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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18

A lively contest is going on in louisiana
which holds her State election next week
The Democratic ling controlled heparly con-
ventiop, and rcnomnatCd Governor Me-
Emery, but the independent element If the
party has rcvoltcd and is supporting the con-
scrvalivc ticket nominated by the Rcpubli-
cans. The SAME union Of forces was radc
for the municipal elections this week, and
the result has been defeat Of the regular
Democrats in Baton Rouge and other cities
which they have long ruled. But the Dour-
bons Will control the count. aud will UNI
doubleday count themselves in in auy event.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18

very clrcful vi,w of the silugliou,fon Ito
Washington s'audpIl it says:
Each of the others will have more strength
at first than Elmunds, but in his case alone
IS the chance Of being the nominee thought
to be considerable. Wlh him the turning of
straw at critical point may decide
Gifted with Tie CharHc'Cri.ic3 ~ make an
ideal executive, vcrscd in slotcsman3hip be-
You'd any man in public lie, Il Stalwarl
himself, but acceptable ~ tho Independents,
put forward by Guhcll Republicans and
yet chum Of ConlIi0g and Grant, he would
seem to he more nearly the man to unite all
factions than any other Locality tells very
little. Edmunds is to- largo a man to BE-
confined to Vermont, and in the election no
one would think of thai, The two obstacles
are Blaine, and the fear that he would be
but a cold distant figure to place before the
people New England, outside OF Maine
will be for Emuuds, unless The Arthur mrn
induce General llawl,y 10 take the comph-
mcntary support Of his state. Othcr States
will give the Vermont S.uator scattering
votes Wnuu the inevitable break comes,
under certain circumstances Edmunds may
| be put at the head. II it Cnpld be demon
stratcd that with him the Republicans
would 90 to work, such result might tc
considered probable. Yet, much rs it is tt
be desired the chluccs are the other way
1t is hardly saic Just SGT for my party t
name a candidate who i5sD eMin2Gtly iittct
for the office.
But perhaps this Inst prlp1 ilion, may no
be as thoroughly accepted at Chicago, as i
sal Washington. The time is c,ming--is i
not possible that II has c'me--whcn the Re
publican party will see tina it must take it
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18

An uncommon Illustration of the familiar
adage that money does 20. ensure happiness
was the suicide of Joseph Agate in New
York, the other day. Mr.. Agate had five
millions of dollars well invested in real es-
tate and enjoyed a princely iucome. lie
was, as he said in his parting letter, rich in
this worlds goods having everything that l
desire" to use his own words and yet he
shot himself, because he had not had an
hour OF natural sleep in four months, could
get no relief from medical treatment OF
change of scene, aud felt sure that ut mus,
end in mainess Or loss Of mind and imbccil.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18
Snna nI Veterans.

Gen. Philip II. Sheridan Camp No H.
Sons of Veterans, was mastered in at Cam
bridge Monday evening, April = by Capt
Charles Meacham of Gen. 7, S. Peck Camp
No. /, of Brandon, assisted by Maj. E. IL.
Birelow of same camp, with Ira A. Morse
Cantsin. The officers were duly installed by
CAPTAIN George f. TerIill of Gen George A.
Custer Camp, No. 7, of Underhill. Camp
No. was represented by IA members, in
Guiding nearly all the officers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18

Vermont will receive 100000 under the
Blair education bill Maine S2G4 900; New
Hampshire, 100000; Massachusetts,
s1,1l4,O 900; Rhode Island, 100000; Con-
necticut, $40, 600; total for Ncy England,
1886, 900, This is less than the amount
received by any 5 ulhen State except West
Virginia. which will have $1,000, 600, and
Florida whose share is 100000. Georgia
takes the lead with So, 940,0 600
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18

That old standby of brokcn-down poiti-
clans, Territorial governorship, will not be
available much longer, if the Senate docs its
duty. The House has passed bill forbid
ding the appointment as Governor of a
Territory of any man who has not been a
resident of the Territory for at least two
years, and the Senate ought to pass it with
out delnV
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18
Intsru,ina 10 Farmers.

Imaks potatoes specially. When have plenty
Of barn. yard manure, ind that 200 to 400 pounds
ysry nearly double the crop. Potatoes start quickly
on Brsdlsss Phosphate, and rlpen from Two 70
n..S In regard 10 Phosphate doing any good the
sscond wear i would say that had piece OF oats
ms wear where had potatoes phosphaled IN me
nats almost az far a. could see the oas. That
Convinced me that 1radleys Phosphate DOES 40 GOOD
w, 4 4. Sdparphosphsre alone on poor
r..p, D. DoTY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18

The Indianapolis Times conceived the
brilliant idea Of placing ballot boxes at the
different polls at the recent charter elections,
in which electors were invited to deposit
ballots Indicating their preferences for Presi
dent The scheme worked as might be ex.
pcctcd, In land where public contribu
ton box is generously filled up With hutton.
and troches. When the guilclcss Time,
came to count the ballots it found that there
were in all one hundred thousand, of which
John l.. Sullivan had large majority
Other favortrs were Frank James and DR.
Mary Walker. The Times won't try IL,
plan again.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18
OH Iree Dress.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, APR. IS 1854
PUBLISHED BY
INC Free Press ton.
q. g.. BENEDtCr, Editor,
Tcrms-s2.0Oa year, n WA, i'm advanc,

The Administration is far behind in New
York, as far as heard from. One hundred
AID seveniy-thrcc delegates have been thus
far elected to the State convention which
will choose the delegates at large to the
Chicago asscmblagc, and of these Arthur has
81, Blaine 76, Edmunds Il "a are cassed
as uncertain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18

A Michigan boy ate bar OF soap. drank lot rS oI
soda water and went to bed 10 cure mis- cor; tue
Doctor had a hard time 10 pull him throuy'' ~
,hS nov now saws the next time he catches eo'~
he viii use Or. Bulls Cough syrup
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18

those long shelly dappropriation bills. Penn
sylvania may be behind him but the county
is watching him."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18
Bismarck Among the Rocks.

The chancellor is sttonger in modern than
in the two classical languages. when
was n 'primaner,'" he said once at Ferrieresi
II knew very well how to write and read
Latin, but at present it would be difficult
and Greek | have altogether forgotten
History and geography have always been his
favoritc studies, and in literature he is well
acquainted with the chief authors of the past
as well as the present times. Goethe and
Shakespeare are his fav)rites, and he is great
y interested in modern French and English
novelists Although no cOnnoisseur in paint
ing and sculpture, he likes the society OF art
lists, and from his youthful days at Berlin he
has retained great admiration for music
especially by the classical composers Among
the great masters Beethoven pleases HIN
best. In letter to his wife, written durinl
the summer of 1851, he says that he is wei
and happy but is little homesicS for "tht
woods, the sea, the wilderness, you and th'
children, all mingled with sunsets and Bee
lhOVen.n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18

up relgiously but hers is Bright lively
nature gifted with a goo1ly portion OF na'u-
raj vii, with fine taste and feelings. Very mu-
steal, and splendid player on the piano, she
is ut the same time a careful, sensible
housewife, and after the manner cf the no
bic ladies of former days, she is said to have
some knowledge of medicine with genuine
womanliness she created for her husband a
home full Of comfort and genial warmth.
and inteligenty shared for years his grief
and hopes, sometimes even, nc is evident
from some passages in Bismarck's letters TO
her (rcprintcd by llesckiel to certain
measure in political questions, although, as
a rule, she does not belong to the class OF
women who take part in politics. Her cor
lrlspondencc with him, when official duties
or pleasure trips separated them GEOGRAPHY
cally, was very lively and effectionatc. lie
calls her "my heart" my dearest heart, in
| his letters he sends her jessamine from Pc
terhof, b.oomin heather from Bordeaux, and
promises to send her edelwess from Gastein,
where, on the sixteenth anniversary vt theil
wedding day. he remembers thai this day
"has brought sunshine into his bachelors
lifn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18
Esisniarck's Character.

Before describing the political creed of the
chancellor, Dr. Busch points out the chief
feature In Bismarcks character which make
his creed that which it is
A cool head above warm heart, the
greatest penetration and the greatest daring
Ulysses and Achilles in the same person
this appears to most people the solution of
the riddle of his unequalled success. And
this cool head, this penetration which looks
far into the future, this firm hand aud this
iron will which with one unchangng goal
in view, move onward step by step, are the
secret of Prince BisrarcR's great achieve
ments. What he has accomplished has beer
the ideal of many statesman, but it has re-
manned n pious wish, vague idea, which
by his own original resources, has realized.
His ways and means arc not always clear tC
Others He seems inconsistent, changeablt
as Protcus, but in reality he is obliged to ac
| Just as he docs he must follow his inwart
prompting in every case, and his best though
and deeds are inspirations and improvisa
/ tigne
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18
BISMARCK,
Extracts From DR.. Busch's Now Book.

1t is but few years since DR.. Busch's
work on "Count Bismarck and His People
was for time the literary aud political SEN
saton of Europe. This book was translated
into eight different languages, an honor
which the new volume will hardly obtain.
OF the authors second study, "Our Imperial
Chancellor" the German edition reaches us
from Messrs. Trubncr and an English trans
la,ion will be published next week by
Messrs. Macmillan. 1t does not pretend to
be portrait, but simply contributions like
ly to be useful to the arts, who will be call
ed in the future 10 paint the greatest politi.
clan of our century
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-18
Xiv Alleged superstition.

Supersti,ien, it is said, is closely allied to
strong religious belief, and it appears that
the great chancellor forms no exception to
this rule. lie is awcd by appaIitions in I'M
inhabited castles, shrinks from dining where
thirteen sit down at table, believes IN I'M
lucky DAYS, and adhcrcs to the ancient
belief of the influence OF the moon
ON every living thing. This, at least, is said
among the people, aud Dr.. Busch occupies
himself for awhile in giving examples 10y
which to prove this weakness The conclu'
sion # the chapter however, contains his
real opinlon on the matter. lie is the clear
est thinker in politics, deep aud lar seeing pe'
yond all his contemporaries, always gIasplnH
what is right without prejudice, elegateu
above customary things. Is he a splrltnallsti
believer in ominous days, an aIllhmeticiau
with mystical figures? Really No, 1t Is
ali nonsense, with the exception of a singl,
story which happencdat SchOnhausen (wheye
the chancellor heard mysterious footsteps II
the ante. chamber of his BEDROOM 'Iht
tests about my superstitions, he said few
months ago, ARE nothing but josts, or con
sidel alton of the feelings OF others VII
eat at a table with twelve others as often a
YOU like, and will undertake the most i'm
portant and serious business on FRIDAY II
his Younger days Prince Bismarck was Vef'
fond of practical jokes, but they were harm
less, and generally played with discretlon'
Princess Bismarck.
1t isa pleasant change to turn from III
turbulent public life Of the chancellor AM
see him in his own home surrounded D.
friends to whom he is united by ties OF sym
pathy and love. There, before all, is tn
common companion of his life-'the woma
who has stood by lis side for more TIA
thirty years, and who has ever, proved a 10y
ling wife, The princess has been brougt
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Where She Drew the Lima

Portland Press. Israel Pinkham and wise
moved from Maine many years ago to Utah
Territory. They passed through salt Iska the
other day on their way to their old home ana
the old lady made no secret Of thu causa !,
their return. To tho reporter for ! Gent;,s
newspaper she said: 'My husband and Ih.va
lived together these forty-.hree years ,ra
though We Joined the Mormons twenty va.rs
re, nothing was ever said about polygamy mno
" thls spring. Then some sneakins 1850
came round and got the old mnn ~ e ~ ~
with the idea that he must have tyv mo ~ up
more wives Not much, Israel PinkSSsm , uaee
1; we've travelled together thus fnr nnd s. yo
mormon Will separate us nov. Wa,ua ~ - ~
sons and q darter back East who sbonhFs oy hs "
anypody poking fun at them; and thara,s the
VTo lttle boys that we buried bnck IN No.; Wy
VINO wont have no accession topint thesr y nnrs
Th No Mhen we cross over to the other shorc
1his ming has gone inst as fur a. it,s @o;np -
Israel ilnkham vere going back /, e1Mta NAM
says ! and whether we We got one vosr m = y ton
years to live, we'll end this here 49, ~ zen
eeh., as We begun it Amt that What g .aid
YOU, said she, addressing the ola MAJ : s IN
mad been . silent listener, Hs sr!, a,i, VIM
rant way, and nodded assent .sWa,saa IN y
DAcL % Maine continued tae old lsIv .. so =
OF tnan when we came ont here. int y e; po nd
Nc wuss, so far SO Iknow, ThereiiIhms , ae AZ.
Mormon IN this family.a NOV
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Laws of Humanity in a Back Seat.

From the Cleveland Plaindealei.
Rev. Il. E. Macduff, pastor Of St Mary's
church, ~as arrested yesterday by Patrolman
seibel for riding u bicycle on Wilson avenue.
This morning Mr.. Macduff appeared in the DO
lice court and pleaded guilty.
II desire to make an cxplanation,n lie sa,o.
1T reside at No. 1859 Slater avenue. and nv
parish is q very large one. / am osten called
to the bedside of a sick or dying person md
must get there as fast as l eau. Ihope i am a
law abiding citizen, but when I receive a call
OF this kind l am going to respond at nil haz-
ards. l consider that in following INV calling
as a minister am obeying the law Of humanity'
a higher law, oven thought violate the law made
"Where ia your church," asked the court
lingford court" ""-
q have frequently heard of you.n saia the
Judge, although never on wheels, Lam much
pleased with your discourse and must on ont
soon and hear you preach"
NJ. Macdun looked pleased and smiled
,but l want to say to you,nn Continued the
Judge, that when the laws of tun,nnitv or
hlgher laws, as you call them. conflict with
the laws OF this state and city, the higher laws
are gong to com of second'b best resnact
your calllng--iti is a noble one; but the laws tn
enforce which l am placed here are npplicable
70 everybody without distinction as 10 person
or occupation For the present III stand by
me ordnance. My advice to you ia to keen n
.n1L middle OF the road II you take to the side
The Rev. Mr.. Macdutf was fined tbo ,o..s
tied 3s'A ahd ECU
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A PLAN Mr.. for Grant
Army Scout and hail

Grand Army Scout and Mail.
The following is a copy of letter re-
Gently sent to a friend in this country
by Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley of her
majesty's service. Tho letter appears in
the May number of tho Southern His
torical Society Papers,
WAR OFFICE, LONDON,
8th December, 1888.
MY DEAR Miss S.: / am very CRATE
full for yor kind letter and for the valu-
able autographs it contains. [ have long
been collecting the letters of eminent
people, but have had much difficulty in
obtaining those of the great men on your
side of the Atlantic. l have only known
two heroes in my life and General r.
L. Lee is n Of them; so you can we'll
understand that l value one of his let
tiers. / believe that when time has
Gained the angry passions Of the north"
General Lee will be accepted in the
United States as the greatest general
you have ever had and second as a pa
triot onlyto Washington himself. Stone
wall Jackson I only knew slightly. His
name will live forever also in American
history when that of Mr.. u. s. Grant
has been long forgotten. Such, a tleast,
is my humble opinion of these men
when viewed by an outside student of
military history who has no local pre-
judices.
Again thankingyou most sincerely for
your kindness to me in this matter be-
Ieve me to remain very faithfully yours,
WoLsELEY.
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slarneyed an Old Lawyer.

Bv .blarney" is usually understood fluent
power Of persuasion-the faculty 70 ssalk
over, a person to ones own way OF thinking
by good words, often containing more na''efy
than truth. An apt illustration OF II Is re-
lated by an old Western lawyer, as . JOKE on
himself. in some "reminiscences OF his early
practice. The incident would make . curious
appendix to "Betsey and / are Out, bringing
laughter in tho place placeo of tears. Inc nara
| was sitting in my Office ono day, when in
stepped an Irishman whom l VII il, ~, -, ool ~
had been recommended to me for SOUND coun-
sol in an important case. He had arrived d.
rectIy from Cork, Ireland, only o few years be-
fore. bringing with HIM his wife ana several
children as far as Hamilton County, OHIO,
whore by pure accident ne ,rat tad ms and o had
not lived together since, and his business with
mo was to employ meto file a bill for u divorce
in the Union Circuit Court. The fee was
twenty dollars, which he agreed to pay, and
left
Immediately filed the bill, and had the notice
published in the paper for the next term. Tho
old woman accidentally saw the advertisement,
and thereby found out for tho first time where
the man had stepped after he had left her, and
came directly over to the old mans residence.
The whole matter was soon reconcleu eVWeen
them.
Soon after this settlement, the Oldham called
at my Office in iine humor.
"Misther Smith, the ould woman ar meself
'ay made up!"
sIndeedi Well, I am very glad Of it You
are both too old to separate"
81 know you're glad; you're q good man; /
list came over to 500 what yell charge a poor
man like meself that's jist made up with me
sould woman"
81 charge you twenty dollars, Mr. Wood"
s.Ah, sure, Mr.. Smith, yell not charge 2 poor
body twenty dollars. The minute landed al
New York, I heard Of you Misther Smith, that
70 was a kind hearted man, and a distinguished
sergeant in the law, IS yc are, Misther
Smith,
Il charge you only ten dollars, Mr.. Wood"
sSurely, Misther Smith, yell not charge q
poor body tin dollars for = little matther lik
fhla. Misther Smith I've been acquainted with
all tho great barristers of Ireiand,-witi the
Ponsonbys, the Emmets, the Grattans, the
Currans, an, the Burkes-but there's not one
of thin that's yer aqual Misther Smith-you
are so approabhable IN coort, and can take
such grand distinctions in tho law, Misther
Smith,
81 charge you nothing Mr.. Wood"
"Ah, you are q gintlemanly man, Misther
Smith. Sure, an you will pay the printer
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ments to be rem.de. No quilt in them, Gone
mn,nsb and SQUARES. Also the gingham for
aprons, and her unmaid calico drcss, ,ard;n.
With a lightning flash she recalled sena,ns
Bridget Ial ,s.nns to f the p saGeau T 6ns n Saa'i Monday sSe
IN Mrs. Batterby went back to the sittiag1soom.
She was pale, but dry-eyed. She told her
woe. -, ,.;a bor hra
band, putting his arm about nef. oas
you q handsome Aarseiiles sp peeIs Of slayish
york rose MP before Mrs, Bstterby's mind,
the tears gushed from her eyes.
A Marsellles spread! What does : man
know about q woman's feelings!" she Bob
lnxl- =
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hands, and now there is no happier per-
son anywhere than Tom Crittenden's
widow. She has diamonds, horses and
pretty clonhes, some of them so pretty
that when she comes into the parlor at
the States the envious women wish she
was dead.n
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How Edwin Forrest Frightened q
supernun,erary.

One of the best known American &C.
tors, who is now living in modest re-
tirement in Philadelphia, sat down the
other day and told stories of the stage
to a party Of friends. Here is one:
Il began my professional career as q
supernumerary at one of the New York
theatres" said he, "and I never shall
forget my first speaking part. Forrest
was playing Macbeth and I was sup
porting him by carrying q spear. At
the last moment the utility man who
was to announce that Birnam Wood
seemed approaching Dunsinane was no.
where to be found. T was very ambi-
tious and had often besought the stage
manager to let me essay o speak
ing part. The golden opportunity
had come. I was selected to 20
on in the utility mans place. "A
few moments suf1iced to make me per-
feet in the one line I had to speak.
When l heard my cue I marched on the
stage and boldly announced to Mr.. For
rest: AS stood looking toward Biz
nam, anon me thought the wood began
to move Quick as a flash Forrest had
seized me by the throat, forced me down
upon my knees and roared out in his
most terrible voice: Liar and slave! I
Being taken wholly unawares, I really
thought my last hour had come and that
Macbeth was going to kill me. My face
was blanched with fear, my knees
knocked together and Ihad just strength
enough to %articulate, Forgive me Mr..
Forrest, l didn't mean to tell a lie and
l only said what the stage manager told
me- Like the difficult passages in novels
the shout that went up from the au-
dience may be better imagined than de-
scribed. The situation was too much
for even Forrest himself and for once
even old Metamora's stern features re-
laxed.
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At q recent meeting Of the Concord
School of Philosophy, so called, Mrs.
Isabella Beecher Hooker. sister of Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, had something
to say. The Boston Herald alludes to
her as follows: Mrs. Hooker, who, in
the opinion ofmany, seemed more fit for
the insane asylum than for the platform
made an earnest, touching and painfully
interesting speech. chiefly concerning
her own beliefs and doings asa Spirit
ualist, but dil not go beyond the vo-
mani reason-her personal experiences.
She is . specimen of the diseased indi-
viduality that always more or less gath
ers around any co mpany of honest peo-
pie who are trying to do real thinking
in the world"
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SenatprAnthony's dietior more than
twenty weeks has been Graham bread
and sweet SKINNED mill.
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The missing treasurer Of Chautauqua
county is short $50, 900.