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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

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ated Confederate general undertook to ac-
count for the successive reverses which
the army that he commanded suffered at
the hands of sheridan, with incidental at
tempts to show that African slavery was
a benign and divinely ordered institution,
and that "under the prctence of saving the
life of the Nation the men of the North
had surrendered their own liberties into
the hands of a body of senseless fanatics"
With Early. Major Grimsey overestimutes
the strength Of Sheridans army and great
ly underestimates. the number under
Early's command We think it would not
be difficult to show that Early at Cedar
Creek had under him twice the number
that this Confederate gives to him. His
statement that the Union attack on
Early's left which preceded the rout Of
his army took place late in the evening"
cannot be correct. Sheridan's advance to
the attack was made at four o'clock in
the fternoon. Major Grimsley SAYS In
one place that Early captured fifty pieces
OF artillery that day: and later on gives
tie number as forty-three. Neither num-
Der is correct. Early took twentyfour
Union guns in the morning. and every one
of them was rctaken, and in addition
twenty-three Confederate pieces were cap
turod by Sheridan's cavalry in the even
ing. The next day tho First Vermont
cavalry turned in to the Provost Marshal
of the corps, and took receipt there for
twenty-three captured guns, fourteen cais-
sons, twenty-three army wagons, ninety
eight horses and Other properly taken
from Early that evening. The Fifth New
York Cavalry turned in twenty-five cap
turcd and recaptured guns, and two other
guns were brought in by other organiza-
tons
There are some other inaccuracies
in the paper which need not be
pointed out. There is no serious dispute
as to the main facts relating to this mem
orable battle, and we print this Confedcr-
ate story of it. for what it is worth,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

icai affiliations, and the fact that n few
political buffoons and hangers-on are dis
turbed will hardly serve to deter him from
persistently following out u course of ac-
'ioh that has been suggested to him by his
own good sense. Those who cry out that
MS entertainment of Booker r. Washing
ton will counterfeit his appointment of ex-
foV. Jones and thwart his efforts to es-
tablish white republican party in the
south are simply putting their wishes in
the form of predictions which are as flu
tile as absurd. They will discover sooner
or later that when Theodore Roosevelt
seys he means to be President of the
whole people he does not mean merely
the white portion thereof but also those
VINO are black and even those who may
be politically Jealous to green tinge.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
Triumph for the Wireless Telegraph

Telegraphng without the use of wires
as a means of electrical communication IL
80 inconCeivable to the average person
that many individuals are still inclined to
take with a grain of allowance the reports
concerning the remarkable results OBJ
tanned from experiments in wireless telc-
graphy and to look upon the system as
AN expensive plaything from which prac-
teal advantages are not likely to result
to any marked degree. This was the cx
Terience of the telephone at the outset If
its career, and it is not surprising in view
Of the more wonderful character of the
wireless system that its Introduction TO
the general public should be marked by
similar reluctance and incredulity.
An incident that occurred at New York
during the heavy fog which developed the
metropolis at the close of last week may
serve to emphasize the actually practical
character of this wonderful invention. 1t
is related that the Lucania which had
tcen sighted off Fire island in the small
hours of the morning was obliged TO cast
anchor twice on her way up the bay, ard
the fog was so dense that the mail tender
steamed round for hours without being
able to locate her and secure the mails
der to catch the Pacific steamer.
The agents. of the company became OK
ccedingly anxious over the missing steam
ship, and finally as a last resort it was
DIET ermiueQ TO try to obtain tidipQg of her
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

through the aid of the wireless telegraph.
lying at her pier in New York, is htted
with Marconi apparatus, and soon after
dawn a message was flung out on the De-
logged atmosphere from the pier III North
river
At one time this would have been regard-
cd as an attempt to perform a miracle,
but in this age of pronounced progress,
the operator waited with confident eXpec-
tation that his message would reach its
destination. Sure enough in few minutes
an answer from the delayed vessel came
in out of the mist. The Lucania announced
over the wireless telegraph that she was
anchored outside of the bar and was
simply waiting for the fog to lift. She all
so stated that on her way outward she
had passed the Campania. which is ais
equipped with the Marconi apparatus, and
that the two steamships while sailing
away from each other remained IN COM
munication for a period of six hours.
When one attempts to conceive of the
possibilities of the development of this
marvellous system of wireless telegraphy
and to sum up the uses to which 1t can
be put at sea in its highest state of per-
fiction and the advantages which 1t will
afford i'll The field of battle, in time of
danger and in Il multitude of emergencies,
the imagination staggers and refuses 10
use its pinions Fact has outdone fiction
with the wireless telegraph for it has talk
ed through space whereas fiction has only
imagined that it thus talked.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

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"When consulted you In April, 1902 ! was
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Burlington
Savings Bank
INCORPORATED is47.
Deposits June 3o,1oo1, $780, 42.o2
Surplus 35O,01O.oo
Total Assets S8,25O,723.61
TRUSTEES,

IhUSTEES.
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WILLARD CRANE. HENRY WELLS,
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heceives and pays deposits daily. De-
poslts made during the first four business
Gays Of the month draw interest from the
hrst. IL made afterwards interest will
commence the first Of the following month.
interest VIII be credited to depositors
January ! and July /. compromising twice
year. There are no stockholders In this
bahk. All earnings. less expenses. belong
10 depositors. The rate Of interest de-
pehds upon the earnings but the Legisla-
lure at It's last session pa ssed a law fixing
the rate that eny savings bank in tho
state can pay at not to exceed three and
one halt per cent. per annum. until Its
surplus reaches ten per cent. o. Its deposits
"hen special dividend is provided for
All taxes In this State are paid by the
bank on deposits of $500 or less. DepoS
It's are received in sums from 81 to 5000.
and no interest Will be paid on any sum in
cAcess of this amount except on deposits
by widows, orphans. administrators. exc
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CHARLES p SMITH. President.
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L. S. ISHAM, Assistant Treasurer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
Heights of Vermont Mountains.

The high peak in the town of Warren
very near to the Fayston line. which, to.
gether with some 1000 acres adjoining, NJ.
Battell has purchased for park purposes
Tor the benefit of the citizens of Vermont
and all visitors within her borders. and
named l1llens Mountain. is found to ne
one OF the highest, if not the highest point
on the Green Mountain range. This pea x
mas never been mentioned in the sco-
graphies of Vermont. and. indeed. has
never before had a name. as owing to It's
being entirely covered by forest ii was not
suppc Sod to be as high as other points CT
the range such as Jay Peak, Mansfield
Mountain. Camcls Hump or Killingt n
Peak and Pico, or the south mountain in
the towns of Warren and Lincoln, former
IL known as Potato Hill and some times
called Lincoln Mountain. 1t is about IS
feet higher than this southern mountain.
although the last. for the reasons above
given, Is far more conspicuous. Levelirg
instruments used on Ellen's Mountain
would appear to show that 1T is consider
ably higher than Camols Hump, but Cam
els Hump by the late survey of Prof
Pompillv, made under government aus
p:ces, is declared to be 35 feet higher than
Mansfield, that for many years was called
the highest of the Green Mountains.
Cancels Hump has also been purchased
by Mr.. Battel in order to preserve it's for
est. We believe all Nermonters will be H.
t'ItSttNi III THESE attempts ol II nhtlNc N'f-
monter to preserve a sample of the orig
inal forests from which Vermont derived
her name.-Mddlebury Register.
We venture to say that no accurate sur
vey. whether made under government or
other auspices, can be cited that makes
Camers Hump higher than Mount Mans
field. The erroneous ideas on the subject.
which appear periodically arise from the
fact that the station of the geodetic sur
vey on Mansfield Mountain was placed up
on the Nose instead of on the highes t
point, the Chin. Careless or ignorant read
crs OF the figures have assumed that the
gee detlc station on Mansfield was on the
highest point of the mountain. as were
the stations on kilington and other Yer
mont mountains. This however, was not
the case. The Chin of Mansfield, is over
three hundred feet higher than the Nose.
and two hundred and seventy-six feet
higher than Cancels Hump. The Die
tlonary of Attitudes" third edition, pub
lished by the United States Geological sur
vey, gives the following figures:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

With Judge Charles Il. Darling 1s asss-
tant secretary of the navy, with George
Dewey, the hero of Manila as admiral of
the navy, with Capt. Clark, the hero of
the Oregon, and with Congressman George
Edmund Foss, Chairman of the naval COM
nittee of the national House Of Represen-
natives, and various ether Vermonters in
important positions in the service. the
Green Mountain state may well inquire
whether other states need bother about
the navy hereafter. But of all the
naval honcrs that have come to this
inland state the appointment of Judge
Darling is particularly gratifying. Mr..
Roosevelt heard him deliver a noteworthy
speech at Isle La Motto on The afternoon
of the national tragedy which made his
visit to Vermont historic, and the lofty
sentiments then expressed undoubtedly
created a favorable impression on the
President.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

1t is said that the Cubans had so fire.
qL,ntly viewed those fearful cartoons of
President Roosevelt that they actually
revolvers and with "A bowie knife cnchcd
between his teeth ard only the recent sight
of "A correct likeness of the President serv-
ed to disabusc their minds of that absurd
idea. We notice that some OF the yellow
journals in order to he on the safe side
have taken to cartoons of somebody out
pie.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

With the counsel of both sampson and
Schley trying to get the former into the
naval hearing at Washington, ther" would
seem to he nothing standing in the way
except the naval board itself. hut then in
this case it is everything. The remark
able feature of the situation Is that for
once both Sampson and Schley should
want the Same thing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

The more the physicians and surgeons
OF the late President Mckinley talk ana
to know about the exact cause oi his
death. Under the circumstance IT viii he
better to drop the controversy. ana rest
upon the simple fact that he died from
the results of the wound inflicted by the
Nietchcd assassin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
ANOTHER DISPUTED CHART.

"Woll,' said the first bcyclist I'VE
ought to he right in the middle of Blgg-
Vile, according to the map yet, as you
may see for yourself. We are on a mud
road some miles from anywhere"
II can't understand it, said the second
blcyclist, unless the map was made by
some of those naval experts.-Baltimor
American.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
In A SERIOUS STATE.

Mistress-"Wol, Bridget and how is
your hGsband?'
Washcrwomar-"Su Sure an he's all used
UP, mum ="
MistrcsS-'Why, what ailS him."
Washerwonlan-"In dade. thin. mum last
right he had SIGH bad dreams that h"
codldn't slapc a wink all night, NUM-
Harlem Life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

The American republic is not unsratoful
to the brave men who died at Valley Forge
during the Revolutionary War, but 1t
must be admitted that it has been some
what tardy in showing its appreciation,
the first monument erected there curing
the winter of 1777-7s having been unveiled
on Saturday by the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

between the country publishers ana tin
country merchants the rural free deliV-
cry is coming in for a large amount of
adverse criticism these days The country
publishers claim that the new service en-
ables the metropolitan journals to come
into unfair competition with them and the
country merchants assert that the rural
mail carriers are taking orders in many in
stances for goods for big city houses. The
remedy suggested is that the carriers pt
compelled to confne their efforts to the
distribution Of mail, and this might not be
a bad idea,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

The transitory character Of international
yachting glory is emphasized by the an
nounccment that the Defender which de-
fcatod the Valkyric III in 1895, has Just
been broken up and her aluminium bronze
consigned to the junk yards.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, OCT. "a.
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise IN
the new special column of this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week when
1t will pay you to read about. See page
seven. This paper has more than s5o"
readers every week, and one cent a word
will reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
The Vermont Bible Society Historic
Organization-Found in 1912.
TO the Editor of the Free Press.

To the Editor of the Free Press:
| observed in your to-day's issue the no.
tice Of the seth annual meeting of the Yer
mont Bible society which occurred las;
Wednesday in Montpelier. | feel that a
list of the original officers of this historic
society, now so little heard of but still
doing such an effective work. may be OF
interest to your readers.
Tho society was founded in Montpelier
October I. 1912, and the following is a lis,
of the first officers:
Presdent-IIon. Charles Marsh. Wood
stock.
ce-presdents--Col. w. C. Harrington
Burlington, Rev. Bancroft Fowler, Wind.
sor.
Treasurer-Gen Abner Forbes. Windsor
Sccretary-William Page, esq, Rutland
Directors-Rev. Heman Ball. Rutland
Hon. John Noyes, Bratteboro. Hon. SAM
uel Swift. Middlebury: Rev. Oh ester
Wright. Montpelier; Rev. Thomas A. Mer
riil Middlebury; DR.. Joseph Winslow
Windsor; Benjamin Porter, esq, Ncwoury
L. Is.
St. Adams, Vt. Oct H. 1901.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

The Brattlcboro Reformer announces
that owing to the discovery that the Tues
day edition of that journal does not pay
expenses. but on the contrary represents a
loss of $500 per annum that edition will
be discontinued, and the paper will become
a weekly again instead of a scmi-weckly.
We believe this removes the last semi
weekly from the Vermont newspaper field,
the result of the various experiments in that
direction tending to indicate that the lreat
majority of our people prefer either a daily
or a weekly to a cross between the two.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
ANOTHER ONE THWARTED

II hatter myself you will like this ar
ticle,' said the would-be contribute or.
That's a fact said the editor. after
gancing over it. You do like it, them"
NO; ! mean it's a fact that you fiatter
yourself. "-Phladelpha Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
AN ACTIVE VERMONT WINK.
(E'rom the Fair Haven Era)

y German saVnnt las measured wnl;
and finds that it requires four-tenths OF "A
second to complete it, 1t has seemed al
times, as though a good active Vermont
wink worked. even faster tran that under
certain conditions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
NO MOONsHINE MADNESS.

Tess-Hc has proposed to Miss Passay.
Jcss-For goodness sake, But perhaps
there is some excuse for him.
Tess-Not bit. He did it in broad day
Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
PROGRESS REPORTED.

IIe-"HOw is the new cook getting
alone?'
His Wife-"Well | had to discharge her
twice this morning, but since then she :
been doing fairly we'll "-Brooklyn Lie
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
These hgures will stand TIN sonnet hin

! These figures will stand till sonnet hing
more authoritative appears, which will not
be in a hurry;-and no figures approao h
ing accuracy will ever deprive Mount
Mansfield of it's primacy in the Greeh
Mountain range. 1t always was, is now
and will ever be, the highest Vermont
mountain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
NO OBJECTION TO THAT.

"All | ask is your indorsement-''
"Now, my dear Sir" protested Senator
Sorghum.
"Of my political policy"
"Oh, that's all right, thought you were
talking about Il note. ''-Washngton Star
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
REDINlNUS.

All hail the frosty Autumn,
You can scent her from afar.
For her garments all are redolent
OF camphor balls and tar.
philadelphia Press,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
BACK FROM THE sEAsHORE.

His men was rather sad than gruff,
He sighcd-none could be GUNNER
1T takes ten months to earn enough
TO live through two IF summer
washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

Swiss papers record "A decline in the eX-
port of wood carvings. and attribute it to
the lack of variety in the carvings, the
few subjects being notonOusly repeated.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE.
WHEN HER HOUR STRIKES.

The saddest words of tongue or pen
For her who used to star are that
She cannot be engaged again
TO sing and dance and dazzle men
Because she's grown to fat.
Chicago Record Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

Lord Roberts has few equals in the
handling of a sword and lance He was
always especially fond of tcnt-poScir =
and Won most of the tournaments Of that
sort in India.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
BURLINGTON TRUST co.
City Hall Square=-=North.

TIME is MONEY. We have both. The
first we will gladly spend in convincing you that
it is to your advantage to bank with us. The
second we can place at your disposal on favorable
terms.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

National
Bank,
Burlington, VT.
Capital $500. 900
Surplus and Profits 100000

A general banking business
transacted.
Drafts drawn OH any country
il Europa payable In the curren.
cy OF the country
Special attention given to &C.
counts OF out-of-town depositors
II. T. RUTTER. Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
JOEL II. GATES, President,
DANIEL w. ROBINSON, Vic>-Presfdens Z.
ALBERT c. SFAULDIN0.
ELIAS LYMAN
FRED'K f. BURGESS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24

Shrewsbury, England, with population
of 80 900. has one of the largest hort icultur-
al shows In the world.