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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-02
March April May

When the weather grows warmer, that
extreme tired feeling, want Of appetite,
dizziness, languor, and lassitudc, alilict
almost the entire human family, and scrof-
ula and other diseases caused by humors,
manifest themselves with many. 1t is i'm
possible to throw off this debility and expcl
hunors from the blood without the aid Of a
reliable medicine like Hoods Sarsaparilla.
81 could not sleep, and would get up in
the morning with hardly life enough to get
out Of bed. ! had no appetite, and my
face would brca., out with pimplcs. | bought
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-02

At no OIhrr ScaSOn IS inc system 50 sus-
ccrtiblc to the beneficial effects of re-
liable tonic and inyigorant. The impure
state Of the blood, the dcrangcd digestion,
and the weak condition of the body, caused
by its long battle with the cold, wintry
blasts, all call for the reviying, regulating
and restoring Influences so happily and
effectively combined in Hoods Sarsaparilla
Hoods Sarsaparilla did me a great deal
of good. ] had no particular disease, but
was tired ont from ovcrwork, and it toned
me up" MRS G.. L. SIMMONS, Cohoes, n. Y
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-02
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
EVENTS AND OCCURRENCES IN OUR
OWN STATE.
House and OutbuiIdings Destroyed by
Fire in jaw.

NORTH TROY, March ga house and
outbuildings with their contents on Il. a.
Chases farm, in Jay, were burned this
afternoon. Loss 5000, partially insured.
Trying to Burn the Village of Brandon.
A determined attempt was made Thurs
day night to burn the entire business por-
ton of Brandon. About II O'Clock it was
found that "A fire had been set in the rear
of a store in the large scale works build
ing among barrels and boxes. Candle
wick saturated with kerosene oil had been
freely used The fire was discovered in
time to be easily eXtuguished. About
O'Clock second attempt was made and
but for the vigilance of the night watch
man it would have succeeded. This time
the fire was set inside the store. 4 light
ed lamp was found under large quantity
Of matches one of the lunches had been
drawn from the shelf 50 rs to he directly
over the lamp. When discovered by the
Waterman the bunch of matches was al
ready ON fire. The Brandon house, scale
works and the business blocks ON Main
and Centre streets are in the immediate
vicinity The authorities are thoroughly
aroused.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-02

combined road scraper and grader
The quarres of the Lairds at st. Johns
bury are closed on account of snow, and
I they have been unable to yet granite with
which to fill orders.
While George SHrmay of Monkton was
assisting III moving blacksmith shop one
uaN la~l week the chimney fell off, strk-
lhG him ON the head and injuring him So
vercly
The following patents are announced :;
a. u. B4tler, st. Adams, garment sup
| porter; Josiah ID Whitney, Brattrboro:
manufacture of reeds for musical instru-
ments
| The telephone company whose lines run
/ from Island Pond through Morgan.
/ charleston, and Holland to Derby Line,
/ have Just settled mp tor the past year and
/ after paying all expenses have Il surplus
Of SO.
While w. j. skinner was handling slabs
of marble IN the old Clement mill at Cen
! tire Rutland Wednesday, he drove the
croNbar he was using most through his
/ foot, between the toes and the aukle max
| inS very ugly wound.
The members of the Golden Fleece polo
! team Of Montpelier have been furnished
/ with tive gold medals, duplicates OF the
/ one winch they secured at the recent polo
! tournament in Burlington. They were
made III New York city.
Chauncey s Walker, foreman of the
f.. ~ I. Fairbanks ~ COS. machine shop
at st. nsbury, began his 42d year Of
| continuous service for the company March
20, having occupied the position of fore
man for 30 years.
Chief Justice Royce and Associate
Judges Carpenter and Thompson have
appointed Hon. George A. Ballard Of
| Fairfax states attorney, to succeed George
| W. BurleSon, who resigned lately to ac-
cept the appointment as deputy collector.
| at st. \ bans
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-02

II "A Wnlln "a
unknown
4 new Catholic school building is to be
erected in Rutland.
i y Grain drno,,ist of Rutland il set
thing in insolvency.
There wore IA DEATHS If Lirths and On
MARRIAGES in Fairhuyru i'm 1SS5
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There were 9lN letters sent ont from
the Barre postolllce Monday, and G3O re-
ceINe"'
Orson Butler, Il boy OF fourteen years of
age, VINO resides III plymouth, weighs 3Ol
pounds.
Ihe Windsor cornet band has Just Sc
Iected some new uniforms that Will cost
over $500.
Postmaster Child> is trying to have the
government Introduce the street letter
box system IN braitlehoro.
! Charles l.. Fisher Of Washington has
left ny his will $1,000 to Mrs. Emma j. Xull
of BrattleHoro.
Thrre have been lbs fourth class post
masters removed in Vermont under the
present administration.
/ Captain HIawlcy Is at work with a gang
of men getting the Maquam IN order for
/ the opening of NAVIGATION.
Tbt closing Of mi. term next lime will
! counrl.tn tb, t,,.ntiotI, VAN, If tL. Bn,,.
| dolph Normal school.
\ movement lool,ino ia fine establish
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-02

HhLL'S HONEY is the best Cough Cure, %, Soc 81
GLEHN's SULPHUR SOAP heds and beauties, 25c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Coms & Bunion,, 25c.
HILLS HAIR & WHIsKER DYE-Black & Brown, SOC.
PIXIES T0oTHACHE DROPS cure in 1 Minute, 25c.
DEANS RHEUMATIC PILLS are a sure cure, SOC.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-02

NEW YORK, March 3o.-Hcnry Ia,hne's
resignation a. vice president Of the toard
of aldermen was accepted to-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-02

For seven years, spring and fall, I had
scrofulouS sores come out on my legs, and
for two years was not free from them at
all. | suffered very much. Last May ] began
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, and before | had
taken two bottles, the sores healed and the
humor left me- c. A. ARNOLD, Arnold, Me.
"Thcrc is no blood purifier equal to Hoods
Sarsdpdrilla." T.. PHELPS Rochester ~
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20
THE NEW YORK PRESS.

The Times this morning contains an article
on Gas Rates in Washington" which, under
the existing monopoly, 1t considers exorbi-
tantly high. The history of the company, II
says, is 1.-THE old story-a very valuable pub
lie franchise freely granted by the people, the
establishment OF gas monopoly, citizens
plundered for the enrichment of ring of
stockholders and remedial legislation pre-
vented by the exercise of the companys in
huence." The dividends show that an at
tempt should be made to secure reduction
of existing rates, and according to expert tes.
timony the cost of gas in Washington should
be less than sixty-tive cents. The rate pro,
posed by 1.-THE Peoples Gas Company Is
ninety cents, and the Times says: "If gas can
be made and delivered In Washington for
sixty-ive cents, rate of ninety cents would
pay a fair profit, and fair profit Is all that
should be allowed to company monopoizing
the gas business In a city and operating upon
franchise procured from the people with
out cost"
The World favors the election of Aldermen
on a general ticket and suggests that the As.
tors, Belmonts, Tffanys, Thurbers and others
of that class, should consent to serve the pub
lie in such capacities.
The HeIdld, in view of the fact that Con-
gress has never made satisfactory tariff
bill, advises that the Secretary of the Treas
ury be instructed to report such bill by the
18th of December next as he would recon-
mend and would guarantee To execute.
The SIN objects to the family system of zap.
pointing cadets which has so long obtained,
and believes that Mr., Cleveland should have
departed from the example of his predeces-
sors and refused to appoint either TO the Mill
tary or Naval Academy any son Of an army
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20
WASHINGTON. MARCH 20, 1886.
ruE PACIFIC RAILROAD DEBT.

The great overland railroad COM
panics--thc Union Pacific and Central
Paciiic-earned $3.50, 900, 900 last year.
Their roads were built entirely on
credit. They have borrowed $780,.
100000 from the world s money lenders
and S61 900, 600 from the United States,
total Of 5000, 10000 Although this
was more than enough to build the
roads twice over, they issued Sl2O,-
100000 of stock, without price, to their
own inner rings, the one known as the
Credit Mobiier and the other as the
Contract and Finance Company.
These side companies were made up
of the directors of the two railroad
companies, and out of sheer kindness
TO the stockholders, they thus built
$780, ,0O0, 900 worth of railroad for
$500 100000. This snug margin of
$220, 100000 of clear profit must not
be drawn upon to reimburse the Gov.
ernment The railway magnates
cleared s1OO,0OO,0O0 in bonds and
S120,OO0,00O in stock by their great en-
terprise in procuring legislation. They
and those on whom they have unloaded
stock and bonds must absorb the
$40 0,000,000 of annual earnings (after
eXpenses) in dividends on the matured
stock, and interest on the over-issue of
bonds, but the United States cannot be
paid interest on Its bonds until they
mature, because the railway attorneys
drew the act granting aid so artfully
that no interest is due until then.
But what then? These two compa-
MES, thus indebted to the Government,
put their assets at $3.50, 100000. Their
Indebtedness, both sham and real, is
only S200,000.000. OF course, when
their little debt of S61 100000 to the
United States falls due they will in.
stantly settle, with the accumulated
interest. This will be between 1905
and 1899, an average of eleven years
from now. But they are begging at
the doors of Congress for eighty gears
in which to pay this debt. They have
found grace in the sight of the Ju-
dietary Committee of the Senate, and
ii has reported bill to grant the de-
sired extension. The plea is that the
railroads will be bankrupt If they are
made to pay when the debt is due, and
that as it is only secured by second
mortgage it will be better to take what
ever the companies choose to consent
to than lose all by having the road sold
out to pay the first mortgage bonds.
Why does not the Government do as
any private creditor would under such
mstances-dcmand the appoint
ment of receiver, who shall see how
much of the $40,000,O00 annually
earned is honestly applied, and lei
Uncle Sam have some that is now paid
out as dividends on stock that cost
nothing and interest on bonds repre-
senting no loan. If out of property
of $i30,000.000 created without cost
out of Government bounty, the people
cannot have their loan of S61 900, 900
paid with interest, eleven years from
now, and take good security for it
too, it will be because they have les,
jealous representatives in Congress
than have the railway kings.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Says the Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune: "Representa-
tive Collins of Massachusetts is one of
the brightest and cleanest men in the
House. His ability and diligence are
conceded by everybody. There are
only two classes of men, said Mr.. Col.
Inns, the other day, who can afford to
remain in political life, one is the
paupers and the other the very rich
men. Those who in civil and private
occupation are not able to make more
than from 81 800 to $4,000 ayear can af-
ford to be elected TO Congress, because
that is a promotion in their financial
condition. Those who are possessed of
large fortunes can enter political life,
because they can afford to entertain So
cially. But take professional man,
who, when he enters political life, en-
joys an income of say $4,000 and let
him come to Congress and be elected
for three or four terms and when n
tidal wave comes and he is not returned
by his constituents where does he find
himself? His former business is all
SOHC duIl lc Has W DcBlH lllc uucW. IL
he is content to serve only one or two
terms in Congress he can then return
home, pick up the threads of his for
mer business and by diligent attention
to his private interests acquire in a few
years competence for his wife and
children. Now that is just what pro-
pose to do.
~
Senator Jones of Nevada, chatting
with reporter of the New York
Tribune the other day, about the linan
cial question, said "Those people in
New York city who assume to know
all about finance really do not know
the first principles of it, They want
us to come down to gold standard,
WhyY Because that would give the
few possessors of gold an almost abso-
lutte control of the country, for good
or Ill. We do not need gold at all.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20
NINETEEN.


She Is nineteen to-day. Nineteen, that Is all !
The birds IN the meadow re-echo the call,
The red and the white roses nod TO the day,
The lilies bow low in their stateliest way,
The bluest Of heavens bend over and down
TO place In her tresses the marvellous crown
OF life full of promise-a golden time
With the poem Of being In melodlous rhyme.
There isn't thorn on the young roses stem
Entwined IN the beautiful diadem
of the hopeful years; nor ever sigh
To feet with It's gray the blue of the sky;
Nor. ever tear drop that falls from the
hours
TO touch with its sorrowful dew the flowers;
And life IS sweet living, and living Is life,
With hope and ambition and energy rife
With faith still mistaken, with doubt still
untaught,
The future lies open-unwoven, unwrought;
There swing golden threads and there hang
silver strands,
Awaiting the weaving Of Destiny's hands;
A world of the good and the true lies between
The wrinkles of seventy, the bloom OF nine
teen.
-lWill j. hampton, in the Chicago Current.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

every hour with an average loss of
81 1896. Ten hotels were consumed
weekly, with loss of Sl,0OO,0OO per
year. Barns and stables were reduced
TO ashes at the rate of fifty per week,
causing loss of $4,000 for that time.
Every other day a lumber yard was
swept away at a cost of $4,000 each.
Forty-four cotton factories, the loss in
each case being $2S,000 forty.threo
wooden mills at $4,000 each, forty
two chemical works at $4,000 each,
fortytwo boot and shoe factories
$4,000 each-were destroyed during
the year. Five month was the thea.
ire average and $4,000 the average
cost One hundred and thirty court
houses went up in flames and they each
cost about 100000.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20
EDUCATIONAL.

NPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, COR.
- 9th and ID sts n wa practical business
education that qualities young men and wo-
men to support themselves and successfully
perform the active duties of life. Thorough
instruction given in rapid writing, the English
book Keeping, business practice, commercial
law, political economy, stenography and type
writing. Regular day and evening sessions re-
sumed Tuesday, September, /, at o m and
year or quarter on and after Monday, August
"a. A full corps of teachers. Illustrated Cir
cnlar,. giving full information, sent free on ap'
HENRY @. SPENCER, Principal.
Mrs. SARA SPENCER, VlcePrncipal.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

The stuff that has been going the
rounds derogatory to the good manners
of Mr.. Stallo, the American Minister to
Rome, is evidently manufactured for q
purpose. In itself it is simply incredi-
bic. Judge Stallo is too well known in
this country as scholar and gentle.
man 10 be injured by the common
slanderer. 1t may be, as the Atlanta
Constitution says, that the whole trouble
consists in the fact that che will not
allow himself to be led around by the
nose by parcel of American nunkeys
in Rome" The more probable theory
is that the attacks on Stallo, like sim
liar ones on other of our diplomatic
representatives abroad, are part and
parcel of concerted war on the State
Department. In every single instance,
however the bungling conspirators
have succeeded only in waking up the
wrong passengers.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

THE House of Lords has adopted a
motion favoring the opening Of
museums and libraries on Sundays.
The House of Lords is not supposed to
care much for the advancement of the
masses of the English people, not one
tenth part as much as Congress is sup
posed to be interested in the welfare of
the American people, and yet no efforts
are made by Congress to throw open
the Congressional Library, the Botani
cal Garden, the Smithsonian Institution
and the National Museum on Sundays
when the great majority of the resi-
dents of the city could have the bcne.
fit of them.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

THE members of the House who op.
pose paying n pension to Mrs. Hancock
appear to think that because General
Hancock was unable to save money
enough out of his salary in twenty
years to leave his family in comfortable
circumstances. therefore, the widow
must depend on public charity for sup.
port and deserves no consideration from
Congress whatever. We may be mis-
taken about it, but that looks to THE
CRITIC like rather sordid and small
bored statesmanship. Mr.. Price says
that the practice of giving pensions in
such cases is obstructive of American
manhood" AS there were only four
members who voted against the bill, it
is gratifying to learn that the work of
destruction is not progressing at a very
rapid rate.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

THE Treasury Department has issued
circular announcing that the duty on
jumping-jacks is 35 per cent. ad
valorem. We suppose that this duty
is levied upon jumping jacks of foreign
manufacture on the ground that do
mestic gymnastic toys constitute an
infant industry and therefore need pro-
lection,
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20
AN AWFUL EPISODE.

AN AWFUL EPlSODE
= II Was u fortunate thing, perhaps.
that Senator Edmunds was absent from
the Senate yesterday. Senator Sher-
man was true to his record of doing
something awfully shocking whenever
The Vermont Senator has q cold and
stays at home. If Mr.. Edmunds had
not had the influenza there Is no tell
ing what might have been the effect
of Senator Sherman's action. 1t might
have prccipitated an attack of syn
cope; it certainly would have thrown
the Senator into a good sized fit.
Mr.. Sherman, as President pro tenn
pore of the Senate, actually handed to
the clerk to be read communication
from the President which was in an
swer to motion adopted in the star
chamber session of the Senate. The
clerk had read portion of it before
its tremendously mysterious character
was developed. Then the Mortified
Mr. Sherman yanked 1t back in ahurry,
as though his life depended upon the
convulsive energy of his yauk
With Sherman and Blackburn thus
jumping into the arena Of open sessions
with secret session matter, the pillars
of the constitution and other sacred
things threaten to tumble. Senator
Edmunds would certainly be warranted
in asking for committee Of three to
make an investigation of all communi-
cations to the Senate before they are
read and TO pump each individual SEN
ator in advance as to what he is going
10 say, before he says it, in order that
nothing of an executive character may
come out in the open glare of the gal
leries. At any rate that cold in his
head was very lucky thing for Yer
mont and her Senator,
THE proposed amendment to the
Constitution, relative to Inauguration
Day, suggested by Robert G. Winthrop,
resuggested by Horatio King, promul,
gated by THE WAsHNGToN CnITIc,
and introduced in the Senate by Mr.. In
gals, is received with appreciation
everywhere. 1t is Il matter that ought
TO be disposed of at the present session,
so the legislatures of the several States
may have time to act on II and the next
President bo inaugurated on the 3Oth
of April instead of the 4th of March.
THE insurance companies present
some very interesting statistics about
fires in this country. They estimate
that during last year dwelling houses
were burnad nj the rate of one
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

THE insurance companies present
some very interesting statistics about
fires in this country. They estimate
that during last year dwelling houses
were burned az the rate of one
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

WE learn with pleasure that Colonel
Henry Watterson is rapidly recovering
his strength. lie has decided to make
a European trip and will sail for Lon.
don about the first of May, accompa-
MED by the Star-Eycd Goddess of Re =
form and the good wishes of a host of
friends.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

7 OST-At Abner's. on March 1, Two
IL bracelets; one with mOnograms, the
other with sea beans A reward win be given
If returned to Q07 N 81 n W.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20
FOR EXCHANGE.

w ANTED-TO EXCHANGE NEW STOVES
w for old ones at Buffers Stove Exchange,
or % no Day. I Stoves v Sc exchaSesd Tor Toceries. al %
Old stoves bought.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

VXTANTED-Ladies to Know that Our
w new spring fashion book "The Bazaar
Dressmaker,n Is now ready: price zoe; by mail
25c. 0ppenheimer's 52S 9th st n W.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

DKOCHE, THE W ELI-K * NOWN PISO-
ID fesslonal French Cook, invites his pat
rons to call and try good Table d Lote
ported Claret included ST. 20 meal tickets
FOR $40. / am ready now to satisfy the most
fastidious gourmet IN Washington.
Theatre, dining-rooms IN stairs. Strictly
first class In every respect for ladies and gen.
tlemen. A la Carte all day. Dinner Parties,
Balls. Receptions, etc, at short notice.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

nRAWlNG AND PAINTING The
~ best and cheapest place to learn draw
OF Fine Arts corner 18th st anil N Y ave; al
commencing Immediately will be received at
half-prlce children's Saturday class $40 per
year; classes after O'Clock for those in the
Departments.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

There is one fact in connection with the
late steamer Oregon which may furnish
food for consolation; She's English, you
know.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

Rev. Mr.. Beecher, in a speech at Delmon-
ico's on st. Patrick's day, said; "Nothng
can any longer be done in corner" Has
the reverend gentleman been dabbllng In
pork or wheat?
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

Mr.. IIowclls says he will not write a
novel of Washington life, but will leave the
work to be done by some newspaper CORE
spondent. We would suggest as novel
subject: "The Overworked Congressman;
or, the Story of an IDEAL"
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20

A rich X street girl with a poor sweet
heart says she wants to be appointed adj
ministratrix de Ledu-nis non.
The Washington critic., 1886-03-20
IS IOHN'S" RESTAURANT,
u SAM ORRTSON PROP

Formerly Of Leesburg, Va),
Corner Seventh and ID streets northwest.
pin, Fish, Game, Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
The establishment has been remodeled, re-
fitted, restocked and in complete running
order. The celebrated Bumgardner Whisky q
specialty.