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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
Personal AND POLITICAL NOTES.

"Arthur and ochilree" suggests the Fort
Worth GaSette.
Governor Sherman of Iowa expresses the
opinion that no prohibitory legislation can be
forced through the Iowa Legislature.
Joseph Proctor completes his fifty years
on the stage November 80, when he will be
appropriately fed and wincd by his dramatic
brethren.
Emily S. Rice was elected county clerk of
Harper county, Kas., on Nov. q, by over
800 majority. She is the first woman ever
elected to that position in Kansas.
Mrs. Corvallis West will be accompan-
led on her travels in this country by her hus-
band. This is as it should be. Mrs. West
is the other good looking English woman.
Senator Fairs recent declaration that no
man living could tell what his political views
were recalls the peculiar circumstances of his
election to the Senate. The chairman of the
Nevada Democratic committee waited upon
Colonel Fair one day and said Colonel,
the boys have about concluded, as you're the
only rlcn Hlau lett III tue Slute, 10 hsh you 10
help carry the State for the Democrats and
take Sharons seat in the Senate" but l
don't know whether Pm Democrat or not"
said the colonel. ~ don't know what am"
ooh! that don't make any difference.
Sharon amt going to run, and there's no
other rich man that wants it. We want the
Democrats to win this time, and we haven't
a splitter" "How much'll it cost ?" asked
Colonel FAR. "Oh, forty or fifty thousand
dollars, maybe" swell, you may give em
rattle, my son." said the colonel, and the
result is now United States Senator who
doesn't know his own politics
Dakota is 10 have new governor. and
rumcr assigns the place to cx-Speaker Hustled
of the New York Assembly, familiarly
known as the "Bald Eagle of Westchester."
Two young ladies, the Misses Phelps,
went to Fargo from their claims in Dickey
county. OAK, few days ago. They went
to the territory three years ago without any
means, and by their unaided efforts, trading
In city lots and getting claims, they are now
worth more than $l2 900 each, and will, no
doubt more than double that in the next
three years.
The two highest salalied governors OF the |
States are those Of New York and Pennsylva-
mia, who receive 500 year each The
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period from So to 90 cents. Then the policy
of stock dividends was introduced, and
within three years nearly S26,000,000 was
thus added to the stock of the company,
while the rental of the Mutual ULion lines
has increased by $780, 900 the annual divi-
dends OF $2,s30,0s0 which the public is
forced 10 pay on stock issued for the pur-
chase Of competing lines and for stock divi-
dends. So far from reducing operating ex-
penses, the recent consultations have had n
precisely contrary effect, and the average
| cost OF transmitting a message has actually
increased since 1880 from 20 cents to 20, ac-
cording 10 President Green's estimate, but
really 10 20 cents, as Mr.. Hubbard figures ii
out. If the former annual ratio of decrease
in the tolls had been CONTINUED, the average
rate per message would now be but 80 cents,
instead OF the 80 which it is, and this differ
ence of eight cents lie exactly what come!
from dividing the annual outgo of $500,
900 in dividends and rentals growing out o.
the recent consultations and stock diyiderd
by Al 200 900, the number Of messages sen
last year.
Mr.. Hubbard makes an elaborate argu
ment in favor of the conslitutionaiiy of I
postal tclegraph-an argument, however
which is hardly needed ridicues the ide'
of buying out the Western Union at its owl
valuation Of $4,000, goo, when its equip
ment could probably be duplicated for abou
see 900, goo; opposes giving the postofiic
department monopoly Of the business AM
favors a postal telegraph, which shall pro
vide cheap rates for the masses, and still
leave the Western Union a profitable corpo
ration through its retaining the business OF tn
railroads and large part of the commercial
business, for which speedy delivery is NOR
essential than cheap transmission. lie woul,
have Congress either construct its own line
or contract with parties 10 furnish all neces
sary lines and use the present postoffice AM
delivery system as basis of operation, II
begin with, he would fix rate of IS cent
between offices cast of the Mississippi an,
Offices between that river and the Rockies
with so cents for the outside rate to an,
point, and such tariff he thinks would brin,
the department all the business il would b.
able TO dispose Of at the start.
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A NOVEL CONTEST.
Twenfy-Sercn Citizens Of Detroit Eat
Ing Pie for Prizes.
From the Detroit Post and Trlbune.I

From the Detroit Post and Tribune.
A large and considerably excited crowd OF
probably 5000 people blocked Woodward
avenue in front of Mabley's store last even
ing to see the prize pie eaters in his show
window tackle 270 PIES. A large squad of
police was required to keep order. The en-
tries for the novel contest were 81 in num-
Der, and they comprised motley set of
men, both white aud black. The signal for
the feast to begin was given at o'clock,
when the group pitched in, each grasping
pic and eating like mad. The first pie went
down very satisfactorily all around,
and bets were made on the contest.
None of the pic caters hestated at the
second round, but when the third
pie was reached two of the contestants,
whose capacity was not equal to the fulfill
ment of their desires, weakened and dropped
out of the race. When the third pie was
down, the men began 10 lose their appetitcs
and the contest assumed serious proportions
Several floundcrcd before they were able TO
master the fourth pic. The darkeys worked
their laws INCREASINGLY like clock work, and
the pile of pies before them disappeared
with regularity and despatch. Only three of
the original 81 who entered showed up at
the fifth round, and two OF these showed
marked WEAKNESS from deg lutition. Fhc
other man had the air of one who felt conf
dent in his ability to stow away all the pies
Mabley could bring on, H. got away with
No. s, but before tackliug - sixth he took
off his vest and unbuttoned the two top but |
tons of his trousers. There was now but
four minutes of the hour left in which the
contest had to be finished. He gu ped
down the last fragment of the sixth |
pie, and sezing the seventh pie
shook il at the crowd. Waiting moment
to collect his thoughts, then. realiz-
ing that he had but two minutes left him,
the darkey took the pie in both hands and
went at it as though he had not eaten any
hing for a week. The crowd roared with
laughter as the last vcstgc of the pie disap-
pearcd, leaving the fellow winner OF the first
prize, he having disposed OF seven In the
hour. Ills name is Lauser, and as he emery
I'd from the window pe:spiring, and stuffed
full, he Casped, "Well, I've had enough pie
10 last fur whole yeah and swear nevah
mad so much company TO suppah before
lie did not appear indisposed II. S, Brown
md j. John each ate five pies and won sec
md prize between them. Frank Wood dis,
posed of four and half pies and won third
,rize.
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There is rumor OF suspicion In Bos.
ton'' writes the editor of Haruer's Eao
Cha",' THAT its Intellectual ascendaucy is
passing away, and that it must presently be.
CONT like Edinburgh, famous for a former
glory For mole Than a generation its gu.
premacy has been in questioned. There has
Deen no literary circle 10 the country like the
Boston circle, for that Of New York tifty and
Sky years ago could not rival the undoubt.
cd supeior genius and rich variety of the Bos.
ton group. The three New York names were
Irving Cooper and Bryant, and each of those
was indeed master. But the fopdest New
York cavalier would hardly compare the
Knickerbocker group, charming as il was 10
the Boston Round Ta1le--Channing, Norton
and the elder Dana, and The Everelts and
i1cknor and Choate Prescott and Bancroft
and Sparks, Motley and Palfrey and Park.
man. Emerson and Hawthorne, and Mis-
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Stowe aud Margaret Fuller; Longfclow and
Lowell and Holmes and Whittier, aud How
ellis and Aldrich; Agassiz aud Pierce aud Dr
Howe aud Mrs Howe, Charles Sumner and
Wendell Phillips aud Garrison, and inc
Quincys, the Adamses, the younger Dana
and younger Norton, and Hoar, Whipplc and
Fields and Higgiuson aud Edward Hale ana
John Dwight, aud as the dcspairing footman
exclaimed, as the guests poured up the stair
case. more of the same.'n
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Sergeant Mason has b,ca parloncd. II
was on the It'll of September, in the memoir
able year 1884, that he, while IN guard duty
Mt the District of Columbia Jail IN Washing.
ton, raised his muskct and sent ball through
the window Of the assassin, Glitcau For
this be was court-mirtia,d carly in 1882
and in March was sentenced to di,Lonorahle
dismissal from the army and imprisonment
for eight years. His performance was of
course gross breach Of discipline, and wrong
from every point of view, but he has rccev-
cd very liberal share OF pnbic sympathy
ard most people will be glad that he has been
hardened
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

next highest are those Of California, Nevada
and Illinois who get $4,000 each. The gov
errors of Colorado, Indiana. X ntucky,
Missouri, New Jersey, Virginia and Wiscon-
sin are paid $4,000 each. Most of the other
governors arc paid from $1,000 10 $4,000,
which latter figure is the pay allowed by
the great SAFE Of Ohio. Most of the South.
ern States pay $4,000 aud $4,000. The lowest
salaries paid are to the governors Of Yer
mont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and
Michigan who receive but $1,000 each.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

Governor Cleveland has been talking to a
newspaper man about the letter he wrote to
John Kelly asking him to prevent Senator
Grady's reelection. He says he wrote the
letter because Grady was q bad man and /,
would be for the interest of the party and the
people to have him cut of the Senate. lie
wrote 10 Kelly in confidence, believing him
II be his friend, and knowing that Kelly as
boss controlled absolutely Grady's rcnomina-
ton. Hc thinks Kelly acted in an ungentle-
manly manner in giving the letter publicity,
and then pretending that it broke up The
harmony proceedings concerning tie city
nominations. Governor Cleveland thinks
that Kelly is bold bad RAN, whose 'olious
boss system will soon be swept away by the
people.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

The King of spain not long ago made a
visit to the Emperor of Germany and was
received at the German court with every
mark of distinguished consideration. Later
he visited France and although courtcously
treated by the President of the French re
public, the people of Paris treated him with
exemplary indgnity The time has come
Tor Germany to return the call aud the
Crown Prince of the Empire has gone
10 Spain. of course it is well understood
that this ceremony is irritating to France
and it Is not by way of Paris but by way of
Italy and the Mediterranean Sea, tia, the
Crown Prince journeys to Spain. Unoues.
tionably he will have a hearty reception in
Madril for the Spaniards are delighted nj,
havlngsmadc 60 powerful an alliance. But
all this is gall and NORWOOD to France.
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Trunk connection.

MONTREAL, Nov. &c, The Montreal add
Lake Champlaln Junction railway now COM
Melted as far as Fort Covingtor, N. Y, will
h. connected with the Rome, Watertown and
~ ,denshurg road by an independent link
10 miles west of Malone, N Y, thus sscur-
inc 10 the Grand Trunk line through route
to Chicago by way of Buffalo
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Ghe 1rrr kress.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, NOV. 81, 1888
PUBLISHED Ky
INC Free Press .fSSOCsa tom.
q. q. BENEDiCT, Ed,,,r.
r.rn,-sa.oon ycur, always In navnncc

Mr.. James Russell Lowell, Envoy Extra
ordinary an Minister Plcuipo;cniary from
the United States to Great Britain has been
clcctc rector OF the University of St. An
drcw's, receiving 100 votes against SO fol
L lward Gibson, NJ. p. for the University OF
DIblin. The choice Of Mr.. Lowell is moi
only high compliment to him but also a
distinguished tribute to American scholar.
ship and authorship.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

The celebration of next Monday will end
the series of the revolutionary cgntennia's
which began at Lexington aud Concord in
1873. The evacuation Of New York in 1883
dropped the curtain on the drama of the war
The next centennial Of national importance
will be that of the Inauguration Of Washing.
ton as the first President of the republic in
New Yok city, April 80, 1880 This was
in fact the Inauguration Of the present re-
nuhlic.
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while Did IT,

LONDON, Nov. 25.-William Brown, a
medical student residing in Lanarkshire,
Scotland, quarrelled with Miss Speirs, his
intended, last night on the highway near her
house, accusing her of unfaithfulness, and
cut her throat and stabbed maid servant
who came to her assistance. He then cut
his own throat. All are dead. Before dying
the servant girl dragged herself to the house
and knocked family at the door. Receiving
no reply she traced with her bloody fingers
on The doorsteps "Willie did it,"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

II must have been terrible sta.e of affairs that
eansed the Psalmist TO ask: "Who can stand before
his cold ~ In his day the remedies were Few aha
Ioubtiul: how much happier should this genera
non he that has as . household remedy DR. bulls
Cough syrup 30 wonderful has been It's cur stnat
millions rise up aud cal II "hessed,"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
The Torturcs Of Neuralgia.

which acts directly on the great nerve centres II
you are sufferer from this painful dlseasr, write
10 Drs. Starkey APalen. mo GrAri ST., Phladel-
and testimonials In regard 10 thr Nltalizng Treat
ment as will enable you 10 ildge tor yourself
whether 1t promises 70 give rel, in your particu'
lar case.
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Ode to Button

In THE Nck
q Button
You're OF the pattern all men Should be
cut OH.
You're upright, straight
And not aft aid OF men who would investigate
Your record, which IL pure.
Although, perhaps, obscure.
Perhaps you are
bright particular star.
Pcrhaps-thc possibility Is faint
ioualn't.
We think your charms
Fl, You pre-emnenty for the post OF Sergeant at
Though what the special requisites may be
For that position we don't Know.
Though
Wen wager three
Dollars and sevcntyseven cents they re lust what
you can show
Pare and unspotted as a Sou'hiown mutton
Mr.. Charles p. Button,
You are sure 10 elevate
our sad political state.
Votes will no more beisod
For sordid gold
Log-rolllng will be cast
Into the obvious limbo OF the past;
The lobbyist no more
VIII lure with artful wiles the hay seed senator,
Calm as a Sunday-school-
Pure and benencent will be our rule
And safe from all alarms
When you, o estlmahlc Charles I. Button, get the
sergeantcy-at-Arms,
With spiritual hunger OF glutton
We wait the time
When through the Congress halls shall ring the
OF burton, Button, irha has got the But
ton
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GLOW is Johnnie doing al school 7" ASKED
n lady Of Johnnie's mamma during eau.
"Splendidly. He talks ia two Languages
now.' Dear me, what are they, french or
German ?" "Oh no, English and proiane' -
Marathon INDEPENDENT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

The latest typhoid fever theory is that the
germs were scattered in milk cars 1t is
possible. Almost everything can be found in
milk cans nowadays-almosl everything out
milk.-Boston Transcript,
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Apropos of the suit against Gen. Butler n
recover $4,000 paid to him by the Tom.
branch of the National Soldiers Home tho,
the money belonging to the general fund of
which the general was treasurer, III, far,
10 recalled that he once testified bcfore n
congressional committee that he kent no
distinct bank account as treasurer, although
he had very large sums--two or three bnr.
bred thousand dollars sometimcs-in his
keeping as such officer, all of which was
deposited in banks as part of his private
acc unit, which shows that his practice ms
custodian of public funds was no, characlizcd
ny methods commonly considered wise and
prudent On that occasion he refused f.,
produce his bank books showing his deposits
OF the funds of the institution, on the ground
that he could not do so without exposing hi,
private business. A treasurer who keens hi.
accounts in that way might he capable of
forgetting that he received certain lum as
treasurer, if the parties from whom II was
received neglected 10 take receipt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

The report of the comptroller of the cur.
rency as to the bank deposits of the Uuited
States shows that the national banks and the
savings banks hold more than billion dol
lars each, and the State banks, trus, com.
panes and private banks hold more than
three-qnarters Of billion more, making n
grand total of 1854, 54s, $40, not including
the deposits of State and private banks in
several States 1t has been estimated by rood
authority that the total bank deposits of the
country do not fall short of three billion dol.
lar'' or about $50 each for every man, wo-
man and child OF the Union. In New Eng
land onc-,hird of The population have savings
bank accounts, and the average deposit ia a
little more than $3.50. In New York the
average savings bank deposit is $751;. Os. and
III the newer States it is steadily increasing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30

The eccentric Charles Pomeroy Button
ate of this city, has turned up as a candi
date for the place of sergeant-at- arms to the
National House of Representatives. This
weeks Puck gives Mr.. Button big boom, as
follows:
1--WE have received-that is, we have been
deluged with-copies of large sheet headed
Extracts from the Press" From these we
are led to conclude,that the press of this broad
country has been devoting itself largely to
urging the appointment of Mr.. Charles P.
Button as sergeant alarms of the House of
Representatives. We have not the pleasure
of Mr.. Charles p. Buttons acquaintance, in
fact, we do not remember that the speaking
trump of fame ever footed the name OF
Charles P. Button loud enough to reach our
sensitive ears but, moved by the earnest
recommendations of the Sedaia Democrat,
the Indiana (Pa.) Democrat, the Davenport
Democrat, the Tuscarawas Democrat, and
several more equally distinguished Democrats
besides the Macomb Eagle and other pillars
of journalism, we are willing to do what we
can, in our poor way, for Mr.. Charles p.
Button, who we have no doubt will make n
most excellent sergeant alarms.
And here we are, ready with our little met
rical boost
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-02-05

SENATOR OvERsTREET must go. That seems TO
be the conclusion reached by the Democratic
committee on elections and by the Democratic
majority OF the Senate. The tedious inyesti-
cation and the arguments now making be.
fore the committee will likely prove to be
the veriest forms The verdict was made up
in advance, and the committee have simply
been hunting for some plausible pretex t
upon which to base action. The only thing
they can find is that the Greenback candidate,
concluding to Withdraw from the race,
was reimbursed his campaign expenses,
probably one hundred dollars. The Green
Sacker made the proposition to abandon the
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-02-05

contest himself; he was neither asked
nor solicited by Mr.. Overstreet nor by any OF
his friends, nor by the political committees to
withdraw. And this the committee and the
majority of the Senate propose to denomi-
nate bribery, and to expel from his seat a
member, the peer of any on the floor
for integrity of life and character, and who
was as fairly and honestly elected as any
senator who votes the brand upon him. The
whole proceeding from beginning to end is
a piece OF infamous partisanism, wo Sc even
than the outrage perpetrated years ago
against John w. Burson. Let the act be
consummated, and the sooner the better.
The voters of Morgan and Johnson will give
an answer to the Democratic plotters in the
Senate which they will probably have no
difficulty in understanding. A prominent
and influential Democrat of Mr.. Overstreets s
district, who knows the case thoroughly,
said if Mr.. Overstreet was ousted he would
be at once returned by at least 900 majority.
The wonder will be if the voters of the dis
trict do not return him by a unanimous
vote
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-02-05

IT is said OF Treasurer Vincent of Ala
bama, that he made his wife a present of
$40, 900 worth of diamonds last New Years.
In view of the fact that at that time he was
a defaulter TO the extent of $3.50, 900 or more,
his extravaganza was criminal. Might not
Frederick Wolfe, who did his brokerage
business, and who knew that he had lost
$4,000 in cotton futures, he held as acces-
sorry after the fact2 Mr.. Wolfe must have
known that Vincent could not lose that
amount OF his own money, and the inevita-
BILE conclusion must have been TINT he
was robbing the State If a few OF the
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-02-05

THE judiciary committee of the Senate
took the same view of Dr. Fletcher's bill as
did the Journal-doubted its constitution
aity on the ground of conflict with the pro-
vision that punishment should neither be
cruel nor unusual. 1t is pity this barrier
is in the way of the enactment of law
which, if properly guarded, might do some
thing against fearfully prevalent and blood
chilling crime. Would it not be we'll in the
er's bill to consider the propriety of the
death penalty? That would be constitutional,
and more liable to be affixed by juries in
clearly proven crimes than even in cases of
murder
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-02-05

compel it to pay reasonable amount to-
ward defraying the expenses it creates? It's
practical question against theory. There is
no call to abandon the advocacy of any
theory, but there is a call to unite for the
present good that may be obtained. That is
what the Journal advocates. 1t does not
presume to say harsh word against the be-
lief of anyone nor is it to be deferred from
expressing its judgment upon things as they
actually exist by the unkind and ungener-
Gus criticism of those who recognize no other
opinion than their own and are Incorporate
of their own importance.
The Indianapolis journal., 1883-02-05

THE Louisville Commercial, in the editorial
reproduced in Saturday Journal, punctured
the farce Of an investigation of the Southern
Prison The visit of the legislative commit
tee was, to use the Commercials expression,
simply splurge at the States expense "
They were the guests of Warden Howard
from the first moment to the last he dined
and wined and chaperoned them. Such sin
yestigatons" are worse than farce, and the
providing of such entertainments by the
Warden and their acceptance by the com
mttee shows lack of proper respect and
judgment on the part of the Warden, and
emphasizes the indispositon of the commit
tee to regard as paramount the interests OF
the State