
mother, you tell us, and yet You have
Killed your children one by one. Not
one would you spare, not even the boy
VINO prayed to you on his knees, or the
baby child who smiled upon your
breast. To save your own life you
have sacrificed theirs, for you had not
the courage to die with them. Woman! |!
you do not deserve the name. You are
unworthy to live. Prepare
There was wild shrie kin the room.
and the woman fell at his feet. In an
instant the peasants guessed the mad
purpose Of the young serf. Two of the
strongest rushed forward to stop his
hand: They were too late. A wild,
awful light glittered in the young mans
eyes; with almost supernatural strength
be dashed the peasants back. The
hatchet whistled through the air, and III
an instant the unhappy woman was dead
at his feet.
Three months after the terrible scene
related above the young serf was
brought up before the highest criminal
court and charged with willful murder.
There was no need to prolong the
trial. The young serf was found guilty
OF murder and condemned to die.
But eventually, by the direct COM
1oand of the Emperor, the sentence Of
the court was reversed, and the young
serf was committed to ten years servi-
tude in Siberia,
The Princeton union., 1880-03-17

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-01
FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDON. Tuesday, Aug. 81, 1880.
The Queen OF the Netherlands has been delivered OF
daughter.
The Propaganda ut Rome has decided to expend
million lire Establish college at Malta for the pro-
motion Of missions in Africa.
The vceroy OF India tceeraphs as follows: A messen-
ger who left C&ndahar the 20th inst reports that
AyoOb Khans force was on the Argand- Ao. 23,OOO
strong.
Adispatch from Berlin to Reuters Telegram Company
says Tn. reports published In London papers that
Bank OF Germany suspended gold payments are I'M
founded"
There s news from the wes. Coast OF Africa that the
British corvette Dido intended to blockade the port OF
Brass (Guinea on tho 1st OF September. unless the
natives restored the oil recently plundered from
British vessel ashore IN Brass River.
TORONTO, Ont, Aug. 3l-The judges OF the Court of
the Queens Bench have unanimously upheld the decision
OF the police magistrate committed the manager OF
the Royal Opera House, Mr. Lucicn Barnes, under
OLD English law for holding ooncers on Sunday evening
A dispatch to The ST. Jan,es Gazette from Berlin says
that Prince Bismarck leaves for Friedericksruho To-
morrow. At the interview yesterday he urged tho
Prince OF Rounania 10 maintain good relations with