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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16
METHODIST PREACHER.
lis QUALIFICATIONS OUTLINED BY
BISHOP FOWLER.
LIST of the Candidates Promoted by the
Vermont Methodist Conference
The Work and Needs of
Allied Institutions.

Barre, VT, April 9.-The second days
fsson of the Vermont conference met in
he Hedding church this morning at $50
/ clock and opened with n devotional SER
Ice of one half hour, under the charge of
lev. l.. N. Granger of Irasburgh 4, who
as appointed by the committee on public
korship and he was assisted by Revs. s.
donaldson and W. /. Todd.
{The business session of the day opened
l o'clock with Bishop Fowler in the
hair, by the reading of the minutes of
fstcrday's session, which were approved.
| ev. Il. T. Clark was elected to canvass
descriptions for the Gospel in All
lands" The NTH question was then
hken up, who have been continued on
tialP" Rev. b. f. Rowland of Barton
landing passed in character and the board
examination reported him, and the
rother was continued on trial and adj
|nnced TO the studies of the second year
b representation of his presiding elder
Jew. George II. Sisson passed in character
nd reported his collection. but not hav-
lg appeared for examination during the
bar, his presiding elder moved that he be
|bntinued on trial in his studies OF the
'rst year Rev. j. G.. Williamson of Ath-
ns passed in character but reportedI no
.Dllections taken. ON representation of
lis presiding elder he was continued on
al in the studies of the first year. Rev
pon =. Fairbanks of Wllllamsville and
| ev. H. W. Sharp of South Royalton
.hssed in character and reported their
Objections, and on representations of their
EFesiding elders were continued on trial
! the studies of the first year.
. II was then voted that the board Of
Nomination report the standing of each
jandidate in each study when his name
las called The following candidates
fere passed to the second year: Il. f..
|owland of Barton. w. |. Joseph of Proc
brsville, +. X. Graves of Randolph, Guy
|awton of Guidhall, George G. Mcdonald
Bloomfield, Andrew Gillies of White
liver Junction, r. +. Lowe of Bingham
lille, w. +. Stanley of Swanton and 5. G..
lewis of Marshfeld.
jThose who failed to pass all the studies
fere G. II. Ssson of South Londonderry,
|. G. Williamson of Athens, S. =. Fair
|anks of Williamsville. Il. w. Sharp of
|outh Royalton. r. j. G.. Tucker of South
eadng was discontinued. as he failed to
lass in two trials.
| Rev. Charles Parkhurst, editor of lions
Herald spoke of the paper and the Wes-
yam association which publishes it..
bishop Fowler then addressed the class of
hndidates.
THE SUCCESSFUL ONES.
| The candidates for entering the confer
bce in full connection including w. NJ
tewton of Waterbury are: A. Il. At
later of Ludlow, w. II. White of Thet-
brd Centre, ]. II. Wills of Grand Isle w.
j Mcneil of Newport Centre, John c.
Wesley of Canaan. S. II. Smith, Frank and
G.. Lewis of Marshfield.
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-s'------
DEATH OF COL. COCkERlLU.
Ono OF Americas Greatest Newspaper
Men Dies Suddenly In Cairo

New York, April 10.--A special cable
gram to the Evening Telegram from
Cairo says Col. John A. Cockerill, the
well-known newspaper correspondent
died of apoplexy at six minutes past 10
o'clock.
London, April 10-A despatch to the
Chronicle from Cairo says that Col. John
A. Cockerill, the well-known American
newspaper editor and Il correspondent.
died suddenly at Shepherds Hotel in that
city to-day. Death was caused by apo
pleXy. Col. Cockerill recently arrived in
Cairo from Japan, where he had spent
considerable time as the correspondent
of the New York Herald. He was rep
resenting the same paper in Cairo.
John A. Cockerill was born in Dayton,
Ohio, in 1Si5 His father, "a man of prom
inence in the locality, intended to give him
college education. The war breaking
out. however. the elder Cockeril enlisted
in the Union forces, of which he became a
igadier-general, and his son emulated
his example. thus putting an end to the
plans for his education. Being too young
TO bear arms, he took service in the drum
corps of regiment.
After the war the young man learned the
printers trade at Dayton. He afterwards
edited papers in his native place and in
Hamilton, Ohio, and subsequently went
to Cincinnati, where he became a reporter
on the Enquirer, and was in time promoted
to the position of managing editor.
When the RussoTurkish war broke
out he went to the scene of hostlties as
special correspondent for the Enquirer
and materially added to his reputation by
his graphic dispatches.
Col. Cockerill was afterwards success
lively editor of the Washington Post, the
Baltimore Gazette, and the St. Louis
Post Despatch. and later assumed the
editorship of the New York Herald
Col. Cockerill went to Japan as cores
pondent of the Herald in February, 1895.
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10c. BUYS enough of Adamson's Botanic
Cough Balsam to convince the most skep-
tical that 1t will positively cure the cough
or cold of long standing, after all other
so-called cures have failed. Larger bot
ties 35c.
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ence OH the lives of % 100000 persons on
tho globe.
Until 1874 America was Il foreign mission
in the Methodist church.
The increase in property the past year
was more than 100000, making q total
of s2S, 100000.
The first Methodists who came to this
country were from Ireland and 1t Is said
soon became backslders.
Rev. =. n. Granger of Irasburgh, one of
the old and greatly respected members
of the conference is present ut the seat of
conference. About three months ago
while crossing the street in his own village
he had the misfortune TO break his leg.
Being a little fearful to risk the dangers
of Journey TO the seat of conference, one
Samsonian brother pastor of herculean
build kindly offered to care for him on the
journey and at Barre. lifting him up
bodily and bearing him in his arms.
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ID. d., LII d., on Lincoln"
EX-Gov. w. +. Dillingham; of Water
bury introduced him in few well chosen
words, saying: THE subject this evening
is one that would challenge the attention
of the whole world" Bishop Fowler spoke
for over two hours and was applauded loud
and long while at times'you could have
heard pin drop. He said in part:
Lincoln was born in the deepest poverty
and he spent his youth In shack hut.
He was picture of shiftlessness and the
shack hut was his palace but no was SUI
perior to his poverty. This poverty fol-
lowed his years. This poverty limited his
schooling and his library The Bible
gave him that Supreme integrity that to
us is bewildering and that supreme loyal
| ty TO truth and that supreme loyalty to
duty. His books were wrought into his
character. Remember this. that 1t is not
the number of books man reads, nor is it
| the number of schools he passes through
but rather the number of books and the
number of schools that go through him.
John Hanks has given to us this picture
of Mr.. Lincoln's youth. ABE and / have
grubbed 1t together; we plowed and bowed
and moved 1t together and when we went
home at night Abe would get piece of
| corn bread and cock up his feet and read"
He was student and he famliarized
himself with every thing he read.
He was not an intuitive man for he felt
his way inch by inch and when he once
reached II place he was there, common
sense and the lover for truth were ele-
ments In his majestic character. He was
widely educated on public matters, great
! in his state papers and his infallible judg-
ment and accuracy was marvellous.
| | want to say something not In my lee
ture. l think 1t a good time for candid
mon to say we want no war with England
| see in papers that England won't fight
but don't you believe that The British
will fight at the drop of the hat and they
cotffd burn all of our sea coast dcfences
within 30 days. In four days they could
burn San Francisco and in 30 days sink
half of our wealth. But we can whip then
out of their boots and when we get through
with them there won't be a British empire
for we will have wiped 1t off of the earth.
Closing his remarks he referred TO MIR
Lincoln as follows:
by his faith in the book of God and hi:
reverence he was measured by his gentle
ness and everlasting tenderness and II
him was the biggest heart that ever bea
among men and | present him as the bes
yDpcifnpn of Christ Ia n nnihood
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been felt more keenly by the rural charges
than at any previous year, the estimated
salaries of the preachers will be very gem
orally met, and the benevolent collections
will equal or exceed those of last year.
There are upon the district "a Epworth
Leagues and three Christian Endeavor So
Cieties with a total membership of more
than 1900. There are also IS Junior Leagues
with Il membership of about GOO TWO dis
trict league conventions have been held
and several sub-district conventions.
Two camp meeting have been held on
the district. The Central Vermont at
Mortified and the Union camp meeting
at Claremont Junction, y. II. Both were
seasons of power and profit to the church.
es attending them.
After the fall term of our seminary at
Montpelier was interrupted by an epidemic
of typhoid fever. nevertheless, the year
on the whole has been prosperous one.
Most excellent work has been done In the
school The spiritual interest has been
the best for years. Beginning with the
day of prayer for colleges Il deep work OF
grace commenced. Twenty or more have
professed conversion, leaving very few
who refused to yield to Christ The trus-
tees will report the financial needs or the
school. Every minister ought TO feel a
deep interest in the seminary and be ready
to sustain every effort of the trustees 10
make this the best school in the state.
In closing this. my fourth annual report
desire to again thank the churches and
the ministry for their kindness and court
esy to the presiding elder.
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BURNING THEIR POTATOES.

Canandiagua, N Y, April 10.-Potatoes
are so cheap that farmers are throwing
them away. One map is burning them in
his stove and says they make a very hot
and steady fire. At some auctions of farm
property held lately tubers sold at 2h
cents bushel, and in many instances no
bids could be secured.
a farmer Of Italy Hill is dsposing OF
his potato crop in novel way. He begins
by having a good bed of Goals in the fire
box of his coal stove, and then fills the
feeder with potatoes. which as they de-
scend into the fire pot, become kiln-dried
and 1t Is claimed. throw out an excellent
heat. Potatoes are worth about s, per
ton and coal s..
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IN THE EVENING.

Bishop Fowler Addresses Largo Au.
dience on "LincolD."
over 1000 people assembled In the opera
house this evening at O'Clock to hear
the lecture of Bishop Charles II. Fowler
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-24
weekly Market Review.

Cotton-The advance has continued with
even increasing rapidity; after slight
recession on Saturday the close was at a
net advance for the week of about 70
points. OF course the bad crop reports
were the cause of the strength; 50 far
from getting better they get constantly
worse, and that from practically every
section. Many localities have had good
rains. but it is said too late to do any
good. as generally the plant is dead and
can do no more. In Texas and the entire
Mississippi Valley the drought is prac-
tically unbroken, and from those regions
come the gloomiest reports. In our own
section there has been a heavy discount
on the comparatively favorable prospects
of even two weeks ago.
Opinions differ both as to the actual eX-
tent of the damage, and as to whether
the recent rise of nearly 214c does or does
not meet whatever injury may have Deen
done Many conservative people thlhh
the damage is already fully dtscounted
and prices high enough, and In fact ad-
vancing too fast. They point out that
dry goods show scarcely any improvement
despite the remarkable advance in cotton.
There are however, certain considerations
which would perhaps lead to different
conclusion. We commenced last season
with the largest supplies, visible ana m
visible on record. 1t is now generally az
mitted that spinners stocks are ABOUT eN-
hausted The visible supply Is small, ana
probably a large part even OF that Is poor
staff held chiefly as speculative Dailast.
Now despite the wretched state OF pusI-
ness in this country, the world used aUout
100000 bales of American cotton last
wear. Where will they find such an
amount next year? Not in our parched
fields. 1t is yet too early to attempt 10
estimate the yield, but the trade Is rap
idlv coming to the conviction that We
cannot expect over 100000 at most. NOW
almost everybody is short OF cotton anu
cotton goods, that is the actual stun. On,
der such circumstances the price can wen
rise considerably higher-perhaps to ten
cents even without the additional sJlmu-
lus of more favorable prospects for tree
silver legislation.
Grain and ProvisiOns-The monotony d
an uneventful week was broken on sal
urday by a sudden jump in wheat II ad-
vanced about &c for the snort day. anu
was still higher after the market closed
Higher foreign markets gave the start.
Turone may well begin to realize that
wheat is liable to be higher in lev
months than it is now. 1t is a matter o.
surprise that the market has not derived
any Independent strength as yet from our
own crop condition; If the government re-
ports are good for anything, the yleld IS
below the average, and II is not reasona-
bic for the price to be below the cosr o.
production There were only slight
changes in the other commodities-pro-
visions suffered n slight decline. The mar
ket may possibly continue TO drag awhile
longer. but eventually the prices for grain
and provisions must move to a materially
higher plane VIM. T. Williams.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-24

,--.-eion. Aug. u-Passed previously,
- Marina c. Craig (Br), James, Port
$-.-.l for savannah. 80.
'r-,.,--sr-,s. aug. H.-Passed, bark Gilmt
-, Rirkeland, Brunswick for Hull
V4p,-----sr5am. Aug. 2O.-Arrived, steamer
-, mr. lanes. Baltimore; bark Bala-
49, .rirl Hammond, Savannah.
p,s-on. Aug. 21.-Arrived schooners har-
.,5p cousins. Davis, Port Royal; Hugh
s--r, Haskell, and Percy and Lille
Brunswick. ,, ..ov,..r u
paItimore, Aug. 21.-Arrived, schooner IS
80 Cftv. Harvey, Savannah.
t5~,nsvrfck. Ga, Aug. 21.-Arrived, barks
.---r,- Idtchfeld, Hubert, Sapeioi Ste
- e Hart. Hart, Providence; schooners
,,fsrfsse A. Wiley, Catharine, New YORK ;
T,-- G.. Gregory, Bernhard New YORK.
I'LL r dudley, Oliver. New York.
,rssr46-S Schooner Lois V. Chaples, Me-
doro. Martinique. ,..
Fsrnandina. Aug. M.-Arrived, schooners
p-5srca NJ. Walls, Little, New York; Lau-
- SpraEue, Wixon, Lynn; Goodwin
s-oddard. Anderson, Bath.
nan River Aug. 21.-Arrived, schooners
c-sre P. willard, New York; Josie Crow
ley Gre7nport. ,--, .,...,,.-
carrie r. Balano, Barter Savannah.
perth Amboy Aug. 2l.-Arrived schoon-
or VIM. H. Sumner, Pendleton, ternan-
dina.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-24
THESE BUGS wOuLD'r BURN.
Bushels of Them Put In "A Roaring
stove, But Crnwled Out.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
BuffalO.-Harry Clay Norton of Byron
is sorry that he went to church last Sun.
day. and so is his wife. Just before starr
ing he brought in something less than
bushel of potato bugs and put them in the
stoves; then he built a fire in the stove,
and went away without finding out how
well the fire did up the bugs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norton are congenial peo-
pie. and they stayed out till evening.
When they opened the door OF their house
on returning such a moving sight met
their gaze that they came near falling
down in a fit. There were bugs several
inches deep on every bit of furniture and
the floor could not be trodden on without
crushing a few dozen assorted potato bugs
at every step.
An eye witness has IT that the bugs
were singing Psalm tunes on account OF
their escape from cremation, and We're
rushing about shaking hands and wink
ing their other eye at the poor farmer and
his wife as they stood dumbfounded on
the threshold of the door. II the door
hadn't opened outward, it is doubtf,n
whether they could have got it open at
all. 1t took a good part of the night TO
get the scalebacks out of the house so that
1t was safe to stay there. and even then
an old stager would make his appearance
IN the preserve jar or take a trip across
the butter plate some days afterward.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-24
PASSENGERS.

Per steamship City of Augusta from New
York;. f. Lutz, Miss Lutz, Stewart
Hincks. Chas. J. Eaton, Mrs. ]. A. Acosta,
Rev Mr.. Nisbet and wife, ]. T. Dent A.
6 Nichols. NJ. McCabe, ]. NJ. Burrell, A.
! Key. Mrs. H. Donohue, f. H. MacFar-
land. W. E. Jones, NJ. P. Galloway, F. B.
Gordon. R. c. Bowers, j. W. Adams, A.
C. Duncan, NJ. Greenwood, A Goetter, I.
A. Madison, Ellen Brown and infant, An
ME williams, and steerage.
Per steamship Gate City from Boston
C. E. Kelly, E. T. Kicker, Geo. f, Kicker,
Mrs. E. j. Scarlet and two infants, ]. o.
Barnard NJ. Reed, A Travers Mr.. Cole,
]. G. Burchardt, L. H. Garrett, Miss r.
Randall, col, Miss N. Dickson, col, S. p.
Racine, and 2 Storage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-24
BARKS.

D. B. Metcalf (Nor), 1,157 tons, Larsen
Harburg, sid July 8; passed St. Michaels
Aug. /.
Hans Csw), $50 tons, Lenander. at Ant
werp June q.
Johannes (Nor). 62S tons. Hansen, Har-
burg, sid July g.
Linda Morgenroden (Russ), 4S6 tons.
Aavidsson, Fowey, sid July 10.
Gqidregn (Nor), $50 tons, Hansen, Algoa
Bay, sid June 26.
knriemhild Ger, S0 tons, Holds, Algoa
Bay, sid June 2S.
cuba GER, lips tons, Behrends, at Por.
tisbead July g.
Emilia UtaD, 306 tons Trapani Cadiz Ella
July is.
Fe5dova R; qtaD, 541 tons. MortoIa, Rotter-
dam, sid July 30.
Amor QtaD. 685 tons, Qnntavalle, Ant
werp, sid July 20.
Topda (NOr) 598 tons, Andersen Hull ella
July 81. '-0
Agnes Campbell CIor), 648 tons. Thorsen
;, Bristol, sid Aug. l.
A Rl,2 N9orl, 51S tons, Eilerlsen, Ham
Dahiia (Swd. TIA tons, Nyman, Manches-
ter sid Aug. l.
cap (Nor), 5a tons. Petersen, Bristol. sid
Assso9mptun (Fr). 553 tons, Manchet, Para
sid July d a. o.
Df 6a (Nor, 728 tons. svendsen, Table
$, Bay, sid July "a
Martha S,.s c. Craig Bp, 449 tons, James,
At4pa lNorl, 737 tons, Torgersen, at Met
NIL July IS.
l5 81 (Nop, 646 tons, Gjernldsen, Lynn
ASong Carl CNor). 426 tons, Larsen. Bel
last, sid Aug. l. DSi-
LAY 'Aus0, 665 tons, Chiaberizza, Girgenti.
'5 M Hawkins, 584 tons, Quincy, Boston
-I Aug IA, via Port Royal ''''
adelaide (Swd) 519 tons. Petersen a.
Faya, July IA. 'i' at
TUNA t-..I qtaD. 786 tons, Gennaro, Water
-' Iia (Ger)' 1,O68 tons. schierich. Rio
l u, mod $50 tons, Kjole, Leith, sid Aug.
0@Foline Nor), 1,222 tons. Macs. London
i.- zone (Br), S4s tons, Davis, at sapelo.
pool; sid Aug. 10. --'' ei-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-24
From Longman's Magazine.


When a canvasser came worrying Oliver
Wendell Holmes to subscribe to a huge
dictionary, he said I'm too old-eighty
years-shan't live to see 1t finished"
Nay, doctor; you won't have to live so
very much longer to use our book; we've
already got to G." And you may go to
L if you like" The canvasser went
somewhere That last humorous sally
is the biographer's.
The facts bring back a story which Mr..
Froude told me, solemniy. thirty years
ago. An old gentleman, just arrived by a
train from Devonshire, came in great
wrath to a Great Western office al Pad
dington Station. "A porter has insulted
me grossly. l asked him to get my lug
gage and he just said Go to hell The
porter was sent for. II spoke most civilly
to the gentleman" In those days the mi
tial letter Of the passengers name was
affixed TO his boxes; thus it was easy to
sort out the luggage at the journeys
end II asked the gentleman what his
name was. He said Lloyd. Then l told
him to go to l. and he would find his
things" The old gentleman was a hu-
morst. He departed, quite pleased, hav-
ing handsomely tipped the poor porter
Then Froude laughed, with that laugh
which his friends remember.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-24
A nicycIe DictIonnry.

Here are a few definitions taken at ran
dom from the mock dictionary of the wheel
appearing in the columns of the New
York Journal:
Air Pump Airp-sockit; Ump-tewum). A
mechanical device for initiating rubber
tires and then letting the wind out again
before the aperture can be closed. Is a
fine thing to operate on a hot day, as il
helps the opera tor to perspire, and that
is ALWAYS a sign of good health. Pumps
are single action and double action, but
the language that accompanies them e
usually triple action.
BicycIe-(Bi-to purchase; cycle-on the in
stallment plan) A two-wheeled animal
with artificial lungs and morbid and
nerpetual appetite for repairs. Found on
both the eastern and western hemispheres,
but especially on the latter. Its temper
is uncertain and it will sometimes turn
upon its rider and rend him to pieces; but
if treated kindly and fed with oil, air
pumps and catalogues it can be trusted
for aSout half an hour. Costs 800, or $29. gs,
according IL whether it has a name-plate
on it or not.
Bicycle Face-Fe-eyeballs are; Ce-hang-
ing out) fearful and apparently incur
able disease resulting from attempts not
10 run over old ladies who lose their
heads in the middle of the road. Caused
also by riders looking back to see if their
best girls or wives are in danger OF be-
ing run over by truck men.
Bicycle Bell-(Be-go to; Ll-hades.) A
small nickel or silver instrument which,
being rung loudly for three consecutive
minutes, means Get out of here to a
warmer placer Frequently used to at
tract notice when nobody is in the way and
the ringer. is doing some fancy riding. In
such cases he ought to be a dead ringer.
Bicycle Cop-(Cop-copture or capture) A
scorcher allowed by law. Wears a blue I'M
form and has his machine geared up to
1Oe Can see in the dark if a wheelman's
lamp is lit or not. Principally used to ar
rest truckmen, street-car drivers, and all
others who get in the way of wheelmen.
Bicvcler; also. icyclist.-Derivation I'M
known. as no one has been told the name
of the man who sat astride the first ma
chine. A peculiar individual, who does
NOT speak English, but conyerses with
others of his race in a distinct language
known only to themselves and absolutely
untranslatable by outsiders. He has an
idea that the whole surface of the earth
belongs to him and will fight for it by run
ming down any one who dares to contest
II with him. He Will try and kill the ota-
or man. Is sometimes killed himself by
q rassing brewery wagon and his friends
then write to the papers demanding sew
eral more earths as their iualenable right.
Il full Of fun, but doesn't know it. Pity
Is unknown to him and he Is generally
nreyaricator on the subject OF his runs"