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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
Free Press Asso.,
BURLINGTON. Vt.
ESTATE or ErENEXER O. JOHNSON
OF COICHESTER.

We. the subscribers, having been APP
pointed by the honorable the Probate
Court for the District OF Chittcudcu COM
missioners to receive. examine and adjust
the claims and demands OF all persons
against thc estate Of Ehcno2er .. Johnson
late of Colchester. in said district. l,-
ceased, and also all claims and demands
exhibited in offset thereto and six months
from the day OF the date hereof being al
lowed by saii court for that purpose, y 8
do thereto hereby give notice that We
will attend to the duties OF our appoint
mont at the late residence of IN" dcCojcut.
in Colchester. i'm said district. ON the thiId
Mondays of February and July u,Nt ut
10 O'Clock a. m. ON each of SalG DAYS.
Dated this 2ith day of January 1909.
JOHN n. LYON.
ALBERT WALSrON.
3l,w3t Commissioners,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12

matter discloses q well developed cases
of the disease to date, and there are
doubtless other cases in It's incipient
stages. not yet reported to the doctors.
The general concensus of opinion Is that
polluted river water which forms II con
siderable portion of the village supply Is
responsible for most of the sickness.
Health officer, DIR. Aldrich. says: There
is not the slightest doubt in my mind
but that river water Is the cause of near
" every case of typhoid fever in St
Johnsbury. Every three months l have
analizcd quantities of river water ana
| also of the Stiles pond water, the other
agency of the town supply. and have
| sent specimen jars of each to the state
laboratory at burlington. find the
pond water pure beyond question. The
river water Is unfit for use. Particles or
iith from stables and out houses are
found in this water. and although typhoid
fever germs are too minute to be detect
| ed. they are almost sure to be plenty in
such conditions. The trouble is that a
few hard heads in town cannot be per-
suadcd to give UP this soft. sweet, juicy
river water"
MORRISTOWN FARMER HAD II BAD
LY DISEASED CATTLE KILLED.
| BY order of DR.. Rich of the state cattle
commission, there were killed Thursday,
at the farm of Il. b. Colby on the Elmorc
| mountain road in MOrrlStOWn, IL out Oh
q herd of % cattle. Those killed were
found badly afflicted with tuberculosis.
1t seems the cattle upon this farm have
been found diseased before, so that effort
to stamp the disease out was emphatic
and inclusive in this instance.
A VALUABLE HISTORIC RELIC.
McKccn's History of Bradford records
the labors OF James Wilson, who in the
early years of the 18th century construct
| ed at his farm on the upper plain in that
town the first pair of terrestrial ana &C.
lcstial globes ever made in America, de-
| scribng the many difficulties which he
met and ovcrcCamc. one of the iirSt of
these globes has Just been presented to
the Bradford public library by Mr.. and
Mrs. hiram l<mball of that town. Mr..
Kimball who is now so years of age, says
that the globe was in possession of his
family as long as he can remember. They
have been approached by representatives
of many libraries and societies in this
and other States, who desired to pur-
chase this ancient relic, but preferred tC
show their devotion to their native tow
by disposing of it as they have done
The globe is in dilapidatcd condition
but can be repaired at a nominal expense
was made by james Wilson, Bradford
VT, and though no date is given. it must
have been anterior to 1915, since in that
year he removed his factory to Albany
\. y.
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out the provisions of the new law. In
this county the towns of Benningt on
Pownal. Arlington. Manchester and Dor
set and perhaps others will vote at the
March election to grant licenses. 1t Is
essential, If tho new law Is not to be
discrcdited at the start, that good, strong
sensible boards of license be chosen TO
administer the law. The license commits
sioners will be appointed by the select
men of the towns.
MUST NOW MAKE CLAIMS GOOD.
OFrom the Barre Times)
The license local option law has been
adopted by the State. and by it's provis-
ions goes into effect March ]. At the
March election Barre. and all other cities
and towns in the state, will vote for or
against granting licenses in their respcc-
tive communities. In many places the
vote will he against license. but 1t is
probable more towns will vote to grant
licenses this year than will year hence.
Even Barre. with its overwhelming IL
cense sentiment, might be brought To
vote no if the provisions of the license
law arc not respected Ivy those holding
licenses, or enforced by tho police Of
licinla
While the Lave has been adopted, 1t has
not yet been put in operation, and its
continuance on the statute books will de-
pend wholly on the way its provisions
are carried out. Tho margin in its favo,
throughout the State is so small any ad
verse sentiment created against tho law
during tho next year and a half, may re-
suit in its repeal two years from now.
1t should be the duty of all who nave
been so active in securing the enactment
and adoption of the bill. to now give
their attention to the putting in operation
and carrying out of the provisions of the
law.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
SPEAKERS FOR STATE BAPTIST AS
ISOLATION.

The Ecv. William a. Dawson of Bur
lingtcn, state superintendent of Baptist
Sunday schools while in Rutland re-
Gently, stated that the annual Baptist
State convention would be held at White
River Junction. September a. % and %
Among the prominent speakers from out
side the state who are expected To be
present are the Rev. DR.. A. c. Dixon
and the Rev. G. II. Spaulding of Boston
and the Rev. Walter Galley Of Chicago
secretary of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union of America Tho Rev. Gibbs Bras-
lin Of Rutland will be among the speak
crs at the convention Tho Rev. W. II.
G,istwoit of Chicago editor of the Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union, a paper pub
liShod at Chicago, who is to hold five
Institutes in this State, one of which will
be hold in Rutland. is expected to ar
rive Tuesday, the 18th. These institutes
are held for the purpose of educating the
members of the Baptist Young People >
/ Union in the work of the union The in
sttutc will last but one day. afternoon
and evening sessions being held,
! NEW SUPERVISOR OF BRIDGES.
l.. r. Badger of Rutland has resigned
his position as supervisor of bridges and
buildings for the Rutland railroad, and
j. T.. johnson Of White Plains, =. j.,
has been appointed in his stead. Mr..
johnson WAS formerly connected with
the bridge ana bulldlnG department of
the New York Central and Hudson River
railroad. Mr. Badger has held the posi-
ton since May /, 1902, when he came t.
| Rutland from Kansas, where he had lived
for over 30 years. Mr.. Badger has left
for Gillctt, Wis, which was his home
before he removed to Kansas, l.. H.
Vernon, who held the position Of iuspec-
tor of bridges under Mr.. Badger, has
been appointed assistant to Mr.. John,
son, who arrived Tuesday and began his
duties at once, Mr.. Johnson ana Chici
Engineer G. j. Parker went over the roaC
Wednesday to look into the genera! con
ditlon of the bridge department.
LYNDON BANNER TOWN FOB
CHURCHES.
Lyndon is the banner church town II
| the United States. So statistics prove
when the Baptists build their new church
at the VILE, the town with an estimated
population of 1000, will have 10 churches
or one church to every 300 inhabitants
St JOhnSbury, who greatly prldcs her
self on being religious town, Is nearly
doubly discounted ON the list, With 100
people she has only II places of worship
600 people to one church. If Boston
| maintained the same standard as Ign
don she would have 800 churches, tive
r on every street and avenue, whereas sh
= has now total of only 2a6
TYPHOID FEVER IN ST. JOHNS
BURY,
2 \ spread of typhoid fever in ST. Johns
l bury village, fast approaching the pro
portions Of an epidemic. Is causing no lit
? tie alarm. A careful investigation of tn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
GEIoD or STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN
ING.
(From the Mortified Ncws)

Vermont has certainly had a period of
strenuous campaigning almost unparal-
leed in its history. Beginning with the
Eovcrnorship contest moro than a year
since, the press and people have had live
issues for discussion. Reviewing the part
taken by the State press. both in the gov
eruorship contest and the license refer
endum fight. it must be conceded that
with few notable exceptions, the dis
cusson has been carried on in a rational
manner calculated to advance the inter-
csts supported. Here and there of course
has been injected something absolutely
Objectionable from the standpoint of fair
ness and honesty. In the referendum
campaign there has been an occasional
display of bigotry and narrownoss, but in
this neither side has had a monopoly.
Taken as n whole, however. we are in
clined to the opinion that the press has
discussed the questions at issue in a way
calculated to benefit the people from IN
educational StnpInoint.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12

man alone. They Immediately pounccd
ON him and gave him severe pounding
one eve was badly BACKED. his face and
hands were cut, and he was otherwise
bruised MIR. Thomas returned to Ben
nington and made complaint. The party
skinned town before they could arrested,
but it il predicted that they will soon be
home. Mr.. Thomas left his address and
Will return to press the complaint as
soon as they are arrested.
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ESTATE or JOSEPHINE It. BROWN
~ l. LL- LLL ~ L-c----LA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
RUTLAND ITALIAN CHARGED
WITH STABBING.

Joseph Cioti who, il is alleged, stab
bed and severely injured Frank FiOro in
a quarrel over d game of cards in an
Italian grocery store in Rutland Thurs
day evening, January !, had a hearing
before City Judge G. l.. Howe in city
court Wednesday. Fioro has not been in
condition to appear until Monday, when
the case was called and at the request of
the respondents attorney continued until
Wednesday morning. Ciofii was ar
raigned on cargo of assault with a
dangerous weapon with intent to kill
The prosecution called as witnesses John
Dernado, in whose store the stabbing oc-
Cured, Fioro, the wounded man: DR.
w. w. Townsend, who attended the man
at the hospital; DIR. A. II. Bclerosc, who
was first called, and Angelo Dclaora. on,
of the men who was in the store When
the affair happened. No defence was
put in, and after a lengthy discussion
AZ to whether or not Judge Howe had
jurisdiction in the case it was decided tt
hold the man for the grand jury. Bal
was liked at $1,000 in default of which
he was committed to the county jail.
AN ASSAULT AT NORTH BENNING-
TON.
Warrants have been issued and officers
are on the lookout to arrest George Howe
two brothers by the name of Craven anc
Jack Powers, wanted for "A desperate as
sault in the North Bennington depot up
on q. l.. Thomas Of Burlington. n well
Known travelling salesman through Yer
mont. The four were in the depot, whcr,
Mr., Thomas was waiting for train
They were somewhat under the infiuenc,
Of liquor and finally began botherlng {
| party that they knew. Mr.. Thomas final
~ suggested TO them that they leave tn,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12

ESTATE OF II-CF KIRBY or BUR-
lI\tiTG\
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-06
DE PAuw UNIVERSITY.

One of the most important occasions in
the history OF De Pauw University is indi-
Gated by the opening of the inaugural exer-
cises at Greeencastle to-day. This .nstitu-
ton, of which not only the Methodist
has entered upon new era of prosperity.
With the accession of new president 1T is
expected that still greater progress will be
made.
The new executive is young man, and
his abilities and training are such as emf
nently fit him for the arduous duties he has
assumed He is known as forceful orator
and thinker. and at the same time has
deserved reputation as an administrator
and a business man. In an interview pub
lished in yesterdays Journal DR.. Hughes
showed an optimism and a determination
which are needed in a man in the position
to which he has been chosen. In addition
to possessing these qualities, he is, as De
Pauw alumnus puts it, young mans man.
His interest in young people and his sympa-
thy for them are we'll known to all who are
acquainted with him. Although he has
been occupied as pastor for a number of
years. he has kept closely in touch with
college life, taking an active interest in the
affairs of the fraternity to which he be-
longs. The trustees of the university are of
opinion that they could not have found a
man better fitted for the position than DR..
Hughes.
The Inauguration will be a great event in
Indiana Methodism. The Methodist Church
has always been among the first to recog-
nize the need of higher education and to
provide for it, OF none Of the institutions
of higher learning which this church fosters
is she more proud and hopeful than of De
Pauw. The university has had an eventful
history since Asbury College it's corner
stone was laid, more than sixty-six years
ago. There have been more than two thou
sand graduates, and 156 of these were In
dianapolis men and women. De Pauw
alumni have had a remarkable influence in
public life In this and other States.
The university has just emerged from
period of distress on account of lack Of
| funds, but there is every prospect that the
$4,000 endowment will be largely increased
within the next few years. The number Of
students is steadily growing and a number
Of new buildings are projected An excel
lent financial system guards the institution
against losses, and the outlook was never
| so bright as at present.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-06
SHALL WOMEN BLUSH,

A woman in London is delivering lec-
lures on the art of not blushing. The lee
turer is trying to make a fad of her ideas,
and has succeeded in collecting about her
select circle of young women who are anx-
ious to learn some method of keeping back
the telltale blood from their cheeks and of
sacrificing their roses for an air of savoir
faire. The modern woman, says this most
modern of women. should never betray shy
ness. Undue modesty is out of date, and If
one is so old-fashioned as to experience
feelings of shame or sentiment, one should
at least be able to hide the fact from
others.
According to the new idea, shyness is a
form of conceit She who allows the rosy
color to mantle her cheek shows thereby
that she considers herself more important
than she really is. The blush is a sign of
extreme self-consciousness; the modern girl
should appear to forget herself and to be
undisturbed by feelings of any kind.
Many will suspect that a cult like this
was founded by someone who had long ago
forgotten how to blush and wanted others
TO be like her shameless self. Once says
Aesop, there was fox who lost his tail in
a trap. At first he was ashamed, but final
ly he called all the other foxes together
and ordered them to cut off their tails. He
said IL was the fashion. Haec fabula docet-
why this cult has risen.
Men in general will not take very kindly
to this idea They prefer women who can
and do blush on occasion. They admit that
1t may be old-fashioned and that it may
suspect the woman who cannot blush. The
faculty has become 'unhappily rare as 1t is.
and should be cultivated rather than dis
courased. II Is q siSn OF modesty-does not
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-06

Spain and Italy tread closely on their heels.
while the United Kingdom comes comparatively
low on the list with twenty-thres ounces.
pipe. not in the slang sense OF the term. but in
the most approved German style. and Germany
is glad. He had a meerschaum made for him
after his own design, and is going to co'or 1t
or have another operation on his throat.
The sad story comes from Kansas of a farmer
who lost his voice and was unable to cal his
hogs at feeding time. After much study he
decided to teach them to come when he raped
on a board and taught them their lesson after
much work. Then woodpecker came elong.
lit on the side Of the barn and fifty hogs ran
themselves to DEATH
H.: c. Robinson who has spent two years In
scientific investigation In the Malay peninsula,
recently exhibited to the geological section OF a
British association a specimen of fish known as
the "mud hopper" which. by means Of strong
fins under its body. is able to move about on
land for distances of at least twenty yards from
its watery nest in the swamps.
Mrs. Harriet Maxwell Converse, a chief OF the
Six Nations and the only white woman ever 30
honored, died at her home in New York city re-
Gently. Mrs. Converse came OF a family which
for generations has been intimate with Indian
life in the New York tribes Her father and
great grandfather were both adopted by the red
men. Nearly twenty years ago Mrs. Converse
was adopted by the Senecas. who made her a
member of their national council and the Six
Nations-Senecas. Onondagas, Tuscaroras. Ca
yugas Mohawks and Oneidas She spoke several
Of the Indian languages fuently.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-06
THE LYNcHEHAUN CASE.

Recent dispatches indicate that an at
tempt may be made by the British author
tiles to have Lynchehaun sent back to
England under the United States immigra-
ton law. This proceeding. if instituted,
would be entirely independent of the extra
dition treaty between the United States and
Great Britain, though it might raise in an
other form the question whether the crime
for which Lynchehaun was convicted was
a political offense or not
The immigration law names among ex-
cluded classes of immigrants persons who
have been convicted of felony or other
Infamous crime, provided, that nothing in
this act shall be construed to apply to or
exclude persons convicted of a political of
fense, Notwithstanding said political Of
fense may be designated as a felony or in
famous crime by the laws of the land
whence he came, or by the court convict
ing" In this case the contention that
Lynchehaun's offense was political is made
in his behalf and denied by the British au-
thorities.
The secretary Of the treasury is charged
with the duty of executing the provisions
of the immigration law, and under his gen.
eral supervision the commissioner of i'm
migration has authority to refuse admis-
sion to and send back any of the prohib-
tied classes. 1t might be question whether
he would have authority to exclude per-
son who had been once admitted, unless
the person had gained admission by mis-
representation or fraud. If it should be
held that the commissioner of immigration
has authority to exclude Lynchehaun on
the ground that he had been convicted Of
felony, Lynchehaun's counsel would
probably raise the point that his offense
was political and therefore not cause for
exclusion. This point would probably be
made in court on a writ of habeas corpus
to release Lynchehaun from the custody of
the commissioner Of immigration, If he
should cause his arrest, but as he has no
power to make or cause arrests it is not
perceived how the case can be brought be-
fore the courts. Lynchehaun is probably
safe
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-06

still source of comfort: IF this thing be
of evil. IT shah come to naught" Rightly
directed. even fanaticism has its uses. The
fanaticism of the Abolitionist killed the
curse Of slavery, the fanaticism Of John
Calvin resulted In a mighty reform In re-
ligious ideals. Perhaps IL there Is any
one thing that will save the American
from the dangers of fanaticism it will be
his sense of humor. For this is, after all,
a sense of proportion, and common sense.
1t Is a national characteristic, and it may
prove national salvation.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-06

A writer In the Review of Reviews, in
speaking of the exhibit of pictures at the
Carnegie Art Institute. remarks casually
that Pittsburg is becoming more and more
an art center Of the Middle West, which
leads to an inquiry as to the boundaries of
the district so frequently referred to as the
Middle West" Have they ever been
thoritatively defined, or is each person who
uses the term at liberty to fix them ac-
cording to his own vague ideas of geog-
raphy? Is the Middle West to vary in its
location according to the point of view of
the speaker? On this basis. of course, it is
easy to see why New Yorker. who regards
the West as beginning on this side of the
Hudson river, or at furthest at the west
Pittsburg as remote Western city. And
to the Bostonian, who considers that he has
been to the West when he has visited
Albany or Buffalo. Pittsburg must neces-
sarily seem to be on the edge Of the wilder
ness. On the other hand the resident of
Indiana is disposed to look upon his own
State as constituting the eastern limit of
the Middle West. He does not include Ohio
within such territory, and as for Penn
sylvania, that is part of the East without
doubt
Concerning the western boundaries there
Is also variance of opinion. There is
disposition in some quarters to fix the line
at the Mississippi river, but in the far
West, the veritable western West, Nebraska,
Iowa. Missouri and Kansas. and even some
times the Dakotas are included, and all
beyond the Mississippi, viewed from the
Pacific coast. is commonly alluded to as
''the East" And, If one takes look at the
map. this designation seems reasonable
enough. New England. New York, New
Jersey. Delaware and Pennsylvania make
up very small part of the country, in COM
parison with the entire geographical area.
1t is big country, and the little strip of it
along the Atlantic coast cannot expect
always to monopolize the term East
The West is likely to have voice in the
naming of the various divisions of terri
tory, and it is not improbable that the first
thing know shall be hearing about
the Middle East" When that classical
tion comes 1t seems likely that Indiana will
be included in the division.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-06

To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
Does IL not seem to you that the sway of
Hysteria is becoming oppressive and that the
sober-minded. enlightened people OF this coun-
try should rise In their might and throw of the
maddenng yoke before they become a nation
Of imbeciles? Hysteria moves in a mysterious
way. Doctors tell us IL sometimes leads to In
sanity. It's subjects become ftful. nervous. lose
their mental balance and finally seek refuge In
q madhouse Nor is this all; Hysteria is in
fcctious. It IL recorded that hysterical women
often exercise an influence over others OF their
sex; for instance. the uncomfortable, con-
vulssve laughter Of one OF Hysteria's subjects Is
frequently communicated to others, with the
result that when the doctor arrives he has three
or four patients instead Of one Thus. IL is seen
that Hysteria wields a great and baleful in
fuence. One newspaper meteor, overcharged
with Mysteries, makes sensational success
by putting across-the-page headlines over a
piece of news that is worth ten lines space.
This Is latter-day Journalism. Another paper
becomes infected and copies after the original
the original, with the result that grain OF
fact is worked up with a column of rubbish
and palmed or on sober-minded readers q
SCOOP Another case Is that of the recent
furry in the cotton exchanges One man heard
the word mine" uttered by the announcer In
giving the crop estimate. He was seized with
the option dealers form Of Mysteries. and in .