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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15


The State. Every steamboat. car or Irauapor,a
ton compapy shall pav two per cent on gross
receipts. All the foregoing taxes are to be
paid semi.annually, in February and August
and regulations provided for the assessment
of State and county ,axcs-ihc amount of
the latter being restricted to five cents per
capita on Interpolation of the county. The
act amending the laws relating to the grand
list changes the doubling clause 50 that for
violation of the requirements of the act the
listers shall ascertain as best they can the
amount of taxable property of person or
corporation. apprase the same. and double
the amount so obtained. If the amount thus
obtained is in the opinion of the listers less
than the amount of the taxpayers taxable
properly. they are required TO assess him for
an additional sum which will in their judy
ment make up such amount The listers
have no power, however, TO reduce Il list so
made up below the amount made 10y doub-
ling. Appeal may be had TO The board oil
kept in the town clerks office for three years,
subject 10 inspection by the town clerk, list
crs, selectmen, States attorney and town
grand juror, and 10y no one else, except that
each taxpayer may see his own inventory II
penalty OF five bundled dollars is imposed
for destroying Or stealing an inventory the
words according TO my best knowledge are
| inserted in the taxpayers oath.
The highway law provides that whenever
a highway Or bridge shall be ont Of repair
three citizens may give notice to one of the
selectmen, aud if the town u, elects for thir-
ty-six hours to make needed repairs, OF 10
commence the wok, complaint may be made
TO the county road commissioners, who shall
notify the sclectmen Of time aud place OF
hearing and may, ii deemed advisable direct
repairs to be made ut once. II the town sun
neglects after being directed by the commits
sioncrs the County Conrt.may enter Judgment
against the town for the amount named in
the commissioners report with costs Towns
are made lube for damage accrulng from IN
sufficicncy or want OF repairs OF Highways or
bridges, unless caused by load exceeding
lo,Ooo pounds IN weight anu no acton
Shall be had or maintained unless notice is
first given in writing by the party injured or
| claiming damage, describing the nature OF
the insucicncy and the injury OF damage.
The highway tax is reduced to 20 cents, 10
cents if the town votes TO collect i'll money
Besides the above there are nine laws rca-
ting to taxation, generally OF minor interest
like that taxing fowls when owned To the
VaIue oil over twenty do'laf'' Inc uo@ lax
Is hXed at one dollar Tor Il male "oG anu i"ur
dollars Tor female.
lhe school laws inciudc one making lhc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15
TIE {. S. NAVY.

The rlconmcn iNlion Of Secretary Chan
cler, Of the Navy, that the old cruisers
which fora. the prescn, Navy, and which are
good for nothing but for practice ships and
10 display the American flag abroad, be re-
placed by powerful modern non and steel
vessels # war, make il worth while to re-
sall the views OF Licu,-C commander Gorringo
the nun who brought the obelisk from
Elyp,--whcb were made public some half n
year or more ago. According TO Commander
Solruge, we need no Heavy fighting cruisers
whether armed OF unframed. II would be
folly for us to build II fighting fleet TO match
that NJ England, and II would be still greater
folly t. BALD Il fighting fleet inferior to those
oil England, France, or Italy. The theory
iha, We must send ,ncn- # war, At an enormous
sur fla is iii cul ms What wc need Is
rse' OF fast Hips, prncd with two orlhrcc long
range guns each, with winch the commerce of
any Nation with whom we may be at war can
destroyed, England will never be deferred
from going to war with ~ through fear Of
our ron-clads, but If she could know that
we had thirty Alablmas ally to let ,osc on
British shipping she would be very reluctant
to bring such scourgo upon herself We
seed moi provide Ourselves with single ves-
eel fl to fight the British iron-clads, but with
fast cruisers, which could sweep British COM
merce from the seas, and run away from any
British au-oi-war, We would have an eli.
sisnt navy
For tue defence u our Aarbors, however,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15

THE WATERBURY, WATCH.

"" liaYc iakcn special pIhs To ascertain the
exact facts in regard to tins somewhat famous
watch. AMI we are satisfied that far from being
mere toy, It l. substantial aud useful article AT
first we we're ilsirustiul as doubtless many Of our
readers will be- thinking it Impossible that really
valuable time keeper could hc produced at the
the singularly low price Of .i.0o. \ lcndng
lcnonnauonal paper that Oilers this watch as n
premium says OF 1t: We have moi only inquired
carefully Of those who have disposed of scores of
the watches. hut have iaken pain, 10 visit the
'actofyat Waterbury, Conn, personally inspecting
the establishment in all 70, various Departments;
AMI we have bccoaa convinced from the character
of the men engaged i'll H.. Manufacture, She amount
OF capital invested. and the general verdict in
regard IN the watch, that we are doing our sub
scrlbcr, real favor IN Offering II as a premium.
About two hundred aud scycniy-nvc hands are
employed III IN" factory, and it turns out s1ht
h"nj,ci riicLs drg' While we do not suppose
the Waterbury to stand quite on a par with watch
that costs from $50 to ;lon, we aye nevertheless
convinced that II will compare avorably with
what are called the lower priced silver watches,
and that many who shall come 10 own it Will be
case Is of nicSlc'yer looks precisely ike silver,
and Will wear as 1t looks. The watch Is a stem
winder, and each one Is accompanied with all
needed directions as to It's use"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15

Nr,l urn,u the National Ropublicap ram.
alit'rc meets A, Washington to adopt plan
Of r-prcs .ftuliou ia ,h4 next National con-
yention in comp!iorcc with the instructions
,t the convention OF 1850. or the two lead
inc plars to be submitted 10 the committee.
enc i, braurh, forward by Mr.. John NJ.
Forbes Of N,s;.ch,! setIs. Ii is. in brief th,;
each State shall be allowed two delegates at
Arsc aud one fer acl Congressional district,
will, ~ additional delegate e, large for each
ReDubiican Senator from that State. and nm
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Steel Engraving Of Garfield

This Is from the Henry Bill Publishing company
of Norwich 1t represents 1--WE months OF I'M
Interrupted labor ON the part ct Mr.. Samuel
H0lyer, the New York artist who was directed TO
spare neither time nor expense In producing the
finest engraving possible. 1t is in line and stipplc,
Is by a inches. and. both as likeness and work
OF art, is such picture u. every patriotic family
must he glad 10 have. Copies suitably framed
have been sen, 10 Queen Victoria and Mr.. Glad
stone, and the picture is very warmly Endorsed by
eX-Presideni Hayes. George William curtis John
G. whittier Presidents Hopkins, serley, Flirchild,
Chamberlain AMI many others Of the most eminent
men IN the country. The engraving is from a
photograph taken In The Spring OF ls.o and
;epres ants the statesman IN the prime Of ts mail
ho1i. The regular price is :! 50, but we have
secured 1t in very large quantities On such terms
that we are able 10 offer copy 10 each old >ul
scrib.r, who, on paying Tor his own paper full
year In advance sends ~ oNE SEW ZANE rim,
t2.oJ.
II any OF our reaic"s prefer they can have
either 70. the following handsomely bound volumes
poems instead oithc picture. at the same terms:
Aytoun. Burns. Byron, Browning. thiuccr
Campbell. Cowper, CrAbb,, Colcidgc Dante,
D ydcn. Eliza Cook. Favoritc Poems, Goethe.
Glcthe'S Faust. Goldsmith. llemans. Hood, Mere
dith. O.siai. Odyssey, Poe. Poetry o; Flowers,
Pope Proctor, Religious Poems, Schiller Herbert,
Iiad lrgclGw. Keats kutc white, Lucille Billion
SPENCER. 1cnny-nn Thompson. Lrupprr. Words
worth.
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| Not only do we present grand chance Tor boys
everywhere 10 secure watch, nut we anticipate a
quick and general response 10 th. Oder, especially
among the farming population. The watch Is Jus,
| the Thing tina, multudcs OF Our readers want,
| MANY business men aud others are already carry
ing it who are perfectly able 10 have hundred
dollar watch and here is an easy chance 10 secure
H. We oner it to any old subscriber on paying Tor
his own paper year in advance ana sending FOUR
NEW .AuEs ,rnh $500 cach or 10 otg ""r Who sends
| us FIVE SEw NAMES ,rih $500 'drh. Each watch is
nut up in stuffed box, satin lined, and can he sent
through the mail with safety, though all who can
conveniently take it at our counter should do So.
We also offer the watch for sale at the regular
price. a. 30 each, and viii forward II hy mail in
II registered package for that sum- the same as il
1t were sent a. a premium.
If any who solicits subscribers iorthe FREE Press
under this Offer cannot make up full club OF
five and wants "A watch, we will let him have one
on the following ierms'
For one new subscriber for one wear and $3.50
additional
TWO new subscribers for one wear aud $40
additional
Three new subscribers for one year aud $3.50
additional
ANY person now a subscriber to the paper or
anyone who wishes to subscribe for himself viii he
entitled to watch upon payment Of $40 for
the FREE PRESS one year.
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SETS OF BOOKS.

For larger clubs we oner The magnificent
premiums OF full sets OF p''kehs' Th''Sery IN"
Scott.
For club OF twenty subscribers odd or new
,cith az each, we wnl send Charles Dickens Com
plete Works, Lovell's Illustrated Edition, In Is
volumes, with over 1870 Illustrations.
For fifteen subscribers lrih 81 each, We VIII give
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15

II ,hy arc Rouib)ns who neither learr
uor icr.et my Ching, wht' ul-blown mem
Der ri the elias. must Congressman Page OF
Calf rnu he. lTc calls the criticisms OF III,
p,es.ou thc River and llarbor bill passed last
session 'tHe howiings of demagogues, aud
i, rcpo1ru 10 te in favor OF reporting another
I'LL to The licu.c tlis sessi IN us a v,rlication
Ut ,hg committee OF siich tie is chairman.
l. IS uiate. II geu rel consia,ululicn that
Mr Page vii ucf ldo.n the next Corgtcss.
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AsMr.u- ; a,e.,uen and their friends are
apt to re It rid previous, nut the most re-
ma kgg'c c.st IS that u tx Senator Melon
aid lt irdi liza aud lie supporters The lat
tran. ccruil thai he sill be the mex. Dem
ccratic candidate far the presidency and that
he viii he Il etc l.. sni they have already
.ul,rtrl .l,,.i t.uuuGnce hi. Catlnpt--as FOL.
lows: ; cretary Of state Thomas y Hen
bricks Of Irdjarl; sccr,tary Of tie treasury
August Belmont OF New York Secretary
pi wa 81 ;. B.s.c.aps OF California
postmaster general, John b. Gordon OF
Georgia; Acknowledgement, Il, ". Villas Of
Wisconsin; secretary u tie navy, ". W.
Eaton Of Conlec;icu secretary Of the inter
mr. c. H. breckenridge Of Arkausa'.
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NLlg. 9ree press.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, DEC. 10, 1892
PUBLISHED BY
Ere Free srr6ss association.
q. a. KEyEDICT, Editor,


How l'ule the Democrats care for any re.
form Of tie civil ryice - shown by the fact
that whtn Nh Y nueton moved to take up his
I'LL in tie Senate, there were sixteen votes
against the matiou, all cast by Democrats,
and tie reason as isned for their action was
simply repetition Of the old spells doc
trims
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15

Tic King f Coica l!s . frnnkuess quite
uncommon alhon, rulers. He recently
m,d' lie following confession II have
hc-a 'er 6 ycutrcn wears al The h,ad II the
rn'lc9, ai'&o -h ! was wanting in abili-
tN Wy administrator has been a full
az. AID abuses hive arisen in the gov
clu,r' through NY fault, / repent,
but q s'o,l sto. S.uc u,cIlI-d the tn rone
| have madH Maov Improvements in road
sud vHcr things and both rich aud
poor lave had 10 suffer under the but
den. This il my sin. have often altered
III" carrercy and slcafccd the interests Of,
tic people. This is MY sin Lave acted
aLlin.i Ici'ei Us d c rms have waited
tn rcvejuc. This is my sin. Bib ry la
b'cn clr'icl ~ publicly. The complaints
o. The viciimlc | have n reached my ears.
Tn NY sin. Tn, taxes have been omhez
Il d ami The business OF the people ruined.
TN, my 'l. ! am ashamed to come be-
t1je til r'oyIe agrir. will purify my mind
aud pet Ia, iora.r ni:doings." Did any
our rv,r hear oil a President Of the United
st.tcs cr any other Cnu'asan making such a
confession
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the Waverly Novels, Loyell's Edition ID volumes
hcund In l?, large clear type.
For fourteen subscribers vdh 81 each, VIC Will give
Thackery's Complete Works, bound in II hand
some volumes, an entire new edition 1nely Illus
rated with over 200 fu-page Illustrations
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Mis-. Laugtry does not read what the
newspaper critics say Ut her acting, II ls
only when they talk about her good looks
that her curiosity is aroused
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15

Tho nc, of he Maryland Legislature in re-
viving the whippiug-posl is to he contested
as unconstitutional
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lSREpLY to certain questions by our repre-
sentative, +. L. Loweree, Esq, cashier Of the
Cincinnati Southern Railway, observed: a
was suffering ff0m severe attack of rlieu.
matism in my right foot; II was in n terrible
condition; the pain was almost ,intolerable;
our family physician waited on inc without
success; sent for another well known NJ d.,
but even tho twain could do nothing for me;
l could not get down here to the office 10 ut
tend to my duties; in fact could not nut
L.y foot under me ut Saif, and after nine
weeks suffering began 10 grow desperate.
My fr end Whom, OF cOurse you know, for
he is known by everybody Mi. Stacey Hill,
OF the Mount Auburn Inclined Plane Rail.
road Co.. called t0zsee me; he spoke very
highly OF st, Jacobs Oil, and recommended
the remedy to me in glowing terms
laughed at the idea OF using proprietary
medicine, and yet the party recommending
1t, tMr. Stacey Hill, rememberl. being
u man Of sound judgment set ne to thinking
the matter over. The next day, when the
physicians called, dismissed them, and said
10 myself that would let nature take its
c0ur5e. That resolution lasted Just day.
On the following morning !, in tit OF desT O.
l0tion, sent servant for bottle OF St JP.
cobs OIL. ! applied that wonderful remedy,
and 1t Henetrated,me so that thought my foot
was about to fall Of, but It did moi; It iact 1t
did Just the opposite. Tie next morning the
pain had entirely lett my foot, the swelling
was reduced. and really the appearance WIS
50 different altogether from the day before
that 1t actually surprised me. Iapptied more
of the st. Jacobs Oil, and that afternoon I
walked down here to the office, and was able
to attend to my duties and get around as
well as any one. Let INC say for st. Jacobs
Oil that il beats railroad time, and is always
sure 10 wia.-Ciaea89i Ea9Hifa.
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disqualification Of the Garfield. Rosecrans
letter is proving to be boomerang against
those who expected to smirch the memory
Of the dead President. Tie discussion
thereby started has brought out such IN
amount Of private and public corrobon.
ton Of the timelinesS and necessity of that
letter ut the time that it was written that
the public are thereby reminded Of new
debt Of gratitude to Garfield. The events
oil the unexpectedly the disaster to Rose
Grams at Shickamauga-show how clear
sighted was the vision OF Garfield in
that letter. lie saw that Rosecruns
was losing great opportunity and
the result indicated all his APP
prehepsiops. And yet when the dry
OF trial came Garfield was us calm and
courageous as he had been apprehensiye
and prophetic beforehand. lie refused
70 believe with Rosecraus that the disaster
was irretriev0ble. He refused to fall back
with him to Chattanooga. lie took leave
othis Chief at Rossvile and following the
sound Of Thomas guns rode through the
country, exposed 10 the rebel lines, and
joined himself to Themas' command, and
there did oil be could to aid that gallant
General in snatching partial victory from
great disaster.
This is an episode in GarRelds life that
the public are reading anew. 1t comes out
airesh by virtue OF the recent malignant at.
tack on his memory. 1t only serves to
quicken and intensity the good feeling OF
the people for the murdered man. They
realize that he was not only assassinated by
the wretch Guiieaa, but that there are
other Guiteaus who are Just as willing in
the same eowardly manner TO assassiuato
his good name after death. They take nd.
vantage Of his helpless position Just as the
villain who slew him did.
Not only do they drag forward the letter
referred to but they attempt, as the anony
nous writer in the Washington pod has
attempted, to fasten upon the dead "the
charge Of betaying Shcrmapts interests at
Chicago for the sake OF obtaining the Pres.
identiRl nomination for himself. This
writer, whoever he may be, isdestined to be
covered with the reproich Of the people, for
he has given currency to what too many
men know to be q silly as well rs false
charge. The iactsand incidents that attended
the nomination ut Chicago are well known.
They were too public and too protracted to
DO a secret. They become notorious during
the long struggle. There was no more
hopeless candidate before the convention
than John Sherman. His own State was
divided to begin with-almost fatal cir.
cumstance Of ftselt-and his following in
other States was not enthusiastic. At no time
did they show any symptomsot reserved
strength. 1t was dead pull all the time,
anda small pultatthat, Theconventionwas
substantially divided between Blaine and
Grant, and 1t was afraid 10 nominate either
Of them. Garfeld's name began. to be
limited at as the delegates grew weary OF
the struggle, That one solitary vote from
Pennsylvania fell upon a great number OF
pleased ears. They heard 1t as the Scotch
lass at Lucknow heard the first notes Of
X
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wngELtSd, ". VA, MARCH IS, fssl.



The WhiAhy aud Tobacco Tax.
The action Of the Republican caucus at
Washington in declaring against reduc.
ton Of the tax on whisky and tobacco will
give general satisfaction to the country. II
not only puts the party in correct posi-
ton, but puts a stop for the present to
very erroneous revenue policy. Mr.. Kelly,
the head of the Committee on Ways and
Means, very rabid tariff man, had con.
ceiyed and advocated the idea months ago
that the true way to protect the tariff was
TO cut down the internal revenue. This, he
supposed, would have the effect 10 defeat
tariff reyision--a revision demanded by the
popular sentiment-because Of the neces-
sity Of collecting a given amount Of rev.
enue from duties on imports. But In
reality this was n very shortsighted
policy. The Democracy would not have
needed a better club in the next canvass
than the cry that tho Republicans had be-
come a free whisky party, and in order to
cheaper whisky they had refused to rectiiy
cersain harlships and Irregularities OF the
tariff.
In other words, they were willing to
keep such monopolies as the BessemcI
steel rail manufacture ut the sacrifice Of q
tax on whisky that Is popular, and that The
people do not want to repeal. The more
SPACIOUS Republicans saw how the Cur
rent would set in this matter, and there
fore our netghbor, Mr.. shattenberger, Of
Pennsylvania, arose at the opportune mo-
ment in the caucus and introduced his
resolution Of protest against any reduction
Of the tax on whisky and tobacco, and
this resolution the caucus adopted as the
sense OF the Republican membership o.
Congress.
Asfar as the manufacturers OF both whisky
and tobacco arc concerned, this committa
Of the Republican party is good thing
They know now what TO expect. Owing
to the agitation for reduction in tax by
the Ways and Means Committee, and the
apparent probability that very decided
reduction would be recommended by that
Committee, and possibly be concurred in
by Congress, the trade in both these
branches were filled with uncertainty and
apprehension, and business was brought
almost to standstill. This feeling is now
dissipated. There will be no reduction at
this session Of Congress. The revenues OIL
the Government from these two
important sources will not be i'm.
paired. The demand for tariff re.
vision will now be unembarrsed, and
something will probably be accomplished
in this important direction. The Repub.
lican party will not be subjected to the i'm
patation Of Preferring free whisky and to.
bacco 10 tariff rectiGcation. The cry OF
monopoly can not be raised against them.
The people will not be offended BY reduC.
ton Of tux on two articles that more than
any any others are able to bear taxation.
Even the people who are whisky and to-
bacco consumers do not demand any reduc-
ton Of tax on them. They are sensible
enough to recognize that it is voluntary
tax, and that no person is compelled to pay
it unless he chooses to indulge in these
acknowledged vices.
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The total outstanding bonded indebted.
ness is Sl,llIs9l,67l, and it was incurred
for the following purposes Bridges, S24,-
S5S,3SS, fire department, S2,5l4, OS9; i'm.
provement of harbos, rivers, canals,
wharves, and water power, $36, 294 ,iIS,
Eailroadand other aid, SIS, 63S, 04S; schools
and libraries, $26,5OG, l57; streets, SS6,674..
$50; war expenses, S75, l54, 400 cemeteries,
S2S3.SlG; funding floating debt, SI53,
940005; parks. and public places,
Si96i9, $3.50; public buildings, SIS, 48S, a5;
refunding old debts, Sis, 743, $50; sewers.
S2l,370,5S6; miscellaneous, Sl36,374, i5S:
water.works, STAG, 42S,5G5. The lowest rate
Of interest is in North Carolina, which
State pays, or promises TO pay, 9 per cent
on $G,57S, 900 OF its debt. Almost one.half
Of the aggregate debt, or S5l6,S32 SEQ, paws
0 per cent interest, while on 81, $40, SG4 10
per cent is paid; Nevada pays is per cent
interest on $4,000 Of Indebtedness, and y
per cent on $4,000. Minnesota pays y
per cent OH $4,000. These are the highest
rates paid in any OF the States.
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DIED.

DlAaos
BoNItAM-rntcrcd ln:o rest, nj quarter past nine
O'clock OIL ThuHday evening" March lG, lESl,
RoDLET Curtis BoSlIAN, in the 9Th year Of his a.
Burial service at St. Matthew'S Church Mt .
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. IntGrmGnt private.
Gods finger touched him and he slept"
he asked HE Of thee aud tn0u gavest It him,
oven length Of days forever ard eve.."
MoUNr-on Friday msInIng March II; 1857, at
l O'Clock, JANE Mourn, nBed Is yeas
Funeral from the residence Of her son.lnIaw,
Geo. ". Miller, No. et2o Chapitne street, this afe'
noon ut o'clock. Friends Of the family are Invl:
ted to attend. lntermGnt At Peninsula Cemetery.
.MYLEs-on Thursday, March &c. 1889, at 1850
O'Clock 4. ~, IoHS hYLEs, Id the SD year OF his
FuuCtal from his late home near %Slh street, on
at > o'clock P. ". IntGrment at Mt. Cal.