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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
4 NEW VOLCANO FOR AMERfCAp

It has been asked more than once OF
late whether Mt. Hood is really extinct.
In the National Geographical Magazine
for July A. H. Sylvester of the United
States geological survey goes further
and raises the question. us our noblcst
means much to Portland. which lies but
SO miles to the west, and would find
things, in the event of an eruption.
mighty Interesting even II the city itself
was not actually endangered. The au
thor had long been Interested In this
mountain, and took much pleasure in
his assignment In the spring Of 1897, to
the work OF mapping the Mt Hood spe
cial quadrangle. This mountain, to
summarize the latest results OF the sur
vey, lies In north latitude As degrees, y
minutes, 2674 seconds, and west logi-
tude 121 degrees, Al minutes. 42.Sl seconds,
1t Is on the coast OF the Cascade range
and about 20 miles south of the Columbia
river Mr.. Sylvester verified the height
as II Us feet. Timber grows to an alti-
tude of $3.50 feet. In shape the noun
tain is an almost perfect valcanic cone
T sing about 1000 feet above the sur
rounding country. and visible far out
therefore, give It a beauty. such as few
mountains in this or any other country
can boast
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
GEN ERAL NEWS NOTES.

1t is estimated that there will be a re-
duction In the number OF mich cows /,
Massachusetts this year of IS. 200 which
following 10000 reduction last year
means cutting down OF the State milk
supply by 80 per cent. The farmers are
deliberately selling their cows for beef
rather than keeping them to raise milk
and the indications are that unless the
movement stops, a serious. milk famine
will result.
The board OF fortihcations of the army
at washington Will ask Congress for ar
appropriation of Sl,ooO,Ooo to follow the
lead Of European nations in the work OF
foreign aeronauts in the aerial develop
ment u the dirigible balloons,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
HOW THE STARS ARE COUNTED.

The gigantic task of counting all the
stars In the heavens and assigning to
each its proper magnitude is one that de-
mands the uality of almost infinite pa
thence, and without the art of photog-
raplC the task would he almost impos-
sble.
photographic plates covering the whole
of the southern hemisphere have already
been secured. and these with the series
dealing with the northern hemisphere will
number more than 200 Each plate, which
is ID In. square, records from 10000 10
$50 900 starry images. and on a rough cal
culation the total number of stars photo.
graphcd will be about % 10000.
The task of counting the stars on the
plates has already been commenced, and
this work, together with the cataloguing
will take at least 10 years.--From Angus
number Of Popular Mechanics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
WHEN THE WHALES Err
ACHES.
Icnps Out of the Wutcr Due to the
Torture by n Parasite.

It was n story told by whaler who
retired from the sea when the catch of
the deep sea game had fallen of that
there was no longer any profit In a cap
tains lay even with the added earnings
confirmed by the zoologists of the Fish
Commission the truth of the story is
unassailable.
When the whales were still frequent
along the lanes Of passenger travel
across the western ocean nothing was
more common than to sec the great
beasts hurting their tons of bulk clean
out of the waves and after flight
through the air falling back into the sea
with an enormous splash and Jets Of
FOAM a spectacle never failing of inter-
est to the ocean tourist but not due to
any gleesome sportivc disposition on the
part of the leviathan Of the deep.
Quite the contrary. tho preaching Of
the whale is no fun for the beast II is
a frantic eort to rid himself of the tor
ment of earache. There Is a marine
crustacean whose aim In a maritime
career is TO poster whales TO the verge
of endurance, and there seems reason
to believe that some whales have been
driven insane by their tiny paras
It is q crab Of about the size of that
which is found in the oyster. When It
lodges on the whale 1t infests the inner
surface of the eyeids MD the ear BY
swift r,ishes on the surface the whale IL
able TO clear his eyes. but the crab In
the inner ear cannot he dslodsed by any
ninety foot anguish of n whale when
one or more Of these tiny foes walk
with needle pointed claws mp and down
the drum Of his ear. Hence in the effort
to dislodge the pest the performance
which seems so picturesque to the voya-
ger
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
HOW TO GAIN WEIGHT.

A characteristic days menu appropri-
ate for one who is trying to gain weight
Is as follows
At rising-One glass Of hot milk.
Breakfast. at eight o'clock-Sweet
fruit. cereal with cream and sugar; two
soft-boiled eggs: bread with thick layer
OF butter. jam. or honey: cup OF choco-
late or glass OF milk
At eleven-Milk, bread and butter.
Luncheon ut one o'clock-Creamed
FISH; baked potatoes with butter peas;
pudding made of sage and eggs; glass OF
milk
At four oclock-Glass of milk with egg
beaten up In II; cake.
Dinner, at seven O'clock-Cream soup;
fat rare beefsteak; mashed potatoes
beans; creamed asparagus: beet salad,
French dressing: rice pudding.
Bedtimc--Glass Of hot milk: raw egg,
She who wishes to get fat should drink
water or milk or both with her meals
Drinking water is said to make one eat
more. --Iarper's Bazaar.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
IN 1907, 1 passenger was killed for

IN 1907, I passenger was killed for
every 1.4s2, 631 carried. and 1 injured for
every STOP carried. For 1906 the figures
show that 2.2C .s91 passengers were car
ried for killed. and 74,l3l passengers
were carried for 1 injured. with respect
to the number of miles travelled: the
figures for 1907 show that IS. 49, 253 pass
enger miles were accomplished for each
passenger killed, and 212S. 400 passenger
miles for each passenger injured. For
1906 the figures were 70.103735 passenger
miles for each passenger killed. and o.
23S. oo4 passenger miles for each passen-
ger injured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
What Shall We Have for Dessert

Try JELL-O. the dainty. appetizing,
economical dessert Can be prepared
instantly-simply add boiling water
right: sweetened Just right; perfect
In every way. A loo package makes
enough dessert for a large family. All
grocers sell II. Don't accept substi-
tutes. JE1L.-O complies with all Pure
Food Laws, 7 navors;-Lemon, Orange,
Raspberry. Strawberry, Chocolate,
Cherry. Peach
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
John A. Van Rensselaer,, Member
of Old New York Family, Ar
rested on That Charge.
THREATENED HIS MOTHER
snid She Must Vnise $4,000 for Him
Declared Tic Would BLOW Tier Head
on II Necessary TO Get Money
for His Support dmits
writing the Letter.

New York, July oo-John A. Van Rens-
telaer. son of Mrs John King Van Kens-
selaer, and a member Of one of New
York's oldest families, WAS taken into
custody tonight on a charge Of attempt
ed cxtortion The arrest was made on
advices from chief of Police crowley
of Newport, r. l., who received Il com
paint from Mrs Van Rensselaer, that
her son had written a letter threatening
her bodily harm unless she provided
him with funds. Van l. RENSSELAER, is 81
years old and married.
Van Rensselaer, is connected with a
local brokerage house and when he re-
turned to his home tonight on Waverlv
place he was placed under arrest by
detectives who produced the letter al
legged to have been written by Van Rens
selaer to his mother. The detectives AMI
Lieut. Mannion before whom Van Rcns-
selaer was brought in the police station.
declare that the young man stated that
he had written the letter is without
any conventional beginning or ending
and Of which the postscript is unsigned.
The letter reads:
II have lust seen Lawrence Lee, and
I am given to understand that YOU will
nav $50 per month for my board If will
90 800 miles from New ork ana that l
must have your written consent 10
leave TN" plao" That YOU may select
did 1t ever occur I" YOU that nave
an ahSo'u'" remainder interest," III Huh'
FRANCES estate l''S an" ''"' w
blowing your H'Hu on ina' NY wife
would have an income sufficient to sup
port her
Will YAK" tha' course II "'''SS"i
ana upon my He"l Will rcSt ''e
consequences
INA" IS SUN awe H'aNp' W." w.
In any case my "llc' r"u "''SS ie'
VIII oen'ht ny your dem,sr' even II
cont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
WHAT WAS 1T.

~ hear your daughter Annes wedding
was quite a lively one, Mr.. Jones.
well, it was something of an Annie
mated scene. "--Baltimore American
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
CLUBBING LIST.
The Free Press and other Periodicals
at Low Rates to One Address.

The Weekly FREE PRESS can be OBJ
tanned in combination with other leading
periodicals at low rates TO prevent un-
necessary correspondence we viii state
that after the subscription has begun
notice Of a change Of address,or anything
concerning the receipt OF the other per-
.odcals. should be sent directly to the
offlce Of that periodical.
The Weekly FREE PRESS and any
one Of the following periodicals will be
sent to any one address in the United
States for one year at the prices annexed:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
PROTECTED sHAH'S NOTE.

Horses are insured IN T. 2. l. policies.
the rate being determined from year to
year and varying according TO the
strength and confirmation of the colts
sired or dropped annually. Another re-
cent case OF interest grew ont of the
visit Of the Shah Of Persia to London
The Shah purchased jewe'ry to the value
Of 100000 and on completing the pur-
chase rendered the teweller one year
note for the purchase price. The Jewel
ler was afraid to refuse the note. but on
the departure of his royal customer
pondered over what would happen IN
case the Shah died or was deposed in
the course of the year. new Shah'
ne feared. might rub sponge over the
old Shah's slate, He got at Lloyds MS
insurance against tho Shah's death or
deposition.
All the insurance brokers Interested
in the election wager policies insisted
that the poiicyholders ran no risk or
prosecution under the anti-oetting laws
Of this State. The contract. they DE-
ciared was made In london and was not
amenahle to New York criminal statues
| They anticipated a lively business IN cleo
| tor policies between now and the hrs1
| Tuesday In November and have msoe
ARRANGEMENTS whereby transaction can
| be closed In less than fifteen minutes
They guarantee that payment Will ne
| made within twenty-four hours after the
| determination Of the result OF election
| I'p to the present time no policies have
been written against the election OF Tart
nor have any applications for such poll
cies been made.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23

ing old and .nfrm, but baked at the
moestation provision of the will. The
lenders said that the borrower might
take the notion to throw his relative into
n duck pond once he had the money.
The only recourse was Iloyds and
brokers there pledged themselves TO pay
the face of the loan In case the borrower
yielded to any such impulse. They ex-
acted but very small premium.
Cases Of the insurance Of family
against the birth of twins are not rare,
high premium being charged in the
case of mother who has formerly given
birth TO twins. low premium to a wom-
an who has had children without giving
birth to twins and a medium 10 one
who Is confined for the first time. The
theory in such cases Is that tho insured
BY taking a policy secures for himself
funds to take care Of two children In
stead of the ono expected In the or
binary course OF events
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
EMPLOYERS.

The number Of persons reported as on
the pay rolls of the railways In the
United States on June 30 1907. was L.
672, O7&, which Is equivalent to an average
Of 1855 employees per 100 miles of line.
AS compared with the year 1906, these
figures show an increase of 15o.119 in
the number of employees, or 81 per 1on
year 1876. these figures show an in
crease of 1918 In the number of
employees, Il per 1oo miles Of line.
OF the employees 65 2eS were enginemen,
So 1884 hremen. ASSOC conductors. and 1884,
| PSI other trainmen. There 53,414
crossing tenders. watchuen. The total
number of railway employees, disregard
ing small number not assigned were
apportioned among the four general d.
visions Of railway employment fol-
lows: For general administration. 64S0S:
for maintenance of way and structures
5Ss COZ; for maintenance OF equipment
3521Sl and for conducting transporta-
ton, 7,3 465.
The report includes summar ies show
Ing the average daily compensation Of IS
| classes Of employees for series of
years, and also the aggregate amount Of
compensation returned for the several
classes The total amount Of wages and
salaries reported as paid to employees
during tho year ending Juno 20, 1907, was
81, OF, 3s96.427
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
EARNINGS AND EXPENSES.

The gross earnings of the railways In
the United States from the operation OF
- 454, SO miles of line were. for the year
ending June 30, 1867, s2,5s9 lo5, 57s being
$2SS,3+0. All greater than for the year 1905.
Their operating expenses were $7@s,6lb,-
Sl%, or $21i. S3s. 543 more than In 1906. The
following figures present statement OF
gross earnings In detail and show the In
crease Of the several items over those
of the previous year: Passenger revenue
1894, SOC, 343-increase, $5%573. 7so; mall $780,
37s,9S+-increase. t3,o7,5ll; express. $751;
&c., ls3-increase. $s.a22ooi; other earn
ings from passenger service. 81. s74, $50
Increase. $l,a6o6s2; freight revenue. ST.
S23, G5l, s9s-increase, $lS3, 2G, 343; other
earnings from operation, including un-
classified items. 37%S46, 73t-increase, N%-
3i2,7 0S, Gross earnings from operation
per mile Of line averaged ;ll,3S3, the cor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
AMERICAN RAILWAYS
Total Fatalities Reported for
Last Year 1889.
Extent Of Hallway Systems in the
public Service of Railways Farm
ings and lcquipment-Ex-
o~ penses.

Substantially complete returns were
rendered to the commission for 227, 49,
SO miles of line operated. including S.
S25T miles used under trackase rights.
The aggregate length of railway mileage
including tracks of all kinds was 32I,-
9I26 miles. This mileage was thus
classified: Single track. 271.45As3 miles;
second track. lo.4coS2 miles; third track.
300 T. miles: fourth track. l,3s913 miles,
and yard track and sid'ngs 71,749. 4s miles
These figures indicate that there was an
increase Of 1o,s9o.07 miles In the aggre-
gate length of all tracks, of which g.
$500 miles, or 1862 per cent. represented
the extension of yard track and sidings.
The number OF railways for which
mileage is included in the report was o.
40 During the year railway companies
owning 2,Sl16I miles OF line were re-
organized. merged or consolidated. The
corresponding figure for the year 1906
was 1864 &C miles.
The report shows that for the year
| ending June 30 1907. the mileage Of
roads operated by receivers was 3.ooG.3
miles. or decrease Of asp miles as
compared with 1906 The number of
roads in the hands of receivers was %.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
PUBLIC SERVICE RAILWAYS,

The reports show that the number Of
passengers carried by the railways dur
ing the year ending June 30, 1907 was
s73, a05, 1873. this item being 75.a59Ol1 more
than for the year ending June 30, 1905.
The passenger mileage, the number
passengers carried ! mile. was 27.1lSb54.-
os0. the increase being 255l .3l3lea passen-
ger-miles
The number of tons of freight shown
as carried dncluding freigh, received
from conncctions) was l. 100, 33G, $50, which
exceeds the tonnage of the year 1906 by
! lc4 900. 40 tons. The ton-meagc. or the
| number of tons carried mile was
| 236 col $50, l03 the increase being 20,723-
| S3s SCI ton-miles. The number Of tons
| carried I mile per mile Of line was L.
N5o llo indicating an increase of 60, ,lS
| ton miles per mile of line in the density
of freight traffic,
| The average revenue per passenger
per mile for the year ending June 90
| o. was 20l< cents. For the preceding
year the avcraG" was 2.oo3 cents, The
| average revenue per ton per mile was
| o 75o cent; the like average for the year
| 1905 was O7iS cent. The earnings per
train mile show an increase for both
passenger and freight trains. The figures
Ishow an increase in the average cost
Of running a train mile. Tho ratio of
operating expenses to earnings for the
year 1901 was 6752 per cent. For 1906
this ATTIC was GG0S per cent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS: THURSDAY. JULY 3D. 1sos
LLOYD'S BETS HIGH ON TAFT
Wall Street Hurries to Wager on
Election by New Style.
Insuring Himself for 100000
nEninst Bryen's Election and
started Factory Full Time.

Under the new anti-betting law in the
State of New York recording bets on an
election Is as great crime and may be
visited with as dire punishment as re-
cording bets on the racetrack. but Lon
don Iloyd's will write insurance a.
gainst the election of Bryan, just ms
in many cases these venturesome insur-
ance brokers have written policies a.
gainst the birth of twins and in at least
one recent case have insured n man
against molesting his mothcr-in-law.
The policy is OF the form sometimes
loosely described as wager or honor
policy. and while It may not be cnforc
ible at law the standing of the lloyd's
brokers gives the better ample protec
ton against any welching on the part Of
| the broker. The taking of such policies
| In large numbers Thursday practically
opened the betting on the presidential
| election of this year. In the morning
the premium or odds was sig to against
Bryan At the close the odds went down
to "a. to against.
Tho new method Of election betting
owes its origin to n manufacturer who
felt very confident Of sharp revival OF
business following the election OF Taft
and was anxious to RIM his plant at full
capacity in the months preceding the
election II only he could protect himself
against the contingency of Bryan's sue
cess. In the predicament the manufac-
turer went to n firm Of insurance brokers
In this city and asked them for a policy
insuring his business against Bryan's
election. They cabled Iloyds for terms
and received offhand quotation Of n
per cent, which Is equal 70 odds OF about
to ! against Bryan. Tho manufactures
considered the rate too high, and, after
reflection, Lloyd brokers offered to write
the policy at 1919 per cent. The offer was
accepted and Insurance to the amount
Of more than $4,000 was taken at the
quotation named. Tho manufacturer will
put all hands to work Immediately.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
ODDS ABOUT 5a. TO I.

The brokers quote the premium In
Euineas. A 10 per cent. premium Is
premium Of 10 guineas on the hundred
pounds sterling. and since the guinea IS
one shilling In excess OF n pound the
quoted rate OF 10 per cent. Is really per-
c,ntage OF 1919 and the quoted rate
OF IS per cent. is n percentage OF lo>A.
The percentage, at the same time, only
indicates the odds. for the reason that
event Of loss by him. while In ordinary
betting the betkors stake as we'll as
that OF his opponent goes to the winner.
Thus on q contract Of the face value
Of s.oro with a premium Of 10 guneas
per cent. the insured deposits $lo5 APP
proxirnately, or about 20 guineas. In
case Of success ne receives the 1900 face
value. but no more. SO that his net re-
turn from the insurance would be $sso,
or about Sh to for his money. At tho
closing odds Of the international insur-
ance market Thursday. With Is su'nens
per cent as the quotation. the odds
we're approximately So to !.
| Several brokers well versed IN Ihoyo's
pra ctices. among them two or three MEM
bers OF Lloyds. said that THURSDAY
| transactions were the first in straight
insurance-or betting-on presidential
| election One of them recalled making
a transaction bit similar In the Roose-
velt- Parker campaign four years ago
| The insured was o man who had bet
| S. on on Roosevelt and figured that ne
could not lose unless Roosevelt dropped
| dead. lie insured himself against this
contingency with Lloyd's at nominal
rate. But this policy, IT was recalled
was similar to the policies taken on
Queen Victora's life before her jubilee
BY London tradesmen or before the
| coronation of King Edward. II was lie
insurance rather than pure wager or
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
EQI Jpn ENT.

EQUIPMENT.
on June 30 1907, there were in tho
service of the carriers 55.3Ss locomotives
the increase being a,116. These locomo-
tives excepting 1927. were classified as:
Passenger, IL T4, freight. 32.O79, and
switching, 9.25S.
The total number of cars of all classes
was o.1c6,594 or 1889 more than for the
Year 1906. This rolling stock was thus
assigned Passenger service, 1873 cars;
freight service. 1,oo1.557 cars and COM
panys service Goa cars These figures
do not include private cars of CONNER
ciaI firms or corporations.
Tho average number of locomotives per
.ro miles Of line 243 and the aver
age number Of cars per LOCO miles of
line was $50. The number of passenger
miles per passenger locomotive was .
TAG showing an increase Of loS3'o
passenger miles as compared with the
previous year, The number Of ton-mil>s
per freight locomotive was 1,3755Sa,
showing an Increase Of 1902 ton miles.
The number of locomotives and cars In
the service OF tho railways aggreEa ted
o.lSi.qSo of which o,f6o4of were fitted
with train brakes. or an increase OF o3l,
6S7 over the previous year, and 2.15a,534
were fitted with automatic couplors. or
an increase Of Go7S3. Nearly all the
locomotives and cars In the passenger
service had train brakes. and all but $
locomotives in the same service were
fitted with automatic couplers. Only Ii
per cent. Of cars in the passenger ser
vice were without automatic couplers
Substantially all the freight locomotives
had train brakes and automatic couplers
OF 1891 $50 cars In the freight service or
June 50. 1907, the number fitted viii
train brakes was 1.aoI ssh and with auto
matte couplers 1.972. So4
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-23
MOTH ER-INLAW INSURANCE.

In the general classification OF CONNER
cial hedges. to which the wager or +, +.
T. policy belongs. there was made re-
Gently, partner in one OF the most
prominent insurance firms said, con-
tract by which the insured was to re-
ceive $4,000 in case he molested his
mother-in-law. The brokers considered
this contract singular even among all the
remarkable contracts OF IIoyd's. Accord
ing to the terms OF will the insured
was to receive 10000 on the death
of his mother n-law in case he did not
modest her. He was anxious to antici-
nate the legacy and applied 10 money
lenders for an $4,000 advance on the leg
acy. The money lenders were willing
to come to terms. the mother-ln-law be-