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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
BRISTOL.

Miss T.ottio Callahan will lead the Chrss-
t!au End..tyor meeting ana n. \. 'ratro
it, Epworth IcIru,. rn,etine ncxt s,nIIy
.y.uinr-Air. ana Mrs O. A. Hur,'n. .rn
i.alr and win 90 tn hons, l-ecpi,,o in no
Ridley hons. ON Mountain aveuiIn ~, RI,
Is being pushed AS fast AS uossib,o IN
n,stnustor fIasl,ns' n4v bors,--ptIi. or.
rrnm Huntington wore in town SotIirNnv
on ,hoir way ia rurIinptnu ba,i,r n
CHARGE G. n Nnrrison ana - hov nn,,,rd
Norton arrested ON susnicion of having
ST ire t. two barns on The nathan Nor
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
NATIONAL TIMPER COMPANY or
CANNED.

Trenton y. j., Nov. n Among the COM
panics incorporated here to-day is the Ma
tional Timber company, capital $1,000 0ol
of which $4,000 is preferred stock with
seven per cent, cumulative dividend The
company Is empowered to buy, sell ana
dcHl in timber lands and tinker. The in
Corporators are Edward 7. McLaushlin
and Thomas H. Rcssbcttom of New York
ard X. *. MCLHTcu Of Jersey CITY
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
EAST M!DDlEBURY,.

Reuben Damon of Ripton has moved
lftr the tenement owned Ivy Clarence Rus
scn.-F. G. Partridge is visiting hi, parents
Mr. an! Mrs G. f. PartridIc.-rhcre viii
be the usual Thanksgiving bah at tn, Glen
fi"1Se on Thursday evening, November =.
Services will be held at St l}arui5d's
Ch0nNl ON ThMrsdnN aNnrinl. NJ Z ~ q. cl-o-.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
WEYBRlDGE.

Miss Sadie Wright will teach at the mon
umcnt, Miss Sparks of Fcrrisburgh at tho
pulp mill Miss Mclean at the stone school
house and Miss Harriet Merton At the VII
laee. The school at the stone school hOu 90
commenced last Monday. the others viii
oIcn next MoudaY.-Dcacou :. O. " right
IS quite feeble, ANA is confined 10 the house
Hard colds ard sore threats are quit .
IrcNalcnt-Thc Ladies' N,d Of the Mcthp-
dist church will hold a fair and sale carly
in Dcccmber.-The work on the new MetI-
Cdlst building is nearly completed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
Sl2 l01 FOR pIRECTUM.

New York, NOV. 27.-The famous stallion
pir,ctum was sold to the international
stock farm of Minneapolis Mimi, for
81 loo, at the Fasig ripton Horse sale to-
day.
Another sale made to-day was Ecstutr,
h. f., two-Ncar-od by OratClia- -Et hclwyl.
to +. Il. LanG, Of Barton, VT for S7.j
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
WHIT T ING.

Rev. G.. w. Christie of Amosburg, Mass,
preached a very able discourse in tl c
Congregational church last Sunday morn
ing, ana assisted in the closing exercises
of Rev. G. 3. Atwood's pastorate in the
cVcninE.-Sanford c. Kelsey came hon o
Monday. having severed his connection
with the Register" office in Middlcl ury.
He intends to tax, a course at Albany
Business coleEc.--Rcv. H. ~. White will
preach the THANKSGIVING sermon in his
church on Sunday morning next.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
LINCOLN.

Mr. ana Mrs. John Brown have moved in
with their SON. Wesley at the Centre. Thcv
are both in feeble health --'Thc co-uueri-
tive creamery made nearly 1000 pound ;
Of butter in October. Price paid fer per
cent. milk y cents; average price. ~ cents
- on account of Thanksgiving there viii
he no meeting Of the Aid Society this
" WCck.-Norman Atwood moved to Middle
bury W"lnesdaY.--Mr ard Mrs. .. f.. peet
of Shclhurne wrre guests of j. II. Boanc
ana Wifc this week
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
PAN T ON.

Willie Hatch and Jessie Stacg are homo
from their school in Chester for Il few
days Nacation.--Wcs HATCH spent last
Saturday in rlilgton.- Nj. Sawyer from
Isle La Mouc was in town the past week
looking over the rural deliN cry mail route.
The route is soon to be established and
the people extend to it u hearty welcome.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLE EBURY.

WIIJIIt + 6JhJ.
Lyman H. Nhapp' VINO was IoI mum
per oi Years Judge "l tne lfop"tc Nouit
oi Addison county ana later governor on
Alaska hut now OF S'dlu'' wash ~
company WI" f. H. NVIS' 'uLI'r 81 '"e
JN 'hihS star were trapped III lhc nlE i"-
loot st"h'npe IN queen Ahn I'm N'"""H
by three SnHiI boNs ana held prlsoH' r.
ior three hours. Ihe' boys locke" 'H~
doors alicr Wells and Knapp ",ht
INT" tle stand plpo TO 1prc1 '"c
lut,rlor. Ihrc"ls ana chueau'9 Hda lo
effect on the youthful brsahdS. lMeE
denon''d >I' ransom. when Wa HulS-
h"nliN refused iIhtIIN MeHS I""hu d
WcN3Nc III the bottom ol tho l1lo' by
WORKING IN Shllts the ex-governor AN an"
editor broke the door ana escape %. Inc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
HUDSON RIVER FROZEN OVER

Troy, y. Y, NOV. The weather
throughout this district to-day has been
but Ia degrees above zero. rhc Hudson
River above this city is covered with a
thin coating Of ice. There is an inch Of
ice ON the canals
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
ADDISON.

The little friends OF Ernest Powell gavc
him n surprise last week in honor of his
IN birthday. St clair is quite III
VIII grip Dr. White artcnds him. Mr.
Wlllmarth Is quite poorly Gnd Is confined
to her bed 1uitc a portion Of thc time
Mr.. Powall aud daughter ATTENDED the re-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28

oortion in Nctecnncs on Monday eveniu :
Tor Mr. CroW"ll, their new minister in
Ncrgcnncs.-M Mhitfurd is very lov
ana little hopes are entertained of hcr re-
ccNcry.- is stopping at Joseph
St Clair.-Tlc Ladies Aid hold their next
meeting with the Misses Palmer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
uIsHop PARTRIDGE MARRIED

SAN Francisco, Nov. 2i-Risht Rev sd
ucy Catln Partridge, Bishop of Eyolu,
Japan, and Miss Agnes Louise Simgs II,
daughter of capt John Simpson. consul
representative ot Denmark, were mar
rIod at st Lukcs church in this city to.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28

clos. fancy and useful v i'll be ON sale. A
ten cent lunch will be served and there
will he stalls for ice cream, cake and "t,n-
Gy. Come cverybody.-C. j. Barbour IS
spending the week in Provide nee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28

bishop and as soon as the details arc at
tended TO, which will be Witliu fcw days,
the sentence Of accommodation which
"'s pronounced against Father Crowley
VIII be recalled.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
SMALL POX SPREADING.
Fourteen New Cas- sin Boston and Four
in Scituate Yesterday.

Boston. Nov. 27-- Fourteen new cases Of
small pON were report 4 in Boston to-day.
There are four in Scituatc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
VERMONT.
Local Items Of Interest Fig All
Parts of the Green MI =
tain State. ?
!.
THE NEWS BY CoIs les

The Winooski Valley, Villages up North
From the Island in the Lake to the
Passumpsic, Along Otter Creek
and by the Shores of White
River Covered by Special
Correspondents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
The Stimulus
of Pure Blood

That is what is required by every
organ of the body, for the proper per-
Torrance of It's functions.
1t prevents biliousness. dyspepsia.
constipation, kidney complaint, rheu-
matsm, catarrh, nervousness, weak
ness, faintness. pimples, blotches, and
all cutaneous eruptions.
1t perfects all the vital processes.
W. p Keeton, Woodstock. Ala. took Hoods
Sarsaparlla to make his blood pure. He
writes that he had not felt well but tired for
some time. Before he had finished the first
bottle of this medicine he felt better and
when he bad taken the second was like
another man - free from that tired feeling
and able to do his work.
Hoods Sas.sapas.ilxa
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Accept no substitute. but
get Hoods today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
Rinderpsst III Philippines.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-On ac-
int of the reported existence OF rim
epest in the Philippine islands, Sec
AIRY Wilson some time ago recon-
tnded to the Secretary of War that
n action be taken as might be nee
AIRY to prevent the introduction of
3 contagion into the Hawaiian Is
IDS and the United States by ami
Is brought on Government trans
cts. He also requested the Secretary
the Treasury to direct that special
9cautions be taken on the Pacific
sst 10 prevent the landing of suscep-
e animals without their being turned
= to the Department of Agriculture
quarantine under the supervision of
& Bureau of Animal Industry. Sec
Try Wilson has received replies from
fetary Root and Secretary Gage in
hing him that the desired instruc-
S have been issued
nderpest is the great cattle plague
Oriental countries which has fire.
pity swept over Europe, DESTROYING
Fly all bovine animals, and has at
Tted special attention during the
B two or three years by it's rayages
SAfrica, where in many sections 1t
S'royed from ninety to ninety-fiye
*cent of all the cattle.
Though incubation at last has been
Ear efficacious as somewhat to re-
Il the losses from this disease, it still
pins one of the most fatal diseases
Eattle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

Please send in your orders early for
FRIDAY delivery to the NEW ENG
LAND BAKERY.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

/ There is a renewed prospect of wal
between Japan and Russia, the result
bf which will be viewed with anxiety
The world over. In such war Japan
would have the advantage of proxim-
sty to her base, superior naval strength
and transport service in the waters
where the trouble would occur, and
probably superior military force also.
No one who saw the war of 1S94-95 or
Who has reported upon the comparative
morale of the forces lately operating
gainst Picking, can doubt that Japan
will give Russia hard knocks. In fact
ae would not be surprised to see her
win the fight and annex Corea.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
NEWS OF WORLD
CONDENSED

George Gould, E. H. Hartman, Otto
Kuhn and James Stillman are to enter
into the new Southern Pacific Railroad
directorate
David L. Short, Commissioner of Deeds
for Texas, and Attorney Morris Meyers
have been arrested for forgery in sign
ing the bogus Rice will.
The 13-year-old daughter of Dr. D. Nc
Gedge of San Francisco was abducted in
Los --ngeles last week, but made her es-
cape and returned to her parents
The half-fare ordinance for school
children in San Francisco is now assur-
ed, all the lines having consented with
out protest, with the exception of the
Suffer street line.
Some drunken Mexican sheep herders
rode in Corona, Southern California, and
lassooed women on the streets last week
A lynching was prevented by officers
landing the offenders in Jail promptly.
Lorenzo Prieto, the Spaniard accused
of assisting the insurgents, was tried by
a military commission and sentenced to
death. General Macarthur committed
his sentence to ten years impr.son-
ment.
A dispatch from the Herald's CORE
spondent in Rio de Janeiro says tina.
Admiral de Provincial, Governor of CO.
bras Island, informed Admiral Mello
that the Government set him at liberty
and ordered him to go Immediately to
Amazonas, where he would receive fur
Their instructions regarding a special
mission. Admiral Mello refused TO go
without knowing his real destination.
and was thereupon arrested for disobe-
dience.
The Spaniard, Lorenzo Prieto, who
was charged with assisting the insurg-
ents by furnishing information to the IN.
surgent General Cables in exchange for
trading privileges, was tried by a mill
tary commission, found guilty and SEN
fenced to death. General Macarthur
committed the sentence to Imprisonment
for ten years. Prieto was the agent of
the firm of MendeZona & Co., and to a
certain extent was associated with D.
A. Carman, the American contractor
also charged with aiding the Filipino in
surgents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

The entertainment proposed in aid of
e Boys Brigade would be a novelty
id as such ought to win something
Try satisfactory for the Brigade fund.
lere is no philanthropic interest in
e city more deserving than that
lich has for its object the rescue from
= streets of the lads who are learn
9 bad ways and teaching them self
pporting trades. A generation of dice
smblers is growing up and if allowed
mature viii make our native and
grtuguese populations, twenty years
pm now, menace to society. Theo-
re Richards and his staff are trying
scombat the evil influences by means
the Boys Brigade and every man
q woman who. can help them in that
sort should do SO, They represent the
st practical of home missions.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

1t shows the depths to which Hum
hreys will descend in his effort TO
make points against the Republican
Territorial administration when he de-
sberately misstates facts and figures.
she displayed story in his paper yes
arday about the expenses of Judge
Iartwell's mission ito Washington and
Ir. w o. Smiths TO Japan having been
aiken out of. the military appropriation,
nd about many other items Of expen-
Siture, was a falsehood made Openly,
knowingly and with naked intent to de-
seive." 1t is but one of many fakes
hich distinguish Humphreys as an
s1itor and politician and which throw
n extra burdent bf suspicion upon him
3 a Judge. II
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

The arrival of smallpox in this port
b the Lawton Is an object lesson in the
anger which the. anti-vaccination bill
ouId increase. That measure has
assed both houses and is now, pre-
amably, before the Governor. That it
jill be vetoed is a hope which most
,telligent people have cherished from
he start and which, in view of the
resent emergency, ought to be shared
a majority of the Legislature. 1t
over pays to take chances with malig-
INT sickness in any place, least of all
port which connects with the
Drld's hotbeds of disease. Let native
gisIators recall past visitations of
pal .pox here, one of which cost 5000
yes, and be wise.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

Ex- Representative LoebensteIn USED
ito be a shriel.er for local self govern
ment but he is now out against the
County bill. Mr.. Loebenstein knows, as
well as anybody does, that the bill be-
fore the Legislature would. if enacted
and enforced, Sork disaster to these
Islands. He probably knows, also, that
the measure is sp loosely drawn that
an attempt to enforce it would proba-
DIV end in wreck on legal reefs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

snceton and Harvard will debate on
10 upon the subject: Resolved,
Congress was justified in impos-
the terms embodied in the Platt
Rdment to the Army appropriation
rs condition precedent to leaving
government and control of Cuba to
eople (the condition with regard TO
3itle to the Isle of Pines being ex-
s1ln
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

e ST. Louis Exposition Commission
been appointed as follows: Ex-Sen.
Carter of Montana, Mcbride of Ore
Lindsey of Kentucky and Thurston
Nebraska; ex-Representatives Glinn
ew York and Allen of Mississippi;
D. Scott of Arkansas, John F. Mil
Indiana, and F. "A. betts of Con-
cut.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

1t is a serious matter if $4,000 or any
other sum has been provided TO carry
or defeat any bill before the Legisla-
ture. We hope that detectives will
keep a keen eye on the situation and
obtain whatever evidence of bribery
may crop out for the use of the Grand
Jury 1t would be a wholesome exam
pie if Colonel Mazuma'' himself could
be put behind the bars.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

hce Peter A. Kroptkin of Russia is
In New York. He says the first eff
lie blow has been dealt to autocracy
ssia and that a movement has been
ID which will eventually result in
ssral government.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

A London paper in discussing the ca
nal question says that there Is little
hope that America will do anything in
regard to the matter that would be
agreeable to England, and that It will
persist in attempting to gain the entire
control; as remedy, 1t suggests that,
as it is a question of Importance to the
world, the world should take steps to
protect itself.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

.ispatch from London under date of
a 80 states that while the Chinese
ION remains obscure, the powers
eearly in a more conciliatory tenn
md anxious to explain away their
ences.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

The strike at Marseilles is practically
over.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-12-26
HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS.
Small Items OF I'm form alton That May
ne Use the Busy
HOm ekeeper.

A nutmeg sweet sauce for berry or
plum pudding is made of two cupfuls
of sugar, two-thirds of a cupfu1 OF
water and a tablespoonful of vinegar-
This is allowed to boil up just once.
and then set away on ice 1t may be
favored to taste with vanilla nut
meg, says the Washington Star
Raisins for cake buildings are
improved if boiled about hour,
then cooled before using They can
be stored after boiling They can
be cooled quickly, if desired, by putt
ting them in sieve and turning cold
water over them Dry with soft
napkin.
Lemon sherbet is delicious when fla
vored with the strip of preserved GIN
ger. a few bits of the ginger root
may be added
The old-fashioned knit table mats
are again in great demand, and often
seen on wel1-appointed tables
: Nearly everyone is partial to a bit
of bacon occasionally for breakfast,
and food specialists aver that prime
bacon will do the work usually left
for cod liver oil. While there ara
English method that always gave
complete satisfaction was follows:
The rashers were cut of uniform
thickness and laid in a baking tin,
overlapping each other so that each
strip of lean rested on the fat of the
II.
placed in the oven and left until the
meat was cooked. The bacon cooked
IN this way never varied in appears
ance, the lean being tender and the
fat cooked through, but not tSchippy-''
half pound of cheese is more
nourishing as regards to composition
than the same amount of beef; but
it must be borne in mind that the
beef is much more readily digested.
This is a point that should be taken
INTO consideration in comparing the
value of one food with another.
The incest way to serve butterfish
is you viii find them a the French
restaurants. They are fried a deli
cate crisPy brown. then served with
a spoonful of sauce tartar and
small round boiled potato. Tartar
sauce, as you know, is simply may
onnaise, with chopped pickle and olive
added, and a little finely chopped
parsley to color.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-12-26
WASH THEIR NECKS.
That What the Nova Scot1ans Do
When They Take a Spirituous
Drink.

Slang that is prefectly familiar to
the feature of one locality is often in
terpreted in even nearby region in
"a totally different way from that
which is intended. This was we'll Illus
trated one day lately, whe r.a man from
Boston and man from Nova Scotia
met in a hotel and were introduced
by a mutual friend. After a little
talk the friend left them, and, having
had time to discover kindred in
terests, the conversation sagged pains
fully, says the Chicago Tribune. At
length, breaking a long pause, the
Nova Scotian said:
'tWouIdn't it do you good to wash
your neck?"
whats the matter with my neck?''
exclaimed the Bost oman, flushing a
fiery red, land what's the matter with
you that you ask such a ques ton? I'd
have you know, SIR, consider it i'm
parliamentary impertinence, sirt''
sGee!' exclaimed the surprised Nova
Seotian. 81 did not-mean to offend
you. L had no idea you were one of
these teetotal temperance cranksi"
Tim temperance crank, either,''
retorted the Bostonian. now doubly
offended and surprised also.
saint your querieG the Blue Nose.
'"Then why did you get mad when I
asked you to take drink2''
asked me to take drink? ?" aim
shrieked the man from the Hub.
sfYou-asked me? When?,'
ssSure1y I did, said the Nova Scotian.
asked you to wash your neck, you
know. On the inside. you understand.
With good liquor, don't you see? Not
on the outside, of course My remark
was not intended to hint that an APP
plication of water TO your skin was
needed. An invita- ton to wash the
neck is only our Nova Scotian way of
asking man to irrigate the dust of
travel out of his throat. Will you join
me, now?'
Don't care if do" said the moI1i-
fed Bostonian.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-12-26
TO REDUCE SOUTHERN REPRE-
SENTATlON.

A bill has been introduced In Con
gress to deprive some of the South
ern states of representation acquired
by counting a large number of ne
groes which they disfranchise in vio-
lation of the 18th amendment of the
constitution. Tt is urged by the OPP
ponents of the measure that it will be
destructive to- the harmony of the
country If the South is disturbed IN
the control of its own affairs The
same argument was made for fifty
years to sustain the inhuman system
of African slavery. 1t resulted in a
war that cost millions of lives and
shocked the civilized world. Sooner
or later the treatment of the negro in
the South will be considered. It is
not a matter that concerns the South
alone; it is a responsibility which
rests upon the entire nation. The
Booker Washington incident develops
clearly that the South today is as I'M
just, unfair and unreasonable toward
the negro as it was 40 years ago,
when it bought and sold them. No
compromise will cause the South to
do him justice. Harmony is too
high at the price it would name. All
history points to the wisdom of saying
to them now that if the black man is
not permitted to have a voice in the
choice of his representative on the
floor of Congress, that no one shall
represent him without his consent
Topeka Herald.