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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
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water between the keys. Altogether the
are about six miles OF this kind Of wor
which will consist OF alterations of 70,
nfty-foot spans and one Of sixty fee
Between Knights and State keys the
Will be a total length Of b,1Oo feet
this construction. and between Long az
Grassy keys, where the viaduct wol
first begins, is the newt longest stretc
which will consist OF 1874 arches
From the midst of activities so sui
cessful and stimulating visitors 10 a
southern end of Florida return with jul
such enthusiasm as congressman aH
other tourists bring back from Panam
one of the facts about the extension
the East Coast Railway across the ke]
TO Key West that perhaps impress|
them most of all is that It Is the vol
solely OF one mans fortune. Every did
lar has come. and will come. presud
ably, from Henry NJ. Flaglcr's pockd
An average cost OF 100000 a mile ii
building the 100 miles OF railway Is
conservative estimate to say nothing
the further expense of the improvement
at Key West, where 1t is proposed to
In ia acres Of land now under water al
to build extensive docks and terminal
as well as drydocks and wharves, ca,
$40 feet long and 100 feet wide. TIT
there must be established car fer
service which will transport trains
thirty cars each from Key West to q
Cuban capital in from four to four al
one-half hours. Perhaps $50, 10000 vi
see the enterprise complete to the la
detail. But there will be neither bon
nor stock to harass the public with Il
fear Of possible loss. for it is a strict
| one-man undertaking.
81 try" said Mr.. Flagler. on one ocd
sion, ito realize the responsibility
great riches" This realization lead to 4
initial construction OF the Florida Ea
Coast Railway and it's attendant chin
winter resort hotels, which have advanc
down the entire length of the coast
gether, adding 3000oo to Florida's win'
| population and contributing millions
the prosperity of the state To-day {
extension of this system is, like the wo
on the Panama canal. giving the wol
| an exhibition OF the possibility OF carr
ing on in the tropics vast Industrial pj
| jects without extravaganza and withd
| scandal or reproach
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
A DIGNIFIED COUNTRY.
(From Harper's Weekly)


The episode between the President and
Mr.. Hartman has, on the whole, been
treated by the country with dignity. 1t
is unnecessary to repeat that it was Gun
fortunate or "deplorable." for 1t was
marked by taste of quality so obvious
that 1t needs no descriptive adjective. 1t
is, of course, sadly true that the Presi-
dent has lost something by the part
which he played. and also by the revela-
tion--it will be so to many--that the best
intentioned man cannot escape smirching
II he wades too far into the mre of pol
tiles. 1t will do no good to any one
least of all the country-to add much to
what has already been said about Mr.
Roosevelts quick pronencss to give the
lie to every one who differs from him,
and who may be mistaken. To some
minds this haste and unrestraint of the
President have been amusing; but II can
be so no longer. 1t Is very hard on the
country. 1t puts us in the wrong light.
Our people are not habitually doing that
sort of thing, AS a rule. Americans are
conscious that mistakes are not lies,
while our presidents have usually ignored
assaults upon them, have left their con-
duct to speak for itself. and have de-
clined personal encounters 1t is not
necessary to inquire into the merits of
this particular Issue; regard for the
country commands silence: tho issue
should not have been raised. The COM
ment which might properly be made upon
the act of a newspaper that will buy
stolen letters is obvious; but It cannot
now be INDUCED in. because, in this in
stance. the question is brought before the
courts by the arrest Of the clerk who Is
charged with stealing Mr., Harriman's
! letters to Mr.. Sydney Webster.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
WAR HORROR TO PROMOTE PEACE

Nikola Tesla proposes to make war
practically impossible by creating fleet
: destroying commissions in the open sea,
thus enforcing world wide peace. The
!, Hlectrlcal wizard will use wireless tele-
;xraphy In his undertaking to make war
70 dangerous as to deter nations from
tsngaging in its newly invented horrors.
T In a signed article he describes the me-
\ chanical continuance he proposes to use
&4n his electrical peace propaganda. 1t
etr termed the "telautomaton" and II
strongly resembles the upper part of the
/ famous Monitor which defeated the
raft, with the raft reduced to intinitesi-
mai proportions.
According to Mr.. Tesa's plans the te-
lautomation would be sent out from the
phore against a hostile fleet unnamed
md steered from land by wireless COM
tnunication. Gigantic torpedoes would be
discharged by electric waves impelled
from shore and these detonations would
create gigantic waves lie unto those
caused by a terrific earthquake at sea-
which would overwhelm and submerge
the nghtiest battleships.
This would truly be formidable en-
gine of war and it would unquestionably
be the logical application of the PROPOSE
ton that the best way to ensure peace is
to be prepared for war-war in It's most
horrible and most destructive form.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25

conspiouously In the history Of repub-
licanism, no less than six national
conventions of the party having been
held there. Philadelphia stands next
in order with three republican nation
al conventions, while Baltimore, Gin
cinnati. Minneapolis and st. Louis have
each had the honor OF entertaining the
republican council once.
or the thirteen national conventions
held thus far since the organization Of
the Republican party, the location,
dates and nominees were as follows:
Philadelphia, June IT, 1S5G-John C..
Fremont of California and William L..
Dayton Of New Jersey.
Chicago, May 49, 1seo--Abraham Lin
coin of Illinois and Hannibal Hamlin
of Maine.
Baltimore, June Z. 1S64-Abraham
Lincoln Of Illinois and Andrew John
son of Tennessee.
Chicago. May 90, 1S6S-Ulyssos S.
Grant of Illinois and Schuyler Colfax
of Indiana.
Philadelphia. June s, 1S72-Ulysses
9. Grant of Illinois and Henry Wilson
of Massachusetts,.
Cincinnati. June IA, 1S78--R. =.
Hayes OF Ohio and William A. Wheeler
of New York.
Chicago. June 2, 1sSO-James A. Gar
field of Ohio and Chester A. Arthur of
New York.
Chicago. June 8. 1SS4-James G.
Blaine of Maine and John A. Logan of
Illinois.
Chicago. June 10, 1SSS-Benjamin
| Harrison of Indiana and Levi p Nor
ton of New York
Minneapolis. June :. 1S92-Benjamin
Harrison of Indiana and whitelaw
Reid of New York
st. Louis, June 16, 1s96--Willam Nc
Kinley of Ohio and Carrot A. Hobart
of New Jersey.
Philadelphia. June 10, 19OO-William
Mckinley of Ohio and Theodore Roose-
welt of New York
Chicago, June 81, 19o4-Theodore
Roosevelt of New York and Charles
w Fairbanks of Indiana.
If Chicago should be selected as the
| place of the next republican national
convention, the Prairie City will have
been the location of just half of the
its organization. Under the circum-
stances there would seem to be good
reason why Chicago should be republi-
can--at least occasionally
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT IN VT

CF'rom the Brattleboro PhocniX)
The construction OF the Connecticut
River Power company's dam between
Vernon and ilinsdIle will assure the
building of n trolly railroad from Brat
tleboro to Mortified and It requires no
stretch OF the imagnt!on to picture the
time within a few years when the short
section between Milcrs Falls and North
field and Mllers Falls and Erving are
spanned by trolley lines and Brattic5oro
given direct connection by trolley cars
with Boston, Springfield and other Mas
sachusotts cities The current Events
man of the St Johnsbury Calodonlan,
however, has a vision with n large scope.
Listen:
One who ought to know says that the
Brattleboro dam enterprise is a part of a
scheme to build a through trolley line To
the White Mountains so that the New
Yorker can make the trip By trolley in
stead of by steam. My authority further
says that a dam will be built later on the
Connecticut in Windsor county and an
other in Caledonia county. | am in
clined to believe this will come true rs
I happen to know that surveys for both
of these dams have ah-tdy been made
1t is no pipe dream that within ten years
there will be through trolley line from
New York to the F'ahyans. and ! shall
| River to Newport"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
WHAT GOVERNOR PROCTOR DID
From the Randolph Herald and News J

From the Randolph Herald and News.)
The Onion Signal finds the contentment
Of the Vermont Marble Co. employees
and their dissemination to Organize" a
veritable thorn in the flesh. 1t takes oc-
casion to remind these workmen that the
weekly payment of their wages soon to
begin results from the passage of the law
last year, for which they are indebted to
the union men who secured favorable
action upon it. and upbraids them for
their ingratitude in failing to recognize
the service by coming into the union
themselves 1t is true the union leaders
did take an active and influential part in
promoting this measure, especially before
the house. But the bill would not have
passed the senate had not Governor Proc
tor president of the Vermont Marble
Co. thrown the whole weight of the adj
ministraton in its favor Every weekly
payment bill for the previous four ses-
sions had passed the house with ease,
only to die in the senate, where the main
battle has always been fought. This year
thanks to the welcome and valued aid
extended from the executive chamber
things turned out differently. The labor
unions and their leaders, among whom
The Signal editor Is cons picuous, deserve
perhaps the main credit for creating a
favorable sentiment for weekly payments
and bringing strong pressure to bear
but the part taken by the governor whom
the unions have never cordially loved
deserves at least passing mention IN the
interest of truth and accuracy. Possibly
his marble employees, from long expert
ence, feel quite satisfied to entrust their
interests to such an employer, instead of
unonizing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
AN OLD OFFENDER.

A man stood on the street corner
other day hesitating and casting fur
glances up and down the line Of ste
When asked what the trouble was
said his wife had told him to bring so
thing home and he had forgotten whf
was. A wise old married man sugge
a yeast cake and his absent-mir
brother broke out with smile and ST
ed for grocery store. Moral: Whel
doubt buy a yeast cake.-Montp'
Journal.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
CLEVELAND AND GORMAN.

No man in public life ever annoyed Mr.
Cleveland so much. when he was presi-
dent as Senator German. Senator Cor
man was very helpful to him in his first
campaign, but for reasons, perhaps sat
isfa Glory to himself, he was not Mr.
Clevelands friend in the second admin
istration. Indeed, he used TO Go a good
many things that the President and those
about him regarded as treacherous. Cor
man could say and do as much as he
pleased to offend the President; no one
outside of his intimate friends, and very
few of them, knew how Cleveland felt
about 1t. But German knew for Cleve-
land sent for him, or German called on
Cleveland. and the President said, Cor
man. you're acting very badly, I think;
about as badly as you can act"
"Why, Mr.. President. I'm astonishcd."
81 don't see why you should be-"
Then Mr.. German explained how good
and faithful he had been In the first cam
paign Uhis was the second admlnstra-
tom but Cleveland interrupted him.
Il am not talking about then. but now
and you're acting badly for the party
and the country
Mr. German told Lamont, afterwards,
full to him.
| Once German made a violent assault
on Cleveland in a speech in theNSenate
| and some of the Presidents friends
thought that there had been a breach OF
faith. But Mr.. Cleveland never read the
| speech: he said he hadn't time to trouble
| himself about IT. Nor, indeed, did he
| cry out loud once during his two terms
as president, nor has he ever cried out
loud and complained of being hurt.
| 1t was because the students of Prince
ton felt that they had encountered the
genuine thing that they gave to Cleveland
loving-cup on his SEVENTEEN birthday
| Harper's Weekly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25

Warm weather has given Bennington
farmers a chance to draw potatoes to mar
ket and the price has advanced to 65 cents
a bushel with small visible supply Many
potatoes were frozen during the severe
winter and 1t Is prophesied that they will
be selling at 81 a bushel before time &Or
planting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25

followed by the last speaker, Elisha Win
ter, New England organizer. Mr.. Winter
urged upon those present, the advantages
to come from the professionaliEing Of re-
tail distributors. The merchants he said
are the men who make the town and he
prophesized the beginning of new era
under organized effort
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY. APR. Q
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 recd
about. See page two. This pape mas
about. See page two. This paper has
and one cent word will reach
them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
NATIONAL CONVEN-
TTONs.

1t is worthy of note that in connec-
ton with a recent canvass of news
papers in relation to national politics
a majority of those that expressed
, opinions favored the choice of Chicago
rs the location of the next republican
national convention. This recalls the
fact that the Windy City has figured
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25

Few people are wise enough to utilize
secondhand experience.
Some people are not much FOR looks
until they begin to rubber
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR DAD.

Dads trouble days are nearing.
] can feel it in the air;
And l know that ma Is fearing,
Dad will soon begin to swear.
Dad can see lot of troubles
Coming to him in a drove;
Pretty soon dad will be busy.
Taking
Down
the
Parlor
Stove.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25

Terms-s1.OO a Year. In Advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-05
SALE OF COTTON
 MILLS CONFIRMED
THE NEW COMPANY WILL REPAIR AND PUFF EUFAULA PLANT IN OPERATION AS EARLY AS FOSSIL BLE-TO CHANGE NAME.

Eufaula. February 4.-(Special.) .)-The sale of the Chewalla cotton mills of this city, which was ordered by decree of tho court, and which was bid in by W. L. Wild at public outcry for $55,oOO, has been confirmed and the plant has now become the property of the syndicate who hold the bonds. It Is the intention of tho management to put tho mill In first. class condition as soon as possible and begin active operations. The name will bs changed to that of the Lovelace cotton mills. of which the following are the officers: W. M. Loveiacs of Brewton president: w. L. Wild, secretary and treasurer; J. P. White of this city, gen. eral manager.
 The Rev. F. L. Hill of this city will leave for his new call to the passionate of the church at Athens, Ga, about the middle of the present month. Mir, HI has been granted his transfer by the East Alabama Presbytery and has for. mally accepted the call. Last night ht delivered his farewell sermon to one ol the largest congregations that ever as- sembled in the church, and it was an able and eloquent address that was ten der and sympathetic and touched in many parts. The various denominations of the city held mo services in order to allow all to hear MT, Hill's parting ad- dress,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-05
MRS. BARGAWER
 IS LAID TO REST
Oliver Bryan Is Appointed Deputy Sheriff By Sheriff w. s.
 Watson.

Greenville, February 4.-(Special.) )-AIrs. Susan Bargamer, aged 67 years, was buried yesterday afternoon at Magnolia cemetery, Dr. w. M. Blackwelder off ciatng.
 Mrs. Bargamer was native of La Grange, Ga, but had lived in Alabama many years. She had been married three times, her last husband, James Bar gamer. having died some years ago. For the past ten years she had made her home with MT. and Mrs. w. M. Dees, the latter being her granddaughter.
 John Harrison, an aged citizen ot the county. living near Searcy, was buried yesterday at Mt. Moriah Primitive Bap- tist church. Among the relatives pres ent from this place were Mrs. Lizzie Uinsou and Mrs. Henry Goss, his daugh- ter and granddaughter. He is survived by a large number of children and grand children.
 Joseph Gafford, who has been suffering from pulmonary trouble several years, Is very low and for days his life has hung bv a thread. He is a brother of T. Il. cafford and Mrs Alice G. Black of Bir- mingham
 w $. Blackwell went to Birmingham vasterdav to spend a couple of days with his brother.
 Miss Pearl O'Dunklln has returned from a visit to Montgomery where she was a guest of her sister Mrs. D. D. Met calf
 Oliver Bryan has been appointed dep utv sheriff by Sheriff w. s. Watson. MT. Rrvan was on the police force for a number of years and made a faithful officer. His promotion is well deserved.
 There were TIP poll taxes paid by the voters in the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-05
FEDERAL COURT IS
 NOW IN SESSION Judge Toulmln Presldes Over
 Tuscaloosa Division SQUIRE POWELL IS DEAD The Warrior River ls on a Rampage and Threatens to Do Damage If Heavy Ralns Continue
 Much Longer.
SQUIRE POWELL IS DEAD

Tuscaloosa. February S.--<Speclal.) )-This division of the federal court convened here today. with Judge Toulmin presld ing. There ware not sufficient names to complete the organization of the grand jury today. and this was continued One of the petit juries was completed. how ever, and the case of the United States vs l.. H. Shelton of Sumter county was tried. The defendant in this case is charged with robbing a postoffice in Sum ter county. The court here has quite a long civil docket, and will probably be in session for two weeks. It was at first thought that some other place than the old court house would be obtained for holding court. but this idea was aban- doned and the regular circuit court room Is being used by the federal officials also.
 The death of Squire J. c. Powell. an old and highly respected citizen of the county, living in the fiatwoods district, Just beyond Northport, occurred at his home Saturday. Squire Powell was about 70 years of age and was widely known, and had a great number of friends. He was one of the Confederate veterans of the local camp, and one altogether worthy to have worn the gray. The remains were buried yesterday morning.
 The Warrior river has been on quite a rampage as a result of the recent excess sive rains in this district. The highest point reached so far has been 52.8 feet. and 1t has since been falling slightly. The rains of yesterday morning and the very heavy rains of today will, in all prob ability, send it up much above 52 feet, however, by tomorrow At its present stage 1t is far out of its banks, and Is about three miles wides down about Hull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-05
MONTH OF JANUARY A RECORD BREAKER Southern Steel Plant Has Fine
 Output APP0IN TMENTS ARE MADE Clerk of City Court and Register of Equity Division of That Court at
 Gadsden Are Named By
 Judge Dlsque.
APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE

Gadsden. February 4.-tspecia1. )--The month of January was a record breaker with the local plant of the Southern Steel company. greater tonnage of steel was turned out during that month than has ever been made since the establish ment of the plant here. John H. Ker- win, superintendent of the open-hearth furnaces, and his two assistants. w. T. Kilgore and Hugh Jackson, were highly complimented for their excellent work, and were presented with boxes of Ha- vana cigars In appreciation of the great record. The two new open-hearth fur naces now under construction are being pushed 10 completion and will be ready for service early In the coming spring
 The non jury docket of the city court of Gadsden was taken up this morning The court has been in session for the past ten days, but no business was trans acted on account of the absence of Judge Disque and a number of lawyers who have been out of the city.
 Miss Laurene Goodhue, daughter of Col and Mrs. Amos Goodhue, returned home Saturday night from Birmingham. where she has been in hospital for sev- eral weeks Her many friends will be glad to know that her health is greatly improved