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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15

and when read his frank admissions that
he, almost alone. in 1852, changed our
naval construction from wooden to steel
ships, and thus originated our new navy;
In December, 1897, induced Assistant Sec
rotary Roosevelt TO prepare the Navy for
the approaching storm of war: In 1898 per-
suaded you with Mr.. Roosevets assis-
lance, to provide our fleet In Cuban waters
with torpedo boat destroy ers and guard
boats; and. above all, on July 3. 1893, com
handing the battleship Iowa, discovered
/ Cerveras fleet coming out Of Santiago
harbor and destroyed It, I feel that liberal
allowances should he made by all true
Americans for any mistakes in the small
Ter transactions Of life which may he
made by our greatest self confessed and
self-recorded naval hero of the war of
1895. Very respectfully,
WILLIAM T.. CHANDLER.
This complaint drew from the Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Secretary Long be-
ing away from Washington, the following
severe rebuks of Rear Admiral Evans:
Washington, ID. c., Aug. Q, 1901.
Navy Department,
Sir: The Hon. William II. Chandler,
President of the Spanish Treaty Claims
Commission. lately a Senator of the United
States. and formerly Secretary Of the
Navy, has complained to the Department
upon himself in your book entitled: "A
Sailors Log"
The structures in question are In the
nature of aspersions upon the official con-
duct of the then QSSD Secretary of the
Navy.
the text of your book it is not necessary
here to recite. Nor Is 1t needful to ask Of
you an explanation why you felt yourself
justified in publishing what you have. 1t
is obvious to any reader that you speak
extensively of Secretary Chambers action;
that YOU impugn his motives and other.
wise traduce him in respect 20 orders given
you by the Secretary in the discharge of
the duties of his office.
You are informed that this deliberate
publication of yours has justly incurred
the displeaSure Of the department. For
an officer thus TO attack n former head OF
the navy department because of orders
given to him by that official Is to aba ndon
the courtesy that should always charac-
teriZe an officer of the navy. If tolerate d
it would PROFESSIONALLY prove subversivo
Of discipline. 1t would tend to bring the
office itself in disrepute. The act is tho
more reprehensible. In this instance, he
cause of your long experience in the ser
vice.
1t has become my duty therefore, to cen.
sure YOU for this breach of the obllga-
ton imposed upon you as commission
officer of the navy of the United States
which ! accordingly do.
/ A copy of this letter will be furnished tc
the Hon. William T.. Chandler.
Respectfully.
+. W. HACKETT,
Acting Secretary.
Rear Admiral Robey D. Evans, U. s. n,
Washington.
Rear Admiral Evans undoubtedly sup
posed that as Mr.. Chandler was no Longer
his superior officer he could say what he
chose about him. This theory does no
hold in the navy department as Evans
has discovered to his sorrow. And he vii
receive scant sympathy from any quarter
because with deliberate and incredible fol
ly, he drew upon himself the censure Sc
unsparingly administered.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
Logic" and tuberculosis.

In second communication Rev. f.. j.
Kauslow resorts to logic to prove that
the city of Burlington is doing an injus-
tee to the Williston farmer" lie states
tin, alleged injustice as follows: THE
city of burlington demands Of the Willis
ton farmer that he first prove that his
merchandise is pure. 1t then turns about
and asks the farmer that he prove that
the goods purchased in the city are not
pure
Logic" Is valuable when 1t is based on
facts; but when there is not fact In its
premises 1t is of little use toward drawing
just conclusions. Burlington does not ask
Of the farmer that he first prove that
his merchandise is healthy" 1t has been
proven that there is disease among the
cattle in this vicinity. The residents do
not want the products of diseased cattle,
SO they ask the farmer to show, as 1t Is
perfectly practicable for him to do, that
his herd is free from disease or else stop
selling them dairy products which are open
To- suspicion. That is a reasonable demand
if Mr. Ranslow will show that It is a fact
tnat Burlington merchants are selling
a1utcratcd goods to tho farmers cas- he
charges our citizens will aid him In
stamping out the evil. They know it
would be good business" to do so, as
well rs just to the consumers.
The farmer should remember these facts
Disease does exist among Vermont
cattle that it exists is known not only
IN burlington hut everywhere where his
cattle can be sold; that this knowledge re-
Iuces the value Of every creature owned
by Linn. whether healthy or not; that the
public will not buy meat and milk from
sections where the disease exists when
they can got them from sections where
the disease Is guarded against.
It is for the interest Of the producer as
well as of tho consumer, for the interest
of the farmer as well as of the citizen.
that the contaeion of tuberculosis be Grad
lcatcd from all the herds in the vicinity.
The effort to accomplish this as II seems
to us should claim the support Instead OF
the opposition Of the farmers, and We
know that many Intelligent and successful
farmers regard it in that light. Mr.. Rams
/ low docs no favor to the farmers by en-
dcaVoring to stir up prejudice on their
part against the citizens Of the commune
tics who are their best customers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
John Fiskc and the History of New

Mr.. Fisk's careless and inaccurate work
as a historian was not confined to the
portions of his histories relating to YER
mont. In an able article in the North
American Review for August Mrs. Schuy-
Ter Van Rensselaer, analyses his history
of the Dutch Colonies in America, ana
finds it extremely inaccurate and unsat-
isfactory. The trouble with Mr.. Fiske,
she says. was that he did not study the
sources of information which have not
yet been incorporated in easily accessible
books, and that he was very careless in
his usc of the narratives and documents
he did consult. His mistakes says Mrs.
Van Rensselaer,. lin matters OF TACT are
frequent and sometimes very grave Some
of them are simple repctitions Of current
errors There are resurrections Of errors
long ago buried under convincing weight
| of evidence. And others are novelties
Novelties here is plainly n mild term for
Inventions. In this sense MIR. Fiske' state
ment that belated wayfarers in the forests
of Vermont were often waylaid and MUIR
derod by the Vcrmonters, was novel
ty." Mrs Van Rensselaer, shows how
Eiskc used the caricatures and obvious
jokes in 1rvinGs Knickerbocket' New
York as If they were serious narrations.
lie states that Dominic Bogardus was
New Amstordam's first clergyman, where
as document in the Lenox Library, Of
ten translated and known to and prohted
/ bV every writer OF the History or New
] VII hp1 u
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
Not of English Manufacture.

The Statsmont copied from an exchange
IN Saturdays FREE PRESS, TO the effect
that the original wire If the Vermont and
Boston Telegraph company, which is still
In use after over fifty years OF service
was of English manufacture was an CT
ror, The wire was manufactured in NVor-
coster, Mass, from a Swedish iron, o.
remarkable purity ana tourhness. To
these qualities its remarkable endurance
has been due. SO far as is known no such
wire has ever been used on any American
telegraph line Of any oXtcnt. As the lines
OF the Vermont and Boston Telegraph
Company were built by q. w and G. G
Benedict Of Burlington, We are able t
speak from personal Information on The
subject
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
VERMONT TRADE REPORT.
Results OF the Inquiries of Bradstreet s
representatives.

Inquiry in Vermont through Bradstreet'
burlington representative, reveals the fol
lowing conditions
The farmable agricultural interests hav,
been strengthened the past week by a con
siderable rainfall and prospects for large
though late crops are improved. No dis
turbine feature of importance has bee
reported that would interfere with bushes
which in general continues good through
out the State. In wholesale lines Their
has been the usual distribution in Burling
ton and collections are fair. Lumber con
tinues firm in price and the demand botl
in wholesale and retails lines, appears /,
be good.
At bennington there appears TO be
falling off in demand for some lines of ltri
goods, u condition due 1t l. thought /.
overproduction and some inactivity is not
ed among the mills, with consequent Sigh
effects on retail business; collections how
ever are reported good
Rutland reports manufacturing business
active; the large marble interests centra
in the vicinity, are very busy and pros
poets encouraging, with retail trades laI
and collections good. Business is season
ably dull at Newport ana conditions ar
much as usual. This holds good for Bris
tol, except that collections at this poin
are reported somewhat slow, some appre
hension for late crops. which was fei
loCdIlN, mas betH revived DN neaNy rain
which insures IA better harvest. Busin, s
conditions at Brattleboro IN practically al
departments are reported fair.
The granite business at Barre continue
active, scarcity of labor being felt Mont
pelier reports business good. labor is we
employed and conditions in various line
are favorable. At Hardwick there appear
to he about the usual business in tn
granite sheds, The important lumber III
terests in Lamoille County are favorable
tho product brings good figure and busi
ness outlool, is pronounced good.
inc strike in the railroad shops at 81
Adams has practically collapsed Will
there are a number of idle men in conse
quence of the strike. the shops are run
ming and other manufacturing interest
are well employed and general coalition
prevail.
"Bradstreets Journal in reporting o
conditions in the country at large. says -
'All available measures of supply, d,
mand and movement point to the bushes
done i'll July having exceeded anythin
transacted in any similar midsumme
month, This too, despite the exceptional
~ warm weather drought, strike talk an
similar unfaVorable conditions to bushes
extension. Rank clearings last week show
Ell the expansion, and clearings for IL,
IrSt week OF August snow continued il
crcaseS over last year ana proceeding pei
lods. Prices In the month Just closed mad
a turther advance from the low level
June |, and, finally, gross railway carr
lllSS Tor July point to Increases alike
volume and In percentage far exceedin
any previous July, and heavier. in fac
than Tor any previous month for MOI
than
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15

At least one southern sheriff has to his
credit a successful attempt to prevent I'll,
lynchug of a colorod criminal consigne !
to his keeping, and one southern governor,
Governor Gambler Of Georgia, is entitl, d
to similar credit Hearing that a party
was organizing to lynch n negro who WIS
to be taken from Atlanta 40 Canton, Gap
for trial, the governor ordered ont three
companies Of militia, at n cost to the
State of 500. which formed sufficient
guard. On arrival at Canton the negro
was tried, convicted, ana sentenced to be
hanged, all within forty minutes The
convict was then taken back to Atlanta
and safely lodged in Jail The governor
says that if more troops are needed IN
the day Of the execution, they will b.
forthcoming. no matter what the cost hut
as the negro is to be hung it Is not likely
that they will be needed. If he had been
cleared by the court, a regiment might
have been needed to save him from the
stake.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15

at night. Admiral Schley. therefore,
finds himself called Upon In this connect
ion to answer three questions
First. Why did he not destroy the Colon?
Second. Why did he lombard the shore
batteries and Colon at distance claimed
to be absurdly treat?
Third. Why did he not maintain a night
blockade?
So for as answers have been given to
these. viz: To the first and second ques-
ton it is said that the Navy Depart
mcnt's instructions forbade the rskinE of
a battla-ship end that Schley's only
course YVES, Therefore, to lombard at such
range as not to risk injury to his vessels
and to the third question the answer has
been that experience of Admiral Schlcy
and other officers in this squadron during
the civil war had shown that the main
tenAnce of a blockade by night h. fore
such port was impracticabe and that
blockade-runners and Confederate cruisers
had had little difficulty in escaping on
dark nights from closely bloCkaded ports,
and it is said that an effort to maintain
tire blockade at night might have result
ed in the grounding or tornedoirg or sumt
vessel Of the SQUADRON. These replies hay
not been satisfactory to experts who
point out that Nhen the communicating
chief arrived the shore batteries We're
tombarded at reasonable range without
injury to or even danger to the squadron
{ M ~ 4
maintained at night so effectively that
Ccrvera was ultimately forced to- max,
his effort at escane bv daylight
After C,ervera's SQUADRON had ,eer
located in the harhor, and Sampson witt
his squadron had cone to take command
OF the united feet, the vessels We're dis
nosod in a sar,t-cir,Io IN front Of the on.
trance where thav remained until tn,
morning of Julv r when Cervcra mad,
his effort n escane The Rrooklvn nj mi.
tine lav'to tho soutbward and wcstUar,
If tbe entrance
When tho actior heqar she headed I,
Tho ror,booet,ard ord vim i've othet
veeseIs Of Inc eouodrcn onrared IN.
en,mv Meantime the Spanish vessels let
thc harbor and baaFed N tho westU7r,
aIorr mo Cuban coast UhiIc Tho Amnr
,ron eonadror bnad,d towords tho en,tn,
On convnrgirp courses "A tho America
vessels Ievcnnt tho RrooLIynl reached ma
r;.ta,ca frop, tba a,,,,y ~ which ~ si
rosnecti,o cantains thoucht their shin
co,,Id most officientlv fphf tbov turned I,
tho vestward and ran a coursa pcnerall,
n,raIlel with the Snanisb vessels an'
fcurht ont the action. This psrtIculo
distance each cantoln selected for hiusclf
~. oor+rolI,ro nrincinIo covorrjrr hi
docisior hoime ,hat no distance sbo,,,d ~
beyond tornedo range and within I'm
range of his secondary lattories-that Is
fyon, about ,4oo 10 about fSnn wards
The Rrooklvn headed to tho nor,hyar,
and eastward and ranidlv annroochinr m
Snanish squadron mad rsachod n istanc
MAINLY sop,et,ire loss NAV mile f~or
tbe arnm, nhor Il hocan,n rcccssar, sn
nor 10 had IN tho wostward she co,.I
rnrlxa this turr hy ueing either q etarhoor
ba,n, ~, n nor, r. oIn, tbat is 20 sa,, n.
turripc 70 tho Lot ana toUor.le tho enerr
~, 10 ~ riah, ond go, ,ro,,, b,r, Al
the other vessels usinr n starbo,rd holm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
Burlington
Savings Bank
INCORPORATED 1s47.
Deposits June 3o,t9oi, $1,000, i42.o2
Surplus 35o,oiO.oo
Total Assets SS,25O,723.6t
TRUSTEES

CHAs p. SMITH, HENRY GREENE
j. l.. BARSTOW, A. G.. PIERCE,
WILLARD CRANE, HENRY WELLS,
l.. ". WARD.
Receives and pays dero sits daily De-
posts made during the first four business
Gays of the month draw interest from the
first If made afterwards interest will
commence tho first of the following month
Interest will be credited to depositors
January | and July /, compromising twice
year. There are no stockholders In this
bank. All earnings, less expenses, belong
To depositcrs. The rate Of interest de-
ponds upon the earnings but the Legisla-
ture at It's last session passed a law fixing
the rate that sny savings bank in the
state can pay at not to exceed three and
one half per cent per annum, until its
surplus reaches ten per cent of It's deposits
when special dividend is provided FOR.
All taxes in this State are paid by the
bank on deposits of $500 or less Depo5.
its are received in sums from 81 to 5000,
and no interest Will he paid on any sum in
excess of this amount, except on deposits
by widows, orphans, administrators. exc
cutors, guardians. charitable or rell-
Gious institutions or on trust funds de-
posted by order of the court.
NO money loaned to any officer or trus-
tee of the bank
CHARLES p. SMITH, President
FREDERICK w. WARD, Treas,
Il. S. ISHAM, Assistant Treasurer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
A BIG BLACKSNAKE.
OFrom the Nashville, Tenn, Bann

From the Nashville, Tenn, Banner)
j. II. Harding holds the record for hav-
Ing killed the largest blacksnake ever
known to have been seen in this county.
Hearing child's screams, while out for
stroll on his farm near this city, he
rushed to the spot to find his fve-year
old boy, Henry Harding, struggling in the
coils of an immense blacksnake. Harding
succeeded in severing the monsters head
from its body, and upon measuring 1t the
reptile was found to be feet inches
long and l6 inches in circumference at the
largest part of its body.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
OUR SATELLITE is LEAVING US.

The day of the earth is now shorter than
the month-the period of revoluton--of the
moon. The moon is. therefore, slowly re-
ceding from us. and 1t has been receding
for thousands OF centuries. But the day
of the earth is, ms we have seen, slowly
growing longer. The finger Of me tides Ia
always pressing upon the rim of our huge
fiywhcel, and slowly, but surely, lessening
the speed OF its rotation, So long as the ter
restrial day is shorter than the lunar
month the moon will continue to recedc
from US.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15

Sir Thomas Upton can not well he oihei
than pleased with the enthusiastic ovation
given to Shamrock ii upon her arrival IN
American waters. Most Americans Woulo
probably be glad to be sure they could
rpeed the parting guest with as marked
Yusto as marked her reception but II
must be admitted the behavior of the de-
fender has not been entirely reassurins.
All that American enthusiasts can do Is
30 hope for the best.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15

Senator Vest of Missouri says that me
principal planks of the democratic plat
form of 1904 should be n declaration 1or
q graduated income tax; opposition TO
trusts and a declaration against imperial-
ism and the colonial system. 1T would
ne suicidal" says the senator, TO thrust
the silver issue forward again.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
REGIMENTAL REUNION.

The executive committee OF the Third
Vermont Regime association have APP
pointed the 10th annual meeting Of the as
ISOLATION to be held in u. \. X. hall, st.
Johnshury, August ~, according 10 the
following programme:
Business meeting, upon arrival Of all
the forenoon trains at Il a. m.
Dinner served by w r. c., OF Cham
berlain post. rs heretofore.
An address by a veteran cCmrade.
Recitations, "reminiscences, songs ana
music will enliven the afternoon until this
evening trains depart
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15

lingo" according to the new English
dictionary, is an old word used as far
back as 1870, as a coniurors summons,
"Hcy Cor High Jingo!'-as opposed to the
fugitive "Presto," The par picu'' of
Rabelais is rendered in 1921 by lingo,
and this expression finally in 1870 begot
our political noun "Jinso' out of Mr.. q.
W. Hunts music-han chorus-"N don't
want to fight yet by lingo, II we do" of
1873. High jinks" goes back to the be
ginning Of the 18th century.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
Terms-S1.OO Year. Always in Advance
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, AUG. /
WANTED.

When YOU want anything advertise IN
the new special columno this paper. Some
bargains arc offered there this week whtch
1t will pay you to read about. see page
seven This paper has more than 1'VV
readers every week, and one cent "oru
will reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15

The latest statistics show that of 1,F'7@
negro heads Of families 26i,@SS own their
homes and farms. This for "A race which
forty years ago owned nothing not even
their own bodies is not a very bad show
Ing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
MA SSACHVSETTS FEMININE SUR
PLUS

Massachusetts, with n total population
of 2,So5h46 had 7o,S9s more females than
males within her borders in 1900 accord.
Ing to a census bulletin. The exact num-
Der OF each sex Is 1867 474 males and ,4S7,
S72 females
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
LIABILITIES .
ST., sol, oo9 o5

have all sumptuary legislation repealed nd
have free tuberculosis, free rum, free love.
etc.
INC poor sinners cxrect that clergy men
Possess at least, the SC. called negative yir-
tues, like truthfuincss, integrity, honesty
and a desire TO dc unto others ns va
would have othor do unto us: We expect
rictv. charity and that be should love his
fellow man. That the Swanton writer
does not possess al Of these virtues Is
PROVEN by his article. Either he ig not
honest or that he is woefully ignorant of
the laws Of Vermont is self evident
Has a dairyman, or clergyman,
moral right to ondangcr the health and
l11ce Of tho consumers Of his products, by
the sale Of milk, cheese or meat when
there is even a possibility that they are
dc.ctcrious to health when science ana tho
laws Of Vermont have provided safe and
sure means, without expense to himself,
of determining whether they are safe or
not, simply because he thinks that dairy
ing paws better without such invostiga-
tons? suppose for instance a young
/ rotEer. such as consumption seems to
Gelight-in attacking. falls a victim to the
dread disease. Perchance she IS a parish
/ cuer Of the Rev. Farmers, ard he calls
to condolc with her in her misfortune and
offer spiritual consolation, and sagey re-
marks that the ways Of Providence are
past finding out etc. When Il is possible
that she contracted the disease by the
4 consumption # some OF his dairy pro-
ducts, or possibly from a pet cat that )
a kitten was raised upon his farm You'll
che not If apprised Of the situation and pos
sibilities exclaim:
! How long. O Lord, how long
Shall such a priesthood barter truth
away,
And in thy name. for robbery and wrong
At thine own affairs pray?'
DON D. CIRCUIT.
Ar,c-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
TOO MUCH.

Mistress-"Now. Bridget, there Is
one thing | must insist upon If
you break anything, I want you to come
and tell me at once" Bridget-"Sure
ma'am | can't be runnin' to We every min
ute of the day."-BroOklyn IAfe,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15
ADJ AIIE -.

Farmer Dunk-'1iow's your new hired
man. Ezry?"
Farmer HornSeak-'Jest like all the It st
of EN- I've ever had-so lazy that he gifts
tired restin PUCK.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-08-15

Vermont has host of latch strings out
this week.