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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
REPR FASCINATION IN STATE con
NENTION.
u'rom tho Brattlcboro PhoenIxJ

fIFrnr1 hp q IphnanfN /
me 81. Adams Messenger published sat
uiuaE tabie showing the number of
o'lcI f'"s each town IN II" St"t' VIII De
entitled to i'm the next republican state
ana dlStrlcl conventions. ! NJ thblo Was
compiled by giving one del"Sdtc TO each
town ana one additiona. lele gate for each
II" votes or a traction OF 100 votes larger
than % cast by the town for the republic
can candidate Tor governor IN me last
election. inc Messenger Inquired thAl thcrc
would be go delegates in the next state
convention, or l49 less than two years ago.
Brattlehoro's delegation, which two years
ago was u, second only to '}urlIngton' was
reduced to four, putting this town below
brandon bristol ana Roc irShi, m ana ON
me same level with kichtord, tno'bufgh'
Hlghgatc and jericho.
Inc Messengers article yea the fhoenlN
to make an investigation. ANA we h"heNe
That our contemporary is in error in iigur-
ing on inc last Suhernatolldl vote as Il
OASIS OF representations FROM 49, - 1874
inclusive. the basis WAS always IN" vote
Tor governor IN Il presidential year. In
lH\S, Wnen carroll ; Page was chairman
OF IN" stat" committee, can was ISSUED
LOT the state convention on the basis OF
inc vote IN 1856. Mr.. Page discovered the
mistake however sent out supplement
'dry clrcuIar Ictter changing inc paSlS
'''' '"N'4S IL INV WIZ III 1897 ~ '7lH III
year
Nhen resolution Was adopted in the
state convention fixing representation on
the vote in a presidential year, Wo AZ" an
able 10 state. bur II WAS earlier than lSN2
our MES snow the adoption OF "uch reso-
Iutlon IN the second district convention IN
I>N-' me district mas never taken actloh
/" chahGe IN" instructions given then, 81
lar as w" can ascertain, ana apparently
thdt the representation in the state cen
Vehtion should be inquired on me SAM
t'sls' n mlstak' SEEMS TO nave peeh
II "de IN apporuohlnE the dclesdteS IN the
state convention OF 1876, on the Guberna-
torlal vote III non -pre:ldehtial year IN
the report Of the state convention III 1874
We ma no statement IN regard TO a
chanse being AUTHORIZED from the custom
Whlch hAd been followed from ~, ana
p rhapS longer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
The Search Stops
The Right Thing Has
Been FOuud.-A Burl-
ington Citizen Shows
the Way.

once more we are indebted to a Burl'rg-
ton citizen for public statement that
throws more light on Il subject of ever
Increasing interest. People have been de-
ceiVed by false representations from
time immcmoral No wonder they are
skeptical of all claims endorsed by strang-
crs, residing in far-distant parts of the
Union. 1t Is no longer necessary to accept
such endorsements, for local citizens are
giving their testimony, and It's an easy
matter for any reader to investigate the
correctness of such evidence as the follow
ing:
Mrs o. Ocair, who lives at Sc First
street, saNs:-'I was not well for q couple
of years ! could not think what was the
matter with my back IT ached constant
~. felt "A pain at first below the shoulder
blades thea it ran down the loins OFTEN
1t night it kept me awake by It's persist
ent aching. Toss or turn as ! pleased /
could not rest easy in any position and if
! fell asleep awoke i'm agony. ! often
felt Xix" giving up. The misery ard
Wretchcdncss | endured was something
awful. don't know how long this thing
would, have lasted If had not got Doan's
Kidney Pills at ". J. IIenderson's drug
store. The baCkaChe or kidney ache or
whatever it was soon disappeared"
Sold for 30 cents per box. Foster Mil
burn CO.. Buffalo, y, Y. Sole agents for
the T.. :.
Remember the name-Doat. take
no substitute.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25

Beagle. Darwin found the animals still
numerous on Chatham, Charles and Jam
Islands, though he noses that their num-
bCrs were much reduced, owing to the
quantities of them taken by WhalerS and
by parties from the mainland, which visit
ed the islands for the purpose of sailing
tortoise meat and making OIL from the fat.
In 1873 Capt. Cookson said that ouly few
individuals were left on Chatham ISlGNd,
and that they were much lesscnrd in nuns
bcrs on Hood, James and lndcfatgtbl"
is ands though plentiful on Albemare and
Abingdon. Prior to 1870 as many as 20
or 20 whalers visited the group annually,
each Vcsse, carrying away hundred or
so OF turtles when they departed.
In 1890 the government of Ecuador eS-
tablishcd a penal colony on Charles Island,
whose members relied prinClpa ~ upon
the tortoiscs to keep them in fresh meat.
with so many encmics, no mearS of de-
fence, and no power of escape by flight,
it is surprising that any of the tortoises
should survive to-day, and the fact that
they are not yet cXterminatcd shows how
Wonderfully abundant they must have
been when the islands were discovered.
In 1855 the United states fish commission
steamer Albatross succeeded in obtaining
a limited number of the turtles but they
were comparatively small mostly mere
infants of 10 or 20 pounds weight This
was a sad falling off from former days
Tor IN PlrW in time lndlNiuualS weighing
zoe pounds were common. while the gov
crnur of the penal Colony told the atIral-
list that he had seen tortoiscs 50 large mat
it required six or eight men TO lift one CT
them from tn" ground.
Turtles live to great age. and. like
other reptiles. continue to grow as long
aus they live. 30 that great size is an m
diCation of CORE spending age A sptri-
men obtained 10y capt. Cookson. estimated
By an old tortoise hunter to he four years
Old. weighed only nine ounces. ProbaNly
no more large turtles will come from the
GALAPAGOS group and though the race"
may liugcr for some time longer, it must
ultimately become extinct
The Galapagos turtles are black, and
have long. Snakelike necks and feet curl
ou~y resembling those of elephants. ON
thi. account one Of the species has been
ca,lc "elephautopus." or elephant-ioot. in
conclusion II should be mentioned that
there was formerly penal colony on
Chatham Island also, but it was abolished
i'm 1890. II is said that sugar can be raised
more chclpiY on these islands than any
where else la the world. The cane may
Toe cut all the year round.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
HE WAS SEASlCK.
nut Knew better Than to Take His
Own Medicine.

"Im convinced that seasickness is
largely matter of Imagination" said
the captain of n steamship in the Cen
tral American trade. Strong minded
determined people are very rarely af-
fccted, but those who believe in advance
that they are going to be i'll are never
disappointed.
Years ago, before I got my present
berth, | had a billet on the ocean steam
skip line going out of Savannah, and our
steward enjoyed great reputation for
his wonderful cures of seasckness. His
scheme, which he confdcd to me. was to
nix up little salt and water in a vial
and direct the patient to take a teaspoon
full every IL minutes.
"'Ths is a very powerful drug he
would say impressively. and directly
after taking the fourth dose all traces
of nausea will disappear
"In nine cases out OF ten the treatment
worked to a charm, and he raked in
numerous fat tips. Last season one Of
our passengers for Port Cortes was a
gentleman who had sprained his ankle
and who went directly to his cabin with
out my seeing him. The first day out
he got deathly seasick, and | concluded
to try the efficacy OF the salt and water
treatment. | mixed up the dose and
found my patient lying in his berth
grooming, with his face to the wall
81 have a certain cure for your trou-
ble,' said /, giving him the usual pre-
liminary talk. It's very powerful drug,
and after you take four teaspoonfuls you
may rest assured that your nausea will
instantly vanish
HE turned as if he had been shot and
glared at me like maniac.
"'Good Lordr he groaned. It's the
same old gag" and with that he grabbed
the bottle and threw it through the dead
light.
The man had a heavy black beard,
but the moment | heard his voice
recognized him as our old steward on the
Savannah line. He couldn't be cured.
He knew too much. New Orleans
Times Democrat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
THE SECRET or FEMININE CHARM


No woman Is willingly undressing.
Many become so to themselves and ~
Cthcrs, but drift inScnsiblv into the coudi-
ton without knowing WHY
An object which docs not change soon
ceases to rivct attention or to b.. inter-
estin- to rs. on" voluntary attention
cannot be chained tn it. and often. rs we
force ourselves to reconsider the unchane-
ing object. our attention viii Nv from il
ut tho first casual attraction i'm another
dircCt ion. This truth of pSVcholouv * ia
milar tO every student of this occult ana
subtitle science. to those who Investigate
i, as fascinating as Il romance. notwith-
standing the mysteries and obscurities of
the subject
Pondcrng on the theme. thought be-
came associated for some intangible rea-
son with Mrs g.. "A married friend whose
acquaintance mad> when she was voun.
Why ! questioned had her husband's in.er.
est i'm her gradually changed and slippod
away? lie loves her still ilo does muc n
for her pleasure. but his in crest is conc.
He docs not care to know yyla: she trinl,
and hardly what She does. This line Of
thou,it persisted as | read my latest
>VChIl0gical author At last a vdguc
connection between tho two became clear.
Mrs. Il. has become a person who docs
not change She has ceased 10 r,ovc. ia
Progress. Her husband no Iorp,r nor
cciv.s growth. He no longer ta. The fos-
cination of a changing object Lefor, him
Ccasing to use or improve her mind SO
has hucomc ono of those very objects do
sCrit.d as iruossil lo to arouse or to hold
our voluntary attention.
Tho secret power She had of cuch,rtin-
her husband while ne was : i'll hor lover
Las grown illusorv. and the charm which
her progressing and devrIoting cLaracfrr
as a Eirl had for him has flown with tho
Yours Is il possible that with the charm,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25

j. !. Berry, Loganton, Pa, wCites: Il
am willing to take my oath that | was
cured of pneumonia entirely by the use of
one Minute Cough cure after doctors
failed. 1t also cured my children OF
whooping cough" Quickly relieves and
cures coughs, colds, grippe ana throat and
lung troubles. Children all like it. Moth
eds endorse it.,
j. w. O'Sullivan, w. =. Hail. F.. II.
Parker Il. Gosseln. L. X. Crandall. WI
nooski
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
A LOGICAL CONCLUSION.

They had dispute, and they had agreed
to leave il TO the military expert
What bullet" they asked. do YOU con-
slider the dcadlest?"
For several minutes he remained IN IL
brown study. Thea n looked up with the
air of one who had settled the matter
finally and definitely.
The one that hits" he said.-Chcago
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
HOW MEN FORGET.

Rrcathes there man with soul SO dead
Wo has never to his good wife said:
oh IN not forget "A single thing,
That you've requested me to bring
When / come home tonight" And ther
Returns empty-handcd home agan2
Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
A GENUINE DILEMMA.

u know what you want, Mr., Spoon
amore," said Johnny. You want to kiss
MHbe,."
ON which account the sorelY tried young
woman dared not send the impUdcnt
youngster out OF the room.-Chicago Tri-
hune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
'S'DEATH. THE SHIRTi

"Ah!" exclaimed the great detective,
"IIerc is the teli-talc shirt"
"BctraNed!' groancd the criminal II
might have known that such Il loud gar
ment would blow on mc."-Philadclphia
North American.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
If HE'D ONLY GO.

Mrs. Gahbl"-Im surprised to he lr
you're having trouble to ct your money
out of Mr.. Stdrboard, tie always bolsted
that he paid as n went.
Mrs. BJrdem-Mayhe he does; hut |
can't get him to go.-phlldc,phia Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25

De sure and use that Old and well-tred
remedy. MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING
SYkUP for children teeth,ng. 10 soothes
the child. sottens the gums alays all
PAIN, cures Wnud coliC and is the best rem
edy for diarrhoea Twenty-Five cents a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
NEW ENGLAND TROPICS.

"Pansics are still blooming in Boston"
Yes; Boston has never really got cooled
off since that spanish war scare|'-Indidn-
apolis journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25

Can't be perfect health without pure
blood. Burdock Blood Bitters makes pur,
blood. Tones and inVlgorates the whole
system.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25

Words are but leaves " II is not what We
say. bur what Hoods Sdrsaparila loos
that tells the story. The many wond rful
cures effected by this mcdiciUe are the
fruits by which it should Soc judged. These
prove it to be the great. uncquallcd RENE
edy for dyspepsia, rheumatism, scrofull.
salt rheum. catarrh and al other ailments
due To impure or Impoverished blood.
HOODS PILLS are non-irritatins, mild.
Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
Ont of the West.

One of the witnesses in the Montana
senatorial ease mentioned n'e fact that
certain paper had not ''shown up
''Will you explain Just what you mean
by that phrascW asked Senator Hoar,
member of the committee. at is a
western expression" replied the wit
ness. meaning that it had not appear
ed" And the crowd laughed at and
with Senator Hoar.
ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
II. W. ALLEN & co.
Second Annual
Clearance Sale.
Sheets and
Pillow Cases

The muslin manufacturers did a
great thing when they installed machin-
cry and started the hemming and max
ing of sheets and pillow cases. They
took the burden of many an over
worked housewives mind; they also
lifted a burden from the pocket books
of frugal women. Here are the ready
made articles with no more TO pay
than the muslin ny the ward would
cost, all torn Ivy hand and ironed,
warranted to give perfect satisfaction
when Numbered:
Xxx Quality Bleached Sheets,
54XO}H -}7I2 cents.
72XO}H ID
SixO}H-47
Xxx Quality Bleached Pillow Cases,
42X}S13 --1l13 cents.
45X3S12-l2H
Xxx Quality Bleached Sheets,
54xQ}14 40 cents,
72XO}}. 50
Six0}H-55
OOXQj 90
XXX Quality Blcached Pillow Cases,
1888 49, cents.
1898! -l5
XXX Quality Wide Bleached CottonS
~ inches wide, IL cents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
THEllERCHANI MARINE
Republicans Not United F or Sub.
sides.
TONNAGE BOUNTY PROPOSITION.
Belief That This Plnn Would Bencht
the Farmers-Crushn mt white House
Rcccptions-PubIic Men. object to
Being CartOOncd.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 32.-(Special)-
There ID struggle between two propo-
sitions for the improvement of the
American merchant marine. The Re.
publicans favor granting subsidies; the
Democrats favor free ships But the
discussion Of the subject also discloses
the fact that the Republicans are not
united for subsidies and that there is Il
disposition TO couple the proposition
with Il tonnage bounty. The idea is
said to have its inception out in the
west in the farming states, where the
belief is expressed that Il tonnage
bounty would be of great advantage to
the farmers as farm products furnish
the large proportion of shipments
abroad This innovation in the Re
publican ranks has made it very doubt
ful about getting enough votes to pass
the shipping bill. With but - ma ior-
ity in the house it would not take "A
very great Republican detection to de-
feat the measure. | have heard sever
al Republican representatives from
western states say that unless the bill
is amended in several particulars they
will not support it, The friends of the
measure still assert that the bill will
receive favorable consideration in both
houSeS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
Don't Like Cartoons.


Public men do not like to be cartoon
ed. They may say they do and laugh
good humorcdly when they see them
selves held up to ridicule in the news
paper pictures of the day, but way
down deep in the bottom of their
hearts. or wherever the sensitive feel
ingS may be located, they do not like
to be caricaturcd. Later day journal
ism with most of the large daily pa
pers is not complete unless there is q
cartooniSt on the staff. The cartoonist
has no feeling i'll the matter of draw
ing pictures. II man has any pecul-
lar characteristics in his personal APP
pearance, they are exaggerated by the
cartOoGlSts pencil until the man is
made ridiculous. No matter how much
it may hurt. the cartoon goes, and the
victim is supposed to smile and look
pleasant. and if he shows i'll feeling
the cartooniSt is that much better
pleased He likes to have his arrows
hit the mark. and if the victim squirms
he is sure that he has made the i'm
preston intended There are men who
like the nOtOricty which cartoons give
them. but the great majority Of men
would prefer to remain obscure rather
than become prominent in the average
picture galleries of the daily press.
with their forms and features eXagger.
ated and distorted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
4 Social Crush.

No''Nt
Despite the efforts of Mr.. Porter. sec
rotary to the president. to limit the
number of guests at each of the several
White House receptions during the
year there has been no abatement in
the crush. especially at the diplomatic
reception. which Is considered the best
of the season and is. in fact. moro bril-
liant because the diplomats appear in
their uniforms. and foreign countries
do dress and decorate in the most elab-
crate manner. The fact is that those
who are not invited to this. the best of
the receptions. simply ask for cards,
and if they are of any consequence
whatever they get them; not only
that. but men also ask for cards for
friends and relatives who may be in
the city, and it is not requisite that a
man have so very much influence to be
with the problem every year, but in all
the attempts to limit the number OF
people at the first, or diplomatic, re-
cepton he has been uns, cccsSful be-
cause of the desire everywhere express
ed to attend this particular function
The reception to the army and navy
and that given to the supreme court
and congress are never so well attend
cd. and consequently the crush is not
so great.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-25
Reform In DINING.

The long drawn ont dinner as so
cial function has got to go. Several
hostesSes have instituted a reform in
this direction and have cut down the
number of courses and reduced the
length of dinners to the lowest posi-
bic limit. Mrs. Elkns, wife of the
senator from West Virginia. is said
to be the pioneer in the movement,
and that at her house a dinner does not
last longer than one and Onc-quartrr
hours. At other residences one and
one-half hours is the fixed time. What
a welcome innovation this is to the
man or woman who is placed next Il
real bore, And there are plenty Of
them at the dinners given by people
in public life. To the average man long
ing for cigar or to the woman who
shines best in the drawing room in the
center of an admring throng the
short dinner is most acceptable, while
the hostess is ever glad to have over
this particular function of social life.
Teas. receptions and calls are simple
compared to dinners, yet the dinner
part of social existence is as neces-
sary in Washington as the other du-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-25
Ell PASO DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY JANUARY 25 1900.
Mines and
Mining.
5000

Natural coke is found in Sonora in
the neighborhOod of La Barranca.
The big concentrating mill at Pinos
Altos, N. NJ, is now in operation.
The lack o. coke is seriously hamp-
ering the operations of Arizona smeIt-
ers.
Cuchillo Parade is coming to the
front with some very promising copper
prospects.
A zinc trust is the latest. A little
matter of 800, 600, 900 is given as the
capitalization ofthis concern.
A report of new silver and copper
discoveries comes from Lake Guzman
on the Sierra Madre railway.
The worlds production of steel last
year was "a 1927 600 tons. OF this the
United States produced $500, 600 tons.
The Amalgamatsd Copper company
has fled Certificate to the effect that
it's entere capital stock of $75, 600. 900
had been paid IN cash.
The tram-wsy connecting the rail
road at San Pedro station with the
mines is about completed. This will
greatly facilitate the work of loading
cars.
A new strike ia reported In the
Buckeye mine at Water Canyon, So
zorro, N. M. consisting of vein of
three feet of very rich copper also car
rying some gold.
With capitol of 81 900, 900 the Dos
Cabezas Consolidated Copper company
begins operations on the Emersley
group of thirty copper mines near
Wilcox, Arizona. A reduction plant
is one of the improvements.
A company has been organized at
Nuevo Laredo with a capital of &c., 600
with Thomas O'Connor, president and
secretary, and B.F. Moss, general man
ager, to work properties in the Minas
Yiejas mountains, Villaldama dis
trict.
Some rich strikes of copper are re-
ported from the San Jose district On
the border of Nuevo Leon and Goa
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-25
The MEXICAN
REVENUE TAX
The Internal Reeve nue. System
Across the Border.
THE RECEIPTS AT JAUREZ
Since the Establishment Of the
Office In 1886 Receipts Have
Nearly Trebled And Expendi
lures Doubled-Next To the
Customs 1t Is the Chief Income
Of the Government.

Every American who has been ir
Mexico has seen the internal revenue
system in operation there in nearly every
line of business. Scarcely a paper CAL
be made out without affixing the ever
present "timbres" to it az a cOntrtbu
tion towards the maintenance of Pres
ident Diaz's government. In every
town of Importance ia the STAMP
collectors Office and the income from
this source is second In importance
only to that received from the custom
house which is the chief source OF
revenue to the government:
The general Office of the federal
Internal revenue is located in the city
of Mexico and called the ADMINISTERS
ton general del timbre.'' It is subject
directly to the treasury department
under the minister of finance. One
or more principal Offices are establish
ed IN every state and territory OF the
republic and subordinate offices or
agencies exist in every important town
in Mexico.
The principal Office for the northern
part of chihuahua is located in Ciudad
Jusrez and has subordinate offices In
the towns of Casas Grandes aud San
Buepaventura, in the Galena d1str1cs,
and at Ojinaga, in the Itur blde dis
trict. Besides this there are eleven
agencies subject to the officer at
Corrslitos, Sabinal, Galena and Janos
in the Galena district, and at Palomas,
Villa Abumada. Carrizsl, Zaragozo.
Guadalupe and San Ygnacio in the
Braves district.
The Office was established in 1886 and
has done heavy business from the
start The Office is located in the west
end OF the customhouse building.
Senior M. A. Cueron is the present col
lector.
The taxes are levied on various
products and industries, such as i'm
ported goods, mining, tobacco, precf-
GUS metals, and all classes of legal and
business documents, as bills, receipts,
briefs, etc.. and on liquors. Besides
this there are three special taxes
levied. There are the special tax of
I per cent on imported goods through
the customhouse, the fines imposed up
on the miners delinquent in the pay
ment of taxes, and a percentage on the
earnings of all railroads.
The total receipts and expenditures
of the Juarez Office from the time of
its establishment, April 16, 1856, to
November 80, 1899, as taken from the
official records, were as follows, for
each fiscal year.