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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
CROSSING THE BAR,

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me,
And may there be no moaning of the bar
When | put out to sea;
But such tide, as moving, seems asleep,
TO fun for sound or foam
When that which drew from out the
boundless deep
Turns again home.
Sunset and evening bells.
And after that the dark,
And may there be no sadness of fare
wells
When embark;
For though from out this bourne of time
and place
The food shall bear me far,
l hope to see my pilot, face to face,
When have crossed the bar.
~>Alfred Tsnnyson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

A Canadian company has started an in
dustry which promises wonderful results,
the product being wood that has been
made absolutely hreproof Tho lumber is
placed in gigantic cylinders 100 feet long
and six feet in diameter in which it is
cured or treated with chemicals, the mo-
ture OF which is a profound secret. and
1t is next placed in ldlus to be dried
Shavings and frcwood thoroughly saturat-
Cd with petroleum and heapcd against u
small structure composed of this freproof
material were burned IN severe test, and
At the end Of an hour Of this treatment
it Is claimed that the little building WAS
found absolutely intact This indeed is an
ege of wonders, in fact as well as in
fiction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
THEIR TENTH ANNIVERSARY,
Rev. and Mrs. j. b. Metcalf Enter tain
Many OF their Friends.

MANY Oh HSll L lltldS.
Rev. and Mrs j. II. M,tcalf pleasantly
entertained about 400 of their friends sat
urday afternoon and evening at their
home on Pearl street. The reception
marked the 10th anniversary of their mar
riage and although This fact was not gem
orally known until the guests arrive ed the
host and hostess received hearty Congrat-
from all present, Miss Anna
.ochman of Cambridge. Mass, a sister OF
Mrs Mctcalf. received with Alr ana Mrs.
Metcalf. The house was profuscly deco
rated with hydrangea, golden glow, asterS,
hegonas and ferns, while large bouquet
of pink roses made a center piece for the
refre shment table in the dining room,
Mrs. w +. Ferguson had charge of the
refreshments and Mrs. q. q. Atkins and
Mrs. c. II. Beard presided at the table in
the afternoon, while Mrs. G. ID. OrdWay
and Miss Alice Nash performed that func-
ton in the evening. Misses Oakes, Miller,
serving during the afternoon. and Miss S
Brownen. Carrie Nash, Palmer, Mower
Mabel Ferguson, Florence and Mary Nye
in the evening.
Many of the guests found pleasure in
making a visit to Mr.. MotCalfS obsorNa-
tory. whore Mr. r. Il. Tabcr kindly point
ed the big telescope towards the stars
planets and moon.
The Unitarian society presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Metcalf with a beautiful hand
wrought repousse silver nut bowl and a
sugar and cream set Of the same material
a solid silver salad set and set of toilet
brushes with silver backs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

The Finance" journal of Cleveland -ays
that President Mckinley carried S3la'0O
In life insurance policies, namely 100000
ca h In the Equitable Life, New York lAfe
and the Mutual Life Insurance companies
of New York; $4,000 in the Come ucut
Mutual and 5000 in the Michigan Mutual
Of Detrot
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

The suggestion Is now made that all ma
lions OF the world unite In establishing a
new and Independent nation, possibly on
soma remote island in tho Pacific ocean,
its population to be constituted entirely
II anarchists deported from all countries.
II would be simple justice to allow these
enemies of government and of law and or
der to have an opportunity to exemplify
their theories in this manner. The chances
are that the remedy would be a sure cure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
TWO CANDIDATES IN LAMolLLE.

Grlm the Mouisyille News and CitizcnD
Roger W. Ilulburd Of Hyde Park will
In an probability be a candidate for the
office OF secretary Of state lie has am
uuunccd himself as lin the hands OF his
friends" and when the proper time ar
IiVes will he found to have a strong fol-
State but also in Lamoillo county, where
he was born and has lived all his life,
Fred q. Fleetwood Of Worthwhile is also
an aspiraut for the Same position and he
too has many friends who would like Ia
sec him succeed F. A. Rowland beCauF,
Of his ability as well as popularity. We
believe that in duo season these young
men will come to an amcable understand
ing, Meanwhile over~z, alous friends If Ell
thrr will do wen to avoid premature an
nouucemeut as to the strength or weak
ness of the other fellow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
PERSONAL.

Tho Jamaica Plain, Mass, News says;
"a large audience listened to Rev. Marcel
lus Winslow Farman of Wosthcld, Vt, at
Boylston church last sunday morning.
Mr. Farmau conducted the service with a
confidence and ease that were remarkable
considering that he is blind. The powers
Of a wonderful memory were brought into
play in the responsive reading and the
scripture lesson and especially in the
numerous and varied notices which were
Eivon to him verbally before the service
Mr.. Farman gave a strong discourse from
the text: "1hc days Of our years arc
threescore years and ten. Mr. Farman
win be remembered by many of our read
"rS as student in the University here OF
the class Of 90 and ms n lecturer on Lord
Nelson upon one occasion before the Y
NJ. G. a. He was ordained as d Congre-
Gational clergyman in June last.
The Charleston papers says that sen
ator Dcpow has accepted the Invita- on
TO deliver the opening address at the
Omar lesion deposition on December L
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

Washington advices say that as a re-
suit Of conferences between President
Roosevelt and Governor General Wood of
Cuba, 1t has been determined to negotiate
a reciprocity agreement between the Uni
ted States and the island. to be sent to
Congress early in December Under this if
ratified, cereals and machinery from fh"
United States Will enter cuba at reduc' d
rates, and Cuban sugar and tobacco viii
be admitted at reduced rates.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
A FORMER BURLINGTON PASTOR.
Death in Derry. N. H., OF Rev. II. B
Putnam.

j d. BARLEY received telegram Sun
day announcing the death e Rev, H. h. Put =
nam pastor of the Congregational church
at Derry, n. II. Mr. Putnam Will he pleas
antly remembered by many in Burlington
as pastor for short time of the College
street church. a genuine Christian gentle
man of rare refinement and grace of char
actcr. The funeral service was hcll
at Derry, n. H., on Wednesday at 9 10
n. m.
Mr.. Putnam had intended to spend W
weeks i'm burlington, the plan having been
partly formed that he come with Mr.. Bart
lev ON his return from his vacation early
IN September. but his rapidly falling health
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

It strikes the average non-leGal pcrson
as rather strange that a man on trial for
his life should be required to plead II all,
when, as In the Czolsosz case, the only
plea permitted by the law is that of not
guilty" What earthly use can il be to
ask man to plead and then enter the
plea which he did not make as if H. had
made ft2
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

The Judge Holbrook before whom Johan
Most the anarchist was arraigned, in
New York. on Friday, and who informed
Most that he was not going to have any
spectacular work in his court, Is Hon.
William c. Holbrook of the Court Of Spe-
cial Sessions He is a son OF eX-Gov I1ol-
brook of Vermont. and was colonel Of
the It'll Vermont, in the Civil War.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

ton. Uncless this is done. John Bull may
suffer further military revcrsos in South
Erica which viii cause those Of the past
few days to fade into insignifcance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
WANTED.

When YOU want anything, advertise IN
the new special columnof this paper Some
bargains are offered there this week which
It will pay you to read about. See page
seven. This paper has more than 2o'"'
readers every week and one cent a WORD
will reach them all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
Burlington
Savings Bank
INCORPORATED tS47.
Deposits June 3O,1oot, $1,000, t42.o2
Surplus 35O,otO.oo
Total Assets S8,2SO,723.o1
TRUSTEES.

TRUSTEES.
CHAS p SMITH, HENRY GREENE
J. l., BARSTOW, A. G. PIERCE,
WILLARD CRANE, HENRY WELLS,
T. W. WARD.
Receives ana pays dercsit daily. De-
posts made during the first four business
Gays of the month draw interest from tina
hrst If mace afterwards interest Will
commence the first of the following month
interest will be credited to depositors
January and July T. compromising twice
year. There are no stockholders in this
bank All earnings less expenses, belong
To depositors The rate Of interest de-
penis upon the earnings but the Legisla-
lure at us last session rssSed a law nHlng
the rate that cny savings uank in the
state can pay at not to exceed three and
one-halt per cent. per anWm, until its
surplus reaches ten per cent Of its deposits
whtn a special dividend is provided ;Hr
Al taxes in this State are paid by the
bank on deposits of $500 or less Depo5
/ Its are received in Sums from 81 to 500,
ana no interest will nc paid on any sum in
eAceSs OF this amount, except on deposit5
ny WIDOWS. orphans, administrators. cxe-
culors, guardians. charitable or rtli-
biuus institutions or on trust lands de-
rested by order of the court
No money loaned to any ciHcer or trus-
tee Of the bank
CHARLES p. SMITH, President
FREDERICK w. WARD. Treas,
+. 5. ISHAM, Assistant Treasurer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Second Days Session OF the Addison
County sunday SchOOl Convention.

second DAY session ol V"e AuO'9O''
County Sunday SchooI convention
Nliddlehurv, sept. 21.-At the second day .
session OF the Addison county sunday
school convention the trcasurers report
was presented and adortei. It showed that
there were 80 debts ana that there was
A small balance i'm the treasury The COM
1nittee on nominations reported the follow
iur list Of m, crs to serve for the ensuing
y,9r and thew were elected:
President. n. NJ. Sceley of Middlebury;
sacrctarv r. II Holmes Of ShOreham: as
slstant secretary, W: ". hurch OF y, '9 ilie
bury. vic,-rrcsidents. Miss Jennie lairi
of FcrriSbuish. NJ. l.. barton Of YER
gcnucs r. f. Royce Of Middle bury. Rev.
II II. White Of Whiting, W r. Bump OF
Salisbury. y. ~ Benedict of New Haven;
executive committee. Miss Grace Rosworth
of bristol H. f.. Beach Of Bristol. a +.
Howcs ~ Middicbury; superintendent of
Normal work. Rev. r. j. Barton of Sails
bury. DELEGATES To state convention. Mrs.
$ " Jewett of WeybridSe, r. Z. l..
Matthews of cornwall Henry can Of
l5crrisburgh Rcv. q. w. Russell Of Starks-
bore. NJ. J.. Cove Of lincoln.
The county was divided into districts for
work. each under charge of a Vce-presi-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
A POSSIBLE READER,

Poet-"You say you love poetry"
She-"I adore 1t; l read 1t in the very
fire"
mine there. -Leslie's Weekly,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
Salt Rheun
1t may become chronic.

1t may become chronic.
1t may cover the body with
large, infamed, burning, itching,
scaling patches and cause intense
suffering. 1t has been known to
do so.
Do not delay treatment.
Thoroughly cleanse the system
of the humors on which this
ailment depends and prevent their
return.
The medicine taken by Mrs. Ida E. Ward,
Cove Point, Nd. was Hoods Sarsaparilla.
She writes: Il had disagreeAble itching on
my arms which concluded was salt rheum
| began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla and in
two days felt better. II was not long before
was cured and have never had any skin
disease since"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

BURLINGTON. THURSDAY. SEPT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

Terms-Si.OO Year, Always in Advance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
Hoods TQrSQp0rilla

Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. 1t is positively une-
qualed for all cutaneous eruptions,
Taha IL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

This Monument
Marks the Site Of Fort Drummer.
Constructed by the Province of Mass
ChuSctts Bay
1874
Dismantled by the Province of New
Hampshire 1868,
Erected by the Colonial Danes Of Brat
tleboro and Vicinity
1901.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-02
Poor Farms for Counties.

The question of properly caring TO,
the aged, infirm and INDECENT of .
community is one which has to be
met by the authorities. In the east
ern states this provision is supplied
by either letting the keeping of sucr
persons out by contract to the low
est bidder, or by the care of them al
county house, or poor-house as il
is commonly termed. Through thu
west 1T has become common prsc
tlse for the county to buy farm AMI
keep such poor persons on the farm
In comfortable home, the farm to
be operated by steward and con.
tribute so far as may be to the sup
port OF such paupers. In some coun-
ties this plan is very successful, in
others it is grand fzzle. Where
the county supervisors try to operate
such farm as an experiment sta
ton and make good fees by oversee
ing its operation it is always a iz-
zle, but where some practical man
is employed to run the farm in a com
mon sense way, with dairy and stock,
1t usually succeeds and reduces the
cost OF keeping such paupers to the
minimum. This plan cannot be adop-
ted with any hope of utilizing the
labor of such paupers to any extent,
for as a general thing they either
cannot or will not work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-02

In certain locality in South Da-
kota this year where the early sum-
mer drouth reduced the yield of the
wheat crop to low point-some four
or five bushels to the acre-a yield
of twenty-eight bushels per acre was
obtained without irrigation by man
who specially fitted his land for that
crop. He plowed very deep the pre-
vious year, drilled in his seed, rolled
the field as soon as sowe' tten har-
rowed the field after the eat was
up with a light harrow, thus secur-
ing perfect dust mulch. The wheat
thus given good start made ne
early growth which soon covered and
shaded the ground, thus further pro-
tecting the roots and preventing the
loss of moisture by evaporation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-02
Facts Worth Heedinc.

A fact of much interest to horti-
culturists in the northwest is that
at Dubuque, Iowa, where it is impos-
sible for such a tender variety of
apple root-grafted to live, there is a
Seek-no-Further apple top-grafted on
Siberian crab which is now twenty
two years old, in perfect health and
bearing this year a crop of these
choice apples which sold for $13, and
the crop of the previous year for
$40. Such concrete fact as this is
worth more for the guidance of APP
pie growers than all the theories
which have been advanced for thirty
years as to the best way to grow
apples in the northwest. There is
a Jonathan apple tree growing 200
miles north of Dubuque similarly top
grated on hardy crab which for
many years has grown fine crops of
these beautiful apples.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-02
Protecting Orchard Trees.

Orchard trees have two serious
risks to run when planted-one the
rabbits, which have great foICness
for the bark of the young trees; the
other, the danger from what is known
as the sun scald. Many methods
have been tried to guard against
these perils, but the cheapest, cas-
lest and best method is to twist a
rope of marsh hay and, commencingat
the bottom of the tree to wind the
rope around the trunk as closely as
possible and interlace it through the
crotch of the tree and fasten il. Such
a protection may be left on the tree
without damage to it through the
summer and will last from two to
three years. A good hand will wrap
200 trees in this manner in a day.
This is well worth trying.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-02
Cenvicts and Road Improvement.

The splendid highways of Europe
are lasting monument to the tyr
amy of European governments and
the pauperism of the common people,
possible only where the military sub
ordinates all other functions of the
government and where feudal aris-
tocracy makes common slaves of the
masses. We have talked with the old
man of sixty sitting by the side of
the highway in the southern part of
England, little pile of flint stones
beside him and he taking one at a
time and breaking it with hammer,
the broken stone to be used to keep
In repair the finely macadamized
road, and found that he worked
day after day at this work for a pit
lance which barely sufficed to keep
the breath of life in his body. Amer
lea has neither the military spirit
nor the standing army compelling the
building of enduring highways;
neither has it the vast army of pau
pers to be utilized for this work. The
very uncertain factor of public enter
prise is all that America has to de-
pend upon for work In this line, save
possibly the utilization of the labor
of the convicts in our penitentiaries.
A unanimous public sentiment would
favor the use of this convict labor
for this purpose, thus removing the
convict as possible competitor with
honest labor, when employed in the
manufacture of any commodity. 1t
is not an easy thing to do, however.
as to use such convicts to advantage
would necessitate the scattering of
the prison force at points very far
removed from the penitentiaries and
enormously increasing the expense of
guarding them. About all that can
be done would be to use the convicts
as far as possible in the preparation
of macadamizing material at some
quarry, or clay bank where clay could
be vitrified for such purpose. Much
might be done in. this line and the at
tention of state legislatures and pris-
on authorities should be directed
thereto far more than has been so
far.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-02
Who Fixes the Price Of Farm Products /

In,the community, where the writer
lives, on December /, 1900, bushel
OF corn was worth 80 cents, bushel
of oats 20 cents, and hundred
pounds of live hogs $4.4o. We are
asked to explain how these prices
were fixed. Some one will speak
right up and say they are fixed by
the law of supply and demand. In
a general way this would be the cor
rect answer; still, just how this gen.
eral law operates to regulate prices
is not so easily answered. When we
come to analyze this question we
find, that while the factors of freight
charges, local combination among
dealers, competition among buyers
and other minor things have their
influence upon the market value of a
commodity, back of all these lies
some other and more powerful factor
determining such prices. We will
illustrate it in this way: Mr.. Smith,
member of some board of trade. i'm
Chicago, for instance, not bona
fide dealer in grain products i'm any
sense, but buyer and seller of op.
tions-a pure and simple better on
prospective grain prices-has been
making n thorough study of, for ex-
ample, the new crop of fiaxseed He
finds out the worlds acreage, it's av.
erage product, the yield of the year,
the probable demand for consumption
in the shape of linseed oil and oil
meal and after studying the problem
thoroughly in all it's phases, he-ius
this one man-makes up his min,
that the supply of flax is not goin,
TO be equal to the demand and thai
the price of the seed is likely to be
higher in four months. He then goes
onto the board of trade and offers
to buy, say, 100000 bushels of flax.
seed for delivery four months there
after and finds some other better or
broker, as they prefer to be called
who not having made so close anC
thorough study of the flax situa
tion is willing to sell him the 10000
bushels at prices then preyailin;
neither one expecting to actual
handle a bushel of flax but simpl,
adjust the bet or deal at the end
inc lphI iioiiluS III aCcOFuance VIII
the price of the product then pre-
vailing. Now, these two gambler
have done something which largel,
affects the price of fiaxseed. If gam.
bier No. | should keep on buying fr-
lures, his opinion that flax was de
ficient crop and sure to be highe
in price, would have the effect {
raise the price of this commodity an
the markets of the country woul
in some degree respond to this man
opinion ON the future value of fla
seed. Other men noting his actio
would investigate tho s;tua ton a.
finding his opinion well-found
would follow his example, and VIII,
eagerness to buy the future optic
exceeded the eagerness to sell at 4
prices prevailing, then the price
the seed would be advanced. TheS
Asn thus forecast future prices an1
h SO doing largely An the values.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-02

A great deal OF useless end worse
than useless work is being done
through the prairie sections of the
west by the men operating roadgrad-
ing machines, in piling higher and
still higher the black gumbo soil in
to a roadbed. If better road-making
methods are sought it must be under
stood that this gumbo soil can never
be made into q good road for wet
weather, no matter how high it may
be piled up. When once he road
is so graded that the surrace water
is well disposed of, there is no fur
Their use for the grader unless it
be to trim up the sides of the road
and level it's surface after wet
season. This much done the surface
of the road must be covered with
some material that will change the
character of the soil. What this shall
be must depend on the local re-
sources,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-02
The Belgian Hare Craze.

The Belgian hare craze is dying
out thus soon in California, where
il originated. The reason of this is
that there is not nor will there ever
be any popular demand for hare
meat as food. The world over, the
people who eat rabbits and hares to
any extent are those who cannot af-
ford to buy beef, pork, mutton, or
poultry. The ban of the old Levitt
cal law which barred the animal that
chewed the cud and did not have the
cloven foot has, perhaps, something
to do with this. AS meat product
for general use the Belgian hare will
have to compete with the meat OF
the cottontail and the iackrabbit and
at such prices it will be utterly I'M
profitable. The men who have $500
invested in Belgian buck rabbit are
in the same boat with the men in
Holland who had $4,000 invested in
O single tulip bulb during the tulip
craze in that country. II some Pot
of a nice rufous brown Is wanted
get some Buff Cochin fowls and he(
Belgian hsrss.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-01-02
How We would Plant an Apple Orchard.

If the writer wanted to plant an
apple orchard in Iowa, Minnesota,
northern Illinois or South Dakota he
would first set the two-year-old Vir-
ginia crab where the trees were to
grow in the orchard. The next year
we would cut the top of the crab off
and graft with such varieties as we
wished TO grow, not hesitating at
all to use partly those choice varie-
ties which on their own roots would
be utter failures. On these crab
crab trunks would go Wealthy, Ut
ter's Red, Longfield, Tallman's Sweet,
Seek no Further, Northwestern
Greening, Golden Russet and score
of others. The weak point in our
apple trees in the territory referred
to lies in the roots and in the trunk
of the tree. This defect can be large
ly overcome by using the absolutely
iron-clad crab for roots and trunk.
This is not lengthy item but if you
will heed it it is worth good money to
you if you propose to grow apples
in the northwest.