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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

proved its merits. AT the start there were
not o few who predicted that the gain would
be for one year only, that the listers would
fall back to the old ways, that the moneyed
people would easily find way to cover up
their personal property, and that the law
would "drive money out of the State" The
result sufficiently shows that none Of these
predictions have been verified. The listers
as a general thing have performed their some
what thankess duties faithfully and well.
Public opinion has flowed with such iremen'
dous force In favor of the law that obedience
to it has been in sense compelled. More
personal property has been listed this yoai
than last, and more in 1882 than in 1881, and
If money has been sent out of the State Tho
figures don't show it. The law is success
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
THE CORPORATION TAX LAW.
Practical Operation of the New Dcpar
ture In raxatiOn-Thc Returns for
the First SemI-Annual Period.

The limit of time for the first payment If
taxes under the Corporation Tax law (Which
is fully explained in our editorial columns to-
day. expired Aug. 3lst, and by the courtesy
of the Commissioner Of State Taxes, Hon. w.
p. Dillingham; of Waterbury, we are enabled
to lay before our readers statement showing
the practical operation of the law.
Up to September list the following corpor-
ations had forwarded their returns to the
commissioner as required by the law:
All OF the savings banks and trust compan-
les except one.
OF the railroads. the Bennington and Rut-
land, Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western,
Missisquo, Montpelier and Wells River, st.
Juhnsbury aud Lake Champlan, Vermont
Valley, Woodstock, BrattleborJ and White
hall, Vermont and Massachusetts, Rutland,
Addison, Montpelier and White River, Yer
mont and Canada.
Steamboat, transportation and car COM
panies The Grand Isle steamboat COM
pany, Champlain Transportation company,
National car company.
Express Complnics- American, National
and United States aud Canada.
Telegraph companies -Middletown (Vt.)
and Vermont International.
Telephone companies Bratleblrl Tcle-
phone Exchange, A. c. Brown, Montpelier,
Randolph Telephone company, Geo. A. Ea-
yeis, Pittsford.
The Burlington x Lamoile Railroad COM
pany and some others claim to be exempt
from taxation for a term OF years, unier the
law OF 1876, and the statutes pertaining to
the subject; aud it Is believed that certain
corporations outside the State, that have not
yet filed their statements, inteud to do 50,
hut through ignorance OF the statute, failed
| to send them previous To Sept. /.
The exact amount Of taxes paid by the
corporations named can not now be stated,
as some of the statements are incorrect, but
they are approXima ely as follows Taxes
paid by savingugs banks, Sa5 6Sj "a trust
companies Sl4, 800 10 steamboat, Car and
transportation companies, S29SS.20; rail
roads, 2O651.29 express companies, S647
90 telegraph, So IL; telephone, SSH 46 /;
making total OF S64, ,O2.O9
Upon these figures we have commented
elsewhere.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

The evidence given at the inquiry into the
late murder of the Rev. MIR. sewel the
Texan minister, that when examined after
he fell he was found to have a self-cocking
revolver secured by an India-rubber band
up his sleeve, so arranged that by slight
motion OF his arm the muzzle dropped into
the right position for active service will well
repay the attention of the American Bible
Society. whose local agent he is said TO have
been. We do not think clergyman In the
service of the Bible Society ought to carry
concealed weapons. II he Will wear re-
volver or knife, he ought to wear it openly
in belt, so that his brother clergymen may
know where he stands on the homicide ques.
ton. Would ii not be well, therefore, Tor
the Society to send little circular to Its
Southern agents, cautioning them against
murder and feonous assaults, and pointing
out the strong temptations to both these
offences created by the practice OF going
armed? There appears to be marked
medieval flavor about the clergy in the
Southwest. One Of the greatest difficulties
the Church had to contend with In the dark
ages was getting the priests and bishops To
leave of fighting, and, above all, to avoid
boodshed. This was hard on the barbarians,
WHO could not see, even when In holy orders,
how respectable man of any calling could
get along without occasionally killing some
body or "cutting" him with knlfe.-N. \,
Nation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

italion not supposing for moment 1t was
Mr.. Dorseys intention 10 retain CONTROL ana
to refuse to return them, as he subsequently
did, when asked to do 80 by Mr.. Jewell.
When the indictment of Mr.. Dorsey follow
ed, and it became evident that he was to be
prosecuted, then, said Mr.. Jewell, it became
apparent that Dorsey had design In ge'tlng
control of the letter press books, and that ne
had intended TO hold them over the heads Oh
certain Republicans, to be used II they
Joined in the movement to prosecute him'
Mr.. Jewell said Dorsey had no right TO Tue
books, and that they were not in his CUSTODY
when the national executive committee COM
plet ed It's labors in New York, but had been
obtained from him under an implied promise
to send them back. This will account iol
Dorsey's possession of the books now.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

The United States Senate Committee on
Education aud l. dor in their investigations
into the Labor question, trades unions, tele-
graphcrs' strikes, etc, have ELECTED one
opinion, which will strike a good many
hou;ekeepcrs as having sound bass of fact.
Mrs. Twitchell, formerly president of the
Wo king Womens Association of San Fran
cisco, W mt before the Committee, in New
York, tic ether day and testified that, in
her opinion, il there was anything the
c)uotry needed to-day it was an abundant
sup, ly of competent cooks. The United
Stat 8 Government, she said, ought ia
appoint competent women to go about from
HUI c to house for the purpose of instructinC
the women in the art of cookery. She
added taat if there were more good cooks il
the Unitei States there would be healthier
Senators aud more conteated husbands thar
there are to-day. Mrs. Twtchell further
manta ned that wealthy women should
like Mrs W. ii. Vanderbilt, be able tC
manage inlelisently the affairs of their owl
households. What the Committee will &c
complish in the way OF solving the grea
labor problem remains to be seen but i
they Will solve the cook problem, which i
but p ,rtion of the main question, they will
earn the thanks of ateful people
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
The Eritaph for senator Carpenter,
Monument.

milwaukee Daily Wisconsin,
Some weeks previous to the dccease of
Judge Black, Mrs Carpenter applied to him
as one of the nearest and most trusted
friends of her dead husband, to write such an
epitaph for his monument as would seem the
most fitting tribute of love and resrect.
Black and Carpenter, during their lives,
were bound together by ties ct eXtraordin-
AIRY affection. Black regarded Carpenter as
q brilliant son.
As an evidence of affection, lust previous
to Senator Carpenters decease, he made n
remark which may be considered historical /;
Eyes, I'm losing little, bu, Matt is gaining,
and between us we manage to hold good
share of the legal attachments of the world y
The following is the epitaph which he
inclosed to Mrs. Carpenter about four weeks
since 1t is certainly marked by an I'M
bounded admiration of and love for Carpen-
ter, and to cold outsiders will appear to be
extravagant and fulsome.
Matthew Hale Carpenter, the most accomplished
orator OF his day and generation. lie addressed no
| audience that he did not charm, and touched no
atOrs and foremost OF statesmen, he was mighty IN
| word aud IN deed. True TO his country and his
conscience his public career was as stainless as II
was lofty. He was worthy to stand, as he did, at
| the head OF The legal profession, because he was
profoundly versed in learning, a thorough master
OF Its practical rules and irresstibly powerful IN
| forensic debate Yet his family and all his assocl-
ates, including the rivals he surpassed, are apt To
overlook his shining talents as they recall the gen
erous Kindness OF his heart, and admiration OF the
great Jurist, the eloquent advocate inc brilliant
SENATOR the matchless political lea er IL lost ~
| them and swallowed up in personal affection for
the Man.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
pOSTOFFICE GROWTH.

1t Is estimated by the third assistant post
master-general, Mr.. Hazen, that the surplus
of the postal department for the last fiscal
year was $780, 900, or $1,000, 900 greater
than for the preceding ycar-an increase
which is certainly very encouraging Just on
tho eve of the introduction Of two.cent letter
postage. As to the effect of that change, it
is to be remembered that the growth OF the
postal system OF this country has been enor-
nous. Since the war the actual revenue has
increased over 40 ger cent, while the cost oil
the service is little more than 10. Even
no the extensions of routes, increase OF
possibilities, and multiplication of uses to
which the mails are put, are marvellous ;
aud it is becoming question, If the present
growth goes on, whether the methods now in
use, even with their possible expansion, are
ADEQUATE to meet the demand. Last ycai
there was net gain in the number of post
offices in the country Of nearly 1000, while
money. order offices increased several hun
dred, and now number 5000. The public
are making frepr use of the fourth-ra'c priv
| ilegc, aud the mails are so loaded with par
cells that the express companies regard it as
| injuriou, to their interests.
But this growth of postoilice business ii
not the only reason why the coming reduc
ton in letter postage will not seriously alice
the income of the postollice department. i
would not seem, perhaps, that the difference
between cents and would give a great
| impetus to correspondence, yet when w
consider the popularity of the postal card OIL
account of its chcapness, and the enormous
use of the cent open circular as means o
communication, there can be no doubt tina
there are millions of people who regard
cent worth saving. Aud the two cent RAFT
will enable millions to send printed circulars
under cover and with despatch who before
did not care to risk slow transportation ant
uncertain deliveries
On the whole. then, taking into c0psidera
ton the growth of the postal service, tn
enormous increase in mileage and pounds ant
the constantly growing tendency to bring al
classes and all sections In speedy communi
cation, there can be no doubt that every con
cession made by the government will b
more than compensated by the increase
business to follow. But even if such wcr
not the case, increased postal facilities at tn
lowest possible rate ought, up 10 certail
limit to be given to the people. The post oflic
department ought not to be managed as
source of revenue. AS fast as its income ex
cecds the expenditure the rates of postag
should be diminished or postal facilities in
creased.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

T London LtHcet calls attention 10 the
neces ity OF qua ding against overwork IN
the c iGcition OF children, and declares that
no gr.wing chi should be kept longer than
hal AT most, thee quarters of IN hour
a ask, or even The same description of
wor,. This, 1t is claimed, is about as long
as tie attention If young children can be
stea il, Greeted to one aud the same subj ct,
A t arher who eau fix and hold their atten-
ton for such Length of time may well be
atisfe !, atd any teacher Of experience will
adm that i: is very difficult to hold a
child's attention over al hour, to topic
which, even when presented at its best is
dull. Toe Srter in the Lancet claims tina
to pe.s st in his efforts after their attention
gins to flag, has tendency to weaken the
faculty rather than TO strcngt hen it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
The Destruction OF American Forests.

In the Forestry appears an important
article on the destruction of American for
ests by Mr.. William Little Of Montreal. The
constant drain made upon American
forests for white pne-a wood tAat furnishes
three-fourths of the bulldog timber of the
United States and CanaGa-has at last, he
says, occasioned scarcity which compcls
economists to point to a time in the very
near future when its total exhaustion may be
predicted. The entire supply of white pine
now growing in the United States docs not
exceed 10000, 000, 900 feet. The annual
production of this lumber is not far from
10, 900, 900, 900 feet and the demand is rapidly
increasing
Fatal inroads have already been made into
the great pine forests of the North Atlantic
region. Its wealth has been lavished with
an unsparing hand ii has been wautony
and stupidity cut as il its resources were
endless; what has not been sacrificed to the
axe has been allowed 10 perish by fire. The
pine Of New England and New York has
already disappeared. Pennsylvania is nearly
ago appeared inexhausiible. The great
Northwestern pine states Michigan, Wis
| consin aud NinUesota-Can show only a few
scattered remnants of the noble forests, 10
which they owe their greatest prosperity,
and which not even self interest has saved
from needless destruction. Canada Is almost
in the same deplorable condition as the United
States as regards its stock of valuable pine
| timber.
Notwithstanding the fences of wire, the
use of iron in building, the terra-cotta and
straw lumber, the consumption of wooden
lumber increased nearly fifty per cent in the
ten yeare from 1870 to 1880, the former be-
ing l2, 1855, 543, 900 and the latter 1901
1856, 900 feet, and though 1t has always been
| claimed iron and lumber keep together
cheap lumber accompanying cheap iron we
now find iron so low that producers claim
they are at the lowest rung of the ladder,
while lumder has advanced in America in
three years fully so per cent, with every
prospect of still further increase; and yet VT
are informed that We are within seven years
of the time when the supplies Of white pine
and spruce (Which are in the North, the great
stock of this indispensable materially must
cease, and this is not the statement of in.
terested parties which might be open tc
suspicion, but of those especially employed
by the government of thecountry 10 ascertain
| the true condition of the forests.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

The New York papers continue to devote
grca de of valuable space to the collapse
of the Gorge Z gar theatrical company
We don't see what difference the failure
makes TO any one except the members OF the
company. Every one who has ever seer
Mr.. L igar knows that he can't possibly play
Shaksperc aud that his ambition is immeas
urably greater than his ability. OF course
every one is sorry for him, personally, but
from an artistic point of view his failure i:
not withou. compensation. He went &c
pieces in New England last year or year be
fore, and now he has come to grief in the
West. lie will do well to drop the stage
or at least drop Shaksperc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
OH MILITIA.

1he people OF vermont, as we nave hau
occasion heretofore TO remark, do not as
rule take very kindly to their citizen-sol-
diers. We are too apt to look upon them as
merely ornameutal-as costing good deal
of money, and serving no useful purpose.
We turn out to look at their parades, but is
with an air half patronizing, as if we would
say, "They play at war very nicely" or
half plying, as If it were n matter of regret
that the militia cost so much money which
was just the same as thrown away. This
sort of thing expresses in general way the
feeling of great number of our people.
They do not realize either the importance
of well-traincd, efficient militia or the &C
tual efficiency of our First regiment When
the militia was reduced to its present mar
row basis of numbers-a single regiment, OF
ten companies-it was with the intent that
the force remaining should be brought up to
the highest standard of efficiency and availa-
bilty. For an extensive, loosely jonted and
unreliable body OF men it was designed to
substitute a compact, trained organization,
prepared at any lime for those emergencies,
the possibility of which is the reason of ex-
istence for any National Guard. That this
object has been accomplished was proved at
the time of the recent trouble at Vershire.
When the soldiers were summoned by the
governor they were scattered about the
towns OF their residence pursuing their or
binary vocation,. But on notice ranging in
length only from one to two hours nearly IS
per cent OF the members Of the companies
summoned responded to the call. More than
this, their conduct on the way to Vershire
and on the return was such as to reflect hon.
or on the regiment and the State-quiet, dig
nifled and orderly. And when marching
into the streets of Vershire, expecting every
moment to BIZ attacked, not soldier showed
the white feather. All marched on with y
courage aud inlrepidty that made the gov
ernor and the veteran officers proud of them.
All the circumstances plainly showed not
only how excellent militia we have, but
the dcsirability and the necessity of better
support Of it on the part of the people OF the
State.
| The annual musters of the regiment serve
most excellent purpose. In the first place
they create spirit Of honorable emulation
among the different companies Each takes
measure of the other, and if one excels in any
point the other stiiyes to equal or surpass ii;
and all go to their homes with Il renewed in
4 At. d.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

The death is announced of distinguished
ratve OF tits State, Hon. Marsena L Cuts
of Iowa. lie was born at Orwell, May %
1928. an r. ceived an academic education,
Iu 1856 he moved to Iowa, ani was ecc'
prosecuting attorney in Powcshlek county
in 1859 He was Siate representative
1861 aud lS;0-72, and State Senator from
1864 to 1896; I'd attorney general of lows
from 1872 t. 1877. He was elected 10 the
Forty seventh pn-rcss as a Republican by
majority of 10j.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

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The date when the subscription expires Is on Inc
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When change of address Is desired, both TN
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

1t his been a questi IN of some interest
how DorseY go. hold of the letters from
Carried, N rtor, New and others, which he
h cen pu' lis ing in driblets for the last
year. A ne IS, aper correspondent says he
was t Id by the late Marshall Jewell that
whe III mmttee clio ed up it's headquar.
tiers New York, as cha rman of the com.
mittee, he ook possession of the letter books
and othr ok showing the receipts and
dish rseme 8 during the campaign. Some
tim I er his-before Mr.. Dorsey had beel
indi 10 for all ged participation in the Star
route 'raud,-Mr. Jewell r ccived a letter
from i'm, a king him to forward the Letter
books ,howing the corresp ndence on the
part of Jew Il, Dorsey, Mort n and Others,
IS he desire to look over books and
verify certain Gates. Mr.. jewell said he
forwarded he books as desired without hes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

A unique organization is that just formed
"a, Erie, Pennsylvania 1t is called the "Na-
tioaal Longevity Union" Bnd its primary OBJ
je,, i, The extension of human life. To this
en- m mbe.s of tie Union, on payment of a
sm III fee, are entitled 10 medical attendance
free # OTHER charge, the condition being to
follow tie sanitary Instructions of the visi-
ing physician, whose duty it will be to visit
all h homes and Ike p medical history OF
members. AS he is raid by the Union and
MT by p tients, it will be to his interest to
cbcct tie spread If disease All the visit
ing hy,ici ms are required to send in re-
port # b ir sick, accompanied by method
oft eitn en-, with results. The medical ad.
sorj hc ar examine these reports and use
them FIR g;.eral information and instruc.
tiol
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
Ihe Tree press.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPT. Z, 1888
PUBLISHED by
The Free Press .9SsOCiOfiOn
q. q. BENEDICT, Editor.
Tcrms.sa.oOa year, always I'm advance

Later news from Jeva increases the magni
tude of the dreadful disaster there. 1t now
appears to have been one of the most awful
caami les that ever befel the human race
Seventy-fsc thousand lives are estimated Il
have been !, sta number appalling almos
beyond Imagination.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

"G oil friend for J .su, sake forbear
II dig The Gust enclos al here.
Bi1st the ma tina, spares these stones,
And ours 81 b. he hat moves my bones"
the V car of S ratford-upon-Avon has CIV
en- perm ion for tie exclamation Of the re-
ma ms o. Shak p.lc, in order to compare the
skull with he bus and portraits of him. 1t
will be h most dis sustiug piece of vandal'
ism of tie century.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
Receiver for the Vermont Copper Min
ing Company.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Sept. g.
A receiver was to-day appointed for the Yer
mont Copper Mining company, at Vershre,
and also for the Goddard mine at Corinth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
SKINNY MEN.

"Wells' Health Remover" restores and vlgor,
cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual Debility. 81.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07
A believer i'm Miracles.

But how absurd it seems that l. the old
miner Of the Sierras, the rover and the
rhymer, who never knew any kind of relig-
ion or even had time to pray should find
myself recountng and taking an interest in
these things. telling them to the reader and
pledging my word of honor and all that is
sacred Tor their cold and absolute truth.
But it is truth, | know, that the miracles
credited to .Sdiate Anne, Bonnie Sojnte Annt
de Beaupre are genuine and that whether
there were miracles Of old-and there were
there are miracles to day
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

y
Potan01eton conlpressus, l.. Pond weed.
a" Claptonii, Tuck. Dead Greek. Prnge.
+" hyJridus NIX. Lake Champlam.
" spiriiius, Tuck. Brat leboro, Frost.
" Grdnineus, J..
" adtdns, l..
" pcetinatus, l..
HaJenaria EpperbOrea, X. BIZ. Orchs.
idcerd X. Br. Dogs. Rare.
" oLtusdta, Rich. Camel's Hump.
Spiranthes ldtifolid, Torn.
Roinanyopiana, Oh. North Pomfret.
I" Cerntd, Rich.
" graciiis, Big.
cypripciium Specialize, Sw. Lady's slipper
Boys.
Strepfopus amplexifoiiu ID. e. Mountain forests
AHiun tricOccunl, Ait. Garlic.
schgnoprdsun, l.. Windsor, Leland.
HemerocaHis Jaira, l.. Day LILY, escaped frOu
gardens.