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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

Gen. Circuit is once more to the front
with his bill ito take the fourth-class post
office out of politics" He has advocated
steadily the sensible idea Of making post
masters elective by the people. We only
wish we could hope that Congress would
have the good sense to enact such law
and thus, to that extent, take the postal
service out of party politics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

When Mr.. Cleveland WAS elected gov
ernor of New York in 1882 his majority
was $4,000. Two years later. when q
candidate for the presidency, his majority
In that State shrank to 1100. At this rate
what will it be in 1855.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15
DIED

snEAHAN.-In this city, 5l9 soul Union ST..
June :. Kate Sheahan, wife Oh Patrick Coffee,
aged - years
sMITH-At Brasher Falls, N. June >, 1855,
Miss Char ~ Smith.
CARTIER.-In Burlington, June Q, Nellie
Fl. ury, wife of Joseph Cartier, aged & years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15
MARRIED.

HENRY sMIru-In this city, Monday, June
H. 1855, by rev c. +. Carer, AT. John !.
Henry, Jr., of BrooNlyn Y V, and Miss Allce
NJ. Smith OF Burlington, W.
day evening. June eth, 10y jhe Rev J. II
Hiucks, assisted by Mr. ~. IL. Hopkins OF st.
Alhans HermOn Deming Hopkins and allen
Deanc Damon, both OF Montpelier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

The United States is not the only Am
erican republic that INDUCES in pres,-
dental election this year. Mexico will
hold her election in few weeks and it is
probable that Gen. Diaz, who has already
served two terms OF four years each, will
be reelected without serious opposition,
In Ecuador, Antonio Flores, who mas for
four years been minister at Paris, has
been chosen for four years term.
Venezuela will choose another president
in place Of Guzman Blauco, who has held
the Office most of the time since 1870.
Bolivia also holds it, presidential election
this year. President Pacheco has been
the incumbent for the past four years and
his canvass for reelection has been at
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

The chairman of the st. Louis conven-
ton must have pulled the wrong string
when the band struck up We'll Hang
jeff Davis to Sour Apple Tree, during
the proceedings. Such al insult to man
who is idolized by large portion of the
democratic party, was certainly mis-
q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

The democratic party has never been
such except in name and the st. Louis
convention affords further proof that auto
cratic would be the moe appropriate
name. 1t has always relied on some boss
to do its thinking, and while in years past
there have been a number who have AS
pred to the position, Boss" Cleveland
has now eclipsed them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

tended with much bitterness. The terms
of the presidency among the South Am
erican republics vary, being two, four,
five, or six years eaCu.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

The English papers generally EXPIRE IS
satisfaction with the result of the st.
Louis conveption. The remarks of the
London Star are perhaps fair sample.
After speaking of the proceedings at st.
Louis as enthusiastic it says 1--WE may
very well re-echo that enthusiasm on this
side of the water, for the reelection OF
President Cleveland means the adoption
of his programme of tariff revision, and
his ideas on that subject go long way
toward free trade" The Pau Mall Ga
sette says The point of the contest about
which we feel The most interest in this coun
try is the tariff question" OF course And
the disinterested motive of the support
which Mr.. Cleveland receives from across
the water will be duly appreciated on this
side.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

Thus far the political p?ohipiClohlsts
have not aided the saloons 10 the extent
that the democrats hoped. Rhode Island
and Oregon were considered good for
5000 third party votes each. But in Rhode
Island only 1896 prohibition votes were
cast this year, Il falling off OF nearly one
nalf from the score of 1887 and in Oregon
the vote so far rs returned is not more
than one-third OF last years record, and
will probably fall below 1000. These
straws indicate that the position of The
third party as democratic annex is be
coming thoroughly understood, and the
prospect is that Fisk will poll much
smaller vote than st. John did
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15

The Weekly Free Press from
this daue is reduced one haiti
is now only ONE DOLLAR d
year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-15
BURLINGTON. FRIDAY, JUNE Il

PUBLIsHED-BY
THE FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION,
@. G. BENEDICT Editor.
Terms-&1. 90 IA year, always in advance
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FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Burlington, Vt.
, 1888-10-14
PROPOSALS FOR BUDDING MA.

t%erials. Headquarters Department of
the Platte, Chief Quartermaster's Office,
Omaha, Neb Sept. 10, 1888. Sealed
proposals. in triplicate, will be received at
this Office until l o'clock p. NJ. central
time, Oct. 20, 1888, when they will be
opened for furnishing nails, hardware,
doors, windows, blinds, stairways, interior
finish and finishing lumber for the con-
struction Of three or four double sets of
officers quarters at Fort Du Chesne, Utah,
to be delivered aboard the cars, as the
case may be, at Omaha, Salt Lake or at
Price station, Utah. Descriptive lists and
specifications with all necessary informa-
ton can be had on application to this
Office or that of the depot quartermaster
at Ogden or the post quartermaster at
Fort Douglas. Bids will be received for
the whole or any portion of the materials
required, preference being given to arti-
Giles of domestic production or manufact-
ure. The United States reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. Bids to be
addressed to the undersigned and envel.
opes marked proposals for materials for
Fort Du Chesne." WIN. B. HUGHES,
Quartermaster, U. S. A, Chief Quarter
master.
, 1888-10-14
nROPOSALSFO FOR CONSTRUCTION
T-Headquarters Department Of the


T-Headquarters Department of the
Platte, Chief Quartermaster's office.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 10, 1888. Sealed
proposals in triplicate will be received at
this Office until the 10th day of October,
1888, at ? o'clock p. m, central time,
when they will be opened for all labor re-
CURED in the construction and completion
of three (3) or four () double sets of
officers quarters at Fort Du Chesne, Utah,
in accordance with plans and specifications
copies of which may be seen at this
Office or at the offices of the depot quar-
termaster. at Ogden, Utah, and post
quartermasters Fort Douglas and Du
Chesne. The United States reserves the
right to reject any or all bids, or to accept
bids for construction of one or more of
the buildings as it may elect. Blanks for
bidding with circular giving additional
information, will be furnished on applica-
ton to any of the offices herein named.
Envelopes to be addressed to the under
signed, marked Proposals for construc-
ton at Fort Du Chesne." VIM. B..
HUGHES, quartermaster, U. S. A.
Chief Quartermaster.
, 1888-10-14
No Time for so1emnities.

Take another woman who is living and
shall be nameless. She is accomplished.
thoughtful, studious, clever beyond doubt
both in talk and with the pen. She has
written successful books; her name is
known; as she enters q room people who
have not seen her before look round. She
is the intellectual superior of many of the
women of the world whom she meets;
and they are her superiors in every quality
essential to success in society. They have
the note, and she has not. II am in q
panic if l am asked to take her in to din
ner," said q man. himself cultured and
clever. II know I shall have to talk on
solemnities all through dinner, and din
ner is not the FINE for solemnities. &c.
W.. Smalley in New York Tribune.
, 1888-10-14
DROPOsALSF FOR HAY AND OATS.

PROPOSALS FOR HAY AND OATS.
F-Headquarters Department of the
Platte, Chief Quartermaster's Office,
Omaha, Neb, September, 81, 1888.
Sealed Proposals, in triplicate, subject To
the usual conditions. are invited and viii
be received at this Office until two O'CLOCK
p. M, October ODD, 1888, for del
Fort Washable, Wyo., of thirty (3o) tons
of hay, and forty thousand (40, 000
pounds of oats, sacked. Bidders to specify
price per ton for hay of 1000 pounds,
and price per 100 pounds for oats deliver
ed in burlap sacks. The supplies must
be good and merchantable. The hay to
be well cured and delivered in the stacks
or in bales-kind to be stated in bids.
Preference given TO articles of domestic
production. The government reserves
the right to reject any or all proposals.
Further particulars and blanks for bidding
NAV be obtained at this office or of the
Post Quartermaster Fort Washakie.
Proposals to be addressed to the under
signed marked proposals for hay and
oats." VIM. B. HUGHES, Quarter
master U. S. A., Chief Quartermaster.
, 1888-10-14
Notice Timber Culture.
United States Land Office,

Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. G., 1888.
Complaint having been entered at this
office by Isaac johnson against Frank r.
Lawrence for failure to comply with law
as to timber culture entry No. 905, dated
July 27,lSS5, upon the Sc / NV end lots
3, 4 and 5. sec 6, tip IA n, r GO W, in Lar
annie county, Wyoming, with a view to
the cancellation of said entry; contestant
alleging that said entryman has failed to
pillow or cultivate, or cause to be plowed,
plant or planted or cultivated any portion
of said tract, the SAID parties are hereby
summoned to appeal at this Office on the
10th day Of October. 1888, at 10 o'clock
a. M, to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged failure.
Edgar S. Wilson, Register.
, 1888-10-14
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,
Cheyenne, Wyo.. Oct. 9, 1888.

Notice is hereby given that
william A. Taylor,
of Hinsdale, Mass, has filed notice of in
tention to make proof on his desert land
claim No. 1920, for the whole of section
4, in tip II, n Of r 81 W., before register
and receiver at Cheyenne, Wyo., on Sat
urday, the 10th day OF November, 1888.
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and reclaim
alton of said land: George ". Welsh,
Gilbert Shapcott. Pharis s. Munich,
Charles Peters, all of Cheyenne, Wyo.
Edgar S. Wilson, Register.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-07
LOST Mines Of MiS,nnrl.

Tradition tells of the existence of
rich silver mines south of the Dent
County line, in Shannon. These mines
were worked in the last century by
spaniards or Frcnchmen, according to
tradition, and the l,er bars were
shipped down the Current River in
little fiatboats. Int with all the
searching, later explorers have not
been able to discover the old workings.
The best information locates tho rich
lodes in the wild, mountainous country
between the Dent County line and En-
inence, the county seat of Shannon.
One of the stronge believers in the
traditi is DR.. Terrell. He lives in
the northern part of Shannon, prac-
tees his profession among the noun
taineers, and occupies all his leisure
days hunting for the lost silSe mines.
He has been doing this for years. He
carries giant powder, and prospects
wherever he finds good indications, all
the time keeping his eyes open for the
long-abandoned shaft. - 81. Louis
GlOLe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-07

be a popular amusement, for, rs ! said,
it requires considerable skill to play 10
well, and always proves to be most
exciting diversion on board ship.
another game that is almost equally
popular, and to which the horse bill
iardists resort when that game be-
comes tiresome, is ringtoss. 1t is sim
liar in most respects to- the game of
guots as played on terra iirma. In
stead of quoits, there are rings made
of rope wound hard around wire. Iron
or wooden rings would be too likely
to roll over the side OF the boat If they
should strike on the deck edgeways.
The rings are usually of different sizes.
of from two feet or so in diameter down
to six inches, and they are of values
corresponding in an inverse ratio to
their $ 20. No ring will count unless
1t encircles peg driven into II heavy
block of wood at some distance from
the PLAYERS. This block of wood il
large enough to pre- ent its being
mo ed by any blows which may be
given to it by poorly aimed throw.
"The rules for this game are no more
than | have indicated. Every play to
tOuuG NC IL IluSti, anu NhC NdihS
of each ringer will vary according to
the diameter OF the ring which has
been tossed. The points which COM
plete the game may be any number
chosen by the parry, and there is no
general rule regarding this.
These are two standard sports on
the different lines of the transatlantic
boats. Sometimes the younger male
blood of the passengers disports itself
in game of leap-frog on deck. This
is an agreeable and exhilarating exer-
else, though the disposition to bet,
which seems TO he developed in nearly
every ocean voyager, does not have 50
much scope here rs it does in horse
billiards or ring-toss. Many times
these games are the subjects OF consid-
cradle wagers. and it is rarely that any
one is played that there is not some
slight stake, at least, depending upon
the result"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-07

always the possibility Of so playing
that opponents may be put into a bet
ter or worse condition, or a friends
block changed in position. The squares
on the board are so large that two or
three different blocks have room
enough, il properly placed, to count
in each one, but it generally happens
that most OF the bio ks played touch
the lines of the squares in some way
so that the play does not count. When
a ship has been out Of port several
days, if if has been fair weather. this
game generally becomes so popular
that regular sides play at it day after
day, and in that case an Umpire is fire.
quently chosen from among the other
passengers. who shall decide whether
blocks that appear t. have touched the
boundaries are to be counted or not.
II never see this game played upon
land, but don't see why II should not
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-07

or any object which will bring the feet
higher than the head, and then thread
ing needle. In the calmest kind Of
seas there is usually Just about enough
of roll to make that bottle n mighty
insecure rest, and as a rule the first
thing that the passenger finds. as he
attempts to thread his needle is, that
he has not only utterly collapsed, bit
that his head has swung around and
struck very hard upon the rail where
his feet were resting. 1t is more fun
to watch this game than to play il.
There are two games, properly So
called, outside Of cards and the social
diversions of the cabin, which are found
on every transatlantic ship, whether
it be English, French, German, or
italian. They may be called interna-
tional or cosmopolitan games, for it
does not appear that any nationality
develops anything novel or character
istic in the amusement devised for pass
ing time on shipboard.
The principal of those games is
called horse billiards, It is somewhat
akin to the old fashioned Scotch game
of shufl'eboard, but is 80 different
from it that it is worth a descrip
ton by itself \ parable ogram is
drawn on the deck with white chalk.
1t is subdv.ded into nine squares, with
a semi-circular space at the top and
bottom, and figures are marked
in each subdivision and semi-circle.
This parallelogram is about three yards
long by one and half wide. \ few
feet in front of this chalked line is
drawn, parallel with the shortest diam
alter OF the parallelogram, which, by
the way, is called the board. The
game is played with small wooden
blocks cubical in form. The object is
to send them along the deck, only so
that they may land entirely within one
Of the sections OF the parallelogram.
Each one of these sections has a figure
marked in it, as above indicated. The
upper semi-circle which has the mark
ten on" in it, means that if the block
is so played that it rests within it,
it adds ten to the players score, but if
the block should rest entirely within
the lower semicircle, it subtracts ten
from his score. If it is so played that
it does not cross the line referred to at
all, it counts as "no play" and is
played over again. If. however, it
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-07
SPORTS ON THE SEA,
Some of the Games INDUCED in By
Ocean Voyagers to Kill Dull
Time,
Horse Billiard; and How ii Is Played
Other Pastimes OF tho
Deck.
sew YORK CORRESPONDENCE

There is no royal road to promi-
ncnrc n sports, said William Jackson,
the steward of one of the transat antic
steamship lines, the other day, and
for this reason, | suppose, the field of
sports is as much cultivated nv people
OF the richer classes, membC s of the
aristocracy, etc, as by the M II COM
mon people to whom luXuries are en-
tirely unknown. On the other side
YOU will see Lords and Dukes and
III, mbcrs OF Parliament among the in
terestcd and excited observers of a
boxing match; on this side you will
find Senators and lawyers and literary
men ut the same kind of entertain
ment. Over there ladies of fashion
and wealth and rank go to the races
and here, as | understand it, wealthy
ladies have also been long in the habit
of attending and even betting upon the
contests at the trac:. On both sides the
Atlantic there are various games in
which the members of the upper class
es engage actively and without feeling
that they have lowered their dignity a
particle by doing so. Nevertheless,
the sports IN which the most prosper
Gus portion of the community enters
are considerably limited. They are
not at all gentoel games IN the sense
of being mild in exertion, but they are
to a certain degree aristocratic, mas
much as they usually cost great deal
more money to play than the common
sports OF everyday people do. Take,
for instance, foX-hunting, hare and
hounds on horseback, Yachting, and
owning of race stables. And even lawn
tennis is a sport in which a considera-
bic quantity of money has to be spent
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-07

course, when the sailors saw him up
there they went for him, but his lord
ship was not going to get caught. In
stead of coming down or waiting for
the sailors to come after him, he went
hand over hand along rope to another
mast, and so at the imminent risk of
his neck at several different occasions
finally led the sailors such a chase
that he reached the deck first, to their
great astonishment. The admiration
aroused by this act was sufficient to
relieve him from the ordinary punish
ment to which passengers are subjected
who intrude upon the rigging. A case
of that kind, however, is very rare,
and that was the only one ever heard
of
There is diversion, however, which
may be had upon any craft, and which
all passengers will find, think, to d
certain extent interesting. l believe il
was invented by famous American
hunorist. 1t consists i'll sitting on a
champagne bottle which is laid upon
the deck, placing the feet upon the rail
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-07

and was counted mighty quick at fig
/ gers; but since the days | left school [
have not had to work a problem in cube
root, mensuratlon, or geOmetrlcai pro-
GresSion. But, take it in interest, frac-
/ tions, compound numbers, and few
other things, | have always had use for,
and don't see how | could get along
without them. Hence | have come to
regard the time wasted that [ spent on
things that in later years, in my line of
occupation, have proved of no use to
me- Mind you, I don't say that might
not have been placed so that it would
( have proved beneficial: and, on general
principles, all good knowledge is bene-
ticial but the point | want to make is,
there is so much to learn in this world,
/ that think it wise FOR one to devote
some tine to Il study of what things he
needs to know most, and learn them
first. Then, if you have any time left
for other things, pitch in and learn
them, too. In other words. eat your
bread and meat first, and your pie and
cake afterWard; for, if you should miss
the latter, you really don't suffer, as
the solid, substantial food which YOU
have already had supplies all your
necessary wants.
The above remarks, George, are
prompted by a piece OF information
which you gave me in your last letter.
You SAID You were taking lessons on
the violin, and that you were getting
along splendidly. Now, 1 love music,
George, and think the fiddle has been
well named the king of musical instru-
ments, and ] know you could be doing
many worse things than learning to
elicit sweet harmony from catgut and
horsehair, but still L can't see that it
will be Of much benefit to you in the
grocery business. SO you must be
careful to not let your taste for music
get ahead of your love for business
Mu,i; is an accomplishment, very
desirable one-,a source OF pleasure to
those who possess it; but have known
men who mixed music up so with bust
ness that the latter suffered. SO, my
dear boy, while you are studying music
don't forget to also keep your eye on
the daily market reports, and also to
keep as sharp Il lookout for bad debts
as you ever have done, and you will
come out all right. But don't think 1
mean to lecture you, George, and per-
NIT me, with best wishes for your mu-
steal and financial success, to still sign
myself YOURS rs ever. UNCLE SAM.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-07

in order to make the outfit appropriate
to the demands of the game.
II hive always believed that, human
nature being the same the world over.
and in all conditions of life, it needs
only varying of the conditions to
make people of every grade enter
into the most common sports of this
age. That is, If very rich and rc-
fined gentleman or lady had had his or
her lot cast among those who played
hopscotch or quoits, they would as
readily indulge in those games as they
do in lawn tennis and waitzing. And
this view of the matter | find sus-
tanned absolutely by the actions of
people who have to take an ocean voy-
age. Gin a steamer, out of sight
of land for n week or moro, all
the retinel amusements OF home, the
trip out to the shops every day, the
afternoon drive in the park, the social
calls or the theater or opera in tbs
evening, have to be abandoned. The,
are left to their own devices for enter
tainment, except such rs may be found
in the piano, the salon, and the novels
that are always TO be found on board
ship, as if they were the most unedu-
ucated and poverty-stricken community
in the world. None of the social en-
tertainments to which they are accus-
toned are at hand, and, obliged to rely
upon their own devices, they turn as
naturally to games and sports of a
crude character as though they had
never known Of any other kind of di
version.
"The evident limitations of d trans
atlantic steamship are such that the
variety OF sports that can be INDUCED
in shiphoard is very little. The sea
men, when they have any idle hours,
are little given to indulging in any
thing that partakes of game, unless
it be cards. OF course they lind char
acteristic sports whenever an ignorant
passenger attempts to experiment with
the rigging, but that kind of amuse-
ment is generally no fun for the pas
senger, as everybody knows, and is not
to be put down as game, because it
has no rules, ami because the passen-
ger is always sure to be beaten at it.
/ do remember one case, however,
where a nObleman of high rank was on
board ship. He was an amateur yachts
man and very skillful III the handling
of his own craft, and thoroughly versed
in ship-lore. He took it into his head
one day to climb into the rigging,
his ide being to study combination
of sheets and lines, | believe. OF