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Charged With Obtaining Fire In
surance Money Illeg-
ally.
Big FIRE IN WEST TOPSRAM
Started in His Neutrality-suspicious. Claim
to Have Found Property on Which
He Has Collected Insurance-The
Famous McGoveru Case
Given to the Jury.

West Topsham, Sept 2i.-Dr. j. A. Dow.
a well known ana generally liked young
physician here and "a graduate of tho
medical department of the University of
Vermont, i'm the class of %. is in serious
trouble and the case is the sensation of
this aud surrounding towns. He has been
arrested and is charged with illegally ob-
tanning insurance money from the Union
Mutual Fire Insurance company Of Mont
peler.
1t will be remembered that on the morn
ing of July 90 last the business section OFF
West Topsham was destroyed 10y liro. TH"
property burned included two stores. """
church and several dwelling houses hr
fire started in Dr DOW barn. As r. porte
cd at the time he came homo from 1l'
call and while putting up his horse l.r.-
dcntdlly tipped over his lantern s'iinS
FIRE to the barn, from which tie lite"
spread.
Doctor Dow had an insurance Of .lou In
the Union Mutual of Montpelier, ." on
medicines and books. and $500 on hou-. ul d.
goods. which was paid him in du' tim
1t appears. however, that certain Ugh
,ors have been suspicious of thu mar
md the doctors connection with u rom
he very beginning and that tho have
low found about two miles from ho'' what
hey claim are the original books an mei-
zines covered by this Insurance. hoy
contend that it Is a case Of scttuG the
re to get the insurance and propose to
&c the affair probed to the bottom
Meanwhile the Union Mutual hJs
rought suit in the Washinptou e. unity
curt to recover the money pal Doctor
)ow and it is understood that 'he cas-
as been brought to the attention # the
rand jury, probably for it, action asod
pon some Of the allegations therein mad q
part from the civil nature oI tIr suit
is said that Dow had assigned this in
urance to his mother. but the Union Nh
ual paid the money to him before it knew
the assignment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
KINDLY TAKN NOTICE that El

KINDLY TAKE NOTICE that Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm is Of great benefit to
those sufferers from nasal Catarrh who
cannot inhale freely through TIA enose, nat
must treat themselves by spraying. Ia
quid Cream Balm differs in form, but rot
incidentally from the Cream Balm that
has stood Tor years at the head of RENE
dies 70 rcataIrh 1t MAJ be us d N any
nasa atomzer. The prcc. including Il
spraying tube, is r. cents. Sold by drug
gists and mailed hy Ely iirothcrs. g Wa'-
rem Street, New iorh.
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Ask Him

Ask your doctor what he
thinks Of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
He knows the formula, so
ask him if there is anything
better for purifying the blood,
strengthening the digestion,
and building up the nerves.
Follow his advice, whatever
it may be.
81 have taken Ayers Sarsaparilla
every spring since l848. AS blood
purifying and nerve gthe ming medi-
cine it cannot be equalled."
S. T. Jones, Wichita, Kans.
81. All druggists. &c. AVER CO., Lowell, Mass,
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MRS GOLDMAN Is FREE

Chicago Sept 24-Emma Goldman. tho
anarchist lecturer, is now a free woman
after two weeks incarceration following
the assassination Of the President.
attorney overs for the city, informed
Magistrate PrinGlVille that the upper court
had freed the II on named as MISS COL
mans co-conslirators and that there was
no evidence against her.
In company with Mrs. Abraham Isank,
wife of the anarchist edit tor. and Marie
lsaak, the latter's daughter, Miss Gold
man entered a carriage with a uniformed
coach on the box, and was driven to .he
lsaak home.
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the third quarter in 80 seconds q two-
minute gait
Rounding tho turn into tho stretch it
looked as though Gecrs vas n repeat his
triumph Of the second heat for Tho Alb
bot was Il clear length I'm tho load Then
'kctcham called on the yellow stallion, ami
the latter responded nobly and trot'cd tho
geldng into the ground 1t was 50 hop
loss by tho time the short distance was
reached that Gcers stopped driving, See
ing that he was hopelossly beaten.
Tho ia t squirt Of a little more than hals
mill had taken all the brush out of Thu
abbot and for the second time thi- y,
he had to bo content to make way for tho
champion. This WAS the ,cv,nth ccnseru-
tive race which Crcsceus has Won over
tho Roadvilic track.
At the finish George r. Ketcham. vlp
bred owns ANA has always driven q
champion stallion in all his race. slit:
II have nothing to say about tn, .'.
My horse was not beaten and the winner
need say nothing" AS he walked past ho
turn into the homestrctch. he pointed WITH
his whip and said: That + wher 't.-
always beat me" Then he laughed -
though rcmo mheriuC that II was there a
month ago that Lord Derby headed him,
the only spot in three miles.
Following Is the summary
Special trotting, purse $4,000. g. per cont
to winner.
Crosceus. ch 9, hy Robert Nc
Grcpor-N Mabel by Mamhriuo
Howard GIotcham) ...... ....I , 1
Tho Abbot l.. ., by Chimes
tGeers)....... ...... .................2 ]
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VERMONT PENSIONERS.

Washing on, Sept 22.-lnorcase rostora-
tion, REISSUE etc. joseph S, sawyer, Ply
mouth Union SO
Washington, Sept 2i-Following are pen
sion changes from issue Aug 20 Vermont
Original, VIM. $. Smart, brandon, s.. H.
crease, restoration, reissue etc, Lyman
II. Larabcc, Garfield, $l2
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VERMONT PosTMAsTERs

Washington. sept. 2A-The follow IN :
fourth class postmasters were appointed
to-day: Vermont - AscutneYVille. j.. W..
blanchard: Jacksonville. \. G. Stetsou,
Taftsvile a. X. .Seaver; Wcathorst a..
T.. L. Jones.
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BIG CLASS IN MrDDLrPuRY.

NHddlebury. Sept. l9.-M idicbury College
opened its fan term to-day with the | rg-
est freshman class in ita history Of / /
years. The new Warner Science Han
costing $500 600 opens for lectures and lab
oratory work with the beginning Of he
college year
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cd AMI the eyes OF many of those i'll the |
court room werc filled with tears.
Judre Titus then arose and said that |
Judge Lewis had SO completely covered |
the gound that 1t seemed entirely unncC- I
essar' for him to reiterate 1t. and he
woulc therefore rest
Prosecuting ATTORNEYS SPEECH |
At i.i0 District Attorney Penney began /
summing UP. He spoke in n clear. we'll
moduated voice and every word could he
hcarc in any part of the room. He said:
ut is hardly possible for any man to
stand mp and talk about this case without
the deepest emotion. 1t was the most aw-
full tragedy that ever came upon the
worlc.
wv, have shown you how this defendant
stood in the Temple of Music that after
noon and shot down our beloved President.
We rave shown you how he deliberated on
and damned this awful crime. We have
shown you how he attended anarchist and
soCialistic meetings at which were SOwn
In his heart the seeds of his terrible act.
"The counsel for the defence says If the
defendant was sane he was responsible
and hat If he was insane he must be pre-
sumsd to be innocent. He tells you that
Is presumption of law.
at Ia also a presumption Of law that
every man is sane until proven insane II
has been proven that he was the agent OF
the crime and there should be no cuos-
ti'i III ''''i '''''i''' 80 ~ '''N
of the defendant
This Is no tine LOT CiatorIc"i ul9P''s'
CCUnSel LOT the prisoner ,,'" Wy 9,'i ','''
cn"eaNoteu l" ''.hiild'e an 0c'ioa
IRON TINS CASE IL Is NOT my i,!te"'i''. ~
ndulEe IN eX''hHeu ItT'arhS' ~" u"'''
Stitnd INC rcSponslpllItE rea'llS uppli E'"'
inc counSei mas Salu 'htie S''o"l" " ~
lyrch law In inns state lie mas to'i YOU
thai the people OF huhalo are 10 We C""l-
mended Tor the spirit dSplaNtd uE il"Hl
since the murder OF the IrtSluent p"t the
law must be Vindicated' rms t'rrlple th'n
hta happened because thrre are poop"
in TINS country wh" Il" not tV0pE
car laws ana unless th'F reel the
irresistible force or prompt ana PROP &C
ton in TINS case, something a"lul VIII
happen to our beloved country
Whcn think. gentlemen OF lhAt SrHnd
man who stood but few days ago N t"e
Temple of Music and how ne cam" from
tho lowly NaIks OF NE, now ne was lltSe
school teacher. then lawyer theh I
judge, governor, congressman ana
then President OF the lnlted StAtes'
and above all, a loving husband, ana thAt
on the last day when ne sad: IT IS Goa
way: Good bye all: good bNe. man 50
great th3t he could raist ms hand an
save his own assassin, ~ IN who could
shake the hand Of even the very worst
man you could imagine.
ut is 4 great lesson that so great
man can stoop so low, that he was 50
great that he could forgive his oW l
assassin. II was the noblCst man, I rc-
love. cod ever or, ated. a mar who stood
rear him in tho Temple of Music said to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

Cecil Rhodes Is figuring in the courts at
Cape Town just now, protesting against
a valuation of his Grange Estate there.
rhc assessors put the value at G35,0oo and
Mr.. Rhodes thinks this Is far too high.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26
Eackache.
ge gHclown Feeling

womb troubles. causing pain, weight, and
backachc, instantly relieved and perma-
ncnty cured by its usc. Under all circum-
stances it acts in harmony with the laws
that govern the female system, and is as
harmless rs Mntnr-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-26

,5,sxSEar, Backlclo left Inc after taking
SE&S the second bottle. Your medicine
cured 1lc when doctors failed.
Mrs. SARAH IIoLsrFGN,
Davis Block. Gorham It, Lowell. Mass.
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ings. There Is an evident inclina tion to
increase their width and Importance.
Some assume The form OF small capes
which cover the shoulders. and some
are alternately plated In black and
white
u IL quite easy TO make the simpier
kind, the points 70 remember being TO
use plenty OF stun and 10 keep the
plaits perfectly even. Some OF the fash
ionable boas are made entirely OF silk
petals. such as roses or poppies, and
some arc edged with feathers
The sketch shows new hchu OF ac-
Gordon plated chiffon over glace silk
with narrow edging OF gold
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-29
HOW TO MAKE STYLISH
SUMMER NECK RUFFLES.

Fashionable ruff,es are made OF net
tulle and muslin and SILK muslin ar
ranged in double box plaits. To make
them the material should first be dou-
bied and be about seven inches deep be-
fore beginning 10 plat. Many of the
ruffies consist of a row OF these plaits
gathered down the middle, with one
added piece plated in the same way.
but only half the width, as IL cut off IN
the center.
Sometimes the black tulle is edged
with white lace. and vice versa. Some
OF the material before using is Killed
and cr!mped. Some white IA brics have
black chenille spots; many white tulle
ones are edged with narrow black and
white ribbon. For the moment the best
kinds have either double or many rows
or black tulle, with long ends descend
ing 10 the feet. sometimes having a
frili at the edge Occasionally the ends
are gathered TO form a corkscrew. edg-
ed with a ruching. or the long ends are
trimmed with horizontal rows OF ruch-
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FIGURES ron rEuINIvIry.
Narragansett Pier.

English women average two inches
more IN height Than Americans. Aver
ages Tor the height OF women show that
those born IN summer and autumn are
taller than those born in spring or win
ter. The tallest girls are born in Au-
gust
So far as boys are concerned. those
Tho hrst see the light during autumn
ana winter are not SO tall as those
born in spring and summer Those
born in November are the shortest. in
July the lallest
An average head Of fair hair consists
OF 1900 hairs dark hair. lO5 600. while
red head has only 29200. Fair haired
people arc becoming less numerous than
formerly
person who has lived 20 years has
had pass thtouch hts hearr about s1s
eeo tons of blood the u hole OF tho blood
or he body passing through tho heart
In about " beats. The heart beats on
an average 70 times minute. or "a
zoe 900 times I'm che course OF "a year SO
that The heart OF an ordinary man so
years of age has beaten gOo00OO. 600
times The heat beats ten strokes
minute less when one is iyine down
than when one Is In an upright position.
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WOMAN,S ODD LITTLE WAYS,

i n + you ask a man how many rooms
i there are in the suburban cot
7 tage he has just taken. he Will
/ - consider a moment and answer
!. briefly:
] mine"
!. Ask his wife the same question. and
! She VIII begin:
: Let's see. There are the kitchen,
the front parlor, the back parlor. the
. dining room then there are our bed
: room and Tommy's room and the
. girls room and the guest chamber
. and the attic. which might be divided
. into three rooms, but It's left all In
one
"But exactly how many rooms are
. therey'
Why. I just told you. There are
. the guest room. the girls room. our
room and Tommy's room on the Sec
ond floor Then up stairs the attic,
which ought TO be divided. and down
stairs the Kitchen, the front parlor
and the back parlor and the dining
room"
And you may bray the little lady in
a mortar and you will never con-
vince her that she has not given a
perfectly direct and explicit answer
to your question
Further. have you ever observed
; how women remember dates2 Ask a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-29
BY TABITHA soURGRAPEs.

lady in what year any given well
known event occurred. like flood or
fire or an epidemic. She will not
answer you directly. but nine cases
out OF ten she will tell you that IL
occurred the same year as something
else intimately connected with her
own or her neighbor's domestic his
tory. Ask Mrs. Nervely the date OF
the great storm which cut up the
farmers crops through a belt OF 20
miles. drove her front door through
the back hall window and carried the
cat through the air for three miles.
she will Immediately answer you:
"Oh, yes, | remember it perfectly.
IL was the year my youngest child
had the measles. We thought we'd
never fetch her through It. and she
was JUST getting better when the
storm came. But she did get over IL,
and she's married now and got two
children"
But what year was It. did you
say"
oh, yes. Susan was Just 4 years
old the summer OF that storm. THAT
was II. Susan was years old"
That is tho nearest you can come 10
II with Mrs Nerveiy, and you make
the same inquiry OF her friend and
neighbor Mrs Weakly. Mrs. w. an
swers instantly
-. -. - q = ..
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pm money their 'hv PiU'seu INTO lle WAFER
loint board, the gowns for the
girl and whatever extras may oc-
cur such as country club fees, lit
tie dinners, drives etc. She is gen.
erally engaged a month or so ahead OF
the time. and she takes her charge
around 10 the different dressmakers and
tailors TO see that she has the proper
gowns When the limit is 81, 900 all told
or course these have to be quite simple;
but, then, Miss Van Spuyten is a very
good manager and full of taste. II goes
without saying that the tradespeople all
give her a percentage So she makes
quite neat sum. especially If the girl
marries when generous present is in
the order OF things.
You call this calculating, suppose.
can tell you that there's a great deal
more OF II going on than you would
dream of. especially right here at the
Pier Perhaps IL explains, too. why so
many of the girls are pretty. The
chaperons won't have anything to do
with the palmer ones. for they very
Justly consider them in the light of an
safe investments.
Well, as the old woman said: "It
takes all sorts OF people TO make the
world. I'm proper glad I amt one OF
them which naive remark sometimes
appeals very strongly 70
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Sept. ]. 1900. they began regularly
their business OF making pictures TO ~
lustrate advertisements Ia Ia say.
Mrs. Mcnamara made the s<ctches.
Miss Irwin sold them From the start
they had more orders than Mrs McNa-
mara herself could nll. 1t became nec-
essary to hire other artists These. of
course. were naturally largely those of
their own sex. though they DO not
frown upon men Of tho pencil. They
now have considerable stan OF artists
regularly employed under the supervi-
sion OF Mrs. Mcnamara.
In a very short time they outgrew
the small studio they had at first. They
removed 60 another in the most FASH
ionabIe business section OF New York.
1t is handsome apartment. large ana
airy, with plenty OF great windows and
so artistically appointed that it Is a
pleasure 10 go into if. The two Cali
fornia women have the foundation OF a.
fortune laid. and they are both young.
They will never enjoy their fortune att
er IL is made. however. more than they
now enjoy the making OF It. Their sue
cess has surprised and yet not surprised
them. for they began their undertaking
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affection and harmony exist, began
their enterprise on this plan; Mrs Me-
Namara making the pictures, Miss Ir-
win visiting the great department
stores, manufacturing firms and other
advertising establishments, exhibiting
the drawings and making pleasant ac-
quaintances because of the taking way
she had with her. There is another es-
sential for the best success, which
should have put with the other three.
and that Is good temper. This fortu-
nately both ladies have. Miss Irwin
made her canvass and. successful or
unsuccessful, kept her temper. meeting
all with pleasant smile and ready wit,
making merry Jest of rebuffs when
she met them and earning. every step
of the way. how to deal with humanity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-29

'''Hi. 'lf ~ NFsi mot tntl SUN
Scwport entertainments and laks n ny.
ins. trip across TO tho Pier IL is such q
shori journey and SO convenient. Then
too the Pier maidcus a,c 50 tlyac GUS
pfeNy and bubbhug over With life and
fun Young Nj Millionaira fnds them
oTiiChrfu aftef the formal couVersat ON
onc lIaDners m the nice" girs Ec
irecis at.his mnthcrs house. There is
no Use of talking, Llcn arc no, fond ~
ceremony especially In hoi Nsathcr
They ike 10 go where they can have
jolly good tirnr. lfor this reason an
mdGy Others Nara ssnarN pier T. y.
er-'nf7 mess. Ike 'oihci sunlmc. resorts
It's eNat playground fof Che grown
W bows ~ wcll as the grown az gir.s.
And ho~ stunning Tire lattci a o.
There lsn't "a really homcly Sit here
this. GUNNER such co.lplcxisng. such
dsz@iiug eyes. such fluffy masses OF
hair and such gov ns as one scos' The
Other night at hotel dance noticed a
oA3eAins girl she was dispensin. her
case OF a society leader. although
found on inquiry that she WAS only IS.
Her dress was UNDUE. and mad a
mental note of ~. II was Of the sheer.
Cst white mousselne de sole ove- pa.e
blue slace silk, The whole thing dt
was cut princess) was laid in tiny shl-
rings These were so yraduatad that
they ran In upward lines over the bu
and in downward cm.eS over the hi,
and skirt From the knees down there
was mass OF little ruflies not more
than couple OF ilchss wide. and here
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-29

Yes. indeed. remember that
storm. 1t was the very day Sister
Lou ran away and married Charley
Piper. Louise slipped out the back
way and Joined Charley. and they
went to the minister's and were mar
ried, and when they came out the
storm broke upon them, and II was a
mercy they got out OF IL with their
lives. Lou's new green silk dress was
ruined so she never wore II again"
But just what year was IL, Mrs.
Weakly"
"Oh. lemme see. Why. Loulse's old
est child was born the next summer
after that. and IL was just the time
we moved into our new house. Yes.
IL was that very year"
Finally you ask that up TO date .
lady. Mrs. van Hebrides. who belongs
TO clubs and goes in for the exact sci
ences: .
Mrs. van Hebrides. can you tell me .
what year it was that the tornado
struck this region?" .
"of course / can. / have good rea- .
son 10 remember it That was the
year my husbands father died, and !
his mother came 10 live with us, and :.
she's been with us ever since. and
she's likely TO stay till the next tor !
nado comes too. Certainly 7 can re- :,
member the tornado year"
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know some frBt class nodistcs who get
'heir oebt IDEAS from actresses gowns.
speaking OF actresses reminds ma
thet nave seen no fewer than seven
~ansIry hats since my arrival here
ana they were worn by seven different
'ypes or women too There vas onlv
one ny the way, who looked well an
Sne was a tau, Gueenly young married
Noinans ld takes these young n,afrons
90 ufes;i In case you don't know about
the ianEtry hat lea me describe Il,
IL nothing ih the world but biz aop.
10 leshOtn OF the garden hat ghapr
lacked both hack and front 80 thar 4,
curves downward most coqtettisbiu
Inc entire tfimming consists OF n
wreath of nne hoWers forgetuen
Nioiets. o. little pink .rosebtds Al
Lanstry has been wearing this c~os.
ton In her new play "rhe Roval Necsr
litc, and nowhll the women waut o,s
hfc IT, Bui II takes . Nsris Antofnette.
LAngiry face and 80 for thar reason I
don't 'lhaeiHe'it VIII ever BECOME cor
mon -
Tbs Other day we. drove 10 Inc pain,
judith Country club and mad - ons
game OF golf- J. notired than ueo~I,
every smart woman on the links wo.o
pure white. The slIilt waists ve,, ,,s
white muslin or china silk and 80
skirts OF white pique or mohair m.
little White sailors were Of stltcboa sii,s
or duck. and they were trimmed 49,
white breasts OF simpiy twisted u,,,i,a
chiffon ven There VAS one ,vop,,,, ~,
particular who attracted nv a,tontio,,
nor bccaus" of her dress. button accouc,
OF her beautiful complexion. II Ms
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-29

with perfect faith in themselves. That
Is at least half the battle
They have added another department
TO their enterprise--that of selling the
productions of artists and writer's who
have not the knack OF doing IL for
themselves. Miss Irwin attends to this
branch. charging a commission for her
services. She is a literary and art mid
dleman. In their own especial adver-
Using field Miss Irwin Is now so well
known that in one day she sometimes
takes as many orders as the artists can
fill in two weeks. The time left on her
hands she employs in disposing OF pic-
lures and manuscripts for ether per-
sons. Thus large establishment IL
gradually building up.
MARILLA WEAVER
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field ali over carefully and pOndered.
There was q steady demand for new
and brilliant IDEAS aud pictures In the
advertising world, d vast one. Then
they decided Mrs. Mcnamara had a
genius for suggesting and making spir-
tied and taking advertising pictures.
Miss Irwin had the genius. stan rarer,
for selling them, The young ladies,
who are cousins. between whom perfect
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-29
QUEEN MARoprRrrA.

Queen Marghcrita Of Italy frequently
retires 10 the Val dc Lys and takes part
In mountain excursions in which she
delights. For her mountaineering trips
she adopts tho costume Of The valley-a
short full bright rcd cloth skirt and
bodice Of the same over white linen
chemlsettc. She enjoys nothing better
than to camp out In the snow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-29

OF the real old New York families and
who knows everybody. Miss Van Spuy.
ten is a professional chaperon. But.
there! Please remember that this is
confidential IL IL were known. Miss
Van Spuyten's services wouldn't be
nearly so valuable. she takes attract