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The Mikado Incident.

Against abuse, threats and accusations
Of stupidity the Lord Chamberlain, Off
cial dramatic ensor OF England, has been
able TO maintain a brave front and stick
to his guns, but the worldwide ridicule to
which he has been subjected since he
prohibited the production Of The Mi
kado" has overcome the British Govern
ment and forced It to unconditional sur
render. The ban has been removed and
this charming comic opera may be per-
formed again in the land Of its origin.
When the opera was first produced
nobody thought Of objecting to it. Japan
was open to the world, but it had not
taken it's place among the Powers. 1t
was still a land Of fairy tales and flowers,
a place OF upside down conditions, the
fair target for everyconoeit and e~xtrava-
gance that might not be set down as the
record OF life in a better known corner
of the earth. Since then the Japanese
have won their way to the front and
have established a name that must be
respected. incidentally they have be-
come by treaty the allies OF England. 1t
wal the thought Of the Lord Chamberlain
that to-day the real Mikado and his peo-
pie might be offended at the irreverence
with which they were treated in the
opera, and his prohibition was enforced
as a highly diplomatic compliment TO a
friend worthy Of Precipitation.
The only clue any one has as to the
Japanese attitude toward the incident is
the action Of a Japanese warship band
in playing airs from the opera on the
occasion Of an official visit from certain
English dignitaries. The selection could
hardly have been made in ignorance or
by one without high authority. What
ever the intention Of this choice Of music
was, its effect was to complete the humil-
iation Of the English censor. He was left
alone, deserted, forsaken and powerless.
The resembling OF his order followed as
the natural and inevitable result OF at
tack at home and non-support abroad.
Amusing from the beginning, this jap
anese teapot tempest became sidesplit-
ting in it's development. II has given
u for mirth to a worldful Of people,
from the highest to the most humble.
Only one thing is lacking: GILBERT and
SULLIVAN cannot preserve the incident in
the form OF another comic opera master
piece for the education and enjoyment
OF remotest ~posterity.
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Us France on the Verge Of a Grave
Crisis?

STlsiS
That the refusal Of the vine growers in
1anguedoc TO pay taxes or to recognize
the civil authorities may lead to civil war
was acknowledged on Tuesday in the
Chamber Of Deputies by Premier GLE
MENcEAu, while ex-Premier RIBoT, the
leader Of the Modcrates, described the
present state Of things in France as more
dangerous than any witnessed since 1870.
A large part Of the inhabitants in no
fewer than three Departments have prac-
tically seeded from the republic and
have begun to organize a government Of
their OWN. What makes the situation
more serious is the sympathy with the
discretionary movement avowed by
M, JAUREs, the chief spokesman Of the
Socialist party, which is strong in almost
every urban centre and particularly in
Paris. The sympathy may take the
form of violent demonstrations should
the Ministry's now demonstrated deter
mination to use the army for ~coercive
purposes cause bloodshed.
A collision between the vine growers
dliu VIC N1SOlo CVl uAio hOlNnDlVi "
while many regiments have been sent to
Languedoc and more than 10000 soldiers
have already been concentrated in
Toulouse, the followers of MARCELIN
ALBERT and his chief coadjutor, NJ. FER
RoUL, who lately resigned the Mayoralty
OF Narbonne, are providing themselves
with arms and erecting ~barricades. The
spirit Of the southern population is strik-
ingly attested by the fact that women
are taking a conspicuous part in the
preparations for resistance. An element
OF peril is the circumstance that the dis
affection is shared by the r~eservists, who
have completed the legal term Of service
with the colors and who might supply
the material OF a formidable military
force IL organizers should be found. The
outcome Of the system Of universal On
~scription to which France has been sub
jected for a generation is that almost
the whole of her adult male population
has received a military training.
1t may be that firm measures OF re-
preston, like those which proved effec-
tive o long ago in the mining region
Of northeastern France, will allay the
existing agitation, but the excitable tenn
permanent OF the people OF ~Languedoc
renders II doubtful whether they will
show themselves as docile as were the
pniAers to the dictates Of common sense
The sa%nguinary outbreak known az the
White Terror, which occurred In the
early part OF last century, exemplihes
the frightful extremes TO which southern
Frenchmen may be carried when their
passions are aroused.
Time will show how much, II any,
foundation there is for the assertion
made by Ministerial newspapers that the
uprising OF vine growers in the south
has been fomented by monarchists and
clericals. We infer from the cabled
extracts from the speech Of ex-Premier
RIBoT that he deems the charge not
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The Birds Of WattrvIiet.

To rHH EDITOR or TEE SUE-Sfr: Ny little girl
nuns a grsphophone which stands Immediately
before an open window. She posseSseh only one
record, an excellent imitation known a The Birds
and the Brook" which she pltys continually.
On our recent return from a few weeRt vacation
we were much At,onished 20 ind that q couple OF
kingnsheu and a pair OF wSterouzels had taken
possession OF the horn OF the trsphophone and
were busily engaged constructing therein their
respective nests.
am afraid that the intellittnee and reasoning
faculties Of our ieathered friends are generally
underestima ted.
have m nailed you under separate cover afhdtviu
In proof Of above, signed by one fAs Inspector and
two local Sunday school tuptrn,endents.
wAruRvLiET. n. ", June 10. VHRfTLb.
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You have the best Constitution to day OF any
State 10 the Union. and a better Constitution than
the Constitution OF the United States.-Tht Boz
Orator 10 the Oklahoma Democrats.
Oklahoma is not a State in the Union
or outside the Union, but Colonel BkYAH's
meaning is clear. Why lie he 80 cold inShis
judgment? 1t is notorious that every
State has a Constitution. and every municipal
corporation a charter, better than the Con-
stitution Of the United States, and that
the Constitution of the United States Is
about as contemplate a document as
mankind knows. It's dement's are obvious.
1t is not Pathological or hamboyant. 1t is
clear and easily understood. II contains
no provision for the initiative and referen-
dun. 1t does not mention the recall. 1t
establishes security Of property. 1t pro-
vides for a representative government.
1t is so unsatisfactory that a century and
a third ago thirteen sovereign States and
their people, among whom were sone oiti-
zens almost as patriotic az Colonel BRYAN,
accepted il and surrendered certain Of their
most iealously guarded rights to the nation
thus formed. Its authors to-day receive
the respectful admiration OF serious students
OF the art of government for their wisdom,
their foresight, their tolerance, and their
magnificent skill in compromising appar-
emily irreconcilable differences.
Oklahoma's Constitution better than that
Of the United StatesY Why, the we are not
fit 10 be compared!
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Ninety-seven Cent siiverware.

The police Of Montreal, supported by
the Canadian postal authorities, have
recently chased out Of that city a gang
OF sharpera whose operations have also
been extensive on this side OF the line.
The extent OF their business here has not,
40 far as we know. been made public.
In Canada they seem TO have caught some
400 suckers. They probably caught
more here.
According 10 the Canadian report about
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Leok, Liz Uncle Joe.

From the 81 JoHn Gobs. Democrat.
Hello, Uncle Joe; how Is the Presidential tim.
bert"
ia this Mr.. Csnnon' Thought ! recognized you.
Look 20 much like your Newspaper oGrtoont
I'm from Illinois. and lin clad 10 shake hands
With YOU, Mr.. Speaker
OF course ell these remarks sounded ven pleas
ant TO h. 5. Kellogg. o retired merchant OF Chieato
who sat In the lobby OF the PlsnterS' yesterday and
held q sort Of an informal reception 10 honor Of
Speaker Joe Cannon.
MT. kenogg 10 not Mr., Cannon. although be 10 ,
ringer for the Speaker OF thh House. He has BIZ
height, his fray vhisker. HE nose. and even TIE
celebrated Cannon twinkle In the eyes. Hs esti.
mates that he has been mistaken for one Joe Can,
non no less than 1000 times.
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10000 letters, dated in Montreal but
mailed in Providence, r. L.. were sent
out, so per cent. Of them being addressed
to omen. They went TO people Of all
social classes. The letter offered a four
piece set Of silverware for 81 cents, the
low price being made for the purpose
OF introducing that particular make Of
goods, The o. cents was asked merely
to cover the cost Of packing and ship
ping. The "silverware" consisted Of toy
articles worth about ten cents. When
the Montreal Office OF the company wa
raided about $500 letters were found,
each of which had contained OF cents.
To-day it is a "silverwsre' swindle and
Tomorrow 1t is a mining gamble or an
overcapitalized corporation, a South Sea
Bubble or a Credit Mobilier. so long as
there are suckers to bite, the bait will
be dangled; and 80 long as the bait is
dangled, there will be suckers to bite at
1t. The man who loses his money on q
flyer in wheat" or who buys an un-
known or doubtful stock in hope Of an
inordinate gain is deserving Of little or
no more sympathy or consideration than
the man who plays the races or the
woman who buys a -four piece set OF
silverware for OF cents"
From the Rooseveltian point OF view
there should be a law prohibiting the sale
Of a pig in a poke" or shares in a railway
about which the public is not fully in
formed. There is already in existence
a rule of ordinary common sense which
should keep all people from buying
bricks in hope that they are made Of gold.
1t is the violation Of this rule that makes
the trouble in the stock market az we'll
as in the field of OF cent silverware.
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NEW YORK. June IS.

There is, Of course. no question Of the
good faith Of the Countess R~ozwadowska,
as there can be none OF the good faith of our
carefully edited contemporary. We venture
to suggest, however, that the Century itself
may be responsible for what its editor
considers excessive zeal on tho part OF our
correspondent 'Gavroche' In the matter
OF comparing the tex Of the Count Pepe
and the Signor Daelli versions, which
are identical except as they diverge in
the two different English translations.
'Gavroche' could not have known what is
now stated for the first time in the fore
going communication. that the document
in the Cenfurv's possession bears no adj
dress. He was perhaps misled by the
distinct statement In the Cehfurp for June
that the letter was written in response to
an inquiry from Count Victor A. Pope Of
Italy a. to Hugo's purpose in writing his
great romance; and. again. that the
Countess Rozwadowska wa daughter Of
the gentleman TO whom IL Ithe letter. wa
addrAaaed
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The D iRIest Fish.

few never herd me tell
Abaout the, monsteri Welt
He wuI the bir z est one
! eve seen, ] twunl
When I describe bis tiEe
! cant believe my eyes;
An ! don't 'specI tbet yew
Kin skurcsly b'ieve Il tew.
Down Lizard criek one day
! hshed an hhhed away,
An here ] vhnter state
] hSd the proper bait.
An ey'rythinG vuI clear,
Ny head an hands an rear.
When ] felt. niGh the bank,
4 mos 'remenjus yAnk.
Ny cork went hout O. sight,
Ny pole bent double quite:
The cnck she billed an billed,
An Got all rough an rrled.
tiTAlE htened like a bun,
An fetched Q mighty pull,
An would yew b1isve ~ Say,
Hs-wsll, he got LvGyi
Jon Gown.
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The "Centurye' Victor Hugo Letter.

To THE EDITOR OF TIT suE-Sir: II is due
To the Countess RozwAdowBka. from whom
the Century received the letter Of Victor Hugo
printed in the June number, that we should
state the circumstances under which IL was
published. bThe lady herself, the widow OF
the late Cohsul-General Of Italy in Chioa 20,
has recently sailed for her own country.
The facts are these: The Countess discov-
cred this letter in the correspondence Of her
father. Count Pepe. and naturally presumed
that II was written 70 him. An expert having
pronounced the signature genuine. we "a FUSED
careful search 10 be made In the Aston Lii
brary through the published correspondence
Of Hugo, where one would naturally expect
TO find such a letter. but without success.
Nevertheless. In our Introductory note we took
ca re to suggest that It might have Appeared.
which proves TO be the case. as Il has been
printed as an appendix to certain editions Of
the romance, where II is given as ha wing been
addressed to SiRnor Daelli OF Milan, publisher
of the Italian edition OF LES M~iserables,'
though no name is given on the original letter.
None OF these editions is in the library.
There is no question OF the good faith Of
the lady, and the elaborate compilation OF
pa columns by your somewhat ungallant
correspondent "Gavroche" is a sheer waste Of
moral and intellectual effort.
EDITOR OF "THB CENTURY"
New YORK. June Is.
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Wiilis's Mission.

The following excuses were recently brought h.
two puptlt Of p. q, ~ Dear TeAoher-kInoy
excuse John'E absence from school yesterday Gr'i
noon, az he fell In the mud. BY doing the SAINT
you will greatly obllee hit mother"
The other read: Dear TeAcheT-PleS,e excuse
WINES absence last Friday. a. be had 10 90 70 the
hospital AFTER his core nose"
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ou.,tlon in French LIt.r.tur,.

To rHI EDITOR or THE E-s Was BAlEGe
a nature faker when he wrote "Une Passion dana
Ie Desen"' PRANK p, DLvIs.
FLORENCE, Mass, June n.
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Abou Ben Adhem had Just asked TO be put down
Az one who loved HE fellow men,
u never throw orange peel on the sidewalk, be
explained.
Herewith the angel saw that hs nIms led all the
rect
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Sunday editions are on sale at Kiosque IL, near the
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Published by The sun Printing and PUBLISHING
Association at 10 Nassau street, In the Borough OF
Manhattan. New York.
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N our friends uho faror uS irffh nrdnusertps for
publication ufsr 10 hare rsJtofed articles returned they
Rutf In 40 cases send stamp for that purpose.
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town
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-12
ADDISON.

The postponed annual meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society was held Tuesday
George Pond and family started for
Dodge City Kans, Monday after a few
weeks with Mr.. Ponds sister Mrs. Mary
Smith, and other rela lativcs.-Grand View
Grange will hold its next meeting. Sep
tcmber 20 and the literary programme .s
to be open to the public. Every one is
invited. Invitations have been issued for
the wedding OF Miss Mabel Palmer and
September lS.--The primary school at the
Corner opened Monday with Miss Bean
well Hurd of 1ownlne as tcacher.-O. A.
Smith started Saturday for Alameda. Cal,
to pass the winter with his sons. Weston
and Harry Smith.-Msses Claribel Mar
shall and Eva Smith have gone to Cas-
Teton to attend the State normal school.
Russell Smith, Rolla Sherbino, willard
Carpenter, Harriet Smith Clara Clark,
and May Crane are attending school In
Vergennes.-Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith
Of South Burlington are visiting in town
Hayward Marshall has gone to Fair
Haven to attend the fair,--Mrs. f. F.
Gulley and son, Carroll, have returned 70
Richford. Mrs. A. f. Gregory and grand
| daughter, Helen Carleton. left Wednes-
| day for California to pass the winter
| Mrs Marguerite Carpenter and grand
| daughters have moved to Vergennes.
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PHYSICIANS MEETING.
Washington County Medical society'>
9th Annual AT Montpelier.

Montpelier, Sept. lo.-The sixth annual
meeting of the Washington County
Medical society was held this evening at
the Pavilion Hotel. Prlor 10 the meeting
the members of the society and their
guests were entertained AT dinner by the
Montpelier physicians, The program this
evening consisted of an address hy DR..
e. f. Camp OF Barre. the president, and
a paper by DIR. NJ. T. Chandler of Barre,
DR. Harold FlslSe of Pasadena, Cal. who
is visiting In town, gave an interesting
talk on practice in California.
DR. A, {. Bailey of Randolph was
elected president for the ensuing year;
DR. NJ. f. Mcclure Of Montpelier. vice
president: DR. O. c. Stickney Of Barre,
secretary: br. f. A. Cotton of Mont
pelier, treasurer. The delegates elected
to the annual convention of the State
Medical society arc Drs. W. f. Lazelle
OF Barre, II. s. Carver of Marshheld and
l.. w. Burbank of Cabot. The newly
elected censors are Doctors c. II. Burr
of Montpelier. L. A. Stanley OF Water
bury f. B. Watson OF Williamstown.
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DAMAGES OF $500
FOR AUTO ACCIDENT

Rutland. Sept. 1o,-Joscph Gagne OF
Fair Haven was awarded $3.50 dam
ages from w II. Maynard OF the same
town In Rutland county court this
afternoon as the result Of an auto
mobile accident some time ago when
Maynards auto frightened Gagne's
horse and tho plaintiff was thrown
from his vehicle, suffering severe in
juries. He asked in his suit for 5000
damages Butler & Moloney OF this
city were his counsel W. II. Preston
OF Fair Haven and ]. G, Sargent OF
Ludlow appeared for the defense.
RUTLAND r. r. SETTLES CASE.
The negligence case brought by
Penrose Lanion Of Bristol against the
Rutland Railroad company, scheduled
for trial to-day. was settled out OF
court. Landon was "A victim of the
Vergennes wreck last December He
asked $4,000 damages. The amount
| OF the settlement Is kept secret but 1t
| is understood that the damages paid
were heavysL
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PANTON.

Charles p Rogers, better known as
Yankee" Rogers. the wrestler, who has
been passing week In his native town
of Panton with his brothers, Joseph and
Edward Rogers, returned Saturday to
Montreal. where he will appear during
the winter in wrestling bouts with some
OF the best wrestlers in the world,
Hollis Merrill and bride Of Burlington
have returned to their home after a
weeks visit at Elmer Coonrod's.-Mrs
c. s. Curler has been In Bristol visiting
her brother. G. ". Sprague, and family
Helen Adams. who has passed the sum
mer at her home here. has returned to
Worcester, Mass. accompanied by her
guest, Miss Giddings.--Mrs. /. w.
Spauidins accompanied her nieces,
Dorothy and Jessie Neill. to their home
In Cambridge, Mass, Saturday, returning
Tuesday.-Minnie Spaulding and Mrs.
Addison of New York city. have been
stopping with Mrs. Harriet Stagg-Mr.
and Mrs. q. G. Pease went Sunday to
New York for several days' stay
The new Methodist pastor. the Rev. s.
C. Sawyer OF Scho0n Lake, n. Y, Is ex-
pected eoon.--Schools are IN session with
these teachers Corners, Ethel Persons.
Sand road. Wellie Barto; East Fannie
Sears; South, Mary Adams: Lake street
Jessie 5egor.
Continued ON End PaxeJ
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GIVES 100000 TO CHARITIES
John ID. Flint, Native of Vermont, Very
Liberal In His VIII.

Fall River, Mass. Sept l0-John d.
Flint, who left Peacham. VI, when 10
years old and died here Aug, 2S, left an
estate estimated at 5000 600, of which
10000 is left to charities and the balance
to his wife. Mr.. Flint Joined the Metho-
dist Church in Pcacham when Il years
old and this denomination is generously
remembered in his will. The New Eng
land Southern NJ. r. conference receives
5000 for superannuated ministers; the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society.
| s5 O0O the Methodist Missionary society.
| 81, 600: Clanin University, Orangeburg, 8.
| c., $1,000: the Methodist society for work
| In Africa 5000, Mr.. Flint had previously
assumed the building of the church hero
| for the Methodist Italians to cost $500,
| The rest of his bequests. varying from
| 81, ,ctO to 5000 each, are given to local
charities. including the Childrens Homo.
| the Boys club and the Home for Aged
| People, Mr.. Flint was a large owner in
| several prosperous cotton mills and In
| real estate, naming three of his business
| blocks Vermont, Caledonia and Peacham
respectively.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-12
WATERBURY SEES A BOOM
Valuable Deposit of Fine Dark Grnn-
ite Found on IiiIl Mile from
RAILWAY.

Waterbury, Sept. $50 far as in
vestgated Waterbury has a valuable de-
posit Of granite. The land is located on
Woodard hill and is owned by the Hon.
George w. Randall and Thomas Devine.
If the quality proves good as the sur
face would indicate. there is fortune
ahead for Woodard hill land owners,
and n large business boom ahead for this
locality.
Harry Perry. superintendent OF the
Drew Daniels Granite CO.. recognized as
gone of the best granite experts in New
England, visited the property yesterday
accompanied by George W. Randall. The
ledge on the latter's land was found to
be the largest on the hill and very ac-
cessible
II is expected that Mr.. Randall. who
has ample means and is one of the larg-
est land owners in Waterbury will put
workers on his property Mt once. IF the
stone proves good he will invest thous'
ands of dollars In equ!pping the QUAR-,
with machinery. Mr.. Randall is very
enthusia site over tho prospects.
The quarry on the land owned by Tho
mas Dcvino is now being worked The
granite Is darker than Barre dark ant
In texture II Is finer. II taxes an eN
cellent polish and as speciality granite
II will mako hit MS the demand is fal
greater than the supply,
The ledge extends over sufficient ter
rltory 40 that several large quarries car
b, developed, thus 1t Is more than pro
bable that outside capital will be In
vested In some Of the quarry land within
the next ten days. The land is all 10
Gated within one mile OF the Centra
Vermont railway main line.