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Guarded by FICyyers.

\ pretty story, which shows an ad-
mrable trait common to almost all Ger
man children, is told by a recently re-.
turned traveller.
In German city she saw fine eQues-
tran statue in bronze, around the base
Of which bloomed a gay little garden.
The visitor exclaimed with delight ovel
both the flowers and the statue and cx-
pressed some wonder that the blossom,
were left entirely unprotected by either
railing or notice.
I'm our country | am afraid some Of
the children might be tempted to pick a
flower now and then, as this seems aside
from the busy part of the city," she said
TO her German friend.
"Oh. that would never be here! said
the friend in amaZement. "Why, the
garden was planted because the children
would mount to the back Of the horse
and ride, and the bronze was getting the
wrong sort of polish. but when the flow
ers began to come up there was no more
trouble.
Our children are very fearful lest
they should hurt any little growing thing,
and they would see the green pceping
through the earth and not take another
step toward the tempting horse"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
The Mater with England.

Miss Mary Mcdowell OF the Univer-
sity Of Chicago settlement who is IN
London investigating the social settle
ment work OF that city, says; "Notwith-
standing Eu%laui's strenuous and many
sided activity on behalf OF the poor, |
do not think this country possesses sin
gle agency Of social reform attaining the
high degree Of efficiency admittedly at
tanned by Chicago's premier social set
tlemcnt, ! mean to say that Hull House,
in my opinion, copes with its peculiar
conditions and surroundings more sue
ccsSfuly than any London settlement
copcs with its particular problems. | have
no hesitation in saying that the charities
Of this cal i,al, honeycombing every part
of it and speaking SO loudly Of the innate
generosity II the British heart, accom-
plsh more harm than good, They make
the dispos~c,,ed classes stop looking for
ways of SELF maintenance and engage
regularly in aims seeking. If were
asked TO say in one word what was the
matter with England, l should reply
'DrunkeuueSs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
ZangyvilI's Package.

John Brisben Walker, when he is not
busy experimenting with motor vehicles,
likes nothing better than TO have Il Euro
pcan celebrity visit him up ut Irvington
and go over The Cosmopolitan editorial
and printing plant. lie induced Zangwill
t. come once during one of that famous
writer's journeys to this country. Mr..
Xangwill appeared careless as TO his
dress, as is his wont. with a paper parcel
under his arm, He fairly scintilated
with witty remarks during his tour
through the building. A day or two later
a package was found on one of the edi-
torial tables.
That's ZangwlPs," said one of the
editors. Il remember seeing him carry
it,"
But another editor thought they had
better make sure, and the parcel was
opened. 1t was Zangwilrs property. sure
enough, as a scrawling of the novelist S
name on the inside of the paper showed.
Its contents were soiled shrt.-New
York Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14

The English papers report rowing
match for women ut the SaItash regatta
on the river lamar: "Aituough the
weather was very boistcrous. one bo&t
was rowcd Ivy Mrs. Martin, aged 80, and
Mrs. Prout. aged 20, who finished second.
the winner icing two young women.
Mrs. Prout pulled bow in the crew OF
Saltash buatNoluen who half century
ago created sensation by crossing to
France ani rowing at Cherbourg and
elsewhere In every instance they beat
the crews Of Frenchmen, and on one oe-
casion they defeated Il picked crew OF
British bluejaekets ut Davenport
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Starving n Minister,

4 curious position has arisen in st.
kllda, the far western island on the At
lantic, in connection with the church
questions. The minister OF St Kilda, the
Rev. Mr., Lee, followed the assembly aud
the majority with the United Free
church. but the islanders, like the high
land congregations, determined to re-
main with the United Presbyterian
church and have determined to keep
their spiritual adviser without provisions.
The steamer Hebrides called at the is
land with the provisions, but when the
people took their own goods they refused
10 ferry ashore their minister's Mr.. Lee
sent word to the captain that he would
have men and boats waiting to take the
goods off at Obbe, but on the steamer
appearing there no one appeared. and a
landing could not be effected. This was
the last call of the steamer for another
nine months. The members of the Free
church will not allow their representa-
tive to remain alone with the islanders,
and something in the form of a relief ex.
petition will be organized il necessary.
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good angel in voice Of uncnrthly sym
phony. II was music like that which
drops from a lutte Of heaven when a
scruph breathes OH 1t.
ooh, no." said the bad angel "Comc
with me. have something better to Of
fer The wines | pour are from chalices
OF bewitching carousal. The dance | lead
is over floors tcssellatcd with unrestraincd
indulgence. There is no God to frown on
the temples of sin where | worship. The
skies are Italian. The paths ! tread are
through meadows daisied and primrosed.
Come with me-
Hesitation In Ruin.
The young man hestatod at a time
when hesitation was ruin, and the bad
angel smotc the good angel until it de-
parted, spreading wings through the star
light, upward and away, until door
swung open in the sky, and forever the
wings vanished That was the turning
point in that young mans history, for,
the good angel flown, he hesitatcd no
longer. but started on a pathway which
is beautiful at the opening, but blasted at
the last The bad angel led the way
through gate after gate. and at each gate
the road became roughcr and the sky
more lurid, and, what was peculiar, as
the gate slammed shut it came to with a
jar that indicated it would never open.
Past each portal there were grinding OF
locks and showing of the bolts. and the
scenery ON each side the road changed
from gardens to deserts, and the June air
became n cutting December blast, and
the bright wings Of the bad angel turned
TO sackcloth, and the fountains that Mt
the start had tossed with wine poured
forth bubbling tears of foaming blood,
and on the right side of the road there
was serpent. and the man said to the
bad angel, What is that serpent" And
the answer was, "rhat is the serpent of
singing remorse." On the left side of
the road there was lion. and the man
asked the bad angel What is that lionT
The answer was, THAT is tho lion Of MI
dcvouring despair" a vulture new
through the Sky, and the man asked tho
bad angel, What is that vultureT Th,
answer was, THAT is the vulture waiting
for the cnrcasaes Of the slain
And then the man said to the baC
angcl "What does all this mean?
trusted in what you said at the stree
corner; trusted it all Why have yo,
thus deceived meT Then the last deccp
ton fell - the charmcr, and he said: 81
was sent from the pit to destroy YOU
soul. | watched my chance for many {
long year. When you hesitated that nigh
at ;hc street corner, gained my fri
umph Nav you are here Iio, ha. Yol
are here! Como, now, let us fill thu
chalicc and drink to darkness and wo
ana death. Hail. hail"
Oh, Young man, will the good nngc
| sent forth by Christ or the bad angel son
forth by sin get the victory over You
soul? Their wings are interlockcd thi
moment above YOU, contonding for you
soul, a. above the Apcnnincs eagle ant
condor fight in midsky. This hour decide
eternal dcstiuies.
tCopyriFht. 1901, Louis Klopsch, y. VI
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The Drug Habit.

In his inaugural address at the meeting
Of the Pharmaceutical society in London
the other day DR.. Luff deprecated the
too genera! use Of powerful drugs in COM
pressed forms now 50 easily obtained by
the public, n facility which. he remarked,
was responsible to some extent for the
increased practice of self druSginG. This
was how the cocaine habit came about
1t WAS to be regretted that the manufac-
turcr was largely taking the place of the
presenter. which was on a par with the
dosing on board ship where there was an
ampl" medicine chest, but no doctor. The
bottles were all duly numbered, and the
captain carried book describing the va
riou, symptoms which would be ahatod
by particular medicines. 1t happened
once that sailor showed indications
which required dose of No. mixture,
but the bottle was empty. THAT does
not natter" said the captain. Give
him equal parts of No. 4 and No. o.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
SHERLOCK HOLMES, JR.
He Performs Another One OF His re-
marknbIe Deductions.

marknbIe Deductions.
"Ahaw exclaimed Sherlock Holmes,
Jr.
His companion started as one who is
recovering from fit and asked:
What is it?"
"Did you notice the man who passed
us just now? There he Is, looking ut the
pictures in the window of that news
store"
What about him."
"Hc is the father Of a little child. His
wife has to take care of the baby be-
fause they cant afford to keep a nurse
girl, and once he ran needle under his
thumb nail"
"Who is he?'
II haven't heard his name. Until he
passed us Il moment ago | was not aware
there was such a person as he in eX-
istcnce.'
Now, Sherlock, don't try to make me
believe that you are not gifted with Il
mysterious power Of some kind that en-
nbles you to fathom things which are
forever hidden from tn" knowledge Of
other people. | believe you arc the sew
cnth son of seventh son or something
of that kind. | almost feel creepy when
| am in your company"
"My dear fellow" the great amateur
detective answered, you are fooli-h TO
permit yourself to entertain such absurd
notions concerning me. am not super
natural. honestly | am not. | was born
near Scrubgrass, Ia, of poor parents,
who were too ignorant to understand
that It is foolish 10 work when there are
SO many people waiting to be worked.
No. ii H. simply my wonderful power of
deduction that enables me to make these
discoveries. just one little thing about
this man tells me what ! have disclosed
to you concerning him. He cant afford
to hire nursegirl. and he is the father
of young child. How do ! do this! Ii
he didn't have to count the pennies. he
would have his clothes kept in good con
diton by some tailor"
Every well. But how do you know he
has young child aud that his wife take,
care of it!'
"One of his suspcndcrs is fastened tC
his trousers with safety pin You see il
is plain enough. If his wife didn't hay,
to take care Of the baby, she would sew
u button on for him, and without baby
in the house there would be no looS,
safety pins for him to get hold Of. Tn,
fact that he once ran needle under hi,
thumb nail keeps him from sewing til,
button on himself. Chicago Record
Herald
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NOTED EDITORS APPETITE.
Colonel Watterson's Remarkable
Abilities ms n Trencherman.

Abilities ms Trencherman.
Henry Watterson, the great Kentucky
editor, is one of the largest eaters among
the public men Of the United States. His
capacity in that respect seems unlimited.
As fair example Of his capabilities two
incidents will suffice.
On one occasion he attended the BIZ
monthly meeting Of the Sslmagundi club
of Louisville. q banquet was one Of the
attractions Of these meetings. Before,
during and after the banquet there were
discussions, but the banquet was the
thing. On this night it was at the house
of the editor of the Republican paper of
Louisville. The menu was one of four
teen courses, with the usual wines. One
course was quail, and Mr.. Watterson
had two; another was venison, and again
be was served twice. This happened in
about half Of the courses.
Before the end OF the dinner all the
other club members were but tasting
what was put before them, but Mr.. Wat
terson was eating all and often calling
for more. When the dinner was ended,
the rival editors went to their Offices to-
gether. When they reached Newspaper
row, MT. w atterSOn SAID:
Colonel, am hungry. Let's go over
to Beymers"-a cafe much affected by
newspaper men-"and have something TO
eat"
Great Scot, Watterson, I've filed
all the space in my lockers, but III drop
in and watch you eat"
The colonel claims that Mr.. Watterson
ate two pounds of cheese, half of an i'm
mense bologna sausage, a bowl Of crack
ers and drank six bottles Of beer. and
Mr.. Wattcrson never denied it. After
this he went to the Office of The Courier
Journal and wrote his celebrated "star
eyed goddess" editorial that was copied
and commented on all over the United
States.
At another time he entered cafe OF
which he was n regular patron and called
out to the proprietor:
What have you to eat tonight? I'm
hungry"
well, Massa Henry, have some nice
fresh Ohio river jack salmon"
How many have you?
six"
"Well bring me all six"
The Ohio river jack salmon weigh
about two and half pounds apiece
These six cleaned and cooked weighed
fifteen pounds, the proprietor wcighn,
them ont of curiosity. Mr. NIattersol
finished the six, all but the bones. with
I salad, some bread and quite a little liquiC
on the side This is one of his favorit,
fishes, and he has said that he has ueye
been able to get enough.-New Yorl
Times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
WAYS OF THE NIGHT HAWK.
The Habits of This Bird Are Strange
~ DelieG by Its Name.


The night hawk IS BIRD often seen
and yet bird Of which little is common
" known. Its name would lead one to
think tnat II is night bird. but this il
vror, no !, doos NOT ro,m about drrin,
49, niat,. =, ali ~ ,ho ,,r,i,;,r ,,,,,.
80, :. .1t. -
O''u' y, NV - '''''
received us name Oh account Oh us nao'I
of appearing only during the later aitcr'
noon or on cloudy days. y proper name
for this bird would tie twilight bird"
as it cannot be said to belong either t,
NIGHT or day.
If you have ever lived on farm, You
will recall hearing on some still. hot
evening a whirring. long drawn out note
high above your head. and on looking up
you will remember how surprised you
were to behold a small bird with big
wings falling straight toward the earth.
aud then how much moro surprised you
were W hen the bird suddenly turned in a
graceful upward curve and went straight
back again into the darkness above
That was the night hawk on hunt for
its supper. After that first meeting you
will remember how familiar it grew to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
HindOos Feast on Locusts.

Those familiar with the Bible state
ment Their meat was ocusts and wild
honey" have often wondered if any pco-
pie today feast on locusts. Ii seems that
recently a fight of locusts passed over
Calcutta. Numbers fell by the wayside
and were eagerly eaten by voracious
crows and kites. Others, again, were
gathered in baskets by the little aatve
boys and taken home for cur.ring pur-
poses The lower classes in india enjoy
this delicacy, perhaps because it is cheap.
1t is stated by those who know that To-
Gust curry tastes very much like that OF
prawn curry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14

orders have beer prepared AT the WIZ io.
rartmeat for the government ana rngUu-
ton of the School Of Submarine defense
Mt Fort Tottcn. y. Y. the name being
changed from "Torpcdo school" which
was first selected. The object Of the
school is To instruct officers and enlisted
mon in the various mo- hancdl and "lcc
trioal applianC es in seaooast furtihcNtiuns
and i'm all subjects pertaining TO torpedo
warfare, submarine mining and defcusc-
OF e submarine character The board for
governing the school win he simllnr 10
that of other schools in the army.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
A DiscouruYer.

II don't believe in feeding tramps at
the door, said Mrs. West. "You feed
them once, and they are sure to come
back"
well. ] don't know. / always give
them bread when they come to my door,
and ! can't say ! ever knew II tramp to
come n second time
"Oh, well, Mrs Yeast, you make your
own bread, do you not"
That was all that was said, and yet
Mrs. Yeast went down the street like a
straw hat on u windy day.-Pearson's
Weekly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
DEAD LOVE.
Two loves had !. Now both are deod,

Two loves had !. Now both are dead,
And both are marked by tombstones white.
The one stands In the churchyard near,
The other hid from mortal sight.
The name on one all men may read
And learn who lies beneath the stone,
The other name is written where
No eyes can read 1t but my own.
On one plant living flower
And cherish it with loving hands;
shun the single withered Leaf
That tells me where the other stands
To that white tombstone on the hill
In summer days often go;
From this white stone that nearer l.es
/ turn me with unuttered woe.
God, pray, II love must die
And make no more Of life part,
Let witness be where all can soc
And not within living heart
Mary Matthews Adams.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
The Worst Yet.

They were speaking we'll OF their
friends. He continued:
But Of all the gamblers l ever knew,
Guy Lush is the most confirmed
REALLY? | didn't know he gambled
too"
''N'hy. he shakes for the drinks before
he is fairly out of bed in the morning. -
indianapolis News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14

Tired Of life and the ever present ne
cessity Of earning his daily bread by
working. he had taken a dose of carbolic
acid and lain down to die.
But the meddlcsome doctors pumped
him out and saved him to society.
"Oh, Horace" moaned his wife lean
ing over him. why did you take that
awful stuff? Laudanum would have been
less painful and so much surer. CHI
cago Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
Summer Fiction.

In a frenzy of self depreciation Ber-
trand fell upon his knees.
"Oh. why" cried he, should you, a
lady born, love me. the mere hired man
upon a New Jersey truck farm
silly boy" exclaimed Helene archly.
of you had been character in summer
novels as long as | have, you'd know that
it takes amazing stunts to keep people
from thinking of the thermometer
Here she lighted u fresh black cigar
Detroit Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
No Evidence of Faith.

"W'here are all the people, asked the
drummer, noticing the deserted appear
ancc of the streets
"They've gone to the town park IN
pray for lein," answered the western
Missouri merchant.
ado you reckon it will do any soodF'
81 don't believe it WILL" said the Nor
chant gloomly. Il haven't sold a single
umbrella. "-Chicago Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
Those Boston Girls.

She-Ilavc you met that Boston girl
who Is visiting next door?
He-Yes; met her last night.
lawfully cold, Boston girls, don't
you Think"
Not so cold as they are cute"
"What do you mcan|'
"Why, l was sitting on the stoop with
her. and | remarked something about it
being warm, and she said She lidu I
think it was so warm-she felt as though
it would e.'el good to have something
else around her. My arm was busy the
rest of the evening. "-Yonkers States
man.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14

"Why is it that that very ordinary
looking girl is always referred to by her
aunt as charming creature?'
"Possibly." said Miss Cayenne, "she
has accomplishments that We know moth
ing Of. Perhaps she is a snake charmer."
-Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
Australian Opnls.

Formerly most opals came from Hun
gary and more recently from Mexico.
In 1889 an Australian hunter, while
pursuing wounded kangaroo, found
an opal. Since that time Australia has
yielded nearly S2,00O,0oO worth Of
onals.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
Ionaur's pIaygrounda,

There are now in London and its
immediate neishborhood $50 puhlc
recreation grounds, varying in size
from Epplng forest, which, w tn Wan
stead flats. is over 3.Oeo acres in eX-
tent. to little city gardens and play
grounds of an eighth or teIHh Of an
acre.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
Ioo.o Knife Dlades.

Sometimes table or kitchen knife
blade becomes loose from the handle.
When this occurs, take the blade out and
I'll! two-thirds of the cavity with resin
mixed with sawdust. Heat the shank Of
The knife very hot and press it in quickly
and solidy. Wsen it cools. you will find
that the blade is fixed firmly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
XcnMn auL Nnpolcon.

Venus has 01lcn botn seen at noon
with the uaEcd eye quite near the SUN,
once when this attracted public auon-
ion NAPOLEON turitd Il 90 advantage
ly causing it to h. lLlA1rcd that ii was
ais own Suoc!al star
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
EASY HONOR.

Young Henry-Pa, wouldn't YOU IKE lor
nae TO be captain of a foot bali team?
Proud Father-Id give about anything
to see you one.
Young llcprv--lts dead easy for YOU II
voull buy the ball, the other fclles said
they'd make me captain, so it's all up |"
you.-Indianapolis News
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
MOI MIXED DRINKS.

"Did the prisoner indulge in ohJurga-
tons" asked the Young attorney of the
witness.
"No Sir" replied the latter Il mover
knew him to take anything but whskey.'
pittshurg Chronicle Telegraph.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
Equal TO the Occasion.

Gladys-There. now, mammals gone TO
the matinee and has forgotten her pocket
book.
Frank-Don't you worry about nam.
ma. She'll unlock the box office with q
bairpn.-New York Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
The Chip on the Block.

II can tell you one thing, Maria. If
Johnny is like me, he will have good stay
ing qualities, anyhow"
He has them now. John. He'd stay
in bed till noon every day if Id let him.
boston Traveller.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
nuckeye State.

Ohio was early called the Buckeye
State, the name being derived from the
presence of great forests of buckeye
trees when the country was first invad-
el by the whites.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
Onions.

/ Onions are regarded as an excellent
nerve tonic, but some other peculiari-
ties connected with them are prejudi-
cial TO their use even for this purpose.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
Fruitful Trees.

The orange tree is very fruitful. A
single tree will produce 10000 oranges
fl for use. y good lemon tree will pro-
duCe 5000 lemons.
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The Mandrake.

"If man pulls up a mandrake,'
says an old time writer, "he viii sure
ly die soon thereafter. In common
prudence it is best to tie dog TO the
plant and thus escape the evil Myself"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
A SucueSfinu

Girls. If you are as fastidious in the Sc
lection OF a husband as you are in the SO.
lection Of new hat, you'll never have
any trouble matrimonially.-Sa Francis.
CO Bulletin.
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The wife In Korea.

A curious custom prevails in Korea
If n man meets his wife in the street
he ignores her presence ana passes her
as # she were a stranger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
Hcnry Mns BlnciS.

Henry III Of Germany had a COM
plcXiou,So dark that he might easily
have been mistaken for a negro.