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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
ARE THE GIRLS AT FAULT?


Those girls who come from the smaller
cities. towns, villages and farms have
20 dcsir" to make their beaux spend
money ON the other hand, they spare
no pains in encouraging economical
habits. No doubt the boys had bought
the round trip tickets costing from fifty
cents to 81, depending on distance. Tho
girls fixed up the box lunches and tho
boys bought tickets for entertainments
and paid for the simple lunch in the
evening. In this way they got out with
an expenditure that didn't tax their re-
sources particle. And that's why they
marry in the country and not in the
city.
Docs not the foregoing furnish at least
partial accounting for the growing
Discrimination of the Young mon IN tho
cities and larger villages TO marry The
modern young lady has no patience with
the young man who is sparing Of his
money. He is mean and 'stingy," and
he is soon turned down for the sporty
young man who blows himself and
spends his own or his employers money,
freely. A false conception that clothes
make people has hcgotten cxtravagant
habits and the young people of the day
must have ALI their wants gratitied to en-
able them to put on as good d front"
as their ncighbors Seeing all this the
conservative young man with a longing
for a home of his own is scared off
fearing that his modest income will not
stand the strain. Then the girls wonder
that the boys are so slow about marry
ing.
The girls arc influential with the boys,
and can do much to inculcate in the lat
ter IDEAS of thrift. industry and sobriety.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
HENRY VI. STANLEY,

Sir Henry NJ Stanley, the African ex-
plorer, notices of whose death and burial
in Westminster Abbey have been given to
our Geographic columns, was born in
Wales, England, in 1871. He came to New
Orleans when he was fifteen years old,
as cabin boy, a new Orleans merchant,
named Stanley, took liking to him,
adopted him, and gave him his name, in
stead of the boys own, which was John
RoWlands He enlisted in the Confederate
army in 1861 or 1862; was taken prisoner
discovered that he had hcen fighting the
wrong side; enlisted in the United
States navy and served as ensign On an
ironclad. After the close of the war he
became newspaper correspondent in
Turkey and Asia Minor, and accompanied
4 British expedition to Abyssnia as cor
respondent Of the New York Herald In
1870 he headed the Hcralds expedition to
the Congo region in the heart of Africa
to find LIVINGSTONE the missionary and
explorer, from whom no tdinss had been
received for several years. Stanley
found him in great distress OH tho shore
wants, but could not induce him to leave
Africa, where he died three years later,
Stanley returned to Africa in 1874 at the
head Of a strong expedition and made
some very important explorations He
went again to Africa in 1879 for the king
of the Belgians, his work there resulting
in the founding of the Congo Free State.
Later he commanded the expedition for
the relief of Emin Boy Returning to Eng
land he received many hOnors from uni
verstics and geographical societies. and
published several volumes about his
travels and discoveries.
| In 1891 he came to this country on a
lecturng tour. He lectured in the opera
house in this city. and visited the uni
versity library, where he left his auto
graph which disappeared while after
having no doubt been stolen by some au-
tograph fiend. His works. Through the
Dark Continent" and In Darkest Africa
had a great sale in this country, and ne
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
THE RED CROSS SOCIETY.

On the 18th inst. Miss Clara Barton re-
signed the presidency Of the American Red
Cross society and was succeeded by Mrs.
John A. Logan, heretofore vice president
of the association. Miss Barton, who Is
in her sevcnty-foIrth year. was clerk
in the pension bureau at Washington at
the outbreak of tho Civil War. After the
first battle Of Bull Run Miss Barton hur-
ried to the field and aided in the care OF
the wounded. Realizing that an organza
tion of some kind or other to nurse the
wounded soldiers was becoming daily more
and more necessary, she organized a band
of rcsolutc women to care for the wound
cd, At the close of the war she directed
all her efforts to the organization of the
Red Cross society and was elected its first
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
BUSY ON THE LINE
CA la "Bingcn on the Rhine.)


A subscriber of the Sunset sat dying
in his chair,
With no lack of womans nursing (his
stenographer was thcre)
And she took her book and pencil, while
his life blood cbttrd away,
And began with hooks and dashes to
write what he might say.
The dying victim faltercd CAS- he took
her idle hand)
And said Il never moro shall see my
own, my native land;
Take mcssagc-on a burro-ten miles,
to friend of mine
You can get there before Sunset for
they're busy on the line
Tell my creditors and others, when
they meet and crowd around
To hear my mournful story (and take
stock of what is found)
That we fought the battle bravely, and
when the day was done,
Full many victim of the phone had
ceased his race to run
And mid the dead and dying were some
grown old in wars,
With phones enough in their back yards
to All a dozen cars.
And Though young and beautiful
went into life's decline,
Holding down this nickeled 'wishbonc,
waiting for that busy line
Tell Long Distance that her Other
phones must comfort her old age,
But that | die forgiving her those things
which made me rage;
"Say to Central that she need not feal
but what she'll find up there
A royal welcome waiting when she climbs
the golden stair;
And st. Peter will conduct her to high
seat in the choir,
For in that land of harps Of gold they
love 'tmefu Tyre.
His voice grows faint-and hoarse-bu
his stenographer's trained ear,
Being closely pressed up near his lips,
these parting words could near:
Put for me-behold my finish. BriRs
the coroner. Hell find:
Died At sunset! One more victim
icrked hence by that busy line
-Boaz Duncan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

Major Black, of the engineer corps of
ter spending a year on The isthmus, dur
ing which he traverscd every foot of the
canal route, reports that the difficulties
in the way OF sanitation can be overcome
and the engineering problems mastered
without much difficulty His views are
endorsed by Colonel Gorgas, medical de-
partment of the United states army, VINO
accompanied the canal commission on a
will shortly return to the isthmus to in
stitute sanitary work which will include
a system Of water works along the canal
route, the establishment of hospitals and
a war on mosquitoes as means of pre-
venting fever.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

The loss of the Japanese battle ship
Hatsuse says an English paper, shows
how slight comparatively is the tenure
on which maritime superiority is held. A
batteship is tho equivalent of an army
al initiated in five minutes because non
commissioned officer has lost his head
or because a dashing suhaltcrn Of the
enemy's cavalry has riskcd his life on
a forlorn hope. This is what may come
about at sea at any moment, especially
if the indiscriminate sowing OF open wa
tiers with floating mines is to become a
general feature.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
SWEET ARE THE FRUITS.

sweet are the fruits that I've tasted
oft,
Summers long-fiown when zephyrs soft
Kissed the checks, ruddy with glowing
youth,
Sparkling of eye and longing of tooth.
Fair are the arbored paths that Iva
trod.
Dark. spreading meshes DER velvet sod
Daring to climb the uttormost reach
For treasures Jcweled with dew.
But oh for the unbrushed blush OF ths
peach,
Tho grape in its untouched blue
Sweet are the nectars that I have sought,
Ecstasy deep a moment has fraueht,
The next in bitter repentance cast
Dead Sea- fruit it had proven at last
Mellow the radiance Time has shed
over far scenes of tho summer sped,
Learned are the lessons experiences
teach
Sifted the false from the true.
But oh for the unbrushed blush OF this
peach.
The grape in its untouched blue.
-Goorgo Henry Daugherty in the Juns
Woman's Home Companion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

Professor Rutherford, an English scien-
list, advances the interesting theory that
radium is the source of the heat in tho
earth's centre. and in support of this
contention he shows that the deeper
one digs the more radium is obtained.
This is hardly in keeping with the theory
Of Lord Kelvin that if the world began
az molten mass, it would require lOO.-
C00.0ro years for it to cool down so as to
allow OF the existence of man on its
gurfacn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

punishment.
Going a step further, what are we to
think Of those who openly and uncquivo-
caliy take the position that the law as 1t
stands should not be enforced In cases OF
conviction of murder in the first degree?
The assertion was made that the recent
lynching horror in Ohio was due to the
popular feeling that murderer would
escape the legal penalty of the crime. If
we step just across the line which separ-
atcs us from the Empire State. we will
ma the people resting confident In the
faith that the assassin, If convicted of
murder in the first degree. will receive the
legal penalty in the electric chair.
Those who argue that the legal penalty
or murder in the first degree should not
be imposed according to law are hardly
acting on the adage that the way to Sc
cure the repeal OF what they profess to
regard as an odious law is to enforce It,.
On the contrary they are cuitvating dis
regard for law, and they should beware
lest in sowing to the wind they cause YER
mont to reap such whrwind of mob
law as has recently come to some other
States.
During the past few years we of Vc:-
mont have been experiencing a reign Of
Imprisonment for the crime of murder,
and the results have been such that it
would require brave Legislature to vote
to continue the same. The people are be-
coming aroused, and We believe the COM
ing session of the Legislature will wit
ness evidences of a revival of public senti-
mont III favor of the strict enforcement
of the law as a means of ensuring great
or security of life in every community.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
NlNSTRTCTED DELEGATES.
G'rom the Morrisville Messenger)

With tho State convention not far
away, the question of caucus instruction
of delegates is one for con sideration
There may he times when such instruc-
ton is propricty, but not often. This
year, IA convention of sufficient elasticity
to adjust itself to the best developments
of the hour when finally met, must seem
to all as the proper thing. Cninstructed
delegates who have the welfare of the
state first in mind the interests of the
Republican party second, and the claims
of individual candidates last. can be
trusted in this or any other year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

When the West Point cadets visited the
Metropolitan Museum in New York the
other day. there was somehow an un-
usually large attendance of young wo-
men in the halls and galleries, and it is
said that the preference for the study Of
real life rather than of the painting and
etatuary was mutual.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

Mrs Benjamin Greenbough Of Boston
has brought suit against H. H. Rogers,
quarter of a cent on every gallon of
kerosene produced since 1874, represent
ing her husbands royalties on a refining
process. A quarter of a cent is not much
but this woman figures Rogers owes her
the tidy sum of 100000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

It Is announced that Boss Murphy of
Tammany hall will ask for the CO opera
ton of democratic leaders in other States
to prevent the nomination of Judge Par
ker at St. Louis. and as a means to this
end he expects to overthrow the re-
Calcitrant McCarren of Brooklyn before
the national convention meets. Democratic
harmony can be cut without knife just
at present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
THE AMATEUR RUI.BISTS

We plant tho bulbs in Elec,
The croCuses We too submerge,
With snowdr0ps and LeucoJum too
Deep in the droary borders verge
Narcssus of the smelly kind,
OXalis, Iris and the Squill,
SparaNss, Bulbocodium,
We bury with the best good will,
Then allied with bliss our earthly cup
If any one of them comes up.
Town Topics
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
WANTED.

When you want anything, advertise IN
the new special column Of this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week when
II will pay you TO read about See page
seven. This paper has more than 2S,cW
seaders every week. and one cent WORD
Will reach them ALL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

The promotion of Col. w. s. Schuyler,
L. S. A. to position on the general
staff of the army adds a most accom-
plished soldier and thorough gentleman
to that important board. Colonel Schuyler
is at present accompanying the Russian
army in Manchuria, an observer of
operations in the war with Japan.
Whether his present appointment will
call him home at once is not stated; but
Is likely to be the case.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

The war with Japan is said to have al
ready produced serious effects in Russia,
industry and commerce having suffered
to a noteworthy degree. The government
having largely monopoiizcd railroads for
the transportation of troops and NUM-
tons of war, manufacturers experience
difficulty in securing raw material as we'll
as in delivering manufacturers products to
customers, and this influence is felt in
every direction. No wonder many Rus
slams not otherwise concerned in the strug
gle are already tired of the war with
Japan, particularly when they receive the
returns from the front.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
MODERN NOVEL.
CHAPTER

CHAPTER I.
The Prcttiest girl YOU ever saw.
CHAPTER II.
The young man interviews her pa.
CHAPTER Ill.
A wedding grand without a flaw.
CHAPTER "
An oath-a tear-a lot of jaw,
CHAPTER V.
I'm going home to my ma"
CHAPTER VI.
Her maiden name restored by law.
Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

The Army and Navy Journal says that
with the canal we secure possession
of $500 buildings of all sorts, sufficient
to provide FOR 15,00o or 0e0o Workuen
and numerous hospitals, railway rum
ming the whole length of the canal with
harbors at each end and good terminal
facilities. The machinery on hand. how
ever, is either antiquated or rotten, the
waste in machinery being estimated at
$50, coo dollars,-a huge monument to
the eXtravagance of the French company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
A SUMMER JOKE (DELAYED)

Church--The end scat in an open car
Is on the right side is 1t not?
Gotham-lnvariabl
Church--Wrll, that accounts for so
many men being willing to fight for the
rieht-Yonkers Statesman.
Mr.. ]. ]. Hill was buying a round trip
ticket from New York to st. Paul
Hello. Jim" we said. with airy. fairy
familiarity. "hows things coming these
days."
"Oh, they're all right" he responded
but you bet you wouldn't be calling me
JIM if that supreme court decision had
gone the other way"
Approaching the fact that he was on
to our curves we offered him nice
two-fer and merrily went on our way
Life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26
GARF1ELD MAY SUCCEED CORTEI.-
YOU

The placing of MIR. Cortclyou at the
head of the national committee viii
mean his resignation from President
Roosevclt's cabinet. Already there is
considerable stir regarding his success
sor at the head of the department of
commerce and labor. The President has
not intimated whom he has in mind in
The event of Mr.. Cortelyou's retirement
but Mr.. Garfield, now chief of the bureau
OF corporations. son of the late PreSi-
dent Garfield, and formerly civil serv-
ice commissioner has been talked of
for the place, His personal relations with
the President are responsible largely for
the discussion of him as a member of
the cabinet. Mr.. Garfield is an athletic
young gentleman, fond of outdoor sports,
a good horseman and pedestrian and an
expert tennis player. l all these eXcr-
cises he is frequently the companion of
the President, who has a warm personal
regard for him, and often selects him
when cross-country run or a 'on-mile
walk is in contemplation. So far as can
be learned there is no political influence
urging Mr.. Garicd'S selection.
Ex-Governor Winthrop Murray Crane.
of Massachusetts, whose Intimate rela-
tons with the President bring him to
the front whenever there is an impor-
tant federal office to ILL., has also Dcen
mentioned as the probable new head of
this department. There is no warrant
for the suggestion of Mr.. Crane beyond
his eminent Illness for the office. Ills
appointment and acceptance of this sccre-
talyship would be received with the
greatest satisfaction in all quarters. He
is a man of affairs. with an intimate
knowledge of business and with sympT
thy for both labor and capital, man of
judicial fairness and accustomed to deal
with men and with large questions,
There is another candidate mentioned
for this place who has achieved some
distinction as being the youngest as
sistant secretary of a department IN the
government service. This is Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Robert r.
Armstrong. 1t is understood that Score
tary of the Treasury Shaw will urge Mr..
Armstrong for the secretaryship IT &C M
merce and labor in the event of the
retirement of Mr. Cortelypu, In a way
Mr., Armstrong is one of Secretary
ShaWs discoveries. He brought the
young man 10 Washington as his private
secretary and then, following the ex-
ample of his predecessor, Secretary Gage,
who made his private secretary, Mr.. Van
derlp. an assistant secretary Of the
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BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 2e
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

Terms-S1.OO u Year. Always In Advance
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-20
VARIOUS LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Chicago-Cattle- Receipts. $500; mar
ket slow; good to prime steers, "a 300
8. rs; poor to medium, So 5000 80; stock
ers and feeders, 50. 50@4 rs; cows. 81 500
4; heifers, $2@4.75; Gamers, $1,000. 60;
bulls. s2@4 so; calves, SO. 5O@5 So Hogs
Receipts today. $4,000; tomorrow, TO-
600; market sc to Toe higher; mixed and
butchers. So 1895 40; good to choice
heavy. IS. S5@5; 50; rough heavy. IS LOO
as. IS. Sheep Receipts, 1000; sheep
steady; lambs, 10@15c lower; good to
choice wethers, $406. 90; fair to choice
mixed, $4,000 5; western sheep, s.. 20
as. 49,; native lambs, $4@5.75; western
lambs, $4@6.
South Omaha, CattIe-Receipts,
1900; market steady; native steers, IS go
OSLO; cows and heifers, s.. 6503. 70;
etockers and feeders, 50. 1904. Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 1000; market 5@10c higher; heavy,
s.: 1905 80; pigs. $4Q4, rs. Sheep-Re-
sheep, $2.50@5.25; lambs, $4 5005 rs.
Sioux City. Iowa-Cattle-Rec 800.
strong; stOckers steady; beeves, So. 500
4 20; cows. bulls and mixed. s.. zoos. so;
stockers and feeders. 50. 1905. 10; calves
and yearlings, 81. 50GD3. so. Hogs-Receipts
8 05
Kansas City, Mo.-Cattle-Receipts
1900. including 100 southerns; market
strong; beef steers. $4@5.25; southern
steers, 50 1904. IS; southern cows, 81. 5Oa
stockers and feeders. 81. 1904. %. Hogs.
Receipts, 1000; market higher; heavy
So. 1906 30; packers. IS. 05@5. 25; pigs and
lights, 81 .S005. o5. Sheep-Receipts. 2 goo.
market steady to strong; sheep, 81. $50
5. %; lambs, $506.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-20
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

Milwaukee. Wis.-FIour. 15c higher
Wheat, &c higher; No. l northern, $1.01;
No. northern. 97@9S1z; July. 1855; puts,
91Sc; calls, 96Ac. Rye. &c higher; No. l,
7Sc. Barley, frmer; No. 2. 63c; sample,
10000. Oats, firm: standard, 49, 044c.
Corn, firm; No. 8. 45Q45hc; July, 541kc;
puts, 53Bc; calls, 55ssc.
St. Louis. Mo.-Wheat, higher, excited;
active speculation; No. 2 red, cash eleva-
tor. $1.03az; track. $1.0S; May, 9SAc; July,
$3.50; No. 2 hard, 92@94c. Corn, higher;
No. 2 cash, 45%c; May. 50ac; July, 51ssc.
Oats, higher; No 2 cash, 42c; May, 4S1kc;
No. 2 white. 44c
Kansas City, Mo.-May wheat, SsAc;
July 827sc; cash No. 2 hard, 92@9215c: No.
8. S6@90c; No. 2 red, $1.04@1.O6; No. 8,
$1-01@1.04. Corn. May. 477a @479sc; July,
47h 047Hc; cash No. 2 mixed. 44c; No.
white, 45c;s No. 8, 44e. Oats, No. white,
4215 @43c; No. 2 mixed, 41@42c
Liverpool-Wheat, spot nominal; fu-
lures firm; March, IS 8Ad May, IS 75sd;
July, IS 75sd. Corn, spot firm; American
mixed. new, As Sd: American mixed old.
As 61kd; futures steady March. As 33sd;
May As 4Rd.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-20
DULUTH.
tn. Mimi, Feb. 10.

touched the dollar point for May this
morning, but steadied at the close and
an evening up process took it back to
99kc. This was INC over the day be-
fore. July closed at a parity with May.
Flax sold up to $1.2O for May, declined
and closed at 11kc advance for the day
Receipts-Wheat, 3S cars; fax, 81: bar
ley 6; rye, 8; oats, 3d. Shipments
Wheat, 1851 bu; oats, 4,214; cars on
track, 81. There was a further big
jump in macaroni wheat. which closed &C
higher for the day. The close: Wheat
99hc; No. 2; &c; May, 991ke; July, 9915c;-
September, 89c; maearoni, 86@8Sc. Flax
Cash. $1.161z; May. $1.1S%; July $120.
Dats-41asc. Rye-65c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-20
Other Grains-Winter wheat. "a cars;

Other Grains-Winter wheat, "a cars;
macaroni wheat. 8; No, 4 corn. 8; no
ern oats, IS; no grade oats. IL; No. rye.
g. No. 3 rye, 4; No. barley 4: No. 5
barley, II; no grade barley, g.; No. l flax,
II; rejected fax. %.
Cars Inspected Out-No. northern, 90;
No. northern, 81; No. wheat 43: re-
jected wheat. IS; no grade wheat, Z; win
ter wheat. 20; no grade corn, 2; No. 8
rye. 3; No. 3 rye. 2; No. l fax, 8.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-20
New York Money.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-Money on can.
bid. IL offered. IL. Time loans rs EASIER:
sixty days. 3@315; ninety days. 81 "a; six
4@4A. Prime mercantile paper,
Az @5A. Sterling exchange, firm, with
actual cash business in bankers bills at
81. $500, at 1876 for demand, and at 81 SO
for sixty-day bills. Posted rates, S4.831b a
and $4.S61z. Commercial bills, s4.S2M
@482A. Bar silver, 59c. Mexican dol
lars, 46Ac. Government bonds, steady;
railroad bonds, weak.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-20
Hoqs.

Prices big 10c higher than yesterdays
average; receipts light; quality about the
same; price range, 20 to IS 10; bulk,
mon quality are quotable from 81 65 to
$3.50; good, light and desirable mixed
from $4 50 to So, and good to choice me-
dlum and heavy hogs from S.. 05 to IS. 25.
Representative sales:
Hogs