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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22
ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY.
A Class Of 4s Grnduates-A Gift from
the Alumni.

st. Johnsbury, Vt, June 1s.-The COM
mencement exercises at St. Johnsbury
Academy occurred at Music hall this
morning and were largely attended by
friends of the school. A class of 30 was
graduated in the classical department
and certificates were presented by the
Rev A. Francis Walch to II graduates
in the business course and six in the
shorthand course. There were nine
speakers on the commencement stage.
the salutatory being given by Miss Flo
ence Il. 1.add and the valcdictory by
Miss Elizabeth d. Merrill. both Of st.
Johnsbury. Seven of the class expect to
enter college in the fall.
This afternoon the alumni held their
annual business meeting and tonight
the festivities OF the week closed with
the annual alumni reception ut Academy
hall, The class OF 1904 held thir first
reunion and banquet at the Avenue House
tonight.
An interesting feature Of commence
mcnt week was the presentation to the
academy of a bust of Shakespeare and
a carbon print of Stratford- on Avon The
presentation, which was the class of
1?O4's gift to the institution, was made
by Philip Thompson. Dartmouth 'oS. and
"A son % the late Judge l.. II. Thomp-
son of the supreme court of Vermont
SERMON BY REV. Z. A. BISHOP.
sermon before the graduating class OF
MOntclier Seminary was delivered this
morning in Trinity Church by the Rev
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Farmers and Breeders.

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Or. +. A. Bishop the principal. DIR. Bish-
ops text was from First Cornt hans, 10th
chapter and oath verse LET no one seek
his own. but let every man seek his neigh
boris good The sermon was an earnest
of the happiness and reward
a life of service and sacrifice
for Christ. The music had special refer
ence to the occasion and the church was
filled to nearly its seating capacity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22

Young Man, Craxed by Over study.
browns Himself.

Rutland. June 1s-The body Of william
shcehan OF Fair Haven. aged 32 years,
who disappeared last night, was found
to-day in the river just north Of the depot.
Ovcr-study is thought to have resulted In
mental unsoundness. Mr. Shechan left
home about nine o'clock las. night, say.
ing he was going to the barber shop.
Later in the evening when Re did not re-
turn his family became alarmed and or
eanized a searching party. Tho party
searched all night without result. The
young mans hat was found this morning
on the river bank and several young
men at once began To dive for tic body.
which they found in about 80 feet of WA
ter. Mr.. shechan was for II years con-
nccted with the First National bank at
Fnir Haven. being teller when he rcsign-
cd about a year ago. lie leaves a mother
and four sisters. lie had showed a little
mental unsoundness Of late, which Is sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22
SEVERE ELECTRIC STORM.
Two Barns Near Rutland Destroyed
Telephones Crippled.

Rutland June 1S.-The worst electrical
storm WHICH has visited this city in years
occurred tonight. TWO barns were burn
cd and the lightning struck in several
other places in this vicinity. For about
30 minutes there was continual glare
Of lightning and roar of thunder.
The barn of John Sullivan on Allen
street was struck by lightning and de-
siroycd. together with COW. A large
barn on the farm belonging TO the estate
of Horace u. Dyer, just south of the
city. was burned and much trouble was
experienced in saving the house. Nearly
all of the long distance telephone lines
and many of the local lines are crippled
10y the storm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22

casions. According to the sheriff the
statutes provide that only twelve citizens
of Vermont shall witness an execution
and as the officials have no option In the
matter arrangements are being niada.
along these lines Governor Bell ana
Sheriff Peck will hold confersne0 :thaflN
next week. at which, ,6ha)Sdedifo9lD al
to who shall comprise thGkStwclva cite
izens Of Vermont" will be reached,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22
VOTE ON POPULAR MUSIC.

IJlfIe Observation-Disclosures. - lou
Overture "W lillian Tell .............214
Overture "Tannhauscr" ..............2,l07
1ntermezzo. "Cavallera $40
Selections. Carmen .................1.90 2
M;screrc, "Trovatore" .................1,S6 l
Selections. Faust" ...................l.13S
Rhaps odic, Hongroise No. 2 ..........1.5l1
Spring Song" Mendelsschn ..........1312
Selections. "Lohengrin' ..,.............1.1N
Overture. "Poet and Peasant" ......1, 006
blue Danube Waltz ................. 957
American Phantasy= ...J.!............. 95l
Sextet from Lucia" ................... $40
Melody in +. Rubnstein ................ 500
Coronation March. Prophet" ...... E. $50
Selections. Prince of rilsen" ....... 457
Evening Star" .......... ............... 45i
Selections. Babes in Toyland' ..... 45l
Selections bohemian Girl .......... Az
Srhnbcrt's Screnade =. .................. 436
Hearts and Flowcrs'' .................. Az
Selections, "RigOlettO" ............. 400
last Rose of Summer ............... 404
star. Spanglcd Banner" ............ S9S
''Stars and Strpcs'' .................. 374
'Ariist's Life Waltz ............. $40
Lost Chord"' Observation-Disclosures. So
''Invitaticn to the Dance" .............. 1853
Grcg's "T'aybrcak' :. ................ 81
Ffize Song. "NIes.ersnger" .......... 30S
"HOme. Sweet Home .................. S02
Prologue. "Pagliacci" E. ............. 2sS
Selections. Norma" :. go. ........ o64
midsummer Nights Dream ....... 263
Southern Melodies go. ............ ..... 261
1.-The Palms .... .... ................... 257
llandel's Largo E. :. .................... 252
New York Globe.
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GOOD
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DROWNING AT sWANTON.

Swanton. June 1S.-Mrs. Adam Judd fell
off the dock at the fish hatchery into the
river about nve o'clock this afternoon and
was drowned. The river was considerably
high and the current carried the body
down stream several rods. 1t WAS recov-
cred by her husband after it had been in
the water about 20 minutes. Mr.. Judd
was notified of the accident by some boys
who saw the woman fall. Mrs. Judd was
Ga years old and is survived by her hus-
hand
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22

sheriff Peck says statutes Provide
that Only ~ Citisens Of Vermont
Shall he Admitted.

Woodstock. June 16--Sherif Peck stated
to-day that he purposed to carry out the
cordance with the Vermont Statutes. GER
tain provisions Of which, in his opinion,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22
CANTON DAIRY MARKET.

Utica, n. V, June 1S.-On the Canton
dairy market Saturday the sales of cheese
were 2227 boxes of twins at 8 Is; LAS
tubs of butter sold at 20 IL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22
GOV. BELL WILL NOT ATTEND.

Walden. Juno l6.-Governor Bell in a
statement to the Associated Press to-
day said. II shall not attend the eXccu-
ton of Mary Rogers. l never had any
Intention of doing So
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TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION COUPON.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22

If everyone knew how ma
turally and quickly Burdock Blood Bit
tiers regulates the stomach and bowels.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22
DELEGATES OF sHRINERs.

Rutland. June 1s-Caro Temple, No
bles of the Mystic Shrine. held
a meeting here last evening and elected
Harry NJ. Cross of st. Johnsbury and &.
+. lockwood of burlington as delegates
to the imperial council to be held at
Niagara Falls Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week. They take the places Of
a. G. Mansur of Burlington and c. w.
Ruiter of ST. Johnsbury. Thomas Il.
Bragg was elected recorder to succeed
W. A. Hendricks resigned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22

posed to have resulted from over-study.
He would have graduated AT the Rutland
BUSINESS College this month
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Each Had His Specially

body much better suited for the school
board than John. He's elected unan.
imous every time.
And there's Jim Rawson. What
d'you say? I'm. Well. p'r'apr he
isn't as bright as some. but tell you,
he keeps that schoolhouse in fust-rate
repair. and nxes up the grounds too.
guess 'tisn't every school board has
got q man on 1t that'll shingle the roof
ha1f-price. put In window glass when
needed. tinker up the desks and 30 on
spring and fall, and fetch down lawn
mower to run over the grass once =
month during vacation.
Now suppose you're going to light
on me about Billy Lane. the young
Teller, but tell you we couldn't keep
a schoolma' am in district in the dead
O. winter II 'twasn't for Billy. He's .
good Judge O. schoolma'ams and he
rides EN- out sleighing and keeps EN-
chirked up through the hard weather.
and come mud-time he puts on his
high boots twice a week evenings and
calls on EN-. guess II you're talking
about valuable men. you'll have to put
Billy pretty high up.
Take 1t by and large. don't be-
lieve you'll strike a better board than
ours in the whole state o New Hamp-
shire."-Youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Forced Morality on Sparta

the World" volume 2. page 585. says:
ITO render the state dependent only
on its own territorial products and to
prevent any individual from accumu-
Iating an undue amount Of wealth he
(Lycurgus) prohibited the use Of any
money except an iron coin. with 10
small . value In comparison with tia
bulk and weight that the necessity of
using 1t as q medium of exchange
would make 1t dificult to carry on
trade. especially foreign commerce. BY
subjecting this iron coin to = process
rendering 1t brittle and UNIT for any
other use Lycurgus endeavored to de-
stroy every desire to hoard It a. a
treasure"
Rollin, in his Ancient History"
volume /, page 6s7, says: First he
Hycurgus) cried down all gold and
silver money and ordained that NO
other should be current than that OF
iron, which he made SO very heavy
and fixed at SO low rate that a cart
and two oxen were necessary to carry
home . sum of 10 minae $500 French
livres. about $8s.S0) and a whole
chamber to keep 1t in"
This was done for the purpose Of
sapping the foundation of avarice.
From the above quotations 1t would
seem that. while iron was much more
valuable than 1t is now. still it was
not SO valuable as to Justify Its being
coined into money. 1t seems that
team of oxen could haul about 3S8
worth Of coin. presume the same
sort of team might haul one-fifth that
value of iron at the present date.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
American History Is Hard

have treasured up this crude. unlack-
eyed martyrdom.
Even the great personality Of Lin
coin. now potent in SO many individual
lives, intimate and familiar Of 30 many
Of our hidden moods. was not yet
fully revealed to his. fellows. It was
the emancipation only that had fallen:
the leader and shepherd Of men. Out
wardly at least his experience was linn
tied as theirs was. Dying in the midst
of multitudes. master Of armies and
Of navies, he was still Of the frontier:
as. indeed, all our American life was
still. in 4 sense. only the frontier and
western fringe OF European life.
True. Lincoln also leads our
thoughts back to the princes whose
peer he was, but we can pass from
his deathbed with no irreverence, mo-
sense Of shock or change, to look out.
In the plain light of day. upon the
whole wide field of work and strife
and progress which was always In his
thought. and glimpse the attitude and
state of the republic when his sum
mons passed. like an anselus. across
the continent.-William CARROT Brown
In the Atlantic.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28

Lycuruus E1aAe Currency Of Cosn-
try So Bulky and Compare
tively Worthless That induce
mont to Hoard was Lost.
Plutarch says: mot content with
this (the equal division Of the lands.
ETC.. Of the Lacedaemonians). he (Ly-
curgus) resolved to make division OF
their movables. too. that there might
be NO odious distinction or inequality
Leaf among them; but finding that 1t
would be very dangerous to 20 about
1t openly. he took another course and
defeated their avarice by the follow
ing stratagem: He commanded that
all gold and silver coin should be
called In and that only certain kind
Of ssoaey made Of iron should be cur
rcnt. A great weight and quantity
was Of little worth. SO that to lay up
twenty or thirty pounds there was re-
Quired q pretty large closet and to
remove 1t nothing less than = yoke
Of oxen" according to the Scientific
American. with the diffusion Of this
money at once number of vices were
bapished from Lacedaemonia. for who
would rob another of such . coin?
Who would unjustly detain or take by
forte or accept rs q bride a thing
which was not easy to hide nor q
credit to have nor indeed of any use
to cut In pieces? For when 1t was
just red hot they quenched 1t in vine
gar. by that means spelling 1t, and
maze it almost incapable Of being
wos ked."
Clare. In his Universal History Of
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
NOT HIS TIME TO DIE.
Railroad Man Lives to Tell Of MIraeu.
toua EacapA.

Railroad Man Lives 70 Tell Of MIraeu-
lous Escape.
John Flockhart of South Chicago.
was run over by q switch engine and
i've cars in the local yards Of the Big
Four railway the other day. and still
lives. Flockhart. who was formerly
employed as a Big Four switchman.
came to Kankakee on = picnic ex-
cursion. In the afternoon he was
riding on the front end Of = switch
engine with two former fellow en-
ployes, when his hat blew OF. In try
Ing to catch 1t he lost his balance and
fell directly in front of the engine.
The engine and i've cars In the train
passed over him. The crew hurried
back. expecting to ind the mangled
corpse Of their companion. but In
stead he was endeav0ring to raise
himself to a sitting posture. Examina-
ton showed that his injuries consisted
Of crushed right arm and . fsw cuts
about the head. while the heel Of his
right foot had heen torn oG+ The IN
iured man was removed TO the h6s-
pital. Local railroad men are un-
able to account for F1ockhart's escape
from instant death. as the flrebox Of
the engine reaches almost to the
ground. It is thought that after his
arm was crushed by the engine he
was rolled into the center Of the
tracks. clear Of the wheels Of the cars
that followed.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Coal Tokens as Currency

hood. as they are without doubt the
cores or centers left after turning ar
ticles of ornament.
These discarded disks have been
invariably found, carefully hidden
away under the surface Of the ground,
at depth of about two feet. some
times with or in Roman pottery and
sometimes between two fat stones
placed on edge. covered with a third
carefully stored and hidden away is
beyond question; hence they must
have represented some value to the
possessor. 1t would appear reason
able to conclude that they were used
by the ancient Britons as tallies. or
money. The turning lathe of the en-
lightened Roman was an instrument
unknown to the natives and these
waste disks. bearing the tool marks
Of the turner, would have been as Inn
possible to counterfeit by the savage
Briton as q minted coin.
THAT they have been known from
early times as coal money is we'll au-
thenticated. As many ~ 500 have
bean found together In one place. but
always protected BY covering stones
or pottery. In sire they wary from
one and three-quarters to two and one
half inches In diameter and about one
half inch In thickness. with holes to
secure them to the mandrel Of the
lathe. They are all strikingly SIM
liar in appearance."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
RattIesnaks Disputed.

AS Ralph Langdon, who drives the
stage between Great Darlington and
Monterey, was nearing Three-Mile hill
Saturday morning he noticed that
something struck at the feet Of team
of horses which were approaching.
When he reached the spot he saw =
rattlesnake coiled in the grass beside
tie road ready to strike. Langdon Of
fered battle and succeeded in killing
the reptile with his whip after = hard
fight. The snake was four feet eight
inches in length and had 10 rattles.-
Boston Globe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
pot.toe. j. shilling . Pound.

The year 1885. or whereabouts, saw
the Introduction of the potato into
England. For nearly a century after.
ward they were only cultivated in
gardens as a curious exotic, furnish.
ing an expensive luxury for the tables
of none but the richest people in the
kingdom. The plant which since that
period has been the means on more
than one occasion Of saving from ytarv.
alton thousands Of the poorest of the
poor in these islands. more especially
in Ireland. by supplying them with a
cheap and abundant article of food,
was at one time SO rare that, as ap.
pears from an account in the house
hold expenses Of Anne, wife Of Jnp,es
l., the price of potatoes was rated at
one shilling a pound.-Household
Words.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Cooking Without Flrs.

In the cookery schools of Berlin.
Munich. Frankfort and other German
cities the use Of the "nreless stove"
or cooking box" Is strongly recon-
mended. The apparatus consists SIM
ply Of a wooden box, thickly lined
with hay or felt and fitted with q tight
cover. Nests are made in the lining,
into which pots containing food that
has first been boiled for few min
utes over fire are placed. tightly COW
cred. and the box is closed. The lin
ing retains the heat for hours, and
the food is slowly cooked. with better
results, In many cases. than can be
attained by rapid cooking on 4 stove.
OF course the apparatus does not an
swer for cooking steaks. chops or
cakes. which require a quick, hot IRE,
but 1t is excellent for soups and vege-
Il bleg,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28

by reason of its design. At anyone's
finger. 1t carries q setting designed to
afford space for making notation Of
the specific details to be executed.
Another such reminder takes the form
Of an attachment to cover the case
Of your watch, 1t being presumed that
sometime during the day you win con-
suit your timepiece and 30 be con-
fronted with the memorandum which
Is written on round disc fitted to the
watch case and carried by the stem.
These two illustrations merely repre-
sent two recently patented ideas
among the many dozens Of this clsss
that appear during the course Of each
year.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
trick HOUSE" Is NEW.
Rooms and Railways All at Different
Armies,

ssSS"e essS ''1~eyo Nv - D'Ss~''s
Angles.
An illusion device Of the public
amusement park type. covering an en-
tirely new idea, has recently made its
appearance and il known a. the trick
house. The outer walls Of the struc-
ture are perpendicular. 30 that there
does not appear to be anything un-
usual about 1t. judging by external ap-
pearances. The entrances and pass
ageways adjoining keep up this decep-
tion. Inside Of this house another il
constructed. the walls Of which are
considerably out Of plumb. the floors
having = corresponding inclination.
AS one enters from the outside And
passes through the passageways.
which are normal. the sudden en-
trance into rooms which are topsy-
turvy. to say the least, is very bewil-
dering. As the journey is led alter
nately through such rooms and then
through level Railways and passage
ways the senses eventually become
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Tender Sentiments Nave He'd
Little to Do With the Great
Events That Have Marked
ths Country's Vpbuildino.

Our history is hard and masculine:
colored with few purple lights; too
little related to our tenderer senti-
meats and deeper passions. When
older peoples have paused, rs we did
then, they have looked upon far diff
ferent scenes. Fairer companies have
stood about more stately figures Of
triumph or OF tragedy than that Amer
lea and the world now gazed upon.
TIE common chamber, the gaunt, pale
President, the strong. bearded coun-
selors at his bedside-this was unlike
scenes which European peoplea have
axed in their memories. Charles and
Eary Stuart on their scaholds. the
baroos and the King at Runnymede,
Maria Theresa appealing to the no
bles Of Hungary to take up their
swords for her child, Marie Antoinette
and Mirabeau. and many another pa
Heast Of human love and sacrifice are
tsa-Aured up by other peoples a. We