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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

"A good story is told of the Hon, Fred
erick Billings of the Northern Pacific com
pany. Arriving in Duluth not long ago
with party of friends, in his private car,
he saw II newsboy standing on the plat
form. Have you the St Paul Pioneer
PrcSS? asked Mr. Billings, The boy said
he had. Give me five copies, Got any
other papers ? Want the Minneapolis
7ribunc : Yes, I'll take five. Any Chi
cago papers ? 'Iribune or Times ? Give
me five of each. Amy Duluth papers
'Ercning Hcrdld, just out All right, III
take five of that, too The boys eyes had
been getting bigger and bigger during this
coloquy. His suspicious that danger
Gus rival was about going into the news
business increased with every order, and
scanning the millionaire railroad dill ector
from head to foot, he exclaimed Look
here, Mister, are you selling papers on this
train Z? The joke of being mistaken for n
newsboy was too good for Mr.. Billings to
keep to himself"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
GOV. CLEVELAND'S TRIP.
The Democratic Candidate Meets with
Warm Receptions Along the Line.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., oct, 27.-Gov. Cleve-
lands train reached Newburgh at 2:3O
and the train pulled up in front of the sta
ton amid the booming of cannon, Screech-
ing of whistles of vessels in the harbor.
There was an immense concourse of peo-
pie in and about the station and before
the train came to a stop a general rush
was made for the rear car upon the plat
form of which Governor Cleveland stood
with uncovered head Here also hand
shaking was continued as long as the train
remained, which was scarcely five minutes,
and the governor was repeatedly and en-
Enthusiastically cheered At Highland,
where n brief stop was made, Mayor
Haynes and Alderman O'Connor of New
ark boarded the train. Brief stops were
also made at Cornwall, West Point and
Haverstraw. At the latter place great
preparations had been made to receive the
Governors train and when it arrived at
2:45 p. m, it seemed as though the whole
population of the place had turned out.
The depot was tastefully decorated with
flags, streamerS and Cleveland and Hen
bricks mOttOeS At every point of vantage
both in the depot and on the surrounding
hills ladies waved an enthusiastic welcome
while cannon were fired in rapid success
sion and men shouted at the top of their
lungs, When the train came to Il stop n
crowd of fully 1000 persons surged around
the platform of the rear car, each appar-
emily determined to grasp the Governor
by the hand. Gov. Cleveland was intro
duced by Congressman Beach, who had
boarded the train at Newburg, as 'the
present Governor and the next Presi
dent" whereat the crowd set up a wild
cheer The Governor made no remarks
A Democratic club in uniform was also in
attendance and the band which accom-
panied them played lively air, adding tc
the din. The train remained here only
five minutes and moved on; amid loud
cheering
NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 27.-The train con
veying Gov Cleveland and party was ovel
a5nhour late on its arrival at Jersey City
where it is estimated that fully 5000 per
sons were in and about the depot The
enthusiasm was great and cheer after
cheer was given for Cleveland who appear
ed on the rear platform and acknowledged
the greeting. Several hundred persons
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
GENERAL SUMMARY.
News and Notes from all Quarters.


Samuel Lappin, the cX-Stntc treasurer
of Kansas, who forged school bonds to the
extent of SlS,OOO nine years ago and was
arrested and escaped To South America.
has arrived in Topeka and was again
lodged in Jail.
ON Friday night huuscbrtakcrs entered
the dwellings of Professor Austin Phelps
and John u. Taylor, at Anduver. Mass
At the former place they stole 5000 in
bonds belonging to Mr. Phelps, and the
same amount belonging to Miss Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps Mr.. PhclpS's bonds were
5000 of the Chicago, Burlington * Quincy
railroad $500 issued by Albert Cook
Toledo, Ohio At the house of Taylor
they stole $40 in money, two gold watches
an ovcrcOat icwclry and other property
valued at 5000.
In the bill in equity Francis d. Moutor
vs.. Iacharah Chailce ct i'll To compel the
, respondent to deliver to the complainant
the possession Of the CanOnChct estate
belonging to William Sprnguc, and pur
chased by Mention, an intcrloCutory de
cree was entered in the United States Cir
cult court ut Providence, Il. l., Saturday
carrying out the opinion delivered by
Judge Colt on oct. %, The decree dis
misses the bill as to all respondents except
Chailcc, the trust deed of the SpragucS tC
Chatlcc is sustained as II good and valid
conveyance, and William Spragre is de
clarcd to be estopped from setting up any
claim of title to the estate based on adj
verse possession.
\ terrible gns exnlosinn occurred NJ
Montreal saturday mhrnin, in The rasi
drncr of j r Umichins on Frost street
completely wrrcking thr hnusn and blo,y
ing out the windows and carrying away
bedding and hoIIseholds effects vera
thrown into the street in nil directions
The windows in adjoining residences were
shattered and bricks and Debris carried =
great distance The servants who were
Sleeping in the basement when the eyplos-
ion occurred suffered most severely, iva
of them being terribly scorchrd rs we'll as
receiving seriorls. and in one ease probably
fatal iniIlrirs They were removed to thI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
A SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
How Brandon has put Burlington to
Shame.

The monument which Brandon will
erect to commemorate the ValOr of her
sons i'll the war of the rebellion will be Il
structure notable for its massive, plain,
but imposing features. 1t will be of Barre
granite. after pattern designed by Rich
ard WEIGH of this town. The first base
stone will be eight feet square ON the
ground. two feet thick and estimated to
weigh eleven tons There will be three
bases ON the second, in large raised let
tiers will be the inscription, Brandon
to Her Fallen Heroes, lS6l-65 1850.
On the bases will rest heavy
die, for the inscription of names; ON the
sides of the second and smaller die will be
four different cmblcmS-thc State coat of
arms for one, the rest military. Both dies
will be polished, and the cmblems cut SO
that they Will stand in relief against the
background, Above there is plinth with
projecting beading.thc the cap. on which
stands the figure of Il soldier seven feet
ten inches high. The entire height of the
monument, including figure, is "A feet IL
inches, and it is estimated to weigh be
tween 35 and 40 tons.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
DOmbIe IaNatiOm.
West Randolph,Ierald.l

People argue against any change in tt,
law taxing mortgages because they think
it will offer no relief to the mortgagOr.
But in such case the injustice of the sys-
TEN is just as apparent, We believe in
taxing the man who OWLS the propertN
taxed in whatever shape that property
may be. Tax the mortgage and relieve
the mOrtgagOr to the extent of the mort
gage that rests upon his property. In this
way there would be only one tax ON the
same property and that would fall where
it should fall. We do not see any injus-
ticc in an arrangement of this kind.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

[St. Adams Messenger

In Massachusetts the change in the sys-
TEN of taxing mortgaged estate had many
strong opponents, but since the change
was made all attempts to return to the
old law have been signally defeated. We
can discover no good reason why Vermont
should not follow the example of Massa-
chusetts and other States in wiping out
this injustice To land owners, from our
statute books We have heard of no OBJ
jectonS to the change that can not be
fairly met by its advocates. There should
be but one tax for any one purpose upol
each parcel of real estate in the State
How the tax shall be divided between
mortgageor and mortgage may be easil,
arranged. In time the rate of interes
would adjust itself to the new conditions
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
Big Rally at Ogdensburg.

The Republicans of northern New York
held grand rally at Ogdensburg Tues
day There were uniformed Blaine and
Logan clubs present from jefferson,
Franklin and st. Lawrence counties Two
mass meetings were organized on the
Oswegatchie fair ground in the afternoon,
which We're addressed by Judge William
H. West, the blind orator from Ohio,
Stephen A, Douglas of Illinois and Major
u. K. Pangborn of New Jersey. In the
evening there was splendid torchlight
procession consisting of 2OOO torch bear
ers After the street parade large
audience assembled at the opera house and
listened to the brilliant young Iowa ora
tor, Hon. j. p. Deliver. 1t is estimated
that 5000 people witnessed the torchlight
parade. 1t was the biggest political de
monstration ever seen in northern New
York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

Vermont pays her Governor only $1,000 "A
year, and the State is at last beginning to
think that it is pretty short commons.
Only four of the thirty-eight States allow
so small a salary, and three of these are in
New acknowledgements, New Hamp-
shire and Rhode Island-the fourth being
Michigan. As Nermont's finances are in
an exceptionally prosperous condition,
such niggardlineSs seems the more mex
cusable, and there is prospect that the
Legislature will pass a bill increasing the
allowance to reasonable figures
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
Advice to Mothers.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP should
always be used when children are cutting
teeth, 1t relieves the little sufferer at once ii
produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the
as bright as button" 1t is very pleasant to
the taste. 1t soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the
bowels, and ia the best known remedy for
diarrhna, whether arising from teething or
other causes. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Mar2SuWs-Wly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
John H. Converse before the South Amer
lean Commissions.

Our brilliant and successful eX-towns-
man John II. Converse, Esq, one of the
proprietOrs of the Baldwin locomotive
works, appeared before the South Amcri-
can commission at Philadelphia last week
and proved one of the most interesting in
formants of all those who have given the
commission their views and experience
lie said that the business of the Baldwins
had been established with Central and
South America for about Il quarter of II
century. 1t is necessary for the countries
there to get their railway material either
from England or the United States, and
the American type of material was gener-
ally preferred. Judging from his expert
ence, Mr.. Converse said what was most
needed to open general trade was thor
ough information as to the requirements of
the country and the classes of goods that
can be marketed there. AS to consuls act
ing as agents, he could not see that such IA
system would be either practicable or desir-
able. Facility of transportation was another
important condition, Under the English
laws all British steamers must take out
samples at nominal charges That is not the
case with American vessels. Again, the
Baldwins frequently made shipments to
South America by way of Europe, There is
no line running direct to Valparaiso, and
no way of reaching that country except by
crossing the isthmus. He believed the
hrst thing the government must do is to
subsidize steamship lines, and therein it
seemed to Mr.. Converse was the great
problem. II was important to have enough
shipping and enough lines to afford com
petition and the lowest possible rates,
Merchants and manufacturers, he consd-
cred, must work out their own salvation,
and they could only do that by being rep
resented in these countries, not by agents,
but by native houses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
THE LEADING UNION GENERALS.
Gen. Keyes's Opinion of Them.

Major General f.. ID. Kcyes, who was one
of McClellan's first four Corps Command
crs, and commanded the Fourth Corps, Of
which Smiths division and the old Yer
mont Brigade was part, in the first Pen
insular campaign, has published II volume
of his Observations during fifty years cX-
pcrence in the United States Army. His
opinions of other Union generals are often
freely expressed. Some of them we copy,
as follows:
| have not given my impressions at
length in this book of General Mcclellan :
capacity to command armies, for the rca-
son that ne held me at times in what !
considered unmcritCd distavOr, the re
mcmbrancc of which might sway my
Judgment. If | were to estimate his quail
iticntions only from his conduct during
the change of base to the James River,
| should assign to him II distinguished
rank among military leaders
wv. Il. sherman, with whom my cor
dial relations have never known abHte-
mcnt, was ambitious without aspcrity,
and surprisingly active and always atten-
tive to duty. In one respect he has since
undergone an anomalous change, for IN
youth his style of speaking and writing
was plain and SuCCnCt now IT Is ornate
and SO expansive as to embrace nearly the
whole range of human thought Sher-
man showed wonderful vigOr and SagaCity
when he pushed Johnston from Chattan-
OOga to Atlanta but Grant would drive
his chariot through passes that sherman
would not venture to approach. There
was an abatement in Lees audaClty dur
ing the twcnty-fOur hours preceding the
battle of Gettysburg, otherwise he would
have won ii and gained the Southern
cause but nowhere can discover debili-
ty in Grants movements or assaults.
4 Il L.
with IL ruthlcssness like that of Tamerlane
or the Duke of Alva, and when he had ac-
Complished everything he left upon the
mind of his observer an impression that
he POSSESSED Il reserve of force that had
not been called into play. am constraln-
ed, therefore, to assign to OlNSscs = Grant
the highest rank as II military command
er of all that have been born on the CONT
nent of America.
While he was in my corps, Hancock : aC-
tivity, gallantry, Cheerfulness and free
dom from spite and INSTRUMENTATION at
tractcd me strongly. After he was trans
ferred | was not near enough to him to
note how great success and adulatlOn i'll
and after the war had affected his nature,
and know not his humor now that he
has been jolted on the rough ways OF poll
tics, and warped and stretched upon Il
Democratic PLATFORM but it would be i'm
possible to corrupt Hancock.
, f ii,'' 60, ,iIit9, ,,oii. hn ati
t"i ft ,f ,tHar t,icnr
of the army. On one occasion, after the
Mexican War, Gen. Scott, speaking to me
Hi hte' reiarNtu 1hMI nUSti''e1 nG G Tu
in v,1N t',v nld a V Chno fnr h"
E l;t ~ " iuI,re oel HE for * ONO nno
,,o ~ ou fra,,nnnti, hnon
;;' e", ~ n'7 sr'roI =" r,,t;ra
from service and give Lee the command
~ u, ,,,' .,h"du Of f io,,It HAT no did so
W ~ 3i"'oU u" " n,nnI"rod hi. nt'
, i.,to ,,tI ~ cn,inco ee that IL ,vn.
tiiooi ~ ,.i,b ~ tii'r,,o.tinm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

Sueezing, snuffing and coughing This is
will be until June. i've got such an awful
cold in my head" Cure it with Ely's cream
Balm or It may end in the toughest form of
Catarrh. Maybe you have Catarrh, now.
Nothing is more nauseous and dreadful. This
remedy masters IL as no other ever did. Not
n snuff nor IA liquid. Applied by the finger to
the nostrils Pleasant, certain, radical.
oct2S, eOd&w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

ADRIAN, Mich, Jan. 81, 81.
Have sold the goods many years, and they
give the best satisfaction. We had an order
for large bottles Downs Elixir last week To
he sent to Woodland, California;
j. X. BENNETT n Co., Druggists.
The goods referred to in the foregoing letter
are y. H. Downs Vegetable BalSamic Elixir,
Dr. BaNtcr'S Mandrake BittcrS and Henry &
.Iuhnson's Arnica and oil Linimcnt.
oct -, dNw I'm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

The town of Westminster offers $1,000
reward for the detection and conviction of
the inccndiarics who have caused fires
within the past year in that town the
losses from which aggregate $50, 900.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
A CARD. To {

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weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, &C..
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OF CHARGE. This great remedy was discov-
cred 10y "A missionary in South America. Send
clf-addressed envelope to REV. JOSEPH T.
lSMAN, station ID. NGU York.
aug5dcOdSWIy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

The President has appointed Col John
b. Mead commissioner to the New Or
leans Cotton Exposition for the State of
Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

when Baby was sick we gave her CastOria.
when she was Il Child, She cried for Castora
when she was II Miss. she clung to CaStoria,
when She had thildrcu. she gave them CuStOria
;SJwly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

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approving words for kEAN'S KIDNEY AM
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
SCOTS Emulsion OF Pure
Cod Liver Oil, with Hypophosphites

For Wasting, Delicate Children.
DIR. NysEwANDER, of Dcs Moincs, Iowa,
says: ~ have used Scott's Emulsion, and find
it satisfactory in every respect. Children take
il readily with excellent results
deter ,eod&w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

There is nothing like DR., Thomas Eclectrlc
Oil to quickly cure n cold or relieve hourse-
ness, Written by Mrs. M.LJ. Fellows, Burr
Oak, st. Joseph Co, Mich.i
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
HOODS SARSAPARHLA

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

Clipped from Canada PRESBYTERIAN under
signature of c. Blackett Robinson, Propr.:
was cured of oft recurring bilious headaches
by Burdock Blood Bitters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

A Western newspaper says that the latest
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bacco but the greatest sensation is DR.. Bull s
Cough Syrup, now used by every sensible per-
son.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
CIRCUS TIME.

Written for the indianapolis Journal.
The circus season is at hand, and none too
soon. The farm boy, the great patron of the
circus, is impatient for its arrival. The farm
boy has not seen much in the way of art since
the fair last fall. Then he saw the fat lady.
She was picking out walnut meats, and the
gantess she was reading the New York Weekly.
He had not enough money to go to the Indian
show. when I'm an old man, I'm going to all
the Indian shows" thinks the boy. During the
winter he thought of this summers circus Dc
easionaily when he was cutting wood in the for
est, or of evenings when be crooked his leg
around the kitchen tableleg and praetieed pen
manship with sharp, suffering pen that dug
holes in the paper or wrote letters, looking
through the dictionary in desperation-eouldn't
find "emense" and lots of other words Now
adays, he often thinks about the circus. AT
noon the farmers wife, who cooks beyond all
competition sends ont to the field a dinner in
good style, with deef-handle knives
of polished steel and forks, and everything need
full, and the boy and hired man sit over the din
ner bucket talking about the different circuses
they have seen, until there is nothing left in the
bottom of the bucket but green spider and two
grass blades. After dinner they walk across the
field to get drink from cold spring bubbling
among rocks near the forest The last three
rows of planting seem long to the boy on the day
before the circus
The circus is like Mont Blanc or the pyramids
when the boy first sees it. He enters the MENACE
rie department and looks at the dromedaries,
with their snub, heavy Tipped, Nuban faces, the
ian appets of ears, their feet cushin ea for walk