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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

Hon. James E. Cobb, NJ. c., of Alabama,
is the statesman who made himself famous
by inquirng of the speaker: "Whers am l
at ~ He has recently shown where and
what he was at by introducing a bill to tax
incomes, which he supported with an ear
nest plea that the measure should have the
hearty support of Southern congressman
and senators, for the reason that, as he truly
remarked, "Most OF the people with large
incomes are at the North, while we of the
South are poor, and the proportion of our
people who would pay taxes ON incomes is
small. This Is tue kind OF section al egislation
which may be expected from the prese t
Congress-and there will be a good deal
more of it, before the Southern brigadiers
got through.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Question Regarding the Relation of
Labor and Capital.

Question Regarding the Relation of
Labor and Capital.
To the Editor OF the Free Press:
Suppose by industry aud thrift, |, at the
ago of 40, am worth, as we say, So0,OO0.
My health is good and do not care to live
in ideness on tho interest from my accu-
mulated money, but go into business.
give employment to 20, 80, 40 or 90 men,
pay those men 81, s.. 25 or 81. 80 day,
and in 20 years add $4,000 moro to my
fortune, These men say, we have helped
you to make this money, now you must share
it with u.s.
But suppose on the other hand, at the
end of 20 years Ind myself without dol
lar, who is going to share my loss' The
employees would say at once, 1t was by my
mismanagement that l had lost my fortune
Now If by my good management can make
$50, 900, why should l be callsd upon to
share the money / have made with those
who have helped me make 1t, when they
have received as much money for their labor
as any one else was paying for that same
kind of work. INQUIRER,
Brockton, Mass, Sept. Il, 1898.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

OF the condition OF bilious stomach and slug
glsh liver is the human countenance. Not
only the skin, but the eyeballs, are tinged
with the yellow hue when the bile gets into
the blood. Besides this, sick headaches ensue,
the tongue becomes furred. pains felt in
the liver and through the right shoulder
blade, and dizziness Inexperienced upon rising
bilious invalid. For these and other indica-
ton of biliousness, Hostetter's S omach Bit
ters is a sovereign remedy. Is is also ef1loa-
cious in chils and fever, dumb ague, ague
cake, inactivity OF the kidneys and bladder,
rheu matism and nervousness. 1t stimulates,
restores digestion and sleep. and tends greatly
to migitate the infirmities of age
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
VERMONT SHEEP IN AUST RALlA.
The Annual Sale at sYdney-Vermon ont
Merinos to the Front.
From the Wool and Cotton Reporter.l

Merinos to the Front.
From the Wool and Cotton Reporter.l
The annual sale of pedigree aud stud
sheep held in sydney (Australia), at
end Of July, and included a very large
selection of good, bad and Indifferent ami
mails. To put the matter in a few words
the good were very good and the bad ami
mails had better have been kept at home
as the breeders must lose very heavily on
such; some sheep of good brood and repute,
but lacking the special points for which
purchasers were looking going for a mere
song, 81. 80 to So apiece. The number of
animals on show, nearly 1900, was far and
and away too many for the comparatively
few buyers present.
A little t of Vermont Tasmanian stud
rams, sent by ono OF the Gibson, Tasmania,
breeders, sold as follows: One ram at 81
guineas; three rams at IL guineas each;
average, GA IS. I'd. The imported Ameri-
can sheep of Morrison, Wood 81 Burns Of
which about 40 were on offer, did net APP
pesr to be wanted, but were partly sold at
secret price nfterward. Some very high
class rams, about seven in all, which also
were understood to be imports from Yer
mont offered on account of II. ID. 81 w.
Clark, met with a good reception, and
made the highest average OF the salos, viz
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
From the Manchester Journal

It FUIN INb NIANCntsItT JUUTHdI.I
Vermont will be likely to receive more
than her share of premiums on the products
of her farms at Chicago, though only com
paratively small exhibits have been made.
On horses and butter she thus far leads all
the States, in fact has taken more prsmi-
ums than all the others put together, while
she scored q good number on cattle. On
maple sugar it is said that Ohio leads IN
premiums, but IL this Is the fact it Is the
fault of our maple sugar makers, who no
elected to make proper exhibits Vermont
is certainly ahead OF any other State on
this article, both in quantity and quality.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

Our Canadian cousins will soon be In the
throes of general election. Judging from
the word that comes from Ottawa disco
luton of Parliament Is inevitable and the
government party has already organized a
campaign in nearly every constituency. 1t
is predicted that thore will hs short SEES
sion o. Parliament in November aud that
general elections will follow in January.
The decline of the government in popular
ity Is attributed to the abandonment of the
policy Of closer trade relations with the
United States. II Miss Canada gets any
closer to Uncle Sam than she Is at present
she will undoubtedly have to do most of the
counting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

From the Granite City Leader.l

The government fish hatchery at st.
Johnsbury is to resemble the Queen Anne
style of architecture. Uncle Sam is run
ming this job, and whether the structure
resembles a Queen Anne cottage or log
hut, it will probably be suitable for the pur-
pose for which the appropriation was made.
but the experience Of the Pompeiian razzle-
dazzle at Chicago, which has produced such
universal disgust that Vermont day at the
big exposition has been abandoned, has
made US suspicious of anything more artis-
tic than a gabe-roofed horse barn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
Free Wool.

The free traders and tariff rsformers as
every body knows, are for some unexplained
reason, especially hostile to the duty on
wool. They have claimed that free wool,
accompanied by reduced duties on woollen
goods, would benefit consumers, afford
manufacturers ample profits and cause
labor to prosper. But practical men en-
gagged In the manufacture of voollen cloths
do not agree with them. Mr.. North, the
secretary of the National Association OF
Manufacturers of Wool, appeared before
the ways aud means committee at Wash
ington, with other represen tatives OF that
great industry to ask tho committse to 90
slow in the reduction of duties on wool and
woollens. T@"y informed the committee that
the reports OK a revival of the woollen goods
industry are deceptive, and that with the
threat Of free wool impending, the depres-
sion 10 gro wing worse. Three-fourths of the
woollen mills are closed and tens Of thou
sands OF industrious men and women are
idle, with gloomy prospects of work through
out the winter, while tho wages OF a large
percentage OF those who have employment
have been reduced or their working tirns
shortened. Wool is drug in the market
because the manufacturers cannot obtain
orders for goods.
Mr.. North told the committee that IL was
the prospect Of hostile tariff legislation that
has caused - per cent of the wool and
worstsd machinery to become idle. Ths
amount Of capital invested IN the woolen
manufacturing industries OF the country is
$500, 600, 600, and more than $50, 900 per-
SONS are crdinarily employed in these indus
ries. III , use more than 400, 600, 600
pounds o. wool annually, and manufacture
every year goods worth $3.50, 900, 900.
Free wool would be extremely injurious to
those industries. A reduction of duties on
wool and on wooden prod ucts would neces
state reduced wages all along the line.
Mr.. North called the attention of the
committee to these frequent consider ations
First-A gaipst wo0llen goods foreign
competition has always been seversst. The
wool manufacture abroad has reached the
highest stats Of perfection. 1t 10 the one
textile msnulacture ~ which it ha. ct
been possible as got fer ankee ingenuity to
excel the foreign makers.
second-lt j. tbs one textile Industry in
which styles change most radically and fire.
| qusnty. Insis constant changes OF fash
| ion imposs conditions which are the more
onerous from the fact that ell fashions in
uoollen goods are set abroad, and must be
initiated here.
Third-Hencs it happens that, whatever
the rate of duty may be, the volume Of i'm.
ports in certain lines OF woolen goods oon.
tinuss to steadily increase. This fact is evi,
dsnce that the existing rates OF duty are
not too high, even for reyenus tariff.
Wages In American woolien snd worsted
mills are on the average, taking the entr,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

The democrats endeavor to shift the re-
spousibility for the present business. and in
dustrial depression to the shoulders of the
republican party, but they certainly can not
hold tina Harrison administration response
BILE for the fnct that the United States treas
ury Ia even now running steadily behind at
the rate Of nearly 1900, 900 a day. Mean
while it is evident that unless the treasury
department decides very soon what it Is GO
ing to do there will be danger of another
disastrous shock to public confidence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
TAM MANY'S PATRONAGE.
The 0nces Controlled by EoU Croker.
Now York Correspondence Philadelphia
l.edLer.l

The 0Tces Controlled by Boo Croker.
New York Correspondence Philadelphia
Ledger
At this coming election In this city
nine State senators and 30 assembly
men are to be chosen, n comptroller, to
serve three years at $40, 900 year; dis-
trict attorney, to serve three years at $l2,
600 year; a surrogate, to serve Ia years
at $50, 600 year; judge of the court of
common pleas, to serve IA years at 49, 600
a year; two judges of the city court to
serve six years ut $4,000 a year, aud 10
civil justices, to serve six years at $4,000 a
year, are also to be elected. The latest office
TO be filed is that Of sheriff. who draws no
salary, but receives foes estimated at $40 600
year. He serves for three years. These
So Offices draw in salaries aud fees an aggre-
gate Of $3.50, 500 a year. There are six
State offices to be filed ut the Same cleo
ton, whose aggregate salaries are only
$33 500 year The president appoints for
service in the Federal departments in this
city nine frst-class officials, whose salaries
aggregate about $50, GOO. This shows
how great Tammany's patronage is
in this city, as compared With the
corresponding State patronage and that of
the president The SO men to be elected
here this fall will be named by Richard
Croker. The 80 representatives in the Sen
nte and Assembly will registor his will, and
will vote as he directs. Without the con
stitutionsl right sven to enter the Senate
chamber he will really cast nine votes there,
on every important question.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

Ever since the execution Of Guiteau the
public has been in ignorance concerning the
disposal of his body but the mystery has at
last been cleared up. 1t has been learned
that the assassin bcqueathed his body to
Rev. DR.. Hicks, and the night following the
execution the floor Of the little laundry
room in the Jail was taken up, grave dug,
aud the remains of Guiteau were deposited
therein, and there they still remain. There
were less than q dozen persons present at
the funeral services, conducted by DR..
Hicks and the utmost secrecy has been
maintained up to the present time, though
n formal pledge was exacted from those
present. 1t is not likely, however, that
there will be any marked pilgrimage to this
dastardly assassin's last resting place.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

The people OF New York are to face the
home rule Issue next. Gothamites want to
rule their own city, and will invite the res
idents Of other cities in the Empire State
to Join them In a contest in the Legislature
for home rule. 1t is needless to add that
Tammauy is in it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
WANTED.

Whsn you want anything, advertise in
he new special column of this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week which
il will pay you to read about. See page
1even. This paper has more than $4,000
readers every week, and one cent word
will reach them all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

Lost, strsyed or stolen-the phrase, "a
renewed era OF prosperity" which appear
cd in the Montpelier Argus every tims a
business failure was announced under the
republican administration. Possibly the
phrase went into innocuous desuetude few
months ago from fear OF ovsrwork.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

MANY mills call many men. Keep them
going" says the New York World THIS
sounds like the uttsrance of an orthodox re-
publican journal instead of q democratic
sheet. The World does its Intelligence
credit, however, by calling for postpone
ment OF tariff revision until the country
has experienced relief from the financial de-
preston. The administration would do well,
to do likeviss
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

1t IL now proposed to keep the worlds
fair open until January l, and the directors
will hold a meeting this evening for the
purpose of discussing the feasibility OF this
proposition. There Is said to be consider
able sentiment in favor OF extending the
exposition until the opening of the new
year, and in view of the marked increase In
me attendance it will not be surprising if
Ihe directors decide to postpone the closin &
of the fair until the date named. Jack
Frost, however, may close the fair long be-
fore january l.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

1t win cost you nothing and viii surely do
you good, if You have a Cough, Cold, any
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is guarasteed TO give relief,
or money will DO paid back. Sufferers from
La Grippe found it lust the thing and under
lis use had II speedy and perfect recovery.
Try a sample bottle at our expense and learn
for yourself rust how good thing IL is. Trial
bottles free at q, J.. La Fountain & Co.'S Drug
Stores, % Church st. and las North Cham
plain st. Large size soc, and Sl,O0.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

The hearing on the tariff question before
the ways ard means committee has devel-
oped some facts which are not wholly com
forting to our democratic friends. Impor-
tiers and foreign producers are about the
only cnes who are asking for reduction in
duties, while some American manufacturers
given them by the Mckinley tariff, and
laborers are protesting as sinst any reduction
In the tariff. If tina democrats were really
convinced that thsy were elected for the
purpose OF revising the tariff they ought to
be pretty we'll assured By this time that the
peops have changed their minds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

Congressman Grout evidently intends
that the democratic Congress shall have a
pension record as well as the democratic
administration. His bill increases the PEN
lion for total disability from $72 to 800 a
month. This sum is none too slerge, but
The bill has no chance, of course, to pass
democratic Congress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

The FREE PRESS may be found on the Fair
Grounds, Chicago, at the Vermont building,
and in the rooms OF the American Newspa-
per Publishers association, Administration
Building.
Outside the Exhibition grounds the FREE
PRESS may be consulted in the reading rooms
Of Hotel EEdeayor and of the Auditorium.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

From the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

From the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
81 notice. y said the woman with the
stsel bowed glasses, THAT il a married
woman happens to get killed the papers an
nouncs that Mary Smith, wife of John
Smith, was run over by the cars, for in
stance. If John himself gets 1t there is not
a word said Of Mary, except TO mention that
he leaves a widow. And that's why l am
kicking. -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

Weather Prophet Foster Of st. Jo,, Mo-,
says that spots on the sun indicate a terrific
storm wave for his country the last week
IN September. Lieut. Totten should now
hasten to inform the administration whether
Or not there is blood on the moon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

A local democratic contemporary advises
us to get a grip full Of dutiable stuff in
Can ada to demonstrate tariff statement.
Beg pardon, but we do not use that sort Of
goods" We suppose our contemporaries
grip is in condition to be placed in evidence
1T any time however.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

From the Ludlow Tribunel
Vermont ia the only Eastern State having
no debt. Is it because its credit is not
good, or because 1t is so prudent and thrifty
that it is able and willing to pay as it goes
along The latter of course.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

A 'silvsr day" was celebrated at the
worlds fair one day last week, but it was
not an unqusrisd success, and it had just
clouds enough to give it golden sunset. "
Is this prophetic of the fate of the silverites
In CopgreSsp
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
For Over Fifty Years

MIRA WIrsIow's SOOTHING sHRup hns been
nssd for children teething. 1t soothes the
child, sottens the gums, alays all pain. cures
wind collie. and is the best remedy for Dtar-
rhoea. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Sold By
all druggists through tout the world
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

1t is stated that the entire New England
,ystem Of electric railroads is to be cousol-
dated. All right; where will Burlington S
line join the aggregation
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21
Tho Era of Chexp Labor.

From the New York Mail and Express.l
The "cheap' era promised by the demo
cratic party last year has apparently set In,
and the first thing chsapened has been the
price of labor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

The Springfield Republican crticses
Gov. Mckinley for not saying more about
State affairs in the speech with which he
opened the campaign in Ohio. We suspect
that 1t would have pleased our democratic
friends and mugwump enemies much better
If he had said less about the,presen. lbusiness,
industrial and financial orisis and more
about local aud less important issues but
they must remember that he was not max
Ing this speech to please them entirely. He
was making statements that would tend to
help the country, and if such talk doc, not
please those who have brought about the
present condition of affairs it argues 30
much the worse for them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

1t is to be hoped that the ''deer farm"
project at Halifax in Windham county will
not prove to be a dear experiment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

The lana adjoining the Cherokee strip
must now strongly resemble one vast "ahan-
Ionedn farm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

TIIDIn Inc NuIIanu HerNIu,I
The Vermont fairs are now in full blast
and the stranger that attends them finds
that Nermonters are not only prosperous
but happy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

Vermonts villages are experiencing hard
luck, il it can properly be called that in
sarinbly, in suffering large losses by fire
turing tao past few yearu Randolph
shich IL the latest to be thus aft ctod, will
receive e4surGncss of heartfelt sympathy
from her sister towns in the destruction of her
historic normal school and her fins summer
hotel. Randolph is built upon hill and
Iutticient water supply for fire protection
would cost an immense sum, but chemical
fire engine could be used with good results
Meantime other towns can profit from the
lesson which Randolph in turn is learning
by sad experience. Protection against FIRE
Is expensive but it Is not so costly in the
Ind as a DISASTROUS connagratlon.
This speach OF our representa- tive In Con-
gress, Judge Powers, on the silver question,
was a sound, sensible and strong utterance.
What ia more, it was bright listened to
with ease. and readable in print. The judge
has az ep'SrammatIo style, which is often
very effective, as when he remarked that
'Both factions Of the democracy ignore
the inherent sic, while they quarrel over
tho doubtful syntax OF that com posite docu-
nent, their party platform. The pth of
Judge Powers's argument, lay In his eiiec-
tive showing Of the fact, taag whils the Uni
ted Stats is great nation, T. is only q
small part al ths world. and that with gold
rs the worlds standard. we cannot, alone,
mako silver = stsadsrd OF equsl value. We
eau discrstit our ownj currency; but VIC
cannot eIeyate to par q metal that ia below
par In the worlds markets
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-21

Gov. Mckinley's assertion that there is
plenty of money in the country, Is true,
and it is being verified daily. Ono of the
most significant lluatr ations of its correct
ness is furnished by tho action OF Mayor
Sargent Of New Haven, Conn, who asked
the citizens of that city to lend money to
the municipality at per cent until bonds
could be issued. In two weeks 500, 600 has
been subscribed, and only 49,, 600 moro is
wanted. The same thing could undoubtedly
be done in other cities in gums proportion
ate to their size, Sill there are some who
would have US believe that the country's
present business and industrial depression is
entirely of a monetary origin and nature.