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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

ANGLoMANIAcs will not 60 to any sea-
shore place this summer unless there are
crests on the waves.-N. Y Independent. .
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

SPEAKING Of Switzerland, it's scenery is
remarkably fine, but its climb-it is very
rough. -ColumbuS Dispatch.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

A YOUNG man wants to know how to
bring out mustache. Tie a cord around
it tightly, hitch the cord to post and then
run backward.-N. Y. Telegram.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

PIKE S ToOTHACHE DROPS curein minute, &c
Glenn's Sulphur SOdpheals and beautifies. zoo
GERMAN Corn REMOVER kills Corns Bunions
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
Human Calves.

A WOMAN refused to feed dwarf, be-
cause she was opposed to dine-a-mite.-
Roeto0 CJIobe
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

LIVING on tick-Telegraph operators
National Weekly.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

WHEN G. W. was a small boy they used
to call him Figures, because they can not
lie.-Proirie Farmer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

A PHILOSOPHER who had married an ig.
norant girl used to call her drown sugar."
because, he said, she was sweet but unre-
fined.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

WHEN is a bride like ship2 When it
rides over the bounding mane.-N Y. TEL
egrdm. ,.. .-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

THE best cobblers do not talk. Least
said, soonest mended.n-N. O. Picaysnte.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

CHIEF Two BELLY OF the Crow tribe, IL
dead. There is rejoicing at his old board
ing-houSe-B0Ston Post.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

WHEN we have a felon on our finger, and
double balreled toothache 10 boot, there
doesn't seem to be much consolation in re-
membering that we were not drowned last
suumer-GIiGnQo -ncI
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

To CLARINETTA: Yes, as we understand
it, the DEM; cuimillenial loan exhibition
will be full di%ss affair, not low necksi-
bition, at ALL .-;5sGftid Union.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

Down East singing-masters always look
out for the Maine chants
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

TIE Boston Traveller says that Mr.. Field
SIS on new tack" Poor mani aren't his
folks done house cleaning yet?-Buninyton
Free Press ....-.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

KING M1LAN's foot is so large that he is
accused of having sister in Chicago
Louisville Courier-Jou,7,al.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

A STRIKE of school children ought to lead
to a strike of switchmen.-St. Louis PoSt.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

''THRoUaH by daylight"-The house
breaker-Life.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

ALWAYS goes round with q long face-an
alligator.-Peck's Sum-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

odd you hear the lecture last night9"
asked Williams of his neighbor Beasly.
"No," replied Beasly, my wife wasn't at
home" FL
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sellit. 25c.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

THE Dallas g. 1a,3. rtment can't be beat
for efficiency Tie chef was around last
night with lantern and half the depart
ment on a still hunt fer q fre.--Datfds -fems.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02
Editor Daily Neaos, Philadelphia.

Let me WELD the scissors of newspa-
per and | care not who writes its lead
ers. J. B. MCCULLAGH,
Editor Globe Democrat, St. Louis.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

To strengthen and invigorate the stom-
ach, and to stimulate the appetite, take
Ayers Pills, s..s..... 5...-..
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

THE best preparation for. coloring the
! beard is Buckingham's Dye for the Whisk-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-06-02

SODA WATER is the great summer fizzle.-
WcShiuatop Critic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19
No Occasion for Alarm.

We quite agree with the Italian polit-
ical economist. NJ. Cernuschi, who, speak
ing of the prevalence of strikes in this
country, says: "They are merely nat
ural and healthful struggle between con-
ltal ana labor. No serious consequences
need be feared" Those who are dis
turbed lest the present wide spread mani
hesitation on the part of the laborinp
classes in America should develop into a
sociaistic revolution, are going quite be-
Und the bounds of reasonable possibil-
lty. TO be sure. it would be gratifying to
he demagOgues who are leading on and
instigating the present labor troubles if
something like a socialstic uprising
should be the-result but this is impossi
BILE. The Knights of Labor are composed
IN the main, of sober, law-abiding, intel
llgent American workngmen. They are
willing to combine and organize for the
sake of enforcing what they consider their
just demands upon their employers but
as for overturning society, defying the
law and raising the fanatic cry of the
French revolutionists, as their impassion-
eel leaders would have them this is quite
out of the question. America is not the
place, nor the close Of the nineteenth cen.
fury the time, for a repetition of the reign
of terror
If there were any danger of such result
from the present conflict between
labor and capital, it would have mani
tested itself long ere this While strikes
are increasing and multiplying in all parts
OF the country, no sign appears of revo-
lutlOnary nature. Extreme and unwar-
ranted measures are sometimes resorted
to III resisting the efforts of employers to
carry on their business by means of unor-
ganlzed labor but on the whole the strik-
ers are fair, temperate and dignified in
their opposition. They are not the men
to rush bllndly into wild scheme of uni
Versal plumber and anarchy. They have
a wholesome respect for law and for soci-
ETY.. They are most of them men with
families, and they respect the sacred in
sttutlon which is so interviewer with
society and with government that. any
outrage upon the one must inevitably
prove ruinous to the other. Their intelli-
gence, their moral and religious training
are such that no appeal of an unprnci-
pied German socialist can move them to
de1y the laws of society, and take Justice
INTO their own hands
There is no danger, then, that the
American workingman will ever become
an anarchist. The unnaturalzed foreign
element in this country might possibly
yield to the seductive arguments of the
demagogue, but so long as the great ma
Jorty of intelligent American laborers
stand firm upon the fundamental princi-
pies of government and society, public
opinion will frown upon the schemes of
the socialist, and uphold the authorities
IN putting under foot the lawless demon
STATIONS of the mob
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19
Vermont Post Ofices and Salaries Sixty
Years Ago,

Walton's Register for the year 1923,
shows that there We're 1863 postotiices in
Vermont at that time, and that about 500
600 was annually paid on the postage of
letters, papers and pamphlets by the citi-
zens Of Vermont. The compensation Of
the postmasters was on the basis OF 80 per
cent on the first 500 of receipts and ?5 per
cent on the next 500 BrattlehOro was
then the largest Office in the State The
salary Of Asa Green, the postmaster, was
$500. 50. Mlddlebury was second, George
Cleveland being postmaster, with a salary
Of S4Ol % Burlington's postmaster was
Ephraim Mills, salary 1898 Windsor had
Thomas Leayerett, salary 1916 Rutland,
Reuben II. Thrall, salary 1891 go Ben
niugton, William lIaswell, 1894. 3S Wood
stock, Alexander Hutchinson, Sl5S.69
Swanton w. \. Reyes, Sl57.50 Montpe-
lier, Joshua y. Vail. Sl3S.Sl ; Derby, Ne
hemiah Colby, sl3l.99; Norwich, Cyrus
Partridge, sl2l Nergennes, William r.
BiXby, Sll9; st. Adams, Horace James,
GIL Castleton, 5. Moulton, slO6, All the
other offices were under 500 The rates
Of postage Were for single letter of one
piece OF paper for any distance not exceed
ing 80 miles, six cents over 30 and not
exceeding so miles, 10 cents over 81 and
not exceeding $50 miles, l2i, cents over
$50 and not exceeding 400 miles lSs, cents:
over 400 miles, 25 cents Letters composed
of two pieces OF paper were charged double
those rates three pieces We're charged
triple rates, and more than three pieces
quadruple postage The highest salary
paid any of the 1000 postmasters in the
United States was then 5000, and there
were only 10 who We're paid that sum,
while p received $1,000 and upwards. The
population of the State was about 235 149,
an increase of 1885 in 10 years, of which
5O,95l persons were engaged in agricul-
ture 176 in commerce and ASA in manu-
features There was an enrolled militia
force OF 20,1Sl and Gov G. p. Van Ness
was the captain-general of the forces
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19
Law and License.

The decision Of Judge Dykeman of the
Supreme Court of New York, that Demp-
sey and La Blanche and those principally
concerned with them in promoting the
brutal prize fight at Larchmont, y. Y,
Sunday, can and must be made to suffer
the penalties of the law, is gratifying in
teligence to all decent and law-abiding
citizens. The affair in itself was an out
rage on society, and an insult to the pa
irons of honorable and respectable ath-
letc sports but the fact that it occurred
on Sunday adds dOubly to its disgrace
1t was an open defiance of the law, and a
contemplate display of disregard for the
sentiments of the community as whole.
Nothing was wanting to make the affair
rs disglacetul, low-lived and thoroughly
disgusting as "A prize fight can be; and
when this is said the limit of condemna-
ton has been reached.
Dempsey and Lal}anche and their
scoundrels who have been getting too
much sympathy and encouragement from
the public and the press, OF late. Phys
ical development and perfection in
the manly art of defence, are eX-
celent in themselves but when
the former is cultivated for the
purpose of brutal display in the prize ring
and the latter becomes degraded from the
art of defence to the science of otfense, il
is time to cry halt. Pugillsin makes Il
strong claim upon the admiration of most
people, because it is associated with the
natural admiration due to physical
prowess and perfection in the art of using
natures weapons of defence; but strip il
OF these borrowed and undeserved virtues
and it stands forth in its true offensive
mes, and brutality. The spirit of the
prilc-rng Is rs different from the spirit OF
tie friendly athletic contest as darkness
from light. Yet the general public is slow
to recognize and make tins vital distinc
ton. The priZe-ring, with all its bad blood
and brutality, and the degrading intlu
ences which surround it, gets the lions
share o the popularity which belongs tc
the gymnasium and the reputable athletic
exhibition. 1t is disgrace to the Ameri
can people and the American press that
this should be So
If public sentiment cannot and will not
frown upon these brutal and debasing
exhibitions of the animal passions
then by all means let the law
he invoked. Let the severest stat
ute penalties be visited upon the of
tenders. Meet defiance with defiance
and a high hand with high hand Teach
the class of black-legs and brutes, the
sporting men and gamblers and thick
necked scoundrels who offend decent so
Ciety with their modern Savagery, that
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19
4 New Currency scheme.

Senator Bowen of Colorado has proposed
plan by which, he thinks, the coinage of
the silver dollar may be continued with
out affecting the financial prosperity of
the country. 1t is an ingenious scheme,
but when brought to the test proves to be
as one-sided and fallacious as any of the
devices thus far proposed by the advo-
Gates of silver coinage. The peculiar fea-
ture of the bill is that it provides for IA
coin basis, and yet authorizes the secre
tary of the treasury to suspend
specie payments whenever he deems it
necessary.
The average amount of money which
the country needs to carry on its business
interests, according TO Senator Bowen, is
$50 per capita. This, estimating our pop
ulation at 10000 900, would give the coun-
try 81 500, 100000, or about S4OO, 1000, 600 in
excess of the volume OF money in the
country at the present time. Senator Bow
Ell would have the government maintain
the volume of money at the standard of
$50 per capita, neither more nor less, I'M
der all circumstances. This infleXible
rule would soon get our finances into
trouble. 1t would check the natural ebb
banks from calling in their notes when
they could no longer be loaned to advan-
tage.
Suppose that the country were placed
on a purely silver basis, as Senator
Bowen's bill proposes, The national
banks would be obliged to issue one hun
bred dollars Of notes for every seventy dol
lars of coin and bonds deposited, Under
the present law every dollar of notes issued
by the banks is secured by more than a
dollars worth of bonds; but if Mr..
Bowen's plan should be adopted there
would be only 70 cents with which to re-
deem every dollar. All gold would be
simply in the form of merchandise. 1t is
plain that the object of the bill is to fur
nish plausible argument for the con-
tinued coinage of the silver dollar. II can
not stand the criticism of the friends of
| honest money.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19
Richmond, Vt, March II.


To the Editor of the Free Press:
The senatorial succession is just now,
justly too, receiving large share of public
attention 1t is matter that interests us
all. But Mr.. Edmunds is too well known.
he has established his claim to recogni-
ton as leader among statesman too
thoroughly to require eulogy. What he
has done, what he can do, is understood
by his constituents. There are other
questions and issues that naturally crow
out Of this controversy, and will become
part of it, that claim our attention, and it
is to the calm and dispassionate consider
alton of these issues that every voter in
Vermont should direct himself. The
prosperity of the State depends on a null
titude of things. Farmers, mechanics,
merchants, manufacturers all com
blne to increase our wealth The success
of one tends to the success Of all. Par
alyze farming interests, and a blow is
struck that deadens every legitimate en-
terprise in the whole State. ! speak of
farming particularly, because that Is our
main Industry. We have abundant facli-
ties for manufacturing and important rea-
sons may be developed, why it doe, not
succeed. Questions that have been many
times discussed around Il thousand fire
public notice, and held there until the
voters of the State come up to the occa-
sion and settle them. Rights Of corpora
lions, railroad fights. the abuse Of the tree
pass system, these are things that have as
vital a relation to our prosperity IT, the
rush of healthy blood from the seat Of life.
Sophistry cannot dispel the stub
born fact that railroad corpora
tions are running legislatures and
it has been said, courts Of justice to their
sole and separate interests, and how their
interests harmonic with private rights
and prosperity the past can tell, The
farmers, the business men of Vermont can
remedy this if they will They voice of the
people is next to the voice Of Cod and the
silent dropping of the ballot can effect
greater revolutions than the thunder of
cannon Let men be sent to legislatures
who see clearly the end in view and who
have the will to achieve it, Let the issue
be fairly made-private and public rights
against the aggression Of corporations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19
They will Rally.


Senator Edmunds made one of the ablest
speeches of his life before the Senate in
regard to the controversy between the
Senate and President Cleveland He has
given an entirely different color to affairs
from that which they have previously
had in the public mind No one can &C
cuse Senator Edmunds with being rough
and ready stalwart, especially since his in
activity year ago. His words weigh all
the more in consequence of such attitude.
1t will do good to the president, As well as
to the Republican leaders, to have such
heroic utterances backed by such an ar
ray of facts and presidents. 1t is a touch
of craftsmanship even in the midst of
clean-cut political action. 1t is high art
politically, and it is refreshing to have it
take on dignited tone, creditable alike
TO all interests. If the Green Mountain
boys do not rally around him grandly it
will be all the more to their discredit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

Mr.. Gladstones answer to the tender Of
the designations of Messrs. Chamberlain
and Treveylan was most cOnciliatOry
one. He suggested to both gentlemen that
they defer final decision on the resigna-
tons until after a personal discussion of
the question at issue between them and
him. To this both Mr.. Chamberlain and
Mr.. Trevelyan have assented. 1t is now
known that the subject of dispute between
the prime minister and Mr.. Chamberlain
and Mr.. Treveylan is Mr., Gladstone's Irish
appropriation scheme.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

BY an error in makeup, we credited a
paragraph on Mr.. Edmunds's speech in the
FREE PRESS, to the Woodstock Standard,
which should have been credited to the
Bellows Falls Times. The paragraph
which appeared in the Stdrddrd was as
follows
There is not another man in the Senate
who could have performed the service SO
magnificently for the Republican party,
and the blood of every true Nermonter
will tingle with pride when he contem-
plates the brilliant scene and realizes that
our little State is able thus to command
the attention of the country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

St. Adams for some time past has en-
joyed the distinction of being the only
large town in the State without bank
But, as the poet says, at was not always
thus" nor will it be thus any
longer The establishment of new
national bank at the centre of finan-
cial depression in Vermont is something
upon which st. Adams, with all due fear
and trembling, may congratulate herself.
The new bank seems to have solid
foundation, and if nothing unforeseen
happens may hope to become one of the
strong and permanent banking institu-
tions of the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19
An amusing incident sometimes occur

An amusing incident sometimes occurs,
which takes all the seriousness out CT
what is intended to be a very serious mat
ter. During the strike of the young
cracker packers in New York, they had a
picket patrol around the mandatory, to
prevent other packers from taking their
places All worked finely, until colored
lad undertook to pass the picket. Upon
being stopped, he promptly took off his
coat and gave his questioner sound
thrashing This incident threw cold
blanket over the romance of the affair,
and in short time all but two of the
packers had surrendered and returned to
their work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

locality also 1900 laborers are busy, but
out of Il total of 1900, 600 cubic metres only
100000 have been completed The dead
ly fever is also one of the most serious
hiudrances TO the progress of the under
taking depicting as it does, so rapidly,
the ranks of the workers A large new
graveyard was opened in the vicinity of
Panama in June, 1854. 1t is already full and
has more the appearance of IA recent battle
field than burial ground. There are in
this cemetery 3061 graves, marked only by
rude crosses.
The indomtable De Lesseps still keeps
his courage up; and rs long as his coun-
trymen furnish funds he will give them
AS good promises as they want. But it is
not probable that he will live to see the
canal fact.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

We in the East can hardly understand
the extreme virulence and wide preva-
lence of the race prejudice against the
Chinese on the Pacific coast. 1t is report
ed that the clergymen of San Francisco
have been delivering anti-Chinese SER
mons and the Sacramento Bee even goes
so far as to suggest that the clergy of the
State set apart some Sunday for the
preaching of anti Chinese sermons in all
the churches 1t thinks that this would
open the eyes of the Eastern people. So
it would it would open them wide with
amazement.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

When the House, the other day asked
Postmaster General Villas for statement
of balances due to or from the United
States, as shown by the books of the Post
office Department, he wrote to Speaker
Carlisle that the clerical force of the de
partment had more work than il could do
IN transacting the current business of
the Department, and that he did not think
that the public interests would be sub
served by complying with the demand of
the House for such information, where
upon the following dialogue took place
perhaps these books belong to the
Sheriff." said a New York Democratic
member" "What do you mean?n asked
Representative Brown. ooh, mean that
the books containing those accounts are
unofficial documents that the President is
going to take to Buffalo with him when
he gets through here. That, | suppose,
is the reason he treats our demand as of
no account. Perhaps we had better adj
journ and let Cleveland, Villas and Gar
land run the Government" Such re-
marks as these were not infrequent about
the House, but the Democrats have con
GUIDED to pocket the atfront and make nc
further demand upon Mr.. Villas for the in
formation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

Mr. Duskin's letter, recently published
in the New York TribunC, asserts that no
charges were made against him affecting
his official character This is precisely
the reason, as every Republican knows,
why the president is so averse to permit
ting the papers upon which he suspended
Mr.. Duskin to be brought before the Sen
ate. OF course, he would not hesitate, if
there were good reasons for Mr.. Duskin's
removal