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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-25
LANGLOIS PLEADS GUILTY.
Wa. Charged with burglary mt Strong
Hardware Co.'s Warehouse.

Edward Langlois, one OF the men ar
rested by Sheriff Horton on charge of
burClariZne the warehouse of the
strong Hardware company and stealing
about $lO0 worth of building material.
was in city court Saturday and pleaded
guilty to an Information filed against
him by States Attorney leary. lie was
sentenced to serve not less than IL
nor more than IS months in the House
of Correction.
Morris Brown was arrested on a sim
liar charge, but he waived examination
and furnished bail for his appearance
at county court, LanSlois at first dem
led his guilt. but later decided to take
his sentence now instead OF trusting to
a county court jury, Brown claims
Langlois was responsible for the bur
glary and that he knew nothing about
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-25

ADVERTISED LETTERS.
MEN 5 LIST.

List OF letters remaining uncallcd for in
the burlington and Winooski postofficcs
for the week ending February g. 1904:
MENS LIST.
Joseph Barrett. Henry G. Clark Dillon
& Hail. II. NJ. Gibson Edward Gingo. Geo.
r. Grey. W. w. Graft, Henry Iiibbard.
Harley $, Herrick, Charles konnoY. job
son Leohncr. Michael Mccarthy, William
Mnthewson, 4. w. Montague, Bernard f.
Martin, Private Robert q. Owens, Daniel
Towers, James s. Roberts, j. b. Wood
Charlie Blair f.. =. CadicuX. Anthony
Toohcy, Il. Lewenheim.
WOMES'S LIST.
Rose Eouchard, Miss Harriette Il. Doug
lass Mrs Jennie Dickinson. Miss Mary
Gendror, Mrs. Adelia II. Head, Mrs. Henry
jacques, Miss Clurenda l.abonte, Mrs
Charles Mitchell. Angelina Rivard. Mrs
+. Kicker. Miss Muriel st. Clair, Mrs. II.
Il. Youtt, Miss Emma Porter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-25
BANQUET TO CAPT. PROUTY.
Members of Company VI Express Re-
gard for Retiring Captain.

The members OF Company NJ together
with several former members rendered a
banquet to Capt. T.. -. Prouty, recently
resigned, Saturday evening at the Van
Ness House. Tho affair was complete
surprise to Captain prouty, who was in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-25

Marquis Ito now one of Japan's greatest
men was once "A stoWaway. \ plot to
assassinate him had been formed, and he
was hidden by lady, who was attached
to him, until he could he smusCled aboard
an English ship in a bale of silk. This
was in 1868 lie stayed Il year in Eng
land.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-25
THE FREE THURSDAY. FEBRUARY
MONSTER LOCOMOTIVES.
Engine md Tender ToEethcr VIII
weigh 4sO,0OO Pounds and VIII Pull
UnIcnrd-os Amount of Freight

Ten monster locomotives, the largest in
the world arc i'm process of construction
at the Baldwin works. Each Will be Ca
pable Of pulling a greater weight than
ever before accomplished by single
locomotive.
These machines are part OF an ordcr for
fifty placed by the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Pc Knilroad company, and the
work of construction is being rushed for
an early delivery. 1t Is expected that this
locomotive will prov" the beginning of an
epoch in railroad frciFhting which may
result IN the abolition OF thousands OF
smaller and weaker engines ny the large
railroad companies of this and other
countries
They are the product OF theory that
one gigantic locomotive. having the
power of two of the present average type.
can I've operated more cheaply than two
small. ones.
The ton locomotives will be able to pull
,0no tons of dead weight on level Grade.
If the first~class armorcd steel battle
ships Vermont, Connecticut, Kansas. and
Ohio were placed upon wheels on n level
track it is safe to say that they could be
pulled across the continent by the ten
locomotives a string of nfteen or twenty
of the ordinary type Of freight engines
would be required to pull similar
weight.
COMBINED WEIGHT $4,000 POI DIS.
The weight of each nginc complete " i'll
hc about oSp,C00 pounds ana That of th"
tender about 200 600 pounds. Their speed
will be much greater than that of freight
locomotives now used in pulling tine ore
trains of the Santa Fee road and their
cost than that of the best freight engine
now on the road.
From tho time the first cast was made
until the first shipment shall start over
the rails fer the southwest fifty days
will have elapsed = force Of about 49,
900 mon assist in the construction OF
each of these engines. the thousands of
pieces of iron aud steel being directly
handled by at least half that number.
Although Of the same width of the
smaller engines and adapted to the
/ same tracks. the new type IL much
longer and hcigher than the others. and
when placed beside one of the old-stYlo
locomotives the latter appears Il piSmy
! lniccd. Tho most DISTINGUISHING fci.-
| lures beside the size arc the tandem
cylinders and the immense DRIVING
wheels. The high-rrcssure cylinders IRE
| placed well forward. and Just back OF
them are the low preslros. a man OF
| average height standing beside one OF
the great driving wheels would not rcacl
| to the top rim, for each of the drivers
is about eighteen feet in circumference
| '"''' "Te I'VE F"'iS 80 VI ",'" ~ Wv
tN'rcihe iro'it Vi '"e '"s''e 10 " pan
vi P,nH W"'tia' ,,. IT,. A.,
i''lo'e leaNi"s ne Paw" III 'n'i, ~
Yen great i"co"'otN"s Wih "'"o"u'H W
! OF the Eastern railroads.
MONSTER PASSENGER Loco
MOTIVES
inc othHr forty locohotlNcs VIII ne %
the balanced compound type, slmlIar II
many respects to the fr'nch Engines ne
drivers VIII nc ~ incheS III ua''et"r dn'
inc cylinders j. ana > lhcheS. win 4 :
men piston stroke. lhey are designed u
attain a speed OF eighty miles an hou
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-25

Senator Anl<onv understands the Indian
language perfectly. and acted as inter
prefer the other day in WASHINGTON when
a group of Yakima Indians were present.
ed to the President st the White House
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-25
WHENCE THEIR CIIEsTINEss.

Jagglcs-Writers OF tho present day
often assert that they are better edu-
Gated than their predecessors. DO you
know on what ground they base their
claims?
Wasgles-PerhaW it's on account OF
Chaucer's spol4a, and Shakespeare
handwriting Town NTopicst
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
WHAT IT WILL MEAN
 TO INSTALL METERS,

Boarding house keepers, nverymen, saloon keepers and owners of com mercial blocks of every description will be Interested to know that the city has decided to install meter in all such places so that henceforth the department will not be concerned in the matter of leaking faucets and closets. This will cause some folks to pay more water rentS and in turn those who use it will have to come down more generously for rent and board and other things. If not, where are the people who own the buildings, feed the boarders and pass out "chasers" going to wind up? Citizens may talk as they please, but 1t is go- ing to cost more right along unless the city establishes flat rate and that is something nobody ever will see in this town.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
Poisoning the Rabbits.

An interesting implement for use in the perpetual warfare which the Aus tralians are forced to carry on against the swarms of rabbits which infest that country has lately been experimented with at Victoria. It consists of a cylinder filled with a poisonous liquid. with foot plate attached to 1t, which Is placed in any thickly infested spot. AS soon as a rabbit presses the plate 1t opens valve which sprinkles the animal with some of the poison. The rabbit then licks the poison off it's fur, and the farmer is re- leved of one more of his nestR
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30

difference of opinion was again ex- ! pressed, after which MT O'Neill took the floor again. He said that in the cases of the boys it would take four or i've months for the supreme court to reach the appeal in their cases, and for that reason 1t was withdrawn. MT ONeill said that he found since then that the supreme court decided a case exactly like the boys, that Thorpe's confession should not have been al lowed to the jury, and MT Kellogg said that all the papers should have been allowed in, according to the decision mentioned.
 MT O'Neil1, resuming, said that coun- sel for the boys had the right to ad- wise them to leave the state at the time they left and to keep out of it, because they might have been arrested on bench warrants. They also had the right to advise them to not testify, at least 1t was legal to do so. Con- cluding, he said 1t was simply ques- tion of what Vandemark's legal rights in the matter are. He did not charge MT Kellogg with over seriousness in the prosecution of the cases, "but," said he, ''there are those who say that for over thirty years they have known Of no cases for perjury being in the courts and they ask now why is this man prosecuted? Isn't there some anxiety, some desire to single out this case because on one side there are the labor unions and on the other side are the great corporations
 The court then spoke. He said ''there was no unusual penalty imposed in this case, no severity in the sen- tence. The court,' he said, tried to be 1enient where he could, but the due administration of justice requires that the motion be denied, and it is so de- nied.''
 Court then adjourned to next Tues, day morning, when Judge Thayer will preside.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
DECISION AGAINST
 BELFIT APPEAL.

After being out only seven minutes the jury in the superior court yester- day returned verdict for the appellee in Mrs Nellie Belfit's appeal from pro- bate. The verdict was not a surprise to those who had watched the case. Mrs Belfit contended that Mrs Mary A. Chipman, her grand aunt, made her will under the undue influence of cer- tain relatives, to the loss and damage of herself. She also contended that Mrs Chipman was of unsound mind and capacity owing to old age and con- sequent inf1rmities There was no
 notice of appeal given. t
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
Machine with Fingers.

Among the latest machines Is . device for feeding and removing sheets to and from platen job-printing press which is described as startlingly un. canny machine. It consists of two arms which possess reaching and retractine movement resembling that Of a human arm, and each of which terminates ir five long, crooked fingers, the graspina power of which depends upon an auto Imatic suction force in the finger-tips The arms work alternately; one delivers the blank sheets, and the other removes them as they are printed and deposits them on a platform.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
American Ratffum.

The chief source of raddum is pitch' blende, European mineral, but lately it has been found that an American min eral from Utah, carnolite, yields sufa. cient radium to make it a practicable source from which to obtain that sub. stance. The activity of radium from carnolite is said, however, to be inferior to that obtained fom pitchb1ende. Prof
 Curie, the discoverer of radium, has said that some excellent radioactive pitch. blende had come to him from Colorado
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
CONNECTICUT VISITORS,

Among visitors at the capital are: Mir and Mrs l.. O. Clark of Plants vile, MT and Mrs N. O. Spencer of Hartford and Charles B. Chase, also of Hartford. at the Willard; A. H. En- ory, jr, of Stamford, at the Shoreham; James Hotel, of Hartford, at the Cochran; 0. W. Sponsel, of Hartford, at the St James; MT and Mrs William l.. Bidwell, of Windsor, at the Metro polftan
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
Pr.mar.en so parler,. wax.

ALBANY, N. r., March 3O-Indorse- ment of Judge Alton B. Parker as New York's candidate for the Demo cratic presidential nomination has been assured by the primaries held in the most important counties of the state. There will be an overwhelming majority in the Democratic state con- vention in favor of instructing the New York delegates to the national convention to present Judge Parkers name and to use every effort to place him at the head of the national ticket.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
GRANTED A PENSION.

The senate committee on pensions has reported favorably on the bill granting pension of SIT per month to William Berkley of Waterbury. Berkley served in Go H, 21st Connec- tfcut Volunteers. The committee has also reported favorably on the bill granting a pension Of SPA to William York of Middlebury. who served in Go F, 9th Connecticut Volunteers. Both bills have already passed the house.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
Are You. Ready for
 Easter? !"

!. Did you get all the necessary wear ing apparel for yourself and your fam ny? If not, why do you wait?
 You probably cannot spare all the money yet.
 Well, that is just the point we wish to advise you on.
 Come to us, get what you need. when you need it. and pay later. But before you come to buy of us look around at the goods and prices dis played in the cash stores, and then we shall have no trouble to sell to you.
 If We cannot fit you out of our large and choice stock, our manufacturing and tailoring establishment on the premises enables us to make your clothes to order. Therefore do not wait; come now and be ready for Easter on time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Enthusiastic Meeting of Local Demo-
 crats-TerryvilIe for Hearst.

The meeting called by the demo cratic committee, held last night in the city court room, attracted a large attendance. Chairman Burns called the meeting to order at S:3O o'clock, and stated that the end in view was to get an expression of opinion from democrats regarding the best method to pursue with reference to formulat- ing new rules for the government or the party in Waterbury and also to bring about harmony among all ele- ments. Attorney Thoms made short address in the course of which he de monstrated the folly of democrats standing apart and letting the other fellows ride to victory through their shattered files. He wanted all dem ocrats to get into line and be prepared to present solid front to the opposl- ton at the next election. MT Thoms concluded by moving that a commit tee of six. one from each ward, and the chairman, be appointed by the meeting to prepare 8 set of rules Tor the government of the democratic party and report to a meeting to be held Monday evening, April Il. The motion was seconded.
 Attorney J. M. Lynch said he was in
  pressed by Mir Thoms and added that the principles Of Ehe democratic party are too great to be made shuttlecock of by everybody that comes along. He believed that democrats had been standing apart too long and hoped to see harmony and party success the watchwords from now on. MT Lynch suggested that tha committee be named by the chair instead of by the house, because he thought that with g. little time to think the matter over the chair would be more likely to get bet ter members than would be picked up hurriedly by the meeting. This idea prevailed and a motion to that effect was passed, the understanding being that the commftte consist of one from each voting district and the chairman. John T. Daily inquired if this commit tee was expected to report back to an adjourned meeting. He was assured that this was the intention. At this 1uncture a motion to adjourn was put and carried.
 The democrats of Terryville, last night, instructed the delegates to vote in the state convention at Hartford for such delegates to the national con- yention who will favor the nomina- tion Of William Randolph Hearst for president.
 The republican primaries were held fin New Haven last night to elect 92 delegates to the town convention. The Ullman fatcion carried 12 out of the 15 wards, but every ward was closely contested by the Blakeslee-Isben fac ton. The Ullman factions majority is about 8 to 1 in the convention (Which will be held Thursday evening in Republican hall. The Blakeslee- Isbell faction is booming Judge Cleaveland for governor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
,wnl Be Polish Countess Gizyclxi.

'Wnl Be Polish Countess Gisyckf.
 WASHINGTON, March 30.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson have announc- cd the engagement of their daughter, Miss Eleanore Patterson, to Count Joseph Gizycki of St. Petersburg. The count Is a native of Poland, where he owns many landed estates and main tafns very fine stud of horses. It was a mutual love of sport which brought the two young people to- 9ether
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
ExDe~t YachtEman Very Low.

TORONTO, March 30.-Nmilius Jar vss, the well known yachtsman, skip per of all the Canadian boats in the contests for the Canada's cup, is very low from tuberculosis and not expected to recover.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30

The democrats of Terryville, last night, instructed the delegates to vote in the state convention at Hartford for such delegates to the national con- yention who will favor the nomina tion Of William Randolph Hearst fol president.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
Payne's conaition 1nnprovfnw.

WASHINGTON, March 30. = Post master General Payne sat up for some lime and is able to move about with ont the use of Tutches. It was his begt day since hhI attack began.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-30
Easter Blossoms

Immense stock of all Easter blooming pants consisting of Lilies of which have over two thousand pos wi& from to 10 blooms and buds each Azaeas, the fi
 est have had; Hyacinths Tulips paffods Valley thousands of them in all sizes, Spiraea whole house full of them and they fine. Violet Plants, loaded with bloom Special prices to churches Call and what we have.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18
The Review of Reviews for February.

The February Review of Reviews is
another notable triumph in monthly
journalism. Almost every topic treated
in this number is directly related to the
news of the month. The far Eastern
crisis and its bearings on American trade
interests are editorially, discussed in the
department devoted to 1.-The Progress of
the World" n Orea as the Prize OF War"
is the subject of an illustrated arr icle OF
great value by the Hon. J. SlOat Fassett;
"The Railways of China are described
by DR.. Arthur j. Brown; Governor Taft's
administration in the Philippines. Just
closed. is reviewed by Frederick " Nash;
EntomOlogist Howard, of the United
States Department of Agriculture, writes
on the Mexican cOttOn-boll weevil, which
recently caused an extra session of the
Louisiana Legislature, as well as spe-
cial appropriation of $3.50, 900 by Con-
gress; MIR. W. T. Stead sketches the per-
sonalities of the three commissioners who
have been intrusted by the government
with the practical reconstruction of the
British army system; Mr.. John S. Wise
contributes sympathetic character
sketches OF the two great Confederate
chieftains who died early in January
Generals Gordon and Longstreet; the re-
cent New Orleans meetings of the Ameri-
, can Historical, Economic, and Political
Science associations are described; the
Panama situation and Wall Streets re-
lation to Presidential politics are treated
by the editor; and in the Review series
OF illustrated papers on American indus
trial development. Mr.. Philip Eastman
contributes an interesting account of
windmill Irrigation in Kansas" Many
other timely topics are covered by the
cartoon department and by the " Leading
Articles OF the Month";" Periodicals Re-
viewed, New Books" etc.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18
Gen. Robert E. Lee.
y OrfOlk Landmark.

Norfolk Landmark.
In the perspective of the eye, the
farther we are removed from a great
thing, the smalleri appears. Not SO
with the perspective of the mind,
which is the truer one. Therefore, as
the years pass, the stature of Robert
b. Lee looms grander and grander,
and the world comes more eagerly to
do reverence to this unparalleled
combination of the goodness and
genius.
Lee had more brilliancy and gen
tleness than Washington, and more
quickness than Gustavus Adolphus,
both of&whom he resembled closely in
his personal rectitude and unswerv-
ing devotion to his duty as he saw it.
The character of the great Swede has
been linkened to a cube. always
equal and unruffied, always erect and
four-square to the buffetings of fate
Surely this comparison fits the char
acter OF the great Confederate chief
tain even more nearly than it does
that OF Gustavus Adolphus, who was
never tried in the crucible of final and
unavoidable defeat.
Alexander was debauchee, Hanni-
bal was cruel, Caesar and Napoleon
were ambitious for themselves, Fred
erick the Great was INSCRIPTIONS,
Marlborough was without a con-
science, Charles MI. was a mailman,
wellington was as hard as flint, and
everyone of them had the advantage
OF trained and seasoned troops, and
fine material equipment at the start.
Study the careers of all the other
great soldiers of history. A few of
them may have surpassed Lee in GER
tain points of genius, but each had
points of littleness and defect which
Lee did not have; and viewed as a
great man in the highest sense, Lee
has had no peer in secular history
except, perhaps, Pericles of Athens
The increasing interest with which
the world pays tribute to the memory
of>RObert E. Lee is a notable proof
OF those undying lines of Shirley's:
Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet and blossom in the dust
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18
Boys and Cigarettes.

Kansas City World.
1t must be uniyers, lily admitted
that the ma iority OF young boys ad-
dicted to cigarettes ar, generally re-
garded as bad boys 1t is an avo-
cation that does not lily itself with
the high virtues of manly youth. 1t
leads to bad associat ions, and bad
environment. He must be /, strange
boy indeed who can derive moral
and physical good from cigarettes.
Opium is like whiskey-it creates
an increasing appetite that grows
with what it feeds upon. Even pure
tobacco has the same effect.
The growing boy who let's tobacco
and opium get a hold upon his senses
is never long in coming under the
dominion OF whiskey. too.
Tobacco is the easiest and most
direct road to whiskey. When opium
is added, the young mans chance of
resisting physical, mental and moral
harm is slim indeed.
1t is deadly combination in most
cases. There are few, if any, cases in
which it is not more or less harmful.
Stomach and nerves and will power
weakened for life is the common re-
suit, even though the habits finally be
mastered
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18
Above Partisan Politics.
Concord Tribune.

Concord Tribune
The Tribune is disposed to endorse
Senator Simmons position on the
Panama treaty. Unless something
should yet develop showing bad faith
on the part of the administration we
cannot see why the Senator should
not vote for the treaty. For the
Senate to fail to confirm the treaty
means a very unsatisfactory situa-
ton, with no feature of the situation
improved. The question is one above
partisan politics, and in voting for
the ratification of the treaty Mr..
Simmons is taking such a stand as
any patriotic, statesman-Hke Sena-
tor can stand by, and is also acting
in line with the great majority of the
American people who would vote
overwhelmingly for it's ratification.
Whoever thinks i'll of Mr.. Simmons
position should read his speech on
the floor OF the Senate a few DAYS
ago.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18

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,,an to MANAGE business in this county al
adjoining territory for house OF solid MAJ
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