Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-20
ALFRED f.. WATSON,
Secretary of Civil and
Military Affairs.

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The publishers of the FREE PRESS take
pleasure in announcing that they have COM
plcted arrangements with Mr.. S. = Mcclure of
New York city, the managcT OF the famous
international service of popular stories by
leading American authors, by which for the
next SIX months Il series Of original and charm-
ing stories will appear in these columns
weekly. The FREE Press will have sole
control of these stories for Vermont.
The series will include Thanksgiving story
by Sarah D. Hobart, an inimtablc character
sketch by Joel Chandler Harris tUnclc Re-
mus, II story of adventure by b, b. Nalcn-
tine Il beautiful and fas mating tale by Julian
Hawthorne, entitled "SuCh STUFF as Dreams
a Christmas story by Harriet Prescott Spot
ford, and the Octave series of short stO-
ries by eight of the most popular
American authors, Charles Egbcrt Craddock,
Frances lIo gson Burnett. Elizabeth stuart
Phelps. joel Chandler Harris, Frank II
Stockton, Rev. L. f. Hale, J. r. Trowbridge
and Julian Ilaw thornC. These eight authors
will furnish stories for sixteen out of the
twenty-siX weeks during which the proposed
series will run in these columns. That the
OCTAVE series is composed of stories 10y the
strongest names in American fiction Will
be recognized by every person ia
miar with current literature. stories
by the above authors are never re-
rejected by any magazine. other stories will
be furnished 10y MIR. \. \. Hays, who has
written for the series string tale of from
tier life; by Philip Bourkc Marston an Eng
fish authors Sidney Iuoka, and others This
list OF names may he fairly said to SurpaSs the
programme offered 10y amy of the magazines
for the coming year. 1t Will be understood,
of course, that these stories ar" all original
and published for the first time on the date
when We give them to our readers They have
been secured 10y Us at considerable cX-
pcnse, are all copyrighted, and will
appear in no other paper in Vermont. We
shall publish them-unless special occasion re-
qulrcs different datc-in our Saturday issue
of the daily, and i'll each issue of the weekly
FRKE Press. We trust that the public wllap-
prcciate the efforts which have been made in
this direction, and will second the cndcaVOrs of
the publishers of the FREE PRESS to keep it
abreast of the newspaper enterprise of the
day, by adding still more literally to its grow
ing subscription st.
Contributions for the relief of the Gal
weston sufferers are pouring in rapidly.
Mans humanity to man only needs an
occasion to assert itself.
1t is getting to he the custom to quote
the market value Of the Bland dollar from
week to week This week the silver in
the buZLard is worth 20 1910 cents.
Professor Bouley, co-laborer of NJ. Pas
teur, is dangerously i'll. 1t is to lie hoped
that the eminent germ-theorist has not
been trying any experiments on his col
league.
London dispatches from Bulgaria state
that " the weather is splendid for the cam
paign." We are glad to hear it u MAJ
can fight to so much better satisfaction
on pleasant day
Secretaries Whitney and Endicott arr
reported to be firmly opposed to any furth
er Polar expeditions The administrator
evidently does not wish to be responsible
for any more frigid experiences.
The small pOX is spreading in the Brit
ish provinces with alarming rapidity. 1t
course Of empire is almost entirely north
ward. On this side it is confronted b.
universal vaccination, like "a wall o
fire.
A Tammany man is quoted as sayin
that Mr.. Cleveland could not be electe,
to constable's position by the Democrat
in any corner of New York. We don
care snap for him." he said, 1--WE are o
top without his add That is not so cci
tain. Mr.. Cleveland aided to the eXten
of a $1,000 contribution if current report
true, But if Iammany hates Mr.. Clevt
land, some others will Glove him for tn
enemies he has made