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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26

disappearing gun carriage system FOR
coast detense---Beckman House and
stable. at Hampton Beach. n. H.. burned
Two New Brunswick fishermen mys-
tertous,y dead in boat-The porte said
to have replied to the demands Of the
United States --Goverror Taylor OF
Kentucky returns to Washington; in
dtctment against him held up-Sena-
tors who have visited cuba say that I'LL
Nmate annexation seems Inevitable
The disabled British steamer SIR Gar
net Wolseley toWed into Halifax by the
Runo--ArChbshop Corrisan attacks
state management OF public schools
Phenomenal increase In United states
expectations to the Orient-Croton dam
strikers applaud review OF state troops
by Major General Roe--Man shoots his
wife dead, wounds girl and attempts
suicide at Syracuse--Coal production
Of the United states for 1899 far in excess
of previous years--Maine lumbermen
receive discouraEinY news, bottom has
fallen out Of the spruce lumber market
TUESDAY, APRIL "a.
Lord Roberts reports partial list Of
casualties suffered by sending Pole
Carew and French to help Rumble;
Dickson's cavalry brigade makes a wide
detour and runs against a strong Boer
position-Two Boston men dro~nd in
Dorchester bay; their one companion
rescued-Marvin A Mcclure held at
Rutland VT. without bail, on a charge
of completely in lootng the Merchants
National bank-Insursent scheme 10
10 ia va n he
pines likely to be troublesome during the
coming rainy season-Philip Scully
brings suit against DR.. y &. Adrich ~
Fall River. claiming $4,000 for alleged
alienation Of his wifes Affections
Steamer F. Salto reaches Norfolk mere
iron hull. all her woodwork, maSts and
furniture having been used for fuel dur
ing storm--Miss Sterling elected presi-
dent general OF the Daughters Of the
Revolution--Turkish torpedo hoat
blows up and q lives lost-High water
In some New England streams doing
damage 10 property--New York referee
decides that Marion Manola is entitled
TO. a divorce from Jack Mason---New
England insurance exchange almost
doubles the rates on farm property in
Massachusetts -- BIZ To extend n
,o.o.o,a az Snanish war exemption from
o,..., .a,vica ordered TO third reading in
49,, h-,,ch Of Massachusetts legisla e.
t,ro after considera Bile opposition-
Pretty l5-year-old Annie Evans COM
r,,its suicide at Bost on--TurkeY still de-
LAYING negotiations as To payment for
damage to American missionaries
Loss of several million dollars caused by
4 saoa- in ouisiana and MiSSiSSippi--
Federal Steel company Will nov meet inc
reduction in prices announced pN the
American Steel ana WIRE company
Thirty-two add1nonal fh'llpplhe ports
opened to eommerce---Senator AlIlson
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
.IAY, GRAIN AND FEED
tones & Isham.

Hay. sl2 to So per ton; balcd, SIS to Sl1;
oats. Is to % cents a hushel; seed oats,
g. cents hushcl: beans $50 4
bush"l; spring rye, 9oc bushol, buck
wheat 100 a bushcl; corn - to G0c a bush
q, middlings S2l ton; bran. $40 to $50
per ton. corn meal, s21 a ton: No. l
proVonder. $22 ton; no. provender.
s2l u ton, baled shavings - cents a
bale: halcd rye straw. Sl2 q ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
RICc WITH CIlEESE r.

Wash a cup Of rice and put 1t over the
cheese With houllou, teaspoonful OF
fresh butter aud It little white pepper.
When it Is cooked and thick, add four
ounces of grated cheese; stir till this IS
melted and servo very hot. This dish may
he made more appetiziug 10y pouring 1t on
4 Mate or baking dish before the cheese
is melted sprinkling moro cheese and
white crumbs and butter over the top and
baking il a golden brown.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26

cut % pound of cold beef into slices, put
i'm salad bowl and mix with a head OF
shredded lettuce. Dissolve a teaspooufu.
of salt in four SpOonfuls Of salad oil. sir
in little pepper and mix well with the
salad, then add two spoonfuls of good
vinegar stir lightly with a fork and serve.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
A SPRING SALAD.

Shred lettuce, celery and Spanish or
Bermuda onions very fine and pour over
a maNonudiso dressing In the middle of
a fiat liSn stand small bunch of water
crcSS: place around it the salad and gar
nish with finely sliced bocts and the yoks
ana sliced whites of hard-hoicd eggs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
ROMAN CREAM.

Into one quart of milk put ono-half box
81 relatinc. boat for fifteen minutes. then
ada the No.kS of four eggs beaten with
one cup of sugar; scald. cool four min
ites. l1"n add tho whites Of tho eggs
1'dton stiff, pinch of salt, rose or van
Ia llANOriNu.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
ONION SAUCE.

This is nice sauce for roast ducks or
geese. Boil six onions until very soft,
changing the water once or twice. Drain
he onions and rub through a sieve; add
Elc rupful OF hot milk, a liberal piece of
'uttcr and pepper and salt to taste.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
AESl.Nr MINDED

Customer-Civc me ten cents worth q
parogori'. please.
Druggisl-Nes. sir.
customer -mndolly)- How much
is IL?
pruegist-A quarter Exchange.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
THE BURLINGTON MARKETS.


Butter has taken decided tumble dur
ing the past week. The following quo
tations are furnished 10y some of Burlng-
tnll'S merchants.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
When
You
Marry

1t will be money
in your pocket and you are sure
to be satisfied, ii you get the
wedding cards of the
FREE Press ASSOCIATION.
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Wo have completed arrangements whcre-
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
C.. A. Barber.

New ST. Louis -four, $40 per barrel;
Mlchgau's best $40; spring patents and
Minnesota patents, $500, Rye flour, 3
cents a pound; buckWheat flour, cents
a pound. Maple sugar, H. to Ihc a pound (.
Maple syrup. Sis per gallon. Gran
ulated sugar is cents a pound or
II pounds for $50 coffee A. 8
cents; ,icht brown, cents loaf and
pulveii2cd, cents; cabbage, cents:
new beets 20 cents a bunch, popcorn, cts,
Il pound; curly lettuce cents Il
head; bail lettuce, 10 cents. potetoes,
Is cents "A peck; rhubarb, II cents a
pound, celery, to IL cents bunch
radishes, cents bunch. Bermuda,
onions, Zoe a pound; caulitioWcr 10 cents
pound parsnips cents pound; oyster
plant 10 cents bunch; spinach. u cents
a peck; canned Nc9otahleS ar quoted
as follows. Corn, 10 to IL cents;
tomatoes, 10 to H. cents; Succo-
fash 10 to 10 cents; string beans 10 to %
cents; red kidney loaus, Is coats; peas,
II to % cents; French peas, 30 cents; as
paragus tips. % cents; squash, 10 to ID
cents; pumpkins, IL to % cents. beets, 2.
cents bunch; asparagus, - cents a
bunch, Cucumbers II cents each; toma-
toes, 10 cents a pound; strawberres, 10 tc
80 cents quart.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
WEDNESDAY. APRIL %

Roberts setting a trap for the Beers,
but it is believed that they will escape
QUAY refused a seat in the senate by
vote of SO 10 32---Admiral Dewey to|
stand on his record and not likely 10 give
out formal statement concerning poll
tics----W Worcester suspect not suffering
fran smallpox, New England states Of
ncially declared free from danger of
Gisease-Srruce lun Der manufacturers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-26
F. E. Perkins.

TEAS. COFTEES AND SPICES.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-18
CHIMES RUNS lY A WON N.

with christmas chimes ready go
burst forth from the towers ot !hou-
sands of churches n different parts OF
the country. b Is interesting to know
that the beIls of beautiful Grace church
In Broadway are ruug by the fair
hands of beautml young won. l.
The chimes Of Grace church o. FAM
Gus. When one hears the bells quar-
ralire I'm he cloud above the jiu VI
Broadway he may imagine am uid cN-
tom Of oid fashioned sll pulling cWNy
at ben ropes Nothing ~ thp Kind ls
reality. saws ihp Pittshurg Dispatch.
N is the assistant prgguist oi ,ht
church Miss Bertha Thomas who .s
ringing tno chimes. SHE is calmly mau-
irulaUru 90 kpVhrltd like that pt ana or-
gan with uo more labor than would De
required fur playing an actual oIEan.
1870. nt ttu.y pressure .'r 'icH,r
fingers ID g.tai ben. weighing .ops. Car
up Hn the tower. responds. 9n Z The mus-
ic of Some sacred ,hdrt rings ont ir "a
hrlzen clash and ,laug thIt clu lr
heard rnr m.f. Miss Thomas SAWS
th, bells urp as lamHu ,H aar Hs they
were pnDr 1'd o. ttv \.cE .r tho I.-
tle English village 'uur HEF and b.
might hr added That thoN 1re roeuch.z-
Dd with al .,'irr lv many end m ~
busy man and wfw.u walking or r1-
ir~ alone Broadway trho let.rs with
pleasure to their familiar tongues
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-18
LIQUID AIR AS BLASTING AGENT.

4 series OF tests OF LIQUID air were
made few weeks ago by the Niqnna
Crystal ice company, IN the presence
of Representatives of the Austrian
Technical military committee. says the
New York Tribune. The fuld was OBJ
tainel from Llndes works I'm Munich
and conveyed 10 Vienna in open hasks,
having the DeWar vacuum jacket 20
check evaporation. When It was des-
patched the mixture contained IS per
cent OF Oxygen. but seventy TWO hours
later, when the stuff was used, enough
nitrogen had eyuplrated 20 make the
percentage OF oXy gen 50.
Cartridges were made Of liquid air,
mineral oil petroleum. and kieseguhr
The oil seems t0 have taken place OF
charcoal i'm gunpOWder, in supplying
an inhammabe material which Woulu
develop large quantity OF gas. Inc
liquid air was almost pure oxygen, ana
tended To promote combustion. 1Ae
kiesel lguhr served the same purpose
that IL does In dynamite. IL is sillcious
glycern. The cartridges are spoken ot
fcCrnicaly as "OXyiignhe.
They were prepared in two ways.
First. kieselguhr ana OH were mixed
I'm a basin, and the liquid air was add
ed gradually. The resulting paste was
ladled into the cartridge case, which
was coated with asbestos probably 20
check the absorption " heal from sur
rounding substances. The second meth
od OF preparation was 90 charge the car
fridge with Keselguhr and ail and add
the llQu4d air later The second set ~
cartridges were incascd in sheet lead.
owing 10 the intense cold. men ala
not care 60 handle the cartridges Wig
orOusly. and there was difficulty in at
taching detDnat0rs and fuses. In the
meantime much Of the oxygen evapor-
ated. especially from The cartridges
having lead cases These lat er proved
weaker than the first set One of them
missed fire altogether The cartridges
were inserted in holes thirty inches
deep in the rock whom fired. Artillery
General Engineer Hess made tie fol-
lowing comment on the tests;
The preparation of the cartridges IS
wasteful and dangerous % che eyes
and owing TO the rapid evaporation 70
is impossible 10 guarantee tho strength
~ cartridge. even IN The rOughest way
kicselguhr and OH seem tu De suii-
able absoYbents. and oXylignite an ef-
fective blasting agent though cnmpara-
tive tests have not been made yet. cart
ridges must be used within say 0fte"n
minutes of their preparation There Is
no danger hence. from missing Ere
Eut. on the other hand. VI VIII be df-
hcuh TO fire many cartridges simultan-
eously, and strictly speaking The cart
"idges should be made on the SPOT and
be in very hard condition That would
scarcely be possible below ground: the
spurfing liquid might break the glass
as ~ the hot safety lamps and it re-
mains 20 be investigated whether the
large volumes Of oxygen might NOT
lead 20 spontaneous ignition of marsh
gas or coal dust. The eyaporaNur
oxygen would. on the other hand i'm
prove the air and the blasting would
not contaminatc IT,"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-18

THE Union Trust company Is the
youngest Of the Institutions. 1t entered
the field when the banking business Of
the town or rather the institutions do
ing a banking business. had been ap-
parently swelled TO the limit. 1t pro-
cceded 10 advertise however as though
IL was the only bank in town. 1t grew
rapidly from the start, OF course. As
Stunning only an equal ability with many
competitors IN its management the ad-
vertising that>it did and that older in
stHutions refused 20 do inevitably made
for quick success There TT any ques
tlon as to what ala il. Tne Merchants
National Bank surely as conservative
an institution as any In the United
States. has not been above buy
ing advertising space from time a.
time though IL has not made bold de-
parture from the tradition that the
same device which H. expected TO he
employed by a department store should
be handled delicately by bank But
We take IL that even the conservative
ventures in the advertising field by tht
Merchants must have proved highly
satisfactory ana increased respect fol
it's enterprise while detracting not the
least from public confidence in IL. That
the trust companies which have recent
ly been absorbing national banks were
willing TO pay a premium on the stock
thereof demonstrates that there was
nothing about these banks that maGe
them a bad business proposition, That
they failed to maintain the success
achieved in earlier Times and that then
balances. business and responsibility
warranted" was simply because they
were difndent about telling folks what
they had and neglected TO appreciate
the modem factor advertising. So tLeH
perfectly good assets pass 40 otheI
hands who VIII proceed to make money
from them by advertising them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-18
UkIQUs Milan Gl.lsS.

Two of the most peculiar volumes
ever compiled in the name Of religion
have PASSED from indian possession in
TO the keeping OF San Francisco man.
Nj. Luis Loaiza. They were takcn from
the dead body OF Yaqui Indian. an un-
ordained priest or maestro, who was
shot by Mexican regulars during the
last dnsurrcction Of his tribe.
These sacred books reveal the relig-
ious beliefs and ceremonies of the va
Quis. Che maestro To whom they be-
louEcd was one OF band OF Indian ma
raudrrs that had been devastating the
country as they passed through IL and
committing an kinds of atrocities while
on their way to JON tho remainder of
the tribe. The maestro had apparently
forgotten his pricstly calling for ne
was lighting with the utmost feyocity
whom Killed. After he fell the holy
scIptures were found 10y a soldier next
90 his murder loving heart, remarks The
san Francisco !,Xaminer.
The maestro was an artist of consd-
erauIc imagination and a tcthniqup all
his own. as his conception OF Christ on
the Ctosg. - John. 81 Gregory ana the
pcIy show. His idealizatiou of the as
Ccusiuu. The NicNry OF The cross over
sii and 5oomsday is pathetic I'M It's
cruelty 4 orapcd cloth over the cross
To represent The wrapping OF the body
of Jesus IN myrtc and sepulcher. ac-
c6rdlng to ST. John xix 80 proves that
the ana, e.rO must have been student
% s. hoped that if he has reached heav-
cn fhc archanrcls Michael. Gabriel and
RapnleI have forgiven him for his OUT
lanllsh portraits OF them.
Father pcmasini at the Jesuit church
90 whom these books were submitted
for inspection SAYS that such drawings
were never authorized by the head of
l.ho church and that. unless one knew
TIE Iotin mass by heart. 4, would bc al
most imu0esihlo 10 attcWnt transla-
tion or interpretation of ne book con-
tanning fl The mass seems to him 20
ha = bccn taken down while listening
fo me priest. the Wor are discon-
re,tad syuables heirg ioincd o. tho
wong words and producing n curious
tumble
The su'nish book Is 70 10 bettor.
mu occasionally l word otcurs which
is known only 90 the understanding of
tro Nauuie Roth volumes lr. put toe
0rthor with infinite rtatoess and pains
fa-ng cave. arn vrittcn 1u1 printed
t,ith r. pom. every STROKE 10 which pvi-
d.urre "a labor ~ love and q tc-encc for
fnt irs' Tho frontienloco. in roi and
hlack irK 's "fr1fftilv and wonderfully
mo o. Tho cover OF one is Of gaudy red
calico bound with black and red cotton
ekI- braid
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-18
Bon
Ami
Tho Now Cleaner
Has mssirs rsar sst usrevstso. Tnos
,.,.,, ,1sr ~ aAy COULDN'T DO WITHOUT o.
COMPARATIVE DISTANCES.

The distance in the south African
scenes of operations can be better esti-
mated IL they are compared with those
between New York City and outlying
places. Taking the route OF the Brit
ish from Durham, their landing place.
10 40 To PictermaritzburE. seventy
miles. would be approximately the
same as 20 10 10 Poughkecpsie from
New York. says the Army and Navy
Journal. From Durham 10 Ladysmith.
1888 miles. is about the distance from
New York 10 Baltimore: from Durham
TO Laing's Mex. the Boer frontier on
the Natal side. H. 30l miles. or New
York 10 Concord, y. H.: Durham 70 DO
hannesburg or Pretoria is about 800
miles, or New York 10 Wheeling, w.
Va.
On the western side the distance
from Cape Town 20 Kimberley is 6li
miles, New York tn Springfield. q:
from Cape Towr To- NTyDurg II al
miles, New York 10 Ann Arbol, Mich;
from Cape Town 20 Mafeking is $40
miles. New York 10 Atlanta, Ca; from
Cape Town TO johannesburg and Pre-
toria, 1914 miles. New York TO ~.
Louis Mo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-18
TOO fANY fcR Wash NeTON.

Washington was not churlsh. but he
had that preference for being unob-
served that develops at times into a
longing i'm a man whose life is spent in
pubhr~ He quilted the Macomb house
on the morning OF August 30, 1890 The
servants were instructed To steal
away at dawn. to have the carriages
and luggage over the ferry at Paulus
Hook by sunrise. BY candlellght. Mrs.
Washington. the children and the sec
retaries assembled In the morning
room, says a writer I'm Harper's Maga-
zine.
The president entered. pleased with
his stratagcm. He was enjoying i'm
prospect his concealed departure. Inn
mediately under the window suddenly
struck up on the stu morning air the
bl9ring. vigorous notes of an artillery
band From the highways and byWays
scurrying people appeared. To witness
his first step outside the dcOU a thou
sand gogging. affectionate eyes
watched.
There" cried the general, in half
comic despair cannot think alto
gcther displeased, ITS all over: we are
found ont Well Well! They must
have their own way
IL was the general" they waited TO
see not the president They lined the
roadway from house 10 barge, record
ing every movement IN obserNant
brains tA distinguished man can new
cr know which of his audience rs 20 be
his biographer. II may be one of the
"supcrs" on the stage rolling off the
catpetsD The thunder OF artillery could
not drown the living shout that rose.
from the throats OF the people as
Washington was borne of Wi.h the rise
and fan of the oars cleaning Va the
cheerful sun. Ills voice t-'moied 7S he
badc the assembled crowd farewell.
Though chary OF appe3ling 10 it the
love Of the people never FAILED to move
him deeply
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-18
THE BoER GIRLS.


The young Boer girls are handsome,
tail and OF good figure. Their eyes are
blue, their hair light, their feet and
hands large. Many Boer bellies take 3s
IN mems shoes.
When she loses the flrst,fush OF youth
the Boer woman has tendency TO be
come ungenteel| OF figure In fact, the
typical ''vrouw" is stalWart and stout
10 the verge OF ponderosity. Ease and
generous feeding make her face rather
nat ana hery.
The course of a Boer courtship is
very curious and of a patriarchal char
acter The swain attires himself in his
newest clothes and saddles his best
horse, paying special attention to the
saddiecloth The most fashionable is
dfugget of green and red, with gay
yellow fringe. Thus declSed out, he rides
TO the house where his beloved dwells.
His appearance betOkcns his errand,but
he puts forward The accustomed eXcuss
hat one OF his oxen has strayed, says
the London Mail.
IN many cases hc knows his intended
only by repute as an heress To so many
farms and cattle AS a rule II Is the
desire 10 possess these farms and cat
monial plunge. His errand is fuil told
when he asks leave TO "off sad ilc.' AZ
ter suppcr-he tinrs his arrival about
sundown-he asks permission 10 sit up
with the girl. The up sitting forms
the Boer betrothal ceremonv, \ long
candle Is lit with the coffee Kettle pat
on the fire. As long as the caLll" burns
The bctrothcd exchange con"lrnces
When the light nickers the visitor de-
parts and this constitutes the engage
ment.
The wedding follows In "A mopth az
So. From miles around come relatives
and Wall-wishers There are some lOng
rows of saddles and wagons against the
farm walls a firing Of guns salutes the
return ~ the bridal party from thl
"predikant.' or preacher. Then follows
the great feast. which lasts uatil sun
.set During the clearing away the ladies
attire themselves I'm white muslin. gay
with ribbons and brass jewelry. Tue
Glders supply he music and. led by
the bride and bridegroom, dancing be-
gins. The mud Aoor has been polished
with huIock's blood until e rlistens like
marble. The fun v'axes greater and not
until dawn does the company dispeTse.
As q husband or wife is regarded
much I'm The same l!ght as an indispen-
sable piece ~ household fur'iture. IL
behooves "a btrcaved partner to lose no
time in replacing the dead wife or hus-
band.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-18

THE story Of the Manufacturers in
sumtion offers a particularly forclole
illustration OF this advertising fact.
When the Manufacturers began 10 ad-
yertisa ~ was national bank and not
one Of the most prominent ones, by any
means. II advertised more conserva-
lively than had the Industrial but its
wen written reading notices. placed
among the papers n,ws. caught the
eye easily As q rule bankers criticised
even these modest attempts TO tell the
public thai the Manufacturers wanted
all the business il could get and was
not ashamed TO canvass for IL publicly.
But the public took kindly 20 being ask
cd. So the Manufacturers grew and
coming down of "a high perch OF re.
gardng advertising as beneath the dig
nifty OF a bank likewise came down
from the second floor to the first. That
this development was accomplished
while the Manufacturers was still ma
tional bank and before other business
reasons dictated the change 10 a trust
Indicates pretty clearly that
the growth Of the trust companies over
the general run Of national banks has
not been solely because OF The popular
ity OF their banking methods but chief
~ because Of advertising.