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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
Primitive Transportation

II was in Fremont, Neb., recently"
said William Z. Evenson OF GAINESVILLE.
land had a most peculiar experience.
AS I alighted from the train saw a
street car with a mule attachmenr
standing near by, and as It appeared
to be the only conveyance 10 take me
to the business district ! boarded the
car and took q seat No one appeared
upon the scene for fully half an hour.
Then a man in blue jeans and straw
hat Of ancient aspect poked his head IN
the door and inquired
WANT to go up town, straneerT'
"That is my desire l replied,
"Weu, take the whip and hit the old
mule q crack and you'll get there all
right. The track ends right in the CEN
ter OF the business parts, and the crit
ter II stop when he comes to the end
of the line"
Don't they have any drivers on
this liner
Nope That is to say, they don't
alters have a driver when he gets sick
How do they get their money out
Of IT.?
"Most folks is honest enough TO
drop a nickel in the box, and them as
amt gets their ride fer nuthin'
II dropped nickel in the SLOT hit
the mule a crack with the whip and
arrived In the business district of the
city in due time without any further
difficulty milwaukee Sentinel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
Country and City boys.

For years the country boys have been
deserving the farms for the village, the
town boys have been winning success
In the cities, and the city boys have
been making their mark in the metrop-
oils. The process, however, threatens
TO leave the farm without its workmen.
AS the urban population which must
be fed from the farms increases, the
tillers of the soil become fewer in num-
Der and poorer In quality. Those who
remain to care for the crops have one
fault which the city dweller is quich
TO notice. The worker somehow does
not put the spirit into his tasks that
the eight hour day man in town ex-
hibits. The city boy grows up In an
atmosphere of hustle. With his ability
TO make every moment count the city
bred man may get out of farm i'm
measurably more than the average ru-
raj resident Agricultural schools and
business instinct and training are not
bad substitutes for farm breeding, and
II will not be surprising If the next few
wears witness an exodus of city bred
workmen, filled with spirit and speed,
10 the districts which produce the orig
inal matter for all the breakfast foods,
Roy Il. Downer in Booklovers Maya.
zine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
Sunday Mnil DeliyerY.

Sabbath observance in Belgium is
optional. especially in regard to the de
livery of letters. Postage stamps have
a tiny coupon at the bottom on which
is the legend, engraved both in French
and Dutch:
Not to he delivered on Sunday"
IF the sender of the letter is a person
of strong religious views who believes
in observing the Sabbath in every
form he permits the coupon to remain
attached TO the stamp and the letter
which might be delivered on Sunday
does not go out of the receiving office
until the following day. II, on the
other hand, the sender of the letter has
no such scruples, he tears off the cou-
pom and the letter is delivered on sun
day. the same as on any other day.
A fine is imposed on the carrier for
violating the instructions of the cou
pom. AS Dutch is spoken a great deal
in Belgium. the warning appears on
the coupon in that language as well
as in French.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
Her Generous Excuse.

DR.. Charles Wood, pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church, Philadelphia,
once delivered a lecture on Sunday
evening on "Spurgeon.' Said he: Il
spent solid month in preparing that
lecture in order to make it as thorough
as possible and bad 1t announced sew
eral weeks in advance. After it was
over and / was feeling pretty well sat
isfled with the results of my endeavors
an old lady in my congregation came
up to shake hands.
"'Dr, Wood she said, 1 think !
know why you delivered that lecture
this evening.
"'WhyE said l, my face beaming
with qualification at the reference to it.
well, l suppose it was because
you didn't have the time to prepare a
Sermon "--Philadelphia Ledger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17

Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia has
a delightful humor. His gentle and
wise witticisms make Philadelphia
laugh often.
A very young girl one day said to
him:
II have been told, sir, that touch Of
rouge heightens a womans charm won
derfully, but have also been told that
Sto Use rouge is wrong. VIII you give
me your opinion on this matterT'
Some" said the archbishop, "hold
that there is nothing pernicious In a lit
tie rouge, while others regard the use
of this cosmetic as vulgar. To me 1t
seems best to steer middle course be-
tween those two opinions, and I would
advise you, therefore, 10 use rouge upon
one check only."-New York Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
Worlds Fair COmpnrtSOns.

The most striking impression con
veyed by the published plans of the st.
Louis managers is a sense Of their
vastness. The Chicago buildings and
grounds covered an area of one square
mile: those of st. Louis will cover two
square miles. The total exhibition
space at Chicago was S2.3 acres; at st.
Louis 12S acres will be required. The
total outlay at Chicago was 21,250,-
900; at st. Louis $40 100000 will he
spent. At Chicago the entire horse
power and machinery in operation was
10000; at st. Louis II will be 10000
The Midway at st. Louis will he 500
rect wide and a mile in length and will
be called the Pike, and there will be
thirtyhve miles of roadway inside the
Observation-Disclosures Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
A VERY WET CITY.
New Orleans Has TO he Pumped Dry
After Every Rain.

After Every Rain.
The city of New Orleans, like most of
the land at each side Of the Mississippi
river in the alluvial country, lies con-
siderably below the high water line of
the Mississippi river The whole city
would be inundated by the river occa-
sionally II it were not protected by q
levee along the river front. The city is
also protected by levees running at
right angles to the river, one above the
city and one below 1t, and also by n
levee long the shore Of Lake Pontchar-
train and by levces along the banks Of
the various canals which reach from
that lake into the territory Of the mu-
nicipalty.
New Orleans is so near the mouth of
the river that the land upon which the
city Is buff is not only lower than the
high water stage of the river, but is In
part lower than the level of the gulf Of
Mexico and of the various lakes in the
vicinity of the city. Therefore there Is
no natural drainage for the land in
closed by the levees surrounding the
town. The rainwater that falls upon
this area has to be pumped so as to
force it into either Lake Pontchartrain
or Lake Borgne. The city itself covers
a large area, although the major por-
ton Of its area is not built up as a city.
The part at present chiefly occupied by
buildings consists of a strip n mile or
so wide along the bank of the river.
This area is the subject of rainfalls,
the greatest of which for many years
has been about seven and n half inches
within twentyfour hours, which is
equivalent to IA cube of water $40 feet
long, wide and deep. OScourse such a
rain occurs only ut very rare intervals.
In 1894, before work on the new drain
age system was commenced, records
were kept of the amount of rainfall
each year, and these records have been
continued until the present time. dur.
ing the month of July. 1894. $50, 739, $50
cubic feet of water were drained away
from about half the total area included
in the drainage plan This discharge
for one month is equivalent to a cube
of water $50 feet on each edge or to a
lake ten miles long. 800 feet wide and
10 feet deep or to a canal so miles long
40 feet wide and 20 feet deep.-Engi
necring Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
American Women and Hindooism.

American womanhood is acknowl-
edgedly the finest, the very best. phys
ically and intellectually. of all the
womanhood of the world. An ideal
American woman is the ideal Of the
worlds womanhood This could not
be unless the male American himself
worshiped a high ideal. An American
girl will travel from end to end of the
continent in absolute security. Travel
ing in the same railway compartment
no male will even think of staring at a
female. The American women are god.
desses and are worshiped because they
deserve the alteration.
And let the final word be said on our
own behalf. If India and America are
TO be brought together it will be by the
sympathy and active endeavors of
American women. We have had al
ready abundant proofs of these mat
tiers. American women are among the
foremost propagandists of Hindoosn
and Buddhism. Being such, they are
likewise naturally interested in the un-
Outstanding and solution of the ma
tional social problems Of India. An
American league, with numerous
| branches, is now in existence. which
has for its object the social ameliora-
ton of Indian women.-Indian Mirror
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
Caucasus Tragedy.

In the village or Baya ndour IN the
Caucasus, lives "a man named Ivan
AsIamezod, who a few weeks ago
startled the community by cutting the
throat of his seven-month-old son on
the threshold of the church lie was
at once arrested and taken before Il
judge, whereupon he gave an eXtraor-
binary explanation. of his conduct,
A few years so. he said, be was very
sick, and one night st. John appeared
to him in dream and took him into 4
valley, where he saw God seated on
throne of gold, The Almighty he con-
tinued, then said to him. Ivan, will
restore your good health'to you, but "a
time you will have son, and as soon
as he is seven months old you must
offer him up as sacrifice" Aslama-
zoff said thatmanyrtimes since then he
has prayed God 70 spare his son, but
that, az the Almighty made no re.
Spouse, he considered 1t his duty to-
sacrifice him.
His story made a great impression ON
thepeople, and the general opinion was
THAT The ha1 acted like saint and that
the authorities had no right to arrest
him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
WITH TIME COME CHANGES.
An order From the Pacific Coast For
Niclxels and Cent Pieces.

kfckels and Cent Pfeces.
The treasury department has receiv-
ed an order for 5000 nickels and 1000
one cent pieces from the Pacific coast
The order is from the subtreasury at
San Francisco. Five years ago such
an order from the subtreasury would
have been regarded In the nature of
mistake somewhere, and the chances
are that an inquiry would have been
put on foot to ascertain II these coins
were really wanted.
Just what started the use Of nickels
and pennies on the coast is not definite
ly known, but treasury officials say that
it's beginning was during the Spanish
American war, or rather during the ex-
istence Of the war taxes imposed at
the time. These war taxes called for
stamps on different articles, and Off
Gals Of the government, in selling the
stamps, gave the proper change in
pennies and nickels.
1t Is we'll known fact that cent
was a rare thing on the Pacific coast
five years ago. so far as trade was con-
cerned, and nothing was sold from the
store that called for change in cents
The eastern bargain counter with its
40 cents" and its "S1 9S" placards and
other features attractive to female
shoppers was unknown. Everything
was sold in even money and paid for
that way. Even the five cent piece
was rare. The ten cent piece was
practically the smallest piece in cir
cuation. If an article worth 10 cents
was purchased and the purchaser ten
dered n twenty-five cent piece the
chances were that the merchant would
hand him 10 cents in change merely
because he did not have the other .
cents to make the change.
The Pacific coast people do not now
like to carry small change, and the
order that has been received is a COM
paratively small one, but to the treas
ury officials it reveals the fact that the
habit Is growing and indicates that in
few years the nickel and the penny
will be in general use in a section Of
| the country heretofore having no re-
gard for them.
The thing was true of parts Of the
south until eight or ten years ago, but
the objections to the small coins there
have been almost overcome. They are
still not so generally used there as in
| the east and portions of the west, and
there are still many places in the south
where the nickel is the smallest coin
accepted in trade and general use.-
! Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
ellis Reverence" the King.

That King Edward is king of Great
Britain and Ireland, emperor of India,
n field marshal, admiral and host Of
other things every one is aware, but
few know the king is also a clergyman
of the Church of England, with sal
airy.
In Pembrokeshire. Wales, st. David S
cathedral claims King Edward as a
prebendary, and for this office he is
entitled to a salary of fl per annum.
1t is not known that his majesty has
ever preached a sermon in St David 5
cathedral, and certainly the simple
Welsh folk of the parish have no
knowledge of their king having done
so.
In the cathedral is a royal pew which
can only be occupied by other than
royalty upon an express order from his
majesty.
st. David's is one Of the oldest cathe-
drals in England and during the mid
die ages was visited by many pilgrims
in search of cures and blessings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17

Outside Of Mexico there Is genera
impression that because President Dia2
is now seventy three years old he must
be failing and that at best he can last
but little time longer. ION the con
trary,' says a man who has just re
turned from a business trip to the sis
ter republic, "half a minutes talk with
the general will dispel any such no
ton. He is of Oaxaca Indian blood, q
tribe noted for longevity and physica
prowess He sits his saddle with ole
time ease and from all appearances
can stand as much fatigue as when he
rode into Puebla conqueror OF the
French thirty ive years ago. His son
Porfirio Diaz. Jr., is now a man of af
fairs in the Mexican financial world"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
"SPONTANEOUS LIFE"
DR.. Bnstinn's Theory Was Rcfuted
by Tynda1i ana others.

DR.. Bastinn's Theory WAS Rcfuted
by Tynda1i and others.
The discussion concerning the ex-
periments of the Indiana physician
who is reported as claiming that he
succeeded in creating life in the form
Of animated substances, or germs.
brings to mind the old discussion Of
spontaneous generation versus biogen-
esis. wherein the famous DR.. Bastian
figured as the advocate Of the possibil-
ity Of spontaneous generation and was
apparently refuted by Professor Tyn-
dali and others. A brief resume OF
that discussion is contained In the late
Henry Drummond's Natural Law In
the Spiritual World" In that work
Professor Drummond opened his lu-
minous chapter on "Biogenesis' as fol-
lows:
For 200 years the scientific world
has been rent with discussions upon
the origin Of life. Two great schools
have defended exactly opposite views
one that matter can spontaneously
generate life, the other that life can
only come from pre-existing life. The
doctrine of spontaneous generation. as
the first Is called, has been revived
within recent years by DR.. >Bastian,
after a series of elaborate experiments
on the beginnings of life"
Then, after stating Bastian's theory
in Bastian's own words, Professor
Drummond goes more into detail.
,.ftI ~ 1nJ
with infusions of hay or any organic
matter. They are boiled to Kill all
germs OF life and Theoretically sealed
to exclude the outer air. The air in
side. having been exposed to the boil
ing temperature for many hours, is
supposed to be likewise dead so that
any life which may subsequently APP
pear in the closed TASKS must have
sprung into being of itself. In Bas-
! tian's experiments, after every eXpe-
dent to secure sterility, life did appear
inside in myriad quantity. There
fore, he argued it was spontaneously
generated" And those who disproved
Rastian's theory found that he had
committed two errors.
First, to quote again from Professor
Drummond, Professor Tyndal re-
peated the experiment only with a
precaution to insure absolute sterility
suggested by a discovery of his own
He conceived that there might still be
undestroyed germs in the air inside
the TASKS. He manipulated his eX.
perimental vessels in an atmosphere
which under the high test of optica,
purity was absolutely germless. Here
not vestigc of life appeared. He va
ried the experiment in every direction
but matter in the germless air never
yielded life
THE other error was detected by Mr.
Dallinger He found among the lower
forms Of life the most surprising anC
indestructihle vitality. Many animals
could survive much higher tempera
lures than DR.. Bastfan had applied t.
annihilate them. These experiment:
have practically closed the question
The attempt to get the living out Of tn,
dead has failed. Spontaneous genera
ton has had to be given up. AND
even while confessing that he wishe!
the evidence were the other way Tyn
dali is compelled to say. I affirm tina
no shred of trustworthy experimental
testimony exists to prove that life II
our day has ever appeared independ
emily Of antecedent life" Bostor
Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
simon Cameron on Politics

Simon Cameron was wise man in
his day and generation. Mr.. William
Sayford Of Harrisburg, In his recollec-
tons OF sixty years ago" printed in
the Harrisburg Patriot, recalls a Cam
eronian incident as follows:
Dropping in at my house one day,
his attention was attracted to my boy.
els that your boy, SayfordT he
asked.
Yes, general l replied.
"'Wcll, Sayford,' said Cameron In
his brusque way, never let him have
anything TO do with politics. It's the
meanest business in the world"
No man in the United States had a
more thorough knowledge of politics"
In what has come to be the common
understanding of the word-Phaadel-
phia Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
The Schoolboy of 1908.

Tommy, have you been vaccinated?'
Yes, ma'am."
Have you had your vcrmiform ap-
pendix removedT
Eyes, ma'am."
Have you certificate Of inocula-
ton for the Group, chicken pox and
measlesT'
Eyes, ma'am."
as your luncheon put up in DR..
Koch's patent antiseptic dinner pailT'
Eyes, ma'am."
"Have You your own sanitary slate
bag and disinfected drinking cup?"
yes, maam."
"Do you wear a camphor bag around
your throat, collapsible life belt and
insulated rubber heels for crossing the
trolley line?"
"All of these?"
"And a life insurance policy against
all the encroachments of old age?"
YES, ma'am."
Then you may hang your cane on
the insulated peg and proceed to learn
along sanitary lines."-Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
Plucky King Alfonso.

King Alfonso of Spain performed n
feat recently which should endear him
worthy of a toreador His majesty was
walking in the Prado, when bullock
broke from herd that was being driv-
en-, and, tearing away at full gallon,
showed every disposition for using its
horns among the pedestrians and eQul-
pages There was regular stampede,
but the king showed his spirit, and.
drawing his revolver, brought the beast
down with two or three swiftly deliv-
cred shots
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
salaries OF Presbyterian Minister,

The Rev. DR. ". II. Roberts, stated
clerk of the general assembly, fur
pishes the following estimates Of sal
aries Of ministers so far az the Pres
byterfan church is concerned; One
hundred ministers receive salary of
5000 or more, 800 receive from $500
to $1,000, and 700 receive between So
900 and $500. In other words, Of the
1900 ministers less than III in 100
are paid $1,000, slightly over0 in 100
receive $500 or more. and about ID
IN 100 receive So 900. or imore.-- Church
Economist
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
ARE FISH ABLE TO HEAR 7
Harvard Professors Experiments
show That Some Have Useful Ears.


Scientists have long been asking,
Can FISH really hearT' and expert
ments are now being made systemat-
ically all over the world for the pur-
pose of finding the answer. Working
from the we'll known fact that there
are fish, such as the sea robin, that
when attacked make a noise which IS
presumably audible at least TO the
enemy, Professor G.. II. Parker of Har-
ward university has obtained perhaps
the most satisfactory results AFTER
series of experiments conducted at inc
biological laboratory of the United
States fish commission at WOODS Holl,
Mass
Since sounds are manifested by vi
brations that spread out In eddying
waves, 1t is extremely difficult TO de
eide whether a FISH really hears or
merely feels the agitation that noise
makes under water, and consequently
Professor Parkers experiments havere-
quired apparatus of the most delicate
sort. To make a noise under water
with as little vibration as possible he
used partially submerged deal sound
ing board upon which was stretched
the string of a bass viol giving a very
low note. and when n sharper tone was
required 1t was obtained by means OF
an electric tuning fork. The small
green killfish-the common New Eng
land minnow-was selected for the ex
pertinent. and during the test was
placed in network cage suspended II
such manner that 1t should not be
affected by the sound vibrations.
Three classes of fish were tested-on'
that was entirely normal, a second II
which the ear nerves had been cut S,
as to produce complete deafness, 4
there ever had been any sense of hear
ng. ana a third whose outer skin ha(
been made insensiJive TO vibration
while the ears were left normal. In 0,
cases ont Of 100 the normal fish acte,
As If they heard The noise, while onl.
5 of the 100 whose ear nerves wer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17

i,crated upon seemed to notice any,
ling unusual. The fish whose earz5
we're normal, but whose skins were in
5cnsitive, responded to the noise quite
$ readily rs did those that were en-
rely normal. Professor Farmers con-
nlusion is that there are some fish, any
way, that can hear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
BuckIen,s Arnica SalVe.

Has world wide fame for marvellous
cures 1t surpasses any other salve
lotion, ointment or balm for Cuts, Corns
Burns, Boils, Sores, Felons, Ulcers, Tet.
ter, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Chapped
Hands, Skin Eruptions' infallible for
Piles. Cure guaranteed. Only csc al
J. w. Sullivans, the druggist.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17

The Rev Harry Latrop Reed will be
inaugllrated assistant professor of New
Testament Greek in Auburn Theological
seminary on the evening of September
16. The subject of his inaugural address
will he 1.-The Minister and His Greek"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17

Franz Fischer. the well-known cons
ductor, has been chosen to succeed Hers
mann Zumpe, who died in Munich sew
eral days ago, as musical director of the
Munich opera. Herr Fischer conducted
the performance of "ParsifaI al Bay-
reuth in 1894 a.