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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
NASHVILLE CUSTOM HOUSE.

ing entertainment-I might say for both
man and beast Everybody entertans.
The fine old homes are always open, and
hospitality is dispensed with open hands.
%~x
The country surrounding the town is
picturesque and beautiful. The wooded
hills and green valleys, the latter in the
highest state of cultivation, form a pas
toral scene spread out beyond the foot
hills of the city. Splendid macadamized
roads or "turnpiIos" stretch out in all
directions as far as the eye can reach,
looking like glistening bands Of white
tape in the glimmering southern sun
shine. No less than twenty-one of these
macadamized roads lead out of the city.
The streets run parallel with the river,
and in the business part of the town are
extremely narrow. The hills on which
Nashville is built seem to be Of solid rock,
hence its name of the Rock City. When
one prepares to build in Nashville he
starts force Of stone masons at work
blasting q cellar out of the solid rock.
When this is done he finds that he has
taken out stone enough to erect the walls
of his house. Thus it is that all the raw
material for house is taken out Of the
cellar before the house itself is built, and
this explains local Ilibernianism that one
often hears. +**
The city abounds in magnificent public
and private buildings. The most con-
spicuous Of the former is great struct-
ure of white stone, the State Capitol,
surmounting an eminence in the center
of the city 1t was erected in 1857 at
a cost Of 100000. and is one Of the
finest buildings Of its kind in the south
or west It's dome is 226 feet from the
ground, and standing on hill, as it does,
1t looks in all verify when viewed few
miles from the city like lone Of the big
white mansions III the skies" Tho
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

above its iuncture with the Ohio, and
covers bluffs that rise about 100 feet
above the level of the river. Nashville is
a place OF great historic interest AS
early as 11l0 the site was French trad
ing post, but the founding of the city
dates from 1850. The town was estab-
nshed by legislative act in 1874. Many Of
the old landmarks are pointed ont to
strangers-houscs erected III the last CEN
fury and places that were palaces in 1.-THE
good old days before de wah." In the
center of the city stands in solemn and
somewhat dilapidated grandeur the old
Polk place, the mansion of President
James X. Polk. now occupied by his ven
cradle widow Not far ont of town is
1.-The Hermitage, the residence of Presi-
dent Andrew jackson.
Nashville suffered terribly during the
war. The debris has been cleared away,
however, and modern residences Of fanci-
full design and mammoth business houses
have sprung up from the ashes and ruin
left by grim viaaged war. The past few
years the city has been growing very rap
Idly, and today, in the words of a local
historian, is noted far and wide for its
fine educational institutions, its elegant
churches and public buildings, handsome
private residences and cultured society
and pretty women. Indeed, l believe
there are more pretty women in Nashville
than in any other city Of two or three
times its size in the country. Its people
are drcssy-young ladies wear gay and
becoming colors in and out of doors, and
appear in full dress at all evening enter
tainments the year round. | even saw
society young ladies in short sleeves and
low neck costumes at the races. The hos
pitality of the people is far famed The
stranger who finds himself within the
gates of Nashville may fed sure Of charm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
a Washington story,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-One of the
best known correspondents here has a
niece, young girl Of 10, who was born
blind. Ten years ago her uncle and his
wife resided in Brooklyn, and the then
little blind girl lived with them. One
day they We're in u street car, the little
girl occupying seat away from her uncle
and aunt and beside q fine looking old
gentleman, who became quite interested
in the child AS they rode along a mill
tary company came down the street, and
the old gentleman called his companion S
attention to it.
There he said, eff you will look out
through this window you will see the
best drilled body of men in the city"
She turned her sightless eyes to him.
"But can't look out" she said simply;
II am blind"
The old gentleman looked at her in a
quick, nervous way, with world of ten
derness in his face, and the tears started
in his own eyes. He said nothing, but
began to tidget around in his seat, look
ing every now and then at the child, and
finally, as the car stopped in the crowd,
he hurriedly rose TO leave.
GOOD by, little one" lie said, taking
her hand good by, and God be with
you, and the next minute he had di9ap-
peared among the people, leaving some
thing in the hand he had held in his
own.
The uncle and aunt had been noticing
the little scene, and when no had gone
she told them what he had said, and hold
ing out her hand asked what it was he
had given her. They looked, and there
lay twenty dollar gold piece in her palm,
1t was too late to explain aud restore the
money, for tho good heart that prompted
the good deed was beyond recall, and
there was no way of telling who the gen
tleman was, so all that could be- done WAS
to keep the gold piece, aud the young
girl has it now among her choicest treas
ures as n souvenir of " man whose like is
toa seldom found in this world, where
charity comes only at the bidding,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

stone structure. Other conspicuously
fino Buildings are the Y. M. G. A., Ath-
letic club, Vendome theatre, Watkins
library and the great educational struct-
ures on the outskirts. Nashville's swell
organization is the Hermitage club,
housed in typical old southern resi-
dence, surrounded by fine shade trees and
inhabited by gentlemen of the highest
social and business grade. The Hermit
age has n reputation of being the finest
mint juep' factory i'll the world.
NashN lille seems to have monopoly of
southern universities On its outskirts
are located Vanderbilt, Fisk and a
Baptist Theological institute. The Van
derbilt university was founded in 1873 by
Cornelius Vanderbilt Up to the present
time the Vanderbilt family have given
81 400, 600 in cash to this school. The
grounds comprise seventy-siX acres, and
are unsurpassed in beauty. 1t is q great
park of magnolia, catalpa and other
lowering trees. The university is divided
into seven branches, with splendid struc-
lures for each branch of study. While
the university is non-sectarian in char
acter of instruction, it is operated under
the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Fisk university, for the education
exclusively of colorcd men, was cstab-
lshed in 1866 under the auspices of the
American Missionary society of New
York and the Western Freedman's Aid
commission of Cincinnati. This institu-
ton is housed in two magnificent struc-
lures 1t is operated as u university and
has educated great many missionaries
for special work in Africa. One of the
buildings, Jubilee hall, was erected at a
cost of $4,000 by funds raised by the
celebrated band of Fisk jubilee singers,
who made a concert tour around the
world several years ago. Nashville is
doing more for the education of colored
people than any other place in the world.
The University of Nashville is the old
est institution Of learning in the south.
1t was chartered by the legislature Of
North Carolina in 1854, and has been an
important educator continuously ever
since. Beside, there are half Il dozen
other large schools, state school for the
blind, three medical colleges, and city
school buildings accommodating 5000
white and 1000 colored children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

Smyth; but all these were acquitted
June 4, 1851 when Professor Smyth was
convicted.
He then appealed. on the points pro
vided for, to the state courts, claiming.
first, thai it was heresy in the Presby.
terrain church to teach probation after
death, and, second, that even if it was
In the church, such teaching was not in
violation OF the agreed association under
which Andoyer operates, OF course
many other issues were involved and tho
popular discussion easily ran into the gen
eral one on 20 called "liberal theology"
When tie record of the trial before tho
board 81 visitors was sent up, it was
found that the clerk had omitted the cita-
tons relied on by Professor snlyth, as
well as other matter of his defense.
Justice Allen now rules that the record
must be fun and complete
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

When it comes to churchcs Na5, lille
rather takes the lead There are sixty
seven churches representing twelve de-
nominations. OF this number forty seven
are white and twenty colorcd The bust
ness of this "Athens of the South is con-
sentative but it spreads over a vas, ter
ritory. Business failures are almost I'M
known. l am told that the population
has doubled in the past ten years, and
that it is still increasing at a proportions
ate rate, Il. II. NLNONINE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

entitled to have
put in the record
for the inspection
of the court Of
last resort u | |
that he deems os-
sential to h i S
case, But this,
though it gives
the defendant an
immense advan-
tage, is not final;
it is q preliminary
ruling on what
lawyers call "di-
minution of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
STORIES OF PROCTOR.
6oME IRREGULARITIES or THE RE-
GENTLY DECEASED ASTRONOMER.
His Book Pokcr-His knowledge of
the Game Was Limited-How People
Used to Talk to Him of Astronomy-The
Dream He Did Not Realize.


the Game Was Limited-How People
Used to Talk to Him of Astronomy-The
Dream He Did Not Realize.
Not only have the scientists occasion
to regret the untimely death of Richard
A. Proctor, the great mathematician, but
his great circle of friends all over the
world are mourning, sincerely, the UNI
timely death of one of the most genial,
good hearted, witty, and companionablc
men that ever combined great knowledge
with good fellowship. The marvel about
him was not that one small head should
carry all he knew" for that is a trifle out
worn, but that he should have had time
In his bare half century of life to have
studied, and apparently mastered the sci
ence of mathematics in so many of its
multifarious applications.
1t was an establishment to scientists,
but none at all to his personal friends,
when he published treatise on draw
poker, but it is duo to his memory to say
that we'll as he understood tho game sci
entifcally, he was far from being first
class player. This fact he acknowledged
to me more than once, laughingly com
pairing himself to the man who plays rou-
lette or Wall street on q System" and
saying that although he felt certain that
he knew the game numerically he was
none the better for that knowledge when
the play scared into the sublime heights
Of bluff or where the result hung, as it
often does, on an accurate judgment of
the cncmy's habits of play.
Ee told with great glee how he once
PLACED small gamc-a quarter hinton
a railroad train in the west with party
Of strangers, none of whom he knew, and
to whom he supposed himself unknown.
They had played for half an hour before
anybody lad shown a particularly good
hand when Le managed to fill an ace flush
on the draw. Two Of the other players
dropped out after he first raise, but the
other, who looked ike well to do farmer
ara was decidedly green in manner and
u grammatical of speech, hung on, raising
Nj. Proctor back on each turn, till thd
laiter decided that he had bet the full
Mathematical value of his hand. The
farmer raised back 1t him again, and tie
professor laid down his flush with a sigh.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

VANDLRBILT INIVLHsII1'
grounds are beautifully terraced aud are
feaGhed by wixding walks and drives,
On the east side Of the building is an
equestrian statue Of Gen. Andrew jack
son, The new government building, post,
Office and custom house is beautiful
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
TENNESSEE'S CAPITAL.
NASHVILLE A CITY OF SURPASS-
ING BEAUTY.

1t Has Many Natural Advantages, a Place
in History, and Is the Seat of a Num-
Der of Aspiring Institutions of Learning.
Pictures of Interest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
Arr:

Youa sufferer from any of this list Of symptoms,
some of which warn you that you are liable to an
attack of Apoplexy2 Dizziness or Pressure in the
Head, Spots Before Eyes Pain Around or Palpita
ton Of Heart, Pain in Region Of Heart with Feeling
of sunocation, Ringing Sound in Ears, Numhnesso or
Prickly Sensation OF Limbs, especially the Arm,
Pain between Shoulders and in Side, Pain in Small
OF Back or Hip, Dry Cough Flatulence, Sour
stomach General Debility, Loss Of Appetite, Sc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

NASHVILLE, Sept. 2O-The capital of
Tennessee is II city of surprising beauty.
1t is built on sloping hills, affording n
natural drainage and view of one of the
finest agricultural regions in tho south.
Nashville is a city of 100000 souls, is To-
Gated ON the Cumberland river, 1G2 miles
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
For Nervous Debility
Use HOrsford's Acid Phosphate

. DR.. a. NJ. IlITBY Mtcht J. Dak. ssNs: ~
have Uscd IL il number q cIGcs Of ncrN ous;
debility. with very e Cd tesu t."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

Thereupon t h o
farmer chucklod,
drew in the pot,
and exposed his
land, saying; 1T
does me good to
take one O these
high strung scien-
tine chaps into
camp with nothin'
but ten high"
:;
NJ. Proctor was
prc-emiacntly a
society man in his
hours Of rclaEa-
4;pn ~ Il ", n q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

ing entertainments might say for both
man and beast. Everybody entertains.
The fine old homes are always open, and
hospitality is dispensed with open hands
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

*"Ormsby mcknight Mitchell, Astronomer and
General" Houghton, MifIlin 8; Co., Boston.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-13

tNo afternoon hours Sundays.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-13
Devotee of the Corset.

! do not agree with the writer that the
corset is falling into desuetude, and |
think the advertising columns of the
papers bear me out. Certainly among a
rather large circle of acquaintences do
not know of one who has abandoned the
corset, while | know many mothers who
are not only enthusiastic lacers themselves,
but are very strict in employing this arti-
Gle of dress in the foundation of their
childrens figures. Each of my daughters
I have four-on her seventh birth
day was provided with a snugly fitting
pair of corsets, which she wore from that
time out. by night as well as by day, I'M
less in case of decided illness. As the
child grew, more bones were added, and
the chest and hip measure was increased,
but no alteration was made in the waist,
and no expansion being allowed during
the hours of sleep its tenuity was retained
and there was no necessity of resorting to
tight lacing, which becomes requisite
where corsets are not worn until the figure
has grown large. 1t goes without saying
that | wear corsets myself, and though l
have left youth far behind / still have a
figure that provokes admiration. and
cannot find that either my daughters or
have become unduly the victims of the
'ninety-two" diseases mentioned by Ger
man doctor-M. f., in Toronto Globe.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-13
A STRONG TICKET.
A California Member of the Third Hous
Has His Say.

mas say.
The Stockton Independent has the follow
ing regarding a former resident of San
Joaquin county, who is well-known to all
old time politicians
George 3. Johnson, a colored politician
who was for many years man OF distinc-
tion in this county and successful pleader
with local candidates for Office, is now a
prominent citizen of Louisiana, and prom
Uses to make his mark, if he gets enough
votes
Mr.. johnson was at several sessions q
member of the third house of the Cali
fornia Legislature, where he gathered con-
siderable information and earned pfoml-
nence in his profession rs pleader. He
was an invaluable worker in political cir
cles OF color and was famous organizer
of campaign clubs. Since his exit from
the Stockton field he has longed to return,
but local candidates have not had time to
send for him. 1t is thought that he could
be induced TO return, but somehow no one
takes the initiative in raising purse to pay
for his return ticket.
The Lldepeadem has received an interest
ing letter from the colored brother, post
marked at Plaquenine, Louisiana, January
8th which is reproduced in its original
beauty:
Mr.. Editor, after being absent from the State
for five years, thought l would pen you few
lines OF what / saw in and around plaquemine
in Ibcwill parish La New years day IN 11th 1883
the day broke spon porting down rain and
Strong wind blowing Cold from the South which.
broke away as the day Grow older. about .
O'Clock the Sun Shond out and in a Short time.
was So warme, made every thing look So cher
ful it reminded me OF a Cal may picnic day as l
past long the SITS of plaquemine every way l
would look l could See the effects of the Tenn
perence Sunday law which the Supreme Court
OF La has decided Constitunal. it closis ur all
Buisisincss except hotel drug store and the
baker. it even closis up the Barbar Shop
on sunday night there was an infoTminai meet
ing held in fortsvil by meney of my trends q
Committee was appointed TO wait on me. to See
| if would allow my name TO be used for Can
| didatc for the Legislature of the State of La
which is to be elected this year.
Mr. Editor its ben y years Sence first wrote thi;
I tex a bout the 9th day of next Nov the Cuntry
will be Called on TO Elect 5 Chit Magistreat tC
rule this nation for the next four years Go East
| intel you get right under the rising sun fol
| Preside mt James Blain of Maine
the Go west untell you get right under the Set
ing Sun for Vice President George c. Perkins OF
Cal
that would be ticket no Soled South could
beat GEO b. JOHNSON
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-13

Trifling With Justice.

If this is true, it would seem that the
Yolo Courts have been turned into col
lecting bureau. The Mail of yesterday
says:
We quote the following from the Demo
crdt of last evening: In this morning s
issue of the Mail appeared an extended ac-
count of the examination of Walter Hutch
ms, and concluded by saying: We are
told that Mr.. Gilbert has consented to with
draw the charge OF forgery against Hutch
ms, if the $3.50 is made good Mr.. Gilbert
says wish to inform the Mail and the
public generally that Mr. Hutchins has no
charge of forgery standing against him; he
was arrested for a misden: eanor, not for
gery-consequently the case can be settled
by his friends in the East"
If the above statement is correct, the
Mail is little curious to know why this
man Hutchins has been held for a simple
misdemeanor, when evidently, under the
law. he has committed a felony, and in
stead of being an expense to the taxpayers
OF Yolo during the last two or three
months, he has not been serving out term
of years either at San Quentin or Folsom
We are getting sick of this trihing with the
law at the expense of the people, for the
benefit of individual pockets. If Hutchins
has committed grand larceny, as the law
defines the crime, send him to State prison
where he belongs, not hold him in our
county Jail indefinitely on charge of mis-
demeanor, with the hope of squeezing a
part or all of his pilferings out of his
=" friends in the East"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-13
More About the Grape Crop.

The Viticultural Board claims to have
ascertained, says the Gail, that the total
shiPmentof California wine in 1887 was
6,421, 900 gallons, as against 5,217, 900 in
1856, an increase of ,204, 900 gallons, or
about 25 per cent. 1t also estimates that
the home consumption increased 100000
gallons. In other words, it reckons that we
must expect an annual increase to the de-
mand for our wine equal to 100000 gal
Ions year, which requires an increased
acreage of 5000 acres per year If our
wine-growers neglect TO plant this acreage
the supply of wine will fall short of the
demand, and the development of this re-
source will be arrested
The danger Is rather apparent than real.
The total acreage in bearing vines was esti-
mated in 1887 at III, 400 acres, and it was
rather guessed than actually ascertained
that il was increasing at the rate of II per
cent per annum. AT this rate the new
acreage every year would be nearer 25,O0O
acres than 5000. We hardly think it ne
cessary to urge upon landowners the
necessity of planting more vines. They
will do that without any pressure 1t
would be more to the purpose to advise
them to pay more attention to the i'm
provement of their methods in wine
making.
Mischief is being done by the circulation
of erroneous estimates of the yield of vine
yards in this State. 1t is quite common to
hear stories of crops of eight and even ten
tons of grapes being taken off lands in the
southern counties. These are exaggera-
tons which are sure to recoil disastrously.
1t is doubtful whether any grape land can
be relied upon to produce over three tons of
sound grapes to the acre. In some singu-
larly well-situated localities crops of four or
five tons are harvested. But the Eastern
man who settles here to make wine had
better base his calculations Oh an average
yield of three tons to the acre. If his plants
have been we'll chosen this yield will give
him all the profit he ought to expect.
The wine men continue to assert that the
crop of 1887 will not reach 100000 gal
Ions, as against, 19,500000 in 1886. 1t NAV
be so. But such calculations coming at a
time when the crop is ready for market must
be subject to suspicion. The acreage hay
ing been $4,000 acres, at even two tons to
the acre the crop would have amounted to
$4,000 tons. Deduct 5000 tons for raisin
grapes and table fruit and we have 217,OOO
tons left for wine. a ton of grapes ought
to yield 100 gallons of wine Thus, 217, 900
tons should yield %, 100000 gallons of wine,
OF which one-fifth would 90 to the distilery.
There is wide margin between these
figures and the 100000 600 gallo : TO which
the viticultural authorities pr. ,Ose = re-
strict the crop.