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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29

To understand the character OF La
bouchere one must know that this
mocking spirit who has broken more
knaves and more shamS than almost
any man, who has figured in q hun,
drcd fights to the death in law courts
and has never or rarely. been worsted.'
is human. like the rest of US. He is
considcrate to all those around him
Sometimes even he is shy and timid
1t is said that when he rings bell for
servant with any impatience he runs
out of the room before the servant has
time to appear And have often seen
this spirit Of almost sardonic mockery
blush like a girl.
The face shows the contradiction OF
the character. When first you look at
it you are conscious only of its mock
cry The eyes-black, cold. penetrat-
ing-are made even moro Quizzically
funny by eyebrows that twist and
turn az though they were prepared by
some theatrical coiffeur for baritone
about to play MephistopheIes. But the
mouth reveals that other side of the
spirit 1t reveals the man Of iron reso-
luton. of inheXible opinions. of enmi-
ties that do not die. Napoleon used to
be called Jupiter Scapn. might sum,
up Labby as Scapin-C romwell.-T. r.
O'Connor in Every bOdy's Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
Tho Suhlime Porte

The sublime porte is the French
translation of the Turkish term "Babi
Aale." "Babi" means door and "aalc"
superior. Every government seat in
Turkey Is called the door because
the door Of every Office is supposed to
be open to those who seek justice and
redress. The most Important Of all
government offices. that Of the grand
vizier and the three principal ministers
of state, is known as the sublime
porte. The other government offices
are not all In the same locality and are
merely referred to ms the door The
council of ministers sits at the sublime
porte under the presidency of the
grand vizier, and in this way the gov
eminent OF Turkey has come 10 bH
known rs the sublime porte. Nova
days the sublime porte is merely
name. The seat of the real government
Of Turkey is in the Yildiz kiosk, the
sultans palace.-Men and Women.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
The EsOtcric Meaning OF Slang.

The indianapolis Journal of Bio
chemistry believes in tine esoterc origin
and meaning of slan@ and holds forth
upon it as follows:
you are not the only pebble on the
beach, is n slang phrase that clearly
forctclls the coming age of the concept
of the unity Of bCing-or corporation
instead Of individualsm. In fact. the
expression is Il direct and loud protest
against scilishncss and vanity and fire.
Nucntly has Il greater and better effect
than n sermon.
"Out of sight" or ,.way up in &" re-
fers to the real spiritual mana higher
note or vibration than the ordinary or
material plane of operation. Spiritual
intelligencca are "out of sight to most
people or to all who are not clairvoy-
ants.
"The whole show" or "he Cor she) Is
the whole show" is clearly seen 10 be
a truth to those who really understand
that man is the cpitomc of the universe
"a microcosm of the macrocosm-and
that the Kingdom of heaven. or harmo-
ny, * really within his possibilities
Evidently the Indiana biochemists
know what they arc talking about bet
ter than mo- of lis, but what is bio
chemist anyhow Seattle Post-lntel-
ligencor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
THE STOMACH AT WORK.
X Rays shaw ~ Contcntcd Mind Is
Essential 10 Good DiGest;On.


Until within very recent years any
exact scientific knowledge of the ac-
tual workings of the stomach had been
impossible because there was no way
in which a normal stomach could be
visbly observed while digcsting a com
Portable dinner. The discovery of the
Y ray, however, has been utilized dur
Ing the past few years by Or. w. b.
Cannon of the Harvard Medical school
in Il study of digestive processes that
presents an Interesting chapter in mod
ern scientific investigation.
The operations of IA cats digestive
organs, so far as they are yet known,
are very much like Il mans, and, al
though the cats stomach is not imper-
vious TO the X ray, if the cat had swal-
lowed a small metal button the y ray,
as everybody now knows, would pro-
duce Il shadowgraph of that button.
This fact is the basis of the Harvard
scientists remarkable series of eXper-
imcnts The cat was given suhstan-
tial meal of bread softencd with milk
and mixed with subnitrate Of bismuth
ii harmless uonrutating powder
which presents the necessary condition
Of being impervious to the Y ray-and
placed in n position to be observed, ar
ranged especially with view TO the
animals comfort during the ensuing
period of digestion.
About five minutes after the meal of
bread milk and bismuth the outline Of
the cats stomach, as represented by
its contents, appeared on the screen Of
the y ray apparatus, the screen being
above and the mechanism for general
ing the y ray being beneath the sup
mort on which the eat rested. For a
few minutes this shadow remains
quiet but from this time on until
bread and Subnitrate of bismuth have
left the stomach the inner mechan-
ism works under ordinary conditions
with cocklike regularity, and the out
line of the shadow is in constant mo-
ton, visibly undulating in monotonous
response TO series of waves passing
over its surface and showing plainly
the method by which the stomach
churns and digests its contents. These
waves. starting near the center of the
stomach and moving toward the iutes-
tines, recur ut ten second intervals.
When one wave is just beginning sew
eral others are visible running on
ahead of II. and during a single period
of digestion their number reaches the
amazing total of about 1900 succeed
ing waves.
one OF the interesting facts visibly
illustrated by this curious shadow pan
tomime is the close relation between
the condition Of The mind and that of
the stomach When the cat became
angry at any cause, for example, the
waves that had been following each
other regularly over the stomach ceased
moving, and digestion was evidently
entirely suspended, On one occasion
when the unduations were coursing
regularly over the stomach the animal
suddenly changed froLu q condition OF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
MONEY IN FACT AND FICTION
Our Modern American Fortunes Pale
the ROmancers.

These are strange times in the ac-
any fiction could ever have made them.
Think of it for moment. Andrew
Carnegie, canny little Scotch boy.
came TO this unknown land few
decades ago barcfooted and last year
offered to settle the Venezuelan i'm
broglio between Germany, England
France. Italy and the South American
republic by loaninG Venezuela the en-
tire sum of these international debts.
And yet n fortune SO huge AS to per-
nit of such offers is as nothing to the
power of another man. Mr.. Eockefel-
Ter, personally Il quiet American citl-
zen from Cleveland, simple liver,
with few habits of luxury, could east
ly buy half Il dozen of the Independent
kingdoms of Europe; could without
feeling it TO any great extent in his
pocketbook take up the debts Of all the
republics of Central and South Ameri-
ca. says Harpers Weekly.
Again in 1871 Alexandra Dumas pub
lished book called THE Count Of
Monte-C hristo" the basis OF which is
the fabulous wealth of an individual.
The count finds cave full of almost
priceless jewels. He buys mems lives;
he spends money everywhcre; he comes
To Paris with n notice from his Italian
bankers giving him unlimited credit
on "A Paris bank There is no limit on
what he can draw from NJ. DanglcrS.
II is entirely unprecedented Nothing
like II was ever known before. He
banker and still no complaint from his
Roman house. He rights wrongs. he
saves more lives. he Furnishes the
guilty by the use OF unlimited wealth,
and then by and by he leaves Maxi
milan on the island of Mon,e-Christo
with his bride and sails away. As
Macmillan sees his big ship disappear
on the horizon he finds Monte hrsto's
will. leaving him his whole fortune.
This fortune. Dumas suggests in two
or three places, was 100000 francs
($20.00O,O00). 1t is the greatest private
fortune the Frcnchman could conceive
of in 1914. 1t is considerably less than
the income OF John ID. Rockefeller In
1908
SO you might run on If it did not tire
the brain to conceive more. But, most
remarkable Of all, this one individual
made his unprecedented wealth with
his own brains.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
kissing the Book,

kissing the book" is more generally
practiced in England than in this coun-
try. Witnesses have enjoyed for sew
eral years the statutory right of being
sworn in the Scottish fashion. but ex-
tremely few exercise it, despite the
frequent objections urged against kiss
ing the book on sanitary grounds. A
witness in the Newcastle county court
has contrived to adhere to the practice,
while showing his appreciation of tho
grounds on which doctors have con-
demned il. Immediately he stepped
into the witness box he produced II
Testament from his pocket to be sworn
on. This precaution was at once com
mended by Judge Greenwich, who re-
marked that he himself would not kiss
one of the court TeStaments for 900.
In court in another part of the coun-
try a Testament has been SO long in
use that 1t is calculated over 100000
persons have kissed II. The officials
are said to have made this interesting
calculation known to the world with
feelings of peculiar pride.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
Dom PauI's Daily Habits,

In speaking of the mode of life Of
Paul Kruger at his secluded house on
the French Riviera the eX-Boer presi-
dents housekeeper made the following
outline OF Dom Pauls daily habits.
He rises at Il. M; no breakfast
never; reads the Bible until o'clock;
ut 1890 he smokes his pipe for six min.
utes; then people come to see him: at
II sharp breakfast, lasting twenty min
utes; drinks nothing but milk; goes for
n drive between $50 and $50; sleeps
from = until 1870; receives Beers and
reads Bible; dinner at Il sharp, also
twenty minutes. His prayer before and
after dinner Is full of p!ety, The prcsi-
dent goes to bed ut $50 and Is awak.
ened at II, when he takes n cup OF cot.
fee, and again goes 10 sleep until /. At
l u eats some fruil
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
His Seven Reasons.

Bishop willard Francis Mallalieu Of
the Methodist church is opposed to the
diminutive salaries that congregations
able TO do better sometimes pay to
their pastors.
Il once knew an excellent young
man." said Bishop Mallalieu one day
In Boston. He was in the church,
Just married, small salary, but content
ed and happy.
Some twelve or fifteen years went
by. | had lost sight of this young min
ister-forgotten him, as we will do
somctimes-when suddenly I met him
in fremont street, dressed well, but
not ut all clerically.
I'VE shook hands. He said he was
doing excellently.
"'What church" said
"'Oh,' said he no church: the whole
sale hat business
But why did you leave the
church, asked.
For seven reasons said he.
"'And what said |. were they!'
"'A wife he answered, and six
children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29

clate unless they lose part OF their phys
ical anatomy Some years ago l was
being shown through factory. NV
guide was a one armed man. After
showing me room after room filed with
machinery he at last pointed to re.
volving wheel as he said, THAT is
where l lost my arm" WELL" said
to him, 81 guess you do not miss 1t
much. You have an easy position now,
and your pay is bigger than it was be-
fore" Eyes, know" he answered.
but l would gladly give it up IL
could, for then had my arm. A man
does not know how much he loves his
arm until it is gone" Ah yes, this
body of ours Is no small gift to dedi-
cate to Jesus. The hand-it has car
ried for us many burdens; the foot--it
walked for us many miles, the tongue
it has expressed for us many want.
When are you going to dedicate this
body, this old body of yours, to Jesus
Christ? Do you not want to give it to
Christ, so that he may give it divine
rejuvcnatlon?
| never wish to hear man make a
sighting remark about his physical
body. Never say. as do 40 many, "Oh.
| do not care what becomes of my body
after I am dead You should care,
my brother. You should care, in the
first place, because that kody has been
good friend to you. and, secondly. be
cause that body. if it be Christ's now.
is to be "sown in corruption and raised
in interruption a gloriiicd, immortal
spiritual body, fit for the companions
ship of the angels and the redeemed.
Speak no ill about your body. Re
member also, my brother you should
not compel your loved ones to do with
your body what they do not want to
do. Il shall be cremated," heard a
man say some time ago. | turned to
him and said: Friend, you have not
any right to demand that your loved
ones shall crcmatc your body. If they
wish TO do it all right. But If they do
not wish to do it then let them have
the sweet yet sad comfort of going out
TO your grave to plant n few forgetmc-
nots where sleeps the mortal part of
one whom they have dearly loved"
The body is more than flesh. though it
crumble into dust. At the end of an
earthly life it shall be raised. a new
and heavenly body, foY the life eternal.
Triiic not with it. Abuse it not. De
spsc it not. 1t is the temple Of the
Holy Ghost
copyright. 1903, by Louis Klopsch
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
bishop Merrill.

The Rev. stephen VI. Merrill, senior
bishop OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, has rendered his resignation,
and ii was said the other day that tn
general conference at Los Angeles
would accept 1t at its May meeting
Il is understood that the bishop will he
asked to accept a seat in the advisory
board meetings Of the bishops. Bishop
Merrill was seventy-eiGht years old or
Sept. l6 and has been in the Methods
ministry more than half century.
He is native Of jefferson county. q.
In 1916 he received his appointment aS
n Methodist preacher from the Ohio
conference and was made bishop in
1872. He is one of the foremost liter
airy men in the Methodist church.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
The Lucky Golfer.

A strange story OF the discovery OF
an unsupported art treasure comes from
Canada. A Montreal art dealer was
playing golf and drove ball through
the window OF cottage. II struck a
picture on the wall, The dealer paid
handsome compensation and also ac-
qullrd the injured picture II turned
out. after cleaning and examination,
to be Dutch interior by Teniers Of
the value of $500. Half of this sum
the dealer gave TO the original lady
owner, to her great surprise. Pail Mall
GaZntta
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29

Rev, Morton C. Andrews. rector ot
st Paurs Episcopal church Of Oeh-
kosh, wanted to run a restaurant in
order that he might utilize the surplus
of his chicken farm and grocery store
to advantage Bishop Grafton for
babe the enterprise. and now Mr. An
drews has withdrawn from the church,
Mr.. Andrews has been an extreme
rtualist. He drew no salary from the
church, insisting upon the right to sup
port himself by his business undertake.
ings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
No Getting Around 1t.

George Bruce Cortclyou while score
tary TO President Mckinley one morn
ing sat before an amusement OF mail
enerretically trying TO reduce its pro
portions. Secretary Long, passing
through the room at the time. extended
the sympathy of a man familiar with
the contents of so many letters.
Mr.. Cortelyou, are you sitting en-
raptured before an Egyptian pyra.
MIDI" asked the head of the navy.
THE Egyptian pyramids have an
advantage" answered the forlorn Cor
telyou. You can go around them, but
there's no getting around the one on
my desk. You have to go through
n -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
Husy Dissemination.

Within twenty years five great foes
Of the human race have been shorn OF
their worst terrors -hydrophoba Giph-
iberia. lcckjaw. snake poison and the
bubonic plague, that scourge Of former
centuries Against the menace of these
five stand the pasteur Institutes, scores
of them. served by hundreds of hNcte.
aided by thousands OF aspiring stu
dents, the whole admirably organized
into departments and subdepartmcnts
and sending forth scrums and antitox-
ms by tens of thousands Of doses a
ycar.--Cleye.and Moffett In McClure's,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
The Earl and the Tenant.

The Earl Of Aberdeen. who owns
large estates in Scotland, once desired
TO see if the humblcst of his tenants
were satisfied and comfortable. With
out making himself known he strolled
wedding her garden and asked her il
the land was good about there. 'If
ye WAS to hire an allotment" said the
old woman. ''ye'd"- She hcsitated.
Yes said the earl. What should
do them" "Ye'd see If it was good"
said the old WomAn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
Pen Picture of George Moore

James Huneker. the dramatic critic.
says that not long ago he met George
Moore. the author, in London. walking
along the street. He describes him as
"a tall, slender man. with sloping
shoulders and narrow chest and with
a long neck, well covered by high
collar; the arms long. the feet listless
and slow. His eyes are pale blue and
darken when he becomes animated,
which is not often. The coloring of
hair and complexion is kind of lemon
yellow, whsle about the temples are
modulations into gray, At first glance
he gives the impression of youth so
blond is he; at a second you see man
OF forty Sigh . dlsilusIoned,
very gentle and very injurious that is,
until one says 'Boer' or Irish and
then his languor vanishes and he be-
comes dealer in atlirmatlons,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29

The average pay Of farm hand in
Scotland is S. per week, including his
allowance of potatoes and rent Of
house, in addition to which he has the
use of a garden, which means much to
him, as it materially reduces his living
expenses. Yet there is more discomfort
among farm hands than in the various
trades in the cities or among the urban
day labOrers. AS soon as they accumu-
late little money they emigrate, many
Of them to become prosperous farmers
in the United States or Canada.
| have talked, writes our consul at
Edinburgh, with farm hands on this
subject and have found that it is the
hopelessuess of the struggle in which
they are engaged that makes them dis
contented. BY no possible thrift or eff
fort Of their own can they ever acquire
title to or posse ssion of foot Of
ground. and they are always looking
forward to the day when they can go
to the United States or Il British colony
and get an opportunity TO work for
themselves.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
NaluinE m American woman.

The arrival of the first American wo-
men in Boncoa was a great event for
the Moros. who lined the wharf TO
watch their Decentralization An old
maharajah was especially interested.
Noticing his attention, the governor OF
Bongoa asked the old fellow what he
thought the quartermaster's wife,
Junoesque lady, should be worth in
dollars and cents. The toothless old
maharajah took it all quite seriously.
looked at the lady in question with
much discrimination. pulled at his wlsp
Of billygoat beard a moment in con-
tepsplative silence and then replied
that he thought she was worth about
$lA Mexican. an abnormally large
amount, as Moro women seldom aver
age over $40 Mexican apiece.
Then the irrepressible governor turD-
ed 10 Mrs. Russell, who is slim and
graceful. asking at what the mahara-
JAN thought she should be valued.
Without moments hesitation the old
sinner, to the lady's chagrin and the
uproarious amusement Of the whole
party, appraised her at only $50 Mex
ican.-Exchange.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29

Five members of the Ryers family oe
Pittshurg, who have been graduated from
Yale. will donate to the university tho
steel truss work necessary TO support the
immense glass roof over the proposed
addition to the gymnasium.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29

Former Governor William J. Northern
of Georgia. declares that the proposed
schemes for dcporting the negro are inn
possible and absurd and that the South
could not do without them, as hey con.
stitutc three tourths of the farm labor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29

Italy is soon to celebrate, at Asti aud
Florence, the centenary of great tragic
poet, Alheri lie is buried at Florence,
Alher narrowly escaped being guillotined
in Paris during the revolution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
Uncle Sans sweet Tooth.

That Uncle sam has Il Sweet tooth"
is demonstrated by the record of sugar
importations for the year, which have
increased to the largest total ever
known, In addition to the sugar raised
in this country more than 100000, 600
pounds have been imported, which,
with the domestic production, would
give each man, woman and child in the
United States about seventy-two
pounds each per annum. AS many per
Sons do not eat anything like this
amount and much sugar is introduced
into the human body in other forms
than the refined product, there must
be many people who consume more
than their own weight of sugar IN
year, The quantity eaten in the form
of confectionery is enormous, and il
sugar would do II America should be
hand of sweetness if not of light.-Bos-
ton Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29
bird Photography.

In the new method of the study and
photography of birds instead of at
tempting to go to the bird the bird Is
brought directly before the observer,
nest, young, branch and all, The nest,
whatever its original position, is moved
with its supports to n favorable place
for study. \ green tent is then pitched
beside II, and under this perfect screen
the observer can watch 10y the hour
and accurately record the shifting pan
oramic scpuns Of nest life. one might
suppose that birds would desert their
homes under such conditions and thus
promptly end the matter, but instead
they forget the old site, adopt the new
one ana defend it with all their Gus
tomary vigor and persistence, Century
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29

Now, my brother, il is right and prop
or that every temple should be public
ly dedicated. When are you going to
publicly dedicate your temple, your
physical body, to the service of Jesus
Christ? This body is priceless treas,
ure which we should offer him. How
pre- ious it is but few can fully apps
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-29

one of national import. He assembled
in one place all the officers and men
Of state, and on that occasion he sac
riiced 100000 sheep and $1,000 oxen
The rivers of blood which flowed from
dat altar signify 10 us how great an
occasion that dedication must have
been.
When a few years ago the famous
Cologne cathedral was dedicated all
Europe sent its representatives to meet
the king of Prussia at the spot This
cathedral was begun in 12iS. 1t was
begun in the name Of the Father, Son
and Holy Spirit. The work, however,
was not completed in the thirteenth
century nor the fourteenth, nor the tlf-
teenth, nor the sixteenth nor the seven
tccnth. nor the eighteenth. AT last. in
the nineteenth century, the work was
finished. Then came the dedication.
All. That must have been wonderful
sight when st. Peters at Rome was
dedicated! II the Catholic world could
have been so wrought up over the coro-
nation of Pope Plus X. surely it must
have been more enthusia site over the
dedication of that wonderful struc-
ture which was designed by Michael
Angelo and brought to successful
completion by long line of succeeding
architects.