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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09

theatre has come TO stay and the most
practical thing we can do is not to inveigh
against its immortality but 70 do what we
may to improve and elevate it. The general
tone of the stage is probably higher ut the
present moment than ever before In It's his
tory but there are still, to Say nothing
about the large number Of entertainments
that are hopclessly and lrretrievably vulgar,
q great many pieces that are indecent and
immoral Still more are not so bad in them
selves, perhaps, as in the meretricious meth
DDS of advertising that are adopted In their
behalf The show bills are puricntly sug'
Gestive the limits Of dccency arc strained to
the utmost female nudity is paradcd upon
the bill boards and dead walls, and all sorts
of indecency and nastincss arc pictured and
|impiedly promised.
We saw this sort OF thing in this city
last week. In many OF the show win
dows and on all the bill boards and dead
walls pictures indecent IN themselves and
still more dcmoralzng in their suggcs-
tivcncss have been displayed. Ia two
places on that street through which
our boys and girls pass on their
way to the High and Grammar schools
these pictures have been displayed,
and they have OF course attracted their
curiosity and interest. They are pictures
such as would not for one moment be toler-
atcd in respectable family-such as no
pure woman could look upon without q
blush-such rs no young person should be
permitted TO scc-such as arc offensive to all
decent people. 1t docs not matter whether
an entertainment SO advertised is immoral or
not; the chiefcst injury is already done. BY
such pictures as we have spoken of the NOR
ais of the young arc corrupted, the public
conscience deadentd, the popular taste per-
vertcd.
AS to the morality of such shows there
can be no question among reputable people.
They are inevitably more or less de-
moraliziDg and degrading. 1t is not al
ways easy to draw the line between decent
show and an indecent one but an entertain
ment ,hat makes an open bid for patronage
by the promise of display of female
nudity on the stage may safely be set
down rs an improper one. The remedy is
Of course to refuse to attend such an
entertainment, and the selt-respecting
public ought to adopt this course and not
only set an example hut exert their influence
to its utmost. We sincerely trust that a
wiser discrimination will be exercised as to
the class of entertainments admitted to our
opera house that The Home for Destitute
Children (Which is in sense morally, though
we suppose not legally, responsible for the
character OF the entertainments in the Opera
House, will not be dishonored and that
our public will show theatrical managers
n the most eff, ciual way that the class Of
entertainments alluded to do not pay here
and that is the only argument by which they
can be convinced.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
A Deserved Promotion.
from the ST Adams Messenger. !,

Mr.. John W. Hobart has been appointed
General Manager" of the Central Vermont
railroad company. and will have charge of
the details Of the various departments of the
road and its leased lines. lie assumed the
duties Of bis position on November LIST. The
appointment of Mr.. Hobart to this higher
place as railroad official is deserved rec
ignition Of years of faithful and unremt,ing
devotion to the service and interests of this
corporation, and will call forth heartiest con-
gratuations from his friends. His conncc-
ton with the road has extended through
period Of some thirty-1ve years, he hav-
ing begun his railroad career with the in
auguration of the road itself. Mr.. Hobart
commenced work on the construction of the
road in 1S4S was appointed clerk in the
Montpelier office in 1S49 station agent at
Montpelier in 1851 master of transporta-
tion in 1859 general freight agent about
1867, and general superintendent in 1873
With so large an experience in railroad mat
tiers, he has filled the general superintendent 8
position with appreciablc ability, has ever
been alive to the welfare of the road and the
accommodation of its patrons, and is
thoroughly fitted to handle the duties of his
new position with credit to himself aud tho
corporation the general management of
whose lines has been entrusted to him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
our national system will virtually be part
of the cosmopolitan plan.

A very important decision has recently
been rendered in the United States Circuit
court Of Iowa, by Judge McCrary, relative
to Interstate commerce, and the right OF q
State to legislate on the subject An act
was passed In 1874 in Wisconsin-si re-
pcaled-relaive to freight charges on rail-
ways, forbiddipg discriminating rates; this
act of course, assumed that it Is under the
legislative authority of State to regulate
transportation charges on railroads. The de-
cision of Judge McCrary is adverse to this
claim on the part of any State. The court
held that the act in question, If it applied to
through shipments, related TO a subject Ia
its nature national, and that il the power of
the State to pass such an act were conceded,
it would necessarily include the power 10
discriminate against the commerce of States.
For these reasons such statute would be 10
violation of the Federal Constitution, as Civ
ing to tho statutes of State extra territorial
force which is not to be admitted. The
practical outcome of this decree, If it be
sustained by the Supreme court of the United
States, us it doubtless will be- is that re-
course must be had to Congress, to the
federal legislative power for any auti-Statc
concurrence needed to correct any evils or
abuses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
SEYMOUR AND THE PRESIDENCY.
Ill Health No rawback, but He Will
Not Blunder Again.

"Who do you think is the strongest man
in the Democratic party for theTresdential
nomination y was asked of Horatio Seymour
by a reporter.
"Ah." said he, smiling, NOW you are
asking too much. You are asking me ques-
ton upon a subject which you arS more like
ly to be informed about than am. Frankly,
| don't know"
"What would you think of the Old ticket
as 1t is called, MIR. Tilden and MIR. Hen
dricksf"
"As have said, am not in position to
Judge upon tina. point, but l do hope, that a
man of experience in public affairs will be
selected. Very much is said about the old
ticket, and objections are made to MIR. Tllden
on the ground of his health. 1t is alleged that
he is intirm. Now, do not know that Mr..
Tlden either seeks or woulda accept the nomi-
nation, but don't regard the health of
man so all important in the performance of
the duties of his office as the fact that he is
conycrsant with public affairs and familiar
with the subjects he is likely to be called
upon to act upon. 1t is striking fact that
the only two persons whose lives were
destroyed by the pressure of presidential
duties were two sturdy soldiers, Taylor and
Harrison. A man Conversant with The re-
QuircmCntS OF his ONCE CpUlu uttttf uuliiiu-
lister the duties of the presidential office from
a sick bed than could healthy man who
went into the position unfamiliar with the
subjects upon which he would have to act.
We select our Presidents from the men of
the hour, and think that our practice of
nominating men for the Presidency
who are merely men for the hourt
and not for the times, Il very hurtfu one.
forces men into the presidential chair because
they have popularity for the moment OF cleo
ton, and not because they are trained for the
performance of its great duties, and this leads
10 great evils Unframed men must be di-
rected in their policy by outside inhences,
and this lowers the character of our govern
ment.'
"Right here, if you would not consider it
impairment, may ask if you would accept
the nomination for the presidency il it was
rendered to you 2"
mo. Don't think was blowing my own
trumpet in stating the availability of sick
men. 1t is true that am infirm enough to fill
the bill but l should fail in every other es.
sental. once accepted nomination and
made mistake. The fact is, | was never
an active politician never took kindly to
office holding.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09

The story about the appointment OF
Judge Wheeler may be untrue, but James
w. Hickok has been telling it in convcrsa-
ton for several years substantially as the
Times tells it; that is, Mr. Hickok claimt
to have been the first to suggest the name of
Judge Wheeler to the consideration Of the
President and Mr.. Evarts for appointment,
and he believes that had it not been for his
offices in the matter another appointment
would have been ade.-Rutland Herald.
The recollection of our friend of the Her.
aid, is, we think, partially at fault as to the
conversations he aludos to. Mr.. Hickol,
may believe and have pretty good reason
to believe, that but for him, another appoint
mcnt would have been made But his
offices in the matter were confiued to efforts
to prevent certain possible appointment,
or an appointment favored by certain
interest. He did not think of Judge Wheel
er; dbl not suggest his name; and the
appointment of Judge Wheeler was an entire
surprise (though entirely satisfactory to
him. If the editor of the Herald will con-
suit Mr.. Hickok,-as we have done-he will
find our statements confirmed on these
points. And what we say now is entirely
consislen, with what we have said before
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09

While the railway companies of this conn,
try were perfecting new system of Tim,
standards in the United States, an nterna
uonal conference at Rome was endeavorine
10 establish common mcridiln bv which
the time of the whole world should be gov.
erned. The conference has adopted the me.
ridian Of Greenwich, aud i, is expected thu,
this action win be ratified by the nations of
the civilized world. The plans of the rail.
ways in this country and of the Rome con.
ference coincide 6 lar as the United States
are concerned, and this fact furnishes apotb-
CT argument in support of our new stand.
ards. With the prime meridian at Green
wich, there ar, to be twenty three secondary
mefioians, just one hour apart in time. bv
which time in all parts of the world is to be
regulated. Our railway time standard for
the East-the seventy-ffth merldiap-wiu
coincide with the. fifth secondary stand.
ara IN the plan devised for the whole world
counting westward from Greenwich and our
other standards of st. Louis, Denver
and Carson City--will coincide with other
secondary standards adopted by the interna.
tlona conference, 1t appears therefore, the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
WEST POINT RECORDS
OF Some Distinguished Generals and
What 7 hey Indicate.


To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times:
Your allusion to the rank of General Grant
and General Sheridan at West Point,
prompts me to give the exact records in
their cases, and few others. General
Grants rank was 2lst in clase of 40. Gen.
eral Sheridan was 34th IN class of SO.
General Mcclellan and General.,Lee both
ranked I'd IN their respective classes. Gen
eral Lees record was unique in one respect :
he had no dement's during his entire course
General Grant had &c. General Sherman 14S
and Genera, Sheridan 1879. These dement's
are assigned for minor academical offences
and dclinquencies, especially for unsolderly
conduct. The regulations of the academy
are extremely minute and punctilious
so that to have passed through the entire
course without mourning single censure
marks q phenomenal degree OF precision and
conscientiousness in Gen. Lee. Gen.
Sherman's rank was 9th. Albert sydney
Johnsons 9Th, Schoficld's It'll, Stonewall
Jackson's 18th. Hancock's, in class of 25
was 18th. Stonewall Jackson had only 7
dement's. Gen. Franklin led his class. Jeffer-
son Davis ranked 23d in class of 80. Gen.
Buell's record is significant. never quite
ready when the time for action came, loi-
tcrer at Shiloh. The Althelstane of the
generals, he incurred in the academy 1893
marks for dcliqucncies, which brought him
to the verge Of dismissal.
These figures, taken from the official rec
ords OF the academy, show that while in
single instances an acadcmical record is not
a fair measure OF ability, yet it is IN a ma
jorily of cases significant aud prophetic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09

Chicago must look 10 its laurcls. 1t is
threatened by Newport as place for easy
divorce The Rhode Island laws regarding
the severance of the marriage bond are cx-
ccedingly lax, and unhappily mated New
Workers are beginning to take advantage of
this fact. Half dozen ladies, well known
in New York society, are now securing a
legal residence in the state by prolongipg
their usual stay at the scashorc until they
can claim the benefit OF her easy divorce
laws. Little Rhody, however, is awakening
to the disgrace of the situation, and New
Workers who want to get divorces at short
notice will need to hurry up before the Leg.
is.ature reforms the marriage laws.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09

One of the novelties of the Massachusetts,
election was the patent ballot box which
was used in Boston precincts. The box
works with crank like a hand organ. Ey.
cry ballot, face down, is drawn into the box
be.wccn rollers, AMI teforc reaching the
DO tom of tie boxr2ccivcs across It's face
two continuous lines and two Impressions
OF number of letters which render scratch.
ing and crasing of names after the ballot has
been placed in the box easy of detection.
Minute directions accompany each box, and
an officer must be a blundcrer if he cannot
work the crank properly. In addition ia
marking the ballot, the box registers the
number deposited. No ballots can be re-.
moved till the polls are closed, but at Ger.
tain times policeman is allowed in the
presence OF the election officers to omen the
box and pack down the ballots so as 10 make
room for more. The box is proof against
fraud so far as casting the ballots aud count.
ng them is concerned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
THE NIIIlLIsT WHO WROTE IN
BLOOD,
Crimes for Which NetchaicG IL Dying
in PetrOpavlovsky Fortress.

BLOOD.
Crimes for which NetchaicG Is Dying
in Pctropavlovsky Fortress.
New York SUM-
ibid you see the news Of your chief pub
lished in to-days papers ~ was asked yes
terday of a Nihillst residing in this city,
who years ago was thrown into the same
prison in which his leader, Netchaieff, is
now dying slow death.
YES, saw it, and believe every word of
It,"
Even that Netchaieff's letter was written
in blood ?"
There is nothing strange in that in fact,
that Is the only possible means of writing
left to Nctchaieff. Ink, pencil and writing
paper are absolutely beyond his reach. It
would be easier for him to get dynamite. So
far he has yet some blood In his veins, and
could easily get from his table or window
frame, and If by some happy accident he
should get piece of old newspaper, then he
would possess all the writing material he
needed"
"But how could he transmit his strange
message to his comrades p
"Oh, that is easy to explain. Did not you
see in to days papers another item of Russian
news stating that even q public prosecutor,
and number of the officers of the army and
navy, are implicated in the nihist conspira-
cy5 The Petropavlosky fortress is guarded by
the military officers, and it would be enough
II one Of them were in sympathy with our
brotherhood"
what has NetchaieR done to incur bis
horrible fate ?"
"He was the first nihilst who shot and
killed Cars spy. He was the first man
who, in the Cars court, before numerous
public, shouted Down with your tyrant
Car Long live the National assembly
(Zemsky Sobor) These two crimes sufilced.
He was condemned to 20 years hard labor
in Siberia but he is kept 10 a narrow, dark,
cold and ever dripping Underground cell OF
the Petropavlovsky fortress, standing Just
opposite the Winter palace, over the Neva.
1t is wonder to Inc that he is alive
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09

Mr. Talmagc is just about right. lie says
of the Mormon business: flames Buchan-
ans administration adjourned it to Abraham
Lincoln, Lincoln's administration adjourned
it to Andrew johnson, johnson adjourned it
to General Grant, General Grant to Ruther-
ford b Hayes, Hayes to Garfield, and Gen.
cral Garfield adjourned 1t to President
Arthur. President Arthur no doubt, would
like to adjourn it to himself for another
term, and then hand it as vcxatious legacy
to his successor"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09

General Sheridan is the fifth officer who
has held the rank of lieutenant general in this
country, and the fourteenth commander of
the army of the United States Like Gen.
eral Grant, General Sheridan was not bril-
liant at West Point. In 1858, when he grad
uated, he was much nearer the tail than
the head of his class. Like Grant he proved
his military ability in actual service, and
has fully merited the honors which have
come upon him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
AFTER THE FRAY.
How the News was Received in Rich
mOnd.

RICHMoND, Va, Nov Am immense
mass meeting was held this morning to ex-
press sentiments concerning the Danvlle
riots. A preamble setting forth the fact that
the conflict between the races in Danville
was the result of a consl Eacy TO force the
issue upon the white pcoplSby the leaders of
the coalitiouists was adopted also resolu-
tons were adopted declaring That as re.
CARDS the Danvlle riot the white people SYM
pathizc with their own race that whenever
or wherever this conflict shall take place in
Virginia all whites are afIcctionately, earnest
ly, solcmnly ontrca,ed to take the part Of
their own race that the whole history Of
Virginia uo to and including the present
shows that they have never raised the race
issue but that in every case it has been forced
upon the white men against their protest
and in an offensive form that in
this particular canvass the race issue has been
forced upon the white men and its irritations
planned and sedulously cultivated by VIM.
Malone aud by his co-conspirators for their
own wicked, selfish ends, and that upon
their heads must rest all the responsibility
for the blood that may be shed by men who
are driven to conflict in the best interest of
civization.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
A PUBLIC NUISANCE.

The question Of the morality of the stage
mas been pretty thoroughly debated in the
course Of the last two hundred years, and
may now be regarded as well settled, as far
as the popular vote can settle such question.
indeed the stage is about the only kind of
amusement to which Americans take very
kindly. We are too stiff and solemn to
amuse ourselves after the fashion
OF the Celtic races and are indeed largely
incapable OF amusing ourselves. We are
eDhs'c hire people to amuse us, 30 the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
Threatened Lyncllilsg

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. 5,-At Ran
towles yesterday Abram Clement shot and
killed drunken negro who entered his store
and abused aud attacked him. An immense
crowd of negroes assembled and threatened
to lynch Clement but three white men
locked the doors and kept guard all night,
the mob remaining outside. Clement was
arrested to-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09
ApEsTnUCrIvE TORNADO.
Several Persons Killed ana Many
wounded nj Sprinah field, Mo.

kansas CITY, Mo, Nov. IA disastrous
tornado visited Springfield late this after
noon. 1t IS reported that Ave persons were
killed, 80 or more wounded and a hundred
houses In the northern part OF the city dam
aged or destroyed. Wires were prostrated'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-09

The next House Of Representatives will be
strongly Democratlc-indeed, the majority
in favor of that party will exceed sixty, it is
SAID Now let'ssee if its genius for blunder-
ing has deserted it,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09

posite effects cancelling each other
Archaeological researches have
shown that the ancient Egyptians
were familiar with dental processes
which are commonly regarded as
modern innovations. In tombs oi
this people Belzone and others have
found artificial teeth of ivory or wood
some of them fastened upon gold
plates. Teeth of mummies filed with
gold have also been found, it is sta
ted.
Observations ofthe solar corona
the bright halo which encircles the
sun and extends from it to a consid-
erable distance in spaee-have long
been confined to the rare and brief
intervals when the sun itself is to-
tally ecllpsed. 1t is now announced.
however, by VIM. Higgins, f. r. S.,
that the corona has been successfully
photographed by him in the full
glare of the uneclipsed sun. Some
twenty plates have thus far been
obtained. With such a means OF
observation within our reach as Mr..
Huggins has thus developed, it be-
comes possible to keep a daily record
of the appearance of the corona and
to note its changes as they occur
Mr.. E. J. Stone expresses conf
dence that the British contact oh
serva,ions of the transit of venus
were so successful that they will re-
duce the possible error in our esti-
mate of the suns distance to 100000
miles or less.
From experiments by Herr J.
Moritz, it appears that temperature
of from ten to twenty degrees below
zero may be readily produced by
mixing equal quantities of alcohol
and snow. The absence of any salt
or acid in this freezing mixture may
sometimes be a point in its favor.
Regular observations of the rain
fall in Great Britain are made by,
more than 1000 persons, the results
being forwarded to Mr.. G. J. Sym
ons, the eminent meteorologist.
A remarkable shooting star was
observed on the morning of Nov.
10Th from a steamer in the Red sea.
1t quickly disappeared like ordinary
meteors, but left bright. train, some
eight or ten degrees long and alf a
degree wide, which was visible for
more than halfan hour.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-02-09
One Secret.

Don't live a single hour of your
life without doing exactly what is to
be done in it, and going straight
through it from beginning to end.
Work, play, study, whatever it is,
take hold at once and finish it up
square and cleanly; then do the next
thing without letting any moments
drop between. 1t is wonderful to
see how many hours those prompt
people contrive to make in day; it
is as if they picked up the moments
that the dawdlers lost. And if you
find you have so many things press
ing you that you hardly know how
to begin, let me tell you a secret
Take hold of the first one that comes
to hand, and you will find the rest
afll into file and follow after like a
company of we'll drilled soldiers; and
though work may be hard to meet
when it charges in squad. it is easily
vanquished if you'c bring it into
line. You may have seen the anec-
dote of the man who was asked, how
he accomplished so much in his
life." "My father told me-" was the
reply, "when I had anything to do.
To on and do it,' There ia the secret
the magic word-now.