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WHEN?-Users of tobacco are inquir-
inc when they are to get the benefit of
the reduction made by last Congress.
The tax was reduced so per cent. and
dealers will soon receive $S'76O,ooo re-
Sste, as Congress has appropriated that
a.,m smokers can detect no improve
meut in the weed and no decrease IN
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13

The peach crop in Illinois ..'aan is sna,rsay ays
,,,lsa. a fruit prospects in Louisiana saa a,s
sa.tsr s'alsu' than for six years, are very oa0
IN Alabama, and very goou ="
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13

A young girl in Philadelphia who for
three years has been patient sufferer
with sore-throat, has been effectually
cured by using pr. Bulls Cough syrup.
Smyrna times., 1884-02-13

QUALITY SUPERIOR TO QUANTITY
"My dear, said an Austin man to his
wife, after persuing the evening paper,
"are you aware of the fact that a mans
brain weighs three and a-half pounds?"
you've just read that, haven't
you?"
"Yes."
"Well, doesn't the article say that a
wOman's is somewhat lighter?"
at certainly does"
And it also informs you that a
woman's brain is of much finer quail
typ"
Eyes"
"Well, then, just concentrate your
three and a-half pound intellect on that
scuttle, and figure out how much it
will weigh after you bring it up full of
coal from the cellar"
The man with a great head departed d
for the lower regions in search of infOr-
mation.-TerGs Sifihgs.
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Until further notice. The superior excellence
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24

the core again. In all its parts in pulp,
tegllment rind, cell and seed. it is II
thorough and total untruth, and they who
spread II bear false witness And H. to all
the stories OF the Fulmcr. &c: as to sup
posed conversations with Fremont, in
which he defended the Mass. and what
not, they are pure lictiOnS They never
happened. The authors of them are SLAM
derers the men who believe them are
dupes the men who spread them become
indOrSers of wilful and corrupt libclcrs
But The Express, like Noble, has opened
on its hole in the wall, and can never he
done barking at it. Day after day it re
sorts to this empty hole When everv-
thing else fails, this resource remains
There they are. indcfatignbly-I Er-
press and Noble--a church without II Ere
mont, and Il hole without Il squirrel in it,
In some respects, however, the dog had
the advantage. Sometimes we thought
that ne really believed that there was a
squirrel there. But at other times he APP
parcntly had an inkling of the ridiculous
ness of his conduct, for he would
drop his tail, and walk towards Us
with his tongue out, and his eyes Il little
aslant seeming to say My dear sir, you
don't understand dog feelings. should
of course much prefer a squirrel, but if
| can't have that. an empty hole is
better than nothing. ! imagine how
| would catch him if he IruS there. Be
sides, people who pass by don't know the
facts. They think that have got some
thing. II is nccdlUl 10 keep up my repu-
tatiOn for sagaCitY Besides, to tell the
truth. have looked into that hole - long
that ! have half persuaded myself that
there is squirrel there. or will be, if
keep ON
Well, every dog must have his day. and
every dog must have his way. No doubt
if we were to bring back Noble, now, after
two summers absence, he would make
l,..1 l,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24
He BURLINGTON VT. PRESS "a. 1ss4

Committee ON Elections, who had under
discussion the Iclngwcll case. and cited
the authorizes to show that in view of the
nuligibilitv of lcilimgWcll. Cliff. who had
received the next largest number of votes,
should have the seat
Tomorrow forenoon in the joint as
Scmbly the election of Sergeant -at-Arms
State Superintendent of Education, Ad-
iutant- General, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Judge Advocated General, Supervisor of
the Insane. Trustees of the Reform School
and Trustees ofthc Univc sity of Vermont
will convene There is very little canvass
ing going ON To night and the indications
are that nearly all the present incumb-
cnts will be reelected without opposition.
Hon \. &. Stafford, who was running
against Gen Peck for the Adjutant Gen
eralship. appears to to have Withdrawn,
and he is now said to be II candidate
for lay member of the Board of
Supervisors of the Insane against
Homer Goudhue of Westminster II
is reported that Dr.. :. j. Allen of
White River Junction, the chairman of
the same board, is not a candidate for re
election This is also denied. If he is not
probably DR.. l.. G. Butler OF Essex will be
promoted to the craftsmanship, and Dr.
johnson. the Representative from Con
cord. will be elected 1t member of the
board
Tomorrow is the day for the debate in
the Senate upon senator Paul'S six judges
bill and upon senator Green bill prOhib-
ting the judges from taking railroad
passes Several of the senators have been
absent. visiting the insane asylum. House
OF Currcctio state prison ANA Reform
school. and if they do not return the de
bates will be postponed. There seems 10
be little doubt that the six judges bill viii
pass the Senate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24

a Dull Day in the Scnatc-Iittle business
Notwithstanding Committees
Matters in the House-Sundry
Measures Killed and Others
Dcbated-Gcneral Notes.
Dcbated-Gcneral Notes.

lJtDdttu-tstntrdl Notes.
In the Senate less was done yesterday,
If possible. ihan the day previous The
members of the committee ON Insane, and
Reform School were still absent, and the
committee ON the State Prison were taken
to Windsor in the morning under the
guidance of the Hon. Charles Thatcher of
Bennington, one of the directors, many
members not ON the committee, accom-
panying the delegation. The few visitors
who entered the Senate chamber soon de
parted, such quiet place not being at
tractiyc to pleasure seekers. In the after
noon the u.ly man whose name appeared
upon the journal or official report was
Senator Howe who made the motion to
adjourn, which his fellow members were
longing to vote for, but lacked the cour-
age to make
In the morning the bill introduced by
Senator Gibbs, relating to the punishment
Of persons voting under fictitious name,
was passed. The bill provides that any
person who assumes the name of any 9TH
er person, living or dead and votes for any
town, county, or State officer under such
name shall be fined not more than one
hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not
more than one year in the State Prison.
AS Senator Gibbs explained this law is
not essentially different from that passed
by Congress, and such provision should
appear in our statutes to guard against
the preparation of that kind of fraudulent
voting.
The Governors secretary, Mr. Watson,
reported that the Governor had signed
Senator Paul's bill providing that the
Judge of any probate district in the
State could act in the stead of
Judge of probate and his reg
ister who were incapacitated. The
bill as originally drawn allowed
the assistant judges of the county to act
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24

In accordance with "A resolution adopted
in 1882 10y he Senate, Hon. Herbert Brain
crd ~ chairman has issued card, of inVi-
tatiUn for II reunion of the members and
officers vi the Senate of loS3 at the Pavil-
ion, November ;.
The regular biennial attempt to remove
the county seat of Orleans county from
lraSburgH to some town on the line of the
Passump-ic railroad, which has been be
fore every Legislature for past years Is to
be tried again this session, Il bill having
been introduced to that effect.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24
\ Sensible View.
LSt. Johnsbury Caledonian. l

There are some good job printing estab-
liShmcnts III Vermont and there is no
necessity for the report of the State Su-
pcrintendent of Education to be sent to
Boston to be printed. The prosperity of
the educational interests of the State are
identical with its business interests, and
the policy which induces Il public officer
to send Il report out of the state to- he
printed, because the foreign printer will
do the work at less than a living profit. is
short-sighted and not conducive To that
mutual helpfulncSs that should exist.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24

cstcd in education are in both branches Of
the Legislature. The State is free from debt
\ fund of S?OO,OOO awaits wise disposition
during the present session If this Lrgis-
laturc adjournS without at least initial
ing new era IN educational progress. it
will lose one of the great opportunities
which men have to connect their acts with
the highest welfare of the people and the
mpbnilhing Of .~tntps
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24
\ Bill Introduced

f. NJ +. Cain sent in petition praying
for relief against the injustice of the
courts and setting forth that he has been
the victim of a conspiracy. 1t will be re
membercd that Mr. Cain was at one
time manager of the mines at NerShre
and was kept in Jail long time upon
Islander suit brought by Ely-Goddard and
never prosecuted to trial. This petition
must have taken most of his time in writ
ing Since the riot. Life is too short to
read it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-24
4 Ferry

extending from Arnold's bay in Panton to
BARRIERS point on the New York shore
was granted to Chester W. Allen of Pan
tom hy the House
The House also passed in concurrence
the bill restoring the name of Norwich
university to the institution at Mortified
Mr. Kopper's bill, providing for the
planting of trees by a tax upon the rate
able polls of Il town, was reported adj
Ver~cly by the committee.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-30
Trees and Moisture.

A report sent us by an undoubted
authority on the subject Of American
forestry proves that since l25 years the
necessary moisture Of the soil in North
America has decreased seven per cent.
every quarter century IN consequence
o. the Wanton destruction of wood
lands, and that 4 further continuance
Of those must inOst seriously affect the
climate of the whole continent, to
the great Setrimcnt OF health as well
as the fertility Of the soil. That tho
picture is not cycrdraWn we can easily
prove from the decline in horticultural
products. From many States in which
but comparatively few years since
peaches were grown on free land, this
luscious fruit has entirely disappeared
and many other garden products with
it. According 10 the "Report Upon
Forestry" Southern Indiana, until re-
Gently, had a regular peach CROP. while
now it is the rule for such crops 10 fail
the same as is the case with regard to
far more hardy apples and other fruits.
Light frost in May and June no longer
a rarity; the wheat market was in many
places entirely killed Dy Grosts; in 9TH
ers from twenty to forty per cent was
lost. In many States in which, at the
commencement Of the present century,
spring used to happen in February it
is now delayed until the end OF April,
and the growngof wheat has become
altogether problcmatical. An official
report from Illinois on the harvest
prospect, says the crops had suffered
greatly from the want of rains in
spring and the continuing cold winds,
and the cause Of both is referred to tine
indiscrimnate destruction o, woodland
minneapolis TriJune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-30
Our Minister TO Austria.

"Mr. Taft, our minister to Austria
never allows barber to touch his face"
said knight of the razor in Cincinnati
recently. ale never wears beard,
and always shaves himself. He has an
assortment of dozen or fifteen razors
He has given directions for me to buy
for him razor whenever | find a good
one, no matter what 1t costs. Just be-
fore he started for Vienna sold him Il
Shefeld blade for SIS. But you ought
to see him shave. lie always has tho
morning paper brought to his room be-
fore he gets up. Just as soon as he
moves into his trousers, even while his
suspcnders arc dangling behind him,
he seizeS his shaving mug and fathers
his broad smiling face. Then he adjusts
the suspenders and again lathers
Looking for all the world as if stricken
with leproSy in his face, he then sits
down to read the papers, He reads
but few minutes, when he again gets
up and fathers. Then he takes his
array of cutlery and begins stropping
them. Presently he lays them down
and fathers again. Then the papers,
the razor, the lather; and 50 he spends
an hour, lathering, stropping and read
ing, and reading, stropping and lather.
ing, until his tough beard is made soft
and yielding, after which he sei2es the
razor which he believes to be the sharp
est and scrapes one side, and takes the
next best razor and scrapes the other
by this time breakfast is ready.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-30

# appeaIS from the gathered statiS-
tics OF the world that women have 4
greater tenacity Of life than men. Ma
turc wOrships the female in all its va
ricties. Among insects the male per.
ishes at a relatively earlier period. In
plants the seminato blossoms die EARL
est and are produced on the weaker
limbs. Female qUadrupels have
more endurance than males In the
human race, despite the intellectual
and physical strength Of man, the
woman endres longest, and vii! bear
pain to which the strong man sue
cumbs. Lymotic diseases are more
fatal tomales, and more male children
lie than females Deycrca asserts
that the proportion dying suddenly is
about 100 women to 1S0 men; 1880 in
the United States in 1870 committed
suicide, to 2S5 women. IntcHperance,
apopleXy, gout. hydrocephalus, alrcc-
tions Of the heart and liver, scrofula,
paralysis, are far more fatal to males
than females Pulmonary consump-
ton, on the other hand, is more deadly
t. the latter. females in cities are
more prone to consumption than in the
country. All old countries not dis
turUed by emigration have a great ma
jority of females III the population. In
rOyal families the statistics Show more
daughters than sons. The Hebrew
woman is,eyceptionally short lived; the
colortd man is exceptionally short lir.
ed. The married state is favorable to
prolongation Of life among women.
DR., liough proclaims that there are
from > to 6 per cent, more males born
than females, yet there are more than
& per cent. Of females in the living
populations. From which statistics
we conclude that all women ought to
harry. ard that as men are likely to
become SO scarce they cannot lie Suti-
ciently priced by the other SEX.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-30
Dangerous yhims.

Many of the old womens whims--
and of the old mems, too-have como
down from the very hags Of ancient
heathenism. The negroes Of the South
still practice charms brought from
their ancestors in the slaYe-ships from
Africa; and Virgil represents Queen
Dido as preparing, through her sister
a charm learned from an Ethiopian
crone.
Nothing Is harder to get rid of than
superstitlous notions. The great Or.
Johnson was a slave to one Many a
New England farmer refuses to plant
in the clark of the moon" Alearned
college professor once told US that he
would rather not see the new moon
over his left shoulder. The bowling
of dog is very "Oad sign" to not a
few A "boot" in the morning cup i'll
dicates to many woman company be-
fore the day ends.
Such whims and scores Of others can
be laughed at, as they wend their way
from simplcton to simplet0n down the
ages. But there is another sort Of old
whims that are more serious in their
effects, for they commend themselves
by show of truth.
Eating chalk, slate pencils, etc.
gives the coveted delcacy-of disease.
Drinking vinegar renders one thin and
slim, by arresting salivary digestion.
Most of the nostrums for the remov-
al of corpulency act by undermining
health. The London Lancet says there
are seven cases on record Of young
girls biting off and swallowing the
ends of their hair to give them clear
voices, in one of which it resulted in
causing tumors OF the stomach and in-
testines.
1t adds a more recent case Of several
school-mates indulging in the habit.
One of them, fifteen years old, had
practiced it for four years. For three
years she had suffered from acute dys-
pepsia A Atmor was at once noticed,
and her sutIerings became 50 severe
that the stomach was opened through
the side, when black and solid mass
of hair mixed with vegetable matter
was discovered She got we'll at once
on its removal. Youths Companion
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-30

That was the end of an hour of ter.
TOR. Betsy retired to her washing; the
deacon went his way still chuckling;
the children rushed whooping out into
the barn, where Hiram, the victim Of
this unfortunate misunderstanding,
stood smiling broadly, with the lamb
at his side, tied up with blue ribbons.
and | looked in the glass, secretly
thankful that my hair had not turned
gray.
Ridiculous as it all seems to write
down in black and white, it was a real
horror at the time; and I never could
look at the innocent lamb afterwartl
without curious futterlng at my
heart suggestive Of the apprehension
had undergone.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-30

1t was during the late war, We were
preparing for charge on MulliganS
works at Lexington, when Vest, of
Missouri, the present United States
senator, came up and asked permission
to participate as volunteer His re-
quest was granted, and being furnished
with weapons and a horse, lie dashed
boldly into the fray, The attacking
party Were driven back, and in a few
minutes Vest rode up to where Gen
eral Price and staff were standing, di.-
mounted, turned over horse and weap-
ons to orderly, and with an impressive
ness all his own declared that The
man who says George Vest has never
been in a battle is a liar, and the man
who says that George Vest will ever be
found in another, is fool"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-01-30
NO. 2l56.
Influence OF the Weather on Crops.

The weather exerts great influence
upon crops, and each crop requires
different climate condition for
its perfect development. An excess
of water in the soil prevents such de-
velopment and causes loss of nj
trates and other soluble plant foods in
the drainage water. Deeply rooted
crops. such as wheat, red clover and
mangles, are best fitted to resist drouth
while shallow-rooted crops, as grass
and turnips, are those which suffer
most from it.
In damp, cold summer the harvest
is always late, growth having taken
place slowly in the deficiency Of light
and heat; the season is often too short
for maturing crops.
A knowledge of the climate best
suited to each is of great service to the
cultivator in selecting crops for any
special location. Thus, wheat requires
hot and dry weather for its iipen-
ing period, while oats will ripen in a
damp atmosphere. Mangels require
heat, and will resist the drought, while
turnips succeed best In cool, moist
air.
The character Of the winter ha:
more or less influence on that Of the
following season, The soil loses nj
trates to a considerable extent by
drainage during a wet, open winter
Root development is prevented by eN'
cessive moisture. The wheat crop i,
usually in a backward condition after
a wet winter.
In adverse seasons good, rich sol
is the farmers only hope. witt
plenty of plant food to induce a great
amount of vitality in the plants, crops
will often succeed in producing advan
tageons yields when those on pooI
soils fail to mature. Poor soils yiel(
their best results in seasons of slow
but continuous growth, when the crol
has long time in which to collect the
scanty supply Of food they contain
In hot seasons, with an early harvest
only soils well supplied with plan
food can produce full crops.