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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03

Judge Brewer, w. u. IIOwolls, Mark
Twain and a number of other writer's and
public men have signed an agreement
that hereafter in their private CORE.
spondence they will write program.
catalog. decalog. prolog. pedagog dema-
cog. tho, altho thoro, tforofarc. thru. and
thruout in place of the hitherto accepted
spelling of those words. Commenting on
the matter the New York Evening Post
says: Then. again. comes the question
of the spelling bee. Assuming that our
language is clad in a tight phonetic
garb, what becomes Of the sole form
OF winters social entertainment in north
esn Vermont" Which shows that what.
ever that journal may know about SPELL
ing reform it knows nothing about
winters social entertainment in northern
Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
REFLECTION OF a BACHELOR.

About the warmcst work in hot weather
is to try to keep cool
When girl has curly hair. it is a sign
the other girls hate her for it.
a girls figure is pretty nearly always
where the drassmaker puts it.
1t 10 never too warm not to brag about
the hottest day you can remember.
Wives have an awful lot of comfort
imaginging they trust their husbands.
Sometimes a woman will do a thing you
want her to if she doesn't know you do.
The reason more young people don't fall
in love with each other is because there
aren't any more.
One good thing about having bad habits
is how proud your wife can be every time
she reforms you.
A woman thinks she is dressed in the
inverse ratio of her clothes to the ribbons
she runs in them.-New York Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03

c. In 1869, when the Toxic government
was one year old, he came to Nippon as
the vice-consul at Kanagawa. After al
most ten years in the consular service
of his own country he resigned and
practiscd law in Yokohama.
In May. 1850. he accepted the invitatio
of acting as a legal adviser to the foreign
Office of Nippon, and in that capacity
he saw the historic days of the Shimo-
noseki treaty. Sometimes. at his breast,
you can see the souvenir of those days;
1t is tho Grand Gordon of the order
of the Sacred Treasure which His Ma
jesty, the Emperor of Nippon, presented
to him as a token of his appreciation
for the services to the State. He had
no small role to play In bringing about
the Anglo Nippon alliance. In 1900. he
was one Of the men who represented
japan at The Hague.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03

1t has been repeatedly asserted on good
authority that Sir Humihry Davy was
aware of the power of producing uncon-
seriousness that characterized laughing
gas, and that he publicly referred 10 the
fact in 1aQ0. I,ut there seems to be M
doubt that Horace Wells, tho Hartford
dentist, was the first to employ it pro-
fessionally. To whom shall the largest
praise be accorded. the chemist who call
ed attention To the possibilities of laugh
ing gas, or tho practitioner who first act
ed on the suggestion, and. by his example.
persuaded others to do the same? New
York Tribune.
Horace Wells was native of Haptford.
Vermont In 1874 he demonstrated the fact
that inscnsibilty to praise could be pro-
duced by inhalrng nitrous oxid. and used
The gas thereafter in his dental practice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
FINISHING A STORY.

My friend Philkins had invited me to
take a ride with him in his automobile,
and while waiting for it to come round
he began to tell mo a story about a coon
hunt The machine came before he was
ready. and he stopped his story and said:
Get right in. l will tell you the rest
of 1t as We go along. Now we are off
You SOC. we had got the coons up a big
oak tree"
Here he ran over a dog and was inter-
rupted for a moment.
I'VE had got 'em up n big oak tree. and
the dogs were barking all around it, and
JIM"
Here he took tho wheel off a buggy
hitchcd in front of store. and was
switched off again.
And jim. who had the rife. was trying
to get shot. We were all excited. and
knowing Jim as I do. knew that he
might bring about an accident. had just
opened my mouth to"
Here he ran the machine up on the side
walk and chased woman into a bakery
but got off without any damage and went
on:
Just opened my mouth to yell at him,
when he tripped over n roof and came
We'll. sir for n minute my heart
Here he caught an old man going across
the street and knocked him 80 feet and
then had to dodge n street car. II was a
full minute before he could so on:
For minute my heart ceased to heat.
Then I called out to know If any one had
been hit. and the relief at finding all had
escaped was like being drawn back from
the grave. When could get the lump
out OF my throat"
Here We ran down q peanut man and
smashed his machine to pieces, and had
to put on speed for tho next half mile to
escape IA policeman. When it WAS safe to
slow up Philkins continued
THE lump out of my throat I grabbed
Jim and gave him shaking he will re-
member for years To come. lie has been
mad at me ever since. but"
Here We picked up a stray dog, sent n
groccr's boy flying over the fence and
climbed Il stone wall and rested in feld
and while Philkins was consulting his
State map to see where we WERE and get
ting ready to end his story, l slipped
down and ran for life and left him alone.
II wasn't polite thing TO do, but young
lady was sitting on veranda not far
Iaway, and knew that his next move
would he to lift his hat and run her into
the house and upon the roof To escape
lhm.-Joe Kerr, in Washington star
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
RAILROAD GROSS EARNINGS.

The United States Investor says tho
gross earnings for 26 roads for the third
week of July were s.. 500. 46s. against S..
III .aSs for the third week of July. 1904. an
increase of S,Sl.i,5; q roads show in
creases and three decreases. Since July
the roads referred to above earned $ls.-
6.5 .,aG, an increase of $l.472.2"6 over the
S17.l53.47G reported for the corresponding
period Of last year. For the longer period
- roads show increases and four de-
crcases.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
4 Touching Story

Is the saving from death. OF the baby
girl of Geo. \. Eyler. Cumberland. Md.
He writes: AT the age of IL months,
our little girl was in declining health.
with serious Throat Trouble. and two
musicians gave her up. We were al
most in despair. when we resolved 10
try DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. Coughs and Colds The hrst
bottle gave relief; after taking four
bottles she was cured, and Is now in
project health" Never fails to relieve
and cure cough or cold. At J. w.
O'Sullivan's drug store and at all drug.
gists: soc and 800 guaranteed. Trial
bottle free.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS. 3

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03

tage Of the opportunity gained by the de-
lay attending peace negotiations to
strengthen forces for another supreme
effort to regain their military prestige
and domination in the Far East. The
japanese are determined to leave no open
ing for any step Of this character and tho
Russians must remove all grounds for sus-
pecting their sincerity before the confer
ence begins.
Another point raised by the Russians,
although of less importance than that
discussed above IL the amount which
Russia must pay TO Japan as war In
IDENTITY. The Russians who assumed to
speak for their government at first assert
ed that their country would not pay "A
large amount to indemnify japan for
losses resulting from the war, and this
attitude has been maintained UP to the
present time.
A Japanese editor. now in this country
conveniently comes forward with the
statement that Japan wants $1.5oo.0W'0H.
and Mr.. Sato, while declining to affirm
or deny the correctness OF this statement.
very shrewdly manages to convey the i'm
preston that It may he so. 1t is evident
| from this that while the Japanese peace
Iplenipotentiaries intend to preserve a dig
nincd silence, they have no intention Of
allowing the Russians to put out all the
foelers, and in the meantime the Rus
slams must demonstrate beyond the pos
sibiiity Of doubt that they arc sincerely in
| favor of pCacc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
THE NEXT DEVELOPMENT.

YES" said the dry goods merchant
sit Is true that We propose TO ESTABLISH
hospital as an adjunct to our store,
and | dare say We shall treat all corners
for all sorts of complaints at exception
ally low figures. In my minds eye | can
sec our advertisement reading:
SPECIAL! THIS DAY ONLY!
Appendicitis Operations at Cut Rates.
Positively, Only One Operation to
Each Customer
Satisfaction Guaranteed or Appendix
Replaced and
"'Money RefundGd!"
-puck
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The proceedings OF the Sixty-sixth
annual meeting of the Vermont His
torical society. printed under the att
thority of the state and now being
distributed to members and others en-
titled to receive the same, makes a
pamphlet of unusual size and unusual
value. With the appendix and index
it makes a book of 1es pages. It con-
tains the very interesting and valuable
paper on Commodore Thomas Macdon-
ough, read In the hall of the House Of
Representatives last October, by the
Hon. Charles II. Darling. assistant
secretary Of the u. 8. navy; paper
on the Soldiers Of the Revolutionary
War buried in Vermont. with incidents
and anecdotes now printed for the first
time relating to some of them. by Mr..
Walter II. Crockett and in the appcn-
dix, lists comprising no less than four
thousand six hundred and eight names
of Revolutionary soldiers who lived
and died in Vermont. OF these 2.221
were buried in Vermont, assigned in
the list respectively to the towns in
which they mouldcred into dust. Other
lists of invalid pensioners. divided by
counties. comprise 1896 names. some
eight hundred of these being dupli-
Gated in the several lists. OF these
pensioners all but about five per cent.
of the number served In Massachu-
sets, Connecticut. New Hampshire and
Rhode Island regiments, being veter-
ans who subsequent to the close of the
war, or of their terms of service, came
to Vermont and settled in what was
then largely a wilderness. The names
of these pensioners were obtained from
a very rare copy of a list published
many years ago, found in Washington
and secured by Senator Proctor. The
names Of Revolutionary soldiers bur
led in Vermont were obtained by Mr..
Crockett by extensive correspondence
in his capacity as secretary Of the
Vermont Society of Sons Of the Ameri-
can Revolution, and were compiled by
him with unwearied care and pains
These lists will have especial interest
for the thousands OF descendants of
soldiers OF the Revolution. who are
studying genealogies and establishing
claims to membership In various pa
triotic societies. and as supplement
tary to the Revolutionary rolls re-
Gently published by the state they add
a value to the printed Proceedings
which can hardly be exaggerated.
The Proceedings also contain Il sue
cinct account of the discovery and re-
| covery Of the Jonas Fay records of the
early conventions of Lac Green Noun
tain Boys; biographical sketches of
Gen. VIM. F. Smith. Major A. B. VAL
cntine, Pres. Allan d. Brown. Edwd.
S. Isham, DR.. Conland, Henry d. Hall,
George n. Dale, the Rev. J. II. Babbitt
and the Rev. II. A. Hazen. deceased
members of the society; the revised
Constitution and Bylaws of the His
torical Society. and other matters OF
historical interest.
| 1t may not be amlss to suggest in
this connection. that the Vermont His
torical Society Is doing excellent work
in it's line, and that the worth of the
public service 1t is rendering Nigh,
be fifty recognized by substantial
addition to its list of active members
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03

dim sense Of expiration. For the clear
ing is the site of an old barracoon, and
misery has consecreated the soil Such
things leave a perpetual curse behind.
Tho English and tho Portuguese were
tho largest slave traders upon the coast.
and it is their descendants who are still
paying the heaviest penalty. But that
ancient kind of slave trade may for the
present be set aside. Tho British gun
boats have made 1t 80 difficult and SO
unlucrativc that slavery has been driven
to take subtler forms. against which
gunboats have hitherto been powerlcss. -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
MEEK IN VAIN.

Mrs. Jackson-Wal. parson. knows de
Bible says dc meek shall inherit de earth
an deed tries to be meek as kin.
Parson Polhemus-Dat's right, sistah'
OATS right.
Mrs. Jackson-But it'll be jest nah
luck when il comes time TO me to in
herit de earth. dat dar'll be municipal
ownership.-Puck.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY. AUG. 3.
WANTED.

When you want anything, advertise
In the new special column Of this paper.
Some bargains are offered there this
week which 1t will pay you to read
about. See page two. This pape has
about. See page two. This paper has
and one cent a word will reach
them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03

It Is worthy Of note that no less than
$500 immigrants arrived in New York
during the month of July, as compared
with $1,000 during the corresponding
month of last year. 1t is sisni-
ncant, however. that Of this num-
Der more than 1000 were deported as
compared with 645 in July, 1904
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03

A recent act Of the Florida Legisla-
ture requiring separation OF the races IN
street cars has been pronounced uncon-
stitutonal by the supreme court Of that
State because it permitted negro nurses
in charge Of white children to ride with
whites, thus discriminating between per-
cons
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
THE MESSAGE OF BLISS.

LAND sakes." Ieke," finally exclaimed
Mandy, who had just accepted MIN.
"ain't We never goin' tew stop a-kissin
ne?"
Laws, Mandy. I don't know when tew;
it's lest like eatin' peanuts"
pha Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
CLOTHED IN MYSTERY.

Father" said the small boy. what
is SCIENTIST"
"a scientist. my son, is man who
tells you something YOU always knew
in such long words that you fail to
recognize it."--Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
TIMID.

Don't you think her husband Is ma
turally "A gentle. patient MANI"
"Sometimes think he is and sometimes
I think she's got him scared.
Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
HIS PUNGLE.

shall get you the shovel. Mr.. Tight
wad'"
What in the world do you suppose !
want with a shovel. jimmy"
Sister said II you went with her you've
got to get busy and dig up."-Houston
Post
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
DISAGREED TOGETHER.

Harry loved Grace and Grace loved
Harry.
And so at length they agreed to marry;
And that, as is often the case. indeed.
Was the very last thing upon which they
agreed.
philadelphia Public Ledger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
BRUIN THE HUGGER

Stella-Papa says young Ticker is a
Wall street bull.
Mabel don't believe 1t. He acts more
like a bear-Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
GETS 1T EITHER WAY.

I'D hate to be a Russian officer.
"Why?"
Because he gets blown up by either
the Japs or his government. cleveland
Plain Dealer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
LIMITED VISION.

"And you never saw any sea scrpents?"
"No: there was II big party Of us, and
one barrel didn't go far."-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03

Terms--41.OO n Year. Always in Advance
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-15
TEACHERS LICENSED.
Certificates Awarded Applicants of Seven Counties.

Certificates AWar0e0 ApRMeanS@ 0A Seven Counties.
 The State Board of Examiners of
 Teachers yesterday awarded licenses to teach in the public schools to ap- plicants from seven counties as fol- lows;
 Bullock County--Arelie A. Smith. a negro, Union Springs; Dixie Bethune, Union Springs; Leila Harrison. Clay ton; Mineola King. Newton. and Vic-
 toria L. DeVaughn, negro, Union Springs.
 Limestone County--Lawrence Baker,
 Athens; Mabel Loveland, Athens; F. L.
 Mowilliams, a negro. Athens: Mollie Barksdalt, Pettey; Jessie c. Mitchell,
 Lyliian gGrifis. oNeal; Ola Graham,
 Athens; Merit D. Clements, Athens; An-
 nie Scott, Ashville; Henry l.. Aders. Eden; Daniel s. Jones, Moody: James Lee Aders, Arkadelphia; W. O. Aber- crombie, Taylorsburg; J. H. Hill, ne- gro, Centreville; Zoe A. Jones, Centre vile; Huldah Lewis, Blocton; Fannie Thomas, Centreville; Lillie Oakley, Ashby; CeleStia Dunlap, Lawley; Jen-
 nie Henderson. Blocton; Frances M. Oakley, Ashby; Oracle Lewis, Blocton; Remus E. Gilmore, Blocton; E. s. Dun, negro; Centreville; Melissa Fancher,
 Coleanor; William s. Dill, Mt. Hope;
 Charles c. Kerby, Mt. Hope; Houston
 King Templeton. Courtland; Arthur w.
 Russell, Mt. Hope; John T. Fitzgerald,
 negro. Town Creek; Maggie l..
 Prince. Moulton; Vivian Beatrice Gard
 ner, Landersville; Sadie Burgess, Moul-
 ton; Leha Edward Lansford. Sheffield;
 J. P. Delashaw, Moulton; Lela Mo- Clung, Mt. Hope; c. W. Snedecor. Tus-
 caloosa; Faith Callahan, Holt; Mary
 Pittman, University; Pascal Bryce Traweek, Northport; M. E. Whately,
 McConnells; William H. Slaughter, Uni
 versity; Sydnia Keene. Tuscaloosa: Lol- lie Eddins, Tuscaloosa; Katie Tutwiler, a negro, Tuscaloosa; Matte Neal. Lees-
 burg; Berry McGhee, a negro, Collins
 vile; Bessie Williamson, Leesburg; May Wilson, Gadsden; Frances Smith, Chesterfield; Matte Williamson Lees
 burg; John W. Smith, Center; Beulah
 Witherspoon, Gaylesville; Lora Ander-
 son, Ft. Payne.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-15

Montgomery. Ala. Jan'y 10th, 1905. Mir. T. E. Burton. Chairman Rivers and
 Harbors Committee House of Rep resentatives, Washington. D. c.
 My Dear Slr.-Your favor of the 7th, duly at hand. and am greatly disap- pointed at what assume, from your correspondence. to be your position In regard to a liberal appropriation for the Alabama River
 Reading between the lines as we are all compelled to do sometimes, 1t rath- CT occurs to me that you are opposed to a substantial appropriation for the Alabama River.
 Now, Mfr. Burton, from all I have been able to learn of you. have concluded all the while that you were strictly business, and notwithstanding you are a member of Congress, have felt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-15
CHURCH FAIRS AND PICNIcs.
MOeIleR is Vigorously O.
 poaed to Them.

ArchbishOp sIOelleF is visOrOusIy Op-
 posed to Them.
 Cincinnati, Jan. 1s.--In a pastoral letter sent to the priests of this arch diocese today, Archbishop Moeller lays down some rigid rules regarding church fairs and picnies.
 We feel disposed peremptorily to forbid them" the letter says, "but fearing lest we might thereby embar- rass some pastors, we deem it suffi- cient for the present to make known this our decided opposition to such pro- ,ceedings."
 The letter then repeats former rules governing such matters. particularly emphasizing the prohibition of fairs. picnics and euohers on Sundays ana the prohibition of wheels of fortune and slot machines on any day. The elimination of dancing from church entertainments and early closing of fairs on Saturday night are urged.
 The archbishop also forbids appeals to the general public for assistance or the collection of money at the church doors at an anentrance to service.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-15

Owen Kelly. and a telescope bag he carried was found to contain an iIfer-: nal machine. wrapped in a Washing- ton newspaper. The man Is believed to be demented. He was committed to prison
 Kelly told the police that Resseau had offered for $500 to take him to his missing brother Owen. in New York. When Resseau's hand bag was examined the internal machine, consist ing of clockworks. dry cells, wires and about fifty dynamite caps. were discovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-15

to become a candidate for Senator. but only in the form of q leave of absence from his church duties and 1t was de- clared that he could have been nomi- mated and elected without 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-15
PoLYGAMY DYING our.
lImOny of Witnesses in Defense of

TestlmOny of Witnesses in Defense of
 Senator SmoOt.
 Washington, Jan, 13.-Three witness es for the defense In the Smoot case to- day testified that polygamy is dying out in Utah SO rapidly that there Is no need of prosecutions. It was declared that the younger stforrnops are all op- posed to polyga,ny and that if they thought it was being taught there would be a revolution in the church.
 It was admitted that Senator Shoot had to get the consent of the church
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-15
NEW COMBS.

Plain gold tops and fancy jeweled tops, all styles and prices.
 EE. E. 2epDeFman, Jewe1er. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-15
HAD INTERNAL MACHINE.

Man Believed to Be Demented Arres-
 ted in Philadelphia.
 Philadelphia, Jan. 13.-.A man who gave him name as Gessler Resseau, was arrested today at the home of John Kelly. a brother of tho missing