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NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
Senator Morgan Introduces a Measure
Calling For $3.50 100000

Washington, Dec, Ex-senator Morgan
to-day introduced a bill providing for the
construction of the NiCaraguan Canal.
The bin provides an aggregate of $lSJ,0QG 20
O0O, If " ich s. 0O0C 0 is made Immediately
available, ard of which aggregate SUM
such amounts as are nee cssary are TO he
appropriated by Congress from time to
time.
The control of the canal and Of the
canal belt is vested in n beard of eight
citizens of tn United States in addition
to the secretary of war who Is to be pres.
idnnt. The members of the board are to
be paid salary of 5000 year each, and
they are to be chosen regardless of poll
tical affiliatio1. There is Il provision Au-
thOrizing the establishment of a regiment
from the regular army on the canal belt
to guard it properly md courts also are
authorized conformahle to the powers
granted by the governments of Nicaragua
ard Costa Ica.
There also is provision making three
divisions of the canal during the construc-
ton ard there is 10 be a chief engineer
and two assistants on each division, the
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The Treasury Report.

While interest in the report of Secretary
Gage of the treasury has been ovcrshad-
owed by the discussion of the President s
message, there are various features OF the
former which should receive attention
The receipts during the last fiscal year
from internal revenue aggregated 500, lSo-
G6377 and those from customs, $23S, So, 4j5 =
70, revenue from other sources combining
to swell the grand total to the enormous
sum of $3.50, 3l6 $50. The principal items OF
expenditure were: For che military estan-
lshment, including expenses resulting
from the war with Spain ana in the Phil
ippines, S1i4 Gil, $3.50; for the civil es,ab-
lishmcnt Sill, 1924, 240 80; for the naval estah-
lishment. including expenses growing out
Of the recent wars, 500 soc 97S.47; for postal
service, $lll. so, 1899 for pensions, $780,
3-3,G2199; for interest on the public debt,
s32, 3i2 G790i, other expenditures, combining
with these named to make the total for
the year $62l,5 ,5iG.54, leaving a surplus
for the year aggrcgating E7,Il79,l3S.
1t is estimated on the basis of existing
laws that the revenues of tho govern
mcnt for the fiscal year Of 1903 will G
yl2 go, $50; while tho estimates Of appro-
priations required for the same period as
submitted by the various departments AID
Offices will reach an aggregate of SGS',-
NS,3lS.47, exclusive Of the sinking fund, the
estimated surplus being S23 l72,3l1 This
margin is SO narrow as to render improb-
able any attempt to cut Gown the Wal
taxes further, at least until some idea
of the expense to be involved in acts Of
the present Congress can be gained; al
though the secretary speaks of the way
In which a reduction can be made.
The report comments upon the growing
use Of gold as well as the marked increas,
In small denominations of paper, bu
whether the increase in the circulation Of
gold is to be attributed to the enorm0u,
increase in the production of that precious
metal or whether it Is the result of nat
ural causes growing out OF our augmented
foreign trade is not stated.
That feature of the report which viii
have the greatest interest for the banker
If not for the average business man. is tn,
part devoted to the need and methods o
currency reform. 1t calls attention TO thu
fact that while the business of this coun
try Is developing at an enormous rate on
paper circulation as a whole is diminish
ing. How to provide the necessary me
dunn of exchange is therefore "A pressing
problem.
The remedy suggested for this is an in
crease in the national bank currency, Ac
cording to Secretary Cages scheme any
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-12
WINOOSKI
SAVINGS Sank

iiom its carCiuI management mas not
met with loss from any loan made dur
ing the last twenty years.
deposits made during the first five days
ol any month VIII draw interest from the
hrst Gay OF that north. Deposits made
hiter me NTH day OF any month Will draw
interest from the first day of the next
month.
Interest Is credited derosltors Jan. LIST
shd July lst. compromising sem-annually.
ne rate of Interest paid to depositors by
al! savings banks in this state is lin
tel by law to 3la per cent until its sur
piuS amounts tc 10 per cent of its depoS-
hs. Wien an extra dividend Is to be made.
NO interest IS allowed by law to be paid
on deposits in excess of two thousand dol
H'fS except Vt be on deposits by WIDOWS.
orphans admini>tr traitors. executors, guar
dams, charitable Or religious institutions.
or On trust funds deposited by order or
court
The bank pays all taxes in this State on
deposits of fifteen hundred dollars or lesa.
VERMONT LOANS SOLICITED.
Due Depositcrs, June go 1901. .... 49, 022 81
SUI pIuS'''' ..,..... .....'.'... o4,olo %
beposits and surplus. 1913 DOL L
OFFICERS-S. H. Weston, PRESIDENT:
Orlnond Cole. treasurer
TlICSTEES-S. II. Weston, J. 3. Small,
o. j. Ray. Ormond Cole. =. c. Mower.
Samuel Rigwood. C. II. Shipman.
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1t is not very long since the mere men
ton of an abandoned farm in Vermont
sent cold shivors chasing each other up
and down tho spinal column of some of our
good people who feared that publication
of the KIN wledgo that some of our farm
ing lands vorc deserted might injure our
interests with the public. Fortunately
for the interests of all concerned, how
ever, that time has passed, and the press
can now discuss the subject of abandoned
farms freely as well as cxhaustively. 1t
is now recognized that no single State in
any one section Of the country has Il.
monopoly of these possessions, and that
the surcst way to secure a remedy for the
evil if it be an evil is to let the light Of
publicity into the question. We have not
seen 50 much on this question summed up
IN a short space as by a writer in the new
publication, Country Life
Viewed as an economic question" says
Mr.. Bailey the abandonment of New
England farms should not disturb us more
than other shifting of population. in the
present day, most of the lands that are
now abandoned would not have been set
now, by the iuoXorahle power o1 economic
forces, they are returning into forest The
first flush of the settlement of the West
has passed. Manufacturing industries
have attained stable conditions, People
are looking again to the country. The
better farms are hciug farmed. On the
hills of western Massachusetts | found Il
COW puuchcr from oklahoma settling on
an abandoned farm to make his living by
20 Il n
lands and extending their business. Near
the railroads city people are building cot
taeos and retreats on the sites of old
farms to find respite and peace. The re-
moter places are passing back into Tor
ests. and numbering IS again an industry
in old New England
There is ground for hope for abandoned
farms as well as much sound sense in all
this. Ii the farms on our hillsides that
can no longer he prohtably TILED, whicr
arc fortunately few in number, can IL
converted into a country home for som'
flourishing summer visitor as has occur
red in a number of instances, the benefit
for the community i'm general will be much
larger than would the continued eXtrdc'
ton Of innntcsimal grains Of wealth
from such soil with the pick and the
crow bar. Moreover, it would lie better tc
devote such land to forestration at out
which tho public is hearing so much anc
deserycdly at the present time particu'
larry, if prices of lumber are to continue
at their present altitude or even higher
as Is not impossible, in view of the n
stautly increasing need and the diminish
it1s of of in all pt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-12

The statement in Mary Soaco Saxe's in
teresting sketch of her uncle, John q.
SAKE, in the December Nermontcr, that
"among his classmates at college were
the Hon. T.. j. Phelps, hudson, the
Shakespeare scholar. and Hon George
p. Marsh" is not quite correct. Mr. SAKE
graduated at Midlcbury in 1899; Phelps
and Hudson in 1910. George =, Marsh
graduated at Dart mouth in 1920, (ontering
that college in 1916, the year in which Mr..
SAKE was born, and was never me M
Der of Middlebury college.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-12
Burlington
Savings Bank
INCORPORATED ts47.
Deposits June O,iooi, $1,000, 142.62
Surplus 35O,61O.0o
Total Assets S8,25O,723.61
TRUSTEES,

TRUSTEES.
CHAS p. SMITH, HENRY GREENE
-, l.. BARsTOW, A. G. PIERCE.
WILLARD CRANE HENRY WELLS,
f. w. WARD.
heceiVes and pays deposits daily. De-
posits made during the first four business
DAYS OF the month draw interest from, the
hrst. III made afterwards interest will
commence the first of the following month
interest VIII be credited to depost ors
january ! and July i, compromising twice
year There are no stockholders In this
bahk All earnings, less expenses. belong
10 uepositors. The rate Of interest de-
pehds upon the earnings but the Legisla-
lure at its last session passed law hAing
Nv rate mat sny savings bank IN the
state can pay at not to exceed three ana
ore haIt per cent. per annum. until Its
surplus reaches ten per cent o. Its deposits
"nen special dividend is provided For,
All taxes in this State are paid by the
pahk on deposits of $500 or less DepoJ
us are received in sums from 81 to s2Op.
ana no interest viii, he paid on any sum in
excess or this amount, except on deposits
ny WIDOWS. orphans. administrators exc
cutors, guardians. charitable or reli-
sious institutions or on trust funds de-
Tested by order of the court.
NO money loaned to any officer or trus-
tee of the bank
CHARLES p. SMITH President
FREDERICK w. WARD, Trcas.,
e. S. ISlIAM. Assistant Treasurer.
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able ex-speaker, then delivered speech
lasting nearly an hour on prospective leg
islation for the Philippine Islands. He
conto ndcd that the constitution contained
two grants of power under which Con-
gress could govern the Philippines accord
ing to its discretion.
Speaker Henderson then announced the
appointment of COMMITTEES Of the House.
At the conclusion OF the committee lists,
Mr.. Burke of South Dakota announced the
death of Senator kylc Of his state, and at
30 p. m. as a mark of respect the House
adjourned to met aEain EridaN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-12

The pathetic announcement comes from
Washington that the famous Declaration
of Independence is no more, the stirring
text and the signatures having faded al
most entir Ely away. Fortunately IN
original draft made 10y Thomas Jefferson
with insertions in the Handwriting OF
Franklin and John Adams has not faded
the writing being pronounced as clear as
1t was 125 years ago.
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Terms 90 a Year, Always in Advance
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, DEC. /.
WANTED.

When you want anything, advertise IN
the new special column of this paper some
bargains are offered there this week when
it will pay you to read about See page
seven. This paper has more than -o'0VV
readers every week, and one cent Il "oro
will reach them all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-12

cite with satisfactlom both TO himself and
his teacher:
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.
Nowadays, to meet the full requirements
of polysylabic science, he must para
phrase 1t thus:
Infnitesima particles of saline hummec-
tive nuidity,
Minute corpuscles of discrete, non-ad-
herring silicious matter
Conformity cause to exist the immeasure-
able expanse Of hyrogen monoxide,
And the respondent superficies of dry
sOlidity.
Arthur r. Vance, iT the New York
Times Saturday Review.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-12
MS FIERCE EXPRESSION.

Photographer--Look pleasant, General.
Remember this picture is for your friends
The Gcneral--A soldier should have no
friends, Sir. This picture is for my enc
mics to look at.-Chicago News.
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NOT SPORTSMANIIKE.

"Do YOU ever bet on elections in Ala
bama?' CT.
BET on elections' Certainly not san.
II would be betting on a sure thing, san
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-12
SESSION OF SENATE.

washington, Dec. 10-The open session
of the Senate to-day was devoted To- rou-
tine business, such as the presentation
of petitions, memorials and bills The
senate then went into executive sesst n
On motion of Senator Lodec, who has
barge of the Hay-Pauncet treaty. and
3djourned at Loo p. m.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-12

HIS PROFICIENCY AS A LINGCIST.
FroNn-Ara you anything of a lingutst +;
Jones-Well, l can read and understand
French, German, Eclf, yacht baseball and
focthall but l cant talk 'cm,-Detroit Free
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-12
STIMULUS.

This world Is full of trouble
Which every path besets;
And the more you talk about 1t
The more troublesome 1t gets,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-12
VERMONT PENSIONERS.

Washington Dec. l0.-Nermont pensions.
Increase restoration, reissue, etc, Joseph
Clair, Bridport, S12.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-11-24

dog, SO aprestan & dar eel golpe, an
tes de Ia proclamation del nif1o rey.
El xPsfs. hace violentfsima campa
ma contra Ssgasta y su Jerno Meri-
no, q quien acrsa de ser ell Wilson
espa71ol que todo 10 ,ende y trafica
con tcdo.... Los redactoras del
<Pueblo. atacaron Ia Real familis,
por avsfa, y atsdos codo con codo
fueron conducidos s los calabozcs de
los reos de delito com1n. En- fin,
Weyler, sacando las unss, va habl6
de dictadnra. Y maflana cele-
br. r& la Scc'edad de RI sistencia de
Espaf1 ests blecida en- Paris, un
smitin de protesta en- favor de las
victimf de la OPPRESSION espaf1ola
Los ana1quistas hablaran de Wey
Ter, quien tienen en- estudio. .....
Los de Londres festejaron la O.
jecuci6n de Czolgosz. En- varios
clubs bailAror hasta las cuatro de la
ms mana eantose la Carms f1ola. E
retrato de Golgosz ocupaba el pues-
to de honor, y dieronse vivas eal
bravo Golgosz y al noble Golgosz.,
En- Inglaterra hay llbertad para
todas las ideas y para tc de el mundo
Los frailes de la Asunci6u, expulsa
dos de Paris, va compraron la casa
No. s24 de Globe road old Ford, pa
ra transformarla en- oratorio pdbli-
co, Dichos padres constituirap, ade-
mas. una iglesia de hierro galvani-
zado. Por dltimo, ell rey Eduardo
ha permitido que SO inaugure en-
Saint Jues icon dado de Huntingd ,n)
una estatua en- honor del regicida
Cromwell.
Co, que comparece 10 q. pasa en- In
g(aterra y 10 que pasa en- la Rep1-
b,ica de Ia Union, La ejecuci6n de
Golgosz, con todos sus honores =.
electrice 8, ha imI resionado triste
mente a Europa; y la noticia de que
el senador Mliman, furioso porque
ell actual presidente de la gran Re-
pdb'ica, sento a su mesa un negro,
que es notable f,osofo, ha dicho que
este acto motivara Ia matapza de mi
les dc gcos pare jeros'', es ccsa
que no So comprende en- Paris, don
de uu ne geo es un ciudadauo como
otro cualqu'era.
iBien andan ustedes de metro
poll civilizada y tiviliza3ora! -.
LUIS BONAFOUX
Paris, 81 d. Octubre.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-11-24
Cronicu de Paris.

Que 81 ell Psps, que esta mas
viejo que un palm ar, SO morira en-
este invierno; que 81 Eduardo VII
estA grave, porque tiene una mani
IestScion que pArece de caracter
cancerosc; que sali6 ia escuadl 3
frAncssa del mediterar 60 con rumbo
& Levante, intimidar al Sultan a.
ra que pague 10 que ,e reclama una
Compafifa INDUSTRIAL; que regres6
To!6D, sin que la fecha Sc sepa
por aquf, dicha escuadra, tales son
los acontecimieute 8 que comenta
Parf, 4 mi regreso de Venecia la be
lla y gentil sobre todas las bellas y
gentiles ciuds des del mur do. o.-Pero
de g ito habls remos otro dis,
La preocupa ci6n que producfan
al Gobierno y al pals en- genera la
amenaza de la huelga de los mineros
de Montcean, hs cesada por ahora,
porque ell sindicato de los mineros
y el gobierno tratan de evitar ell con
tiicto' E., camb'o revisten suma
gravedad los acuerdes de los vini-
culterss de Beziers, declarandose
en- huelga y neg andoss pagar los
impuestos vencidos. La crisis vinf
cola 8 terrible en- Francia.
La ley de los contrastes y las
hoiribl IS rea idades de la actual or
ganizaci6n social, dan & cada paso
al observador motivos para amar-
gas diatribas.
Mlentras les reaccionarios, por
uu1ado, y los revolucionarios, por
otro, dis cutep, nuevamente, q pro-
p6sito dc las hue'gas, y arguyen So
bre 81 ell pueblo tiene no derecho q
armarse, y en- tanto llegan de Mont
ceau y Saint Etienne les ayes desga-
rradores do las famelicas msdres,
cuya miseria hulle,a aumenta con las
primer ras brisas i1vernales, ell Paris
mundane Sc ha extasiado en- ell Sena,
ante Ia esplendida <house-b boat, 6 ca
ga aotAnte de la condesa de Jatgne, y
Sc ha detenido msrAvill do ante la vi
trina de un lujoso almacen de Ia rue
Scribe, donde 8, expone un abrigo
de clbelina aturai, que hs compra-
do "a Otero en- 100000 frances NADIA
menos.
La O5ero es la verdadera reina
de Espaf1a en- ell ex'rapjero. Por-
que de Espaf1a 20 vienen mas que
ecos de miserias Aquello esta que
arde en- un canc1'. Los earlistas,
rfectamente organi2ado s y arma-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-11-24
Jose de Diego,
AbOgadO y Notario,
Mayaguez, Puerto-Rico.
SerpentinuS

Un provinciano vino Ia Haba-
ma pasar unos dias, hospe l&ndose
en- casa de an amigo.
AL cabo de dos semauas, cansa-
do este de las molestias que su hues-
ped le ocasionaba, le dijo:
:P, TO no considera usted que
esta haciendo falta q su mujsr y
sus hijos?
ST, sc nor; tiene us1ed raz6n. Hoy
les he escrito que ver gan.
Ell sef1cr CAnuto, caciaue de u n
pue b o, asiste la comida de su can
didato y no Sc atreve 6 hablar una
palabra.
AL servir Ia ensalada, todos al
rechazau, pero ell candidate Sc sirve
en- abundar cia.
f nor Canuto habla por pri-
mera vez y dice:
Mi querido amigo, usted es CO.
mo 20; los dos nos tiramos al YER
de.
Lecci6n de gram atica:
Ell maestro. No de tbes confun-
dir ell uso de los tiempcs. P. .estame
atenciop, Juanito. ST 20 digo: Mira
un asno, dcuando 10 vesr
X alumno. Precisamente aho-
ra.
Ricardo vuelve casa las alt Ia,
horas de l. noche.
Su padre, que le esperaba le d.
Sl a tn edsd me hubiera prese n
tado 20 en- casa estas horas mi p a.
dre......
iSu padre de usted!
No digas NADIA de mi padre, por
qus valia mucho mas que ell tuyo.
Exchange.
Un medico muy afcionado la
cazs, salio un domingo temprauo
con la escopeta y no volvio a su casa
hasta la noche.
iQue tai ha ido?, le pregunt6 un
vecino que estaba tomando el fresco
Muy NAL muy NAL; no he mata-
do NADIA.
Creams usted: para ESQ. DO
deje usted a sus enfermts.
90
Entire anna y criada:
SSuu duS VS y aioi 0S IL /, ulCS Ic
senora. mo estSs contenta en- ca "a
De ustedes, ST; pero de Ia casa
francamente, esta demasiado lejos
del cue rtal.
90
Aver pasamos muy bien Ell die
decia una sef1ors. Por la manant
oimos al padre Rodriguez en- SAT-
Luis, y por la noche a la Pino ct
Apollo.
90
Un individuo v& & casa de ur
marmclista a encargar una lapids
para la tumba de su esposs.
Ponga usted, dice al sr5ista: edo
lor inmensos debajo de Ia cruz.
SY p r que no <dolor eterno?,
Porque la concession del nichC
no e5 mas que por cinco amos.
o*o
De una carta de un estudiante
su ito:
sHe sabido CON mucho gusto cue
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-11-24
Mi estima % amigo:

Mi estima o amigo
Con gran sorpresa he lsidoE en-
ell ndmero de su re is iico correspon
diente 3 ] dia 18 de este M S, un suel
to titalado <Sobre ell incidents Nadal
Tlrado,, y en- el cual apare este
levantando acta notarial con D Pc
dro "A. Guerrero, don Jesds Mona
gas y don Diego Be ezra, par ate 8
tiguar que no recibiera contusiones
eu Ell eucuentro rersonsl qua conmi-
go tuviera.
Pero es ell caso querido amigo,
que, tan NAL comparero, no ha ace
ref srencia en- SD acta nota -ial. res-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-11-24
EN EL ATENE0.

Decima sesta Conferencia del Sr Brau.
ultima de la serie, Para manana Lunes
1 Juicio de resider cia del obs
po Mapso: sus consecuel eias.
2 La usura en- Pnerto Rico.
81 provisor Ffanci. CO de Gu diana
fustiga desde G pdipito les pres
tamjstss. El obispo retira su conf1an
"a el provjsor.
3 Dsscubrimiento del PERT. I'm
agsnte de fernando Pizarro acade &
San German en- solcitnd de- Negro q
y caballor. Emigration al PERT con
tenida por m ed los viole nt6 8.
El captain Juan de Yd ;ar
arrasa Il Dominica. Les indie de
ambos sexos apresadcs, Sc We lden
como esclavos. q
5 Petici6n de Mercedes al
emperador. Creaci6n en- ell barr'o de
Jayuya, de la VILLA NUEVA de-
UTUAO. u535)
6 Juan dc. .Castel amos, rocura-
dor de Ia Isla, es nombrado teso rsro
Bsneficas disposiciones del Gobier
no. (1535.)
z LIS eclesiasticcs desacatan
Is justicia trlinaris. Eli ob'spo ex.
comu'gay ape 1rea al COB srnador.
Aperclbimieut amens "a 1or al pre-
Iado por su des atent, d = conduc a.
8 Autorizacion de un empires
tito para fundar Gu afro iugenios can
ira es. Primeras remesas de azdcar
Espaf1a.
9 Les he, 1eros de Crist6ba1
Colon venden q Carlos V sus privi
logios. Pension vit.licia 4 la virr 81
ma sobrs lss rantas pdublicas dc
Puerto Rico. Q536.
10 Real mandamiento & los
concejos de Puerto Rico y San G r
N n para elsgir ssndos justicias gus
los gobiernen. La retirada de los
c. II es cier, e' primer perio 10 de
la coloniz acion puertorriquef1a.
A las e:ets y me lila.