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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
RAILROADS. TOWARD THE MOUTH.

The railroad possibilities include not
only line to Alaska TO connect with
the Grand Trunk Pacific and another TO
Eering Straits from the great Siberian
railroad. but also n line TO Hudson Bay.
The ottawa correspondent of the Bos-
ton Transcript says that the construc-
ton Of a railway TO Hudson Bay IN
connection with the Mackenzie and Mann
system OF railways is a matter which Is
now under the consideration of the Do
minion government and the government
OF the new province of Saskatche wan.
For nearly twenty years Canada has
| been pledged to aid this undertaking. but
never took the project up enthusiastic
callv on account of the doubt which ex-
listed in regard to the navigation OF
the Hudson Bay Straits About year
ago, Major Noodle Of the Royal North
west mounted police. was appointed In
command of the Arctic, an expedition
which had for its object the asserting OF
Canadian jurisdiction in Hudson Bay and
the hosting of the Union Jack upon
| several islands
Major Noodle since his return from
Hudson Bay. reports that with suf'
ficiency of lighthouses and beacons II
the bay and strait, navigation is prac
ticable four months in the year between
Fort Churchill and Liverpool. The nat
ural port would appear to he For
Churchill. which is a thousand miles
nearer Liverpool than is the city of Que
bee. by the Hudson route. the distance
between Regina. the capital of Saskat
chewan and Liverpool would he 1913
miles. BY the Quebec route it is i.4
miles. The Canadian Northern Railwa.
company. owned by Messrs. Mckenzie
Mann, has one OF its branches headin,
in the direction OF Hudson Bay. Othe
lines have been chartered, but are sti
only on paper.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
GALL THE BUGS THERE IS"

IL
When Uncle Joe was tal,en sick. year
or two ago.
We called It doctor in his case, fer he
was middin' low.
And the doctor come to see him, lookin
as u doc,or Gun,
Some twelve degrees proioundcr tnan is
given mortal man
He viewed nay uncle's tongue and says,
Hem, nah. er--vcs: sec
Then as he felt of uncle's pulse, ITS
very clear to mo
Pernioi ous microbes here are found"
''tno.u Guns" my uncle said,
IF th.m there bugs are fo"lin' raound
might cs we'll be dead.
Wen. uncle was 50 pesky scairt there
want 4 thing to do
Exccp, another doctor call to see If it
was true;
| And WHOM that second doctor come,
more solemn than the first,
He says, They is hacilli here that fell
disease has nursed'
ION, say It not" nay uncle moaned.
Il amt prepared TO die.
While father held his tremblin hand
| ana mother WlItu MS tH''
even try agn,' my pa remarked.
Per aps, heavens kind,
Wen get 4 doctor soon OF late that
not a bug kun find.
The next physician We called in was
genial AZ could he.
But still. he says with bated breath
bacteria here see.
Then uncle gave a dretful groan, and
: says. Alas. alas,
Although | amt prepared fer it, sec
that must pass.
We called one doctor more. and he was
grav.r than tho rest,
And took a kind of dinner horn to heal
in uncos breast.
And then he shook his head and says
"Schizomyoctes here"
Alas" says unclc, II am called, ant
now the summons hear
Just three days later uncle drew hi
latest heetin' breath.
And have always some supposed tina
he was scaIt tn death
But in his dym' hour he called my pi
unto his bed.
Jest raise a tombStun DER me- ST. II
brol,on words he said.
And on it carve II epltaph' s'N'Pl
one, you know
s one JOSEPH Potter licth here, ffee iron
|, oil earthly woe,
He lived to sixty-scven years ana nope
: of heaven was his.
Tho cause of death. as diagnosed wa
all the bugs there is
san Francisco CAN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

As rule the man who lives slowly
lives long.
Two heads are better than ohe-'i
neither one aches.
There are mistakes it would be miss
take not to make.
The world deals goodna turedly with
good-natured people.
Every time history repeats itself tho
book agent gets busy
No, Alonzo IT is not unlawfui Tor
woman to hold up train.
II is so much easier to borrow trou'
bic than il is to pay debts.
An office is the glue that makes
politician stick to his party.
The less experience man has th1
easier il is for him to fail in love.
If the good fish still in the sea are WIS.,
thoy viii continue to abide there.
Most men say they intend to do lo
Of things they never intend to dc"
Life is an uphill road-if you are hckj
enough to be going in that direction.
No. Alonzo, the single-taN advocate
are not necessarily after the old bachd
lors.
Tho scarcity Of good cooks may n
due to the overproduction of lady now
elsts.
A man may owe something to hmsel
but the chances are he owes more 4
other people.
Even the man who denounces capitl
as a curse never objects if the curd
Games home To roost
| man is never quite sure whether
woman is worried by her own trouble
| -, Ia, thnsr NJ her ueighbOrS
! Opportunity is an angel in dissuiI
that some people suspect OF bcn"
lgold- brick peddler.-Chicaso News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

TAILOR MAID OF ATHENS.

Crhe Greek robe is 10 be worn by wumcg
his cason.--Fashion note)
Maid Of Athens. art alive
Ammo Dorini. Naughty Five?
or. If in the dus; art laid.
List to this. Hellenic shade:
Tins. the message that we speak.
Gotham's girls have gowns Of Grecki
Didst. y Byron's lady friend.
Know about "the Grccian Bend"
Thou who worest evening dress,
SIMPLY sweet. Il la princesse.
Flowing robe a lAthent,ue-.
Gotham girls are wearing Greek!
Grcclan girl of ruby lip.
bi1st affect the dppy hip
Habit back and straightest 'front.'
Wore they an Hellenic stunt.
Did the Athens Tribune print
Tho Athonic Daily Hint?
Maid of Athens, ere | stop
This uncallcd-for talk of shop
tLadics Tailor shop. ] mean.
Didst thou dress in Ncarslkinc?
No" We'll, then we ARE unique
Gothan's girls are gowned in Crock:
New York Mail
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

An Englishman with some kind of a
title is something of Il social lion in
fashionable circles In Pittsburg. The
smoke of that city compelled him to
nut on a clean shirt every morning. and
sometimes twice a day, and when be-
thinning to dress for Il tony wedding, he
found that his white shirt were all soil
ed or out to be washed, and that he had
only pink shirt left to his name. So
he put it on and appeared in an expans-
i've pink front. Ills adulators and inlta-
tors among the gldcd youth of Pitts
bureh caught on and there was "A mad
rush for pink shirts. Speculation in steel
stocks was suspended, while, under
heavy purchasing, pink shirts, common
rose from $3.50 to s.. Every gents
furnsher" in Pittsburgh was telegraph
ting to New York for additional pink un'
derwear; and in spite OF the English
mans explanations that it was plnf
accident, pink is still the proper shade
for swell shirt fronts in the smoky city
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
BAREECUED RABBIT.

While others sing oh chickens fii,d
So nice an hot an brown,
OF turkeys stuffed an dressin'
Artistically placed roun;
You sing about yo' lamb chops.
Everything dats good toe eat
But n rabbit when he's barbecucd
Am mighty hard to beat.
YOU can hab yo' chocolate cake
An ice cream. too. an sich.
All. don't kcre 70 trimmin,
Don't know which am which.
When All can't get chicken
All thinks it's quite treat
Dat rabbit when he's barhecued-
He's mighty hard to beat,
Exchange.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
Miss Roosevelt whose engagement to

Miss Roosevelt whose engagement to
the Hon. Nichols I.ongworth was an
nounced at the White House on Wednes-
day is the Presidents child by his first
marriage. She is u. Mr.. l-ongworth
was born in Cincinnati of wealthy par
ents, and enjoys comfortable fortune
in his own right. He was SO years Old
last month. He graduated from Harvard
University in the class OF '9l and from
the Cincinnati law school in 1894. lie
was elected to the Ohio House of Re
personalities i'll 1893; to the State
Senate in 12"l: to the Fifty-cightt
Congress as republican and reelected
to the ffty-ninth Congress. He ac'
compancd the Taft party to the Philip
pines, of which Miss Roosevelt was a
member, and his name was frequently
coupled with hers ut that time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
DANCING IN MILES.

A young man fond Of dancing recently
took a pcdometer with him to "A ball, and
found that in the course of the evening
he had covered 1879 miles. The average
length of a waltz was half m'ie or
polka three-quprters of a mile or gailop
or schottische IA mile, and OF iancers
quarter of mile. A girl usually dances
more than a man, and is calculated To
cover more than 1G miles in sin''e even
ing.-Chcago Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

DIR. lgnaz Jastrow, professor OF politi-
cal economy in the University of Berlin.
has been elected president Of the Com
mcrcial University Of Berlin. which the
Seniors Mechanic corporation will open
in the fail Of 1906.
Senator Allison leads the list in the
now congressional directory as respects
length of service and Senator Morgan OF
Alabama Is II close second. Alls1n's
continuous service dates from March 4,
1913, and Mors,n's from March .. 1871
A book dealing with American COM
mercc. from the Hungarian point CT
view, has been written for his country
men by Emil Zcrkowitz. 1t is the re-
suit of study and investigation of Amcri-
can conditions. made during the st. Louis
exposition, when the author is said to
have Travelled some 1000 miles.
John y. Rockefeller has taken To civil
engineering as a recreation for his Old
age. With only an assistant to carry the
| transit and hold the rod, he hls been
| tramping over his vast estate on tho
Pocantico Hills. and has made his own
survey for the great park he is laying
out there.
| The Rev Rowland William. archdruid
OF Wales has Just died. He was chief
of the Welsh bards. and signed his verse
| 'Hwfa Mon.' Tic began life as cur
n"utcr and worked Tor some years at his
| trad" i'm Anglesscy. He had a passion
| Tor poetry. and in "a few years himself
became ono of the foremost poets of the
prncipality.
| Sir. +. Mammalian. the LIBERATED
| Hindu lawyer statesman and scholar
who j. visiting this country on the in
vitation of a number of American schcl-
ars aud philosophers. is at present il
| asninSion. While here ne will endcav
or to translate. from III" original san
skirt and Tamil, tho two great epics o.
Hindu literature. '"rhe Maha Bharata'
and "RamaYana"
Horace l.. Burt president Of the tniO,
Pacific railroad. has been visiting tn
home of his childhood Rnccoon, Indian,
Forty years ago he WAS Il barefoo
urchin there and Was known as "bn.
no account because he seemed t. haV
an uncomfortable aversion To hard wo'l,
At last no got Il Job at railroadng. pros
porcd and now comes back in privat
car to visit friends whom he knew in TN
long ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise
IN the new special column Of this paper
Some bargains are offered there TINS
week which it will pay you to READ
about See page two This pape mas
about See page two. This paper mas
and one cent a word will reach
them all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

sleepy little creepy little COLLINS in the
cleaning.
With their airy little, fairy little faces
all aglow,
Wnking little. blinking lttlo brownies
gone a-roaming,
Hear the rustling little. busting lrls
footballs rs they go.
Laughing little, chatting little voices
sweetly singing
In the dearest little queorcst little baby
lullabics.
Creep Creep Creep,
Tine TO go to sleep,
Baby playing possum with his hig
brown eyes,
Cricket in the thicket with the oldest
little clatter
Sings his rafting little. prattlng little,
tattling little tune;
Fleet the feet of tiny stars go pattcr,
patter patter.
AS they scanper from the heavens at
the rising of the moon.
Beaming little. cleaning little hrefos go
dreaming
To the dearest little queerest lttle
baby lullabies
Creep. Creep, Creep.
Time to go to sleep,
Baby playing possum with his hc
brown eyes.
j. w. Foley. in Talent.
INSURANCE ROOM BALLADS
,Af,er Kinlinp's "Afardalav.'D
10 they've ousted Dick McCurdy from the
Ire insurance pi"'
An is sisters an Is p'o'ne''' ct" 'iie
rest OF KIN "ot Is.
FOR the Wlnd IS III the prahc"es 'h Il
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

CONGRESSMAN Longworth Of Ohio Who
Is to marry Miss Roosevelt, has had to
run the gauntlet of congressional con-
graduation. 1t would be Interesting 10
know how the Buckeye statesman broke
the news to President Roosevelt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

dence: j. Wlliston Wright. A. NJ. NJ. d.,
OF New York city. emeritus professor OF
the principles and practice OF surgery: and
Rudolph A. Witthaus. A. NJ, NJ. d., of
New York city. emeritus professor oil
chemistry and toxcoloey.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
WHERE THE DELAY WAS.

When IA man came rushing at a terrific
pace to catch n Staten Islahd fcrrybot
and arrived Just in time to have the
uateman shut the door before his face.
"A bystander remarked
"You didn't run fast enough
81 ran fast enough" replied the disap
nointed man, hut | didn't start in time"
VIVA SIZE WAS GWlNE
These two never met without some
lively sidc-stcpping. One morning Mar
thy Ann was coming into the house with
her basket of wash and ran into Betsy
AN aikcd out in her Sunday Susan"
clothes.
"Fo' God, Aunt Betsey. wha' yo' gwine
all dressed up in yo' desc que
ricd Marthy Ann. devoured by mighty
curiosity.
'Wha I'm swine?' exploded Betsy. hx-
ing her with a lurid stare. "Wha. I'm
ewine? I'm gwinc wha' I'm gwine. OATS
wha I'm gwine All de- time akin me
VIVA I'm swine"
Marthy Ann was transnxed National
Magazine for December.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

President Roosevet's talk about race
suicide" is apparently having marked
effect. Two mothers occupying the
same house in Wheeling, w. Va gave
birth to twins and triplets resi- ettively
on the same day
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

The people who are quoting 'hou
shalt not kill" as biblical authority
in opposition to capital punishment,
seem to forget the passage showing
what shall be required of him VINO
sheds the blood OF his brother
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
THE NAUGHTY sAI.EsLADY.

THE lGAUGHTY SALESLADY.
With Christmas approaches the logical
time
For the Naughty Saeslady to be in her
prime.
When crowds are a-jumblc and life is
astr.
And every ones awfully husy--hut Her.
For her form and her face
Wear an indolent grace
AS she drums with her langurous fingers
And calls Gwencvore
From the third counter rear
While the tired Lady shopper still lin.
e. Say I'm next to YOU all serene ana
If his finish amt early next week there
a goin to be hot spell on Forty-second
street and don't you get absent-minded
to what I'm tellin' YOU that any fella
a-lookin like him stands about as much
show as "A parlor match in the arctic
circle Yes. ma'am-thirty-eisht cents
thank you")
The Yuletide brings hurry and worry.
they say.
Through making small change go very
long way:
But the Naughty Saloslady. through
combat intense,
Sercnely considers her Social Events.
As she pats down her hand
With an Astorbilt air
With idle and delicate fingers,
And calls in adherence
10 Maebcllc and Florence.
While the tired Lady shopper stin lin
c.Just put it down in yer check boob
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

Eugene Vallat. well known United
States engineer. with long military
record. has just died in Detroit In lsi4
he was commissioned chief engineer by
President Lincoln
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

D ,,dnI,,l 20
,L.,.,..
WITH ,,,,,,,,..g a., ,,,tr ,,uuter
<,,s ,,,,>p,rti
betore tho Christmas hearth muse
alone.
ana VISIONS of the past i"r grave ana
gay,
rise from the ruddy Goals. OUTSIDE. the
moan
vi homeless winds IL chi1icn Ny inc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

II "A fellow likes the things his doctor
won't let him eat, he Is probably u mil
lionaire
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
FIRST YEAR MEN.

Mics J. Mullen of Berlin, n. II.
Charles T.. Hall OF Brandon.
Frank Schaffer of Wilkesbarrc, Pc.
Edward a. Opfergelt of Woodstock III.
SECOND YEAR MEN
Edmund a. Brace of Schenectady. n. Y.
Ernest Il. Holway of Bernardstown.
Mass.
John Archibald Campbell of Burlington.
THIRD YEAR MEN.
Alfred j. Geguire of North Adams.
Mass.
Raoul G. Provost OF Ware Mass.
George W. Williams of Burlington.
Daniel A. Holland of Burlington.
FOURTH YEAR CLASS.
John j. Burke of Amsterdam, y. Y.
Ernest A. Nichols of Messcna. n. Y.
James T.. Rucst of Troy, \. V
Joseph l.. Morris of New York city.
John II. Miller of West Ncwbury.
Marcus 4. Brcndcl Of burlington.
Charles II. Stone of South Berwick.
Me.
burlington has furnished q OF the lGd
students; other parts of Vermont. 80; New
York State, "a; New Hampshire, Is: Mas
sachusctts. Is; Connecticut. d; Maine. I;
New Jersey and Pennsylvania each 3; Hi
lnois |: Prov incc Of Quebec. ,, Nova Scotia
| = and Prince Edward Island l.
The annual announcement of the college
II has been issued. There are - members
of the board of trustees, while the execu'
Tive committee consists of President
Buckham, Col q. q. Benedict, Elias I.y
man. Robert Roberts and Cassius Peck
There are eight members OF the faculty
10 professors of special subjects eish
adjunct professors, 10 general instructors
and II laboratory instructors. There arr
also three emeritus professors; John Or
d0naux. NJ. d., LII. d., New York s1ty
Iemsritus professor Of medical jurispru
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21

MEDICAL COLLEGE NOTES.
Enrolment on Last Day of Registration
Was 100.

At the close of registration Monday
afternoon at the medical dcrart.Ient ll6
students had matricuatcd This number
is 81 smaller than the number of students
in the department last year. This de-
crease in the attendance is accounted for
by the fact that all of the medical COL
lcEcs and schools of the country report
smaller numbers of students this year.
The faculty are sure that all the Vermont
men who have graduated from prepara-
tory schools have entered the medical de-
partmcnt here. OF these 1id students, IS
are. members OF the last year class. ~ of
the third year class. >: of the second year
class and ~ of the incoming class. The
names Of the students who have entered
since those last recorded in the Free
Press are as follows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
THURSDAY. DEC IL

q rrms-s1.OOa Ycnr. Always In Advance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
WITH DICKENS AT THE CHRIST.
MAS HEARTH.

And slowly. while gaze and dream and
grow
Less lonesome. do the sights aud sounds
of earth
FADE, and my fancy wandcrs To and FRO
with Il great Master of lament and
mirth
who waved his wand to gid the Long
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
FATE. SEALED.

4 new member was bescechlng ana
pleading with the speaker to put nm
on "A certain committee. Mr.. Cannon
shook his head. He would be glad TO
do 1t. but ii was not practicable.
"'rh"n. Mr.. Speaker" said the new
member you seal my fate. NV fui'ire
to get on this committee simply ruins
me with my people. and I had as well
| prepare to go home.'
! With solemn face the speaker extend
ed hand. and all he said was Good
| hyc''
Bisbee daily review., 1905-07-29
INT ELLECTUAL
 MIDNIGHT

'I an Q firm upholde- of the theory
 that mans best work is done after
 midnight" said Samuel NJ. Shortridge. last night. Twelve o'clock is the
 shank of the evening, and just about
 that tine a mans wits get to work
 ing well will assert that the wit tiest tales. the brightest bonmots and the t-uest words of wisdom are ut tered between the hours of midnight and daybreak. 4 mans work for
 the day is then ended, and he feels that uplifting of soul which results
 in flashes of genius, Had I lived
 in the days of Socrates l would have
 been one of his most earnest follow CTS. Just think of the sage spending tho night with pleasant fellows. drop ping pearls of wisdom from his lips 1ad thinking nothing of his wife at home tearing up the furniture, and
 then, when the night has ended in stead of sleeping himself in brutish sleep, how he would walk down to the market and engage the fishermen in conversation replete with wit and humor. As poor old Tom Moore said, The best of all ways to length CT your days is to steal a few hours from the night, my dear and upon that theory have I ordered my life, with the result that am still young and have seen and done more than could compass in a century. Francisco Chronicle.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-07-29
ON 10 SAN DIEGO >

The Tucson Star can almost hear the pufing of the locomotive on the extension of the Southwestern sys- tem from Douglas to San Diego. The following from the Star shows that Editor Hughes is as full of enthusiasm over this railroad project as he has been for thirty days ever that propos- ed custom smelter for Tucson:
 The coming of the Rock Island is assured. San Diego will be the west ern terminus. The Southwestern will be the title of the great transcontin- ental line from Fl Paso westward. It would be well to christen the Ari- sona division the Great Coppet Belt' section of this traffic line, for it will carry to market millions of pounds of copper monthly. The Star has re- peatedly predicted that the company that secured the first line east and west, south of the Southern Pacific company, would be one of the richest dividend payers Of any road in the United States, and on this prediction the Star will stand, for we have the traffic wealth tributary to every mile of the proposed route. San Diego and Fl taso> will be the terminus of this new addition to the Rock Island sys- tenn, with Tucson looming up as the half way commercial metropolis of the new traffic system of the land of cop per, gold, silver and perpetual sun shine. seed time and harvest"
 Debs, Gompers and Shea are after each other, and DePs calls the other two "misleaders" of the workingmen Debs, in addressing the Industrial Workers of the World, said: "Union ism-pure and simple uaionism-has outgrown it's usefulness." Coming from some other 5ou-ce, that statement