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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
WHAT a SIN INCH STREAM OF
WATER CAN DO.

Imagine Il perpendicular column of
water more than one-third of a mile high,
e inches in diameter at the top and "a
inches in diameter at the bottom. Those
remarkable conditions are complied with,
as far as power goes. in the Mill Creek
plant, which operates under a head of
$50 feet This iitte column of water
which. if liberated. would be Just about
enough to make small trout stream,
gives II capacity of 500 horsepower. or
enough power to run good-sized ocean
going vessel AS the water strikes tho
buckets of the water wheel it has a pres
sure $50 pounds to the square inch. What
this pressure implies is evidenced by the
fact that tho average locomotive carries
steam at pressure of 100 to 200 pounds
to the square inch. Were this stream. as
it issues from the nozzle, turned upon Il
hillside, the earth would fade away be-
fore it like snow before a jet of steam.
Huge boulders big as the city offices.
would tumble into ravnes with as lit
tie effort clover burr is carried be-
fore the hydrant stream on front lawn.
Brick walls would crackle like paper, and
the highest sky-scrapers crumble before
a stream like that of the Mill Creek plant.
1t takes a powerful water wheel to
withstand the tremendous pressure. At
Butte Creek, California, Il single jet of
water. six inches in diameter, issues from
the nozzle Mt the tremendous velocity of
10.GO feet minute. 1t impnges on tina
buckets of what is said to be the most
powerful single water wheel ever built,
causing the latter to travel at rate Of
81 miles an hour. making 400 revolutions
Il minute. This siX-inch stream has ca
pacity of 12,0n horsepower. The water
for operating the plant Is conveyed from
Butte Creek through a ditch and dis
charged into Il regulating reservoir which
Is $50 feet above the power house. Two
steel pressure pipe lines. 30 inches in di-
amcter, conduct the water to the power
house-Hamlton Wright, in the World
of To- Day. for October,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Dcad-game sports are anything but
dead ones.
A lunatic's trian of thought evidently
ran into an orer switch.
Society weddings come under the head
Of fashionable ties.
Life is mostly devoted to attempts TO
Obtain the unattainable.
A girl with pretty teeth never misses
an opportunity to giggle.
Most people overestimate their sorrows
and undcrvaue their joys.
diplomat is n man who gets what he
wants by pretending not to want it.
diplomat is man who loves mis-
mother-in-law il the old lady has money.
Beware of n man who is excessively
polite. He probably wants to make =
touch.
If man has money 10 burn. he can
easily find some woman who is willing
to furnish match.
The man who really leads the simple
life is usually too busy to waste any
time talking about it.
When 4 stad family man attempts to
iiirt. it's the cue for the other fellows to
got on the side track.
A millionaire. Alonzo is quite likely to
DC u I1dtl VINO pays taxes on Il hundred
thousand under protest.
There may be as good fish in the sea as
ever were caught-hut somehow they are
shy about swallowing your bait.
Some jokcrs are as artless as their
jokes are pointl'ss.
Lots of people suddenly become deaf
when duty calls.
Wise is the man who declines to take
his troubles seriously.
1t takes a lot of will power to enable
n man 10 save himself from nimself.
When there is right way and "A
wrong way the average man goes wrong.
No, Cordelia. q photographer isn't ne
ccssarily robber because he takes
things.
It's the wise boy who is consideratc to-
day and doesn't worry about tomorrow.
4 woman never fails to boast If her
intuition every time she makes a good
guess.
While II mans will ma" be law, In the
case Of married man the law is seldom
enforced.
He who believes that seeing is believing
is tho ore gold brick promoters like to
do business with.
It's good thing the child doesn't
know that he is father to tho man. or
doubtless things would take a turn.-
Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
THE MENACE IN THE COAL FIELDS

10 the editor of the Sun Sir:
The writer was born ana raised in the
coal hclds and knows miners and oper-
ators The miners are better paid and
better off than the same class OF laborinG
people in the cities. a large percentage
of the miners own real estate and live
we'll The majority of them work from
six to seven hours a day, so that their
demand for an eight hour day is all
nonsense.
In regard tn recognition OF the union.
John Mitchell is doing it for his own
glory. He has been making speeches
through the coal field, asking the miners
to pay dues and to increase the member
ship. ! have been told by miners that
they did not want to join the union but
were afraid to stay ont.
The operators do not care If a strike
comes because 1t always raises the price
OF coal. and coal never goes down to the
same level. The public pays for the glory
of John Mitchell. The writer is not con-
nected in any way. shape or manner with
the coal interest
ANTHRACITE.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 2s.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
A CHANGE.

With her he used to sit up nights.
lie doesn't do il now;
lie used to turn down all the lights.
lie doesn't do it now:
He used to WOO her with "a vim
Within the curtained parlor dim.
For she was all the world to him.
lie doesn't DO it now:
lie used to praise her hair and eyes,
lie doesn't do it now:
And listen for her lew reIlies.
lie doesn't do it now:
lie used to wish nc lad the sand
70 try hug. and kiss her, and
Ask her to let him hold her hand:
lie doesn't do it now.
And She she used to fritz her hair.
She doesn't do it now;
And list for his step on the stair.
She sometimes does that now;
She used to greet him every night
With hair and dress and ribbons right
And her two eyes with love alight;
She doesn't do 1t now:
lie came at early candle light.
IIc doesn't do it now:
She sang aloud, her heart was light;
She doesn't do 1t now:
An no; things are not az they were,
They sit not side by side and purr,
It's different twixt him and her;
They're married now.
j. NJ. Lewis In Houston Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

Total gross revenue from tobacco
monopoly. The net revenue Is about 81
per cent. of the gross revenue.
h Net revenue from tobacco monopoly.
Gross revenue from tobacco mon
opoly.
Great Britain does not produce any to-
bacco but imports all she uses from
abroad. principally from this country. The
duties are very high, the average rate
per pound being Ave times as high as in
this country. with the result that, while
the per capita consumption Is relatively
low 1.9j pounds, as against 81 pounds IN
the United States. the total revenue from
tobacco is almost as high as In this coun-
try.
The taxation OF tobacco appears to be
highest In Italy France. and tho United
Kingdom. and lowest in Belgium. Mexico.
Germany. and the United States in the
order named. On the whole, it is true
that the countries with the highest taxa
ton show the lowest consumption and
inversely. though there Is no exact corr
rcspondence. for tho reason mainly that.
while the tax constitutes n very large
portion of the consumers price, high taxes
or Increased taxation may result merely
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
THE STORY TELLER.
Ills WITE's WHEREABOUTS.

The following is told by Senator Arm
strong. chairman of the legislative in
surancc investigating committee. touch
I'd on and appertainin to-" the difficulty
encountered by the subpoena servers of
the committee in finding the former con-
troler of the Equitable. Thomas -. Jor-
dan, and its fourth vice-president, Will
lam H. Mcintyre:
about two weeks ago I had some diff
Guilty in finding Mrs. Armstrong. I had
forgotten about card club meeting which
she was to attend that afternoon, and /
went back to the house TO take her out
for n drive. l looked for her high and
low, in vain. Finally ] went into the
kitchen, where the laundress was busy
with tho family linen.
"'Bridget.' I asked. do you know any
thing of Mrs. Armstrong; whereabouts?
Wis. sor, replied Bridget. I put them
in the wash"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
GUILTY, UNDER RESTRAINT.

Governor Mclean OF New Hampshire
tells this one on a Georgia negro who
was arraigned for violating the internal
revenue law:
1.-THE court was in session." he said,
land the cricr called out:
1.-The United States Of America against
Reuben Jackson
NASSAU Judge" interposed the de-
PENDANT. quivering, do he mean dat desc
whole 'Nited States am again dis pore ole
nggcr?'
Yes, replied the Judge.
Den. if dat's de truf, cried the old
darby, ] wants ter surrendah. sah."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
Members n. Y. Cons. Stock EXchanrR
THE GREAT EXPLOSION IN THE
SUEZ CANAL.

The explosion of the British steamer
Chatham, and it's cargo of 30 tons of
dynamite. September rs. seen from a dis
lance, consisted of vast column of gray
vapor shooting skyward.
Pieces Of iron eight tons In weight we're
shot half % mile high.
Within a second of the pressing of the
button at the firing point which was
three miles distant from the Chatham, n
column of water, 300 feet high, rose. Eight
seconds later it had risen to a height Of
I, 400 feet and in four seconds more it was
nearly 200 foct high. Then wreckage
rose. immense fragments of iron soaring
alor. The total duration of the ascent
was IS seconds. The whole body of water
in the canal for distance of about 200
yards was apparently lifted and thrown
over the banks and for a mile into the
country, leaving on the ground thousands
of dead fish
The vegetation in that seton was de-
strcyed Much OF the wreckagc fell on
the railway. Subsequent investigation
showed that 800 feet of the east bank Of
the canal was destroyed. The west bank
was not injured. The telegraph and tcle.
phone lines were loveled. The greater
part of the steamer vanished. but part Of
her stern remains. 1t may possibly DO
necessary to blow this up.
A Gordon of troops kept every one at
least five mills from the spot. thousands
of sandbags We're provided to stop
breaches expected to be made in thu
banks Of the canal, and n large force of
engineers ana workmen was mustered at
tLo ponrnst Suf. Ooint.
No such amount OF dynamite had ever
been exploded before. In 1888, in the har-
Dor of Santander Spain, 30 tons were ac-
cidentallv exploded on board ship. 6V
persons being killed and more than two
thousand wounded.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
A NATION OF SMOKERS.
United states Leads In Consumption Di
Tobacco.

The United States leads all other nations
in the total consumption Of tobacco,
while Belgium stands at the head Of
the tobacco consuming countries so far
as the per capita consumption OF tho
fragrant weed" Is concerned. Germany
and Russia are the only other two coun-
tries besides the United states which
show a total consumption Of over 1oo,-
100000 pounds.
While the habit Of using tobacco may
be regarded as well nigh universal Though
not all the countries show increases in
the use of this narcotic during the more
recent period), the per capita consump-
ton in the different countries shows the
most varying quantities, as can be seen
from the following table, prepared in tho
bureau OF statistics of the department
of commerce and labor. which shows the
total and per capita consumption OF to-.
baco in the prinipal countries during the
most recent available year:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
SOLITUDE.

Would l might speak with tongues of
more than men
To tell the beauty of quiet glen
Where timid brches cluster, each a maid
White-robed and slender, waiting half
afraid
For what portentous hours may produce
Would l might paint the hemlock and the
spruce.
Glooming disdainful of the birches' fear
BY that pure ardent lake, where the red
deer
Feed on the margin. sweet with frag-
rance brief
And dainty succulence Of lily-leaf.
Here roams the fawn. unfrightened and
alone.
Free as the breeze, pine-scented, and far
From mountain sides; and here the buck
and roe,
Grazing. or drinking from the quiet flow.
Share with the lake its wild bright purity.
oh, tarer than mans fairest work to sec
Is this true realm of silence and delight.
OF spicy scents. all flooded Ger with
bright
Glory of summer skies. So lucent seems
This little lake of loveiness and dreams,
That clouds lie feathery light within its
breast,
And all its polished stones are jewels
dressed
BY lapidarios to sumptuous sheen
That adds an Orient richness to the
scene;
While in and out glmmers the Turing dye
OF racing trout in ful-gemmed panoply.
Here ton the heron blua in lonely to
Crosses the reeds with flight deliberate.
And lighting slowly on his log-made
throne
STANDS motionless, and kinely. and alone.
Nor loveier land might any king desire.
For where could freer burn the holy fire
OF wisdom pure and aspiration high
Than in so calm spot and under such 4
sky.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
TWO VIEWS.

If all of the women were good as the few
I'd say: LET us saint the whole lott
wouldn't you?
But, oh, If the few were as false as the
many
And / did the saintng, there wouldn t
be any.
Saturday Evening Post
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

she would arrive in America very soon.
The story OF her experiences in England
has not been told, although IL Is re-
ported that she has been engaged in
domestic work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

The Rev. Samuel c. Eliot, president Of
the American Unitarian Association. son
of President Eliot. of Harvard. has been
called to the First Church U'nitarian),
one Of the oldest societies in Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

"My men grew mutinous day by day.
MY men grow CHASTITY wan and weak"
The stout mate thought of home; spray
OF salt wave washed his swarthy cheek.
What shall say. brave Admiral. say,
II We sight naught but seas at dawn
"Why, you shall say at break of day:
Sail on. Sail on! Sail on. and on"
They sailed and sailed. rs winds might
blow.
Until at last the blanched mate said;
"Why. now not even God would know
Should and all my men fall dead.
THESE very winds forget the way,
For God from these dread seas is gone,
Now, speak, brave Admiral. speak and
say"
He said Sail on Sail on. and on
They sailed. They sailed. Then spoke the
mate:
'Ths mad sea shows his teeth tonight.
He curls his lip. he lies in wait
With lifted teeth. as II to bite.
Grave Admiral. say but one good word
What shall we do when hope is gomez"
The words leaped like a leaping sword:
rs ii on! Sail on! Sail on, and on"
Then, pale and worn. he kept his deck,
And peered through darkness. All, that
night
or all dark nights! And then speck-
A light! A light! A light! A light
1t grew-a star-lit flag unfurled,
II grew to be Times burst of dawn.
He gained a world. He gave the world
Its grandest lesson: ION! Sail ont"
by Joaquin Miller
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

Hoods Sarsaparilla builds up a
work right, that is. on the blood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
[l'aIS |''|''''

THE CONVENIENCE THAT rATRoNs-ns.
f..OiALIf LADfES-F1ND O COLLECTING
AND CHEDITING INCOME FROM
MENTS WITH FREEDOM THEM CARE AND INK.
so"E ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS AFFAIRS
Leads Us TO SUGGEST TO OTHERS, NOT YET
nvAlLED THEMSELVES OF THE FACILITIES VIE OFFER.
THAT THEY US. "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

IN decreased consumption OF the more ex-
pensive grades Of the article and increas-
ed consumption of the cheaper grades.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
COLUMBUS.

Behind him ray the gray Azores,
Behind the gates of Hercules:
Before him not the ghost OF shores,
Before him only shoreless seas.
The good mate said: Nov must We pray.
For 10. the very stars are gone.
Brave Admiral, speak! What shall l
say?'
"Why. say: Sail on. san on, and
on"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

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In order to accommodate our subscribers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
PRESIDENT TO PAY
HIS FARE HEREAFTER
Has Decided to Accept No Favors
From the Railroads of the
Country.

Washington. June 2.-(Special) 1.-The re-
cent authoritative announcement that the
President would not hereafter accept free
transportation from the railroads did not
create nearly the interest in the country
that was expected. The reason of this
is believed to be that few If any, thought
seriously that the railroads were trying
to bride the President of the United
States when they offered him a special
train, free of all cost. to be used over
the entire road, and for as long a time
as he might choose. The idea is prepos-
ferrous.
Viewed in something like this light the
announcement was dangerously near to
the ridiculous. But there is another view
and when this is taken. the determination
of the President has a significance little
short of sinister, so far as the railroads
are concerned. 1t means that he has gone
in to fight the railroads of the country.
He proposes that they shall have a square
deal. He doesn't want any but a fair
field. He will not have any favors. Since
he became President Mr.. Roosevelt has
Travelled nearly sixty thousand miles. The
travel has not cost him a penny Here
after he will pay his way
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
STREET RAILWAY FIGHT
IN MONTGOMERY Is ACUTE

Montgomery, June Especial 1.-The
fight between the Montgomery Traction
company and the Montgomery Street
Railway company took an acute turn to-
Gay, when President Tillls of the Street
Railway company was arrested for inter-
fering with the Traction company people
in the laying of a switch on one of the
streets of the city. TO build it's new
Madison avenue line the Traction COM
pany was forced to cross the lines of
the other company at two places, one with
a double track and the other with
single. AT midnight last night the Traction
company people went to work and got
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
.LASS|E FAILS To
MEET HER SWAIN
Christensen's Sweetheart is
Coming from Denmark
HAS WAITED MANY YEARS
The Bride-to-Be Sent a Telegram From
New York and Was Due In Selma
Yesterday-other
Selma News.
HAS WAITED MANY YEARS

Selma, June 2.--(Special. There Is an
anxious citizen of Denmark in Selma
today watching every arriving train. He
came to Selma yesterday from the vicinity
of Demopols and went TO the probate
judges office where he secured license
to marry Miss Clementine Jansen, his
own name being Antoine Christensen More
than a. year ago Antoine left little VII
lage in Denmark, and in leaving 1t he
left his heart in the keeping of her whose
coming is anxlously awa.-ng In Selma.
Despalring of ever saving competence
sufficient to make her his wife, Antoine
left Denmark and came to this country II
seek mis- fortune. He secured position at
81 day, and gradually rose until he be-
came bookkeeper of the lumber company
with which he is employed, and as soon
as he had saved enough he sent for the
girl he had left at home to come and
join him A telegram was received from
the bride-to-be a few days ago saying that
she had landed in New York and for him
to meet her in Selma.
According to calculations She should
have beer here yesterday, and all prepa-
rations for the wedding fad been made
ternoon, last night and this morning An
tone has haunted the depot watching the
incoming train. but the vision dearer than
all else in the world to him has not
dawned upon his sight. She is confidently
expected soon and the meeting will be a
han one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
A SUMMER RESORT where
TOWN and COUNTRY meet.
Chicago Beach Hotel
American and European Plan

On the edge of town. this ideal Hotel
spacious elegant. modern, overlooks Lake
Michigan, with the beach at its very
doors on two sides. while shaded parks
complete the beautiful surroundings. For
those who like quiet, there are walks,
drives, sequestered spots and spacious
apartments; for the gay there are sailing,
hs thing. golf. tennis, walking. driving
tallyho rides, dancing, fine music and
town amusements. The city Is but ten
minutes away, with ideal suburban train
service from the nearby station. Many
families make this their permanent home
There are 450 large, out rooms, 220 pri-
bate baths; 100 feet of broad veranda.
overlooking the lake, There is always a
cool breeze in summer, and comfort. sum-
mer or winter. The table Is always tempt
ing and literally supplied Every cour-
tesy shown to tourists or transient guests.
Send for handsomely illustrated booklet
giving full particulars.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
CIRCUMSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE STRONG
Preliminary Hearing Is Given Negro
Charged With Murder at
Auburn.

Opelika, June 2.-(Special) To-day. in
the probate court, Britt Matthews. the
negro charged with the murder at Au-
burn of Edgar Hurt, on Tuesday night
May %, was given his preliminary hear
ing, Strong circumstatial evidence was
produced, chiefly in that the tracks go
ing to and from the house in the soft mud.
showed the peculiarities of worn holes
and patches corresponding exactly to the
shoes worn by the negro when arrested.
The negro entered a general denial of
the murder, but said he could not ex-
plain the presence of the tracks, which
We're made after the rain of the evening
OF the murder. The killing was done for
the purpose of robbery, SIS having been
secured from the old mans trunk Britt
was bound over without bail to await the
action of the grand jury in the fall.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
HOTEL MARIE RNT0INETTE
Broadway and Doth TO
9th Streets
NEW YORK CITY
Absolutely FireprO0f

Especially adapted for the convenience
and comfort of families, and very desira-
BILE as transient stopping place. Equipp-
ed with everything to make living lux
ury. Situated at one of the most Gccessi-
BILE points in New York city, within one
block of Central park. All important sur
face cars pass the door-Elevated station
half a block away-subway entrance at
corner of building. Only five minutes ride
to Grand Central station. shopping dis
triet and principal theatres.
5-12-eod-tf.