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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
PROHIBITION In VERMONT.
HOW IT HAS "RUlNEDu THE
STATE,
A study of Public Expenses, Savings
Bank Accounts and other Evidences
in Connection with tho
Problem.
(staff Correspondent of the Voice

Mchtpo,iet VT, March 10.--For AZ ycacs,
vermont mas prohibited the manufacture
and sale OF intoxicating liquors for bevcr-
70 purposes. Fer Il years, the thirsty
element has periodically presented itself
before the Legislature, pleading for more
drink, and pathcticaly insisting that tho
state was "all going to the dogs" because
they had NO saloons. Without a break
thcSc petitioners nave been Coolly turned
away from the back door. There is
about as mucn likelihood oil the lcgisla-
ture repeating that law as thede is Of
iholr passing law to hang Themselves"
said Deputy Secretary of state Phinncy
to mo the other day. For 40 years Mr.
Phiuney has boon seCgeant-lt-arm of the
Legislature. and knows what it il gcnCr-
ally made of.
There is probably no civilized common
wealth on earth that has less law and less
need Of law than Vermont. There are
only about 81 police officers in the entire
state In VII Vermont there is not a
known gambling-housc. There was one.
possibly two, at Burlington, but they have
been forced to close up. There ace but
two known houses of ill-reputc in the
whole State.
In u license state, the sheriff of a good
sized county expects to make $500 or
$4,000 each year in caring for the prison.
cas-. For the entire state Of Vermont, the
total expense of all iails for 1SJS was less
than $l 900.
1t a license state, ordinary counties ex-
poet to paw something like hundced
thousand dollars in court expenses, Grim
inal prosecutions, etc. For the year 1895,
tho whole State Of Vermont mad to pay
less than $4,000 fer all court expenses,
including jails. sheriffs, criminal prosecu-
tons, clerks, -.ttoTneys, judges. etc. Here
i tho cold record. taken from, the audit =
or's report for tho year ending June 20,
1898:
COURT AND JAIL EXPENS SEES. 1895.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
The way The ChiIcoot Pass Appears.

If you wish to See it, You have only 10
imagine broad incline ut an anglo of
nearly 45 degrees, 700 feet in height, run
ming between two snowy peaks at its sum
init, with men in the foreground bending
under the weight Of heavy packs and
gradually growing smaller as they ascend,
until finally they seem like ants danger
ously near topping over with their loads,
though, to your relief and amazemcnt,
crawling off the white blanket into the
sky
On the little plateau at the summit were
piled hundreds of pilgrims outfits, sep
aratcd one from another by narrow paths,
making the whole seem like city in min
nature. Buried under the 20 feet of snow
which had fallen during the winter We're
two other such cities which their owners
hoped to recover in the summer. Beyond
foated large British flag over the little
blockhouse where the British northwest
mounted police had established themselves
to collect customs and to see that no one
not having special permit entered Cana
dian territory with less than "a years sup
ply of food.-Ercderick Palmer in Scrib-
ner Is.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
MAY DUSK RAIN.

To the morn, when the gold Of the taper
That mcllowed the east for n space
Is lost in the fold of the vapor
That trails torn banner of lace
To the grain mingled musk Of tho day time
Its lit and its laughter belong,
But in the warm dusk Of the Maytme
1t comes like sigh and IA song.
Perfumod by the breath of the mazes,
OF flower weeds, tangled and tossed,
Ana sweet with the death Of the daisies,
TIE season has lavished and lost:
In the cloud woven dusk of the daytime
Its mild ministration is hest,
But in the pure musk of the Maytime
At twilight It's rapture md rest.
AS soft as the lip of the billow
That touches the argentine sand,
And light as tho dip of the willow
In waves that are buoyant and bland,
And sweet the heart OF the daytime,
And faint the wind in the grain,
In the dusk and the musk Of the May time
Are the rcdolcnt tears of the rain.
Hattie Whitney in Woman Home Compan
Ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
AT EASTER.

Now comes the Eastertide, when VIC re-
ioice
That He who taught the truth, whicn
makes men free,
Triumphant over all the powers Of death.
Has brought us life and Immortality.
And nature, from her sepulchrc, comes
forth.
She casts aside her shroud OF winter
SHOWS,
And joins the song Of those who celcurats
The day on which the Christ of God arose.
Clad in her robe of verdure fair, size
seems
The miracle and marvel Of the years
And every flower she wears upon her
breast
As beautiful as Gods own smile appcars.
Walter III. Crockett in the April Ver-
mOgtcr.
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A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada T..
Hart OF Groton, S. D.: was taken with
bad cold which settled on my lungs;
rough set in and finally terminated I'm
Consumption. -Four doctors gave me up.
saying I could live but a short time. I
gave myself up TO my Saviour, determined
it. ] could not stay with my friends on
earth, ! would meet my absent ones above.
My husband was advised to get Or. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, Coughs
aud Colds. | gave it trial, took in al.
eight bottles. IT has cured me and thank
God / am saved and now "A well and
healthy woman" Trial bottles free at j.
W. OSullivan's drug store. Regular size
b. and SlO, Guaranteed or price refund.
Cd,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
Her Gratitude.

"When / meet man who fought for
his country" said Miss Gushington, ~
always feel that l am in the presence of q
hero and bcnefactor to whom / owe q
personal debt of gratitude. "
you do me too much honor" replied
the returned volunteer 81 did no moro
than my duty and deserve no higher
praise than the man who remained At
home and fulfilled his obligations us IA
good citizen"
"Oh, yes, you dol Think of the danger
you were in when you followed General
SIMPSONS rough riders up that dreadful
hill at Manilap'-Chicago Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

There are five kinds of venomous snakes
In Nictoria-tho tiger snake, the black
snake, the brown snake, the coppcrhead
and the death adder.
Tho last mentioned is very rare in Vic
toria and very venomous. 1t is about two
feet long, very thick in proportion to It's
length, of duh brown color, and with "A
fiat wide head Tho strangest thing about
it is that many people believe its sting is
contained in the tail.-Chambers' Jour
nal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
THE GET TOGETHER CLUB AN Al
MOST UNIQUE ORGANIZATION.
Some Idea OF Its Interesting work.
League For socinI service and Its
Foreign Correspondents - Joseph
JeTcrson-Depcw and Garfield.


NEW YORK, April e.-rSpocinl. = The
Get Together club of this city is an almost
unique organization. wherein IL is much
like the work of its chief spirit DIR. VII
liam Howe Tolman who is also connected
with the League For Social Service. which
has been mentioned in this correspondence
from time to timo in the past.
The object Of the club as is admirably
suggested by its title. is 20 get men inter.
estcd in tho solution Of momcntuus prob.
lens together Thus at meeting held
recently Professor Patrick Geddos Of Edin-
burgh, William Archer, the English dra-
matte critic and translator of Ibsen 3
works, and DR.. Josiah Strong. author Of
"Our Country were the leading lights
and chief speakers, and these three dis
cussed topics In general and the drama and
education in detail, with occasional com
parativc references to the United states
and Great Britain, most delightfully."-.
Professor Geddos' remarks were especially
interesting, being full of snap and packed
with Information. He is not very well
known on this side the water, but on the
other he Is famous as the man who was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
THE KLONDIKE MAsTODON.

A Dawson paper thus describes the NAM
moth that was recently discovered rear
Dominion Greek; The huge monster
could not be lifted from its ancient grave,
for it weighed from 20 to 30 tons. 1t meas
used "A feet inches. Its right tusk was
broken. but its left tusk was perfect, 50
that the right must have snapped off in
the fail which caused it's death The re-
naming tusk measured II feet inches in
length and As inches in c'rcumfer,n nee.
The flesh was covered with woody hair,
about Ia inches long, and of srayish-
black color The hndquarters of the
mammoth were weighed in Il fashion. the
impCovised scales showing $40 pounds.
The neck was short, limbs long and stout,
feet short and broad, with five toes"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

As the season of the year when pneu-
monia, Ia grippe sore throat, coughs,
colds, catarrh, bronchitis and lung troubles
are to be guarded against. nothing "is a
fine substitute" will answer the pur-
pose, or is Just as good" as One Minute
Cough cure. That is the one infalible
remedy for all lung, throat or bronchial
troubles. Insist vigorously upon having il
II Something else" is offered you.
For sale by j. W. Sullivan. W. p. Hall,
f. II. Parker, f, Goeselin and e, r. Gran
dali,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
SARAH NJ LANES ESTATE

l. II w ' I-INAO.N OlSlrlCt OF NIT
tenden.
The Honorable, the Probate Court for
the District Of Chittenden. To the heirs
and all persons interested in the estate OF
Sarah NJ Lane. late of Burlington In said
GREETINGS:
Whereas, application hath been made
to this court in writing. by the adm mis-.
tratriX of the estate of aid
decedent;, praying for license and author:
ity to syll the whole of the real estate Il
said deceased, for the payment of De btI
and charges of administration, setting:
forth therein the amount of debts dua
irom said deceased the charges Of admins
istration. the amount OF personal estate
and the S!tuatiOn Of the real estate. and
setting forth the situation of the real es-
tate.
Whereupon the said court appointed
and assigned the 2lst day of April, 1890,
at the Probate Court Rooms in aid
district, to hear and decide upon said APP
plcation and petition. and ordered public
notice thereof TO be given to all persons
Interested therein, 10y publishing SAID or
der. together with the time and place Of
hearing. three weeks successfully in the
Burlington Free Press, a newspaper which
circulateS in the nclghborHoOd of nose
persons interested in said estate. all which
publications hall he previous to the day
assigned for hearing.
Therefore, You are hereby notified 10
appear befo'e said Court, at the time and
place assigned, then and there in said
Court TO make YOUR objection to tha
granting of such license. If you see cause.
Given under my hand, at the Probate
Court Rooms, this -Hth day of March,
1892. EZRA NJ. HORTON
393w Register.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

enc 900 IN
81 y, IL

The leading claim of the liquor propa-
ganda regarding prohibition in Vermont is
that cit costs so much to prosecute the
liquor men that the taxes are running the
po4' farmers" As a matter of fact. our-
ing the past ten years, the fines and costs
collected have paid all expenses Of prose-
cution. and returned about $3.50, 900 into the
state treasury besides. Here is the COM
pletc record for ten years, taken from
the state auditors report for 1895:
FINES AND COSTS IN VERMONT FOR
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
@No bank.

$No bank. "AveraSe
There is of course some liquor-drinking
in Vermont, The railways cross the state
line at 81 different points. The State is
surrounded on three sides by license ter
ritory There is no law forbiddinS any
one from importing a reasonable amount
of liquor for private consumption Mer-
chants in Massachusetts and New YORK
give bottles Of whiskey as premiums to
their Vermont customers. The law pro-
Vldes town agents. to furnish liquor for
all proper purposes There arc, of course,
numerous bootleggers, but the extent or
this traffic is ridiculously exaggerated
During the last light years ] have visited
every state east of the Rocky mountains
EXCEPT Maine, and ] have never seen II
license state whose liquor laws were not
far more Frequently violated than are the
prohibltory laws Of Vermont. II some
Dibulous traveller fishes drink out Of
some Vermont wood pile, he brngs about
1t for the next five years, and writes com
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

" y
S y sS$S Juan hill, but
f|[g ~ SsS IN ere accident
kYe FFsSS}i J C. SSs~egl1 cannot account
8VTzJ Hg GQ%2l-,,Sse.Ss for the valor and
IN sE9sA%S.ssg.Li, a good Judgment
Ks L6ssr IN IN displayed by the
ESS"I@ 4 w (N1sM \ regiment FIR O IN
f=-lESN S,y.SS;gr( usS.%3A the beginning to
ksss- ", Ql>>Sss;S$, 81 81 the end of that
W. = ez1Yysisss y. MA al Tight The Third
LX1oJE 3, fxSsl was in at the be
- ginning, and. as
this story shows. in it all through. Noi-
ther the colonel nor lieutenant colonel,
Young and Chaffee, was with the COM
mand that day, and it was led by Major
Vessels, son Of General Vessels of the
civil war. Major jackson of the First
squadron and Captain Charles Morton
Of the Second squadron were both vet
Grams of 1861.
Tho Third had brilliant reputation
to sustain. 1t was organized i'll 1916 as
the First Mounted Rifles. In Mexico its
colonel, Persifcr f. Smith, commanded
"a division. and the lieutenant colonel,
John G. Fremont, served with the On
giucers Major w. W. Loring, the dis
ungulshed confederate general, let the
regiment III the attacks on the City OF
Mexico, and General Scott paid tribute
to its Sallantry ty saying brave
Ritlesl lou have gone through fire and
blood and come ont steel Among the
civil war generals who served with the
Rifles as limo officers in Mexico were
George b. Crlttenden, Andrew Porter,
John q. Walker, George II. Gordon,
Gordon Granger, John J. Hatch, Dab
ney H. Maury and lnnls Palmer.
Although the battle OF San Juan Hill
did not begin at FL Poso nor IN the
crowded road to the crossing, neither
at the bloody ford, tn" story Of many
lighting regiment Is incomplete with
ont glance at the terrors Of that march
to the front. The Third was IN the adj
vance brigade OF the cavalry division.
While moving down the road, about
half way between El Pose hill and the
ford Spanish shell aimed at Grimes
battery on the hill Knocked over three
men OF Troop IN the ranks OF the
IllT1. Reaching the NlrlultN of san
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

Little Colds" Thousands OF lives sac
riiced every year. DR., Woods Norway
Sumption
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

ERE accident as
signed the Third
United States
cavalry to the
important role it
played at San
Juan hill, but
IN ere accident
cannot account
for the valor and
good Judgment
displayed by the
regiment FIR q IN
the beginning to
the end of that
fight. The Third
was in at the be
ginning. and. as
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
CHARGE AT SAN JUAN.
HOW THE THIRD CAVALRY LED OFF
IN THE FIGHT.

Tcrrors Of the Roadway ana the
bloody CrossiuE-Cnpturc of Kettle
Itiil--Tlsc Rush ForNvnrd-1roopors
of the THIRD First on the Crest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

Pimples, boils and humors show that The
blood is impure Hoods Sarsaparilla Is
The best Nod purifier that money can
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

Accidents come with distressing IRE
quency on the farm Cuts, bruises, stinss.
sprans. DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil re-
bevcs the pain instantly. Never safe with
out IT,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
INES AND COSTS IN VERMONT FOR
TEN YEARS
Bill of Costs Fine
s34s GIL % hs3 sol 70 s2a4 sSa "a

Take the tnarcial view. Open the peo-
PIES ledger-the reports of the savings
banks below ia given the amount of the
savings deposits of the state for various
periods since the establishment Of the
prohibition policy in 1852. The table is
compiled from the reports of the State
inspector of finance, and tells its own
story:
GPOVErTIJ nI, NI,p,In>-,p cNV,,>-.,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
The Social Service LerEue.

The movement represented by the
League For Social Service is developing
unexpected strength, and steps will no
doubt be taken in the near future for Civ
ing greater publicity to its work than has
yet been attained.
In order to keep thoroughly abreast of
every forward movement the wide world
over the leagues managers have organized
a remarkable corps of foreign correspond
ents Their names are somewhat unfa
miliar to American eyes perhaps, but at
the risk Of making this letter read like an
extract from an official leahet ] shall re-
produce them. Two, Sidney Webb, 1. c.
c., and Robert Donald, are Londoners;
DIR. Eugene Farkas is of Budapest the
Hon. J. G. Monaghan is located in Chem
nitz, Germany; the Hon. Horace Plunkett
is an Irish member of the queens parlia-
ment, representing the city of Dublin !;
kOtaro Shimomura is just what his name
would indicate, Japanese and located at
Osaka; Victor Holmes is of Copenhagen /;
j. c. Van Marken is of Delft, Holland
and the Hon. Edward Wavrlnsky is Of
Stockholm, while Paris is represented by
the entire membership of the Musee Social
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

DeWitt's little Early Risers.
The famous little pills.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
Forgot How to Take IA Joke.

Speaking Of jokes and story telling, tho
other day Senator Elect Dcpew recalled
the circumstance, which has before been
mentioned in print that while Mr., Lin
coin had told him the common people often
like good doctrine in humorous guisc and
advised the use of humor rs medium Of
expression James A. Garfield held the OPP
posite view.
after telling me this, " says the scna-
tor elect, President Garfield said that
when young he had been fond of story
telling, that he had then had the faculty
for getting off good things, but that ho
had early been convinced that TO win u
reputation along those lines would bar
his progress. He had therefore vigorously
discountcnanccd his own tendency in that
direction, going so far even rs to avoid
listening with interest to humorous talk.
To-day, said Garfield, 1 am not only
unable to tell story we'll, but / cannot
even appreciate one. | seem to have lost
the sense Of humor permanently.
I'm other words, though Garfield was
one of the most companionable men in the
world his rule of strict seriousness caused
him to forget both how to make and how
to take a joke. DEXTER MARSHALL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
AJeHerson story.

to New York moved an old timer this
morning to recall the days when the JEFF
Persons as Youngsters were learning stage.
craft under their fathers personal instruc-
ton. When the old man and any one Of
them were before the footlights together,
he used 10 make it a point not to help the
Young man out if he stumbled in his
lines This used TO make the stumbler
Indignant. but it generally worked exactly
as the senior jefferson desired, inasmuch
AS it made the YOUNGSTERS extremely care
full not to forget or in any way become en-
tangled
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13

Total Net Cost
Courts. Criminal Pros
Total jail eCutions including
County. Expenses. Sheriffs, Jails,
Clerks Aftornays
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-20

ms IndnEa
and lied
,Aprn3'
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-20

Tho Great French Strike.
A telegram from Abb, France, dated
OCT. IS, says:
Great festivities attended the opening
today Of the cooperative glass factory
which has been put up by the former
strikers of the Carmaux glass works.
The strike, which grew out of the dis
charge of member of the Glass Work
ers' trade union last year, was trans
formed into lockout when the men Of
fered to return to work. Efforts were
made to induce the French ministry to
intervene in the dispute and secure JUS
tioe for the workingmen. The Paris
municipal council voted large sums of
money to support the ilZers, and many
other municipalitic; over the coun-
try followed suit.
M. Landrin of the Paris municipal
council at today's ceremony saluted the
workers in the name of Paris. M. Henri
Rochefort delivered speech. and with
NJ. Jaures, the Radical Socialist deputy
for Carmaux, who was prominently
identified with the championship of the
cause of the strikers, lit the furnaces.
At an open air meeting M. Jaures de-
olared that the present movement had
founded a social revolution and marked
the downfall of capitalism.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-20
Thunderstorms at Sea Are Nocturnal.

The greater frequency Of thunder
storms in the winter and ut night
around the coast of Scotland has been
shown by Buchan. When thunder
storms occur in New England in winter.
they are generally observed along the
coast and after nightfall, as has been
shown by records Of the New England
Meteorological society. Now Meinardus
Of the Deutsche Seewarte at Hamburg.
finds even the thunderstorms Of the bay
of Bengal to have distinct nocturnal
maximum (Annalen der Hydrog., 1895,
6O6-511). 1t has been suggested by
Grossmann and others that the cause OF
this contrast with thunderstorms on
land probably arises from the depend
ence Of the maritime storms on instabil-
ity produced by radiation and cooling
Of the upper surface Of cloud sheets.
which proceeds best at night, especially
In winter nights; while local storms on
the land arise from the overheating OF
lower layers Of air close to the hot
ground, and this condition has its maxi
mum ON summer afternoons. Science
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-20


Temple, tho body coachman Of Er.
nest, king Of Hanover, is the hero Of q
number Of anecdotes which are told by
his majesty's chaplain in volume Of
"reminiscences. One Of the most
amusing relates to a transaction between
Temple and the chaplain.
Temple lost his wife. OF course I, Of
chaplain, had to perform the funeral
ceremony. A few days afterward old
Temple, in deep mourning, called upon
me. He was very much upset and evil
IDENTIFY had something on his mind which
he found difficulty in expressing, for he
stood few moments in silence and
then turned his hat round and round,
looked mournfully into it, brushed il
with his hand. and at last got out.
through stammering:
Eve called, sir-I've called, sir-as
wish to ashland don't like to put il
off-what I've got to pay you for that
ere job?"
"Oh," said, nothing, Of course.
have no fees, Temple; but I remember
now I am in your debt, and must ask
you what am to pay for the two pota
of ointment you made for my horse'l
cracked feet?'
"Bless you, sir, don't mention it!'
said Temple. Nothing, sir, nothing
'one good turn deserves another all the
world overl"