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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
Nathan Honesty.

Haiti is the only country in the world
where "black rules white" Although
the present republic is not successful
because SO large portion of the cit-
zens are lazy and uneducated, yet the
people have many good qualities which,
according TO Mr.. Hesketh Pritchard.
show themselves in unexpected and
contradictory ways,
One Of the things that strike one most
is that Haiti is a country of extremes
and contrasts Logic is always at
fault A Haitian's honesty is like
Haitian's mind-it is apt to surprise
you round odd corners.
For example, hundreds of thousands
Of Haitian dollars pass annually along
the lonely track between Jacmel and
Port au Pnnce. The men who bear
them are low class Haitiaus-ragged,
uncouth, uneducated, wild and untu-
tored-yet only once have the dollars
failed to arrive. l have heard it said
that SO might tempt the Haitian's Gu
pidity but $4,000 awes him into i'm
maculate honesty.
During the last thirty years uncount-
ed couriers have made the desolate
Journey over the mountain passes, each
with his load of wealth. and there Is
only this one instance known Of the
betrayal of trust. A fine rec0rd!
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
A Nice Distinction.

The bronzed and blue eyed "cap'n"
who takes summer visitors on long and
delightful sails in his pretty boat, the
Phoebe Lou. has never grown rich, al
though his native town on "the cape"
is full Of we'll to do people for nearly
four months every year. A newcomer
to the place thinks he may have found
the key to the captains moderate cir.
cumstances.
One day this young man had invited
a party of dozen to go as his guests
for an "all day cruise" with the cap
tain. At the end of the excursion he
found that in the hurry OF the early
start he had left his money at home.
"Ill be down tomorrow the first thing
to pay you, captain" he said regretful.
ly, land I'm sorry was so careless as
to come off without my money today"
See here" said the captain, gravely
rendering the young man a bullying
wallet which he extra cted from an in.
side pocket, ''if you'd feel any easier to
settle your bill tonight can lend you
the money well as not, and you can give
II back whenever it's convenient or let
her run over TIL another spring. It's
pretty near the end of the season any
way. know how you feel about a reg
ular bill, l always want to get 'em
paid up soon as they're due."-Youth' 5
Companion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
The kaiser's ScrapbOok

Before Prince Henry Of Prussia
came to the United States Emperor
William directed that complete col
lection Of newspaper clippings be pre-
served in the archives of the Hohen.
zollern family perpetuating the history
of the trip. Huge volumes are now
growing up under the hands Of his
secretaries, embracing as near as pos
sible everything printed even in the
smaller papers in America, including
editorial notes of an infinite variety
and all the cartoons. His majesty was
greatly amused at some Of the pictures
and was much impressed with the gen
orally kind vein of most Of the edi-
torials, but he directed that everything
unfavorabe be included in the record
Emperor William has added to this
collection complimentary copies o.
newspapers received from proprietor
or editors. He was amazed at the pic
torial representations of scenes thre,
or four hours after the events had oc
cured.
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by, pulling an oar or 90 to hold her
steady against the current. Silver was
in the sternsheets in command; and
every man Of them was now provided
with musket from some secret maya.
zine Of their own.
The captain sat down, to his log. and
here is the begin ming Of the entry:
Alexander smollett. master; David Live
sey, ships doctor; Abraham Gray. carpen-
ter's mate: John Trelawnsy, owner; John
Hunter and Richard Joyce, owners serv-
ants, landsmen-being all that IL left faith
full OF the ships coVnpanv-with stores for
ten days at short ratfbns. came ashore this
day, and flew British colors on the log
house in Treasure island. Thomas Red
ruth. owners servant, landsman, shot by
the mutineers; James Hawkins. cabin
boy"
And at the same time was wonder
ing over poor Jim Hawkins fate.
A hail on the land side.
Somebody hailing u.s." said Hunter,
who was on guard.
"Doctorl squire! captain! Halo,
Hunter, is that your" came The cries.
And I ran to the door in time 70 see
Jim Hawkins, safe and sound, come
climbing over the stockade.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
About 400 People of Rutland
Ask Him to Be 1ndepen-
dent Candidate.
NOTHING DEFINITE DONE
Circulating a Petition for More Sipneyr
Speaker Did Not Appear-Snow on
Mountains In Bennington County
Strike at Bellows Falls
Settled.

Rutland, June ga citizens mass meet
ing In the interest of +. w. Clement a
d candidate for governor was held in tLiA
CITY last evening. ~ procession of coo pee
pie was formed in the early evening and
marched to the hall. 1t was expected that
1T. 1. W. Peck of Brandon would he pres
cHt ana deliver an address to the crowd
out ne did not appear and there was no
speech making. a petition asking +, ".
cement TO serve as an independent can-
uluate Tor the governorship and pledging
the support of the signers was read and
thch circulated for signatures. About 40l
people regardless of political faith signed
the paper and it will be further circulate
throughout the city for names to be pr
sented to Mr.. Clement at some future dat.
MS meeting was entirely local in its ma
lure and was called by some of Mr.. Glenn
eHt supporters but not by his lieutenants.
Mr.. Clement himself was not present bc-
ing at Newport. r l., enjoying a yachting
TRIP The fact that only two-thirds of those
present signed the petition, that no definite
actloh was taken and that the meeting wa
oniV local in character, throws but little
llsht on the possible course Mr. Clement
may take in the matter.
SNOW ON THE MOUNTAINS.
bennington. June 29.-The mountains n
oodford and Searsburg in this county
were white with snow this morning TIL
peach crop in that section promises 10
ne q failure.
BENNINGTON COUNTY CONVENTION.
Pennington. June oo.-The Benningtoa
county republican convention, the last az
the county conventions Of the party To 10,
held this year has been called to meet nc
arlington on Thursday, july Il. The total
number Of delegates is -.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
MohnIr med's EOotprint.

William e. Curtis. describing in let
ter to the Chicago Record Herald the
mosque of Omar, at Jerusalem, tells
about the footprint of Mohammed and
how a Moslem guide explained it: AT
one corner Of the rock is shown de-
preston. called the footprint of Mo-
manned. Here the prophets foot last
touched the earth as he departed on
his heavenward journey, and little
farther away another depression shows
where the Archangel Gabriel laid his
hand upon the rock and held 1t down
by main force when it was rising with
Mohammod. When Mohammed he 20
heaven, holy rock he say he go, too
was the explanation given us by lsa,
our dragoman, whose English vocaSI-
larry and information concerning Scrip
tural things are not natural, but ac-
luired. And Angel Gabriel, h. put
his paw on it here. and he says; mo,
rock, you can't go with Mohammed.
You must stay. keep YOU" And 20
the rock he stay down."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
PAPER MEN GO TO WORK
Granted Shorter Hours and More Pay
by Intern ational Paper Co.

Bellows Falls, June 29.-The lockout Il
the International Paper mills here cuGcl
yesterday afternoon the men gaining n ar
lY all the disputed points and the mills
will open Monday morning. George Mach
ey of WATERFOWL, ~ y, president OF tn.
international Paper Makers Union. re.
the international directors here Friday and
further conference yesterday with the
local mill officials resulted In an asr,c-
ment. The clause relating TO the employ
mont of non-union men is held open and
will be settled by arbitration. pending sucA
settlement the mills to run. The lockout
affected 600 men who return TO work on Il
shorter time schedule with increased
wages, after a contest with the mill Owl
ers lasting nearly three weeks.
The ending of the only serious labor dir
ficulty ever occurring here is IL matter Of
much satisfaction to the general public. y
long and bitter contest was in sight. in
,olving the principal industry here and
the town was suffering a loss of at least
4 thousand dollars a day.
The idle workmen have been orderly
and neaceable and no acts of disorder or
vandalism were committed, the special
force Of policemen sworn in to protect ths
company mills being unnecessary.
NEW ELECTRIC ROAD SCHEME.
Bennington. June CA mo, ement for Il g
further extension of the electric railroad
system of this section which has been Oh
foot for some time is said to have finally
taken shape, and there seems now to be
fair prospect of considerable addition to
the already large system. There is at
present a well euipped road running he
tween this place and Hoosick Falls. y. y.
The men who compose this company haN
for some time been trying to interest cap
talists in an extension Of the line. This
has finally been accomplished. and an az
plication has been made for a franChis {,
an extension from Hoosick Falls through
the towns of Greenwich and Salem in one
direction also for an extension Of the line
to connect with the road now running from
Troy to Sand Lake. The promoters also eN-
pect to extend the line through Pownal md
Williamstown to North Adams, Mass.
Another independent company. capital
lied at $500, 900, will this season build an
electric road from Manchester through
Dorset, Rupert and Pawlet to Greenwich,
N. Y.
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SOCIETY A InLADMlCU.

The CeaseIess Race That Must 20
Run by the Tashionablcs.
GAS matter of fact" says G. s.
Wayne in Ainslee's, Society IL tread.
mill. For those like Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish, who would keep well to the fore,
there can be no rest. The ceaseless ro-
tation continues from years end to
years end. To faAer is to slip back.
To halt is to drop out. The season in
New York may be said to begin with
the horse show in November. By that
time the clans that have been scattered
during the summer have opened their
town houses and are prepared for the
winters fray.
Horse show week is marked by
more or less informal dinner parties
and more or less riotous supper par
ties. Following the horse show comes
the introduction of the seasons debu-
tantes. For the more fortunate balls
and dances are given, but the great
majority make their bows at after
noon teas. This, too. is the season Of
autumn weddings, and the weeks are
crowded with events hymeneal.
"a little later the opera season be-
gins, and before the middle Of Deem
Der there is the assembly ball. After
the first Of January there are so many
private balls and dances that invita-
tons to subscription balls go begging.
But certain cotillons. like the Cinder-
ella and the Junior. are annual fix
lures. For three months there Is an
ever increasing whirl Of gayety. Every
day, every hour, has its event which
the woman that pretends to social
prominence cannot afford to ignore.
The pace is terrific. and how any eX-
Ccpt those Of unusual mental and
physical vigor stand the strain must
ever remain a mystery.
For many the forty days Of Lent in
tervenlng between the season proper
and the early spring season afford lit
tie rest. Life at the fashionable Lent
en- resorts has Of late years become
but meager modification of the life
in town. What with dinner parties,
high play Mt bridge and late hours,
there is really small relaxation from
the dissipation Of the winter.
Easter brings an avalanche Of we'd
dings, and then there is rush across
the Atlantic for the London season,
which means more dinners, more OPP
era, more balls and eventually more
Indigestion and more insomnia. BY
August the Newport season is on, and
the same ceaseless round continues
Then there is brief period when
house parties are the thing, but big
dinners and bridge are features here
too, and then-it is horse show time
again"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
CHAPTER XVIII,

NARRATIVE CONTINUED BY THE
DOCTOR-END OF THE FIRST DAYS
FIGHTING.
We made our best speed across the
strip of wood that now divided us from
the stockade, and at every step we
took the voices of the buccaneers
rang nearer. Soon we could hear their
footsteps as they ran, and the crack
ing OF the branches as they breasted
across bit Of thicket.
began to see we should have brush
for it in earnest, and looked to my prim-
ing.
Captain" said 1, "Trelawney is the
dead shot. Give him your gun; his
own is useless"
They exchanged guns, and Trelaw-
ney. silent and cool as he had been since
the beginning Of the hustle, hung a mo-
ment on his heel to see that all was
Ut for service. At the same time. OBJ
serving Gray to be unarmed, / handed
him my cutlass. It did all our hearts
good to see him spit on his hand, knit
his brows, and make the blade sing
through the air. 1t was plain from
every line of his body that our new
hand was worth his salt.
Forty PAGES further we came to the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A sure sign is one that reads No trust
Ii a man has a good memory he knows
when TO forgot.
An old bachelor says the best pet dogs
come in glass cases.
Flattery is always dshcd out to other
people-neVer to us
When it comes to cutting remarks the
tongue has the sword beat a block.
ANY candidate who is knitted ut the polls
is apt 10 feel somewhat cut up
The meek will of necessity have to in
horit the earth If they ever get it,
Before some PREACHERS condemn sin
they investigate its financial standing.
Some husbands are devoted To their
wives and some are deN oted to themselves.
man is seldom a cynic unless he has
something wrong with his digestive APP
paratus
Some mon make fortunes out Of old
things, and others starve while trying to
invent new ones.
Taxidermsts are not collectors of taxes
and are usually honest even though they
do work a skin Samc.-Chicago News.
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me Off one of those men, sir? Hands,
IL possible" said the captain.
Trelawney was as cold as steel. He
looked to the printing of his gun.
Now" cried the captain. easy with
that gun, sir, or you'll swamp the boat.
All hands stand by to trim her when he
aims"
The squire raised his gun, the rowing
ceased, and we leaned over to the other
side to keep the balance, and all was so
nicely contrived that we did not ship
. drop.
They had the gun, by this time,
Slowed round upon the swivel and
Hands, who was at the muzzle with the
mmmer, was, in consequence, the most
exposed. However, we had no luck;
Tor just as Trelawney fired, down he
stopped, the ball whistling over him,
and it was one of the other four who
fell.
The cry he gave was echoed, not only
by his companions on board, but by a
great number of voices from the shore,
and looking in that direction l saw the
other pirates trooping out from
among the trees and tumbling into
their places in the boats.
Here come the gigs, SIR" said I.
"Give way, then" said the captain.
1--WE mustn't mind II we swamp her
now. If we can't get ashore, alrs up"
"Only one of the gigs is being
manned. SIR" added, 1.-The crew Of the
other most likely going round by
shore to cut us off"
They'll have a hot run, SIR" re-
turned the captainj Jack ashore, you
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know. It's not them mind; it's the
round-shot- Carpet bowlsl My lady's
maid couldn't miss. Tell us, squire,
when you sec the match, and we'll hold
water"
In the meanwhile we had been MAX
ing Roadway at good pace for boat
80 overloaded, and we had shipped but
little water in the process. We were
now close IN; 30 or 40 strokes and we
should beach her; for the ebb had al
ready disclosed a narrow belt of sand
below the clustering trees. The gig
was no longer to be feared; the little
point had already concealed 1t from our
eyes. The ebb-tide, which had so
cruelty delayed us. was now making
reparation, and delaying our assail-
ants. The one source of danger was
the gun.
"If I burst" said the captain, "Td
stop and pick ofI>another man"
But it was plain that they meant
nothing should delay their shot. They
had never SO much as looked at their
fallen comrade, though he was not
dead, and l could see him trying to
crawl away.
Ready" cried the squire.
"Holdl" cried the captain, quick as
An echo.
And he and Redruth backed with a
great heave that sent her stern bodily
under water. The report fell in at the
same instant of time. This was the
first that Jim heard, the sound of the
squire's shot not having reached him.
When the ball passed, not one of us
precisely knew; but + fancy it must
have been over our heads, and that the
wind of II may have contributed to our
disaster.
At any rate, the boat sunk by the
stern, quite gently in three feet of wa
ter, leaving the captain and myself,
facing ench other, on our feet. The
other three took complete headers, and
came up again, drenchcd and bubbling.
So far there was no great harm. No
lives were lost, and we could wade
ashore IN safety. But there were all
our stores iE. the bottom, and, to make
things worse, only two guns out Of
five remained in a state for service,
Mine had snatched from my knees and
held over my head, by a sort of instinct
AS for the captain, he had carried his
over his shoulder by bandoleer, and
like wise man, lock uppermost. The
three had gone down with the boat.
To add to our concern we heard voices
already drawing near us in the woods
along shore; and we had not only the
danger of being cut off from the stock,
ade In our half-crippled state, but the
fear before us, whether II Hunter and
Joyce were attacked by half dozen
they would have the sense and conduct
to stand firm. Hunter was steady
that we knew; Joyce was doubtful
case--a pleasant, polite man for valet
and to brush ones clothes, but not en-
tirely fitted for n man-of-war.
With all this in our minds, we waded
ashore as fast as we could, leaving be
hind the poor jolly-boat, and a good
half of our powder and provisions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
SOLD HIS MULE.

you lent him the money to buy that
mule from you?"
"Yassir," answered Mr.. Erastus Pink
ley. 1t doesn' look like business. But il
wer sech a good chance to get de bes' of de
trade dat couldn' hep advancin' de cash
Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
THE HOMO RULERS.

Mrs. Krank-Yes, I'm fond of pets. l
have five cats and four dogs that just rule
my house.
Mrs. McCall-Ah! I've often heard of
"reigning cats and dogs" These must be
the ones.-Philadelphia Press
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
OUR LACK.

What Is the National air OF THIS coun-
try?" asked the foreigner.
This is a republic. and therefore has no
national heir" replied the native.-Pitts-
burg Chronicle Telegraph
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03

Hundreds of lives saved every year by
having DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oh in the
house Just when II is needed. Cures Group
heals burns, cuts, wounds of every sort.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
The Lesson Taught by Penn.


England asked William Penn If he
should not send over a regiment of SOL
diers to protect the young colony.
NO" answered William Penn; ~ do
not want regiment of English SOL
diers. ! shall have no trouble with the
Indians because l intend to buy the
land from them" Buy the land from
the Indians!" exclaimed King Charles.
"What do you mean? Why, l have
decided you that tract of land. 1t is
mine, and 1 gave 1t to you. For what,
then, william Penn, did you pay me
S16Oo0?" Il paid you the $4,000"
replied the brave Quaker, ito purchase
your good WILL not the land. That
land, your majesty, does not belong to
you any more than it does to me- The
land Of Pennsylvania does not belong
to you any more than the city Of Lon
don would belong to n party of Amer
lean Indians who in canoe might be
blown across the Atlantic and land
upon our shores and who then might
go up the Strand waving their toma-
hawks and shouting, The city of Lon
don is ours because we discovered it,"
So William Penn, believing that all
weak and helpless people should be
Justly protected, crossed the Atlantic
and made his famous agreement with
the Indian chiefs under the "Charter
oak" And as a result of that agree.
ment the Pennsylvania colonies lived
In peace and happiness because they
were true to the helpless. So God will
prosper Americas future if the Amer
lean nation is true and faithful in its
protection and care of the weaker and
helpless nations.
But perhaps the greatest mission of
America next to scattering the gospel
If Jesus Christ is to prove that its
'eople can be true to God in its days
prosperity as well as in its days of
,yersity. When people are poor,
eak and helpless, when a troubled
u bleeding and suffering people are
juggling for liberty and for thei
y existence. when a collection O
slaves are following their eado
..ough tie weary Journey OF fort.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-06
GLASS EYE CAUSES BEATING.
Mmn from salt lake Caty, Utah, Winks
ana Emwa@ed Husband Torci-
bly, Responds.

James Reynolds, OF Salt Lake City,
came in to Kansas City from the west
over the Santa Fe railway the other
day. He has glass eye. just this side
of Emporia he got cinder in his good
eye. He placed his hand over the see
ing optic and kept it closed. Uncon-
sciously his glass eye was pointed to-
ward a woman with her husband in a
seat across the aisle.
Frequently the cinder would cause
so much pain that Mr.. Reynolds would
involuntarily draw the lid down over
the glass eye. The woman thought he
was winking at her and called her hus-
bands attention to the matter. A mo-
ment later the cinder began to grind
Reynolds good eyeball and he pulled
the lid clear down over his glass eye
and held it there for brief period. 1t
was a wink that was wink.
The husband, without saying word,
took his umbrella out of the rack and
proceeded TO wear 1t out over Rey-
nolds' head. After the husband had
broken his umbrella to bits passengers
interfered and explanations followed.
| 1t was then discovered that Reynolds
had been winking his glass eye.