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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

"srOr"' SAID THE OLD NAN IN A FIRM VOICE
then he had no business there and must
take his chances. The fight could not
pause for him. Yet the wrinkled face and
the pinchcd features attracted and held
Flemins's eyes, and he wondered in a
vague way what the man would do
whether he would crouch again in the cor.
Ser OF make another effort TO escape by
the window. The man eyes met his own
and stand into them with gaze that
sce,ned Ia the young lieutenant 10 be full
OF rerroarh and uph-aiding.
Fleming could not account for the in
nuenoe OF this stranger, and the sudden
strength % the gaze that met his own and
held him back from his purpose, for tho
figure of the old man was not command
ing, and his fright was obvious He was
about TO order him down the stairs, but
NJ that moment the civilian raised himself
up. and his eyes grew holder.
Fleming with the quickncss of intuition
SAW that this old man whom he had de
sUiscd felt one Of those sudden Inspirations
Of courage which sometimes como even "a
towards He saw the expansion OF the
figure, the Frightening Of the eve, the look
that was prophetic, and again he paused
as he was about TO give a command.
stop said the old man in firm
voioe, raising his hand and pointing al
accusing .orefnger at Fleming.
The lieutenant hesitated and look cd al
him in wonder.
What do you means" he asked.
"Stop, l say" repeated the old man.
Fleming laughed and with contempt
He had thrown of the momentary infiu
ence Of the accusing look, and his mint
returned with full force to his origina
purpose. the destruction Of the rebels whit
had intrcnched themselves In the room.
Out Of the wayr he exclaimed an
grily, Were going to storm that room
in there, and VIC will not be responsible
for stray bullets"
The old man did not shrink back at thu
offiosr's emphatic command. His eye
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

uTN, almost ldllEuOT,l j
everywhere Outside the
palms nodded and huge Persian roscbushes
thrust their glorious branches into the
windows Listless fellahin, scowling
Bedouins. stalwart Sudancse crafty Ar.
menians and sinister Lcvantines passed to
and fro. On the corner Tommy Atkins
In scarlet coat and with bayonetcd rifle
stood on guard, making the traveller thank
God for Great Britain. There was a
Christmas dinner with an eastern finish.
The turkey was stuffed with pistachio
nuts and Indian spices, the soup was null
ligatawny, the fish was red mullct, tho
entree was dainty Turkish pilau, the
coffee was the same Mocha as the khe-
dives, and one of the wines came from the
same Alexandrian vineyard which sup
piled the Caesars. There was plum pud-
ding imported from England, and, most
wonderful of all, corn bread, New England
mincc pie and canned stcwCd tcrrapin
from Philadelphia. In special honor of
the day we drank from cups Of which the
youngest may have seen Mahmoud the
Terrible and the Oldest might have touched
Moses lips when he was a youth in the
royal court of the Nile. One of the period
of Cesar, q humble piece of pottery, may
have refreshed Joseph and Mary in their
flight into Egypt. Where we sat we were
in touch with 1000 years of history, The
very site of the palace may have felt the
feet of Alexander, Ptolcmy, Cleopatra,
Mark Antony, Bishop Cyril and Napo
Icon. Through an open door we could
catch glimpse of n matchcss prize dieu,
and in Its center wonderful cruciflxion
carved by masters hand looked down
upon the place.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
For the Sake of Self Protection.

When Mr.. Nuwed rushed into his favor
lite cigar store, the perspiration was rolling
down his face and he looked excited.
"Quick, Charlie!" he said To the young
man behind tho counter. Get out q box
of Cuba Supcrbas for me! My wife will
be In here in five minutes To buy me a box
of cigars. and she'll try to buy 'em for 90
cents. Here's s.. Sell her those Supcrbas
for the 90 cents, old man, and save my
life.
And as Mrs. Nuwed stepped timidly in
her affcctionate but precautionary spouse
stepped out the back way.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
HENRY MAYoY,s EsrATE-

STATE OF VERMONT. District of Chlt-
tenden.
The Honorable the Probate Court. for
the District of Chittcndcn.
To the heirs and all persons Interested
in the estate of Henry McAvoy. Lax. /
Colchester in said district deceased.
Whereas. application hath been maj 10
this court. IN writing. by the admins w..
tor OF said estate, praying Tor lic,u~, I'd
authority to sell tho who'll, of ta,
personal estate ana of the real csta'. n.
said deceased, for tho payment
of debts ana charges Of u.m'uiSfr. ON.
setting forth therein the amount # .. ia
due from said deceased q, TIE cE.rg e
administration the amount of personal
estate and the situation Of the real est. tc,
and assigned the 9TH day of January. $50,
NJ the Probate Court Rooms. I'm
district. TO hear ana decide upon -uid ap-
y icatiun ana petition, ana ordered pL'IS
notices thereof to hv given To- AN ptCs.Ni
interested IN I, IN. lypUhl shiuE said or er,
tuge Their with the time ana pace II h.Ir-
ing. three weeks suCc ss!ve.y In the lr-
lington Free Press. a newspaper which
crculates IN the ntiEhborhoud Of those
publications shall be previous 10 the lay
assigned for hearing.
Therefore, you aye hereby notified to dp-
pear before said court. At the time nj
place assigned. then and there in al
court TO make your objection to IN, grants
ing of such license, ii you see cause.
Given under my hand, ut the Probate
Court Rooms, this 9Th day of Dtccm 'or.
l>g>.
EZRA NJ. HORTON,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
Good Evidence.

"The poet Hood had son who used to
stay out late nights, didn't hey" ashed tn,
humorous editor
I'm sure | don't know. replied the
obituary editor. What makes you think
sou"
"why, it was he who wrote;
~ remember l remember,
The house where l was born;
The little window where my son
Came creeping IN at morn"
-Nonkers Statesman
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.
Maggie AicGrlin


John McGrain.
Whereas. Maggie McGrain of Burlington,
in the County OF Chittcnden. in the S'ntd
of Vermont, has this day filed in tn" v'Ncq
of tho Cl tx of the County Court. for ia
County her petition for Il divorce aCltusc
John McGrain. now of parts unknown.
setting forth in substance that she WIS IN
the Gth day of May. lNSl. lawfully mar ed
to the said John McGrain and that sho
husband and Wife until ON or about my
:. lSI. that IN" petitioner has resided in
the County of Chittoudru Tor move man
one year prior to the bringing Of tn" I"ti-
ton and mas faithfully pcrform,i all ths
marriage obligations iucunHc uppu h,r;
that on or about the 7th dag ot f.'r. 80,
the said pcttioncc treated h"r with such
intolcrdble severity, she could no lYI S.r
live with him. that five children now W.
ing were born to her and her said ius-
band, viz; Eta. - years. John, II yours.
nate years. William. years. AMI Anna,
. years old, respectively, and prayin- or
the custody Of the two children now with
her. And praying that the bonds Of mat
riimony. between her and the said John
McGrain be dissolved, and that sh. log
granted bill of divorce. And 1t app ar
ing that said John NcGran is without
served on him:
1t is ordered, that the petitioner Nifty
the n"ttonee d the pcrde-Hy Of al
petition and summon him TO appear a .ha
term Of thc County Court, 10 be he'd at
burlington. within ana for the Cour., It
Chit;cnden. on the second Tursl.y ~
March, 1870. on the first day thereof nj
answer 10 the same. hy causing ,hc ~
stance Of said petition and this ord" -
be published three weeks successfully IN
the Burlington Free Press ncwsplps-
printed at Burlington. in said County. the
last publication To be- at least six W, IA
term.
Dated at burlington, in said County. This
9Th day OF December. 1876
ORMAN p. RAY, Clclk.
+. b. Debcrvile Esq.
Attorney. si.Nit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
The Deception of song

He cayly rhymed of mistletoe
And ruby rrs so long, you know;
He thought he'd rather like 10 see
Just what twas in reality.
He tried. and that young doubling
Thomas
Was stralghtway sued for breach OF
promise.
Oh. yes he still writes little rhymes.
But now OF snow and Christmas chimes
He pipes his sweet Pierian lutte
To pay tina, breach OF promise suit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
1.-THE Baby l. Cutting Teeth.

remedy, MRS. wINSLOw'S SOOTHING
oIRUP for children teething. II soothes
the child, softens the gums, ailays ali
edy for diarrhoea- Twenty-Five cents a
hottie.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
Distressing stomach Disease.

Permanently cured by the mastery
power of South American Nervine Tonic
lnValids need suffer no longer because
this great remedy can cure Them ali. IL
is n cure for the whole word of stomach
weakness and indigestion. The cure be-
gins with the first dose. The relief il
brings is marvellous and surprising Ii
makes no failure; never disappnints Ma
matter how long you have suffered Your
cure is certain under the use OF this great
health giving force. Pleasant and ALWAYS
safe. Sold by r. u, Stearns 4 Co.. drug
gists. Burlington. VI.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

Late to bed and early to rise, prepares n
msn for his home in the skies. But early
To- bed and a Little Early Riser, the mil
that makes life longer and better and
WISER.
sold by j. W. O'Sullivan. w. p. Hall
+. Henry Parker City Drug Store. r.
Gosselin Bros, +. II. Crandall,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

MISS
1T

II you do not call and examine our i'm
mcnsc stock of Pianos and Organs. ""
have put our prices way down tO~NSork off
our stock before January /, and IL You
want n first class piano for "a small
amount of money. our stores is where
YOU viii find "A bargain. We have on our
floor Chlckcring, Emerson. Wcgman,
Briggs. Jew Il. Hall Il Cumston. Brown
q Simpson, McKanuon Bros & CO.. Up
right Grand and II lines Pianos. surely W.
can please you. Big reduction in Guitars,
i}anios, Niolins and all small musical
goous for the holiday trade.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
BRIDGET NARCOTICS ESTATE.

BRIDGET NARCOTICS ESTATE.
STATE Or VERMONT. District Of Chit
tenden
The Honorable, tho Probate Court. for
the District of Chittenden. To the heirs
and all persons interes. ed in the estate Of
Bridgette Narcotic. ate of Burlington. m
GREETING:
Whereas. application hath hoon made
to this court in writing, by the administers
tor of said estate praying for license anil
authority to sell the whole OF The
personal and real estate Of .sud
and charges of administrator, .ct-
ting forth therein the amount of debts
due from said deceased. the charge. If
administration, the amount OF personal
estate and the situation of the real estate.
Whereupon the said court appoIl ted
at the Probat" Court Rooms, I'm SAID
district, to hear and decide upon said up
| plicatiun and petition. and ordered public
notices thereof to bee given to AN persons
| Interested therein, 10y publishing said or
| der. together with the time ana place of
| hearing. three weeks successfully In he
| Burlington Free Press, a newspaper which
4 persons Interested in said estate, all which
/ publications shall be previous to-the Jay
/ assigned for hearing.
k Therefore, you are hereby notified 70
appear befo % sold Court, At tho time and
place assigned. then ana there iu aid
granting OF such license. u YOU sec cause.
Given under my hand. at the prohsf ,
Court Rooms, this l2th day Of December,
lsgN.
2iw3t Register.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
ANNIE NJ. MORAN'S ESTATE
STATE OF VERMONT, District Of Cht-


STATE OF VERMONT. District of cat.
tendeu.
To al persons concerned in the cs,a;. Of
Annie NJ, Moran, late Of Burlington, IN
said district, deceased.
GREETINi:
Al a Probate Court, holden i; Bu. .ag-
ton. within and Io- the pistric' OF Ch'f- eD-
den, on the 18th day of December, 1885 an
instrument purport!ng To b" the last y.
and testament of Annie NJ Moran. luts
of Burlington. in SAID district, dccta ed,
was presented to the court aforesaid. Tor
probate.
And ii is ordered by said Court tina, tho
9Th day OF January, lNl9. At the Probate
Court rooms in SAID Burlington, be ass sn-
ed for proving said instrument; and that
notice thereof be given to all persons cor-
csrnei, by publishing this order tarel
weeks success .vely in the Burlington FreJ
Press newspaper published at said Bur-
lngton, previous TO the tins sppo.nte'
Therefore, you are hereby notified 10
appear before said court, at the time and
place aforesaid. ana contest the probate of
said will, If you have cause,
Given under my hand at Burlington, N
said district. this 18th day OF December.
lNSN.
a4.wSt Register
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
Copyright 1898. By the author

homo was ralace similar in architecture
to those in Italian cities, but colored in
Arab suggestions. Within 1t was truly
nj Iplai1 mud pra.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sick head
ache. blllousness, indigestion. Price =;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

Rheumatism. with its sharp twinSes,
aches and pains. Do you know the cause
Joints. The cure is found in Hoods Sar-
saparilla which neutralizeS this acid.
Thousands write that they have been com
Sarsaparilla.
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81 3t
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EZRA NJ. HORTON,
H. g.St,c.
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! To az persons concerned in the cs,l;. Of
Annie NJ. Moran, late OF burlington, N
1 -. iI district IsttuStl
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-13
Find the Guilty Ones.

The San Francisco Argonaut, one
of the ablest journals on the Pacific
slope, has this to say of the charges
that have been made against the Sec
rotary of war:
"If Secretary Alger is the Jonah aboard
the good ship Republicanism, Capt McKin-
ley must cast him to the waves.
We warn the Republican party of the
storm that is coming. We warn the adj
that the administration must clear It's skirts
III there is a war secretary, If there is a
general commanding If there is a head Of
the medical or quartermaster's department
who is responsible the administration must
be merciless: 1t must drag these cuprits to
the light Of day. 1t must strip them Of
shame. 1t must punish them for their In
excusable treatment OF the American soldier
And If President Mckinley and his admin
istration refuse to do these things the Amer
lean people Will lay the responsibility for
these crimes at the door of the admnistra-
ton and President Mckinley"
The Argonaut makes no qualification
Of its demand, and in a review of the
charges made-which it incidentally ex-
plains have not been sooner commented
on because such grave accusations
must be considered quite calmly-it
gives many specific instances of crimi-
numerous cases where the ignorance Of
the staff of the army Is exposed. 1t says
that. on the face of the reports as they
stand, Surgeon General Sternberg is
either lacking In good sense, or that
he knows nothing of the responsible
ties and exactions of his position.
The attitude OF the Argonaut is that
of the conservative press Of the coun-
try. The case against Alger and Stern
berg is prima facie. If the administra-
ton attempts to shield the culprits,
then the administration Will be held re-
sponSlble. There must be no shifting.
If Alger is responsible for the lives of
sCme hundreds of American soldiers,
then no government will be strong
enough to shield him. The position as
sume6 by the Argonaut goes to show
that there is nothing of politics in the
demand for a searching investigation.
But the administration should be warn
ed that the people will see to it that
if politics is suggested in the attempt
to screen the responsible persons, then
a political revenge Will be taken.
The government should understand
that it will not be good policy to at
tempt to drag the matter along until
the fall elections are over. Bringing the
matter close at home, we feel that there
are none so base in this state as to
support the apologists for the men they
hold directly responsible for the scores
of deaths of Minnesota troops in camps
that were a reproach to civilization and
troop ships that have been likened to
the slave ships of other days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-13
EpisHes to St. Paul.

'Famer A FROST" said Michael wallendorf
Fitzgerald yesterday, as he pulled bacteria
laden atmosphere through the interstcss OF
his after-dinner cigar
I can't see what there is In it for people
who are chasing after popular interest. Just
look at Southall. For about nine days, pos
sloiy only eight, he was the whole thing in
the newspapers. Now he can't come under
the wire for show. and who gets the
purses? Mrs Yarnell, License Inspector Nc
lntyre and Gen. Alger."
Matt Jensen's appetite for complimentary
tickets Is matter of great interest and fire.
quent comment about the city and county
building. They do say that Matt wouldn't
go to see a suicide from the high bridge un-
less he got ID. H. billet signed by the bridge
Waterman, or some one.
But the amusement people turn one or
TWO good yarns on the city clerk
Mr.. Jensen went to the state fair few
days ago. He got pasteboards to pass him
through the outer gate and found his way
TO the department for the promotion OF poul-
try The city clerk knows a Shanghai from
a soup plate himself. He was particularly
enamored OF one fine rooster, big brown
Bun Cochin with legs like a Norman Per-
cheron. The bird rather took a fancy to the
Jensen family, too, and they had real nice
time. While Jensen was mentally scoring
up fourteen points for a fine beak and seven
teen and three-fourths for marking, the roos-
ter was lunching off the buttons on Mr.. Jen-
sens coat. He "beat the gate" but he had
to come up with $3.50 for new buttons.
That night he managed to gather up a
couple Of comps for the festival Of fake and
nre over In the sister city. He went over.
Col Haskel's midway, however, got into him
Tor 49, on side shows that the blanket pass
did not blanket, and now the city clerk is
wondering II the game is worth the candle.
Dld you see Miss Frances Cash make the
ascension and parachute drop at the fair
that prompted somebody to compare the UNI
orelia-like thing to a police court drunk, be-
cause 1t had to come down with the cash?
well, her name isn't Cash, the Philistine Is
informed, although some said she did loo
IKE the ready money. But she Is st. Paul
girl, whose widowed mother lives in lower
town, and Aeronaut Cash, her professional
partner says that she has more grit than
any woman he has ever seen go up under a.
canvas sack. She takes to the parachute
game like duck to water, and makes her
descents with appetite for supper like a
harvest hand in Wilkin county.
The Philistine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-13
Dramatic and Musical
METROPOLITAN.

In Diplomacy" which the Neill stock
company presented last night at the Metro
politan, the capable company is seen to good
advantage, as the play offers opportunities
for Individual work presented by but few
others.
In the role Of Capt. Beauclerc. Mr., Neill
had part that might have been made espe-
cially for him. His work was, as usual. thor
oughly conscientious and painstaking.
Miss Chapman in the role of Dora the
young wife, who is suspected of treachery
to her husband and Of being a spy in the
service of the Russian government, is so
free from affectation and her stage pres
ence so graceful and natural that little is
left to be desired.
Miss Dolores does some good work as
Countess zicka, but there is a suggestion Of
1ncompleteness in her rendition Of the role
perhaps due to hurried study and INSULT
cient rehearsal. rather than lack of sympathy
with the part.
Herschel Mayall as Henri Beauclero, was
dlgnihed and thoroughly enjoyable, and the
minor parts were we'll taken care Of by those
to whom they were entrusted
The stage settings were of the usual high
order.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-13
Make the Soldiers WeIcom

The sick soldiers who have returned
to this city from the fever-infected
camps should be we'll treated while
they wear the uniform Of Uncle Sam.
and the people Of st. Paul can well af-
lord to manifest their sympathy by a
generous behavior toward them. There
are various ways to show the men Of
the twelfth and Fourteenth regiments
mat they are welcome in st. Paul. and
one of the most effective would be to
give them the freedom Of the CITY. in
fact, 1t would be a graceful thing for
the street railway company to let q
soldiers uniform be his warrant for
rice The sick men came here TO re-
cuperate and gain strength, and one Of
the surest methods of securing that end
is plenty Of outdoor travel When the
men were encamped at Camp Ramsey
they attracted thousands of visitors
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-13
The Peace Commission.

1t has been intimated that certain
conditions were imposed upon the ac-
ceptance of the peace commissioner
ship offered to Judge White which
that eminent Democrat could not or
would not accept. 1t appears to be
the fact that he had a long conference
with President Mckinley, and at it's
conclusion he declined the proffered
honor. It is understood in Washing
ton that the presidents idea Of the
duties Of the commission is that 1t
shall simply conduct the diplomatic
details Of terms which he has already
decided upon, involving, among other
things, more than considerable eX-
pansion of our territory. In other
words, the commissioners shall reg
lister, like so many automatons, a pol
icy definitely outlined in advance.
Naturally, man of Judge Whites
independence Of character could hard
ly consent to do this. 1t has ever been
the custom in these matters to allow
some degree of latitude to the repre-
sentatives Of a government who are
actually engaged in negotiations.
If the president really wanted TO
make the commission unuuaIifiedly
unanimous, it is unfortunate that he
did not recall from Hawaii that vener-
able Alabama spout, John T. Morgan.
There is a Democrat who can be depu-
tized to aid Republican administra-
ton at any time, with the full GER
tainty that he will do it. The appoint
ment of Senator Gray will create a
vacancy in the Anglo-American COM
mission now sitting in Quebec. It
would be interesting to know exactly
what the conditions were that Mr.. Gray
could accept and that Judge White felt
obliged to reject
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-13
The 'oS Cotton Crop.

The cotton crop of the United States
for the year ending Aug. 81 1898,
amounts, according to the annual re-
port of the New Orleans cotton ex-
change, to 1,199, 994 bales, showing ar
increase over the crop of 1867 of p
442, 030 over that Of 1886, 4,042,648 and
over that Of 1S94-95 of 1,298,742 bales
Every state in the cotton belt, except
Texas, produced more cotton in 1928
than ever before recorded, and, in fact,
barring the exception, the crop
throughout the cotton belt was prac-
tically perfect. The yield in Texas was
materially larger than last year, but It's
total was not up to its previous maxi
mum (the growth of 1S94-95) by POI, lat
bales.
The steady growth of cotton manu-
featuring in the South is shown by
these figures OF the cotton consumption
Of Northern and Southern mills for the
past nine wears.