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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-01-29
AN EXPERIMENT WORTH TRYING.

Experience has shown that It is not DOS
sible to predict, in advance, the precise
result of any experiment. Many promis-
ing schemes are tried, which fail to real
ize to any satisfactory extent the antici-
pations of their enthusiastic promoters.
Others, much less promising, hedged about
with advance misgivings and premoni-
tons of disaster, succeed most brilliantly,
and more than Justify the faith of those
who advocated their inauguration There
would seem to be ample reason for trying
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-01-29
TO CURE A coin IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets All
druggists refund the money IL It fails TO cure
4 W. Groves signature on each box. sc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
BODY OF 7. W. WOOD ARRIVES
Accompanied by Representative of
Leading New York Art Associations.

Montpelier, April 16.-Thc body Of
Thomas W. Wood arrived in Montpelier
at $50 this evening accompanied by Prot
and Mrs. j. W. Burgess, j. G. Brown.
Mrs. Cornela Lancaster ana Mrs. Homer
G. Brigham Of New York and Miss Ampia
Harris sister of Mrs. Lancaster, from
Springfield, Mass. Mr.. Brown represents
the leading art associations of New York
viz. the National Academy of Design, the
american Water Color society, the Artist $
Aid society. He is president of the Amer
lean Water Color society and of the Art .
lists Aid society and vice-president of the
National Academy of Design.
The body was met at the station by the
trustees of the Wood Art Gallery. who
will act as bearers at the funeral to-
morrow. and taken to the gallery, where
it will lie in state from 10 o'clock to-
morrow forenoon until 2 o'clock, the hour
of the funeral.
The floral offerings which accompanied
the body filed one end of II baggage car.
They included beautiful wreath of roses
from Mrs. Francis Schroeder of New York.
:, wreath from MIR. and Mrs. Ashton vii
lard of Boston, and beautiful designs from,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Hepburn and W. j,
Whittemore of New York. The Artists
Md society. the National Academy Of
Design, the American Water Color So
ciety. Mrs. Lancaster and Miss Harris
and large number of other designs
from personal friends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23


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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
Charged with Taking the Life of
Mrs. Joseph Massey at
East Hardwick.
RESULT OF POST MORTEM
Physicians Find She Died OF Congestion
OF the Lungs Caused by External
Violence Go to St. Johns
bury Jail II She Cannot Raise
$4,000 Bail.

IIardwick. April 1.-THE findings of the
post mortem examination ON the body of
Mrs. Joseph Massey, who dicd Sunday as
the result of quarrel with Mrs Dam
Aldrich on the Greensboro road about one
mile from East lIardwick on Saturday
afternoon, have been announced. The cN-
animation was made by DrS Darling
Weeks, Gates and Harvey ana the ply
sicians are all of the opinion that death
resulted from sudden congestion Of the
lungs ocCasioncd by external violence.
No bruises were discovered on the outside
of the body.
Wednesday Sheriff Wakefield served II
writ on Mrs. Aldrich and in the afternoon
Il hearing was held in the village hall in
East HardWick before Justice of the
Peace Albert Nortrof. The writ charged
Mrs. Aldrich with taking Mrs. Massey S
life. States Attorney Morse was as
sisted by l.. l.. Bullard and Lawyers
Taylor and button appeared for the de-
PENDANT. The State produced sufficient
evidence to warrant holding Mrs. Aldrich
for the action OF the grand jury and bail
was fixed a 5000 to be furnished by Fri
day night 1t is expected that a friend
will furnish the amount but if not Mrs.
-AdriCh will be sent to Jail in st. JONAS
bury to await the meeting of the gritnd
jury at the June term of county court.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
THE FIRTH OF THE OPAL.

The Sunbeam loved the Moombcam,
And followed her low and high,
But the Moonbeam fled and hid her head
She was so shy, so shy.
The Sunbeam wooed with passion;
All, lie was q lover bold,
And his heart was afire with mad desire
For the Moonbcam pale and cold.
She fled like a dream before him.
Her hair was shining sheen,
And oh that fate would annihilatc
The space that lay between!
just as the Day lay painting
In the arms of the Twilight dim,
The sunbeam caught the one ne sought,
And drew her close to him.
But out of his warm arms startled
And stirred by loves first shock,
She sprang afraid like a trembling maid,
And hid In a niche OF rock.
And the sunbeam followed and found her,
And led her to loves own feast;
And they were wed on that rocky bed,
And the dying Day was their priest.
And 10! the beautiful Opal,
That rare and wondrous gem,
Where Moon and Sun blend into one,
Is the child that was born to them,
Mrs. Fila Wheeler Wilcox.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR.

Sick morals are the most contagious of
all diseases
Generally one who has a good opinion
Of himself needs it.
the only thing that slanderers hate
worse than the truth is the adage that
every story has two sides.
Some men are of such indecision that
they can't make up their minds whether
to kiss girl where "A freCkle is or IL
dimple.
The half-a-loaf theory never got any
body to a whole loaf
Little children are the guides to old feet
up the golden stairs.
Get rich quick marriages usually have
the same wind-up as the other invest
inents of the same kind
1t is not till after the ceremony that
a man stops to consider that he has mar
ried a lot of her relatives as well as his
wife
When n man reckons up how much ii
costs him to live he figures on how much
is left for clothes: when woman has
figured up what her clothes cost, she
estimates what is left to live on.-New
York Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
MEMORIAL DAY SPEAKER AT ST
JOHNSBtRN.

After President Roosevelt was obliged
to decline the invitation TO give the Me
mortal address in st. Johnsbury, Cham
berlin Post invited Judge Henry e. Idle,
who is now in San Francisco, capt r..
l.. HovoN received word from Judge Idle
last week that his health would not per
NIT him to give the address on this oc-
casion. much a. he would enjoy speaking
To his old friends and townsmen So the
committee at once invited the Rev. Dr,
s. q. Barnes pastor of the South Church,
and consider themselves fortunate in Sc
curing the orator OF the day in their
own town. Tho Post hope to have Judge
Idle with them at the annual campfire
in the evening, and If he Is he viii prob
ably address them informally. They
nave invited the Rev. Father j. a, Lynch
Of 81. Aloysius Church to preach the ser
mon ON Sunday evening, May ri, and he
has accepted this Invitation
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
MRS. HAGGETT DISCHARGED
Jury Did Not Find Her Guilty of Aban
douing Her Child.

Montpelier, April 1.-THE case of State
W. Lizzie llaggett. who is charged with
abandoning her child, ten months old, was
tried to-day in Washington county court.
In city court two weeks ago Mrs. Iiag-
Cctt was bound over to the grand jury
but in order to obtain a speedy trial at
her own request an information was filed
against her by the States attorney The
evidence OF the State tended to show that
the respondent abandoned this child the
last week in March. leaving ii at the
home of George Jones on Ridge street
in this city in a shocking state 81 un-
cleanness covered with Vermin and where
il might have died from exposure had it
not been discovered. The respondent put
in a general denial b. f.. Bailey, j. IT,.
Senter and w. n. Theriault represented
the State, and II. c. Shurtlcff represented
the respondent. The trial was short and
the case went to the Jury late this after
noon. A verdict ot not guilty was render
ed and the respondent was discharged.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
SOME UNCERTAINTY FELT
Addition. Gilmore Does Not Know
Who VIII Inspect National Guard.

Montpelier April 16.-Adjutant General
". II. Gilmore was at Fort Ethan Allen
10 daN. Vie had been Informed that Capt.
VI, H. Sargent Of the End cavalry, who
had been detailed by the war department
to inspect the several companies in the
First Vermont regiment, had previously
becn assigned to another duty which
might necessitate another delay in the
inspections.
General Gilmore returned this evening.
The matter Of an inspection officer for the
Vermont National Guard is as yet I'M
decided, but General Gilmore received n
telegram to-day from Department Com
mlnder Chaffec at Washington, saying
hc would arrange so as not to interfere
with present plans. Whether or not this
means that capt. II. II. Sargent Of the
Second cavalry ut Fort Ethan Allen is
TO act Is not clear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
DANGERS 0f DEATH GUlCH
Place Which this President Expects to
Visit in the Yellowstone.

President Roosevelt expects to visit
Death Gulch. by far the most dangerous
section of tho park. This gulch Is in n
remote section and Is never visited by
tourists. Many years ago a trapper told
of n remarkable gulch strewn with car
c1sscs Of wild animals, to enter which
was death This story was looked upon
as ~ myth until years later, when the
place was found to actually exist.
Death Gulch is located - miles from
fanccy's. From Yancey's, where the
President will 90 soon after his arrival
nj Fort Yellowstone. he will travel cast
to the mouth of Cash Creek. Death
Gulch is located one aud one-half miles
mp the creek. 1t Is a narrow canyon.
with rrecipitous walls, for the most part.
There are places where the canyon may
he entered down the sides, but most of
the unfortunate animals which wander
into the gulch come in by its head. In
the bottom of the gulch and along its
sides are strcwn the skeletons and re-
mains of elk deer. and bear that have
met their end there. 1t Is this gulch
that WIS made famous by Seton Thoinp-
aon In his story of 'Wahb." for it was
there that the grizzly died.
Three years ago DIR. Frank w. Trap
hagen. professor Of natural sciences at
the agricultural college at Bozeman and
one OF the hcst-known chemists of Amer
lea. and Peter Koch. president of the
Bozeman National bank. visited the
'rnlch. 4 strong wind was blowing at
the time and they were able to go into 1t
from its mouth without danger DR.
rraphaSen found. as he had suspected
that tho unfortunate animals which had
ventur"d into the canyon were killed by
II poisonous gas which came from the
bottom of the gIilch. He secured num-
her of samples of this gas. which he car
ricd back to his laboratory in Boz6mnn
He found it to be n deadly gas. heavier
than the air. SO that whcr no wind was
blowing the lower part IF the canyor
would be filled with it and it wout
cause death to any living thing thai
broqthcd il.
1t is in the vicinity that Slough Gre \
ls located. There are more elk and dee,
IN this district than in any other in the
park and the President desires to see
these wild animals. Mr.. Burroughs. the
naturalist who will accompany the Pres
dent. desires to visit Death GulCh t'
satisfy himself of the report of the gasc!
there.
y trail has boon broken from Fort Vel
lowstonc to Tanccy's. but the REMAINDER
of thC trip will have to be made on skis
From tho Anaconda (Mont) Standard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
IL / WAS YOENG.

II | WIS young rs ! used to be,
And knew what know to-day:
There's many II thing that Ia never do
And my every word ia weigh.
And I'd never froWn. but laugh in glee
II was young as used TO be,
If | was young rs | used to he,
When time was kind and fair;
Fer years had laid heavy hands on ne
And thinu,d and silvered my hair
I'd scatter kind words and sunshine free
II was voting as used to be-
ID serve my master. T'd bow my knee.
ia sing and smile and I'd trust in Him,
And emulate the busy bee,
From rise of sun till evening dim.
I GOULD SOW a field and plant "A tree,
If was Young as | used to he
AT least. that's tho way | feel to-day.
As lifcs bark drives out to sea
There's hOmcly maxim it runs this
way
"Thc Devil monk would he,
When old and sick, but when ne Got we'll
a devil a monk was he
SO I'll have to take ii back guess
And acknowledge from what see
That Ia doubtless make a greater mess
70 go back ana live it over once moro,
II | could be yourg as I was in yorc.
II. r. F.ckert in Philadelphia Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
FOREIGN NOTES.

The Bible is now widely read in India
Tho Orthodox Russian observes 1Sj STATE
holidays.
a bencticence to the unfortunate in Ger
man cities is the municipal pawnshop.
There is an announcement in North |
Wales to raise a monument to the famous |
chicftain, owen Glyndwr.
Whaley Abbey, a delightful resdcno,
near tho famous Vale of Avoca. in coun- |
tY Wicklow, has been offered for sale
When Queen Victoria assembled ;ht |
throne only $1u0.co0 year was spcrt ou |
education; now the amount expended is |
$il.clo,po.
Three steamships recently sailed from
the McrScy with 5.Ol0 settlers for Canada |
Such a number has been unknown for
years
Liverpool has decided TO sry the sugges-
ton of its city engineer to build work
mems dwellings with concrete slabs made
from dust dcstructer clinkerS.
Experiments at Aberdeen University as
| to tuberculouS cows show that until tn"
disease has reached the udders there is no
danger OF consumption being conveyed
in the milk.
The death rate Of the globe is estimated
/
n year The birth rate is ~ minute, 100
| 500 day, or 36,792coO u year reckoning
the year to be 36j days in length.
During an exploration for iron or, mt
Perran Cornwall, first high grade man
gancsc was found and now nitrate of sill
yer has been discovered, yielding II is
said. 900 ounces Of silver to the tom
Germany has built the finest. fastest
vessels 2foat. although sEe is not gcoe-
raphically maritime country, ana 10
other country is so largely dependent ON
others for the raw materials which enter
into the making of a ship.
The companies having steamers in the
Alaskan trade offer to subscribe Tor
stock enough in the Marconi company to
furnish money for the immediate cstdh-
lishmcnt OF wireless telegraph plants
along the dangerous coast of British zoe
| mmhia.
Serious student troubles have broken
ont at the University at Tomsk
crowd numbering 300 students marched
through the town. singing revolutionary
songs. and refused to obey tho orders Of
the police, who arr now taking drastic
measures.
The United States imported from China
last year $27.1S9. 2H} worth. Tho large items
are. silk. sl0643.aj0; tea. S.4t7 So goat
skins s2.l27,2G7; wool s2,o39, N9j mating
81 Boss Some interesting items are:
Firecractcrs. sl0},S2S, dog skins, s7l3G2;
brStles, 1921 ,9d2
The London Times, in summarizing the
opinion of the civilized world upon any
important event. now gives first place
to opinions in the United States. Years
ago Paris occupied the first place in such
summary. The order now is: New York
Paris. Perrin. etc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
WAS TT TELEPArUY. OR WHAT

y l
1t is vrraciously related that the Rev
Or. Isaac *. Funk. heal Of the New
York publishing house of Funk II Wag
nails. attended private spiritualistic
seance in Brooklyn recently. at which Il
spirit known i'm the other world as John
Rakestraw, acting, so he said, for DR.
Tunks former intimate friend. Henry
Ward Bcecher communicated a piece of
information to Or. Funk to the effect that
a valuable coin borrowed in 1893 by DR..
Funk from Prof. Charles Il. West, a we'll
known numsmatiSI. for the purpose of
illustrating the Standard Dictionary. pub
lished by DR.. Funks house had never
been returned to Prof West, and that
Prof West. who died two years ago. was
worrying in the spirit world over the alb
st nee of this coin from the valuable cot
lection he left behind him when he died.
When nr Funk Indignantly denied to
the ghost of John Rakestraw that he had
failed to return the coin to Prof. West,
RakestraW. as tn" story runs. talked it
over with the ghost of Henry Ward
Beechcr. who in turn talked it over with
the ghost of Prof West. with the result
that the ghost Of Rakestraw returned TO
tell Or. Funk that if he would look in the
big iron safe in his office he would find
the coin in a small drawer hidden under
a heap of papers.
The following day DR. Funk looked in
the safe and sure enough he found the
coin there 1t is one of the only two old
Jewish coins, known as the widows mite
believed to h" in existence the other be-
ing in the United States mint at Phiadel-
phia. Its presence in his safe and the
communication of this fact by the spirits
Of John Rakostraw and Henry WarC
Beccher. acting for Prof. West. when hC
himself had no idea of its whereabouts
has startled DR.. Funk. lie is no believer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

lawn dress is very appropriate for
grass widow,
or all sensational developments boils
are about the worst.
An honest politician might as well be
In some other business.
The public library catalogue is the
greatest American Novelist.
1t is something to be good. and it is
well to he good for something
An old bachelor says that "A man with
more money than brains Is an easy mark
for the fair sex.-Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
A Thoughtful Man.

NJ NJ. Austin of Winchester, Ind.
knew what to do in the hour of need.
His wife had such an unusual case of
stomach and liver trouble. physicians
could not help her, lie thought Of and
tried DR.. Kings New Life Pills and
she got relief at once and was finally
cured. Only 25c. at O'Sullivan and
Young's Drug Store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
A MATTER OF SPEECH.

ITO my mind" said the stern-visaged
man. "a plurality Of wives is unspeak-
able"
But they're not so unspeakable," re-
piled the good-natured Mormon. as
their mothers. never know whether to
speak OF the latter as 'mothers-in-la
or 'mother-in- laws. "-ExchanEe-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23

ISL parts Irish. .7S parts Canadian 81
parts Swedish and d72 parts of all other
nationalities. Although the average man
has so strong n strain of mixed foreign
blood in his veins. both his parents were
born in this country. This is determined
by the fact thnt both parents OF COS per
cont of the native population were also
natives
Tho average American has not dorc
much travelling, for ~ pcr cent OF the
population of the United states were born
within the state or Territory of their pres
Ont residence. Consequently. II Is to u"
supposed that the average man is inclined
to DO provincial.
TO fix the age of the average man was
n work of some dinlcultY and intricate
calculation. He Is, however, about 10
years old, If we take into account the
entire population, male and female, III
fants and adults: but If we take Tn"
average age of only the native white adult
males. of which class we know the aver
age man TO he. he is AZ years old 1t
seems preferable, however. to base cur
calculation on the most general average.
Let his age. therefore. be ~ years Baoles
under ). by the way, are the most numer-
Gus class in the quinquennial age periods.
Bcing native born and of the male sex,
the average man must he n voter. lhe
census shows. also. that he Is able to
read and write. He is married for 500
per cent of the native white males, ~
wears Of age. both of whose parents were
born in this country, are married. lie -
engaged i'm agriculture, for the agricul-
tural class Is the most numerous. being
| 257 per cent of the male population and
! the most widely scattered Moreover, h.
| Is not a mere laborer. but Is an indcpcn1-
| cnt farmer planter or overster. for that
| subclass Is the largest division of the ag-
! ricultural class
Since he is u farmer the average man
owns his home free of membranes.
| only the class of farm families, how
| ever, has Il majority that own their
homes. The majority of other families
live in hired houses. He has i.6 persons
! in his family, but it might cause fam
lily disturbance if one were to attempt
TO determine what member is only = of
Il person.
Tho average man may live anywhere
| in the land except in the towns. His
farm contains 1862 acres, of which INi
per cent is unimproved. 1t yields him
from 800 to 81 90 a year in produce not
fed to live stock. His principal income
Is from hay and grain.
/ This is as close an account of the
average man as rough and ready compu-
taticn can dig out of the abstract.
Hencefortb. editors preachers. politicians
and other cXhorters of the average man
may know the sort of person of whom
and to whom they discourse.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-23
HOW Dawes GROW.

The bloodhound. he grows all TO jaw
The dcerhound grows to feet,
The reindeer grows to ribs because
The lean dog is most fleet.
The pug dog grows to grace the hall
The house dog grows To crates;
The dachshund doesn't grow at all
lie only elonsates.
L. i'm. N-.A,,.