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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14

II Is well to note occasionally some OF tho
facts in relation to our industries, that one
may have an adequate idea OF their import
ance, and, in the case Of many of thrm, OF
their remarkable extension aud growth. Few
people are probably aware Of tie vast extent
Of the rubber interest Of the United States
IL is far greater than that of any other
country of the world. Nearly 27j,-
100000 Of capital is Invested in the
business Of manufacturing rubber goods,
$50, 100000 Of which Is confined 10 the
rubber boot and shoe industry. The total
number employed is 10 000 aud the
total number Of factories 1870. The value Of
the annual product is $3.50, 0O000O About
$4,000 tons of raw rubber are imported
every year, which, wnan combined with
other materials in mlnuia during, amount TO
100000 tons. The market piico of the
raw material has been forced up TO 81 25
per pound, while six year. ago lhe price was
scarcely nifty cJnts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14
G1e Stree Aress.

1t appears from figures read before the
National butter, cheese and egg association,
whose annual meeting was held at Cincinnati
last week, that the value Of these products
marketed In the United States during 1883
is more than $40 for every man, woman and
child in the population, not including the
300, 600, 900 worth of milk and cream sold
In natural state. The eggs received In
New York annually arc worth nearly as
much US The cheese, half as much as the
butter aud three times as much as the poul.
try. We export eggs, hut We import large
quantities from Germany, Denmark aud
France and theegg isan altogether larger insii-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14
O,Donnell's Deed wiiruI Murder,

1t is understood the home office has seu'.a
letter to Judge Denman, who presided at the
trial of O'D)nncl asking for bis opinion in
regard to the sufflcency of the evidence sub
mit,ed by the prosecution to support, the
charge of wilful murder. The judge, it is
believed, in reply has given his opinion that
he evicnre fully justified the verdict. Rev.
Fleming, ODonnells spiritual adviser, visits
The prisoner twice daily. Mrs ODpnnell
paid another visit 10 her hnsban. to-day
The sherilTs are completing their arrange
mrn,s for execution Monday. Bnns, the
hangman, will arrive Saturday. Only two
members OF the press will be permitted Il
witness the execution
Capt. Robert Dickinson. an Irish polilica
| refugee and brother-in-law of Parnell, wa
found dead IN his bed at Brussels today
The remains will be conveyed to ireland TO
| ,nprrly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14
Hombardment OF JacineI a Naval
Fight.

New YoRE, Dec. 1a.-The Haytian gov.
eminent forces began the bombardment OF
Jacmel the 10Th ult., and until the 2lst, the
Insurgents remained silent. The shels de
molshed the outworks of Fort Talavigne.
At last reports Jacmel was still resisting, a..
though suffering severely. 1t is reported
here that there has been u severe engagement
het ween the steamer Dessilines and La
Pairie; that The paddle wheels of the latter
steamer were damaged and shell killed
seven men on her deck, and that she pro.
ceedei to Jacmcl. The Dessalinas also. II
is sad, sustained serious damage. Her com.
maI p was killed sbe rrroeedef to Port
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14

PENANG, Dec. 12.-Thc captain and second
engineer OF the British steamer Nisero, which
stranded on the coast OF Acheen are safe.
Twenty-Five of the crew are in the hands OF
a hostile rajah and in imninent danger of
their lives. The British gunboat sent tn as
sist the crew has returned to Oclih and re-
ports that the Nisero has hem plunirrci aud
a.,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14
oIiITTENDEN COUNTY.
IIincsburgh.

AT regular meeting OF Cummings Post,
No. 81, g. A. r., at Hinesburgh, Dec. 9th,
the following officers were elected for the
year ensuing: Commander, Guy d. Boyn-
ION s. v. Jackson Isham; j. ", A. X.
Moore; qlartermaster, A. G. Jodoin sur.
Prince representative, Hiram II. Tilley
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
LITTLE FOLKS.

Uncle John looked into the bedroom
where Harry had been put into his crib
half-hOur before Are you asleep, Har-
ryP' he asked. "Yeth," whispered Harry.
Grandma and Dot were looking at book
of engravings. BATTLES of Bull Run" read
grandma. Dot studied this picture very
earnestly. Al don't see any bullH' she
said.
Little Trot was making an observation
the other day while her mother was making
some old-fashloned crullers: Pears TO me-"
she exclaimed, they'd so down easier if
you didn't tangle 'em in such awful knots"
George" asked the teacher of a Sunday
school class, who, above all others, shall
you wish first to see when you get TO heav-
enP With face Frightening up with antic-
ipation the little fellow shouted 'Gerliah!"
A little boy, in giving an account to his
brother of the Garden of Eden, said: THE
Lord made gardener, and put him in the
garden to take care of it, and to see that no.
body hart anything or pasted bills on the
trees"
The prayers of little children are not very
suggestive A little girl on Long Island. a
few nights ago, closed her devotions with
these words 81 do thank thee, Lord, for all
my blessings, and I'll do as much for you
some time"
A three-year boy OF clergyman. watching
his mother making biscuit one Sunday for
tea, asked her if it was not wicked on Sun
day. OF course she said it was, and the log
zeal little chap continued, "Oo'll catch it
when 90 get to heaven
Mamma, what's book worm" zone
who loves to read, study and collect books,
my dear " The next night company called.
Miss Edith, who wears rings innumerable,
was present. "Oh, mamma look at Miss
Edith's rings / guess she is ring worm,
amt she?"
Teacher, to a little girl to whom he is en-
deavoring TO explain subtraction of frac-
tons: IF you had pie and L should ask
you for a quarter of it, and you should give
me what wanted, how much would you
have left?' 81 wouldn't have any left"
said the little girl.
Little Frank-"I saw a rabbit at the store
to-day. But it could not bite me-" Mamma
WAS it lying still with its eyes shut?"
Little Frank-"It was still, but its eyes were
open. 1t could not see, though" Mamma
-"rhen it was dead, of course" Little
Frank-"I guess SO. 1t looked just as if it
was having its photograph TAKEN"
Ithappened many years ago that Cornelia
when very little girl created good deal
of merriment at the table when out one ev-
ening taking tea with some OF her mothers
friends. "Cornelia dear" said her hostess,
won't you have slice of cake or some
tnlDg GuOref' L eS IN, IHlnk VIII, ShlQ
Cornelia, frankly, cit somebody III please
UNLOCK my dress"
A little girl attended Church, and listened
to an elegant sermon from the text, An
angel came down from Heaven and took
live coal from the altar" On reaching home,
her mother asked for the text. The child
gave il as follows: AN Injun came down
from New Haven and took live cOalt by
the tail and jerked it out of its haltar" The
mother tainted away and was still uncon-
scious at last reports.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
CURIOUS. USEFUL AND SCIENTIFIC.

The dryest flour contains from to per
cent. of water, and the average percentage
would be from II to is, as from IL to II per
cent. can be driven out by heat of about 5000
Fair.
Nature reports that Naiba, an isolated
mountain more than $500 feet high near
Bona, is slowly sinking into the bosom of
the earth. deep ditch has been made all
around the engulfed mass.
Herr krupp's great gun establishment at
Essex has its own water and gas works. 1t
contains 1000 gas burners in addition to the
electric lamps. Ii has its own chemical lab
oratory, Photographic and photographic es-
Establishments and printingand binding shops.
There are about fifty miles of telegraph wires
and thirty five telegraph stations belonging
to the works.
THE London Lumber Trade Journal states
that new method OF tree-felling by dyna-
mite has been successfully introduced. A
cartridge of the explosive substance Is placed
in channel bored directly under the tree
to be operated upon, and when exploded the
tree is simply forced up bodily and falls in
tact on its side. If this system works as we'll
as it is represented to do. and the tree is not
fractured by the force OF the explosion, a
large proportion of valuable wood at the
base of the trunk can be utilized which is
now lost
The Chevalier Frederic Franchetti, engin-
eer at LeghOrn. says the Nature, has referred
M. de Parville to a curious passage in Cali
lees Dialogues touching q possible early
origin of the electric telegraph In the
| dialogue Sagrado says that he calls to mind
man who wanted TO tell him secret which
would give him the power by means OF a GER
| tain sympathy of magnetized wires to speak
| to any one 1000 OF 5000 miles of. The bar
| gain, however, fell through, as the inventor
| would not try any shorter distance. and
| Sagrado declined to go to Calroor Muscovy
| to try the experiment. The story is told in
| the last number of the Revue Scientifque.
| The reference given is page ninety-seven of
the First Day-Leghorn edition, 1874.
| Powdered asbestos is used by NJ. Erickson,
| of Copenhagen, for making a special enamel
| or coating. 1t is mixed with soluble salts,
such as silicate OF potash and mineral or
| other colors. which combine with the silicic
| acid so as to form productwhich withstands
the action of oxygen, heat and atmospheric
| changes This substance furnishes refrac-
| tory glazing, which protects porous materials,
and which can be applied to wood, to gas or
| water pipes, to brick walls, and to construc-
| items of stone or cement. When it is en-
| ployed on masonry or on wooden articles the
surface is first washed with soap and water.
| In the manufacture of this enamel or paint
| it is only the refuse of the asbestos which is
employed. and this refuse. 1t is said. would
be Hoxtaless for say Vther purpose.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26

and repress it in the other. Where boys
and girls start out together. one is as likely
to make Roadway and achieve rewards as the
other provided the chances
and compensatiOns are equal; in
fact il a man does not marry ii is
rarely that he ever takes upon himself any
responsibilities outside OF himself, while
even a moderately successful woman, work
ing with the disadvantage of interior pay,
can never be satisfied to work for herself
alone, but adopts a child or works in socie-
ties if she has not relatives who need her aid.
Individual cases may be considered excep-
tions, but hundreds of them could be cited
by any one conversant with the history and
habits of women workers. 1t is common
remark that woman left penniless with
family manages to support and keep it
together while in the case of poor man left
with children upon his hands. they are
nearly always scattered and the family
broken up. Married women frequently con-
ceal the extent to which they aid in the act
tual support of the family because it is con-
sidered more respectable" for the man to be
the responsible head of the house. 1t is true
that the lot of supporting family more fire.
quently tails upon uneducated than educated
women, because of these last other duties are
expected. and they have been and are ex-
cluded largely from the sources OF money
making open to men. Sons are forced into
business which daughters could only enter
at the sacrifice of every social relation. Not
withsianding this, it is pleasure to note the
energy and ability which women show who
have never been trained, who have had no
business experience outside family life, when
thrown at all this disadvantage upon their
own resources. If a true census colld be
taken throughout this world, it would be dis
covered that there were more fgureheads
among men, more actual workers among
women
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26

Indeed, there was so much of the true Knick-
erbocker spirit in Irving that he is usually
supposed, by those who do not reflect, to be OF
Dutch descent. 1t is this quality, perhaps
this ready sympathy with cheerful and SIM
pie domestic enjoyment which made the
author of Knickerbocker's History the
laureate of English Christmas. The holiday
that he describes affects him as it affected the
citizen of New Amsterdam, as a day
pleasure consecrated by religious
association. And the enduring
popularity of his charming essay shows that
this is the Christmas of the English-speak-
ing race. Even the New England air, which
was so black with sermons that il suffocated
Christmas, now mUrmurs softly with Christ
mas bells. The children of the resolute God
fearing men who did not rest from labor on
that first Christmas morning now rest and
rejoice in the happy day whose dawn is
benedictiOn. But il is
NO LONGER SUPERSTITION
of any scarlet woman, no longer festival
whose observance implies perilOus adherence
to papal or prelatIcal errors. The purifying
spiritual fire, historically known as Puritan
ism. has purged theological and eccles-
astical droSs away. and has left the pure gold
of religious faith and human sympathy.
When the neophyte asked his coEfessor what
was the central truth of Christianity, the old
man answered Charity" Then he ex-
planned that charity meant love, and that
love meant the spirit of universal fraternity.
The almsgiving which is the technical inter
probation of the word is but a symbol of that
giving of the heart and soul and life to help
others of which the supreme sacrifice OF
Christ is the accepted type. The day that
commentaries His birth is the festival of
humanity, as the inspiring sentiment of &C
tual life. The lovely legends of the day. the
stories, and the songs, and the half fairy
lore that gathers around it, the ancient trad
itiOns OF dusky woods and mystic
rites; the magnificence or simplicity of
Christian observance, from the Pope IN his
triple tiara, bore upon his protative throne
in gorgeous state to celebra pontificlal
high mass at the great altar of st. Peters,
to George Herbert humbly kneeling in his
rustic Church at Bomerton, or to the bare
service in some missionary chapel upon the
American frontier; the lighting of Christ
mas trees and hanging up of Christmas
stockings, the profuse giving. the happy
family meetings, the dinner, the game the
dance-they are all the natural signs and
symbols, the flower and fruit, of Christmas
For Christmas is the day of days which de-
clairs the universal human Consciousness
that peace on earth comes only from good
Will TO man.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
Combinations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2o.-There was whole batch
of nominations before the Senate to-day including
ButterwOrth for Commissioner of Patents, mum
Der OF Consuls, Indian Agents and 200 Postmasters
All we're favorably acted upon. The Indiana anc
Illinois Postmasters are as follows:
Caroline +. Arlington, Polo, H.. Aaron J. JACK
son. De kalb. ILL.,; Charles p. Course. Pecatonica
H. Francis NJ. Wright, Urbana, H.: Warren N
Wheaton, Wheaton, H.; Francis b. Jeanport
Eureka, ILL.,; Hugh B. Nisbet, Chester, Ill; Ell
Bowyer. Oiney, H.; Sarah Pearson Nashville
III: Henry r. lngaham, Tuscola. Ill Eli n
McCsIlister, Champaign, Ill; Richard
Butler, Clinton, III; Philip s. Cork
ms, Fowler, Ind: Joshua L. Sims
Edinburg, Ind; Uriah Ceulson, Sullivan. Ind.
William II. CLARK, Rising Sun. Ind; Stephen Low
ley. Upton, Ind; Shaffer Peterson. Decatur Ind.
Charles L. Howe, Savannah, H.: Eugene A
Brownell. st, Charles, ILL.,; Charles NJ. Lyon, Nc
Larnesbrough, H.; George r. Little, Carmi, Ill.
Mary A. Camp Dixon. III. Archibald d. Edwards
PIinceville, ILL.,; William Il. jenkins. Winamac
Ind: Alfred P. Bone, Shelbyville Ind; Sarah Z
Hackleman. Rushville. Ind; John Peters, Mich
gan City, Ind: Henry S. Bennett Evansville
Ind; William NJ. Hull. Fulton, H.; Frank W
Lyon. Soulon, i'll : Dennis Z. Brophy, Nokoms
H.: John Roadhouse, Roadhouse, H.: Jesse
johnson. Newton, ILL.,. Robert I. Wilkinson
Mount Carmel, Ill.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
A Valuable Medical Treatise.

The edition for 1881 of the sterling Medical An
nual. known as Hostetter's Almanac. is now ready
and may be obtained. free of cost of druggists and
general country dealers in all parts OF the United
States, Mexico. and indeed in every civilized por
ton of the Western Hemisphere This Almanac
has been issued regularly at the commencement
of every year for over oue-ffth OF century. II
combines. with the soundest practical advice fol-
the preservation and restoration OF health. large
amount of interesting and amusing light reading
and the calendar. astronomical calculations. chro
an5Qgicel items. etc., are prepared With efeat care
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
DOUBLE MURDER.
Two Men Killed at a Dance at winchester,


Two Men Killed at a Dance at Winchester,
III.
WINCHESTER, H., Dec. pa few months
ago the residents OF school district in the
Bottoms, six miles west OF this city, had
very hot contest over the location of a school
house in the district. They divided in two
factions, and waged war on each other and
not until after there were three contests at the
polls and as many fights did they fix upon a
permanent site for their school house. This
contest, however. created such bitter feel
ing between the rwo factions that it was
feared by outsiders that there would soon be
more blood shed. This tear was fully real
lied last Wednesday night.
A. J. Davis. an old resident of this district,
had dance at his honse on that night, Ind
Charles Sutton, John Sutton and Press SUIT
ton, brothers, and Ike Whit worth, members
of Que faction repaired TO the house of Davis
fully equipped for war and with the avowed
purpose of raising fight with certain men,
bers of the other faction-the McKeevers
brothers, two in number, and their friends.
The Suttons succeeded in their mission, for
house before they started a general
fight, and in the melee they
succeeded in killing Adam Hill and George
Snyder. Hills throat was cut by Charles
Sutton, and he died instantly. Snyder was
killed by John Sutton shooting him from be-
hind with a thirty-two calber revolver.
Both were dastardiy murders Hill had
taken no part in the fight, and was only an
idle spectator, and had his back to Sutton
when he (Sutton) cut his throat Snyder
had been fighting John Sutton in
a hand to hand fight, but had his
back to Sutton when he fired the fatal shot
The tragedy has caused great deal of ex-
element in this County. The Suttons and
Whitworth are lodged in Jail awaiting pre-
liminary examination, which will be given
them next week.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
ARRESTED.
A Gang of Counterfeiters Taken IN Out o
the Cold at Vincennes.

A Gang of COunterfeiters Taken IN Out of
the Cold at Vincennes.
Special to the Sentinel:
VNcENNEs, Dec. PA great deal OF ex-
element was created this morning by the
arrest of two counterfeiters ard two showers
by Sheriff Kackley, Marshal Mcbride and
Officer Hall. They are James Summers and
Mrs. Lizzie Sanders, of Sullivan old in the
business, and James Hart and John Kilfoil.
Several saloons were made victims Kilfoil
bears an excellent reputation, and claims he
can clear himself of all crime Hart and
Summers are cid Penitentiary birds. Com
missioner McCord bound them over until
tomorrow morning for a preliminary trial.
One hundred and thrty-five dollars were
found on Summers and Sanders. The wo-
man claims respectable connections in Sui
hvan, and repudiates the charge of belong
ing to the gang Public sentiment is with
Kilfoil, who claims the money was passed
on him and that he passed it ignorant of its
being counterfeit Revolvers were freely
displayed. Summers applied for a license
to marry Lizzie. but was refused. When ar
rested they were occupying the same room.
Nothing here preventing, their trial will
take place tomorrow.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
BURNED AT SEA.

Loss of the Steamer St. Augustine-Un-
known Fate of Many Passengers.
LONDON. Dec. 2O.-A portion OF the crew Of the
Spanish mail steamer, st. Augustine, from Manila
for Liverpool, has arrived at Dartmouth. They re-
port that the steamer took fire Sunday last, in the
Bay OF Bscay. and that eighty-two OF the crew and
passengers took to boats. The first boat reached
an English brig, the second returned to the burn
ing vessel and the third has not been heard from.
The fourth, containing fourteen persons landed at
Dartmouth When these left the burning steamer
there were thirty people on board. 1t is thought
they were rescued steamers were seen bearing
down towards the steamer.
A Corunna, Spain, dispatch says: brig has
landed here with portion of the crew of the
steamer St. Augustine.
This is probably the brig which picked up the
people in the first boat.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
Gan wemen wOrkers,support More Than
Themselves.
IDemorest's Month.

lDemorestS MoDthly.i
a curious statement was copied from the
Springfield Republican not long since, TO the
effect that the best test of the difference in
capacity between a man and a woman lay
in the fact that a man who supported him
self was considered to be doing nothing. while
a woman who supported herself was thought
to be doing good deal. Surely this is very
unfair statement OF the class who work for
money. As a rule women begin this kind
Of work because they have Others besides
themselves TO support: while the number
of women who assist in the support of the
family, in addition to the work they do in
caring for 1t, is greater than those who are
supported without. such work. There are very
few men dependent on the labor of their
hands who wholly support the wife and fam
lily. while there are many women who sup
port the family and give it all the care il re-
ceives besides. More young girls stay at
home and do nothing. than young men. un-
dsubtedly; but that is the fault Of their par
ents, who encourage Independence ia one
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26
IL Lit Up by Fine Teeth

The plainest face becomes attractive. Al
though ordinary dentifrices prove Intellectual
to whiten and improve the health of teeth,
SOZODONT is adequate to the task and does
it thoroughly. besides banishing from the
breath an offensive smell. Teeth strength.
ened and purified by SOZODONT are not
only whittier but chew better than Others. AS
the teeth improve through its use, eating be.
comes delightful indulgence instead OF a
penalty
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-26

Mrs. General Sherman says: / have fire.
quently purchased Durang's Remedy for
for friends suffering with rheumatism, and
in every instance it worked like magic" 1t
cures when everything else fails This is the
report that comes from every quarter where
the Remedy has been tried. Ask your drug
gist for it and take no other