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THE BURLINGTON, VI., FRETS PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1888. THU WKKKLY VUKV. I'UESS.fl cents per copy, GO cents for six months, fcl.CO n yenr, postage free. Advertisements unci subscriptions received attlio oftico IMl Collego Sticet. Full ndvei tialDK rates sent on application. Accounts cannot lie opened for subscrip tions. Subscribers will please remit with ol der, names are not entered until .payment Is received, and all papers aio stopped atthoei.d of tho time paid for. Komitl ances at tho risk of the subscriber unless made by registered letter, or by cheek or postal order payable to tlnj Publishers. Tho date when the subserlptloncxplrcs Is on tho address-label of each paper, the change of Tihlch to a subsequent date becomes a receipt for romittanee. No other receipt Is sent un loss requested. The receipt of tho paper is a lUfflclent receipt iortheiret subscription. When a change of address is desired, both the old and new addresses should be given. BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, FEH. 1), ISbS. I'UIILISHKI) IIY THE FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION, O. (). HHNF.lHCT.'Udltor. Terms 1,00 it year, always In advance on; lMJIIIA' PHYSICIAN. TIic Great IVtMiiliini and How to So. cure It. In response to a large, number of re quests made by old subscribers who wish to get a copy of. tho famous work, "Our Family Physician," without any outlay of money we oiler to send it free to anybody who will send us the names of three new subscribers to our Wi:i:ki.y ono year accompanied by the cash, (3. This is a magnificent offer, and there is not a subscriber now on our books wno could not get the book by a few hour's work near home. .Tubt think of it a $3 book free for three subscribers at $1 each 1 The mere mention of the Weekly Fi;i:i; Piikss for 1 a year is almost enough to get a subscriber. No paper in Vermont, of such quality, was ever sold so cheap before, and no paper was ever sold cheaper anywhere. Make the effort aud you will net the book. No well directed effort can fail. Begin now. Fisee Piiess Association. Burlington, Vt. If Mr. Morrill's bill to return the direct tax of 1S01 to the States becomes a law, Vermont will get nearly $200,000. This will lessen taxes appreciably. In view of the expected surplus in the postofllce department the fee for register ed letters might be reduced to lhe cents, the rate which prevails In Canada. A singer in a Wagner opera in New York, the other evening, came twice out of a tomb in which she is supposed to be lying dead, to bow her acknowledgments to the audience. This was a little queer ; but if the modern stage presents no more absurd or improbable steue than this, no one need complain. The Weekly Free Press from this date is reduced one hall it Is uow only ONF, DOLLAlt si year. Conversation was carried on the other A Preliminary Canvass. Tho St. .Tohnsbury licpubUcan sentout, tho other day, i: circular to a number of prominent Vermonters, asking each to state : 1. His preference for presidential ticket? 2. Second choice f 3. Whnt is tho most commendable thing in connection with the present adminis tration!1 4. What, in Cleveland's administration, S most open to criticism? fi. What will bo the issue In 'SS? 0. Preference for governor? 7. Second choice? The replies indicate that the majority of Vermont Republicans are not committed to any candidate for president; aud that as was to be expected preferences lor governor have not yet crystallzed. Thus of a hundred republicans who answered the interrogatories only forty per cent, were willing to name a catidtdnte for president. Of tho forty, 24 favored Blaine; fi, Ed munds ; 3, Sherman ; 3, Lincoln ; 2, Sheri dan ; 1, Ilawley; 1, Inrrison; and 1, Depcw. For second choice, 10 favored Sheridan ; 4, Blaine ; 4, Allison ; 3, Lin coln; 4, Sheridan; 2, Harrison; 2, Haw ley ; and 1, Edmunds. Tho preferences for vice-president were, 8 for Hawlcy, 5 for Lincoln, 2 for Harrison, 2 for Sher man, 2 for Sheridan and 1 for Foraker. Of the democrats who replied, all, four teen in number, were for Cleveland. Where a second choice is named, Governor Hill oft New York takes the lead and Thurman, Lowell and Black have one aach. On the gubernatorial question only a tliiid of thoso who replied cared to ex press themselves. Of the 31 who ex pressed a preference, 8 prefor Frederick BillliiRs of i 'Woodstock ; 0, Stephen Thomas of iMontpeller ; 4, W. P. Dilling ham of Waterbury ; 4, Levi K. Fuller of Brattleboro ; 2, Franklin Falrbauks of St. .Tohnsbury; 2, Judge Venzey, and one each for James Barrett of Rutland, T. C. Fletcher of St. Johnabury, E. J. Ormsbee of Brandon, Redfleld Proctor of Proctor, B. D. Harris of Brattleboro and H. E. Royce of St. Albans. Second choices were for W. P. Dillingham 4 : L. K. Fuller. 13; W. Hooker, James Barrett, B. D. Harris, Stephen Thomas, T. C. Fletcher, Frederick Billings. II. C. Ide, Franklin Fairbanks, J. K. Batchelder of Arlington, P. I). Blodgett of St. Johnsbury, ',. M. Mansurof Island Pond, C. B. Eddy of Bellows Falls and Fred E. Smith of Mont poller one each. For governor eight democrats stood, for J. E. Edwards of Newport, 3; W. H. H Bingham of Stowe, 2; L. W. Redington of Rutlaud, S. C. Shurtleff of Montpelier and Seneca Haseltou of Burlington one aach. A canvass as fragmentary as this, of course, determines nothing in regard to candidacies. The most that it shows is that the time has not yet come for any general expression ou these matters. In due time, no doubt, there will be open (lis cussiou and concentration of opinion, and the ermonters will then be more ready to staud up and be counted for this, that or the other man. Some of the replies, however, contain timely and excellent suggestions. We quote from them as follows : IeX-GOV. J. I,. IIAKSTOW. 1. For llrst place a man of untainted repu tation ; one whoso nomination hus not already mcatly reduced tlio majorities in nearly all 1 1 1 o republican States: a man that, run In, oiecicu;sucli as olieiidnn, with Lincoln or Harrison lor second place. 2. Sherman and Ilawley. 3. The management ol tho treasuiy. This lias ticen upon precisely tlie same lines laid down by rc-putilicnn secretaries. A conservn- me loicfgn policy and the nomination of Just ns efrongly' entrenched as oyer In tho hearta or tho people. If, as is claimed, the temperance clement In our party Is disposed to insist upon a candidate, who Is the especial exponent of the temperance element In our party, and If Mr. Dillingham, bet ter than any other mm, leinosents that element, I am inclined to lock with favor upon his candidacy. If wo rail to lceoiMilM the growing demand of tho nest element in our party, that wo tako stronger groundsill opposition to tho Baloon, wo can hardly ex. peet less than coldness or Indlireieneo upon the part of those republicans who hate ruin, and hato every party that does not hate ruin. MAYOH HENHY Of 1IUHMNOTON. 1. Hon. 1'. H.Sheridan. '1. That natno whom n majority or tho New York odontites ngico upon. 3. Appointing Hon. K.J. Phelps minister to Kngland, 4. Trylnir to return the rebel Hag", fi. "Protection" aJid "Free Trade." . W. I. Dillingham. 7. 11. 1). Harris. I Hunk wo mint carry Now ork, conn uueiitly lr I were a delegntu 1 should be In tuvor or nominating tho man they thought the strongest. HON. .10MA11 tlllOL'T Ol' PEIUIV, Speaker ot the House : 1. Tho regular lepubllcan nominee. ?. Its llstlessness. 4. It is hard to tell. It is all hollow and is clneily conspicuous for lulso pretences. It lias caused more business stagnation than any thing else. 8. Tanir for protection, frco vote, fair count and cl II service reform. Illulno will probably bo the republican can didate. Can go him cheerfully. While I might prefer another, yot I think ho would likely iiiako the strongest run. Ills candidacy seems inevitable and ho will make a lively candidate coi..;or.onnE w. iiookku or llrattlcboro, Vermont's member or the n iionni rcpuiMicnti committee, says: 1. Nominee or convention, a. The marriage of Miss I'olsom. 4. His freo trudo message. .r. Protection vs. free trade. II. Nominee or convention. Delegates un1 pledged ; freo from porsonul appeal of can didutes. In other words, no ruling the cl cult. Of the editors who responded, Col Clarke of the Rutlaud Hcrnld prefers Sherman for president and the nominee of the convention for governor. Editor Glbbs of the St. Albans Messenger is for Blaine and Dillingham. Editor Swalu of the Bellows Falls Times expresses no prefereuco for president, and in regard to governor says: "At the proper time Wind ham county will, I trust, present a good and strong man, every way acceptable to th" State." The following were among tho demo cratlc responses : The to Political Outlook - Is It IVIao Nominate IHr. Illulno? To tho Editor of tho l'roo I'ress : This Is a time when republicans should candidly and seriously reilect upon tho selection of a standard bearer for tho com ing political contest, to tho end that strength and harmony may prevail. Tho following facts taken from tho Tribune almanac furnish food for thought : In 1881, Blaine gained from tho demo crats, California 8 votes, Nevada 3 votes, total 11, while of tho States that wero re publican in 18S0 ho lost, Connecticut 0, Indiana 15, Now lork 30, total 57 votes. In tho popular vote, taking majorities and lack of majorities alone into account, he gained over the republican vote of 1880, on tho Pacific slope, hh follows : California .. ..11.161 Nevada 2.57 Colorado 4,4;H) Oregon 010 In the remaining Northern States ho gained in Kansas .Maino But he lost: H0MI2 MATTERS. l,5fi."i Pennsylvania.. ..31,07fl Connecticut fl.MS Illinois 11,780 Indiana 11,U8 Iowa Ifi.118 Massachusetts... 69.311 Michigan ii.",71 -Minnesota. ..... 3.52:1 Nebraska 2.H81 New Hampshire. 1,40' Now Jersey II, 111' New York 60.30S Ohio U,WWi Khodo island .. :i,H!i Vermont . . , a,:j.i Wisconsin UV-'i total 11I11AM ATKINS, ESQ. Vancouver, British Columbia, and Lon don, n distance of 8C00 miles over land and under the tea, and then Loudon talked with San Francisco. This telegraphing conimercu commission deserve c ninmi.nilii tl n. I 4. In point of tlnio, disregard of promises I and profession (whloli gave tilm tous of thou sands of republican votes) us to civil service I reform ; in xt. hostility to Union sold ers. but chklly the lreo Undo doctrines adv need in ew pari, oi u test sciieme to prove unit a j ms last anuuil message. He asks for cable from Vancouver to Australia would I frc0 rixi3 ''! w,0o'i ,l'1,13 sf r'klng at the farm make a feasible connection with business at centres in this country and Europe. I to rusist thu lfort to phico them m thu level ,i.ti tin; luiuiiiD iji ,miuntt, r.iiKmmi aim Conductor Frost of Rutlaud is entitled to a first-class notice. Though he had three ribs brokeu by the smashup near Baxterville, on the Delaware and Hudson railroad the other day, lie crawled out of the car, tore a board out off a fence near by, and with this shoveled snow into the car where it had caught lire from the stove, thus saving the car from burning and several passengers from being burned alive It was a narrow escape for him and all of them. Tho papers say that a patent for the manufacture of artilicial maple sugar has been issued to one Josiali Daily, of Madi feou, Ind. The stuff is nude by milling to ordinary syrup a decoction made from hickory bark. The result, Mr. Daily says, cannot be distinguished from genuine ma ple syrup. Perhaps not, for those who are not in the habit of eating genuine maple syrup. But why should the government protect by patent the manufacture of a client ? Does it not, by so doing, become a party to a distinct fraud r Oik; Dollar a year for the ii ciiuy i rev I'ress. ThecattV'-raisers on the western ranches are having a hard time of it. .Many thousands of cattlo have perished in thu blizzards, and during nine months of last y?ar, it Is said that there wero more than 1,000,000 lost from this cause in the Terri tory of Montana alone. If tho business is to be continued in that quarter it is prob able that new methods will have to be adopted, aud that the exposure of cattlo on the plains, without any provision for their shelter against the terrible storms which sweep over that section, will have to be abandoned. Regard for their own purses If not pity for tho dumb beasts, will in time compel this. Papers that have been declaring that "Trusts" and protection go linnd In hand should note tho fact that the resolution for the investigation of the trusts was in troduced by a republican aud a protec tionist, Mr. Mason ot Chicago, and backed by Samuel J. Randall, also a protectionist The most vigorous opposition given the resolution came from tho free trader and democrat, Mr. W. L, Scott. Tho Phila delphia i'ress calls attention to tho fact that if there over was an administration interested in trusts .Mr. Cleveland's is. His secretary of tho navy, Mr. Whltney.knowH all about them. So does Henry B. Payne an administration senator. Tho whisky trusts has its Ultimate relations with the free trade side of theladmluistratlou, and the Pan-electric trust baa or had much to do with the uttorney general. tantas componero Ireland to say nothing ot tho neooie of tlm Vfst legions or South Amer.'ca aud Australia. It does not mat tr Unit one.lmlt tho farmers of the North raise no wool, they are ah inter ested In the diversity of agrioultuial produc tions and it the wool growing nro lor ced'to stop tnut business they must lake' up soiuu' other, sa butter and cheese, thus increasing the product and diminishing the price to thu det riment ol all. 1 1 the democrats in the Houfe follow his counsel and tho republicans make a wise nomination, Cleveland's pu.illcal eni aph will bo "died in tne wool," 5. It ought to bo tariff lor revonuc with protection to our own labor. Cand 7 Tho nominee or the convention. HON. w. . ohout, m. r. 1. Givo us one that will command the unit ed support or lepubllcans mid It will win. 3. (ienerally in not having been as mis chievous as was foaied. 4. Tho president's promise, many times re peated, that the taithful public servant should not bo disturbed ; and the sweeping re movals from ollice, lor partisan reasons only, wnich ho has made, and his Into tree trade message. fi. The tariff and surplus, principally ; civil service relorm, a freo ballot and temperance Incidentally. ii. My position must bo one of strict neu Utility. I hold all thu candidates named in lilL'h esteem, and I hope to live to seo them all governor ono at u tiino ol course. I'.N-.1L'IIHC.IA.M:S nAIIIlKTT. 1. If I wero to make tho next president he would bo (leorge F. lid mu tide. 2. Josenli H. Hawlev. Ar ennillilntn let Hubert T. Uncoln, 2d, (len, Sheridan. 3. Marrying a reputable and virtuous wom an, in case lie should prove vlrluoub as a husband. 4. "Non nostrum lites." fi. Taritr-and which party shall come out ahead. n. II. I). Harris. 7. Nobody. I should bo satistled to have Mr. Maine tho next president, but should not select him lor uaiiuiuiiie. MI.UT.-OOV. LEVI K. rUI.I.EH "lornll candidates the regular choice or tho convention-believing tho voice of many better than the voice of one." ii. mo preBliient s mariiage. 1. Civil sorvlcu rules violated ; tariff and foiuign policy. .1. Civil service, foreign policy, tariff. J. mo nation has prospered In spun ot tho worK oi uieveianu ami ins party. Tho nation survived tho last democratic administration, but it cost a struggle." iion. CAitnoi.i. s. paoi: of hviie pa mi. Chairman of tlio Statu republican committee, says; "I am for Maine, or Sherman, or Alli son or Ilawloy, or Harrison or any other ol tho doen candidates th.it 1 might name, my llrst prelerence bolng lor tho man who, on comparing notes nt Chicago, Is tound to be, in the judgment of that convention, the best titled tu solidify and unite us and lead us to victory. Tho same sentiment should, I bu lieve, iinimiito overy true republican with reteionco to his prelerence for tho governor ship, 1'iom tho tenor of thu Ptato pics I Judge that Mr. Harris and Dillingham aro llkelv to bu tho leading candidates and either of them would make mi excellent goieinor. Tills bu. lug t he enso the ouu should bo selected who will add the greatest strength to our State ilcket, for Vermont bolng thu llrjtto speak by her Statu election In letlS should give no uncer tain sound and overy true republican should feel llko wnUlng his personal preferences for tho governorship In order that wo may roll up u mojority upon the Stuto ticket that shall assure our republican friends In other States that tho principles of tho grand old party are 1. Orover Cleveland. 2. None. 3. fI he common-sense and imltMiendniipo nl inu presiucni. 4. That all of the heads of some branche of the civil service have not done as thu prc luciu wtiuiu iiki io iiaveincm no, f. Hevenue relorm. Ii. N". II. II. llinglmra. 7. Seneca Haselton. S. I bellovo that If those whom the prci dent has annoli ted to r.llicu lind ilnnn as hi has. there would bo' no iiiuso for complaints iiiuuug inu uumocr.us. EDITOR C. II. DAVKNI'OIII OF 11HATII.EUOI10 3. Cleveland anU Mack. None. 3. It is so nearly commondable in all Its dt partments and branches that It Is hard to speciiy or enumerate. 4. His signing or the Mexican pension bill 5. Tarlll. C. John I.. Edwards. 7. Seneca Haselton. fr. The third question maybe answered bv pointing to tin lust message, to Whitney's words lor the navy, to tho remarkably able handling of the treasury under both Manning inu riuiunuu. inu overnaiiuug or mo custom houses, tho stopping of lraudulent undcrtnl uutlons, the breaking up ot tho land rings.tho uiincK uu inu run xeiepnono monopoly, and bu uu xui u IUUJ5 euuiueraiion. HON. W. II, II. IIINOHAM 1. Grover Cleveland. -'. Governor Hill of New York. a. Whiluall aie so commendable, It Is dilli cuii 10 select me ono tlio mcst so, I. No serious criticism. Kathor slow in nil log olllces with triends to mauago the affairs oi ino country, i nougn lie lins done well though liampi red by 6ome legal rules. j. Tlio tariff, iinles-i settled in this Congress nun inu rcuucillL' oi laxailon in smru wnv lllld SUStalninir dent cratii- nrinetnleH. II. Do not wisli t Indicate rav nreferenee among so mnnv suitable candidates In the iiemocratii' ranKs a' tins tarn- aav .. i .uMi n.j oiaimi'uiiit i intuit uieveianu will bo nominated and elected. Iteiiubllcans havo commenced aouso too carlv. What, la ginned uy cor.uring .lames Hussu Lowell line Ucveland 1 ccnsurul for renin vn 9. tin- republicans cannot say but they will do the same, it tney siiould, it will be merely ep- lis contest. HON. SENECA IIASEI.TON. 1. Orover Cleveland. 2. None. y. Its steadfast adheranee tn rhn that ollice Is a trust. 4. The nersistent overwork nn Ihn nnrt .t UIC III I'SIUUIJI . .i. V liether or not tho nrescnt admlnlstm tion deserves tho conlldcnco and approval of l uu ieuiie. ii. btepiien l . Miurtleir of Montpelier. 7. None. K In defining rnv belief asto the Issue In tho coming campaign I assume that Congress win. ueniru us adjournment, nrnv i h nm sulHionlial reduction ot tho rovtnun. Mr. Miurtloll ispielened for governor because he lersoniuiy merits a reiiomlnntlon aud also localise the mountain rule ouirht tn I in iiriuir- cii uy until panics since it tonus to belittle ourMnio pontics. Hit. .1. II. IIANHAIIAN Of IlUTLANI). 1. Grover Cleveland. 2. David It. Hill. 3. Honesty of purpose In all things. 4. Leaving too many reinibllcans in ollice 5. Tarlll. solid South and civil mrvien n. lorm. fi. Somo good democrat, 7. Somo other good democrat. fc. As I look at thinL'S tn dnv in mv bulir mcnt the democratic ticket will bo Grover i. leveianu ana uon. John c. Mack, and al. though I havo no desire whatever to lie nlfen slvu It seems to me as If tho republicans ought tobegenuroiii onco and iikho to maku it unanimou". as in mv . in gment it Is n tore gone conclusion that Oveland will be his own successor. principle The storm and snow blockade of last week was in lextent and severity a most notable one. ever, probably, in tho his tory of American railroads, wero so many trains and so many passengers so thor oughly snow-bound throughout no many lines, a uiousanu passenuers were storm-staid on Friday on the Xew York Central road alone. The number who were wearily and in many cases hungrily waiting In the cars, night and day, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, till tho trams could be shovelled out of tho drifts and tho locomotives move, must linvo been numbered by tens of thousands, trom east and west nnd north, far and near, come tho same stories of stalled trains aud "dead" locomotives, and drifts piled to a height and length almost with out precedent. We remember no previous time siuco tho railroads begau to run, when tho Xew York morning papers failed to reacii this place for three full days, Though the roads generally met tlio emer gency with energy and generally got their tracks open on Saturday, we fear that the trouble is not over for them as a channel dug through tho drifts is easily Illled by ftituro suows and in time be comes Impregnable to a snow-plough. The man who sent tho New York ;rcn imj Post an editorial puff for a cundldato for the presidency of Princeton college, enclosing t with the comment "please insert," didn't see his article iu print. On the contrary, ins saw the editor's dry re mark that "when tho sale of editorial opinion begins prices will range higher than tl a column," Totnl gain In majorities. 04,50' loss In same, 230,839. In 1SSI the prohibition vote was 150,309, and the labor, creenback-Butler vote was 175,370, both largely cast in the North. Henry Georgo and Powderly are said to unite In advising the labor party to liav no candidate in 1S8S, lu which event this voto will mainly go to tho democrats. while the prohibition vote, judging from recent State elections is likely to be largely Increased, mainly from the republican party. Up to 1SSI, the doubtful States of the Xorth and east of the Rockies, were said to lie Indiana, Xow York, Connecticut aud Xew Jersey all carried by Cleveland, Did the election of 18S4 demonstrate that there were other doubtful States in that region ? Let us look at Massachusetts. Tills state in ISSO gave a republican majority over nil of 4S.015. In 1SS4 the party lacked 10,220 votes of a majority. If tho Butler vote had been cast for Cleveland, he would have carried tho State 1 y a plurality of 200 votes. In Wisconsin a majority over all in 1SS0 of 2i,60C was reduced in 84 to 2,441 in a voto of 31'J,S70. Iu Michigan we had 17,007 majority over all in lbbO. If the liutler vote had gone to Cleveland ho wotih hae only wanted 592 votes more to have carried the State. In Illinois our majority in 1SS4 was only 2,135 iu a total vote of 072.S13. In Iowa where it was said "the prairies were on lire for Blaine," the lire was so intense that a republican majority in 1S40 of 44,79 was reduced to 1S.301 in 18S4. To set ure the success of the party re quires at this time great coolness and wisdom. Xo one can wonder that the surpassing brilliancy nnd ability of Mr. Blaine should secure for him a large and enthusiastic following ; but in times of emergency , reason and facts should tako the place of sentiment. A day, a week or a month may chance the outlook entirely. But moderation, candor and wisdom will never be out of place. uiiskhvei:. The London Times, in a tone of digni fied rebuke, tells us that "tho United States has long borne a reputation for de cllning to subscribe to principals to which other States conceived it their duty to assent." This Is undoubtedly true. We are continually shocking old world opiu ions ; and yet we seem to be getting along vary well, thank you. OUlt KALEIDOSCOI'K. There was a young lady who grew so Sho had to dispose of her troiiNSKiu When told at a ball, She was getting quite tall. Sho replied, with a frown, that she knew so. Kuglaud seems to be running Ireland on the ground plan. The crack club the policeman's billy. If you want to hear some racy Knglish, go to a horse trot on the ice. If there is anything that makes the tail- ml man in tile line leading up to a ticket window mad, It is to have a woman with a St. Louis bustle Insinuate herself near the head of the procession aud drive him backabuutl'J yards into the sweet subsequently. Carelessness with matches caused 02G tires in Xew York last year aud about 1070 divorces. Blobson declnres that there is just about as much fun iu playing solitaire as tiiere is iu trying to lift yourself up by your boot-straps. There is a woman iu Ingram. X. C, who can split 200 feuce rails in a day. Her husband stays In and does tho sewing aud fixes over her bonuets. "Turn about Is fair play," as the mnn remarked when he got worsted iu a fisti cuff light and scooted for shelter. A leap year conversation Angelina : Augustus, will you be mine V Augustus : "My dear girl, I will be a irother to you but your husband, oh, no ! that canuot be." There is a common impression that the fastest thing of which our senses take cog nizance of is a flash of lightning. This is a mistake, as anybody knows who has verseen a young mnn witli a red necktie, a spotted shirt collar and a loudly striped 12 suit of clothes. Jay Gould began life .it H a week iu n tannery. Ho Is now wortli ono hundred millions. But then Jay nsver stopped work aud lived on assessments and trust becauso some tanner, a couple of hundred miles away, employed a man whom a committee of hide-scrapers called a scab," If these had been Jay's tactics, lie would still be treatlug pelts to a decoc tion of hemlock. Mrs. Bloggs "What is tho use of all this snow t" Bloggs "Snow use." The papers say tho beef men have scut a bill to Congress. What in timo is tlio matter with tlio plumbers ? Are they asliep t American school teachers iu Camilla get an average of $150 a year salary. They aro not able to sling quite so much stylo as their brethren of the American colony. Gtist (snowbound In Whitehall "Is there an elevator In tills hotel f " Proprietor Yes, sir. Step through thnt green baize door aud ask tho barkeeper for four Augers of glu. CITV AND VICINITY. Valentines aro beginning to nppear iu costly and elaborato designs appropriate to leap year. It Is expectedlthnt the Dartmouth college sophomores will hold their nnuual ban quet nt the Van Xess House February 20. Tlie timo for noting cases for trial at tho term of tho United States Circuit and Dis trict Court to be held lu this city, Feb. 28, will expire ou Tuesday, tho 7th Inst. A road has been bushed ouC from here to Slielburn harbor and yesterday a team crossed for tho ilrst time. The road Is quite rough owing to the anchor Ice. Xegotlntlons are in progress for the erection of a block of stores, 100 feet deep on tlio west sldo of Church street between the Central House block and the residence of J. A. Shedd. There was a serious Are in St. Attgus tine, Fla., last rriday night, nnd tlio hoube and barn of Mr. C. A. Hlbbnrd wero In great danger, but by the exertion of his friends they were saved. An effort is to be made to arrange a se ries of races ou tho ice in the near future, Tho greatest obstacle seems to bo the preparation of suitable tracks within con venieut distance of tho city, but this dill! culty will undoubtedly be overcomo and some exciting races held. The committee consisting of Alderman Knglesby, City Clerk Allen and City At torney Roberts, appointed to reprint the city charter as It now exists aud to revise and print tlie city ordinances subject to the approval ot the City Council, have already completed their work. Consider able labor in tho way of condensation lias been dono, but no very radical changes have been made. Owing to the bad roads there was a small attendance at tlio meeting of the executive commltteo of the Chittenden County Agricultural society at Dunbar's Saturday. It was decided to hold the next fair at the Burlington nnd Winooskl Driving Park September 4 to 7 inclusive, The delegates to the recent district meeting of tlie fifth Masonic district at tho rooms of Burlington lodge Xo. 100 repro sentiug 15 lodges and including all lodges in the district, report that it was one o the best meetings ever held in Vermont, The Burlington Gun club have added to their grounds by the lease of Porter's point. This point hns about six miles frontage on tlie lake and Is one of the best hunting grounds. This gives them a total frontage on the lake of over 15 mile; They propose to post it and keep off in truders. The eastern sky was beautifully clear ou Saturday evening iu this quarter, and tlie total eclipse of the moon could be seen by all who cared to look for It, without smoked glas and under most favorable circumstances. Those who did not wit uess It lost a rare opportunity to observe a beautiful spectacle. It differed from the total eclipse of 1S4S, in that the moon's disk was now much more obscured than then, since in the eclipso of that year the atmospheric conditions were such that a good deal of light was refracted to the satellite and it seemed only a little less bright than usual. Iu thlsleclipse, dur ing tlio period of totality, the moon was a copper-colored disk, rellectlug only light enough to make it distinctly visible. Its rapid emergence from tlie shadow was a beautiful sight. If the sky was every where as clear as here, tho astronomers could have had nothing to complain of. OUlt FAMILY PHYSICIAN'. The demand already created for the premium we are offering with the Fi;i:k Piikss indicates its popularity and value, A good many of our subscribers have al ready secured it and it is possible.for every one to get it without the outlay of a cent The Fni:i: Pisnss, at its reduced price, is iu great demand everywhere, aud tlie labor of securing subscriptions is very slight. Three new subscribers will secure the book free to anybody sending them in. Don't oe atraiit to try. l ou can secure it. We wish that all who have already secured books would show their copy to their neighbors so that they can see the value of the premium we offer. l'KKSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. S. Walker are visiting friends near HolyoUe, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. C. F', Ward have returned from their visit iu Xew York. Miss M. K. Peircu of Waltham. Mass.. is visiting her friend, -Miss Lizzie Webb, 0'J (J rant street. Hon. George F. Kdmunds hns been re elected a vice-president of tlie Webster Historical society. Mr. aud .Mrs. F. G. Fletcher are visltinc friends in Lancaster. X. II.. dtiriuc the carnival, which is now being held there. .Mr. . W. Bassett. who has been in poor health the past two vears is verv low and is not expected to survivo but a few days. Prof. W. A. Deering of the University is to lecture at Academy Hall iu Jericho February S ou "A Study of Xew Euglaud Ate." An Informal reception was given Mon day evening by Judge and Mrs. Veazey of luitianit in nonor ot uommauuer-iu-uniei aud Mrs. Rea, Rev. Brainerd Kent, for 30 years native ly engaged in missionary work among tlio railroad men ot Chicago, died of paraiysls Sunday. He was born in l)orut, Vt., Ann . lMij. ntti gnu uateit at u imams college iu ImJI iu the same class with the lato Dr. .Mark Hopkins, Mr. Hammond V. Peck of Manchester. Dakota, who has been visiting relatives in tlio city ior tlio past two'moutus, btarted for tlio West Monday oveulug. Mr. W. K. Greenleaf. formerly of this city, but more recently a member of the llrm of Hegglus, Green & Hyde, whole sale druggists, Rutland, lias returned to this city with the intention ot making it ills home. Col. U. A. Woodbury was called to Kl- more Monday by tho death of his father, Mr, Albert M. Woodburv. aued 75, which occurred Saturday. Mr. Woodbury had been lu tailing liealtli lor about two years and his deatli was not unexpected. He had been a prominent citizen ot his town for many years whero his death will be severely felt. .Mr. Grant M. Snraiiiie. son of Postmas er M. K. Spraguoof Weybridge, although only 24, lias been elected vice-president t ttie Kxceisior ripe idiie company, aim general manager ot tho busim-an of that company at Limn, uiuo, no grauuateii at tlio St. Albans high school at tho age of 17 and was private secretary to 1). U. Liusiey at Ottawa during tlio building of the Canada Atlantic railway. THE 11UHLINOTON ItKI'UHLIUA NS. Tlielr Meeting for tlm I'oritiatliin of a Club Lust Night. There was a good attendance at tho meeting held at the City Court room last evening for tho formation of a republican club and an encouraging Interest was manifest. A temporary organization was effected by tho election of Hon. W. L. Burnap as president and State's Attorney D. J. Foster ns secretary. Tho cha rmau stated the object for which tho meeting was called aud read tlio circular issued by the executive committee of the league of republican clubs through the uat tlonal olllcers for Vermont calling for tho organization of clubs in this State and the holding of a dele gate convention at Montpelier, February 15. Hon. Henry Ballatd moved that a committee of five bo appointed to nom inate permanent olllcers, select a name for the society nnd report at another meeting of the club to be held at the same place Saturday evening next. The motion waa carried, aud the chair appointed as such committee Henry Ballard, B, J. Derby, Henry Greene, Leon Beaupre and Xewell Lawrence. The club theu adjourned un til next Saturday evening. At the close of the meeting ninny of those present en rolled their names on the list ot members, which had been signed by 00 previous to the meeting. A Historic Collection, Tlie Mlddlebtiry correspondent of tho Troy Times says that the building owned by the Sheldon art museum in that placo is three stories high, built of brick and trimmed with white marble pillars ou tho piazza in front. In the hall, up one flight of stairs, hang life-size portraits of Gam aliel Painter and family, who were among tho first ploueers of the town. Adjoining this hall are the ollice and rooms of Henry L. Sheldon, the founder of tho museum. Here are tho old llreplace and fittings, as used in the last century. Tlio furniture is all antique. One of the chairs came In the Mayflower and one from the home of Gen. Israel Putnam. The bureau and sideboard, with its spider feet, are said to be more than 150 years old. Tho ancient high brass clock was once owned by tho father of Sir Curtis Lamson, lato of Lon don. The oil paintings go back hundreds of years. Tlie six rooms of the third story and the attic are well tilled with various articles suitable for preservation in a pub lic historical museum. Tho runners' Lecture Couise. There were about 50 representative farmers present Tuesday from various) towns in this section at the experiment station to henr tlie address of Prof Cooko on "Fertilizing by Feeding." Prof. G. II. Whltcher of the Xew Hampshire Agri cultural college, who was to have lectured, was unabl to be present, and he and Prof. Cooke clumped dates. Prof. Whitcher is engaged this week m con ducting a test at Hanover, which cannot fall to be of great value and interest to tho farmers. The test is between the Cooley deep setting system and the separator. Two thousand pounds of milk is to bo mixed and equally divided, the butter manufactured, aud all the results enre fully compared. Prof. Whitcher hag pr- mlsed to give the results of this experi ment in connection with his lecture next Tuesday afternoon. UNIVKKSITY NOTES. The books of the Marsh library aro beinir moved from their present positiou into the new part of the library, which Is. now practically completed. There are 12,000 volumes, SOOO of which will bo placed ou the shelves around the room, aud the remaining 4ooo ou shelves which are to occupy the central portion of the room. At present there Is no lack of interest respecting clas day on the part of any of tlie seniors. Thu nlans fur tlm iim-'j ov. ercises are very ;well made, and all that now remains is to see that they are exe cuted. A part of the olllcers of the day have already been elected ; but as the list Is not vet conmleteil. tb luimpe nt llima elected do not yet appear. 'lhe addition to thu Hillims libiMrv la yery similar to the rest of the building in its material and workmanship ; but owing to its Kiuareness. it tines not iiuninv quite so much architectural beauty as is apparent in the rest of the building, lhe carving on the btoue llre-nlace is very handsome, and wortli taking "much pains to see. The date of the completion of the libmrv (1S7 Is carved ill Unman ,,,,,. ends on the stone over the fire-place. In this cltv. Jan. Mary Shea. UOltN. 3S, a son to John J. and MAKKII1D. CCHTIS M.UT)OX.ll.I.-In this rltv l. h 1 at thu Cameo nil, by Very Hev. Father Lynch, .G Win T. Curtis and Mary MacDonald, both of this city. ItAVI.IX McCoi.i.i-M, At the Methodist nar- sonage, Jan. L'8, lbas', hj Kuv. Homer Katon, -Mrs. fiarah McColliiiu and Mr. L. W. Unvlin. botliot tliU city. No curds. -II. John Hobcrt, Mary sl,e.. aged city, Januarys", Vallna UllJI). SlIKl.-In thu P.tV in nfnut sou ol .lull n J. ami one day. Wallace. In thi Wallace. McnilATll. 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