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100000 by excessive and untimely
rains So complete was the dis
enlargement that the wheat acre
age of the United Kingdom decreased
from $3.50, 1G7 acres In 1874 to 2,967059
In 1SS1-more than 81 per cent, In many
instances farm laborcrs harvested wheat
in rubber boots, and spread the harvest
on hummocks and scatfolding to dry be-
tween showers. The results TO the
United States are most eloquently told in
these figures:
From 1880 to 1880 the United States
exported 0J3, $3.50, O93' bushels of wheat,
and of this total, 867 ,429, sol bushels,
more than thirds, were exported in
the ten years ending 1880, and two thirds
of that, nearly half of the whole, 4f3,-
40, 42J bushels, were sent In the last five
years. In short, the exports IN those five
years were more than 90 per cent. greater
than in Uhe forty years from 1880 to 1870.
Though British o,"ps improved, the area
Of wheat growing lad been 81 reduced by
the discouraged farmers that the I'M
mense Ane ricAu export continued some
years longer. a.
II may interest American farmers to
learn also that they have not attained to
anything like tho possible yield per acre;
for even in tho notably bad years the
British averaged a fraction over eighteen
bushels per acre. as in ordinary years
they average thirty. Some OF the states
of Germany average thirtytwo, one year
with another, or enough to bread six per
sons, asauming an ordinary supply of
vegetables. j. III. BEADLE
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THE wheat districts are indicated by aW.l
in 1857 the range was 81 % to 81 05, and
In 1858 S1.20to $3.50, and the decline was
curiously coincident with the declining
yield per acre In 1854 there was a crop
exceeding all previous experience, yet
prices rose; and in 1865 and 1866 fairly
good crops sold at the highest prices ever
realized. Even on a gold basis prices
were phenomenally high. The largest
crop proportional to population, ever
produced in the United States was in 1870;
yet prices ranged 20 per cent. higher than
the preceding year, and higher than In
any subsequent year with ono exception.
The repeal of the British Corn laws"
In lS46, of course, gave an impulse to
American exports, and by 1850 the foreign
market became somewhat important; yet
the total of all agricultural exports was
but Sl23, S25, sos. The growth thereafter
was remarkably regular-the Crimean war
making no such difference as is generally
supposed and the American civil war
making very little-till 1878, then the
wheat export from the United States be.
gan to increase with rapidity that set
all former calculations at naught, rising
till Its volume exceeded $500, 600, 900 por
year, rising till in nine years the total ex
ceeded that of all previous years since the
republic was established, and the flavor
able balance Of trade" thus created went
near to $1,000, 100000, In 1882, in
elusive, one fourth Of the total exports
from the United States were of wheat
and flour, and the grand aggregate may
be set in round numbers at 200, OO0, 900
bushels. II was the farmers wheat that
made specie resumption easy and created
the Flush times" Of 1S79-S3. And then
began that extraordinary development in
other countries which must now be care
fully studied.
INDIA, for the purposes of this inquiry,
means British India; and in that depend.
ency the British have constructed some
10000 miles of railway and many canals,
both for navigation and irrigation. 1t is
a surprise, indeed, to learn that there are
IN ono tract about 10000 square miles of
land capable of producing wheat that can
be mado productive by canals now in pro-
cess of construction, and that at tho very
time there was famine on one side Of
India wheat and rice on the other side
went to waste for mere want of transpor-
tation. 1t is clearly demonstrated that
the land already under the. pillow In India
can furnish abundant food for the total
population and wheat for export to the
value Of 500, 900, 600, and that tho British
are fast supplying the means of transpor-
tntion, which was all that was lacking
Add to this the fact that 125, 600 square
miles of good land In that country are still
undeveloped, and the possibilities of its
wheat export will be plain.
Other statsticians estimate that when
the proposed canals are completed, India
can easily export over 200 100000 bushels
of wheat-all that produced on fertile
sail law nan who work for eight cents Der
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19

Louis Nigg went to an amateur base
ball game a few days ago. There arose a
dispute between the side which he was
patroni2ing and the opposing nine. Louis
went down and tackled the umpire. He
was discussing the question with that
omnipotent individual when the man at
bat committed foul tip. The ball shot
almost with the celebrity of cannon ball
and struck Louis square upon one eye.
For days afterward dozens and dozens Of
people approached the young man and
questioned him as to the reason why his
cheek was so black, and why his eye had
assumed so much prominence 1t was
rather wearying,
whats the matter, Louie?'
"Who hit you, Lou?'
did you fall?'
"Were you splitting kindling?"
odd You step on "a hoop?"
"Going TO get divorceI'
These and several scores of like ques-
tons were addressed TO him. He an
swered them good naturally at first.
Then a tired look overspread his features
and gradually his appearance indicated
great agony. When he seemed on the
point of collapsing no rallied and asked
for paper and mucilage.
Later-Mr, Nigg appeared among his
friends with piece Of paper pasted over
the injured eye On the paper was writ
ten:
"A foul tip. Detroit News.
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ooh, it is too farl'' imporcd the young
man. IF you must 90 away, let 1t pc
still in this country. There is the Freed
mems Bureau schools in the south"
People return from the SOUTH" she
replied II must go whence | shall never
return"
1t was the only complaint, the only cry
of despair that was uttered by this martyr,
at least in human ears.
When Stanley heard of Miss I1olcums
proposed departure he said to Ernst in
surprise:
Il thought she was to be your mis-
sionary. What have you taken the nit
ten? Oh, you clever dog You know the
difference between an old maid and a new
one"
''See here said the German, with
solemnity. 81 do not want you, one Of
my pest vriends, to desbise me; und
want you to resbect Miss Holcum as she
ought to be resbected. | will dell you
everything, und you must dell no one. ="
Before he had half finished his story of
the broken engagement Stanley rose from
his seat, dropped his cigar and walked up
and down the ROOM rubbing his eyes with
his hands just like an affected boy.
by JoYen' he exclaimed, when the mar
rator had ceased. IF she wasn't in love
with you, I'd be tempted to marry her
myself She's not chicken, and she's
not beauty, but she's pure gold.
shes berfect lady ind grand gen
tleman in one, said Ernst
The urgencies of the board sent Janet
off to Ceylon before the marriage. Hart
mann and Stanley accompanied her as far
as the Narrows. and then from the deck
of the tug watched her as she leaned over
the taffrail waving farewell to friends
and native land.
AS the lonely figure of this loving,
self sacrificing, heroic, sublime martyr
faded from their sight the American said
God bless her. And the German added,
with his eyes full of tears: "Sancta
Chanel ora pao nobis!'
TIE END.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19
The Clerk Met His Match.

A lank, limpy, raw boned countryman,
one of those men who travel with an oil
cloth gripsaci, and who wear rakish linen
busters and carpet slippers leaned over
the desk of an uptown hotel-at least, so
the story runs-and informed the clerk
that he'd like "tew hev room for few
days The clerk happened to be talking
horse just then, and he paid about as
much attention to the co,ntryman as
he would to tar baby. After waiting
in open mouthcd silence for "a while, the
stranger tapped the clerk on the arm to
draw his attention. ole got supercilious
nod for his pains, and the clerk continued
to explain to his friends why he had put
his salary on the animal that didn't win.
Still, in silence and patience the poor
yolel rested against the desk Finally
he blurted cut query as to whether or
not the "heouse was goin' to put him
up" Not the least notice from the
clerk, who was row explaining his
reason for playing horse for place
when he ought to have bet on
him to win At last. seeing that the
countryman was completely squclched he
jabbed the register in front of him, flung
Il pen AT him in a way that spattered ink
all over the distingue's linen dustcr and
glared at the chopfallen visitor while he
srrawlcd his name on the register, "Do
You know" the yokcl asked, when he had
finished, that you put me in mind of o
Clay?'
"Oh, you're very kind" the clerk re.
turned, graciously. "Of cource, you mean
the great orator, Henry-Hcnry Clay
NO." came the drawing response
no jest the common, ordinary clay-the
kind they make slop jars ont of. I'll take
my key, please. New York World.
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THE CRUISER BALTIMORE.
new tho Monster War Ship Was Launched
Upon the Waves


The splendid new cruiser Baltimore,
which was recently launched at the great
ship yards of Cramp & Sons, in Phila-
delphia, is the first of the heavy war
ships built on the new models approved
by the navy department. The Baltimore
is one of the largest vessels in the United
States navy. The Newark and some
others will be larger, but comparatively
little work has been done on them 80 far.
The Baltimore has twin screws, and is
the first vessel so equipped in the navy.
Her crew will consist of 300 men. She
will carry two masts, fitted with military
tops. Her very complete battery is ar.
ranged in accordance with the most APP
proved ideas of modern warfare. The
vessel will be fitted up as a flag ship, and
will be lighted with two electric light
plants She is beautiful to look at, and
her lines are almost perfection. She is a
great addition to the rapidly improving
navy of the United States.
The launch was in every way a success.
She was chrstened by Mrs. Theodore d.
Wilson, wife of the chief of the bureau
Of construction Of the navy department.
She is Il beautiful and accomplished wo-
man, and is much sought after in Wash
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BURLINGTON FREE PRESS FRIDAY OCTOBER 49, 1858

day, and transported to England at cost
but six cents bushel greater than from
the American coast.
The Argentine Republic is new ex-
porter of wheat, though Chill has been
known in that line to Americans since it
supplied the first miners in California,
but the Republic contains 600,0 square
miles and less than 3,000, 900 people, and
is increasing it's grain product with aston
ishing rapidity. Between 1850 and 1876
the exports increased more than four fold
in quantity and six fold in value. Yet
wheat was scarcely mentioned in them be-
fore 1875. Then the development became
surprisingly rapid. Six extensive rail-
road lines are in operation, and the scenes
as they advance upon the plains are much
like those seen in the opening of farms
and building of towns along the various
Pacific railways. Over 500, 100000 Of
British capital have been invested in q
few years, and 10000 Scotch and Irish
have located in single state of the Re-
public. In report to the homo govern
ment on their condition the Irish, seven
years ago, returned the sheep owned by
them at 30, 100000.
Australia's possibilities of wheat export
are equally undetermined, but known to
be immense. OF northwestern Canada, it
Is hardly possible to assign limit that
will seem reasonable. Last year fine
wheat was grown in tho valley of Peace
river in latitude 56' the plains Of the
Saskatchewan have long been proved
capable of a heavy yield and in the
small province of Manitoba are 10000
square miles of land not surpassed in
the world for unbroken fertility and capa-
bic of producing as high an average Of
wheat as the best lands of Minnesota and
Dakota The wheat Is of the hard Scotch
Fyffe'' variety, greatly sought after by
the millers of England and usually bring
ing few cents more per bushel than
wheat grown farther south. In Short 1t
may confidently be stated that with the
Introduction of American plows and reap
ers, the present wheat growing countries
of the world could, In very few years,
increase their exports more than five foldl
And this leaves entirely out of the 40
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19
How the Wheat Raising Districts of the
World Are Distributed Over the Earths
Surface and How 1t Is Raised in Diff
fcrent Lands

allied the fact that they no longer hold
the controlling forces in the wheat mar
kets of the world. Russia and Hungary
they had long recognized as standing
rivals in the markets of western Europe;
but between 1878 and 1884 enormous sup
plies of the great cereal began TO pour In
from India and Australia, northwestern
Canada and the Argentine Republic. OF
all these India excited the most astonish.
ment. The western world had long looked
upon it as a worn out land and it's people
as effete the export Of 100000 bushels Of
wheat one year was noted in the Ameri-
can papers as curiosity, and that of
10000 bushels in 1876 as phenome-
non. But the next year midas export
was 100000 bushels, and then, save in
the famine years of 1S79-70, it doubled
and treblcd year by year, till in 1899 it
reached the enormous aggregate of 81
100000 bushels, completely setting at
naught all the market calculations of the
western world.
The American farmer had already had
a puzzling experience with wheat. Down
to 1916 that cereal had followed the
usual law of being cheap when the crop
was large, and vice versa; and so much
do habits of mind control most men that
1T has taken forty years experience to
show that wheat is marked exception
to that rule. Only one year since 1946
has an enormous crop in the United
States conceded with very low price,
and only once very poor crop with a
very high price, in every other case the
best crop years have been the best price
years. The explanation is simple: as
rule when there is q very favorable sea
son on one side of the globe, there is
rather unfavorable one on the other; and
since 1916 the price of wheat in western
Europe has fixed the price in America.
OF this paradox, that increased supply
does not decrease prices, a few instances
may be cited. The year 1854 was memoir
able in the Ohio valley for the largest
wheat crop ever produced down to that
time and for drought that reduced the
corn crop below the demand for home
consumption. When. therefore, 81 a
bushel was offered in the west in July, it
was naturally attributed to the scarcity of
corn; but wheat went ON rising till it
reached $3.50 in New York city and a
corresponding price In the Ohio valley.
In 1855 the range in New York was from
S1.96 to $3.50, and the Crimean war was
popularity assigned as the sole cause But
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19

Incidentally it may be we'll to contrast
this with the very limited area for corn
(maize). In all Europe the area suitable
for maize scarcely equals that of the
smallest western state - Indiana. In
America the area of corn growing, with
any good result, is certainly less than
half that of wheat. In India corn can be
grown, but only under favorable circum-
stances. OF Australia and the Argentine
Republic the same may be said. Wheat
Is grown with ease and in enormous GUAM
titles. without irrigation, in such regions
as California. where not drop of rain
falls from May till October; but corn,
never. In short. it may with confidence
be affirmed that the possible corn lands of
the world are not one fifth probably not
one -tenth) the possible wheat lands, and
that the great central belt Of American
states, from the line of southern Tcnnes-
see to that of northern Indiana have in
this an advantage not threatened as are
the wheat growers to the north or the
cotte.: lowers to the south Of them. The
export of cotton from India has already
reached ZOO, 600 bales.
la re hurry burly of American politics,
from the panic of 1873 to the boom" of
1S19-S1, and the heated discussions of
''soft money" and hard money" no one
observed the tremendous forces working
in Europe to help out" the Americans;
yet it is fact that in those years the Old
World was literally compelled to return
much of the gold exported during the
civil war, and a moiety of the bonds ex
ported after the war, In payment for food
supplies. 1t was fact, conclusivcly proved
before IA parliamentary commission, that
the five years of 1S73-79, inclusive, weIe
the worst five years ever known in the
history of British agriculture, and that
England and France together had to i'm
port in that period over 81 800 DOC, 900
worth of grain! Sir James Card summar
ICES the testimony taken by the commits
sion very carefully, and demonstrates
that the British farmers lost $780,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19

and Janet ruled that Nellie must go home
for that purpose to the residence Of an
old aunt in Connecticut
The girl having departed, Janet felt
able to have one interview with Hartmann,
not with the object of indulging in any
weak reproachcs or bemoanings, but to
bid him a last farewell. She was going
to Ceylon, she informed him, as English
teacher in one of the schools OF the
American Board of Foreign Missions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19

In this position he remained for twelve
years. In 1870 toget her with several as
sociates, he purchased tract of 1000
acres of land in Pennsylvania, in the town
now known as Sayrc. The place has since
become an important railroad and manu-
featuring center t'pcn his resignation
from the postotiicc department in 1870, he
organized the American Surety company,
and his attention was mainly occupied
with it during the last four years. He
held controlling interest in the com
pany. He was widely known in New
York state.
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Russia. Since then he has been plying
his suit with the success inG.>atcG. After
q brief tour to the large cities lie and wife
leave 60 occupy handsome mansion In
st. Petersburg.
Miss Anne Lothrop is 4 very beautiful
young lady of 2S summers. She doesn't
like the idea of giving up her American
citizenship. She ia we'll known at Wash
ington, Boston and other places in the
east.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19
Richard Allison Elmer.

Richard Allison Elmer, who died sud
denly in New York city not long ago, was
second assistant postmaster general from
1881 to 1884, and at the time of his death
was president of the American Surety
company. He was born in Waverly,
Toga county, n. Y, June 16, 1912, was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19

Physicians, Lawyers aud Business Men are
cnthusla~tciin their Endorsement o. salvation
il. II cures the worst case Of rheumatism
IS ccuts.
She sat on the piano-stool with her hands
lightly clasp Il. IOuking tragic and miserable
she eou'd not Ing note. gently sugges-
ted llr. huil's Cough syrup. The ne xt day
sne VS. singing aud triing like the first
b.. d ; in spring. Sensible girl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19

educated at the
high school a t
Waverly, and wa,
graduated from
Hamilton college
i II l s 6 4. H 9
studied law and
was admitted to
the bar, but in
1867 he abandoned
the practice o (
law and entered
the First National
bank of Waverly,
of which h i S
brot her, Howard
Elmer, was presi-
don't as cnshiar
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ington society. She broke a bottle Of
wine, as is usual, over the keel of the
vessel as she majestically slid down the
ways into the waters of the Delaware
river, saying: Il christen thee Balti-
more" There were 10000 people present
A naval launch in these days is a thing
of beauty and Joy forever. 1t is also
expensive. When the Yorktown and the
Vesuvius were launched in Philadelphia
last April Secretary Whitney invited 300
senators and members of congress Of all
parties and nearly 200 Washington cor
respondents to run down to Philadelphia
in two special trains of palace cars, at his
own expense, to see the launch. Nearly
all accepted the invitation. 1t cost Secre-
tary Whitney just $500. 1t was great
jaunt. All manner of eatables and drink
ables were provided on the trains, both
going and returning one. Waxing mellow
on the return trip at night nearly every one
on the train made q speech, some of them
Of great beauty, others of mere picturesque
twaddle. The speechmaking finally drifted
into tariff debate The night was balmy
and warm. In the cars it was almost hot.
Every one took off his coat and talked
tariff, the trains shooting along at the rate
of sixty miles an hour. When the trains
pulled up in the Pennsylvania depot at
Washington the debate was still in full
blast. 1t was the most unique tariff de-
bate on record, and the memory of the
Jolly trip still fingers In the minds Of
every one who took part In it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19

Beware of a man who seems TO doubt
your married happiness, Sylvia
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-06-08

Woman (whs has gwen some
mince pie to tramp)-''You seem to be
hungryr" Tramp-"That goes with
out saying, which is bit OF badly
Anglicized French, Fam, meaning in
our more vigorous English, You can
bet your sweet life am or l wouldn't
be able to get away with much Of this
pie. IN. y san.
IL think bath daily would be
beneficial in your case" said the physi-
clan to Plodgers. the valetudinarian.
well, don't know, DOCTOR" replied
Plodgers, in feeble voice. II took a
bath once year or two ago. felt
better for while, but it wasn't long
before was as bad as ever, and have
been growing worse ever since. st
Louis Magazine.
-Tescher-"Class in physiology.
stand up. Bodkins, how do you dis
tinguish organic from inorganic
matterP" Bodkins-''In the organic
world every individual springs from
some parent, while inorganic sub
stances are formed by chemical laws. "
Teacher-"Very good. Give an ex-
ample Of an inorganic substance"
Bodkins-"An orphan. Life.