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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-03
WHAT IS BEING DONE FOR
RELIEF IN VERMONT.
Investigations Of the Free Press
Throughout the State,
EXCITEMENT IN n1ENy pL9GES,

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loud cry Tor renei III the 1awLl'ea Oh the
wealthy as N ehe homes o' the poor
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from winter. And the recovery h9s bccu
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-03

The publication Of the preceding Great.
ed a great deal of talk in Rutland, aud
naturally resulted in an immense demanJ
for Primes Celery Compound. Your cor
respondent called upon the retail druggists
here and found Messrs, Higgins 81 HYDE
unpackIng gross of the remedy. They
said it was the most popular thing in their
store, and everybody was speaking a good
word for it.
L. c. Lewis received gross couple OF
weeks ago, and it looked as though he
would have TO order more soon.
The Other dealers as well Us the stores in
Gentle Rutland aud Proctor, all reported
the great and rapidly increasing popularity
Of this Compound, az "A medicine for spriug.
No one is better known TO tAn travelling
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-03

Our correspondent in Kutlaud, to whom
was assigned the impo' tant matter OF in
vesticatng in his section Of the STATE, the
subject SO much tnil:oI about through Yer
mont, writes ii, n io,loUs:
81 can do no b. tier than submit an article
published n the Rutland Herald Of Feb,u-
any &, 1891, under the above hcadnS.
our correspondent naturally had some
doubt as 10 NJ truth of ths t. ceuents made,
but personal Investigation he, convinced
him that everything is just as described
below. aud that the following article con
tains nothing but facts.
The article sent US fly our correspondent
was cut from The HuEALD, and reads as
follows.
A letter WIS handed in Tor publication at
this Office Yesterday which contained state
monts Of so positive and surprising II nature
that before publishing, it was thought best
to maze IN nvos;'2ation. \ representa-
tive was accordingly detailed TO male care
ful and searching inquiries.
lilo found tia, The writer of .ho letter is
most esti.anble lady. If wido acquain-
lance in the town. Tho circumstances Us
She describes them are true and are
vouched FOR a. facts by her neiGhbors and
friends Her hu band is known oil through
New England. he j, Conductor Cleveland
Of the Central Vermont 4. H., ana has
beon with that company Tor nearly twenty
years.
most I-f Ia,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-03

l.u .t'.G i..i rsti.5
h... ' ny jon duJI.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
Saved Through Discbedience.

ut isn't often that an operator stops
to think Of the message he receives or
Sends said an old operator. They arc
all of size to him. But / remember
one night during the late war felt my
eyes moisten as | read the following to
Senator Fessenden:-
"'My son is sentenced to be shot to-
morrow morning at six for sleeping at
his post. Will you kindly see President
Lincoln at once and intcrccde till can
reach Washington to present evidence
which will clearly prove my sons inno-
cence?'
81 knew that if the message was com
PEELED to wait its turn it would not reach
Senator Fesscnden till too late for any
hope Of reaching the President, to say
nothing Of getting reprieye sent to the
line of battle where the son was | said
to myself, here is Il human life hanging
by thread Shall cut the thread by
letting the measure take its turn? No, [
couldn't. | violated the rules and teIo-
graphed the solemn message to all the
hotels in Washington till the Senator
was found and the message safe in his
hands. Word came back that Senator
Fessenden had obtained the reprieve and
l telegraphed the glad news to the poor
old man up in Maine. y Detroit Free
Press
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
Dry Denudation.

In spite of its dryncss, according to
Professor johannes Walther, the African
desert is by no means free from the
changes produced by denudation. Rains,
though rare, are nowhere absolutely I'M
known, and are always so heavy as to
produce considerable effect. The changes
IN temperature have still greater inHu-
ence. The daily range may be sixty de-
grees Fahrenheit, while the annual range
may be not less than 125 degrees; and
the contraction and expansion due to these
variations is constantly splitting up the
rocks, which are not, as in moist climates,
protected by vegetation. Many exam
pies could be given to show how the rock
masses in the desert are being DESTROYED
by heat and cold, wind and drifting sand.
The surfaces of old walls are corroded.
strata OF different hardness in the face
OF cliff are worn back uncquallv;
masses of rock are isolated, and the
blocks and pillars are carved into strange
forms, and especially into fat-topped
hills. Denudation, in short, seems to
progress as rapidly in the desert as else
where and along very similar lines
Trenton n. j. American.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
Sinking of a Seas Bottom.

Scientists tell us that, counting from
the sea level, the lowest body of water
on the globe is the Caspian Sea. For
centuries its surface has been gradually
settling down until now it is eighty-tivo
feet lower than that of it's ncighbor, the
Black Sea, which also lies far below the
level of the ocean. The common con-
clusion has all along been that the Cas-
plan was merely losing its waters by
some means, but recent investigations
have shown this not to be the case.
Soundings made and compared with
records of soundings made more than one
hundred years ago reveal the astounding
fact that there is still as great Il depth Of
water as existed then. This leaves but
one hypothesis that would seem to be
tenabEc-the bottom Of the Caspian Sea
is actually sinking. There is much spec
ulation in scientific circles relative to
what the final result will be- New York
Telegram.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
Official returns of the recent censu

Official returns of the recent census
taken throughout France show the
population Of the country to be 49,
O95, $50. This is an increase since the
census of 1886 of only 2o8, 1874, or less
than half that Of the previous period
of five years. The greater part of it,
moreover, is accounted for by the ill.,
lux Of strangers into the capital, Paris
alone claiming about four-ffths Of the
total. The growth in the other large
cities is ridiculously small, Lyons only
claiming an increase of $4,000, Mar
settles $1,000 and Bordeaux $4,000.
Twenty-eight departments show an
increase, while fifty-nine register a
decrease in the population, the De-
partment du Lot heading the list with
10000.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

In the earlier period of our history.
remarks Farm and Fireside, immiera-
ton scattered over the land and soon
became Amerlcanized. The second
generation showed few traces of for
eign ancestry. At the present time
much of the immigration colonies and
remains foreign. The children go to
schools from which the English lang
guage has been driven, use foreign
textbooks and are taught by foreign
teachers. This is un-American, and
opposed TO the spirit of all our institu-
tiona. Every such colony, whether in
the great cities or in agricultural COM
munities, is head center of OPPOSE
ton to our free institutions. If immi-
grants do not want to become Ameri-
cans. let them return to their native
land.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

A young man in Berlin, Germany,
stepped upon q cherry, slipped, fell
against window and had his nose
almost severed from his face. A
young lady came forward and &C.
knoWledged that she had carelessly
thrown the accessorial fruit upon the
sidewalk, and her parents promptly
betrayed the bill of the surgeon who
stitched on the young mans nose,
amounting to $40. Now romance
should lead the victim and the cause
OF his mishap to commit matrimony
ard give some novelist the cue to
''The Romance Of the Cherry"
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
Interesting Chat About Great
EnterDriSp.

1t was my pleasurable privilege to en-
joy a long chat recently with DR.. Henry
NJ. Field, the editor of the Evangelist
The fact that the twenty fifth anniversary
OF the final successful laying of a cable
across the Atlantic occurred not many
weeks ago led DR.. Field into an interest
ing reminiscent vein. Il can hardly
realize" he said, " that a quarter of a
century has passed since the efforts of
my brother and others to connect the old
world with the new by electricity was
crowned with triumph. And think of the
progress in cable enterprises since that
historic date, July p, 1866. Since then
have been to many remote cc-:urs of
the globe, but | have neE2i, even in India
or Japan, been Where | could not receive
Geographic messages from this country. }"
" How was it the first cable failed to
work after being effective for three
weeks" | asked.
ooh, there were several reasons for
that. In the first place, the cable was
only as thick as your thumb and had been
injured by sun and rain before it was
laid. In those days, also, it was thought
necessary to use an enormous charge of
electricity in order. to send message
&C ross the ocean. Just the reverse is
really the case. An operator at Hearts
Content, Newfoundland, told me that he
had communicated with Valencia, Ire
land, by means of a battery made in
percussion cap"
"What do you consider the most inter
esting incident connected with the Great
Easterns achievement twenty-five years
ago."
perhaps the most dramatic scene in
that regard occurred when, after one
cable had been successfully laid, the ship
returned to mid-ocean and found the
cable that had been lost After the cable
had been brought ON board the question
arose, Was it good for anything? The
group in the operating room, including
Captain, now Sir James, Anderson and
my brother Cyrus, were painfully excit-
ed. Had the ocean destroyed the avail
ability of the recovered wire? At first it
seemed SO. No response followed re-
peated experiments. Suddenly shout
OF amazement arose. From Ireland a |
had reached the westward bound |
It seemed like miracle and
the onlookers were awestruck. Think of |
it! In mid-ocean my brother received a
message from this country telling him
that his loved ones were well. The dis
patch was sent from New York to New
from there to Valencia on the
perfect cable, and reached the Great
Eastern on the recovered cable. When
my brother was 100 miles from New
Foundland [ received message from him
IN New York telling me that all was well
aboard. The late General Sherman was
fond Of saying that to his mind the re-
,overery Of that lost cable was the most
wonderful achievement Of modern times.
John Bright was equally enthusiastic. =
Chicago Herald. |
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
SHADOWS.
y

Shadows ofthe morninr, on the wavl
Shadows of the morning. fresh and gavl
Shadows of the morning, like a maiden's
tears adjoining,
For her bridal, oh! how soon We pass
away!
Shadows of the midday, cool and calm,
Shadows of Oasis, and of palml
Where weary pair are resting, after heat of
desert blest in
Airs that wander in those shadows. breath
ing balm.
Shadows of the evening, how they fall!
sombre, dank, and heavy, like pallI
How at first they quicken; then they thicken,
thicken, thickan,
Till they rush upon us, myriads, yelling
all
Shadows of the midnight, dark and drear
Shadows of the midnight, fraught with
fear!
But for hopes we fondest cherish. faiths we
dare not let to perish,
Dye awful. awful shadows And so near!
i The Spectator.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
Queer Hospital incident.

At the city hospital several days ago
the clerk entered NJ ward, and, walking
to the side of Henry Juelg's cot, said:
"You can go out to-day. Your name is
on the discharged list" Juelg, who was
suffering with heart disease, leaned over
on his elbow, and turning to DR.. Wolf,
who vas standing near by asked i'll an
anxious tone:
doctor, am Idischarged?' Why, no, >
was the answer, 'you are not well
enough" Before the physician could
utter another word the patient dropped
back on the bed-dead. DR.. Wolf was
at his side in moment, but Juelg was
beyond all hope. The patient was for
nerly an officer in the German army and
was at one time stationed in Africa
Cincinnati Enquirer.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
Parental Pride Justified.

Sir Thomas Lawrence was one of the
great portrait painters in England. His
parents were poor, his father being a
country innkceper. One day Lord
Shaftesbury's father and mother stopped
at the inn, having their younger son, the
future lord, with them. In conversation
the innkeeper spoke of the genius of his
boy in drawing and wished them to test
it by q picture of their son. They as
scented, thinking to crafty Il fathers
pride, but not looking for any evidence
of superior talent.
The boy came in modcstly, with chalk
and paper, and in q few minutes had
drawn a picture of their son, on which
the parents looked with wonder. They
recognized the genius and the promise Of
future greatness, and befriended the
young artist, giving him the help needed
to develop his wonderful gift.-LNew
York Press
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

Attorney Henry G. Dillon of the
KaWeah Colony says that it is mistake
to suppose that the colonists are cutting
down California's big trees. He saws
no human agency can cut down Sc
quota gigantea, and no sawmill in this
country could slice one up into boards.
Dynamite is the only means Of DESTROY
ing them, and the debris is then useful
only as frewood.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

An iron buoy belonging to the Unit
ed States Light House establishment
recently drifted across the Atlantic.
and was picked up on the west coast
of Ireland. The Light House Board,
on being notified of the fact, presented
the buoy to the Irish Light Service,
and it was thankfully accepted.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

The easy going ways of the Danes
are productive of longevity. Among
100000 inhabitants more than so
have died SO far this year who had
passed the four score and ten. Quite
half Of them were nearer 100 than 80
wears old.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

Observation step-ladders are the
latest innovation in the Belgian field
artillery. They are intended to Ell.
able the commander of a concealed
battery to better direct the fire of tho
gunners. Every ladder is about seven
feet and a half hi gh, of iron, and
weighs about IS pounds. All ammu-
milton wagons will carry the ladders.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
dences

Contrary to time immemorial custom
the German Emperor has resolved that
his eldest son, while minor, is not to
accept the patronage or presidency OF
any social or philanthropic association
whatever.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

The religious papers published in
the United States have a combined
circulation of 100000. The Catholic
Church leads the list with 1877 Jour-
mails, while the Methodists are close be-
hind with 1877.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

The United States Department Of
Agriculture holds forth hopes of our
ultimately having peaches without
stones and blackberries growing with
out thorns to scratch.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

A recent writer draws unfavorable
comparisons between the engineers of
this country and of Europe simply be-
cause the overhead wire nuisance per-
slste here while it is overcome over
tharn
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

In consequence Of the increased use
of the bicycle in various parts of the
country, there is a perceptible falling
Oft in the business of railways and
livery stables.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

Adobe residences are becoming popu-
lar in Southern California, from the fact
that they are cooler in summer and
warmer in winter than ordinary resi-.
dences,
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
St. Landry Democrat
by L. A. sANDOZ,-
Opelousas, Louisiana.

General Miles disapproves of the plan
to consolidate State militia with the
regular army.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

1t is observed that about four hundred
People are killed annually at the grade
crossings in Chicago.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
NOT HIS DOG.

TOMS that your dog, Dick?
Dick-Mine? No.
Toni thought so. No man with an
ounce OF brains would acknowledge own
ership to such specimen of the canine
tribe as that
Dick-lIe belongs to my brother
Yankee Blade.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
A SLASGY PUN.

| hlS. I ptO"n L latte-Jane is the laZl-
est parlor maid | ever saw She simply
won't dust.
Mr.. Uptown Flatte-Then you'll have
to make her dust. Discharge her.
AN ENTERPRIsISG sUIToR.
L fear you can't support me, sir said
Alone" said he, Il must confess
that's true;
to me
| really think will be enough for two. "
- llarper's Bazar.
FASCINATING CREATURE.
Young Barristcr-I have got to pay a
visit to the wife Of Judge S.; can YOU
tell me what sort Of a person she is?
Attorney-Ah. y most amiablc lady,
OF such engaging manners, in fact, that
when you have chatted with her for half
an hour you will be so bcwitched that YOU
will there and then propose for one of
her daughters Humoristsche Blattcr.
THE LATEST FASHION.
Young Lady familiar with museum
collections )-What are those South Sea
Island slaughter clubs for?
Dealer (blandv )-Thoso are parasol
handles New York Weekly.
SHE KEPT HER WORD.
" Mizpah Say married. Why, she
used to say she wouldn't marry the best
man on earth"
"Well, she has kept her word; she has
married about the worst one. y New |
Y ork Press
TWAS But A DREAM.
" The most expensive meal l ever ate
cost me $157 900"
Why-how the"
q had Just cleared that amount on a
wheat deal and was Just cashing the check
When the girl woke me for breakfast. -
indianapolis journal.
THE LAST TINE.
George-For the forty fifth anl last
inc, will YOU marry me?
Ethel-lf you are quite sure it is the
asst time | will.
TAIL OR TALE.
The huntsman loudl V boasteth now
Of how he ne er doth fail.
tie misses birds upon the wing,
But hits them in the tale.
THE ESSENCE OF PoLITENEss.
He's so polite that | suppose,
10 put you at your ease,
1t you should step upon his toes
He'd say: Excuse me please
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
l he father of eleven unmarried girls,
no hadn't had Il male visitor in three
lonths, was SO deeply moved one day
Ist week by the spectacle of young
als coming up the front steps that he
'aId do nothing but lean out the front
indow and gasp. Philadelphia Her.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
SHE DOUBTED HIM.

"Nladam," said dirty and ragged
tramp, 81 haven't had a bite to-day"
~ GU haven't had a bite to-day" said
the lady, eyeing him suspiciously;
what are you scratching yourself for
then?'-[ New York Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

The consumpt on of Holsters is steadily
increasing.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

Fond Uncle-Jack, you extravagant
rascal, I'll cut you off without q shil-
ling.
Jack (the incorrigible)-All the more
reason for letting me have the five hun
dred now.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
PITY THE SATISFIED WOMAN.

The Singular Grizzly only ambition
is to write book.
The Practical Girl-Well why don't
you write one, then
The Singular Girl-Why, if I did, l
shouldn't have any ambition left,
would |?
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28

With all his might he'd cheat an egg
And "whip' the fresh white cream,
Or even jam the haky crust,
Though kind to all he'd seem.
He'd make the peas ''shell out"
Because they were so green,
Or even thrash" the wheat
And string" the butterbean.
= New York Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-28
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION,

DIR. Fowler, having had occasion to
treat the family of Sam Johnsing for ma
laria, demonstrated with Sam for having
the pig pen so near his residence.
whats de reason ought ter put de
pig pen furder away from the house,"
asked Sam.
Because it is unhealthy replied the
doctor
"Reckon you is Mistaken" replied
Sam; ''dat pen has been dar for two
yeahs, and dar amt been no sickness Wit
among de hogs. Texas Siftings.
Arizona republican., 1891-10-14
A CURIOUS RAILROAD.
only Twelve Miles Long. But Regul
 Sky-Scraper.

only Twelve Miles Long, But Regular
 Sky-Scraper.
 In railroad circles there was con siderable interest manifested in the re- gently reported sale of the famous Rainbow" route of Otto Mears. The report serves to draw attention to what is undoubtedly one of the most unique lines of railroads ia the world. The road is not more than twelve miles in length, extending from Silverton to lrOntOn, Col, but as marvellous result of engineering skill deserves to rank as one of the wonders of the world. No one is quite so near heaven on rail road as when travelling in one of Mear's baby passenger cars.
 The trip from Silverton to Ironton leaves a vivid impression on the mind of the tourist. It skirts the edge of un- fathomable abysscs, winds over moun- tain peaks, through regions of eternal snow, leaps cataracts, spans gorges and finally bumps right into the solid wall Of the granite mountain. How the ob- struction is overcome is not at first ap- parent, but by the aid of complicated 1"t of turntables engines and cars are turuo4 around and sail merrily down mi to their destination.
Arizona republican., 1891-10-14
COULDN'T SEE THE JOKE.
A Story Which if True Illustrates Eng
 Clish Ignorance of American Affairs.

4 Story Which if True Illustrates Eng
 glsh Ignorance of American Affairs.
 According to gentleman who re- gently returned from England some of the well-known men there are not well informed as to the details of American history. He told New York Times re- porter this story:
 During the stay of Mrs. Mckee and Mrs Russell Harrison Tn London the Lon don Times gave considerable space to de- tails of the receptions given them, and on one occasion spoke of Mrs. Mckee as the daughter of Mir. Charles Harrison, president.of the United States"
 This caused a good deal of comment on the part of Americans in London. A few days after the publication occurred one of the dinners given in honor of the distinguished Americans in London, and Gen. James $. ClarSson was one of the aftcr-dinner takers. He professed his ignorance of the details of English pol itics, and expressed regret at the fact, but said he thought there were some reciprocal conditions among English men, as he had seen the name of Mrs. McKee's fatherprinted as Charles liar rison, president of the United States. |" This he thought should be an offset for any errors he might make in speaking of Englishmen and affairs.
 A burst of applause and laughter from the Americans present followed, and when it had died down a titled Englishman, who had not joined in the applause, spoke up: And where is the jole?"
 Then the Americans again applauded.