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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The curious fact has been brought liter
ally to light, that whenever the electrical
system of lighting has been introduced
into city or town, it has increased the
consumption of Illuminating gas The ex-
PLANTATION is that electricity habituates the
eye to an increased light and creates de-
mand for greater illumination, so that the
consumers of gas in their endeavor to get
more light double the consumption.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The Iowa state Register says that the
Republicans OF that State will propose, at
their approaching convention, "A board of
commissioners to arbitrate in cases of dis
pute between labor and capital. This is
an excellent idea. 1t will tend to increase
the confidence of the laboring man in the
party which really has his best interests at
heart, and perhaps afford practical meth
cd of meeting the difficulties which are
constantly arising between employers and
employees
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The Boston Record, independent, does
Senator Edmunds the justice to say that
she was never the tool of any President
when it came to confirming nominations,
and he can assume the part of a kindly
mentor next winter without belying his
record -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Senator German is quoted as predicting
that neither the Republican nor the Dem
ocratic platform in 1883 will contain a
civil service reform plank. Senator Cor
man is entitled to speak for the Democrat
ic party, but not for the Republican party.
That party is likely to have stiff civil
service plank in 'SS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The following advertisement recently
appeared in the New York WOrld:
Saloon "A rare chance 800 will purchase
the stock and fixtures of beer saloon. with
living apartments low rent; owner having
obtained II government situation.
The advertising columns of the WOrld
are not edited politically, and the truth
will sometimes creep out through them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

1t is the New York WOrld leading Demo
cratic organ, that says: "The very best
Democrats in the land, as well as some of
the very best Republicans and Independ-
ents, are wondering at the puzzling
sight of Mr.. Hubert o. Thompon having
more influence with a reform administra-
ton than Allen G. Thurman or even Mr..
Tilden"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

So long as there is IA large class of peo-
pie who delight in witnessing the bru-
talities of the prize fight, 50 long the law
will find itself hampered in its attempts
to suppress these degrading exhibitions,
The formality of swearing out warrant
for the arrest of John l.. Sullivan at Gin
cinnati, just previous to his encounter
with McCatfrey, last week amounted to
nothing except to advertise the affair.
The contest, being under the auspices of
a socalled athletic club, was held to be
exempt from the operation of the law
against prize fighting. But the fact re-
mains that IA prize fight is gross, brutal,
demoralizlng performance, such as should
be tolerated in no civilized community
If there is community which puts the
Sullivans above the law, so much the
worse for the community Decent people
will keep away from any place which en-
courages that kind of sport"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The nineteenth century is gradually
very Observation-Disclosures its title to be
called "woman's century, Two Ba-
tavia, n. Y, women were elected trustees
at school election in that town last week
by nineteen majority over their male COM
petitOrS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Mr.. Parnell evidently believes that the
time has come to speak out. His Dublin
speech has burned all the bridges behind
him. His declaration that the time had
come for absolute Irish independence, has,
naturally enough, stirred up great excite
ment in England. The effect upon Irish
affairs remains to be seen. In the opinion
of some of his friends in this county, Mr.,
Parnell has been too hasty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The swarming Office seekers do not seem
to be much intimidated by Mr.. Kelley
hard luck. There are said to be hundreds
of applicants clamoring for his place.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Mr., Kelley volunteers the information
that the United States would have no
trouble in thrashing Austria. Our eX-
minister at large evidently doesn't look at
his return at all in the light of joke.
But why not thrash Italy as well as Aus
tria. while he is about 1t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The Springfield Republican voices a
quite prevalent idea, in the suggestion
that an explanation of the removal of Re-
cever Roberts, is in order from Comp
troller of the Currency, Henry w. Can
non, of Illinois,-if any explanation is
nOSSihle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04
Following After.

From the Bennington Banner.l
Rutland seems bound to Guido Bur
lngton. 1t now has II Democratic post
master and is threatened with horse
railroad and the railroad we understand,
is a sure go.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Japan possesses to-day 1000 newspapers.
Considering that not single journal of
any kind existed in the country twenty
five years ago, that is a remarkable indica-
fion of progress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The New York lVOrld alludes to our
new collector as that most excellent,
amiable, popular and efficient partisan,
Mr.. Bradley Smalley," Col. Smalley has
earned these titles and he will undoubt-
eddy continue to maintain his right to
them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The New York papers seem to be great
ly exercised for "a suitable inscription to
be placed on the Grant monument. Our
advice would be, take plenty of time, and
be sure and get one that can stand alone.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

1t is said that the death of oil II. can be
traced to high French heel, which made
her trip on the stairs and break her leg,
resulting finally in the illness which kill
ed her. The women are few, no matter
how large their intellects, who escape the
tyranny of fashion,-and while French
heels are the fashion they will be worn, no
matter how many women are killed or
famed for life by them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The Democrats have stopped counting
their chickens until President Cleveland
gets out of the woods.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

General Gordon seems to be the most
dead-alive person with whom the public is
familiar After undergoing various nor
rible eXtinctions, and eXhausting every
scrap of obituary in the newspaper pigeon
holes of the world he is now reported to
be alive in equatorial Africa. The report
seems to have made no little stir in Eng
land and there will probably be people
who will decline to believe that Gordon is
dead, for ten years to come. Gordon him
self did not expect to survive the fall of
Khartoum; and there is no reason to sup
pose that he did.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The suggestion has been made by the
postoflice department that the National
board of health be instructed TO fumigate
all mail matter sent from Canada into the
United States. In view of the fact that
the small pox is no longer confined to
Montreal, but is spreading quite eNten-
sively throughout lower Canada, this
would seem to he Il wise preCautiOn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The "bunco' and "boodle" men of New
York city are commonly pretty safe either
from violence or moiestation, from their
victims or the police. But on Monday
one of them named tom" Davis was
shot by his victim. Davis and his brother
We're working the "boodle game" on Il
Texan named Holland, to whom Davis
sold $4,000 in good paper money, pretend
ing that it was an admirable counterfeit
After the packages of notes were placed
in the buyers hand bag and he had paid
for his purchase the bag was drawn
through concealed trap door into an adj
joining room, where the money was alb
stracted and packages of worthless paper
substituted Discovering the trick, Hol
land drew pistol and shot Davis dead.
The murderer is in the Tombs, and the
transaction has caused no little excite
ment among the sporting men, of the
metropolis
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

The Western Union Telegraph company
has been sued by the Bankers and Mer-
chants company for ttco million dolldrS,
for cutting the wires of the latter com
pany and transferring them to its own
office. Mr.. Gould may find that this kind
of wire pulling does not pay as well us
some others.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

There il little doubt that the Province
of Ontario will match the park on the
American side OF Niagara Falls with a
similar reservation on the Canadian side.
The committee appointed by the provn-
cial Parliament to define the limits of this
park has made its report, which will
doubtless be accepted. Not to be outdone
in public spirit by their American neigh
bors, the committee recommends that the
park shall extend from the new suspen-
sion bridge up the river for two miles, in
Guiding Cedar Islands and the museum
and other buildings. This is consider
ably larger area than is covered by the
American park.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

1t is announced that Lord Tennyson is
about to publish another volume of
poems. 1t is to be hoped that Walt Whit
man will arrive out in time to revise the
proofs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04
'Mhe Ere 2rsss.

PUBLISHED.BY
THE FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION,
&C. BENEDICT, Editor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Captain Eads continues to advocate his
project of IA ship railway across the 18TH
mus. He maintains-and he is an engineer
of high standing-that ships could be
transported across the lsthmus much
more rapidly and cheaply by rail, than by
canal. He insists that the mechanical
difficulties of the problem can be success
fully met, and that ships mounted on
cradles, can be drawn across the isthmus,
on a broad railway of many rails, more
rapidly and more cheaply than they can
be passed through il canal, and that rail
way can be built much more cheaply than
canal. Naturalists tell us that there
are kinds of fish that cross necks of land,
in order to pass from one body of water to
another. Some of us may live to see Ocean
steamers doing the same thing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

Under the new special delivery system,
the letters are to be separated as soon as
they arrive at the postoflice, those bear
ing the special ten cent stamp being
stamped with the date and hour of arrival
and turned over to the boys, who are to de
liver them at once, and are To receive eighty
per cent of the value of the special stamps
upon the letters actually delivered, up to $50
per month, no boy being allowed more than
that sum. Receipts will be taken for let
tiers in ii book carried for the purpose. II
letter should happen to arrive about the
time Il regular carrier is going out ON his
route it may be delivered by him. The
number of boys is to be regulated accord
ing to the judgment of the postmaster.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-04

In recognizing his force of deputy col.
leclors. Collector Smallcy has retained for
the time being, about one-half of the old
officers. This is doing quite as well in
that way, as was expected. Perhaps it is
not necessary to inquire, at this time, how
much of this is due to devotion to civil
service reform, which Col. Smalley does
not profess to believe in, and how much
to q desire to save himself the work and
trouble of breaking in new men. 1t is
quite certain. however, that some of the
men retained cannot expect to hold their
places permanently.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-09-17
On first thought it seems an impossible

On first thought it seems an impossible
ity to suggest plan for taking up church
collections that has not been exhausted,
or at least tested, but the Pierre Recorder
suggests one that recommends itself. 1t
is to haye pretty young ladies pass the
contribution baskets. The editor whose
genus evolved this financial scheme is
needed at the head of the treasury de.
partment of the government. lie has
solved the whole question of church sup
port IN few words. Furnish the girls
who take up the collection open baskets
so they can see every contribution that
goes in, and it will put an end to throw
ing in brass buttons, poolchecks and pen .
nies which are now thrown in with as
much outward appearance of self sacrifice
as accompanies the contribution of Q
quarter OF dollar by millionaire. The
smiles of such young ladies as they pass
about the congregation would be an ire
slstlble attraction to young men to attend
church, and they would have too much
pride to chip into the basket less than q
quarter of dollar each Then again, it
would stimulate system of wholesome
economy among young men. They
would restrict expenses from Monday
morning until Saturday night 50 as to
have the quarter left for the Sunday con-
tributlon, and in this way self denial
would soon become habit which would
lead to cutting off other needless expenses
that drain the pocket and keep so many
young men "dead broke'' all the time
There are two irresistible arguments in
favor of this plan of taking up church
collections. One is the increase of reve-
nue. to the churches, and the other is the
system of economy it would inculcate
among ysung men, the resnlt of which
would be that both the church and the
contributors would have more money than
under the present order of things
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-09-17
Opening Of our Schools.

Last Monday morning the ringing of
the school bell called from the four quar-
ters of the city and district the "future
hope" of the country, the children, to
commence the fall term of school. 1t
was an interesting sight to witness the
children coming IN from their respective
homes with books and states in hand on
the way TO school. Who does not know
by experience the feelings of child on
the way to school the first day OF the
term? Following is a list of the teachers
and their respective positions:
Prof. y. T. Denny, superintendent and
teacher of the high school. ..
Mrs. Peck, teacher of the sth and 9th
grades, grammar school.
Mrs. Porter, teacher OF the 9Th and 7th
grades.
Miss Nilsson, teacher of the 9Th grade.
Miss Tunniclltfee, teacher of the 4th
grade.
Miss Nina Kinney, teacher of the Sd
grade.
Miss Sadie Davidson, teacIkl Of the lst
and I'd grades, south side.
Miss Muriel Kinney. teacher OF the lst
and I'd grades, north side.
There IS now an enrolment of about
$50 pupils which will soon increase t..
perhaps $50. "a
While we believe the superintendent
and all of his assistants are in every res
pect efficient in their respective positions
1t is apparent to those who are acquainted
with school work that they have too
much work apportioned them and 1t can
not be expected they will be able to do
as good work as they otherwise could and
would do The board of education rec
ognize this but have been compelled by
the financial circumstances of the district
to make this arrangement 1t is to be
hoped that some way may be devised by
which tue necessary relief to those teach
ers who are overDurdened may be provid-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-09-17
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY


The length of time the constitutional
convention now IN session at Sioux Falls
will occupy in formulating constitution
Is not perhaps so much question OF CO.
pacity for mental labor as it ls how long
the $40, 900 appropriation will hold out.
In the main the constitution formed at
the same place two years ago, and after
wards ratified by the people was good
one. 1t would seem that the improve
ments on that document might be made
in very short time, as any radical
changes in what the people had already
expressed themselves satisfied would ex-
pose it to reputation by the people. The
same inharmonious elements Of universal
suffrage and intoxicating liquor prohibi-
tion were present in the convention two
years ago that are in this body, and the
result of the conflict will doubtless be the
same. The convention has an opportu-
nifty, however, to make itself historical by
the promulgation of advance sentiment
without the hazard of lnaugurating its
practical opera ton, fdr there is no proba-
bihty of the constitution which may be
adopted and even ratified by the people
ever becoming more than q literary curl
esity in the early history Of that part OF
the territory. The only good that may
come of 1t IS in taking an advanced step
in the progressive theory of government
which may set the people OF The territory
and nation to thinking, and that IN the
wisdom of the multitude of counsel may
crystalize into pra ctical utility at some
time IN the future.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-09-17
J. q. WARN0CK, Editor
TIE devotion of woman to man IS the

THE devotion of woman to man IS the
marvel and mystery of the world Her
weakness is her strength. and her
strength is nearer omnipot ent than any
other human power. The good woman
can lead where a regiment of bayonets
cannot drive. She will cling 10 the man
she loves through perils and dangers that
would appal the brayest man. She will
kiss the hand that abuses her and forgive
wrongs that are objectionable with 9th.
ers She will cling to the besotted hus-
band whose presence is a neuseat,ng
nuisance to all others and for his sake
withdraw herself from society to share
his wretched home though he rewards
her fidelity and devotion only with cruel
neglect, beatings and starvation. Worse
than ali, she must hear her children cry
for the bread she cannot give and see
them beg for mercy at the hands Of the
pltiless father in name and cruel monster
in heart that abuses them, and still she
will brave any danger to shield her brutal
husband from the punishment he de-
serves. A few nights ago moi in Ne
braska gathered at the house of wife
heater who in his drunken spree of over
week had atrociously beaten his wife
several times and threatened TO burn the
town. The mob had fully determined to
hang the brute and went to his place for
that purpose, In sthis extremity the
abused wife, the only person who could
have prevented the consumnation of the
tragedy, pleaded and prayed with the
mob to spare him and give hlm one more
chance to be man, and it was alone for
her pleading that they spared him. Thous-
ands of cases of equal devotion may be
found all over the country, and it is the
shame OF man that they make the oppor-
tunity for such exhibitions of this unset
fish nobility that IS alone the characters
tic Of woman.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-09-17

WHILE every person charged with
crime IS entitled to be heard in his own
defense, and before the law is held to be
innocent until proven guilty, the charge
OF CRIME made against person either
by information and complaint or by in
dlctment by grand jury carries with it
a certain amount Of moral odium which
attaches to the person even though he
may be acquitted and given certificate
of innocence by the law. Before the
court of moral judgment the order ls
reversed and the person charged with
CRIME must prove his innocence or the
public will hold him guilty to some ex-
tent. 1t is not In the nature of things
that man who has been indicted for
crime should be held as gulltless by the
public as the man who has not been &C
cused. An indictment by a grand jury
certainly implies some evidence of the
guilt of the party indicted. The court
usually impresses it upon the grand jury
that they should not bring indictments
against persons unless the evidence be-
fore them is sufficient IN their opinion to
convict They hear only the evidence
against the accused and should weigh il
well, but are not to presume that the
evidence before them will be contradicted
| when the accused comes TO make his de.
Tense before the petit jury in open court
but the evidence before the grand jury
often is contradlcted by the defense wher
the trial in open court comes on and thi.
is the reason of so many failures of con
v,ct,on upon indictments. The indict
ments presented by the recent grand jur,
at Bismarck against Hon. George Pierce
member of the legislature, and MI. Wells
a Pierre capitalist, for attempted 5riber,
OF members Of the Legislature last winte
on the capital removal bill are of thekin,
that will probably cast moral odium upol
them all the balance of their lives eve,
though they may be acquitted In ope1
court
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-09-17
The Olive Branch OF Peace.

The Weekly Age of this city, which in
times gone by has given us some hard
hits and been given some of like kind in
return, has revised its tactics and breaks
us all up with the following unexpected
compliment, which, however, we are in
clined to attribute to the goolly lnfu-
ences of the estimable young lady whom
the editor of the Age married a short
time ago. We should say the Weekly
Age has very much improved lately,
which it really has, but to say so IN this
connection would be looked upon by the
public as a mutual exchange of taffy and
and we CONSIDERABLY refrain. AS a rule
newspaper men obscure their good quail
ties with the disgust they excite IN the
minds of the public by their personal
wrangles and quarrels, and we are glad
that Newt, who is an entertaining news
paper writer, has thus early in his pros.
pectively brilliant journalistic career dis
covered this important fact. The Age
however is in error in speaking of the
Weekly Alert as the successor to the
Daily Alert. 1t Is merely an improve
ment of the weekly and a temporary sus.
pension Of the daily. Here IS what the
Age says:
The jamestown Weekly Alert success,
sor to the Daily Alert made its appear
ance last Thursday. 1t is seven column
quarto of handsome appearance and un-
doubted health and br,stles all over with
the brilliant editorial workmanship of
judge Warnock. In changing from a
daily to weekly, the Alert placed James
town under obligations to 1t more than
any other single act 1t has ever done. The
city is strongly evinclng preference fol
the highest class of journalism represent
ed by its weeklies, and will undoubtedly
give the Alert something substantial tc
indicate its approval. As far as the Age
Is conce' ned, 1t forgets from this date
any difference it may have had with the
Alert and goes in for Jamestown. Life
ls too short to waste in qusrrellng. W.
wish the Weekly Alert success in al
things to which it can legitimately aspire
Hon. VIM. Larrabee has been nominated
by the republican state convention o
| So
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-09-17
.NU UMBER / a. I

at I've in the evening, where, after ten.
dering oir thanks TO Capt. Herman, Of
the Minnie H., We :lisembarked and r.
named in Minnewankan over night 1t
the Arlington, and next morning q IN
started for home on the St. Pau' and AiS-
neapolis express, where we arrived safely
on time.