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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16

tested and had refused to condemn as
diseased Senator Russcll's bill was thor
oughy discussed. section by section dur
ing the evening II evidently had a
phalanx of friends among the farmers of
the Legislature and with some amend
ments 1t stands a good chance of being
enacted into law.
Il. W. Clement arrived in town this af-
.ornoon and will remain day or two.
looking after license legislation
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
RICHVlllE

Mrs. Lucy Cook is in Burlington this
week attending the musical fcstival-Jo-
seph Gokcy has closed very successful
season of harvesting grain and corn.-Dr.
and Mrs. Townsend and Mrs. Hanks visit
ed in Crown Point last weck,-Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Godette visited in Orwell
last Saturday.-pr. Townsend picked ripo
raspberries from his garden October l3.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16

officers takes place, will be held on Fri
day evening.-The large audience that
attended the entertainment given by the
Rev. Mr.. Tomin of Orwell at the Mctho-
dist Church last Friday evening. were
very pleasantly entertained. During the
first hour selections were. rendered by a
talking machine. following which camo
an Interesting lecture entitled. 'sIchind
the Scenes OF City Life" Several NOV
ing pictures were then shown and caused
much merriment The sum of SIS was
taken tho door
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16

relatives.--L. =. and j. G. Tracy are stop
ping at NJ. a. Smiths this week.--Carsou
Fisher has returned from a call on his
brother Henry at Thompsonville. Conn
Mrs. S F.. Smith and daughter are spendt
ing the week in Montpelier with her hus-
lIunI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
EAST MIDDlEBURY.

Solon Sumner has gone to Fair Haven
where he has Il position as cook.-W. II.
Eldridge of Proctor was with his people
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Il. NJ. Day were
in Brandon Tuesday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
MiDDl. EBURY.

The remains OF Mrs. II. G. Crossman.
who died at Ballston, \. Y, Thursday
were brought here on the mail train Sat
urddy afternoon and buried in the West
cemetery. Mrs. Crossman was .ly
a resident of Monkton and WAS the moth
er of Mrs. Olney Comstock of this town.
Mrs. G. W. Page of the Hotel Logan
went Tuesday night to Boston for
weeks visit.
James Farrell has bone to Shclburne
for a couple of weeks stay with his sis
ter, Mrs. Margaret Ready.
Col. j. H. Sargent and wife are spend
ing a few weeks in New York city and
expect to go later to Iolyoke Mass,
for the winter.
Mrs. Sarah Whittemore of Boston, who
spent the summer at the Hotel Logan,
returned to that city Monday having
been called there in consequence of the
illness of "A brother
Miss May Ross and Miss Lottie Meek
in were among the Mddlebury people,
who attended the music festival in Bur-
lington Tuesday.
Mrs. Louis Bruya and daughter, who
have. been the guests Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon laPan for the
past week, have returned to their home
in DANNY.
An Informal dance will he held in the
hall under the post Office Friday even
ing.
+, ]. Hubbard has returned from
short business trip to Burlington.
Dennis Rockford has returned from
a two weeks stay with relatives in
Buffalo, n. Y.
Miss May Jones has returned from a
ten days stay with friends in New York
j. A. Wright and Robert A. Cartmell
have shipped so head of cattle to New
York, from which port they will go to
South Africa. II. e. Cook has gone with
them.
The examination Of rural carriers by f.
b. Norton was postponed from Wednes-
day until to-day.
Barney Grace has returned from a ten
days stay with relatives in New York,
Mrs, l., d. Eldredge has returned to
her home in Cleveland, Ohio. after
spending the summer in town.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
BRISTOL.

The w, W. Weedham place on East
street was sold at auction Saturday to
W. r. Hanks for sll00,-The football
game Saturday afternoon between the
Middebury college and Bristol high
school resulted in a victory for the for
mer, - to % Several cavalry men from
NOrt ElhAM AEon y ~ - town oNor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16
Sen. w. 3: Dillingham; Fa-
Vors IS esent Method of
Eli: ting Senators.
ADDRESSED LEGISLATURE.

Pays High Tribute to the Work of the Late
Senator MOrrill-Great Crowd Pres
ent to Hear Uim-JOint Committee
on Temperance to Begin Public Hear
ings Monday Evening, October 90
Many Bills of Private Nature Intro
duced--Much Time Lost by Introduce
tion of Duplicate Bills in the House
and Senate.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21
WattersOn Not in Contest.

Louisville, Ky, Aug, 14-In
an address to the Democrats of the
state Henry Watterson, editor OF the
Courier-J ournal, has announced that
he will not be a candidate for gov
ernor of Kentucky, He says:
"Since so much has been said on
the subject without authorization of
mine, it seems proper that should
in some public manner declare that |
should not be a candidate for gov
ernor of Kentucky. Although have
never had machine, | am not a
stranger either to the character or
efficacy of machine methods. Nor
do | lack some points of vantage in
case wanted to eepstrueta machine
for my own purpose, but no unclean
dollar has ever passed my hand,
either coming or going, and am too
old to turn rascal.
Sometimes ! had declared that |
should like the people to write Gov
ernor OF Kentucky on my tombstone.
But | should i'll rest in my grave ii
there were the suspicion of stain up
on a letter of that honorable cpl
taph.
81 stand upon my record, such as
it is, and, profoundly grateful to my
fellow citizens OF every way OF think
ing for their chnfidence and favor,
often in the face of serious differences
ofopinion-profoundly hopeful ofthe
future OF the party and the state-I
allcontinue to labor under my own
rooftree till my race is run, q free
man, kentuckian and a Democrat
HENRY WATTERsoy.
Louisville, KY, Aug. ID, 1902"
Mr. Watterson's attitude greatly
simplifies the race for the guberna.
torial nomination, and it is believed
that his action will have the result
of giving Gov. Beckham a clear field
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21

Louis, Colonel Dyer formerly lived in
Pike. While a resident of the Ninth
Congressional District, he madesome
election history which, in view of his
recent resolution, it may be well to
briefly recite:
sin 1868, Colonel Dyer was the Re
publican candidate for Congress in
the Ninth District and Colonel Switz-
Ter was the Democratic candidate.
At that time, Francis Rodman MAS
Secretary of State. The election ma
chinery, registrators, challengers,
Judges and clerks were all intense Re-
publican partisan. So brutally were
Democrats disfranchised that in the
big Democratic county of Boone,
with a voting population then of ov-
e, 4, 900, only 40 citizens were per-
mitted to vote. The Democrats of
Audrain, Galloway, Monroe, Lincoln
aud Rails were similarly distranchis-
ed.
''ln spite of this wholesale disfran-
chisement. Colonel Switzler carried
the district by a majority Of 70S.
Count Rodman, however, de-
stroyed the returns and issued GER
tifcate of election to Colonel Dyer,
who accepted it and compelled Colonel
Switzler to contest for the seat,
1.-The official records of this con-
test, before a partisan Republican
Congress, show that in order to de-
fraud Colonel Switzler of the seat t o
which he had been fairly elected, it
was necessary to throw out the vote
of Calumet Township, in Colonel
Dyers own county of Pike, to throw
out the vote of Salt River Township
in Audrain, and to also throw out
the entire vote of Monroe. Bydoing
this, Colonel Dyer was enabled to
hold on to the seat, to which a ma
iority OF the legal voters. accepted as
such by his own partisan election Of
tcers, had chosen his opponent,
"Irespectfully submit to thevoters
of Missouri that the record Colonel
Dyer made in defrauding Colonel
Switzler OF his seat in Congress is a
complete answer to the demagogery,
hypocrisy and dishonesty contained
in his recent Pike county resolution"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21
WATCH ST. LOUIS.

The greatest worlds fair the world
has ever seen will be held atSt, Louis
in 1908. To keep in touch with the
work of preparation for this great
worlds fair and to get all the news
Of all the earth. every readingperson
should at once subscribe for theJ
great newspaper Of ST. Louis, the
GLOBE-DEMOCRAT. Itstands pre-
eminent and alone among American
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equal or rival. Its circulation ex-
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the union. to Canada and Mexico,
and to every part Of the world where
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guage. 1t ought to be in your home
during the coming year. See adver-
tisemnnt elsewhere in this issue.
1S-6t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21
Ii Was in Kentucky.

One day when Senator-elect Nc
Creary. of Kentucky, was out look
ing after his political fences he stop.
ped before a house where there was a
well in the yard and asked for a
drink.
"Sorry, mister" responded the
man Of the house, "but there amt q
drop on this place, and I am getting
purity dry myself"
"Isn't there any water in the well?'
exclaimed McCreary.
"Of course there is." blurted out
the man; 81 didn't know you wanted
water. | thought you wanted a
drink. "-NeRYork Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21
Year of Plenty.

Special reports which were publish
ed in yesterdays Republic are of a
sort to encourage every personinter-
ested in the material prosperity OF
the land. There is not a State in the
Middle West which does not expect
to have bountiful crops.
Especially gratifying is the show
ing which Missouri makes. Corn,
wheat aud oats were never finer. The
wheat crop is estimated by Secretary
Ellis of the State Board OF Agricul-
ture at 63,1S0,0O0 bushels. The
corn crop will be about 290,000,O00
bushels. The oats yield will be great
er than ever before. though theexact
figures are not obtainable. The Mis-
souri, farmer has never been in such
a prosperous condition.
As in Missouri, so it is in Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,
Oklahoma and Ohio. All OF the Mid
die States will produce bumper crops.
The floods have injured comparative
ly few acres of land, the greater dam
age being in some portions of Kan
sas, where much wet weather has pre-
vented the farmers from harvesting.
All this means much to the mer-
chant, whether he be OF st. Louis or
the country town adjacent to the
fields. The railroads will share in
the profits which the farmer will take
from the soil. Government experts
estimate that these farm profits will
be proportionately large, about dou-
BILE the cost OF production.
Prices, while they may not be as
high as they were last year, will be
above the average. The demand is
healthy for agricultural products.
The consumer has the money with
which to pay for his wants. Every
body should be happy, slap the other
fellow on the shoulder and thank his
Maker that he lives in this year Of
grace, 1902 st. Louis Republic.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21
The Best Is the Cheapest.

Not how>cheap but how good Is
the question.
The Twice-a Week Republic is not
as cheap as some so.called newspa-
pers, but it is ascheap as It'll possible
to sell a first-class newspaper-It
prints all the news that is worth
printing. Ifyou read it all the year
round you are posted on all the i'm
portantand interesting affairs of the
world 1t is the best and most reli-
able newspaper that money and
brainscan produce-and thoseshonld
be the distinguishing traits OF a news.
paper that is designed to be read BY
all members Of the family.
Subscription price, 81 a year. ANY
newsdealer newspaper or postmaster
will receive your subscription or Won
may mail it direct to
THEssREPuBLu,
st. Louis, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21
Plot to Kill "A Men 10 an lnfrmary.

Decatur, ILL.,, Aug. 12.-At plot to
destroy the Adams county infirmary
and to kill the forty-four inmates
was unearthed to-day. A. W. Butler,
secretary OF the state board of chart
ties, was making an inspection OF the
buildings and in the room of Chas.
Rekerman he found a pile of rubbish
which he ordered removed. There
was found buried under the rubbish
which he ordered removed, sixty
pounds OF dynamite, two two-pound
dynamite bombs and 115 feet offuse.
ReKerman has been an inmate of the
infrmary over twelve years and was
recently reprimanded and since that
time he has been sulky. When the
discovery of the dynamite was made
to-day Rekerman disappeared and no
trace OF him can be found.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21

When one considers the following,
he is apt to wish himself a foreigner:
The citizen of the United States pays
- % for wire nails. The Londoner
buys the same brand for 81. 30. At
the same time he can take a coil of
wire rope for IS for which we pay
S22, We pay 500 for an American
typewriter and he OWNS it for $55.
A sewing machine which costs us $40
costs him only ST.. That is therule
with all our manufactured products.
The American maker sells his goods
at the door of his factory for double
the price he asks 1000 miles away.
Protection as understood in this
country protects two classes-the
American manufacturer and the En-
glish buysr.-Joplin Globe.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21
Collins Follow the Flag. y
Bryan's Commoner.

Bryan's Commoner.
The army transport Fitzpatrick re-
Gently carried to Manila 1000 COT
fins to be used in burying American
soldiers who have died of levers,
cholera, and other diseases incident
to tropical warfare.
The New York World estimates the
cost OF each coffin to be So, and thus
places the value OF $50 900 on this
coffin shipment. The World points
out that this exceeds in value our
total exports to the Philippines in
nine great classifcations during the
month of May, the last for which
figures are at hand. Here are the
items:
Agricultural implements, 81, 100;
flour, 1920; carriages, $5,361;
clocks and watches, IS, 302; lumber,
81, 700; builders hardware, 1912;
sewing machines, ~ PA; petroleum,
$3.50 furniture, 81 ,3aa; Total $21
1923. The World very properly con
concludes: "In the trade which fol.
lows the flag to our new Pacific po-
sessions the number of soldiers cof
fins is to the quantity Of ordinary
merchandise in pathetic dispropor-
ton"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21

Plump cheeks, flushed with the soft
glow Of health, and. pure complex
ion make all women beautiful. Her
bineimparts strength and vitality to
the system, and the rosy hue of health
to the cheeks. Price, so cents.-H.
L. Tucker. ~
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-21
Missouri Pacific Railway Time Table
at Butler Station.
K. G. Pittsburg & Gulf Time Table

Arrival and departure OF trains ct worlsnd :.
NORTH ROUND
No. Kansas City daily EXPRESS ....l2:&9p. m,
Nos +" Mail ...... SIT .. m
SOUTH RoUND.
No. Through Port Arthur Express, 2:&lp. N
No. Sloan Springs Express. ...., le:2bp n
Remember this 10 the popular short line be-
tween Kansas City. Mo. and Pitteburg, Kan.
Joplin. Mo Neosho, Mo. Sulphur Syringe ,
Ark. SLOAN Springs. Ark. and the direct
route from the south to st Louis, Chicago
and points north and northe east and 10 Denver ,
Ogden San Francisco. Portland and pointi
vest and northwest No expense hsf beer
spared to make the pessen ger equipment {
this line second IN none In the west Trsvs
via the new line nc ORR
Gen"Psss Agt.. Kansas City mo.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-02

Babson was aroused by Indians, who
warned him that for some reason the
river was falling rapidly, and adj
vised him to pull out into midstream
as quickly as possible. This the cap
tain tried to do, but the water had
already gone down so low that his
PROV stuck fast in the mud when he
got up steam and tried to turn his
paddle wheels and move out into navi-
gable water. And there he has stuck
ever since, becoming resigned to the
situation perforce and hopefully await
ing the flood water that comes down
at the time of the melting of the Colo
RADIO and Wyoming SHOWS in June.
By this freak the Colorado river,
which is always accomplishing some
unusual feat, has annexed to Cali
fornia strip Of land from three
fourths to mile wide and about four
miles long. This kind of land annexa-
ton is going on all the time along
the Colorado, which is the official
dividing line between California and
Arizona. Sometimes Arizona steals
from California and sometimes the
state steals from the territory, but
this is the first time on record that
a steamer has been held up as a
pledge in the transaction.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-02

stairs, since he had never received
her letter. She rushed frantically
about, got into jam, had her opera
hat crushed out of shape, her purse
stolen, and the better part of her
indignant wind squeezed into gaspina
protests. Finally, she got free, but
having neither umbrella nor money.
had to walk home unsheltered from
the rain. She arrived in a drenched
disguised and hysterical condition.
and sneaked up to her room like q
truant child.
Next day, E. Wilbert Marsh pre-.
scented himself at the bleachers, as IL
had agreed, with the ransom money
for the overcoat. After the game he
found precisely the same sum in the
pocket of that garment, together
with six Of the choicest fifty-cent
cigars ever swaddled in tin-foil. No
wonder he thought the world must be
growing better! He had totally for.
gotten that he did not mail a certain
letter that was handed to him by a
young lady. He will never think of
it again, for the evidence necessary
to recall the matter to the masculine
mind had, in his case, entirely disap
peared.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-02
b<D% 3D. 90 DsG>&%@>G>@S@
J STRANDED IN THE DESERT 4
Equipped Ship Rests Sands Bordering 2
"
3<D<D% D<D%D< DSg>&g>G 90

There does not seem to be much
use for ship in the desert country
OF California which borders on the
Colorado river, yet travellers in that
region may see there a veritable
ship of the desert" Far from any
body of water capable of floating even
mudscow, may be found a big stern
wheel steamer, accustomed to ply up
and down the river carrying passen-
gers and freight. She has been lying
there since last September, stranded
high and dry on the sands a mile
and a half from the streams present
course
This strange condition of affairs
has come about simply because the
Colorado, a mighty stream, but one
OF the most treacherous of rivers.
chose to cut new channel for itself
in the early fail without notice or
warning.
One nightla September the AL
viso, Capt. j. w. Babson, tied up to
the shore couple Of miles above
Needles, awaiting telegraphic orders.
She was loaded with passengers and
supplies, and as travel is sometimes
leisurely pursued on the Colorado all
hands turned in for a good nights
sleep. Between 8 and 4 o'clock Capt.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-02
Thorough Paced Economy.

A young man living in Cincinnati
is a close worker in money matters,
that is, he stays close to the shore
with his expenditures. He had the
good luck to marry a girl whose
parents are quite wealthy, and is at
present living with his wife in one
of his father-in-law's houses.
One day not long since, while dis
cussing affairs with friend, the lat
ter asked:
did the old gentleman give you
that house?"
'Well-er-no, not exactly" was the
answer. "He offered it to me, but /
wouldn't accept it."
"How's THAR" asked the friend.
WELL" answered the man who had
made the lucky matrimonial venture
you see, the house really belongs to
me. I'm living in it, rent free, and
I'll get it when the old man dies. II
accepted it now I'd have to pay the
taxes"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-02
A ChiId'S Faith,

One Of Philadelphia's politicians
who was looker-on in Harrisburs
during the recent convention told a
group of friends an incident that IL
Illustrated his wee daughters firm
faith in his all-around ability. The
crescent moon had excited her amaze
ment and wonder for the reason tina,
heretofore she had always associ-
ated Luna with a round and cheese.
like fulness. So, she rushed into the
house and informed her mother that
the moon was "all broken up" and
that only very small piece of it re
NAMED. The mother, not thinking,
the child old enough for an explana
ton Of the lunar phenomena, simply
muttered:
"Too bad, dearie-too bad!"
The child seemed downcast for 4
moment; then, her face illumined
with joy, she leaped up and ex
claimed:
90! it will be all right when papa
comes home, mamma-he'll mend i,
again.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-02

If the organs of the body cannot be
said to sleep neither can the volun-
tary muscles. Witness the phenomena
of sleep-walking, the postiliions in
stage coach days who slept in their
saddles and cavalrymen who do it
to-day; infantry who have been known
to sleep on forced marches; sentinels
who walk their beats, carrying their
guns in a fixed position while they
sleep. For all we know, policemen
may do it too. People VINO talk in
their sleep are familiar to all of us.
Experiments made by Speir, Arm
strong and Child on 200 college stu
dents Of both sexes show that AZ per
cent Of the men and 81 per cent Of
the women talked in their sleep. A
number Of things might be proved by
these statistics. Of these sleep talk
ers one-half of the women and one
third of the men are able to answer
questions while asleep. More women
than men could answr' questions on
any subject, not alone that Of which
they had been talking. 1t has also
been found that most sleep-talkers
are under 25 years Of age.
Evidently, then, with the muscles
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-02
oooo1oHHooo1uoou 114>oooa8H~u.
3 EARLY AMERICAN PIONEER
O How English n Wilderness 4
Kentucky.
HHHHHHHHHHHHH

In London, England, some 200 years
ago or less it was a custom among
blackguards to steal lads and men.
Inc thieves would trump up some
charge, carry their captives to court,
get them convicted and ship and sell
tnem as servants or slaves in the
British colonies of America.
During those times-about the year
lI60-a Jewish boy, Samuel Sanders,
was one day sauntering lazily through
the street when he was seized and
carried before court, and there
charged by his kidnapers with clip
ping coin. Sanders was innocent, but
false witnesses sustained the charge
ana the lad was put on board ship.
When the vessel came to it's Virginia
landing he was sold into service for
number of years-really into sla-
very.
But Sanders was a strong, active
youth and he abhorred bondage. A
few weeks of his slave life set his
mind all the more earnestly toward
escape-toward flight to the South,
where the lands were broader and
the people fewer.
He fled to North Carolina. What
must have been the adventures Of
that London lad! Tramping days
through dense woods and asking food
from any farmhouse or camp he
CHANGED to meet!
When he reached North Carolina
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-02

and organs of the body all working,
it is the brain only that sleeps, and
by no means all of the brain. The
senses of sight, hearing touch, smell
and taste may be very much awake
while the subject sleeps. A sleeping
person hears and answers questions,
rearranges his bed clothing, covers
his eyes to keep out light, draws away
his hand when the experimenter
tickles it. A child is broken of the
habit of sucking his thumb while
asleep by putting aloes on it. He is
conscious OF the bitter taste and
dreams Of wormwood. The nerves,
then, and the brain centers CORE
spending to them are awake. A busy
lawyer, exhausted by overwork, one
night went out to supper with some
friends, ate, talked and walked with
them, and the next day remembered
absolutely nothing of the occurrence
He had not been drinking; the man
was simply asleep during the whole
evening. His conscious memory
that is, consciousness itself-slept.