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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-31
PLANT LIFE.

A plant that grows in India. called
Philotacea electrical, emits electric spark.
The hand which touches it Immediately
experiences a shock.
Hyacnth and tulip bulbs lifted after
the foliage begins to die and kept in a
cool, dry place. then reset in October,
will produce abundant flowers.
Old gcraniums showing n tendency TO
bloom profusely should be stripped of at
least half their buds as soon as they APP
pear to prevent death from exhaustion II
the plants.
F'lowerpots can be rid of earthworms
by pouring on the soil warm decoctioa
of NORWOOD and powdered horse chest
nuts. The worms will come to the sur
face and can then be removed.
The marigod is little weather proph-
ct. If the day is going to be fine, the
flower opens about or 6 o'clock in the
morning, but IL wet weather is in store
the mariGold does not open at all.
Weak rosebushes may be made to grow
by giving them an occasional watering
with liquid manure. Care should be tax
en- not to have it too strong. Applying
once week will be better than less often
and Of greater strength.
The sugar cane of China Is said hy
botanists to be an entirely distinct specie
from that Of India, and this fact is SUI
posed to indicate that the development OF
sugar cane was carried on independently
by two different nations at the same time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-31

In the mountains of Berks county Pa,
where Dutch shrewdness matches Dutch
thrift, the proprietor of a hotel was bar
gaining for supply of chickens.
"Now, look here. Fred" said the hotel
man Familiarity to the farmer, don't you
feed them chickens before you bring EN-
here and don't you let em get wet"
"All right, Charlie" said the farmer.
"but l don't want to see 'em go hungry"
That's all right, Fred, but l amt
a-payin' IL cents a pound for corn, and
amt n buyin' water at the same rate"
IAN right, Charlie, and III bring my
scales along"
''No need of that, Fred. I've got good
scales here"
They parted, and 1 asked the hotel man
;ust what he meant.
"Oh, Freds all right" he said ale S
one Of the squarest men alive, but al the
same amt a-payin' live weight for chick
ems stuffed full of wet corn and with wet
feathers. But don't misunderstood me.
Freds square man"
! walked down to Freds farm. He
was jolly and smiling. "Charlie's a fine
fellow" he said, lone of the squarest
men in the county, but I'm goin' to take
them scales. all the same."-Youth's Com
paniOp,
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ill.,, rNU orr.eL RIDDLES.
some Puzzles About the Metals That
Science Cannot Solve.

In view of our apparently extensive
knowledge OF the nature of. iron 1T may
seem strange to still spcak about rid
dies wrought in these metals. Neverthe-
less, in everyday practice. we are con
stantly confronted by riddles of one kind
or another when dealing with iron and
steel, particularly the latter.
Why is it that we can raise the strength
Of soft staybot iron Of, say, 41,OOO
pounds per square inch, to 10000 pounds
per square inch either by heat treatment
or by repeated application of stress!
Why is steel coming from the rolls or
hammer weaker and less ductile than the
same steel after left lying day or two,
or, better still, week?
There is no doubt that many tons of
suitable material have been either thrown
out by mill people themselves or were
rejected by inspectors because it failed
to meet specifications, causing needless
vexation and friction simply because nei-
thcr the one or the other of the parties
knew that steel is in disturbed physical
state after rolling or hammering. no mat
ter how good the material and should be
left to rest, the longer the better. Now,
what takes place in the steel during the
period Of rest?
Another riddle is that we can raise the
elastic limit and ultimate strength by
successive application Of stresses very
much above the original strength. What
law, If it is law. governs this phenOm
enon? Personally, the author is con
WINGED that many errors of design or in
herent weakness of steel have been mod
fed in their probable consequences anc
breakdowns avcrtcd by this peculiar prop
erty of steel to gain in strength if n
lowed to rest after having been suhjec
to stresses within certain limits. 1t wa
the knowledge Of this fact which en-
ablcd the author to fight for steel an
defend steel for structural purposes a
time when that metal was not yet
favorite with the engineer by any means
We are all familiar with the discover.
Of cast iron getting stronger by tunl
bling in n tumbling barrel. hut for al
we know il is still an unsolved ridd
what the conditions really are producini
such cffccts.Paul Krcuzpointer in Cas-
ser's Magazine.
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CHECK IN RETAIL TRADE
Caused by Continued Warm weather
Hog Products Heavy.

New York. oct. 25.-Bradstreet' to-
morrow VIII say:
Tn, first rush of autumn wholesale traue
is over and attention is now attracted l"
the movement of staple goods into the
channels of consumption. In the coal traAc
the shortage is marked.
Fail and winter goods on their way 10
the G, naumer have met CnecK III retHll
lines caused by the mild weather which
has retarded sales Of heavy weight cloth
ing and footwear.
Wholesale and jobbing trade generally
is characterized as fair to moderate tho
country over. Collections are generally
good except at the South, where the $40"
or rnov,mcn of cotton has tended TO re-
tard business.
Weather conditions have been favor
able to the cotton crop this week. Ne-
ceipts have heavily increased though it
is claimed this Is but temporarily, ana the
situation at Fall River is not favorable,
owing to further advance In wages ny one
manufacturer and there are Tears ol Il
strike While the ruling rate Is cents Or
print cloths, 3 Lie cents has been bid l'r
surulus goods with few sales. Eastern
dry goods makes report demand pAsi-
n, sc Int cotton goods are strong.
Wooden goods remain In strong posi-
ton Consumption of raw wool Is large
Prices are held steady thereby. floui
has strengthened with wheat ana produc-
tiOQ is very ntdNN. AbTll " lllNit N'lsHh' v
at the week. liquidation and weakness
early being offset 10y a good export busl'
ness Shipments are the heaviest ioi
three months past, Hog products are
heavy. Leather is to ten per cent higher
than it was six weeks ago and this $40"
but steady appreciation in prices mas
a counterpart in the effort making by
iobhers and manufacturers alike to IN
crease the price of shoes. Heavy sole
leather is especially scarce, and buyers
are resolving only - per cent to forty
the quantities they have ordered. Hides
are slightly easier
Failures for the week number 223 N
against l9s last week, 100 in this week
year ago 2l1 in 1899 and 219 in 1888
Wheat. including flour exports Tor IN
week, aggregate 1852 l3+ bushels al
against 5,5}6,O73 bushels last week an'
4932 97S bushels in this week last year
Wheat exports July l to date aggregate
lo005G3S5 bushels as against 59lN,Ni
bushels last season. Corn exports ag
creeate 1lSS, 2SS bushels as against G4o,l3
bushels last week and SSGj,f54l bushe
last year. July | to date, corn export
are IL, 1873 i0l bushels against j2,25a,51
bushels last season.
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THE AMATEUR REFORMER.
He Has n Set-tO with nm OmciOus
Postal Clerk.

An oblong piece of colored paper.
printed and filled out in due form and
signed by the postmaster at Morgan
town, instructed the postmaster at Chi
cago to pay to Henry NJ. Civilians the
sum of $1.65.
A tall, lanky person who had dropped
in at the postoffice presented this order
at the proper window.
The clerk read it through carefully and
looked at the lanky person with some
suspicion.
Are you Mr.. Gwilliams?" he demand
ed
Yes. sir
HIN. Who sends the money to you?"
Harrison Hilker, Morgantown, state
Of Kentucky. He's q man, If | remem-
Der rightly, with grizzly mustache,
wart on the east side Of his nose, sandy
complexion blue eyes. pleasing express
sion of countenance, good talker, voted
for Bryan in 1900, but believes in the
gold standard. This money was sent to
balance legal account Of long stand
ing
II don't care for any of that" inter-
posed the young man on the other side
Of the glass partition. Have you pa
pcrs or anything of that kind about you
to identify you as the owner Of this or
der?'
Here's the letter it came in" said the
person processing to be Mr.. Civilians.
You can see the name on the back of
the envelope"
Anything else?"
"Oh, yes"
Here he laid the contents Of the inner
breast pocket of his coat before the
clerk.
That's a letter from cousin in To-
wa he explained, pointing out the one
on top OF the pile. "Receipted bill from
gas company Here's my handbook
Name, | think, agrees with name on
postal order. Letter from client on the
west side. Involved in suit over line
fence. Invitation to club banquet. Cir
cular from proprietors Of wire fence fac
tory Offering to-
II guess that'll do"
81 want you to be satisfied. It's seri
Gus thing to pay out dollar and six bits
or is it four bits?-to total stranger
who hasn't anything but an honest face
and a few documents to recommend him
Here's
II told you | was satisfied"
But I'm not. ! want to make tn,
| proof overwhelming.
He took Il dozen or two Of his profes
sional cards from n small morocco card
case and scattered them profusely about
That's all | have with me-" he said
| "but if l can have the use Of your tele
| phone | can bring the Office boy here il
| ten minutes with hundred more
| Don't get funny. ! told you the iden
| tihcation was satisfactory"
quite sureT
| Eyes, SIR"
| because II you are not
| "Please let that lady behind you
"Ah! Beg pardon. ma 'am. ! hope yo
| will not have rs hard job in establish
ing your identity as | had"
| He raised his hat, gathered up the or
der on the cashier which the clerk ha
showed at him. replaced his document
in his various pockets and moved It
ward window No, 25.-Chicago Tribun,
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WThe Beggnr's Opera,"

Gays "Besgars Opera" may be con-
sidered comedy. 1t is very witty and
very wicked 1t makes a jest Of crime
and at the same time tends to set mon
against men. Probably it was altogether
written by Gay, though it is above his
average. But Gay was follower Of
Swift and Pope. and the influence Of
Swift appears to be discernible in it. So
perhaps, the play was in some measure
the work of that strange author. though
not actually written by him. Pope says
that the play was Gays own writing, but
acknowledges that he and Swift gave
now and then a correction or word or
two of advice. This interference may or
may not have had great effect on the
character of the whole play One does
not know. Fielding's Jonathan Wild"
must have been suggested by THE Beg
gar's Opera Peachum is like Jonathan
Wild, and there are other similarities.
Gay may be easily credited with the
whole authorship without the aid of his
powerful friends Of the inferior sequel,
'Polly."-Notes and Queries.
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Rough on VILLA m.

The following dramatic criticism APP
peared recently in a Norwegian paper:
1.-The travelling theatrical company at
present visiting this town gave one night
a representation Of a play styled The
Merry Wives of Windsor by person
called Shakespeare. The play is said to
be a comedy, but is terribly monotonous
in its effect, especially the first two acts.
An uncouth and besotted cavalier, who
tirts and spoons with bevy Of demi-
mondaines, but who becomes victim to
their absurd intrigues--such is the sum
total Of the plot. We can only say that
such play is poor fare to invite an ed
acated public to. 1t was relief when
the curtain dyopped and we had an OPP
portunity of listening to Il selection OF
humorous songs"
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ESTATE OF AR1ON WERTHE1M on
IItNESRt' Rt;II

ESTATE OF AR1ON WERTHE1M on
HINESBC RGiL
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Chit
tenden. IS.
The Honorable the Probate Court for the
District Of Chittcnden.
70 all persons Interested in the estate OF
Aricn Wcrhcim late of Hineshurgh, in
said district deceased
GREETING:
Whereas, said court has assigned the
Sth day Of November, next fer tho
So ttlcmeut of the account Of the admins
traitor Of the estate of Ariun
Wcrhcim, late of 1inesburgh ia
said district, deceased, and FIR
1t decree Of the residue of said estate to tns
lawful claimants OF the same, and ordered
thar public notice thereof be Civ
eu 10 an persons Interested in said estate
10y publishing this order three weeks 81
ccsslVely previous to the day assigned, n
the darlington Weekly Free Press. Il new =
pHpcr published in said district.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to ap-
pear at the Probate Court rooms IN Bur
iington VT, on the day assigned. thcu and
there to contest the allowance Of SAID &C.
count If you see cause, and to establish
your rights as heirs, l"g1tees ana lawful
claimants of sad residue.
Given under my hand. tn 10Th dag Of
October 1901
MARCELLCS a. BINGHAM
7,w3t. Judge.
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Why He Wanted 1t Kept Quiet.

One OF the officers in a certain regiment
is much disliked by his men. One even,
Ing as he was returning home he slipped
into some deep water. A private in his
regiment however, happened to see him
and after some trouble succeeded in pull
ing him out. The officer WAS very pro-
fuse in his thanks and asked his rescuer
the best way he could reward him.
"The best way you can reward me-"
said the soldier, "is to say nothing about
it,"
"Why, my dear fellow" said the aston
ished officer, why do you wish me to say
nothing about it?"
Because if the other fellows knew I'd
pulled you out they'd chuck me in.".
London Answers.
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Only When lie Talked.

Jim Hopkins was in town one day re-
comfy and incidentally told a story about
Bin Sawyer. who lives in his community.
Bill is n good natured fellow and has a
strong vein of humor in his composition,
but he StanmcrS so that it is almost
painful to hear him attempt to say any
thing. Bill was talking to a woman the
other day with whom he was only slight
ly acquainted. and, being somewhat en-
hagrassed, he stammcred more than usu-
al, whrreupon the lady ex, laimed, "My
goodness, Mr.. Sawyer, do you always
siutter like that" "N-n-n-n-no," replied
Sawyer "ouly wh-wh-whcn l t-tt-t-t.
talk"
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TAKING NO CHANCES.
The Landlords Fire Drill worked
to Perfection.

ut happened last winter said Jones,
"but | have never before been able to
tell the story without getting unduly ex-
cited Business took me to a little coun-
try town in the interior of the state,
where / was forced to pass the night at
the only hotel that the place boosted. 1t
was a cold, stormy night, and thanked
my lucky stars that | did not have to be
out in it. Some time about midnight i
was awakened by some one yelling
Fire" at the top of his voice. The hotel
was nothing more than fire trap, fact
that | had fully realized when | had
turned in, and the cry of Fire! sent
my heart into my mouth. Hastily jump
ing out of bed and without waiting to
dress myself | seized what clothing |
could in one hasty clutch and rushed
outdoors and joined the guests who
were already there clustered together in
shivering group.
""Thcy're all out, dad" yelled the
landlords son. who was standing at the
door, as another half dressed guest rush
ed out.
"'Confound them grumbled the land
lord. they ought to do better than that.
They're three minutes behind the rec
ord
Where is the fre?' | asked.
"'Thcrc amt no fire. he answered,
closing the watch that he had been
holding in his hand. 'Taint nothing but
a fire drill
You old fool I shouted, do you
mean to say that YOU have routed us out
On n night like this on n false alarm
"'That's all right he answered. Il
hal Il guest burned up once in fire, an
he owed me Sl15, an | amt takin' any
moro chances than | have to. People
what put up with me has got to learn &c
jump when the alarm is given"'-Detroit
Free Press.
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The Dear Things,

Uncle George-Hannah, why is il you
always keep that parlor window curtain
down?
Hannah-To keep the sun from fading
the carpet, of course.
Uncle George-But you keep the car
pet covered with mating.
Hannah-Oh. we'll that is only to pre-
vent the carpet from being worn thread
bare.-Boston Transcript.
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A PRIEST EXCOMMU NICATED.
Had Made Charges OF Favoi1tlsn
Ae ainst His Bishop-Dehes the Order.

Ae anst His Bishop-Defes the Order.
Chicago. oct. 27.-Father jeremiah
Crowley, late pastor of st. Mary's church
at Oregon, ILL.,, has been eXCommunlta, ed
by Archbishop Feehan of the chicago
diocese. The cdict of communication
which was made public to-day says:
He cannot be present or assist at any
of the public exercises or offices of rcli-
gion in the Roman Catholic church, nor
can he be present at any mass, VesperS
or any other public services In the Roman
catholic church."
The order of dismissal was the result
of attacks made by Father Crowley upon
fellow pastors of the Catholic faith and
charges of fdvoritism, fraud and cruelty
which he made at the time Father Null
doom was consccrated as auxiliary bishop
of the Chicago diocese. Father Crowley
was warned repeatedly to desst, but fl
nally Archbishop Feehan lost patience
and compelled him to resign his pastor
ate. An hour later Father Crowley with
drew the resignation, but it had already
been accepted by Chancellor Barry and it
was made absolute.
Then Father Crowley started legal pro-
CCcdngs to keep his successor out of the
Passionate and renewed his attacks on
Bishop Muldoon week ago Cardinal
Martineii, the papal delegate at Wash
ington, came to Chicago and took final
action. lie gave Father Crowley choice
of two things-to make humble peuhncc
ana accept without a protest II life within
the confines IF 4 monastery or be dis
missed forever from the rights and priv
ilcges Of the Catholic church. Father
crowley was given until 6 O'Clock Satur-
day might to decide, and as nothing WAS
heard from him, an order of cXCoilmu hca-
lion was sont to-day by Archbishop Fee
han to every pastor in the diOt csc.
Father Crowley received copy of tn,
Nj
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DEATHS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE.
Caleb Baldwin. Who Was Nearly 1O2
Years Old Fell From His Chair.

Caleb Baldwin. Who Was Nearly lO2
Years Old, Fell From His Chair.
New York, oct. 2Z--Caleb Baldwin, the
oldest man in Newark, y. j., died to-day.
Had he lived until November Is he would
have been 102. Death was the result Of
a fall from chair this fall being eau cd
by weakness due to old age.
MRS. JOSEPH MURPHY.
Troy. n. Y, oct. g7.-Mrs Joseph Muir
ply. daughteq-in law of former United
States senator Edward Murphy jr., died
last evening after a lengthy illness. Mis-.
Murphy was a daughter of the late John
Farrell, one of the most prominent mrn
of this city. Mrs. Murphy had been mar
ricd about II months.
SEVERAL Beers SHOT.
London. oct 2S.--Thc South African mail
brings news that several Boers who W re
captured wearing Khaki uniforms were
court martialcd and shot.
1t seems also that Commdndant Theron
crossed the Cape Town lines. west Of
Touwsc River station, September %.
PROMINENT CAPITALIST,
Milwaukee. Wis. oct. "a. l.. Lawton
a prominent politician street capitalist and
a 22rd Mason of Colorado Springs, Colo
died here to-day.
KILLED WHILE HUNTING.
Llchute, Que, Oct, 27-W. :. simpson
an cX-,nt mher of the Quebec legislature
was killed while hunting Saturday after
noon by the accidental discharge of his
own gun.
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ESTATE OF CARRIE f. JENNING
BURLINGTON.

ESTATE OF CARRIE +. JENNINGS
l-RIlNGTON.
STATE OF VERMONT District OF Chit
tenden, S.. The Probate Court Of thi
District of Chittcnden.
To all persons concerned in the estate OF
Carrie T. Jennings late OF Burlington, in
said district deceased,
GREETING:
WHEREAS, said Court has assigned tho
9TH day of November, 1901, next f)r
sotliomcnt of the account of the admins
traitor with the will annexed Of ms
estate Of Carrie +, jennings, late
of burlington deceased and fol
de cree of the residue of said estate to
the lawful claimants of the same, ana or
dcred that public notice thereof be given
10 all persons interested in said estate by
publishing this order three weeks success
sively previous to the day assigned, in me
Darlington Weekly Free. Press, news
raper published in said district,
Therefore. you are hereby notified to APP
pear ut the Probate Court rooms in Bur-
Eneton, Vt, on the day assigned, then and
there to contest the allowance of sn!d ac-
count If YOU see cause, ana to establish
YOUR right as heirs, legatees and lawful
claimants of said residue.
Given under my hand, this 10th day OF
October, 1901. -
MARCELLUs A. BINGHAM,
lSwSt Judge.
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When the Women Rule.

The witness was just getting to the
thrilling part of the story when the
judge interrupted.
There are extraneous matters" she
said, that are distracting the attention
of the court and preventing her from
giving the evidence proper considcra
ton. We will take a recess of fifteen
minutes in order that the court may re-
tire and find out whether her back hair
is really coming down,"-Chicago Post
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Philadelphia Suffers the Most
Deadly Conflagration With
in Its History.
IMPRISONED AND ROASTED.
Multitudes Saw Them Die But Could
Not Reach Them-Sudden Spread of
Flames Cut OFF All Escape-Sev-
eral Victims Jumped to Their
Death-Loss 100000.

Philadelphia. oct. 2j-Ninctcon known
dead and property less amounting to up
wards of $4,000 is the awful result of a
fire which occurred to-day in the business
portion of the city. The number OF IN
iulcd is not known definitely, but fully
a score of victims were treated at various
hospitals.
Police and fromcn are tonight delrinE
into the ruins in search of bodies supposed
t. have Been buried beneath the debris.
ana as it is feared that 9th RS besides th'
known dead may have lest their lives in
the ilLmcs
The buildings destroyed were the eight
story structure l219 ana 129l Market street,
occupied by Hunt, Wilkinson and com
piny upholstcrcrs ard furniture dealers
and three three story buildings occupied
by small merchant men. The big furrilurH
building EXTENDED back hult nipct to
Commerce street, and was owned ny
Henry c. Lea.
At 1910 O'Clock this morning the blaze
broke forth in the building occupied b..
Hunt. Wilkinson Il Co., and one hour lat'f
the horrible sacrifice of life had been
made ana the immense loss of prop 'rt.
lad been accomplished. The origin OF tn"
d,ath-dcalng Coniiagration is unknown 1t
is said that an explosion of nHptha or
gasolone in the basement was the cause
but this is denied by Mr.. Wilkinson, who
saws there, never was a su4fici' nj quantity
Of either explosives about the build NJ t.
be, respon slble forto-day s terrible DISASTER
puror has if also that an elevator con-
,'ii',a, t 1.arls I'm tina basement nor
,i+,I .l,, en,,,o of hi lantern To ONT
,,1ifni,,t, ,,.i+b some of th,. .rt,sco,ls uc.ius
,tor,,d in ne basement and that This was
mo- l.,Is,. Of tl,r. rordarrution.
such a disastrous fire ATTENDED with
so great a loss of life in such z brief
roricd was never before known in this
,it, Nm and women died d lingering.
aconilinr death in tho presence of thou
sands Of s,ectators who were unable to
lirt = hand tn their assistance.
rho ,par of Hunt Wilkinson & Cos.
lniidino faces on commerce street Il
mali tbrru-hfor, on the fire ESCAPES at
mis- end of The building two men and one
woman were slowly roasted to death.
while the horror-stricken throng on thu
street noloyv turned sick at the sight. In