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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01

General Joe Wheeler relates the fol
place during the night of the FL Cancy
affair.
general Lawton's division was
marching back to FL roso. there to take
M new position in the morning The
general, in company with Major
Creighton Webb, Inspector general Of
bis staff. was standing nj the edge If
the road watching his troops file past
Jus MS dawn was breaking the coiored
troops came in sight They gave cvi-
dencc Of being dead tired but were
nevertheless full of ginger
General Lawton's attention was at
tracted to a certain corporal of the
Twenty fifth infantry, n great six foot
negro, who. in addition to n couple of
guns and two cartridge belts loaded
full. was carrying a dog. The soldier
To whom the other gun belonged was
limping alongside his comradc.
"The general halted the man. Hero.
corporal. said he to the six foot man,
didn't you march all last night"
"'Ycs. sir, responded the nc-ro. sa-
luting.
land fought all dayT
Yes. sir
"'Nou have besides. been marching
since 10 O'Clock last night"
Yes. sir
"'Thcn.' said J.awton, why on earth
are you carrying that dog
"'W"ll, general replied the negro,
showing his white teeth in broad
grin. the dogs tired" "- Woman's
Home Companion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
COD FISHING.
Extent of the Industry At MsgucIon
and st. Pierre.

and 81. Pierre.
Cod fishing Is done with dorics and
travis. The dories are fat bottomed.
slipping sided boats which fiji into one
another in the ships waist, economic.
ing space thereby. Each dory takes
two men. and the whole crew, except
the captain and the cook. 20 Off I'm
them every suitable day and set the
travis In the water outward from the
ship like spokes from the hub OF
wheel. Travis arc long lines, each
with 5000 books attached Mt intervals
OF a yard. every hook baited with some
smaller fish, either herring. capln or
squid, that the cod affects The travis
are anchored Mt each end. baitetl in
the day, left lying over night and are
stripped OF their accumulation Of fish
next morning, being baitcd again when
ovcrhauhs1. The fish are taken TO the
vessel IN the doricS, eviscerated
washed and sailed. This routine con.
tinucs until the bait is exhausted. and
then the vessel returns home, lands
the fish, takes more bait and salt and
goes out again. At st. Pierre her catch
is taken in hand by the graviers and
women, who submergc it in crates until
the salt has been washed off. Then
they scrub each fish with hard,
coarse brush and pile them in beans 10
drain. This done. they are next spread
on the beaches to dry in the sunlight
and air. The beaches consist OF Sow
eral acres of fiat ground covered with
hasalt stones worn round Ivy the motion
of the sea for ages These stony fields
surround st. Pierre. and thousands of
cod are displ8 ycd there on n fihc day.
Every evening or if fog or rain threat
ems the fish are gathered UP again and
are covered with tarpauins. The proc
esq is repeated until the fish are quite
dry and hard. Dry fish are piled in
round stacks. the rest in obiong ones.
When Il sufficient quantity TO load a
vessel is obtained. it Is packed into her
hold and shipped to market The OK
tent of the cod fishing of Miquelon and
St Pierre may be indicated by the rec
ord of the catch of these islands in
1902. which was 72.5OOOO pounds
while much of the annual product is
exported to other countries. France nat
urally gets the larger part. In fact. 81
Pierre furnishes three fourths Of all
the Goldfish used in France. Hook low
ers' Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
Prosperity of California Jews.

In the great towns OF 'ahforh!a the
Jews lead. Much or the wealth OF san
Francisco Is owned by jews ana the
names of the race may be seen on eV-
cry important thorouShlare III that
city. Inc choic'St residence ulS'rlcr
or Los Angeles Is almost enuroIE Own
eel by Inc hebrews i'll inc must OF
which they nave tholr p''u'liu! SNna-
fogue' wen supported ana aIt'ha'H ny
IN" prlhclpal i'nrcW laHllll'S' l.ooh
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
Parents nrli TcRrheTt

In the present stage of progress in
modern cducational methods the state
mont that hcnrty and intelligent 60.
operation and sympathy between par
eutS and teachers are essential To the
best results in school work should he
the most ohvious and commonplace
truiSm. Many parents will not take
the trouble or devote the time ncc"s-
sary TO the proper training Of the
Young. and unfortunately too few
teachers are sufficiently interested in
their work as profession To Insist up
on that measure of parental cO-opera-
ton which is so essential Philadel-
phia Ledger
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
THE ORIFLAMB.
standard That Has Played Com
spicuous Part In History.

hpicuous Part In History.
The Carlovingian standard was real
~ no other than the oriilamb. which
las played so conspicuous a part in
French history, but was not formally
Philip |. IT consisted of a red or GRIM
son flag. mouutd on n gildcd staff, the
flag being cut into three "vandykoS,'
to represent tongues of fire, with a
silkcn tasscl between each.
The old romance writer's pretended
that the infidcl was blinded by merely
looking upon it. In the Roman dc
Garin' the Saracons are made to cX-
claim. IF we only sec it, we shall be
dead men," and l'roisSart atirms that
as soon as it was unfurlcd at Ros-
bccQuc the fog vanished from the
French line of battle, leaving their
enemies stil shroudcd in darkness,
Thus red, the color which the church
has consecratcd TO her martyrs, he
came in its turn the color of tho
French kings. They wor" II on their
coats of arms through the whole pc
Rod of tn" CruSadcs and ms late ms the
closing decade Of the fourteenth cen
fury We're stil faithful 10 this "glori'
Gus hla2on."
The famous bu GuoScln. fighting
against the English in Potion, wor"
the red cross, Will" his adNerSarles
wore the white. But after the great
defeat ut Agincourt in l4l5 IN" French
kings abandoned the oritlamh. because
il had been assumed 10y Henry Y. ana
his successors, and adopted white as Il
national color when England had dis
Carded 1t. This is n curious but little
known historical fact.-All the Year
Round
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
Intermarrying Among RooLs.

Among the odd habits OF rocks is the
way that members OF the same rookery
have OF interinurrying generation after
generation. The males always choose
their wives from their near neighbors,
and If one should be SO bold as To
a distance the other rocks will invari
ably refuse 30 receive her and will
force the pair to build some way Off
In the neiehborhood OF big rookerics
outlying nests of this kind may always
bn found
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01

They were uttcring the tender non
sense that succeeds the great question.
And said the girl bravcly, If pov-
crty comes we will face IT togctho<''
"Ah, dearest he replied 1.-The mere
sight Of your face would scare the wolf
away"
And cv- since he has wondered why
she returned the ring New York 1'rib,
unc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
WHAT Is A BUCKET SHOP ?
A brokerage ONCE where Orders Ar
Never Executed


Never Executed.
President Pomroy's announcement o
assuming the presidency OF the Ne,
York Stock Exchange recently tina
the governors were determined {
maintain high standard Of cuisines
honor and discipline members guilt
OF Illicit practices, together with til
exposure. failure and prosecution o
concerns forced out of the Consolidated
Exchange on charges Of "buckcting
has attracted wide attention. Nearly
every prominent bank in the Wal
street district has been written 70 ~
anxious customers of concerns whose
business methods resemble those FOL
lowed by the firms exposed. such sus
piCions in many cases have beer
groundlcsS. but the diStr,st has been
universal, with the result that the bust
ness of many reputable brokoragd
houses has been seriously intcrforcd
with This has lod 10 the question:
being asked generally What is a buck
ct shop? The query has been put hv
doctors. lawyers. merchants ana many
other private parties unfamiliar with
the Wall street routine
In general, it may be said that a
bucket shop is n hrok"rac" Dficc where
orders arc never cNccui d and tho
funds Of customers arc fraudulcntlyV
appropriated one Of tho most sue !
ccssful Sew York bucket shops Ina. anI
extensive suit of Offices fitted M with
al the paraphernala Of stock Ell
change house Operatives appear III
be receiving dispatches over prvateI
wires and score of clerks are busv|
posting quotations on tho bulletin'
board The rooms are always filed
and the office does very heavy bust
ness But the wires do not 90 outSda|
the building at MI. leading only to al
basement room. from which dispatches
are sent and the fake scheme directed.
All the business IS done on one or
two point margin. no one being allow
cd TO put M moro than ny" points IN
that way a variety Of small customers
ar" reached, who deposit Slu, so or
$50. rs the case may be. II half A
dozen persons buy Union Pacific at 81
on a one point margin, the manager OF
the office gives the signal for fic-
titlous quotation Of 81. That wipes
ont tho contingent. and the office "buck.
cts" the proceeds. which sometimes
amount to PISS much as $4,000 or SID
oGr I'm a Single stock. In cases where
/ fictitious quotations are not possible.
! the moro wealthy bucket shop men
] q O.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01

Mgr de Nosmund, archbishop OF
Toulouse" when preaching one day In
the private chapel of Louis NV lose
the thread of his discourse, So that 10
had to remain silent for some time.
The king came go his lordShipr reliH,
with this graceful remark II am very
glad. my lord, that You are giving ma
"A little time 10 digest all the good
things contained in the former part
of your Sermon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
one Difference.

Adnlirer Yes, and her mind is rs
fair as her face.
knocker- But the latter is good
deal more quickly made up Baltimore
American.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01

Her Father What? You say you're
engaged TO Fred? thought | told YOU
not IL give hIm any encouragement?
His DauGhter-I don't. He doesn't
need amy. New Yorker.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01

"Why do YOU think he'll be n famous
novelstW
lie poses for photographs so well.
with his arms folded and looking as If
he was thinking Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
The Redemption of John.

Are you and ready to become part
Of Gods beautiful creation Are we
ready to- become beautiful in ourselves
by becoming beautiful in him? Even
the lowest and vilcst. saved by his
grace and redeemed hy his blood. can
become true part of Christ'S beauti
ful life. Ma~y years ago when the
yellow fever plague was raging in
Memphis. Tenn. Il rough looking man
applied to tn" city relief committee
and said. Il wish to nurse" II was
at a time whom most people who couli
were tlceing from the stricken and dcS-
olatcd homes. The death carts seemed
To be going everywhere. At first the
physician declined the rough mans
services. but as he could get no one
else to do IN" work this man was sent
to one of the most filthy and danger
Gus wards of the city. Wherever he
went lie was a messenger of love. He
would not tell his name; he said sim
ply. "CAll me John" Time passed on,
and after awhile John. whose name
was now famous through the city.
sickcned and died. While his body was
being prepared for n unmarried grave.
suddenly upon his arm was found a
livid mark. which proved that John
was mn oX-convict John had been
one al the most dangerous criminals
Of all the south. One" lie WIS a muir
derrr but now. through the blood of
Jesus. lie became n miniStcring angCl.
once he was horrible in his depraved
malformatiou. Now he was made heat
tful by bringin. his life in sym
netricnl touch with Jesus life
My friends. viii Won not let Chri~G
fiji YOU with his spiritual beauty? VII!
You not only in the future be spiritll-
ally beautiful. but beautiful now in
your present rfe: VIII you not be-
come transformed as was john the
redeemed nurse, laborinE for his Mas
ter in plague stricken Memphis?
tCopyr ght 1904. by Louis Klopsoh.l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01

One IS rich when one is sure of the
morrow, Chpvalier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
C0leridEe's Definition.

We find nn analogy for mans spir
itual beauty in the painters brush
and the artists easel According to
Samuel Coloridge, the English poet and
literary critic. the true definition Of
''bcauty" is "muliiudc in unity"
When standing before a great picture
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01
The Beauty of Words.

But though poetry is rhythm In
words, yet words themselves, as in
Iii, iduals, are not poetry. Many years
ago in the old village Of Ayr, nigh I'M
to the banks of the Bonnie Doom |
heard an old Scotchman recitr John
Anderson. My 10, John" and other
poems of the great lyric poet until the
tears raincd down his checks. and !
thought those poems were the sweet
est words ever composed by man. But
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01

| and William Shakespeare used in his
poems, and Longfellow used in his
poems. and Whittier and Holmes and
Lowell and Bayard Taylor used In
their poems, were for the most part
only the simple words We use IN ev-
eryday life by our own firesides. The
beauty Of these poets words are en-
tirely due to their juxtaposition with
their surrounding words. The words
which express our thoughts. our pas
sions, our emotions, may not be beau
tiful in themselves, but X they are
brought into rhythm with Gods words
they not only become poetry. but-they
become beautiful, for then our thoughts
rs words are in symmetry with Gods
thoughts.
Rut perhaps we have fingered al
ready too long among the artists and
the musicians and the sculptors and
the architects and the poets to find
mans spiritual beauty by being in
symmetry with Gods thoughts. Per
hnps after all we can clinch the truth
OF our text best by n short running
comment upon few of the verses
which precede the words, He hath
made everything beautiful In It's time
God says that man Is beautiful when
he is born. oh, yes. That means
when man il born for Christ. But is
man beautiful when he is born for sin?
Come with mo, and | will show you
| Robespierrc glcefully sharpening the
AK of his gullotinc. will show you
an Indian demon just for fun torturin:
victim Mt the stake whose scalp will
soon be hanging Mt the warriors belt.
will show you men who for the price
| and daughters into life of crime. Can
| you see any beauty in the birth of a
| dcmonac Frankcnstein?
| There is Il time to die" which is
| beautiful Death, if It comes in Gods
way. Is beautiful, for then dying
saint knows death Is not humiliation,
| but coronation irradiaiion and eternal
triumph Like old Senator FoOte.
when dying he can look at the raptur-
ous glorics ahead and cry: "Beauti-
! full. Beautiful Beautiful" But was
| the death Of Nero beautiful? Was the
| death Of Cleopatra beautiful? Was
! the death Of Thomas Paine beautiful
/ one moment IN prayer. the next mo-
ment disappearing God, until his rela
tons, in horror, placed their fingers
I in their ears and ran from his howliua
/ hlaSphpmouS agOnicS:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-01

make redeemed man beautiful in his
time.
Let us loiter for little while in the
poets corner of Westminster abbey
As we listen the sweet bardS OF the
English language seem to lit their
heads from their pillows of dust and
bCAin to sing. and we find mans spir
iuEil beauty in the analocies of poetry
as we'll ms in painting and music and
sculpture and architecture. For as
painting is rhythm in color and music
is rhythm in sound and sculpture and
architecture are rhythm in stone so
poetry is rhythm in words. Aye poetry
il more than mere rhythm. An Eng
lish writer once we'll said. Poetry in
the flower garden of human language
Is the blossom and the fragrance Of
all human knowledge, human thoughts
human passions and emotions" Ii is
mans most trnnScendent hopes and no
blcst ambitions, with the highest peak
Of the Mount of Ascension for foot
stool, or ii is mans wall of eternal
despair when, as the results Of his
sins, he is heading toward II Dante's
"lnferno' or he is compelled TO join
in the means OF II Milton'S paradise
Lost -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
DISAPPEARING cRIPMuNKs.

What has become of the chpmuuks? 1t seems TO
me their numbers decreasing rapidly. When
was Il boy the home woods swarmed with them. In
the same woods I do not one. where fifty
years ago I saw twenty. and in the oak and chest
nut woods which now surround me they have dis
appeared uuaccountably in the Lass twenty five
years. Each spring they are fewer and fewer.
What is sweeping them away? No new enemy has
appeared that am aware of. In my bOyhood
they made themselves quite nuisance by pulling
the near the stone walls. and many a June
morning my father has sent with the old flint
lock musket To shoot them, sometimes loading the
old gun with peas. The shooting matches that
used to take place fifty or more years resulted
in destroying thousands OF them, but yeem hardly
on the other hand. the red squirrel, according TO
my observations, IS on the increase. and suspect
that the red squirrel is the enemy Of the chip
munk one day alouS the highway 1 a red
squirrel in hot pursuit OF one. The chiDmunk was
so closely pressed that, seeing no other means Of
escape, il plunged into pile Of half burned leaves
and ashes. and was hidden in twiukling. The
squirrel stopped short at the edge OF the ashes.
looked about for moment Il fancied him saying TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

from the chaff. IN order TO keep the latter for
publication. Then followed an apology for the
Interruption.
Anything said Mr.. Bangs, which gives
temporary relief from the reading of these man
uscripts is most welcome. even If st be only an
interviewer"
Would you kindly tell. Mr.. Bangs" said the
Temporary Relief why, instead Of deyoting
your attention to writing the great American
novel, you have taken up writing for the stageT'
We'll" he replied. 1t would be difficult to
give any one reason for my doing this strange
thing, although have great many. To begin
with, I would not write the great American
novel If I could. Il would simply make me
the centre Of controversy for the next three
hundred years between critics, who would dis
pute as to whether my novel was the great
American novel not and as 10 whether or
not 1 was myself d person OF more than ordi-
nary intelligence For the sake OF posterity 1
DO not care to achieve anything which VIII in
volve future ages in acrimony AS for this
stage business. have three distinct reasons for
having done what I have done. The first Of
these IS that q friend OF mine, freshly arrived
from London, two years ago informed me that
] was the living image OF Mr.. Arthur Wing Pr
nero. the author Of that beautiful nursery play.
IRIS and the very charming picture Of modern
social life. Lefty Of the Garbage Patch" My
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

interesting IN these days OF seve-ty-flve miles
hour. II is said; The maximum speed for passen-
ser trains shall be a mile in a minute and a half
and IN four minutes over large bridges-and fo-
freight trains a mile in four minutes Another
section insists that ''freghts must keep OK the
way of passenger trains"
The whistle played an important part in railroad
ing in those days 1t was 10 be kept sounding most
OF the time. The fireman was enjoined thUs'
Throwing wood from the tender while the sams
is in motion is strictly forbidden"
Another rule says that when livestock IS ahead
the track the engine must be stopped II possible.
snd the livestock driven of to prevent accident.
Delays caused by careful observance OK this rule
viii be good excuse for being behind tins and
losing connections with trains on other roads
II baggage was not claimed At way stations. Il
was ordered taken 10 Cres,liEe ana stored
The duties outlined for the conductor would indi-
cate that me was jaait0r OF tie train. He was 70
that sufficient number OF cars were provided.
bell ropes. We're clean and provided with lamps
trimmed fires NIudIsd ana ,ha, the passengers
TO sec that enough drinking water was sept IN the
tanks, that the floors We're Stpt clean and tnat mo
wood was not piled around the stove -,
For fear he might have some time 20 loaf. we
tickets were SO prepared thar lie had 70 pIhSS-s
route As these stations we're from lait-te- % -
miles apart. the conductor was kept busy. NJ ses-
ON heavy traffic days. san, I was fe1r'd he mlshs
have time hanging heavy on nus .tids nI ti.lIS.fl
rule was provided that required him t' assist -selS
I'm loading and unloading gaSEa7e- As lgr iIelSnrs
freight Of little or no consequence as coInpaTe~
rakenlen were required 20 ride on the platforms
OF the ears. excepting in Indictment We atner =.
Ein6ers were eHj0jUed 70 take Np slack or cers
". so not TO jar passengers or upset ttets5'.
Watchmen. it is set forth. "hgvc been empio\e 81
the track at night where the lite Is j39.e - - W
structed by falling trees."-CToledo Blade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

Next Saturday night at the Casino Miss LII
liam Russell her voice il IS said, restored by
GONE mysterious process TO its former quality
will make her temperance as an operetta star
in musical play by r. c. Penfeld and John
KendricIl Bangs, based on The School for
Scandal" and called Lady Teazle." The music
IS by A Baldwin Sloane. This production wiz
mark Mr.. Rangs's entrance into new field Of
cndeavor. and there viii doubtless be much cur
osity to see how lie has Jared. When man has
,eached the age of forty-two, has written some
thirty-eight separate volumes. and has st last
Immersed himself IN manuscript sent IN to
Puck" one would hardly expect him, perhaps,
TO break out a playwright. But Mr.. Bangs
has his own reasons for so doing, and he had
best he allowed to state them in his own fashion.
That he might state them. call was made upon
him at his Office the other day, and he was dis
covered buried in manuscript. sorting the wheat