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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
STATE OF VERMONT.
By Roswell Tarnham, Governor.

fRoSLAaaIIo. or FASTING AND PRANER.
We know not the future. Seedtime and harvest
and the SHOWS of winter have come and gone in
continuous succession and INFINITE variety from the
dawn Of the worlds history unit! the present time
yet no human foresight can tell US that We shal.
again plant In peace and quiet and reap In album
dance anu conteniment We may hope 10 do;
but connections OF the people, disturbances in ma
ture mobs strikes riots, tempesrs, hail, drought,
hood and pestilence may prevent These afiilc-
tons no man foretell, although he may be able
to compute the motions of the stars II we rely
upon hnman judgment alone We are in despair
Our snly hope Is In the goodness Of the great Crea
tor Of the universe. who cares for the bodies as
well as the souls of men, and who shows Himself
IN nature as He has revealed Himself in His word
To him let us turn in humble prayer, asking that
the blessings that have so long followed us in the
past may be continued to in the future thai DUR
ing the coming spring time, summer and autumn,
tie earth may yield 10 us of her bounty in proper
ten TO our Industry and labor; that We may escape
want and famine, sickness and PAIN pestilence and
the dangers Of storm and mood. and that abundance
may reward the lahors of the husbandman. the
miner, the artisan and the thinker as well as the
worker
That our people mas offer such prayers win con-
cert Of feeling, l, Roswell Farnham, Governor OF
Vermont, do hereby appoint FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH
DAY or APRIL NEXT, as a DAY or FssTIsG HUNIlI-
ALTON AND PRAYER. And on that day recommend
that all of the people of our State refrain from
labor, business and amusement, and meeting in
their customary places of religious worship, there
in prayer and humility OF spirit and with such
restraint of the bodily appelites hest conduces 10
such frame of mind. they mplore forgiveness OF
go. n.t..-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

THK Chicago Times has printed reports of
interviews with hundreds of prominent Dem
ocrats in all parts of the country upon the
subject of recognizing the Democratic party
under another name and making the next
Presidential canvass an issue of tariff for
revenue only In the West and Northwest
the prevailing sentiment was found 10 be one
Of outspoken advocacy of low tariff princi-
pies, but whenever n manufacturing centre
was approached difference IN feeling was
manifested In Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota,
Kansas, Illinois and Wisconsin the Demo
Gratis had little hesitation in declaring for Il
tariff for revenue only, while in parts of
Michigan, Indiana md Ohio the sentiment
10 exactly the reverse. The preponderance
Of opinion in the South, as indicated by
these interviews. is against active agitation
Of the subject.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

Az INTERESTING CASE. Wicker y. the
First National Bank of PhttShurga, heard
at Whitehall, the other day, is an in
teresting case. The facts are these The
late Orson IIedding, who died some
fifteen or more ytras aGn was the
owner of 4, 600 Of stock in tbs. inst National
Bank of Plattsbnrgh, which by the accumnla-
ton of surplus has appreciated to nearly
$1,000. The stock he belucathed To his
widow. who subsequently married Rev. NJ.
A. Wicker, formerly of this city, and On her
death few years since, bepleathed the
the stock TO her husband, Mr.. Wicker. The
dividends on the stock had been regularly
paid until tue widows death, when search
being made for the certificate by the admin
istrator, it couldn't be found. 1t is not
known by whom the certificate was lost, or
how long it has been lost, As the dividends
had been paid without the presentation %
the certificate. But in order TO come in at
tual possession of the stock the owner must
hold n certificate. This left MIR. Wicker in a
very awkward position-the undouhted own
er OF 20 shares in the First National Blns
Of Plattsburgh, and vet unable to touch \ dol
lar of it, The suit was brought to compel
the bank to do what they would Otherwise
have no right to do, issue = duplicate Crrlih-
cate in lieu Of the lost one. After a careful.
hearing, the bank was ordered To- issue . new
certificate, Mr.. Wicker, haing required Ia
execute bond in the sum OF s. 40 to
indemnify the bank against any liability or
account of any treuble in case the lost C2rtifl-
cate should ever b. presented
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

10 say that he died Of heart disease. Other
cases are given in which the missionaries led
armed bands of men against neighborlnF
chiefs, three times in search of stolen calct
and once OF a murderer In these raids sew
eral natives were killed and village was
burned. One of the Commissioners, MIR.
Pringle. is constrained to admit that native
rule "has proved to be more humane, more
Just, more consistent and more effective"
than that Of these missionaries.
Such appear to he the leading facts OF this
great missionary scandal. The missionaries
seem to have found defender in DIR. George
Smith, Of the Free Church, who has pub
lished q card alleging untairness i'll Dr.
Rankin's and Mr. Pringle's reports regard
ing the mcmb.rs of the Livingstonia Mission
who had charge st Blantyre. Hessys Mr.
James Stewart is modest, gentle, and oil
high Christian character, and quotes HIM as
saving that he acted under orders OF the
Blantyre Committee of the Foreign Missions
Committee, which directed him to exercise
civil anu criminal jurisdiction. There was,
he saws, only one case Of serious punishment
during the fifteen months he WAS in charge,
aud he adds The attempt to convert snch
scholastic discipline rs was administered
while was at Blantyre into precedent or
sanction on my part, or on the part OF the
Church to which belong, Of such doinSs rs
subsequently occurred at that station utter
" rcpudiate." This, at best, is hut partial
defense
OF course there is great indignation In
Scotland as well as elsewhere and the
opinion is freely expressed that the commis-
sion of the General Assembly of the Church
of Scotland dealt too leniently with the Kew
Duff Macdonald and his associates. They
were recalled but resolutions praising them
for the good works they performed were
passed, when their crimes should have been
denounced in the strongest language, and
Mr.. Macdonald should have been suspended
from his ministerial functions md ordered
home at once for trial 1t is possible, how
ever that Mr.. Macdonald may YET nave
criminal trial, for the matter has been under
consideration Of the British Government, and
Sir Charles Dixie has promised to lay some
consular statements before Parliament, as
there is no question that British laws have
been violated.
While scandal like this gives occasion
for scoffers at Christianity and at Christian
missions, to denounce oil missions, candid
persons will of course see that it Is wholly
exceptional, and as opposed to the true spirit
and practice of missionary efforts, as to that
Of any other philanthrophic enterprise. And
there need be no fear that the thousands OF
devoted missionaries who are doing good,
and only good, among the heather at the
cost Of great sacrifices will suffer for tho mis-
doings Of few men who have proved them
selves to be better qualified for slave drivers
than missionaries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

HlSVsBuEa The robins have not been
heard from for several days.
There are several cases OF pneumonia III
town and almost everyone suffers from a hard
cold
Sap continues to run on sunshiny after
moons and there is every indication OF An eN-
cellent sugar season.
The school board organized on the Goth,
by choosing C. q. Peck, chairman. and DIR.
j. f. Miles, secretary The schools were as
signed as follows: Nos | and =, e. ID. Leon
arb; 2 and s, NJ. f. Remington IL and 10,
ID. OBrien; q and 3, ii. NJ. Page; . and IL.
Isaiah Dow; 4, and 10, C.. u. Peck.
Voted to have three terms, two OF nine weeks
each and one Of twelve weeks. very in
teresting educational meeting WAS held in the
Academy on Monday evening, at which [.
e. Peek presided The question box WAS full.
Miss MARY Wilson gave sketch OF the l'resl-
dents of the United States from which we
noted that 10y education thirteen were col
lego men, and seven were sell educated, by
profession fourteen were lawyers, three were
army men, one WAS Il medical man, one was
tailor and one was surveyor. Miss Cora
Field gave an illustration of object teaching
with glass A blackboard composition
containing words commonly mispronounced
was very instructive
At the next meeting April 5, the following
question will he discussed would the
town he warranted in appropriating annually
a small sum of money for the maintenance
n of town library p
AT town meeting nm unaccountable deilc-
iency turned mp in the report Of the liquor
agency, hut our agent has been completely
vindicated by the discovery OF an error OF
about 5000 in the selrctmen's report Of the
previous year MIR Bell has been unlues
tionably the best agent We ever had and has
held the office great many years TO the en-
tire satisfaction of all interested.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
Tho Presidents Mother.

MRS GARFIELD EXPRESSES HER Pride IN HEX
SON IN A LETTER.
Mrs Mary Flint, says the Peoria (lll)
Journal, ID a cousin OF Mrs. Eliza Garfield,
mother of President Garfield Last Fall Mrs.
Flint wrote II letter to Mrs. Garfield, and re
ceived the following reply
MENTOR. O., Sept. II, 1880.
NV Dear Cousin hardly know where
to begin 1t will be II years in December
since James first went to Congress. He has
been there ever since-Winters, | mean. l
have been in Washington thirteen Winters.
We always come to Ohio Summers. -Four
years ago James bought farm in Mentor, in
Lake county, OF 1856 acres. 1t is splendid
farm We have horses and cows. and sheep
and hogs. and turkeys and hens. We
enjoy living on the farm very much.
1t is only sixteen miles from Or
ange, where James was born. My
children are living near me. But my Oldest
son (hc lives in Michigan is farmer; has
two children. son and daughter, both mar
RED. The girls both live where they did
when YOU were here James has five chill
dren, four sons and one daughter. The two
oldest boys are at school in Concord, n. Ii.
They have been there one year, and are go
ing another year. Henry will be II next
month, and James will be Is. How l wish
| could see You. and what good time We
would have. But my sands Of life have
nearly run out | shall be 20 next Tuesday,
but my health has been good for four or five
wears. The last few weeks | have not
felt well; We have had such IA rush of com.
pany since the nomination that get real
tired. | expect it will he so till after the
election II James is elected, AS hope he
will be, pray he may have judgment and
wisdom and strength TO steer the ship of state
into safe moorings. If | do say it, he is u
yery smart man. Our friends are dropping
to the right and TO the left. 1t will soon be
our turn let lis be prepared for the change,
that, when we are done with earth, We may
meet in heaven. Give my kind regards to
all Of your children, and, with very much
love, | remain your cousin,
ELIZA GARFIELD.
some time after the first letter. AS will
be seen by the date, Mrs, Flint received
second letter, Of which the following IS u
copy:
WuIrE HousK, March z, 1881.
NV Dear Cousin received your good
letter and your picture also, and would an
swered sooner, hut waited TO get my picture.
| have some and will send you one, though
they are not good. | am happy to tell you
that we are all pretty well, but IA good deal
tired out. We have passed through the
greatest rush of people for the last SIX months
that ever saw Since the Inauguration 1t IS
one steady stream OF old friends calling. IL
takes pretty much all OF the time to en-
tcrtsin them; they want TO see the
Presidents mother. am the first
mother that has occupied the White House
,,,,t /, ann praei,lapt hut | feel very thank
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01
Tha 1avsrnmaa. Chemists Report ~ Baking
Powders.

The recent publication 90 t',r t- o.. ..t,sE t,t,s
,Omf araiINe merits OF yari"u- ILku. Powder.
according to test, made tt Iar rumeuf Chem
lists has induced some at the mamma 'furrrs OF
brands, whose lHfrr.only WIS tlu- rrruE!If To- ii-t
10 resort 10 various uleals ana publications. o.,
order 10 rId themselves 81 tue results o. thAt UH-
favorable exposition of their iHtctilIty.
That the puDllc may fully understand the Wlttes
and to AVOID any mlsconcepuOu arising on coz
statements Of our competitors, seeking t. break
the force Of the report, herewith -uhuu rte mann
part of the report, IN which the rrm garuts, values
are correctly gwen.
DR.. Loves tests were male 10 dyttruIuc what
brands are The most economical 10 use. AMI ar
their capacity lies IN their lr.ycuiua power tests
were directed solely 10 ascertain the available at-
of each powder.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

Bya ioint resolution our General Assem-
bly recommended a Temperance Lesson
Book .for use us M optional study Tor the
older pupils in the Schools OF the State. "
The book 81 recommended is an admirable
one, and II hns been selected by few town
committees. A disposition IS manifested IN
some quarters to press for the general intro
duction of that book. II any are impelled
TO such action lay n desire To secure market
for TINT particular piece Of merchandise, 10
such the superintendent OF education has
nothing to say he leaves them to their own
conscicnCcs, to the people of Vermont AMI
Ia the powers above, but 10 earnest friends
of Temperance he lwgs leave to say tins: II
book already recommended Tor Use in one
hundred and sixty one towns in tins state
teaches clearly and p"intcdly the
doctrine of total abstinence and contains
enough to form the basis Of many lessons I;
and several text books in physiology now IN
use in the normal schools, high schools AMI
academies of the state contain iull and rN-
plicit statements of the injurious effects OF
alcoholic drinks and oi tobacco on the human
system An extensive and Wise use of these
books ON the ground now properly open 10
them, with the one first referred ton towns
where il Is recommended, seems less likely
to disturb other school work, less liable To
encounter opposition. and more certainly
promotiyc of efficiency for all instruction
than any praclic able introduction OF u book
however excellent devoted wholly to the ex
plication and enforcement OF The principles
Of total abstinence from Intoxicating liquors,
which has already been omitted by nearly
all the text book committees i'll making up
their lists.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

IF Vermont wishes To keep up n respect
able college there is Just one way to do II,
and that is to consolidate what she has. IL
has been tried and has failed, but the mana
gers of Middlebury and Burlington ought
to see that they have not money enough To
keep up two organizations and little enough
for one. Their only hope is in consolida
ton, and mere pride ought not to operate
against it.-!G. Adams Messenger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

Essex JUNCTION. Quarterly meeting ser
vices were held, last Sabbath. 1t is expect
ed thas Mr. Basford has closed his labors
with his people here.
Mr.. Wolcott j. Beach broke his les few
days since, by rolling log on it al the saw
mill
DIR. Perrin was elected school committee,
Tuesday night, IN place of Amos Hobart,
whose time had expired. 1t WAS voted to
have terms the ensuing year consisting OF
two ten week and one twelve week terms /;
voted to raise Sl400, besides $500 in the
treasury, for the coming year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

RUTLAND. - DIR. Barber AMI Landlord
Haven of the Bates House, have received
5000 land-locked salmon eggs, AMI lha Pre-
cess of Matching is now goiu. IN in Ma in
cubator in the jewellery store ot Frcj Wheel
or As soon rs the salmon are halThed amt
have become sufficiently AGED TO iishi THEN
own battles, they Will he placed in Shreu g..
bury pond.
1t is said that gambler wan 5000 a.
prominent business men st little cs,n... If
poker, the other night, two losing $500 each.
one 500 and one $500.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

COMMITTEES of both the New York and
Massachusetts Legislatures are considering
the question Of providing more stringent re-
strictions upon the sale of counterfeit butter
and cheese. Before the latter the oleomar-
earine men testified that probably three
fosrths' of their customers buy it supposing
it to be butter, and there was evidence tend
ing to show that quantities Of this stuff are
shipped and sold after the distinguishing
trade mark has been removed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

Essen CENrRE-At about IL O'Clock Mon
day morning fire caught in the residence OF
George ii. Brown, in clothespress in the
upper story. 1t was fortunately soon eAtin-
guished, with loss of 500 on clothing and
S25 on building. On the former there was
no insurance, but the latter was insured in
the agency Of Col. 7. 5. Peck, by whom the
loss was adjusted and promptly paid
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

81 the Governor
LESTER +. THCRBER,
secretary OF CIVIL ami Military Atfai

Tue definite decision of President Garfield
20; TO call On extra session Of Congress was
announced by him to various callers ST the
White House, on Saturday. The decision,
g reported, was not TO call Congress to-
sether either this Spring or early in the Fall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

NrRaKNNEs MAEsEr. Not very large
amount Of butter handled in this market on
Saturday last Prices were p to Is cents,
the latter for selections. Eggs 10 cents
potatoes 50 cents per bushel maple sugar
.. 10 and II cents per pound beef 90 toe 81
per hundred pork IS per hundred hay
Sl2 to Sl4 per ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

JRIIcHo. Services in Calvary church,
Jericho, us follows: On Sunday April 3rd,
at half rast ten a. m. and half past three. n.
m. The latter service memorial Of the Rev.
DIR. Bostwick, deceased. On Sunday, Easter,
April 18th, at half past three p. m, with
the holy communion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

SENATOR EDMuSUs has been giving the
South Carolinians a taste Of that deity
mingled shrcw,ncss, sarcasm and humor
which marks him as Yankee of the Yam
KEGS In speaking to Charleston reporter
on political topics, the Senator remarked
that 'thc people of the North have no dis
like of the South, they simply have dis
trust and the only way to overcome that
distrrst, and induce an influx of capital and
a class OF intelligent laborers, is to give every
man the right to have and exercise his own
opinion. un.l even to undergo the inconvcn-
fence at al wing every man one VIE.
The inruln,i.,. .yr" is certainly mild and
diplomatic way ri quitting it, and one can
imagine the twinkle in the grim Senator's
eyes as he reduced his stalwart notions
on buldozing and cheating TO such
polite terms. Equally good is his concession
that there are undoubted evils connected
with the dominance Of an uneducated
majority in "A state like South Carolina,
but he was not preparedto say that the only
remedy for the evil was suppression OF the
franchise" Probably not We are glad
that a man of Senator Edmunds's statesman
like abilities aud position i'll the Republican
party has an opportunity to see the new
south, and to he seen by its people, although
regrctling the i'll health which prompted the
Journey. lie can hardly fail to bring back:
even from journey taken without political
purpose, impressions and information that
will make his future action more Intelligent,
and perhaps more sympathetic and liberal.
Boston HerfM
The HrraH seems 10 suppose that this IS
Mr.. Edmunds's first visit TO the South since
the war But it IS not, nor his second.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

WHEN Senator Edmunds informed the
tissue ballot operators of South Carolina that
they must undergo the inconvenience OF al
lowing every man one vote" if they wished
To draw new people within their borders he
uttered a great truth which it behooves them
to ponder well. tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

Russia doesn't like 1t because the Nihilists
have been able to live in Switzerland without
molestation from the authorities, and mature
their wicked schemes Of murder. Prof.
Aorteno, the well known writer on interns-
slonal law, strongly urges international CO.
operation against conspiracy, and says it has
long been time for doing away with the ideas
which rule in Switzerland on this subject.
The Russian press urges as measures of re-
prisal against Switzerland the rupture of d.
plomstie relations, general expulsion of the
Swiss from Russia, a prohibition tariff
against Swiss merchandise, and encourage
meut 10 Germany TO annex Switzerland.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

TIE funeral OF the late Gar, AleXande
ii. took place at St. Petersburg, Sunday, in
the Cathedral of Sc Peter and Paul, and was
one of impressive splendor. Among those
present were the Gar, Alexander Ill, The
Empress and all OF the Imperial family the
Prince and Princess of Wales, the Crown
Prince Of Prussis, the Duke and Duchess of
Edinburgh, and delegates from all parts of
Russia At the close of the service the Car
kissed his dead father The coffin was then
carried TO the vault in the Cathedral, by the
Emperor and the grand dukes, aid the coffin
was then lowered into the grave amid Il sal
VIC Of artillery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-04-01

BErHEI The Depot House. known AS
Wilson's hotel, came very near being de
stroyed by fire Monday, the wood work
around the chimney taking fire in two or
three of the upper rooms from heat genera
ted by the SCOT burning out. The fire was dis
covered about ) O'Clock p. m, and all put
out, as supposed, but about 10 o'clock IN the
evening ii broke ont again, and required con
slant watching and wetting down till morn
ing. 1t was a very narrow escape from a
serious and destructive fire, rs the whole
west side of the street was exposed The
amount of damage by fire and water is not
estimated