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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
FATHERS VACATION.
From the Rutland Hera d.

At this season OF the wear. when
Everybody" is out Of town, and visions
of the pleasure they are enjoying at
the mountains or the sea shore, float
across the mind Of the man who Is tied
to his daily task. it is natural that there
should be something of resentment on
the part Of those who cannot gct away.
There Is. however, another side to
this matter and the Waterbury, CT,
Republican sets II forth In the follow
Ing witty and yet philosophical man
ner:--
In these general vacation days a
stranger person occupies the pulpit
and prays for the absent ones-who are
fully two-thirds Of the practitioners
that they may have rest and qutetness
and return refreshed and with renewed
vigor, TO take up and carry on the bur
den Of life. Somehow he doesn't pray
much for the fellow at home who has
no vacation, but keeps right on Juggling
the burden OF life u months In each
year.
Father sends the family to the shore
or into the country. and himself stays
a thOme with the cat. To parap phrase
the old song, Everybody works
Father" even the cat. He buys 10 cents
worth of leo daily to keep five cents
worth of cat meat and takes his own
meals out.
Don't waste any pity on father. He
is having good time. He may move
without running up against the conven-
t!onalties. He turns the hedclothes over
thu footboard in the morning and at
night he makes his bed by pulling them
up again. lie leaves his things anywhere
ne likes and can always ind them be-
cause they are Jus, where he left them:
shoes in the parlor coat in the kitchen,
hat on the dining room table, nightshirt
on the Moor any old place. and while
the other members OF his family are
breathing the bracing country air
mingled with odors from the sink drain
p!s-pen and hen-house and drinking
water from a well conveniently situated
for drainage. at equal distances from
each. often pestered by mosquitoes and
flies, father sits In his screened house
with all Its conveniences. and r!oting ir
disorder. enjoys rest. BY and by th'
family will return. weary and worn and
sad. and find father serene and contentet
| amid the debris with months news
pa pers on the table and months dust
| on the furniture, but the only really
| rested one of the lot
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
LAKE GIVES UP BODY.
Identified ms That of John MeiIlcur,
Drowned Last October.

The body OF John Nbsilleur. who met
death October Is, 1908, by drowning in
Lake Champaign, was Friday dis
covered on tho beach beyond the Bur
lington Rendering plant in the vicinity
Of Appletree point The body was
identified BY the clothing which young
Meilleur wore, one of his companions.
George Arpin. viewing the body Fri
day afternoon at Bouchers undertaking
rooms.
Meilleur, who was q years old, was en-
and boa rded on Battery street. On Sun
day. October 10 last, he was one OF a
party of four who went out in n boat.
The boat was capsized and Melieur was
drowned his three companions escaping.
brother of the dead man came here
from ST. Johnsbury and search for the
body amounted to nothing.
II is supposed that the body remained
in the water all these months and was
only lately washed ashore. 1t was dis
covered Friday morning by h G..
Blewley an employee OF the RENDERING
plant On the body we're suit of mixed
goods, sweater and shoes and stock
ings It was by The clothing that Mr..
Arpin identified the body. 1t was ably
decor,posed the bones of the skull and
face being laid bare.
1t is probable that the remains Will be
taken to St Johnshury for burial. as the
young mans parents were living there
at the time of his death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
IRA d. SANKEY DEAD.
Had Been Suffering for Five fcnr>
from overwork-Wrotc Hymns
to the Inst

New York, Aug. 14.-Tra D. Sankey,
known 10 an evangelist throughout the
Christian world. died last night at his
home in Brooklyn, but the news Of his
death did not become generally known
until to-day. Mr.. Sankey was g years
old and Tor the last five years he had
been blind and suffered from compiled
tion of diseases brought on from over
work. Almost to the very last he worked
a. hymn writing tho gift which had
brought him fame in every corner OF the
earth. His tours throughout this country
and Europe with Dwight Il Moody, the
evangelist. brought him into wide
prominence
Sankey, II might be said, wrote the
gospel hymns Of the world. In almost
every language known to man. San
keys hymns are sung. He received a
large income from his publications.
and had acquired considerable es-
tate. Among Mr.. Sankey's most fam
and Nine, and When the Mists Have
Rolled Away"
Sankey had been a singer from boy
hood and his voice had attracted at
tention In the little hamlet of Eden
burgh, Pa, where he was born Au-
gust IS, 1870. In the beginning of his
active life senkey was q Methodist
member OF a Presbyterian Church IN
Brooklyn. He Is survived by a widow
and two sons.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20

MAKING PLANS
For the Great Chnrity Day or Tag
Day.

The Home for Destitute Children is
plannin- for Tag Day in the latter
part Of September for the purpose 81
raising the funds necessary If their
work is TO he properly carried on. Many
people think that the Home is self sup
,,ortine-aa Il would be If its debt could
he paid on-but at present It is not SO.
expenses hive been SO large that the nurs-
cry department for children under three
years Of age has had to be closed. This
department IS Of course at the very
foundation OF tho good work which the
home "a 50 steadily accomplishing and
II is a great disappointment to the board
of managers that such n step should he
necessary. Increased expenses however
have left no other course open-unless
sufficient money can be raised.
The board have therefore decided to
have a Tag Day for the home on or
aboun September 2sth, details Of which
will be published later 1t is earnestly
hoped that the response will he generous
enough to warrant the reopening of the
nursery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
LEARY NOMINATED.
Unanimous Choice Of Democratic party
for City Representative.

NJ. O. Leary was nominated as the
democratic candidate for city represent
tative at the democratic caucus held IN
the city Hail Thursday afternoon and
evening. The union Justice ticket
nominated at the republican caucus was
endorsed.
The caucus was called to order at i've
o'clock p. m. and A. T. Childs. chairman
OF the democratic city committee, was
elected chairman. with Patrick Delaney
secretary. Michael Mckenzie and Rich
ard Daley were elected tellcr5.
Chairman Childs declared the boxes
open and j. T.. Meagher was promptly on
his feet to move the adjournment of the
caucus until Saturday night, owing TO
the slim attendance Fx-Mayor J. r.
Burke moved that Mr. Meaghers motion
he laid on the table. Mr. Burkes motion
met with opposition from John r. Kelley.
who said there was dissension in the
party and that a lot Of tho fellows on
tho street were not satisfied. He said
the proposed candidate did not want III =
office and he thought It might be posi-
BILE to get some ono who would be more
active. There Is friction In the Rcpub-
lican party, said he, and the democrats
should take advantage Of II and unite on
- candidate who would harmonic the
different factions. He thought the cat
Gus should be adjourned so as to give
more ample notice and get out 4 bigger
crowd.
~ this tuncture Martin Sullivan shot
variety into the discussion by surgcstin z
that the democrats endorse Lawrence
BARLEY the republican nominee. This
was rather too much and Immediately
there were cries of question 'ques-
ton"
The motion to lay the motion to ad-
iourn on the table was carried and the
caucus proceeded TO ballot at $50 O'CLOCK.
The boxes were turned of eight O'Clock
and few minutes later, Chairman
Childs announced that Mr.. Lcary had re-
ceived lSG votes and tho Justice ticket n
like number.
The iustice ticket is made up Of John
Neil. NJ. "a. Leary. J. w. Courtney, J.
J Enrrht ID. ]. Nolan, William Cayea.
V a. lIullard. Joseph r. Stearns, r. G
Webster, NJ. G. Clark, NJ, S. Villas, Peter
Lander, J. II. Macomber, A. V. Spalding,
George w. Debervlle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
FERN LEAVES As A FOOD PRE-
SENTATIVE.
(From Leslie's Weekly)


On many farms in this country there
are areas. more or less extensive. cover
ed with ferns. This plant has not been
regarded AS OF value. except for deco
rative purposes, but It has a practical
value of which few people In the United
States are aware. An American consul
reports that In part OF England fern
leaves have long been employed In pack
ing fruit fresh butter. etc. for market
Formerly grape leaves were used for this
purpose but the fern leaf Is said to Dc
far superior to that Of the vine for keep
ing articles wrapped In 1t fresh and
wholesome, The fishermen OF the Isle or
Man pack their fresh herrings In ferns,
which keep the FISH fresh until It reaches
market Potatoes packed in ferns keep
many months longer than those packed
ir straw. Fresh meat also is preserved
for a protracted period when swathed IN
fern leaves 1t Is said that the prcserva.
tive quality OF the fern Is due to the
large quantities OF salt in its composition,
The strong odor of the fern also repels
larvae, maggots, etc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
CIVIL, SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

Couretitive examinations under the
rules Of the United States civil service
commission, for the following position
will be held throughout the United States
In tho fall of 1903 Aid. coast and geo
detio survey; apprentice. bureau Of en-
craving and printing: assistant examiner.
patent office; hookkeeper (nlale and fe-
rnale), departmental service; civil engt-
necr, departmental service; civil engineer
and craftsman: civil engineer and super
ntendent Of construction; clerk Gmalo),
Istlrmian canal service: computer nauti-
cal almanac office. naval observatory SUI
pervisins architects office; craftsman.
architectural. supervising architects Of
fee copyist. topographic engineer SUI
pervisng architects office, heating and
ventflating. Junior architectural. topo-
graphic electrotype tinisher. electrotype
Ynolder engineer, Indian service, farmer,
farmer with knowledge of irrigation, fieh
c,lturist, law clerk. local and assista mt
Inspector of boilers. local and assistant
inspector Of huls; matron. Indian scrv-
ice; pharmacist. public health and mar
ire hospital service physician. Indian
service; physician. 1sthman canal serv-
ice; posta, clerk Isthmar canal service
scientific assistant. department Of agri-
culture: stenographer. departmental scrv-
ice: stenogrnphe- and typewriter all
services: superintendent of construction;
surgeon (actinG assistant surgeon public
health and marine hospital service and
surgeon coast and geodetic survey
Indian service trained nurse. 18TH
rnian canal service; trained nurse
Phtirn)ine service typewrlter deDart
mental service; veterinary inspector, de
partment Of agriculture.
Information and application forms may
be obtained of c. l., Alexander, Burling-
ton VT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
A LIVELY CAMPAIGN
IN CHITTENDEN
Prompt and Effective Mcasurcs to De
Taken 10 Organize Every Town in
the County,

1nkPn 10 Organize Every Town in
the County.
meeting of the republican county
committees as we'll as the county's rep
for county Offices, and town and city
committees, as well as the county's rep-
resentative on the State committee, and
others was held at the probate ONCE
Saturday afternoon. with Z. f. Geb-
hardt chairman OF tho county commit
tee. presiding. The room was comfort
ably flled ana the discussion with ref
erence TO the measures TO be adopted
to get out the vote was pointed as well
As helpful. As result of the confer
ence efforts will be made to increase
the normal Vots in every town in the
county and measures have already been
Instituted in a number of towns to-
ward this end.
Several towns found their number
Of delegates in this years conventions
materially reduced on account of their
failure to vote their full strength for
governor, and some OF the towns are
liable to find themselves still further
behind their neighbors, unless they
get out their full vote for governor In
September, this vote will be the
basis Of representation in county, dis
trict and State conventions for the
coming four years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
LONGEST MOUNTAIN CHAIN
Discovery OF Range tn Tihet ENtcnd-
ing Fully 2,NOO Miles.
From Iiarper's WeeklyD


The most important discovery We mado
IN thus travorsinc Giaronaly the who.e
% Tibet was the gigantic chain NJ noun
tains vc crossed by the Sell Pass. unic1
Is over 1000 feet high How little tl's
chain of mountains had hitherto hre1
dreamed ~ r. evident from. among o. nr
things. the sIpposition INDUCED In hy : .r
Thouas ltOldrich in his book. Tibet a
Mysterious that the great central LAX, :
GDanEr4 Yum fs'. Ncanzi Tso, etc.
were the sources ~ the Trahmaputra 8
rorth"c1 tributaries that Is t. FAY. That
there was stretch Of relatively fiat
country whore in reality we found there
was one Of tho biggest ranges of noun
tains IN the whole world. a chain when
can be compared only with the Hma-
layas ard their kind Captain O'Connor
suspected their existence by hearsay. TITO
chain known a. Min Chen Tangla, which
Is s!tustod south Of the Tengr Nov was
we'll known ard had been crossed by LIT.
tledalr and several others, but no one.
knew that this chain stretched for closs
upon 100 miles 70 the west-northwest,
as now discovered. 1t Is a certainty
that it also stretches to the east. and Las
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
NOTES FROM ABROAD.


PortuEal's wine crop II large this
tho great falling off In the English de-
mand for port wine.
Canadian imports In May reached
value Of si29"f.472 a decrease of e eaS,
52j from May. 1907 Exports were .23,-
t4G,+ q drorease of su,9>l556, making
total trade loss Of over sl4OnO,ooo for the
month
4 polish firm Is building the first beet
sugar factory IN Manchu-ia. near Har
bin
Denmark's beet sugar production this
season is only 1i025oG10 pounds a dc
cline Of 800 pounds from that of the
season 1861. Two companies with sew
eral factories do all tho business.
Egypt's sugar cane crop this year Is
only 10000 tons, against 10000 tons in
eo7 and 10000 tons in 1906
Hankow's $3.50 go electric light plant ia
owned entirely by Chinese This month
(AugusD 1t begins supplying 5000 six
teen candle power lights. China Is open
Ing out
Since the foundation Of tho Carnegie
Dumfermline Trust four and half
years ago more than sE0"H has been ex-
pended for the educational and physi-
cal Improvement of the youth IN that
Scotch community of 300 inhabitants.
Three new schools for textiles domestic
economy and graphic arts are to be
erected.
BY the rearra ngement OF the bound
aries OF the Canadian provinces proposed
by the government Manitoba will receive
an addition OF $4,000 square miles, on
tario 10000 and Quebec 4+6.O0o, OF which
$4,000 water. Manitoha's new terri
tory will include two Hudson Bay ports
Fort Churchill and York Factory.
The crop planted area of the three
Canadian prairie provinces shows an In
crease this yer of 4Ss,016 acres. TIE cror
reports are most encouraging.
So much dissa tisfaoton is felt In Ger
many about the government nava
plans that the seceders from tho Nav,
League Of Germany are expected tc
number 10000.
Rome's Municipal Council has decided
by vote of 81 to 3 to abolish all religion.
teaching in the elementary schools.
Flour milling in Brazil is steadily GUST
ing the -four of other countries, on
which Brazil was formerly dependent
Imports Of American -four declined from
"a. $40 tons In 1902 to 29.242 tons In 1907.
The customs commission of the French
Chamber OF Deputies will submit its
tariff revision" report In October
Since 1866 the allowance for the sup
port OF the Imperial Household Of Japan
has remained at $4,000 a year, in
| spite Of the great progress of the country
Japan's government expense for educa-
ton is 100000 a year. Municipalities
also spend literally for this purpose.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
WELL. BOSSED.
(From the Worcester Telt

(From the Worcester Telegram)
The Independence party is making
a sorry start in tho presidential cam
jaign. 1t has been discovered from
the inside to be the most bossed party
In this country. Nothing Is more
fatal to political party in the United
States If 1t lasts Justice Samuel
Seabury Of the New York supreme
court has declared himself out Of tho
independence party because he can no
longer endure the Hearst methods Of
bossinE. He has been cons idcred the
strongest man In the Hearst political
machine. He Is bitter IN his de-
nunciation OF the boss, and says he Is
carrying the party along merely to
take revenge on Bryan, with no hops
that 1t will ever be a party Of power In
this country. Every method known
to the politician was used at the
Chicago convention of the independ-
ence party TO keep the regular dele
gates outside II they in any way OPP
posed Hearst. the Judge saya, and
they were even sandbagged for ex-
pressing opinions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
Attention, Comrades.
Very Low Excursion Fares to TOle do
Account of the Grand Army Nat
fOnal EncampInent, August II,
to SeptpmheP Hth

The official route OF the Vermont
delegation Is via the Central Vermont
Railway, Montreal Grand Trunk Rail =
way System. Detroit and the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
TO Toledo. The fare from all stations
on the Central Vermont Railway Is
s22.05. First class sleeping cars will
be placed ut Burlington. tourist sleep
Ing cars will be placed at White River
Junction and Montpelier. Special train
with the Vermont delegation will leave
White River Junction Saturday, Aug
ust 20. running as section OF the
New England States Limited" ex-
press, train No. 3, to arrive at Toledo o
at 4;3O p. IN. Sunday August 80. The
entire train win run 10 Toledo with
out change.
Pullman car rates $3.50 per berth IN
the FIRST class sleeping cars; s2.25 pei
berth IN the tourist sleepers. Applica-
ton for tho berths should be made &c
MI c, d. Williams, assistant adjutant'
general, Burlington. VI. Tickets OF
sale from August Attn to 80th, inclu
sive. Final return limit without vail
dation. to leave Toledo until Septem
Der 1t, inclusive BY deposit OF tickle
and payment OF Sl.o0 va,idation fee
return limit Will be extended to leav
Toledo until October 10Th, 1908. In
Elusive.
Liberal stop over prtvile ges and sid
trips via tho Great Lake steamers. Nj
agara Falls and the St. Lawrence Riv
err returning
See flyers and inquire Of your near
est ticket agent for .ull particulars.
j. w. HANLEY
7.w3t Gen. Pass. Art.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
ONE TREE TO SAVE STATES
TOO ROUGH For THE COWS.

Mr.. Rober, ~ cook -boor fame, tells
of seeing maid drop and break d beau
tifu, platter al a dinner recently. The
host did not permit a trife like this to
rufFe him in the least. These little acct
dents happen most every day" he said
alphabetically. You see, she isn't a
trained waitress, She was dairymald
originally. but she had to aba ndon that
occupation on account OF her inability
to handle the cows without breaking
their horns" EVERY body's Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
DON'T JUMP OUT OF BED.
Respect the Rights Of Your Nerves and
Get up Properly.

Unless you are In vigorous health and
wcl rested, don't jump out OF bed. says
the September Designer. Tho majority
of people wake more or less tired and
springing suddenly upon the feet after
slumber is shock which is as injurious
as 1t Is unpleasant
People who habitualy wake up tired,
especially delicate women and children
should get themselves UP gradually.
taking at least five minutes for It,
1t Is wonderful how much Is gained by
little preliminary stretching Of the
muscles. to tighten them gradually with
nervous force after they have been COM
plctely unstrung FOR many hours At the
same time one should stretch the lungs
| to their fullest capacity by half dozen
generous yawns. thus flushing all the
residuum Of carbonic acid and other
poisonous exhalations out Of the remot-
est air-cclls. After FIVE minutes of such
preliminaries. one who has felt on first
waking that the burden of the body was
700 great to be taken up and borne. will
be surprised to find it possible to stand
quite comfortably.
In this MS in many other matters, ma
ture Is a better guide than blind theory
from supposed moral necessity. Lying
Rbed, for moment after waking was
lonce regarded with holy horror ana tho
fate of tho lazy man IN Proverbs was
lquotcd with unct!on.
But the instinct to yawn and stretch
after walking IS almost universal; It Is
also soundiv hvEieuic and should he a
matter OF common sense. 40 prudent
man starts his automobile, engin" or
steam-rlant from absolute rest to full
speed with a jerk no humane man start
les his hose from sleep to rush him out
doors. and vet some imagine that thts
is the proper way for man. woman and
child to get NJ,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.
G.. NJ. Delaney Entertained Nearly 100
Fr,cnds At lis Summer Home.

George NJ. Delaney, proprietor of the
Hotel burlington. observed the 10th ami
versary of his birth on Saturday at his
summer place, Camp Wilder, Grand Isle
The birthday celebrations Of Mr.. Do
laney have become annual events and,
ms usual he royalty entertained his
guests, who numbered nearly 100 Mr..
Delaney cha rtered the Mariquita for the
day. which was in charge of BENJAMIN
Harrington, who has been associated
with Mr.. Delaney at the Hotel Burlington
for many years. and many guests went
to camp by rail.
A dinner, which included all the sum-
mer daintles, and winter ones as well,
was served to all the guests shortly after
noon and the rest OF tho day was spent
in sightseeing and with base ball.
One Of the pleasantest events of the
occasion was the presentation to Mr. Do
la ey by the guests present OF a solid.
gold headed cane.
Most OF the guests returned in the even
ing. but few remained In camp over
Sunday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
S66. Oo4.32 ILLEGAL FEES.
That Amount Collected by Clerks of
Westchester County.

Albany Aug. l6.-An investigation Of
the fees charged by county clerks OF
Westchester county. made under the
direction Of State Comptroller Martin H.
Glynn has revealed. In the opinion of tho
expert Investigators. that the sum Of
Sc, O9432 has been collected from that
county IN fees tina, were not legally
charseable against It. "Of the total sum, -
declares statement given out by the
state comptroller to-day. $50 800 70 were
collected by Leslie Sutherland during his
incumbency OF that office and 81 293, 60
We're paid to Frank NJ, Buck the present
county clerk, In addition Sutherland re-
ceived 50 5000 and Buck -. co IN fees the
legality of which the investigators con-
slider doubtful"
Comptroller Glynn has placed a copy Of
the report of the Investigators before tho
board OF supervisors Of Westchester
county calling the attention of that body
to the provisions OF law that give II the
power to commence an action to recover
money illegally paid from tho county
| treasury.