Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16

G. G. BENEDICT, Editor.
Terms-S2.OOa year, always in advance.
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The facts given in au exhaustive review
of the business situation, published by the
New York Triblnc indicate that things
are decid edly Frightening in the CONNER
cial world The prospect for the imme-
date future is very encouraging.
The total number of sclf.supporting
women and girls over ten years of age in
the United States is 617,151. What pro-
portion of these support, or help to sup
port, families, is not stated, but it is prob
ably "A large proportion.
In the public debate between Gov.
Hoadly and Gen. Foraker of Ohio, the for
mer asserted that Abraham Lincoln died
Democrat. The point was quickly and
almost savagely turned against him. He
ought to have said" replied Foraker,
'that Lincoln died by the hand of a Dem
Ocrat ~
The press of both political parties is
trying to point moral from the failure Of
the ''Mohican" to fulfil the conditions ola
successful sea-going war ship. Admins
trations of both parties have had hand
in her construction and neither cares to
bear the blame of the joint failure. 1t is
about six of the one to half dozen of the
other, and the moral is-silence
The Ohio Democrats gained control in
their State two years ago, largely through
the divisions and OBJECTIONS of Republi-
Tbav hnN-a 11Sa1 their H.
scrupulously and corruptly, and have
showed such incapacity to govern, that
the people could not stand it. Result. the
State swings back to her Republican
moorings. 1t is the old lesson, taught
over and over again, in many "a State.
The statement that President Cleveland
will 90 home to vote in the coming New
York State election, seems to excite some
surprise. The President however, is a
practical man, and he realizes perfectly
we'll that his party will need every vote in
the approaching contest 1t would, per
haps, be better for the Republican party
if its members generally should exhibit
such practical fealty to their duty at the
polls.
Some OF the geographical notifications
of crime are interesting. In South Caro-
lima judge recently decided that 1t is not
a crime to steal watermelons from the
vine. In Wyoming the people do not
think ii wrong to shoot Cinnamon, and in
Colorado Kansas and some other quar-
tiers, the people regard lynch law as pre-
ferable to statute law. Thus, what is one
mans poison is another mans meat, in
other matters than those of diet But
evidently there is something wrong about
it.
Attorney General Garland having favor
ed the President with detailed eXplana-
ton of his connection with the Pan-Elec-
trio Telephone company and non-respon-
sibility for the United States suit against
the Bell telephone patent, the President
opened up a correspondence with Solicit
Or-General Goode, by whom the suit was
commenced. The result Of this was the
discontinuance of the suit, on the part Of
the United States. This was pretty OBJ
viously wise course under the circum-
stances.
1t will not be long perhaps, before the
pneumatic postal service for local distri-
button of mail matter, will be adopted in
our leading American cities, as it has been
to some extent in New York and in Ger
many. A letter or package shot along Il
pneumatic tube from one part of city tC
another, would outstrip the messenger
boy by about fifty-nine minutes in al
hour, even if the boy did not stop to regu
late every dog fight he came across. From
the several stations the delivery of letter,
to residences or places of business in that
section would be rapid and comparatively
easy. 1t costs something to lay the tubes
but they are found to work admirably.
A Pennsylvania County Court has rem
dered, it seems to us, very judcious de
cision on the veXed question of the use o
the Bible in the public schools. 1t helC
that the reading of the Holy scriptures il
the schools is not an interference with thu
rights of conscience, and that the choic
of the version rests with the school board
which may direct either King James
version or the DOuay or Catholic version
to be used in any particular school, nc
cordng to the preferences Of the scholar
or their parents. This seems to be fai
and practical way Of settling the question
provided, of course that the school boar
is so constituted rs to fairly represent tn
religious preferences of the community
The immediate delivery postal systcl
seems To- work with a good many hitche,
In some places people object to btin
called up at the dead of might 20 rccciy
messages bearing tine special deliver
stamp. In other places messengers CBuu,
be found who are willing to remain 90
duty for the small CONDENSATION derive.