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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-27
BANQUET AT MIDDlEBURY
Alumni and Students Gather Around
the Festive Board.

MItuIpD1TN. en-. IL ne second annual
banquet of Middleburv college was held
this evening at the Addison house. An Wv
usually large humble of alumni were pres.
cnt and the occasion was rendered very
pleasant by the singing Of college songs
and glccs betw cen the tonsts.
Immediately following the banquet, the
address Of welcome was given by Fred
y. Miner, 1902. tn" presiding officer. then
followed the Grafton by John Il. DUN, Id.
1902 and the defamation was delivered by
Ebert :. Brigham, 1903. Then came the
toast lists as follows:
POSTMASTER ......P President Braiurrd, IS
The Washington Idea:
The day We celebrate.
J. Forrest Taylor, 20
The way We celebrate it,.
David A. Burke. 'o2
The college We celebrate it in.
Professor toward, II
The Washington Spirit:
In college athletics.
Frederick A. hughes. %
In college studies. Henry f.. Harvey. o.
Aliquid guam Antiquum.
Charles NJ. Crowoll, '0i
BOWLING AT BARRE.
Barrc Feb. 23.-Th" queen city bowling
team was defeated by tho Granit. C1tvs on
the local alleys Saturday afternoon in a
wcll-plaYcd contest. Both teams put ny :.
'ItNltdDIf tNIllIflNlbl. Dul lDt nome team
succeeded in taking two Of tn. three
strings by playing their best game Of the
season. For the Granite CitYs Russell
rolled in tho best form. making q total Of
AZ pins. closely followed by j. Morgan Of
The Queen Cttys. who had a total ~ 4s1
pms. The bowling season is dr. wing TO IL
clos" and the game yesterday afternoon
was watched with much interest by those
Interested in the sport.
SUDDEN DEATH IN BARRE.
Barre. Feb. "A. y. Burgcss. a well
known resident of this city. died suddenly
this afternoon of heart trouble. lie was
horn in Lowell. Mass where hc marri u
Lizzie stone. They have four children.
Ill of whom reside i'm this -,tv. Gnorge H..
l'red, \elma and Frank. There is also a
brother. Charles, who restless in IoWcll.
md two SISTERS, Mrs. Frank wilkins and
Mrs. Eta Ditkie o. the same cit.. Thu
deceased had been a hotel keeper in Baorc
and in WoodSNille. y. II. fie was ii mem
her of Hiawatha Lodge, I. .. @. r. The
funeral Will probably be held Tuesday
morning ami iutermcnt Will hr in Hope
cemetery.
NEW INDUSTRY FOR BARRE.
Barre. Fe0. CA well-attended and en-
thuSiastiC meeting Of prominent business
men Of III" city was held last evening. at
winch the discussion Of the adviSs bilitv OF
establishing a chilled steel shot manufac-
tory was Considered. The matter was gone
over quite fully and it was the uuani-
nous sentiment of those present that such
a mdnufJctur should be added to the city's
industries. The steel shot are used to d
large extent in polishing granite and there
is a large consumption in Barre. Probably
20 tons a month are used in Barre alone,
not taking into consideration tho various
Ifhprs pIaIltn IenfpFs \ n1AnnfHCfDTN 49,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-27
Working Overtime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tircless little workcrs-Dr Kings New
Life Pills. Millions are always at work
night and day, curing indigestion, Bilious.
ness, Constipation, Sick Headache ana
all stomach. Liver and Bowel trouhles
Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 2.c at
OSulllNlu * AOuu.'s lrug stnra
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-27
Over Sixty Years

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children willie tcething. 1t
soothes the child. softcns the gums, al
lays all pain. cures vim collie. and is tho
best remedy for Diarrhoea. Twenty-Five
cents q bottle. Sold by all druggists
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-27

Scald head Is an eczema OF the scalp
very SOW ere sometimes, but II can lie
cured. DoAn's Ointment, quick and per
30 cents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-27
SCHlEY CASE CLOSED
Personal Note From the President to
Secretary Long.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Secretary Iong
has received the following personal note
from the White House:
my Dear Sir:-1'he President requests
me to state that after a full and most care
ful consideration of the appeal of Admiral
Schlsy and OF the answer submitted there
to by the navy department through you he
has made the enclosed memorandum ON
the case which he directs shall he filed
Herewith and the case treated as closed.
every truly yours,
GEORGE r. CORTELYOU,
secretary to the President
Diphtheria relieved in twenty minutes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-27

St. AlbauS. Feb. 2a-The Central Yer
mont railway has added t" it's motive
power department 10 engines transferred
here from the Chicago and Grand
division OF the Grand Trunk system.
engines are in excellent condition
and will add much To the roads efficiency
u handling it, constantly increasing freight
aud passenger business.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06

Penn CHURCH AND ANCIENT AND PICTURESQUE GRAVEYARD
I'll which William
= historic
danger OF falling
The this coming
Philadelphia
Quaker
complete O ward.
This
founder which
than
after him.
Windsor and the valley Thames
ties This which
beautifully old
The 1919
the celebrated Chantrey
The
which family 1897
The vault
Sacred the William Penn Thomas Penn proprietor
The ushy and decayed pulpit recently
Thackeray writes in THE Newcomes"
containing less than hundred and pieces wood
pulled
Vanderbilt build
Should the $1,000 obtained
the church stating that the roof and by citizens Ph
delphia Pennsyvanns
the coronation Of Edward VII Of Ensand-Phladephia Times
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06

Before senteace was passed the ex-
Governor requested permission to ad-
dress the court. For about an hour he
gave an impassioned review Of his
life. He told Of the ignominy and
shame he had felt because Of the
things newspapers had printed OF him.
His fall from honor, he declared, was
due to use OF opium and morphine.
In 1872 he said he was driven by 90
cial ostracism to seek relief In NOR
phine. From that drug he went to
opium. until In New York he became
TN inmate Of one Of the vilest dens in
the city.
Then he committed his first crime,
for which he was sentenced to prison.
Prison life weaned him from the drug.
but his physical and moral downfall
had been accomplished and to-day he
declared he is left old and palsied at
the age Of 81.
In the story he told It developed that
he was born In South Carolina. His
father was Chief Justice Of the State,
and he was the only son. He first
came into note as the man who hOisted
the Confederate flag over Fort Sumter
after the stars and stripes had been
hauled down. and after Sumter he
served in the Confederate army.
After the close of the civil war Moses
was one of the first to take the oath Of
allegiance. lie was Speaker Of the
South Carolina House for two years,
and then was Governor for the same
length OF time. While Governor he 80
incensed the people Of his State by his
acts that he was several times COM
PEELED to call out troops to save him
self from violence at the hands Of
m0bs. He was removed from Office,
and then he began his downward ca
reer.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06

time, but as soon as the funeral was
over he went into my Lady's room and
stood long while before the locked
and nailed closet door.
'Then he said to himself: 4 canno,
die until know and ordered it to he
opened. There were hundreds Of nails
in It; but they were all out at last, and
the lock was forced. and my Lord arose
and tottered into the closet.
ut wasn't much they found, only a
few bones and an ornament or two.
but it was plain that the girl had been
tied hand and foot and bound to the
bed and left there to die-lf she was
not murdered outright by the Jealous
lady.
But ever since. sir. whenever there
Is going to be misfortune in the fam
lily, whoever sleeps here In this room
sees ROsette come out Of her closet and
smile in the glass. No one ever sees her
face, only its reflection. hope no trou.
BILE will follow now. SIR
As for the American, he slept ehse-
where the next night. He had no ad-
miration for ghosts, even the family
ghosts Of noblemen. and he had no do
sire to see Rosette smile at him in the
glass again.-New York Daily News.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06
Answertng . Ouestion.

Some of the troubles Of editorship are
the letters which come to the editor
from subscribers In search Of informa
ton. The BOokman acknowledges the
receipt Of this letter from correspond.
ent who lives not thousand miles from
Boston:
do you ever realize that the emana-
tons Of human thought are never iso-
lated and distracted so that they stand
without the universal consciousness,
but that instead they form one endless
continuity whereby through all the
phases of literature, whether primitive
or typical OF high aesthetic cultivation,
they are united by what is perhaps a
subcOnscious but nevertheless an In.
herent and persistent striving after the
complete and perfect expression Of
what Is best in the human heart and In
tellect? DO you ever think OF this?'
Happily the editor was equal to the
occasion. and he replied in all the buoy
ancy Of an optimistic nature:
"Yes, sometimes. BY the way, in a
couple of weeks 1t will be about time
for buckwheat cakes"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06
PROTECTING THE COIL.
Buoy Rivers Are Constantly Working
at Carrying Away the 0Oih

Buoy Rivers Are Constantly Working
at Carrying Away the SOih
To thoughtful observers who be-
grudge the ocean the tons Of rich soil
which the rivers are every year carry
Ing to It, contour cultivation" as prac-
ticed in many parts Of the South, Is one
OF the hopeful signs Of the times. The
rows Of corn and cotton. under this sys.
tenn. are not planted straight, but are
maintained at level around the hills
and on the slopes. At intervals brake
or "balk" takes the place of row.
still further to prevent the soil from
washing away. The constructions may
consist simply Of dead brlers and bush
es, or they may be made OF certain stub
born grasses, or of carefully pruned
shrubbery.
Reckless tillage on sloping ground
and careless numbering are responsible
for much Of the oceans present har.
vest. The visible load" which the Mis-
sissippi each year carries downstream
would cover square mile to height
half that Of the Washington monument.
The Pc and the upper Ganges, it is es-
timated. lower the entire area which
they drain one eight-hundredth of
foot each year. The Potomac eats away
lts photographic basin about one-third
as fast The St Lawrence In a remark.
ably clear stream because the Great
Lakes which form its principal supply
acts as settling basins.
Although there Is no danger that the
land will all run into the sea, because
there are powerful counteracting
forces, It should not be forgotten that
rivers are tremendous workers. They
cut down In places and build up in 9th.
ers. Because Of them even the ever
lasting hills are everlastingly chang
ing.-Youth's Companion.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06
HIDDEN IN THE CLOSET

n T was early morning, and Thomas
Lord IS valet, had waited on
his masters American guest to see
what he desired him to do for him.
There certainly was something odd in
the gentleman's manner, and he had
not the look Of one who had enjoyed
refreshing slumbers. At last, just as
the man turned to leave the rom, he
spoke:
Thomas, have been awake all
night"
"My Lord will regret to hear it," said
Thomas.
Something odd disturbed ma" con-
dnued the gentleman. 'One of the
maids kept me awake all night"
Zone Of the maids. sirr cried
Thomas.
yes, Thomas. She kept running into
my room at least every half hour to
look in the glass and admire herself.
She came out Of that door," and he
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06

solemnly "An ordinary young person
could not have contrived to disappear.
but the young person you have seen has
been an apparition. sir. for more than
two hundred years"
"An aplarition!' cried the American
gentleman
"Yes. sir" replied Thomas, IAN ap-
partition, sir. l think you have seen
Lady IS gentlewOman Ro<sette,
sir. 1t is ten years since she was seen
before to my knowledge. but she has
been seen often"
II should like to hear more about
Rosette,' said the gentleman.
Eyes. SIR" said the valet. This Is an
old family, and about two hundred
years ago there was Lord Herbert
who was n gay. wild young nobleman.
and was a great admirer Of the ladies,
sir. However. by the time he was 80
he was married and settled down, and
began to be much thought Of and re-
spected. So was his lady, too, SIR,
though she was not handsome and was
naughty.
Zone thing. however, the English
servants did not like-she brought n
foreign maid with her from Francs-a
girl named Rosette and as pretty as a
picture.
zone day, sitting before her glass,
Rosette cOmbing her hair for her. she
heard her husband come into the room.
Her back was toward him and Rossette
was behind her, and they forgot the
mirror, and 90, sir. she saw in it. with
saw the girl smile at her husband and
she saw him smile back at her. She
understood everything. but she never
stirred. and she never said anything
to him, no, nor to the maid, sir.
'-This was her room. sir. In that little
II she called her. But one morning my
lady's bell rang furiously, and the maid
who answered it was told to do my
lady's hair. for ROsette had gone back
to her native country.
"All the time she was doing it the
girl thought She heard faint. moan
ing sound, and was frightened, and
went back to the rest pale and trem-
bling. and before night 1t was well
known in the house that that little
closet there was not only locked. bW
nailed up.
after that my Lord seemed to take
to his wild ways again in a measure
and drank a great deal. and my Lady
lived much alone. There never were
any children; but they both lived to be
old indeed. and AZ last my Lady died
in this room and was buried in the
church yonder.
MY Lord WINS as old as she by the.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06
THE OLD HOUSE.

The house we used to live In looks at M
So wistfully as we 90 driving by;
The wind that makes its near tree muir
murous
Flies swiftly after with entreating sigh.
Come back! come back! we hear it low
implore.
Lift I'D the grass-choked gate, the earth
stained door,
And enter in your childhood's home once
more.
AL no! let us make merry with light
speech
OF newer days and push the past aside.
Close to that door the baby used to reach
The knob and play with it-before he
died;
He used to sleep on the broad window
sill.
A sunbeam in his curls-no, not that
This level road. Drive fast-oh, faster
still.
How small it was! Before the birds are
grown
They lie SO warmly in one tiny nest;
But all the world is theirs when they
have flown,
And foreign roofs replace the mothers
breast
All, well--God careth. See, before us
now
The ampler home beneath lofty bough.
Lift up the saddened heart and clear the
brow.
For in that empty nest beyond the hill
Are blessed shadows at immortal ease;
The sun-crowned baby on the window sill,
The happy children underneath the
trees.
Old house, look not so piteous. Thou art
OF larger lives the very sweetest part;
The first love Of the unforgetting heart.
Youths Companion.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06

eIAs 1YEvDo. LOST Dut little Of lto to1V
quality up to short time ago. Reeves
was born near London and early dis
played great musical talent Before b
was II he could play on several musical
instruments. but nature had endowed
him with . magnificent voice which
needed but little training to bring out
It's richness. He made his public ap
pearance in 1889 and met with imme,
diate success. Later he studied under
French and italian masters and while
In Milan he appeared in Lucia Lam
mermoor," his singing winning the
highest praise. He returned to his ma
tive land In 1S47 and was Immediately
recognized a. England's leading tenor.
He never acquired the great fortune
that lay within his grasp and died II
comparative poverty In 1895 he mar.
ried Miss Luccomba, an opera singer,
and started on q singing tour Of Aus
tralia. He became bankrupt and was
recently granted 4 civil pension Of $500
BY Queen Victoria, which saved him
from utter restitution.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06
Camels Unable to Swim.

Camels cannot swim. They are very
buoyant. but Unbalanced. and their
heads go under water. They can. how
ever. be taught to swim rivers with
the aid Of goatskins or Jars fastened
under their necks. During the Beluchis-
tan expedition OF 1898 the camels were
lowered into the sea from the ships,
and their drivers. plunging overheard.
clambered ON to the rump Of their
charges, causing the animals' heads to
come up; and thus assisted were sue
cessfully plloted ashore.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06
Steam and Modern Navies.

A whole fleet in the days Of Nelsos
could be built and fitted ont At littls
more than the cost Of single ironclad,
.he cecil expended on q single cruise
would pay for the refittirg Of his whole
hattie line, while the immense shells 70.
CURED - make any impression on the
modern armor plate cost more than his
whole armament But the modern line.
pf-battie ship could neither be built
Arae1 nor fought without the use Of
steam. end its evolution may Be said
q have commenced with the flrst appli.
eAdo0 ~ We steam engine to navige
oeA
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06
NOW LOVE 70 MADE m MDuca

xouA8 4ea aAA We0ea 1osoly 1GooA
Oaly IN Presence - 0irles Relativsss
Sonora Adelaide vasQues schia0RA
Mexican woman. In . paper In th1
Woman's Home Companion entities
1.-THE Social Sphere Of Mexican Wonr
en-" writes ~ fellows Of courtship -
yond the Rio Grande:
"A Mexican girl realizes she u . miae
Of some importance when she has A.
tractsd the attention Of . would-be cav.
alier. who has seen her At mass or dur.
ting promenade on the plaza. without
the Formally Of an introduction he ais-
patches letters glowing with words es
admiration and devotion, and nervously
awaits reply. In the meantime he
Visits the locality Of her home, hoping
to catch sight OF the object OF his ad-
miration at the balcony or - she
emerges from the house to attend
church. He patiently but persistently
pr0menades backward and forward In
the street. for custom forbids his en-
trance to the house, and u happy r.
favored with glance from her lustroua
black eyes. No ridicule II strong
enough to dampen his ardor. and Ne
sh$ac.io2s Of irats parents sufficiently
powerful to subdue his passion.
Mexican lovers rarely meet, for svoa
u the young man il related to the tam.
w Of the young lady, and has been .
caller at the home, the mere fact Of his
Vying attention to her puts . severe
!sstraint on his Intercourse with tie
family. After q time. II things have
progressed favorably. he b admitted
80 an accepted sutton. and 10 received
BY the girl always accompanied By her
mother, who usually does all tho con-
versation. But love finds many forms
Of expression. and stolen glances, never
suspected. speak volumes for the lov.
ers. A. the suit progresses many -
evening passes with the girl at the win
dow or balcony. and her lover In q
street below, wholly oblivious Of Z !
passse-by or his naive or caustic -
marx. The duration Of courtsht -
pends upon the formally employs. To-
means ct command Of the partisA, AID
their age. Copse for the mars.Age d
demanded from the parents ef IL GIRL
BY the suitor'A father, who = accom-
panied BY prits& that the plsdges mag
10 made the moro binding"
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06

French Colonists Promote Slavery.
Boer iutreatment of the native races
n South Africa has met with no con-
domination, says the London Tele-
graph, and. after all, there ID nothing
very remarkable in this when the mat.
ter Is viewed by the light Of the dis
closures Just made by Jules Durand,
late deputy mayor OF Noumea. in New
Caledonia. He states that the principal
firm Of N0amea, even when they do nol
90 In themselves for slave-dealing. sell
the weapons required for the purpose
When they perceive the luggers Of sixty
tons burden landing At or near their
shores the natives hide In the brush.
wood. but the dealers are cunning ana
lure them out by plausible offers for
the purchase Of provisions. Soon the
slaves are put on board. A few guns
have tempted the natives, and alcohol
has won the chief over to the cause OF
civilization
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06
ConsOrtabls Footweas.

~&1k1AAAS4S0OSS = VOSWQ08e
Buckskin shoes are not commonly
seen In Portland, though the old Indian
moccasin may not be much Of cnrios-
ny, 20 when IN Arisona man appeared
with . pair on his fest no attracted
some attention. A prominent eattlo1san
Of the land Of cactus and hot sands
who ID In the city never wears any 9TH
or shoes. The uppers are regular In
dian-tanned buck: the soles are ct cole
leather, and he says they Az Just IKE
stocking to the feet. Although /nck-
skin 10 supposed to BE- . lasting ms
terial. buckskin shoes caDne$ ~ worn
In the wet. and they would not DO IN
the plowfield or the harvest neld. The
buckskin came from . deer be killed In
the Arizona mountains, and he paid $40
to have two pairs Of shoes made. He
thinks people who box their fset up In
stiff calfskin are missing = whole lot
Of ease and comfort In nfs.-Portland
Oregonian.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06

for fraud and theft,
told the court q
strange story Of u
life and character
ruined. Moses was
charged with CIV
Ing u check for $50
on q South Caro-
lima bank In pay
ment for an over
coat. when he had
no funds In the
bank. and then
pawning the coat.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06

Of honor with her youthful soveeeign..
The present Queen ID 30 years Oh.
some ray she 10 42-whereas The King.
only attained his 18th birthday u A.
gust.
When Alexander welded Nina. Dsav
"a Maschin he created : decided stiRl
In the regal realm. TIE new Queen -
snubbed by ladies Of the diplomatic
corps at Belgrade. but he young King
who has the military body on his side
cares naught When bis father. ~:
King Milan. attempted Ia thwaTt tho
marriage, Alexander cauasd hin 70 -
Intercepted, whereupon IL sire seslgn-
I'd command Of the 6efvia1 army. r.
GENTLY Alexander has abandoned hisE
rndency for carousing and b leading q
1.irly respectable life. His wife ID one
Il the most charming women In oarvia.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06

pointed to one In corner, ''and walked
straight up to the mirror; the light
from the night lamp fell upon her face;
she seemed to catch my eye in the glass
each time, and smiled at me as she did
SO. She wore short quilted skirt, a
little black bodice, and full white
sleeves. She had a gold cross tied
about her neck by black ribbon, and
wore little cap on her black braids-
a young girl with a French face,
Thomas. Do you know herY'
Thomas made no answer. He looked
at the gentleman steadily and grew
pale. At last he spoke:
III l have the honor Of understand
ing you, sir, the young person came
through the doW!'
"Yes," said the American
more than once, sirr'
about once an hour from midnight
until dawn"
"And smiled at you in the glass,
where you saw her facel understand
she did not look toward you as she
passed, sirr
Right Tbomas."
May beg you to do me the favor Of
looking into this room. sirr'
The gentleman followed Thomas to
the door through which he asserted
that the young perso0 passed, and saw
nothing but q closet about twelve feet
square. with no door save the one that
opened into the large room, and high
In the ceiling q little window through
which bird could scarcely have
flown 1t contained no furniture what
ever.
There must be secret door-or-or
-somethingw cried the American. II
am not mad, and was wide awake"
Yes. SIR" said Thomas, stu more
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06

II understand that young millionaire
knows how to run an engineer
eyes. First 1t was the bicycle and
then the automobile l suppose New
port will be getting up locomotive clubs
next."-Washington Star.