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DAILY by mall fl.00 n yenr In ndvnnce R.1TI3 IS CANADA. IJAII.Y. fH.OO a yenr In ndrnnce. VHi;KLY, If2.no n yenr In ndvnnce. Flir.C IMtESS ASSOCIATION, " Publishers, nurllngtiin. Vt. HfltblNGTON. TUFIISDAY. MAR. CO. WANTED. When you want anything, advertise In tho now special column of this paper. Borne bargains are offered thero this w:rk which it will pay you to read about. Sco pago two. This paper has moro than S,0"0 readers every week and ono cent a word will reach them all. t idled Status Senator-elect C.nry of Eolith Carolina was chosen nt an extra session of tho Legislature called for the purpose of tllllnrj the senatorial vacancy. Vermont might havo done likewise, but that 13 now an academic question. The remarkable Intelligence comes from Pektn that Japan, which was ho recently threatening to send war vessels to" China, Is now asking tii" Chinese government to take steps tu prevent the boycott of Japancsu goods In the Flowery Kingdom nnd to ut nn end to the nntl-Jnpanese agitation urcwlng cut of the Tatsu Maru steam Hhlp incident. vi:u.Mo.vri;it.s i.v oki.aiioha. Tie manner In which Vermont con tributes of her enterprising sous and daughters to tho building up of othi r Fictions of the country Is well Illus trated In connection with the develop ment of thu new State of Oklahoma. Tin Xew lhigland society, which has been formed In Ardmore has for Its president Mr. I. J., 'l'earl of Johnson, who with his family, spends the great er part of tho year in his winter home In that town. The Vermont members of thn club Include Capt. Genrgo 11. Bruce, who left his native, town of Post Mills In IM!. going South nnd serving in" the Coi.ft derate army through the war Ho is now a prominent officer of the United Confederate Veteran camp and lias been Uerk of Ardmore for sevoial yinrs. Other members are Dr. and Mrs. (I. 12, Ccodwln and Mrs. C, II. Goodwin, f uerly of Johnson; J. A. Snyder, r . rlv of Rutland, a member of the f "f the Ardmore Morning Domo- Harlow A. Hhepard, of New Ilarn , but who resided at Morrisvllle ionic time; W. W. Raymore, for merly of Cambridge; and Charles II. Clement, a native of Wtflford. Il one town In Oklahoma can show n list of Vermont sons and daughters tike this, how many thousands of I'ermonters would cities and towns ind hamlets scattered nil over the lountry be able to claim? While our 'state's population does not increase rapidly, this result Is evidently not due lo race suicide. a touchim; i'oi:i nv .i.x.nr.s iuick- HA.M. A host of admirers of the lato and lamented James liuckham will be Inter ested In a poem entitled "The Sleepers," when appears in the cunent number cf Zlon's Herald of the staff of which the author was for f.ome time a valued member. The Herald says the poem was left by It? author in the form of an unpublished manuscript. There arc two ltnnssas and they read as follows; Jh, tho tide of human weeping That s ever sighing, sweeping Over them who llo a-sleeplng Whero the churchyard grasses nod! Jet how peacefully they're lying! Ho moro pain for them, or dying, Xo more parting, no moio sighing! There's the city of our (lod. onn, nh! soon, wo too shall slumber, IVhen no more lifu's burdens cumber, Mere, among thu countless number Comforted by staff and rod. Then, oh! then, the sweet revealing, fence and rapture o'er us stealing, Joy of death's release and healing, Kntrance to the home of God! It has been snld of tho manifold pro. luctlons of Mr. Buckhnm's versatile pen that he reserved his pathos for his poetry ind his wit and humor for m his prose. Certainly It would be difficult to con ietvo of moie touching and beautiful lentlments than those embodied In these stanzas and their pathetic naturn Is In tensified by their publication so t-oon fter their author's untimely end. Till: SKNATOHIAI. VACANCY. To the Intimation of tho Brattle trnro Reformer that Congrcsman Fos ter Is not of senatorial caliber tho Bel lows Falls Times, which haB announced Itself In favor of his selection for the lenatorlal vacancy, replies ns follows; Wo had supposed i the question of Fos ter's caliber was settled somo years ago, Ibut the Rrattlehoro contemporary doesn't cem to havo henrd nbout It, 'When Mr. Foster was first a candidate for Congress remarks like this were common; "Fos- tor Is a good fellow, but not of congres sional size. He'll never got thero." If reports are to bo believed even tho Rut land county delegation In tho dlstrclt (invention that first nominated Foster believed ho could make good and nt tho critical moment threw Its votes for Fos ter and so against Pago. Mr. Foster's record In Congress has surprised even his most enthusiastic friends, lie has steadily advanced until he stands In tho front lank, a credit to tho district and tho Btuto lie represents. If finally chosen to sneered the lamented Senator l'roctor Uuittleboro will linve no occasion for sleepless nlghta worrying for fear Fos ter will not measure up to the senatorial size. Thla handsome tribute to Congrcss tnan Foster from a southeastern Ver mont Jourrr-' is In lino with tho testi mony of letters from different sections which aro being printed In our col umns, tending to show that the ability demonstrated and the experience gained by Mm in I he House are re garded us well qualifying him for creditable nnd efficient service In tho United .States Senate-. SHNATOH JOHN W. STl'.WAHT. The first and most widely approved suggestion in connection with the va cancy in tho Fnlted States Setiato caused by the death- of Senator Red fleld Proctor wan that ns n matter of fairness to tho men who had long boon aspirants for tho position Governor Proctor might nppolnt somo man who was not n candidate thus rendering it possible for the Legislature ns rep resentatives of the peoplo to choose a permanent successor from tho native candldatrs. U Is noteworthy also that tlr man whose name naturally suggested itself to most people as 'one who would easily step Into the breach and creditably represent Vermont In the upper branch of Congress was the Hon. John W. Stew art of Mlrtdlebury. The newspnpers of thu State spoko In terms of com mendation of this course ns a ruin bo foro the strlle over tho succession be gun, nnd to a host of people this seem ed to be the wisest courso tho Gover nor could adopt. Governor l'roctor Tuesday tender ed the nppointiiu nt of United States senator to foimer Governor Stewart, and on receiving assurance from th latter that the van-.-"" would bo accept ed, he announced the appointment anil forwarded the commlslon to Vi rmont's new United States senator. Those who know Senator Stewart realize that It would havo been an ex ceedingly difficult matter for Gover nor Proctor to find a man who would better fit Into tho situation than does Senator Stewart. His long experience In connection with Vermont's public affairs, as State legislator, speaker of the House, governor nnd ever nctlve citizen, was supplemented by a term of eight years In the national House of Representatives during which Urn; he formed a wide acquaintance among the public men of tho nation nnd showed the possession of marked abil ity as legislator, student of public af fairs and statesman. This knowledge of "the ropes" In Congress and ac quaintance with many of the leading m-en will enable Senator Stewart to step into the Senate ready equipped for active and efficient service. He knows the needs of our State nnd thn preferences of our people. Ho has kept In Intlmato touch with public af fairs, and few men who have not been In recent service In one branch of Congress or the other are bettor post ed than he In regard to our country's public men and measures. Senator Stewart Is a man of sound judgment, as well as of pronounced convictions, anil he will help to maintain the pres tige won for Vermont In the United States Senato by a long list of dis tinguished senators. ni;i'A)ii;it of ,i.' H, ro.WKitsi:. United States Senator LaFollette of Wi.scontln has talked for a number of days In the Senate and In the course of his tirade ho has assailed a number of strong men of tho country. Tho Phila delphia Ledger resents in particular his course In Including John H. Converse of the Baldwin locomotive works In tho list of those who tho Wisconsin senator alleges brought on the panic. The Ledger among other things says; One of tho most depressing ornens of tho times is the spectacle afforded by the presence nnd utterances of Robert LaFollette In tho United States Senate "the foremost deliberative body of the greatest nntlon of the world." LaFollette, who has been extolled throughout tho West ns a reformer nnd "tribune of the people," represents the people of thn great and prosperous State of Wisconsin, nnrl Is supposed to be, though n radical, reasonably sane and normal, But what shnll bo snld of a United States senator who grave ly announces to thn world In a set speech his adherenco to a theory that the Into financial disturbance and the Industrial and comir.orclnl depression which followed It are the deliberate work of a hundred malign plotters among the wealthiest and most trust ed financiers anil business men of the world men like John H. Converse of Philadelphia? What Is serlouslv to be said of the condition of the United States Sennto and of the nonstlt ucncles which some of the senators represent, and of the state, of mind of the peoplo at largo, when It Is possible for nn earnest man to declnre It to bo his dollberato opin ion that the ir.m of the highest posi tion of trust, to whom Is confided the savings nnd property of thousands of the willows and orphans nnd of thrifty people genernlly, nrn so ninllgnnnt, so eldently reckless nnd crnzy, that they would with malice nforothought set out to wrock the Industry, trndo and prosperity nf the United States, and thus pull tho pillars of tho wholo so clal nnd governmental fabric down upon themselves In ono universal ruin? Ah to the real causes of tho financial flurry the Ledger says; Thero was, to bo sure, no real wide spread poverty and positively no fun damental physical reasons for tho mid don slump, but LaFollelto Illustrates In his own person ono of tho causes of tho distress which afflicted lt country. This rnul cause was tho ncuto fear almost universally preva lent that the government wus to bo used as nn exporlmontnl "proving ground" for a lot of Impractical and reckless cranks; that demagogues like l.aFolletto had euugnt the ear of tho peoplo; that the attacks upon corpor ations and all sorts of business which had become alarmingly frequent in Stntn Legislatures and In tho t th:i of "statesmen" were hastening swiftly toward a socialistic or popullstle cru sade, and that every Instinct of those who possessed or werj the trustees of properly Impelled them to prepare for wetter weather. The host of admirers and friends of Mr. Converse in Burlington and Indeed wherever thn University of Vermont 1ms loynl soiih will Join heartily In this excorlntlon of tho detainer of our former townsmen and other.-! of a simi lar substantial character who have been assailed. If LaFollette ever hnd a remote chance of securing the re publican nomination for the presi dency, It hns gone up In smoke. A IMtUCIlllllNT AS IS A IMIIICKIIIIXT (New York livening Sun.) Justice Guy has Imposed a line of $'.rt upon each of the 13 Juorors who thought to precipitate a verdict by the loss of a coin; It seems, however, that the offcti (Urs nie at liberty, If they can, to show cause why they .should not bo punished, nnd to this end they will doubtless con !der the celebrated defence nf Judge Utidoye before the Coiitumvlral court at Mil ellngues. It will be remembered that for ninny cnrs it had been the Invariable custom of this good man to dedde all cases by throwing dice, until at last It happened unfortunately that a decision ot his was reversed by a higher court. It was then that ho was called upon to give an ac count of the process by which he reach ed his Judgments, nnd this he did with perfect candor, proving to the Killsfiu llon of the good P.-tntagruel as well as the President, senators nnd coiinsejors ascnujieii mat he bad never been guilty of the slightest Irregularity In the dispen sation of Justice. For having first seen turned over, lead, reviewed and duly considered tho documents on both sides, the Indictments, summons, Informations, evidences, proofs, allegations, supplica tions, cross-questioning, re-exaniln.i-tlons, picas, objections, exceptions, con fessions, and In short ever thing arising In the course of a hearing. Judge Brldoye used very carefully to pile up all things pioduced by the plaintiff nt one end of the table, and all things of and belong ing to the defendant at the other. Then, and not till then, did he throw the dice, allowing the first hazard to the defen dant iinrl the second to the plaintiff. One of the Judges asked him at this point how by these means he could possllrty let-olve the obscurities and seeming con U.nlictlons In law. "As the rest of yon do," he replied, "In a'l complicated cases," nnd so proceeded to show that on these occasions he used the smallest dice, with minute and scarcely dis cernible spots, whereas for plainer and more obvious cases he had a larger and clearer set. It might very well be, ho confessed, that as Isaac took Jacob for Ksau, so he In the case i nder considera tion might possibly have taken a quatro for a cinque or a trey for a deuce, but by law It was provided that the Imper fections of nature should ..ot be Imputed to any man as a transgression. It was then put to him whether, seeing he nlwajs ended by throwing the dice, It would not be simpler nnd quicker to set tle every controversy at once without waiting for arguments in either side. Y hat possible use, he was asked, did be mako of all there portentous documents? His answer was that he called for them Just as other Judges did, tor three excel lent reasons: First, for the sak.' of for mality, omitting which nothing can be of any use In law, as Is plainly shown In this, that legal formalities frequently destroy the substance an. I materiality of the caubes In dispute; secondly, for want of any other honest and Healthy exer cise; and lastly, believing that by time alone were nil" things ripened, he avoided hasty decisions, preferring rather to pro tract and delay definitive sentences so that the suits at law might be brought to maturity and the condemned parties bet ter prepared to accept the decision of the court. Judge Brldoye was acquitted but It 's to be feared that our Jurors will lurdly be able to offer so powerful a defense. They have openly contested that the coin was tossed to save time, .rhercas he was sufficiently conscious of the dignity of his office to Insist that all tho legal for malities bo observed. In short, his illee bnx was but a substitute for that very weak and fallible thing, tho human mind. OUR BIRD NEIGHBORS. The Burlington Mature Club to Hr nume Work Once .More. The Nnture club Is anticipating a live ly season's wotk. The unusually early arrival of some bird migrants nmonE us warns all bird lovers to brush up their bird-lore and get out field glasses preparatory to a campaign. Kveryono who knows the common birds by sight, or cares to learn them, ought to belong to the local Nature club, and every one who tees nn old acquaintance In the trco tops or on tho ground during the migrating season should report the fact to the club's secretary. So far several "finds" havo neen re ported, but doubtless more .should be added to make the list eonpleto for Bur lington, and earlier dates given for those here named. Mrs. G, I. i'oibes Is secre tary of the Nature club, and nil Inter ested are Invited to commiinlcnto with her, or with II. F. Perkins. THK FIRST LIST, ID'S. Robin (not reported as winter resident this year), March 14. Bluubird, March 11 Blackbird, March ID. Songspariow, March 19. Cedar waxwlng, March II. Watch this column for lists every Wed nesday. This lint will bo revised next week, and It Is hoped that a list ot win ter residents for the past (or passing) winter may be nilded. Thn co-operation of all hWt lovers Is Invited, A Neglected Goddess. Tlte OofJilcKs of Pearl Ktret lt not as well known toilny an Rlie was year, ago. The- little looifiiintives that usimI In puff iiIoiik the Scvoiul uvvuuo eleval ed road linvo biirncil her Into a inulat lo, nud the plllarH of the elevated have nearly ahut her from view. Hut once the was charming. She sits on the sec ond door level of SK) l'earl street, look hitf wistfully uptown. Henenth her Is u tablet commemorating the $20,000,0X10 lire of JSan. Below this Is a second tablet suyhiK that the xoddess witness ed another lire In to0 and bl:t7.on Ing forth the name of tho nrehltcet uud the tuition who were refiponslblu tor tho bullillnj:. New York Sun. SENATOR OF THE OLD TYPE Qualities of the Lato William Pinlniey Whytc. Mnrylnml'n "Ormul Old Jinn" Itnd Held Ncnrly Urry Political OMlcc In the State Srimtiir Following he Cltll AVnr, Tho Washington correspondent of the New Post ias: Uood manners, nn Inbred courtesy, and the high deportment of what wo are pleased to cull the "old school" were the striking qualities of William Plnknoy U'hyte, Junior senator from Maryland, who died last Tuesday. A Senato em ploye whose bervlco In the Capitol covers moie than 40 years said to-day that, with thu possible exception of Senator Wal thall of Mississippi, he had never known a more couiteniin man In public llfo than the late senator from Maryland, This characterization of Senator Whyte Is ac curate, for both among his colleagues uud the Semite emplove.s, he was regard ed ns ono of tho most kindly nnd sweet tempered men. Few men had a more varied experience In the hurly-burly of American politics than Mr. Whytu. Ills father was one of the united Irsbmcn who carried a pike In the memorable affrays of 17SS. 11H maternal grandfather was William Plnk liey of Maiyland who died while Fluted Stutes henator from that State In 1S."J. It was under the tutelage of M. R. McNally, who had been a sueietary to the tlrst Napoleon, that Senator Whyto was edu cutid. For the iist CO ears the name of Whyte has been fnmlhar In Maryland. The deceased senator at various times held nearly every Important political oflke under the government of his State. Ills colleague, Senator Rayner, was not Inaccurate when, In announcing the death of Senator Whyte to tiio Senate, he said: "lie was tho best known and most beloved of all the sons of Mary land. Hn truth, ho was 'tho grand old man of Maryland.' " THU COLLEAOFHS Ml-' HIS FIRST THRM. When Senator Wh tu was sworn In as Fnlted States senator two years ago he did not find among his colleagues a single senator who had bi n associated with him when he tlrst out' red the Senate In l1-''.'.!. The Maryland senator was of tho old school of statesmen, for he was ns soclaled as senator with Oliver 1. Mor ton, Benjamin Wnde, John Sherman, Rosene Colliding. Carl Schurz, Daniel W. Voorhees nnd other men whose names were familiar in the years immediately following tho Civil Wir. When Mr. Whyte w is appointed sena tor two years ago i.pou tho death of Senator Ciorinan he succeeded a man who had been his political foe for many years. His return to tho Senate after an absence of 27i years is unparalleled la the polltlc.il history of tho country. "I was a democratic senator," he told ono of his colleagues rec ntly, "when all the democrats of the S' nate could be gath ered together under a single umbrella. We're better off now at least In point of numbers." Notwithstanding hi" advanced age, the Maryland senator was more attentive to his senatorial duties than many of his younger colleague". Frequently he was the only member of the Senate who m present when the gavel fell and the Sen ate was called to order, and this, not withstanding that his home was In Bal timore and he made tho Journey to and fiom Washington every day. Ho made a virtue of punctuality, and was rarely behind time, either at his office or else where. PRHSENTniJ WITH OLD NOTF.. An Interesting incident of tho swearing in nf Senator Whyto two years ago was tho pic-entatlnn to him of a note which he had scribbled in IfCD t W. J. McDon ald, chief clerk of the Senate. Mr. Mc Donald was succeeded ns chief clerk by his son, who was on hand to welcome back the old st nntor who was so well in qiialnted with his father. The follow ing excerpt from the diary of tho elder McDonald explains the scribbled note which was returned (o Its author after nearly 10 years: January 1.1, 1SC3. This was handed to me by one of the Senate pages, nnd evi dently came frpm tho facetious and most gentlemanly Senator U'hyte of Mary land. 1 inum d lately laid It before tho presiding officer (Judge Wade), who In- ' continently looked In the rlcht direction. . W. J. McD. If Mr. Sherman should get up thn ra 1 road bill, don't forget to tell the presid ing elder to look at the goats on this Mdo i of tho synagogue. Senator Whyte wanted tho floor for a bill, and that's the way he asked me to get It for him. W. J. McD. Senator Whyte was a stickler for the proper spelling ot his name. About a year ago be wrote ono of tho Senate clerks that his name was "William Plnk ney Whyte." H,. objected, he said, to being nddievs.c.1 as "Wllbam Whyte," or "William P. Whte." lie declared that the people of Maryland knew him ns "Plnktiey," nnd, ncenrdlnuly. he wished his middle name spelled o.it In all otllclal messages nut In him. The story 1. ak' d out. The yarns at w.-re printed about his anger over tl.e Improper use of Ins name amused the aged senator, but they had the deshed effect for thereafter "Plnktiey" wns never omitted In com munications addressed to lit til, HIS SPKKCIt AOAINST THU AL HR1CH BILL. In his younger days Senator Whyte was an orator of great ability and power. Ono of his last oillclal nets was his speech before the Senate three weeks ago on tho Aldrlch bill. The Maryland sena tor displayed some of the strength and fire which characterized his speeches when he was n young man. Ho opposed the Aldrlch bill and m.-idn n plea for "financial peace." His explanation for tint vollng for any of the financial bills before tho Senate, was! "The emergency Is passed; we wnnt no scheme to Inllnte the currency and to call the gamblers from their dens to be gin again their destructive work of wild cat speculation. Let us have pence." "That was a good speech," remarked a democratic senator to Charles N. Rich ards, who Is now the oldest Senate em ploye, Mr. Richards admitted tho speech was first-class, but Mr. Whyto hud made a better speech some .13 years ago. When the democrats gained control ot thn Senatn In the early seventies tho distribution of patronage was discussed In a party caucus. There were several candidates for Mr. Rlchards's place. Senator Whyte protested against his re moval. In a dramntin speech he told how Richards had gone to the front with n Massachusetts regiment, and had been shot to pieces In the battle at Antletani. Sointor Whyte's pea touched his demo cratic colleagues and they voted to re tain Richards in the stationary depart ment. Richards was badly wounded at an tletani, but Senator Whyte's description ot his wounds was so graphic that e eral senators called at the .stationary room to see the prodigy w ho was able to live and breatho notwithstanding tho fact he had been struck by a dozen can non balls. They found Richards hale and hearty. Afterward, Senator Whyto ad mitted that he might have exaggerated somewhat In telling of Rlchards's condi tion, but s.i Id he could be pardoned ns hn had succeeded In letalnlng tile services of a man whoso only offense was that he hnd hem appointed on the recommenda tion of Charles Sumner. VERMONT TRADE REPORT. fipiicrnl Tendency tounril Firmer Con dition Nnlrd by Urnilstreet's. Reports to Bradstreet's for the week notice a general tendency toward firmer conditions ami pi ogress townnls nn im provement Is reflected. Sentiment olij tains that volume of spring trade will not bo laige but will be of a substantial nature anil with favorable weather con ditions, good trade, comparatively speak ing will provall. Reports from operatois of small saw mills reflect that owing to lack nf snow earlier In the winter, they were unable to transport all of their cut logs to mills, then ton, tin y were dls.ip I pointed in sales, orders obtained having been cancelled. This one factor has had Its effect to some extent amnng trade In country, and by reason of weather con ditions and facilities for travel has also added to lighter trade. In manufacturing towns reports show mills havo been operated short force and shoit tlnv, merchants report sales have droppeu from one quarter to one third. In somo eases heavy stocks are apparent but at large stocks are In fairly gnml shape. This comparison being made with corirs pondlng period last year Indicates a de crease in volume of retail trade but sales compared with nn average normal year show- falrlv well. The features with col lections show January an Improvement over month previous February a fai'.-.n- back and shorter money, while March in dicates tendency to little better collec tions Farmers are securing good prices I for dairy products, hay. grain and pota toes but with apples drop In price is noticeable. Burlington reports spring trniM has commenced in small w.iv nnd bids fair for busy season though labor is not fully employed. At Rutland manufiu'turers and wholesale houses report conditions aro gradually improving ami optimistic sentiments are expressed. St. Albans re ports maple sugar business lias opened well and prospects are favorable for large production. At St. Johu.sbiiry opin ions nre exjirissed (lint outlonh for fu ture business Is better than It has been for some time. Local merchants, how ever, nre confining purchases for Imme diate) wants, while collections are slow. Oencral business in mercantile lines at both Barro and Montpeller Is quiet, Mer chants are not buying much and collec tions are slow, llrnttleboro spring open ing up fairly well but collections aro slow. At Bellows Falls manufacturing In dustries aro operating, some full time, while others nre still on half time. Ben nington reports practically no change In general situation. Reports from Spring Held show one machine- business run ning full time and to capacity; other plants short force and a four-day time. Oencral business at Wilder Is quiet as manufacturing plant at that point U Idle THROUGH THE STRAITS. Unit. Ilnrber, Formerly nf Burllugtnii, UcNcrlhrk Piisnur,. of I". . rieel. Lieut. Tom Barber, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. C. A. Barber of this city, who Is with the Fnlted States fleet on the Pncltlc cruise, writes In a most Interesting man ner ot tho progress of the licet The letter wns written at sea, Te'iruarv 1.' and an abstract describing thn p.iss-i-,. .f the licet through the Straits of Ma gellan follows: "Our trip through the Straits of M,i. gellan wns certainly wonderful f..r ruver have I Imagined such grandeur ns w.is C0mi0HLJ2p6, BT THE NEWVORK EVENIN0 found there. It was very Interesting nnd Instructive, though most of tho coun try In very wild, rocky and barren. W rounded Capo Virgin nnd entered the Straits, Friday, January 31, and on our right saw n rolling country covered wltfi u brown grass but no sign of a treo ur Irtish of any kind, just mile after mile ot Mift waste sloping up to the hills In the distance, On the ht-nch were several wrecks, some of which had all gone lo pieces while others looked ns though they were In perfect condition, one cspeelnlb. ii side wheel steamer did not seem to be damaged at nil but was at least a quat ter of a mile from the water and there wius not a sign of llfo nround her. The -weather was something remarkable for the sun would be shining brightly when all of a sudden It would gel dark, the wind would blow nnd It would either rain, snow or hall so hard that It was Im possible to see K) yards, then In 10 or LH minutes It would nil be over and It would bo ns bright nnd calm nscould well be Imagined. "About four o'clock In the nfternoon we came to. anchor In Possession bay for the night. Just ns we were anchor ing a se'iil came up nlnng side lo within Cn feet of our ship and after looking us over hn swain away. The next morning we started for Punta Arenas. The trip was much similar to the day before, ex cept we were much nearer shore In many places, and we passed nn island with a colony of penguins on It. Ther, were thousands and thousands of them so that It was Impossible to see the Isl and at nil except In a few places. Tie oily of Punta Arenas Is very iiiinttrn. -tlvo Indeed. The houses are most ..f them built of galvnnlzed Iron and '1n pninted or else painted n dull gray. Tl . n are nearly nil one story and none o them has n y.u-il. Thn streets while m wide are most of them unpaved and isv grass growing all over them as ther- in no oarrlnR-s there, everyone riding horse back and all the trucking being done lij, oxen In vi ry crude two wheeled carts "On the night of February 7 we stinted for Callao at clsvcn o'clock sc) ,)s (,, have daylight alt the way through the narrow pan ot the stralls fiom (rip Forward up to Cnpe Pillar. 1 went up on deck nbout live o'clock the next morning nnd saw Cape Forward right nrt our star board beam. It Is a very high hill covered at its base with small trees nil bent and twisted o.ut of shape by the winds, nnd a little higher up was a belt of moss or gmss without any tiecs at all. Then above that It was perfectly barren. On our left were mountains covered with snow and Ice. All the w-nv from this point on, the mountains risl. up vei y abruptly from tho wat-r to a heizht of from two to flv- thousand feel, and in some places t Is so narrow lh.it it . ir. d as though we could Jump from "i- - p to either shore We saw ti- irl.i . :,m1 they weie beautiful mill.. I ., t .. covered the summit of th,. rnonni i ., I extended down Into the vall-j w , . . liny melted anil forni-d little .tp nn that came running and rumbling d.-,-to the sen, making the most ,-,mt f , little cascades ami water fails tli.n. o', could imagine. "Twice we were fortunate enough to have the sun shine upon a glacier ns wn passed and it was a gorgeous sight to .see that blanket of Ice full nf cracks and crevices, which had been upnn lh.it mountain for years, lit up by the sun light until tlie clear blue Ice looked al most as though1 It had a light ot its own which wan shining. "As we entered IJngli'h Reach we snw one of the signal fires b illt by t)-o nnhes to Indicate to those f;,-ther np 'ha, a ship was r.ajs!-.g so "at -'-ey ,-. b on the alert and pre;.r'd 'i ca.-- -f accident or wrecking, to riv- a-, I pi :- i-r ship rni t r.---r""t -- ( other ?:cn rf n-v '-.vy w- n-.v j was a 5r-aV. h: . :-. ; , -i-. . - , trees and we;; -T-evc-i In neither cac. ).iw,er 1 w,- -e -V I natives thrmsf'.i e e-n tV.ch w- we; .net more C in .1 h.ilf rv'e aw.iv whe the slc-inl fire was l;t aid wer.- 1 iek'n- nt the p.Mnt with our g'.ases .it lb time. "There w.is ore mountain wb.-li w u particularly noticeable fc- ' w absolutely barren. There wis not panicle of earth or vegetation "p-- r anvwbere, the entire mountain looking i t bough It had been scrubbed until until n but the solid rock remained. "We were very fortunate in encounter ing rinlv one of those storms for which the straits me noted Tills one enme alxiut noon and the fog shut down so wn could not sen a single tiling nnd It rained In torrents, but It was all over In about half an hour and remained clear until four o'clock when tlie fog and rain set In that wn have not seen the "ml of yet. so it was good-live to tlie straits then and we began our old life at sea." An Ununual Jewish Ceremony, In the piesetici' of the whole Jewish population of Kolomen. In (Sallein, the Uhhes of eleven burned scrolls of tin law were solemnly hurled In the come tery there iccently. This imiistinl cer mony was due to n lire which broke nut In the synngosue. A lighted can die fell against the sill; curtains be fore the nrk of the covenant, which began to burn, ami eleven parchment scrolls of the law contained In the nrl. were completely ilesttnycl. In accord nnoe with thu Hebrew rltttnl the coup ell of the synagogue arranged a fu rteral with ns much ceremony ns for : leceaned member. The ashes nf cac' "(roll were carefully collected an idaced In separate earthen urns, nt; hen al' tho eleven urns were Inclose, a a wooden colIin, together with lack and white book nf prayers. Thl ivns placed u a lienrr-c, which, follow ed by a large crowd, proceeded in tin cemetery, where the collln was Utilj deposited In a frnvo. TElEGflHH (NEW YORK HERALD CV FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL. Chnpmnn Hulnnlt, IXImnlr upix Which Mnrn Hay He Srrtirrd, Will the people of Burlington support another choral union and . big inusn festival, to be held next fai!" I'his w the question which ,,. (h..iWcl ( considerable length and fiom pinny til' ferent points of view, bv a number f local inii,.:,is, , gathvnd In tin music ball of the V. M C A Imlld m Inst evening. Whe,, Prof W n Cbapmar was In the city hist we. k. It was ar ranged that be should t. ,. . a .r.,oH. tlon to Prof. C. Jl. Stets,. .. ,,s na.riuiin pro tern of the tcmpurar ,, n! r(. ulza tlon. stating terms on wii' , it j xi si-ciue artists fi.r the c st un( such other oxpi uses as w ni, 1 he. necjcsaiy for n si, ces-ful fi st n The meeting last c.n t c ,M , , I Ii ... shier Ibis pmp,,s.;.,n nrd ii- o ihe mntter with a .-w ti some dei re gardlng the fesil- (1-orge 1). .) ii s pred , - e ihe meeting in t". r,s. ..(. ,.f t , . son, nnd prs. tii.il - prop 1 r r jtoi. -unpin , , r . I nn ,i , i , those present ! f , lefn-.l I curing of .in JK f,,r ti , f, . . Clinpm.in -rr . t . iK Yaw or llmr. i ti . i ,s- ,T, , nnd the l.n t, i f.- n f,-a. , pleei -imp.. . I m. i r Mntihnttan -m.i v,.t,.,, i ol se p. of 'lier r Jsof a rf Hie I hoites. f,,r two d n f..r fun t , tm. 1 for si,, !. ,.,n ,-,' .-sit , u , tUO; board 1 I i . ,.r- ,. , t four nib, i if , , in ,,. i k. v i iliio id r m . . i r i ' s'leh art'sfs t7' n . 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Id ;oin t -.- I give .t earn. t support If s rr-rt seems fa v Table, a mee g u ' ' r.il'ed f.- tv venire cf A ri, s r p- 1 e.ruvm w I, v e 1 r.s. i:. ! t'.e r.-itter will v ' .- ..led Tin: 4ii.li sr.vrox. ". 1 t -1 1 priif C'lt W.IS 'i V'- In ' ill' 1 I Si t . ' . I ,,1 , is . t n i SO 1 1 li s w i k iv is rloni ai I i e w - ' I T' - fun. r.i' tr, n -.t the or " T ' n lie of b (f.,1,. 0 n , "d bis lo Us wir. gray a- ' , iy s. 1 -d tl.-se wir. I fr r- i thin: "I rather i'tit ' '-ti.c 1 0 Ither, gith, r, I g it icr t1 . "I gath-r them In f r rri" : 1 Viar after y -r .f trrlef ar 1 I've builde I tli. I jsf s th it !! r -J In eery iic.-.k of tl is buri.i! gr ur 1 Mother and diigtitrr fatli. r a 1 i nine to nn se.lit . ! , one by . " But come tie v strarger "r e c r'e kin, I gather tin ni n, I tf,t!i- them in "Many are w rb , - t J'-yi al .r 1 m king of e iji t ai 1 1 kr rnj t: rone On a moniiii . si , r m n1 ' - ' M see pri r o' r .! - 'io ; ,ni Cjm'e r! . 'r i . -ii- or . e fr m I ill Marklnd a-e n ; s,',ts. n1' ,1 ' Mri C . y lo I r i : ..'.casu- r r s; '.. I gut:- r t e -i. .r It her t In ' l gather ti- ni r Is be r- 1 w p i., br-nst ' An I tl - . n-i . train Wound M. .t- 's And I said t,, . , 1 f to i nr l' r t I .is t It - ' f W told, A mightier voice than r' i il'. I - he. i rd o'-r . dreadful ,lin I L-.it I- i t'-- rr in I rn " C .tl -, g it -i j 1 1 1 1 r I P irk li, i ,iu i. in St I