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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

great danger-tha tremendous increase of
the power Of the Government. The vast
army Of railroad employees gives it power
ful influence in the popular elections. When
it controls oil the railroads it might well also
control all the manufactures where locomo-
lives, cars and car wheels, etc, are made.
Having bought these, it is only short step
to tire purchase Of the miucs where the crude
material is obtained and in Short if the
principle were carried out to its legitimate
end, vast proportion of the industrial aciv-
i,y Of the country would be under the control
of the Government. But whatever the ulti-
mate result, the present governmental control
of railroads woald appear to be very success.
full IN Germany, and from her example Other
countries may take valuable lesson
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

The ncxJ Congress- will not be organized
until over year from the present time, and
yet lively fight has already broken out be-
tween Pennsylvania and kentucky-ovcr
the spoils, Of course. Tie Louisville CouriT
JouWdl has announced that Samuel j. Ran
dali must NJ, he though, of for Speaker, and
that John G. Carlisle OF Kentucky is pre-
emineuiIy the man for the place. or If not
Carlisle then Morrison or some other low
tariff mau. The pi,tsDurg Post thcreupon
warmed urun Carlisle in great style. Ran
dali tic Post declares, represents economy,
while Carlisle US speaker would ''set NJ the
committees ia favor of Subsidy grabs and a
River and lIulbor bill worse than the last
one" Tic TJuitr-JoHyHdl rctorts that
Randal's chccsc-paring policy WAS good
enough in the panic pcrioilialf II dozen years
ago, but that a mere slaving-down Of cx-
pcnsos will no longer suffice that the Dem
ccgacy must now take affirmative gtound
upon the live economic questions Of the day,
and hat 90 these Carlisle is right, and Ran
dali wrong
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17
OR KALEIDOSCOPE.

There is no lmi, t, the industrial activity
of the falrer sex. A young lady Of Oswego,
n. Y, succeeded last week in making zoo
words with letters contained in the word
conservatory
Mrs. Bloomcr whose name will be handed
down to posterity through the medium OF
the bifurca.Cd garmcnture for the gentlcr
sex has not yet gone to seed, but it still
living She is said to be "a quiet, sweet
faced old lady" drtssee without any of the
trouseric foolshucss of her younger days.
An exchange says, aud probably correct
ly: 1.-The South will make 10000 900 gal
Ions Of cltton-sesi oil this year, and you will
buy some of it nicely put up and labeled
finest Italian olive oil, warranted pure" The
public will not readily cotton to this fact.
THE paper had its nativity Feb. go last,
and is therefore just 228 days old when the
bear-eyed journalistic death angel nips it in
its blooming beauty" is the way in which
the editors of Kalamazoo Commercial an
nouncc the demise of their protege.
Cleveland has chinaman worth $4,000
who has been divorced from one white wo-
man. and is now being sued by another pale
faced damsel for seduction and breach of
promise. Really, the Chinese must go.
Walter Besaut is writing new novel call
cd "A,l in Garden Green" In the hum
bic opinion Of the New ORLEANS Picayunt
Walter must be preparing to give his readers
the cholera.
Counterfeit ten-dollar treasury notes OF
the series of 1875, letter c, are in circula
ton. Look over your last batch.
Some woman-hater, noticing that How.
ellis has changed the name of his forthcom
ing novel from "A Sea Change" to "a Wo
mans Reason" suggests that the author
take one step more and christen his produc
ton Because since ''bccause" is the only
reason woman ever gives.
A correspondent of the Louisville Courier,
JourRai, in describing the late tragedy al
Ashland, Ky, says; George Warner was
shot in the head, Theodore Kinney was
wounded in the hand, Mrs. Secrecy was shot
In the third story window" The Detroit
Post and Tribune consirues this to mean
that the lady was shot in the lights
In the Harrison Mcdonald campaign in
Chicago, according to the Inter Ocean, the
most eloquent and effective speeches were
made in the bar-rooms, and, taken verbatim,
would read, "Whst will You take 7" Set
'em up again" ''Swie lager and two
WHISTLES hot" Join u.s." Come in aud
have something
A Rochester girls insanity prompts her
to saw wood in the back yard at night. Nc
one ever heard Of boy being thus affected
by lunacy
Professor Dclitzsch is delighted at having,
as he thinks, discovered the site of the gar
den of Eden Real estate there, is, how
ever, very low, and city lots fetch no price
at all. The fig tree still grows there, but the
populace use American calicos, nowadays.
Bugle trimmings would be the correct
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

all like one whose will was dominated by any
other person. We trust the Senators will
look carefully into this matter, before they
disgrace the State and encourage future muir
ders, by the commutaton of Almon Mcaker's
sentence. Of course everybody knows what
Communication to imprisonment for life
amounts to. 1t means three or four years OF
pretty good behavior in prison and then an
application for a pardon, which some kind
hearted Governor may grant, after the hor-
rible facts of the crime have largely faded
out of public recollection, and thus let loose
on the community, man who has shown a
GOODNESS and dcpravity in crime, rarely
equallcd in one of his wears.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

lr. Dudley, Commissioner of Pensions,
makes the pleasing announcement that the
prevalent idea that tic pension rolls should
he decreasing at this time, seventeen years
after war iscGtircly erroneous and that they
vii, probably increase Tor some years TO
conc. lie says that tncrc are one million
eN.so!li'rs yet living 1t the United States
who have never applied for pensions. These
men are growing in years, and disorders con-
tractcd in the service are manifes,ing them
selves. The annual amount for current pay
incnts is now about illty-tlvc millions, cXclu-
siye Of arrears. The commissioner has in
formation that petitions are in circnlation for
signatures praying Congress to pass another
arrears Of pension bill. Applicants whose
CLAIMS have been filed for the first time with
in the last two years are not entitled, under
existing laws, to arrears. The proposition
is to have all limits and restrictions removed,
so that q pcnsioner whose claim has been
established or who shall hereafter make a
claim and prove II, shall be entitled to back
pension from the incglrcncc Of the disability.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

The Boston Times approves Of the bill now
before The Legislature, providing that a mar
ried woman may make contracts with any
person other than her husband and bind her
self and her separate property in the same
manner as If unmarried, may sue and be sued
rs to such contracts made by her either be-
fore or during cOycrturc, without her husband
being joined in the action as plaintiff or de-
PENDANT, etc, and says This is nm mpor-
tant measure and perhaps too radical change
to secure present approval in Vermont, but
it is coming. The supreme Court in New
Hampshire has already brought that State
very near to this standard by u liberal inter
probation Of existing statutes. Illinois has
enjoyed such law for some time, and sever
al other States have advanced considerably
from the old common law doctrine that mar
ried women had no property rights or liabii-
ties apart from their husbands. And 50 far
as progress has been made in this direction
there has been no verlication Of the predic-
tion that the marriage relation would be dis
turbed by it. bu. on the contrary tie happi-
ness of most couples has been enhanced and
not little fraui towards others has been
prevented. But the best feature Of all has
been the eanobling Of both parties, by giving
the woman sclf-lcspect and power, and by
teaching the man justice. The sooner all the
States emerge from barbarism and treat wom-
en- not as slaves nor yet as pets, but as equals,
the better will it he for all concerned"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17
Glte 9ree Qress.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, NOV. II, 1882.
PUBLISHED BY
THe Free Press dissertation.
q. q. BENEDICT, Editor.
Vorms-ss.ooa year, always in advance.

Governor Barstow was altogether in the
right in his veto of the bill TO reimburse the
Rutla ut bank, the majority of the Senate to
the contrary Notwithstanding. To be sure
the amount Of money at stake is not large,
but the principle is of importance If the
hill passes the House over the vcto--wbich
our Montpelier correspondent predicts will
not be the casc-snd the bill becomes Il law.
it will lc a bad and very costly precedent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

There is a mat cral fact bearing on the
question of the mental capacity of the young
murderer, Almon Meaker, whose sentence
the Legislature is asked to commute, which
we do not remember to have seen mentioned.
1t is that he was in effect the managing man
Of the property, and showed good capacity
for business. We learn that a bargain for a
sale Of the Meakcr place, which reached the
point of drawing the deed, not long before
the murder, was conducted by Amon, and
not by his father or mother; and the lease Of
the Somervile farm, which the Meakcr fam
lily occupied was negotiated and taken by
young Mcaker; and that in both these
transactions lie showed considerable shrewd-
ness, and acted like free agent and not at
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

| courier.
| Al the anglers tournament in New York,
recently, it was shown that Mr.. Prtchard
can cast Il fly further than any young man in
| America. Ii Mr. Prtchard will agree to cast
all the flies into the middle Of the Atlantic,
he can hear something to his advantage by
calling around at the beginning of dog days
next Summer. -B0ston Transcript.
| Mrs. Sooville thinks OF lecturing in
Canada. II she does, we shall regard it with
about the sane feelings that a man has who
sees boil bloom on some other fellows nose.
l-Clereldnd Ledltr.
As Conklpg sits porting over his briefs, he
huns to himself:
zone sweetly solemn thought
Comes 10 me DER and DER;
I'm farther from public lie tO.day
Inan ever was before
-Unknowh Poet.
Thomas McWhirter of San Antonio was
at work in his yard. lie took off his coat
and laid 1t across the feuce, without consid
ering the proximity OF the robust and rtso
| lutte goat. Presently he turned around and be-
held the coat in the mud and the goat on the
roof OF the chicken coop, joyousy munching
| what looked precisely Ike the red moroccu
pocketbook in which MIR. McWhirter had
placed $4,000 in government bonds. The
thought OF "a goat eating $4,000 break
fast almost drove him crazy. Tho goat saw
blood in his eye and ran, with McWhirter in
pursuit, AT last the animal was caught,
killed, and dssecttd, but almost the only
thing not found in tho capaciouS stomach
was the bonds, for the very 9 cd reason that
they were SAFE at home in the pocket of an
other coat. Gdireston NeieS.
A man was carrying coon he had caught
/ whom he p,pt thtnn lin la bDNs in the rDol
All of whom said eXciledly. "Mister, give me
that coon, give me that COON give me that
coon, mister" "Well. boys, I'll tell YOU
what | will do. If You will tell me the party
You belong to and why, I'll give it to the
boy who gives the best reason for his faith. 4"
I'm Republican. because that party saved
the Union" said one. I'm Greenbgcker,
because that party is in favor Of plenty of
money When the time of the third boy
cane he said "Im Democrat, cause
want the coon. '-NeD Orleans Times.
There was q man in n regiment 10 which
once belonged gifted with the propensity for
making the most ridiculous and ignorant
metamorphoses OF names and places. lie
got sick, and invaded him from the tropi-
cal country in which we were serving to
England On his return | interviewed him.
well" said |, "iajah chat was his sobri-
queD, all right now, suppose ~ Yes" he
replied, "but ! had togot n lot of doctors, and
not one of them did me the least coed cx-
cept Sir Joshua Reynolds" "Who ?" Sir
Joshua Reynolds and he gave me Bis
marck." "What p "Some preparation Of
Bismarck think he called It nghtshade
Of Bismarck" "IAll serene" said |, smiling,
and went my way. But an hour or two af'
terward my brother officer came to me. "For
goodness sake, he said, "don't tell the fell
lows, or my life will be chaiied out of me-
Sir William Jennner Is the medico ! :mean,
and nitrate of bismuth was what he order
ed. "-London Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04
Amuseu,euts. &C.

NATIONAL THEATER-n there is any one play
tnat ns rs sure oa good from the
seems TO De never dying charm clingfng TO the
tlhsei giorles, the spectacular effects, ana the
gorgeous ballet with its liberal display OF the mys
teries of the female anatomical structure that
Genes tne utter lack Of plot or sequence In the
play and Is always sufficient to pack the theater
IRON ITO pit 70 dome kiralfys company this week at
the National consequently is doing an immense
business Miss Nellie LarkvilIe makes a very at
tractive Stdtdctd, and is we'll seconded by host OF
makes an excellent impression; his appearance on
the stage being always a signal for laughter. The
tumbllng OF the Garnellas is something marvel
lOus.
FoRD's OPERA HousE.-very large audiences are
greeting Gus Williams in zone OF the Finest" at the
Opera House this week. In the character OF John
Iams whom we have seen for many years In sour
German Senator" and ether plays Of that stamp.
Mr.. Williams is not distinguished for any marked
versatility, but he captures the entire sympathy
OF his audience by his quiet, unctuous humor and
drol ways Mr.. Williams specfalties receive re-
peated enthusiastic encores. The company is an
Rachel Booth makes very winsome Kate Mishler.
OF Mr.. Geo. B. Waldron. the heavy villain, 1t was
remarked that besides desiring to murder all the
otner Of the play he also cherished san
culinary designs on the English language. Mr.. d.
q. Longworth, as Mart Deriae, the variety actor
"masner, created much amusement, but his rem
dftiOn OF the character would be much improved II
1t were not so refined.
IHEATER CoMIQUE-The managers OF the Thea
Ter Comque claim that the only real sensational
show in the world is at that theater this week
The program includes the Cobras, Devlin and
Tracy ana many other stars OF the variety stage.
DRIVERS GARDEN. The Kemper Hungarian
Ladies orchestra, the CrayonS and other attrac-
tive features remain at Drivers the rest Of this
week.
MILLINERY OPENING.-Mrs. NJ. j. Hunt began her
opening to-day, at 1909 street, in her new store,
OF imported bonnetS and novelties. TWAS largely
attended. 1t will continue tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed Locals

ftstreet lamps will be lighted at clio pm and
exiting uishetE,at rs am
The auction sales, which are Of unusual interest
at this season, VIII be found On the 9TH aud sth
pages OF to-day's STAR
Charles A. Langley yesterday filed bill against
kZa Ferry and others for the sale and partition OF
parts OF lots IL and IL square 216.
Yesterday Moses Sinshener entere. cunt ;,yainst
fol.ee,. LOT SEQ damages claimed be-
mare as astray and failed, was his duty to turn
over 10 the property clerk OF the police depart
men.; ey watch negligence plaintiff was forced to
At meeting OF the executive committee Of The
Satloh;d jockey club last evening, committees
were appointed as follows: on order Messrs.
Stone, Blunt, Edwards. Hall ana Hoilngsbead. on
printing and advertising, Messrs. blackburn
Edwards and hilbOurn; on reception. BlacEbnrn
Hall, Blunt and Kiibourn.
AT a meeting Of the Medical association
p: tsaraoit presiding ana Dr. J. F. Hartigan
ot1ieiaiing as secretary, DIR, IL. l. E. Johnson
Merritt received as an associate member
Mr.. Thomas u. PJ;gh, OF this city, and Mics
Harriet Darby. OF Laurel. Nd. were married last
evening I'm ~" presence of few friends In the
study OF The North Presbyterian church, Rev. c. r.
RaElsticll oTic!lting.
Tie Illinois Republican association net las,
evening ali elected several new membera At a
meeting 81 The 1oitical committee OF The asSoci-
atioa L. T. " co.'s WAS chosen as It's temporary
chaiTIB3J: igItp-r the absence OF Chairman A. j.
Whitaker =. ilrnis.
Ia the Po:ic;' Court yesterday Judge Smell asked
IN Italian witness II he could understand English,
ami be sail '-n1.''
john BrowE, cclor,t:, 20 years Cid, living at
the corner o; s!sS street and Dumbarton avenue,
West ashin.lon, was sent 10 the alms-house
hoepstai. yesterday.
Lass his.ai. E.iwin A. Lipzcomr fell on the pave
mcat * 9Th street aid Pennsylvania avenue and
cus bS .czd seriously Lieut.. Arnold took him TO
Dfsws 1r1S Store, where DIR. McBIlir dressed his
mead, y ieE re WAS sent TO his home No i2r
street southeast ~ " "
James Iones a ls1ge-s.zad cs,,orc6 man "a, ;.-
fore Judge Scel. this morning for assaui,ino
James Stsnc:,i. the druggist nj the EmerVan;.S
hospi;sL Mr.. Stafford told the court thai the
priscEer came .E,o the dispensary yesterday ana
got G!so:der.y, and IN putting him our he as
Sccifed witness A fire Of g or Is days was I'm
posed. ~
As the Scfhcrscn horse. c=rr.sr CT ssh an I
streets, has been .easei tc .hs present occupant.
MIA eos:Gai!, fer dSs years AMI the oxne:s OF
the nciSito-ing taarsh property have 30 i,ie, 81
selling, Is Is nsE probable that the house VIII be
enlsryef 81 rresaa;.
Ihe pos.etbGtiS L5ntatniay nye tS) STs sun
2osst TO asYc been ,rsI BY aiscv In 3arn.'s stei
IAes Gc.-cay, was fount 0n The streets f,y ii poor
woman add returned 20 ~ cwLec seste:,.ay
The MAJOR OF police sAs issued "a Sc.Isrsl e-,.cr
exrrces:ra I'D PRIVATE NaE:!se Qrei.1 his a:.;Irc-
s1atlon OK The ccIsa1t, cJelcsss ara p-r>s. .ie
IN duty d:sllsyed oy h'm III the s...ion OF t...,
esre&t OF 0ecrge ". RobsJ.
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DI ED.

DIED.
BROWN. On Tuesday, October Sd, 1882 at $50
O'Clock am, JOSHUA D. BROWN in the seventy
eighth year Of his age.
Funeral will take Place at the residence Of his son.
Walter Brown, Georgetown Heights on Thursday. Oc-
OF the family are respectfully invited to attend.
CLAGETT. On Tuesday, October Sd, 1882, at 10 90
p. NJ, Of gastric fever EMMA T. BOWEN, wife Of
Hezekiah Clagett. aged thirty-fou years and Ave
months.
funeral Thursday October 5th at p m at the resi-
deDce GIG French street Relatives and friends are
invited to attend.
ELDRIDGE. On Tuesday, October Sd, 1882 at 9
O'clock a. NJ, HATTIE A. beloved wife of NJ. A. Ed
ridge, aged forty three years
Funeral from the residence of William Linkins No.
O'Clock m. Relatives and friends invited to at
tend. IT.
HERBERT. On Wednesday morning, October f.
1882, at $50 o'clock M, HARRIET s. HERBERT,
beloved wife of Ananias Herbert and daughter the
late Flora Hicks Durham in the tfty-seventh year of
her age.
The funeral from Israel c. NJ. E. Church on Friday,
view the remains will call at the house. q
LAURENZI. In Hanover York county, Pennsyl-
vania, at eight O'Clock. Tuesday evening" October Sd
LAURENZI. aged twenty year, ED eight months.
VIII be buried at st. Michaels church. Baltimore
twelve O'Clock.
RILEY. On Monday, October 3D. 1882, at 10: 90 y.
NJ. after short illness of typhoid pneumonia, VIR-
GINA RILEY. in the twenty first year of her age.
Funeral from her mothers residence, No. 3l5 street
from thence to ST. Peters church. Relatives and friends
are invited to attend.
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