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Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
The EnSIfsb Liberals.

While Lord Roseberry has been free
to criticise his own party and to allege
that it could not exist under it's pres
ent conditions he has been equally un-
reserved concerning the conservative
party and government. Never, said
he, in the remembrance of any impair
tial observer, has there been amy gov
ernment which had crowded such g.
frightful assemblage of error, weak
ness and wholesale blunders into its
administration.
The grave fault of the liberals is
they can agree on no policy. They are
split into fragments and yet so desir-
Gus are the leaders to keep together
that at u dinner a short time since
given at the Reform club, a vote of
confidence was given to Sir Henry
Campbell Zimmerman as the leader of
the party. This. said Lord Roseberry,
quoting the famous phrase of Disraeli,
is organized hypocrisy"
In fact the liberal party in Great
Britain is very much in the plight of
the democratic party in the civil war,
Sin favor of the war, but agin its pros
ecution."
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

Miss Mary Preble Anderson. who
broke the customary bottle of cham
payne to christen the battleship Maine,
launched at Philadelphia Saturday
comes of famous naval family. She
is Il great granddaughter of Commo-
dore Edward Preble, who having dis
tinguished himself as a young man In
the American navy during the revolu-
tion, commanded the Constitution
Old Notwithstanding the famous ex-
pedition against the Barbary pirates.
He has always been styled the father
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Perjury in The Courts.

Considerable attention has been at
tracted by the rather sensational state
ment recently made by the president
of the Iowa Bar Association, Mr.. J. J..
Mccarthy in relation to the amount
of perJured testimony in our courts.
Was his indictmentment too sweeping.
his conclusion too pessimistic? Ex-
Judge John Barton Payne of Chicago
is disposed to subscribe to Mr.. Nc
Carthy's arraignment. Perjury, in the
technical sense in which the term is
used in legal textbooks Is not per-
haps as common as the Iowa lawyer
asserts 1t Is. but eX-Judge Payne ad-
mlts that false swearing does prevail
to an alarming extent" He blames
both the attorneys and the judges for
this grave state of aifairs-the latter
for Indifference. apathy. sheer unwil-
lngness to probe to the bottom of a
case on their own responsibility"
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
C6ri.Sfened the Maine.

OF the American navy, because 1t was
he who first made it famous abroad.
His nephew, Admiral George H.
Preble, was distinguished in the war
against Mexico and in the civil war,
and his grandson, Edward Deering
Preble, uncle to Miss Anderson, rose to
be lieutenant commander in the navy,
and was navigator of the Kearsarge in
its battle with the Alabama. Miss An
derson lives with her parents in Deer
ing street, Portland, and is well known
socially.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Nobody Sees Escape.

The latest invention In fire escapes
for residences is being put into one of
the houses building in Fifth avenue.
New York. The casual observer knows
nothing about 1t, for it Is in the mid
die of the house a contractor thus
describes 1t:
I'VE are building a sheet iron shaft
in the center of the house from the
top floor to the basement. The walls
are half IN inch thick and so are the
doors which open on each floor. There
is n spiral stairway Of iron. which can
be reached from any floor From the
basement tunnel of iron runs out to
the street. The whole thing is abso-
lutely nroproof and the invention is
going to take where the builders have
plenty of money and do not want to
spoil the outward appearance of the
house"
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

1t has been discovered that the
Rothschilds are the holders Of the
missing ticket for the prize of 100, 1000
francs in M. Cocuelin's lottery in be-
half of the Dramatic Artists associa-
tion at Paris. They have gieen the
money to the society.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

General Fitzhugh Lee has decided
that the business in which he has de-
termined to engage upon retiring into
private life near Richmond, Va, will
be "of an Industrial character" but
beyond this he has refused to make
any statement for publication.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

thirty-nine towns and all of the plants
OF the United States Steel Corporation
in these various states will, it is be-
lieved. be seriously affected before the
end of the trouble. The leaders of the
Amalgamated association are going
slowly but threaten to call strike
on every combination controlled by
the United States Steel Corporation
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

The great strike of iron, steel and
tin workers sweeps over stretch of
country from the western boundary of
New Jersey to the Mississippi river
and beyond. 1t takes in the states of
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Iii
nois. with offshoots in Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Michigan and Maryland.
Already the strike is on at plants in
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

About year ago Mrs. Alfred Scher-
merhorn, society woman of Brook
lyn. lost her fortune in speculation.
Nearly all of her swell friends mani
tested such strong disposition to drop
her acquaintance that Mrs. Schermer-
horn took the initiative by dropping
theirs, and being woman of sense be-
gan to look around for some means Of
self-support. She hit upon the idea of
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

before they are done. The mass of the
men and plants affected are in Penn
sylvania and Ohio, as the number of
black dots on the map will indicate.
The number of men out now in Penn
sylvania is 21,00O, in Ohio $4,000, in
Indiana 10000, and in Illinois 1000.
AS many more may be involved later
in the struggle with the steel trust.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Ladie. Can Wear Shoes.

One size smaller after using Foot
Ease, powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All dru ygists and shce stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress Allen s. Olmsted. LIE Roy, NY.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

operating laundry and opened sIch
an establishment in Southampton, l..
l., where the faithful among her form
er friends are helping to make the ven
ture success.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

Innocent of anything beyond mere
coquetry and indiscretions, compro-
missed by the attentions of a man who
had no other claim to social distinc-
tion than that he was one of her nu
merous train of admirers, she was de-
prived by her husbands win of the
guardianship of her children. which
were taken from her by family coun-
Gil. She endeavored to recover them,
and was in consequence thereof in
dicted for attempting to kidnap them
The court. however, prejudiced
against her as a foreigner, though 1t
was, declined to convict her on the
ground that she had really done moth
ing to justify her children being taken
from her.
Lack of funds prevented her from
taking any further steps to establish
her rights. The social power of her
stern fanatic old mother-in-law, the
Duchess of Chevreuse, was too great
to admit of any one risking her anger
by befriending the unfortunate young
Duchess. Every door was closed
against her and without single bad
act being proved against her she died
of hunger as an outcast in a Paris
slum and without seeing her children.
Her eldest boy, the present Duke OF
Chaulnes, was about five years old
when she tried to abduct him from
the gloomy castle of her mother-in-
law in the south of France.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

picked up many valuable articles dat
ing back to the Napoleonic period, one
being solid silver piece which once
had been the property of Jerome Bona
parte.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

Henrietta Crosman, the actress, re-
tains her maiden name, although mar
ried. But perhaps her husband is u
cross man
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01

According to the anthropologist, AL
fredo Nicefore, a north Italian differs
less from German than he does from
Sicilian.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
.Sbort PersonaI .Sfories.

Mark Twain tells thus the story OF
his first great London banquet, at
which, by the way, there were 500 or
800 guests. He admits that, not hav-
ing been used to that kind of dinner.
he felt somewhat lonesome. The
lord maDor. or somebody. read out n
list of the chief guests before we began
to eat. When he came to prominent
names the other guests would applaud
/ found the man next to me rather a
good talker. Just is we got up an in
teresting subject there was n tremend-
Gus clapping of hands. | had hardly
ever heard such applause before.
Strengthened up and set to clapplng
with the rest, and l noticed n good
many people round me fixing their at
tention on me, and some of them
laughing in n friendly and encourage
ing way. moved about in my chair
and clappcd louder than ever.
WHO is It?' | asked the gentlemen
on my right.
Samuel Clemens, better known in
England as Mark Twain. he replied.
II stopped clapplng. The life seemed
60 20 out of me. | never was in such
fix In all my days"
Mrs. Edwin Gould is one of tho most
ardent collectors in America and at
one time she declared that II she could
only get hold Of the club with which
Cain pommeled Abel she would be the
happiest of women. On a recent visit
TO New Orleans she explored the
French quarter of that city and was
rewarded by finding numerous relics
of days long before Andrew Jackson
whipped the British there. She also
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-01
Aids Frar7co-Russo Alliance.

Princess Cathe-
ri n e Youriewski,
daughter of the
murdered Emperor
Alexander II. of
Austria by his Sec
ond wife, Princess
Dolgorouka, h a S
become officially en-
gagged to the Duke
Of Chaulnes, head
Of one of the Junior
branches of that
a n C | e mt ducal
French house, of
which the Duke of
Luynes is the chief.
I h e Duke of
Chaulnes has Rus
sian blood in his
veins, for h ! S
mother was that
{ a N o US beauty,
Princess s o p h | e
Galitzin, who, aft
er being treated in
the most abomina-
BILE manner by the
family of her hus-
band, both prior to
his death, but more
especially a It e r
ward, died literally
of starvation in
one of the most
poverty S t ricken
parts of the French
capital.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
GOLDEN ROD.

Imperial beauty, with thy glowing plumes
Tossing and waving in the salty air
Queen Of the sea-uprising from the
waves
Like old-time Venus with her golden
hair
Shaken in vain by every sudden storm,
Torn rudcly by the bitter autumn gale,
Still do thy blazing torches proudly stand
AS beaCons, reckoning to the far off sail
From the tall cliff thy hardy blossoms
bend,
Watching the white ships as they come
and 60
Like tender ghosts of many a sad fare
well
From those we loved and lost but yearn
for so,
Tell me, brave golden rod, art thou con-
To dwell all lonely by the dreary main
While thy sweet inland sisters bloom In
peace
In sheltered nook or sunny western
plain?
Swift comes the answer to my waiting
soul.
Borne on faint echoes from the restless
sea;
Willing to bloom whore God has planted
me-"
Chicago Record-Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19

18th Cavalry, in Philippines.
Maj. T.. H. Stccver. senior major of Sd
Cavalry, in Philippines.
Capt. G.. +. Chase, major 18th Cavalry,
at Milwaukee.
Capt. George A. Dodd. major 14th Caval-
ry, will probably he located in Arizona or
Colorado.
Capt. r. II. Hardy, major Hth, at Fort
Wng1te.
Capt. G. X. Hunter major 18th, in COM
mand of squadron in Mindinao, now at
Jefferson Barracks on leave of absence.
capt. j. o. Mackcy, retired on account
of disability.
Capt. w. D. Beach, doing staff duty in
the United States
Capt II. H. Ripley, Sd, Is adiutant of reg
imcnt in Philippines.
Capt. G. H. Morgan, Sd, in Philippines.
Capt. +. o. Johnson. Sd. In Philippines.
Capt. j. Il. Mcdonald, Sd, home on sick
leave because of wound.
Capt. J. w. Heard Sd, quartermaster, in
Philippines.
Capt. p. l.. Tate, Cd, in Philippines.
Capt H. j. Gallagher transferred to
commissary department
1T Arthur Thayer. captain 9th, In Phil
ippines.
1T, ]. NJ. Blunt captain 18th, home on
sick leave.
1t. a. H. Dade, captain 18th.
Ut. G. A. Hedekin, captain Sd, in Phil
ippincs.
1T. e. ]. Rooster, captain 18th, in Phil
iprincs.
1t. e. NJ suplcc, captain 14th, home on
leave Of absence.
1T. A. c. Merrillat, captain 18th, on way
home.
1t. o. r. Mycr, captain and reg1mental
quartermaster of 14th
1t. w. T. johnson, captain 18th, In Phil
ippincs.
1t. II. i. Howard, captain 18th, on Gen.
Youngs staff
Ut. +. l.. Phillips, captain 18th.
1t. f. y. Barton, captain f troop, Sd.
1t. j. r. Conrad. captain Sd.
1T. J.. G. Andrews. captain 18th, In Cali
fornia.
1t. a. Z. Williams, captain Cd, Philip
pines.
1t. II. H. Pattson, captain Sd, home on
leave of absence.
Second It. John Morrison, first leuten-
ant Attn, killed.
Second 1t. A. w. Bell first lieutenant
3D. in Philippines.
Second It. e. A. Sirmyer, first lieutant
Sd in Philippines.
Second 1T, f. A. Sirmyer, first lieutenant
Cd in Philippines.
Second 1t. r. b. Wallach, first lie tenant
Sd, in Philippines.
Second 1t. G. V. Heidi, first lieutenant
/ 14th, on way home
Second 1t Goodwin Ordway, transfer
red to artillery
Second It. W. Il. Gown, first lieutenant
Sd, in Philippines.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
LOYAL D. ELDREDGE DEAD.
vor Many Years Active in Educational
Matters in Addison County.

Middlebury. Sept. Photographed
death came at six o'clock yesterday af-
tecrnoon to relieve Hon. Loyal d Ed
redgc. His age was 70 years and months.
IL died of general exhaustion and heart
failure
Mr. Eldredgo was born in Canton, n. Y,
in February, 1891 but moved to New
Haven, Vt. with his parents I'm early child
hood and was brought up ON his father S
farm He was studious and ambitious.
and attended the old Ben Allen academy
In NcrEenncs falls and winters until the
autumn Of 1853. when he entered Middle
bury college. He took the usual four
years course and graduated with credit
In the class of 1857 After graduation he
Immediately began the study of law,
teaching at the same time at the Ran
dolph academy and later at the Johnson
academy.
In 1889 he was admitted to the bar In
Hyde Park, Vt, and Immediately moved
to Alburgh and commenced practice. He
became states attorney for Grand Isle
county In 1861 and was reelected in 1859
hut resigned and removed to Middlebury
early in the fall. Here he established a
law office and an insurance agency, and
soon had good practice in his profession
and profitable business in the other IN
l-G4 he was appointed assistant assessor
Of internal revenue and held that office un-
til made deputy collector, which position
he held four years, covering ten years IN
the government service. In 1876 he was
- ~ ~ w y. ohotr,,,or NJ IA ireur-
- -, teee Va oc,ir COW, a
,lr,rio,,,.o t1ts tive a. me mem
~ ~ E,,,- r,o,, Nfisaiol,,,r,, md
.t " ~ 80, &C. daI,atar mad gar-
t.o i ,1iiito- IL ,.oe ,iyava active in
81 a. ,,r,Ii r,,a+tors oftcr e.r,t,s,
tu"H sNu N!''"9 ,ta ,l+i,t,, ,,.b.., bte
aS IIou'i '.'o' a.. ~ - ,aio oo,,nt,d a.,
ILnu pi N''' e.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19

OF the bargain 1t was with some difrcu
ty he had succeeded in arranging tho trip
and they were all in as high glee as If
they were going across the Atlantic to
burn money at the Paris Exposition. The
Oldest child, u bright little girl, who was
drowned in the lake half mile from the
Ferry the following summer danced up and
Gown in wild delight, cxclaimiug," Amt [
ticklcd I'm going over the lake" But n
dead calm rccncd and it was n question
whether sitter all they would not he oblig-
ed to return home disappointed. The big
sloop was dimy seen in the gloom drifting
towards Essex from Cedar Beach, where 1t
had landed a passenger and paid no atton-
ton to their shouts. Finally | suggestcd
that a lantern he brought ana way cd
brslily for time. This attracted the skip
Icrs attention and selling brief now. tho
slOop headed for tho Ferry. Finally all
got aboard and the children were put to
bed in the cuddy, as the calm seemed likely
to make the three miles 10 Essex as long as
thirty. At last they reached that place to-
wards one o'clock and the old blind horse
stumbled With them down the rough mill
road to Millsbcro, where they arrive
about CoCkcrow.
I'ut Mcneil s Ferry was important IN
those days not only for its fcrriaEo, hut
also as port Of refuge for shipping. The
cove at whose northern point lay the dock
presents one of the very few good natural
ports on Lake Chnmplain north of West
port. During the days VI sailing traffic IT
was often half full of chooners, sloops and
pinfats which ran in there during a
storm or 4 head wind. What that tlaffic
once amounted to before Inc railroads AL
steamers may be Judged by n statement
made TO me by an old inhabitant that he
bad seen as many as sixty sailing vessels
hocalmtd at one time in a bun II off Sloop
Island Three years ago I saw two PIN
1 I,f,, tyNtf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

St Johnsbury milk dealers have entered
into an agreement whereby they are to
sell no milk hereafter, between Sept. Il
and May IS, for less than six cents "a
quart. except in quantities of four quarts
or more
The Addison plum crop this year Is one
of the largest on record. One days ship
mcnts from the Ncrgennes express Office
aggregated over a ton in weight and the
rush continued for several days.
J. w Sault, who has managed the New
England Telephone exchange at St Johns
bury for two years past, has resigned
that position to accept an appointment as
special agent for the company. He is sue
, cocdcd in the management of the st.
Johnsbury exchange by y. =. Iicaley.
who has been manager of the exchange at
Morrisville for two or three years.
Col. Crosby Park Miller who has been
chief Of the commissary department in
tho Philippines, and served with marko d
efficiency in that capacity for about two
years, is at home on n furlough. visiting
his brother NJ. II Miller in Pomfret and
other relatives and friends in that vi
entity Col. Miller is transferred To the
command of tho commissary department
of San Francisco, and ia TO assume his
duties in about two weeks.
Although Rutland. as tho result Of the
action of the board Of aldermen In APP
propriating 100000 to repair the city hall
building in such way that 1T will not
contain any hall whatever, is now with
w. a. ~ wv p ,Iai ~ ,,aroht. .'lo
l'i'',D' ~, 90. lam Az, ,,I -,
o ''de,''''' &C. '.ro''le r',lr "' t't''
a,. Iooidla =. to,'o a,i,.n .tars 80.
securing In some manner, the erection Of
""i',a"H t,,i, a., ,ops 80
.t, .in' 49, bd ma ,,a,,,iars td,o
onsi.1ara,ion
We ,ir .ui' t',t,.i;.,,r '''
'''''''' Wv
The company Is to begin work at once
and will build a dam across the river In
order to conduct its mining according to
the placer system.
These operations viii he watched with
the ke,ncst interest 10y the people, for
n''"'t7 "''Is ,"' ''H'f - w. -. ~"
""9' rune lhIl''nR 20 VllonS oi tnr S.atS'
=, ,"l'"I mon, H'sh - ~, ." I'm
l'3S'oh 10 M"n'rT"l' 'uEIH'er h'iildS ,l
toIl, VIZ u',yheu "t"' l''Ca"''; IN isIlIe mn.
~" ~ J"h1S, """"u w 'io'h cum
nay 'Nyhl"s' ~" one was injured ! ne
i"C"ut''N' anu paEE"S' car ana one ''dVH
~ '"' t"''' N"N'l''' crews were At ""t'
0'''' y" IN, H',!'', anu 'l'' ''d'h was c''"'
=" "' hi''Is"t, ne ,clu,ut was Caus q
~ "'Hf,"''i 9N''r" "uI'u 'ou'o i'"'
=" ".'u''" ny inc 'hslltoI III uthe 10 st'l
/ I"9 p''H'
The physicians who have charge of
/ Frank Richardson OF DANNY who was
rddlcd with buck shot Saturday by
Francis Foster of Dresden. r. Y. because
he took a turnip from his garden. roport
3 that blood noisoning has set in ard pic IA.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
Not Exactly What She Wanted.

infants in the Sunday ~ i and was
letting the children finish her sentences
TO make sure they understood.
1.-The idol had eyes" she said, but u
couldn't"-
See" cried the children.
at had ears, but it couldnt"-
"IIear," said the class. b..
at had lips, but it COULDN'T
Speak" said the children.
1T had a nose. but it couldnt"-
wipe il" shouted the little ones. and
the teacher had TO pause in her lesson in
order to recover her composure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
ODE TO THE POTATO

CAfter Whitman-a long way.)
All hail. O potato!
Tuher incftable.
Wand deleCtable,
Esculant tryable.
Boilable, hakable.
Stewable. Chewable,
Away agreeable,
The mainstay Of Ireland,
The fount oratoriCal,
The father of tropes.
And flights mctaphorical.
All hail! 7 repeat IL.
Lyonnaise Saratoga,
Jacketed, jacketless,
Warmed over savory,
Sliced cold I'm tho salad
With onions and vinegar;
drowned with the pan roast
or soft In podrida.
Alas for economy,
| must cut You out,
o delight Of eastrouomy!
All hail for the third time!
Goodby, Au revoir!
When you, como off tho ladder,
III cat you once moro.
Farewell, Early Rose;
White Mountain adieu
Plymouth Rock and Buff Cochin,
Ny heart is with YOU.
MY 0djoCtVes faltcr,
! mix You up with the hen;
But forgive the misnomer
Till | meet you again.
When | think Of your pccling.
Pm ghOlraI With rpal fngliDn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
EXCITEMENT IN MOREToWN.

EXcit rmont is running high in the town
of Moretown over the development of two
important industries, the latest of which
is gold mining. Last week Wednesday at
the special town meeting held it was
voted to exempt from taxation for lC
years the plant and equipment of the Tale
Mining company, which shall be in place
before the LIST of April Closely following
is the formulation In Boston of the Mad
River Valley Gold Mining company by
Boston capitalists with a capital stock
OF $50, 900.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
M'NEIl'S FERRY.
To the Editor Of the Free Prcss:--

Several items have occurred recently in
the Free Press so phrasod as to suggest
that the locality known as McNeiFs Ferry
although marked on the charts is passing
out Of public memory or is COMPOUNDED by
some with Cedar Beach, az if 1t formed
part Of the territory Of that summer col
tnS. This theory ought rot to hold for
thcre Is scarcely spot on the shores OF
Lake Chanpain that has more individual
ity than McNeils Ferry or offers more ma
tural attractions of its own to one who
loves beautiful scenery aud spacious #
feCts. 1t has also n little history and ira
ditons Of its own interviewer with the de
Nclopmcnt of Vermont ana it relations
with Canada and New York state which
should not he merged with those OF any
ether neighboring locality however lovely,
ambitious or asscrtiVe.
Late in the eighteenth centGry, when
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
Significant of Ears.

A book on the ears as an index Of char
acter having been published by an English
author, a learned reviewer. Or. A. Keith.
mentions his own elaborate study of the
ears OF more than 10000 people. includ-
ing 500 criminals and 1000 insane per-
sons, besides those of 800 apes. He was
forced to conclude that the ears gave no
clew to personal traits,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
MY ndjoctives faltcr;
APART

" lille far from thee my fate is to be
parted
Lone in my breast my silent love must
beat,
Thy tender touch at which my new life
started,
Its contest deed may nee again repeat
/ hear the tones that on thy lips We're
tender,
see the eyes that mclowed Mt my gaze.
The smile ! see that fell on thy defender,
How life's sweet morn to youth its
tribute pays.
But now the distance doth divide between
us,
The stars are pale and Won wan moon
depressed,
The Joy that in a better day hath seen us,
Is by the winds borne to their rocky
nest,
Still thou shalt be my love though meet
we never
Methinks / hear the measures OF thy
heart,
They throb the spaces of the vast forever,
But lessen not the anguish of my smart.
PERRY MARSHALL.
New Salem, Mass