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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

If the Grand Army veterans had
thought twice, perhaps they would not
have ventured within the circle of Neal
Dow's jurisdiction. Undoubtedly if the
Emperor of Germany or the President of
France should make Portland a call, Mr..
Dow would utilize the opportunity to send
each II bundle of temperance tracts. with
note requesting them to avoid whiskey
and not get drunk while breathing the
air of the Pine Tree State. We believe
in the prohibitory law bat incompetence
is not the only bad thing in the world
Cncharitabeness, evil-surmising and SLAM
der are vices, rs well as intemperance. 1t
was not necessary that anybody in Maine
should assume that a meeting of the
Grand Army would be tipsy revel. 1t
has been often said that there is no good
cause that suffers more from its friends
than temperance and the course of the
extremists in Maine, furnishes Il fresh in
stance. As human nature is constructed,
their action has probably neither cOnduced
to sobriety upon the immediate occasion ;
nor helped the cause of temperance in the
country at large.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

mating element in these cities, the men of
honor and influence, would take hold of
local politics as they do of their own bust
ness
All methods of municipal reform must
fail, and deserve to fail, except that which
is based on the personal effort of the law
abiding and honorable citizens of each
community. Legislatures may tinker
with municipal machinery forever,
without removing the cause of this
evil. So long us the men of the most in
telligence leave local politics to the less
educated and less scrupulous so long will
there be corruption and trouble in NUM-
cpal affairs The corrupt element will
control as long as the better elements per-
mt. If the latter will take hold in earn
est, they can do in any American city
what was done when the Tweed dynasty
was overthrown in New York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
lie W ill.
From the Boston Globe. ]

senator Eimunds may he greatly wor
ried about re election, but il he i, he has
a remarkable way of keeping the fact
from the public. Work continues ON his
new residence at Washington Just as
six years more,
The refrain of IN original poem ON
summer forwarded to this office 10y
"Maude, II mature spnster residing in
Baltimore, runs thus:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

Is IA Chinaman, lawfully residing in this
country, entitled to the protection of the
laws of the land, or not This question
arises in view of the rullianly treatment
which this race suffers at the hands of the
hoodlum element in our large cities, in
the East as well as on the Pacific coast A
few days ago Il numerous attack was
made upon three defructless Cinnamon in
New York city 10y II band Of rowdies, APP
pnrently inspired lE ~ bloodthrsty spite
against the Industrious Monaghan. As
suuiIs upon Chinamen are almost daily Oc-
Curr"uCcs in oar largo cities aud the police
men not only refrain from making arrests
in these cnsc>. btit often it is said. stand
by and watch the "sport' with evident
zest. 1t is time this disgraCeful state of
affairs was amended. If We can not treat
Cinnamon docrntly in this country, we
had better recall our Chinese embassy,
and accept the title the Chinese used to
give us, OF "uutside barbarians'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

magnificent squirt on their BarthOldi
pedestal fund which now exceeds $4,000
The New York Iorjd deserves the credit
of having redeemed the credit of the
American nation, in the eyes of her sister
Rppublic
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

Peru is having lots of trouble As if it
We're not enough for her to be the victim
of Chili's rapacious greed, her citizens are
involved in domestic discussions which
threaten serious revolution within her
own borders
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

A meeting of musicians was held in Lon
don on Monday to discuss the question of
uniform standard of pitch, and 'the
French normal diapason' was finally
adopted as the most satisfactory. Let the
world now tune up
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

Mr.. William l.. Alden who has been ap-
pointed consul general at Rome is the fun
ny man OF the New York Times. lie is,
however, something more than a humor-
ist lie has spent much time in Italy he
speaks its language tluchtly: he is fa-
miliar with the ways of the Italian people,
and is generally well fitted for the place
The TimCs'S support of Mr.. Cleveland.
in the National campaign, undoubtedly
cost its publisher many thousands and
tens of thousands of dollars and though
the Times says nobody connected with the
paper asked for the appointment Of Mr..
Alden, Mr. Cleveland could hardly do less
than acknowledge the services of the
Times, in some such way. Presidents, I'M
like Republics, are sometimes grateful.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

held, the Garden of Eden was prob
ably in the region of Southern MesOpo-
tamia. Other writers and travellers have
located the original Paradise in India and
in Egypt, but it is not likely that an agree
ment Will ever be arrived at by scholars
on this point nor is there any particular
need that there should be.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

ties, nor shirk any labor in order to attain
its end.
This gives fair idea of the man who
cannot be left out of the new British adj
ministration.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

1t was Victor Hugo who said, "The
Nineteenth Century is to be wOman's cen
tury" The women have about fifteen
years left in which to realize this proph
apy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

Mr. Lowell was asked ON his arrival at
Boston, how his successor, Mr.. Phelps,
had been received: every cordially, in
deed, was his reply. He is Il dignficd
courteous gentleman, and will doubtless
become very popular" 1t is understood
that a grand reception will be rendered
Mr.. Lowell at Cambridge at an early day
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26


Shortly after the close of the Civil
War, General james Il. f. Fry, Provost
Marshal of the United States Army, pre-
pared aud presented in his final report, Il
table of the casualties among the troops
of the Union army in the Civil War. civ
ing the losses by death in action, from
wounds, from disease and desertiun.
From the nature Of the case it could only
be Approximately correct. The succeed
ing years have added thousands of names
to the lists of those who gave their lives
for the country and the flag And now
a much fuller able has been prepared by
Mr.. j. w. kirkley, of the Adiutant Gen
erals office at Washington, who is one of
the most Industrious, accurate and valu-
able men in the public service. This
has been given to the public in the col
umns of the army dnd Macy JOurHdl.
1t shows an aggregate of 1854 officers and
3499l2 men, who died in service, of whom
6365 officers and 1903, 61} men were killed in
action or died of wounds. The cOntribu-
ton of Vermont was 5,224 lives, of which
Ga officers and 997 men were killed out
right in action 33 officers and G16 men
died of wounds one officer and IS men
died of wounds in rebel prisons 81 officers
and 3O5l men died of disease-of which
number one officer and 49, men died while
prisoners. AS Vermont sent 30 ,653 men to
the war, the loss of our State in lives, was
little short of one IN SiT-a proportion
far exceeding the average of the army.
and exceeding, SO far as we have eXamin-
ed the table, the proportion of any other
State. New lIampshire's loss was about
one in SCrCn, Names about the same.
Massachusetts one in nine, Rhode Islands
one in fourteen, New York Il little more
than one in nine. General Fry's table
showed that Nermont's proportion Of
deaths in action and from wounds,
was exceeded only by that of Kansas.
The present table shows that the aggregate
of deaths from all causes among the
Kansas troops We're considerably smaller
than among those of Vermont. \ full
comparison, will probably show, that Yer
mont gave more lives to the cause Of the
Union, in proportion to the number
of troops furnished for the war, than any
other State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

On the first day of July the treaty under
which Americ ms share in the fisheries on
the coast of the British Provinces expires
by limitation, and the Dominion people
see plenty of trouble ahead. If they had
been less grasping in eXacting payment
for the privilege, in former years, and
more willing to cultivate a true recipro
city, instead of trying to make all they
could out of us, under the treaties which
have lapsed and that which is about to
lapse, they would now be less anxious
The United States government was com
PEELED to pay sir millions for the privi
lege of fishing on the banks, though the
Dominion of Canada secured privileges
under the treaty, which were probably
equal in value to all they conceded. The
transaction did not pay, for this country :;
and we shall now probably wait till we get
ready, before inviting fresh negotiations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

Two sentimental journeys" have re
Gently been performed-the voyage of the
Bartholdi statue of Liberty to our shores,
and the return of the old Liberty Bell
fromNew Orleans to Philadelphia. Page
antry, poetry and elOquence have exhaust
ed themselves upon both of these events.
1t is plain that the American people think
as much of the great principle upon which
our nation is founded as they ever did,
and that the spirit of '7G still glows warm
in the hearts OF the third and fourth gen
Grafton.
A special dispatch to the Boston Post
says: The President has refused to re
move Collector Wells of Burlington, Vt,
unless definite charges are preferred
against him and sustained. Secretary
Manning desires that Mr. b, b. Smallcy
shall be appointed at once, and if it is true
rs is asserted by Mr.. Hiram Atkins and
other Vermont Democrats, that Welis has
used his Office for political purposes, and
that he is partner in Il Burlington i'm
porting house, Mr.. Smalley can have the
Office, but his friends must make and srs-
tain the charges. The President will not
act without proof
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

The Chicago Tribune explains that the
House of Lords which rose and bowed
as Minister Phelps departed after testify
ing before it, was only 'the group of law
lords, who know something about such
business and that the great body of the
House We're not there. That was proba-
bly, so. When the House of Lords is sit
ting as a Court of Appeals, in law cases,
commonly only the law Lords are present.
Nevertheless the law Lords commonly
know what they are about; and maintain
the dignity of their body; and when the
Lord High Chancellor invited Mr. Phelps
TO a seat with the body of the House it was
Il high compliment, all the same.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

The new administration has removed
one Democrat for cause. This was Meade
the shotgun postmaster of IIazchurst,
Mississippi. He was asked to resign,
when his connection with the Copiah
massacre became too notorious to be over
looked, declined to do so, and has now
been removed by Col. Villas. This was
the right thing under the circumstances,
no doubt; but 1t would have been Il good
deal better thing not to have trusted so
implicitly to Congressman Barksdale's re-
commentator at the beginning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

The Washington Post. which is Demo
cratic organ, protests against the
present "star chamber methods of inyes-
tgation and of preferring charges against
Washington clerks I'm the following vigor-
Gus fashion: "Such methods ilourished in
the days of Torquemada. But civilization
has long ago condemned them, and every
fibre of IA freeman'S heart protests against
their restoration. The transfer of the GOV
eminent To the Democracy can be effected
without resOrting to methods so unwholc-
some and abhorrent. This practice of in
terminating prosecuting and condcmning
Republican otliceholdcrs, trying them
without hearing, and casting them out
branded with II nameless crime, is the
most repulSive thing to which our politics
has given birth. If persisted in it will dis
gust and ALLEVIATE every manly soul, and it
Will bury its authors and contrivers
fathOms deep in Odium.n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

Gen. Grant is of revolutionary parcn
tage and his sons are descendants of sol
diers of the revolution on both their
fathers and mothers side "When Gen.
Anthony Wayne stormed stony Point.
said Col. Frederick Grant, as the train
which was conveying the General and his
family to Saratoga, passed that point,
my great grandfather, Captain Dent.
was commander of the fOrlorn hope and
when they reached the walls he had his
men stand on each others shoulders and
then the captain scaled the rampant over
their backs and stood on the wall and pull
ed his men up one by one, over the human
ladder. They then decended and opened
the gates of the fortress and let in Wayne's
men," The General inclined his head and
smiled family at the relation of the Incl
dent; land up here at Ticonderoga," con
tinued the Colonel, fathers great grand
father and his brother were killed in the
French and English war about l754" 1t
is be hoped the young men will yet prove
themselves worthy of such lineage.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

There is on exhibition in London Il
painting by Mr. Loves Dickinson entitled
"Gordons Last Watch.' 1t represents
the hero standing aloneupon the ramparts
of Khartoum, his Bible and field glass in
his hands and look of death expecting
reverie upon his face. lfthe recent rumor
that Gordon is not dead, but prisoner in
the hands of the Mahdi should happen to
prove true he may yet have an opportun
ity of seeing just how he looked before he
died.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

The ten finest buildings in this country
according to the majority vote gwen in
the Boston AmcricdH lrcIiUCct, are
Trinity church, Boston; the capitol at
Washington; W. X. Nanderbilt's house,
Trinity church, and the Jefferson Market
Court house, New York; the city hall,
Hartford; city haul and State capitol, Al
bany; Sever hail. Cambridge, Mass, and
town hall, North EIston, Mass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

The "Odlum suicide still continues to
be popular method of shutting off this
mortal coil. Thomas Knott, Cincinna-
ii stone cutter, is the latest would-be vic
tim. He jumped from the suspension
bridge over the Ohio river, on Tuesday,
l0j feet into the water below, and, strange
ly enough, escaped unhurt. 1t is curious
how fate defeats entirely different pul-
poses with the same agencies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

Next to reaching the North Pole the
great ambition of modern travellers seems
to be to discover the site of the ancient
Garden of Eden. The most romantic
book which has been published within the
past year, SCARED to the truly poetical
conception Of identifying the Garden of
Eden with the Pole, thus uniting the fas-
cinations Of both these geographical mys-
tcries. DR.. Ward, just home from his cX-
ploratons in the East, in an interview
published in the New York Hcruld, reit-
crates the opinion which he, in common
with other Biblical scholars, has long
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

Mr.. X. ii. StOddard, the poet, is fond of
compliments. He has waited patiently
for the newspapers to take their turns at the
little laudatory crank, and now announces
that he will not accept the Athens con
sulship. because it was not what he asked
for, and is not as good place as he wants.
The papers may now as well take it all
back, till something good enough can be
found for Mr.. Stoddard.
The jury in the Buddensiek case return
ed "A verdict of guilty of manslaughter
against the deathtrap builder. The penal
ty is confinement from one to fifteen years
i'll the State prison. The public and es-
peclally the New York public, is to be
congratulated on the result. Othcr build
ers will see whether there is any lime in
their mortar after this-for a while.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-19

King Ban who showed q mile in 1:4e. The nelrmt y,
was made in So seconds and the three,quarirrs ~
1:2O Yesterday morning gave Tecumson MS 1 o
no did IL In l:48& making the last Qusrtei y, %
seconds This think Is the best mile Oh the year 30
Tecunseh Is colt Of which great things were pc &
last year. With such work as this now Ills aaniioi' "
likely TO get recompensed this year ~.
done by Mr. Kellys dleneg colts, one brones 70
the Heiiotrope colt. and the Lisbon My BaroesJ,
on Wednesday afternoon took them ont ana thoy
him half mile In 52&- with sieh lnoto' the
this there will be some lively progress, u, 80 80
Juvenile Mr. Kelly has always had an especlsa lanes
for twoyearolds. and with such youngsters ~ 80
now handles for him the cap ought 10 pe gi,o
ibe fore frequently on the Y c. this year the HeV
trope colt Wi hers candidate, Is fine animal Anu IL
doing very well Indeed. ...a ., revia
Appleby & Johnson's horses are quartcreo w 10 ,he
Stewards place, about quarter OF a inlle rpn Va
track Jack Of Hearts is In the pink OF conalton anu
looks better than be looked before AIsr
when he was backed from % TO TO 20 10 TOT .io
Suburban. KNIGHT OF Ellersie however, mas vvv
stopped In his work He went lame on MONDAY q,
and although there is nothing serious stewart
best To lot up on him little while GoaIeioM 'n
dark Withers candidate, looks well. Dut LOT 70
big horse he IL, standing TO- pa,,.rd
INT he is understood and deficient In back rios Iuco
is promising and old Mammonist will probably win many
dash yet The two-ycar-ods iook sono
what backward. Several OF them went lame IN theI
early work and Stewart wise and careful trainer th' Ii"
Is, is not hurrying them. ,,., -, ,ha
Falsetto- Orauge Girl hly from MT. Jofnsons ia.n,
Greenland looks and moves we'll Holder one Oh INC
Mortemer casos from Rancocas - slasnns DS oOi''
but hardly early bird
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-19
AN ASHAgTEE 0EHTLEMAy.


The Ashanti gentleman has neither a Nat nose, noA
thick lips ebony skin. To tshe B0sso0nog0
specimen he is not darker than many spanlards has
features OF the European east and that prodes
I'm the manner admired oy French people, aud called
de,fF de tete His Dress when prisoner, saw
him is miracle OF taste, unequaied the Roman
toga vanished. One siuge pece of cloth it cotton
print, home spun and home dyed. Your native gente-
man whether from west, would not condesceud
to wear sus and he Is coDspcuously right.
TO Bossoonogo was 10 see picture OF antique grace
IL was a marvel how he kept clean that sheet OF
cotton adorned with blue arabesques aud flowers on
white ground. Nothing else did he by day except
the breech cou" frDged with silk the ends which
fell below his knees At night he rolled IL round him. and
so slept the stienins never went out OF It, and 10
folds were al ways statuesque He looked SWELL every
inca bright and wholesome and courteous, though tied
by his wrist and trudgng barefoot through the mud
when permitted the Of o carriage hammock
dnstead OF walking chained to common soldier Bos-
soouogo stepped INTO his conveyance with courteous
bow toward the marine; through my interpreter ne
regret that circumstances over which he had
no control forbade him to reward Private Smith o- his
uniform consideration etc. The face OF that gallant
soldier when he thoroughly mastered tits parting shaft
OF politeness, did ore good to see. -why-whyI" he
sald thus nigger-he-oh, blow iii" Words would not
come To hun fitting to describe his sentiments. saw
MIN again DAYS after with his remaining eaptves
still in tow. Private smith had changed into Thought
mi man; The subimity OF Ashanee manners had over
powered him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-19
A PRACTICAL GIRL.

Philadelphia Press
rree, Burdett's father llsnOis farmer, win
ad arm OF perhaps. 200 arres. but without any ons
10 share his abors inherit his estate he aseorhlhsy
brought up his daughter Heien very r aSs bespsx
yery Intelligent ami with decided taste Tor out door
life and she very attained rel utatoh Tor JUG
and for knowledge second 70 that of no farmer ~
siork raiser In the vicinity. When she Was eighteen
ysars old her father die and 1t seemed necessary that
she should carry on the place loF a. e1s' sr.
accordingly planted under her direction ana cue wsns
out to e1y as her father usually went q, tnas
season She purchased slxty-hye head of steerss
nastured them during summer aud sold them AT inc
and of the season &C clear profit Of exactly @iooo sno
knew every kind of land on the farm every men % .as
with IT, Every man IN the vicinity understood taat ss
thoroughly Intelligent In her bs ana sa.. nam
would be useless to try TO ovefreach bef one maus
when questioned about her. remarked ia tle ~
OF tie country, There amt man IN the Sa.e ss 20
up herd OF steers rs close as sue eau ,m Se Mss
says she him ut bargain every s.e' o 81, in
Helen Burdett Is modest ana ial a. az; -
the United states The Grover aa m9, .,nIx int sts
under,tood cattle and could tell their points ve'o'
When Hsien was fourteen years Old her faths ssss
,.r nsrnssion 10 20 and buy cow for hersril. ~
vent forth alone and independent, pousn' ho' S"'
came home leading it By the rope, ,,v..,ment IT
Her eov proyed TO be au excellent
rnew aid her father triumphanty, una, sue vousa
pics out . better one than couiu my 'e'' ~
sue nss Of Mia. Helen Burdet stands before me- az
vr,,s Rut she IA Helen Burdet no lonser. wealthy
young farmer from tue far West Sse sS %srr,r her
nell asu 1 npss and farm sold Mt auction sue
the sale and II was ccmI etsd mos,
n is,,s Ia taken in her wedding dress ana the pcs
s,.r fbouxhtfnl face would Indicate TO TIE umni.
tiated student possibly an artist or .n.es
a suspect this elesanty attirei ana , ="
v,unr woman Of being thorough FARMER ara ~ e~iS
stock-raiser. tell you saia Keen or. I"s' -
has watched her presIess from early girim"ss" SO
lucky man tai Ests Heisn hnrJsN lot ga c,n,s M
1 snly take her advice, inside OF nva v~A'>'