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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
New Englanders in New Yorkshire Pope :
Paliium-Womeni in Wall street,
Poisons in Candies-Gos>ip
of the Big city.
NEW YORK, Dec. -. 1854.

NEW YORK, Dec. -, lSSi.
TO the Editor of the Free Press and Times:
The two New England societies. one of
which belongs in this city and the other in
Brooklyn, are notable institutions in their
way. As they are composed of eXrcsi-
dents of the six Eastern States, they nat
urally consider themselves "adoptcd cit
liens of the Empire State They may
gain wealth and fame here, but they
never forget that they were born in New
England-and in the latter fact they take
a commrndable pride. Your correspond
ent WAS present at the annual meeting of
the New York society the other evening,
when ii was announced that the member
ships numbered two thousand. The
BROOKLYN branch is in Il houris hing coudi-
ton. Its members comprise many of the
leading residents Of that city, and its in
nuence il wide spread.
Mrs. Victoria Hu!~kamp, formerly Miss
Morosini, is singing this week at one of
the second class theatres in the BoWcry.
where reserved seats are sold for the low
price of thirty-nVc cents each. When she
first started ont candidate for public
favor she would not have thought of ap-
pcaring i'm the Bowcry, But she receives
an enthusiastic welcome wherever she
goes, and she and her husband are happy,
The Pope'S Pallium. which arrived IN
this city from Rome "A few days ago has
been sent to Philadelphia. 1t will bc pre-
scented to Archbishop Ryan ON the second
SUNDAY in January, This emblem is a
rod of hollywood upon one end of which is
affixed a piece of lambs skin The cerc-
monies attending the presentation will be
among the most elaborate and imposing
church affairs that has ever taken place
in this country. Bishops, priests and lay
men from all parts of the country will 80
to Philadelphia to witness the event,
The charges of "uncommercial conduct
which were perferred against Il firm of
cotton brokers last week has developed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

There has been many a merrier Christ
mas in these United States and this good
city of Burlington than that which this
season brings us. Almost every reader
finds in his own individual experience
some indication of the general depression
which has marked the opening winter
business. The stores which especially
count upon heavy salos at this season
have failed to receive the usual patronage.
The disposition to cconomizc has been very
general. If there has been this reserve
among the people Of established incomes,
who are habitually lavish at this festival
season, how is it possible to think or speak
without emotion of the vaster number
who can never at the best be lavish, and
who must now feel this nipping mid
winter air with gloomy foreboding
or actual pain From almost every
manufacturing city comes news of work
suspended wages reduced, or lock-
outs contemplated. The police of the
great towns report that the regular crime
and want of their circuits are being rapid
.ly swollen by the influx of needy, sick or
desperate people from the smaller places
There are no hopeful guides who have the
lINtIN w lIlttl W III SNbll III
prove. one hears only iercmads on every
hand.
And yet there is Il magic in the words
~ Merry Christmas" ami in the ideas,
associations and impulses which cluster
around this blessed holiday, which can
tighten every care-burlened SOUL and up
lit each Respondent heart. There is no
liXdity of gloom which is not shaken by its
sweet influence. no sadness into which it
does not bring some suftcuing warmth,
Alone of days, the Christmas tells us
what it is not always easy to keep tiith in,
that humanity has after all its common
bonds its sense of common brotherhood,
its hopes and aspirations in which all
should share alike. Far as we get from
the thought in the strife for riches ANA po-
stion, where inevitably the few must win
and the many 90 to the wall, it is the
charm of Christmas that for the noncc
brings us all back to the universal plane
OF charity, OF comradcShip, of gentlenesS
Of spirit and sympathy. May this day for
good thoughts and good deeds bring to lis
each and all the full blessing of its gener-
Gus, humanizinG story Let the Christ
mas spirit have its way. There was much
wisdom and philosophy in the cpitaph of
Edward Courtenay. one oil the old Earls
of DeNOuSlirp
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

An immense drove of sheep went stumb-
ling, tumblnG and trotting out of New
ark the other day, on their way to Phil
adelpha. They seemed to walk all over
one another, bumped together and crowd
ed until it seemed as though some must
have been trodden under the feet of the
others \ rough-looking countryman
trudgcd ahead in the middle Of the road
and the sheep followed closely. He
seemed as dusty, ill-humored and out of
sorts, as the sheep themselves.
In the rear, IA tall and gaunt farmer
tramped along, with long hickory stick
in his hand. At every few steps he ut
tered peculiar cry, and whenever the
sheep Jagged behind, he touched them up
with his hickory stick.
At his heels, and bringing upthe tail-end
of the procession was Il long bodied, lean
and SCARED shephards dog He ran with
his nose close to the ground, and appar-
emily paid little attention to the drove
But when two If the sheep got aStray. and
trotted into a garden, the dog jumped over
the fence and chased them back III line in
10 time.
A. he forced them into the herd the
sheep SwcrVcd away from him. The dog
trottcd around the drove, making it still
more compact in form. and then returned
to his master, who 10y this time was walk
lnE ON the sidewalk beside the writer
"Huw many sceep are there in the
drove - was asked
"Guess.'
"Well about eight hundred"
"N on re way OIL, said the man with a
good -uaturcd grin "Therc's three thous-
AMI three hundred and twenty eight.
"Whcre DO You take them to -
I'VE drive them from here to Philadel-
phia, selling them ON the way to butchers
or whoever wants To buy them. and get
ting rid Of all HAT remains, in the city
Of Brothcrly Love-
They are owned in Philadelphia, are
they ~
40 they amt" said The man. quickly,
they are owned by \. Il Matthew'S of
Kansas City, Mo, and they travel about
fifteen miles day, and they re an infer
NHl nuisance
After hi, lac walked along in silence
for some time, and then made a general
remark that Indicated tina; his life was
not one of unall0yeG happiness.
IF it wasn't for that dorG,' he said,
kicking the brute atlectiuuajcly as he
PASSED hlnl, my mate ana me could never
get these cattle through ON time, but that
aumlll is worth ten men. Good sheep
dOrGS, YoU know, are scarce now in this
part of the country. WOUldu take any
thing on earth for mine. He's a. fault
less aN can hc, and he knows rs much a.
amy man, don't care who he i. If
should tell You some of the very wonder
tUl things that dors has done, you'd call
me a liar, and rs don wish no such rep
utatiun III keep quiet
Reflection, caused by this thought. over
came him. and he trudged along in abSo-
lutte silence for some time. At last he
raised his head and continued
"Mhen we get at the end of a days
march, if We find that three or fuuEof the
sheep are missing | can send that dorC
back after them II they are ten miles
a. IL ~.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

dinate. He says that to use the term
ravcnous can give but the fatntcst idea OF
the hunger and thirst Of the long waiting
Vermont Democracy for the flesh pets.
What makes them more intenscr in this
matter than their brother Democrats else
where is, perhaps, TO be found in the fact
that they never even have chance at the
local Offices, the Republicans holding
everything.
On New Years day II revolution in the
method of telling time will I've inaugural
ed by the directors of the Royal ObscrVa-
tory at Greenwich, England. The day
will begin at midnight, which will be des-
ignated as zero, and then the hours follow
up to midnight, which will be twcnty-four
o'clock In the new system one o'clock
will be thirteen o'clock, two o'clock will
be fourteen o'clock and SO on until mid
night which will amaze its present owners
by toling twenty-four times. The Eng
lish government will adopt this method
of time in order to benefit transportation
companies and correct errors caused by
the authorizations of \. NJ. and p NJ The
transportation companies will he the first
to try the new system of time-keeping,
ana II they continue Ii cOlnmcrclal houses
will be obliged to do likewise. and when
once this is done the cutirc English com
munity will adopt it.
The members of the New York AcAd-
envy cf Medicine had Il high old time last
week at their meeting. several of the
members had accused DR.. Furdycc Barker,
president Of the academy, of lying and
cheating in the matter of Il certain French
diploma. and Il solemn investigation was
had as the result of which the special
committee reported that the charges were
not sustained. and that, therefore. the ven
cradle doctor was all right. which was re
ceivcd and approved by Il large major
ity. Then an effort was made to eXpcl
from the academy the accusers who had
charged what they could not prove, and
very vigorous battle ragged all along the
line; but finally the tumult subsidized, the
wrath of the medicOs exhausted itself, the
beaten prosecutors We're forgiven, and
peace, nominally at least. rcigncd once
more in the campus of the disciples of
.lisculapius.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
The Great Offer.

You know the Free Press many of you
know Good Cheer" our Country HON" will
speak tor itself. You can get more benefit and
pleasure from these three papers for the next
year than from any investment of two dollars
you ever made But to Ice sure of it you must
send the money ut once.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
The silver Folly.

Government buys monthly two million
dollars worth of silver bullion. Coined
into buHZard dollars, it is legal tender for
S2,350,0OO During the past six years, we
have cOined.twenty seven millions of silver
dollars IL ycnr,and of the twcnty-sevcn mil
lions coined last year, Government has
only forced Il million and half into cir
culatiOn. The other twenty-five and il
half millions are stored up in expensive
vaults, the people refusing to take IT. On
Dcccmberl, 1882, there was in the treasury
vaults S9j,1O9,S)l ON Dec. /, 1Ss3 $l22.-
BOB Pa and on Dec. 1,lSSi, $40, 80, ISL
tifty-thrcc million silver dollars more
stored up in 1854 than we had two years
before that date. Each year while this
law remains on the statute book there
must he about twenty-siX million more
dollars to barrel. The maximum of cir
collation. of these dollars has been reached
out Of the hundred and eighty-iive mil
lions coined, but forty millions being in
circulation. Every new dollar coined must
be stored, for business refuses to accept it,
And it must all be sold at some future
time rs bullion, unless the United States
is To pay her debts with eighty-threc cents
ON the dollar. The final result of this law,
if continued, must be sole metallic stand
ard of silver and II certainty of gold bank
ruptcy The law originated in the desire
10 please the capitalists Of the silver-pro-
ducIng States 1t is now maintained at II
National expense of about four millions of
dollars Il year in the burden of interest on
the first cost of the silver; and it is high
time, rs advised by President and Secre-
tary, that the law be revoked.
a young lady adyertises foreditors' pho
tographs She is evidently getting up a
beauty show,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

for the price of ono is made as an experiment
until January |, 1855. The Cntcrprising pub
lishor Of our Country Home" and Good
Cheer" thinks it will pay us. We don't know. He
has made us II liberal offer. We will try it till
January |. Send your subscriptions at once
or Won mnN miss the ChnnrC.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

the icIS and Poud Piano ICo., have sold
England Conservatory of Music. These pianos
which are the finest I'M the world can now be
secured ON n cash payment ms low as 50 ana
payments OF $40 or more till piano Is
paid for. Full particulars by addressing them
at jq7 Washington street, Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
What we gavc, we have:
What We spent, We had;
WhNf Ann mfr M-n Inst

So, in this old-faNhioned New England
weather, let Us give the benevolent impul-
scs of the season full play, and make
Christmas as merry as we can.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

Mr.. Jones of Pittsburg. who made a
sudden bound into fame as chairman of
the Republican National committee. is
having good deal to say about the late
campaign and is saying Il good many
things better left unsad. one of these is
to the effect that neither President Ar
thur nor his cabinet, with possibly two or
three exceptions. gave that loyal support
to the ticket that was to have been eX-
pected from Republicans This observa-
ton brought Secretary Chandler from his
lair, and he Immediately proceeded TO pol
ish of Mr.. Jones. Secretary Chandler
says they all desired MIR. Blainc'S election
and did what they could to bring it about
The President sent Mr.. Blaine IL congratu-
latory telegram Immediately after his
nomination. Secretaries Gresham and
Teller made speeches. Attorney General
Brewster accepted invitations to speak in
Philadelphia and would have kept his ap-
pointment but the meetings were given
up. Mr.. Lincoln spoke for Blaine in Hi
nOis. Mr., Chandler did campaign work
in New Hampshire. On the whole the adj
ministration did ali that could have been
reasonably expected, and Mr.. Chandler is
not sure, in view of the stress now laid on
civil service reform, that it not do too
much rather than too little. He also
thinks that Mr.. Jones, who was unknown
in politics until he was made chairman of
the committee, ought to have more evil
dence than he now has that the defeat
was not due to his own incapacity before
publicly undertaking to throw the blame
on others. Mr.. Chandler says, further,
that if this warfare against the President
is continued there will be some striking
back
No one enjoys quarrel more than Mr..
Chandler and he generally comes out of
them victorious, and the present scrim-
mage is no exception to the rule. In poll
tics and political Polemics he is immeas-
urably superior to such comparative in
nOcent aS Mr.. Jones, and the latter stands
no kind of show in the combat. But
these ordinations ana determinations
within the party are fruitless ut the best
and at the present time may prove much
worse than fruiteSS. The interests of the
party demand IA union against the common
/ foe Our chiefest concern ought to be tC
win the next election, and to bring this
about we must certainly stop quarrelling
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

Mr.. GOdkin, editor of the New York
Evening Post and NutiOH, is. it seems, re-
ceiving $1,000 Il year, as an adviser to the
mayor of New York on ma tiers relating
to the civil service in that city. At IL
meeting Of the Board of Aldermen of New
York, last week, when the subject of in
creasing the appropriation for the civil
service commission from 5000 to 50, 900
came up, President Walker of the New
York Board Of education said that the
civil service bureau. especially rs regard
ed its expense for salaries, reminded him
of the colored baby in the play Of "Inves-
tigation,' who was surrounded by an adj
miring croWi, singing, Ny gracious,
how he grows The board. he said. had
no right to appropriate money 10 pay an
advisory board. There are many gentle
men of leisure who would be perfectly
willing to act without payas the members
of an advisory board. This appointment
of an advisory board was illegal and Il
mistake. "The trouble j., continued MI
Walker, that some of our reforming
friends know inst as well where the milk
lest teat isas thosethey propose toreform.'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

Mr.. Mulhall, the eminent English sta
tistician, in an article on national wealth
in the January North Imcrirult Rcriclr,
states that while the capital wealth of
France is less and the annual earnings
are less than those Of England or Arucri-
ca, yet by industry and thrift the French
men have in the past fourteen years saved
more than English and Americans put to-
gethcr. Since 1870 the American as an
average citiAen-found by averaging
population with Wealth-hHs increased
his wealth only fifteen dollars though
the entire capital of the United States has
doubled i'll the past twenty years. The
wealth per inhabltant in England in the
same time has increased about $50 head
and in France nearly 800. This differ
ence is due in part Ia the greater increase
of population here, which lessons the ratio
of increase; Mr.. MIIihall shows that each
American adds seven cents daily to the
public fortune; that the power of accu-
mutation is tending to the prairicS; that
the material condition of the nation is
improving, and, finally, that in future
we can not expect to see savings exceed
So, for the Americans seem less disposed
to accumulate than to en- iOY wealth
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

The New York Iribultc publishes what
it claims is the full text of the Nicaragua
treaty from which it appears that the
Times summary, which has been the basis
of discussion SO far, was materially mac
curate. Nicaragua does not by this treaty
cede any territory to the United States,
but yields only the right to construct IL
canal by the route which may be found
most eligible, Nicaragua granting all the
public lands through which the canal may
pass, and providing for the taking OF such
private lands as may he needed at the cost
Of the United States. The whole work is
to be done hy the United States at its eX-
penSe, and the canal, when completed,
will he managed by Il board of six commits
sioners, three appointed by the President
Of the United States and three by the
President of Nicaragua The chairman
will be one OF the American commission
ers so designated by the President, and if
the commission shall he upon any point
equally divided in opinion, the chairman
shall have the deciding vote that is to
say, he shall, in such case, have two votes
instead of one. OF the income Of the canal
after providing for the expense of man
agement one-third isto be paid to Nicara-
qua and tWo-thirds to the United States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

Col Dick Bright Of Indiana has been to
see Mr.. Cleveland and has come away i'm
pressed with the idea that Cleveland is a
good deal Of Il civil service reformer, and
that there will be nothing like a clean
sweep. This will tend to increase the
Democracys doubt as to whether they
have drawn an elephant or Il whole circus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

a young lady adyertses foredtors' pho
tographs, She is evidently getting up a
beauty show.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26

The Baltimore sun (Dem) has the fol
lowing information: "A prominent Yer
mont Democrat says the Democracy Of
that commonwealth will not be exceeded
in the vigor of the wild hunt for Office by
the Democracy of any other State. There
are not many fat Federal offices in Yer
mont, but the Vermonter says this makes
no difference that the clamor for every
place down to the petty postoflice that
pays s. year will be immense and inOr-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-07

Helena experienced quite food
Sunday morning, owing to the sud-
den thaw Of the snowSup the pulch.
The principal damage Done was in
flooding the Chinese laundry under
the Academy of Music, the base
ment of Zeigler's stable the down
stairs of Blue Jay saloon, and the
saloon In Foller's cellar The water
stood from three TO four feet deep In
all those places on Sunday coming
first int the laundry and soaking
through into three other places
which were further down hill. Yes
terday Colonel Curtis put the fire
engine to work pumping out the
lowest place of the f UT and after
eighty-fve minutes work succeeded
in draining them all. He estimates
that he pumped out very near 1000
gallons Of water.
On Saturday afternoon two men
got into a fight at the Arcade sal
DON at Heron Siding, Northern
Pacific railroad, $50 m les west Of
MissouIa. The row occurred in a
saloon kept by James Maloney and
Tim Lyons, and Ma!oney, who was
behind the tar st the time, came out
TO quell the row, when shot from
a revolver struck him above the
knee and PASSED through without,
it ia thought, striking the bone. He
was last night brought to the S.
ters' hospital in Helena, where he is
being treated by Dr.. Morris. Ma.
Honey was formerly night clerk at
the Cosm cpolitan hotel, ard went
west at the breaking out of the gold
excitement. He will, it is expe. t.
ed, be about again in few weeks.
| Something new in the western
railroad situation is developing into
a probsb e extension of the Central
Pacific to Missouri connection, in
dependent Of the Union Pacific
The Central has bsen quietly ur'
veying two lines from Ogder
through Wyoming along the Sweet
water valley 10 Fort Casper. /. il
said that connection is contempla'
ted with the Sioux City 81 Pacific
and that the latter Is making pre-
paratiOns to meet the Central 81
come point In Nebraska. 2l5.s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-07

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