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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-11

The Montpelier Waterman tells this over
true story about Judge Redfield; Judge
Redfed gave in his inventory at Montp Her,
his whole list footing S2O,0l0. lie relu ned
s1l5O as debts due him. Returns from
other towns showed that with . Saas banlI
deposit, S22f3 was due him. 4 horse,
watch, piano and carriage were withheld
from bis list, 1t also appeared That he had
purchased insurance scrip OF the Vermont
Mutual before April /, to the amount Of 81
$780, and that ten shares of Montpelier Ma
iional bank stock returned in his inventory
should have been tAelvc shars. or course
there was nutuing for the listers to 40
IN s4sh q stale Of iaca but do double
him They did 50, but the board Of
civil authority reversed the aclion,
though adding the omitted aud legally tax
able property. The judge explained that he
didn't value the $4,000 at more than 1850.
He didn't con ider his horse worth anything,
the matter Of the watch escaped his MUD.
he supposed his carriage was exempted, he
bought the piano for his daughter, the insnr-
ance scrip was $1,000 and was his daughters.
The explanation satisfied the civil authority
that there had been no wilful false swearing
or violation Of law and they let him OF.
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MATTERS AND THINGS.
Milwaukee wants the Republican National
convention to meet in that city.

Milwaukee wants the Republican National
convention to meet in that city.
Tue Khedive's income is 1880, 600 q
year, and 10 order TO tighten the burdens Of
bis people, he has relinquished $4,000 Of
ii.
Ex-senator Mcdonald of Indiana, one of
the multitude Of Democratic candidates for
tho Presidency, was 'cOpperhead" nom
inec for governor in 1864; and was beaten by
Oliver p. Morton by 20, 900 majority.
While Laud-League Parnell is raising the
mischief in England, his brother Is raising
peaches in Georgia, on 700 acre tract which
has rs 900 trees mostly in bearing.
Since this century started in, England has
according to john Brights figures, spent
S92, 900, 900 for war and only $4,000, 900 for
civil government and Improvements.
For the advocates of female education en-
couraging news comes from India. Ten years
ago little had been done there but it is now
cited as a significant fact that two Young
women, at the last examination in the Calcut-
Ia University, carried of their degrees OF B..
A. with honors
A little grl of eight years recently died at
New York from the effects of jumping the
rope. She had been skipping considerably
during the forenoon, and after dinner renew
cd her exercises, but after reaching two hun
dred her strength failed and fever set in with
fatal result.
The New York HeraM says, "Thc author
of Box and Cox (whosc name we do not
give, because there is no necessity for irflIct-
ing gratuitous pain is now n charity patient
in Philadelphia asylum" The author,
whose name is John VI addison Morton, is
living in London, aged seventy two, and
a poor brother of the Charter House, -
If information Of English origin is trustwor-
thy.
Oswald Ottcndorlcr and his wife, of the
New York Staats zeit,ag are to- erect on
Second avenue two handsome buildings, one
to be used rs dispensary, with laboratories
for analytical and microscopic purposes at.
tachcd and the other con ain free library
and reading room, with books and periodicals
in beth English ard German. Both buildings
will be presented to the German hospital in
New York.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
well organized fire department at each I'M.
porant station. Employees at dcpots are re-
quired to drill each Saturday morning in the
working of well equipped chemical engine,
which is supplied with the necessary hose,
axes, ladders, and implements for fighting
fire. The force consists of chief, assistant
and SIX flremen.
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To the Editor OF the Free Press and Times
We notice that the Rutland Herald comes
to the front with novel idea-;hat of having
y history of Vermont prepared for use in her
schools 1t is very good idea-so good that
the Rev. 5. G. Hall, famliarly known as
Father Hall" of Bloomington after years of
careful study, and research compiled such Il
work more than fifteen years ago. This his.
of Vermont was Immediately APPROX
ed by the leading educators in the
State and adopted into general use
at least in the northern portion of the
State. Candidates for admission into the
Vermont Normal Schools are required to pass
a certain examination in that history and
candidates for graduation very thorough
one before they receive diplomas. In the
village and district schools il is quite general
ly studied. The history besides the general
geography of Vermont, contains faithful
account Of her troubles from the time of her
first settlements, through her fights with
New York AMI New Hampshire over
early Boundaries, her part of the
war of 1912 aud later more peaceful times.
AZ Father" Hall was geologist OF some
note, it contains thorough account of Yer.
monts resources in that line, ending with the
constitution of Vermont.
AS nearly every scholar who has attended
school in Northern Vermont, at least for til,
last 10 years is familiar with the book eithel
by actual study or from hearing others recil,
it, we would like to know whether it is Rut
land county or the Herald writer who is be
hind the timosy. NORMAL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-11

CONDENSED from the St. Adams Messenger


After ten years service in the Vernon
National Guard, the Ransom Guard. Co d.
OF st. Adams, voluntarily retire and receive
an honorable discharge from the governor
and commander in chief. The Ransom
Guard was originally organized in June 1851
and continued as an Independent militia
company up to the opening of the rebellion.
The command promptly offered their SER
vices TO the Government and were carly at
the front in the First Regiment Vermont
Volunteers, under Col. Phelps. In the ranks
Of this ST. Adams company were General
George j. S,annard. Lieut.. Col. G. q. Cband-
Ter, and several other distinguished officers.
In June, 1879, 0 reorganization of the
Ransom Guard was effected, this company
being the second one TO organize under the
militia act of that year creating the Vermont
National Guard. The Ransom Guard attend
ed by invitation the Concord Centennial on
| April Is, 1875. In June 1876, they went TO
the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia,
| acting as escort for Gov. Peck encamping
ten days on Paramount Park. They were
assigned prominent place in the grand mill.
tary parade on the Centennial Fourth in that
city. The Ransom Guard also visited Man
chester, n. H., on tho occasion of the dedi-
cation of the soldiers monument in 1878.
They were also detailed by Gov. Farnham
us one of the companies to make up his escort
at the Yorktown celebration in Oct. 1881.
The vacancy caused by the retirement of this
command from the National Guard will
probably be filed by company recently or
ganized in st. Johnsbury.
The official order mastering out the com
pany says:
In issuing these orders the commauder-in
chief desires TO express his regret at the ne
cessity of so doing and his high appreciation
of the faithful term of service of ten years
It is no disparagcment to others to rccorc
that the zeal, the gcntlemanly and excelen
bearing, and the perfection of uniform am
equipment maintained by the Ransom GuarC
from its first organization have contributed
largely to the present and good condition o
the National Guard. The credtable and pub
lie spirited manner in Which it has represc
ed Vermont AZ the centennial celebration u
Concord At Philadelphia and at Yorktown
is worthy Of special mention and will lon,
he remembered by people proud Of its sol
diery, whose achievements havcalleidy beel
made historic.
BY oricr Of the C)mmander-in- chief,
Il. >. nEsK,
Adiuani and pector-Geueral.
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Hon. A. p. Lyman died on Wednesday
morning at Bennington, his nth year. Mr.
Lyman for number of years was partner
of the venerable eX Governor Hiland Hall, in
whose office he studied the profession of the
law. He was one the leaders OF the Wing
party and his cones, for Congress with the
Hon. a. L. Miner of Manchester was one
of the closest and sharpcs. struggles that our
political history has known. The Wing
mass convention met at Manchester in
June, 1850. The nominating committee
reported the name Of A. T.. Lyman for
member of Congress, but the convention vot
cd to substitute the name of A. L. Miner of
Manchester. This action of the convention
caused bolt on the part of Mr.. Lyman's
friends, and both candidates took the stump
The Democratic candidate was Hon. Merritt
Clark of Poultncy, and the Free Soil candi-
date was the Hon. Daniel Roberts, then of
Manchester, now of Burlington There was
no election the first canvass, but at the second
trial Mr.. Miner was elected. Mr.. Miner,
Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Roberts sill to-day survive
Mr.. Lyman. Mr. Lyman served 10 the State
House and Senate, and was for a number of
years register in bankruptcy under the last
federal bankrupt law.
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4 Lnrge Shortage In George washing
toms Accounts.

According to the books of the Treasury
Department General George Washington,
the father of his country, is indebted to the
country in the sum of SlGl, 1880. This fact
would in all probability never have been dis
covered had it not been for the shrewdncss of
a Philadelphia gentleman, who presented
himself to Mr.. j. NJ. Vale chief Of the col
lections division in the Office of Third Audi
tor Keightlcy "A few weeks ago. This gen
teman seemed to unite in his person the
easy assurance of man of the world with
tue proverbial astucncss of Philadelphia
lawyer.
lie sulutcd Mr. Vale, removed pair of
gold bowed eyeglasses from his nose, pre-
scented u letter of introduction from Sunset
Cox and told his tale. lie had read in his
tory that General lloratio Gates of the Rev
olutionary army had never received his five
years Communication allowance in lieu of half
pay for life, and he desired to know if such
was the fact, and what sum in consequence
was due the descendants of Gen. Gates on
that account. Mr.. Vale promised to make
inquiry, but, as the oldest records in the Of
flee of Bookkeeper jackson were dated lI92,
the task ut first seemed hopeless.
In the top story of the treasury department,
underneath the roof, are four and one half
miles of lineal feet of shelving, where the
records and files OF the department are pre-
served. No record of General Gatcs's ac-
count could be found in the bookkecper's
division, aud Mr.. Vale rummagcd the files.
He made rich find In Il small book, which
| had evidently been rebound within the last
haf century, he discovered all the receipts
for communication of pay granted officers OF
the Revolutionary army, among them being
the receipt of Gen. l!oratio Gates, dated
July, 1884, at Philadelphia, for Sll 600, that
amount being the Communication due him in
| lieu of his lie half pay allowance.
Besides this, the records Of the pay office
of the Continental establishment from 1114
to 1902 were uncarthcd, and in them the ill.,
debtcdnoss Of Washington to the government
was found These old books are in Won
derlul state of preservation, and they are
properly regarded as one of the greatest curl
osilies in the Treasury Department. Gen
cra Washingtons accounts are found
in four separate entries in two vol
umes Of the journals, The money
charged to him, and for which credits
are given, was on account Of his disburSc
mcnts in the war for independencc. As before
stated, the books show that he received
SlGl, $3.50 more than is account d for, eXclu
svc of large balance due the Government
on General Washingtons specie account. l
; is impossible now to tell what was the caus
. of the apparent deficit in the regular pay nc
l count, but the deficit IN the specie account i
! believed TO have been due to the depreciation
in the value Of the colonial coin.- Washing
ton Despatch 10 the Fhiiadeiphia Press.
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Or KALEIDOSCOPE.
Our musical contributor Dead Beat,
sends us the following symphony upon

Our musical contributor Dead Beat
sends us the following symphony upon
MAY,
pvnest month Of all the year
lou'll never pass away. fear
Season Of sunshine, coulless May
on II the rain would oIly stay
I've heard ecstatlc poets say,
"ThOn art the queen Of months, o May"
But what's 80 lovely don't know,
In cold north winds and lingering snow,
Last night couple that hnuw,
Stool at her gate. and murmured low
Stayed there two hou~s, I'll bet a silver,
Blu, when hc ;eft-I saw her SILVER.
Now II | WAS a lover gay.
Ia court beside the nre il May
Or else III wear a big fur coat,
And risk encounters with the goat
A too,hpick-a dentist.
The coming canvass -Barnum's big con-
soidated.
Break, break, break
Der the garden spale bick.I
But the tender ease OF "a day that il
VIII never return, aiAck
Swtch-tendcrs female hair drcsscrs.
The hea'c term Profanity barred).
The lay of the land Come, gentle
SPRING"
When brilliant muslca, thought occurs to
a composer, he mikes IL note Of it,
Singing master; Now all sound do. ,
They all do it.
81 love even the prints of his feet :" tx
claims a love-sick poetcss She ought t,
specify which foot has the royal honor.
Wha the average fielder Of q country base
ball clnb wants ia something to keep III, file
of.
| A cubic inch of gold is worth $40 Gu
bic foot, $500, $50; cubic yard, S9,797,
1862 Oh dear. Why did We ever give ava
that p b X badge of ours: Nine million do
lars gone to tie dogs.
"Why do they always use spirits in CA
penter's level-guasef" John, Rccsus
alcohol is the great leveler
"a new fabric for basqucs, says a fasl
ion paper, is the broche vclvaeen tina. il
vites and will cordially receive attention.
undoubtedly will, if il encircles the waist
pretty GIi but - would calico wrappe
just the same.
Strangely enough, the woolpcckcr alwa'
presents His bill when he his bored for gru
When a woman has delirium trcmen
what sort Of snakes is sha most likely to |
attacked by: Why, hoop.snales, Of cours
A Chicago exchange has long article {
"Stocking Ponds" Are we to understsr
, that Chicago girls rent their cGat eft hose f
reservoirs
A neighbor sends in an item. "The ear
, crocus is lourshing." Wonder If he mea
our rooster?
Deal broke, eli ~ queg,cd a Boston m,
of a sccdy locking individual, whom he sa
passing into a shop adorned with thr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-11

The Prince Of Wales formally opened the
School of Music at Keusington, Monday. In
an address he announced that Messrs. Arthur
Sullivan (the well.known music composer)
aud George Grove (the editor and writer
had been knighted. He also stated that Mr..
George A. McFarren, musical director had
been created knight.
John +. Andrew of Boston, son of the
great Governor, is to marry Miss Harriet
Thayer, daughter the late Nathaniel Thay-
ef, the Boston millionaire.
>, A canvass of Presidential! preferences of the
Republican mcn,bers OF the Pennsylvania
Hou9e Showed this result: Blaine, 43 Ed.
munds, 81; Lincoln, 81 Grant, 2 Sher.
man, w: ID. Kelley, Blaine or Ed,
munds, l ; Blaine or Lincoln, 1 Harrison
or Edmunds, undecided, 10 z; absent, 1
Consul General Merritt Of London, who il
going TO- New York ON leave of absence
gave dinner Monday night. Among thos,
present were United States Minister Lowell
and Alcssrs, John Hay, Moncurc d. Conway
G. w. Smallcy, Bret Harte and other Amer
leans
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One Poor Iron Mine.
from the piattsbursh Republican. !

lfrOm the Platbburgn hepubllChD.l
Voyagers on Lake Champain can hardly
have failed to notice mine opening on the
side Of Split Rock Mountain, with dock at
the waters edge, and big boarding house
well up toward the top Of the mountain.
This ''mine" was first discovered many years
ago, and has changed hands many times, it
having long ago come to be considered as
practically worthless on account Of Its con-
tanning from 10 to Is per cent OF titanic acid,
while iron ore needs only about two per cent
of that malign ingredient to spoil it. About
1870 John Bridgford OF Albany, who per-
hapsknows more about New Capital job
berry than of iron ore, with two somewhat no.
torious men by the name Of Randall,
also Of Albany, got possession Of this mine,
and tried TO "boom" 1t under the sounding
name OF the "Champlain Shore Iron Noun
tain Company" By some means they in
duced Senator Isaiah Blood of Saratoga to
embark in the enterprise, and subsequently,
Boss Tweed put about $500, 900 OF his
ill-gotten money into the treasury of this
great iron company for opening the wealth
Of the great Iron Mountain" Tweed was
advised by Northern New York iron men
that the mine was worthless, and to have
nothing to do with the enterprise, but he
put in his cash, and for a time Richard
Tweed, Bridgford and the Randals made
things lively on this part Of Split Rock
Mountain, building docks, opening the
shaft, and erecting palatial boarding
house. But dividends never came in and
the bottom soon dropped out of the con-
Germ, and nothing has been done there for
years; and an experienced iron man says
until they get so that they can treat titani-
ferrous ores the mine will not be as good as
limestone ledge" The property is now under
going the process Of litigation, Mr.. Andrew
Hunter of New \ ork having some time ago
brought suit and obtained judgment, against
the company, TO recover $4,000 which he
loaned to it, and having bought in the prop
crty at the mortgage sale motion was
made and denied at a recent special term of
the Supreme Court held at Albany to set aside
the judgment hitherto obtained by Mr.. Hun
ter, and there the case rests at present,
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THREE NEW KNIGHTS.
sullivan, George Grove and
George A. MacF0rren.

hs NAuS
MIR. Arthur Sullivan, the well known mu-
sic composer, Mr.. George Grove, the editor
and writer, and Mr. George A. Macfarren,
Mus d., have been created knights.
1t is no exaggeration to say that Arthur
Sullivan's music is as popular In America as
in England AS the composer of "Trial by
july" of "Pinafore," of the PIRATES OF
Penzance," of Cox and Box" ETC., he is
known and appreciated on both sides Of the
Atlantic. lie was born in 1912, In London,
his father being u professional musician lie
became at the age Of eleven chorisler In
the Chapel Royal ST. james. Two years
later he gained The Mendelssohn scholarship
ut the Royal Academy Of Music and studied
under Goss and Bennett. Afterwards he
studied in Lcipsic and returned to England
to enter upon career of honor and profit
Before he met Mr. Gilbert he wrote csnlatas,
ovcrturcs, oratolios aud ballads exactly suit
ed to the public taste. lie is a Doctor OF
Music of Oxford and Cambridge, knight
of the Order of Coburg and of the Legion OF
Honor BY many good judges he is esteem
ed the grea est living English composer. lie
is genial, companionabc man, and viii lc IN
this country with MIR. Gilbert he gained
many friends,
An editor of MacmiiiGn's Magazine, as SEQ
Rotary to the Society of Arts, as one OF the
promoters and organizers of the Crystal Pal.
ace company, Mr.. Grove has been long and
favorably known in the world of art and let
tiers. BY his analysis of classical orchestral
music at the Crystal Palace concerts and by
his very able Dictionary of music and musi-
clans which he is still engagedin editing, he
became no less cclcbratcdin hcmusical world
lie was born in 1920, and was for long
time civil engineer. lie has been active
in scientific aud literary pursuits all his life,
and is honorary ID. &. L., of the University
of Durham.
DIR. Maefarren, the principal of the Royal
Academy of Music and a composer of high
reputation, was b)rn in London in 1913. lie
was educated at the academy and became
professor there in 1884. He sought to revive
u taste for the old English school of music
in modern English opera and produced in
1884 "rhe DEVILS Opera, and "Don Qnixo-
te" in 1916. Ohcr operas followed rapidly,
and he has also composed much chamber
music and several symphonies and overtures.
lie has contributed much, also, to the litcra-
ture of music and is Doctor Of Music OF
Cambridge University.
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Fresh Air for COusumptivcs.
Popular Science Monthly Tor May.l


About the comparative advantages of a
dry aud cold or moist and tropical climate,
opinions are divilcl, with preponderauce
of arguments in favor Of the former but 50
much is certain, that in all lalitudes OF the
temperate zoue the disease known AS pull.
monary consumption is caused by the breath
ing Of vtiatcd air and Can lie subdued by
out -door exercise In certain cases cured
would be an ambiguous term. The res
spiraion OF vitia!ed (azotlzed and dusi-lm-
pregnated) ali results in tie corruption
of the pulmonary tissues, and finally in .
process OF disintegra,on that fills the
structure of the lungs with ulcerous cavities.
Thpsc cavities often cicalrize, but it is not
probable that they can be entirely healed, l..
c., that the wasted tissues Can be reproduced.
Yet in all bu; its last stages the progress of
the disease han be arrested by outdoor life
alone. Millions of prisoners, school chill
dren and factory slaves, pine for lung food
as starving man yearns for bfcSd and
that hunger can MT be stilled with
cough pills, but only with fresh air.
There arc adjuvant remedies, but thcil
cooperation is not Indispensable. Without O
sufficient supply OF wholesome food, without
warm clothes, without domestic comforts
under the disadvantage even Of excessive
hardships and pro.racted fasls, a three
montns' mountain excursion, with or without
tents, will cure all symptoms of the disease
with the exception Of an accelerated pulse ant
painting respiration during active exercise
Canadian irappers who leave their sup
ply camp with a bad cough, get rid of i
on the fifth or sixth day "out" They ma!
get foot-sore aud, if game IS scarce, hippe'
and homesick but the feeling of halenes
about the chest continues. Night frosts d.
not affect it. Fatigues rather improve it
They may wake up with feeling of frost
cramp from their chilblainrd toes - thci
shvering knees, hut the lungs are al ease
no cough, 10 aslhnalic distrcss, no stitch
like pains, no night fever.
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career which can promise nothing but dan
ger, misery and death.
Tho CouTrateruity of PRAYER.


ger, misery and death.
Tho ConTratcrnity of Prayer.
Probably the largest temperance organza-
ton In the State Is that presided over by
Rev. Thomas Lynch, Vicar-General of the
Roman Catholic diocese of Burlington, num-
bering, as 1t does, nine hundred persons
male and female 1t is called the Contra
ternity of prayer 10 honor of the sacred
thirst and agony of our Divine Lord for tue
suppression of intemperance." II is not
total abstinence hut temperance organza-
ton, the belief being that not the use but
the abuse of spirituous liquor is wrong and
the theory is that the attainment of temper
ance should be sought like that OF any other
virtue through prayer and the help OF God.
Members of the organization are therefore
required to repeat certain number OIL
prayers every day and once month they
hold meeting at which there are religious
exercises and instruction in temperance. The
members are required, in addition to leading
temperate lives themselves, to refrain from
frequenting places where Intoxicating liquors
are sold and to discourage the sale OF such
liquors in that way. The confraternity has
been in existence for seven years, ard IS
prospering finely and it is, Rev. Father
Lynch assures us, doing great deal oil
good