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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16

What am offered for Baby
Dainty, dimpled and swee
From the culls above hiI forehead
To the beautiful rosy feet.
From The ups of the wee rlnk fingers
To The light Uf the clear brown eye,
What am offered for Baby :
Who'll buy WHOM buy? who'll buy2
What am offered for Baby?
"A- hopeful OF sweets 2" All, no!
That's too much beneath his value
Who Is sweetest OF all below
The naughty, beautiful darling
one Kiss from his rosy mouth
Is better than all the dalntles
OF East or West or South
What am offered for Baby?
"a pile Of gold ~ All, dear,
Your gold u too hard AMI heavy
To purchase my brightness here.
Would the treasure of all the mOutalns
Far III the wonderful lands,
Be worth the cllnging and clasping
OF these ii'Ne peach-hloon hands'
So what am | offered for Baby
"a rope OF diamonds 2" Nay,
II your briliants were larger aud brighterl
Than stars IN the MILKY way,
Would they ever he half so precious
As the light of those u-trOus eyes,
still ful of the heavenl glory
They brought from beyond the skies
Then trLdt am offered for Bshy?
"a heart full of love and a kiss -
Well. II ANYTHING could contempt me,
'rwOud he such an nfier as thi-
But how can know If your loving
Is lender and true. and divine
Enough to repay what I'm giving
In selling tins sweetheart OF mlneY
So we will not sell the BABY
Your gold and gems and stun,
Were they ever 50 rare aud precious,
Woud never he half enough
For what would we care, my dearie,
What glory the world put on
II our beautiful darling were gong,
II our beautiful darling were gone?
From Wids-A UdLs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
APOettO his Wife,

tThe reader of Mr.. Bryant's poems will
readily remember the many verses ad-
dressed to his wife, such as "Oh Fairest
OF the Rural Maids" written about the
time of their marriage The Future
Life" spoculating as to the union Of their
spirits i'll the world to come; the Sick
Bed" describing an illness 1.-The Life
That Is, rejoicing in recovery "The
Twentv-scvcnth of March-"-the birth
day of Mrs. Bryant October, 1865, y
descriptive of her death and burial and
"Mny Evening, gentle reference to her
loss. But in addition to these, as We
learn from Mr.. Godwin's forthcoming
biography of the poet, fragment was
found among his papers, which recalls
her memory i'll very tender way, seven
years after her death. The lines were
unfinished and uncorrccted; but we can
not refrain from giving them M they were
writtou-dated "Roslyn, 1873"
The morn hath not the glory tina, i wore,
Nor doth the day SO beautifully die,
Since can call thee 10 my side no more,
To gaze upon the SKY.
For thy dear hand, with each return OF spring,
sought in sunny nooks the flowers she gave
seek thcm still, and sorrowuly bring
The choicest othy grave.
Here, where ST alone, is sometimes heard,
From the great world. a whisper OF my name,
Joined, happy. 10 some Kind, commenting word
BY those whose praise Is tau c.
Aud then, as II thought thou still weit nigh,
turn lur half forgetting thou art dead,
Toread the gentle gladucss IN thine eye
That once might have read.
turn. but see thee not ; befo my eyes
The image Of u hillside mound appears,
Where ull Of ihCc that passed not 10 the skies
Was Land with bitter tears
And whose thoughts 60 back 10 happier days
That ncd with thee, would gladly low resign
All that the world can give of fame and praise
For one sweet look OF ihlhc.
Thus, ever when read Of generous deeds
Such words as thou didst once delight to heal
Nv heart is wrung with anguish as II beeds
To think thou ar; not near,
And now that | can talk no more with thee
OF ancient friends and days too far 10 last,
A bitterness blends with the lneincFy
Fys OF all that happy past.
From the Century Magazine
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16

The announcement by telegraph that
the British gunboat Redwing has made
another fruitless attempt to reach the Is
land of Innismurray increases the interest
of the outside world in the starving in
habitants and their habits of life, The
island is about three miles from the main
land, to the north from Gessigo Point,
and lies off the south side of the entrance
to Donegal Bay. Although it is includ-
ed in the parish of Ahamplish, County
Sligo, it is three and half miles from
the nearest part tits described rs "a rock
rising from the sea, with horrid preci-
pices toward the ocean, but shelving gent
ly like steps on the side opposite the
mainland" 1t contains one hundred and
thirty acres Of shallow soil, from four to
five inches in depth, which serves to feed
some sheep and few COWS and horses.
The remainder of the island is barren
rock. For seven hundred years the in
habitants have been of the same stock. AL
though few in number, they intermarry
and do not appear to suffer from the de-
teriorating effects of blood relationship
which are supposed to be so common in
more civilized communities They are
an extremely neral people, and pride
|
sion of an "abbey," which monkish tra-
ditions tell them was built by st. Molaisse
and st. Columbia, and governed in
"abbey" really consists of an enclosure
eight feet thick. DIR. McParlan, who
impossible to determine whether it ID
| 4 al hat IL. -,
elegant workmanship never was seen.
"There few cells i'll the ground" says
the doctor, (which receive their light,
some by hole at the top, others by loop.
holes ut the sides. They are dark and
horrid dungeons" DIR. McParlan seems
to have regarded it as shocking presump
ton in the poor islanders to call such 9
structure by the name OF "abbey." But
it is fact that the cell which was sup
posed tohave been occupied by st. Molaisst
has been guarded with jealous care, ant
its treasures, including IL statue of til,
saint, carefully preserved The people
derive their chief sustenance from til,
profits of net fishing, but have been fre
,, quently i'll extreme poverty, owing to ill
luck and to the lack of modern fishing
gear. In the best of seasons their land
are not over-productive, and, notwith
standing their simple habits life has al
ways been more or less of n struggle will
them. At one time they were very sue
cessful in tho manufacture of illici
, whiskey The internal revenue officer
l found it impossible to surprise them n
e their work, and the government did nc
+ consider it of sufficient importance to es
: tablish a revenue police station in thci
midst. Their inaccessibility helped ther
= to evadc the law then, and it now pr,
vents them from receiving the ample SUI
plies which have been sent on board til
n Redwing. Escape from the island mn
across to it have frequently been rende
ed impossible for months, owing to IL
perilous and exposed character of its on
!, boat harbor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16

"Tcll me about the match monopoly the
one in whose welfare Senator Bayard takes
such lively interest said the Avenue man
Of tic Washington RtpuJiirdA, addressing
his remark to wide awake. 1T is Senator
an organization known ms the Diamond
Match Company" he replied; and, if am
correctly informed. it has an absolute control
of the business. DO not understand that il
manufactures many match's, hut rather that
ii contracts to take the entire product. 1t is
enabled to control the production so as to
keep it down to reasonable limit. and its
agents will sell to lohody who " i'll no, agree
to handle its goods exclusively. The revenue
derived from the tax on matches amounts
to about SO, 800, 900 year, and the Govern
ment allows a ten-pef-ctnt discount on
800, 900 blocks of stamps. The match
monopoly buys It's stamps that way, thus
clearing $35O,OOO year on capital of
| SO 500, 0OO-a handsome interest in these
times, especially when the SO, 500, 900 is
only imaginary. iou see the government
sells its stamps on sixty days time, and as
the match company sells its produces on
thirty days time, it really not only does not
require cent of capital, but has the use ui
hupdreds of thousands OF dollars. In point
of fact it banks the United States treasury.
The money 1t makes in the manner hav,
described is gift. There is no risk in il
whatever. This 10 per cent is a handsome
thing in itself, and is an insurance against
competition in small way. The profit:
from the handling Of the matches mauuac
tured are enormous, and the monopoly has
strong hold on Congress. Just what it is
do not know. Its headquarters are at vii
m!ngton, Del, and a gentleman by the nam,
of Swift is its ruling spirit. These peopl,
cleared 5000, 900 between the two sessions q
the Forty-sevenlb Copgress-less than fou
months.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
Tho Honest Farmer aud tho sensitIvo
steer.
Travellers Magazine J

An Honest Farmer who rcckoncd a.
mong his Possessions steer which had
been stunted in its Growth, was accus-
toned to vent his Spite upon the hnpless
Animal by beating it vigorously, stigma
tizing it MS an Ornery Critter, and even
wishing that it We're dead. This cruel
Conduct SO lacerated the feelings of the
sensitive Animal that it resolved to com
nit Suicide in the Hope that its Death
might awaken Remorse in the Bosom OF
the Farmer , and lead him suitably to re-
cognize those Virtues to which.. during its
Lifetime he had been so blind Accord
ingly it placed itself upon the Railroad
Track which intersected the Honest Far
mer's property, and awaited the coming
of the Locomotive, which did not fail to
hurl it over the Telegraph Poles and re-
duce it to the condition Of Jerked Beef II
la Mud. Nor were its anticipations dis
appointed, for the Honest Farmer was no
sooner made acquainted with its Death,
than he declared that he would not have
parted with that ar Steer for more'n a
Thousand Dollars, and, for Purity OF
Blood and Symmetry of Form, pronounc-
ed it superior to any other Animile i'll the
County, b'Gosh, in which tlattering Esti
mate the II other Honest Farmers who
formed the Jury before which his Suit
against the Railroad Company was triet
unanimously y concured without leaving
the box.
Moral-De Mortuis Nili.i Bonum.
Kind words are like bald heads they cal
never Qie--Nen Orleans PicdVune,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16

Jay Gould thinks that ''he possesses his
share of the pleasant things Of this world"
Mr.. Gould has undoubtedly much that goes
to make life pleasant, but he can never know
the ccstacy of happiness that permcates ones
being when he discovers an unexpected nickel
in the lining of his coat-Rochsster Post Er.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
Various NIanurcs.

or manures, that of the COW is the
poorest, that of the horse being double in
value, and that of the hog five times that Of
the horse Hen manure, mixed with two
or three times its own bulk of muck, or
even loan, is as good as most guano kept
for sale, Ashes, leached or unleached,
are excellent. The contents of the closets
may be kept inodorous, and in m easily
workable condition. by casting plaster ON
them frequently until removed, and then
by adding four times as much more of
muck or loan, you will have fertilizer
equal to poudrette. Bones, old boots and
shoes, hogs bristles and all old scraps,
which would otherwise lie about us nuis-
ances and eyesores to all who see them,
may be made soluble and fit for fertiliz.
ing by burying them in upleached ashes,
with an occasional slight watering and
stirring of the heap, and an addition Of
ashes, until reduced to a proper state fol
pulverizing. The pig should be supplied
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16

When Is a span of horses more than two
When circus rider. spans four 'em.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16

Kind words are like bald heads they can
never die.--NeW Orleans Picayane.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16

with all tho weeds you can gather before
they seed and peat, muck, turf, etc, if
thrown into his yard, he will work over
and pny for his keeping by largely in
creasing the amount of manure. He
will work over ten or twelve loads if given
to him.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-03-03

Philadelphia, Feb. 1.-THE Times to-
morrow will contain an account of the
first Chinese prize ilght on record. 1t
'ook place in room on Ridge avenue
last night, and forty men paid 81 apiece
10 see the battle. Eleven rounds were
fought before Loo Hing deliberately sat
down and said. "Me catchy plenty"
This extraordinary announcement as
tonished every one, for up to the time it
was made Loo had much the best of the
fighting, and, beyond an egg plant under
his left eye, Il cut lip, and half dozen
bruises, he was, as Mr. Bucky OBrien
expressed it, as fresh as daisy." As
Loo couldn't he induced to stand up and
resume hos,ilities, the referee awarded
the fight and The receipts, less 81 for
room rent, to Hi Sing Foon.
Loo is washer i'm Jot Fungs laundry.
on Spring Garden street, and Iii is the
most experienced ironer in the linen
and clearing establishment of Sam Chyo.
on Ridge avenue. There has been a
feud between them, and Loo thirsted
for revenge While delivering clean
linen at Clark's Boxing Academy few
months ago, he proposed to do Mr.. Red
MONEYS Laundry work if that accom-
plished master of the manly art would
in return give him lessons in boxing.
Two weeks ago Dave Reilly and another
pugilistic friend Of Mr.. Mooney waited
on tn Sing, and after informing him Of
the preparations his enemy was making,
kindly offered to give him similar in
structions if he would agree to fight.
Foon consented, and so the matter was
arranged
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-03-03

| Foresight is sign Of immortality. II
Is the projection of thought beyond the
horizon that closes about the senses in
the outlook of the present hour. Be
cause we are not creatures Of a day ii is
our duty to think onward and plan Wise
! lv With reference both to time and
eternity. We are heirs to the future
and It's heritage for Us is in the secdsow-
ing of to-day. This makes the present
| moment Of infinite worth and meaning
while it ought to teach both the folly
and use!essness of anxiety That pro
lects the shadow of fear over the future
Anxious We may well be for our work
now but duty, Righteousness, self-sacri
| fee, If they be more than words are al
ways in the present tense. Herein lies
the secret of peace that has JOY in doing.
and faces the future with pravcrful trust.
Fai,h must in lis nature have wings. but
not solcitude or fear. To send forth
| these dark -robed messengers is TO re-
ceiye only depressing reports even from
a goodly land. They are spies of i'll
omen Some has said If any friend of
ours had told Us onc-huDdreth part of
the lies our fears have told us we never
woHid have allowed him to speak to us
again. We would have said: Get thee
behind me, thou lying man" But our
fears come every day, and tell rs exactly
the same lies, and we give them exactly
the same confidence. Is that religion :?
II is, but only the religion Of paganism.
The religion Of trust, love, faith rests I'm
the Lord and waits patiently for Him,
forms grand and loving expectation,
directs often in speechless prayer to the
generous and ovefaching Heavens, and
calmly awaits the reve alton and the
whole answer of God.-Golden Rule.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-03-03
attending school and we're in the class
rooms when the alarm Of fire was rails.


Plathsmouth, Feb. IL. Quite lively
fire broke out in this place about
o'clock this morning and, although it
WAS in the center ofth central business
block OF the city, not as much loss oc-
cured as might have been been the casv
.A,. ,..e buildings been OF different
class.
The fire broke out in a building on
Main street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets, south side, and sweeping east.
ward down the street soon involved the
frame structures on the street to Water
mans opera house, which is on the cor.
ner Of Fourth.
| AS usual, after exceedingly cold spells
the fire arrangements were out Of order,
and no water was thrown on the build
ing during the fire. the efforts of the by.
ISLANDERS being confined to saving life
and property.
No lives were lost, but the family Of
Mr.. Hobbs had very close call, Mrs.
Hobbs, two daughters and son escaped
III tIltIT HlRnt ClDLntS alOne, some OF
them being even barefoot Others liv.
ing in the block barely got out in time.
Two brick structures standing on the
west ofthe block and Watermaps opera
house on the east end between, were
first, two-story frame used as butcher
shop below and dwelling above, a one
story eating house kept by Antil a two
story building with 4. Clark, grocer, Mr..
Hobbs and DR.. Cluth, dentist, above.
Then good two-story store owned bv
K. Sherwood, family above. The last, "a
small frame, owned by John Fitzgerald
and occupied by shoemaker, Smolens-
ky; a gunsmith, Johnson; and family,
May up stairs
In less than an hour this whole block,
except the brick structure at each end,
was swept away. and the owners and
tenants were left homeless, and some
almost pcnniless
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-03-03
Tall Oaks From Little Acorns.

One Of my friends who has large ex-
perience in New York, and was born on
this island nearly fifty years ago, said to
me-
"Some day l will sit down with you,
if you will not give me away, and tell
You the remarkable origin Of many OF
our leading men"
Suppose you begin little Of it now, -
said l. knowing that bird in nand was
worth more than one that might pres.
emily sing i'm the bush.
"Well," said he, "look at Vanderbilt
| can take you to men here who used 10
loan him $3.50 to s. TO bet on the horse
races at Long Island, where he used to
take himself surreptitiously, keeping a
sharp eve to see that the old man was
not around, for Bill had to run away, and
never had more than enough money to
take him there, as Vanderbilt believed
that You would spoil a boy if you gave
him anything to spend. Indeed some
Of these men say he never paid them
back those little sums he borrowed, but
it must be that he overlooked it, Now
he is probably the richest man on the
earth, From the beginning Of his DAYS
he had gambling tendency, and did
not care cent to see the races unless
he could bet on them. Hence he is still
a speculator, and keeps the old mans
fortune active, selling here and invest.
ing yonder. Take him for all i'm all. he
is a pretty smart fellow for title be
ginning"
"Then," said my friend, "look at Jay
Gould, who is the most remarkable
genius in finance in either world. The
career Of that man will be like an enorm
Gus comet that came and stood i'm the
sky for number of years, after he il
dead"
"What did he begin life with ?"
"Why, small sales up and down Broad
way, and over the very pavement where
he now drags his little legs, with hi,
eyes on the ground brooding specua
tions?"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-03-03
The Exem ption.
From the Press * Dakatia,

FROM the Press IL Dakatian.
A communication bearing upon the
exception law appeared in yesterdays is
sue. The sentiments contained therein
do not accord with our own ideas upon
the subject, but an open discussion is
desirable at this particular time, and our
columns are open to both sides of the
question Our correspondent is influ-
enced somewhat by the old and baseless
fear that law makers are disposed to
legislate against the interests of the
granger class. He asks the legislature
to take care of the producing class and
advances the proposition that all other
industries will naturally take care Of
themselves. People differ in their opn-
ions. We honestly believe that it would
he an act of wisdom and kindness to that
very element for our law makers to so
modify the exemption laws that the
farmer, in times Of distress, can procure
credit for the neccssaries Of life without
giving a mortgage upon his chattles and
ultimate prospect Of losing the security
advanced. AS Il rule dealers will not
sell goods on time without the best Of
security. Asa rule dealers who do give
credit without protection very speedily
drift into bankruptcy. Experience has
taught this lesson and the careful mer-
chant notifies his customers that cash
will be rigidly exacted. He does this
because the law affords him no protec-
ton from dishonesty or disposition to
delay payment. Consequently the poor
! mar Is frequently compelled to visi, the
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-03-03

well don't be in a hurry, but give
me another instance"
WELL look AT the Mills family. Here
is D. 0. Mills, worth, expect $50, ,00O,-
o'D. and ii prudent and careful manager
in everything he does He kept little
grocery somewhere up the Hudson river
He had a cousin, Joe Mills. who was
opening oysters in Fulton market, and
if you watch Joe to this day you will see
him draw his coat-cnF across his nose. a
habit he acquired when he was in the
market with his oyster-knife in that
hand, and when the cnid drafts used to
freeze drop on the end Of his nose Joe
would pull his hand across 1t. lie got a
little money there; and when d. O.
Mills wanted to go to California, and
could not raise 500 for that purpose, he
went to his cousin Joe 10 borrow il. Joe
| went down to the bottom Of his pock ct
and let him have the money; and dare
say ID. q. went out in the steerage, and
began in the smallest way. and finally
left the coast its most successful man
Then look at Commodore Garrison.
He WAS Dutch boy, brought up in the
Highlands of the Hudson river. He be-
came kind of a common workman on
vessels, and finally on steamers, and SO
worked his way along to be purser and
captain. Then California WAS annexed
and bloomed in gold, and Garrison be-
came the rival Of Vanderbilt"
"Well, what was jim Keene, or the
first heard of him.
He was a milkman in one of the early
towns of California, driving his milk
wagon into the place, and serving his
customers with milk. Kcene, however,
does not hold the position he did here
few years ago. 1t is said he has had
great losses, and has even had TO mort
gage his Newport residence
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-03-03
New York Sun, 18th.

ESW IOTh sun, lhtU
Inspector 1horne, through Capt. Will
liams, notified Mr.. Salmi Morse yester-
day morning that he would not be per-
mitted to give full dress rehearsal Of
the Passion Play at his Twenty.third
street hall last evening, because he had
no theatre license. MIR. Morse's lawyer
attempted to obtain an injunction from
Judge Donohue restraining the police
from interfering, but Judge Donohuc re-
fused TO hear the motion, saying that
three days notice of it should have been
given to the police commissioners. Mr..
Morse had sent out large number OF
invitations for last evening, and was at
loss how to countermand them. He
sent word to people living near by, and
at 5 o'clock put out large placard an
nonncing postponement to "some
evening next week.
When the actors and chorus came they
were sent away and told to be ready for
next Tuesday. An electric light blazed
over the notice in the evening and hun
dred of people stopped to read it. Great
numbers who had invitations read it
and turned back, but by some accident
one of the front doors had been left
open and handred persons entered.
Others made their way to the auditori.
um through the stage entrance. The
stage manager came on the stage and
told them there would be no rehearsal.
The doors were opened to allow them to
60 out, and many others crowded in. It
was some time before the theatre could
be closed. MIR. Morse said the motion
for an injunction would be renewed on
Tuesday.