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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-30
ESTATE OF WILLIAM MAHER OF
GRLlNGTON,

SlAIlH Oh W llIl4 y VI MAtiI-iS ot'
BURLINGTON.
sTATI, or VERMONT, District OF Chit
tenden. IS
The probate Court for the District Of
Chitteuden.
10 ali persons interested in the estate OF
william Maher late of Burlington, in said
district, deceased, -
GREETING:
Whereas, said Court has assigned the
18th day Of May next, for the settlement
of the account of the administrator of the
estate of William Maher, late OF
Burlington, deceased, and for, a de
cree OF the residue of said estate
to the lawful claimants of the same, and
ordered that public notice thereof be given
Jo az persons interested in said estate by
publishing this order three weeks success
sNc'y previous To tile day assigned in the
burlington Weekly Free Press, news
paper published in said district
Therefore, YOU are hereby notified TO APP
pear at tho Probate Court Rooms IN Eur
lmgton, Vermont, on the day assigned,
then and there to contest tho allowance
ot said account If You see cause. ana 10
establish your right as heirs, lcGatces and
lawful claimants of said residue
Given under my hand, this 18th day or
April, 1903. . r,>.cuA.
A.w3t. Judge.
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MEMS LIST.

Napoleon Abon. George Bryant c. S.
Cosgriff, Rev. n. l.. Garfield. Charles +.
Graham. James Hardness, Ewing Delnn
j. J. Mackeman. johnny Monphat, L. r.
Morgan. National Dairy Co.. Frank Petit
S. S. Pike. ]. j. Ransom. +. L. Smith &
Co.. George II. Wiseman, Howard Whit
po
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GOVERNOR OF WYOMING DEAD,
Cheyenne. Wyo.. April 2S-Gov. Dcforest
Richards died at his home here to-day OF
acute kidney disease.
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TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II it fails
to cure. Il. W. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c. 37w,ly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-30
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List OF unclaimed letters remaining in
the postofiice at Burlington for the week
ending April IS. 1865:
WOMEN'S LIST.
Miss Lydia Arnold Miss Gertrude Gill
more, Mrs. 4. j. Jebb, Miss Lillian La
clare. Mrs. +. NJ. Meyer. Miss NJ A. Muir
ply, Mrs. Nelly Rutland, Mrs. Persus Pres
ton. Miss Ella Smith. Mrs. Anna y. vii
lard
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To all persons concerned IN the estate OF
Katherine =. Hagar. late Of Burlington, in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-30
STARVED DISEASED CATTLE.

In answer to a complaint to the North
field local agent of the S. p. c. A.. j. A.
Hutchinson inspected the stock of Mr..
Rock of Roxbury and found that on the
26th DR.. Bert Gay of Randolph examined
the herd and condemned 10 head. all cows.
to be killed because of tuberculosis ana
that during the winter eight head died.
Mr. Rock claims that lack of care and
feed was responsible for the trouble, the
party to whom he rented the place failing
to do his duty. Mr.. Rock estimates his
loss at over $500
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-30

Frank Van Guilder Of Middletown
Springs, who was severely injured about
the head last Friday wn'Ie trying to adj
inst belt in the shops OF the a, W.
Gray G. Sons Manufacturing company.
was operated on Saturday at the Rutland
City hospital. A large cash was cut in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-30
FAIRFAX MAN LOSES BARN.

The barn owned by Albert y. Butler
Of Fairfax, was burned Monday after
noon with one wagon, one sleigh. mar
ness a pig, and five tons of phosphate
There was no insurance. The fire was
caused by some rubbish near the barr
set " Mr.. Buffers young son.
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A number of the men in Lowell went to
Westficld Tuesday in response to the call
for aid to help search for the young chlld
of Edward Chilean who was lost ON the
mountain the night before while going
nome from school. She was found about
II a. IN. Tuesday in jay.
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there is still another type of launch
built for those waters. On the rocky.
New England coast is the Pholarope.
deep draft launch. and her kind. In ad-
ditfon to these there is a miscellaneous
class of small boats.
The Cape Cod Grampus.
A picture is shown of the Grampus, a
large schooner which spends most of her
time on the cod banks. among the ia
nous fishermen of Gloucester and other
New England towns, where her crew col
leets the eggs of the famous fish of
YankeeIand. She is also used In fishing
for lobster. eggs. and her service in this
respect has been of the greatest value
to the country. The Grampus is COM
manded by the only full-fedged mast er
in the service Of the commission He
has with him two mates. and a crew OF
six men. The vessel is ninety feet long
with beam of twenty-five feet.
But of all the vessels, the pride OF
Commissioner Bowers are the Albatross
and the Fish Hawk. Both of these yes
sells could be turned into warships, and
do excellent service, If needed. They
are manned by naval crews. which have
Navy Department, It was the Albatross,
Which, under the command Of a naval
officer, made the longest trip of Fish
Commission vessel. Commando Jeffer-
son NJ. Moser was the officer, and the
vessel sailed from San Francisco. On
board were Alexander Agassiz, assisted
by a civilian staff composed OF Messrs.
a. G. Mayer and W. Mem. Woodwork,
of the Museum of Comparative Zoology;
Macmillan Agassiz, of Newport, and
Messrs. C. H. Townsend, H. F. Moore.
A. B. Alexander, and II. c. Fassett, OF
the Fish Commission The naval Of
icers attached to the ship at all times
| showed great interest In the work of the
expedition; and furthered IL by all means
in their power. They were Lieuts. Hugh
Rodman and B. K McMorrfs, Ensigns A.
]. Hepburn, C. r. Miller. and C. S.
Kempf, Surgeon ]. c. Pryor, and Pay
master Grey skipwith.
| Between San Francisco and Nukata-
wake. in the Marquesas archipelago. the
first objective point. IS Soundings
were made. resulting in the development
of basin from $500 to 3.1e0 fathoms
deep, lying between ATTITUDES "a degrees
80 minutes n, and 6 degrees 25 min
utes ~, and probably extending at
least between longitude 120 degrees
W and 40 degrees w For this great
oceanic depression Mr.. Agassiz has pro-
posed the name of Moser Basin.
| These soundings were the first taken of
this part of the bottom Of the ocean.
Valuable deposits of manganese were
discovered. From the archipelago the
Albatross visited nearly all of the South
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OLD-TIME WASHINGTON HOMES
OF SOME FAMOUS AMERICANS

vX YAsHINGToN's DELMoNICo
Nv from 1919 until 1870 stood on
the site of the Stewart Build
ing, at the corner of Sixth and D
Streets. J. P. Crutchett. well-known
chef. had private hotel there which
was patronized largely by statesmen
and members of the Diplomatic Corps.
Baron Gsrolt and Mr. zCatacazy, Lieu
tenant General Scott, Alexander H. Ste
phens, Howell Cobb, Henry ]. Raymond.
Charles Sumner. and Daniel Voorhees,
were among Crutchett's patrons.
Before Stephen a. Douglas marriage
in 1856 TO Adele Cults. the daughter of
James Madison Cults, he was entertain
ed at a dinner in this hotel given by
Stephens, Cobb, and other prominent
members of the Southern delegation in
Congress. Mr.. Douglas made fare
occasion which is said 10 have been one
of his best oratorical efforts
The site of the, Stewart Building was
originally a part of the Davy Burns
farm, which was included In the site of
the Federal city. 1t was conveyed to
Walter S. Chandler in 1903. Two years
later it was sold to Benjamin Stoddert.
Secretary of the Navy under President
Jefferson. Stoddert transferred the land
to the Washington Tontine Company S
trustees after he had held it for few
months. It changed hands many times
| from then until 1890, when 1t was
bought by DR.. Stewart. who erected the
Stewart Building on the site in 1893
Either Walter S. chandler or Benta-
min Stoddert built the first house on the
ground 1t was two-story building,
which had another story added and was
enlarged subsequently. William Hewitt
bought the house in 1915. and lived
there until his death in 1899. He was
register under the old municipal gov
eminent from 1910 to 1888. Gen. Walter
Jones also lived in the house at one
| time. g.
| In the days when Judiciary Square
was the center of the fashionable resi-
dence district OF Washington. DR.. Leon
! ard Gale lived In the dilapidated house
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-31
A GREAT USER OF THE TYPEWRITER
q JINGLE SAM OWNS FIVE THOUSAN

facturers OF typewriters. In four or Its
great OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. War. Navy.
and Postofffce-there are thousands of
machines needed and all are bought
from American makers.
The Postoffice Department has not only
the machines for use in It's offices In
Washington, but also those required by
the various postoffices throughout the
country. In the departmental offices in
this city there are between four and five
hundred typewriters OF every imaginable
style in use. Even one model. invent
ed by a man who invented part of the
Mergenthaler linotype machine, probably
the only one of its kind ever built, is IN
use IN the PostofTlce Building. 1t is a
heavy, somewhat cumbrous affair, but
its work is beautiful, resembling that
of the typographical letter-press rather
than OF the ordinary typewriter
AS for the various first and second
class postoffices throughout the country
an unofficial estimate furnished The
Times by the department gives the num-
Der CT typewriters in use by them at the
approximate number of one thousand
machines. of different makes, which have
been purchased and assigned TO service
by the department. Any United States
postoffice receiving an annual business
of 900 is rated a class which en-
titles IT to typewriter, and when its
revenues exceed this amount, typewriters
in number. according to its requests, are
! furnished 1t.
J. B. Brownlow, chief clerk to the
Postmaster General, states that while
no exact record of the number OF ma
chimes in the department is kept, ow-
ing to the confusion resulting from the
transferring and exchange of machines
from one division to another, yet con-
servative estimate of the typewriters
purchased IN the last ten years woulc
| place the average at one new machine
acquired each month and that during
! the last two or three years, following
| the augmentation of business from the
| introduction OF the rural free delivery
| system and other sources, they have
! been purchased at the rate OF one pei
| week. No idea of the average lengtf
of life of a machine can be obtained, ow
| ing to the fact that some are in more
active use than others.
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In the Treasury Department, where
there are some hundreds of typewriters
in use, they are also, like those in the
Postoffice. purchased in whatever style
the stenographer has been accustomed
to operate.
w. H. Michael, chief clerk to Secre-
tary Hay, gives the number OF type
writers in use in the State Department
as fifty. In addition the department
buys those used by the consulates and
embassies of the United States In for
eign countries
There are about thirty-flve American
embassies at present, and three hun
dred consulates, each OF which is fur
nished with typewriters in the number
necessary for the transaction of its
business. The typewriters Of this de-
partment have written with their iron
finger tips many letters which would be
interesting examples Of the conversa-
lions between great nations could their
contents be known
b. F. Peters, first assistant to Secretary
Moody, of the Navy, gives the number
IN use In that department as POS. Besides
IAASSSp ~ pSHIilSTS are 10 ali
vessels of the United States navy, the
Offices OF the navy yards. and all naval
| offices. Each vessel has at least one
typewriter, and the larger ones. such as
cruisers and battleships, require four or
Ave. On these the examples OF American
ingenuity in typewriting devices are car
ried to every shore.
Probably Uncle Sam in all his depart
| ments keeps in constant use for the
| transaction of his business no less than
| 5000 typewriting machines.
machine, unless unusually bad, Is
| never condemned until 1t breaks dowr
absolutely. Machines entirely worn out
are sold az the auctions at which al
| condemned Government property is sold
and often are disposed of at ridiculously
| low prices; but Uncle Sam exhibits his
proverbial shrewdness in getting a:
much as possible out of the machine:
| before they are thus sold. Even aftel
they are so far worn that 1t is too grea
nuisance to keep them in repair. the,
can be returned TO the makers for IRE
modelling, which gives practically new
machine, or for substitution" by which
q handsome allowance is made for th'
old machine in exchange for e new one
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which stands at the southwest corner
of Fifth and E Streets.
The one-story addition at the east side
of the house was built by Dr.. Gale. and
served as his laboratory for many years.
Ii was there that he devoted himself
TO the study OF electricity His home
was the center OF electricians Who We're
prominent before Edison's time. He was
Prof s. F. B. Morse's most intimate
friend, and assisted him in perfecting
the telegraph instrument.
DR.. Gales former residence and lab
oratory are now used Offices. The
garden east of the house is no longer
cared for, and the place shares the ap
pearanee OF neglect which marks many
OF the Fifth Street houses facing Judici-
airy Square.
From 1916 until 1888. the year of his
most OF the time. but he left his Fifth
Street house in 1871. and bought home
in Massachusetts Avenue. He was prin-
ciPal examiner of chemistry in the Pat
ent Office for many years. and afterward
practiced patent law
Prof. S. F. B. Morse and Dr. Gale
became friends while they were menu
bers of the faculty of the University 81
New York. DR.. Gale was professor OF
-nology and chemistry in that institu-
ton. and Prof. Morse had the chair Of
literature and arts OF design. Prof. Morse
was then working on the recording tele-
graph. but had made little progress.
Realizing that DR.. Gale was man
of superior scientific attachments. Prof.
Morse took him into his confidence. and
asked his advice. The two men worked
together on the invention for long
time. Prof Morse's imperfect instru-
ment transmitted messages through
about forty feet Of wire at that time, but
was not capable OF sending messages
farther. DR.. Gale suggested that this
trouble be overcome by utilizing the
principle of the electro magnet, then
unknown to Prof. Morse.
The electro magnet was tried Many
| batteries were substituted for single
| pair and the coil on each arm OF the
magnet was increased to many hundred
turns. The suggestion made the instru-
mept a success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-31
PRESIDENTS WHO WERE FOND
OF HUNTING AND FISHING

General Washington he hunted all over
this same ground. After he became
general he had little time for hunting
and shooting, but he was passionately
fond of horseback riding, and was con-
sidered an excellent horseman even dur
ing the days when numbering stage
coaches were responsible for. much
riding in the saddle and when horsemen
were plentiful.
Curious to say. fond as Presidents
Cleveland and Harrison were of the wa
ter front, neither OF them ever found
pleasure in swimming. President John
Quincy Adams was by all odds the swim
mer President of the White House. Next
TO Benjamin Franklin. he was the best
swimmer of any public man in Washing
ton President Adams was also re-
markable walker, and frequently he
combined his two hobbies. Often he
arose long before dawn. walked as far
as Georgetown, where he had a secluded
nook, and, stripping. plunged into the
Potomac. Then, after long. refreshing
swim, he would dress and walk back TO
his home. where he arrived by break of
day. ready for whatever came.
President Roosevelt's recent trip into
Yellowstone Park recalls similar va
cation which President Arthur spent In
the same park, accompanied by Gen.
Phil Sheridan. President Arthur was
especially fond of camping and hunting
and fishing and on one occasion was a
hundred miles from where he might
have been reached by telegraph wire.
President Garfield was another of our
Presidents given to the pursuit OF
sports He did not care for fishing, how
ever. Hunting was his pet diversion. But
aside from this he took lively interest
in all sorts OF ield sports. especially In
the national game, baseball. Billiards
was another favorite diversion with
President Garfield. During his admins
tration a new billiard table was placed
in the basement OF the White House.
and here he played almost regularly
every afternoon.
President Roosevelt, therefore. is not
cutting new swath" in the habits and
customs Of the Presidents OF the United
States. If anything, he is following in
the steps Of thoroughly beaten and
we'll defined path.
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IN EAR OLD UNCLE SAM is very
kind to typewriter girls. Be-
sides the high salaries which he
is willing to pay for efficient service. he
does not hesitate to supply them with
new machines of whatever style they
may prefer. When new stenographer
Is employed in any Of the Government
departments she Is not forced to use
whatever machine happens to be in the
office; as soon as she names her prefer
ence. that particular make Of typewriter
is promptly purchased for her USE
Every morning when the daily work
commences IN Uncle Sans offices
throughout the land the merry click OF
thousands OF typewriting machines bears
witness to the vast governmental bust
ness which demands so many operators
of these letter writing contrivances. All
over the United States the typewriters
that are found in the postoffices. the
army and navy posts, Government sta
lions OF all kinds, on naval vessels OF
every size, in the consulates and en-
bassies in every foreign state-all these
are purchased by the various depart
ments Of the national Government al
Washington.
All these machines are of American
manufacture. Every typewriting ma
chine in the United States is given a
trial by the United States Government.
There is an unwritten rule to that eff
feet to encourage American invention
and mechanics. All the various depart
ments in Washington and every navy
yard throughout the country are sup
piled with the latest production OF the
typewriter maker. The trial given each
type of machine is an exhaustive one
and continues until the machine is so far
gone as to be unworthy of repair.
It is claimed that no favoritism Is
shown in these experiments. although
certain types which have been In use Tor
years in the various departments are
more extensively patronized than those
of which comparatively little is known.
The Government is thus one OF the
best customers that is known to manu-
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while drawing less water than her sis
tiers of the north. has the nigh free
board and width OF beam which enables
her to go into the sounds and sand
creeks with impunity, and still be able
to ride out the gales that come from
Cape Hatteras, If caught out of har-
Dor. At Harve de Grace are more of the
rakish, torpedo boatlooking launches Of
few tons burden, built something on the
plan of the Blue Wing. Their names
suggest the good things of the State
in which the place were they ere sta
toned is located. They are named
the Canvas Back. the Plover. and
similar designations.
Western River Craft. 60
On the Middle Western rivers the
commissioner has another type of yes
sci. which is constructed on the plan
of the craft that ply those waters
fiat bottomed with the high superstruc-
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fish of every description. from the small
est minnow to the whale, and to be pre-
pared to take them to the nearest sta
ton. 1t is not long ago that the commits
sion sent one steamer into the South
Seas where the vessel was the first to
take the soundings in the now famous
basins near the island of Tahiti And
in few days another vessel Will de-
part for the Arctic, carrying scientists
who are to endeavor TO learn the sea-
food secrets which have been hidden un-
der the ice for centuries.
Exploring Unknown Seas.
Another vessel is now on It's way to
Alaska, where an attempt is to be made
to increase the rapidly diminishing sup
ply OF salmon. Still another vessel
will this fall go into the Everglades OF
Florida to explore that great and I'M
known marsh and swamp, for the pur-
pose of determining II 1t would not be
a good place TO establish hatchery, the
water there always being warm and
fresh Still other vessels are plying
between the fishing stations on the
Great Lakes, and there is not a har-
Dor on the Atlantic sea coast which has
not Fish Commission steamer at
work in 1t at some time in the season.
AS to the vessels individually, the
launch type is the most numerous, be-
cause of the availability of these little
and swift craft. They can go along the
coast, If necessary, and yet they are
small enough and of shallow enough
draft to ascend the creeks as well as
rivers The pictures shown display one
of the larger of the launch type. The
vessel is not very impressive. but the
one shown collected and distributed
nearly half a. billion eggs alone during
the season just ended. Their speed
suggests the deadly torpedo boat of the
navy, but instead of guns their arma-
ment consists of nets and lines.
The Shearwater -Cygnet Type.
The vessel shown is of the Shearwater-
Cygnet type, some of which are station
ed on the Great Lakes and others at
Woods Holl. These are commanded BY
| coxswains-men who have spent theil
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~ FRsONS interested in the big game
hunting trips and the daily ath-
4. Ietic exercises OF President
Roosevelt need only TO examine the rec
ordg of former Presidents to learn that
he is by no means the first Chief Execu-
tive to spend his vacation and leisure
hours in the pursuance of sports. On the
contrary. from President Cleveland back
TO our first President. the resident OF
the White House who has not practiced
some sort of outdoor diversion is rather
an exception than otherwise.
No more arduous fisherman and duck
shooter could be imagined than President
Cleveland. AT his home near BuZzard's
Bay he spent every moment OF his leis-
ure time in his favorite pastime with
the rod and reel. II was common thing
TO see Mr.. Cleveland out to catch the
proper tide even before dawn, and his
skill is said 10 have been equal to that
Of anv OF the old shellbacks in the
neighborhood when il came TO playing q
bass.
Even while in Washington Mr.. Cleve-
land frequently sought relaxation from
the trying duties OF his Office by taking
70 his gun and hunting along the shores
af the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay for
luck.
Nor was President Cleveland the first
20 dignity this ground which is popu-
Iarly called the Presidential hunting
preserves" President Harrison went
duck shooting along the shores of these
waterways. and hunted every foot OF
her ear to the sea. All sorts of wild
und IN this district. among them
tcks, and besides these quail
snipe. and wild turkey are 10
President Harrison was q
shot with q gun, but his
proved slightly disappoint-
Ia stock a black pig belong
Ia, Or a raecoon. He offered
at ,ettle for the pig, but the
patr owner declined. on the ground
that Ae had been highly honored by q
President OF the United States shooting
his pig. and that the proud distinction
would be handed down from one genera
ticn 10 another IL Ills family.
Before George Washington became