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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-11
Thursday, 8 to p. m.

Youths $3.50 Tan Shoes. ..$1.25
100 dozen Mems Mixed Work Socks
worth Touring this sale at.... Sc
Fine vici Kid Lace-Coin Toe
English back stay-Good value at
$175-All sizes from u to 2-From
TO D. NJ. ......-- $1.Z0
"BLOUGHS" SUN BONNETs-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and chambrays
-Colors- cardinal, pink, light blue,
navy and black-25c is the values
to 5 p. m.-ChOice. ................15 loo
Mems $500 Tan Shoes. $2.25
s5c number Ladies' Black Silk
Mits-3 to 5 p. m.-Pair. Zoo
You can buy any $500 Tan Shoe in
Russia Calf or Box Calf-AH welt
sewed and up to date-Nice clean
goods-F'rom to p. m. for. $2.Z5
Our entire line of Ladies' Shirt
Waists-nothing reserved-will be
discounted 10 per cents to p. m.
Mems Brown Fedora Hats-Our
$3.50 fine fur quality we will sell dur
ing this sale at. $50
so dozen black fast color seamless
Socks-our 10c quality for.
Mems Soft Shirts with pair detach-
ed cuffs-nice patterns-Our SOC quail
ity during these hours we will sell
LOT ......-' -.-.------...
Boys Vestee Suits-Our $3.50 all
wool quality in dark and medium
colors. all well made-during this
sale at ----...-.-----...--- 1890. p Ia
Mothers Friend Boys Waists
I.aundered-The $1.O0 quality in sizes
4, 5, G, II, Il, 10, 14-only during these
hours at Observation-Disclosures. $50
PLY STORE.
and Quincy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
MARY FLETCHER HOSPITAL,
Figures From the Annual Report Of SUI
perintendent Andrews.

The annual report OF DR. T. j. An
drews superintendent of the Mary Flot-
rhnr Hospital. was filed Thursday with
city Clerk Charles T.. Allen. The report
shows the work of the year to have lccn
very satisfactory. The most important
facts in the report are as follows:
Number of patients treated from Dec. l.,
l>lS. to Dec. l. 1879, 1910; number who have
remained at the hospital 81; number
treated as "out-of-dCor' patients. i73; to-
tal 1870 Number admitted who paid the
regular rate $50 per week. III; number
who paid less than the regular rate aver
axe S61U, 100; number Of free patients. li2:
number of "out-of-duor" patients also
treated free of charge AZ.
Regarding the extent of charity the fol-
loving is said: Adding together the NUM-
Der OF days spent in the hospital by each
patient from Dec. J. l>9N. 60 Dec /, 1879
ana dividing by seven W. find free patients
cared for. @Hj9 weeks: patients paying so
per week. 307 weeks; patients paying less
than $40. 6>l weeks. Total expense for the
year $A3Sj.52. Average paid by paying pa
iruts per week. <7l3. Actual expenses
per week for each patient paying and free
not reckoning interest on plant or equip
nient. SS.1f. This makes each paying pa
tient receive an average of $3.50 u week
of charity besides the benefit of Cratuit Gus
medical aid and surgical care and leaves
:; balance of 2WH weeks Of pure charity.
'fhe odilN average of patients throU.uout
the Year was .Ns
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
KINDLlNG WOOD OF CHAIRS.
Clash at the Medical College Between
First and Second Year Men.

The first clash of the year between the
first and SO 'ond year men at the Medical
college took place Thursday morning in
recitation room A, shortly before 10
O'clock. There hav" been many hot on
counters in years past but the one Thurs-
day was the longest and hardest fought
within the memory Of the oldtmcrS who
Witnessed IT, Tile encounter was good
latured throughout and at the end nearly
all the mon who had wind enough left to
do SO were laughing. The scrap had been
brewing for several days and started by
the second year men taking chair tath
day from the room in which the iii 81 year
men were gathered, waiting for recitation.
The first blow was struck Wednesday
morning, when Jones, u second year man,
was passed up" Thursday morning
G1tchcU. a second year man. entered
room \, where the first year men were
awaiting recitation. and attempted TO take
u chair. The first year mon objected and
a lively scrap started. The second year
men soon came to the rescue of their
classm1l and in q few minutes between ~
aud 20 men vera hard at it. No il-will
WIS shown on either side but i'm the Scuillc
coats were torn from top to bottom, col
lars and neCktics were thrown about the
lpom, trousers were ripIed and i"W
roses were battered. The other clasSmcn
mud several Of the professors wero attract
ed to the room by the noise and all enjoy
cd the sport. After about zen minutes Or.
T. T.. insolvency, who was to give lee
t1rc, called "tmc up" and the boys quiet
ed down During the scrap he chairs ana
benches suffered hard usage ANA at the
close only five ont Cf over - chair" re-
maincd whole The pieces were kept by
the boys as souvenirs. / has ht on the
custom in years past to have class feel
ing culminata in some sort of contest,
but the one Thursday rivallcd anything
seen here for many years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
UNIVERSITY NOTES,
Students on Trial For Alleged Dishon-
esty in Examinations.

Thar. Ny1s consi1ornhlr ~ IN around 90 =
Ice,. Thursday afternoon when nine stu
dents charged with dishonesty I'm cxami-
nations, were brought before the 5tude,,
nar- of the conferences committee. which
had resolved itself into "A iurv. Ahollt two
y.ars ago th.. students adoutrd the honor
system and the faculty approved thu, idea.
'lha enforcing of the system f.. left en-
.ir.ly i'm Inc hands of the student body
and there are fixed rules repurIiuu the
trial of The accused. An accusations must
come from tn. students themselves. This
is the first time fhrr. has bnpn any ac-
,inn i'm thc ,r,:t.r and as u result nine
uersons are accused Petitions were
brought befor. the conferences commit tee
Nadn4sd.,. aft.rnoon and these u.iitious.
-iou.d la. s.,-.ra- of tha students were
acted mon 'rhu,SJay afternoon when A
,rinl anon IN TN. student hodv VA. .,fvru
to three of tho men. all of whom had
pleaded NOT guilty.
* f. Eirkuatrick 90 has been taken
;n ir,. bnsnii,l ON ucoo,,nt of an atta,l
Of annaudi.utis Iis VIII urobahlv haze m
,no,,tiou som
'rb,ra ba,.. be.u some very. intor,stin.,
Il. ,.Iu,,n,.nt.. i'm fin. trials of The ui,o sim
1.,ts ,rcu-.d or using dishonrst means
n, ~. Garn,.,i, examinatiooe last Nonda,.
An L,,id,,,. ,r..rnoo,, md ,,.oninp was do
,otod tn be,,,inu testimony and moi i'm
r,n,I,. n,i,niohI did The h,v disuo,so
,rh,ns or ,hn yn,hnmorc. hayo nInodad
,',it,,. ava ,bo INV, has roronomendod in
,i1. .,,,ha,. nod,, ,l,.,t ono oC tha,n Uin
,,,,esso,I hernr, bo vas hrounht 10 trial
~. L.nrf,..d of his franchise and from
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
Physicians Urged by Census Bureau to
Cooperate in Uniform System.

Physicians and students of mortality
statistics will be Interested in learning of
the work being accomplished by the chief
statistician oC vital statistics of the United
states census. by the authority Of the di-
rector. Hon William r. Merriam. II is q
practical effort, necessarily OF limited
scope, to secure tho adoption of a uniform
certificate for the return Of deaths and
looking toward tn" establishment of a.
common national system of collection Of
vital Statistics for the purpose, primarily,
cf the census tables and publications.
correspondence has boon bad by tho
chief stltistican. Mr.. William A. King.
with the officers IN charge of mortality
registration in the states employing such
"A system, and in the cities having a
population of 5000 and more at the last
census which also collect and register
death returns Complete and accura @
information of the different methods in
vogue has been obtained, ard 1t was found
that there is much unnecessary and OBJ
icctionablc variation, considered from the
census point of view, in the form of Of
fetal returns.
Having no power 10 compel co-opcra-
tive action, and hampcrcd by want Of
time i'm which to carry out the whole pro-
icct. nevertheless the census Office under
took to secure the modification or ampi-
fcaton OF thr death cortifi Gates 50 as to
have them include the itoms necessary
to obtain census data. A model return
form WAS prepared and submitted. with
explanatory correspondent" to each regis
trdtlUn office or officer controlling the pre-
pIration of the State or local forms.
The result has been moro important and
gratifying than even tine census Office eN-
IC"tcd. AZ not only have the items in the
specimen form been very generally adopt
ed, but the registration officers have
abolished many practically obsolete local
l.s stt..t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08

OF the minor details of the sick-room,
that which most impresscs the uur,dinod
observer is the fashion in which the nuCse
gives a drink TO the patient who must he
kept i'm a recumb"nt position. The orlin-
AIRY lay attendant whose sole idea of the
operation is to lift the sick person to a
half or at least quarter sitting pOS.U g,
looks on in wonder ana admiration while
the nurse slips her hand under the sick
child's head. inclincs it ever SO slightly
forward and holds the fun glass to mis-
Inns In cases of heart weakness, where
the safety of the patient may depend upon
keeping him flat OH his back, such a knack
in giving nourishmeut is Indispensable.
Moro difficult to acquire than this is
the trick of changing the sheet on a bed
without distressing the patient In order
to do thiS. the soilcd sheet is loOScncd at
one side of the bed, and folded i'm long
compact roll close to the patient. The
clean sheet is tucked in or pinned down
in place Of that which has been ccmOV ed,
and after being drawn over the uncover Il
part of the mattress. is also 70 dcd in a
roll close to the rolled soilcd sheets The
child has been turned on his side the roll
ed sheet, against his back. He is now
turned on his other side both sheets
drawn from under him, the soiled one
whiskod off the bed and the clean cover
ing fastened down in its place. When the
patient is very i'll he may be lifted by two
nurses. while a third draws out the sheets.
,-Harpers Bazaar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
RECEPTION TO BISHOP HALL.
Parishioners Congratulate Him on the
Occasion of His Sixth Anniversary,

The pariShipncrs of St. Pauls church
gathered Thursday evening in ther parlors
to congratulate Bishop HAIL on the eve of
the sixth anniversary of his conservation
as Bishop If Vermont. The meeting was
called a sociah'c but it was more in the
nature of Il reception TO the bishop. After
an excellent repas had been served Rev
George Y. Bliss. rector of the church, in
few well chosen remarks expressed his
pleasure at meeting so many and ask cd
Bishop Hall to say few words. The
bishop began by thanking his parishioncrs
for their kindly feelings toward him and
assured them of his interest for the well
fare of the parish and the diocese. Most
of those present availed themselves of the
opportunity to personally congratulate tie
bishop, The latter part of the evening
was spent socially The attendance was
exceedingly large.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
NATURES CARPENTRY.
Curious Phenomenon at Bennington
How Was It FormedP
(f'rom the Boston Transcript

One may roam a Thousand miles through
New England and find no other structur,
like ,hc castle rocks of Bennington
Quartz and quarizite there may he in
abundance, but doubtless no other such
formation can he found within our bound
aries The rock is perfect specimen IF
iointing. The angles are nearly right. tho
perpendiculdr lines are exactly parallel
varying from two inches apart to SeVora
feet and the horizontal parallels are quite
as regular. This makes Il possible l.
easily remove blocks with perfect planes
OF any desirable dimension. The surfA',
of all joint planes is smooth as glass
nearly as even and somewhat mottlet
with tendon blue, pale yellow and hrishi
red in spots varying in size from pir
points to pin heads. The tendon blue pro-
dominates a brilliant play of Co.or is
exhibited on the fractured surface, which
Is glossy. ana is highly increased under q
lens, To the unaided eye it has every ap-
pearance nj being perfectly compact
Close scrutiny with the lens reveals nu'
mercus cavities. some co,orlcss as th'
surrounding glass. others lined witt
shades of yellow ana red In truth tn,
red parts spoken of above are CdNitic'
What is the history of tins strange rock
lined with some oxide of iron.
This is the Poologist's first question, al,
Is by no means easy to answer. This an,
the mountain ridge beyond, are tine
grained quIrtZite of very ancient date
Such rock is found in small and large
areas in mos met morphic regions, anC
when coarsrlN cellular, as in Paris anc
| the valley If the Euphrdtes. it is used fol-
millstones.
| IT appears that quart2lte is a solidtieC
| sand and that these quart2ite mills t"pr"
sent immense deposits Of sand, GROUND
| from the primitive crust and freed II
various ways of its tedspars, lime IN,
| other constituents. This grinding and DIFF
IfcrentiatioIS took place during the lowe
Cambrian period, At the period when life
WAS beginning to increase upon tn carth
In this mass of quartz grains there doubt
less lived untold millions of minute plants
| The plant was destroyed during the me
tamorphism, but the space it occupied re
mains as cavity now lined with iron
| 1t is the opinion Of Mr.. j, II Sears o
| the Peabody Academy OF Science, I,
" hom the writer has submitted this rock
| that the ancient plant was either an alGa'
or fucoid, lie further states that TIER
! should be found in this rock fossils of tn,
| lineulae. Search is now being made 70
them. There is little doubt that the rocl
| is one OF the very oldest i'm New England
while not Arclaean, it is certainly Prn.
Crdal aud a member of the lower Cam
lbran. The lingulac of this period wcr
of the size If dimlnutiVe melon seeds an,
lmuch like them i'm shape, They We're mol
Imsks of the tribe of Brachiopods and tn
individual stood upon a short stem.
| The rock tncn was first weather-sclert
ed quartz from the Old Archaear crNsta
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
PRIZE SPEAKING.
Members of the a Glass of the High
School to Compete

The members of tine y class of the High
school are preparing essays and dtClduu-
t"ns, from which the selection of Nose
who sill compete for the prizes offered ion
the best essay and the best defamation
wi be made. ii is expected that the con-
test for these prizes will occur at the close
Of tn" present term ON March - II is
also quite possible that white the new
ligh school luildng may mo- have been
formally opened the contest will ,dk.
place in the building.
Tho prizes are S. each ana were proVid-
81 by the class of 1880 ono is given ,I
the young lady presenting the best essay
and the other 20 the young gentleman de-
lNering the Dest defamation. II vas an
~ last year the custom to compete fot
these prizes on graduation day bat it is
Believed tha' the practice of cump"tin. a.
9he close of the winter term vii, prove
more satisfactory.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
JANUARY WEATHER.
Month Warmer Than the Average, With
Excessive Snow Fall

The mean temperature for January in
this city was 81 degrees, with maxi
mum Of 20 on the 10Th and minimum of
0 on the Path. The average January tenn
pcrature for the last II years is 1876 de-
grees and last month was the first Janu-
AIRY in that period that the mercury failed
to register below zero. The month was
marked. however by frequent sudden
changes in temperature. which made 1t
unusually disagreeable. The precipitation
Uain and melted snow amounted to 3.32
inches, the average january precipitation
for II years being l99 inches. 1t was the
wettest January since 1889, most of the
excess being in the abnormal snow fall,
which amounted to IS inches. more than
half of which fell during the last week
Rain or snow in a quantity sufficient To
measure fell on ~ days. The prevailing
wind was south and the month was made
up Of six clear, IL partly cloudy and II
cloudy days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
THAT MILEAGE BOOK LAW.
(From the Landmark }

CirCuustanccs alter cases, ard while the
Central Vermont railway corporation. for
instance. may sell its patrons mileage
books at two cents "A nile, the State of
Vermont, At vcems, cannot compel other
railroads to do likewise II is a little
Curious thai with So many lawyers in the
last LEGISLATURE the uuCoustitutionality If
the mileage book law was not discovered
before the act was passed. Still 1t is no
Use kicking" agairs, decisions of the
United States Supreme Court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
30 YEARS OLD.
Anniversary of the st. Jean Baptiste
-
Society Celebrated Friday Evening.

The st. Jean BaptiStsoCiety Friday cVon-
ing celebrated the 32d anniversary of the
founding of the society at the bazaar which
Is being held in St jeans HAN on Elm
wood avenue. The attendance was unus-
ually large. Leon ~. Beaupre in behalf
of the committee, introduced Mayor fob
crts. The remarks made by him were Of
IL nature appropriate to the occasion and
would have received generous applause
but when in The course of his talk he re-
oited "A lengthy poem in French, and good
French too, his listeners were taken ny
surprise but rallied sufficiently to give 4
rou5iug round of applause. Hon. -. D..
Foster was next introduced ana heartily
congratulated tine society ON the good
work accomplish he'd 10y II since its founda-
ton. Attorney r. c. Mower was, also
asked to add few renrrEs. IT, respond
al briefly. Be; wren each speaker Prof.
charles Robair, the blind pianist rend-
cred piano selections.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
BANKRUPTCY HEARING,
Investigation of a Mortgage and AS
signments by Deceased Bankrupt.

There was a hearing Monday before
George W. DcbcrVillc. referee i'm bank
rptcy on the application Of the trustee
n the matter of George T.. Tcriil in bank
ruptcy for an examination of l.. f.. Ter
rill, tao father OF the deceased bankrupt.
The examination was with reference to y
Chattcl MORTGAGE given by George T.. Ter
iill to his father, i. T.. Tcrril and also
two assignments in June. 1895, previous to
the formers going into bankruptcy. The
hearing is an attempt to discover If the
transactions were in good faith. Mr..
Tcriill had several creditors i'm this city
among the wholesalers who arc intort stcd
in the matter. If an attempt to defraud
should be shown u suit would probably he
instituted to recover the goods mortgag"d
and assigned to he distributed pro rata
among the creditors
The hearing was adjourned until Feb
riary A. whom the widow of George t..
Terrill and former partner by the name
of Knight will be examined.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
A Is TON DYNAMO.
Largest Lighting Machine in the State
Being Set Up at the Gorge.

The new dynamo for the Consolidated
Electric company arrived in the city Mon
day and NJ Collins & CO.. began Tues
day the work Of dra wirg it to the gorge.
The new machine weighs y tons and the
largest piece weighs nine tons. Its capa e
city is 10000 lights, making it the largest
lighting dynamo in the State II will replace
two 900 light machines. The ConsOlida-
ted Electric company have been
furnishing their lights recently
from one Of tho machines of the
Vermont Electric company and the capa-
CITY of the plant that could be utilized
when the new dynamo is installed will Toe
about 15,010 lights. The machines of the
Vermont l1lcCtCiC company ana the Con-
solidatod Electric company are similar and
can all be used for power or lights Any
machine can be run on any circuit or any
Two machines together. It IS expected
that 1t will take two or three weeks TO
get the dynamo installed and in working
order.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
MPROVEM ENTS on TUE CHATEAU
CAV

Cant. Gcore" Rushl0w, general mana ger
- the Champlain Transportation COM
9any, went Monday to New York While
shcrc he Will inspect number of vessels
inr the purros" of deciding what the most
desirable steam Stcaring gear will Nc for
lhc Chatcau9ay. Plans and specifications
have been presented for the placing Of the
electric light plan. for the steamer and
fnesc will be submitted to the president of
ihc company for his approval A force Of
mon viii soon bc put to work painting
both boats al Shclburnc Ilarbor ana il is
expected tnat the improvements ON the
ChateaugaN win be commenced this
month
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
TOWN TOPICS.

Town Topics" farce comedy with a
number OF specialtles and musical selections
was presented at the opera house Monday
evening to fair-sized audience. Like
all farce-comedes Town Topics" has no
plot ana any other title would be just as
appropriate. The company contains some
clever people however, who provide a
very entertaining programme of songs,
dances ana amusing specialties. and in
dhis way probably meet all the expecta-
tons OF their audiences
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
THE HOMBLIEST MAN IN BURLINGTON

As well as the handsomest ana othe1
are invited to call on any drugg at and
get FREE a trial bottle Of kemp's Bal
sam for the Throat and Lungs a remedy
that it guaranteed to cure and relieve all
Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma. Brou.
chitis and Consumption. Price sc and SOC.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
WATER DEPARTMENT RATES
The Subject of Warm Discussion
by Aldermen.
Resolution Providing For Discount For
Prompt Payment Lost-Policemen's
Bill Again Laid on the Table, In
dcating a Suit Against the City.

-
: The regular monthlNmeeungo or the board
of aldermen held Monday evening was
tho most lively session held by that rody
In many months and was married ny the
consideration OF some important matters
which wee treated to n hheral and some
What causilc discussion. during whl'h Al
dcrlnen Guichell and Kelley had something
TO say concerning the making oil o.itlcdi
capital out OF the matters before the bo'id
and there were other personal illusions.
Among the important matters before the
board was the report or the committee on
water upon the question OF cash dlS-
count for prompt payment OF water niliS'
the refusal to pay the nil OF Oflcer Jpnh
D. HrothcrS, the appIicdtloh or ). X. ana j.
~. Lockwood Tor the use OF inc cry mar
ket grounds for long term OF yehfs lor
huildng purposes ana "a discussion "l
electric llght DIS.
Inc report OF the water committee on
Amending the rules ana regulations ma
rates OF the water department was sup
plcmcnted 10y two communications IRON
superintendent CFandalI, showing tn" dis
counts in other cities and giving
the opinions OF those in charge ol
water systems Were the discounts had
been tried. The report outside these mt
tiers was in substance as follows. Five rcr
cent discount is too small The income
from water rates is becoming more than
Siifcient to meet the expenses. We rec
ommcnd discount of 10 per cent on
schedule and meter rates, excepting on
bills for m"tered water sold al less than
l. cents per 100 cubic fe"t. There are to-
day No schedule ana 1000 meters III use
The ten per cent discount will ne about
$500. The income this year will be about
$4,000 by rc.lson of the approximate COM
pletion of the replacing of the cement
nj Nxsh ith ira ma = he, "A IL
siderable annual expense Many cities
give a discount ranging from to - per
cent for prompt payment. The SGporih-
tendents of these cities all claim ii is
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
A WoInan's Eqes

Will tell her love, though every other
feature be hidden under the oriental
Yashmak. A womans eyes are equally
eloquent as to her health. She can teach
her lips to laugh in spite of pain, but the
eyes will newt be partner in that deceit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
ALL KINDS.

Some men are heroes in the strife
who battle Sternly, undismaycd
And some. you'll meet them oft la life
Are heroes only on parade.
Washington Star.