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

in New England the majority in favor Of
annexation. though large. is not so great
as in the other two sections named.
Taking the country by States striking
results are obtained. The Herald finds
that in Vermont ard Massachusetts the
prCss is almost evenly divided, only a
bare majority being in favor of expansion.
Maine on the other hand Just escapes he
ing unanimously opposed to territorial ex-
panSion. OF the southern States Florida
is found in the expansion column, but
this Is couuteracted by Georgia, whose
papers Of large influence are opposed 10
expansion. Virginia reports all its lead
irrinS papers as advocating the anncxa-
,ion Of The Philippines, while in North
Carolina and South Carolina the reverse
is found to be true. OF all the other
states only Utah. Idaho and Rhode
Island are numerous, ana u each OF
these States the papers advocate terri
torial expansion.
\ division o. the replies into groups ac-
Cor,iuS to the politics cf the papers ex-
pressing them shows that about five to
one Of the republican journals are aGvo-
Gates of expansion. while nearly ,hrcc in
ftueutial democratic newspapers or osc
the policy for every one that advocates 1t.
The iuicpendcnt newspapers or prominence
stand about two to one in favor OF eNpan-
sion 1t can be seen therefore that while
both parties are divided On tho question
whether OF no; this country should per-
maneu,ly annex the Philippines. the ex-
paus;Ou policy is dangerously near TO be-
coming = party issue.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
Prcsidcn, Nckiniey's southern Tour

The visit OF President Mckinley and his
party to Atlanta and various other South
srn cities has been attended with incidents
and developments which promise TO make
il MEMORIALS among presidential tours. II
WIS suspicious in 'h- circumstances Of its
inception Il MAS undertaken primarily to
enable sAe President 10 participate in a
grand celebration OF victory and the re-
turn Of peace, and the fact that il was
part Of a demonstration of nationa, signi-
ttcance at the close 81 a victorious con-
ltct whose brief progress was one con-
slant SUcceSsSOn OF heroic deeds and bril-
liant achievement, would alone have served
TO invest i, with intense interest,
But other considerations also combined
to add significance and importance To Mr..
McKtnley'S Southern tour, II was a visit
by repGsl:cSn President 10 section OF
our country which has not been partial
heretofore 10 chief executives Of his ma
st0nGl politics, and i; was rcpleIe with pos
/ siNtntttes OF sectional and political char.
acSsr. II was also undertaken when the
whole civilized world was waiting upon
every word uttered by our President for
some hint OF our future national policy,
and particularly OF the attitude OF the
administration toward the question of ter
rtt0ri&l expansion
| IL the event was great in its opportuni'
ties. it is not an exSgserAtion TO say ,ha,
it's possibilities have been fully realized
The Presidents Journey has not only beer
made SriumpAal tour by the enthusas
tic people of the South, but 1t has alsC
been turned to account by him in a man
ner that promises 80 make its results o.
u,omentous and tar-reaching importance
President Mckinley demonstrated anew
his abundant, possession of wisdom ant
tact. In spite OF the consciousness whic,
he must have felt continually that he wa
being watched closely and critically M
hostile nations as well a. by political op
poasntS eager to gain some point OF whicl
to take advantage. he is believed to hav'
made no false move and to have commit
ted no political mistake, He has so meas
ursd his words and conduct that the en-
uIs people Of Ihis greAx country oaa ba
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

Three banks in the city Of New York
pay annually in dividends one hundred
per cent or more upon the par valoe OF
their shares. The Fifth Avenue bank pays
100 per cent on it's s,c'.o"C OF capital Tho
First National Bank. capital So"oo also
paws 100 per cent. in quarterly installmeuts
while the Chemical National Bank. capital
$500. 90 pays $50 per cent in bi-mouthiy in
stallments. The stock of these banks
comes on the market but seldom. The
last reported sales were: Chemical Ma
tional Bank. A.llo share; Fifth Avenue
Bank. s.. 2c5 a share; First NatIona, tank.
s3,lo5 Il share.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

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

been a zeal manifested to help the farm
ers rid themselves of useless expense to
the state in the board of agriculture and
to their great credit they succeeded In
getting this board reduced one-half, not
withstanding the opposition OF mad
milk-and-water Senate.
We predict that there will be no more
cow-killing and the State will be saved
thousands of dollars that have hereto
fore been thrown away.
We suppose that w. II. Is farmer as
he owns farm in Barnard and we wish
he owned more. He always pays his
taxes promptly, without grumbling. Being
n farmer himself he naturally has the in
tcrest of that class at heart and should
not be censured for championing their
wishes.
OF course Mr.. Ballard is farmer or he
would not have been placed at the head
of the committee on agriculture and his
zeal in ab1lishing that useless expense
comes from the honest convictions Of his
heart.
We hope to see more of these two men
in the next biennial.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
wlNOOSkI
SAVIN CS BANK

From its careful management rAs --"N
met with a loss from any IoSn made dur
ing the Lass twenty years
Deposits made during the first hve days
of any month will draw interest from The
hrst day of that month. Deposits maze
after the nth day OF any month Will 1rAw
Interest from the first day OF the next
month.
Interest is credited depositors January
LIST ana July LIST, compromising ssrni-An-
nraly. The rate of interest paid to de-
positors By all savings banks "a this STATE
Is limited by law to four per cent 1ntil Us
surplus amounts TO ten Per cent OF us
deposits. when an extra dividend Il 70
he made.
No interest Is allowed by law to be Paid
on deposits ia excess OF .wo thousand dol
lars except it be on deposits by widows,
orphans, administrators, executors guar
iians, charitable or religious institutions.
or on trust funds deposited by order or
court.
The Bank pays all taxes 'r this state
on deposits of fifteen hundred dollars or
less
VERMONT LOANS SOLICITED.
Deposits July l, ssS,ss- =
Surplu~......... $1,000. ............- = - =
OFFICERS II. Weston. President.
Ormond Cole. Treasurer.
TRt'STEES-S II. Weston. J. r. Small
o. =. Ray. A. ]. Stevens. o:mond Cole. Z
c. Mower. Samuel BigwocS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
Mr.. Hsssins's Defence.

Speaker HaSkins probably id the best
tina, could b. done, in his defence Of the
r.cSisla,urc. In a sense it IS defence Of
himself: for 81 far as the House was con-
csrued he was 10 considerable extent
the LEGISLATURE. He Was the only man
who exercised any leadership on tho floor
of the House. lie is responsible fos fore
ing the adjournment over Tn .n'sr wing,
which cost the State nine ihcu>a Il DOL
,rS this year. and by NreakinT 'ough
the Gnwritter law which r,gH the
I.egtslaturc to adjourn before t. -i.ssiv-
Ing day. vii, make 1; easy for next
and succeeding Legislatures t. the
<tue. and will probably cost a.. state
many times nine thousand dollar years
TO cVuc. Mr.. Haskfns says tha moro
than SsNese Was saved 10 the State by ex-
tending the session. How was it saved ?
Simply by not voting some appropriations,
one Of which. at lccs,, for the State asy-
luu. oueht TO have been voted. But the
Legislature could as well have adjourned
without voting ;hose before Thsnksgiv-
Eng. as Afterwards The saving was not
made by extending the session.
The Senate worked in,iustriously; kept
its calendar clear; waited righ; alorg for
the House: and tried TO adjourn AT the
usual simc. The House worked less than
three days week; dSwdlea away time
worse than any House that we remember;
and forced the extension Of tho session,
Ot the b, me for this Mr.. Haskins mus,
accept n large share fer himself. md his
feeble attempt to defend the House. as we
are constrained 20 say, amounts 10 but a
feeble vind:cAt:on OF his own action.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
The Press and Territorial Esxpa nsion

The New York Herald which is ardent
ly in favor of the anne nation Of the Phil
ippine islands to the United States has
concluded a canvass of the leading news
papers of the country on tho subject OF
territorial expansion. and the results OBJ
tanned are of wide interest and stsut-
ftcance. 1t has been assumed that tho
great mass of our people were in favor
OF our permanent acquisition OF that DIS
tant territory. but this canvass shows
that the opposition to territorial expan-
sion to the Philippine degree is unexpcet-
eddy widespread and pronounced
Opinions were secured from more than
800 papers and taking the country at large
a very marked majority OF the news
papers are advocates of policy OF ter
ritorial expansion. Strangely enough only
in the South is the majority found in the
anti-expansion column. In the West
the majority in favor of expansion
Is more than two to one. In the Middle
States twice as many OF tho leading jour-
malls favor expansion As oppose IL while
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

Judge Day. chairman Of the American
peace commission. who with other meul-
bers OF that body sailed from S0utha,np-
ton on the St Louis for New York S1tur-
day, announced before sailing tHaS the
treaty Of peace would probably he deliv-
cred to the President on December n but
he could not say whether IL would he pre-
scented To the present Senate or IN = which
begins its service in March next. There
would be plenty of time for the present
Senate to consider the treaty II the etOeu-
ment We're to be delivered to the PrsSi-
dent on the date mentioned by Judge Day,
but there is evidently disposition on the
part of the administration to hold it back
until the Senate is controlled by the re-
publicaus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
CHR STAN SCIENCE IN sNSLANO.
1t is Claimed to Re . Relic of Heather

An English Investigator says the Ion
don cc-r,SDcntsvnt Of the New York sun.
has discovered that S0-called CHRISTIAN
Science dceS not possess even the hr>t
merit Sllirsei for IL, namely. an origin IN
TIE teachings % Christ IN The New les
lament. Christian Science Of to-day u,
in fact. .nA--.y a revival Of the i.aby-
lCuian medical beliefs Of S,oo years ago.
Ts.. only change of Importance Is that
naturally God and Christ have been sub
Situated for the ancient gods or spirits
The kahylon;Sr of S.N years ESQ had the
very common and widespread belief that
Nature WAS realm under the sway OF
two camps % spirits, one benevolent the
other uslevo.eHt. According as enc OF
ta. other prevailed the Baoy,onian was
y ''uOxi,us spirit Of tbs lung" or "heart'
OF EYE" n whatever member or organ
rnieat - afflicted. His treatment Ike
that OF the C2,risi!3n Scientists 81 to-day,
MS 10 aTpe.. Il "a more powerful spirit
tn drive the rcX:oas one away. In This
way the AkS-y;.au 1riei 10 cure the vast
ing di<Oa<,.'' which We call consumption;
u r~;el ;ev@rS. wt!ch he called the
burning disease" or The tramp a." who
rsSYs~ct,N. neither high nor .ow, hut rest
~ upon the body o.! slave and cN!cftaia,'
~ This wys meant tb~ Y!asGe with which
V-. are RON familiar in lnu.s.
The ASSy.ia-> -Sr-l mare taan mere in
carnations. and IN This They differ from
t1,. modem CHRISTIAN Science. In As-
SYRIA tHS s;ce cone MAS considered 10
have power u restore health and avert
evil SPIRITS il VS. administered by tn
christian Scsent.>,s" Of ancient BABY
IN 10 ,he s:c.S whc sucked the tip of II,
thus transferring 10 themselves its heal
ing properties y bunch 81 grapes Is used
in Persia with the same oSiect al the
present day.
When an ancient ASSyr3an called in e,
scientist To help cure him, the latter fixed
Ms price for the prayers, etc, hut the
stipulation Mas maze Of 20 cure, ~
pay" The treatment was OFTEN exactly
,hS same as thai Which proved fatal l.
iIS0o,d Fressv-,c, reading religious books
and administering nCarishinS foods ad
lS:tum-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

The announcement il made that the
Prince of Wales has been invited to for
mally open the Victoria jubilee bridge
which is being erected TO Suppl9ut the
long famous Victoria bridge at Montreal.
a feat that is being accomplished. won
derful to rel ate. without interfering with
ua:rc on the Grand Trunk rdiiro,,i. The
Prince worked the completion ct tine orig
inal bridge in 1852 by driving a goIj rail.
which is now carefully preserved in the
Grand Trunk offices; aud II he consents
to oliCiate at the opening Of the New
structure next summer. hs will undOubt-
edly receive new demonstration 80 the
affection and Loyalty OK the Canadian psH-
pie.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
"CERESOTA"-for your stom-
ach S sake.
PETITIoN FOR DIVORCE.
Ma in NCGrlia
~
John MCGrain.

John McGrain.
Whereas, MaGGie " Grain of BuriinS ION,
in the County OF Ch.uendcn, in the Sud,
Of Vermont has this d., 'lei IN the cit q
of the Clerk Of the Cou,.;. Court, for sid
County, her petition for divorce against
John MtSsrain. now of parts unknown,
setting forth in substance that she was ID
the 9Th day Of May, lS>S, lawfully married.
10 the said John McGraln and that sfs
ha nus S and and Wife Until ON or akout ru3s
Z. 1897; that the petitio'e- has resided in
the County Of Chtteg or more IMAM
tion and has faithfu,y performed all tho
marriage obligations Incumbent upon herr
H., .S s Sn or 2sG%5 the DAY Sc Of MN Mn
inIolerable severity, shSvsvs.i no loc -
live with him: that five children now III.
band, viz; Eta: IS years, John, II years
Kate, 9 years, William, years, and AIMS,
years old, respectively. and praying lot
her. And praying that the bonds Of mat-
r.mony between her and the said John
McGrain he dissolved, and that She bs
ing thar said John NcGrain is Without
this State, and that 40 summons can ba
served on him;
/, is ordered. that the petitioner notify
the pciiionee Of the tendency of said
petition and summon him 10 appear al the
;e Ter OF the S,9Snty Court, 70 be held az
after the frs, 'H Tuesday da' OF M'' MarcS'
answer 10 the same, by causing the sub.
stance OF said petition and this order "a
be published three weeks successivs'v ~
the Burlington Free Prs, a neWspaper
printed at Burlington, IN said County The
last publics ion 10 be at least six weeks
term.
Dated at burlington. IN said County. this
sth day OF December, 1895
oRMAN P. RAY, Clerk.
+. B. Deberville, Esq,
Attorney. 24wit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

The Golden Medical Discovery" has
been said to cure consumption. It sure
ly and infallibly cures all bronchial and
throat troubles 1t strengthens weak
lungs and cures lingering coughs. 1t is a
healer and builder of tissue. 1t clesnses
and enriches the blood-regulates the
heart action-puts the whole body in
tune with nature.
Mrs. Ker's trouble was probably bron-
chial II was painful-dangerous if let
ruu-dangerous in the hands Of an in
competent doctor. Don't take a local
doctors word for everything. Write to
DIR. Pierce. Tell him your symptoms.
For over thirty years he has been chief
consulting physician at the Invalids
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo.
N. Y. Consultation with him viii cost
you nothing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

THE spectacle of tho Legislatures Of Al
ALBANIA and Georgia holdiuS Joint SeS-
sion at Atlanta in honor Of President Nc
Kinley. stalwart republican. Is vel cal
culdted to demonstrate the truth OF col
Henry Watterson's epigrammattc state
mcnt that when Mckinley signed the
commissions of Gen. Joseph Wheeler ana
cen Fitzhugh Lee he signed the death
warrant of the bloody shirt. President
McEinley's tact was also shown by MS
care to have Gen. Wheeler a member ~
his rarity on his trip to Atlanta.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
VOLUNTEER ARMY STATISTICS,
The Number OF Troops Furnished Nv the


The statistics OF the National Guards
men and the volunteers of the New Eng
land States for the Spanish War have
been compiled for the New York EVENING
Post. They are from statements made
by the adjutant-general Of each State and
are valuable in discussion Of one of the
leading questions raised by the WAY, and
in the pending reorganization OF the Vari-
Gus State guards,
Vermont had 30 men in the National
Guard when the call came for l-ait for the
Spanish war. She gave fourteen more
than the quota. and IS per cent were ma
tional guardsmen. Her quota TOT l<l-n
was S31g7, and 81 NJ was the number sent
Tabulated. tho figures are:
No of Pc. Of ClNil war
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
THE AGE OF THE TOMATO AS \ Ia
BILE LUXURY.
To the Editor Of the Free Press;

In 1854 ] was a Noaraer ST the hotel in
LackSOnV.ll,. III, kept ty Maj. Miller, a
native kensuckiSn. II was was there
that my hostess Madame Miller, Offered
ME ssswe-s TOMATOES with my dinner. Re-
.n- a VCrmonler born and hred. the dish
WAS new ia me, hut being assured ny he-
that should like il Iried IL and found
1t as she had said.
This was u years aSo-much beyond
the limit OF "A quarter OF a century FOR
its use as a table luxury, as stated by
E'rof Waugh in the Free Press OF Dec, Il,
l>N DANIEL ROBERTS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
WILLIAM BLACK DEAD.
story of the Busy Career Of the Well
Know n Novelist, Once Editor aud War
Correspondents.
The death in London of William Black,
the novelist, Is announced.

William Black was born at Glasgow in
1Si1, and received his education at various
private schools. His youthful ambition
was to become an artist, and he studied
fo- time in the government School of
Art In his native city, but eventually he
drifted into journalism, becoming connect
ed with the Glasgow Weekly Citizen be-
fore attaining his majority.
In 1864 he went to London and wrote for
magazines. He was attached in the fol-
lowing year to the stan of the Morning
Star, and was special correspondent for
that paper during tho Prusso-Austrian
war of 1866. scenes from which appeared
In his first novel, Love or Marriage"
published in 1867 This novel, which dealt
largely with awkward social problems,
was not successful, but the authors next
work of fiction was favorably received.
1t was entitled I'm Silk Attire" and "A
considerable portion of IL was devoted to
descriptions of peasant life in the Black
Forest. Then followed "kilmeny' and
The Monarch of Mncing Lane" the
former dealing mostly with Bohemian ar
tistic life in London.
But his first real hold of the novel read
ing public was obtained by IA Daughter
of IIcth," 1871 which went through many
editions. Next came THE Strange Nd
ventures of Phaeton." which literally
described driving excursion that the au-
thor made from London to Edinburgh.
with thread of fiction ipterwovcn. 1t is
said that "a good many Americans, among
tohcrs, have adopted this plan of exp.or-
ms the English counties, and have taken
the adventures" as a sort of guide book.
In 1913 was published "A Princess OF
Thule" 1t was followed by The Maid OF
ktllcena and Other Stories" 1S7i "Three
Feathers" 1873, the scene of which was
laid In Cornwall; "Madcap Violet" 1876;
Green Pastures and Piccadil.y," 1871;
Macleod of Dare" 1873: white Wings;
n Yachting Romance" 1850; Sunrise; a
Story of These Times" 1SSl; The Beauti-
full Wretch" 1852; "Shandon Bells" 1883;
"Yoandc," 1883; judith Shakespeare
1881; white Heather" 1856; Sabna Fem.
bra" 1857; THE Strange Adventures of Il
"Houseboat," Ga sequel to the Phaetor
"Adventures) 1855; I'm Far Lochaber d
1889. and THE New Prince Fortunatus,
1890
For four or five years Mr.. Black was as.
sistant editor of the Daily News, but hc
practically ceased his connection with
journalism over twenty years ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

1t certainly looks like il, but there is
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Malaria OF nervous troubles, We mean
he can cure himself night Away by taking
Electric Ritters- This medicine tones up
the aole system. acts as a stimulant to
the Liver and Kidneys, is a blood purifier
and nerve tonic IL cures Constipation,
Headache. Painting Spells, Sleeplessness
and Melancholy. 1t is purely vegetable, a
mild laxative. and restores the system to
it's natural Vigor. Try Electric Bitters
and be convinced that they are a miracle
worker. Every bottle guaranteed Only
SEC q bottle at J. w. O'Sullivan's drug
storA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
United States Pensions

The repor, OF Col, r. c. A;nswor;h. L.
8 A.. chief of the record and pension Of
flee. shows that lsi.sG cases from The pen
sion office were disposed Of during the
year being an increase OF 1865 cases,
which indicate that the Pension business
Of the government IS not dwindling.
There were also $50 remuStcr cases UNI
der the ac; OF Feb. =. iSs7. which provid-
sd for payment for services as commits
stoned ottice-s by persons who were not
mustered in as 81 the grades correspond
ing to these services. There We're also 5OSS
applications for removal of the charge of
deSertion standing against cS-soldicrs Of
the volunteer service, making n total Of
12s&j cases Of this Kind adju5icatcd dur
ing the rSc0l year. The d'sintcgra;ion Of
the ;.TuSy after the surrender al Appomat-
toN and before the formal muster ont Of
the volunteers could be effected explain
kinds considered by the record Office
amounted TO iSSS,sS
The work OF re3rNducinc the individual
military and medical records Of the off,
GERS and enlisted men of the volunteer
forces by the :udcS-rscora card system is
immense. for il includes all our wars eX-
cSTs the present one with Spain, and no
less than s=7,'Ss military cards and sS7
medical cards have been prepared duung
the year, Records Of all kinds, whether
published OF con,aineS, in State offSces and
historical sN>iC'!cs, are examined and will
afford valuable material for thorough
discussion Of obscure points in the revo-
iu,lon and war Of 1872 Concress hiss made
M appropriation fer publication and they
will not be published until they are COM
plata