Newspaper Page Text
8 THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS : THURSDAY, APTIIL 18. 190',, THE WEEKLY FR15T1 PRESS, 1 cents per copy, no cents for eIx montht, $1.00 a year, postage paid. Advertisements nnd htibscrlptlons re ceived nt the office, 189 College street. Full advertising rates sent on nppllcn tlon. Account cannot ho opened f" B,,n" ecrlptlons. Subscribers will please re mit with order, name3 .ire not entered until payment Is received, and all papers nro stopped nt the end of the time paid for. Remittance nt the risk of the , sub scriber until made by registered letter, or by chcclc or postal order payable to tho Publishers. The date when the subscription ex pires 1b on tho address-label of each Paper, tho change of which to n. sub sequent date becomes a receipt for re mittance. No other receipt Is sent un less requested. Tho receipt of the Pnper Is a sufficient receipt for tho first subscription. When n chnngo of address Is desired, both the old and new addresses should bo Riven. Terms 91.00 n Trnr. In Advnnee. Bur.LrNcroN, Thursday, ato. is. WANT KB. When you want nnythlnfr. ndvcrtlso In tho now special column of this paper. Borne bargains nre offered thero this week which It will ray you to read about. See page two. This papo has nhout. See page two. This paper has ond ono cent a word will rcacn them all. A noteworthy figure passed away In the death of the Hon. D. H. Cham berlain, the famous reconstruction gov. ernor of South Carolina, at the a kg of seventy-two years. Ho was a grad uate of both Harvard and Yale, and hecame a lawyer of distinguished abil ity. After fighting through tho war he remained In tho South to become a planter. Ho served as attorney-general of South Carolina two terms and In 1S74 he was elected governor of tlio Talmctto State. Ho set about reform ing tho corrupt administration, at tempting to disband the white militia of tho State. Ho held on to the Stato capital by force of arms until Presi dent Hayes was Inaugurated, and after retiring from the governorship ho camo North, resuming tho practico of his profession In New York city. For tho last ten yearns, however, he had ppent most of his time in tho former home of the family In West nrookflcld, Mass., but he died In Charlottesville, Va., where ho had planned to estnb lish his home. He was a prolific wrl tea", and not few of the products of his pen were tinged by his bltternpfs against President Hayes for tho with drawal of federal support from the reconstruction government of different Southern States. Tim vmufjrci.n for punn daihv products. At one time tho great strife of the dairymen of Vermont in common with those of other leading dairy States was to put a stop to the substitution of oleomargarine and other Imitations for genulno butter. Vermont's delegation In Congress led this struggle from the beginning to the end, tho late Con gressman W. W. Grout, having been one of thn congressional pioneers In the movement, and Senator Proctor as chairman of the agricultural commit tees of tho United States Senato, hav ing been In at the finish when the pres ent nntl-oleo-margarin law finally passed the upper branch of Congress, j Since the enactment of this measure taxing any oleoglnous compound colored to rcsemblo butter, tho manufacturers of spurious dairy products have been at their wit's end to devise some means of evading Its provisions, but they have not been singularly successful. Tho most successful substitute for the former practice of selling oleo pro ducts for butter is the palming off on tho public of renovated butter, which Is prepared by mixing cream and ran cid or other cheap dairy products and working the combination until a com paratively palatable nrtlclo of diet la produced. The State of New York !s considering legislation to ao away with fraud In tho sale of this product, as shown by tho following paragraph from the Malono Palladium: Senator O'Neli, as chairman of tho rommltteo on agriculture, reported fav orably Inst week the bill Introdnced by Assemblyman Matthews for regulation of tho sale of renovated butter, nnd ex. pects It to pass tho Senate without serious oposltlon. It has nlready pasi ed tho Assembly. It requires that every package of renovated butter that Is sold shall be wrapped In paper which shall have printed thereon In largo typo tho words "renovated butter." Ono would naturally suppose tho na tional puro food law would cover this matter of labelling renovated butter, but It will certainly ba helpful If tho different States enact laws like that contemplated at Albany. SEW YOUIC AXI) CIIAMPIiAI.VU ciii,i:niiATi. Tho New York assembly, committee on ways nnd means as announced In another column has favorably reported a concurrent resolution providing for tho .ppolntment of a commission to repres ent the State at a conference with simi lar commissions from Vermont and Canada to arrango for the proper obser vance In 1909 of tho ter-centonary of the discovery of Lake Champlaln by tho In trepid explorer whoso namo this body of water bears, It Is encouraging to note tho Interest which Is being manifested In this commemoration, and It should be stated In this connection that no small Khare of the credit for tho cooperation of the Umpire Stato, apparently assured, will belong to Senator Honry W. Hill of HuffeJo, whose boyhood days were spont on the Islands of Lake Champlaln. Our readers will bo Interested In catching tho spirit embodied In the concurrent resolu- h reads as follows! Whereas, tho discovery of Lake Cham plain by Samuel do Champlnln, on July 4, 1(100, antedates tho discovery by tho whites of any other portion of the terri tory now comprising tho State of New York, and was an event worthy of com memoration In the annals of the State and nation, and Whereas, the State of Vermont In 1900, appointed a commission consisting of the governor of that Stato and six othor commissioners, to confer with commis sioners to be appointed on tho part of New York and the Dominion of Canada, to ascertain what action, If any, ought to be taken by such States and tho Domin ion of Canada for the observance of such tercentenary. Therefore, resolved, Oi tho assembly concur) that a commission conrlstlng of tho governor, who shall bo chairman ex offlclo, and two citizens to be designated by the governor, three senntors to be de signated by the temporary president of tho Senate, and three members of the assembly, to be designated by tho speak er, bo appointed to represent the Stato of New York at such conference, with power to enter Into negotiations with tho commissioners reprerrntlng tho State of Vermont and those representing the Do minion of Canada for the observance of such ter-eentenary, and that such com mission report the results of their nego tiations together with their reromtnemln tlons thereon to tho Legislature of 130?. The members of tho eommlcslnn shall not receive compensation, but each shall be entitled to hit actual nnd necessary expenses Incurred In the performance of his official duties under tho provisions of this resolution, to be paid by the State treasurer on the audit nnd warrant of the comptroller; the aggregate expendi tures, however, shall not exceed the amount expressly appropriated there for. Thero Is every reason to expect that the Dominion government will Join with Vermont nnd New York In paying trlbuto to tho memory of the explorer whoso service In behalf of early Canada was so conspicuous, and that tho celebration will bo In full keeping with the historical Importance of the event to be commemorated. MSCHETAIIY Ol' STATE. Secretary of Stato Frederick "S. Fleetwood of Morrisvlllo has Informed some of thoso whoso names have been mentioned In connection with the ofllco he holds that ho will not be a candi date for re-eleotlon next year, nnd ho has thus conferred a favor on aspirants for tho position of secretary of Stato by giving fair and ample notice of his intention to retire at tho end of hW term and affording them every oppo tunlty to prepare for their respective campaigns. When Mr. Fleetwood retires ho will havo hold tho office of secretary of State for six years, which Is not far from tho average term. Since tho es tablishing of Vermont's Independent government, or in a period of 130 years ending with Mr. Fleetwood's re tirement from office, Vermont has had twenty-threo secretaries of State, so that the average term Is very nearly six years. The first secretary of State chosen when Vermont's government was formed In 177S was Thomas Chan dler, but he resigned the same year, being succeeded by Joseph Fay, who held the offlco for throo years. The third secretary of State was Mlcnh Townshend, and he was succeeded af ter a term of seven years by noswell Hopkins, who hold the office when Ver mont was admitted Into the t'nlon as a State in 1791, and whose term cover ed fourteen years, the longest with oiw exception.' Following tho close of this term in 1802 David King, Jr., was sec retary of Stato for four years, Thomas Loverett seven years, Joslah Dunham two years, William Slade, Jr., and Nor. man Williams eight years respective ly, Timothy Merrill and Chauncey J... Knapp each five years, Alvah Sabln one year, James McM. Shaftcr seven years, Farrand F. Merrill four years, Daniel P. Thompson nnd Charles W. Wlllard each two years, Renjamln V. Dean and George W. Ratley, Jr., each four years, the latter having served while the Civil War was In progress. Tho longest term as secretary of State In Vermont Is that of Dr. George Nichols of Northfleld, who held tho office for nineteen years, from 1S65 to 1SS4. His successors in order were Charles W. Porter, who held tho office six years; Chauncey W. Ilrownell, eight years; J"red A. Howland, four years; and the present Incumbent, who was elected In J 902. It can bo seen from this summary that since the present order of things in Vermont began as regards terms of oflirc the average is exactly six years, and this fact may have entered some what Into tho considerations leading to Mr. Fleetwood's decision not to seek a re-election. Mr. Fleetwood has made an excellent secretary of State, nnd ho has every reason to be satisfied with tho conditions under which he will cloao his public service. The candidates for tho republican nomination for secretary of State aro understood to he Guy W. Balloy, who has represented Bssex In tho Vermont House of Representatives two terms; Walter K. Farnsworth, formerly sec retary of tho Vermont Senate, nnd at present Judge of Rutland's municipal court; and R. W. McCuen, editor of tho Vergennos Enterprise and Vormontor It Is evident there will he no lack of good material for a now secretary of Btato when the tlmo comes to select n candidate, and the lists are by no nvcans closed. THE PEACH CONGRESS. Tho axiom most favored by military advocates of peace has been thnt tho best way to ensure peace Is to bo pre pared for war. President Roosevelt gets at the situation In another way by saying that "though normally peace Is thn handmaid of righteous ness, yet, If they are ever at odds, It l.i righteousness whose cnuso -we must eapoUBe." In other words we want peace If we can havo It and righteous ness nt tho nam time, but If wo must surrender righteousness to gain peaco, then wo should flcht. It follows that, If wo arc to njlit wo must bo prepared for war. The thoughtful student of world af fairs can not fall to bo Impressed by the contrast nfforded by this keynote, when ho recalls tho circumstances at tending tho summons Issued for the first pence congress nt The Haguo by Emporor Nicholas of Russia. Dlsarin nmont was the chief means to the end aimed at In connection with that now famous conference. It was nssumed that so long ns nations wore running a race In their efforts to build up great navies nnd mobilize Immense armies, tho breaking out of hostilities wns In reality promoted. It wns argued that If armies wore dispersed nnd battle ships turned Into the paths of com merce, a great temptation to war would bo removed. The peaeo congress which Is In prog ress In tho American metropolis this week, Is a magnificent feathering com prising, as It does, over ono thousand delegates from different nations of the earth, nnd Mr. Carneglo and others who havo been Instrumental In bring ing It about nro entitled to the thnnkfi of every lover of peace, it Is to bo feared, however, that soir.o of tho dele gates nre nlready taking tho nttltudu thnt they nre bound to have peace, even "If they have to fight for it." Mr. Stead, for example, has taken tho postlon that tho ndvocntes of peaco havo not been sufficiently aggresslvo In their agitation of the subject, nnd the conflict of authority over the best way of promoting peaco has approach ed tho martial, at least In spirit. It Is to be taken for granted that delegates from different nations will bo guided In their championship of pence methods In part by tho condi tions which prevail In their respective nations. Representatives of mllltaty powers like Germany will hardly be expected to shout from tho house tops In fnvor of disarmament; while delegates from countries less prepared to enforce peaco by preparedness for conflict will naturally bo more ready to look with fnvor on any proposition to lessen the cost of militarism and at the same tlmo to reduco the chances of armed conflict. Tho addresses nnd written utter ances, that have thus far character ized the proceedings of tho congress, have been of sreat and varied interest; but the discussion has been very large ly academic. Whether any effccetlvo nnd generally satisfactory method of promoting pence will be formulated ns a result of the body's deliberations is ns yet problematical, but tho chances are against it. More than one nation Is now righteous, and if wo must fight for righteousness as Well as other things, It is difficult to seo how tho world can long expect peace. In tho moantlmo International arbitration se.ems to be the only effective substi tute in sight for tho arbitrament of the sword. TRIBUTES TO THE LATE COL. BENEDICT. an F.niTou or i.ni'Tv irn.w,. (From the Ludlow Tribune.) The death of tho Hon. G. G. Benedict, for so ninny years editor of tho F.urling ton Free Press, will bo deeply regretted by tho newspaper men of the Stato. Mr.' Benedict was a prominent figure In poli tical and liternry circles. He stood for a dignified, sturdy Journalism an editor of lofty Idenls, who wielded a vigorous nnd versatile pen. ami in ills imsltiou nt the head of the i.nieoi, fit dal'v render ed effective service to that municipality nnd tu the tonimoi.ivc.ilth, by wuuso fnvor ho was frequently honored with public office. As a soldier he also won distinction, and was active In educational and historical matters, As the dean of Vermont Journalism Mr, Benedict was held In high esteem; It was through his efforts that thu Stato Frets afsociatlon was organized. "HUP. LINO TON'S FIRST CITIZEN." (From the St. Johnsbury Caledonian.) In tho death of Col. Gcnigc O, Benedict of Burlington tho State suffers n great loss. Jn u life of over SO years he uii rk'lied nil with whom ho came In contact, by his love of service and l)ls faithfulness to lofty Ideals of living nnd notion. He was the nostor of Vermont Journalism and probably his record of nearly 51 years an editor of tho same paper Is un paralleled In American Journalism. He was a grficeful and icady writer and a fearless champion of what ho believed wns the right. But It Is not nlono as a Journalist that Ills fame will be per petuated, As a historian, and vne ac tive In many of Vermont's educational and financial enterprises, he will be sadly missed. Builiiv,-ton has lost her first citi zen. SOME U. V. M. VETERANS. (From tho Burlington News.) Of the lato Col, O. G. Benedict's class at the University of Vermont, that of 1347, flvo of Its original 21 members still sunlve. They nre W. W. Blodgett of Pnwtuoknt, R. I who was born In Ran dolph f.3 years ago; S. B. Gordon of Los Angeles, Cal,, who was SI Feb. 3 Inst; tho Rev. John R. Horrlck, a member of the well known Milton family, a resident of Polo, 111., who will be SS May 12 next; John C. King of Bnltlmore. aid,, 83 August 29; nnd tho Row Chester M. Pres. cott of I,ako View, Ponn., RO June 9 next. Eleven members of the clnsn failed to graduate, rt whom only one Is known to bo alive the Rev. Francis Emerson Judd of Poitland. Oregon, who will pass his SOth birthday April 19. VERMONT'S MOST DISTINGUISHED EDITOR. (From the Troy Times.) Oeorgn G. Benedict, whose death In the South Is leported, was tho most dis tinguished figure In Vermont Journalism. Ho had been for more than a hnlf cen tury connected with Tho Burlington Freo Pies'), a newspaper nt high character nnd extensive Influence. Ho was one of tho representatives of that personal Journalism which Is said to bf dying out, although strong men nre still making strong papers. Mr. Benedict put his heart ns well as his time Into his Jour nalists work, nnd his advocacy of prin ciples and policies was effective became It was sincere as well ns diligent and thorough. Mr. Benedict's position In Burlington wns monumental, and many win knew him personally and mcny moid who believe 111 able and true nion j lolirna.llBm as vlUl actora In uooular defense will speak their word of trlbuto to tho memory of this worthy son of tho Green Mountain State. A GENTLEMAN OF THE TRUEST TYPE. (From tho Mlddlebury Register.) In tho passing away of Gcorgn Bene dict, Vermont has lost one of that class of men, unfortunately, all too few In number a gentleman of the truest typo, fearless, painstaking, generous, progres sive and refined. The energy of his Inter years In carrying out tho high Ideals of his pnpoT, thn Freo Press; tho calm fore sight that enabled him to select thoso to aid him In his work that would be his fitting successors; his nrtlve Interest In everything that concerned tho substan tial Improvement of his loved Stnto, all showed htm to bo n man that the Htnto can 111 afford to loo. His life and his work will not soon be forgotten. A USEFUL I,1KK ENDED. (From the Enosburgh Standard.) In tho dnatli of the Hon. George Gren vllle Benedict, tho veteran edltor-ln-chlef of the Burlington Free Press, which oc curred In Camden, S. C Monday morn ing, a long and useful llfo has como to a close, L,ml December the press of Vermont Joined In extending felicitations to Mr. Benedict on his eightieth birthday nnnlversnry and now tho fraternity mourns his death and pfvs tribute to his valuable services In the field of Journal Ism and In many nnd vnrled fields of activity connected with the progress and welfare of tho State. An uprlsht citizen, a brave soldier, and historian of mark, an aide journalist nnd a thorough Wrmontor, Mr. Benedict has gone to his reward, leaving a proud re cord and an example that la an lnccntlvo to high nnd noble Ideals. NEWSPAPER FRATERNITY'S VEN ERABLE DEAN. (From tho llntdwirk Gazette.) The newspaper fraternity of Vermont Is called upon to mourn the passing of Its venerable dean In the death of George Orenvlllo Benedict, odltor-ln-chlef of the Burlington Free Pros.", who has guided Its editorial policy for more than fifty years, and the State loses a highly educa ted malt whose Intellect was used toward the development of the best morals, and a soldier of the rebellion of high rank. RICH IN YEARS OF HONORS. (From the Ixmdonderry Sifter.) In the death of George G. Benedict, odltor-ln-chlef of the Burlington Free Piess, tho Vermont press loses its oldest mem ber. During the fifty-four years in which he has b'cn eo-ncotcd with the management of th Frew Press he has been a staunch icpubllean, and his editor lata have always been marked by a loy alty to that party. III? was a llfo of many years, rich Ih honors. EVER STOOD FOR THE RIGHT. (From the rsrlsml Herald.) G. G. Benedict, for ovr hnlf a century connected tIth the Burlington Free Press nnd for forty yours its edltor-ln-chlef, died Monday at Camden, S. C. Mr. Reno dlct wns ptomlnent In tho affairs of Ver mont for years. Honored and respected by his fellow men, ho ever stood for tho right. FOREMOST IN VERMONT JOURNAL ISM. (From the Morrlsvlllo Messenger.) In the death of Col. George Grenvlllo Benedict, for more than 40 years editor-in-chief of tho Burl ngton Freo''Pross, tho foremost namo in Vermont Journalism Is erased from tho rol' oT the living,' CMlonol Benedict dlod'.ViWrrtOTri!,ft.mWith a long life signally useful, f ill nnd complete. Through family. tedi..;.(tion, and opportu nity ho, had clin'nees! tint do not lie Jq the pathways of all men. and he made most of them. As a soldier, s holar, historian and journalist, he insi ribod his name In delibly in Vermont's hall of fame. HE LOVED VERMONT. (From the Barton Monitor.) In tho death of G. G. Benedict, edltor-1n-chlef of tho Burlltltetbn Free Press, and Nestor of Vermont Journalism, nowspa perdnm of Vermont loses Its chief figure. But not alone does tho press love and re spect the departed editor but all Vermont- knew Mr. Benedict a-s n broad minded man of great worth to the Stato. He was a man of charming personality, a soldier of bravery, a legislator of stability, nn edu cator of note, an historian of accuracy, a writer and editor of versatility and vigor, and withal a Christian gentleman. Mr. Benedict loved ami praised Vermont, and Vermont will bo bvtter and richer In the good tilings of life for the Influence left by this man's life. A JUST APPRECIATION. (From the Northfleld Ni-ws.) In the death of Col. George Granville Benedict, edltor-ln-f hlef of the Burling ton Free Prchs, Vermont loses one of Us ablest citizens nnd one who--e works have been Identified with the beH In terests of the Slate fn.- more than half a century. The newspaper fraternity of Vermont has llkrvl? suffered the loft, not only of itk oldest and ablest editor, but ono whoe influence nnd kindly manner was always an Inspira tion to the younger members of the profession. Such of us as wore fortu natu to know him personally had the opportunity to best appreciate him. Col. Benedict as a soldier, as a historian and In other public capacities has rend ered Invaluable servv to Vermont. Tlio eloquent nnd Impressive eulogy de livered by President Backhaul of the University of Vermont, an Intimate and life long friend of the deceased, nt the funeral sendees, was a most Just ap preciation of the dead soldler-cltlzen-edltor, who has parsed nway at the ripe old age of 80 years, leaving the world better for his having lived In It. NEW ROAD LAW A SUCCESS. (From the Island Pond Herald.) Stato Highway Commissioner Chailes W. Oates has received complete returns from all tho counties on matter of the now road law. It will be remembered that tho Btnio set nnldo fld.OOO from which tlio State would duplicate an)' sum not ex ceeding J3C0 voted by any town for per manent road work. This sun! must bo In addition to thn R per cent, tax on tlio grand list required by law of every town for permanent work on highways. The report from Essex county shows that 7 of 13 towns voted a special tax amounting to J1.S54. The expense of tho county supervisors and engineering services rendered to vil lages must first bo paid from tho fSO.ooO appropriated and tho balance will go io tho towns that call for It. It will bo such that nil the jJO.ooo will bo used nnd will hardly go around. Commissioner Gates considers this a remarkably good showing for the tlrst year nnd a gratifying Indorse ment of tho new law. Tho Interest ns shown In tho county road meotlngs Is said to be better thnn It has ever been since the Stato aid law was enacted In 1802. SCENERY. "I've Just been West " "They tell me the scenery In that section Is on n aigantlc scnlo" "It Is, I saw whlHkey signs twenty four foot hleli." Wntililnetoii Herald. JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. Wlint (he Celebration Stands For Comprehensive Story of the Thing"! Whleh May He Seen There. Three hundred years ago to be nreelfo. on Moy 13, 1W7, three boatloads of English. men rowed up tho Jnmes river, land ing nt a spot some 30 miles nbovo tho present city of Norfolk, Vn nnd esta blished the first permanent English speaking colony on this continent. They called It James Fort, which subsequently became Jnmestnwn. They fought tho In dians, were massacred, built stoekades, erected a church, tho tower of which still stands; spread Christianity, became nc qunlnted with potatoes, were Initiated to tho delights of tobacco, former a govern ment, multiplied nnd thrived, and finally established tho colony of Virginia and laid a firm foundation for the greatness nnu prosperity of the nation Trt .... tow?, vm10rn, n th,1"' the JnmPS bo lin,? w haS 'i',1 iii.iu rfiiu ij iu ierrninnr 1. on n beautiful spot on tho seashore overlooking Hampton Roads, nhout five miles fropi Norfolk. Its promoters set forth that file exposition Is to In of a nnioricnl nnd educational character. Cer tainly few places with more historical as sociations could bo found on the con fluent. Beginning with bold Capt. John Smith (who wns In one of the original throo boatloads, nnd Pocahontas, who saved John's life, nnd whom wo nil felt ns If we almost knew versonallv when we were studying hlstoiy at school.) this part of tho country Is linked to n con llnuonsVlinln of stlirlng events thnt have cut deep notches Into out national gen ealogical tree. Kvei, now thn countries In that part of Virginia hear the good old English nnmes of Surrey, Sussex, Mid dlesex, York. Essex. Warwick, A-c, and thnt part of Chesapeake bay right off tho exposition grounds, where, nmong other notable conflicts, the Monitor fought tho Merrirnne, must bo fairly paOed with federal nnd confederate cannon balls. All this mnkes a fine background for n fair, nnd tho foir Iself, M us physical as pect, promises to be worthy of Its setting. From an architectural standpoint the Jamestown exposition Is to be thoroughly American. Whll we cannot yet boa-st tif a national style of architecture, the colonial type is sufficiently Individual and distinctive to be claimed and accepted as American. The design of the exhltltlon biddings, tho "palace" of art, commerce nnd machinery. Is almost consistently colonl.il, Thero are no turrets or towers, no domes or minarets, pinnacles, but tresses, nnd other freaks of fancy; no long stretches of g.irlsh white buildings, decked out with weddlng-cako trimmings, nnd bespattered with colored lights until they resemble Christmas trees. On the contrary, all the buildings are low. both In stature and In color tones. Few raise their roofs shove the trootops. and most of them, being built of Harvard brick, (dimmed with terra oottn. nnd fitted with such simple ornaments as the long, low roof balustrade or bas-relief panels, Kivc a subdued color effect most ploislng to tho eye. and thoroughly novel to exposi tion architecture. The general plan of grounds Is. to a cer tain extent similar to that of other pleasure cllles that have gone before a central court surroundee' by the moro Im portant or Impo-lng buildings. At James town this court is framed on three sides only by buildings, whereas. tho fourth rests on tho water front with two great piers, feet wide, stretching out nearly half a mllo Into the bay. These piers have towers at the far ends and are joined by a bridge, thus inclosing a hain some forty ncres In area. This body of water Is called Smith Harbor. In honor of the orlgirnl John and hero will b held I the aquatic contests that are to form on Important part of the exhibition's athle tic attractions. The bnfin will also serve ns a harbor and landing place for small craft, motor boats, and the launches from the warship. Tho piers are being built by the government, nnd form n part of the national exhibit. If you should nrrlvo at tho exposition grounds In a small boat, you would step ashore- from Smith Harbor at Discovery Landing nnd find yourself standing In Raleigh Square. looking down a broad Vista of low symmetrical colonial build ings towiud the auditorium. To tlio right and to tho left, stretching nlong the shore of Chespcnko n.tv, nre the State buildings Pennsylvania's a replica of Independence Hall; Massachusetts', n counterpart of the original Stato house in Boston where the constitution of tho United States was adopted; Ohio's, nn exict reproduction of tho first stone House built west of tho A'leghanls; Georgia's, n reprnducton of Bullock Hall, where President Roosevelt's mother was born; and -at tho far r id of the line. In a thick grove of pines, Kontuck-.-s State exhibit Daniel Boone's fort and stock ade. Such of tho Stato buildings as are not replicas of historic or public buildings nre In many Instances models of the homes of well-known citizens. Connecti cut. f.r Instance, reproduces tho limpe of Benjamin Tallmndge; Maryland, that of Charles Carroll, a signer of tho Declara tion of Independence, while Virginia, Louisiana, Missouri and other common wealths bare built colonial mansions of charming anil dignified architectural ef fect. Beyond that portion of the main es planade which has been named Releleh Square nro fountains, lagoons, trees, shrubbery nnd various pleasant effects of larfdscnrx gardening, on opnnslte sides of which stand machinery hail and the I palace of manufactures nfid arts. Further on, nt the base of this great court, rises the auditorium building nlth Its Imposing while colonnade nnd low fiat dome flank ed on either side by the historical arts and education buildings. Here nro thn ad ministration officers, nnd hern alo will be held the various conventions and meetings of every known kind of or ganization. Some of the Interesting and Imposing bodies which havo already ar ranged dates are the International As sociation of Chiefs of Police, the Na tional Confectionery Salesmen's Associa tion, the National Haymakers' Associa tion, tho American Peanut Congress, the the National Congress of Mothers, tho Association of Peaboaid Air Lino Sur geons, He. The features which the exposition peo ple Uko most to talk about nre the naval and military displays, which aro to con tinue practically all summer. Cheaspiako Bay is to bo full of warships, and vast areas, both within nnd without tho ex position grounds, have been set lisldo for military encampments. All sorts of sol diers nro to bo on view from real soldiers down to the tin soldiers. The war depart ment will probably havo a mixed bri gade In camp nil summer; the Vrt Point endets nro to visit tlio exposition In June, tho Annapolis endets Inter. A parade ground of ?0 acres, probably the largest nnywliere, will bo tho thcatro of evolution of all these warriors, and In between times the knights of this, that and tho other will have a chnnco to shnko out their fenthore and do prize drills. The naval display will bo In Hampton Roads, and It is supposed that moro ships of nil kinds and nntlonnlftlns will salute Fort Monroe this sumniur than liM'o burned powder In those .vaters since the ColumbiiH celebration of 1W Our own entire North Alnutlc squadron, and more, will gather for the opening core nwulea, and ships from England, France, ..... .... v. iiiiiij im in.ivj ...in. jwvi'iuut-i. i iiu uHpiuic.se v!i":i., unuvi Vice Admiral IJtiln, sailed February 25 from Yokohama, and nre expected to nt tack Janvestown In force somo tlmo In May, capturing the public school exhibit without loss of llfo nnd occupying the California building on the anniversary of the earthquake. Bout races nmong the crews of rati ons nationalities will form a part of the regatta programme. Thero will nl.o bo races for submarine boats. Theso will furnish much excitement to the fish In Chesapeake bay, but probably tho only way for humans to watch contests will be to put on bathing suits and get under water. The crowd along shoro looking nt tho smooth sea will feel like the small boy outsldo the fenco during a baseball gnmo. Tho plnyground of the exposition what was the Midway nt Chicago, the Pike nt St. Louis, the Trail at Pottlnnd I WUllir. III..' 1 Hill HI XUlLlHII'l wl bp wnr path. Here tho Indians trom Kontiobiuikport. Mnlnc. and Hick- ory Hill, Missouri, will take tlmo by the sealplock nnd cavort nmong tho Idlest devices for tho amusement of the over nmused. There will bo a mllo of fun on tho wnr path, nnd ns many new schemes ...... ..--.in-.-. ,m volley 1MHIII1 1HUM iiiiuweu In OSOfine Iirnlinl.il. m nil tV.nn n.lll be ready when the exposition opens. The concessionaires have been late In start- Ing to build. They aro canny. They let tho other fellow tho exposition build first. They did not really get busy until Congress granted a loan of $1,001,000 about six weeks ago, thereby assuring the financial success nf Jamestown. Then the concessionaires bought up all the carpenters in the neighborhood, nnd their corner of the ground, now looks like San Franclscn In a hurry. Most of the other exhibit buildings are practically completed. The president will see a fin ished product when he declares the ex position cTpen on April 2(1. Collier's CHAT WITH HOUSEKEEPERS. (By I. Minn Mnson.) In preparing banana fritters many cooks now cover the whole fruit with the bat ter and fry In deep fat, Instend of cut ting tlio banana In smaller pieces. These fritters nro now often served with the meat course and without sauce. One woman whoso darning Is often praised says that before darning a stock ing she fastens a piece of net over the hole nnd darns back and forth through thn meshes. This makes the stitches run per fectly even. A sheer lawn waist came back from thi laundress with tho affixed stock starched In such a manner that it had to be pulled up from the top of the wnist. to which it had accidentally been Ironed. In do- lnir this ma nuTnr in -n tn.. iiahii several incnes. wne promptly twisted a piece of lawn under tho rent nnd turned In tho edges, then put it through the sewing machine, having tho rows of stitching run through the stitching of tho tucks, and no sign of mending was apparent. Parsnips freshly dug from tho ground nt this season of the year hvve a very sweet, dPllclous flavor and make a most appetizing puree, a form In which they are too seldom served. Wash a pound of parsnips and with a sharp knlfo scrape off every particle of the skin nnd dig out every black spot, then cut them In thin slices. Melt an ounce of butter In a frying pan, put in a little chopped onion and when it has cooked a minute or two put In the pirsnlps and cook five minutes, then add a pint of white stock. Cook until the parsnips are soft. Strain, reheit and serve at once. A pallette knife such as druggists use for many purposes Is one of tho most handy articles imaginable for kitchen use The blade being pliable, It Is much bet ter for cleaning cooking utensils. The embroidered hat will be worn with neirly every tub frock this summer, if advance rumors are true, and there are but few women to whom they are not be coming. The prices asked In the shops for the Imported lingerie hats mike them prohibitive to the woman of modest means, but they can be made up at home at a most Inconsequent cost. If the gown was made at home there are suro to be pieces" left from which a piece for tho crown and another for the brim can bo cut. Tho edges of these are buttonholed in scallops and a pretty design of eyelet or Wallachlan embroidery worked on each, and then tho pieces nro mounted on a frame of becoming shape trlmni.'J with a big rose, or something equally simple, A change from the usual manner of frving the cheaper kinds of 'nhlte fish Is made by cutting the flsh In small thin slices so that they will bo about the Islzo of ono of tho very small kinds of fish. Fry In deep fat until brown and serve with tartare sauce. A variation of tho old-fashioned stock ing bag Is made by taking two small round pieces of woven prairie grass such a3' can bo found in department stores and I fastening them together across the bot tom and up the sides with a pleco of cretonne, which Is shirred on each edge An opening Is left at tho top and ribbons are added by which to hang It to tho closet door. Many n man who wnnts and needs to look well cannot afford to run to the tailor for every bit of pressing. His wife can do It in a few minutes just as well. Lay each trouser leg on the Ironing board and fold on the original crease, pulling the cloth as straight as possible. Spread a wet cloth over and press with a hot Iron; tho ten m made by pressing w II shrink the bagged places, Never pkne tho Iron directly on tho cloth, for this will make a elilny place. If old lace Is not In very bad condition, wash It In cold tea and wind It round a bottlo to dry. If lace Is to be Ironed, tako It out of the ten bath, spread on a piece of black percale or cambric, lay another piece over nnd Iron until dry. If Ironel without tho cloth tho lsco will bo shiny SCALLOPED ASPARAGUS. Cut tho "tender part of a bunch of as paragus Into half Inoh length and cook In salted boiling water until tender. Mnke a s.uico from one cup of milk, one-half cup of water, two rounding tablespoons of buttor and tho same of flour. Season with a level teaspoon of salt and a little paprika. Add a well beaten egg Just be fore the sauce Is done. Arrange the sauco and asparagus In a buttered baking dish and cover tho top with butterod crumbs and set in the oven to heat thiough and brown the top. nil) SECURITY FOR FARM MORT GAGES, Tho e.trtli Is tho foundation of nil wealth. When Mother Earth falls to glvj her usual roturn of products, tho effect on our financial conditions Is at once up parent. Tho manufacturer, tho financier. tho railroad manager, tho stock broker and tho banker nro anxiously Inquiring about tho crops, From tho organization of this republic ... ...in UUII 1 111 I UILIAI'II, JIMUIIL Lr i.umi, iiuwuver. more was a noiiccai chantro In his credited nosltion Iti n citizenship. me construction oi raiiroaus n t West, built largely through tho aid lnnd grants, county, townshln nnd el bonds, opened to settlement millions "l" huh lurtiie ncres ooinineu as Horn ........ ..i i--i'ni iliuii iiKiun, i iixi ru BlA.ll rM,1 -n ......... I tt ""-r... i iimwi uiuiik i himiiil nn aunt .IM.....I. IIRII'lhC 111 HKIlllllll products, especially in wheat, corn a live siock. i no supply exceeded the il OUR decttne In IVio rtHr.... ntt t - . J .T ..II lllllll (III, nets, he.it was sold for 1 ss than i.i.i tun. nun v in wui in eS5 On t market thsn coal was used for fuel. rllM fnmni.'t. nniihlnn n..rAKA.l ..,. His popularity nnd Influence began ...aha T r I .. ill.... . . . . . . "tu" . ii.-i t annin lujii. nt i us n ural attraction and camo to be little el thnn fruitless drudgery, ond all tl through nn fault of his He was the v till! of llnil.'irallrlod ennilltlnnti In thn h liny hi ine grnwin oi tno nniion torn Hons whleh can never occur ngaln Tho value of farm products, In tabul niriii, is nt iniore'1 in ascertaining t -""'. . "t ui 3 riii.iu tiHirFlfD uurinK CI ItlOrtod IsTO tn 1trAnir1 it.n Mn.l. .Increase rlnce 1&0). VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS, ... 'j' ,-) '" "' '.rU- l . 2 :r' uw; . 2.1GC.(-0,' . 4,717.000,' 15ft" iuir,,oro.' 1M 7 rnO.fi0O,, Ert mat The year I'm brought nhout a chan In the position of farm I f". That yr endeq cheap homes for settlement T nrnble domain was exhausted The eft' nf this change Is Illustrated In the avern value of agricultural produe's per cap of our entire population njid per capita an engaged in agriculture. .LLE OF AGRICULTURAL PR DUCTS. 4 xji of all Per raplta of entire population. $r,o. 44. Z?. 51. "12. gaged Uhl IIUHU 1S70 1S0 If 90 1900 190T. 190rt -i.stimaieu. tl'robablv nearlv Ji The farmer will r."ver again see the presslon In tho value of farm prod' nun i.uiu minis. u aii toe nri public domain, without the nd of n i clal means, has been homcsicndr I preempted. Our population 's stcadtlv creasing nnd the same arci u'11 have furnish subsistence for them The preeiatesl farms nf mir Pm-tncn c will again become vnluable and be t 1.1 n.iih r,.n,i u . . tlon of the fertility of t'i sr I Agrl tut ctnltnnE i.a l.l.lHn r , .... ...i..uiiit, ij.i'ji't n In reitivennlo cel.., 11.1 .1, ..-tl . Importance of cron rotation ar.d divi r fication. THE NEW ERA. . ...r. .0 .'iiiif,iu .luijuL 11 imw era 1 fanner Is being restored to his t position. His Influence In our legls' halls, StatP and nation. Is resoun from East to West and from Nrth South. Agriculture Is now recognized as ono ....jivi ..in iai iui.. in unr nnu Contrast this evbihlt of thn nfnm. which has como to the farmer of ........ , ... ...... ... nil II, .mi ij- uii.i in uuum rj, u-.ir in nunn i' thin le Olllv tin. hue-lni. It. rr nf rvt-itf ..... evnect tn form llf. Ini-B.cim. n..iii. ' " - ......Lioiiih n.nui' 11 the gain in rpu!nt!on are creating almost unlimited market for the nrodu of diversified fnrn-inr T" orchird truck garden, the dairy and the hen all yielding their share of .igrlou'ti output and increase in fim viUie l.U.lf. UK ALL r A KM PROPER IN THE UNITED STVTES pi" engigeei is;o iw lpn 5 SV).eCO.'0 i2.i;ov) o) ic.os? ry '"-v no.-no fTO.y :fi.j70.0CO.OM 7,713, S,5i"o.' 10.43' l!ol 1DCC "11 The value of farm property between and ISfifi Is made clar liv s-tvlnc thai Is more than seven times as much a.s mini iii..i.iii,.i li.iiiiv 1. .int. 11 ... .11c l 111 States, and Is equal to one-halt of State, private and savings banks and the loan and trust companies In farmer Is coming Into his own, and doing so Is enriching the country. CLUBBING LIST. T'l. I?.. Vran nH (lflirp Ii ri e il 1 ra ! I.ott Hates t Oaa Addreaa. The Wee-Sly rr.cn PRESS can be tallied In combination with othor lead periodicals at low rates. To prevent notice of a chango of address, or anvth toncernlng the receipt of thu other nerl Irnla. annum ue Belli Miit-cuy 10 me. OR Ul llll.l - " ..v..j x ji I'ni'.na aim uiu uiiv- v. .i.u luuiiiv ...UJI.nlc nl!1 ho Hunt to .in.- ..n,, ..1.1- for one year ui me pritcs annexed: American Fish Culturlst Arena 1 American Boy Tne Critic Caledonian (St. JohnsburyJ Century Magazine Chicago Lender Cosmopolitan Everywhere , Forum Farm and Fireside "American 111. Magazine, Leslie's Magazine Harper's Bazaar Good Housekeeping Harper's Magazine Harper's Weekly Harper's Hound Tuble , Leslies Weekly Literary Dl?cst (new) , Ladles' Worla , Montreal Weekly Witness Montreal Northern Messenger Montreal Family Herald and Star.. McClure's Magazlno , Mirror and Furmcr Munsey's Mngazlne , r.-nnnii Masnzlne , v... vnric Tribune Farmer 1 New York Thrlce-a-weck Tribuno, New York World New England Farmer l'liotographlo Times Review of Reviews,, Rural Now Yorker bclentlltc American Saint Nicholas Success Tnblo Talk Vermonter Woman's Homo Companion Country Life In America World's Work nliiMthirr Hut InMtliirw nil hfinAro n tlon. Subscribers may have more than tiio n a iijn 11 n nil iiiid inru mi mi urt tu order to accommodate our subscribe