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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19


and the gentlemen are either at the tav-
ern taking their morning whct or at the
coffee house in conversation or engaged
In some of the sports to which most of
them are so much addicted. Lord Fly
lingdale. although the streets at such
an hour are mostly deserted, had to
cross the market place on his way TO
The captains house in Hogman's lane
and was therefore carried in n chair
with the curtains drawn, SO as to avoid
recognition.
He was received by Captain Crowle
In the parlor. For the occasion the old
man had put on his Sunday suit, with
white silk stockings, and he wore his
sword, to which. as the former COM
mander Of ship, he was entitled.
Il am come, captain, to receive in
person your answer to the message
conveyed to you yesterday by my EN-
bassador | hope that the mcssag &c
was delivered faithfully and with due
respect"
Il believe, my lord, with both"
Il assure you, Captain Crowlc, that
the respect | have conceived for YOUR
character and loyalty is more than I
can express in words. That you have
inspired in the mind Of your ward sim
liar virtues | do not doubt, and this
confidence. believe me, has much to do
with the offer of my hand to that
young lady"
Your lOrdship does me the greatest
honor. My answer is that l accept in
Molly's name, and joyfully."
II am delighted. This should be-"
he added coldly, "the happiest day Of
my life"
when we spread the news abroad,
everybody in Lynn will feel that the
greatest honor has been done to the
town, as well as to this house"
Sir, you overrate my position. Still,
however, we must keep the matter Sc
cret for a day or two yet. l engage
you, captain, to profound secrecy"
AS long as you please, my lord. The
sooner l may speak Of it the better |
Shall like it, for | am bursting with
JOY and satisfaction"
Patience, captain, for day or two"
The captain became serious, even
melancholy. you will take her away,
| suppose:"
Il fear must. A married man gen
orally takes away his wife, does he
not?"
you will take her to your country
house ana to London. Well. | am old.
am 10 already. | cannot expect ever
to see her again. Her mother, how
ever, is not so old by 80 years. Per-
haps your lordship will at some time
or othor-we would not remind you OF
your lady's humb;r folk-allow her, il
she is within an easy journey, to come
here to see her mother"
Surely, surely, captain. Could be
so hard hearted as to refuse? Her
mother, certainly. or yourself. but not
any Of her old friends, not the friends
of her childhood. such as that young
sailor man, nor the girls of the place"
Il care not for them SO that | may
comfort her poor mother with that
promise. AS for myself, who am l
that ! should intrude upon her? Let
me die happy in the knowledge that
she is happy"
she will be as happy as the day is
long. captain"
Il doubt 1t not, As for Jack Pente-
crosse, an old playfellow. he Is like me.
lie loves her nS if she was his sister.
but he desires nothing but the knOwl-
edge of lh" girls happiness"
u accept your assurance. captain,
thTt he win not endcayor to seek her
pr 10 visit her"
"He viii net: My lOrd'.-sthe captain
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19

everything is ready for you. DO not
be recognized as you pass along the
street. You can wear domino with
the pink silk cloak which you wore the
other night at the assembly. Then I
shall recognize you. No one else, Mol
ly, need be considered. Are you sure
that you understand"
YES" she sighed; II understand"
"Then, Molly He bowed low, and
without Offering TO kiss her this won
derful lovev left his mistress and was
carried home in his chair.
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No Reason TO Complain.
CrO BE CONTINUED)

~ should thiAk." be said to the man
who WIS engaged 10 one Of The twins,
THAT it would be dreadfully annoying.
They look SO much alike | don; see how
you can avoid making mistakes"
MY DEER sir" was the reply, that
doesn't trouble me in the least. l don't
want 10 avoid it. Are you SO pro>aic that
you can't appreciate the advantage Of
getting double allowance Of bhssT'-
Chicago Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19

Mrs. Graves-He is SO cold. 1t is
dreadful, sit all the evening playing
upon the piano. and be sits in his chair
and never utters a word the entire even
Ing.
Mrs. Wyse-Sits and hears you play all
the evening? Why, you silly woman. it
Is evident he loves You to Distraction
Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
CHAPTER NJ.
THE AREN'T LOVER.

TWEEN 10 and II Of
the clock next morn
Ing Moliy's suitor-I
cannot call him her
lover-arrived at the
house. At that hour
most of the ladies are
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
CHAPTER MI.
THE SOCIETY" AGAIN.

If society" continued
to meet, but irregular
ly. during this period
of excitement when
everybody was busy
making money out Of
the company or join
ing In the anu>ements
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19

"Nhy do you eat that looking CLASP"
asked the dime museum visitor of the
human ostrich.
"Oh, it's food for reflection" replied
the freak Baltimore World
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
No PINE Lost.

Hawkins-I tell You what, Sellers
reached the top in a hurry.
Rohhius-les he must have made pref
ty good time, for he has hrru blowing
ever since he got there Smart Set.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19

Sid Darling, lol2 Howard St., Port ITm
ron. Mich, writes, Il have tried many
pills and laXativcs, but DeWitts Iitth
Early Idscrs are far the best pills | haW
ccor used" ThoV never grippe.
OSullivan u Young, ". L. Han,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-09-19
SAFER AND As SURE.

Joe-"lf YOU have anything mean ia say
about man, say IT To- his face
Bily-"Oh It Will set around to him
almost as quick "-ChicaGo Rocord-Her
aid
The citizen., 1901-03-01

filed with air. As the nest is large. re-
quiring a great deal Of air the spider
makes another and yet another trip. un
til the whole interior is free from moist
ure. BY this simple process she keeps
the eggs dry and furnishes air for the
young until they are large enough 20
swim out and get it for themselves.
But as much as the spider lives under
water it is always dry. No matter how
long it may have been swimming around
under the surface, the moment it comes
to the top there is no trace of moisture
in it. The reason of this is that the air
particles that cling to its hair Keep of
the water and prevent it from soaking
through the skin. Another strange thing
about it is that it can swim with great
speed in spite of its balloonlike burden.
The best way to watch the water spider
is to place one in a vessel filled with
water and containing some water plant.
There it will quickly spin its web and il
fed on flies and bugs, lead its aquatic
existence.
Tho eggs of this spider are laid in
cocoon. shaped something like the top Of
round dish. 1t generally contains
hundred or more eggs.-Chicago Inter
Ocean,
The citizen., 1901-03-01

never heard Of horse weaSrlng specto-
eles' though it would not bes impossible
10 provide them if that were desirable.
horses sometimes wear overt the eyes
nlIhde-s with colored glasses. THESE are
Intended to prevent the horse from dis
eerhihg shadows. Such binders ara. some
'iII,gS ~, put on trotting horses in races,
:, mere are trottcrS that shy or break at
y .ne shadow on the track of the wire over
l'"rAihS the starting and finishing
pe'u'' OF at the shadow of building or
VI ., some projecting point of one. iust as
a would at pool of water or some
%etuai object on the track. A skin or a
p'V"h might mean enough distance lost
" i9se the race. These binders are used
80 Sl"l the horse won't see the shadows.
mere are also put on trottinr horses
Ii;!, ''iil'S Tor the same purpose leather
b''uu'IS 50 made and adjusted that the
nurse can look out over them and m
m"'u' out not downward over them to
He r"''n III front of him. Some thor
VuS"DE'u horses shy at mud or sand
thrown ~ IN their eyes by horses ahead of
.n'".' ana for these there are sometimes
provided what are in effect spcctacles
oliuu'rs covering the eyes for their Dro
glass. u oIuinaiE
Horses and dogs were sometimes nro.
vlded with glass eyes to improve thpir
''Ppc"rahee'-Aew York Sun.
The citizen., 1901-03-01
HUMOROUS TlPSTeRS.
Quick Returns For Bright Ideas.
The other Half of the Cartoonist.

Caricaturists' ideas for funny pictures
often run low. They say that their hands
do not lose their cunning. but that their
minds refuse to frame comical scenes
and situations. They must turn out Il
certain amount of grist, however. and on
such occasions have recourse To the hui
morous tipster. He is usually Il literary
free lance, with some knack of humor.
The most successful are those who con
tribute funny paragraphs. stories and
sketches TO the humorous weeklcs or the
humorous columns of daily papers and
magazines.
In New York there are at least 80, of
whom probably onc-half sell tips or enter
into business relations with the artists.
Where tips are sold they bring from 81 to
So, and they average 50 each. 1t is gen
orally cash transaction. Equally com
mon is the practice of going halves upon
an idea. In this case the tipstcr makes Il
schoolboy sketch and on Il separate sheet
writes the reading matter to accompany
it. The artist thereupon makes finished
picture. If the publication uses black
and white and no color, the drawing is
purchased and the artist absolvcd of fur
ther responsibility. If, however the pub
lication has a color press, the artist is
often called upon to oversee the press ar
rangcmcnts as to the distribution of the
various inks. In the former ease the art
ist and tipSter equally divide the price
paid In the latter the artist receives
somewhat larger share.
The business pays fairly we'll so far as
the time consumed is concerned. \ man
with grotesque fancics will often conceive
a dozen tips in an hour, but it may be
several days or weeks before he can do
it again. The most successful tipStcr is
said to clear $1,000 year. An ordinary
tipster makes onc-half or onc-third as
much. During political campaign there
is a big demand for cartoons. and prices
go higher Tips for these cartoons win
often bring So and so, and when they
have been worked out upon the partner
ship principle they have netted as high
as $100.-New York Post.
The citizen., 1901-03-01
SUBMARINE WORK OF SPIDERS.
A Species That Carry Along Air In
Their Journeys Under Water

A certain kind of spider is capable of
forming bubble, taking it down through
the water and discharging it into its nest,
so that the eggs-and later on, the young
are 'sapt dry and are supplied with air
Although the water spider lives on
land, where it needs plenty of air to
breathe, it is really hatched under the
water and spends a great deal of its time
there beneath the surface. Its body is
covered with hair which holds the air
like drops Of water, and when the body is
charged with these air particles the
spider dives down under the surface,
forming bubble which it holds between
the hind legs and carries with it. 1t is
only in this manner that it can furnish
air for the interior Of its nest, keeping it
dry until the eggs are hatched.
First the mother spider builds her nest.
This is placed some distance down in the
water and is a sort of cell spun in the
shape of an egg. having an opening on
the undersidc When this is completed,
she rises to the surface and there charges
her body thoroughly with air. Then once
more she dives under the surface, the
water forming a bubble which gradually
swells out from the body. This she skill
fully holds between her furry hind legs
firmly and yet gently so that it won't
break and escape.
Swimming TO the nest, she discharges
the bubble in it. This, of course, crowds
The citizen., 1901-03-01
A Surprise For Her Cuesi

Talleyrand's wife was the reverse of
brilliant, and he used to excuse his mar
riagc on the ground that "clcvcr women
may compromise their husbands. stupid
women only compromise themselves" ="
One day the famous traveller, NJ. DeLon.
was expected to dinner, and Talloyrand
conjured madame to prepare herself for
sensible conversation by looking over De
mons works.
Unfortunately, on her way to the libra
ry madame forgot the name She could
only remember it ended in "on." The IL
braran milingly handed her a copy of
"Robinson Crusoe." Madame easily mas
tered its contents, and at table astonished
her guest by exclaming, "Oh. monsieur,
what joy you must have felt in your is-
land when you found Friday"
The citizen., 1901-03-01
THE MODERN TYPEWRITER.
bome of the Ingenious Schemes
From Which Ii Has Evoluted.

The history of the typewriter would
make volume full of intense human in.
terest," said an expert who was recently
IN the city. There is no other mCchani-
cal appliance i'll the world upon which so
much diversified inventive genius has
been lavished and so many strange and
cranky ideas advanced. When you know
that over 800 different kinds of type.
writers have been constructed and aban.
doned since the date of the first expert.
ment, and over 100 are in use now. you
can form some conception of the magni.
tude of the problem and the activity Of
the inventors.
Many of those queer early models
bear no resemblance to any variety of
machine familiar to us today. One of
them was half as large as an ordinary
piano and weighed 600 pounds. 1t did
pretty fair work, by the way, if the
operator wasn't pressed for time, and is
now preserved as curiosity in the office
of one of the big firms in the north
Another strange specimen was made
like globe-in fact, think it was called
The Writing Globe'-and had the type
raised on its surface. 1t swung around
ON universal joint and a very ingenious
contrlvance stopped and depressed it at
exactly the proper place over the paper.
1t worked perfectly, but it was impossible
to write more than two or three words a
minute on it. and how the inventor could
possibly have imagined it would ever be
practical success is something | am un-
able to understand.
Nearly all the modern typewriters
now on the market are evolutions, rather
than invention. They have been gradu.
ally built up and perfected and are the
fruit of scores II brains. | call one ma.
chine to mind il which fully 200 patents
of different kind, are Incorporated One
small part, that could be held in the
palm of the hand, has been changed and
improved Il dozen times since the first
model came out of the shop.
"Most of these inventions are made by
the workmen at the benches, and the
company buys and develops them. AS Il
rule they are small, and the mechanic
gets from So to SO for his idea, but oc-
casionally some bright fellow stumbles
on to something much more valuable
One big hit in that line was a device for
cutting typewriter type from a contnu
Gus roll of wire. Ii was designed by a
young chap in one Of the large manufac-
tories, and his own frm paid him 100000
in cash for the exclusive rights He has
quit work since and set up an automo-
bile."-New Orleans lmes Democrat.
The citizen., 1901-03-01
TITLES FOR LAWYERS.
The One Learned Profession Which
IL without u Handle.

1T has always seemed strange To me
that the legal profession. which is one ~
the foremost of the learned professions.
may hcstow upon Us members uo di,
tmctiye title. as can the medical. for iu-
stance" said a member ol the District
bar 10 Il reporter.
~ man came in my office the other
day and handed me his card. which bore
two or three initial letters al the end ut
his name. lie was a compuuudrr wi
drugs; not druggist in the sense that
he owned a drug store. though he might
have owned one, but he was licensed 90
put up prescriptions and therefore EN-
titled To place certain distinctive letters
after his name.
~ man upon graduating in medicine Is
authorized 10 place after his name the
letters NJ. D. which signify that hc is
doctor ot medicine. and the public 10y
courtesy and long fixed and established
custom calls him DR. which Is "A dis
tlnction above that of the average man
In life. To call a physician Mr. would
be grounds almost for duel. would
be taken rs IN insult and certainly a
slight. Physicians are very scrupulous
- 49, ~ '.'' ''''''.4' p o.
and in a hospital when half dozen ply
sichthS "rc iostthcr the utle 1T. Is APP
P'.'u ;" ol'ch lhat II may be scooped up
i"liIH'
l"IS II aS u ShouIu De- nut none VIII
uelN tHat the profession OF the law Is not
as learned and as ancient rs that Of med
icinc. y lawyer should have some dis
liS.i'c ulle Whlch would he recognized
oH lnc PuhHc ana d! the law and be Sus-
cep'loIr oi protection 10y the law. as Is the
ti''c oi W. ~" WhIth Is an "u'HSr To as
sumo II tne hold'r Is not legally entitled
theIr'o' hut lawyer uutll ne aNcends
70 'h' ochch' Is SIMPLE 'Alr,' like any
nlui' VINO can helth'r read nor write.
Even Veterinary surgeons assume the
ti''e on lF'' clVii engineers may place
ti' ''l'''"'S = L. ali'f thelr names /;
ueitISlS aiSo assume the utle OF ')r.
ah" tlle lhlllaS -. - >; the calling OF
munster Is nlaue distinctive hy the pre-
IA i'eN' anu upon ih' cohl'rtlhE OF
certain uPsr'eS tAe recipient may he and
Is S"Iut'u as Dr' In snort all OF the
actually learned professions ANA some
p'oirSSIollS Wnlch are not learned be-
s.o" upon lhelr members distinctive
tltlu eAc'pt my own
me hEaI profession Is ltSeli To blame.
II Snoul" years ana years ago nave
auopleu ulle Sueh as. lor example only
'uuEe' thrown around II the safeguard
Als Protec'ioh OF lhe laW' OF Whlch IT'S
nleliiperS are thp makers ana construct
orS' prosecuted an men VINO attempted 10
use 1t Wlthout license ana cherished 1t IN
The citizen., 1901-03-01
SPECTACLES FOR ANIMALS.
ses May Wear Them For Special
but Not TO Aid Yisinn

Il response to an inquiry an optician
Il that he had never known himself of
animals wearing spectacles, but he
read Of a horse in London that had
n provided with pair of spectacles,
Peh, the account said, "the horse seem
v find delight in wearing" He had
Plcason to doubt that this was true
~ though certainly the statement
~ the horse seemed to find delight in
|es.ng the spectacles did seem little
% a general proposition the fitting of
" sort Of spectacles to the eyes of any
,.V@Ter would require the exercise of in
tiaEehce \ on the part of the wearcr as an
'lLl ~iL the fitting. Intelligent assistance
,suH he given by the human animal,
,au' ~, But this could not be expected of
%ses and dogs.
nSlne defects of vision in their eyes
L,sn' be determined without the aid of
NJ ny. SUBJECT examined, but intelligent CO.
ptiatlon ! ~ in the fitting could not be had
boa suVlr case even if it were desirable for
!, ~ 70 wear spcctacles or practicable
oro .ueln to do so. AT any rate, he had
IA d himself known of an animal that
- @ wear spectacles or of spectacles be-
The citizen., 1901-03-01

You see, no Chinaman would set foot
on a vessel unless he had every assurance
that in case he died he would be put away
in first class coffin and brought into
port. IL we didn't all contract to do that
none of us would carry cody, not if we
offered them free passage, so we promise
to supply chop dollar" coffin in case of
death and to carry the cody back to the
port from which he sailed, and that costs
money.
This business hadn't gone on a month
before the cody saw his chance to beat
the company and began to do it. You see,
a cody who is about to die, or wants to
pass in his checks. and they can do it just
whenever and wherever they want to,
steps on n steamer. say for Hongkong,
and he only pays about 81 for deck pas
sage. Then when he gets good and ready
he just stops breathing, and the company
has to provide coffin and pay the freight
back home.-Scrbner's
The citizen., 1901-03-01
ReadinE.

have known some people in great sor-
row to fly to novel or the last light book
of fashion. One might as well take n
rose draft for the plague. Light reading
does not do when the heart is really
heavy. | am told that Goethe when he
lost his son took to studying a science
that was new to him. All, Goethe was a
physician who knew what he was about!
In a great grief like that scanuot
tickle ANA divert the mind. You must
wrench it away, abstract, absorb, bury it.
in an abyss, hurry it into a labyrinth
BulWcr.
The citizen., 1901-03-01
LONG ISLAND SMITHS.
So Numerous That They Sometimes
Need Labels to Distinguish Them.

A good story is told at the expense of
the Long Island Smiths by a census emu
merator. Years ago. before so many new
settlers had come in. he fell into the hab-
it of asking at each place he stopped the
name of the next householder beyond
and invariably met with the response,
Smith"
BLESS me" said he at length to a
long. lank old inhabitant. Are you all
Smiths down here?"
"Ill tell you how it's. squire" said the
old man. There is pretty considerable
lot of us Smiths on the island and no
mistake. There was Tangier Smith. that
the British government thought so well
of they gave him a grant of pretty much
all the present town of Brookhaven.
Then there was Bull Smith, who made a
swap with the Indians of few beads
and red coats for all the land his brindle
bull Sam could trot round in a day. One
family of us is known as the John Rock
Smiths. because its ancestor used a big
bowldcr for the rear wall of his house.
Another line is called the Jonathan Black
Smiths because its ancestor was as dark
complected as an Indian. Still another
family is known as the Block Smiths,
from the fact that their founder had
big horse block before his door, and an
other as the Weight Smiths. because
their ancestor owned the first set of
weights and measures in the settlement.
But, bless you, we're nothing as bad
off as they were in Patchogue a few
years ago. There were actually five
William Smiths living there at one time,
not Il mile apart either. But the people
got around that too. One of them own
ed peacock. the only one of the five
that did. and he became Peacock Bill
Smith. Another invented an improved
kind of wheelbarrow with three wheels,
and he was known all his days as
'Wheelbarrow Bill Smith. The third
lived on a point projecting into the bay,
and he was called Point Bill A fourth
was a famous diver, and he was called
Submarine Bill and the fifth was alters
called Eleven Dollar Bill for this rea-
son:
"TIe was clerking in a store. and n
one day woman gave him Jilar
bin to nay for her tradi' ave her
back S1O50 in change. I oss got on
TO il, and he said he mistook the two
Roman numerals II in corner for the
figure Brooklyn Eagle.