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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31
TIL POETS MEET.
Walt Whitman, Joaquin Miller and Rich
ard Henry Stoddard-TheIr Chat.
New York Correspondence

New York Correspondence
BY chance | saw a street meeting be
tween three pOets-Walt Whitman, Joa-
quin Miller and Richard Henry Stoddard.
They all looked it. Their visible linen
was clean enough, but their hair was in
each case longer than fashion permits:
their clothes had the hang of genius, and
their faces were not ordinary. Here We're
men who had gained fame in their calling.
Perhaps measurement by a standard of
dollars is not right, but | couldn't help
thinking that if they had been as success
full in producing excellent shoes as they
were in making good poetry each would
be Il millionaire.
The hard truth was that they were poor.
Whitman lives poverty stricken in Cam
den, with no more income than when he
drove IA stage in Broadway. Miller gets
more money, but not enough to live i'll
anything like luxury. He has been beaten
out of the profit of his one prosperous
drama; he has not proved adaptable to
newspaper writing, and the sale of his
books are not prodigiouS. He and Whit
man shook hands very warmly, and stop
ped in II restaurant to drink soclable
glasses of milk punch. The beverages
We're not excessively alcoholic. Make
mine light said Miller to the waiter
Not lighter than NINE" added Whit
man.
Then they saw Stoddard passing the
window by which they sat, and Miller
called him in. Stoddard was better Off
pecuniarily than they-perhaps as com
pensation for getting rather less of fame.
He was living in IA moderate degree of
luxury, rendered possible by facility and
industry in contributing to the press. He
had for year or so provided a column il
day for the Erening Mail, fifty per
cent composed of excerpts from new publ
cations, and for that service received
$50 Il week. His income was augmented
by criticisms i'll weekly journals, prefaces
for editions of standard works and occa-
sional pieces in the magazines; but all of
this did not enrich HIM so much that,
when President Cleveland offered a for
eign berth to him, he felt like declining.
You may wonder what the three poets
talked about; and it is imaginable that
they discussed something Rsthetically
connected with their works. Judging by
the snatches of conversation which could
be overheard, they spoke of nothing near
er to literary matter than a halt jocose
ailusion to the marketable value of their
byoks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31
HANLAN AND HOSMER.
The Former Wins the Race at Cazenovia
Lake.

SYRACUSE. New York, July 13.-Some
thing like 10000 people were at Cazeno-
via lake to-day to witness the race be-
tween Edward Hanan of Toronto and
Geo. HOSmer OF Boston. The course was
three miles with three turns,
but was undoubtedly short. as no care had
been taken to survey it. Hanlan was not
in good condition, but made an easy task
of defeating his man, although making
the race look like reality by pulling all
until the finish in the swash. The
taken was eighteen minutes No stake
was contested for. and as IL display Inf
rowing it was ridiculous.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31
IN a RIVER IN A BAG.


BosToN July 23.-Shortly before OF clock
tonight, Alex w. COrmack, ianitor of the
Union boat club, discovered Il bag floating,
in the Charles river, near the boat house
and upon investigation the bag was found
to contain the mutilated body of woman,
whose lower limbs were missing and hav-
ing the appearance of having been hacked
off with dull axe. There were marks of
violence on her face and arms and her
tongue protruded as though she had been
strangled The body presented scken-
ing sight. The remains were apparently
those of "A laboring woman about 40 years
of age, well formed, and were clad only in
a chemise. There was nothing about the
body that seemed to furnish a clue to its
identification and the matter bids fair to
add one more mystery to Boston's record
The body was removed to an undertakers,
where it awaits Identification.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31
Missing"

"Throb throb throb!"
As regular as the beat of the human
heart-more regular than the human
pulse. 1t is the revolution of the steam
er's screw-something heard from end to
end and side to side of the great ship.
From dawn to darkroom dark to dawn
never missing Il beat. Let the great
ships heart miss that beat--let the jar
chill of fear will strike every passengers
heart. They know that only IA single
plank separates them from the relentless
waters--that rod-a pima bolt-a crank
may snap at any moment and render
the huge ship as helpless as a log
There is treachery in the waters when
they lap and gut gle and run softly up on
the sands, and break so still that sleep
ing infant would be soothed to deeper
slumber. There is fire aboard. Under
the boilers down in the dark hold-in the
cooks galley-in half dozen other places
turks fiend who may spring up at any
moment aad clasp the huge ship in its
fiery arms.
The sky is without a cloud, but an hour
hence may bring IA hurricane which will
veX ocean and land until every living
thing cries out i'll supplication. Puff
puff puff 1t is the exhaust of steam
1t is steam controlled by watchful eyes
cure the mastery for II moment and
the heavens will be rent by an explosion,
Straight ahead in her path, but miles
away, is Il CHASTITY obstruction. 1t creeps
eeps-creeps-moved by some myster-
iOus current. 1t is an iceberg of such di-
mansions that the great steamship is Il
button compared to the monster iy-wheel
of IA POO horse power engine. On the star
board bow is Il bark under full salon
the port bow steamer coming head
on.
Throb Throb! Throb
And the men and women and children
go to their beds and sleep in peace
and dream sweet dreams. Bye and
bye fog creeps up-coming without
whisper or footfall-coming as Il deadly
scourge enters city and silently marks
its victims with the touch of death. The
man on the bridge reaches for IA better
glass-seems Il triie uneasy. The lookouts
suspecting they had slept for moment,
and hand is raised to the fog-whistle.
Boom boom boom ~
Here and there nervous sleeper may
start up at the sound, but only to sleep
again All is we'll
/ Through the darkness-through the
blacker mantle of the fog-throb
bling, breathing, living-the great
iron monster pushes her way, and
every few seconds the ominOus sound
of the whistle bOOmS out to be caught NJ
by the wreaths ana smOthered in folds
which are pressing down rs if To smother
their victim.
Throb throb Boom boom But al
is well
Overdue by five days, but no cause fol
anxiety. Ten days, but she may hay,
broken n shaft. Twenty days,-she must
he lost, there are hopes that some of tn,
people got safely away IN boats. Sis
months-a year-two-three-fiv NeVe
a word nor Il line-not so much as IA piec,
of driftwood. 1t is simply Missing"
Piles flstulas and rupture vadicall,
cured. Book of particulars two letter stamps
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, But
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

A misstep will often make cripple for life
bottle of Henry Johnson's Arnica and Oil
Liniment at hand, will not prevent the mis-
step, but used Immediately it will save being
a Cripplc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

IT wv wv TTVWTTOI VIII Il THVhTIE. VOWEU,
Downs Elixir will give you rclif at once.
Warranted as recommended or money refund
ed.
laNtcr's Man rake llttcrs cure indigestion,
Heart Burn, Co,tvcucss and all malaral dis
eases, Twenty-Five cents per bottle.
July l,d&wlm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31
HOW IL MASI

At the battle of Gcttsyburg | was shot
through the left leg and was sent to the hos
pital. The army surgeons relieved me but
pronounced my case incurabc. IL discharged
pieces of bone, and for years | have suffered
with running sore. TRIED everything which
my limited means would allow and experience
ed no relief until | tired sulphur Bitters. |
am now almost well and shall continue their
use.-Old Soldier. l7l,d&w2w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31
Smith Weed as a Protectionist.
TROY Times


Some of our friends in the northern part
of this State seem to think the connection
of the Hon. Smith NJ. Weed with the
American tariff league rather
incOngruous, in view of his attitude here
tofore on occasions when he might have
been of service in promoting the object
which that organization is intended to
Subserye. In fact suspicion is rife that
Mr.. Weed is not sincerely DESTROYS of pro
tecting home labor, save in the matter of
mining iron ore, which is specially of his
own. He has always been an active
Democratic worker, supporting candidates
for president and Congress who were
VIGOROUSLY not in sympathy with the pro-
tective theory, and doing what he could
to induce the laborers in his employ to
vote practically for free trade. He did,
indeed, make a pilgrimage to Washington
when majority of his political friends
in the forty-seventh congress sought an
adjustment of duties upon iron ore, lum-
Der and coal. On that occasion, mainly
through Republican effort, the duty on
iron ore was maintained at seventy-fve
ceuts per ton. In regard to completed
products of labor Mr.. Weed displayed no
interest, and yet no argument III favor of
protecting them is stronger than that ad-
vauced in behalf of ore. So the impress
sion among Mr.. Weed sneighbors is that
he believes with General Hancock that the
tariff is IA local issue, applying only to the
particular mining industry in which he is
Interested. But perhaps his critics do
not attach sufficient weight to the reform
atOry effect which close association with
his brethren of the American protective
tariff league may produce upon Mr. Smith.
Possibly he may in time become "A protec-
zionist in action as well as in profession.
In that event he viii ultimately come
into full communion with the Republican
lrfN la f.i II.
essential to genuine protective legisla-
ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

g~The simple and Perfect Dyes. Moth
ing so simple and perfect III cOlOrlng as Dia-
mond Dyes. Far better and cheaper than any
other dye. 1Oc. Druggists sell them. sample
card for &c stamp. Wells, Richardson Co.,
Burlington, VT. d&w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

. Piles tistuas and rupture Vadically
cured. Book of particulars two letter stamps
Worlds Dspensary Medical Association. Buff
falo, MY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31

Overdue by five days but no cause for
anxiety. Ten days, but she may have
broken shaft Twenty days,-shc must
be lost, there are hopes that some of the
people got safely away IN boats. Six
months-a year-two-three- Never
word nor Il line-nOt so much as Il piece
of driftwood 1t is simply Missing
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-09
PERSON Al.

Mrs. IL. Bchrens is quite sick with
rcmittcnt fever.
Mrs. Joseph Lehman and her chit
dren are visiting relatives in Morilton,
Arkansas.
Mr.. Jacob Levine returned yester-
day morning at l:20, from New York,
and will remain with his father dur
ing the fall.
Mr.. Tom +. Moore and o. S. Fors-
gard have returned from meeting OF
the Grand lodge, Knights of Honor
nj Houston.
Miss Wilma Chambers, one OF
Thornton's fairest daughters, passed
through tue city yesterday. en- route
Tor Gatesville, where she will spend
several weeks with relatives.
Mr.. III. Sanders returned yesterday
from trip to his rancho in Baylor
county. He was met at the depot by
committee of six members from tn
/ w. +. g. club, of which Mr.. IL. is III,
president, and escorted 10 bis home
Mr.. II. says he had most immens
time in the wilds of Baylor county
and that one OF the finest courthouse
in the state is being erected at Sey
mOur, the county seat.
Attic Pacific; ii Rosenberg, Vii
giuia; j II COIN, Galveston; II
McManus, ST Louis; Webster Hare
cote, Texas; II llollander, Cincinnati
, o; Max NJ koerii, San Francisco; S
7 Robertson, Texas; A w Carpente
: Round Rock; l. Herman,
/, Louis; j Farley, Texa
4 Charles A Fisher. Calvert; NJ
Owens. indianapolis Ind; A Llgh
n' DOT, Texarkaus; M MeDonaugh, NJ
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-09

To the Editor Of the EXAMINER.
A short time since | addressed you
a communication upon local option.
My intention was not to constitute
myself the champion of whisky, or
even to offer AN argument upon prohi-
bition, but simply to call the attention
of our business men aud property
holders to the attack about to be made
upon them. Aud TO point out that
this prohibition crusade Is not war
against whisky, but war upon the
business and Industrial interests of
the county, waged by honest but mis-
guided enthusiasts, whose sntivrings
from the eilectsof whisky, either In
their own person or family. has
blinded them to all sense of reason OF
OF justice. Two of your esteemed
readers have made this letter the tex
for preaching prohibition sermons
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-09
,ROUND ABOUT TOWN.


Washington. August s-Indications for the
west gulf states Fair weather; southerly
winds. stationary temperature.
Tenth Sunday after Trinity.
Let Texans insure in the 4. Il. A.
Buy your groceries at |. Gathers.
Landreth's new turnip seeds at
Palmer's.
The prices of Highlands goods defy
competition from any quarter.
Fresh groceries constantly on hand
at |. Gathers.
See the great sale this week at
Levine Bros.
Poor men cannot afford To live
without protection. he Il. Il. "A.
offers the best
Raglaud has the finest assortment
of jewelry and watches ever brought
to this market.
Fathers, insure in the 7. B. A.
Don't 20 in foreign associations.
McDonald's card, anent the Jackson
joke. is ,alhcr rugged document.
Call at the Academy of Art and see
the latest work III photos. II eNcds
all past efforts.
No one can handle the babies in M
operating gallery like Mrs. Demo.
All brands OF tobacco and cigars
can be had al HERE'S cmporiums.
Just now you can't afford to wait
too long; had better consult at once
fuckers column for simple remedies,
the monster disease is in the land.
Mr.. w. A. Miller is the groceryman
of Austin street. Everything fresh
and new. Country produce kept con-
stantly on hand.
you want something handsome in
table knives, carvers, or scissors, cali
on llorsfull II Cameron. New goods
| Just received.
| Unlaundried shirts-That celebra-
: ted unlaundried shirt is down to SIC.
| You know thy sold tor 81. 90 all the
summer. Goeto B. Haber's and try
one.
In the city court yesterday j. ID,
Chambers was fined Sc and costs for
all assault and John Pagan 81 for be-
ing drunk.
The wind came from the east yester.
day. Let il blow two or three days
from this direction and there are good
chances for rain.
The matrimonial market was of
last week, 1t is supposed there ar'
is Il decline in the takers.
On yesterday Norwegian made
complaint against Bill Edwards Tor al
rested said Edwards and placed hin
behind the bars in the jail.
: Next Saturday, August 18th, bein
a holy day, services will be con
Quoted at the Church of the Assume
ton by Rev, Father Bhdelon. FurthC
l notice will be made of the service
h through the columns of the EXAMINE
A deputy sheriff arrived in the cit
yesterday from IL Springs, Howar
@ county, having in charge convicte
a prisoner named Horace Smith, who
sentenced to the penitentiary for iiN
years for granddaughter.
The officers are after the drummer
and those who have not got liceu
had better keep u sharp lookout
th3y will be arrested aud have to p,
= fine for not comply Ing with Il
T. laws of the state Ia reference to col
u mercial travellers.
!. Mr.. Joseph Lehman has made sou
= very handsome improvements in fro
- OF his bnilding9 ON North Eigll
street, A wo-story balcony has be
erected and good smooth plank sid
Il walk laid down.
'g There is quite q large number
+ prisoners in the jail, and they amt
themselves while they are resting,
id singing hymns, discussing tho pro
IL bition question and playing old sled
progressive euchre, etc. They are
happy lot of fellows.
! The EXAMINER is IN receipt Of
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-09

invitation to attend parlor meeting
of the Young Ladies' Christian TEN.
perancc Union, at the residence OF
Mrs. NJ. A. Trice, Tuesday evening,
August nth, for which we return
thanks.
Mr.. j. Il. Ivy arrived in this city
yesterday at noon from llillsboro and
appeared before the proper authori'
ties aud had his bond approved. lie
then swore out complaint against
MIR. John S. Napier, Jr,, for false i'm
prisonment, aud had him arrested.
MIR. N. Immediately gave bond In the
sum of $3.50 and was released. Mr..
Ivy also had Dick Hicks, of llillsboro,
arrested OH the same charge. Hicks
gave bond.
Mr.. w. II. Watkins has removed his
business next door to his old stand,
aud is preparing tn receive the usual
very heavy run, which has been the
reward of his untiring zeal to provide
Waco aud vicinity with the best and
latest productions of the literary
world, the recent novelties in station
cry aud bric-a-brack, aud choicest
periodicals, both foreign aud domes-
tic. Call and see his new store.
The following marriage license have
been issued during the past week: j.
ID. Wagner aud Miss Bette keehei Z.
A. Bium aud Miss Alava Petersen;
Geo. W. Brown, Jr. and Miss Hattie
N. Clisbee; John NJ. Moncriet and
Miss Mary Burton; Shedric Willis and
Mrs. Lorena Williams.
Mr.. II. r. Schumacher, the proprietor
of the Bismark saloon, is known all
over the country Tor keeping the best
beer In the market, but this summer
ne has secured II beer that is far SUI
perior to anything of the kind ever
brought to the town before. IL Is
Tony Fausts. Try II.
On account OF the funeral of Gen
eral Grant, yesterday was observed as
holiday by great many people, but
it did not prevent Mike liennessy
from supplying Waco with the bes'
meat possibly to be procured.
The coolest drink of the season II
Tony Fausts beer, always fresh ant
cold at the Bismark saloon.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-09

Tho fat of the land-Uubert O.
thompson aud David Davis.-Puck
Misery-agirl with new dress aud
dent.
Motto of the oleomargarine dealer
for butter or for worse.' Burling.
ton Free Press.
what makesa popular girl, ask
an exchange. We don't know VIVA
she makes, hut we can safely saw tina
IL is something like embroidered ten
mis- caps Boston Post.
IL took six Philadelphia policemen
toget drunken female cook to tn,
station house. She had Just advertis
ed, Place wanted by sober and
ssweet-tempered cook.-Detroit Free
| Press.
a Georgia dog chews gum. When
tlred OF chewing 1t will take the gun
out OF its mouth and stick it tightly
on the top OF its nose with its foot to
Keep from losing it. This Is what
comes of being born in town where
every other female has fought school
at some time IN her lile.-Burlington
Free Press.
Wiggins-"Say, Smidkins, that is a
wonderful dog of yours" Smidkins
Wonderful! WHY "Why, that
dog came around my yard yesterday
and chewed up all the iron he could
iind about the place" "Ob, that's
nothing. lie bit clean through the
check of Chicago drummer the other
day."-Philadelphia Call.
"What Kind nf a man ia hap EnaI
bad or Indifferent "Well, that de-
ponds good deal Oh who tceters on
the other end of the plank with him."
GLOW so, sirF' "Wcll, il you size
him up alongside Judus Iscariot he
looms up middling fair; but when you
come to set him down
between such fellows as you
an me, judge, he dwindle terrible
surprisn'- does, for II fact."-Chi.
cago Ledger.
y colorcd man was hunting house
to move into. lie was talking to some
parties, when one of them spoke up
and asked him if he had paid his rent
to his former landlord. "Yes, sab, he
said, rather hesitatingly. "Can you
get u recommendations "Oh, yes, sab
| can get MIR. Smith, my landlord, to
give me n recommendation" allow do
you know you cany' "Oh, know
can, cause he wants me TO get OUT
Evansville Argus.
An Englishman was obliged to
make some purchases in Paris for his
mother. All went well till he had to
buy pair of garters. lie could not
for the life of him think OF the French
word, and.ho had no dictionary with
aim. He yelled, spluttered and mad,
signs for some time, but the man
wouldn't, or rather couldn't, under
stand him. AT length in despair la
said; "A pair OF 'Iloni soft out mai ,
pense." lie got the garters.-EX.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-09
Smokers prefer Opera Puff because
they do not stick to the lips.

Piles are frequently preceded by
sense of weight III the back, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing
the patient to suppose he has some
affection of the kidneys or neighbor-
ing organs. AT times, symptoms of
Indigestion are present, liatulency,
uueasiness of the stomach, etc. ~
moisture like pcrspiration, producing
very disagrecable itching, after get
ling warm, is II common attendant
Blind, bleeding and itching piles yield
at once TO the application of DIR. Boz
sanko's Pile Remedy, which acts di-
recily upon the parts effected, absorb
ing the tumors, allaying the intense
itching, and cflccting permanent
cure. Price so cents. Address the
DR. Bosanko Medicine Co, Piqua, Co.
Sold by w. a. Williamson " Co.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-09
a SLICK rstIEf.
ne Enters ~ House Ia Daylight an
RuDs ~ OF Natuables.


Mr.. George Helm, roadmastcr on
the 4. ~ 81. l.. railway, who resides
mt the corner of Fifth and Mary
streets, had his house robbed yester-
day afternoon between the hours of
and 8 O'Clock. Mr. Helm was away
from home at the time of the robbery;
Mrs. Helm was lying on the bed
asleep, her mother was in the next
room, and the children were playing
in the back yard. Mrs. IL. awakened
at o'clock and soon missed a hand
pocket, which is made of alligator
hide, and which was lying ON the
bureau in her room; in the the pocket
there was II ladies' gold watch aud
chain, new stem-wlnder, worth
$l65; gold necklace, two pair OF
bracelcts-one pair WAS gold;
two pair of gloves, a gold locket and
other valunbles, all valued at over
$500. Soon after Mrs IL. awoke aud
before she missed the pocket, "A negro
boy, about IL or IL years old, came to
the front door and knocked and her
little son Wen. to see what he wanted
The boy asked if n certain party lived
there, aud being told no. the bo!
Jumped oil the porch and ran out o
the gate down Fifth street. After thu
pocket was missed woman peddleI
came to the house and ON being tolC
about the robbery, said she saw
' white man few minutes before
standing on the corner with some
thing under his arm, and he seeme'
as he did not know which way to &c
but finally walked up Mary street
The officers were notified, but up TO
late hour no arrest had been made.