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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19
LETTERS From TIE PEOPLE.
"OId Gaids" "A, u Their Opportunities
for Ussfulns>s and Happiness.
To the Editor OF the Free Press:

"Oid Maid" a. Their Opportunities
for U'sfulns>s and Happiness.
To the Editor OF the Free Press:
Why is it that seemingly the worst taunt
one can fling at en- "eiderly grip is that
she is an cid maid Is that the worst lot
that can befaN woman? A German
authoress, Crepaz Of Lelpsic, says much
about marriage being the natural destiny
of woman, and lsments tho growing ten
dency among thom to adopt some business
or profession, by means OF which they can
provide for themselves independent OF man.
too am OF tho opinion tnst womau's IDEAL
sphere is the model home, whore, surround
ed by husband and children, she can per-
form the task, than which, says Prof.
Suss%, no other should be set for the
female sex. But because woman
has not married must we assume
that either she has had no opportunity to
DO so. or has no conception of the joys of
wife and motherhood? Providence has seen
fl 10 deprive many woman OF the only
one with whom SIZE felt she could unite her
destiny. VINO shall say 'twsre better she
should stifle the pure, God-given sentiment
of her heart and marry TO escape the de-
riSive jest and secure a home Home !
Can The true home be established by such a
nero business transaction?
Let us rejoice that advancing culture and
changed industrial relations have opened to
women new occupations and di9n!fed labor
SO that no girl mead endure Illuminating de
pendenco on relatives, or protans tue
sanctity Of the marriage relation. There is
10 nscessity for an ''old maid" being the
synonym for th.r-lipped, angular primness,
or lsnguishing toothiess insipidity. Let
her to wnom family joys have been denied
fashion her life in accordance with the
words of the sage, Not to be happy, but
to 10 woKhy OF happiness is the aim of our
beng;' then the silly shafts OF the thought
less will find no vulnerable point in her
armor. :. +. 7. B.
Panton, VT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19

sent out for anonymous publication by the
"Corrgan" party contained many lettero
emanating from Father Lavelie of st.
Prtrick's Cathedral, New York. They
were nppsals to the various addresses to use
such influence as they have to secure the
publication in TIE press, both secular aud
religious, OF articles protesting against the
unfortunate influence obtained by Arch
bishop Ireland at Rome. - and against Mgr.
Satollfs "in,erference in American Catho-
lie affairs, " which is described as Offensive
md annoying TO cap the climax Arch
bishop Corrigen's letter to a Chicago lay
man was photographed and published.
Archbishop Corrigan and those who SYM
pathze with him insist on the Other hand,
that Archbishop Ireland has been exerting
q mischievous influence at Rome in
relation to the school question; that in bis
secret memorial 10 the Pope he impeacheI
his own vcracity, violated his good faith
with his colleagues and demonstrated his
disloyalty to the Roman Catholic church.
This is the present status of the controversy
so far os the archbshops are concerned.
If published reports ore true, however,
<AlSubiahpp OoNoii heto az iusb SpOhtu III
matter, and ho takes no half way or uucer-
tain position. Tho fact that he character
ICES the Philadelphia article attacking
Archbishop ireland and himself, and in
dorsed by the archbishop OF New York, as
"fgnoble, " "vile," objectionable beyond
expression and filed with "cowardly NAL
ice" shows that the controversy has
reached stage which, to say III, least. is
somewhat critical.
1t is evident, however, that the Pope in
tends to get at the root of the matter; for it
ia now announced that a mandate has been
sent by him through Archbishop Satoili to
the effect that each bishop in the United
States shall send to Romo within the present
month sealed letter containing his con-
scientious personal opinion in relation to
the propositions on the echool question
which were submitted to the conferences of
arch bishops in New York The vatican
having adopted a conciatory attitude
toward the public schools of the United
States, it is plain that if this policy is re-
versed it will be due to the Influence
of ths bishops of the church in this
country, and the outcome OF this conference
by letter will be awaited with intense in
terest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19
scales are being instituted all over the coun-

scales are being instituted all over the coun-
try.
The electric street railway motor car has
made vast strides during tho year, both on
existing lines and on new lines, which have
only been rendered commercially practic-
able by the employment of the electric mo
tor. The success OF electric propulsion in
this particular fold has naturally led to a
number OF moro or less ambitious attempts
to super sode the steam locomotive on subur-
ban and other lines of moderate longth, and
varying degrees OF success have been expert
enced. 1t is now only question OF time
when the problem of storage Of electricity
as motive power will be settled on IN eco
nomical and practical basis and this system
OF propulsion will bs in common use on
street railroads.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19
Washington Notes
Correspondence OF the Free Press.

Correspondence OF the Free Press.1
at the national ship canal congress, at
which G. W. Osgoed OF Bellows Falls and
John c. Stearn. of Bradford were delegates.
the former was made first vice-president
and the latter member of the committee
on resolutions.
+. w. Baldwin OF Barton Ia in town.
stopping at the Arlington. He came here
to bring the vote OF Vermont for Harrison
and was introduced to Vice President Nor
ton by Senator Proctor and took the vice
presidents receipt for his deposit OF the
vote.
Mrs. Childs of Newbury is In town for
the winter as usual.
Hon. w. W. Grout and Tracy L. JEFF
fords leave Washington on Monday for
Chicago where Mr.. CIRCUIT is to make the
annual address to the Sons of Vermont in
that city January II at their yearly meet
ing and banquet Mr.. Jeffords will also be
one of the speakers.
Washington, January IA.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19

1t begins 20 look rs IL the presidential
campaign OF 1896 had already opened, so
far as the democrats are concerned. There
is report that Senator John G. Carlisle of
Kentucky has stated that he will accept the
treasury portfolio in Mr.. Cleveland's cabi-
net on condition that he vii! have the sup
port OF the administrator for president in
1896. Now William c. Whitney, who has been
Mr.. Cleveland's man Friday for many
months has been known to have his eye on
tho presidency four years hence, and Mr..
Cleveland can not very well help both
friouds. Then there is Gov. Flower, :he
half breed, Senator HILL the stalwart, and
half dozen others who are already looking
after their fences, with view to securing
the next democratic nomination for presi-
dent. The chances are, however, that the
democratic party will have ruined its
chances of success long before the opening
OF the year 1896.
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There is q plan on foot to hold road
convention in this city early in February,
when Gov. Fuller is expected to be present.
The governor, who is president of the Yer
mont League for Good Roads, is EN- author
ity on roadmaking, and an instructive talk
may be expected from him on this occasion
Other speakers will also address the con-
vention and it will be an affair that every
man in this section OF Vermont ard in this
county, in particular, will want to attend.
Mr. n. E. Clifford of Sheburne, the di-
rector of the league for this county, lie con-
suting with Gov Fuller and others inter
ested in good roads and further details will
be announced soon.
In this connection it should be stated tn e t
the league has just issued a pamphlet con-
tanning brief account of the formation Of
the organization, with a statement of its OBJ
jects, list of its officers and membe and
some convincing arguments with illustra-
tons in favor of good roads. The league
hns already done good work in connection
with the Legislature, AMI We predict for it
brilliant future, and the consequent
marked improvement of Vermont's high
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19
Counting the Electoral Vote.

The electors OF president and vice presi-
dent having mot and voted in their respect
i've States, all that remains is tho formal
counting Of the votes and announcement Of
the result. For this Congress is required
to be in joint session at l o'clock on the Sec
ond Wednesday in February which will be
February s. Meanwhile each body will
have appointed two telers whose duty it
will be to read the vote. A few
moments before ! o clock on tho Sth OF Feb
ruary the Senate will proceed in body to
the hall of the House. The president of the
Senate will preside over the joint Assembly,
with the speaker of tho House sitting at his
left. This certificates will then be opened
by the president of the Senate in the alpha
betical order of the States and handed to
the telcrs, who will read them and note the
result.
1t is possible that objection may be raised
10 some of the votes from the States OF Cali
fornia, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, and Ore
gon, and in this event the law provides that
tho two Houses shall separate, consider the
objections, and report their findings. Tue
count cannot proceed until each objection
has been disposed Of, After tho certificates
have all been read the tellcrs deliver the re-
suit to the president of the Senate, who, in
accordance with the facts, makes the proper
announcement. This announcement AS de-
clared by law will TO sufficient and con-
stitutional declaration of tho result. This
win conclude al formelities prior to the in
nuguration.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19


Nearer and dearer are the blessed dead
THAI are wont to think,
When with farewells and tears we DOW the
head
Beside that solemn brink.
Toll me, thou child Of grief, canst thou not
see
With clearer eyes than then?
Tell me il love-thy love, can ever DO
A thing of earth againI
Oh eyes that God hath cleansed with sacred
tearsl
Oh hearts by sorrow tuned
e see and love a. never all those years,
While ye with flesh commuued.
And are they not, then, nearer whom wsseo
With eyes no longer blind
And 10 not love the sweeter. II IL DO
OF an immortal kind
Oh. comforting. sweet thought-that though
stand
On death-diyided sh ores,
Love still can stretch to us its angel mana,
And lay its heart on ours
SUNDAY School Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19
2he FREQ Text Boo HtIl.
From the NVatchman.l

As to the free text book bill, whose defeat
in the Senate is the subject both of joy and
mourning ia the scribss happen to feel on
the subjec OF free literature TO the pupils
of the public schools, il is proper to state
that the bill asssed the house and was be-
leved to have the practically unanimous
support of the senators. When, however.
the bill came up in the Senate OF Monday,
November 2l, for its third reading, Senator
Circuit asked to have it laid on the table,
saying it might be all right and probably
was, but he wanted to look it over some
more-and the bill lies on the seoretary'r
table now, in parliamentary sense. This
is our under, lapding OF tho matter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19

1t begins to look as II Vermont was in for
q regular old.fashioned winter. SO pro-
tracted "A severely cold spoil as that which
we have been experiencing is unusual and
it has few parallels in the memory Of the
present generation. With the mercury reg
istering from zero to thirty and forty de-
grees below at frequent intervals during
three weeks in various parts of the State,
Vermonters have forgotten all about wor-
rying about the failure Of the ice crop.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19
FREQ Text Book. In M.-s4chusett,

From the Springfield Union.l
Vermonters are disappointed In the dis
covery that the bill for free text books in
the schools, which was reported to have
passed the Legislature AT the last session,
failed to become a law after all. 1t was
killed in the Senate in the rush OF the last
hours of the session, though the Heuse
passed it by handsome ma jority. Whether
it failed by accident or trickery no Que
seems able to find out The people demand
the change, but it will have to wait. We
can say for Massachusetts, that very few
people ia this State would vote to return to
the cid system.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19
Progress Of Electric Improvements

Progress OF Electric improvements
No one who reads the newspapers can
have failed to note that marked progress
was made during the past year in the field
of electrical development yet, unless the
reader has attempted to make technical
summary of the various experiments and
their results only faint idea Of tho real
progress made has been obtained. Such a
summary is made by writsr in tho current
number Of the Engineering Magazine.
After stating that tho Western Union
Telegraph company has added rs, 900 miles
OF wire and GOO stations to Its enormous
system, and speaking Of the rapid adoption of
the automatic and other electrically operated
block signals as a means of preventing &C.
cidents on railroads, he proceeds to discuss
the practical advances made in the trans
mission of power from natural sources to
industrial and manufacturing purposes.
II is shown that the work at Niagara
Falls, the first section of which Is now ap-
preaching completion, easily takes the lead
in all other projects OF this kind now in
progress in any part of the world, aud will
furnish, when fully completed an aggre-
gate amount of power, available for manu-
featuring purposes, squa'ing if not exceed
ing the aggregate amount OF steam and
water power in use in all the industries of
the United States, as reported by the census
of 1880, and similar projects on vary ing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19

Speaker Barrett of the Massachusetts
House has announced that he is a candidate
for Congress 10 succeed Mr.. Lodge In tho
Seventh district. Mr.. Barrett has been 60
ing up like rocket for some time, polti-
cally, and whether or not he will come
down like stick remains to be seen.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19

For the lip there is no brightness.
For the teeth there is no whiteness.
Where SOEODUNT hes got no place:
But those VINO use it, K INV full well,
How bright and beautiful the spell
1t throws DER man or woman's face.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19


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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19

The essential lung healing priciDle of the pine
tree has tinal been successfully separated
and refined into perfect cough medicine. DR.
Wool's Norway Pine Syrup. sold by ali deal
crs On guarantee o. satisfaction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19

L erms-s1.oo Year. Always in Advance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19

BURLINGTON, THURSDAY. JAN. 10.
The morning call., 1893-10-22
tain of his part and he must know best"

tain of his part, and he must know best
1t is really astonishing that sports
mans journal such as Forest and Stream
should publish such stuff concerning cOurs-
ing, which is yearly becoming popular
sport Comments are entirely unnecessary.
as any person at all interested in the game
will note the display of ignorance on the
writer's part.
In its report of the courSing meeting at
Huron, S. d., the Forest and Stream says
of the race between Ramona and Dazzle
Ramona was, first to score after running
even for some time. Placing Dazzle not ex-
changes followed, but Ramona. always
baving the foot of the other, held we'll to
the scent till she lost puss IN corn patch.
The San Francisco Courslng Clu0 pro-
poses to give a certain per cent OF the gate
receipts accruing for Thank sglVlng DAY 8
meeting to the ter Fair fund. Ihe
club has made excellent arrangements Tor
big days sport, and as this Will De It's
initial meeting it expects to see large
gathering of the lovers Of the leash on ine
grounds.
Coursing men who witnessed the races
at Ocean View last Sunday state that they
had never seen hares run better. and al
though pursued by good dogs many OF
them escaped to run again some future
day. The Pacific Club has prepared a
good programme for to-day, and the fol-
lowing hounds will enter the slips: Quick
step VS.. Snow. John w VS.. Rob Roy,
Tellemore VS.. Eclipse. Gogeb bic VS.. Valley
Boy. Climax VS.. BeDicia Queen. Green
wood VS.. Robert E. Lee Jr.. So So VS..
Boundless, John Mitchell VS.. Eleane, Dark
Rustic VS.. Electric, Revolver vs. Jimmy
c, Victor VS.. CAPTAIN, Belmont VS.. Tough.
The morning call., 1893-10-22
THE GUN.
Duck Shooting in Colusa County.
Quail and SniDe.

Although local sportsmen, whose hobby
is duck-shooting, have had poor results
since the opening Of the season, their
country cousins who reside in Colusa
County have been enjoying excellent sport
In the tule lands south Of Colusa, a
sportsman resident ot Colusa writes to
THE CALL. that the mallard-duck shoot
ing of the past month could not be sur
passed in any part of America. The writer
says that white geese have arrived in large
numbers, and already the farmers on what
is known as the Glenn estate are prepar-
ing to give them warm reception. The
wood ducks. which are without exception
The morning call., 1893-10-22
COURSING.
Another Account of the Dakota
r1eeting-Hail'S Bad Luck,


As previously stated in The CALL, the
representative of California who journeyed
East for the purpose of pitting California
bred dogs against those bred on the other
side of the mountains at the Huron Is. d.
meeting, must have peculiar ideas con-
corning the judging as done by the man
selected for the occasion.
Ban Boy was the only ono of the three
Californians that was left after the first
days racing to try conclusions with the
Eastern cracks. He won handsomely un-
til he met Laplander. the only dog that re-
manned to test the qualities of the two
favorites that eventually won the prizes
that were offered. Tie judge evidently
knew enough of coursiug to see that Ban
Boy was the black horse of the kennels, SO
TO speak, and as the dog was improv-
ing in his running his chances Of
defeating the favorites were of the very
best. The judge therefore thought that to
save the pets Ban Boy must be reIegated
to the defeated list, and the opportunity
came when he raced with Laplander. 1t
can De imagined what the spectators thought,
Judging by the following description of the
course from an Eastern paper: This was
the only course where there seemed to be
room for doubt as to the correctness OF the
judges decisions. Ban Boy wore the white
collar, ana my eyes are good for nothing if
| didn't see that white collar in front most
Of the time. They were off with good
slip at 12:06, and Ban Boy scored turn
and two wrenches before Laplander could
place Ban did most of the work in front
OF the crowd and kept close TO the hare
most OF the time and finished with good
XII. Inc red flag went up aud Laplander
won. Ban Boy had the speed OF the other
at all points OF the game. II Laplander
did that work then there must be some
thing in second sight. We may have been
mistaken. as Mr.. Williams is equally GER