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Daily camera., 1899-06-23
LOCAL ITEMS.

MIR. and Mrs. +. Y. KIRK have return
cd alter a week 5 absenc In the south
ern part ct the state. Mrs. k,rk spent
several days at Manitou while Mr.. Ki,k
was a,tending 10 business In Conelos
county
Daily camera., 1899-06-23
Regulsition for Jester.

Jefferson. Mo, June Ex-Governor
Stevens today issued requisi,ion for
Alexander Jester. the murderer of Gilbert
Gates. who was recently apprehended in
Oklahoma.
Daily camera., 1899-06-23
Nnn NnlnM Rewarded.

Berlin. June ,3-The emperor has ere.
ated Won Bulow, minister OF foreign af.
fairs, count in acknowledgment OF his
success in securing the Carolines.
Daily camera., 1899-06-23

The greatest reduction sale in hats
ever known at II. ID. Mott Y Co.'S, the
Temple millinery. 2,,t
Daily camera., 1899-06-23
SILVER Quotation

New York, June ,3--Suver is quoted
at ook today.
Daily camera., 1899-06-23
Dysr's Real Estate Agency.

Home property. farm property OF busi.
ness opportunities. Investments of all
characters. CamerY block.
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HAD TO BE CAREFUL.
Mcnndering Mike Displays Conn
mcndabIe Self Restraint.
MADAM snid Neandering Mike. with

MADAM" said Wandering Mike, with
a low bow, don't ask me-
"Dont ask you whatT asked the WON
an, who was sweeping off the front
porch.
ITO cut no grass nor beat no carpets.
Just gimme piece Of pie or anything
that happens to be handy an femme go
Oh my way.
80 you are afraid Of work, are your
eyes, lady, that's what | am. I'm hon
estly an truly afraid Of it. I'm trJin to
be good"
"Well, so far as can judge. you're not
making success Of it,"
eyer eyes deceive you, lady. I'm doin
fus' rate. But temptation besets me. It's
all kin do to keep from grabbin that
broom ont o your hands an raisin sech a
dust wit it dat folks I'D come from de
house down de road to ask about de tor
nado. You don't know de effort it takes
to restrain meself."
"Wcll, I'll lay the broom right down on
the step and watch you grab"
II wouldn't dqst."
"Thcre isat anybody hypnotizing you,
is there"
culture. You know what exercsell do
It'll swell a mans biceps up till his arm
looks IKE roast o spring lamb"
well, what of it?'
Lady, I've got sech a bad temper
dat | have to look out fur it constantly
wouldn't dare trust meself among me
| fellow creatures wit SO much muscle. -
| Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31

ing. After these tints beige, gray blues
and violets claim fashionable attention,
and the violet tones are irnumerablt
from the deep Russian shade to lavender
and pale pinkish lilac. Reds and greeni
are also seen in new shades and will com
pose some effective gowns.
Satin de bengale, a new fabric, is hav.
ing q decided vogue for entire costumes
and for elegant bodiccs and is displacing
tatfeta as 1t lends itself more kindly tc
the tucks, putIs and shirrings demanded
by fashion. Taffeta is not abandoned
however, and has been brought out in
wider widths and new designs.
The cut shows a costume Of sky blue
and white glace tatfcta. The plain skirt
is covered over the hips with guipure EN-
broidered with silver, which extends down
ward in long points. The tight bodice
has a horizontal drapery in front bordered
with q band of embroidered guipure and
gathered at the right side under a chou.
The yoke of embroidered guipurc extends
to the waist in long point at the back.
The close sleeves are plated at the top and
have guipurc points at the wrists The
collar is of white mousseline de sole.
JUDO CHOLLET.
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Avoiding wartime Raids.

j. H. Gore writes an article for st.
Nicholas on Hiding Places In War
times" In describing house on debata-
bio ground that had many secret hooks,
the author says:
The house had a cellar with door OPEN
ing directly out upon the big road, and
never did u troop, large or small, pass by
without countless soldiers seeking some
thing eatable in this convenient cellar. 1t
was never empty, but nothing was ever
found. A partition had been run across
about three feet from the back wall, so
near that even close inspection would
not suggest "a space back of it, and being
without door no one would think there
was room beyond. The only access to
this back cellar was through trapdoor
in the floor of the room above. This door
was always kept covered by carpet, and
In case any danger was imminent n
lounge was put over this, and one of tho
boys, feigning illness, was there put to
bed. " In this cellar apples, preserves,
picked pork, ETC., were kept, and its ex-
istence was not known to any one outside
the family
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MExlCO'S WILD HOG.
He Is the Most Vicious and Fearless "
the Brute Creation.

1.-The most vicious and fearless Of the
brute creation is the pcccary, or wild hog
of Mexico" said G.. W. Bartlett of Laredo,
Tex. This animal seems utterly devoid
of tho emotion of fear. | have never seen
1t turn hairs breadth out of It's path for
any living thing Man is It's special bette
noir. II displays an intelligence In fight
ing the human strangely at variance with
its apparently complete lack Of any mental
attributes save tho very lowest order OF
instinct They arc rarely found singly,
but go In droves Of from hundred to
thousands. Their ability to scent mon Is
particularly marked. l have known
drove of them to scent man mile Off
and strike as straight for him as the arrow
flies, There is no use to try to Brighten
them with guns. Tho oannonading of a
full battery would have no more effect on
tbom than the popping of flrecracker.
The only thing to do when they get after
you Is to run away from them as fast as
horse can carry you. And then there Is no
certainty that they won't catch you. They
are nearly as swift ms n horse, and their
endurance IL as great as their viciousncss.
"A friend Of mine encountered drove
of them in n wild part of Mexico few
years ago and his escape WAS miraculous.
He very foolishly shot and wounded a
number Of th"m. Then he took refuge In
tree The rccolries kept him in the tree
all that day and through tho night. They
circled around the tree, grunting and
squealing their delight at tho prospect Of
feast He soon exhausted his ammuni-
tion, and brought down pcccnry ut each
| fire. But this had no terrors for tho
beasts. Along toward morning tho brutes
begnn to eut the ones he had killed and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
A FINE DISPLAY OF ART.
American Sculpture as Shown In the L.
brary of Congress.

Upon the whole it may almost be said
that the sculptors appear in the library to
greater advantage than tho painters. Not
of course, that the art of sculpture is so
successfully cultivated in America as tho
art of painting, but that the library pre-
sents a more adequate exposition of what
we can do In sculpture than in painting
1t Is indeed the first collective exhibit in
durable form of the work of American
sCulptors that has ever been made. There
is no American sculptor who is conspicu
Gus by his absence, whereas there are
American painters whom the observer will
miss and Others whom he will encounter
with more or less regret. The bronze doors
of Warner set standard at the threshold
TO which it would be too much to hope
that all the interior sculpture should con-
form. And yet those who know American
sculpture best will probably he most sur
prised at the success with which the sculp-
tural adjournment of tho great rOtunda has
been manaGed-at the appropriateness,
alike architectural and symbolcal, of the
eight austcre figures Of the pendentives, at
the dignity and the force Of the portrait
statues Not that even here there are not
some works which appeal for attention by
a provincial eccentricity.
The more strictly decorative modelling,
which still has sculptural pretonsons, one
cannot praise SO highly. The facility Of
the modeler Of it is SO astonishing that it
would he contrary to nature if it were not
largely reminiscent. Reminiscent or not,
the aspiring bronze figures that form the
finals of the newell posts in the vestibule
are extremely effective. But the flying
figures which hold the tablets over the al
lcgorical statues and which I'll the span
drills by the simple expedicnt Of kicking
backward into them, are pretty plainly
homogeneous with the sober and monu-
mental richness which is the character OF
the great rotunda and which is very pow
erfully enhanced by the allegorical statues
of the pendentives and the portrait statues
Of the marble screens. Montgomery
SCHUYLER in Scribper's
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THE BICYCLE FOOT.
Danger TO Women Riders Who Wear
Thin soIed, High Hceicd Boots.

The bicycle foot is new disease tha'
has been developed by women riders this
summer. Its surgical name is traumatic
fiat foot. and it is caused by wearing the
thin sOlcd, French hecled borts which are
fashionable for wheeling this season, and
also from careless or incorrect dismount-
ing.
As rule women do not know how to
jump. They have not learned and seem
TO be without the instinct which men
possess to land on their feet with
spring, bending the knees and escaping
the jolt which follows If the knees are
kept rigid. AS consequence most wo-
men get headache from jumping, and
the bicycling women, who give slight at
tcnton to the way they get off their
wheels, get the bicycle foot. They alight
on the hard pavements with unnecessary
energy. The force of the blow strains the
tendons to such degree that the proper
arch Of the foot is lost 1t is not done at
once, but the foot is sometimes months in
getting out of shape. The ligaments are
gradually stretched until they cease to
hold up the arch. Thin soled boots in
crease the trouble. They afford too lit
tie support for the curved instep and do
not protect the ball from the conclusion
when the rider jumps to the ground.
| Physicians recommend only calfskin
boots with low heels and heavy soles for
wheeling. The high heels irritate the
nerves of the feet and cause an additional
shock, as the heel reaches the ground at
the same moment as the ball, which is
not the case when the foot is in normal
position.
Traumatic natfoot is so called in dis
tinction from congenital fiat foot. 1t is
| frequently treated as rheumatism. which
il somewhat resembles. Inflammation Of
| the muscles is one of the results of the
sagging ligaments. The delicate bones,
thus relieved of their natural support,
press upon the nerves, causing intense
pain.
The treatment for bicycle foot is pro-
longed rest and an artificial arch. The
/ X rays show whether the bones are dis
placed. If they are, n plaster cast of the
foot is made, and from this the manufac-
turers of surgical instruments construct
n steel brace to fit the instep. This is
placed inside thick soled boot and must
be worn until the strained tcndons be-
come strong and assume their natural
place.
Men are seldom afflicted with the BIZ
cycle foot. for the reason that they are
more generally careful in the matter OF
footwear and in dsmounting.-New York
! Sun
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A MISTAKE IN THE PRESENT. .
Girls Clipped In and Bought One For
which They'll Have No Use.

Tho wedding cards of n former member
of the club had been received and the pres
ident had appointed committee to pur-
chase her q present on behalf Of the club.
The day before the wedding the committee
went down town for this purpose 1t was
doleful looking company Of damsels
which aftorward faced tho unofficial club
members at the informal meeting called
by the president to discuss the present.
1--WE had pretty hard time Of 1t, you
see, - the chairwoman of tho committee
explained fatoringly, "for we hadn't a
single idea as to what to get, only that 1t
had to be silver. China would have been
sure to get broken going so far, you know,
and then Jennie would always have do
clared that we got "A damaged article ut u
bargain and spent the rest of the money
on trent. And down town it was all SO
horrid The really handsome articles
didn't cost enough, and the cheap looking
ones were SO dear. Then the girls thought
we really shouldn't get n lot OF little
things because il would look as II tho club
members had paid in by installments, and
So she stopped, miserably, and sat
down In confusion.
"Wcll, what did you ggt'' asked the
sharp member Of the club, "and what s
the matter with you all anyway? Did you
forget TO tell the store people to drop the
bill inside the package accidentally, or did
you pay too much and have to make up
the balance among yourselves And where
is the present anyway
Tho chairwoman OF tho committee
groaned dospairingly.
Its gone" she said, with an embar-
rassed blush, "but it was so near the
time Of the wedding that we had it sent
right off without waiting for you all to see
! it. And then, when it was too late, we
remembered that everything about it was
all wrong. You see Jennie had written
us that she and her husband are strict veg
etarians, and that he is a surgeon, and we
oh girls think | shall die with shame
we sent them the loveliost carving sci
you ever saw v'-Chicago Times Herald.
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His Close Call.

"Ah" he cried when she had accused
him of not loving her as she wished to be
loved. put me to the test. Ask me to
travel to the ends of the earth, and / will
do so for your sake. Ask me to labor
night aud day, and l will do so gladly.
The only recompense I would ask would
be the knowledge that it made you hap
Ply. Ask me to climb the highest Alp,
and r.
Nay" she interrupted, II would not
have YOU attempt the impossible. All
ask is that you take out a policy with
our company. You see, have gone into
the life insurance business. A $1,000
policy will cost YOU
But while she was drawing her books
out of secret pocket he escaped and is
supposed to be running yet.-Chicago
Times Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31

The cyclist was a stranger. That was
evident from the cautious manner in
which he picked his way through the half
empty thoroughfare. 1t was evening. A
young man approached him.
sir" said he. your beacon has ceased
it's functions.
sir" gasped the cyclst.
Your illuminator, l say, is shrouded
in unmtigated oblivion"
Really, but don't quite
The effulgence of your irradiator has
tyanesced."
My dear fellowi u
"The transversal ether oscillations In
your incandenser have been discontinued. +"
just then an unsophisticated little pa
per boy shouted across the street;
Hey, mister; yer lamps outP-New
York World.
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plain ones of lawn or pfque there are some
which are shirt waists only in shape, being
sometimes simply mass of open embroid-
cry in contiguous bands or separated by
lines of lace insertion. A favorite means
of introducing touch of white into the
costume is to wear plastron OF white
silk, cloth or guipure under an open 'front.'
ed bodice.
Two shades of the same color are now
often combined, and when the plastron is
not white it is frequently another tone of
the color of the gown. Dark and light
shades of brown, green and blue are thus
used, also gray and black. Gray and
white are always peculiarly refined and
pleasing conjunction, especially when tho
gray is OF medium or light tone.
The gown illustrated is of bright red
cloth. The skirt is cut with n redngote
effect, having circular flounce which is
extended To form tabler. The redngote
portion is bordered with black embroidery
The bodice consists of three superimposed
boleros, each embroidered with black and
parting over plastron also embroidered
with black. The sleeves have black en-
broidery at the flaring wrists. The belt OF
red grosgrain is fastened with a gold
buckle, and jet buttons ornament tho DO
lero The cravat is of white tulle with
black satin lines secured by gold buckle.
The toque of embroidered black straw has
a spray Of red azaleas at the side.
JUDO CRoLLET.
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THE TIMBER PlUGGER.
An Expert Whose Questionable Occupation
Is Almost Gone.


Tho practice of plugging defective knots
In pines is "old as the hills" There Is
not IA river county but has its expert plug
gers, who pride themselves on being able
to fix up an old, sickly knot or to bore
the old one out and insert new one
in such artistic manner as to defy the
detection of the most experienced inspector
Years ago, before most OF the largest pines
were cut down, special orders for mast
pieces were frequently received. Good
prices were paid for these, but the exist
ence of a hollow or rotten knot made the
piece wort HESS for the purpose intended.
1t was here that the expert was called upon,
and so well did he do his work in many
cases that neither the inspector nor the re-
inspector discovered his skillful mauipula-
ton. The shipbuilder even could only dis
cover tho fraud after having commenced
the rounding off process for the purpose Of
placing tho spar in position The rather
disrcputablo art of plugging pine is
now dead or dying, but since the demand
for cypress made it profitable to manufac.
turc this wood the ingenious cutter has set
in to doctor" its characteristic defects, in
many instances so boldly as to bring down
upon him the wrath of the buyer. The
defects in cypress appear mostly at the
ends. The top or the butt is usually honey.
combed, defect resulting in the formation
Of large hollows, and cypress logs floating
very deep in the water, the inspector s
only chance to discover them is to examine
the circular surface with the tip of his dip
rod.
The practice of doctoring these surface.
by means of plugs has recently become very
popular. Fortunately, however, when a
log is headed up into the mill to be sawed
the fraud is detected, the log is identified
as having been sent down by certain cut
ter, black mark record is kept and neces
sary steps to prevent repetition are taken.
-Sayunuah News
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Mistnking the Operation.

A very shortsighted old gentleman CO.
ing into one of our large towns for the
first time and coming from the heart
of the country, seeing a man digging
went to him and said:
My man, for whom biggest thou this
long and narrow graveY
Put the man took no notice. Going
closer. he remarked again;
My man. for whom biggest thou this
long and narrow grlve?
The man looked up and said:
"Go on, YOU silly Old fossil. I'm lay
ing gas pes"'-Answers
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She WINS Right,

A cantankcrous old farmer, who hardly
ever agreed with anything his wife said
to him, came home one wet day and, plac-
ing his back to the fire, stood up to dry.
After some little time his wife turned
to him and said:
John, you'll better watch yourself or
you'll burn your flannels."
To which John replied
~ think I'll need to burn my trousers
first.
Indeed, John, you'll need to do nae
thing of the kind. They re turnt already. I"
London Tit Bits.
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SUMNER FASHIONS.
White Promises to be the Lending
EayOritp,

Grafton in the fashionable world Aside
from the white wash costumes prepared
for summer, toilets Of white cloth wool or
silk are well represented. The revers and
pocket flaps OF jackets Of light or dark
cloth are also frequently white, white
gloves retain their vogue and white trim
mings in the form of folds. pipings and
applications are layishly used. White
shirt waists promise 70 prcponderate over
all others during the summer, and al
though there are many comparatively
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
FRESH FASHIONS.
Some of the Paris Novelties For the
Coming season.

Another 1910 fashion has been revivcd--
the fashion of scarfS They are of nous.
seline de sole tatfeta or crepe de chine,
bordercd with silk fringe.
Petticoats are long, since gowns are
long. They follow the shape of the gown
skirt and are profusely trimmed below the
knee, while being perfectly fat and plain
above it, Broche silk, taffeta with tiny
lines, striped silks and especially prcttily
harmonized plaids are chiefly used and
are trimmed with circular flounces, plait-
ed ruflles, accordion plaitings vandykes
or tabs Of silk and plaitings fiounces and
ruchings of mousseline de sole. For ey-
ample, petticoat Of gray broche silk,
with a thistle design In blue, gray and
pink, is adorned with seven circular ruff
fles, four of plain gray silk and three Of
plain pink, placed alternately. These are
yelled with tlounce of pale gray nous.
selinc de sole. The hounces are headed by
ruches of silk or mousseline de Sole or by
ribbon of satin or velvet, which may be
of the same shade as the pettionat or may
form sharp contrast. Black is often
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A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs. hda E.
Hart OF Groton, s D.: Was taken with
a bad cold which settled on my lungs;
cough set in and finally terminated in
Consumption. Four doctors gave me up.
saving I could live but short time
gave myself up to my Saviour, determined
il | could not stay with my friends on
earth | would meet my absent ones above.
MY husband was advised TO get DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, Coughs
and Colds. l gave 1t trial, took in al.
eight bottles. 1t has cured me, and thank
God | am saved and now a well and
healthy woman" Trial bottles free at j.
w. o Sulivans drug store. Regular size
Soc and sl.00. Guaranteed or price refund
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The Critical Ages.

At 40 men begin to feel the strain Of
hard work If they have been careless or
reckless, they are liable to break down.
Another critical period is 60, when those
holding positions of responsibility, who
are too absorbed to take proper rest, 60 to
pieces. Yet man who has lived to that
age ought to continue for ten years longer
provided he takes care of himself.
1t is the pace that tells. 1t would be
laughable if it were not so serious to see
staid bankers and merchants rushing
along to save few minutes delay or
like General Scott in his famous letter Of
acceptance, Swallowing a hasty plate Of
soup" for luncheon, or constantly smok-
ing long, black cigars, as Governor Flow
or did, or debating TO a stenographer on
an ocean steamer, as was Mr.. Hyde's
custom. When | watch these human
machines running at top speed, with ev-
cry electric light burning, and carrying on
operations that affect the whole CONT
nent, | ask with Artemus Ward, What
does it signify?' Can Americans never
learn how to make haste slowly and to
work easily and smoothly? The secret of
strength is poise and self command, and
hustle and hustle indicate lack of balance
and reserve powers.-Philadelph Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31

Suburbs-Here comes the new woman,
Mrs. Suburbs-I don't see how you
make that out; her dress is plain and old
ia shioned. and she looks as If she were
80 If she's a day.
Suburbs-You don't understand. my
dear. She's the new cook l hired this
morning .-Cleveland Leader.
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NEW MATERIALS.
Light Goods and Lipht CoIors For
Warm weather.

The new materials are all light in
weight not merely because they are meants
for warm weather wear, but because thet
increasing amount Of tissue used in skirts
makes it necessary to diminish heaviness
as much rs possible. Thin cloths with
glossy finish are favoritcs and are much
used in decided colors and pale tones Be
ginning with the tints ycrging on white,
there are chalk, putty, pale suede and
pearl shades, which are at tho very head
and front of fashion and are sufficiently
delicate and unscrviccable to please the
most expensive fancy. Finencss and bril-.
liancy are combined with extreme light.
ness Of weight, and the result is charm