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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19

George Mason of Walden, aged twelve
years, accidentally shot himself while
playing with Il loaded pistol last sunday
morning, and died the same night.
sale of Thoroughbred GuernseNs by GOV.
smith and l.. w. Ledyard.
\ sale of thoroughbred Guernsey cattle,
the property of GOV j. q. smith and l.,
w. Ledyard of st. Adams, took place at
New York, Thursday, The attendance
was large and fair prices were realized,
Among the animals disposed of were,
"Silvcr of FernwOod.' IA COW, S3l5; "Ro.
sello, "a COW, $500 "Gazelle of Fernwood, ~
a COW, S255; Lady Fernwood," a COW
$3.50; Countess of Fernwood" COW,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19

masquerade carnival held by the Young
people Of the CnVersalist society. on Sat
urday evening was largely attended, a
good number appearing in costumes of
various characters. Music was furnished
by ElmOrc's orchestra. and the evening
was passed very pleasantly, adiourning at
the roller skating rink and spent the time
by dancing. Music by The same orches
ira. The young people will realize about
$50 from the sale of refreshments and the
admission fee
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19
Boy Drowned in Swanton.

George Tatro of Swanton, aged six
years, and his brother, Charlie, aged
eleven years, sons of Alfred Tatro, were
skating ON the river Saturday and fell
through the ice Charlie succeeded in
getting out, but Gcorgie was drowned.
The accident occurred about o'clock, and
the body was not recovered till some time
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19

little son Of Elbridge Vaughan, about
five years old. was killed in Bridgewater
"h the 9th. Mr. Vaughan was hauling
wood down steep bank on n long sled
and when reaching the maln road the lit
lie fellow undertook to get on to ride, anG
fell, one runner passing over his body
killing him almost instantly.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-13
a Study of Ballots.
Figures which Will Make Voters Open
Their Eyes "A DOnbie HOw-kuot.
(From the st. Louis Post-Despatch)

Figures which Will Make Voters Open
Their Eyes "A DOnbie BOw-kuot.
(From the st. Louis Post-Despateh)
What is it thai sways the whole destinss of
America, that decides by an arbitrament as
high as the Providence itself, the policy the
history, the destiny Of the republic? Simply
$1,000 pounds Of paper, simply some $4,000
worth of manufactured rags, trans6gured by
words-baptizsd into new life by printers
ink. Here are facts aud figures not usually
appended to election returns:-
The history OF our past elections teaches that
this vote OF the nation advances from President
TO president oy steps measured In numbers BY
10 per cent. The total vote of 1868, was 5, ,724,-
654; OF 1872, was 465, 800; OF 1876 was 8,412,-
733; OF 1850, was 9.2l0,970 Add 10 per cent 10
thls last total and the estimate for the vote GO
ing into the ballot boxes to-day will be O,3i2.-
O67 an approximation borne out by other calcu-
lations, and whiea will be found not far out of
the result. A ballot is piecs of papar aver
aging four inches wide and 101 long. One hun
dred and fifty ballots will weigh about a
pound. Two hundred and fifty ballots laid on
each other will measure ABOUT an inch To
prepare these bits OF paper at a reasonable pro-
ii costs 80 cents per thousand. II the ballots
cast to-day were placed end to end they would
TeAe1 ln a e, continuous line from Washington,
ID. o., TO Ell Paso ia Texas, or they would
streach from Eastport, Me-, to New Orleans, as
the cro@ flies.
If one end of the long line OF paper were
made fast at Cape Flsttery, the extreme
northwestern promontory of Washington
Territory, the other end would pass Kansas
CITY, with enough miles TO spare to reach Sc
dana. This has to do only with the ballots ac-
tually voted. La 81. Louis. for instance, the
Democrats have had 100000. The other parties
in all 100000, making for this one town to-
tai OF 100000. 1t is generally admitted how
ever, that the vote of st. Louis will not at
the outside, make more than $4,000. Here
| then is a surplus OF 26 ballots for each one
cast. This makes the total of ballots offered
| to people throughout America at this cleo
| tion $50 100000. IL would require So freight
| cars 70 mc7e this load of paper, whose weight
| is ZIG 600 pounds. The white paper and
| printing OF the mass have cost S234, 600. Past
| ed end to end there would be paper enough
| to go entirely around the globe, leaving 10
| 0O0 miles to spare for gigantic double bow
knot which would cover the greater mart OF
| the two Americas, or, if one preferred to keen
| the string in the United States, there would
bs miles enough TO wrap the strramer IS times
around the Stale of Missouri, and sin leave
enough over to reach from the Pos,- ID spatch
boilding TO Governor Csvsland's priyats Of
flee in the State House a. Albany
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-13
THE RAG QUESTION.
Paper-EE abers Besefeing the Treasury
Department DeGnite action Concern
i"g EmportatEons Urged Before Tie
FiEst of December.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.--Tbe rag question
has again been brought to the attention of the
Treasury Department by numerous letters
from interes ed parties, soms wanting to con-
tiuue tho present regulation regarding the az
mission Of rags indefinitely. and others desif-
Gus of having tile importation of rags made
prohibitOry. the same as 1t was before Secrt-
terry Gresham modified it. Thefe wers several
rsg importers here yesterday, and from this
time until the first OF December when the ex-
iafing regulation expires by limitation the
Treasury officials will have little peace. The
department yesterd . sent letter to the Sec
retary of State, requesting the reappointment
of the inspector VINO was formerly sta
toned al Cairo, Egypt, aud superintended
the disinfectlon OF rags there at the works
belonging TO tho Seymour Paper Company at
New Haven, Conn. This was done at the
request OF the company, which desires to
December, il tho Treasury Department con-
eiudes to permit rags to be brought from iu-
fected countries after disinfection The de-
partment has not yet said that it will permit
this to be done, although the letter of ysster-
day would seem to imply that such action
is ia conte nplation and quite probable. The
department. has now under consideration
be taken in regard to extending the
present order, or making new one, to 20 into
effect on the first of December. It is es-
sentiAl that an early conclusion shall be reach
ed, in orner that the papsr trade may have
timely notice, and not be disturbed in their
business, as they were by the sudden modifiea-
tion of the prohi btory order by Sec retary Gre
sham, which it is nov freely admitted was i'm
judicious and injurious, and ought not to have
been made, against the advice of all the Off
cial5 of the department who mad studied and
become thoroughly familiar with the subject
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-13
Lincoln's Favorite Poem

MIS-. L. E. Hill of Elgin, ILL.,, has copy
of the well known poem, 80 why should
the spirit of mortal be proudS' in the hand
writing of Abraham Lincoln. She was once
member OF a concert company which
CHANGED to put up at the same hote, with
Mr.. Lincoln ia Western town when he
was candidate for the presidency. In the
evening the singers entertained the company
in the parlor for a time, and then called up
on Mr. Lincoln. "My friends" said he; 81
couldn't sing tune, not even 'Old Hum
dred,' if 1t were to save my life, but can re-
cite poem for you." Then stepping to the
other side of the parlor, that he might face
them all, he said, will recite to you what I
consider one of the finest productions of the
English language" and then in an impress
sive manner recited the poem. As Mr.. Lin
coin was leaving the room after bis reclta-
tion Mrs. Hills asked him who the author
of the poem was ami where it could be
found. Lincoln replied that he did not
know. Bat" he added, ''if you wish
will write you out copy of it," The next
morning, while Mrs. Hills was eating her
breakfast lincoln handed her the copy he
had promised. 1t was written on the old
fashioned blue legal cap.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-13
The Apple Crop.

NDOSlOn COmmerclal Bulletin NOV. IL
The yield of apples in various sections Of
New England this season is enormous. Far
mers in Maine and other sections hardly
know what to do with the immense crop,
and the expectation to England from this
port is the only outlet which prevents this
product from being glut on the market.
Many orchards all over the Northern States
have yielded 500 barrels, and one Kennebec
county lMe. orchardist has raised this sea-
son 700 barrels of Baldwins, probably more
than any other orchardist in the country.
In certain counties the crop is comparative
ly small, and in others scarcely worth the
picking. Great quantities of cider and vim
gar at low prices will be the result of the
great crop where shipping for export is not
attempted. In Boston large quantities con-
tiuue to arrive, with a slightly firmer ten
dency on choice varieties. Good Baldwins
bring III 90 per barrel for shipping, and as
this is the principal variety exported deal
ers consider rise in price on that grade
probable. The exports have never been so
heavy before. Last week the shipments were
1900 barrels and this week about 10000
barrels The exporls in 1880 were heavy. in
1871 very small, in 1882 heavs. and last wear
too small to be considere'. Exported ship
ments are consigned and sold at auction in
Liverpool, London and Glasgow, and al
though until recently there was no margin of
profit for the shippers, advices are now more
favorable. The fruit received for shipment
has been reported excellent, but it has in
many cases arrived in England in bad condi-
tion and CAUSED loss. Up to last week the
total shiDments from Boston Nag York and
Montreal were 152 $40 barrels An advance
IN foreign market Ices is hoped for, and
steamship rates between this port and Liver
pool have ialleu. R-d apples e at present
the favorites of England, and HubbArdstons
as well at BaldwIns are in demand.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-13
ENERAL NEWS.

Diphtheria is increasing in Montreal to alarm
doctors attribute both epidemics defective city
drainage.
Simeon Stone fell from the roof of the ST. Johns
bury skating rink Tuesday afternoon and broke his
neck. lie died yesterday morning. He leaves
family.
Mrs. John Rush, Jr., Of Arlington, Mass, took
dose of prepara ion CONTAINING tincture Of aconite
root yesterday, believing it TO be alcohol. Her
death occurred after great agony in five hours.
Judge Aldrich at Plymouth Mass yesterday
morning in the Cape Cod Folks libel suit over
ruled motion Of the defence to dismiss the case on
the ground that the plaintiffs counsel had taken
the case with the agreement that he was to paw all
expenses aud share in the profits if Nightingale
won the suit. The Judge found that no such agree
ment was proven.
By reason Of the outbreak of the cholera in Paris
the Boston board of health yesterday issued more
stringent orders TO the port physician in regard to
the examination of passengers and baggage which
may arr We there from foreign ports especially on
the French coast.
The railway clearing house in Boston reports
loaded cars coming into New England at all points
during the month of October, 1854 as COMPARED
with October. 1888. follows: October 1884
AZ 2,6uS; October 1888, Al l,S3l-increase m.
Deputy Commissioner of Public Works Frederick
II. Hamlin of New York city, died yesterday from
lnJurles received in a carriage accident Monday
Nov. 3D.. ''
Official returns Of all counties In the State of
Pennsylvania give Blaine S0,320 plurality.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-13
SAVED FROM MoRMoNIsM.
a vOznS English Female Convert Res
cued from t.ae MissIorary Elders.

NEW YORK, Nov.12.-Anong the passengers
on the steamship Arizona, which arrived from
Liverpool yesterday vas a colony of 14S Nor
mon converts under tho charge OF several ell
ders. Another was j. r.. Gldea, deputy
sheriff of New Haveu, who vas returning
from visit to Ireland. He noticed that one
OF the converts, a bright-eyed, brown-haired
English country girl, seemed sad, and to be in
constant fear OF the elders. At the first oppor-
tapity he spoke to her, ana learned that her
name was Levine Cook. Shs said she was led
by curiosity to attend the Mormon missionary
meetings. "An elder" said the girl "said he
knew my mother in America, and that she
wanted me to come out and join her. Then
he showed "a letter. which he said she had
written to him about me. There was sone-
thing about bringing the daughter back with
him, This, with the promise of good has.
bands for sll unmarried young women. led me
10 become one, of several scoIe Of women who
are on their way to Utah. But l don't want
TO go, not at all; but l can't help myself" Mr..
Gidea made up his mind to rescue Levine.
With some Americans and Irsh,aen he went
to the elders and demanded that the girl be
released from any agreement she might have
made You mind your own business" said
one of the elders. AT this, One of the passen-
gers dragged Miss Cook away, and in the tus-
sic that followed an elder was knocked down.
The Mormons finally drew back, aud the girl
was led away to caoin. On lauding, the gir
was placed uuder police protection.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-13
Boston Evening RecOrd.)

new England IN the Next House.
The veterans from New England in the low
er branch of the next Congress will not be nu-
merous. number of new faces will appear
among the representatives from the Eastern
States. Other memberg-eect will only begin
their second term in the forty. ninth Congress
The sages will include two from Maine. Mr..
Reed OF that State took his seat first in 1877.
In September last he was elected for the fifth
time. Mr.. DiDgley's original entry into con-
gressional service was in 1881, when, at a spe-
cial election, he was designated to take the
place OF Mr.. Frye, who had been advanced to
the Senate. No man Of long experience in the
House is chosen to the next Congress from
either New Hampshire or Vermont
Coming to Massachusetts,, the list Of veterans
lengtbens. Mr.. Rice's first election was to
the forty-htth Congress : He was therefore.
a contemporary OF Mr.. IL 4 in 1877 MrRap-
Rey's service began in the fofsy-ssventh Con-
gress, 1SS1-S3. Mr. Stone entered C7asress
with Mr.. Ranney. Mr.. Morse retires, or the
State would have another representative as old
in service as MIR. Rice.
Mr.. Spooner of Rhode Island enters on his
third term. From Connecticut will appear Mr..
wait, who was trst elected to the forty-6fth
Congress, with Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Rice.
1t will be seen, then, that the New Eng
land States cannot rival certain other Com
monWealths in the next house, so far "a fts
catalogue OF veterans is concerned Messrs
Rice, Reed and Wait are Juveniles In service
Oihpaleu Win ndr. Aelley OF PennsylVania,
whose first term began with the thirty-seventh
Congress, 1S61-63. Mr.. Randall's first term
was in 1S63-65, and Mr.. O'Nsil, of a Philadel-
phia district, also took his seat in that Con-
gress Mr.. Cox was chosen from the Colum-
bus Ohio, district to the thirty-fifth Congress,
in 1888; was three times reelected from
Ohio, aud later was elected from the sixth
New York district Mr.. Holman Of Indiana
likewise ranks with the venerable men, in a
parliamentary sense. He began his series of
objections in the thirty-Sixth Congress. 9th
ers, as some Southern members, can assert
themselves as having been entitled to use gov
ernmsnt stationery some time before many
men now prominent had thought seriously Of
getting into Congress.
On the whole, then, New England must
gain influence in the new house, not by virtue
of the respect due TO the parliamentary age of
her members, but by work. Compared with
Mr.. Kelley aud other "odest inhabitants'' OF
the house, oar veterans may seem to the irrey-
erent more like fFisky school boys
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-13
OUR PENSIONERS.
Report of Commissioner DudIey-Total
Number ON thc Rolls, 322 ,y56.

Number ON thc Rolls, 322,556.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Secretary of
the Interior has received the report of W.
M. Dudley, commissioners Of pensions for the
year ended June 80. There were at the close
of the year 322,756 pensioners as follows: 2lS.-
$50 army invalids; 1886 army widows, minor
children and dependent relatives; 2,616 navy
lnvalids; 1888 navy widows, minor children
and dependent relatives; 3,898, survivors of
the war OF 1872 and 1852 widows of those
who served in that war. There we're added to
the roll during the year the nance of 81 1872
new pensioners and the names of 1921 whose
pensions had been previously dropped were
restored to the roll, making an aggregate OF
80, ,4l3 pensioners added duting the year. The
names of 16s315 we're dropped from the rolls,
leaving the net increase to the number on the
roll ofs19, ,O98. The average annual value OF
each pension at the close of the year was
S1O676 and aggregate annual value of all pen
sions S34, ,456 600, an increase over like value
for the previous year of $2,2l1 ,407. The
amount paid for pensions during the year was
S56, ,903,597, exceeding the annual value of
the pensions several millions of dollars, which
represents hrst payments generally in new
claims and known as arrears of pensions.
The amount paid to 81 207 men pensioners
was S23, ,S15 and there remained in the
hands OF the several pansion agents 1908 cas-
es of this class unpaid in which there was
due $4, ,949,090.
In the aggregate since 1861 927, ,922 claims
have been filed and 545, 100 have been allowed
The total discussed has been $678, ,346 S34.
Upwards Of so per cent of the whole number
of claims which have been filed, carrying with
them arrears of pension have been allowed.
Claims pending of this class constitute class
which present greater difficulties 10 the way
of settlement, and with the very large perce l.
tage OF this number which await the action OF
the claimants, it is evident that they meet
with great obstacles in procuring such testi-
moEy as shall justify favorable action.
The com miSEiouar adds. fsTTnlaea elati ion,
applicable to them be considered, the same TO
specify the class to be affected and the charac-
ter OF proof which shall be deemed sufficient
to entitle to a pension, the result will be to
practically deny pension to many thousands
of brave and disabled soldiers whose suffer-
ing and unfortunate social condition appeal TO
the gratitude, sympathy and merciiul con.
sideration OF Congress. Perhaps it would be
more TO the purpose to say that the plea for
and in behalf of veterans was for Justice and
justice alone" OF the system of special ex-
animation he says: sit cannot fail to be
gratifying to show that ths service has been
more than sef-sustaining, and with balance
of 81 1902, 1922 as the net savings for one
vaar
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-13
CHTY ADVERTISEMENTS.
CITY OF PORTLAND.

ENT THEREAS, L. Fl. Tobie and others have petit
w toned the City Council to lay out
street or public way in said city begInning at Mum
joy street ard extending the Eastern Promenade,
aud by order of the City Council, approved Oct.
7th, 1884, the committee on laying out new
streets directed to consider the laying out Of
new street from Wilmot to Franklin street. and by
order of the City Council approved Nov. 9TH, 1884
said committee were dreeted to consider the laying
out of new street from Fox street to Tukey's
Bridge, and whereas said petition was referred by
the City Council NOV 8, 1884, TO the undersigned,
for them to consider and act upon, therefore,
Notice is hereby given to all parties interested,
that the Joint Standing Committee of the City
Council laying out stl Gets will meet to hear
the parti and view the proposed way at the
OF Wilson and Munioy Streets on the l4th day of
November, 1884, at three O'Clock In the afternoon,
and at the of Somerset and Franklin streets
at four O'Clock, ON the said fourteenth day of NO
yemb' +, 1884, AMI will then aud there proceed to
determine and adjudge whether the public conve-
uience requires said streets ways to be laid out.
Given under hands on this seventh day of
November A. d. 1884
MARQUIS f. KING,
ELI 5 b. DENIS0N, 1,...
JAMES It. II WKES, Oo,ll!ieteeo i .t on
FRANKLIN SIhlONDS, ~r! aug es l ouL
HENRY G. SNAIL, NC" S1eelS'
PATRICK O'NEIL,
nov1. ~ N
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-13
THE CROPS.
November Returns 60 she Department of
Agriculture.

November Returns Go she Department of
Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-November returns of
the cotton crop to The Department of Agriculture
relate to the yield per acre and show effects Of
long continued drought in reducing production.
The lateness of killing frosts has had less effect
than usual in enargng the yield as the vitality of
top crop The drought had not been broken at
some points on the Gulf coast at the date Of the
eturns. The indicated Yield per acre is lower in
nearly every State than in the census year which
was one OF average production. The lowest Yields
are now, as then, in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and
Texas. The reduction this year is very marked in
the Louisiana and Arkansas region of the most
dicste yield per as follows, the figures being
subject to modification by fuller returns: Virginia
$50 pounds; North Carolina, 1856 South Carolina
lo2; Georgia, 135; Florida, Jos; Alabama 13O
mississippi, 176; Louisiana, 100; Texas, 143:
Arkansas, 200; Tennesseee 100.
The indications point TO crop somewhat larger
than that of 1888 gathered in unusually fine con
from trash and DIRT
The returns of the rate of the yield of corn indi-
cate product somewhat in excess of 100000
ooO bushels, or an average rate of small fraction
above 70 bushels per acre. The Southern States
report yield of % bushels in Maryland, 20 in
Tennessee, 8 in Arkansas, 16 in Virginia, Is in
Texas, IL iu Mississippi and Alabama, i2.8 in
louisiana. IL in Georgia and less in the New Eng
land States. New York returns 80 bushels an
Pennsylvania 81 The quality of the corn is better
than IN 1883 nearly everywhere, and in the north
ern belt 1T is worth % to rs per cent. more.
Inc potato crop is nearly an average yield or 30
bushels per acre and exceeds 190,00O,000 bushels