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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-05

of town We're Clark Andrews and family
from Barre, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Powers
and family from Waterbury and others,
at Milton StcVcnss Hon. and Mrs Asher
Robinson Of Wcstford.-Ccunty Commits
sicnor, W. II. Hall has been confined to mis-
house for the past week with a serious
truublc.-Mrs. John McGargin remains
very low but appears to hold her own --
Rev ana Mrs. Slas Perry were in town
Monday.-Mr. and Mrs William Gtrpn
+ 1T several days in Montpelier with their
children last wock-Dr Il. j. Andrews nld
son from the Mary Fletcher hospital spent
Saturday night ana Sunday with his par
Cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. $. A. Andrews Tho
Sunshine Circle Of Kings Daughters Will
give an entertainment entitled ''Hnc lgli-
est of Seven" in the Ncstry of the tniver-
salst church Wednesday ever ing, D""cn-
her 4. An orchCst ira will lie in attendant.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-05
RICH MOND.

A surprise party was held at the resi-
deucc OF Leonard Johnson Thursday even
ing i'm honor of the 9lst birthday of his
eldest son. Many presents wcrr left the
largest being a horse given by the fam
upon condition that tho son should not
use tobacco or liquor in amy form,
The Aid circle of Kirpa Daughters win
meet with Mrs. f.. II. Shcpardson. Friday
afternoon the Gth irstant.-Rcv. Mr. HIr-
ris preached at the Congregational chur'n
last Sunday.-The Richmond entertainment
course pres .rtcd the Dunno Emmett
Company Monday night November -. \
fair sized audience assembled, hut owing
10 missing railroad onnrctions, the com
pany did not reach here from Burlington
Us team until about Q O'Clock. Tho du-
diouce was about leaving when the artists
wed. Most Of the people returned ANA
Vrrc highly entertained until about y
- clock The neXt number m he course -
"a Lecture by the Rev, G. q, Atkins Of Bur
lngton, Wednesday evening, December 10
subject windows Of Iifo."-hbcut three
tens Of poultry were shipped on the Youl-
try train by r. T., Jones, r. W. Towers
and =. Gleason William Cabot of Canada
Is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. }. y.
SCuics.-The Condensed Milk CompanF
shipped \ carload of milk and cream one
day last Wcok,-Mrs. II. J.. Saylcs has gone
to Hyde Park, whore she expects to re-
main the r'st Of the wirter-Mail carrier
j. Derrick used two horses several Jays
last week on recount of the storm. The
roads now ara in very good coalition
Miss Sadie Conant of Kocne, \. H., IS
spending her vacation with her father ana
friends at home--Mrs. Alice I'm Of
StarkShorO and Martin NJ. Bates of Rich
mond were married last week Tuesday mt
the residcn'" Of a. i. 1Iail,-Juhn BelrY
had the misfortune enc day last week 10
have one Of his black horses break his log
I'm the stable and he had to XIII him -
There were many family gatherings on
THANKSGIVING day among which were Mi.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-05
GEORGIA..

There will he a donation for the Re-. J.
q. Lorin'er At the Baptist church. Gcor2ia
Plain, Dec 1lth. All are cordially invited
t. attcnd and enjoy the literary outortliu-
Inc ut. which will he prey 'dcd i'y the .'nUug
rcope-Mr, and Mrs. y. T.. Ware OF Nil
tcn BOro wore in town TucsdlA.-F. i.
Shuttuck spent Sunday IN town and start
ed through Franklin county Monday
Harvey BE Tins has been Speeding he
week with mis- SiSte" on 81. Adams Till.
Mrs. Judson Loader came Tuesday COR
a visit to her father u. l., Wins, at Georgia.
Plain.-E. l.. I.add is in i'll health.
There will be 4 chicken pie supper for
the benefit of the Rev, j. q. I.orlncr IT.
the Baptist church Wednesday evening,
December II. All are cordially invited. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Iadd will leave soon
tor Florida, where they will spend the
winter. 1t is hoped MIR. Ladd will be beu-
eited by the change.-Ar. ami Mrs r.
q. Shattuck and Miss Mildred came tn, -
day to spend Thanksgiving at Ira H. Fair
banks, hut Mrs. Shattuct will remain in
towna while on account of the serious con-
dition of her grandmother Mrs. .. G..
Waite.
Snow has fallen to such a depth that
with the filling in by the wind much work
has been done on the roads to make TN, m
passahlc.-ReV. j. q. Lorimer Is doing as
well as could be expected and Mrs. Lori
mer spends much time with him at thu
hoSpital.-J. f.. Warren of st. Albuus was
in town the first Of the week.-Miss Helen
Waite of St. Adams is visiting her sister.
Mrs e. Il. Ladd.-ReV. DR.. Goodall has
been filling the pulpit for Rev. j. q. Lori
mer for the past two Sundays and Rev.
Elmer Nye will preach Sunday, Dec, S,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-05

of having one thing in town. that was n
first class hotel. Mrs. George II Thomas
the owner and proprietor, is undecided
about rebuilding. The cause of the fire
was a candle used by the plumbers IN the
lath room changing the hot water pipes.
q. II. Thomas, who lost the Portland
house by hr" Thursday, Nov. 18th, has
secured 4 house and has several warm
r. omS and VIII cater to the public AS
usual. His livery will be run in connection
with the house. sheldon can not get along
without hotel but there Is nothing cor
thin TINT nnnthcr hOiol Will he crccIn1.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-05
SHELDON.

The Portland house was burned Thurs
day, Nov 2S Fire was discovered about
3 n. m. coming up through tho roof. Moth
ing could be done to save the hotel, but
the furniture was partly saved In broken
condition and nearly ruined. Things re
thrown from windows and on the veran a
rendering them useless The house, barn
and carriage house were saved by hard
work and a wind to help carry away
the flames from the buildings. The loss
is about $1,000 and 1t was insured for
5000 This hotel was called ono of the
best hotels In northern Vermont and ~
cry thing was up to date sheldon has
met with the greatest loss the town has
ever had, The townspcople were very
much pleased with the hOtel and bOaste |
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-05
EAST FAIRFIELD.

The church Relief society will meet in
post office hall Friday afto rnoon and
ovcring, Dec. 9Th. a quilting Will he in
order in ;hc afternoon. supper will ne
served FROM to :. after which every ono
is invited 20 fish i'm the III pond -
Ruben l.. Soulc Was at homo from t. Y.
NJ. for Tn lnkspiViI g.--Goo. w. Rou gin
as in EuCShurg Falls On business furt-
daN.-Thc winter toim of school opened
Monday, boo "a, with Miss Bradley "l
Fairfield and the Misses Kinks OF iro"'o'
as teachers. Roy Daniel Mcintyre was
called t. Sholdon sunday to oilCiut' at tine
funeral services of Mrs. WoodWCUh
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-05

'iily night bringing their music with
ia. TWc-tY couples ipduipcd in dane
W. W. Warren has nearly complet,
pairs on his buildings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-05

rcr farm to Vaughn brothers OF Schuyler
Fails, y. w. V. WilHrcs cat." were
tested last week fer tuberculosis ana out
of seventy. thirty we're condcmnod.-Nir6
t. j.. Sargent went To Now York Tu2Sdd% /
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-12-05
MONTGOMERY CENTRE,

Mrs r.. s Wright visited in Franklin
this week. Misses Nellie and Glcnna Me
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18

times $200, in short time after re- liable supply of water is placed within reach" He also asserts that "there is an intanse revival of interest through out the West in irrigation problems. The people are preparing to impress upon the President and members of the cabinet who are accompany him the feasibility of government aid. MT. Wilson made trip with an irrigation engineer last year, and is satisfied that wonders can be accomplished in that way" He does not make any sugges- tions how the original money is to be provided to construct these systems, but it could be done without expense by withdrawing the national bank notes now loaned to the banks at one fourth of one per cent interest, and re- issuing them in treasury notes, and using part of the proceeds at least in this important work.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18
RECLAMATION OF THE ARID WEST. Los Angeles Business Msn are Helping
 it Along.
from the Los Angeles Times.l


 The national irrigation movement is beginning to assume tangible shape in Los Angeles. Two hundred and fifty leading business men of the city have been enrolled as General Committee of Organization of the Nations, Irriga- ton Association, and the list will be increased as others desire to become mem bers.
 The committee of 250 will meet at the Chamber of Commerce assembly hall at 3 o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of perfecting organization by electing an executive commisa and officers.
 The plans of this committee are to have strong local organization, each mem per of which will be member of the National Irrigation Association, so that the local organization will be an integral part of the great national organization, which has membership throughout the entire country.
 Until the organization of the Ma. tional Irrigation Association, the prob lem of the preservation of the western forests and the reclamation and settle ment of the great arid region, was generally regarded as a purely western and local problem. Bat through the active efforts of this association in bringing the matter before the eastern public through the press and by cor respondence and public addresses, the problem is coming to be regarded as one of great national importance and of far-reachiug benefit to the East as well as to the West. This conviction has found widespread expression in the eastern press. In Lis remarks at Tucson, on the 5sh inst, Secretary Hitchcock of the Department of the Interior, said he 'considered this sub 1 ject of vital importance to the eastern country as well as to this region."
 George II. Maxwell, chairman of the Executive Committee of the national association. says: Tt is the purpose of the National Irrigation Association 10 continue its educational campaign until every manufacturer and mer- chant in the East who has market iu the West which would be enlarged bs an increase of population in the arid region, and every eastern man or in stitution having investments in ih, West has been enlisted in support O this great national movement, whiei has for its ultimate end the conques of the desert and the creation of mil lions of American homes in what i now an uninhabitab!e waste and mus ever remain so unless the ngtiona government grasps the great problen and solves it."
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18
WHERE HERoINES GROW.
Story of the Rescue of Five Unfortu- nate Hunters by Poor Bur
 msse Woman.

She is only Burmese woman, and even her name is not known in this country. But whatever her name may be, it may be here be translated Grace Darling For she is a saver of life ex- traordinary. a heroine of large propor- tions, and credit to her brown skinned race, says the New York Herald.
 From the accounts which have pene- trated from the land of secrecy and a few exterior condolences, it appears that she is a simple, unpretentious resi- dent of the countryside near Rangoon. In front of her home flows a stream of considerable proportions, and this proximity has bred in her love of the water, familiarity with its ca prices and treaeheries, and a skill in the handling of all manner of craft fashioned to conquer the waves.
 On a recent Sunday six clerks from Rangoon. intent upon the enj joyment of their holiday. set out from the city. guns in hand, with the idea of bringing back load of game which should fur nish food for boasting for many a weary work day. When near the sub urb of Insein the hunters came to the conclusion that their chances might be bettered from the vantage point of the opposite shore.
 But they had no boat-and the vom- an had boat, and it would accommo- date the entire party. An arrangement was made for her to ferry the sports men across. Midway of the stream a sudden squall sprung up, and, despite the efforts of the party, the sail was carried away and the skiff was swamped.
 Not man could swim. The woman, however, was thoroughly at home in the water, and, directing the capsized hunters to hold to the overturned boat swan ashore, first with. one and then with another In this manner five were saved The remaining man lost his head and consequently his life, having released his hold on the sliff and at tempted to negotiatesthe current.
 But this did not end the woman's heroism. Exhausted as she was with her labors, she yet swan back to her own side of the shore and secured an. other boat, in which she sailed to the opposite bank and carried back the dripping survivors.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18
C0STLIEST OF LOG HOUSES.
A Residence Being Built on an Island in Maine at an Expense
 of s7s,O0o.

The costliest log house ever built in Maine, and probably in the world, is being constructed on Warren's is land, Gilkey's harbor. It was begun by the late ". H. -Forwell, of Philadel- phia, and is being completed by his son, Nathan P. F'orweH. to whom the property was willed with the proyi- sion that it should be finished accord ing to the plans adopted. It will cost nearly S75.ooo. The log hut, as some of the neighbors call it, is 1oOx1O5 feet, and is built of unpeeled spruce timber cut upon the island. Fred Hunter, an expert log cabin builder from Virginia, is experimenting the erection of the building. and is copy ing the style that prevailed in Vir- ginia century or more ago.
 The house will contain 22 sleeping ! rooms, living hall 3ox40 feet. din
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18
THOUSANDS OF MILES.
age Man During His Lifetime.

The many thousands of miles which a man unconsciously travels in his life time, taking into consideration the paces his footsteps measure as he walks about each day. are enough to make him sit down to rest for the remainder of his life, says the London Mail.
 But now a German scientist has come forward with some still more startling facts concerning the jour neys which our eyelid undertakes every time it winRs, and it is not pos sie.e for us to zee, he says, unless we wink. Unconsciously we wink once second, so that for the time we are awake during the day we voluntarily wink from 4s,6o0s to j0,00o times. The distance, that the eyelid travels in its great speed is measured from single involuntary wink.
 This. the scientist says, is a quarter of an inch both ways. the eyelid nov ing equally up and down; SO that, talk ing the movement of both eyelids into consideration. they cover some 50.000 inches in day. The eyelids Of q man who has lived for 50 years will have unconsciouSly travelled third of the way around the earth. or about 7,2oo miles, a calculation sufficient in itself to cause the victim of insomnia to fall ! into dreamless sleep as he reads it.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18
The Hsssayampa Legend.

From the Denver Mining Reporter.l
 appearing in all the mining journals of the country Mining Reporter iucluded) as to the recent discoveries of gold ore in the vicinity of Wickenburg, Arizona. h considering these, the reader should not forget that this town is located on the shores of the ever dry Hassayampa river, a stream whose waters, when obtainable, are believed by many (even among Arizonians) to produce very astonishing effect upon the moral nature of those who quench their thirst therein. To put the matter courteous ly, it is said that all who drink of the Hassayampa acquire at once and retain 1 forever thereafter distaste for the truth, and an inability to adhere to it even in the ordinary affairs of life. l The region is an arid and warm one, where the ice cream tree does not l flourish nor the soda water tuber grow. Even empty beer bottles are scarce. As consequence practically everyone who has been there has become in due time thirsty, and has absorbed more or less of the subtitle Hassayampa liquid. Thus Arizonians in general, and par tieularly citizens of Prescott and Phoe- nix (the two nearest cities to the dangerous locality), have become thoroughly innoculated with the virus of the waters and need watching, Nothing but the fact that the river travels underground during tue greater
 part of the year has saved the residents of the territory from wholesale de
 moralization. It is community mis
 fortune which should arouse the sym
 pathy rather than the condemnation O
 outsiders, but should just the same b,
 remembered and guarded against And in this connection it may not b, } out of place to hint that either numer
 ous Arizonians who have beeom
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18
EASILY LOSE THEIR NERVE.
s.nny People Collapse Utterly When They Are Confronted by
 Danger.

q remember once hearing of a fellow who. coming uniniured out of a railway wreck, worked like q demon to assist his less fortunate fellow passengers said a railway official recently, accord ing to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "All the time he was at work, however. he held one hand to his collar. and. when it was over. one of his companions dis covered that he was holding tight to his necktie. which he had been in the act of tying when the collision oc- cured.
 People act very queerly when they are or think they are in danger.
 T know a young girl who had learned to sNimquite welland one day she tried to swim across a river. There were plenty of people about and the distance was not great, but when she was half way across some one called out: How deep is it?' She let her foot down and, of course, found she was out of her depth. Instantly she lost her nerve and sank. She came up once, tried to scream, but the water choked her and down she went again.
 "A nan. realizing that something was wrong. jumped in. clothes and all and pulled her out. Hs was none toe soon, for she was unconscious when he pulled her up. It was the sheer fright of knowing that she was out of her ] depth that caused it all, as otherwise there wasn't the slightest danger"
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18
NO. 21.

ing-room 20x30 feet. kitchen 20x2s feet, laundry 20x25 feet, and store room 15x25 feet There will be six bay windows and 100 of the ordinary kind. Many of the windows will be fitted with panes of glass 4x5 feet. The roof is gabled
 The large living-haIl is finished with gilt holding, and rom the windows one can look across upon the Camden mountains, famous for their beauty. This view caused Mir. Forwell to have placed above the immense open fire place a large marble tablet with the inscriptions: How beautiful are the mountains" from Isaiah. Work on the house was begun more than a year ago, and it will require four months to finish it.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18
TUCSON NEWSPAPER WAR.
John H. Behan and o'Bren Moore on
 the Warpath.
Special to the Phoenix Gazette.l ]

Special to the Phoenix Gnzettel
 TUcsoN, May 10.-There is trouble deep and dire iu the Citizen office. Yesterday the directors of that paper, Charles M. Shannon, Col. Breathitt and O'Brien Moore held a directors meeting, and at this meeting O'Brien Moore was elecced editor, general man. ager, secretary and treasurer of the Citizen company. This was done for the purpose of disposing with the ser vices of John fl. Behan, who has been business manager of that paper since it went democratic. Mir. Behan heard of the proceedings of the directors aud prepared himself. He took posses sion eff the Citizen office, and when Editor Manager Secretary Treasurer Moore appeared at the office this morn ing, Johnny Behan was there and politely informed the recently elected editor and manager that his services were not wanted. 1T have employed Mir. Smalley to edit this paper, and l want you to keep out of this office. You know me, Moore, and you know that l will not be duped by pack of cut-throats. secured several good men to put money iu this paper, name ly, w. c. Greene, $500, and various others, and the paper is in debt, so l have concluded to take possession of the plant and hold it till all the bills have been settled" Mir. Rehau showed by his looks that it meant war to disobey his orders, so 0'Brien Moore retired to take legal advice.
 In the meantime the Citizen came out tonight with one single column of re print editorial, and no Mir. O'Brien Moore in sight. The large stockholders are Shannon, Breathitt, l.. H. Manning W. c. Greene, Rochester Ford and several others. The paper is said. to have lost $675 the past month. The A14oboE Cko nave Uccu ncdVllYi V it is whispered, hence the outbreak.
 Tonight Behsn holds the fort and says he will do so till he gets what money he has put in the plant.
 The paper has been failure since ii csme into the hapds of Behan and Moore. Both are imprscticahle news paper men, and it was understood that six months would be the extent of it's life under their management. There has been lots of excitement in Tucson to-day. and trouble is feared. Bu probably wiser counsel will prevail ans that Moore will be allowed to assum, his numerous positions, aud the papel continue. This, however, is only con lecture.
 Mark Smith is here, but keeps relig iously out of the fight. How it vii end no man knoweth.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18
San Carlos Notes.
From the solomonviIle Bulletin.l l

lHEOm tno oOlOmOnYllle hulletln.
 Capt. W. J. Nicholson, U. S. A., for nearly two years acting Indian agent at San Carlos, left on the 4th inst. for San Antonio, Texas, to rejoin his troop of the Twelfth cavalry. now stationed et Fort Sam Houston, Texas. His wife and family accompanied him.
 Post Quartermaster Sergeant NJ. Benjamin, from Fort Grant, was in San Carlos on the 3rd inst, making ar engagements for all the serviceable United States property remaining at the post to be shipped to Fort Grant. It Is understood tbat after this is done the post will be definitely abandoned.
 From what can be learned San Car los is better site for an army post than Fort Grant, especially on account of being on line of railroad, while Grant is nearly thirty miles from one. In case of any Indian trouble it would take troops nearly two days to reach this point, while from here they would be in central position and able tc move to any point. It seems as if oul territorial officials should take up witt the war department the matter of hay Ing this post re-established, and con. tinue their efforts until they succeed in accomplishing their purpose. It ear be accomplished only by persisten efforts.
The Florence tribune., 1901-05-18
Chinese Canals.

In the great Empire of China, not withstanding the vast antiquity of her alphabet and records, the distribution of water by canals dates back into the fabulous period. Forty centuries of re- corded history do not describe the methods first in use which then were old. Chinese irrigation of to-day, though entailing enormous labor, yields three full crops year, and the soil asks for no interval of rest. A thousand years before the birth of Christ, the Chinese record has it, the monarch WouWeng caused to be con structed hydraulic machines of simple design and working, which were suc- cessfully used for filling storage reser- voirs, and as a consequence agriculture fourished. Some 500 years later, or about 25O B. C., the great Teheng- Ko canal was constructed to divert the waters of the Kiang River, by which fully million acres of arid land were made highly.productivs. This, Chinese history states, So increased the wealth and enriched the monarch that he was enabled to transform his Kingdom into to an Empire.