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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-27

has run up against considerable trouble
in making preparations to build the new
iron bridge over Otter creek at Center
Rutland and as result the bridge will
have concrete abutments instead Of
stone as originally intended. The diff
Guilty arose over the refusal of Mrs Ro-
ger Riley to allow a guy rope to der
rick to pass over her land In order to
build the solid stone abutment contem-
plated it was necessary TO erect a large
derrick and to support 1t by long guy
ropes. There was no convenient way to
put up these ropes except to have them
pass over Mrs Riley's land She object
ed to this strongly and when ordinary
ropes were put up she cut them. The
company then resorted to heavy iron
cable but Mrs. Riley was equal to tho
occasion and with an axe and a little hard
work she soon had this chopped in two.
Rather than have further trouble the
company decided to do away with the
derrick and put in concrete abutment
which Will in the end be more satsfac-
tory. There is an injunction in force is-
sued on the prayer of the town restrain
ing the residents from interfering with
the railroad company while they are on
lands belonging 70 the town This does
not affect private property, however
PLANS FOR BRANDONS NEW
ARMORY.
The plans for the armory at Brandon,
drawn by Architect Arthur II. Smith Of
Rutland, have been accepted and bids
for the work are now being received.
The building will he 1870 by 81 feet, two
stories with basement. 1t Is to be built
opposite the depot on the east side Of
the street The building will be of wood.
Stained shingles will BE- used outside on
both roof and sides Inside, at the left
of the main entrance, will be the Offices
At the right will be located a reading
room and library, with toilet room at
tached. Opposite the main entrance will
be the main assembly room. 90 feet By
81 feet in dimensions and 20 feet in height
At one end will be a stage 20 feet wide
and II feet deep, with dressing rooms on
each side. This room will be used for
entertainments and dances, as well as
for general assembly purposes. On the
second floor in front Will be a muster
room. Il feet by "A feet and a gallery
overlooking the general assembly room.
| The basement will not be finished at pres
ent. but later will probably be fitted with
shower baths, bowling alleys and a shoot
| ing range. Work will be commenced on
the building as soon as the contract is
! let.
| GOLDEN WEDDING PARTY
| On Tuesday evening the 18th, the friends
of Ezra Il. and Mrs Chamberlin gathered
at their pleasant home in Newbury to re-
mind them that the 5Oth milestone in we'd
ded life had been reached. Mr. and Mrs.
Chamberln were born in Newbury, de-
scending from the earliest families. Mr..
Chamberln being a grandson of Col. Reu-
ben Chamberlin. Mrs Chamberlin being
a great granddaughter of Gen. jacob
| Bailey. Their home has always been in
Newhury. Capt. II. b, Chamberlin quarter
master in the United States army stationed
/ in the Philippines is their son. Fifty dol
lars in gold was left as a token of respect
| by their many friends
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-27

To make cows pay, use Sharples Cream
Separators. Book Business Dairying'' q
Cat, S96 free. w. Chester. Pa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-27
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
List OF unclaimed letters remaining In
the Burlington post off'co for the weoh
ending November 25, 1902:
WOMEN'S LIST

ending November 25, 1902:
WOMEN'S LIST
Celia Baslleon. Mrs. Genevieve Collins.
Mrs. Annie Z. Doughty, Miss Vera S.
Evans, Miss b. W. Frauley. Melle, Ma
rianna Gelina, Miss Jessie Jaynes, Mrs.
Josie Jackson. Miss Sarah V. Leather
man, Miss Anna McDonough, Mrs. Mary
Powell, Miss Ina NJ. Richards Mrs.
Stuart
MEMS LIST
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. +. Anderson, Chas.
Bassctte, ID. f.. Brown. Henry Brownell
Ernest Clark, Andrew Edison, Mitchell
Johnson (O, Edward F. Kibby, Arthur
Lasam, John Lash. NJ. c. Lane. Nose
Mcdonald. Ernest S. Olmstead, Napoleon
Purfountain. Pasquale Perlussio, r. H.
Simonds, W. w. Scott, Alfred Wathier
Wayland White.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-27

Leaving the town to bear the net
cost of prosecutions. Observation-Disclosures,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
William p. Mullen Weds Lillian Con-
way, Whom He Had Rescued
from the Sea.

When William P. Mullen, life-saver
at Rockaway beach, rescued Miss Lii
liam Conway, of Bedford Park, The
Bronx, last year her friends at the
beach had despaired of her rescue.
She was swimming at the Florence
house beach and got into the under
tow. She cried for help. Four min
utes afterward she was pulled out
by Mullen.
After her recovery Miss Conway
thanked Mullen and invited him to
call at her home and receive the
thanks of her parents. He called
and friendship sprang up between
rescuer and rescued that has re-
suited in their marriage.
Mullen has been professional
1ife-saver for 26 years. Among those
he has rescued are Gen. Joseph Shell
by and daughter, who were swim
ming at the North Side swimming
school in Chicago in 1890 and came
near death; Webster Davis, son of
the mayor of Kansas City, and Har-
ris Cohen, a New York clothier.
This year Mullen is to be aided in
his work of life-saving by Gordon
setter he brought home with him
from St. John, N. B. The dog is a
powerful swimmer and has been
taught to drag people out of the
water, Selling them by the arm with.
out biting through the skin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
NIGHT AIDS WIRELESS SYSTEM
MarcOni in Lecture at London Says,
Messages Can BE Sent Further
After Dark

Marconi, in lecture at the Royal
Institution at London, said it was by
means of magnetic detector that he
improved upon the coherers hitherto
employed. He declared it might be
possible by this system to receive sew
eral hundred words minute At pres
ent he could read 80 words minute.
Referring to February's expert
ments, when readable messages were
received aboard a ship ], 551 miles from
Cornwall, and Indications were received
for distance of 2,O99 miles, he said
that at distances of over 700 miles sig-
nails transmitted by day entirely failed,
while those sent at night remained
strong up to a distance of 1851 miles,
and were even decipherable at a dis
tance of 2,099 miles.
This might be due, he declar ed, to
diselectrifcation Of the very highly
charged transmitting elevated con-
ductor when operated by daylight t. He
did not think that the effect of da, light
would confine the working of rams.
Atlantic wireless telegraphy to tours
of darkness, as sufficient sendin, g en-.
ergy could be used during the day time
at transmitting stations.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
HOW SOON BEHEADING KILLS.
A French Physician Says That Death
May Not Ensue for the Space
of Three Hours.

Considerable attention has lately
been given in France to the old ques-
ton as to whether death follows in
simultaneously upon decapitation. A
French physician asserts that it does
not. In his opinion the blood which
flows after decapitation comes from
the large vessels of the neck, and there
is hardly any call upon the circulation
of the Uranium, says the London
News. The brain emains intact, nour-
fishing itself with the blood retained
by the pressure of the air. When the
blood remaining in the head at the mo-
ment of separation is exhausted there
commences state, not of death, but OF
inertia, which lasts up to the moment
when the organ, no longer fed,
ceases to exist. It is estimated by the
physician in question that the brain
finds nourishment in the residuary
bleod for about an hour after decapi-
tatiof. The period of inertia would
last for about two hours, he thinks,
and absolute death would not ensue
till after the space of three hours al
together. Possibly this may be some
consolation to those about to be gull
lotined
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
CAUTIONS COLLEGE MEN.
Charles M. Schwab Tells Them They
Must Not Find Fauif with Ways
Of Self-Trained Men.

Charles NJ. Schwab, president of the
United States Steel corporation, de-
livered the address to the graduating
class at Pennsylvania State college.
Among other things, he said that III
order to become successful a college
man must not find fault with the
ways of self-trained men. He must
not think himself above the common
class.
Zone reason why practical men arc
at the head of organizations is be-
cause the college man depends too
much on his diploma he said. 'Thc
worst thing you can do is to start IN
life with influence. Be energetic
Make mistakes if you must, but keep
working. People must respect you
for it.
s'The business of the country must
be continued under organization.
Trusts cannot be stopped. One thing
that stands in the way of their sue
cess is the lack of men to manage
them. Here is a chance for trained
Young men. No man will entrust his
fortune to your hands, however, un-
til you have demonstrated your abil-
ity. Ability is sought everywhere
Capitalists bemoan the lack of it,"
Mr.. and Mrs. Schwab presented the
college with 100000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
FOR CHURCH AND BUSINESS.
New Tabernacle Il to BE One Of the
Most Original Ecclesiastical
Structures in America.

The new Broadway tabernacle, to
be built at the northeast corner Of
broadway and Fifty-sixth street, will
De one OF the most original ecclesias-
teal structures in America. 1t is to
cost S65O,0O0. A singular feature will
De a comparatively low front on
broadway, rising toward the rear
into what is practically a ten-story
ONCE building. The frontage on
broadway will be 80 feet. At the
northwest corner will be morning
chapel, to seat about 80 persons. The
front will have two towers 80 feet
nigh. The auditorium, which occu-
pies the corner of Broadway and
f1fty-sixth street, will seat 1900 per-
sons. 1t will be lighted by great
window in the Broadway front, by
rose windows at each transept, and
py eight clear story windows. There
Will be no columns to obstruct the
view.
! Under this main auditorium will be
lecture hall. It will seat 600 and
nave stage for concerts and guilds.
In the rear of this will be banquet
ing room for 800 persons. Upon the
main level, in the rear of the audi
forum, it is proposed to locate Tay-
LOT chapel, named after recent pas
ter, and seating 400. Above Taylor
chapel and reached by immense ele-
vators will be the office building. The
exterior of this building is so planned
that it is in keeping with it's sur
roundings, resembling part of q
church and not a skyscraper.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
HAYTIAN HONESTY.
UncOunted Couriers Garry Loads of
Wealth Over DesOlate Mountain
Passes in Safety.

Xayti is the only country in the
n kWhere black rules white" Al
world xeseIt is not sue
though the pftssaRf0 - =. portion O
cessful because so large a. \sducatsd
the citizens are lazy and unee - Ii
yet the people have many good quS> \
ties which, according to Mr.. HesketnS
Pritchard, show themselves in unex-
pected and contradictory ways.
Zone of the things that strike one
most is that Hayti is a country of ex-
tremes and contrasts. Logic is always
at fault. A Haytian's honesty is like
Haytian's mind; it is apt to surprise
you round odd corners.
"For example, hundreds of thou
sands of Haytian dollars pass annually
along the lonely track between JAG
mel and Port au Prince. The men
who bear them are low-class Haytians;
ragged, uncouth, uneducated, wild and
untutored. Yet only once have the
dollars failed to arrive. / have heard
it said that ten dollars might tempt
the Hay tian's cupidity, but $1,000 awes
him into immaculate honesty.
During the last 80 years upcount-
ed couriers have made the desolate
journey over the mountain passes, each
with his lead of wealth. and there is
only this one instance known Of the
betrayal Of trust. A fine record!"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
Hirhest-Paid Mail Carrier.

The bigness of our country is en-
phasized every now and then by some
obscure governmental routine. Away
off in the Philippines we are delivering
mail in canoelike boats, and on the
other hand, says Harper's Weekly, a
contract was let for carrying the mail
in Alaska by dog-sleds. The success
full bidder was Oscar Fish, and his route
lies between Eagle and Valdez, dis
lance of 414 miles. He makes two trips
a month, and receives nearly $1,000 a
trip, or $35, 900 year. Only 300 pounds
are carried per trip, and this is usually
made up of letters, few newspapers.
Postoffice department officials say that
the sum paid Fish is very reasonable
70 hen il is considered that he makes the
trip by dog-sled, and that he has the
most dangerous route of any mail car
rier in the world.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
Underground Mountains.

The conductors Of the Trigonometri-
=. u survey in India have made singu-
la. discovery. They have reason to
hal ieye that there is in the middle of
Ind. "a an underground, or buried,
mou ntain range, thousand miles in
lengt b, which lies parallel with the
H;ma layas. The conclusion is based
On the peculiarities of the local attrac-
tion Of gravitation, the plumb-line be-
no def ected southwark on the north
.dde Of the supposed underground
chain. al id northward on the south side
The infe renee is that q great elongated
mass, Of rock Of excessive density un'
derltas tile two obser yinG statiQuse
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
strawberries TIL Fall

be the strawberry which ripens in
September. Gardeners have been
struggling for years to produce a
strawberry which, planted in March,
should bear in the open-which alone
secures perfect favor-a ripe fruit in
September. They have now succeed
ed, and at least two sorts, the st. Jo-
seph and the ST. Antony of Padua, full
filed last year all the requisite condi-
tions. They are being planted this
season by hundreds where single plants
were ventured on last year.-Golden
Penny.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
KISSES FORBIDDEN.
0sculatory Leave Taking Must Be
Cut Out in Jersey Central Depot.
Decree Sent Forth by the Officials and
the Train and Gatemen Have
TroubIous Times EN-.
forcing the Order.

"All trainmen, gatemen and ticket
examiners of the Jersey City exits will
stop all persons from exchanging
kisses upon the arrival and departure
of trains in this station. This order
must be rigidly enforced" is an order
signed by superintendent P. P. A. A ber-
crombie,> of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company, and read for the first time to
the trainmen, ticket examiners and
gate1nen at the Jersey City terminus
of the Pennsylvania railroad recently.
The employees were instructed YER
bally by Mr.. Abercrombie to see that
the order was rigidly enforced, and the
gatemen are having their own troubles
in carrying out their chiefs instruc-
tions.
It is claimed that during the rush OF
travel the exits and entrances have
been blocked by those anxious to ex-
change greetings with their arriving
or departing friends. John I. Metcalf,
a veteran gateman, said:
81 have been with this company 80
years, but I'll be hanged if ever had
anything like this put up to me before.
I see my finish right now"
It is estimated that the actual time
lost each day in kissing at the Jersey
City terminus, if added together, would
consume ten solid days.
There were several ludicrous scenes
when the gateman attempted to pre-
vent the affectionate caress. Men grew
& ths women-well, they gen.
lngry a7l4<vse( sdsppunced the gate
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
VIII Herald the CORONATION.

A chain of bonfires extent ling
through the length and breadth of
three kingdoms will illumine the nj gh t
of the coronation Of King Edw ard.
The arrangements are already well
advanced. The country has beer di-
vided into districts and circulars will
shortly be issued giving all necess airy
particulars. At 1855 on the night; of
June 26 a decorating rocket will be
fired from nearly 5000 heights, and
five minutes later the signal will be
given for the 5000 fires to be set
ablaze.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
TRAIN STOPPED BY. WIND.
The Illinois Central "Dia mond Spe.
ciaP' Has n Most Thrilling
Experience.

Passengers on the Diamond Specia
over the Illinois Central had thrill
ing experience in the storm of the
other morning. There were $50 per
sons aboard. When the train pulled
out of Kankakee, south-bound, the
] storm was first noticed. Soon il
nSke with terrific violence. There
proT AGp between Kankakee and
is no St. ice before reaching the
Gilman. TwN y train was brought to
latter place thes&Aing impossible to
standstill, it beA%lich prevailed
breast the heavy gale~ sv>>s.e ooded
At Gilman the yards were ne&GsA&c
and a box car had been wedged intW
the switch of the ST. Louis line. The
train had been stopped by the wind,
and this alone prevented terrible
wreck. Conductor Dawson waded
through water nearly to his waist
to the telegraph station, where it
was learned that all trains on the
ST. Louis line, north or south bound,
in the division between Springfield
and Gilman were lost or stalled in
the storm.
The train reached Springfield one
hour and a half late and arrived in
the Union station at ST Louis one
hour behind time. The passengers
who had gone to their berths in the
sleepers, aroused by the storm, arose
and made hasty toilet, expecting
every moment that the train would
be blown from the tracks.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
ANIMALS OF TIE DESERT.
The Addax Antelope and Lodcr's Ga
zelle Frequent the Lands Of
Thirst and Sand.

In the northern Sahara two animals
arefound which seem specially adapt
ed for life in this forbidden land.
They are the addax antelope and
Loders gazelle, says the London
Spectator. The addax is an ugly,
acknowledging animal, with spiral
horns and very widespread hools,
which enable it to go az great pace
over the sand. Pliny knew of it's ex-
istence, and was naturally interested
in 1T, for as South Africa was as yet
unvlsited, this was enc Of the few
species of antelope, known to the an
clients. It was not rediscovered till
Ruppell found it near Dongola. AS
1T is rather a large antelope, it re-
CURES considerable amount of food.
and the difficulty which suggested it.
self was to discover where it. found
It's food. 1t is now nearly certain
that the addax follows the rains
which fall at certain seasons, and
probably travels vast distances in the
wake of the seasons storms. The
immense area of desert in northern
Africa makes this possible, though
without special knowledge of the me-
teorology of that part of the continent
it would be unsafe to assert that
there is always rain going on in some
part of the desert fringe. How the
addax supports itself in these abso-
lutely dry intervals is not known.
tI2ZaIlpc mainly doc rf or,ir,, Ic
but Loder's gazelle seems to have
rather more than the family leaning
toward the land of thirst and sand.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
An Easy Cure.

A warning to those who have the
failing of asking questions with the re-
suit of getting "sold" is found in q
current "catch" story which runs
about this way:
Extraordinary case, that of Al Bur-
nett's cure.''
'What was the matter with him %
"Walked in his sleep"
"How was he cured?"
"They gave him car fare, of course. ("
IN. Y. Times.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
View Fashionable Dance.

MANY new dances were practiced by
the delegates to the convention of the
Normal School Association Masters of
Dancing of the United States and Can
ada held in New York. Among them
was a minuet of the seventeenth cen
tury. This the convention decided will
he one of the most fashionable dances
of the coming season. Seventeenth
century costumes were worn to height
en- the effect.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
sweet Potatoes Shipped to London

AS an experiment, James ]. David
son. of Swedesboro, N. j., recently
shipped three barrels of sweet pota-
toes to London. One barrel was packed
in fine sawdust Another in coarse
sawdust, and the third in tissue pa
per, the same as oranges are packed.
All arrived in good condition. but those
in the coarse sawdust were in prime
shape. The opinion prevails that Eng
lishmen will eventually have Glouces-
ter county "sweets" as regular side
dish with American beef and mutton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25

Now we have a lamp trust. Turn it
down.-Minneapolis Times. Why not
snuff it out?--St. Joe Gazette. Or
Blow it up?--Philadelphia Ledger;
and the Chicago Tribune willingly
adds: "Or resort to gas-as above?"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
PeouIed by Men Only.

Aaiwatchin, on the borders of Rus
STA, is the only city in the world peo-
pied by men only. The Chinese women
are not only forbidden to live in this
territory, but even to pass the great
wall of Kalkan. and enter into Mon
golia. All the Chinese Of this border
city are exclusively Traders Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25
An Unsus b ected Rivn,I.

A Richmond (Va.) professor has
just completed 17-volume IL ife OF
Edgar A. Poe" Never, says tire Chi
cago Record Herald, until now have
we thought of Poe as possib Ie rival
Of the Encyclopedias Brittlnn lea.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25

The New Haven board of police
commissioners reduced man from
sergeant to patrolman because he ac-
cepted q sandwich from man one
night when he mas of duty
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-25

dream. Sometimes have an ~ ~
ness, but, thank God, I know I'm ons5
dreaming. know that when the morn.
ing comes [ shall wake and laugh at
the phantoms of the night and shall
be young and happy. Well be off
Sandy Hook and looking to catch
sight of home. And l shall be getting
ready to meet Annie and mother and
the rest. And I'll have my best clothes
out. O, it'll be grand"
The old mans face had merry
smile as he spoke of the coming morn
ing and the things it had for him.
"Seems as if this dream had lasted
a thousand years" he continued, yawn.
ing and rubbing his eyes. Seems as if
last night. But I've dreamed the like
before, and, my God! how glad 1 felt
when woke in the morning!"
Come said he, speaking to the boy,
''let's have the lights up-port an star.
board an masthead. All right, sir, you
may have it for dollar. It'll be all
the same in the morning"
And so we left him like ship lying
to and straining at the cables, his an.
Choir sunk in the deep of that long
night. 1t seemed to me that it would
be better for many of us if we could
think it all dream and have his faith
in the morning-that it will bring back
the things we have lost. But then, he
was a lunatic.
And years went by-many of them
filled with coming and going and
loving and striving and nights
and days like this one. And.
long afterwards, when went to Riggs
funeral, they told me that he rose
in bed before the end came and held
his hand to his eyes. Looking into, the
far sky he cried aloud: "The day has
come, thank God! and I am going
home"
And as I was coming away I heard
the preacher saying: "A thousand
years are as day. Our lives are but
a dream of the night. You that hear
me are dreaming"
The words angered me, for I knew
that was awake. I could bear with
the insanity of Riggs, but not with the
sophistry of the preacher, and
shouted:
"Life is not dream, you fool. Can
we not hear and see and feel?" At the
last word I struck table at my side
And, as my hand touched it, the room
turned dark, as if night had fallen
suddenly, and every sound hushed. And
then thought mighty wave of light
swept over us in which everything van
ished and I was awake and it was morn
ing.