Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-07
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F. W. Stevens of New York city is the
winner Of the New York World free-trip-
to-Europe prize His guess on the time it
took Nellie Bly, to circle the globe was ~
days G hours, IL minutes, IA and 20 sec
onds. His guess was two-ffths Of a second
out of the way.
The Barton Monitor thinks that much Of
the antipathy at first shown toward the
county, and attributes it to the efficiency
of the supervisors in that county. Nc
doubt the supervisors can do much to make
the new law a success on the one hand or tc
render it imperative or to make it unpopu-
lar on the other.
The Middlebury Register, after punching
certain ''silly agitators hereabouts," says
'sIf those who howl so much about money
going West would bestr themselves, put
forth the same effort that Westerners dc
and make things go here, so that they coulC
afford to pay a rate Of interest equal to that
obtained in the West, there would be nc
lack of capital for home enterprises"
A writer on the negro question tells thi
good story; "a Southern planter told IN
that he had no trouble in making his mel
vote as he wished, but once in while
man kio-ed, One shrewd darby he suspect
cd, and called him to account. At first
darby stoutly denied the charge, but at las
confessed, that Jess for once he had vote
publican, but it did no harm, cause
knowed you would not count it.. " Their
IS the situation In a nutshell.
The direct tax bill which passed the Sen
ate Tuesday, and it is expected will pass tn
House, provides for the refunding of tn
direct tax Of 1861. The amount paid +
Vermont will be $211, 069, The amount
paid to the other New England States wi
be; Massachusetts,, 1924, 591; Maine, S42O,
1926, New Hampshire $219, 406; Rhod
Island, $116,93S; Connecticut, 1909, pa
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