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vaccinatinE Dogs.

The veterinary surgeon was vaccinat.
ing big Newfoundland dog. The ami
NAL was muzzled. and an assistant held
its head. a space the size OF n silver
dollar was shaved clean on it's back,
and here the virus was being applied.
II choose this spot to work on" said
the surgeon, because the dog can't
scratch himself here. If vaccinatcd
him on the leg, he ould be apt to irri-
tate the wound and make 1t very sore
The vaccination of dogs is new" he
went on, but it is very good thing.
l wonder that it was never tried before.
Many valuable dogs have died from
time to time of smallpox. There have,
indeed, been cases where whole packs
of hounds have contracted the disease,
and their killing has been necessary.
l advocate every pups vaccination.
When dogs take smallpox, they take it
badly. Their death is nearly always
bound to follow. When they recover,
they are not dishgured, their hair hid
ing the peck marks, but they so seldom
recover that this fact hardly counts
for much. Vaccination is the thing for
valuable dogs. "-Philadelphia Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21

The mutabilty Of the United States
senate is well illustrated by musty
roll coll discovered last week 1t was
used Ian. 81, 1877. some twenty six
years ago. The roll shows seventy-hve
names. or these but five are now
members Of the senate-Allison. Cock.
rell. Jones Of Nevada, Mitchell and
Teller. Allison and Cockrell are the
only ones who have served continuous
~ since that date. On the roll call are
the names Of Bayard. Blaine. Burnside.
Conliling Frelinghuyscn, Hamlin, In
gals, Logan. Mcdonald. Morrill,, Ogles-
by salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, thur
man and Window.
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Chinese Summing,

A Chinese woman, young and pretty,
with girl companion of about her
own age, was making a tour of inspec-
ton through New York. 1t could not
be determined by an onlooker what
her object might be. She was intensely
interested in the skyscrapers and went
In and out of buildings with the activ-
ity and persistency of book agent
However, she carried nothing in her
hand but paper fan, which she
opened and closed daintily with rat
tie OF Jade bracelets. She and her
friend went in and out Of elevators AMI
rode to giddy heights. With no purpose
that any one could detect they peered
here and peeped there, all of the time
opening and shutting doors with sly
eagerness and much curiosity. Finally
some one who had met them repeated
ly in the course Of the day asked what
they were doing. The Chinese maid
answered quick as fash, me all the
same Summing today" - New York
Herald.
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AN INGENIOUS ROBBERY.
Now 100000 was stolen From A.
irish stagecoach.

Now 100000 was stolen From Al
irish stagecoach.
In the first quarter Of the past CEN
tury 1t became necessary for tho Bank
Of ireland, at Belfast. to tend a large
sum of money in notes to its branch Of
Armagh to meet a special requirement
there, the amount to be RENTED being
almost 100000.
Only two courses were open to the
management to effect this, one being
to send IL special messenger In post
chaise and the other to send the con-
signment by the ,hailcoach. The latter
was the mode Of transportation chosen.
The coach left Belfast on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at IL o'clock
noon, returning from the archiepisco-
pal city each Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
On the previous afternoon Of the day
in question n stranger called at the
coach office and booked four inside
seats to Armagh, paying for them In
advance. Just prior to the starting Of
thC COuCu JWO luCi Otiy RuS ah up
pearancc. explaining that the other
two passengers would join them en-
route at a place beyond Lisburn. The
mailcoach was In charge of John By
ers. an old and trusted servant Of his
employer and the premier whip on
that coach line.
The leathern wallet containing the
notes was handed TO him by an official
Mt the bank, who instructed him under
no circumstances to lose sight of II till
1t reached its destination. He duly
gave effect to his Instructions placing
the wallet in the front boot, as it was
called, underneath the driving seat
and where the coach "dined." having
his dinner brought out and eating it
on the box.
When the coach arrived at the rem.
devious beyond Lisburn. the two in
side passengers confreres were not to
be seen. After waiting few moments
both guard and driver said 1t was i'm.
possible TO wait longer. and the two
inside must either continue their jour.
ney or remain behind. After some de-
muir they chose the latter alternative
and retraced their steps toward Lis.
burn.
When the coach arrived Mt Armagh,
to the horror and CONSERVATION Of
those in charge it was discerned that
the wallet containing the consignment
was missing. The cloth In the inside
had been cut. the hair stuffing removed.
and the dividing panel between it and
the boot had been sawed through and
the wallet distracted.
The whole robbery had been careful
~ planned. After abstra citing the wal
let the thieves replaced the panel and
stuffing and sewed up the cloth again,
so that should any one go inside en-
route no disturbance would be percep-
tible. 1t was asccrtained that the
thieves obtained conveyance in Lis
burn, drove to Belfast. where they ne
gotiated the notes for draft on Glas-
gov, made their way to Donaghadee.
thence to Portpatrick and eventually
to Glasgow.
They were never captured. and to
the present day it has remained a pro-
found mystery how the information
was obtained that the remittance was
to be forwarded london Tit Bits.
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Growing Children

In children at the growing PERIOD"
we are assured by recent medical
writer, weight is quite the most i'm
portnnt indication of general health
that we can nave. The importance of
keeping careful and systematic rec
ord of weight mt this time cannot be
exaggerated. Such observations. TAX
en-. say, at intervals of two weeks
apart for several years are of great
value to the physician in furnishing in
formation regarding the child's real
condition of health. A growing child,
the writer goes on to say, should weigh
mt five about Il pound for every inch Of
its height, and after this the increase
should be about two pounds per inch
of growth or little more. When
weight exceeds this it is rather a sign
e( good health than otherwise.
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THE HOUSE SURGEON.
He Is a Boon md Blessing to
Guests In Big Hotels,

NuestS tOtcls.
All the principal hotels in New York
employ house surgeon. They do not
pay him a salary, but merely provide
him with n sleeping apartment and Of
fee. In return he treats the ills and
aches Of the staff, from the head men
down to the kitchenmaid. This Is not
a particularly easy task, as there are
from 800 to 800 men ard women on
the pay roll Of the large hotels. Hard
ly day passes that he does not pre-
scribe for score or more Of the en-
ployees. Cuts. falls, bruises, scalds
and scratches follow each other with a
rapidly that would give nervous pros
tration to any one whose training did
not fit him to cope with just such con-
tingencics, says the New York Times.
To the hotel guests the house surgeon
is II necessity. Transients from out OF
town frequently need his services.
not wisely. but too well. summon him
to straighten them out. Women who
overent ami overshop are good custom
ers. Then there are the hysterical wonl-
an, her nervous sister and the woman
who insists that she has been poisoned
Just because too free an Indulgence In
ice water has made her feel uncOm-
Portable.
To all these the house surgeon Is
boon and a blessing, and rs they invn-
riably reward him with fat fee he
does not grumble when reused from
his beauty sleep. lie aims to be all
things to all men. When his patient
happens to be rabid homeopathist,
he does not air his private views OH
the superiority Of allopathy, or vice
versa.
But 1t Is when an attempt at suicide
is made that the house surgeon is most
useful. Accidents of this kind will
sometimes occur In the best regulated
hotels, and If the attempt is discovered
within n reasonable time the heroic
efforts thnt are made to save the man
or woman are frequently successful.
The surgeon arrives on the scene
with the least possible delay. In the
midst of all the fuss. worry and OK
element he Is calm and capable, and
his skllful hands often bring back the
patient from the shadow Of death. He
is discretion itself, and 1t sometimes
happens that the frustrated attempt to
die never reaches the public ear
His position Is profitable and pleas
ant. If he Is not naturally courteous,
adaptable and of good address, he
quickly acquires these qualities. He
dresses in the best taste and Is seen In
the dining rooms and along the corri-
doris of the hotel. In this way he be-
comes familiar figure TO the guests,
and II gives them q feeling Of security
to know that he Is within reach to min
lister to their physical ailments, real or
imaginary, whenever they choose to
send for him.
The house surgeon never has to wor-
ry about bad debts, as have his less
fortunate brethren. The hotel manage
ment charges for his services in Its
regular bill and sees to it that the prop
err fee IL forthcoming. - Detroit Free
Press
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The will of the late archbishop Of
Canterbury clearly proves that the day
when bishops used to amass huge for.
tunes IS past. DIR. Temple left only
$4,000, sum which represents but
slightly more than his income as arch
bishop for one year. There is certain
~ no profession In England other
than the church in which a man Of DR..
Temples ability, who worked like n
slave for nearly sixty years, would
have made so little money. His prcde.
cessor. Archbishop Benson left almost
twice as much - viz, $4,000, which,
oddly enough, is also the sum left by
Archbishop TAFT. The largest fortune
left by any bishop Of late years was
the f72,O00 which Dr. Walshan How
beQuea Taller.
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MAGIC MIRRORS.
How Instruments Used by MaGicians
and Swindlers Are Made.


and Swindlers Are Made.
The aphorism of Barnum that the
public loves to be humbugged finds H.
lustratlon in the success Of the oculists
In this country who sell magic mir
rors" to credulous individuals for IS
and $40 which cost one.tenth those
agures.
Some of these charlatans with sub
lime assurance have called the law to
their aid to protect them from rivals
or, it may be, 10 add prestige to their
merchandise, as several of the mirrors
are, or claim to be, covered by letters
patent, copyright or trademarks.
The mirror makers can justify their
calling with presidents numberless.
The belief that bit Of bright metal or
glass could be so charged by the black
art that 1t would reflect in visible form
the invisible things or beings about as
is as old as civilization. Egypt and
Babylon, Persia and India. Japan and
China, have made and used these oc-
cult instruments from early times.
Those which are made In the fur east
possess qualities which at one time
were puzzling, but which, when the
secret was discovered, were found in
genious affiliations Of optical laws.
The simplest is the japanese lucky
mirror, fair model Of which the writ.
er saw in Broadway shop couple
of days ago. This Is fat plate and
handle made Of metal resembling
steel. One side Is so highly FURNISHED
that it reflects as we'll as the best sill
Yer backed looking glass. The reverse
is chased in low relief with figures of
vines, birds. clouds and ideographs or
talismans. When employed in the usu-
al fashion. 1t does not differ from an
ordinary mirror, but when large
beam of light is thrown upon it and re-
Elected upon a dark wall or ceiling in
the reflected circle appears luminous
face. telegraph or other figure. The
result Is secured in the original weld
ing OF casting Of the mirror. when a
piece Of metal Of different composition
shaped like the figure 1t is to produce
is fused into the circumjacent mass.
similar effect is produced in sill
vered mirrors by just laying on the re-
fecting character in one kind Of tinfoil
and filling in the rest of the surface
with foil Of the same appearance, but
different rejecting quality. Akin to
this style Of work are the magic lac
quers which at certain oblique angles
disclose figures and lines which are in
visible when looked upon at right an
giles to the lacquer's surface. oldest
of the oriental mirrors are those set Mt
the bottom Of n cylinder or truncated
cone whose surface IS waved or undu-
lating. The base reflects In ordinary
manner: the sides In such n fashion as
TO produce foci or focal circles at vari-
Gus points. From one point Of view
the locker sees faint halo about his
face at the bottom of the cylinder:
from second point misty human
face alongside Of his own; from Il third
face looking ut him through his re-
fiected eyes.
The principle which underlies these
odd images Is the same as that used
by Cooke and Maskelyne in London in
producing their GHOSTS" and seems to
have been employed with great skill
by Caglostro in the eighteenth cen.
tury.-New York Post.
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INTENSIVE READING,
Fails Juvenile Concentrated His su,
feOte with n Vem~aanc>

Fails Juvenile ncentrated His Sub.
jeOts with . venWsance.
A Chicago merchant found his Of.
nce boy often engaged in reading in
such an absorbed way that he deter.
mined to encourage such a good habit,
thinking the reading was beneficial.
On questioning the boy, lie was aston.
ished to find what had occupied oil his
spare time and asked him for a list of
the books he had read recently. Here
Is an exact copy Of the list as written
in the boys own hand. In spite of
through, for only in this way can ono
get the FULL cumulatcd effect. copy
as accurately as possible. The num-
bers probably refer to certain volumes
III some series or library"
james Boys or the bandit Last Shot
2 Chasing the James Boys or Detective
dangerous Case
The James Boys and Pinkerton or
Frank and Jesse as detective
The Man from nowhere and his ad.
ventures with Jesse
s Jesse james and siroc or a chase for
q horse
The James Boys In Texas
26 The James Boys In deadwood
80 The James Boys Blunder
Sc The James Boys in danger
40 The James Boys Mistake
As The james Boys Island
80 The James Boldest Raid
IS The James Boys dead Shot
GO The James Boys and the Box Of dia.
monds
65 The James Boys Bad Luck
G. The James Boy Surrender or Carl
Greens First Triumph
g Tho James Boy In tho Mountain or
Carl Greene the detective Great Surprise
The Bradys and the Factory Girl or a
Secret of a poison envelope.
This is what you might call concen-
tratcd or intensive reading. There is
no scattering over the broad field Of
adventurous heroes. With one exccp-
ton. in which he has gone astray on
the Bradys and the Factory Girl, the
devoted young student has been as
steady to his subject rs ever Carlyle
was to the adventurous Frederick or
Macaulay to the adventurous William
or Professor Sloan to the adventurous
Napoleon. He deserves this need of
praise. He has followed the advice so
often given to youthful readers not to
scatter their reading. but to choose
some subject and read it up thorough
ly
The writing shows that the boy is
not wholly illltcratc. for, while he has
no marks for punctuation or the pos
sessivc, every word Is spelled correctly.
He has probably gone through the
sixth grade of public school, perhaps
higher and he is a type of thousands
We arc turning them out In great num-
bcrs. destined to vex the souls of Har-
wards presidents years to come. We
are teaching them the simple art OF
reading. but either from not holding
the pupil long enough or from some
internal defect we are not teaching
taste and judgment. President Eliot
was right when he said lately that the
products Of our schools love cheap
shows and gaudy literature.-The Pub.
10
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21

Lord Bowen amused the house Of
lords few years ago by witty con-
demnation Of "uncritical and unneces-
snry centenaries." A centenary is near
at handHThich is not unnecessary, at
all events. In December, 1902 one
Mary Jones walked barefooted TWEEN.
ty-fve miles to the home Of Welsh
pastor, carrying her savings of six
years to exchange for n Bible. The
pastor had but one copy left, and that
had been promised to another person,
but he procured n copy for her. The
thought Of that long tramp haunted
the good Mr.. Charles. He rallied VII.
bcrforce, Zachary Hacauay and 9th.
ers to organize the British and Foreign
Bible society, which has since then is
sued over 175,OOO,000 Bibles and parts
Of the book in almost 800 different Ian
guages.
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MaIapropOs of Marriage.

Rear Admiral Frank Wildes who
died recently used to be fond of telling
OF great start that a Boston clergy
man once gave his congregation.
Il was born in Boston," Admiral
Nildes would say. "nnd in my boyhood
attended church there. Well. at church
one Sunday morning there was. it
seems couple to be married after the
service The minister made the an.
nouncement In this way:
"The parties that are to be Joined in
matrimony will present themselves i'm.
mediatcly after the singing of Hymn
No. 245-"Mistaken Souls That Dream
of Heaven."'"
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Ramona Picture In Dnnrer.

Art circles are much perturbed over
the prospective fate of the famous pic
ture by Tintoretto representing THE
Glory of the Blessed In Paradise"
which occupies the whole OF the east
wall Of the hall Of great council in the
palace of the doGes. This enormous
painting. said to be the largest in the
world, extends over n space Of about
2,l4O square feet and covers n frescO
painted by Guariento in HOO The
wall and Of course the frescO were
much damaged by the fire which broke
out in the palace in 1877. The defects
In the building, which have now been
discovered, have aroused some fear
lest the wall covered by Tintoretto's
PARADISE" may he seriously cracked.
orders were given for the picture to
be removed. and committee of Veno-
tan artists began the difficult task.
They We're, however, soon compelled
to desist and reported that owing to
the very bad condition Of the painting
its removal was almost impossible.
The choice Is offered either of spelling
the picture In order to examine and re-
pair the wall or of sparing the Tinto-
retto and risking further DANCE to the
fabric OF the palace of the doges.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21

Perhaps Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy Is
right in saying that we ought to ignore
birthdays and give no heed to the pass.
ing years. We imagine, however, this is
easier for Christian Scientists to do than
as to be compelled to fnce the stubborn
facts Of life. 1t is true. however, TINT
we ought not to measure age simply
by the year Of our birth. One may be
old at twenty-five or young at seventy.
It is largely n matter of the spirit
Christian Evangelist.
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NJ. Casimir-Pertcr,

NJ. CasimirFcrier is the only living
cX-prosldent OF the French republic
He was twcnty-threc years old when
the Franco Prussian war broke out
and took part in that conflict and in
the siege OF Paris. being decorated
with the Legion Of Honor ut its close.
He entered the chamber of deputies in
1874 ana became president in 1894, ia
succession to NJ. Cnrnot. who had been
assassinatcd, He served scarcely six
months. suddenly resigning in 1895.
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AN OHTIMIST.

He'd ne'cr been introduced 20 her.
But when he'd seen her from afar.
Her beauty set his blood astr
And made him bold, as lovers are.
lie wrote and asked her for her hand;
So now he dwells in sweet content.
Because she never answered, ana
He's heard that silence gives consent
Brooklyn Eagle
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21

Emma-And, Charlie. dcar. would
you have really shot yourself il had
refused You!
Charlie Indeed l would | had al.
ready sent to four houses for price lists
Of revolvers
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A CheCkercd Cppee.

Manager Have you ever had any ex-
Perience on the stage?
chorus Girl have had all my ex.
(Periences ON the stage, sirl-Brooklyn
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Mr.. llott-Why did YOU turn away tho
man ! sent To Xix the doorhel?
Mrs. llogt-Why did you send such a
shabby imposter? Why. he claimed he
WAS an electrician, but he fatty admitted
he had never been electrocuted-
natl Commercial Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21

Dearborn Do you know the seven
wonders OF The world?
Wabash Wcl | know three of them.
"Only threct'
Yes; I've only been married three
times. you know"
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ONE ADVANTAGE.

i<nicker-Do you believe In a college ed
ucntion?
l'ocker-Ies; il teaches a boys father
how TO take care of his moncy.-L!fe.
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Fire nnd sword are but Slow cuvnca
Of destruction in comparison With the
babbler ';'r'''
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BOBBY,

Here. Bobby, you have forgotten to
pack up your toothbrush
Bobby-But | thought was going on a
vacation Life.
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KEPT HIMSELF INFORMED.

flehSe, mother says, can you let her
ave arr ounce of this ore radum she
ave read so much about in the papers,"
Punch
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Avoiding the Mulc'a Hccla.

a prosperous Chicago business man
in the lobby OF the Fifth Avenue hotel
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BREN'ITIES.

lndiscretion is the better part of love.
Mrs, Newhride--Do you keep cook?
Mrs. oldwed-No' Docs anybody?
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PLAINLY INEXPERIENCED.

doctors wealth; il-gotten gains
Life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-10
Scarfs and Shan1s.
mountains. and sent the children OF the
wild into safe retreat.
MUSIC IN THE AIR,

Music has filled the air by night. and
the ballroom again wears It's gala dress.
Tennis and love arc again cons0rt-
Ing on the green slipping lawn. while
clock-golf. whist and euchre are setting
the pace, The devil Is here! Our
thoughtful host. Mr., Phil II. Brown. has
bought him for the entertainment OF his
guests. and the old gentleman in tho
guise Of a boys top. makes merry among
men. and knocks them out inst as he does
In r.,l life. The game is shovel and en-
citing, and the popularity Of the devil
among tho tailors" is secured.
The Blue Ridge Spring, clear. cold and
curative. Is n mecca to tho guests. who
are in search Of either health or appe-
tito, Blue Ridges long sustained repu-
tation for daintiness and comfort is being
lived up TO In u royal way. and the COM
forts of home are delightful realities"
THE FIRST. GERMAN.
Blue Ridge as usual leads in the first
german OF the season. with the Roanoke
German Club, to grace the occasion with
twenty-thrce couples. and 4 generous
! supply Of stays.
| The clubs special train arrived ut nine.
| and AT nine-thrty the ball was on, With
Mr.. S. r. lfIggat. tho president OF the
club. doing the horors in his usual mas
terly way. No need~to-t.all 1t success.
for every one knows that when youth
| and beauty meet. the hours ny With fairy
4 feet wi
/ Arrivals are tho topic of the day. and
4 some Of the late corners are. Mrs, Jpo
4 Currie and Miss Fannl0 Lewis, Of Rich
mond; who are always sure OF warm
! welcome; DR.. and Mrs. Randolph Banks,