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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The Connecticut River Valley Poultry
and Pet Stock association opened at Bel
lows Falls, Tuesday. Owing to the eX-
tremely cold weather the attendance is
small, but the exhibition is fine There
are l2O entries, representing over 500 birds,
coming from Southern Canada, all parts
of Vermont, New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts, and many from New York state.
OF these Lansangs, WyaudotteS and light
Brahmas are the best represented and in
the order named. The regular premiums
will be made up from % per cent of the
entry fees, and Will aggregate nearly if
not quite 500, while there are $500 ia Spe-
ciul premiums. Judge Steycus of Wellcs-
ley, Mass, has made the following
awards, SllveIs pangled llamhUrG-, :.
O. Miner, irattleburo, and C. G. Paine,
East Bethel si,Ncr-pvucilcl llmhurgs,
James Il. Morrill, Chicopcr, Mass, and
Jerry Leach, Bellows Falls White-crestcd
black Polish, c. {. Paine East Bethel
golden Polish, Byron T. Ildvn, Clare
mont, y. II. black Spanish, A. H. Me
klustry, Chicopec, Mass: pchiu buntams
laday, Bellows Falls white turkeys, l..
l.. Hastings Gil, Mass Rouen ducks. c.
c. Page, East Bethel red game hautams,
c, \. Ballou, Worcester, Mass; white
crested white Polish bautams, O. w.
Phelps, Bellows Falls golden seabrght
buntams, c. c, Paine, East Bethel.
Dyspepsia in its worst forms will yield to
the use of Car cr's Little Nerve Pills aided by
Carriers Little Liver Pills. They not only re-
lieVc present distress hut strpnvthpn mo
ST. uh nd liz. aSfi Nr.st ass,s.t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Beechers church have fallen off one half
in five years. In 1881 they footed S29, %
At the sale on Wednesday they amounted
to but Sl4SS7. But ii good many churches
would be glad to get that, in the way of
premiums.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15
The Woman's Suffrage Movement in
Vermont.

Vermont.
We have received the "Minutes of the
Second Annual Meeting of the Vermont
Woman's Suffrage Association held at
Dandy, December 8 and TO- 1850. \ report
of the doings of the session has already APP
peared in our columns. The report of the
secretary, appended to the proceedings in
the pamphlet gives the public an idea Of
the membership, work and progress of the
association in this State.
The resolutions adopted by the conven-
ton at Dandy are substantially the same
as those which have been adopted by all
State associations auxiliary to the Amer-
can Woman's Suffrage association. The
preamble calls attention to 1.-THE great
fundamental truth, instituted by the AL
mighty in the primitive formation of the
race, enforced by the Sermon on the
Mount, and incorporated in the Bill of
Rights, upon which our government was
founded, that women possess the
same natural and inalienable rights
accorded man." and adds, 1--WE be
lieve that in the present power
less condition of the dominant par.
ties to grapple with the greatest question
of the age, the votes of women are imper-
aiiyey needed to promote the interests Of
temperance purity and peace, to give wo-
man greater sell-rel'allce' seH-respecI anu
pelsona' ihuepehueuce' ana 10 SECURE 10
woman tue same pay lor the same service
rendered
Here lueh' we nave tne counp'e-
mentary arguments for extending the
| franchise to WOmeu-the argument
"JOtto't ana the argument u poStcfto't'
Both statements are 'aheh LOT granted
pcth III our huihole es'l'naliOu' are WIN
OUT lo"hua'loh' Inc Ai'''Sh'E III the
! ptitil'.Ne lo'.'"''o'i VI '"c i"Oe "''' &
laollSh distinction between 'he sexes.
Inc scripture pIaIhly states Tue Iact' ana
the sentiment ol nine 'entn9 vi woman
klnu coh''ru'9 u" "i'Vl'ic',ol lnNolN'1G
IA difference OF powers ana dutleS' ana
consequently OF rights
Inc dominant par'IeS are not III pow
erless condition TO SrappIe with the great
est question OF the age by Which, OF
course, Is meant lhteillperahce Rome was
not bullt III Il day lhlelhperance W.T. not
he entirely done away with IN genera
ton. IT is one Of the rao'cal evils, No.n'
ing less than the greatest miracle luaI
was ever wrought could remove II AT a
blow. But it Is an eVll winch Is leSsen'n9
thanks to the legislation OF the don't
naut parties aided be 1t SAID, IN all Jus
tice-to the prayers and labofs OF devoted
women. We are glad that the Vermont
organization OF the W. C. I. L. recognizes
the distinction between work and votes
and that the greater proportion OF It's
members refuse to identity themselves
with the political wing OF the association
Woman's votes Will not bring, or even
hasten, the temperance millennium. Have
we not more temperance legislation now
than we can everywhere enforce?
The resolutions following the preainol
are of the usual nature THAT the safety
and future prosperity OF TINS ration oe
ponds upon the immedt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The New York Graphic gives a cartoon
entitled "Crime and Rctribution." In it
Mormondom, on horseback, is crossing
the United States railway track and To-
connective labelled "Edmunds law flashes
its headlight on the frightened rider be
fore it knocks him endwise
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The Brattleboro RCt0rmcr, admitting
the technical fact stated by the FREE
PRESS, that eX Gov, Smith never signed
Mr.. McGettrick's paper, goes on to put
various questions which the Messenger
will perhaps answer, if Gov. Smith thinks
them worthy of any attention. We, GER
tainly, have no information on the sub
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

1t appears to have been hard to get the
Massachusetts Assembly to order on the
first day of. the session. The presiding
officers gavel was broken in the effort
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Germany has an appetite for islands and
has seized the Samoan or "Navigators' Is
lands" as they are called, in the Pacific, in
spite of an American and English pro-
test.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The Frenchman long ago brought com
plant against America that it had "a
thousand religions and but one gravy"
Brother Jonathan can now retort that
France has no religion-to speak of-and
but one Grew.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Secretary Whitney has decided to ac-
cept the Dolphin. The vessel stood gale
which made all the crew seasicK; made
twelve knots an hour in the teeth of the
tempest, and had no occasion 10 use her
pumps. The Dolphin Will do.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

NJ Pasteur has drawn upon himself the
persecution of the autograph hunter, and
his mail is daily loaded with letters from
I his most persistent of mendicant classes.
But this is one of the prices that every
man has to pay for fame.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Mr. Bergh of New York thinks that NJ.
Pasteur of Paris is a fraud. NJ. Pasteur's
opinion of Mr.. 3ergh has not yet been
cabled. 1t will probably, however, cost
the newspapers less than one Of Tenny
sons poems.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

A Western loan agent, who operated at
Clinton, Mo, has recently run away after
swindling his customers out of 500, 900. 1t
is found that he forged the names on mort
cages, and also the name and seal of the
recorder
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

iect, and we are not in the habit of credit
ing charges which are insinuated instead
of stated.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The cold wave seems 20 have rolled over
every section of the country, even Louisi
ana reporting zero weather. The North
eastern States have suffered severely, the
thermometer in Minnesota reaching the
extreme point of IS below. The storm
and cold has been much less severe in
New England.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The independent is hereby informed
that the FREE PRESS will cheerfully copy
any list of deiaulting Republican post
masters in Vermont, that it may print in
its columns, provided it prints with it list
Of the Democratic appointees to postofices
and places in the postal service under the
new deal in this State, who have been
under indictment for misdemeanors, or
shown to be guilty of financial crooked
ness, or convicted of violations of the
laws.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The Rev. Mr. Jardne, who committed
suicide in the vestry of St. Louis church,
brought upon himself the despair which
issued in his self-destruction. When his
corrupt conduct was exposed by a news
paper he committed the mistake that
many bad men are prone to make. He
brought II suit for libel, laying his dam
ages at 1000 He thus forced a public
exposure of his acts. He made a vigorous
fight, but he lost his cause and friends
and what reputation might have remained
to him; and he rushed out of the world
rather than endure his utter disgrace.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Senator Hoar's explanation of his atti-
tude rs to the anti Mormon bill last week
was unsupported Instead of saying that
he would have voted for it if his vote had
been needed to pass it, he said that If his
vote would determine its passage or rejec-
ton, II responsibility would be placed upon
ter SpU
This seems to be simply Il way of init
mating what the reporters put into plain
English.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The case of ex-senator Jonas of Loui-
siana, who has been confirmed by the Sen
ate us collector of customs, is cited as Il
parallel to that of Collector Smalley. 1t
is so to the extent that Mr.. Jonas was II
member of the Democratic national com
mittee. But Gen. Badger, who was sus-
pended to make a place for Jonas was an
active partisan, and there was no difficult
ty in obtaining evidence of offensive par
tisanship' in his case. His suspension for
cause was not IA parallel for the suspension
Of Gen. Wells, without cause
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The National Divorce Reform League,
of which Rev. Mr.. Dixie of this State is
secretary and prime mover, held Il meet
ing in Boston last week. Very satistac-
tory reports of the work accomplished by
the league in various States We're present
ed in the secretary's report, but ut the
same time a tendency to the increase of
divorces all over the country was noted,
and the necessity of awakening public
sentiment was strongly urged. Mr.. Dixie
said that he believed the best way to deal
with this growing evil was to 90 back of
legislative reform, inquire into the social
conditions that affect divorces and assail
these evils ut their source. These hidden
causes can only be reached by investiga-
ton. If Congress and the States will pro-
vide for II disclosure of the facts recorded
in the work of the courts, legislation can
proceed intelligently and therefore wisely
Mr.. Dixie alluded to the need of ascertain
ing the statistics of divorce in those
European countries which send large
numbers of emigrantS to this country.
This and the whole subject of the domes-
tic morals of emgrants demand inyestiga-
tiOn, and the government can alone UNI
dertake successfully much of the work.
These are valuable suggestions in the
work of divorce reform.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Our attention is again called TO the
American exhibition of the arts, in1en-
tions, manufactures, products and re-
sources of the United States, which is to
open in London on May and continue
until November |. Here is u chance for
the American nation to edo itself proud. :"
II there is any nation on the face of the
earth to which we should wish to display
or best, it is England. For something
over a century she has regarded us as
provincial
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The New York Grdphic says, "Bank
President McNeill's wife suspects that he
was killed in the wilds of Vermont by his
confederates. -" "The "wilds of Vermont
is a newspaper phrase which will probab-
" never become obsolete. The owner of
the Gruphic, however, went from Yer
mont, and need not share the belief of
most New Workers that the Green Noun
tain State is chiefly inhabited by women
whose husbands have been eaten by the
bears.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The appointment of Collector Smalley
has been referred to the Senate committee
on commerce, which held its first meeting
yesterday. a prominent Vermont Re
publican is quoted by the Washington
correspondent of the Boston journal as
saying that both the Vermont Senators
will oppose the appointment of Felix Nc
Gettrick as postmaster at St Adams, and
that Senator Edmunds is disposed to re
sist Mr.. Smalley's appointment as collec-
tor at Burlington unless he shall find that
resistance would be useless.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Chicago seems to be rather hard place
for the workingman. When he doesn't
want to work-as ON Sundays, for in
stance-he is compelled to, and when he
does want to work, his dissatisfied fell
lows, about half the time, amuse them
selves by pounding him on the head with
clubs. No wonder that the Western
metropolis is II great breeding place for
trampS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15
mhs Eree g ress.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, JAN. 10. 1856.

PUBLISHED BY
THE FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION,
G. G. BENEDICT, Editor.
Terms-S2. 90 IL year, always in advance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Ten members OF the present Con Ite,
were born in Vermont, the entire STAT
delegation being native born. There ar,
nine members who first saw the light @
New Hampshire, one Of whom is in til,
New Hampshire delegation, the othel
member being a foreigner. COnnecticu.
stands sponsor for nine, of which four az,
in the delegation, which is entirely naliv,
born. The entire delegation from Ken
lucky is native born, as is that of Mary
land. OF the leaders of the Democratic
and Republican sides, respectively nearly
all are about the same age. Speaker Car
Isle is 30, Springer is 20, as is his Republi-
can colleague Cameron Reed is as, Long
is ~, Bland of Missouri is 80; William
Walter Phelps is IS. Hiscock is 81, and
Warner of Ohio is the same age; Randall
is 81, Morrison is 60, and Hewitt and lIol-
man are each 90. One hundred and eighty
ole members served in the last House,
and of the 1856 who did not, seven served
in previous Congresses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

1t seems that the United States govern
ment, so far as any present legislation on
the subject is concerned, has no power
to prevent timber thieves from entering
upon Indian reservations and cutting and
removing timber therefrom. Congress
should remedy this defect at the present
session.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15


The Springfield Ropublicdn quotes Mr..
Edmunds as saying, in the Senate debate
on the Utah bill that apart from the fea-
ture of polygamy he did not think the be
liefs of the Mormons differed from the be
liets of other sects." This is putting it
little stronger than Mr.. Edmunds put it..
He said:
this corporation 1.-The Mormon church,
as related purely to the Morrison faith, be
cause however, lhuch we may dislike II
utb a " De on u.Iei uriuaoii' anu
cover for crime vrt if wonld SET - lepisla,
tive precedent for interfering with opinion
and with faith. The point was
to endeayor to separate in this way, with
out abOlishing the CORPORATION, the church
and the State, and to leave the church
with its doctrines and its faiths, whatever
! they NAV be. because there is A great di-
vision among the Mormons, a growing
one, | am happy to saw, upon the subject
of their faith about polvgamv and all
the rest of their faith is not very different
from that of all Christian people as it is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Senator Ingalls, of Kansas warned Chi
cago interviewer to be sure and make his
remarks grammatical; adding that he
didn't care about the ideas. In the case of
some other public men, their ideas cause
the reporters a good deal more trouble
and la Dor than the grammar.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The lamentable condition of the people
in certain parts of Ireland, at the present
time, seems to call for prompt and active
philanthropic effort. A despatch states
that on the island of Innisbolfin the en-
tire population, about 5000, are verging on
starvation, and 800 are subssting solely
on seaweed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Senator Sherman's nomination for re
election by the Republican caucus of the
Ohio legislature was foregone conclu
sion. There has been some talk about
opposition to him, but never any good
ground for it Mr.. Sherman of course is
pleased, and he sent note Of personal
thanks to each member of the caucus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Sentence has been passed at Ogden,
Utah, on Lorenzo Snow, one Of the
twelve apostles" of the Mormon church,
for unlawful cohabitation. He is ~ years
old, has seven wives and twenty-three
children and has been prominent figure
in the Mormon church for forty years
past. Soon after the passage of the Ed
munds law Snow denounced the measure
i'll the strongest terms in sermon in the
Salt Lake City tabernacle, and scofIed at
Its probable enforcement. He has lived to
learn that some things can be done as
well as Others
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

There is trouble in two Plymouths. In
Plymouth, Pa, fourteen suits for dam
ages, each for 100000 have been brought
against the public water works by rela-
tives of persons who died from fever dur
ing last summers epidemic, alleged to
have been caused by the use of impure
water. In Plymouth, Mass, the town is
called on to pay damages for the death of
Alice Sampson, who was killed by the
fall of large elm, which was VIGOROUSLY
decayed and ought to have been removed
by the selectmen. These cases should
serve as an admonition to the authorities
of some other places.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Tuesday the English Parliament was
formally opened by the queen. The legisla-
tive machinery of the session will not be
fairly started for Il week or more The
new members are to be sworn in, the cleo
ton of speaker to be held, and the read
ing of the queens address, and other mat
ters involved in the routine of olganiza-
ton to take place. 1t will probably be
stormy session. The Irish question Is, of
course, first in Importance, and the prom
inence of the Parnell party will make the
contest very close. 1t is reported that Mr..
Gladstone will favor Il bill giving Ireland
national ministry and an assembly to be
elected by the people. There is II strong
probability that the liberal party will
again return to power, under the leader
ship of Mr., Gladstone, who has more thal
regained his old popularity, While the bal
ance of power held by the PatGe,lites b.
likely to be thrown Oh tue do ~, SIDE
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

New Orleans dispatches says that the
exposition management is again financial
ly embarrassed. About S350,000 was rails
ed last year for the enterprise, of which
100000 came from the railroad companies
and the remainder was raised by private
subscription. Nearly every prominent
merchant in New Orleans contributing
toward it, in the belief that it would he of
lasting benefit to New Orleans But it
has not paid, and now the management
want the city to buy their buildings-the
city now owning the ground--for Sl250OO.
A resolution to that effect has been intro
duced in the common council, but its
chances are considered very doubtful On
the whole it does not look as if the new
exposition would pay up many of the un-
paid premiums of the first New Orleans
exposition.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

We are glad to infer that Il recent change
in the ownership and management of the
Boston AdDcrtiSor, implies Il return of
that excellent journal from its "lndepend-
entn wanderings, to its old position as
staunch and true Republican paper. We
shall hope, indeed, that the IdrCrtiSCr
will never cease to be truly independent !;
but it is certainly Il cause for congratulate
ton if it is henceforth to cease to mistake
dcstructiveness for Independence, aud has
learned the lesson of the folly of trying to
break down II party which represents the
best interests and purposes OF the Ameri-
can people, with no alternative put to put
in power the party which combines and
represents the worse elements and pur-
poses among the people.
The Washington correspondent of the
Boston TrdrGlCr which is "A strong tenn
perance paper, says that the evil of liquor
drinking on the part of the members of the
United States Senate "has been greatly
magnitied in the late discussions upon the
subject" He adds :" AS a rule there is but
very little drunkenness arising out of the
liquors which are sold in the two restau-
rants 1t is noticeable that most of the
Southern senators are fond of expensive
lunches with wines. The Eastern men as
a rule are more fastidious. They do not
drink as much wine, but they order more
expensive dishes, The Western senator,
have the best there is, both in the line OF
wines and dishes. The best is hardly good
enough for the Western senator, especial
ly if he happens to have few political
friends with him from home"
Judge Edgerton, president of the civil
service commission, says that when he
was in Congress, and chairman of the
committee on claims, he received a letter
from man ont West, making a claim for
compensation from the government he.
cause he was born seven ) ears too late. lie
based his claim on the fact that his father
after his engagement TO a lady, went to
the Mexican war before he was married
and after seven years service in the army
came home and married. The heir claim
ed that he lost seven years of life by the
delay of the marriage, and wanted $1,000
per year for the seven years his father
fought for the United States. The claim
certainly had the merit of originality; but
1t has not as yet been allowed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Ministers, Lawyers, Teachers, and Others
occupation gives but little exercise, should
use Carriers Little Liver pills for torpid Liver
and biliOusneSs One is Il dose.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Dyspepsia in its worst forms will yield to
the use of Carers Little Nerve Pills aided by
Cartcr's Little Liver pins. They not only re-
lievc present distress but strengthen the
stomach and digestive apparatus.