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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
rerms.sa.o 90 a year. Away, in advance.

A GIGANTIC industry in this country is thai
of iron and steel production. \ recent spe-
cial report of the Census Bureau shows that
during the last ten years the increase In the
capital invested has been nearly ninety per
cent, and that the total now reaches $3.50,
600, 900. OF this, nearly one-half is in Penn
sylvania, which still keeps its place as the
chief centre of the industry, which 1t has
held for over hundred years. OF the If
teen counties which produce more than
hundred thousand tons of iron, ten are in
Pennsylvania. In quantity, the increase is
from /, AL seq, to ., 1853, PAS tons of iron OF
various grades, and the value of the iron and
steel produced-not including manufactures
of iron and steel-is S296, $50 ,6s5. The in
dustry is growing rapidly in the West and
in the South, which have produced, respect
lvely, during the year, $50, 7775, 800 and $685.
las, $50 worth of iron and steel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
The Wives Of Literary Men.

Within few weeks two men who have
although in widely different spheres ut
tanned tine highest r,unk as literary work
ers, have passed away. both full of yei,rs
and honors. The dirge Of one has by
this time been written in almost every
newspaper throughout the civilized world :;
that of tho other has received ITS due re-
cord only IN the Journals devoted to
scientific subjects. Although there can
bo no possible comparison between the
two men. ST. diverse IN intellect, i'll char
meter, and i'll pursuit, resembling one an
other only in their indomitable persever-
nnco and unwenrlrd industry, neverthe-
less the books Of the ouc will be valued
III future ages as highly Ms those OF the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
CHEMISTRY OF THE sILO.

That important chemical changes take
place during the curing of green forage
plants by the system of Ensiiage cannot
be doubted. believe there is n forma-
ton of acctic ncId to n greater or less ex-
tent i'll an cases, and that the acetic fer
mentation is the first change which takes
place. There can be no saccharne fer
mentntion until after acetic fermentation
takes place. l donbt ITS beng sacch-
ariuc fermentation at all II Is rather n
transformation.
understand the changes to take place
as follows the oxygen OF the air III the
mass acting upon the sugar Ill the plant
converts that sugar I'm corn about III per
cent into acetic acid ; the acid acts upon
the starch in corn about 81 per cent?,
and converts 1t into grape sugar, or glu-
cosc, III much the same manner as sui
phuric acid acts upon the corn III the
manufacture of glucose. The next stage
of fermentation is the conversion of the
grape sugar, or glucose, into alcohol,
which, being very volatile passes on INTO
the atmosphere Then, and not until
then, does real putrld fermentation or de
cay begin. The previous stages are me
tamorphuscs or changes from one form Ia
another of the elements of nutrition.
Ii the nlN,vr Is correct, the presence al
ac,tic arII. or sourness. ST far from beng
an INJURY. - positive benefit for with
out the nciI the starch, W}i'h Is hdId Ia
dgcyt, couii act be concerted int" sugar,
0'hich ~ tuSg 10 digest.
What farmers want Ia know IL not what
an article OF food IL worth cheHiirdiLp.
but how much IT ~ worth Ia ft'd he r
Si"cE
Chemical analysis of green forage and
of Ensilage cannot he depended upon to
dricrmln. their FEEDING value, for no ne
count Is taken Of the loss III drying which
is the first step III analyzatl"n. As cx-
planned nhovc. the water rs 1t Is evnpora-
ting carries with II the most valuable ele
mcnts OF nutrition. Ihcrr is toss
wh'thrI' tie dI.ping takes piocc IN the
f,id or in m, laboratory 9f Mc chemist.
When chemists give MS an analysis 81 En-
sllagr or of green forage III comparison
with an analysis OF hay or other dry for
age, they nre not really giving us an
analysis of Ensllago or of green forage ut
all, but one of I.nsilags or green forage
which hay kc,H tirj,d al q t'hp' rat"rc
Of 2l2s in the laboratory 10 compare
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

To tie Editor Of tie ". J. Tribune;
Satisfactorily being the anniversary of
the surrender of Fort Sumpter, the Stump
ter Guards of this place paraded during the
day and had supper. noticed during
their parade that the American flag was on
" conspicuous by its entire absence, An old
and very much tattered rebel flag was car
ried very prominently. | noticed another
fact which think Is of more significance
than the absence of the flag of the Union,
namely, that all who marched through the
streets and partook il the parade were
Young men Some of them could hardly
have been born when the war broke out, and
| don't think any of them were cd enough
10 remember even the close of the war. That
the young men of the South should take
every opportunity to revive the memory of
the Rebellion is think. an outcome OF the
education at their mothers knee" that we
have heard SO much of, and bodies no good to
the permanence of the Union.
A SoJoURNEg.
Charleston, :. c., April IA, 1881.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

The remains of the late Lord Beaconsfeld
were Had al rest in the family vaultat Hugh
enden on Tuesday A special train from
London brought the Prince Of Wales,
representative Of the Queen, who sent a
wreath Of flowers for the coffin; and the
floral offerings from all parts of the kingdom
were very beautiful. Special trains were run
from Lond N during the entire morning TO
Aylesbury and Wycombe, and the roads
leading from the stations were crowded
with pedestrians and vehicles. The funeral
cortege left the Manor House for the church
al 3:15 T. m, and immense assemblages
along the route stood with uncovered heads
during the passage of the procession. When
the funeral cortcge arrived at the Church
Yard, the vicar, wearing black gown and
stole, and attended by company of choris-
tiers, attirrd in black cassocks, met the coffin
at the gate. The vicar led the way into the
church, the choristers on each side of the
coffin chanting the Nlne,ieth Psalm. The
Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness the
Duke Of COnnaught, Prince Leopold and
many others placed wreaths of flowers upon
the coffin. Up 10 the last moment 1t had
been expected that Mr.. Gladstone would ac-
cept the Invitation extended To him 10 he
present at the funeral of his great rival
but shortly before the last special train left
Paddington stsaIon for lIughcndcn the sta
ton master received an intimatlOn from
Lord Huntingdon that Mr. Gladstone had
found it impossible 10 attend the funeral
II is said that Mr.. Gladstone earnestly wish
cd TO pay in person 4 last tribute Of respect
to the iilustrious dead, and was with great
difficulty dlssua1cd from doing so by the en-
treaties of his wife, who feared the results of
the excitement and exposure necessarily at
tendant on such an occasion, and by the ad-
vice OF his physciIn, who warned linn that
the consequences would certainly he serious,
and misli he !lial. In all the principal
towns aud ci;1ri Us he hour for the funeral
drew near the church bells wJre lolled, ami
everywh..rc manifestations Of mourning
were made
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

The statisticians completed their reports
and from the tabulated statements it is
shown that there are in the Troy Conference
exclusive of the Burlington District and the
churches in Vermont formerly in the Troy
and Cambridge District, 1877 charges, with
membership of %, ;03 AMI 1886 probation
ers. The local preachers number liz. Dur
ing the year there were jl3 deaths and 1437
persons were baptized. The 26ji churches
are valued at : 90, SO, ami the 1877
parsonages at S23J. 200. On repairs and
buildings Sd, Sl2.23 has been expended
Since the conference in 1880, the old debt
has been reduced S4S, 1860, and the pres
ent Indebtedness aggregates S23I, 4OS. /.
In the $40 sunday there are ALAG
officers and teachers and 30, 40 pupils. In
the matter of collections the missions receiv-
ed SS354 81 from the churches, and So
120. % from the schools. There was collect
ed fol the woman's foreign missionary socie-
ty, Sl52t I'd for the board of church ex-
tension, S2001 for the tract society, S354.-
"a for the Sunday-school union,
S462. 81 for the freedman's aid society,
1882 60 for education, Si34 80 for the
American Bible society, sl41S.33; for
miscellaneous purposes, $l4i5.S2 for pas
tors, presiding elders and bishops, S149.-
694.2t; for conference claimants, S401S-
IS for current expenses, 4S,O11.25. The
expenses of Sunday-schOols amounted to
81 ,535. 10. The total expenditure for all
purposes aggregated 1885, 496.30
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

The recruiting of the territorial forces
has Just taken place in France. A jour
nalist was of the number, but came too
late 10y several minutes to the post as
signed him. When called to account by
his officer he alleged the strain of hispro
fession as an excuse. What ia your
profession ?" asked thesergeant. Jour
nalist Furthermore. here is my card
Francis Abblsrt and you call yourself
Cabassol. How is this?" why, Fran
a. Ahblart is my pseudsnym." "Nhat
have to do with that? give yoI -
hours IN the iug-both of You r'-Freneh
trit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

Miss WuIArp IN THE SourH. The ef-
forts of the Womans National Christian
Temperance Union, are cordially responded
to at the South Miss +. f. Willard is now
at work there, aided by Mrs. Georgia ilulse
Mcleod of Baltimore. They propose to or
ganize auNiliaries in the leading cities,
preparatory 10 more thorough efforts next
wear. Richmond, Va. Wilmington and
Raleigh. ~ C.; Charleston, Columbia, Spar
tanhurg and Aiken, :. G.; savannah and At
lania. TIA Mobile New Orleans, Memphis.
knoxville and and Louisville are on the list
oi engagements made AMI projected The
hcartiest interest is manifested 10y the best
classes Of the Southern people. Al Charles
ton the ilusuenot pastor Rev. Dir Fodder,
the Methodist church South, represented by
DR. Mrrrandi and Rev Coates Smilh, and
the PRESBYTERIAN and Baptist pastors WINGED
their interest in the meeting, and Bishop
stevens once ''Cal Stevens" whose battery
first opened fire on Sumter introduced Miss
Willard Ia her audience. Mrs. Salic +
Chairman whose secession novel, "Fillhush
81. Clair. the Rebel Boy of South Carolina
is 50 well known in the South, entertained
Miss Willard and Mrs Mcleod, AMI Is I'rcsl-
dent of the ". c. r. l. Of Charleston.
Bishop Wishtman OF the Methodist church,
South, is 60 operating in the elliott ui these
Northern ladies 10y introduction 10 Iniiucn-
tial persons and the outlook IS most hopeful
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

Is the town Of Monterey still stands the
first theatre ever opened in California, and u
sumptuaus structure il is The building is
Of adobe, low, flat, one story, at present
owned by John \. Swan, IL pioneer OF 1913,
and used rs a tenement house Many curl
Gus "reminiscences and incidents are connect
cd with the primeval theatre. The first
piece presented there was Romeo and Jul
Ct" the late John Phoenix George IL. Der
by, being cast for the hero. The chief
trouble WAS to find a representative of the
heroine, because in those early days the
town did not contain a single English
speaking woman, young or old, ugly or
handsome, ignorant or educated. But Derby,
always an inveteratc joker, was boundt TO have
a ,Iulict-the worse she might he the better
for him. lie finally hunted up a very gross
German woman, weighing about go pounds.
the wife OF a soldier at tho Preside. and
persuaded her la undertake the part She
studied the text very industriously, but her
figure. manner, looks and broken English
were 80 ridiculous that the miners, wlo tufhl-
cd the bulk of the audience, roarcd through
every scene when she was on the stfgc,
Romeo frequently uniting with them. The
balcony scene was immense, as may be sup
posed, and was rendered particularly memoir
able by the balcony breaking down under
her weight at one of the most ludlcrously
pathetic, or pathetically ludcrous passages.
Derby often declared that he had never seen
such Juliet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

II i. said that an armsiicc has been agreed
upon between the owners Ot the OREGON rail
way and navigation company and the North
ern Pacific managers Whether this will re
suit in settlement OF the contest in the
courts is yet undetermined.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29

S,n ,n,,,,... IN, ,n,. ,,,rn,uc- T,iLrn, a short
paragraph. from Isn'r,"n na.,ss H3"k, sIa,h
slituiIon Airiran seryliulc EXISTED III all the States
unless wn te ',sr ,es ,,., r",."iy c"sr Ia
exist. TANK slavery never cVistrL IN New lamp
shire. y Ii J.
New ioiA, APl" =.
When the hrSi hitti STATES 'th' Us VIZ
taken, III l'9o, Miss'''hu' ells was li' 'tto
state IN winch thcre were ~ saws III
Vermont lhcrc were sc'en,rt" anu III ~.
hampshire los SAVES ~" ~ .,'r
census was tahtn' zen years ai'.' "ai.' si'',
cry had ceased Ill Nciii',n'' "',t '"''' WV
stlll eight slaves l'ii III Ne" ii''hi
Ed- ffoHHe-
The editor Of the Tri5aae hui ',aIkens
counsel hv words without kuowlrrc." The
= -, :, Il, fire.,
hrst '""s'i'"''''i
article prohibited slavery anu III point VI
fact no slaves were ever held, or returned as
h,J, in ,bo sat. -thou.,I, an erroneous
'io''' 49,. ;,,.,.,,,,ro,o ,
statement |" the contrary 49, 'H''!''''''''
in the tables of eight cons'ises ct line 'mted
States ", refer the TyibuHf. and trust il
I'm ,o,o, II, roodcrs IA tbc remarks Of the
VI" -.
superintendent "i inc H'i'''' ''''''- ''' ''''S
subject. In the portion of his report refer
,ipr to ,he republication of the results of pre-
,;a,s oorsusc, ne GAYS
,;,rIo -osuI, of ,hcsc examinations into
the earlier ccnsuscs has enough Of curious
and perhaps OF substantial iht"fsl !" pe
n'ncu M II" "e ,ho srs, crnSIs ,hat nt
ION ma, ,I,un nc nuplbprinr 1mOur IFS in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
THE BURLINGTON, VT. FREE

produced Illuminating an area fully mile
in diameter, by which the time of night can
easily he told by watch nearly half mile
away. Syracuse is taking steps to try
similar experiment and other cities are look
ing into the matter.
Edison has the building which l. his head
quarters, in New York, brilliantly lighted
throughout 10y electric lights, and leaving
street lighting To the otlcr companies he
announces thai lac is prepared 10 com
pete with the gas camiani,s in furnishing
hous, with his new cl,Dliic LAMPS. II the
Gas companies lover their rate lac says, he
will lower his. and it thinks lac can 90 lower
than they. v here cheap power can he oh
tanned. and Her ale hrsc rooms To lie lisht
ed, the cicolIic l.ht is undoubtedly now
cheaper than g:is, and the Indications seem
To hc rapidly multiplying that electricity,
in some form Of application, il 10 furnish
It's the great cheap Hight al The future
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
COMMISSIONERS CONTINUED.

The Rev. Homer Eaton presented the re-
port of the commissioners who visited Yer
mont Rev Joel w. Eaton moved that the
report be accepted and the commission con-
tinued in the hope that the Vermont body
may yet deal justly with the Troy Confer
ence. Resolutions approving the communl-
cation Of Bishops Andrews and Harris to
the Vermont Conference and regretting the
course pursued by the Vermont BODY were
unanimously adopted. The conference then
adjourned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
HOW TO RAISE THE MAXIMUM CROP OF FoD
DER CORN.

A great amount Of labor is lost by SOW
ing fodder corn too thick. as well as
large amount of seed wasted. Many
SOW three bushels to the acre some SOW
but two bushels and few SOW but one.
| SOW but one-half bushel, and my corn
IL always too thick. The man who has
raised the largest crop the past season
sowed but II quarts Of seed to the acre.
Make the drills ut least four feet apart,
and SOW onc-half bushel Of seed-corn to
the acre then, when 1t Ia about foot
high, thin it to q and inches between
stocks, and | can assure you, with good
corn season. if the hand is suitable for
corn, is well MANFRED and given frequent
cultivation, Il crop weighing from 40 to
40 tons to the acre When corn is plant
ed too thick, those plants which do not
attain their full growth are nothing more
than weeds
The possibilities of Ensilnge can hard
w be uvrr-estimated. When ! sad IN the
first edition of the Book OF Ensilage
that ~ to 20 tons uf ercencorn fodder
could he raised upon an acre al land pro
yided proper seed wus used, sufficient
manure was applied. and tho right kind
of cultivation bestowed, many doubted,
and some ridiculrI the statement I; but
he laughs best who laughs inst :; and |
am happy Ia bc able to state that J. O.
Wolcutt, has raised corn-fnddor tins year
weighing ut the rate Of - tonsto thearre,
and that his whole crop averaged over
81 toms Ia the acre. Some ri the stalks
were 10 feet 4 inches tall. AMI weighed
II pounds each. Several others report
for the same seed crops varying from H.
to - tons per acre. With such crops
from 4 to ! cows can he kept throughout
the year upon an aero of land, provided
II small ration of gram bc fed daily
Mhie IN milk A very ordinary crop
will keep two cows Ia the acre.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-29
TROY CONFERENCE.
Mondays Session.
rLhTTsBrEGH DISTRICT.

The Rev. j. NJ. Webster of the Platts
burgh district reports that the year has been
fairly prosperous, the reviyals at Port Hen
ry, Moriah, Essex, Willsboro and Westport
having been crowned with gratifying sue
cess. The debt of the Port Henry society
has been reduced from $1,000 to $1,000. the
floating debt Of the N.s,i,u ,.n..'r,sation
has been eXtinguishcd, and the church at
Ticonderoga has paid the claims against
it. Mr.. Webster recommends the early
completi on of the church at Champlain.
THE NEXT CONFERENCE
The question of selecting the place of meet
ing for the next conference was taken up,
and vote was taken, resulting in the Sc
lection of the North Second Street Meth
odist church of Troy by decisive majority
REPORTED ADVERSELY.
The special committee made an adverse
report To the request of the Georgia con
ference for the restoration of the parchment
to the Rev. :. NJ. Merrill, who was ex-
PEELED from the ministry while located at
Plattsphrgh in 1865. The report was unani-
mOusly adopted
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-11-19
COurtship at a Long Range.

A comical matter has been made pub
lie in Montreal by some legal proceed
ings. A retired major of the British
army had four daughters who moved in
good society in that city. They all en-
tered into correspondence with a re.
tired clergyman of London, whose mind
was somewhat enfeebled, but who en-
joyed an income of $500 The let
tiers became sentimental all round, and
at length the man proposed marriage.
But which of the four should he take?
He had never seen any of them, and it
was arranged that each of them should
send photograph to guide him in his
choice. Now, the Oldest was a widow
of forty-five, and therefore the younger
and prettier ones were astounded when
the decision was promptly announced
that their sister was to be the bride.
The truth was that she had employed
an artist to remove the hard lines and
otherwise beautify the picture. But
this trick did not help her. When she
went to London and presented herself
to the clergyman he could see no like
ness between her and the fraudulent
portrait, and refused to marry her. He
gave her $4,000, however, and she went
home. But she does not consider that
sum a sufficient compensation, and has
sued for damages.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-11-19
How Much a Cow Eats,

A COW is not inclined to gluttony
Usually when the appetite is satisfied
COW will stop eating. Any cows appe-
tite may be gagged in this way: Give
her all the feed she will eat and have
left. Weigh what is given to her and
notice what is consumed. Then make
the ration three.fourths of the quantity
eaten. No animal, not even man,
should have all it can eat, and the sur
plus above what is necessary is injuri-
GUS, and produces disease. Generally
more harm is done by over eating than
by starving. The staple ration for a
COW is fifteen pounds of hay and FIVE
pound of neal, or the equivalent in
other food. As grass or green fodder
contains seventy-fve per cent. more
water than hay, four times as much
grass or green fodder should be given
in place of hay; that is, sixty pounds
with the meal. Some cows will proba-
bly, require more and very few less than
this quantity.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-11-19

ominous rustic. as if then and there
had lain on it burden too heavy to be
me.
Miss Diantha stood by the grave
until the last shovelful of earth had
been lain on. then turned and walked
home, stopping for moment at the
village store. When Miss Althea and
Lucinda returned her door was shut,
and no sound was heard from the room
until next morning. But as they made
preparations for tea Miss Althea saw
that the three teapots and caddles had
been removed, and that an earthen one
and tin caddy filed with Orange Pekoe
stood on the lower shelf, and knew that
by this sign Miss Diantha had spoken,
and renowned her will once for for all.
Years followed. Lucinda fingered,
unchanged in look, and clinging more
and more to Miss Althea, who had aged
suddenly when Chloe died, and who
made continued efforts to break Miss
Dianthas silence. But though GER
tain usefulness seemed at times to
show itself. she only, when appealed to,
shook her head solemnly, and retreated
to her room. What secrets the old
walls knew, who can tell? What sor-
row and late repentance ! But none
knew till morning came when,
alarmed by the long silence, Miss Althea
went in to find her with wide-open eyes,
but powerless to move from the floor
where she had fallen. In the open
drawer of the old bureau lay Miss
Chloe's Bible, the worn volume of Mrs.
Hemans, and near them the broken
fragments of the three teapots, each in
folded napkin.
A week of quiet waiting, and then in
the hours between night and morning
Miss Diantha suddenly lifted her head.
81 thought you'd come, Chloe" she
said, and with the words was gone.
When her will was opened they
found, first, legacy of one thousand
dollars "to Hiram Steele and wife for
kindness to my sister Chloe" and then
an order that on the plain tombstone
erected for her should be simply the
words: "Diantha Templeton, aged
seventy three. L was dumb. opened
not my mouth for shame"
And so at last people knew that the
scorn and indignation, never quite lost
even in the long years since Miss
Chloe's death, had been accepted as
Just punishment, and that Miss Diantha
had known sorrow, and left this last
message of tacit confession and repent
ance.-Hm'p@'s Bdzdr.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-11-19
POIi's Policy.

The mystery of the skill of some ami
mails seem to resist all solution. The
word " instinct" Lord Brougham de-
clared, was mere term for our ignor-
ance. The parrot at time astounds the
mind with its mischievous cunning. A
lady friend of Cambridge, Mass, had
parrot that, on mouse climbing u D
and entering his case, made for the
little intruder. He FASTENED down
his chain, and searching all around,
eyed the stranger under the bookcase.
But the parrot could not get at him
there, but cried in its gentle voice,
Come take walk with pretty Poll /
Come take walk with pretty Poll |"