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LFMoN juice and glvcerlne Will
cleanse ard soften the hands.
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1HE thernnin' ter maker gets rid o
h's goods by degrees.
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TO color drab, tako willow. bark and
a little copperas.
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SOME OF the sleep raisers of Austria
lila owl Ner 100000 head of sheep.
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Atlantic City at mi, Time of Year.

DAYBREAK il the boss eye opener.
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TIE product OF the still-The deaf
ana dumb alphabet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

Vermont not only embodied in the first
article of her first constitution declaration
against human servitudc, but took carly ac-
ton for the prevention of the deportation
from her territory of fugitives from slavery.
or of slaves, who, having been brought with
in her borders thereby became free. At the
session of the Legislature, held at Rutland,
in October 1856, the following act was pass-
ed =:
An act 10 prereHt the sale dnd transporta-
ton of negroes and RlniGttoeS ont 81 MH'
State.
Where's: BY the constitution ofthis Stale
all the subjects of this Commonwealth, of
whatever color, are equally entitled to the
inestimable blessings of freedom, unless they
have forfeited the same by the commission
of some crime and the idea of slavery IS
expressly and totally exploded from our free
government. And rhereas, instances have
happened of former owners of negroes IN
this Commonwealth making sale of such
persons AS slaves, notwithstanding their be-
ing liberated by the constitution and al
tempts have been made to transport such
persons to foreign parts, in open violation oil
the the laws of the land
The act lie. goes ~ to impose penalty
of E100 on persons SO offending.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
The Electric Light

s, ems To be making steady Roadway in the
direction Of scrviceableness and cbeapncss.
\ mile of Broadway, New York, has been
Ii With the Brush electric light for two
months, and the city authorities of that city
are considering proposals from electric light
compfnics one of which offers to supply
strr-l,.'hi> II S2Oa year per light, which Is
but 50 n wear dcurcr thun the gaslights, while
the amount Of light supplied by the electric
light is much greater Another company, il
Is said, stands ready to light the city at Sl3
a light per annum. The city of London,
England, is making a thorough trial of three
kinds of electric lights, the Brush, the
Lontiu, and the Siemens; to each Il district Of
London has been assigned, comprising more
than two miles and IA half of streets to be
Illuminated. The experiments and competi-
tive trial are To last for year. In this tral
the Brush company put their price at the
actual cost Of Illuminating with gas the dis
trict assigned 10 them, and the same question
is asked in London that is asked in New
York Are they doing the work at a loss in
order 10 advertise their system, or is il posi-
Bile for them To light the streets at so
small charge aud vet make fair profit
The company's answer 10 the question Is
that they stand ready to contract t" furnish
street lights for much larger areas at the same
price NJ "us.
The city Of Akron, Ohio. is experimenting
with what il called the tower system.
tower POS feet high has been erected in one
place, and mast 40 feet high placed ON tall
building in another portion of the city. On
these are placed four electric lamps, each
equal to 1000 candle power, and the lamps
are guaranteed to furnish IL hours of con
tinuous light. A No. 7 Brush dynamo cleo
tro machine, located midway between the
stations, generates the elcctrIcity, and IL
driven 10y II GO-hOrsc power engine-thc en-
gine readily running three machines OF the
capacity of the one now used. The length
Of the circuit is 200 miles. The entire
cost including enginc, machine, towers, etc,
is about 5000 The area Illuminated by
the lamps at the two stations includes the
business portion of the city and light is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

The friends of temperance find good SER
mon in the report of the Massachusetts, Blu,
reau of Statistics of Labor-a bureau whose
statistics are more thorough and careful than
those of any similar department in the coun-
try. Some of tine figures are very extraordi-
nary Thus it appears that in Suffolk coun-
ty Gin which Boston is situated there were
in 1879 one drinking saloon to every 115 OF
population there were S0S7 convictions for
intoxication, or one for every Jorty-e'gh OF
population; and eighty-four per cent of all
crimes in the country were due, directly or
indirectly, to the use of intoxicating drinks.
In Hampden county there was one convic-
ton TO every 90 of population; in Bristol
one 10 95: and so the list ascends in decreas-
ing ratio, ending with Barnstable, with one
to 1886 and only one drinking saloon to every
81, 9i5 of population. In the whole State
there were in 1879 25,7l6 arrests and 1850
convictions for intoxication.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

LATE advices from Japan make it probable
that the long smouldering discomfort between
the Japanese and Chinese statesmen may ere
long hurst forth in war. Tine controversy
between the two governments arose with re-
spect to the ownership and occupation of the
Lew Kew Island some time ago. The Chi
nese authorities made fair promises and d
postponement of the quarrel was effected
until few weeks ago, when the japanese
Commissioners al Pekin began again to urge
the claims of their government BY this
time all immediate danger Of a war with
Russia was past.
China has her army in good condition,
and her navy is far stronger than ever.
When the japanese Commissioners pressed
their claims recently at Pekin they were
answered in very different tone from
that which the mandarins had previously
used, and were, in effect, told that the Chi
nese Emperor did not care TO be longer an
noyed by them. They reported the insult
to their own government, and japanese
man-of- war has been sent to bring them
home. 1t is now said in Yokohama that the
government of the Mikado will submit no
longer to the insolence of the Chinese man
darins, and that acts of war may soon be ex-
pected TO occur.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

LAST weeks record of failures in the
United States and Canada was the most ia
vorable that has been chronicled for several
months, the total number being only 81, or
fifteen less than for the week previous, and
fifty-nine less than was recorded for the
corresponding week in March. The failures
in New England were but sixteen in number,
against twenty eight for the week previous
and these, like mos, of those in the country,
were small concerns The fact that there
were but very few failures in the city OF
New York. and small ones a. that, is taken
as pretty good evidence that business gener-
ally is on a sound basis. The Middle States
show decrease of three the Western States
an increase of three the Southern States an
increase of one Canada and the Maritime
Provinces a decrease of four. \ large mum:
Der of the concerns included in last week
list of failures have been shaky for some time
and their fall was not unexpected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

The last number of the irmy and Nagy
Journal gives Il full report of the discussion
at the meeting OF the National Guard Asso-
citation at Philadelphia, March I, 1881 on the
subject of cavalry and artillery in State mill
tary organizations.
The President, Gen. George w. Wingate
of New York stated the question for debate,
as follows: is the efficiency usually OBJ
tanned in the cavalry and artillery in the
National Guard sufficient TO justify their
cost, and if SO, TO what extent should they be
encouraged - He added, 81 presume the
best way is 10 call the States in their order,
and will first call on Vermont and ask the
opinion of Col. I. 5. Peck upon the sub
ject"
Col. Peck then spoke as follows
Our State has small National Guard.
We have one ten company regiment OF IN
fantry, two unattached companies, and bat
terry a guns of light artillery. but no caval-
nv. | believe We should have squadron of
cavalry, or mounted riilemen. In my judg-
ment a squadron of cavalry (or mounted men,
with long range rifles, who could have their
sabres attached to their saddle If desired
should he o,,,cbed In every brirade of in
fantry. Although without cavalry Vermont
has done well Tor her infantry and artillery.
ny uiie. - a., I1.,;,o5 So
officers and men are mostly all veterans. and
take great pride in the service as far as
possible the same horses are used each year,
alu oeI - %e I,I' ,..lr, 81" or ,on1,cJ
riaemeu and artillery. AS part of the Nation
al Guard. also think that each regiment
oil infantry Sl"uiu nave Two "aliins guns
The SUBJECT was dlscusseu al iehsth' Will
VIDE divergence al oplhioh' especiahy
win regard 10 inc cavalry ooiiie vi inc
best officers present mentioned that as II
takes three times as long 10 make an efficient
..,-.,,;.. ;.s,,. a,J -,
" ~
1t Is dlihcult TO gel anu keep Trained horses
for cavalry, money spent on cavalry
in the mili,i, is wasted Others deemed il
-, e..
a'I'i''o'e W support i'i'''''u '''"''
with reference 10 artillery There was less
dispute. The discussion having closed on
,Iis n,as,io, ,h. srhiact of tho monouement
-
vi CAMPS WAS thhch up ieP"'t NUN
Vermont was called for on this subject and
Col. Peck reported as follows:
N.rr,o,,, hos a., animal ON common, Of ito
:,
ehllfc iorce- Each company hcsses hsci
and has a large mess tent, kit, dishes etc.
Cooks and tent snu,Is go bpfor,. 10 arrange
-. - a.. a.. d., 80.
u.s.
thihs IN reahlhess III camp Inc COMPANIES
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

OSz of the best known names in American
letters is removed by the death of James 7.
Fields, author, editor aud publisher. His
connection with the business of book pub
fishing dates from 1892, when he became a
clerk for the late v i.liam ID. ricknor, and as
he retired from II oniy ten years ago he was
'dry-nursc for lhe !.;..s,,' Tor nearly forty
of the most fruitful years known in the liter
airy history of the country. His advance
ment was rapid, and in 1875 he became a
member of the firm, which in 1851 became
Tickuor Reed u Fields, and three years
later the famous Ticlnor & Fields, in Ger
tain respects the greatest publishing
house this country has ever had.
A glance at their list is sutfi-
Gent 10 sustain this claim, for they
published the writings of Lungfclow his
first book in 1888, Lowell Cwho dcdi
Gated the Bislow Papers to Mr. Fields,
Whittier, Hawthorne, 1hOreau, o. W.
Holmes, John q SAKE, Theodore Winthrop,
Wmpplc, Bayard Taylor poems, Alice
Cary, Mrs. Stowe, Gail Hamilton, AgassiZ,
Miss Phelps, Aldrich, Stedman, Parton and
a host of others whose names are the most
familiar in American ] literature Of Mr..
Fields's soTvicrs 10 letters it would be diff
cult TO Iank too highly As publisher and
editor he sirovc to foster and encourage the
development Of The literary spiIii, and in
both capacities srrv,d his country admira-
bly, In 1851 Mr. Fields made collection
OF De Quiuceys writings, which had not
up to that time been published
in connected form in England or Amer
lea, and performed the work-extremely
difficult as it was, owing to the opium
eaters wellknown pecularities-so well that
his edition, with few changes, became the
standard in England. For dozen years
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

Tue Minneapolis Tribune publishes an ex-
tract from private letter to its editor from
ex-President Hayes in which he says
When | became President, / was fully
convinced that whatever might be the case in
other countries and with other people, in our
climate and with the cXciteable. nervous tenn
permanent Of our people, the habitual use of
intoxicating drinks was not safe. l regard
ed the danger of the habit rs especially great
in political and official life. 1t seemed tome
that to exclude liquors from the White
House would be wise and useful as
an example, and would he approved by
good people generally. The suggestion
was particularly agreeable 10 Mrs.
Hayes. She had been Il total abstinence
woman from childhood. We had never
used liquors in our own home, and it was
determined TO continue our home custom in
this respect in our official residence in Wash
incton, as we had done at Columbus. was
not a total ahstaincr when | became presi-
dent, but the discussion which arose over the
change at the executive mansion soon salts
fed me that there was no halfway course in
the matter. During the greater part of my
term, at least during the last three years, i
was in practice as in theory persistent ad-
vocate of total abstinence and shall continue
to be so. All statements to the contrary arc
untrue and without foundation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

from 1859 Mr. Fields was the editor OF the
Atlantic Monthly In 1871 he retired from
active business pursuits and has since been
engaged in literary pursuits and in lecturng'
His published books arc Yesterdays with
Authors, which went through numerous
editions: "UnderbrIsh :" and one or two
volumes of poems, the best things in which
were reissued last Winter in a book called
Ballads and other Verses" lie also, with
E. F. Whipple, edited an anthology of Eng
lish poetry and performed much other edi-
torial work. lie leaves widow, Mrs.
Annie Fields, the author of "Asphodel,' a
forgotten novel. of Under the Olive a
recently-issued volume of poems, and, over
the initials "A. F., a frequent contributor
To Hup,y'S Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

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~" II, Arr'N MEN u ''i'Soi'S Disin,0i
Inc appointments were announced Mon
day. From the following list it will be seen
that there are only four changes in the Bur.
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u'''' anu '"i' oHe "''' l.
taken from the Vermont Csnierence-kev-
Mr.. Smith. at Williston, by request
II Noo p-osid;,,r Eldo- R-ardor Az.
,;n,,on onJ sand'ra,n Ehaunzar Toms,oct .
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D;hiIa ? pr.nJon n tiLins R,;dnort
NJ Pa pr;s,al NJ u iii p,,rp;n,r
ION Nnrr,,, Unihnr1 W. ras,Io,on u i
Wa,caIf Fac,orv po,nt "a hc s,nr,i;ed .
Tairbavar N - Ill u;nosh',r'ih n
ErooLs Icicci,or ard Cnsbor TO- h.
snnnIicd Lincoln Amos Gsborne. ucndou
AMI Cbi,,,nden ~ he sunnlied nv n ~
pnr,er N;ddIehur,, Al r Nj. Ni'idIe
town and Wells to ba snnni;e,i Nonktnn
Thomss Nnnroe Nor,b Rcnn;nqton =
Moi Nth Ferrisburrl, and Nest Char
Lit n q Arroa p,r1n tn ba s,,nliod Inv,
n Ua,hnay pau,Io, IN no G,,nrI,ed !.
p;,,Sf,rd a Uaa,h p,,xral / NJ .nrIen,ar'
R;n,or OIL Fas, V;ddIehnrv 10 ~. snr.nl;ed,
Rn,land / " On;nlan SbeIb,,rne I W
Rennatt. Sborehsm 10 he snnnI;od. siam.
ford p = Hale S,arl, shord a. Snoor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
n the "Black" Country.

Here, again, at Z itaw, Ala, am in
very ''black rc,r,a have been looking
around in this colntry little few miles
from town. recognize again here what
have observed everywhere where negroes are
very numerous as compared with the whites.
something not easily described, but very pal
pablc-an impression that one Is surrounded
by great mass of something alien, of life
with impulses or lawswhich we do not under
stand, which receives influences from us
mutely, like an animal, and repels them, or
is not affected by them. 1t seems to me
that it is very unfortunate for both races 10
have great, compact negro population any
where, outnumbering the white inhabitants
of the region. 1t would be much better
every way TO have the black population scat
tered over the South rs widely and as evenly
as possible, So as to have this class every
where less numerous than the whites. But
it may not be practicable To employ any def
mite agencies for the attainment of such an
end. All my observation thus far obliges me
to conclude that such improvement as has
been made anywhere by the negroes since
or regions in which the white people greatly
outnumber them. | am unable, thus far, to
find any distinct evidences of improvement
among the colored people in any OF the great
''black DISTRICTS except that, of course,
they are of late giving far less attention to
politics than they formerly did.
cannot find that in such places, even in
the blacklist" countries. 'ihtI. Is any irrita-
ton between the two races. see nothing
bOdiug or threatening, nothing hetokening
disturbance Of any kind 1t is simply the
presence of an enormous mass and multi
tude of men who are almost entirely unaifect-
Ell by the ideas or influence OF the white PEG
pie. They have other standards, other feel
ings, ideas Of their own. The fact Is incon-
testable that they are, by mere performance
of numbers, stronger than the white people
stronger, not merely in physical or brute
force, but more potent to create and control
the mental and moral atmosphere Of the re-
gion in which they live. OF all this the
negroes are not, of course, fully conscious,
hut they have n kind of consciousness in
every such region that | have visited, Of
their being stronger than the whites, be
cause the white people are 50 few. In such
districts the white women are always afraid
of the negro men, ami do not wonder that
they are.
The only instance have yet found of the
real and wholesome control and direction Of
large bodies of negroes by few white men
was on the great sugar plantations in Louisi-
ana. There there is such control and dis
ciplinc, and it Is power Of violence AMI with
out injustice. 1t is the power of real super
iority of character on the part of the white
men of wisdom. self control, and executive
ability of 4 really high order. do not
doubt that the negroes can he controlled AMI
improved everywhere by these means, when
ever there are white men ready 10 employ
such agencies and exhibit such qualities, tot
these are the forces which have always beeu
effective in ruling and elevatins men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
SOUTHERN NEWS.


R,tKiGn. y. C., April -. The prohibit
tion convention met here to-day, and $50
delegates We're present, representing every
county, including many prominent politicians
aud public men of both political parties and
races. The officers of the convention were
chosen from both races. Many enthusiastic
speeches were made 10y both white and
colorcd delegates The convention has ap-
pointed IA state committee and arranged Tor
the appointment ut district and county com
miltecs The action OF the convention and
the tenor oi the speeches Indicate thai the
campaign will hr aggressive The popular
vote On prohibition will h"s'n the first Mon
day in August
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

THE ALLEaEp TRUE STORY OF HIS DISPOSE
TON OF THE SILVER.

TIOS OF THE SILVER.
What purports to be trustworthy ex-
PLANTATION Of the manner in which Benja-
min F. Butler acquired the unhappy fame
Of purloirer Of silver spoons is given
by the Washington correspondent of n
Western newspaper 4 lady went to
Gen. Garfield, some months ago, and in
troduced herself us the daughter of Gen
David f. Twiggs, who left our army,
where he had gained the rank of major
general, to JON the secessionists at the
opening uf the rebellion. She stated her
object TO he the recovery of her fathers
two swords captured by Butler when he
entered New Orleans in the spring of
1862 One sword had been voted to
TwigSs by congress III recognition of his
services during the Mexican war the
other WAS the weapon he had drawn i'll
behalf of the confederacy. She was par
ticularly anxious to secure the latter, be
cause her father had priced 1t far above
its fellow. Garfield referred her to But
Ter, whom she feared to meet on account
of the terrible reputation lie had gained
in the South. Having been assured that
he was not nearly SO black rs he had been
painted, she sought him out, AMI. to her
surprise, WAS very politely received. He
informed her that he had sent the swords
to Washington. with the request that one
be given to the Annapolis academy and
the other To West Point, as trophies of
the civil war. His request was not COM
piled with. They were, instead, locked
up in the vaults Of the treasury for safe
keeping, AMI one of the duplicate KEYS
was delivered to him He then added
''You have not, my dear madam, asked
ne about your family plate, which l have
SO often been accused of stealing to dec
crate my own table with. You no doubt,
in common with many southerners. think
the charge true. will enllghteu you ON
the subject As soon rs | had occupied
your fathers deserted house, one of your
cOlored servants came to me with load
OF silver saying that your father had
buried it III the garden to keep 1t from
the hated Yankees but that rs now he
had gone, the servant, having seen the
act, dug IT up, and WIS DESTROYS to hand
it over to the proper authorities. | used
the silver while had my headquarters at
yonr fathers place but afterward turn
ed every piece -spoons, forks, salvers
and dishes over to the qunrtermaster's
department Here, madam, are the
vouchers for every article brought me by
Your culored servant. And Butler open
cd his desk and took out Il neatly arranS-
ed packet Of papers. each Of which was
regularly and formally signed and credit
ed, relieving Butler from all responsible
lity in the much-vexed matter. This will
not, of course, prevent most of the south
crners and many of the northcrners from
swearing that Butler did steal 'rwIgg's
silver and never returned 1t and never ac-
counted for IT. There are ialsehoods
winch no amount OF truth or ,hsproyal
will or can extInguish and Butler and
the spoons is n conspicuous example
thereof.