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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
WILL PRESENTED
Estate of James ID. Hyde.

STATE OF VERMONT In Probate Court,
Grand Isle District S. within and i Tor said said
district, ontho 18th day of December, a. ID.
1855.
An instrument, purporting to be the last
VIII and Testament of James ID. Hyde, late OF
Gran Isle in said district, deceased, being
presented 10y James \. Brown the Executor
therein named, for Probate, it Is ordered 10y
said Court, that all persons concerned therein
he notified 10 appear AT II session thereof, to
he held at the Probate Onicc i'm North Hero in
said district, on the 9Th day of January a. u.
1856 AT ~ O'Clock, IN the forenoon, and show
ouusc. il any they have, against the probate
ordered, that this order bc published three
weeks successfully in the burlington Free
Press II newspaper printed at burlington in
this state, previous to said time Of hearing.
21wJw ATTEST, +. j, HAZEN. Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
Politics Too Much For Him.

A lady on Fifth Avenue New York, quick
ly summon, Il Il doctor:
"Oh, doctor, my husband is nearly dead.
He attended Il caucus last night. He made
four spec hes and promised to be with his
fellow citizens again to-day. But oh, doe
tor, he looks nearly dead
HAS he been in politics long,
mo, only last year. He worked hard toi
flames MCCHuay's election"
"IIe will get well, madam He has a stom-
ach for any disease, If he worked for him "
Political life, of hort or long duration, Is
very cxhaustinR, rs is evident frOm the great
mortality which prevails among public men
Ex L. S Senator -. K. Bruce, who has been
long in public life, says:
"The Othc day, when stepping into car at
n crossing, found DR.. WITHIN, VINO eyed
me up and down in surprised way, remark
ing:
"Why Senator, how well you look "
"Wcll. | feel prctY'well,' answered.
The doctor uttered an ncrcdulous reply
when the senator frankly told him in ans
wcr to an inquiry, that it wa Warmers safe
cure which accomplished for him what the
pr sion had tulcd to do. Sc atOr Bruce
says his friCudS are very much HstOniShcd al
this revelation of power hc GiUbC.
Overwhelmingly Defeated.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
Lord Churchill's scheme.

LONDON, Jan. 3, 49, Lord Randolph
Churchill has submitted to the cabinet Il
proposition for the reform of the admins
tration of government in Ireland. The
scheme is supported by the Earl of earn
aVOrd, lord lieutenant of Ireland and by
Baron AshbOurne, ord-chancellor. The
project involves the abolition of the vice
royalty and castle executive and the
placing of Ireland on the same footing a-
Scotland, having secretary in the cab
met If the cabinet adopts the measure
it will be presented to Parliament together
with the scheme for local government
already decided upon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
THE CHILD ACTRESS.
An Opera Singers Life and the
Hardship il. Contains.
How Little Corinne Lives and Pre-
serves Her Wonderful Vitality,
An Interesting Interview
(Boston Globc.)


A year ago the public were startled over
the announcement that little "Corinnc," the
child actress. had been arrested 10y the New
York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children. Such. indcc was the case and
the little girl was detained for several days,
Nntl the authorities granted her Il release.
While i'll court She showed such unusual pow
crs of mind und training, even rep, ating the
evening prayer she had been taught. that the
judge instantly released her, fuzzy convinced
that the greatest care and no cruelty had he en-
bestowed upon her Since then little COrinnc
has grown both III stature and COmplish
mcnts, has charmed thousands by her vol g
ana actions, ana is to hr sent to Europe next
year to complete her musical education. Her
mother is Mrs Jennie kunbull, who was Il
former member of the Boston Museum Com
puny, ana who takes the greatest possible
prIdc IN her littlc daughters career. In con-
VersatiUn recently he said:
~ on can have llttlC ca how careful it is
necessary to bc in tn pro csslOn in order to
preserve unc'SC institution and health. We
nave been playing all SUNNI +, ANA during
some OF the hottest nights 1t seemed almost
Impossible 10 go through the performance. |
watched turlnn", more. carefully than ! do
myself and am happy to say we IRE in per-
rect health ana spirits. owe most OF this to
the use OF ilOptOmc, which have been TAX
ing quite freely. There is something about
TINS remedy that 10 remarkable in giving tone
and strength to the system. suppUsc 1t
must he tho PcptOniIcd beef, which, they say.
! Is one of its Ingredients and which contains 50
| much albumcu. At al events it has done
| El'il lIlnBS LOT NOflllnc as wei as my SCH
! When you consider the strain that Is ON every
| opera singer all the while and how easily the
| health can he undermined you VIII not won
! der that we are glad to find something that
| preserves II ANA gives us new siren TIL"
Just at this iuncturc Curinne came in look
| ing the picture of health and animal spirits
ana rs the writer thought OF the hundreds of
| days and nights which the little girl had pass
cd IN careful p cpnratiOn for her perform
ancc he was not only impressed with h, r nat
| ural cndOwmcuts. but also by the wonderful
| remedy which has the power to so assist ma
turc as to make good health permanent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
Lyman NJ. Brigham's Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT ! The Honorable
District of Chttcndcn t"r Inc di.tr,t - r
Chttcndcn.
TO the heirs and all persons interested in the
estate of Lyman NJ Brigham late of Essex
in said District, deceased. GREETING:
Whereas application hath been made to this
Court in writing. 10y the Executor of the last
will of SAID deceased, praying for license and
authority to sell PARTON of the real estate
Ot said dcCcnSCd.tO vii, the home place of said
dcccasd ut Essex Junction representing to said
Court that il would he beneficial TO the heirs
and all persons Interested in the estate OF said
deceased. to sell said real estate of said dcccaS
ed, and convert the same into money.
And bringing into Court the consent ana APP
probation in writing, of all the heirs, dCNiSCCS
state, ana setting forth the situation of the
| real estate.
Whercupon, the said Court appointed and
! assigned the 2lst day of January lsob, at Pro-
| butc Court rooms, in said district, to hear and
! decide upon sn Il application and pctitiOn,un Il
ordered that public notice thereof be Civ
/ en- 10 all persons Interested therein, by pub
! fishing said order, together with the time and
| place OF hearing, three week, successfully in
| clrculatcs IN ncighhOrhood of those persons
| interested in said estate, all which rNhca-
| tiOn- shall be previous to the day assigned for
| hearing.
Therefore, You are hereby notified to APP
pear before said court at the time and place
| assigned, then and there IN said Court. to
make your objections to the granting of such
| license, If You zee cause.
Given under my hand III Probate, court
! in said room sdistrict. this 3Oth day of DeCcm-
! her. 1855.
! o,Wlw GEO W WALES Rcpistor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
\ RAILROAD WAR.


HOWELL, Mich, Jan. 1 There is II live
~ railroad war between the Toledo, Ann
Arbor and Northern Michigan and the
Detroit, Lansing and Northern railroads.
There has been Il dispute about the right of
the former road to cross the latter's track
i'll extending its line Yesterday morn
ing a force of $50 Toledo and Ann Arbur
employees were brought to the point of the
rejected crossing, and began work digging
under the Lansing road They made Il
cut, braced up the track of the Lansing
road and constructed Il line of the roledO
under it. The workers were prot ectcd 10y
an armed force which left last night
when the work was completed TINS
morning about 800 men were brought on
the scene by the Lansing road to till ny
the cut made under their road The other
party drove them away ana Cut the lele-
graph wires and the Detroit, Lansing and
Northern road took up the track for halt Il
mile. Traffic is now interrupted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
Yachting Gossip.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.--According to the
gossip of the yachtsmen of this city, the
scbooners NIrVana, Montauk, and Car
melita are to sail for the West Indies and
the caribbean sea. The Gaiatea's chances
Of taking the American cup prize from
the New Workers Is discounted by the lat
ter Mr.. J. NJ. Forbes of Boston, is to sail
the Puritan into English waters to try to
win the cups taken by the Genesta in
New York waters. The new sloop which
is to contest this must beat the Priscilla
in order to be entitled to the chance to
run the English yacht.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

MIR. r. W. Atkins, Girard Kan, writes ~
never hesitate to recommend your Electric
Bttcrs to my customers, they give entire sat
isiaction and are rapid sellers" Electric Bit
tiers are the purcst and best medicine known
and will positively cure Kidney and Liver
complaints. Purify the blood and regulate
the bowels No family can afford to be with
out them. They will save hundreds OF dollars
in doctors bills every year. sold at nifty
cents bottle by I}eauprc a Lowrcy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
Itioting in Mexico.

MATAMoRAs, Mexico, Jan, "a riot
occurred in this city yesterday, as an out
come of the recent municipal elections.
The friends of each mayoralty candidate
accuse the other side Of fraud. Yesterday
the rival factions came together in contest
for possession of the city hall and II gener-
al row ensued during which several per
sons We're wounded on both sides.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
a Walking Match in Gotham.

NEW YORK, Jan. Another six days
o-as-you-please race was begun this af
ternoon. The entries are Nint, Norman
Taylor, Ben Curran, Alfred Elson, Viii
lians (culoredJ, w. H. Burrell (colored),
Peter Golden. Peter IIezelman and Dick
Iarwood. The prizes aggregate $1,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
legal lantirs..


STATE OF VERMONT, The Honorable
Probate Court for the District of Chittcndcn
70 al persons interested in the estate of
Phcbc Smith, of Richmond in SAID district.
GREETING:
Whereas, application in writing hath been
made to this court by the guardian of said
ward for license to sell the real estate
of said ward. setting forth therein that
his ward owns Il house and lot in the village
of Richmond in said district and that her per-
sOnal estate IS Insufficient to pay her debts ana
thccXpcnses of maintaining her, ANA il sale OF
the said real estate would he beneficial to said
ward and is necessary for her support and the
payment of the debts and charges against her
estate
And thCrcupOn,t the said court appointed and
assigned the 2lst day of January, \. ID. lSSd,
ut the Probate Court rooms, in said district,
to hear and decide upon said application.
ANA ordered that public notice thereof
he given to all persons interested therein, by
publishing this order, three weeks successfully
in the Burlington Free Press, Il newspaper
which circulatcS in the nCighbOrhood of those
persons interested therein, all of which pub
LEGATIONS shall he previous to the time appoint .
cdfOr hearing.
Therefore you are hereby notified to appear
before said court, at the time and place
aforesaid, then and there to object to the
granting of such license, if YOU sec cause.
Given under my hand, ut the Probate Court
rooms, this Both day of December, 1855.
GEO. W. WALES, Register.
21,w3w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08

Overwhelmingly Defeated.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
How Postage Stamps are Made.

The design of the stamps is engraved on
steel and in The printing plates are USED
on which POO stamps have been engraved
Two men are kept busy at work covering
these with eolurrd iuks aud passing them
to Il man and a girl who are equally busy
printing them with large rolling hand
presses. Three Of these little squads are
employed all the time After The small
sheets OF paper continuing 200 printed
stamps have dried enough then are seul
into another room and gummed The
gum used for this purpose is peculiar
composition. made OF the powder OF dried
potatoes and other vegetables, mixed with
water After having been again dried
this time on little rack, famed by Steam
power for about an hour hey are put be
tween sheets OF pasic5oard and pressed in
h! draulic presses capable of applying a
weight of 1000 tons, The next thing is to
crt the sheets IN two, each sheet Of course
when cut containing 100 stamps This Is
done by a girl, with a large pair Of shears,
cutting by hand being preferred to that by
machinery, which would destroy too many
stamps. They are then passed TO another
squad Of workers, who perforatc the
paper between the stamps. Next, they are
pressed once more, and then packed and
labeled and slowed away to be- sent out TO
the various offices when ordered. II
single stamp is torn or in any way mui
lated, the whole sheet Of 100 stamps j,
burned. No less than 100000 are said to
burned every week frem this cause.
The greatest care is taken in counting the
shcels Of stamps to guard against pilferng
by the employees, and ii is said that during
HE past twenty years not n single sheet has
been lost in this way. During the process
If manufacturing the sheets are counted |
eleven times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
j. Fem. who assisted w. S. & 8. few
days, has returned TO 81 Louis and accept.
ed position in a shoe store.

j. Fem. who assisted w. S. & 8. a few
days, has returned to- 81 Louis and accept
Ell position in a shoe store.
The thanks OF this office are due the
Hon c. V. r. Pond. Commissioner OF
Labor for his state for copy of the
lhi'd annual report of the Bureau of
Labor, which contains vast fund of use
ful knowledge
In the Thornton larceny case, tried at
Ithaca last week, the jury was ordered by
Judge Hart 10 return a verdict OF not
guilty without leaving their seats as there
was no evidence TO sustain the criminal
charge against the accused
The most of our Subscribers to whom
notices of their Indebtedness have been
Sent have responded very promptly, but n
few MAINTAIN strict silence. If you don't
want the paper say so and we will dis
continue it Immediately. II you do want
'tpay for it.
Several Of the small boys have danger
Gus play ground upon the roofs of the one
story buildings on the Soulh-sidc of
Superior street, We shall probably have
a chance TO VT teup nice obituary notice
for some of them if they do not dcsist
A school boy at New Boston Mich.
wrote on his hand wi h rcd ink last Mon
day His hand and arm soon began to
swell, commissions set in and the boy died
after four days suffering from blood
poisoning 10y the ink This is given place
in our local as warning to other boys.
Corner Local: The drive in Pine River
this year will probably be the smallest in
twenty years. The large tracts Of pine
that has furnished the material for the
large drives in me past have been nearly
all numbered off, and the pine that is left
is largely consumed by home m ,nufActure
shngle and saw mills.
The 26th Michigan Volunteers will hold
a reunion at Lans NJ April Q, that being
the twcnty-firSt anniversary Of the surren
der Of Lee at appoma OK. This occasi II
will be especially interesting to our COM
munily as this regiment was commanded
by Gen y, Church aud contained macy
Graiot braves. Gen Church will deliver
an GRAFTON in the afternoon.
The st ~ ofthe meanest man in the
world comes from the west. 1t seems
manufactures in iron hung himself one
day in the workroom Several Of The
hands left their work and spent several
hours in resuscitsting him. What was
their surprise next day to find HAT their
misery employer had locked them
for the time used in saving his life.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
Contents Of Library Magazine for
April.

The Church and the World. By william barry
Omnibuses AS u school for Manners. LET'S
ure Hour
What Boys Read. by q. Salmon.
sir IL. Mainr on Popular Government By
John Morley
william Cc0bctt. ny Charles Mines Gaskell,
Mp
The Bal ylonians AT Home By G.. Berth
Tcnnyson's Last Volume. by r II. \. Escott
Proem 10 Genesis. ny. y, Gladstone.
MIR. Gladstone and Genesis by 7. II. Hux-
ley.
Food Accessories. By. J. Burncy Yco NJ. d.
France under Colbert Dy Rmelia + s. Dixie.
Abovt kensingtOn Gore Il. Edmund Yates.
Mary Howitt's "Reminiscences, Good Words
The Rosettis, by VIM. sharp.
Hydrophobia. by r. Gordon Cumming.
The Origin of Human Types. Science
Social Reform, Etc by Prof, Francis G
Peabody.
The swamps OF the United States. By n. S.
Shalcr.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
Some Curious Facts.

New York Trlbuue: Here are some
curious facts of Interest perhaps TO The
student OF our government. The states of
& dorado, Delaware, Florida, Nevada.
Oregon, Rhode Island, and Verm mt
have less than one-half the population
of Illinois, but have the same numb, r
Of Representatives in Congress tvs, nty-
two. Eighty.five years ago Nor Caro-
lima had ~ many Representatives, in
Congress AS Nes York. North Carolina
now has nine, or one less than she had
in 1900. While New York has thirty
four The state Of Nevada, which has two
Senators and one Representative in Con
grcss has not so large population 10y 6l7
souls as The city of New Haven, Conn.
The i've states Of Delaware. Colorado,
tloridn, Nevada, and Oregon combined
nave not 80 gfeal a p pulatlon 10y 10000
souls as the city o. New York Yc, New
YORK. has o0ly eight Representatives in
Congress. while the five states have six
now has the same number of Congress
men she had in 1850, ~hcn there were
nuiy sixiy-five mcmbcrs ~ the House
The thirteen states Of Arkansas. Cali
fornia, Colorado, Conn, cticut. Delaware,
Florida, Nebraska. Nevada New lamp
shire, Oregon, Rhode Island Vernon and
West Virginia, with an aggregate popula-
ion which does uW exceed that of New
York alone, having twenty six United
STATES Senators io New Iork's two
From the five states uf New York,
Pennsylvania. Illinois. Massachusetts and
bhio the government derives onc-mlf OF
Ill il- postal revenues More than one.
ial NJ the internal revenue receipt, 81 the
government come from tie four siaios Of I
Illinois, New York. Ohit and Kentucky. /.
aliioruia. with less than halt the l,ppula (
ion Of Indiana. pays 10 The gov,rrmcn,
more money fr pot a scryi e.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
A Reliable Port Wine

Mr. 4. Specr. Of New Jersey. whose
Port Grape Wine has such wide reputa
sion. AID whic physicians prescribe 50
generally. was The first ia ills country 10
import The Port Wine Grape from the
banks of the River Dourt. in Portugal
where the fine old ports were made a q 10
plant viucya dS Of them in New Jersey.
Ills Port, Burgundy and Claret which = ~
now the best to be had, have become n
great fAvoiiic among bc most fashionable
New York. Philadelphia and Washington
society. Sold b, hrst class dealers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
Incipient Consumption.

Coughs. Colds. Bronchitis &c. are all
The results OF neglect or exposu e. and
must hay- prompt aud acliyc remedies 10
remove them. troup and " no Ping
Cough cause great suffering because an
effective remedy is not nj hand. Why
then leave yourself and children exposed
to danger and death, when Ilanillun's
Cough Balsam will rel eve I'll of thcS,. and
prevent disca cS, such rs Pneumonia. In
ilamation f Lungs. aud Consumption
Ali lung difficulties are removed b, this
remedy. Price aud - cents per boulc
Sold hy IL \. Wrbb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
Very Remarkable Recovery,

Mr.. Geo. V. Willing of Manchester
Mich. writes MY wife has teen almost
hclpness for five years. so helpless that she
could not turn over in bed alone She us
ed two Bottles of Electric Buffers. and Is
SO much improved. that she il able nov
90 do her own work. Electric Bi,ters will
do all that is claimed for them. Hundreds
of testimonials attest their great curative
powers. Only fifty GEMS "A bottle at Il :
Wehh
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
Do You Valne

Your horses and caiteg Attention 10
their health is rS uecc ssary as their
regular food. If your horse IS suffering
from Epizootic, Ringbone Spav n. Sprain.
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Teals, or Bad Il God, YOU Wi save money
bS buying Parmelec'> Universal LInimeul
aud using il freely for any or all OF thcs,
troubles. md so bring your stock into u
healthful and valuable condition. 1t is
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use. Price % and 30 nis per bottle.
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
Blood : Blood. Blood,

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br free from diseas" the blood must he
pure There is no doubt that parnelcc's
Blood Purifier eycells in the driving out of
all impurities and building up the system
hv making new blood, thus proven The
disorders - common. or Sores Ulcers,
Boils, ilumors, PImplcs. Erysipclas. &c
DO not wait tut prevent them by n free
use of the purifier, Large bot les $ 90.
Sold by Is - Webb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
Bucklen,s Arn1ca Salve

The best salvc in the world for Cuts.
Bruises Sore Ulcers Salt Rhcum. Fever
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II is guaranteed to give correct Suisiact-
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
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All agree that OF general use in their
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26

In order that sufferers may know thai
Ackers Dyspepsia Tablets viii always
cure Ihem 4 :. Webb cmpharically say
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ra q at Dyspepsia. Onstlpalion, Sour
stomach, Sick Headache, Heartburn. &c.
Nc lie docs not want any pay. The
physicians sly they arc the finest combine
ion that can bc found. Price % cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-03-26
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