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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-14
DEATH OF PROF. SCOTT.
Wns mn Author and Professor ut Nor
wIch VniVcrStty.

Mortified. Dec. 1l.--Prof. Adrian Scott
Of Norwich University died this afternoon
at 90 o'clock from apoplcxy after IA
very short illness. Prof. Scott attended
his duties at the University in his usual
manner on Friday hut was taken sud
denly i'll on Saturday night which was
considered at the time very slight. He
continued to grow worse until yesterday
morning the doctors reported him in a
very serious condition.
DR. Adrian Scott was born on the old
Scott homestead in Blackstone. Mass,
April 90 1850. He was graduated from
the high school of Blackstone, with II
very high rank. He entered Norwich
University in 1875 with the idea If follow
ing civil engineering AT the end of his
sophomore year he was discharged from
the university in order that he could take
, up the classical course at Brown Univcr-
sity. He entered Brown in tho Junior ella IS
and his examination papers we're of such
Il high standard that since that time
any student of Norwich could enter
Brown without conditions. lie graduated
from Brown with the degree of 4. B. in
1871. receiving the degree of A. NJ in
1891, and PHI. ID. i'm 1893 from the same
university. He was professor of Greek
and Latin at Norwich University in 1873
~. was superintendent of schools of
Blackstone from 1S79-9l. practicinG medi-
cine at that time. receiving his diploma
from the Massachusetts Medical society
in 1873 He was instructor Of German at
Brown in 1891 to 1894. and two years later
was associate professor OF Germanic
philology. lie was the author of several
novels of a high standard and was an
extensive writer for the periodicals of
Brown University. He was elected Il pro-
fossor at Norwich last June.
He is survived by IL wife and daughter,
who came here from Blackstone last
Scott. cadet at Norwich entering
in the freshman class this year He was Il
member of the Alpha Sigma Pi fraternity
lie recently presented the university with
his entire library on Germanic languages
consisting Of over 1000 volumes.
PLANNING ICE RACES.
Rutland Dec. 1i.--Plans for tho Or
eanization of trotting association to
include Rutland. Port Henry, n. ". AL
bany. ~ y. and Addison Junction. is
under consideration and If the present
plans mature circuit will be formed
within a few days. The plan IL TO hold
ice races during the winter at the vari-
Gus places included in the proposed cir
cult. the local races to be pulled off on
Lake Bomoseen. 1t Is proposed to Of
fer n purse OF from 500 to 300 for each
race. the heats to be not less than half
a mile nor more than mile in length.
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telling YOU goodby. Besides" lie add.
ed, Il learned just this morning that
two very dear friends of mine are TAX.
Ing this boat-Mrs. Kendall and her
daughter-the widow of Jim Kendall,
you know"
Mr.. Royce nodded. I, too, recalled
The name. Jim Kemball had been one
of the best men at the New York bar
twenty years before and must inevi-
tably have made great name for him.
self but for his untImely death. had
heard a hundred stories Of him.
"Well. want you to meet Them"
continued Mr.. Graham. looking about
In all directions. "Ah. here they are"
And he dragged his partner away to-
ward the bow Of the boat saw him
bowling before n gray haired little lady
and Il younger and taller one whose
back was toward me. They laughed
together for a moment. then the last
bell rang and the ships officers began
to clear the boat. turned back to the
pier, but was brought round an instant
later by Mr. Graham's voice.
Wy uedT lscSteT ne CIlcu.
thought we'd lost you. want to in.
troduce you to Mrs. Konball and her
daughter, who are to he your fellow
voyagers. Mr.. Testers very in
genious young man." he added. Make
him amuse your And he fastened
away to catch the gang plank before il
should be pulled in.
bowed to Mrs. Kemball, thinking to
myself that had never seen q sweet.
err, pleasanter face. Then I found my
self looking into a pair Of blue eyes
that fairly took my breath away.
well not neglect Mr.. Graham's ad.
vice. said merry voice. 80 pre-
pare for your fate. Mr.. Lester"
There was hoarse shouting Mt the
gangway behind me, and the eyes look.
I'd past me. over my shoulder.
See" she said, there's one poor Eel.
low who has Just made it,
turned and looked toward the gang
plank. One end had been cast loose,
but two deck hands We're assisting an
other man to mount it, He seemed
weak and helpless, and they supported
him on either side. An involuntary cry
rose to my lips as looked at him. but
] choked it back. For it was Mnr:igny,
risen from his bed to follow us.
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noisily alongside. ready to pull us out
into the stream. My companion ap-
pearcd quite strong and seemed to
enjoy the hustle and hubbub as mucl,
rs did. He flushed with pleasure rs
he caught sight Of our senior pushing
his way toward us.
why. this Is kind Of you. sirw he
cried, grasping his hand. II know
what the work Of the office must be
with both Of us deserving you this
way"
"Tut, tut" And Mr.. Graham smiled
at us. "You deserve a vacation. don't
you? I couldn't let You 90 without
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tTO BE CONTINUED)
APOLOGIES TO "PINAFORE"

(John -. Rockefeller has written "IIow
! Became the Richest Man in the World. "
II which lie attributes his success largely
% his friends trust in him and to good
early innuences)
when was lad | hadn't a cent.
And | had to hustle to pay the rent.
had no food and | had no coes,
But as for friends. | was strong on those.
And used those friends so skilfullee
Folks called me Useful young John u. -
sin
rhat everybody was taken in
shuddercd when any one drank or
cusscd
Ana thus won all my neehbors' trust.
! promoted that Trust so eagerlee
Nhoy called me "Trustful young John d."
grew to n man and discovered then
That oil WAS controlled by sinful men
Who set low standards on honest toll
Until ! combined them in Standard Oil.
I fioZe them all out 50 honorablce
That soon ] was Honest young John u 8,
50 heavy the halo that did wear
That AT last it wore off all my hair.
And lot of my piety rolled down ON
The sanctified pate OF my son John.
I'LL today he can murlnur in nlial rIcc.
How glad am Papa CHANGED To be
John j."
{;
Sow, poor boys all, wherever you may be.
Who want to shin the Financial Tree.
Sc pious in your youth and have trustf,l
friends,
And never scorn rebate when twill
serve your ends.
And you All may be successors to great
John -.
New York Mail.
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VT. CUSTOMS COLLECTORS
Sen. Dillingham; COnfers with Pres.
Roosevelt ON Their Nomination.

Washington. Dec. 11--rhese nomina-
tons for federal officers were agreed upon
to-day 10y the President and Senator Dill
lngham OF Vermont Charles n. Oar
Ing as heretofore announced, is to be APP
pointed collector Of customs at Burling-
ton. vice Olin Merrill whose term will en-
pire the 10th inst. and Curtis S. Emery of
Chelsea, VT, to he named collector OF
customs at Memphremagog. vice u. NJ.
Mansur. whose term also will expire the
18th. The Vermont congressional dele
CATION has agreed upon these nominations
and they probably will be sent to the
Senate by the President in day or two.
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. ll.-Speaker Cannon
announced the committees of the seth
Congress to-day. Following are the
chairmcn of the important committees:
Ways and means. Payne OF New York
appropriations, Tawncy Of Minneapolis;
judiciary. jenkins of Wisconsin; Inter-
state and foreign commerce. Hepburn
OF Iowa; foreign affairs, Hit of Illinois:
military affairs, Hull of Iowa: naval af-
fairs. Ross of Illinois; postoffice and post
roads, Ovcrstreet OF Indiana insular af-
currency. Fuller of New Jersey; rivers
and harbor. Burton OF Ohio merchant
marine and fisheries. Grosvenor OF Ohio;
agriculture, Wadsworth of New York:
public lands. Lacey of Iowa; Indian at
fairs, sherman of New York; Territories,
Hamilton of Michigan: manufacture
SiDlcy of Pennsylvania; public buildings
and grounds Barthold of Missouri; labor,
Suloway Of New Hampshire; pensions
Loudenslasor of New Jersey; District OF
Columbia, Babcock OF Wisconsin,; irriga-
ton and arid lands. Mondell Of Wyo-
ming immigration and naturalization.
Howell OF New Jersey: census, Crum-
packer OF Indiana library, McCleary Of
Minnesota: printing, G. Il. Lands of In
diana; industrial arts and expostons,
Gardner of Massachusetts; elections,
Mann OF Illinois; elections. No. ?, Ohm
stcd of Pennsylvania; elections, No, 8,
Drscoll OF New York.
NEW ENGLAND MEMBERS.
The New England committee mem
bers are: Ways and means. Mccall of
Massachusetts. Hill of Connecticut.
Granger OF Rhode Island; appropria-
lions, elliott of Massachusetts, Sulli-
van OF Massachusetts; interstate and
foreign commerce. Lowering OF Mass
achusctts; foreign affairs. Foster of
Vermont Capron of Rhode Island Nc
Nary OF Massachusetts: judiciary. Lit
tlcfield Of Maine, Tirrell Of Massachu-
sets; military affairs. Capron of Rhode
Island; naval affairs Roberts OF Mass
nchusetts, Lilley Of Connecticut: bank
t,Nrr nttr Of
Weeks OF Massachusetts: merchant
marine and fisheries. Littfchcld of
Maine; territories, Capron of Rhode Is
land. Powers of Maine, Higgins Of
Connecticut
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JUDGMENTS IN CITY COURT.

The following judgments were enter
I'd Monday in city court, all in favor
Of the PLAINTIFF.
Caroline ". Carpenter VS.. Margaret
Foley. damages of sl4 and costs OF
s57i
The Old Bee Hive VS.. W. $. Teachout
damages Of $1S.45 and costs of $3.50.
The case of the Gregory Grain CO.
vs. Minnie Powers was discontinued
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Conditions Of Winter Wheat Above Ten
Year Average.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE crop re-
porting board OF the bureau OF sta
tistics department Of agriculture finds
the report Of correspondents and agents
Of the bureau as follows;
Newly seeded area OF winter wheat
estimated 1884, 900 acres; increase. O.s
per cent. over 1904; condition of win
ter wheat December was 94.l as COM
pared to sac in 1904, and n ten years.
average 9l.5.
NERMONTERS' PLACES
Washington. Dec. lin the list OF
House committees named to-day -. J.
Foster is made chairman of the new COM
mittee on expenditures in the department
of commerce and labor and given fifth
place on the committee on foreign ar
fairs. Kittredge Haskins is placed on
the committee on labor and retains his
place OH the committee on agriculture and
war claims.
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QUITE so.

"pa," said little Willie Tnderthum
"what does IL mans better half mean?''
Usually, my SON." replied Mr.. Under
thum, "shc means Just what she says. -
Philadelphia Press
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-14

1t is only by loving others that 9TH
ers learn TO love MS. Some years ago
a steamer was wrecked on Lake Pont-
chartrain. Among the passengers was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-14
Attempted to Gross Railroad
Track in Front Of Freight
Train.
q CARS PASSED OYER HIM
skull WIS Crushed "a a Jelly-lod,
Elnttcncd nnd Terribly Mutilated-
Thought the YOUNG Man slip.
ped on the Rnils Just he.
fore He Was Hit.

Rutland, Dec. 1o.--Boasting to his
Younger brother that he could cross tn.
railroad track ahead OF the approach.
ing train. Albert 1Tazclton of Proc
torsvillc. % years old, was struck by
II north bound freight train. about a:2O
o'clock last night and instantly killed
The train was made up of 81 cars
all of which passed over the body. The
train was stopped as soon as possible
and tho train crew found Hazelton's
body lying between the rails. The
shoes were torn off from the feet. the
skull was crushed to a jelly. and tho
trunk was fattcncd and terribly mutt
lated. The accident happened just
south of the Proctorsville station.
Young lIazclton stated aftcrward
that his brotncr had boosted to him
that he could cross tho track 20 feet
ahead of the train. When young Haz-
elton saw tho train strike his brother
he Immediately ran for home. The
railroad officials think that the young
man must nave slipped between the
rails just before the engine struck him.
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ELGIN BUTTER MARKET.

Elgn. H.. Dec. 4-Butter ruled firm on
the board Of trade to-day at 2%c n pound.
Sales for the week were 567 600 pounds.
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PRES. STALE TO ADDRESS NEWSPA
PER MEN

Rutland. Dec. 1O.Prcsident John r.
Shale of the Publishers Press of New
York city has accepted the invitation of
the Vermont newspaper men to he present
at their reunion in the Berwick House.
this city. next Saturday evening. when
he will address them for fcw minutes on
the collection and dissemination of news
Newspaper men from all over the State
VIII be present and n committee Of local
newspaper men Will meet them ut the sta
ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-23
TRAINED COOKS AGAIN.

Southern newspapers scoff at the idea of training young eoiored girls vises. The reason assigned Is that they won't stay cooked so to speak, but will do something else when once taught. The point is evident that Washington gets little help in his own section about industrial training for the blacks. It is intimated that in many cases his graduates are driving out Incompetent white workers. The section most interested must settle this question for itself.-Buffalo News.
 The News is little mixed, as it shows in the second sentence in the above paragraph. So far as we have noted the Southern newspapers and people do not deny that the Washing ton school can train negro women to be good cooks, though as far as we are concerned we will have to be shown" The important point. as The News says. is that they won't stay cooked" When Glendower boasted that he could "call up spirits from the vasty deep" Hotspur didn't dispute it but merely wanted to know-"Win they come when you do call them?" And it may be that Washington can train his girls to be cooks but will they cook?
 As to the statement that his grad uates' are driving out incompetent white workers we have no knowledge, pro or con. In fact, we have so little knowledge of any of his graduates as manual laborers that we do not feel competent to express an opinion. We know that there are no obstacles in the way of a colored man getting work if he is competent and reliable. He does not need to be a college graduate to find employment, but being a grad uate is one thing that prevents most of them from seeking work in any occupation that requires physical ex- ertion. Nor would there be anything in Southern man employing a com potent negro in preference to an in competent white man. Finally, we congratulate The News on having dis covered that "the section most inter- ested must settle the question for it. self" That Is about what we propose to do.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-23
TUESDAY, MAY 2s, 1905.
A PALPApLE sURRENDER.

The New York Mail, referring to the canal embroglio, declares that 'the question is whether the government should buy at home on a basis of home wages or buy abroad on basis of fof- eign wages" Not at all, if The Mall pleases. The question is whether the government shall be robbed by the tariff- protected trusts at home or whether 1t shall act fairly and hon. estly towards the taxpayers of this country and construct the canal as cheaply as is consistent with good ma teriaI and good work. The question of wages has nothing to do with 1t and the argument to that effect is simply an attempt to justify the effort to hold up the government for the benefit of a few manufacturers.
 And yet we are being reluctantly forced to the conclusion that The Mail had some grounds for its positive assertion made immediately after the administration had announced that canal supplies would be purchased In the cheapest market The Mail de- clared without any qualification that such policy would not be carried out. We thought 1t was whistIing to keep It's courage up, for we thought the President and his packers meant what they said and that they would adhere to 1t. On more than one occasion we have expressed qualification at the Bust determination announced and our belief that 1t would be carried out to khe letter.
 But once more we have apparently been deceived The President has had his ear to the ground and has heard the rumbling of the Juggernaut of protection which threatened to crush him beneath its wheels. He has ainched. It is not the first time that he has allowed himself bulldozed by the trusts and their beneficiaries, but fhis time the surrender is most dis rouraging It had been announced in positive terms that two foreign ships would be bought for use in the canal work because the price was only one half, or less, than our home builders charged. Now we are told that no ships will be purchased but will be hired. It was announced that all sup plies needed would be purchased in the cheapest market, and the plain infer ence was that the commission would go ahead and make the purchases. Now we are told that only such supplies will be bought as are Immediately necessary" and that they will await khe action of Congress before making any extensive contracts.
 This is manifestly the result of the angry protests of the "stand-patters," the tariff protected trusts. the bene- nciaries of Dingleyism. In the exuber- ance of his self-confidence he roared eoo loud. Now, like Bottom. he tells them: T will roar you as gently as any sucking dove," and proceeds to do it. He has disappointed the country once more and shown himself a plant tool in the hands of the master spirits of his party. What will he do next for his party?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-23
ArtfuI Dodgers.
ANNEWH NVVWH7 Philadelphia Record.

IHllduSlPllt
 In theory the refrigerator car lines and the railroads are entirely distinct: but according to the testimony of the representatives of the California fruit growers before the Elkins CoElmt:tee they are operated as one. Thess wit nesses ought to know, for they pay the freight. The car lines collect the for icing ana it is impossible for any outsider to tell how much goes to the railway and how much to the car line It is a notorious fact that the owners of the refrigerator cars are then5ClVNa the largest shippers of fruits. meat and ble for them, when they send merchan- disc in their own vehicles, to pay themselves as much as they please for ice and to correspondingly reduce the railway companys share for carriage.
 In this way the lesser shippers are aware of 1t only when they find them selves undersold beyond hope of com petition. The private car lines are do- vices for the circumVention of the In- terstate Commerce law. They are agen- cies of transportation having: all the common carriers. There Is not one reason why they should not be subject ed to all the regulations applicable to railways and there are a thousand req sons why they should be made to con- form to the rules of the business-in- rates and to stick to them without preference or favor.
 statutory declaration that car line companies are common carriers would be all that is necessary. The strenu- ousness with which an enactment of CTS of the law is the best proof of the need thereof.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-23

Omaha World Herald.
 The most unique cane in existence Is the property of Mir. D. F. Beans, pay master of the Burlington. This cane represents s1OO, ,O09 in money. ;2,25o, /. 900 pay checks and b3O,OOO miles or travel, or as far as round trip 10 the moon.
 The cane was made by Mir. Beans himself from part of the pay checks paid out in his fifteen years Of eXperi- ence as paymaster. Every month he laid aside numbers of these checks Tor the making of the cane, which con tains pieces from over 1850 checks.
 When the pay checks on the monthly pay roll are returned through the clear ing house to the Burlington offices they are punched and filed away. From the paymasters signature on the checks Is punched a round piece of the check almost an inch in diameter. lt Is from these small pieces that the cane is made. They are glued together as fast as they are strung on the steel rod which forms the basis of the cane and set under a clamp which presses them closely together. Between every hun dred of the pay checks is placed piece of common pasteboard. This gives an effect which is not only unique but very beautiful.
 been strung like beads on the steel rod 1t was taken to a turning lathe and trimmed and polished. The handle, which Is of gold. bears the engraved signature of MT Beans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-23
END OF TRAIN DISASTERS.
Westinghouse Invention designed
 Prevent Railway Collisions.

Westinghouse Invention designed to
 Prevent Railway Collisions.
 In order to show how railroad col- lisions may be avoided, the Nesting house Company is preparing For tests similar to the one made several days ago before European railway men. At that test two heavy trains, driven by large locomotives, were rushed togeth- CT at high speed in "head-on" collis- ion. The result of the first experiment. was satisfactory, so much So that those to follow will be made before the mem- bers of the international railway con gress when they visit here. The. ex-- periments will be made with a train of fifty steel cars, fitted with an improved air brake and other safety devices, first drawn by a heavy steam locomotive and then by an electric locomotive op- erated by a single-phase alternating current.
 George Westinghouse, Jr.. said to- day: The apparatus has been pre-, pared for the purpose of illustrating to the delegates and to the railway man agers of the United States, who are soon to be especially invited to witness similar tests. how accidents involving loss of life and destruction of property can be avoided.
 '1The special train experiment ed with. and which will be used in coming tests consists of fifty modern steel cars, fit- ted with automatic couplers. having friction device incorporated in the draft gear of each car. capable of ab-  tum, which would otherwise be- very destructive to the oar framcs.
 ''The couplings of these cars are also fitted with device which automatica1- ly couples the air brake pipes at the same time that the coup1ingsl them selves are united, while also the ham, dles of the stopcocks of the air brake pipe are so arranged that they can be operated from either side of the train, in order that employees need no longer be required to go between the cars for the operation of either the car coup lings or air brake couplings.
 The triple valves in use upon these cars have b9en perfected after many years of experimentation. By their use the brakes upon the last car of the longest train are set almost as quick ly for ordinary service stops as in the case of an emergency application.
 At the tests made for the Euro peans several days ago it was shown that it was impossible for the engineer with the heaviest locomotive, by any effort he could make, to break the train in two. It was also shown that a train of fifty cars running at a speed of twenty miles an hour could be stopped within a few car lengths without shock or disturbance of any character.
 ,snWbth Wsth etanyy any ,. train whatever thnt,v it's gear 1t will be impossible for an acei- dent to happen from the bursting of a hose in the middle of a train. even if the rear cars are not fitted with air brakes"