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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

Instances of of actors leaving the bed
side of dying wives or children to play the
part of buffoon are frequently brought to
light. In Jersey City the other night a
man left his dying wife because, being
poor, he had no choice, and for two hours
faced a roaring crowd, stimulating their
laughter while his own heart was bleed
ing. When he had finished he hurried
home, only to find his wife dead People
must be amused these days, though some
times at a great cost.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

Mr.. Reed has been reelected to Con
gress from Maine and Mr.. Carlisle is like
ly to meet with the same fate in Ken
lucky 1t is, therefore, easy to guess who
will be speaker of the next House, accord
ing as the republicans or democrats have a
majority of the members.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

In the report in another column of the
impressive tributes OF love and respect
paid to the memory of Mr. John Van Sick
len, upon the occasion of his funeral, we
give the final chapter, for the public, of a
tragedy which has stirred the sympathies
and touched the hearts of the people of
this community more deeply than any
similar event which has occurred here in
the last quarter of a century.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

Joseph Mcdonald on Trial In the County
IT

Joseph Mcdonald on Trial in the County
Court.
At the opening of Tuesdays session of
the County Court the case of Joseph Nc
Donald, for attempting to wreck the night
express train near the lime kiln, by turn
ing the switch, on the 18th inst, was
taken up. States Attorney d. J. Foster
assisted by Hon. Daniel Roberts, appear
ing for the State, and Hon. Henry Ballard
for the respondent. The case occupied the
entire day. Mcdonald is u smooth faced
young man, aged %. He is short and of
rather stout build, and is not very intelli-
gent-looking.
The chief witness for the State was Mr..
Barlow, the track-walker, who saw Nc
Donald start up the track from Winooskl
late in the afternoon before the accident,
and saw him again about 1870 a short dis
lance from the switch just before it was
misplaced. The witness was unable to
find the prisoner, however, after the train
ran onto the side track
The conductor of the excursion train
from White River Junction TO the State
fair the afternoon before the accident
, stated that he saw Mcdonald at the Wi
nooski station about p. m on the way
home from Burlington; that Mcdonald
was under the influence of liquor and
asked if he could stay over until the night
train. The witness ordered him to get on
the train and took his ticket Mcdonald
said he had not been to Burlington, and
the conductor gave him back his ticket.
Mcdonald showed some Impotence and
the train went on and left him.
Edward Stanley, Il freight conductor,
stated that ne was the last one to shift the
switch in question and that he set it prop
erly and locked It.
George Chase, engineer, testified that
he was on the engine which drew the eX-
press the night of the accident that the
switch was all right a. they passed over
the road going to Essex Junct on ; that
when within short distance of the switch
on the return trip he discovered that it
was opened upon the side track. He APP
piled the air brakes, reversed his engine,
opened the throttle and sanded the track,
so that he succeeded in stopping the train
a few feet from a loaded coal car which
stood some distance down the side track
He then went back to the switch and
| found that it was locked. He then re-
membered that he saw man standing a
short distance from the place where the
track walker had seen Mcdonald After
making diligept search for the culprit the
train backed on to the main track and
continued on its way to Wlnooski.
Fireman Mcintyre testified to substan-
italy the same facts.
Deputy Sheriff Wheeler then told how
complaint was made to him the next
morning about the attempt to wreck the
train. He went to the Winooskl station,
and was there told that the man who was
suspected was just boarding the 7:l0 east
ern train. He followed on. when the man,
who proved to be Mcdonald, saw him,
and, running through two passenger cars,
jumped from the train and hid behind
two freight cars OH a side track. Inc Off
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

The death of William Warren, the vet
removes from the ranks one of the most
versatile actors that ever amused the pub
lie. Finished and natural in everything
that he said and did, his influence on the
stage OF his day was very great. He was
not only great actor but scholar and a
gentleman who will be much missed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
pleasant weather may be expected before
the chilly winds of fall begin to blow.

The class of '92 at Yale has adopted for
the class cry: "Bric-a-kex-keX, coax,
coax, bric-a-kex.kex, coax, coax, whu-op,
whu-op, whu-op, parabaloo-'92." A class
that can remember such conglomeration
of words as this ought to have no difficulty
I'm mastering the intricacles of differen-
tial calculus
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
vergennes Woman Insane in Boston.

A woman named Ellen Walsh, who be-
longs in Nergennes, had an liberated
tooth extracted some time ago The Jaw
was broken in the operation, blood poi
soning set in, and she went to Boston and
entered the city hospital for treatment.
She was discharged as cured few days
ago but the pain she had undergone up
set her mind. On Saturday morning she
was found by the police wandering bare
headed and barefoOted about the south
end. She was sent to the city prison, be-
ing temporarily insane.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

No less than 100 new government offices
have been created since Grover Cleveland
was inaugurated and the list of them
with pay attached is published in the
Congressional Record of September 10.
This does not include the temporary force
assigned to the agricultural bereau and
the pension Office in 1885, nor the navy
yard, postoflice or custom house employees.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

Some idea of the length of the telegraph
lines of the United States can be arrived
at, from the fact, that il connected up in
a single circuit they would reach from the
earth to the moon aid have enough wire
left to 90 twice round the earth. The
telephone wires in usein the United States
would encircle the earth about fourteen
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

The New York Graphic says that cit
must not be forgotten that Ohio is among
the doubtful States too" We shall next
hear that the democrats think there Is a
flghtinS chance for them in Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

The October term of United States
Circuit and District Courts will convene
at Rutland next Tuesday at p. M. There
are but two cases set for trial by jury and
short term is expected. The cases set
Margaret b. Sowles and Edward A.
Sowles, and c. w. Gleason vs. George
Van Dyke and the Connecticut River
Lumber company. The latter is an i'm
pOrtant case and a large number of wit
ueSses will be examined
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

The lady wto at a picnic in the Thou
sand Islands lost sl5 900 worth of jewelry
out of boat is, of course, entitled to
sympathy. But most people who do not
possess this amount of jewels will fail to
see in what way the carrying of them
around could add to the pleasure derived
from picnic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

Our government is paying the British
Cunard company 100000 and the North
German Lloyd company $4,000 a year for
transporting our European mails. jeff
Davis, when senator of the United States,
1naugurated the policy which has re-
suited in turning our ocean mail service
over to foreigners and his political sue
cessors seem to take pleasure in carrying
out his policy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

The telegraph, telephone and electric
light wires in Chicago have been put I'M
der ground. The expense OF making the
change was of course very great but great
savings will be effected in more ways than
one, by the means, and it will no doubt
pay, in the long run.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

Gen. John Langdon Curtis, whom the
American party has nominated as its can
didate for president, is said to be worth
50, 100000, In this case he can get along
without the salary of $4,000 year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

Governor Hill and next Governor Miller
Of New York, are addressing immense
crowds at the agricultural fairs through
out that State and many people go to hear
them who would not otherwise leave their
homes. While they are entertaining
speakers it is probable that they both
know more about practical politics than
they do about practical farming.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

A ST. Louis bookseller, who a year ago
did thriving business in Volapuk text
books, says their sale has now dropped off
to a. most nothing. Thus does the uuiver-
salty of the universal" language in
crease
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 2S.


HENDERSON c. WILSON. North Troy.
HENRY X. START, Bakersfield.
DARIUS j. Stafford, Morristown.
HENRY C. McDUFFEE, Bradford.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
Probable Fatal FAN at bradford

Henry c. Staples and Charles o. Car
penter, two Bradford carpenters, fell from
80 feet staging on Saturday, and both
We're seriously, if not tally injured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

The three tramps who recently broke
into the switch house and the North
Georgia depot were taken into County
Court at st. Adams Monday afternoon,
where they pleaded guilty, and were SEN
fenced by Judge Taft to three years apiece
in the States prison at Windsor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

The Senate last week decided by a vote
of thirty three to nine that the weather
bureau should remain with the army in
stead of being transferred to the depart
ment of agriculture, where it would ma
turally seem to belong. Gen Greedy
claims that the discipline which army
officers receive enables them to do the
work better than civilians possibly can.
But good many people fail to see the
connection and believe that a transfer
would result in a better service.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

The storm which continued at intervals
all last week will pass for the traditional
equinoctial. Not only was the weather
very disagreeable on land, but even worse
storms at sea were reported. Several
incoming vessels fell in with cyclones
while all had strong winds and high seas
from the west to delay them. Now that
the sun has crossed the line spell OF
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22
Different Phases Of "oIind Cure"

Now that all forms of mental healing
are much talked OF and largely adopted,
it might be well for tho public 10 know
that the disciples Of the different schools
resent the common practice of outsiders
bulking them all under the head Of mind
cure" Mind enters into each one, TO bc
sure, but in different forms and through
different doors They who practice
Christian science" draw healing force
from the Infinite Mind, and consider their
own minds as at most a mere telegraph
line through which the yivifying power
reaches the patients mind. Plain mind
cure works by the operation of the heal
cr's individual mind on the subject. and
partakes of what is known as mesmerism
or hypnotism. Faith cure and prayer
cure are one and the same, both relying
Ipon faith TO override disease.
If any one doubts that the healing OF
disease by mental methods IS going on
hiskly in this city, let him drop into the
offices Of some OF the best known practi-
TONERS and see the collection of patients
waiting hour after hour in order that
each may get treatment Nine O'Clock
is the hour Tor beginning the business of
healing. An hour before that six and
eight patients are in readiness To get their
slice Of life and health as drawn from the
infinite source Of all life and Wilderness.
From that time on until the office closes
40 night il is never empty, and most OF
these reach point when they declare
themselves healed. New York Press
Every Day Talk.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22
schcmo of tho Hrokers.

Have yOu heard Of the latest scheme
OF some Of the Wall street brokers' was
the query pat 10 "a reporter by Western
Union operator They are dcyoting
their spare moments % learning teleg
raphy \ few days ago the regular oper-
ator in q New street brokers' Office
was absent, and was sent for 10 take his
place for the day. | noticed an extra set
of Instruments in he Office, and supposed
that some Of the Office boys or clerks were
learning To manipulate the key. was
somewhat surprised during the day 10 see
a member Of the firm come Ia aud com
menCc practising the Morse characters.
learned that he was paying his operator
extra 60 remain after business hours and
practice with him. Upon quietly inycsti-
eating the matter | ascertained that sew
eral othC> brokers were assduOusly strug-
Cling with the Morse alphabet, with vary
ing success. One broker, who started out
with the expectation Of becoming sutii
GENTLY expert within six weeks to read
messages coming over the wire at ordinary
speed became somewhat discouraged
when. at the end OF that time, he found
il impossible 10 catch even the small
words Their idea is that if they can be-
come expert enough TO read messages
passing over the wires il would be al easy
matter for them to drop into other
brokers' Offices and, by listening to the
click of the telegraph instruments, per
haps gain some valuable information. -
New York Evening sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22

All the cotton factories in North Caro-
lins have declared handsome dividends on
their last years business, some of them rs
high as thirty-four per cent. There is
cotton factory in this city, close to both
railroad and river transportation, and
whose only requirement is a little ma
chinery, and yet it has been idle FOR
years Aleraadrid Gazette,
OF course that little machinery is the
thing necessary, and hence we want to see
the proper inducements offered to capital
to come South where the natural adj
vantaees are 80 great, the climate com
Portable, and the raw material near at
hand. We also want To see more raw
material from other countries, free of
duty, so that labor may have fair chance
TO compete with the whole world on
equal terms.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22
Concerning Opium Culture.

In few states the farmers have expert
mented little with the white poppy, but
we have not regarded opium rs ever
likely TO cut much Of figure among our
products Mr. Pratt. the United States
consul at Teheran, who has been study
ing opium culture in Persia, where a very
fine article il produced, says he believes
large REGIONS in California aud the
southern states are well adapted TO
the cultivation OF the white poppy,
and in view Of the superior quail
ity Of Persian opium, lie details the
methods of cultivation in vogue there rs q
guide for our poppy raiscrs. Though the
abuse Of opium has made it, in the opin-
ion OF many, dsrcputablc drug, it
serves large number Of useful purposes,
aud il we could raise what we require for
legitimate uses opium culture would be a
considerable addition 70 our wealth pro-
ducing resources.--N York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22
Danseuse Behind the Scenes.

Now let us view the ballet from be-
hind the scenes. Here is a danseuse who,
with radiant smiles, passes from the
foyer dashes OH to the stage, which she
traverses in four revolving leaps, executes
O pas before the footlights, salutes the
public most winningly amidst a thunder
Of applause, and turns to walk up the
stage toward the wings" And the
moment that her back is turned to the
public the smile yanishes, her face be-
comes serious, her features are grimacing
and drawn with fatigue, and Us she
passes US We see that she is painting for
breath and bathed i'll perspiratlon. And
by the time she has finished dancing she
will be so worn out that she will scarcely
have strength enough left TO crawl up
stairs to her dressing room, where she
will need to be rubbed down and tended
like an overtaXed race horse. This is the
reality. the reverse Of the medal. -Theo-
dore Child in The Cosmopolitan.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY y

The Democratic party of Virginia can
not he too often reminded of the neces-
sity Of forming the party on the line Oh
the national party on national issues.
We cannot fight great battle involv-
ing the interests of the whole South on
the local issues that excite political dis
cussion in State. Ii would be dividing
the forces instead of concentrating them
There be little.mnded men whose pa
triotism is narrowed candidacy for office
and who see the great country through a
spv.plass with the wrong end to the
eve 80 as TO belittle anything in view in
stead of bringing all objects clear to our
eyesigbt. OF course such men are going
to say that Virginia ought 20 insist on
certain local ideas, and attempt to force
the local ideas into the canvass. But
what earthly good could such policy
dog 1t would only serve to keep thousands
of voters at home in addition TO
the inactive vote of the party, that has
been gradually paralysed by the lack of
intelligent leadership. What we want is
an aggressive fight on true Democratic
principles, opposition 10 monopoly, OPP
position to war taxes in time of peace,
and man for the presidential candidate
who can be recognized as the exponent
of true ideas.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22

One young couple who saw the storm
ing Of the ice fortress the other night was
not annoyed by the crowd. Some time
ago the young lady's favorite pug dog
died, and Us memento Of the departed
she had its hide tanned. She carried along
this skin to stand upon SO that her feet,
which, by the way, are Of generous
mold, should not become chilled by the
underlying ice and snow. This was found
impracticable, however, because of the
continued and violent movement of the
crowd SO the girl rolled up the skin and
held it in her arms so that it closely re-
sembled living pug. The young man
who escorted her is something OF ven
triloquist, and whenever some anxious
spectator began to elbow in their direction
he caused the counterfeit pup to utter q
snarl SO terrible as to check the move
ment of the elbower. Soon the bystanders
acquired the idea that the pug was suffer
ing with hydrophobia, and left the young
deceivers extra standing room. Albany
Journal.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22
Tho Anti-CoesIp Club.

II your friends faults annoy you, tell
him so; but for heavens sake keep silent
about them in the presence Of other people.
You Will never reform him by calling the
attention Of tho world to his errors. /
have made a resolution which would like
to embody in an organized society, and
call it the Anti. Gossip club. The resolu-
ton is this: Whoever speaks i'll Of another
person to me must meet that person in my
presence within weeks time and repeat
the words, thus giving the accused an
opportunity to defend, explain or reform
his error think few experiences Of
this kind would deter people from coming
10 us w:.h unkind gossip Ella Wheeler
Wilcox
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22
No Such Thing rs Waste.

The complete erasurc Of the word
s.waster from the dictionaries, at all
events I'm 80 far as IL has any relation to
industrial products, Is, II not quite an
accomplished fact, undoubtedly becoming
more and more imminent; and we may
thank the chemists OF this generation for
teaching us how 10 recover and utilize In
Vulnerable substances which. in their ig-
norance, our grandfathers threw away.
Thirty years ago the manufacturers OF
iron, gas and chemicals, everywhere neg
lected all but the prime objects OF their
industries, whereas today, on the system
of taking care Of the pennies and allow
ing the pounds to take care OF them
selves. competition has induced us to re-
gard our legionary by-produets AZ SO
many integral parts or branches OF each
enterprise Ii the intelligent men who
have gone before, and who were looked
upon by their contemporaries as wise in
their generation, could by any chance re-
appear among us, we might conduct them
TO our gas works, and with certain pride
explain the origin Of our sulphatc Of am
monia, our aniline dyes, and our hundred
other extracts from coal tar.
From the contemplation of gas we
would turn with them 10 some OF our
smelters and furnaces, and point TO the
mineral wool, the cement, the glassware,
the pottery, the fire bricks and the fertil-
izer, all derived from our furnace Stag;
and finally, entering a great chemical
works. we should show them how the
once devastating gases, so fatal to life
and vegetation, are no longer sent free
into the air, but are condensed and trans
formed into staple articles OF trade, and
how by an ingenious and, to them, I'M
dreamed of process we extract the
precious metals from 'our exhausted sui
phur ores. To their wondering question,
How can these things be'' we might re-
ply that all these maryels result from a
modern and enlightened policy, which, in
many countries, has fostered every species
of research in every branch Of science, en-
c0uraged great minds to ponder over and
gradually unrayel the mysteries Of nature,
and stimulated general thirsting for
that knowledge which, properly applied,
must ever ameliorate our condition in this
vale OF tears The Age of Steel
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22

The great Sugar Trust is getting its la
Dor down to the pay of dollar a day, and
other col2:blooded operations are in pro-
ss,ssiel designed to afford pretext 10 hail
the defeat of tariff reform as victory for
American labor intrenched behind pro-
lection. lfthc Tax Reform bill Is beaten
wages will be raised for a brief time dur
ing the heat OF the presidential conflict,
and the appeal will be made to workmen
to vote for Sherman, Blaine, or some
other monopoly candidate and against
the Cleveland policy that has cut down
wages This is the practical argument
against the Democratic party that is be-
ing indelibly written today in the suffer
ing of labor, the dizziness of trade, and the
inertness of financial enterprise.