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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
A MOTORMAN'S HEAD BATTERED TO
PIECES.
Lives of n Score of Passengers Endanger-
ed by tho wild Speed Of An Unoon-
trolled Car-Head Battered
Agnlnst the Posts.

Philadelphia, Jan. 21.-Clayton c. Col
Inns, a motorman of the 18th and 18th
streets line, met with horrible death this
afternoon as the result of a singular ac-
cident and his car ran for half mile with
out control, endangering the lives of
score of passengers. While Collins car
was descending a steep grade one of the
gates on the front platform became loos-
ened and he leaned over to fasten 1t. The
trolley and feed wires on this part of the
line are carried on poles planted between
the tracks with a clearance of hardly IL
inches between the poles and passing
cars. Collins evidently forgot about these
poles for he leaned out toward the other
track and almost instantly crashed
against one of the poles. Stunned
by the blow he fell upon the gate and his
head received crushing blow as each post
was passed, scattering his blood along the
side of the car and leaving a trail in its
path.
The car was well filed with women and
the conductors view of the platform was
INSTRUCTED. He did not know of the acct
dent to his motorman until the shrieking
women made a rush for the door and with
great difficulty he restrained them from
jumping from the rapidly moving car. He
then made a rush for the front door, bu.
the doors were fastened from the outside
when the car slackened its speed in as
cending hill he jumped on the platform
and shut off the current,
Collins was dead when the car was
stopped and his head was mangled almost
beyond recognition.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
A STRANGE FIRE.
A westminstcr Mans Barns Burned While
He Was Watching Them.

Westminster. VT, Jan. 19.-This COM
munity was greatly alarmed by an incen-
diary fire Thursday morning, when the
farm buildings owned by Herbert w.
Leach were burned with most of their con-
tents, including large crop of tobacco.
The loss is s60OO with an insurance of
$4,000.
Tuesday morning Leach found that some
miscreant had soaked the hay and large
part of the barn with Kerosene This re-
suited in keeping watch on the premises
by the Leach family and neighbors all
Tuesday and Wednesday nights till the
fire. Leach was in the house watching,
but saw no one until suddenly he saw the
barns all afire. the flames communicating
to the house. There is an entire lack of
theory as to who did the deed or the mo-
tive. Citizens are discussing the question
of Offering reward.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
Bubbles or
Medals.

"Best sarsaparillas." When you
think Of it how contradictory that
term is. For there can be only one
best in anything - one best sarsapa.
rilla, as there is one highest noun
tain, one longest river, one deepest
ocean. And that best sarsaparilla is
-f.... There's the rubl You
can measure mountain height and
ocean depth, but how test sarsapa.
rillai You could if you were chem
lists. But then do you need to test it :
The Worlds Fair Committee tested
it, and thoroughly. They went
behind the label on the bottle. What
, did this sarsaparilla test result in !
Every make of sarsaparilla shut out
of the Fair except Ayers. So it
was that Ayers was the only sarsapa.
rilla admitted to the Worlds Fair.
The committee found it the best.
They had no room for anything that
was not the best. And as the best,
! Ayers Sarsaparilla received the
medal and awards due its merits. Re-
member the word "best" is a bubble
any breath can blow; but there are
pins to prick such bubbles. Those
others are blowing more best sarsa-
parilla" bubbles since the Worlds
Fair pricked the old ones. True, but
Ayers Sarsaparilla has the medal.
The pin that scratches tho medal
proves it gold. The pin that pricks
the bubble proves it wind. We point
to medals, not bubbles, when we say:
The best sarsaparilla is Ayers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
DEATH OF REV. DR. TYLER

Brattleboro VT, Jan. ia telegram
vas received here yesterday announcing
the death, In Lansingburg, n. Y. of Rev
DIR. George Palmer Tyler, son of the late
Chief Justice Royal Tyler of the Supreme
Court of Vermont. DR.. Tyler was born In
Brattlcboro Dec. 10. 1909, being one of II
children. After a brief clerkship in the
store of his brother in Boston. he entered
Yale college, and following his graduation
entered theological school in New York
He soon entered the ministry. and fol
several years had charge or the Congre
gational parish in Lowville, n. Y.
DIR. Tyler married Miss Elizabeth Trow
bridge of New Haven, who died a few
years ago, leaving one daughter, Mrs
Mairs Of Lansingburg, who survives hel
father. DR.. Tyler also leaves one brother
Judge Royal Tyler, clerk of the Windhan
County Court
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
AUCTION.

The subscriber will sell at public auction
on Wednesday. Feb 3, 1896 at 10 O'Clock
a. M, on the farm known as the Peter Il.
Pease farm. two miles south of Baptist
Corner, in Charlotte, the following de-
scribed personal property:
25 good grade cows and two-year-old
hcifers, all with calf; yearling heifers
/ sow with pig; shotcs, l reaper and
binder. wheel harrow, drag, plows, horse
rakes, moving machine, New England
Grain Separators, / set of deep cans, for
"a cows, / Mosley & Stoddard u barrel
churn, butter worker milk wagon, milk
cans, etc; set double heavy work harness,
about 5000 feet bass wood and elm lumber,
and various other articles not mentioned,
C. S, MARTIN.
North Ferrisburgh. VT, Jan. 16, 1896
29w,2t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23

We have good trade OH Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy in fact sell us much of it us
of all other cough medicines combined and
we handle more than dozen different kinds
RAE PETERSEN, Druggists, Pelican Rap
ids, MINI.
This remedy is popular because it can al
ways be depended upon. Its promptness
In curing Fad colds, Group and whoopng
cough makes ii IL favorite everywhere. For
sale by Beauprc & Lowry and +. II. Parker,
City Drug Store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
Myron Barton
South SALISBURY, VT,
ReciteS How He Was Cured.

In writing to DR.. Kennedy of Rondout
N. Y, Mr.. Myron Barton of South Shafts
bury, Vt, says: ~ must say 1 agree with
the expression of a friend of mine of this
place, who has been greatly benefited by
your Favorite Remedy, who said 1T had
resurrected him. In the spring of 1894, my
health was very poor, lost my appetite
had pains in my limbs which made my life
almost uncomfortable. / continued in this
shape until November following, when
my brother made me a visit from Iowa,
and he recommended
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
DR.. DAVID KENNEDYS
EAY0RITE REMEDY

/ took 1t but short while when began to
mend and was able to eat and sleep. Such
a relief from the misery and state l was
In that cannot express my gratitude and
JOY over my full recovery to my good
health"
Favorite Remedy restores the liver to a
healthy condition, and cures the worst
cases of constipation. It is a certain cure
Tor all diseases peculiar to females and
AFFORDS great protection from attacks that
originate in change of life 1t cures scrof-
ula, salt rheum, rheumatism, dyspepsia
all kidney bladder and urinary diseases
gravel, diabetes and Brights disease.
In this last disease it has cured where all
else failed. Any druggist, 81 bottle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
SUDDEN DEATH OF w. H. Marcy.
An East Fairfie d Man Expires In Front OF
the Brigham House Mt Bnkersfeld.

Bakersfield. Jan. COW. H. Marcy of
Fairfield came here this morning as was
his custom each Monday to deliver meat
from his market at East Fairfield. He
drove up to Brigham House, sold and
order of meat, went into the office, obtain
ed his pay for the same, came out, was, in
the act of shutting up his meat box when
he uttered a groan and fell over. dead.
1t so happened that Mr. Peabody of Rich
ford was near him when he fell, and
FASTENED TO his assistance. Help was
summoned and Mr.. Marcy was taken into
the Office of the Brigham House. DR..
w. II. Hyde was summoned, but life was
found to be extinct Word was immedia-
tely sent to his relatives and the remains
taken to Fairfield.
Mr.. Marcy was well known and had
many friends in this locality.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
DRIVEN OUT BY PROHIBITION.

Bellows Falls. VT. Jan. 2O.-The Com
mercial House on Saturday passed into
tho hands of c. l.. Forbes, formerly of
Athol. Mass. @. II. Knowlton, the former
nroprietor, retIres because Of the enforce
ment of the prohibition law. Towns Ho-
tel was raided second time on Saturday
but the officers found no liquor either
time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
SENATOR MORRILL, DIssENTs.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Morrill,,
tho venerable chairman of the finance
committee, says he is not prepared to
accept the Davis resolution on the Monroe
Doctrine without giving II serious con-
sileration. He advises his senatorial col
leagues to go slow in dealing with the
resolution for IN his opinion 1t seems TO
go too far and the government should
not commit itself to establish prodec-
torate over all the little countries south
of the United States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
Kari's Clover Root Tea

Is n sure cure for Headache and nervous
diseases. Nothing relieves so quickly.
For sale by OSullivan, the druggist,
Church Street
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
Odd
Sizes i'm
Suits to Close

We have selected from ou|
stock of Mems Suits about 81
Suits, ranging in size from 81 Il
AZ. Of some of these Suits then
is but one OF a size, so that WI
wish to close the entire lot 4
quickly as possible. To do th1
we have reduced the price in som
cases one-half and on every Sui
there is big reduction in price
as we are bound to close this en-
tire lot in ten days, if low price
will do it. If your size is in TN
lot we can assure you the bel
trade you have ever had in CLOTH
ing.
Come before your size is gon1
First choice is best
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23

II find Hoods Pills the best for consti-
patton that have ever used" Mrs. l.. D..
Barker, Hartland Four Corners, VT.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19

theatricals in sheds; they make music
with tin whistles and harmonicas com bs
and clappers. They crack jokes that are
funny and admire originality. They fill
the tenement district with laughter, and
there is often more merriment in the
midst of these shanties of the very poor
than there is UP on Van Ness avenue.
But, OF course, the moments of merriment
must sober down into the severe time
when realization of want returns with
hunger's pangs after the excitement has
passed away. These poor boys do more
thinking than the Van Ness youth.
They listen to street-corner talk, philoso-
phize on events, take sides in politics and
have warm debates in the street or in the
back yards on the burning issues of the
day.
What does the child on Van Ness ave-
nue. know or care about politics2 He is
pampered and petted and RECALLED on
dainties and delicacies and life to him is
a paradise. What does he wish for? He
has everything he wants and is satisfied.
People who talk of miseries and hardships
do not move in the same sphere with him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19
Studies Of Child Life in the Streets Of San Francisco

Happily for most of us, riches is not the
exclusive gate of enjoyment, and poverty
is not continuous bar to pleasure evenin
this era of Groverian dizziness that has
bred so much distress in the homes of the
lowly.
Here Is a scene on Van Ness avenue and
another in an alleyway south of Market
street. The background of one is palace;
of the other, howell. The population of
the latter is larger than that of the palace !;
the rich are few. the poor many. Here the
story of conditions is told by the children.
The Van Ness-avenue youth is probably
not afflicted with any material wants. His
stomach never knows the cravings of ne
cessity; his limbs are covered with fine
linen, rare cloth and lace, and his shoes
are things of elegance. He has choice
books and papers and magazines to read !;
parlor and lawn games to play; a bicycle
to exercise upon, and an instructor to aid
him in mastering the wheel. His home is
bright and alluring. Put child of poverty
in his place and the surroundings would
be considered veritable heaven. Put the
Van Ness youth in the place of child of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19

1t is different down in the tenements.
There the little heads are loaded with poll
tics. Start the subject in crowd of those
urchins and you will be astonished at some
of the things you will hear. You will learn
that the 10-year-old boy thinks there is
something wrong in the conditions that
have kept the mill closed that used to give
employment to his father. He has heard
his father and his elder brothers railing
against dull times, enforced idleness
and low wages, and he carries out
to you the contention that the Gov
eminent is to blame for the want in
most of the wretched houses. Why.
this youngster talks like man. He tells
you that affairs were all right five or six
years ago-mach1nery was running on all
sides then. What's the matter with the
country? The boys father has declared
to him that free trade has wrecked bust
ness, and that protection is the thing that
will bring good times back again.
If you hear the boys in the tenement
district singing Mckinley songs, you know
the reason why. They, as well as their
elders. look forward to. an improvement in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19

poverty, however, and he might be lost in
the race where grit and endurance are the
winning elements.
There are many pretty pictures on Van
Ness avenue: but you must seek the tene-
ment district to learn the hard lessons of
life. The young ones there find amuse-
ment IN pictorial papers blown from boot
black stands. They have sport with
homemade rag balls, which they bat
around with fence pickets. They can APP
preciate bread that is a stranger to butter,
and none know better how to get full
value in food out of nickel. They ride
bicycles-the old-fashioned kind-that the
rich have cast away. They sing street
songs, yell at odd characters and play
games that cost no money; they have
factions and cliques among them and they
fight for supremacy. Their clothes are
ragged, their feet bare or encased in
feathers that have done service for their
elders. Their locks bear homely evidence
Of attacks from the maternal shears, and
their faces are mingled sunshine and dirt,
with the latter very apt to predominant.
These children have circuses in barns,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19

their lot when Grover and his bond syndi
cate give place to an administration for
the people.
With changed conditions-or, rather,
with return to those conditions which
were known but not sufficiently valued
before the monarch of corpulence threw
his weight for a second time upon the
country, the children of the poor district
would hardly change places with the youth
on Van Ness avenue. With enough
clothes to cover them decently and enough
food to eat, they would laugh derisively at
the idea that a boy on the avenue with
few playmates, and with governess to
hold him in check-a boy who has to keep
his face and hands clean, who wears red
gloves, and who wouldn't get spot on
his white waist for anything; boy who
is afraid of black eyes and who will run
before he'll fght-they would laugh de-
risively at the idea that such boy got
half so much genuine, unadulteraated
pleasure out of life as the least of the arabs
whose fortunes are pitched in the district
of the toilers, down back of the long lines
of mills and factories.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19
Queer Complaints
Lodged With the
Board of Health

"Well, I've been called upon to abate
some curious nuisances, but this beats
them all, /" said Health Inspector Duren a
few days ago, as he gazed refectively at a
sheet OF paper held in his hand.
tHere is a man living at Seventeenth
and Guerrero streets who says his neigh
borhood is infested with mosquitoes and
that he wants them cleared away as soon
as possible. He says he has been reading
up on the duties of the Board of Health
and finds that one of its functions is to
abate nuisances wherever found. He de-
clares that there is no doubt that the
swarms of mosquitoes that hover about
the neighborhood are nuisance and that
therefore it is the duty of the board to see
that they are .abated at once. l suppose
we will be expected to see that the flies do
not annoy housewives after while.
fBut the funny part of this conn paint is
the cause to which this man attributes the
invasion of the pests He calls attention
to the fact that a Chinese laundry is
located a few blocks down Seventeenth
street, and says that he has come to the
conclusion from investigation that they
breed in the laundry. OF course this is
preposterous, as the chemicals Chinese use
in their washing would drive the insects
away rather than invite them to stay long
enough to breed.
However, its fair guess that the
laundry may need q sanitary overhauling,
as such places generally do, and perhaps
our complaining friend may be satisfied
with that and believe that the insects are
decreasing in numbers in consequence.
This complaint is on a par with one
that came in some time ago from Capp
street. A man out there has big weep
ing willow tree in his front yard that
sends it's branches out over the street.
We received complaint that the tree was
a menace to the public health and 1 went
out to investigate. ! found that some
kind of black bug had made breeding
place of the tree and that large numbers
had fallen to the sidewalk. This was the
nuisance complained of. l couldn't see
that the Board of Health had any partic-
ular jurisdiction over the matter, but
had talk with the owner of the tree. IN
duced him to have the tree trimmed so
that the insects would not fall on the side
walk, and the peace and comfort of the
nelghborhood were restored.
"We get dozens of complaints that
originate in little neighborhood quarrels,
one housewife trying to make the other
uncomfortable by having her premises
overhauled by a Health Inspector, but
they are usually easily settled"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19

Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark,
the eldest brother of the Princess of Wales,
is So years old. He has seen all his sis
tiers and one brother attain more brilliant
positions than his own. His sisters are
the Princess of Wales, the Dowager EN-
press of Russia and the Queen de lure of
Hanover, and his brother is King of the
Hellenes. The youngest of the family,
Prince Waldemar, married one of the
richest heiresses in Europe in Princess
Marie of Charities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
FISHING FOR GATORS,
A Wooden Leg That Brings It's Owner
A Good Income.

Alligators are becoming rather scarce in
Florida, but a few men still make a good
living hunting Them their hides meeting
with ready sale.
One of the largest concerns in Jackson
vile, engaged in dealing in alligator hides,
has customer upon their books named
Tom Tucker, who brings in more hides
than any three other men in the state II
was known that the saurians came from
Dunn's creek tributary of the st. Johns
river, but beyond this fact nothing could
be learned concerning his methods of cap
turing the reptiles until a few days ago,
when a buyer for the firm visited Dunn's
creek, and espied Tucker lying fun length
on log, one end of which was in the
creek. Tucker had a leg thrown into the
water, and just as the buyer approached,
he saw the alligator hunter begin to scralIl-
BILE UP the bank, while a huge saurian bea,
the muddy water into foam. AS the man
reached the bank, the alligator came too
having swallowed a portion of the leg thai
had hung over the log into the water.
Tucker drew a long, sharp knife, and soor
| killed the creature, then he unscrewed the
| leg and took it off to remove the gator
| Then his scheme became apparent. He Ila,
| a wooden leg, and through it are driver
| sharp steel spikes He leaves the leg il
| the water, and it is swallowed by an ALI
| gator. AS the reptile closes his jaws TIL,
| steel impales him, and it is impossible fcl
! him to escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
TOO HIGH SPIRITED,
The Only Gentleman in the County
Was Hung by NeishbOrs.

was Hung by SeighbOrs.
Back of Duvall's Bluff, in Arkansas, is a
country where schools are scarce and civil
iZation of the most primitive type.
A prominent attorney of this city had oc-
casion to go down there short time ago to
look after some land titles, and stopped
over night at a log cabin, which contained
one room and a loft. The only occupant
was white-haired old man, too feeble to
walk without the aid of heavy cane.
Are you not lonely here?" asked the law
yer.
Yep
Have you no friends to whom you can
go?'
II reckon my darter d keer fer me, in
Memphis, but bein' sartin Providence air
my way, I'm stayin', hopin' ter git about
by spring."
How long have you lived alone?'
bout var. Yo' see, my son Bill war
with me. He went to Texas. an cum home
one of the mos puffec' gentlemen yo' ever
seed. An that high-spereted, yo' could see
roun' hyar. SO passed. of 'em got together
an hung i'm right down thar by the
spring."
Hung him, What for?" asked the as
tonished disciple of Blackstone.
Jess cause they war jealous of his Twin
Ike a gentleman an bein' high-spereted.
One Of 'em come an stole Bills bes' houn'
pup. an in cose, Bill, bein' a gentleman,
war in honor boun' ter shoot the thief,
which he did. AS purity shot assyo' ever
seed. Feller never batted an eye. Then his
low-down frens' come an hung Bill I'm
Jess stayin' here till rheumatic gifts so l kin
stomp 'roun' leetle, and git few of EN-
and then I'll go to my darter's. I've been
that poly / amt had no shot at mons OF
'em yit, but I'll git 'em in the spring"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
STEPPED IT OFF.
Peculiar Shnpe of the Land Caused
by the MenAUrin& Process.

1t is commonly accepted theory that a
man steps three feet, and many tract of
land has been stepped off, instead of
measured with a chain. In the west they
obviate the difficulties of surveys by the
land being divided into sections, but in
Pennsylvania much of the property, espe-
cially in the mountains, must still be de-
scribed by metes and bounds.
In one of the counties in western Penn
sylvania are two brothers, one of whom
is tall and lank, the other short and fat.
Many years ago they purchased a tract of
mountain land calling for mile Sc uare.
They divided the labor of measuring it,
one stepping off one side, the other the
other side. Then they fenced it in and
were perfectly satisfied until recently when
suit was brought to recover considerable
tract of the land. Each brother swore that
they knew the measurement to be light,
and told how it had been done. Then, as
the spectators saw the short legs of the
one, scarcely long enough to reach the
floor when he sat in chair, and the
elongated extremit.es of the other, there
was a general laugh in which the Judge
and attorney joined. Upon surveying, it
was found that one line was mile and a
half long, and the other only little over
half a mile.