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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-15
A Drain on Him.

From the Philadelphia Press.
I've often wondahed," said ChoIly.
how many fellahs ] know manage to get
well off, while I'm always poor"
Perhaps" replied Miss Pepprey, Its be-
cause SO many people amuse themselves
at your expense"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-15

a slice to every man. woman and child in
the United States, and leave enough for
an Irish stew for our whole nation next
day. The wool upon them would c1othe
the people of any one of our cities wit h
the exception, perhaps. of New York or
Chicago. and they would annually produce
enough pet lambs for the Marys of half
the United States
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
Deafness Cannot Be Curad

by local applications. as they cannot reart
the disea sed portion of the ear. There 1,
only one way to cure deafness. and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness i,
caused 10y an intlHmed condition of She
mucous lining of the Eustachian tube
When this tube gets inhammcd YOU have i
rumblinE sound or imperfect hearing. and
when 1t is entirely close deafness is tn
result, and unless the Inflammation can b,
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever. nine cases out of ten are caus-
ed by catarrh, which is nothing but an In
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces
We will give ono Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrhl
that can not be curCd by Hairs Catarrh
cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY d CO.. Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Hairs family Pills are the best.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
Great Engineering and Transports
tion Projects.

The East River bridge that has for years
been one Of the wonders of the mode IN
world. promises to he completely overshad-
owed in the near future. \ project is on
loot to construct "A gigantic bridge over
ihe North river to accommodate all of the
railroads contering in jersey City togeth-
er with the foot. carriage ana truCkage
traffic that would cross from that termi-
lal to New York city. This great struc-
arc would cost the enormous sum of SGl,-
bO,ooo, and Jacob Schif, head of the firm
Of Kuhn, Loeb SEQ. who recently figured
in the contest for tho control of the
Northern railroad, is said to b. dnan.ing
the scheme.
The Pennsylvania railroad is understood
to be the prime mover IN this project and
when the part that the structure is to
play in connection With that system is
aiken into consideration one can not Won
der at the desire of that corporation TO sc-
cure entrance direct to Manhattan Island
for their trains. Another great bridge has
already been PROJECTED across East river
at a point where the waters Of that stream
and Long Island Sound join forces. This
will make a terminal in the Borough f
the Bronx just north of Harlem river
connecting not only the Ponnsy lvauia and
Its Long Island railroad. but also the
PENNSYLVANIA with tho New York. New
Haven and Hartford, and giving the for
mor the direct New England alliance It
has so long sought
Another colossal undertaking under con-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
in Farming States as
Well as in Commerce and
TRANSPORTATION.

Prudent and careful management
through period of several years in
which good crops and good prices have
very generally prevailed. has wrought a
marked transformation IN the farming
states of the Mississippi valley. Mort
cages have hccn SO generally paid OFF tina (
what was once the immense business of
loaning Eastern money on Western farms
has been almost entirely eliminated. Tays
the Review of Reviews The West itself
has an ample amount OF free capital and
nowadays when farmers wish to antici-
pate the future by borrowing money to
make improvements they can ind plenty
OF money In their own nciRhborhoods to
be loaned at easy rates on good security.
one result of these prevailing and favor
able conditions Of agriculture and bust
ness has been to dun the keen edge Of
popular interest in subjects related to the
financial and industrial policy Of the coun-
try. Great consultations Of railroad sys-
tens are going steadily forward under
these prosperous conditions without eN-
citing the amount of opposition from So
called anti-monopolists that movements
Of far less significant and even reVolu-
tionary character were accustomed to pro-
Yoke only few years ago. The Wall
Street panic of the early part of May
seems not to have disturbed the actual
business life of the country to any extent
whatever. 1t checked for time the spirit
Of wild speculation on the stock eN-
changes. and such a result was desirable
rather than otherwise. More lately the
principal causes of speculative activity
have been the reports that one railroad
amalgamation with some larger system
or another was about to be purchased for
amalgamation with some larger system,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
Honorary Degrees.

The first honorary degree conferred by
the University of Vermont, the degree of
Master of Arts, was given 10 James Dean.
Mr. Dean was the first professor of Math-
omatics in the University and "A man of
immense weight physically rs we'll as a
good mathematician, lie received the de-
gree of Doctor of Laws in l647. DuriLg
the last century between 36l ana 400 such
degrees were conferred by the University.
Among the names Of men of national
fame who have been thus hOnored will be
found those of Henry Clay. Gen. +. II.
Sheridan, Admiral Dewey, Thaddeus Stcv-
ems and Silas Wright, who received the de-
gree of Doctor of Laws. The degree of
LII, d. was also conferred by the Univer-
sity en- Vice President VIM. A. Wheeler; on
United States Senator'S George f. Ed
munds Justin S. Morrill, and Luke L. Pol
and: on governors G. Il, Van Ness, Carlos
Coolidge, Inland Hail, Stephen Royce,
Erastus Fairbanks and John Gregory
Smith; on +. j. Phelps, ana John A. K IS
SOL and Frede rick Billings and Dorman y.
Eaton, on various eminent iursts, among
them on United States Judges Ethan
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
The New Mammal

The rom Irkable new mammal uiscoN cred
by the Enshshman Sir Harry Johnston,
in the Congo forest. has been received 1T
the Natural History Museum in London
and the discovery is regarded as the
most important geological event of the la t
one hundred years. Examination made
by experts confirms Sir Harry Johnston S
description Of the extraordinary character
of the animal. 1t is a shortncck d. giraffe
closely related to the extinct form of
giraffe known to palacontologists as the
helladoth rum. whose remains were first
discovered 1t Pikormi. in Greece; bat
Prof. Lark stcr the English scientist.
says il is not the helladoth,rium, but a
distinct genus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
The Pulpit II Stage.

The vicar of Gorlcston church, near
Yarmouth in England, Rev. Forbes Phil
lips, has just scaudalzcd a nnnhcr Of his
Pensioners as well as his bishop by liz
wiling Mrs. James Brown Potter, the well
known actress, to appear in his pulpit. 1t
seems that his congregation of AN evening
had not been so large as he wished ana in
order to enhance the interest of the occa-
sion he caused the announcement to be
made that Mrs. Potter would participate
i'm the services, the result being that hun
dreds were unable to gain admission. AT.
ter the even song Mrs. Potter "gownod
In white and wearing pi ture hat" re-
cited from the chancel Pope's "Vital Spark
of Heavenly Flame" and poem entitled.
"1he Queens Last Ride" dedicated to the
late Queen Victoria. delivering both to or
gan and choral accompaniment.
II is evident that as an advertising
worked TO perfection and the significant
statement Is made in this connection that
he Is writing a play for Mrs. Potter; but
whether the causes of religion ana right
living were promoted by ;he unusual de-
parturc Is altogether another question.
The bishop Of the diocese apparently,
though not, for it is stated that he viii
forbid repetition of the incident. 1t is
true that the rector of the church ex-
pressed the opinion that .hc stage exert
Cd Il more powerful moral influence than
the pulpit but the chances arc that the
first reason given for the enhancement of
Mrs. Potter was the true explanation, he
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
WINOOSKI
Savings Bank

FROM lis careful ndnasemcnt las hOt
met with loss from any ,oan made dur
ING the last twenty years
Deposits made during the first five days
OF any month will draw interest from the
hrst day of that month. Deposits made
a!ter the NTH day of any month Will draw
interest from the first DAY of the next
month.
Interest is credited dep,sitors Jan. list
ana July LIST, compoundir : sem. annually.
The rate of interest paid 10 depositors by
by al savings banks In this state Is lin
itec by law to Sis per cent until its sur
pius amounts to 10 per cent Of It's depos-
It's, when an extra dividend Is to be made
NO interest is allowed by law to be paid
on deposits in excess of two thousand DOL
iafS except 1t be on deposits by widows.
orphans. administrators. executors, guar
oians, charitable or religious institutions.
or on trust funds deposited oy order OF
court.
The bank pays all taxes in this STATE on
deposits of fifteen hundred dollars or less
VERMONT LOANS SOLICITED.
l'ue Depostors Dec 81. 1900. s9lS,s6 80
oufpIue.... ......... ....., ........f 41 ~ -
Deposits and surplu- &c.. ..... .s96l ,O76 So
oFFlCEPS-S. II. Weston. President:
Ormonl Cole. Treasurev
TFCSTEES-S. H. Weston. J. p Small,
y. r. Ray. Ormond Cole, f. c. Mower.
samue Bigwood. C. II. shipman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04

on the last day Of June the last remnant
of tho magnificent volunteer army that
has been doing service in the Far Fast
was mustered out, and the great majority
of their number have returned to civ ii
life, a comparatively small number having
accepted appointment to tho regular army.
Word comes from Washington that at
least - per cent of the young volunteer
officers who have taken examinations for
second lieutenanCics in the regular army
will pass, ana the ranks or the regulars
have also received many recruits from the
volunteer Veterans.
This nation has right to he proud of
the record which the volunteers have
made during the service now closed 'fhe
response of these mon TO the call for
troops for service in the Philippines re
HeNcd tn" government from serious emf
barrassmont. The army was authorized
ly act of Congress of March .. lS9, one
of the last acts of the Flfty-Fifth Con-
gross This act gave the President author
ity to raise twenty-five regiments of vol
untcors for service in the Philippines to
be mustered out not later than June 80,
1901. The anti administration organs in
sisted that the calling out of volunteers
meant "a tremendously costly and pro-
tractcd war The President received the
commentator of the whole country as
well as of the regular army by ignoring
political considerations ana selecting the
field officers of these regiments, the con
Cnos lieutenant colonies and majors
from commissioned officers of the regular
army. There were only few excel tons
to this rule these being the cases Of thos"
officers who had done distinguished ser
vice in the Spanish Anne rican war.
The public does not need to be told f
the brave deeds, or of the efficient SERVE,
which this volunteer army performed un-
der the most difficult conditions in the Far
East. No one can realize the CXpcri "nc' >
through which the great majority cf th,s,
troops passed, until they stop t. think
what the climatic conditions were during
a considerable proportion Of their p,rlOi
of service Those who have kclt watch
of the progress of military events in the
Philippines know that great credit Is due
to the great volunteer army which has
now been mustered out of service THEW
efficiency dispolled fears of long and
bloody war, and the condition in which
they reached this country, has demonst at
cd that our war department has learned
how to preserve the health of its fore.
even In the tropical cimes under the most
unfaVorabc conditions
The war of the rebellion demonstrated
conclusiNolN that this nation did not need
large standing army for service in the
United state. and the Spanish-AmcrIcan
ANA Philippine wars have made it certain
that volunteers can do good service in any
part of the world to which they are likely
to be sent. No wonder our European
friends are beginning to lose something OF
their faith in the principle Of large stand
ing armies, and pinning their faith some
what to the use Of the volunteer as well as
the regular.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04

cases of the smhulant type have escaped
observation, and pa sscEgers and crew
from some of these ships have octasionrd
the infection of others.
THE RECENT SANTOS CASE.
The appearance of the plague in Santos.
Brazil. in October lS,a makes an irlpor-
tant epoch In plague literature, as furnish
ing the first re- ordcd instance OF it's occur
renee ir the W., stern Hemisphere. There
t. considerable difference of opinion az to
the origin of this outbreak II l. usually
attributed to "A ship which arriving from
The infected port OF Opor-o, lay alonssi1c
the dock in Santos. Within q short time
there was IN extensive mortality an ing
rates. followed 10y tho appearance IF the
disease among human beings. II is re-
corded that In tho months OF July and So -
TENDER before The main outbreak. there
was IN unexplained mortality among rat
From Santos tic disease extended to $40
paulo. mill resort in the neighborhooi,
the first case occurring in child Of "A
sNitChman of the railroad connecting the
two places. The employee IN question
lived in cabin beside the tracks. On the
lNt of November, 1899 the British steam
ship J w. TFvlor. from Santos arrived
1T the quarantine station Of tho port of
New York with two cases Of bubonc pla-
guo on beard and having lost one man at
sea from the same disease Prompt mel-
sures were taken ana fortunately no
slfoad of the disease occurred
Expo ricnce IN other parts # the world
leads us to believe that even were the
disease to be introduced mere its spread
would he very limited in those cities whore
the sanitary &C nditions are good ana
where pre- autions as to the isolation q
patients can be practsed Cases In Wen
ma, resulting from accidental incubation
of men studying the disease In one of the
l.. L. y-e,tg onto. at, 1 ri
same may be recorded of a case introduced
mt" Trieste, Austria No spread of the
disease followed. With tho rigid apullca
t1on or sanitary science II seems extreme
l. coultf'il If The plague will ever secure
dangerous foottold in the United States.
although We she'll doubtless have frequent
'SCarcS' as at present
SCIENTIFIC TRIUMPHS IN PLAGUE.
THIS diseaS furnishes striking illus
uation of the advance OF modern medicine.
Not until lSA die positive knowledge Of its
true nature become known. Now it's cnus, p.
method of propagation and the means to
prevent its Spro aG ere matters OF scienti-
ilC certainty. Koch in their establishment.
bactcriolOgy as a science that credit is
Lac for the possibility OF this discovery
and to Japanese physician Or. Kitasato
a student in the laboratory of Koch and
H'rsin, and a pupil Of the Pasteur InSu-
tutc, that we are indebted for the discov-
cry itself. When in lSai. tho plague was
cpidomic in Hong Kong. with hundreds
dying daily, great apprehension existed on
the part of Japan, and accordingly Drs.
NltaSatO ard ACyama with assistants
were commif stoned by the japanese gov
ernmont to visit Hong Kong and there
study the disease the former 10 make hac.
THEOLOGICAL investigation and the latter IA
report upon its clinical ana patholog al
al "a of Il -,
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wished TO attract a large crowd.

wished to attract n large crowd
The question arises whether the extra
attendance at tho service i'm question re-
presented desire to be benefited or a mere
curiosity to see woman whose name has
become widely known In part through her
hstrlonc achievements and in part
through the domestic gossip that she has
aroused II may he true that some of her
audience were moved to tears by her re-
citations, as stated, but If tears are to be
accepted as an evidence or accompani-
mcnt of good influences, then the furc-
ton of sorrow is at last explained All
things considered. we believe the great
majority of people will uphold the bishop
of the diocese in forbdding "a repetition of
"thc incident"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04

A recent German compilation of Stats
tics of railway construction, shows that
the total length OF the railroad lines on
this planet, ut the beginning of the year
1900. was moro than 7720H kilometres, or
nearly twenty times the diameter of the
globe at the equator and moro than double
the distance from the Garth to the moon
These figures apply To the lines, and NJ I
to the tracks on the lines, most of viii h
have several tracks. The United states
possesses the greatest network, represent
ing moro than half the total length--3S} M
kilometres Europe has 27>,rw kilometres
Asia, 5000; Australia, a 60. and south
Africa, 2o60o. After the CLited states
comes Germany with her 59.5ll kilometres
hardly orc-sixtecnth Of tho American
lines. Russia occupies third rank and
France fourth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04

Paine, u. A. Smallcy G. l. Benedict, noyt
II. Wheeler and r. l.. Nelson. Various col
lego presidents have received either the
degree of LII. u. or of u. -. from the Uni
vcrsity, among theme being presidents
Taharcc and Branerd Of Niddlcbury. pres.
y. II. Everett of Jefferson college, Louis
lama, Pres. $. n. Peabody of Illinois state
University, Pres. George T.. Hunting of
Alma college. and Pres. Brown of Nor
wich.
Among the eminent dvincs on whom
the University has conferred what Or.
Cox called "thc semi-lunar fardcls." are
Bishops Hopkins and Bisscll of Vermont
md Bishop Atwell of Missouri; many lead
ing clorgymcn of this ana other states
have received the degree Of II. D., among
whom might be mentioned Rev Silas Me-
Keen, Rev. George y. Buardman, Rev. G..
/. Goodcll. Rcv. n. G. Clark Rev. George
g. Stafford, Rev j. Isham Bliss, Rev. L. 7
Chamberlain. Rev. Archibald Duff and
Rev. J. n. Worcester, father and son.
Several physicians of distinction in
special lines have received the degree Of
Doctor of Laws among them being Or.
Martyn Paine. Or. William Darlings Dr.
H. y. St John Roosa ana Drs. Horace and
d. II. Green.
Rev. l.. G. Ware, Prof Herbert futile
of Cornell ana -. +. stevens of London,
England are the only men who have re-
ceivcd the degree Of Doctor of Letters.
These are some OF the names which at
tract attention i'm "A ,tlrsorN examination
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04
The Limit of Corn Production.

INV ''''i''' VI WI" '''"N'''''
! 1t IS not many wears since certain indi-
viduas were busy assuring the people Of
the United States that there was not the
least possible danger of food famine in
this country. for after the limit of pro luc-
ton of wheat had been reached there was
| a possibility of producing corn that was
practically without limit. In support of
this position it was shown that the use II
corn as food was rapidly increasing
among III" American people, and that
1T Was found to he am excellent substitute
for wheat in many instances.
II Is now asserted ON the other mana
that as a result OF the enormous p"rnian-
ent increase in the consumption of corn,
the demand has not only oNeitahen the
supply 'u' mas ""S'r"c" Tue surplus OF
'"'Iicr scdiS Vi i"'s' P'o""'V '"" lew
years He a cropoi ~" '"p'"" bushels pro-
Vidcd "a surplus to carry over Tor use IN
''0 '''''''o"a' !''iS "''''' ''99 ''i"'' "'i-
maj 'iop - 7"''''e'' muir oA'S'''H
cohhllohs' however there Is no surplus
carried over nor Is thore hk'N 10 u" ultlI
'nero Is he'N3 increase III lto"uc''oh
WRITER III ti'c Nih'aRo hco'rd-''r"lu
a"S'rtS 'ha' th'r' can DE no radical IN
crease in the production of corn in the
'h'te" H'"teS "Nnout 'lStu'plns 10
MA Ncu "esree 'ne ''''''ol'S oi one ~ our
cci'al CROPS u tHe o'hcf' as REGARDS inc
"S'rioutio' VI acreage For t"c years we
""N' 'oo" "NihS from h"H' 10 Hl"u'h'
anu w ''"N' ''"' ~" " i"9'''O" N"''c any
N''P '''0' as "''''N mean an '''Su'"0i' III
'"i1'' - WIN ~ '''OO' '"e ''ci'i "'H'
ms uoes NOT seem possible uhtiI one
turns TO the causes which have been com
hin"o TO BRING about this situation Of
hHairs. In the irst place Il Is stated We
are now killing annually 1c,oc0.Gn hogs
more than were needed in 1895, and this
means demand for 9W.op1@o bushels Of
corn each year that must hc filled The
man who raises tho corn generally pro-
duces the hogs and whatever price corn
meat keeps pac.. 30 that the farmer who
puts his corn into pork is almost certain
to realize more tnan the market price Tor
his grain. one bushcl Of corn is figured to
produce twelve pounds of pork 50 that at
present prices of pork corn thus fed brings
its producer in the vicinity of 80 cents IA
hushol
cattle year more than in 1876. ana this
represents another 50,00oGj0 bushels per-
munout increase in feeding requirements
Of corn. In addition to this the change.
of the past five years have brought about