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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-15
ESTATE or ARBIE T.. RHOADES.
COLCHESTER
STATE OF VERMONT District of Chit.


tenden,
TO all persons concerned in the estate Of
Abbie f. Rhoades late of Colchester, in
said district deceased,
GREETING:
At a Probate Court, holden at Burling-
ton, within and for the district OF chit
tenden, on the nh day Of March, 1860.
aQ instrument purpOrung to be the last
win and testament Of Ahbie +, Rhoadcs,
late OF Colchester, in said district. dcceas-
ed. was presented to the court aforesaid.
for probate,
And it is ordered by said court that the
$lst day Of March, 1900 at The Pro
bate Court Rooms in said Bur-
hngton. be assigned for proving said
Instrument; and that notice thereof be
given to all persons concerned, By pub
fishing this order three weeks successively
in the Burlington Free Press. a newspaper
published at SAID Burlington, previous Ia
the time appointed.
Therefore. You are hereby notified to APP
pear before said court, at the time AM,
place aforesaid, and, contest the probate
of said Will il you have cause.
Given unter my hand at Burlington. IN
said district this 7th day of March 1900
EZRA N HORTON, Register
&c, W, IS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-15

Energy all gone? Headache? stomach
out of order? Simply "A case of torpid liV-
er. Burdock Blood Bitters Will make a
new man or woman OF you,
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Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
"Dicests what YOU eat"
STATE OF VERMONT. District of Chit.

ESTATE OF MARGARET A. KEN
NEEDY. ELLINGTON.
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Equal Wages with Men.

go still further and say that woman
should have equal compensation with
man. BY what principle of justice is it
that women in many of our cities get on
ly two-thrds as much pay as men and in
many cases only half! Here is gigan-
tic injustico-that for work equally well
il not better done woman receives far
less compensation than man. Start with
the national government. Women clerks
i'll Washington get $500 for doing that
for which men receive 81 500. The wheel
of oppression is rolling over the necks Of
thousands of women who are at this mo-
mcnt in despair about what they are to
| do. Many of the largest mercantile es-
Establishments of our cities are accessory
| to these denominations, and from their
| large establishments there are scores Of
! souls being pitched off into death, and
! their employers know it. Is there God ?
Will there be a judgment! ] tell you If
God rises mp to redress woman's wrongs
many Of our large establishments will be
swallowed up quicker than South
American earthquake ever took down Il
city. God will catch these oppressors be-
| tween the two millstones of his wrath
and grind them to powder.
| Why is it that female principal in a
! scHDpl PtlS OHly HC-o lbI hbluS Nplh loI
which male principal gets $l,65O?
hear from all this land the wall of WON
anhood Man has nothing to answer IA
that wall but batteries. lie says she is
an angel. She is not. She knows she is
not She is human being who gets
hunsry when she has no food and cold
when she has no fire, Give her no more
batteries. Give her justice. Oh, the
thousands Of sewing girls. Across the
sunlight comes their death groan. 1t Is
not such Il cry as comes from those who
are suddenly hurled out of life, but O
slow, grinding, horrible wasting away
Gather them before you and look int
their faces, pinched, CHASTITY, hunger
|, struck. Look Mt their fingers, needle
pricked and blood tipped. See that pre-
mature stoop D the shoulders. Hear thai
dry. hacking, merciless cough. At Z
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

New York postofllcc and the Boston
Public library. And lf II does this Il
must be typical of American buildings
So why not typical OF American archl-
lecturer
As one leaves the Invalldes bridge,
advancing in the direction OF the
Champ de Mars, the United States pa.
vilion is the third building. the two pa.
vilions preceding IL being those OF Ita.
ly and Turkey. It's style OF architecture
Is OF no particular epoch, ON the
ground floor of the side facing the
Seine is large porch, almost an arch
OF triumph. adorned with Corlnthian
columns, above which is quadriga
representing the Goddess OF Liberty on
the chariot OF Progress.
Upon the same level as the columns.
on large pedestal, an equestrian
statue of George Washington IL placed.
There ls n vast hall I'm the center OF the
building reaching To- the dome This
main hall Is surrounded on every floor
by balconies ana fanked To the right
aud To the left with smaller halls.
The height OF the national building.
above the quay. Is about 80 feet. The
diameter OF the dome Is about Go feet,
and the quadriga of triumph is placed
at n height OF 30 feet. secs
American manufacturers have fitted
and furnished the building from top to
bottom. b. ID. Woodward, assistant
commissioners general for the United
States, snid In n recent interview,
American citizens Will view with
pride the graceful structure of the
United States on the banks of the
Seine" Reception rooms, exchange OF,
hccs. public comfort bureaus. guides.
newspapers. postoiilce, writing and
reading rooms-in short, every modern
convenience Is TO bc found Ia the build
Ing. and no other national pavilion Is
ns complete In these respects.
But know what you are wanting to
learn most Of all. What ls the striking
feature OF the exposition, the "clou."
ms the French have Il? Is Il the old
Elnel tower? Most certainly not. This
relic OF II years ago Is still nm attrac.
tion. to be sure. but It's newncss has
gone. The exposition directors have
painted IL lemon yellow, after many
color experiments. and IL serves as
landmark for people who easily lose
their sense OF direction. But II is not
the "clou."
Neither Is the Marcorama, in which
you may take a Journey around the
world, nor the Topsy Turyy house.
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er battery which sends dazzling lash
40 miles oHt 60 sea from lighthouse
tower down 10 the tiny bulb that rests
IN the challcc OF a lily or sclntillatcs
Nom the white CXpansc of an actors
shirt front; electric heaters for build.
ings, rooms, cars, pancake grlddles,
sadirons and curling tougs; electrical
signs. electrical toys. olcl~roplating
plants. ocean cables. switchhoar,ls and
everything pertaining To the telephone
or tclcgraphy
The chief exhibits OF apparatus ror
the development OF electricity are made
by the French. English, German and
American firms. Other countries are
not progressive I'm this direction. The
Paris exposition managers have agreed
To pay the foreign companies a fixed
amount FOR the installation OF plants TO
supply electrical energy TO the grounds
ana buildings. and n significant fact is
disclosed by the contracts. An these
cover period OF PCS days from April
10 To Nov. .. with n clause permitting
the exposition To prolong the contract
ut discretion for period OF 50 days
more. SO IL appcaE' there Is possi.
''''hf W AAAN NNiiNNlAlou iNllNlhlkE OnNn
until the end OF November a Germ of
Ii@ consecutive months, which would
become new record of duratlou for an
International fair.
MI the electrical exhibits OF the Unit.
ed States section are placed I'm this
building. as wen as some Of the ma
chinery. but the heavy exhibits of the
latter class will be located elsewhere.
The space devoted TO the machinery
and electricity departments OF the
United States is approximately $4,000
square feet. This amount is divided
into three sections. consisting of n
space on the main floor adjacent TO the
French exhibits OF the same class. n
gallery space opposite one of the main
entrances which Is known as the Salon
dIIonneur and which Is devoted Ia
exhibits OF purely noncommcrcinl
character and second gallery space
which Is used FOR the lighter electrical
exhibits.
Precisely on 'hc same spot where
stood the palace OF liberal arts at the
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BY CYRUS SYLVESTER

the Champ de- Mars and the park OF the
Trccadero mt the west.
The principal entrance 20 the exposi-
tion Is at the side OF the Place de In
Concordo IL Is triumphnl arch or
gate, the work OF NJ. Binet. . distin-
guished architect. IL is an isolated
building. the cupola OF which covers
900 square meters. while the entire sur
face covers $500 meters. The archi.
tects aim was TO allow G0,Oo0 persons
To enter through this arch every co
minutes, and as there are 5S exits.
branching out TO right and left like a
fan, II seems he has succeeded.
The exposition covers total surface
OF about 33G acres. The EssSanade OF
the lnvalides is about l,0oS feet long
by 1000 wide. and on this two fair
buildings stand. These are devoted TO
French industries. 20 the Industries
dealing with the decoration and furni-
lure Of buildings, etc. Between them.
running 20 the new bridge, is an av-
enue.
Across the river tl.s palace OF indus
try, n relic OF the exposition OF 1855,
has disappeared, and In it's place arise
The two new art palaces which will be
permanent These are the great and
The smaller art palaces and are sepa-
rated by the Avenue Nicholas, leading
to the new bridge. The building called
The Smaller palace" the Petit palace,
was so named only because the other,
the Grand palace. is so big. This
smaller palace contains the collections
OF Tart retrospectif." n sort OF cen
tennial exposition illustrative OF the
history OF art. With its larger neigh
Dor across from II on the west side OF
the avenue the smaller palace cost over
$4,0OO,000. The larger palace OF art
has facade 500 feet long, and the
salon Will be held in II In future years
One OF the structures put up spe-
cially for the Universal exposition Is n
great new bridge, the bridge OF Alex
ander III. so called In honor OF the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

Weuanly Beauty.

The well known writer EVELYN Hunt in
her book entitled "Womaniy Beauty saws:
IL Is my contentiou that every woman not
only may. bat SHOULD possess n charming
personality Of face. figure aud manner
To attain and preserve beauty is the proper
study Of w0mankind. A meagrc figure NAV
be developed harsh. uneven features NAV
bc sottcncd refined and rendered harmoni.
Gus Saiiow or muddy compile xion may bc
frcShencd. frightened aud made clear:
dull eyes. without cNdrcssion. rlay glisteu
and sparkle and unsighty blemishes OF
every Kind may be removed Facial de
iectS aud shrunken. impoverished un-
developed figures may be permenantly rem
edicd aud wOmanly beauty forever acquired
and retained. Il is every woman's duty 10
accomplish these results" The Marilla
Company. Ios Fulton Street, New York, of.
ters 70 send copy of Evelyn Hunts book
free with n small size box OF "Cassandra
Cream and free cake of Cassandra skin
soap, to any lady who sends FIVE twoce
stamps 10 cover expense Of mailing The
regular price OF this book is 90 cents and
II contains valuable, interesting information
and is full of good advice for ladies who
desire TO acquire aud retain loveliness Of
face and form. "CaSsandra Cream" is
wonderful beautifcT OF the complexion and
makes the skin soft. fresh and white by re.
moving all impurities aud discolorations
IL IS perfectly pure preparation and will
not inlure the most sensitive skin. rat.
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from between the art palaces the Alex
ander bridge and the dome OF the I'm.
valides may be seen.
old Paris Will attract students and
slghtseers OF all natlonalltles. This de.
partment at the Paris exposition Of
1900 Is n reconstruction Of the old city
Of Paris. Old Paris stands upon q
platform Of piles extending on the
Seine from the Alma bridge to the Je.
na bridge having q river frontage Of
about 900 fect aud surface covering
about 20.D0 square feet. 10 rcproduces
the streets and buildings of the time Of
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dead car OF Russia. The young Gear
Nicholas If laid the first stone OF this
bridge on Oct. Z, 1896 Ii is built OF
steel, with ornamentation Of marble.
and is 800 feet long aud 130 feet wide.
There are three other bridges cross
Ing the Seine between the two banks
ON which the exposition Sits These
bridges are those OF the InyalIdes. the
Alma and Jena -resounding names all
but the new bridge Of Alexander III
Is one Of the great sights Of the fair
IL unites the avenue running length.
wise through the Esplanade des In
valides with the new Avenue Nicholas
III. This new avenue leads from the
bridge to the Champs Elysces. and on
one side OF II Is the great art palace
and on the other the smaller art palace
Looking straight down this avenue
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Uncle Sam makes very crcdltabic
showing. lt is not 50 ornate as the
Russian pavilion nor so massive "a
that of Great Britain. but the building,
topped with the biz eagle and flying
the stars and stripes from many siafrs,
Is very handsome one. as many be-
sides Americans have admitted.
They say there Is no such thing as
American architecture. but somehow
this fine structure seems To remind YOU
OF our great federal buildings at home.
IL suggests the capitol building ut
Washlngtou. the White House, tho
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proscenium arch OF the cavity is 100
feet wide, with depth Of 30 feet.
IL takes lot OF water 90 operate this
attraction, ana the river Seine furnish.
es IT. About 100000 gallons per hour
are drawn from the storage reservoir
Just outside OF Paris and piped TO the
apex Of the arch Of the Chateau d'Eau.
Its first tumbling act Is sheer drop Of
80 feet-this TO make a Niagara river.
After the first leap II gurglcs in grace.
ful cascades through series OF basins.
laving the feet Of numerous naiads,
tritons and other aqueous genil I'm its
downward course until finally il drops
Into receiving reservoir at the foot Of
some monumental balusters.
In the center OF the cascade Is set an
allegOrical sculpture 30 feet high repre-
senting Humanity Guided by Prog.
ress Advancing Toward the Future"
At night colorcd lights play upon the
falling waters. impartlng 10 the grotto
the semblance OF a series Of electric
fountains.
Towering above the Chateau d'Eau.
with the crowning statue 22J feet from
the ground. the visitors strolling along
the Champ dc Mars Will behold the
splendid facade Of the palace OF cleo
tricity This structure has n frontage
0f 80 feet aud extends back ncnrly a
quarter Of mile The upper part ~
the building is an elaborate compost
tlon OF stained glass windows. deep
bays and numerous turrets. suggestive
Of lacewOrk or gigantic piece Of en-
broidcry. The sculpture which crowns
the facade represents the genius of
electricity
The interior Of the palace Of clcctrici.
" is divided into three parts q grand
central court aud two quadrilatoral
spaces in the wings IN tire basement
are Installed the several plants for thc
development of electrical energy the
boilers. engines and generators. which
by system Of Invisible wires. supply
not only the floor above. but an the
other buildings and the grounds. With
light and power
ON the great ground floor and sus
pended from the ceiling are shown the
myriad devices by which thc strange
intangible nuld is turned 90 practical
account motors OF every Kind. from
the mammoth machines which operate
mills and street railways down to thr
little device tiaf drives q sewing ma.
chine or roiatcs q dcsk fan. lighting
apparatus. fgom the GO.000 candle pow
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Whatever else they may lack, the
French are the masters OF show max
ing. Every visitor to the Paris exposl-
tion of 1900 must admit this.
There on the banks OF the Seine and
In the very heart OF their gay ami
beautiful capital they have fashioned
out of steel and wood and stone and
clay fairy city which they have bid
the world 20 come and look upon. Ris.
ing between two centuries. they have
made visible summary OF the ,e 81 and
set II OF with tangible foreloUk into
the future. There you may see well
housed the history of the old century
and builded prophecy OF the new.
When you have made intelligent aud
unhurried Inspection or what the Paris
exposition has TO Offer. you are amply
equipped tn begin the twentieth centu-
ry with wide grasp on the s.uowledge
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Paris exposition Of 1889 stands the
palace of education OF 1900. The build.
Ing, which cost S35700O. stands close
by the Eiffel tower and In size and
general features Is the counterpart of
the palace Of mines and metallurgy.
its next ncighbOr a very original Gu.
pola surmounts the porch. IN which
the student OF architecture viii detect
strange commlugling Of the renais
sance. Louis XIV. Byzantine and the
nineteenth century styles. Like all
the other buildings. the color is white.
The first feature inside the doorway
Is three large groups Of sculpture.
These personify Science. Letters and
Art. ON this floor large concert hall
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iArc. rt oi the exposition entrance.t
Is provided where performances on
the various Instruments shown ln tlto
building are given both during thc day
and Boo thc evening.
The educational exhibits are divided
into three Glasses. the Grst relating TO
iibcra arts of thc past and forming n
Retrospective section OF the highest in.
tcrcst. Gee second pertaining Go the
present state of art and science, while
The third gives Intellectual workers n
splendid glimpse of the futurty of civ.
ilization llolc aro shown an that per.
tains 20 thc organization and equip.
Meut of schools aHd colleges
Of Oin various national buildings
which rise in an impressive row ou tbo
hanlzs Of flc Seine lhc pavilion of your
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nor I.c Grandc Lunettc. which IS the
big telescope. nor the panorama of the
Swiss mountains. All these are novel
tics But they have about them some
thing bizarre They are too artificial.
Perhaps. after all. the moving side
walk Us The novelty which Is most pop
uiar aud which VIII be most talked
about long after the exposition gates
are closed The moving sidewalk con
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and there are magnificent pieces OF
statuary. Each palace Is splendid with
splendOr Of is own. New wonders
and beauties catch the eye at every
turn. The list OF novel amusements de.
vised TO divert the exposition visitor 10
bewIlderlngly long.
The chief portion Of the fair stretches
along the two banks Of the river Seine
from the Place de Ia Concorde 20 the
Champ dc Mars n distance Of about
~ miles. The park u the art palaces
and the Esplanade des inyalides are at
the eastern end Of the long stretch and
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

second story windows on many busy
retail streets IN large cities. with all
the changes in store methods which
This would bring about
This and many other ideas which the
exposition has for the first time
brought into realization VIII affect fu-
ture conditions. SO. taken all in all.
the big French show Is something you
ought 10 sec II YOU can
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hundred motors, each working inde-
pendcntly, keep the platforms I'm mo.
tlon. The first platform. which moves
alongside the station, has n speed OF
only 20 miles per hour. The second
platform, which Is alongside and NOV.
Ing In the same direction MS the first.
has n speed OF five miles per hour aud
Is provided with seats and an outer
guard rail. II Is Just ns easy TO step
from the slower platform TO the faster
as II Is to pass from the station 10 the
first.
Passengers cover the entire course In
about 20 minutes. ana II has been COM
puted that $4,000 persons can pnss n
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

Louis Nil and NV and mis- them
with the people. costumes and dresses
Of that period.
Perhaps the most novel of the French
exposition palaces Is the palace Of ma
chlncry and electricity, which the Ia.
rlsians are fond OF calling the Chateau
Eau, or water palace. out of an or.
nate aud spectacularly beautiful IN.
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There is only ono way io save yocr nfe
aod thatAs through sn operation we're
tho startling words heard by Mrs B
Hunt OF Lime Ridge. Wis from Der doc
tor after Doe had y1iniY tried 40 curc hcr OF
o iriehtiui case Of stomach trouble aud
yellow Iaundicc Call stones h1d forncd
and She constant, grew worse Then She
began 90 use Electric Bittcfs which wholly
cured her. It's wonderful Stomach
Liver and Kidney remedy Cures DYspcp
sia Loss oi Appetite. Tfv H Onig so ets
'uarHntccd. For sale by 7. a i.cnhari
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Tortured a Witness

Intense suffering was endured by witness
7 l.. Martin. Of Dixie Ky. before hc gave
this evidence n couehcd every night
until my throat was nearly raw then tried
Dr Kings New Discovery which gave
instant relief have used IL bee my family
for four years aud recommend 10 as the
greatest remedy for Coughs Colds and al
Throat Chest and Lung troubles IL will
stop The worst cough aud not only pre-
vents but absolutely cures Consumption
Price Soc and fr 90. Every bottle euaran.
tced. Trial bottles free at I.cnhart's store
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An Iowa yonng man not long a9o
proposed marriage 90 young woman
and was accepted. But hearing that
her hair was false he declined to fulfil
his engagement. She brought suit
against him for breach Of promise. and.
being put on the stand, admitted that
she wore a wig. whereupon she was non.
suited on the ground that she won the
young mans affections under false
prcienscs
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lunited siates commIs.Ioner- /

lOhted states commissioned
or human progress. Why? Because
within the exposition walls are mr.
ranged examples of the finest and best
that art and science and architecture
and Industry have produced, not alone
I'm France, but In all the lands of all
the earth.
So big is this great show of Paris
and on such an extensive scale has the
exposition been created that IL is some
what difficult TO reduce it's splendors To
a simple and understandable whole
You must remember. then. that II Is a
city within a city.
or this inner city there are several
prominent features. In the first place.
there are Is palaces, each devoted to
some special class OF displays. which
have been built by the exposition man
agement Half the space I'm these Is
palaces Is occupied by exhibits which
are purely French. The other half Is
distributed among SO nations of the
world. Two OF these palaces are per.
manent structures meant to last for all
time
Then there Is the avenue OF nations
where the various governments have
erected pavillons for their special ex-
hibits. These form long row along
the banks Of the Seine. Some nations
have more than one building. The Unit
ed States. for instance, has erected
four annex buildings In which are In.
stalled exhibits for which there was no
room elsewhere.
On the other side of the Seine is old
Paris, with accurate reproductions OF
the famous and historic old buildings
which have long since been swept out
OF existence by the relentless broom of
Mile. Progress.
Spanning the Seine are beautiful
bridges. Running through the grounds
are grand boulevards. Scattered here
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sislS of pair of platforms moving n,
different speeds, covering course of
Two miles in length and connecting the
three most important sections OF the
grounds, the Champ dc Mars, the In.
valideS aud the Quai d'Oray. ON which
Is the street of foreign national build.
iugS.
There arc a single track elevated rail.
way aud double elevated sliding plat.
form, both mounted ON structure Of
iron - feet above the ground with ten
stations reached either w steps or aux.
Hilary sliding inclined planes. Two