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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
FIRST WAR IN HISTORY.
Inscriptions Lately Unearthed Re-
veal the Fact That Egypt Once
Invaded France.

That Egypt and France held inter
course as early as 1000 B. c. is proved
by the marked resem blance Of inscrip-
tions found in the two countries, says
the Philadelphia North American. The
excavations Of Prof. Flinders Petrip
have brought to light evidence of an
extremely ancient movement between
the land of the Pharaohs and the cOun-
tries bordering on the Mediterranean.
This communication. like all other
great invasiOns Of history, had its
origin in an effort at trade extension.
The great wars of the eighteenth
Egyptian dynasty were provoked by
surrounding nations Jealous Of Fgypt'S
growing wealth and power. In retail
alton Egypt carried the campaign into
Asia and Europe, and, Judging from
the inscriptions mentioned. must have
pushed a ; far west as France.
Prof. Petrie has in his possession a
series Of figures found in Malta ar
neolithic remains from Brassenpuov
in France which are beyond chance ~
doubt the work of Egyptians. Tho
establish intercourse long before the
period which is generally recognized
as the beginning Of the history of the
countries of Europe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
BIRDS FROZEN TO DEATH.
Mudhens by the Hundreds CauEht by
Sudden Cold Snap n Lake
In Warrington.

A very singular incident was noted
in the neighborhood Of Loomis, Wash.
as a result Of recent and sudden cold
snap. Some four miles above Loomis
is a large. beautiful mountain lake
and among the native fowl that collect
on the lake are many mudhens. a home
" and useless member of the web
foot family so common all over this
country as to he well known to every
sportsman. The nature of the bird
when flushed Is to fly, or flop. along the
surface Of the water.
For the first time that it has ever
been noticed the mudhens have re-
manned upon the lake this late in the
season. The recent cold weather was
inaugurated with a stiff and bitter
gale, churning the lake into many
waves. AS the birds flew along the
surface, striking the water. tie ice
formed upon them SO rapidly that they
lost the power Of locomotion and 200
or 800 of them were caught in the rap.
idly forming ice and frozen to death.
This may not be an uncommon circum-
stance, says Loomis special 10 the
Seattle Times, but il is the first time it
las ever been seen by the residents Of
this locality.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
CUBANS ARE HARD WORKERS.
Peculiarities of the People as Set
Forth by the '0N President
of the Island.

We have an islan nd materially rich,
with fertile soil and salubrious eli
mate. The people are Industrious,
especially those in the country dis
tricts, all that they ask is to have
plenty of work AT reasonable COM
pensation. They are fond of home,
and by nature are law-abiding. They
love liberty and are brave but relent-
less when stirred by oppression,
says Thomas Estrada Palma, in Sue
cess. The Cubans are anxious for
their children TO be educated. One
of the reasons assigned in the Dec
laration of the Ten Years War was
that Spain treated us so murderous-
ly in order to pay the standing army
that oppressed us, and would not
furnish schools sufficient to educate
our children. The Cuban people are
sinGularly hospith.ble, 4 stranger,
visiting a home, is not only treated
with kindness. but is offered cup
of coffee as an evidence of good will.
They have what is called the south
ern type of hospitality. Though our
people are hard workers, they are
not, as a rule, as providcnt as peo-
pie of industrial habits ought 80 be.
They have free aud easy way,
spending their money on the pres
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
TALKING AT SEA.
Two Ocean Liners CrossinE I'm OPP
pOsite Directions Use the
Wireless Method.

The marvels Of wireless telegraphv
are great enough to render recent
use of the sySt~m not sufficiently won
derful to be extraordinary, perhaps,
yet the incident reported by Cham
bers' journal is one which appeals to
the Imagination.
Two Cunard liners, the Lucania and
the Campania, were crossing the At
lantic in opposite directions. Each.
knowing the date of the others sail
ing. could make a calculation as to
the hour when they would most likely
meet. When the hour came the vessel
were too far apart to sight each Other.
Presently, however, the warning he
Of the wireless Geographic apparatus
in the Campana tinkled, and the me-
sage was spelled out: Are you ther &?
-Lucania." And then the two vessel
still invisible to each other. and. as =
was found, SO miles apart talked for
some hours, exchanging experiences
a. TO the weather. and finally partir {
with the word "good-by" when they
were 140 miles asundcr.
Such a conversation carried on be-
tween vessels in the open ocean, sep
arated by such vast stretch Of wa
ter and ont Of sight Of each other. is
an impressive illustration of what
wireless telegraphy means.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
A DEFECTIVE BATTLESHIP.
Germnny's Kaiser Frederick III. Has
some Faults Tint Are Difficult
to Remedy.

That naval experts are not all per-
feet has been abundantly shown time
and again by critics OF naval war weap.
ons. Even the best and most COM
plete ships have their faults. For
instance, the German battleship Kai-
ser Frederick Ill, the original stand
ard ship of the German navy, com.
pleted In 1898, which has recently I'M
dergone many alterations, ii is assert
ed retains some faults in spite of
those changes, reports the New York
Tribune. She is a sister ship of Fred
erick der Crosse. and is of II $40 tons
displacement Her chief faults, 1t ia
asserted, are with armament. One Of
tho defects is said to be in the inge-
NOUS endon fire, as when Aired the
gun does something more than project
a shell-it also projects a volume Of
flame, and causes what is known as
the blast" The largest guns have d
tremendous "blast," and while inside
the easement man is largely protect
ed from the conclusion, the back fire
can get at him through the port;
while II outside and directly below tho
gun when IL Is fred, there would DO
considerable difficulty In collecting
enough Of him for Identification. Ao-
cidents OF this kind have occurred be-
fore now, and that on the English war
ship Sansparsil, with it's l10-ton gun.
when the deck was stove in and man
sleeping below was killed, may DO re-
called. AZ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
KILLING OF THE CHINCHILLA.
Fur Dealers in This Country Arc
Deeply Interested in Its Danger
of Extcrmination.

Fur dealers are much interested in
the news from Chilli that the chin
chilla has almost been exterminated
by fur hunters and that stringent
measures will have to be applied to
prevent the extinction of the animal
there. In spite Of laws for it's pro-
lection in Bolivia, the chinchilla has
almost entirely disappeared from
that republic, and furriers fear that
il may disappear in Chill as we'll re-
ports the New York Sun.
According to customs reports the
number of the animals killed in Chilli
has increased greatly in recent years.
The number of chinchilla pelts OK
ported in 1900 was 695.30O. more than
double the exports of 1898.
A scientific society in Chilli has nj
ready drafted law forbiddinr TO
hunting of the chinchilla for four or
five wears in certain regions. and al
lowing hunting elsewhere for only
half the year. 1t also forbids the use
of firearms, dogs, fire and, in fact,
everything except traps.
The fur dealers expect that the
law will be enacted and predict that
the price of chinchllla fur will soon
be very much higher.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
JAMES TOOK A "PARILLA."
The Old Quaker Innkceper Wouldn't
Give Him Any More of the
"StronE STUFF"

The country Immediately adjacent
to Philade lphia is rich in quaint old
taverns and inns, many of which have
remained unchanged for century or
more. Each one of these has its own
following, and it is quite the thing for
the city patrons to get up dinner par
ties, ordering the dinner in advance, TO
secure good service.
The proprietor of one Of the best
known of these taverns. one much az
fectcd by the hunting set, is on old
Quaker, who amid the incongruous
surroundings of his bar still clings to
the plain language of his faith Occa-
sionally he even dispenses liquid re-
frcshments with his own hands, and
1t seems queer to hear his mild voice
asking: What will thee have?"
The other day there was a crowd in
the bar, and one OF tho men had al
ready been imbibing too freely Never
thelcss, he lined up az the bar wit
the others and loudly called for whis-
ky. The old man looked at him Sc
verely and rcmarked
james. doesn't thee think thee ha
had enough of the strong stuff? Thee
had better take a 'parilla."
There was no appeal, says the Phil
delphia Record, and James drank
glass Of sarsparilla.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
A GLASS-BOTTOMED BOAT.
Novel Provision of n Plorfdn Hotel
Keeper for the Entertanme
of His Patrons.

A hotel keeper at Nassau has elab-
GRATED the idea Of the marine tele-
scope in striking fashion. any people
who have been in the tropics are IA
milinr with the marine Telescope" a
long, wooden box with pane Of glass
at one end, which, being thrust into
the water at the side OF the boat, en-
ables one to get q fairly satisfactory
view Of the animal and vegetable life
at or near the bottom-when the bot
tom Is not too far from tho surface,
says the Boston Journal. What the
ingenious hotel keeper proposes is to
make a big boat, which shall itself
be q marine telescope. and SO provide
his patrons with an opportunity to
watch the sea gardens of the BAHIA
mas much more conveniently than
they could with the glazed tube. The
boat, which is now building at Palm
Beach. Fla, Is to be As feet long and
for % feet its bottom is to be made of
plate glass, clear and thick. Thus will
the capacity of the surface ripples be
avoided, while deeper immersion, in
creased steadineSs and wider field of
view are expected to give the passen-
gers such Q spectacle Of submarine,
wonders as they never secured by the
simpler arrangement.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
= MAMMOTH PERFORMANCE,
Where Ten Thousand 81 the Birds Are
Housed and Cared For in south-
ern California.

Situated at the sharp angle where
the Arroyo Seco, or dry ditch Ga
ravine that extends from Los An.
geles to the Sierra Madre mountains
some IA miles away, and the Los
Angeles river lat this point Is miles
from the sca) meet. is one of the
most curious exhibits of pigeon life
ever presented to the eye. Here 10,-
900 pigeons, mostly light in color,
are found perchcd upon the roofs
of eight frame sheds. The walls Of
these sheds are composed of hun
dreds Of empty gasoline cans, with
one of the ends taken out and wood
en- boards with apertures large
enough for pigeons substituted, and
thousands of wooden fruit boxes fur
nished with square openings. The
ground is generally covered with
pigeons until stranger arrives
when there is great whirring noise,
the air is full of wings and thou
sands of pigeons return to their
brethren on the roofs Of tho sheds,
says Parsons.
This institution belongs TO one Of
Los Angeles entcrpriSing citizens
and forms a great attraction to Wis
itors from all the country round. as
we'll as TO numerous colored thieves,
who make a continual practice of
robbing this vast aggregation of
pigeon roosts. Two large dogs prop
erly qualified to bark and bite are
located at each end Of the grounds,
about 200 feet from each other.
These are secured safely by long
chains to spikes in the ground.
But these, fierce as they are, do
not represent the entire force for
the defense from thieves of the TO-
900 pigeons; two young dogs, trained
to bark and not TO bite. are on duty
also all the time; these are more
sleepless and 1t is the uproar they
make upon which the owner so much
depends for the discovery of the col
ored thieves. Disease and rats take
away great many of this multi
tudinous bird population; daily some
young pigeons will be found on the
ground dead having gone too far
from the family nest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
ORANGES AS CARD.CHIPS.
Novel Feature Of n Lnzy Game Played
by Turks to Keep Themselves
Awake.
During Ramazan the sale Of orange

During Ramazan the sale Of oranges
in Constantinople fell off in a most
surprising manner, and the reason was
still more curious, says the London
Telegraph. 1t was because the gov
eminent had suddenly issued an order
prohibiting the game of "skambil
kiat" in public places, and had seized
all the cards. At first the connection
between oranges and card game does
not appear clear. but il comes about
in this way: At the time Of Ramazan
all Turks try to keep awake as much
as possible, and the cafes are full at
night. The assembled crowds of por-
ters, boatmen. etc, pass the hours
playing cards, dominoes, or backgam-
mon, but the favorite game is skambil.
as it finishes very quickly and is no
trouble.
The keepers of the cafes used to in
sist on each player there are four)
buying an orange for half-penny.
the winner taking the lot. In this way
large quantities of oranges were dis
posed of, but the business suddenly
came to an end with the stoppage Of
"skambil," for doninoes and other
games take too long to make an or
ange a sufficient taie.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
ROYAL MasCOts.

Most of the sovereign houses of Eu-
rope possess one or more relics which
they regard rs mascots. The house of
Bonaparte possesses the boots and lit
tie hat of Napoleon |. The lIohenzol-
lerns preserve piously the gray leather
breeches worn by the Burgrave Fred
.ric when he entered his marquisate
of Brondenburg There is also ut Sans
Sousi the cane which Frederick the
Great carried at the battle Of Ros-
bach. The Romanoffs cherish the car
penter's tools Of Peter the Great. and
the fetish of the HapsburGs is the
hoe which the horse of Count Ruooleh
cast at the moment when the eLvoys
from the reichstag announced to him
his election ar German emperor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
What the HunCry Artist Did

Once upon time poor, tired and
hungry artist was wandering along
picturesque road when he met yoliel
rarrying an empty pail.
Friend" he said, you look as poor
as am. Are you not hungry?"
"No.' was the answer. IL am not
hungry, but I am thirsty, and | am
about to satisfy that thirst"
"How?" asked the artist.
"By drawing pail of water"
"Then." said the artist, "whv cannot
| satisfy my hunger 10y drawing ia BILE
1hote dinner?"
He sat down and did so, but got up
as hungry as before.
Moral Art often fails in its purpose
N. y. Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
AMERICAS JEWEL MADNESS.
Prevailing Rage for Prerions stones
Surpasses Anything Ever be-
fore Seen in This Country.

The world has never seen. and in no
other part of the world is there now
TO he seen, ANYTHING like Americas
level madness as shown by the condi-
tions of to-day. when more than 300
New York esta hlshnents are engaged
solely in the importation of precious
stones. when agents of American deal
ers are searching Europe for the white
gem and hopelessly endeavoring 10
supply American appeals for rubies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
MONKEY MASCOT IN WAR.
A Siminn veteran of Philippine stri1e
who WINS in Many En-
gaRements.

Fritz. the mascot Of company II,
Twenty-third regulars. and veteran OF
the Philippine war. is known to the
boys Of the company as "comrade'
and to them he is away above the Az
erage Of his kind.
Fritz enjoys the rare distinction of
being the only one Of u monkeys able
to stand the long ocean voyage from
Manila. Frank j. Knoffkey is his
owner, and the soldier has never gone
into an engagement since April IA. 1900
when Fritz was brought into camp,
without the faithful monkey either on
his shoulders or trudging along close
bv his side. Fritz has been one every
island in the Sulu archipelago and suf-
fered without a murmur the long and
trying campaigns.
When Knoffkey lay wounded on the
field in Cebu island his comrades in
uniform pressed on, but his comrade
Fritz nestled close to his side and
guarded him through the watches Of
the night.
On the regiments forced march
across Latey island, Fritz divided his
time between walking and riding on
the shoulders Of the men along the
line. It was on this occasion, says
the New York Mail and Express, that
he came near losing his life at the
hands of several wild monkeys be-
cause he had no tail A monkey loses
his social standing in the Philippines
when he is minus tail. Fritz escaped
from his indignant relatives only by
lenninr 70 the shoulders of his master.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
UP-1O-DATE BUSINESS MAXIMS
some sapient Sayings which Con-
tain Valuable suggestions for
Place Hunters

George AIDE contributes to the Cen
tury's Year of American Humor" n
Modern Fable of the Old Fox and
the Young Fox" Here is some of
the formers sage advice:
Get acquainted wi h the Heads of
Departments and permit the Subor-
dinates to become acquainted with
you.
Always be easily Familiar with
those who are termed Great in the
Public Prints. They are so accus.
toned to Difference and Humility, it
is a positive Relief to meet a jauntv
Equal.
The first Sign of Extravaganza is
to buy trousers that one doth not
need. Every Young Man on Salary
should always beware of the Trou-
sers' Habit.
DO not give Aims promiscuously.
Select the Unworthy Poor and make
them Happy. To give to the Deserv-
ing is a Duty, but to help the I'm
provident Drinking Glass is clear
generosity, so that the Donor has
Right to he warned by a Selfish
Pride and count on most hattering
Obituary.
Never try to get into Society, SO
called. Those who Try seldom get in,
and if they do edge through the Por-
tails they always feel Clammy and
nworthy when under the Scrutiny
of the Elect. Sit outside and appear
Indifferent and after awhile they
may Send for you. II not, it will be
Money in your Pocket.
Never Write when you can Tele-
graph. and in Wiring always use
more than Ten Words. This is the
Short Cut to being regarded as Ma
polcon. The Extra Words cost only
few Cents. but they make Pro.
found Impression on the Recipient,
and give the Sender a Standing which
could not he obtained by an EXpendi-
ture of Four Dollars for a Birthday
Gift. 4 man never feels more I'm
portant than when he receives a Tel
egram containing more than Ten
Words"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
where Theft L. Not Robbery.

In China theft is SO common that
nobody notices it. A young China
man once slipped three oranges up his
sleeve at a party. While making his
bow at parting the oranges slipped out
and rolled onto the floor. He account.
ed for the awkward event by saying
that his mother was very fond of or
anges. His fault was straightway
overlooked, and he was afterward held
up as an instance Of tilial piety There
are several proverbs which go to show
that the folk think lightly of steal
ing, One says that "When tailors
cease to pilfer cloth, their children
will have to go without food" and
another declares when silversmiths
DO not steal they will certainly
starve."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
Tons nm II Tons.

! thought of the good old question
that visitors used to ask the school
when ] was a boy.
(which weighs more, a pound Of
feathers or a pound of lead?" said !.
":Tney weigh the same. A pound is
y pound" said the children.
"Correct," said ! Now. which
weighs more, a ton Of feathers or a
IN of coal?"
"A ton of feathers" choruted they,
showing that the innocent arc not
necessarily undiscerning. Town Top
les.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16

trotted snoring big bear. and made
straight for that tip-up. didn't go
much nearer, and the bear hauled up
that line with the pickerel at the end
of it as proper as l could have done
it myself
And what a whopper that pickerel
was. And sassy. lie pitched into that
bear the minute he got his eyes on
him. and it wasn't till the bear had
given him a couple o. swats that would
have tumbled an OK that the pickerel
give up.
"The bear took the pickerel off the
hook, shouldered the pickercl and
went off into the woods with It, pay
ing no more attention to me than If
| hadn't been there. The pickerel only
lacked four ounces of weighing ten
pounds, and never saw it again.
"And, come to think of it," said
Badly, the landlord, smiling blandly
on Farmer Leonard, 81 don't really
suppose that would ever have known
just how much that pickerel did weigh
If | hadn't been passing by a little
clearing on my way home. maybe an
hour later, and sasv n number of men
standing looking at something. I
stopped to take look, too. 1t was
"A big dead bear they were looking at .
| recognized the bear at once as the
one that had caught and walked off
with my pickerel One Of the men
had shot il somewhere in the woods.
"Ben Winner happened to he there
Ben Winner was so sure a guesser on
the weight of hog or hear or a
critter of any kind, that all Sullivan
county barred him out on guessing
matches.
''lf Ben Winner guessed that a hog
or bear or a crittcr weighed so much
that was as good as if the scales had
recorded it, and it went. So Ben he
guessed on the weight of that dead
bear as the man who had killed it
wanted to know it,
1.-The bear weighs $40 pounds, Just, ;
said Ben, and everybody was satisfied
but ore man, who didn't seem to be-
long around there, ard he bet a dollar
the bear weighed more than $40 pounds.
The bet was made and they weighed
the bear.
The steelyards showed the weight
at 340A pounds, to an ounce. You
never saw such a surprised lot of peo-
pie in all your life. Winner couldn't
believe his eyes.
Your pcsky steelyards amt right,
he said. Whoever heard o. me guess
in nigh TO ten pounds out o. the way
on bear? Your pesky steelyards
amt plumb!'
But the owner Of the stcelyards.
amazed as he was at Ben Winner being
off On a guess. stood ready to bet hi
farm that they We're right to the frac-
ton of an ounce, and the excitement
was high, when | happened to mention
that the bear had stolen a pickerel OF
mine an hour OF so be fore. Then every
thing was clear.
"'Iour steelyards is all right hol-
Tered Ben Winner. 4 WAS gueSsin' on
bear, not on fish! The bear weigh
just $40 pounds. The rest is pickerel,'
Put | guess | never'd a known il,
though. if hadn't gone around that
way home said Badly, the landlord,
smiling on Farmer Leonard.
I'm afraid not" said Farmer Leon
ard, and the cash register cheerfully
jingled.-N. y. sun,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16

wireless telegraphy,' said Mrs. Wun-
Her.
Why, it's plain as day" said Mr.
Wunder. "rhey Just send the mes
sages through the air, instead Of
over wires"
81 know that" said she. shut how
do they fasten the air to the poles ?"
baltimore American.