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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
ChlIIbNDah COUNTY
ESSEX JUNCTION.

The animal ,,cctin. Of the Conrro -,
tionel church was hcld In tho vestrv
Wednesday Ia, % being we'll attended,
'rre rcnorts showed a very prospe-ous
yeor in an lines ~ church interests ana
activities. rwertv persons were added to
tho church n,.,,bsrs ain during the ycar
maxim, a no. p,,r Of is Tho n,enhershin
of Tho sunday school showad an Increase
hut m. average cttendnnc. n slight do
cr.a.n orin, largely TO abs.nc,s during
III, summer vacations. Tho ledics work
In. dCvelopcd unusual vitality during the
wear Through inc eTorts Of the Ladies.
Social Iinion the audience roor, was ren-
ovatcd and new c-rnet laid at a total
oxperee of sY71. all ol which has h.on
maid 'rbcv have also pjpceS new uiano
in the ycstrv the cos az which /. ncarly
rrovidcd for New c,ttrs were placed in
the yestry and also ,inac1gartep chair;
in tho urinary roon ~ .olici,aftop of tho
rr.s,dant of Tho uri -. Mrs J. ~ Niele
'rh., Iodies' rnis.io my offerings also
showed rood inore1.. A vote Of thanks
was ,rven the Ladic rrion ard an APP
nrecie,ivo reference was made to thch
services Of tho.. ret member. of the
church The followir- officers were elect
Cd. Clerk r Thomas. treasurer 4 A.
2rovne,l. executive committee n ~
Nsconrber. C. Van Vliet. Mrs S d.
/ 'reachout. deacon for two years. c. NJ
Eerrin. ushers Gloon Rrowncll. Archi.
!
! UorIsins. dc.corosses. Mrs. G. NJ Booth
Mrs W C.. stevens Mrs. Belle Parsons
and M,. q NJ Ferrin
7 II Inrersoll. .,,c-intcndent OF the
| cann,nr factory ,,lounce- 20 The farm.
/ crs who have acrec. L, t,..,r corn for
/ tho fnrtorv for ,hn ror,ine season that
| II G. Raxter & Fro. nave voluntarily
| dorid.d 10 nav "a ipetead NJ sSn for
co,n in tho hust They had between so
and oco acres already nled:cd and the
advance in the nrice will mean az least
/ s. or, r,orn money -or the nlnntcrs. One
/ hundred acres Of the amount promised
viii como from Rlchrnond. a new territory
IN furnish corn f,r thie factory
/ David Srrolas vino lives in tho unper
mart of ma ho,Iec on ,bo farm, rorroarlv
owned by Peter Borlo. was arrested Sat
urdav bv sheriff I II Allen on IL charge
of breach Of the poace. His fine amounted
TO SEA. which was paid
| Jacob w. Truax died at his home on
! Park street shortly after noon Monday
His hoalth had been rcchle for several
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
NORTH FERRIsBURGH.

The Rev. George Lennon will give n
lecture on Scotlan dat the Methodist
lecture on Scotland at the Methodist
After the lecture refreshments Will be
served in the church parlors by the King S
Bertha Lewis has gone
to Rutland to visit her brother, Walter
Lewis, and wife.--Mr. and Mrs. M. r.
Allen and Mrs. Lucinda Allen were In
burlington on Monday.--Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Lewis have returned to Rutland. They
were called her to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. II. B. Palmer Of Charlotte.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28

supreme court is whether on the finding
of the referee the case is properly brought
In assumpst.
Arguments were begun late this after
noon In tho Orange county case of l..
l.. Bass VS.. II. J. Rublee, general assump-
sit, to recover sZi2.S0, tho alleged value of
lot of lumber.
thee cases from Rutland county. ono
from Orleans, one from Essex, two from
Chittcnden, one from Lamoile and three
from Washington county.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28

Norway has establihed a State Working
mems bank, which IL to loan money at
low interest for the purchase of working
mems homesteads on one and one-ouarter
to hve acres, and the erection OF houses
thereon at "A cost not to exceed saN The
interest charge is 3's to per cent, and
the refundng is TO occupy forty-two
yeara
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
ORWELL

Judge H. D. Branch, who has been
i'll for the past week. is bettcr.-Thc
annual meeting of the Congregational
Church society will be held in TIC vcs-
try at . p m. on thurstay of this week
The annual meeting of the Orwell
Creamery company will he held Tues
day evening at Eagle Inn when the new
chartered company Will take the place
Of the old company. It looks now as
though the new creamery would be
huilt ON he old site.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
SOUTH sTARKsBORO.

NJ. and Mrs. Elwood Morrill, are the
happy parents of boy.--Alhcrt Orvis
will work for Charles Orvs the coming
soason and William will carry on his
uothcr's. Lorct OrVi5'S. farm.-Jcnne
Norton. daughter of tir lito Ransom Nor
ton, is staying at George Ellott's for
the rr,sont.-Sy bill Hallocli has hccn visit
iur her parents, Mr.. ard Mrs Perry Hal
lock for "A few, Wo,l.s
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CORNWALL.

Z. X. Fell Of Rochester, \. y. a
breeder Of cnoicr mcrino sheep. is in
town, n guest of c. r. Witherol. Miss
Emma Scovl. who has been in Sudbury
for some time caring for an invalid. is
taking q much needed rest anG is a guest
Of her brother. II. x. ScCvil.-C. A. Bump
master of Dunmoro Grange and county
DEPUTY, assisted by HIS wife. installed the
officers Of Cornwall Grange on Thursday
evening. There VIII he a special meeting,
on Thursday evening. IanuraY = to CON-
fer doCrceS upon a class Of -.
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FAVORABLE TO VERMONT.

Washington, Jan. 2T--The House
committee on war claims yesterday
authorized n favorable report on a
Senate bill authorizing settlement Of
certain claims of the State of Ner-
mont against the government for which
an appropriation was made in 1902
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
GRANVILLE

Mrs. II. E. Hubbard is visiting hcr
daushtor lila. at Randolph Center for
week.--Thcro will ho leap wear dance
ut the Corner February Mrs n. u.
Rice is spcn ling the week with her
mother. Ms Carpenter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28
A CHEMICAL CHANGE.

ncighbor's new wire door mat was an
object OF great curiosity to wee Edith
"Oh, mamma !" she exclaimed on re-
turning from her half-hour visit Mrs
Newcombs door mat has become all ossi.
fled. Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28

In Germany the number of recruits for
the army rejected on account Of heart
disease has arisen from 50 per l0oo. In
1884. 10 Ia. In France these figure. for
tho same years ranged only from 3N per
600 to t07
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
A Personal Dictionary,

4 visitor the other day Mt the studio
OF Peter Newell, the artist who makes
the quaint pictures Of goggle-eyed
children, observed a large, new die,
tionary on q table. He was casually
glanclng through 1t when he noticed
that the section under the letter \
came before that under NJ.
why. see here. Newell" he en-.
claimed. whats the matter with your
dictionary comes before NJ? Get
1t on the bargain counters"
"Oh. no." replied Mr.. Newell, leis.
urely, shutting one eye and surveying
the drawing he was working on. moth.
ing of the sort. You see, when ! frs,
went to school ont In Illinois ! some.
how got 1t into my head that n came
before NJ, so all through life I've gone
on repeating the alphabet, Il, n. NJ,
o. and so on. It's always made ms
lots Of trouble in looking up words
In the dictionary. so when ! got this
one just took 1t around to the bind.
er's and had the two letters shifted
about to fit my own impressions. One
might as well be rs comfortable as
possible In this life"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04

Empress Anne, by whose orders II was
again recast In 1893 by the bellfounder
Ivan MatOrine. Owing to the falling
of some heavy rafters during yet an.
other fire In 1887. the bell fell height
OF fifteen feet. buried itself deep In
the ground, and u piece was knocked
out Of its side. According to some
accounts. this was owing to an I'm.
perfection In the metal caused by jew.
els and other treasures having been
thrown into the liquid metal by the
ladies of Moscow. During the reign
OF Nicholas l., in the year 1890, the
architect Of IT. Isaac's Cathedral ut
st, Petersburg. NJ. de Montferrand.
took upon himself the difficult task Of
raising the bell. and completed the
operation with mHh skill. Its weight
ut, present is 10000 pounds. its height
from the top Of the ball and cross
placed upon II by the order of the Em.
peror Nicholas !. Is 90 feet 4 inches,
and Its circumference 67 feet II inches
Its maximum thickness Is ? feet. and
tho weight of the broken piece about
II tons.
The portion Of the square Mt the
foot Of the belfry of Ivan, where the
bell now stands, Is named after him
Il. O.. IvanOvskaia. The Oukases
,Edicts) Of the Tsars were formerly
publicly proclaimed here.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
origin of Phrases.

Expressions that we use nowadays
metaphorically We're used in their real
sense in bygone days. For instance.
we speak about "beating a retreat"
forgetting perhaps that the phrase
comes from the fact that in war time,
when a retreat was ordered, the drums
were beaten in n particular manner,
just as today It Is sounded on the
bugle. Then again one speaks of 60
ing off bag ami baggage" How many
know what the baggage" was! The
general idea Is that 1t was part of thu
soldiers kit. In point of fact. the
bag" was originally the soldiers hav.
crsack; the 'baggage" was his wife.
The familiar phrase. "To give the cold
shoulder" originated in France. where
IL was the custom to serve with cold
shoulder of mutton instead of hot meat
u guest who had Outstayed his wei.
come. "a feather in his cap comes
from Hungary, 1t being formerly the
custom for the Hungnrians to put n
feather In their caps for every Turk
they killed. The word "deadhcad" is,
according to some authorities, one of
great antiquity. 1t is said that a dead.
head" was in pOmpeii an individual
who gained admission to an entertain.
ment free Of charge by means of a
pass in the form of small ivory
deaths head.---GOlden Penny.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
Minister AZ nm Advertisement.

The minister Is put to a good many
uses aside from his regular clerical
duties. Sometimes he IL taken advan-
tnge of in the most unexpected ways.
A newly appointed English minister
was requested by his wife to stop at 4
store and order some groceries. The
minister, while on his way to make a
pastoral visit, called ut the shop in
question.
Some minutes passed; and as no one
appeared 10 attend him, he knocked on
the counter. This having no effect, he
gave smart double-rap, when a curly
headed youngster put his head round
the doorpost and lisped: Fathers
comm"
BY and by the father arrived, and
the minister had almost lost his tenn
per. what ever do you mean by keep.
ing me waiting all this timeT" he said
sharply.
II am very sorry, sir" replied the
man, "but You see, it's like this: you're
the first minister as I've had In my
shop and as a good many people
seemed to be passing by, ] thought
what n good advertisement you was
D-standing there"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
OUR ARMY OF PENSIONERS.


One Million Of Men Are Now Drawing
Stipcnds from the Government.
At last the pension roll of the United
states government has reached the
1.OOOWW mark. That number of men
monthly in return for their services or
the services of their relatives in the
army. All the employees of all Ameri-
can railroads. from their presidents
down to thc track walkers. number
but few more. The annual pay roll of
the railroads is S17G.OWWW IL year;
the pension payments are Si31.O0W.OOo,
fully Onc-fifth as much. The pension
crs of all our other wars combined.
including the Spanish and Philippine.
could occupy Il city of $1,000, like
BayOnne. y. j. The civil War PEN
sioncrs to-day would make Il city of
Mi4.WO. our pension system is u mon
umcnt to the trcmendOusncss of the
struggle over secession.
The pension payments from July I.
1866. to June 30 of last year have
amounted to the enormous total of 81.
VA, IFS. l4503: the cost of administer.
ing the law for the same period has
been SOjG47.EA.II. making the total
expenditure thus far on pension nc.
count S:}.N.,1 500. OSOlA.
Of course some of this money has
gone to the pensioners of other wars
than the Civil War. hut 80 trifing Il
part In comparison that the grateful
republic has paid out fully S3.OOO.OOO..
600 In pensions since the last gun of
the rebellion was fired.
The national debt on Jan. I. 1864;
had reached nearly 2.IjOOOO.OOO. of
about S2jO.OOOOOO less than has since
been paid out on pensions account
Much Of this debt. too. was contracted
on the paper bnsis. which represented
various degrees of imitation. whereas
the pension payments since 1873 have
been on n gold basis. The huge deb,
which the government found piled ~
ut the close of the war was destined
to prove considerably less than the
debt which had not been reduced tC
written form either as notes. bonds 81
paper obligations. but depended on the
will of future Congresses. How the
interest hearing debt which the GOV
| crnmcnt still Owes-bOrne on the treas
ury records ut S01S.OOO ,UO---comp,r
with obligations which are to be me,
through the pension Office IN coming
years cannot he accurately estimated
Chicago Chronicle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
COTTON IN PARAGUAY,
Interesting Exposition ~ the Vice.
President Of the Republic.

President of the Republic.
A very interesting exposition of the
possibilities Of cotton growing in Para.
quay has been written by the vice
president of that republic, Manuel
Domnguez. and received through the
consulate of that country In wash
ington. says the Star Of that city.
Among the features which the author
sets forth. and which are ut variance
with the habits of the cotton plant in
the United States. are the term of life
of the plant there. which lie claims is
ten years. and its superior productive
quality. In the United States the
plant is an annual. except In portions
Of Texas and few other places.
where 1t is a triennial. He also says
that the cotton plant In Paraguay Is
not n plant, but a tree. and that 1t
grows to that size in Asunciop, Where
the fiber of the plant Is extensively
utilized, he contends that there Ger.
tainly should he some advantage in
such a condition.
Mr.. DominQuez then asserts that the
cotton yield Of Paraguay is greater to
| a given area than that Of any other
country in the world. II is well known
TINT cotton hourishes wherever the
orange grows. and II is said that the
Paraguayan orange is one Of the finest
in the world.
The fact that the cotton tree Of
Paraguay grows spontaneously and
lasts for ten years. bearing with regu-
iarity, Is one Of the striking bits Of IN.
| formation in the mass gathered by
the author Of the statistics. He cites
the well.known facts that the demand
for cotton Ia constantly on the in
crease, and that the United States IL
ndeavoring to supply the world with
| the great staple. using this for an ar
gument that the future fortunes Of
Paraguay may be founded on this
plant.
| Referring 10 the tremendous growth
| Of the cotton raising and manufactur.
ing industry in the United States. he
says:
1.-THE manufacture Of cotton goods in
North America is developing. and
when that country shall manufacture
all It's raw products the demand for
the latter will increase. Until now
North America depended on Europe a.
Europe depended on North America.
the latter producing the cotton which
Europe consumed. hut II once North
America consumes all the cotton 1t
produces Europe will he obliged to
close its factories and discharge its
workmen. 1t will he an economic
breakdown"
Mr.. Dominguez closes by appealing
to his government to foster and en-.
courage the cultivation Of the valuable
plant and to invite capital to take II
up. believing, ne says, that "in short
time Paraguay could export cotton TO
the value Of $lOO.OOOOVO annually
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
Apparatus for Washing smoke.

A smoke-washing apparatus IL In
successful use in London. 1t Is claim
cd that the apparatus does away with
the necessity for chimneys, as 1t pro.
duces the exact amount of draught re.
quired for complete combustion and
deprlves the smoke of its noxious
properties. 1t consists of an electric.
ally-driven fan, which draws the
smoke from the fire and passes IL
into stream Of water, which ex'
tracts the sulphurous and unconsum.
ed particles. II works automatically
and only requires that the water IN
Its lower part should be changed at
regular intervals.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04

edge Of the stream, D feet below him.
Somebody had evidently thrown the
dog into the chasm, and In some mira
culOus manner he had escaped death.
Bilz went to the hotel near by, obtain.
ed n rope and fastened 1t TO the top
of the cliff. Then. hand over hand.
he let himself down the perpendicular
wall. Several men watched his descent
from the bridge. wondering when the
rope would break or his strength give
out, for In either event he would have
been dashed to death on the rocks. He
reached the bottom, took the dog In
his arms, tied the rope around his body
and was drawn to safety by the men
above
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
ROYAL FAMILIES NOT so oLo.

Mikado Dean Of Them All 40 Far a.
Ancestry IL Concerned.
When IL comes to "old families" the
Mikado Of Japan can fairly assert that
his family stands at the head Of the
list, for his ancestors have been rulers
Of japan for 1850 years. according to
fairly we'll authenticated geneal.
ogy.
This would place the first ruler Of
the family in the year GAG Il. c.. and
make him a contemporary Of Nebuch.
adnezzar's father.
Extraordinary as this claim TO an.
Gent lineage IL. there seems to be no
valid reason for doubling 1t, and the
Mikado always begins his proclama-
tons with Seated on our ancestral
throne from time immemorial."
The Gear IL a mere mushroom com.
pared with the Asiatic ruler as regards
family.
The best he can do in the way Of an.
cestry IL to trace back TO Michael Ro.
manor. who became Car In 1918. only
few years before the Pilgrim Fathers
landed on Plymouth Rock.
And the Car can claim descent from
the Romanoffs only through . round.
about way. rs the male NE of the
house came to an end in 1880, and the
direct female line expired in 1862. II
years before the American Declara.
ton Of Independence.
The reigning family OF China is even
more modern than that Of the Car
Though the Chinese Emperor claims
TO be descended from the Sun. histori-
cally his family Is younger than that
Of Mayhower descendant. He IL de.
scended from Manchu chief. who
made his appearance in China in 1914.
and drove out the lawful sovereigns
Of the country.
This Manchu chief was n successful
soldier. and that IL oil that is known
about him.
He was. in all probability. what
would be called In these days a self.
made man.
Edward VII. II he were not king.
would be known as Mr.. Victim, for
that was his fathers family name.
His family trace back to 310, which II
pretty long way for European
King 10 60.
The Emperor william Of Germany.
X he were bound TO have a family
name. might call himself Mr.. Bur.
chard, for he is descended from Bur.
chardus, Of Zolorin. and Burchardus IL
nothing more than the Latin form OF
Burchard.
But people had no surnames In the
days when old Burchardus lived. and
when the family began to prosper and
built castle at HOhenzollern they
took their name from that place.
The Emperor goes back in his gen
calogy to 1861, the days Of BURGLAR.
dus.
The Emperor Of Austria calls him.
self n Hapsburg, but really the male
line Of the Hapsburgs became extinct
years ago, and he represents 1t only
through the female side. His family
name, IL he had one, would be Eber-
hardt or Everard, for II was man OF
that Eame who laid the foundations
OF the fortunes OF the family In the
male line In Alsace in the ninth cen.
fftrv
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
TO RESCUE A DOG.

New jersey Man Risked His IAfs In .
Dangerous Chassn.
1t was strange piece OF heroism
which has brought newspaper fame to
Henry Bile, Of Lake View. n. J. A
few days ago he was passing over a
bridge ut Paterson. N. j.. spanning
a chasm in which the falls Of the Pas.
sale leap and foam. Down among the
rocks he could hear the cries Of dog
and, pecring down. he could zee tiny
speck Of life moving about near the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
NEW Works. owARFeo SPIRES.
Modern skyscrapers BeiittIe the State
" GOthiCs.

One OF the most notable effects OF
the high and massive modern arch,.
lecture in New York has been the
dwarfing OF Gothic church spires. Old
Trinity spire, which dozen years ago
was landmark for the region all
about New York bay, has long been
made insignificant 10y the marble pack
ing boxes, some Of them exceeding II
in height with which II is surrounded.
The noble view up Wall street, which
the artists have done much TO perpet-
nate, still remains, but there l. hardly
another point from which the most
beautiful spire In the city can be seen
10 advantage. Grace splre still dom
mates the view up Broadway, but that
church pays a large annual rental to
prevent construction on the front of
the lot 10 the south, which Is used in
summer for an open.alr restaurant.
Everywhere the Gothic spires are
being crowded about and belittled by
the pressure OF business and the many
stored architecture OF the day. But
the most notable victory over the ira
d!tonaI spire ~ IN tue case or Dr.
i'arkhurst's Madison avenue church.
The present edifice, hemmcd In on two
sides by skyscraplng Office building,
which belittles It's spire, has been sold
across Twenty-fourth street. Obvious,
IS Gothic architecture and spire
would be at the same disadvantage on
that lot as the present spire Is on the
other eide Of the street. SO the archi-
tect has designed a church which is
Cor!nthian In its main features, but
with the addition Of dome. 1t will
look like bank rather than the con-
ventional church, but II will suit the
situation, and II IL only one example
Of the extent to which the American
school OF business architecture Is mod
flying the ideals OF church builders.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
KING OF BELLS.
SCAR koiokol," Which Now stands ID
the krcmlin Of Moscow.

WIG VI NAOSCOws
In Moscow on granite petissta:
ut the foot Of the belfry towes Of wan
the Great. in the Kremlin. stands the
Car Kolokol. the King Of Bells. In
the sixteenth century the art Of cast.
ing bells was brought to perfection in
Russia, and Olearius, Secretary TO a
Dutch Embassy to Moscow in 1895,
asserts that great bell was cast in
the reign of Boris Godunof. During a
fire in the reign Of Alexis this bell fell
to the ground and was broken. IN
1864 It was recast and. weighed 1885,
coo pounds. In 1874 1t was suspended
from wooden beam at the foot Of the
tower, from whence II fell on June ~.
100. during a fire. Its fragments lay
on the ground until the reign Of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
Prayers No Longer Needed.

A preacher, who went to Kentucky
parish where the parishioners bred
horses, was asked to invite the pray.
ers of the congregation for Lucy Grey.
He did 80. They prayed three Sun.
days for Lucy Grey. On the fourth
hc was told ne need not do II any
more. why" said the preacher, "is
she dead?' mo" answered the man,
"shs won the Derby"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04

All the paraphernnlia Of a civil Ell.
gineer isn't In II with the strong right
arm of Il young man when 1t comes to
locating the girls waist line.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04
A Useful Art.

Fair painter hope you don't mind
my sketching In your field.
Farmer-LOr', no, missile! You keep
the birds on the peas better'n a Ordl.
nary scarecrow.--Stray Stories.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-04

When a woman wears a low neck
dress and hat, II suggests the idea
that size has started To bed and forgot
ten To remove bar bat