Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-25
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
FACTS AND OPINIONS GATHERED
FROM CONTEMPORARY
HOW FAR WILL you WALK7

fOW FAN WILL IOO WhLN
The statistics of everyday life handled
by Wells would make a fascinating
volume. For instance, how far will
man walk in lifetime? 1t is a little
difficult to fix the average mileage per
day of the average man. Some men are
fond of walking. Others ride bicycle
or patronize the trolley cars. But it IS
safe to say that every man walks two
miles day, if only in stirring about his
room or office. If man live to be
thirty wears old he will walk 2l,900
miles. The three mile-aday man will
cover 81. $50. The man who believes in
a daily constitutional of five miles will
walk 1850 miles. The circumference of
the earth is 24,S99 miles. If a man walk
two miles day he will find, after he has
walked for thirty years, he would still
have some distance to walk IN order to
complete the circuit of the globe.
Walking three miles day he will go
around the world once and have neat
margin beside. The ive-milea-day man
will walk around twice and have a few
thousand-odd miles to his credit. AT
forty this man will have made three
trips, and at sixty his pedometer will
indicate 100, 800 miles, which means that
he will haye walked around the earth
four times and he still will have about
20OO miles to the good on the fifth trip
Rochester Post-Express.
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PROSPECT OF PEACE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
There is no reason to doubt the truth
of the report cabled to this country that
the British government has recently
offered terms of peace to the Beers be-
leved to be far more liberal than any
heretofore presented. The price paid by
England for its attempt to subjugate
the Beers long ago staggered human
ity," and the frequent disasters suffer-
ed by the British forces at the hands of
the enemy have not served to enhance
Great Britain's military prestige, to say
the least. General Kitchener early
showed his inability to fulfill his promises
regarding the speedy pacification of the
South Africans, and the passing of each
month since British suspicion in that re-
spect developed into dread certainty has
only intensified the unrest of the British
public, and particularly the British tax
payer.
The war deficit has been made con-
spicuous during the past few days In
way to carry terror to the taxpayers. 1t
is proposed not only to raise additional
revenue by taxation of necessities of life.
that also to meet present emergencies by
negotiating a loan of SlG000 900. The
Salisbury ministry knows full well that
it is passing Through a crisis, and that
- /. la n bri,,r oh Il
cessation of hOstiites, the people may
decide to administer to the government a
singing rebuke.
Another influence tending strongly to
incline the British government to peace
in South Africa is the possibility of
trouble in the Far East growing out Of
the attitude of Russia toward Manchuria
and Korea. In the event Of war between
Japan and Russia, England would be Sc
riously handicapped by the struggle in
South Africa and unable fully to carry
out her part of the agreement with
Japan. whereas cessation of hostilities
with the Beers would leave England
military and naval forces free for opera
tons in Asia in case of an emergency.
There is understood 10 be an acute feel
ing between Japan and Russia in rela.
ton to the policy of the latter govern
lnent with reference to China, and in the
event of trouble between them, England
would inevitably be drawn into the con
flct.
There is every reason, therefore, to
look for an early contamination of peace
between England and the Beers, and it
is encouraging to nOte that while the
belligerents have been unable to agree
thus far as to terms, neither party ap-
pears to be Willing to break of negotia-
tions. 1t will not be surprising if an
agreement for a cessation of hostlities in
South Africa is announced any day
Burlington Free Press.
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THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.
The London Times for April 8 con-
tains the full text of Cecil Rhodes's will
such parts of it at least as have any
public interest; and we gather from it
some particulars regarding the Oxford
scholarships for which he made provi-
sion which were not given In the cable
dispatches.
The whole number of colonial scholar
ships established is 60, or less than two,
thirds the number of American scholar
ships, of which two are allotted to each
state and territory, making 9S in all,
Hawaii being reckoned, or 100 if Alaska
Is included. 1t is characters tic of Mr.
Rhodes's pride in Rhodesia and his con-