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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24
PROBABLY CHILD MURDER.
Boys Digging for Worms in Sandgate
Find Body of Male Child.

Remington, May 21.-Sandgate, "A small
village in the western part of the county,
furnished another sensation Saturday.
Two boys from Arlington were cleaning
under a manure box looking for worms,
and had partly removed the refuse when
they struck something soft. They inVes-
tgated and found the body of a male child
that had apparently been there for sew
eral days. They reported the case to the
selectmen and DR.. w. S. Phillips of Ar
lington was called at once. He held an
autopsy and reported that the child had
been born alive and probably lived several
days. 1t was in a healthy condition.
There is a strong suspicion of murder and
of the guilty parties Further investiga-
tons are in progress. There are three
men from the town now awaiting trial for
attempting rape, one for burglary and
this last OF all has created much excite
ment all through that section.
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A DROWNING AT NEWPORT.

Newport, May 2l.-George Brown of
Troy was drowned Saturday while rum
ming logs on the Missisquoi river for the
Troy Mill Company, When near the W.
O Wright bridge in Westield, the raft he
was riding rolled over carrying him under
His body became entangled in a chain on
the raft and he was borne down. The body
was recovered later. He was 30 years Of
age and leaves wife and family.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24

Mark Twain Is hard at work upon an
other book. He does all his writing be-
fore noon; gives the rest of the day to
what he Is pleased to call "loafng." and
corrects proofs in the evening.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24
Another Woman Helped

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Il took Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
during change of life and derived great
benefit from it's use. MARY L. JAMES,
1915 Coydon St, Bradford, Pa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24
hoods Sos4ebM%

Hoods pills cure liver ilisi the nonirrtating and
oaiy osthArtic to take With Hoods sarsaparila.
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part Of the ceremony was reached, he
thrilled the religious feelings Of his
auditors by bringing forth with in
tense fervor and power that soul-stir-
ring melody, "After The Ball Il Over. IS
But, happily unconscious Of any incon-
gruity, the earnest Indians sang on,
and felt grateful to their Mexican
friend for his helpful accompaniment.
In one of the main streets was a bow
er made of cottonwood benches. In
which the wooden figure Of 81. Stephen,
the patron saint. was placed. and here.
during the day. all the devout won.
en- came 10 pray. offer mp Thanksgiving.
and, at the same time. deposit at the
shrine corn, bread, melons. beans, and
other products OF their gardens as
thankoffering. Then began the dances.
Two families or clans took charge of
this portion Of the ceremonies. The
women were clothed in ali the finest
garments they we're able to obtain.
Robes. elegantly woven and highly col
ored sashes. bnckskin leRginS, mocca-
sins. necklaces and the like. and upon
the head each womaB wore a headdresk
Of wood or leather. foot on more high.
and painted or carved. or both. 10 repre-.
sent symbols connected with the wor.
ship Of the sun. The lightning. rain
clouds, the sun, the moon, the morning
and evening atars, the planets, the
milky way even, were ali represented
upon these headdresses. The mems
chief article Of clothing was the kilt.
made Of white cotton 81 home wearing
ard embroidered. In e6Iors Anklets.
mocea~ins. necklaces ard a banda
around the head 10 bind the hair. with
outfit, while the women held fwigs Of
pine or juniper in their hands. which
they moved back and forth In tine with
the rafting Of the ueE.
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TO look above the superstitious ideas OF
his people, and Yhen he returned home
his education complete, he dared H.
give expression 10 his radical ideas,
this was the method taken ia convince
him that conservation was the best
policy" lie evidently learned the last
lesson well. for. when telling me the
story, ne said: "Watch me tomorrow
and you will see that | dance more
vigorously than any other Acoma In
dian" And so he did. but the religious
influence Of IL was somewhat lost by
the fact that each time / passed him
and he thought he was unobscryed by
his people, he turned aud gravely
"winked" at me.
just as sun is about 20 set all the Wis
ting Indians are called together and
the chief shaman or medicine man
throws one after another among them
the gifts that have been placed on the
shrine during The day, There is a great
scramble for these gifts. for not only
are they deemed of value. but the
prayers and Thanksgiving of the donors
to the Great Sun are supposed TO ac-
company the gifts, and thus bring
blessings and good luck 10 the recip-
tents. G. WHARTON JAMES
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praying to the great morning luminary
TO bestow all his best gifts upon them.
But" you ask, where are such be-
nighted heather as this to be found in
the United States?"
In Arizona and New Mexico. The
pueblo or town Indians of Isleta, La
euna, Zuni, Aeoma. etc, are all wor
shippers of the sun, and daily their
alteration is offered, as well as in spe-
cial ceremonies of great pomp and inn
portance which occur less regularly.
If one leaves the trauscontinental
line of the Santa Fe railway on the
journey to California, nj the little town
of Laguna in New Mexico. and drives,
or rides horseback, IL or IS miles south,
he will reach the wonderful City of the
Cliffs" Acoma. Here. in the first day
of September Of each year, the feast of
St. Stephen" the patron saint of the
people, is observed. The feast Is n
strange and interesting mixture of
Roman Catholic religious ceremonial
and pure and unauthorized sun wor-
ship. / have seen the dance and its at
tendant ceremonies several times. and
each time the Jennings" of the two
kinds of worship become more appar-
ent. The old priests. when Acoma WIS
subiugated TO Spanish rule $50 years
ago, were wise. Instead of totally pro-
hibiting the religious ceremonials of
the people, they gave new and Chris
tan interpretations TO them, hence, to-
day, we see an orthodox Catholic priest
engaging in the rites of holy mass, and
| then marching in a procession TO the
plaza where the whole afternoon is
spent in a dance performed in honor Of
tie sun.
During these professions the visiting
Mexicans often unite with the Indians,
though, regarding themselves as SUI
perior to the natives, they head the pro-
cession, and slightly TO one side, and thus
preserve their dignity unimpaired. One
of their number, on one occasion, was
induced to add charm to the perform
ance by rendition Of certain airs on his
accordion. During a solemn song.
when the Indians were praying for the
continued blessings of Those Above,
the accompanist compelled his aecor-
dion loudly and mistakenly to give forth
the strains of"MarchinR Through Geor-
Ria." Soon he changed IL to LA Palo-
ma" and then. when the most solemn
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WILLING TO TRY IT.
Ne Lineage Necessary as Long as ne
Had . snttieIency of the
Coin.

81 suppose" she said. "that you had an
ancestor In the celebrated little party that
came over with William the Conquerorl"
Perhaps" he replied, but have never
looked the matter up.
"Of course you are a lineal descendant OF
some one who came over in the Maytlower~
II don't know, II - possible that ! am,
but have never hunted up the records.
We'll" she went ON. you are descended
from an officer OF the revolutionary war,
aren't youy"
Finding himself cornercd he broke down
and confessed.
"My fathers name was szfeherSkcndow.
ski which he changed TO Dows with the
sanction OF the court. -
She sat for moment almost crushed,
Then hope seemed to return to her aud she
asked:
How much did you say you expected your
father To leave youf'
II figure that my share OF the estate will
be about -. n00. 600, he said.
"Al right, she answered briskly, Eve
'an worry along without the lineage aud
still be happy, dear, '-Chieago rimes-iier
aid.
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HIS MISTAKE.
An American Girl Gives an English.
man Little Light en-
Ladies'.

A Louisville girl. who was recently in
Germany, met a young English officer who
was in the same city, and, in fact, in the
same house with her for two months. study
ing German for his promotion. Like most
Europeans he had the usual absurd ideas
about the girls Of this country. who. in the
minds of the uutraveled foreigner. are rather
hoyden creatures who smoke and have other
masculine traits.
After dinner one day, in the early ac-
quaintanee of the couple, the officer offered
the Louisville girl cigarette, and, upon her
refusing il, he said:
Why, | thought all the girls in the
United States smoked.
$50 we do replied the girl, hut never
cigarettes, only pipes, II YOU viii get that
pipe of the mantelpieee in the next room |
shall be charmed to smoke with yeu. -
Not snspeeting the joke she was playing
on him. the officer brought the pipe and
filled it. and it was not until he saw the wry
faces his friend made in attempting to carry
cut the joke that he appreciated the sitaa.
ton, lie was continually telling the Ameri.
can in tone OF surprise that abe was just
like the girls at home in England, and her
rejnnder was:
lieutenant. don't you think lady is a
lady the world overf'-isaaisville Courier
Journal
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MAE sHowINo SPHERE RussIAN INFLUENcE N cHINA.

Consular agents and merchants from
almost every land are endeavoring to
capture the lions share of the trade of
these countries OF the east that are but
just awakening from centuries Of slum-
Der.
OF the nations of the world that are
interested in this scramble for CONNER
cial supremacy in the east four are far
In the lead. These four are Russia,
America, England and that recent
ly awakened nation, Japan, which
in less than half a century has taken
its place among the foremost nations
OF the world as a competitor for the
worlds trade and commerce. In this
article we will consider the position oe-
cupied by Russia in the Pacific and her
possibilities for the future.
just so much as the railroad trains
have by their rapid movements super
seeded the river steamboats, of Europe
and America and the caravans of the
east, just so much are Russia's opportu-
mites for increased trade and COM
merce growing with the countries of
the Pacific as her great Siberian rail-
way project, on which she has already
spent rlore than $500, oo0, 900, nears com
pletion.
While Russian engineers and Rus
sian convicts have been laying the rails
that would connect ST. Petersburg with
the countries of the east. Russian diplo-
mats have been carefully but rapidly
laying the foundation for Russian su-
premacy in China and Corea when
that long line of rails should be COM
pleted. With stubbornness that has
permitted of but little II any opposition,
she has extended her sphere Of infiu-
enee within half dozen years from the
northern borders of Manchuria south
ward TO Port Arthur, and then on
southwark until she connects with the
great waterways of the empire over
which she can reach the interior teem-
ing with its millions OF humanity 20
whom she would sell Russian products
of farm and factory.
To compare RnSksa's small trade with
the east of to-day with that Of Great
Britain, with whom she Is contending
for supremacy in China, would prove
nothing for the future. Russia with
her ice bound ports on the Arctic ocean.
without the means of cheap and rapid
transportation across the broad
stretches of Siberia, has not been in
position to compete with England
with her years of experience, with her
wonderful maritime resorrcex. with
her nineteenth century civilization de-
veioped 20 the very highest point.
But Russia Is rapidly attaining a po-
s'tion that will be equal TO that Of Eng
lard. She could not force ope \ taer ice
bound ports. but she could. ard i.
Guiding railroad that will give 10 her
N advantage over the ships Of Enr-
and When this road IL completed
ses will be in dfreet rail consnnri ca-
non with GRE of The fEnest Of the Chi.
aest harboFs In territory which she
.ohsFoss, ard from which II win be easy
- FsaeA al ths ports Of the east. Even
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before the one road is completed an
other is being talked of that will branch
off from the main line of the Siberian
railway and cross Mongolia to Picking
and from there to the sea-
These lines of communication will
open the ports of the east TO the prod
ucts of Siberia. and, thanks TO the pol.
icy of rapid development inaugurated
by the present car, Siberia will be
able to meet the demand upon her prod
ucts. Her fields will undoubtedly pro-
duee much of the wheat and other food
stuffs sold in the east. and she will be-
come successful rival of the nations
of the world in their efforts to capture
the trade of the awakening countries
of the east.
The terrible climate of northern ST.
IBERIA is rapidly being overcome by the
advance of civilization. and ii is legit-
innate induction to suppose tina; in time
even The most northern and desolute
parts of Siberia may become the resi-
dence of n population able to develop its
resources. Every acre of ground added
to the productive fields of Siberia
means a keener competition for the
acres of other countries trading with
the east; every new community spring.
ing into life, with its manufacturing
industries, means a keener competition
for the factories OF other mai ions seek
ing trade in the east, and every pound
of mineral taken from the Siberian
mines means keener competition for
the mines of other nations.
The development of Siberia is the
one great object of the Russian ruler.
He is the one ruler of the land who has
journeyed through it and witnessed its
needs and its possibilities, and he is
straining every point to give to this
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OPPOSED BY NAVY.
Vice Admiral Meets with Gem
ernI and strong objections.

There il general opposition through.
out the navy to the creation Of two
grades Of vice admiral. This opinion
was expressed to the president al the
conference held with the Santiago cap
tains in regard to The suitable reward
which should go to the officers Of the
North Atlantic fleet II In hardly like.
ly the president will recommend con
gresA 10 provide for two such grades.
which is out of all proportion to the
requirements OF the service. and would
furnish three high grades beyond any
In the military service.
In The conference there was little Of
fered OF personal character. and the
discussion was on the broad lines Of
the needs Of the service rather than on
whether Sampson or sehley vas En-
titled TO the glory Of The sautiago vic
tory. The creation Of he grade Of vice
admiral will be used as ~ argument for
the revival Of the grade Of lieutenant
general In the army. and II is said that
one Of the first actions of Gen Niles
friends In the senate viii be the intro
duetion Of a measure which will hsse
The effect Of creating The new grade for
him.
II In By no means certain, however,
that Miles will secure the piece There
is abundant opposition 10 him ktill in
the war department. ard the withdraw.
al Of Algsr does not appear TO hase al
tered the conditions whicb prevailed
under the latter'a administration
Miles recommendation are uBbseded
and his communications are practically
ignored.
IL took three weeks u time and the
personsi Offices Of = prominent army
officer to secure Secretary Roots afteh.
ton 70 letter which Miles had written
20 the var department concerning the
detail Of line major 10 his regiment In
the Philippines
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NEEDED THE SOAP.
The Availability of Women shoppers
In "a Barnain store Rush Is
Truly Fetching.

II was nj department store bargain eoun.
ter for odds and ends, Women squeezed
and clboWed aud showed to get alongside the
counter. Frequently two of them happened
10 peek M the same bargain at one and the
same time, and then they both retained their
clutch on II aud looked daRgsrs at each either
until the stronger ol the two won the VIC
tory or the bargain was rent into ribbons.
A naughty matron with an electric peal
coat picked up box containing three cakes
OF imported soap for eight cents at the same
moment that an humble looking little won,
an IN faded tan coat had fastened her grasp
on the box
81 believe | was the first to take hold Of
Ihis, said the matron In the electric seal
coat, ireezingly
The humble'loohnR little woman held on
for minute, studying her antagonist, then
she slowly relaxed her hold on the box
We'll, you can have II, she SAID, amiaby.
You look az IL you need the soap
The. bargnin counter ia the place 10 oh.
serve how they love one another. Washing.
ton Post
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well, is she standing in front Of the
A Trnp OF IIsr own uetttun.

We have all met people whose pride In
their possessions is so great that they can zee
no charms in those IT others. A young bota.
mist was showing party Of ladies aud gen.
tlemgn through conservatory Of some Of
would be- young looking. middle aged lady
who at every description volunteered the
statement that the plants and flowers abe
had al home were quite the equal Of any.
thing here or indeed anywhere.
just ~ they were passing . giant cactus
abr was heard 90 exelaim,
We'll, this Ia nothing extraordinary. I
have cactus at home that u stili larger. I
planted and reared II mypelf"
Reared II y0ursrlff" the professor
gently observed. "llow rtmarkahlsl This
specimen is Oh years old. and IL yours is still
larger"
The lady did not stay to hear any more,
but executed q strategic movement 10 the
rear Philadelphia presa.
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OWNS RARE OLD MANUSCRIPT.
John BeutIer, an Ohio Man, Possesses
Original Copy of the JUS
tinian Code.

John Beutler, of Wapakoneta, o., has
in his possession some heirlooms con-
sisting of manuscripts and books
which have been handed down from
father &c son since the ninth and six
teenth centuries. He has original man
uscripts of the code of Justinian the
Great. emperor of Rome, written in
the latter part of the fifth century.
He also has original manuscripts of
the annals of c. Cornelius Tacitus. the
Roman historian. written in Greek,
about the middle of the ninth Gem
fury. These manuscripts are on
parchment and are well preserved.
In the middle part OF the sixteenth
century the German ancestors of
Beutler had these manuscripts print
ed in the Teutonic Latin, at Mainz,
Germany. by Gutenberg and Faust,
the first printers to use movable type.
Hence these books are probably part
of the first edition OF the code and
annals ever published. They are neat
ly printed, well bound In porpoise
hide. and, although yellow with age,
in excellent condition.
Although quite small In size. Jus
tinian contains 200 pages, and Taci-
tus 500 pages. They have been in
the family Is generations. Mr.. Beut-
ler's father. John Nipmuck Reuter-.
brought them to America from Ba-
den. Germany.
The annals of Tacitus have several
Latin words on the fly leaf, written
by Allen q. Thurman. formerly United
States senator. who had the book IN
his possession for two years studying
the history. He offered $3.50 for the
book, and a larger sum for the other
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Vow witch the aanee,

Now watch the dance. IT. rcn
come two by .wo. followed at a yard
or SO distance by two women. side bv
side. men rafting, women gently
shaking their pine twigs The men
move their lower limbs In a wild.
quick, hippety hop fashion that is as
impossible to describe as IL is To inn.
tate for verify believe a Frenet
dancing master would strive in vair
to learn that ste" women, on
the other hand, follow the men in =
kind OF slow. gentle, shutting move.
ment. merely advancing a few inches
at each shuttle toward. and scarce.
ly lifting their feet from the ground.
but keeping perfect time 10 the ges,
tieulating antics and frog-like jump.
ings OF the men.
By the side of the dancers is a band
of men who form the chorus. These
are singing with lusty sigor never
exeelled blythe congregation Mt a
negro camp meet. Their leader
gesticulates with hands and arms.
waving them to and fro, tossing them
upwards and thus invoking the favors
of the sun god and Those Above upon
the Ounce. Some of their music is
wild and erule,= hut one song was
sung with n precision and accuracy OF
tone and attack that would have com.
PEELED admiration from the most crit.
ical of eastern audiences.
Now the dancers face each other
tn,-
they march in open order some GO
ing north and others south. Several
complex figures are danced with per.
feet time and order, until the dancers
are very weary and return to their up.
dcrground "kiya" for a rest. Then
the dancers from the other kiva come
forth and keep up the ceremonies ~
til they are ready to retire. And thus
the afternoon is occupied.
Here and there on the housetops
groups of interested spectators may
be seen, clothed in their picturesque
garments. highly colorcd, white and
saricguted, and almost as interesting
because OF their pronounced absorb
ton in the ceremony us the dancers
! themselves.
Do you see that energetic dancer
there? He seems TO be the most sin
eere and earnest worshiper of the lot
And yet few years ago that young
man was taken into one of the kivas il
the dead of the night, bound hand anc
foot aud gagged, and whipped with q
cruel rawhide scourge until his lacer
nted back flowed blood, because he hat
ridiculed and scotfed al this religion,
service of his people, lie had been IL
one of the United State governmenti
Indian schools, where lie was taupk
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ARIZONA. sUN. DANCE.
Heather ceremoaiaIs Observed by
the Aeoma Indians.
Although ostenSIbIy Christians the
PeupI of Various Far Western
ZPueblo. stu worship the
Orb of Day.
fsneclal Aeoma tArll Letter.l

Travellers return. from India and
tellZus ofZthe sun worship of the
Parsees; of prayers offered TO
the rising ZsunZhy deyout citizens of
Bombay They would lift up their
hands in amazement and horror were
they told thatthere are thousands of
sun worshipers in the United States of
America at the present time And yet
such is the case. Every morning in the
year men and women may be seen
among our sun-worshipers, sprinkling
their sacred meal 10 the rising sun and
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vast land the development that it needs
to place ii on a footing with other ma
tions of the world.
When her great railway project is
completed, and Russia can offer her
wares to the countries of the east on
the same financial basis that other ma
tons offer, it will be interesting to
watch the renewed struggle for conn
mercial supremacy in the far east.
DANIEL CLEvERToN.