Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
THE MELTING POT.
From I,es1ie'sN

1853. 765 left italian ports.
THE MELTING POT.
From Leslie's)
italy Is using volcanic heat to warm her
houses and light her cities.
Iowa leads with automobiles, having one
for every II inhabitants.
G. A. r. men of Massachusetts, are to
register for service of some sort during
the war.
A Mexican official has announced that
| every !. w. w. agitator in Mexico will
| be exiled.
Canada has the greatest railroad mile
age per head Of population Of any coun-
| try In the world.
During 1907 the fire loss of the United
States was half the cost Of all the new
buildings erected.
The throne of the late Russian dynasty
has been placed in the National museum
| at Helsingfors as a curiosity.
Editor and Publisher figures that New
York newspapers gave Billy Sunday $sl5.-
200 worth of free publicity.
An Alaska woman has been awarded
the French cross of war for service rem
| dered by her Alaskan dogs at the front
The United States army has just award
ed contracts for 2,105 900 pairs of shoes at
&.73 pair, IL cents lower than in May
Chicago Judge has ruled that bathing
suits are proper street garb. police regu-
| lations to the contrary notwithstanding.
Nice. France. has named one of it's prin-
| cipal streets after the United States in
honor OF Americas entrance into the war.
Edward de Valera, a leader in the re-
cent Irish rebellion who was sentenced
| to life imprisonment, has been elected to
Parliament.
| Still the fa1Sohood cicto hot
eminent grants an ssO,OOoOOO annual SUBJ
| sidy to the newspapers and periodicals Of
| the country.
In 1900 In Korea the only man to own q
| bicycle was missionary. Now bicycles
are as common as in the United States,
but all made in Japan.
Extracts from a book written by W. J.
Bryan. when he was secretary Of state,
| have been used by Germany to promote
sedition in India.
Socialists in the United States have is
sued a proclamation condemning our war
| with Germany as the 'most unjustiasd
| In the history of the world
The newly elected congressman Of the
hrst North Dakota district was elected ~
| the farmers candidate" on a socialist
platform opposed to the war.
| The Christian Science board of directors
announced that a Christian Scientist can.
| HOt CAsaiHu cAcIHptiOu MILITARY S0rs
vice as a conscientious objector'' with.
| out disappearing science.
A Boston business man recently willed
st. 900. 900 to 400 of his employees, with fur
| Their provisions giving them 60 per cent
Of the income Of $2,50000O. this sum also
| to be ultimately distributed among them.
The government recently Communicated
as stolen property the original Journal Of
the Path Congress with the long-hand ac-
count of the proceedings of the House
during the administration Of Andrew
Jackson. which a junk man attempted to
sell.
The proprietors of the largest hotels in
the country led by John Nee Bowman.
Of the Biltmore are arranging with Mr..
| Hoover plan for the conservation of
| food by los hotels serving 100000 meals a
day in New York city. The program in
cludes the elimination of beef one day
| each week and the encouragement Of the
use Of sea food. vegetables and fruits.
Heirs Of a Chicagoan who died recently
found over 100000 cash in banks. which
neither the heirs nor the executor Of the
will previously knew existed.
Half a billion dollars, equalling one.
fourth the Liberty loan, was wasted last
year through the inefficient use Of coal.
says the director Of the bureau of mines.
So many bogus collectors Of money for
charities In New York have appeared, II
Is now recommended that State or fed
eral licenses be required for the work.
OF the 3S1 newly elected members Of the
Japanese diet. nearly half are especially
interested In the economic development
! OF the countrys foreign trade, and only
| IS are lawyers.
A negro recently shamed large crowd
| in New York which stood on pier watch.
ing a man drown, by jumping into the
water without removing his coat and res
cuing the exhausted victim.
An anonymous conscience stricken per.
son recently sent to President Kingsley
of the New York Life Insurance company
1000 in bills with line saying. This is
money stolen from your company"
Prohibition laws Of various dry
States are being side-stepped for labelling
the wet goods" as intended either for
medicinal scientific" or "sacramen-
tai use, as the law makes exceptions for
| these purposes.
The Y. NJ. c. A. canteens for the Amer
lean soldiers in France have been able
to supply only English cigarettes. be-
cause American cigarettes have not ar
rived in sufficient quantities. though In
greatest demand.
| A French driimaster says of the Amer
| lean soldiers now In France: "The hard
est thing to teach them Is not to be too
| brave. They must learn first to hide.
| Bravery and human flesh are no good
| against machine guns"
| A prominent New York clergyman says.
II think the most honorable place In this
| country ia Wall Street There q man
holds up one finger to represent 81. 600. 900
and he lives up to It. II he loses. he pays
his money and never squealc."
The French were surprised that the
American troops were so fond of water
when wine was offered them. The French
government sent quantity of cham
payne for the troops to celebrate q hol-
iday and the American government con-
scented to its acceptance in spite Of army
rules to the contrary.
Among the 66.0Oo trail hitters" during
Billy Sundays recant revival In New
York. the Presbyterians lead with $500.
Episcopalians next with 5000; the Metho.
dists third. with 1000: Catholics fourth.
with 500; Jews 18th. with 800; and Chris.
tian Scientists 18th. with 500. The card
signed by the trail-hitters were all dis
tributed to their respective denominA.
tions.
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