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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
AMERICANS EXAGGERATE.
Altogether TOO ENtrnvagant In Use of
Superlative Expressions.
tFrpm the Washington Herald

(Frpm the Washington Herald.)
In nothing are the American people
more extravagant than in their use OF
words our daily conversation is of such
prodlgality as to amuse those unaccus-
toned to our habits We would be taken
for race more bloodthirsty than any
tribe of savages known to history If our
speech were to be accepted literally.
The language we possess may not be
the most euphouious nor the most eX
pressive. nor the easiest to learn, but
none of these shortcomings can excuse
the general tenor of the present day.
We fail to give thought to the simplest
rules of conduct when we are talking
about commonplace affairs. When we
are thirsty, we are usually dying OF
thirst" when we meet a friend, we are
"overioyed to see you" when the rain
is falling, 1t is generally Il terrible
rain" we are crazy to see a show"
We are often 'tickled to death" we tell
one who brings message relieving our
anxiety that you have saved my life.
The use OF superlatives is apart from
the use of slang. While one prone to be
extravaganza In words Is often addicted
to irregular English. there is not neces-
sarily any relation between the two.
Adjectives of gorgeous hue fall from our
lips with huency and unconcern such
as to startle one when the attention is
called to the condition which exists We
are so accustomed to a phraseol"gy Of
superlatives that they pass unnoticed in
most cases
a society for the suppression Of exag-
gerated words might find field of use
| fulness. Melodrama of the lurid type is
only picturing what we daily ,natc tig
uratively vehicle for the transfer OF
| thought, and its normal natural use
should suffice. But IL Is tim" TO call n
| halt. or we will have killed many of the
best words BY giving them 4 meaning
| far different from that in the dictionary.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
CANADIAN TARIFF
DISPUTE SETTLED
United States to Enjoy the Same
Rates As France-For1nal
Announcement Wednesday.

Washington. March 27.--General salts
faction Is Expressed here at the announce
ment made yesterday that an agreement
practically has been reached between tho
officials representing the Canadian gov
eminent and the President and secretary
Knox. respecting tho adjustment Of the
tariffs Of Canada and the United States.
No one in authority Is willing to dis
cuss the details. but there Is good
ground for the belief that material con-
ccssons have been granted by Canada.
and that the United States will receive
in return for its minimum the inter-
mediate rates given by Canada to
France and 10 other countries on
considerable number Of articles in which
exports from the United States are
specially interested.
This understanding is said to have
been reached after a conference yes
terday, participated in by President Taft.
W s. Fielding, the Canadian minister OF
finance. George F. Graham, the Cana
dian minister OF railways. Secretary of
state Knox and Charles NJ. Pepper of the
bureau of trade relations of the State
department.
ANNOUNCEMENT WEDNESDAY.
The conference lasted for more than
an ho,,r and at its conclusion Secretary
Knox issued the following formal state
mcnt:
Terotia,ions between the President
ana the Canadian representatives which
were begun at Albany some days ago
v-ar, rc.r,,,sd a. WASHINGTON to-day and
,,ero concluded They have taken 4
form which gives assurances that a
friendly understanding will be coma to
Immediately. II is expected that official
announcement will be made sirnultane-
ouslv AT washington and at Ottawa on
wednesday, March 20"
Tndor the existing treaty between
canada and France. the latter country
receives the conventional rate on about
90 articles In many OF these. however.
the United States has little or no In
forest and there ia reason To believe
that this governuert has consen,ad tn
receive the Intermediates rate IN much
less than half that nur,ba-
crNrpA, rp ann, -rpr.rv
me '"rii experts VINO nave so sue
take particular pride IN the fact that
for the first time the United States now
enjoys the minimum tariff rates Of all
important nations Heretofore Ameri-
can goods have generally paid the max
imum rates and have had to force their
way into foreign markets solely on the
| basis OF their superior merits or be-
cause they could not be produced out
side OF America
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
CONSIDERATION
HERE APRIL IA
New Bishop Of Burlington Will
Assume Office ON Feast Day
Of st. Justin.

boston March 25-Tho conservation
or the ri, Rev. Joseph j. Rice, u. H.,
OF Whitinsvillo Mass. to be bishop of
the Burlington. CVtl. diocese. will
take place i'm st. Mary's Cathedral a.
Burlington, Thursday morning. Apri'
H. according to an announce"e"
made here Tonight at the once W
Archbishop William II. O'Conneil' INV
date set Is tho fest day NJ Jus
tin, the martyr.
The consecrating prelate VIII
tho ri, Rev Thomas D. Beaver "
Springfield diocese. This VIZ
the third bishop that the Hp''"n 80,
church dignitary has
which L. an unusual honor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31

nation arrangement with Canada. In
fact any changes in the Canadian
tariff as the result Of the negotia-
lions VIII be made general by Cam
ada and will apply to goods from al
countries.
The net result Of the negotiations
therefore. will be that the Canadian
tariff will be slightly reduced on a
small number Of articles and that
Canada will get the benefit OF the
United States minimum tariff.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
DEATH OF DUDLEY EVANS.
Confederate Officer WINS Preside mt
OF Wells, Fargo & 90.

New York, March 27.-Dudley Evans,
president of Wells-r'argo & Co. since 1902,
died in a hospital here tonight following
an operation last Monday for gall stones.
lie was u years Old
Mr. Evans was born IN Morgantown.
Va. and was graduated from Washing
Ton aud jefferson college in 1888. At the
outbreak Of the Civil War he fought with
tho armies of the confedcracy as a
lieutenant colonel of the Goth Virvinia
Legislature.
At the close of the war. Mr.. Evans went
West ana entered business in Chicago.
There he married Miss n. S. Seelye. and
rose rapidly in the service of Wells,
Fargo & co. His home was at Engle-
wood, n. J.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
FOR COURAGE.

"Why does that man always look herco
and shout when he talks on tho wrong
side of an argument?''
Il don't know replied Senator So'S-
hum Sometimes I think he's trying e.
scare his conscience into silence, -
Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
MINORITY CAUCUS
VERY HARMONIOUS
Democrats Select Four Members
of Rules Committee with
Scarcely a Struggle.

Washington. March 24.--w'h scarce
" the semblance of struggle. tho
democratic members Of the House to-
alght elected the four minority mem
bcrs of tho enlarged rules committee
ms follows:
Champ Clark of Missouri 125 votes.
Oscar Underwood of Alabama. 102
votes.
Lincoln Dixon of Indiana. 90 votes.
JOHN ]. Fitzgerald Of New York 9S
votes.
4 long list of candidates received
rcattcring votes Representative Stay
den of Texas got 90, the highest num-
Der given to an unsuccessful aspirant.
The total vote of the caucus was lao
which required II votes to elect.
Tho expected opposition to Repre-
sentative FITZGERALD, because of his
attitude on the rules question at the
beginning of the present Congress
when he. with 23 other democrats left
the leadership of champ Clark ana
voted with the republicans. appeared
early in the meeting. but failed of any
definite result.
SIMS HAD 20 FOLLOWERS.
REPRESENTATIVE Sims of Tennessee head
ell the faction which opposed the selection
Of FITZGERALD ard introduced a resou-
ton for the election by the House Of
committee to select ali of the standing
committee which power Of selection IL
now vested IN the speaker.
The maximum strength sho"n ny the
followers of Sims was 90, which they
,,olled against n motion to adjourn. Inc
Sims resolution did not come to a vote
,f no nd io q q
adjourn before he had am opportunity to
get IL up for consideration.
The resolution follows: Resolved. by
the democratic members OF the House of
Representatives If the GIst Congress in
caucus assembled. that we hereby IN
strdc. the democratic members of the
rules committee selected by this caucus,
20 support any resolution or bill seeking
to take from the speaker of the House OF
Representatives the power to appoint
HE standing committees of the House
and that they us" all honorable efforts
to bring about such a change in the
rules of the House as to have committee
N committees to be elected by the
House. whose duty it shall be to ap-
,cn; all the standing committees there
ST."
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
COLLAPSED ON CONVICTION
Sophie Kritchmnn Found Guilty Of
Observation-Disclosures To-day.

New Haven, Conn, March N.--Sophie
Krltchman, the 24-year-old music teach
err oe Union city, was found guilty Of
granddaughter and Joseph Mitchell of
Murder In the second degree by jury
In the criminal superior court here last
night.
They We're charged jointly with the
murder Of Bronslow K.lvinskas Mt
Union City last September, by shooting
and cutting his throat and had been on
trial for seven weeks Judge Williams
will Impose sentence tomorrow.
The jury was given the case at 1o:42
md deliberated six hours. Mitchell who
was as stolid as he has been through
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
TRYING HIS PATIENCE.

When a button rolls under tho bureau
The search is a woefil affairt
And the humorous weekly describes b
but meekly
In saying the hunter WIN sweaR
But what Is that limited anger2
The inlpotent rage OF a cubl
only grow what you could really can
hot
When the soap slips under the tub.
New York Mail
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31

dependencies, by proclamation OF tho
President, have been granted our mini
mum rates. and this leaves only u coun-
tries on which action is still to be taken.
The most important Of these is Canada
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
WARMES IN PHILADELPHIA,

Philadelphia, March 25,-To-day was the
warmest March % in the history of the
, local weather bureau, The mercury rose
rapidly from b. degrees at 500 a. m. to
~ Vt 400 u
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31

Stops earache in two minutes, tooth
ache or pain Of burn or scald In five
minutes, hoarseness, one hour, mus
Clcache, two hours; sore throat, twelve
hours-Dr. Thomas Electric OIL, mon
HrCh nNer main.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
ON
u. S. CRUISER
Eight Men Killed or Wounde
by Explosion during Target
Practice in Philippines.

Manila, March ga report reached
here to-day that gun on the United
States cruiser Charleston exploded dur
ing target practice and that eight mon
is returning TO Manila from Olongapo No
details Of tho reported accident have been
received here,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31

Store-Srowth follows-does not preceddI
but follows-growth and expansion Of tha
store adv ertising
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31

Itching piles provoke profanity but
profanity won't cure tholn. noau's
ointment cures itching bleeding or
urotruding piles after years of suffer
ing. At any drug store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
ABANDON SEARCH
Z BODIES FOUND
Fire in Chicago Furniture House
Trapped 16 on Fourth and
Fifth Floors.

Chicago. March g5.--Search Of tho
wreckage for the remaining bodies Of
those who lost their lives In the Fish
Furniture company fire here to-day was
discontinued this afternoon owing to dan
ger from tottcrlng walls but not until ~
OF the dead had been recovered and II Of
these identified
While earlier estimates placed the
number of victims trapped on the fourth
and NTH floors of the building as high as
20, later and more thorough investiga-
ton Indicates that there were but ls. Two
of these escaped which leaves but two
more to be accounted for
The search was abandoned fo- tho dav
on the report Of chief Building Inspector
Short, who declared that three of the
walls were In dangerous condition. If
these are SIN standing in the morning.
the work OF removing the debris will be
resumed
A coroner's jury. which was empanclled
this afternoon. viewed the bodies at the
morgue. but the inquest was postponed
until April .
HOW THE FIRE STARTED.
Leo Stocked, - clerk of the Fish com
pany, who by accident is sai' to have
started the fire. tod his story tn Fire
Attorney rropk Hogan this qcternoou.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31

The Charleston is the flagship OF Rear
Admiral John Hubbard. commander-in-
chief of the Asiatic fleet Her command
Ing officer is Commander John II. Glib
bons The Charleston Is protected
cruiser Of azW tons and carries u guns
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
AN ACRE OF AMATlTE

A MATTE is making good.
\ Here is typical letter about
it. We get many such letters.
They all tell the same story Of
satisfied customers. Read this
one.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
FREE SAMPLE

We are glad to send sample of
Amatite on request SO as to show
the mineral surface and the double
layers Of pitch. A postal card
request to our nearest office will
bring it to you by return mail
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-15
WHERE IS MOTHER?

Probably that question is asked
more often than any other in the En-
glish language. The instant girl or
boy enters the house and mother is
not there, the first question is:
"Where is mother?" They may
know she is not far distant, yet there
is a keen satisfaction in knowing
exactly where to find her. The father
comes into the house; he, too, looks
and asks: "Where is mother?' If
she happens to come into the room at
that moment he is not surprised nor
does he even want her, he merely
wanted to know where she was. 1t
is no laughing matter When mother
leaves home and remains two weeks
on visit. She always sits at the
head of the table, and when she is
visiting, nothing tastes half as good
as when she helps cook it. If she
happens to be i'll, the vacant place at
the table looks as large as ten acre
field to the family. Every day, every
hour, every minute some urchin is
asking: where is mother?" She
may come in and smack him for some
mischief, nevertheless she is the most
valuable article in the world. Happy.
indeed, are the boys and girls who
ask that, knowing she is somewhere
near Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-15
CAR SHORTAGE.

A resident of the village of Knowl
ton who was in the city Saturday
stated that numbering operations
down his way are all ''balled up'' on
account of shortage of cars and Of
practical, experienced help. Con
tractors are cutting about 100000 feet
of timber per day in the tract owned
by the United States Leather Co.,
but are hampered on account of a
shortage of cars. Only few cars are
drawn into the end of the line weekly.
These are soon loaded and then the
cars are allowed to stand on the track
until the railroad company gets ready
to remove them. The United States
Leather company gets all the bark
shipped off the branch extending east
of Knowlton, while the logs are
shipped to the paper mills in Nekoosa.
Reports from other towns along the
St. Paul and Northwestern roads are
to the effect that practice y the same
conditions prevail in every town. The
equipment of railroads does not meet
with the demands.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-15
ANNUAL BANQUET.

The Mission Circle of the Universe
list church held its annual banquet
last Wednesday evening at the home
of DR.. d. T. Jones.
An excellent dinner was served on
prettily decorated tables. Following
the dinner DR.. Whitehead, as toast
mistress, very pleasantly introduced
the several speakers. G. w. Wilson
responded ably to the toast "Woman's
Part in the Work of the World. .
Mrs. Miller gave some clever advice
on the Training of Husbands" Mr..
Coates spoke appropriately and earn
estly of such philanthropic work as
the Mission Circle is doing, character
ising it as pre-eminently church work.
And the president, Mrs. Fisher, gave
in rhyme some happy hits on the
members closing with the hope that
they might be growing society.
Several others spoke informally.
During the social hour that followed
the company very much enjoyed the
solos by Mrs. Coates and Miss Pardee
and the piano numbers of Miss Har-
ger.
This Mission Circle not only aids
in many ways the work of the church
extension both at home and abroad,
but gives much of its time and means
to local philanthropic work. In this
it knows no denominational lines but
gladly assists With hospital supplies
or with food and clothing wherever
there is need. 1t has done much of
this work in the year past and always
likes to be called upon to do more.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-15
SUNNY CALIFORNIA.

We received the following letter a
Gov days ago from E. j. Falk, whose
home is at 6l8 Gallon street, this city,
but who has been spending the past
year or more out on the Pacific
coast:
P0RTERvILLE, CAL, Feb. I, 1910.
Friend E. b. 1hdyer:-
l desire to let my Wausau friends
know that / am getting along well in
California. | have been in this state
since September.
The weather here is warm and
sometimes the temperature rises quite
high. The sun rises at about 7:30 and
from s. a. m. to 4:30 p. m. the days
are very pleasant. The nights, how
ever, are quite cold with heavy frosts
which do no damage to orange and
lemon trees, which are now budding
Overcoats, overshoes, caps and nit
tens ere useless articles of clothing in
this locality. The only snow to be
seen is on the mountain stops.
Los Angeles, with its annexed
towns, is growing very fast and has a
population of about 100000. No man.
featuring plants, such as are seen in
Wisconsin, are,found here, but there
are many interesting sights to be OBJ
served From, Jan. 10 to Jan. 20 an
ayiators' meet was held in Los Angel
es, which was attended each day by
about 10000 enthusiastic people.
Frank Paulhan of France assembled to
the height of 5000 feet at speed of
fifty-three miles per hour. He won
about $4,000 in prizes. Glen Curtis
won about $4,000. Paulflan is in
Denver now and Curtis in Fresno.
Los Angeles has about 2l0 miles Of
street railway tracks, 700 electric cars
and about 300 conductors and motor
men. A single fare ticket for dis
tance of twenty to twenty-five miles
costs 35c, while SOC is charged for a
round trip pasteboard.
/ expect TO return to Wausau In
the spring. Yours truly,
ED. j. FALK.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-15
L. D. EDWARDS.

Loren d. Edwards died at an early
hour Wednesday morning, after a
short illness with pneumonia. After
being taken sick he continued to fail
until the end came, and before death
he suffered hemorrhages.
Deceased was born in Green county
and came here with his parents about
twenty-five years ago. He was associ-
ated with his father for time in the
livery stable business and q few years
ago they opened store OH Washing
ton street, at the corner of Seventh
He is survived by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. Edwards, his wife,
three daughters and one sister. The
daughters range in age from twelve
years to eighteen.
The funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon by the Rev. J. M.
Duer. The Knights of the Macca-
bees, in which society he was insured
for $1,000, attended in body
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-15
IF THEY ONLY WOULD.

The recently organized Sun Publish
ing Co. at Wausau, last week purchased
the Central Wisconsin of r. III. john
son, and it is said that the considera-
tion was 5000. The Central Wiscon-
sin was established in 1851. The new
company will start democratic daily
and give the citizens of Wausau a
good live daily and it is believed that
there is plenty of room for a good
daily in Wausau. The Record-Herald
of that city, is the republican daily
and has plenty u capital in back of
it, but that is tie trouble with the
paper, its too much of corporation
paper and the people do not care for
that kind of paper for they know
that it cannot help to be very i'm
partial. The new daily viii no doubt
be started in the near future
Shawano Advocate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-15
LINCOLN DAY.

Last Saturday was the l01st ami
versary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coin, and there seems to have been
demonstrations in nearly every village,
town and city in the nation, honering
the memory of our martyred president.
The day is not legal holiday in Wis
consin, though an effort has been made
to make it so. 1t has been a legal
holiday in the state of New York for
the past fourteen years, and it is made
the occasion for patriotic meetings.
President Taft delivered an address
before the Republican club of New
York city on that day. In Washing
ton, d. c., the day was officially cele-
brated by the adjournment of con-
gress. The brick house, on Tenth
street, in the nations capital, in which
President Lincoln died, is now used
as a Lincoln museum, was closed.
Right here in Wausau there were
more flags displayed from public and
private buildings than ever seen be-
fore on similar occasion, and on Sun
day, sermons on Abraham Lincoln
were preached from various pulpits.
A item in connection with Lincoln
day which may be of interest to the
readers of the PILOT, is the fact
that Justin P. West, who was an at
torney in Wausau in 1865, was in
Stevens Point when the startling
news of the assassination of Abraham
Lincoln reached there. That was be-
fore the advent of the railroad and
telegraph into the pinery, SO it was
on the day following the assassination.
Mr.. West had made the trip to Stevens
point on horseback, and as he rode up
the valley as fast as his steed could
carry him, he shouted to everybody
he saw that President Lincoln had
been assassinated. Mr.. West is now
living in Hastings, MINI. He was
the second Master of Forest Lodge
l30, +. s. A. NJ, of this city. Since
leaving here he served many years in
the legislature of Minnesota and was
mayor for several times of tile city Of
HASTINGS