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CURED OF CANCER

Mrs. Lucy A. Kendall OF New Haven,
VT, many friends will be glad TO learn
that she has gotten rid of her cancer.
Mrs. Kendall Is one of New Ravens hest
known citizens az shc Is Y years of age
and has resided for 50 years in the same
house that she now lives in. Mrs. Ken
dali has fye grand children and 10 great
Prand children and her husband has
been dead ten years Mrs. Kendall is n
member of tho Methodist Church of
Middlebury, VT. and probably Ia as we'll
known, loved and respected as any woman
in Vermont and for the pAsst three years
1t has been a well known fact that she
has been fast losing her health by the
cancer which was greatly bothering her.
She had II treated one year by II special
list all to no avail ana the cancer com
menced to grow very fas. and nearly
covered the side OF her cheek. running to
her nose. In this condition on November
I, 1903, she went to Burlington to Dr..
Merrows Private Sanitarum, whero in
eight days without comparatively any
pain, the loss OF a drop OF blood or the
use OF the knife Mrs. Kendalrs cancer
was successfully removed and Is at this
writing nearly all healed III. Mrs. Ken
dali has nothing but the greatest praises
for DR.. Morrow and his treatment and
says she would recommend all friends
suffering from cancer to consult him at
once and abe will be only too glad to
show where the cancer was removed and
explain her case TO any one who Is suf
fering with cancer. We understand this
is tho 18th cancer that DR.. Morrow has
removed since January l. 1903 m Bur-
lington and vicinity. 274.eod. 2t&wt.
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BIRDS IN COLD WEATHER.

Those of I've who had oetahlisbea mir,
restaurants or our promises. were we'll
patronized during the cold weather of
las, wock, The deem snow had not onlv
covered the ground INT the lowrrovirc
weeds. shutting Oft tho food sunnlv Of
roanv snocios while zo,o wea.her r,ado
all anpetites more keen than usu,l Most
of nc scrved fro. rnoals To i,ncoa chicka-
does and houso snarrov,s and Some of
ne had moro DISTINGUISHED o,eets Sor,o
had tr,a erarrows aud rutb,tcbcs
and fav vora ,.i.itad nv hairy
woodneckers Evcn tho h,ue iavs
controlled thoir eusnic,on. LONG e,o-;b
IN ,Ilou. ,ho,,, 10 no+ shnra
of .bo suo+ and ,bov rot a LARGO sroro
toe. for thev broke off vorv hin. ,eres
and new away win ,hc,n mil come of
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their snug. tight-ftting plumage protects
them from the cold, and the horny fringes
which grow on their toes ut this season,
enable them to walk with reasonable COM
fort in the snow when 1t rs not too deep.
II is interesting to follow the grouse trails
leading In and ont Of the undergrowth.
IF tho snow is shallow. the footprints re-
mind one of those made by a bantam hen.
but II it is deeper the bird sinks in and
its body makes f,irrow as il walks along.
while only q general idea of the shape and
position OF the individual footprints il 70
be obtained from the trail. But it NAV
always be distinguished from the ;rail OF
any quadruped by its termination. If in
no other way. No matter how far n
grouse may walk, II will take wing at
last and usually the observer may see
on the snow the imprints Of the wing
feathers, made at the first downward
stroke of the wings. Moreover. at the
end of the trail. there is usually n round
cd depression. made by the body OF the
grouse as IL stoops down before the up
ward spring. But even more than in the
trails. was interested in the sleeping
quarters OF the grouse during the very
cold weather. AS a rule. these places may
be located by the presence IN the other
wise unbroken snow, OF two holes. a foot
or more apart: one made by the bird an
he plunged downward from the wing. and
the other "a he sprang upward and broll.
through tit SHOW from uf!PttH. between
the two holes there is n tunnel, and il is
here that grouse has passed the night.
He does not always plunge in from thu
wing. for | found a few places where ne
had walked i'll through The side Of a drift.
One evening l lay In snow bank in a
pine wood from shutdown until dark, III
the hope of seeing a grouse drop into
the snow. but did not see one, although
/ think heard several. Next morning
went back to the wood. and while ex-
aiming the snow. | found a single hole.
indicating that a grouse had entered but
had not yet come out. ! approached
cautiously, and had almost reached thu
depression. when with a mighty wllirr
great brown grouse burst through tho
level surface Of the snow in front Of mo
and sped away through the pine woods.
clevery lodging the tree trunks, And
looking down saw two holes, nearly two
feet apart. and on either side OF the
farther one was the clear impression Of
a grouses wing.
ERNEST HAROLD EAYNES.
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say-'verc slvays committed Foolish
science Get out Of my sight, :. With
what are YOU occupied and what Is the
meaning of your science
The trembling scholar to whom the ques
ton was addressed. conquered his aglta-
tlon somewhat. and said -
We study questions Of state administra
ton. How an empire should be ruled. what
laws there should be- what rights the man
darins should have and what the simple
people should have"
Should, should" shl<kcd the Empe
ror," Just MS though everything was done
In the world as /, should br Nothing is
ever done In the world as IL should he.
Thanks to your science. against my will.
everyone would compare that which Is.
with that which should be-. and would al
ways be dissatisfied Most harmful sci
ence. BE on with von. Away! What
have you to say TO me-
This was doctor who replied -
our science. Oh Son Of Heaven" he
said. bowling all recognize MS useful. We
study tho properties Of herbs and what may
br made Of them. OF this we make an OK
tract, Of this powder. ard Of this ono n
balm. We collect roots Of Ginseng and
study what to pick ont Of them, that Is best
suited to the needs of the body, We dry
Young. soft stays horns and powder them
and make connection. thick ms glue and
all ills as with n touch. OF course when n
man IL healthy, our science Is not neces-
sary to him bnt II he docs not take cnre
Of himself and becomes il-we help him"
Not take care Of himself. But he
should take care of himself" said the En-
pcror. moro gently than before but still
with anger-"yon only incitc people to
understand what is the meaning Of all
your sciences"
And turning to the most eminent and
greatest If roets, My So, who lived at that
time, the Emperor commanded: Tell me
in what tho advantage Of your science con-
sists"
M-.se approached, bowed, smiled and
said -
"One OF our ancestors Son of Heaven,
had such wonderful garden, in which
such marvellously fragrant flowers grew
that not only the bees from the whole dis
tric' few there, but even the people for
niles around stoppod. hrcathed the air and
said, apparently the door of Paradise l.,
open today But ono dav q COW came
strange things grew ont Of the ground. she
begnn to cat the flowers. She chewed a
rose hut threw II aside because It prlcketl
her tongue She chewcd 8 lily. took some
Jasmine In her mouth and spit II out. No
tare at all said the COW. absolutely
do not understand why the people cultivate
fow.r. In my opinion. Son OF Heaven
II would have been hett"r II the COW had
nor put this question"
Tho Emperor wa, angry and command
| cd
Cut oE his head"
Tho ~zccutioncrs at once cut Of My
sens head
And looking Mt tho hcadess body. the
/ Emperor became thoughtful. Hc thought
for long time, finally he sighed and said
There Was ono clever man in the whole
| Of China. and now he ia dead"
| (Conyrighted. 1909. nv The Foreign Story
Syndicate Co, Burlington, Nt)
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Party Thrown into the Icy Water
of Echo River in the Nam.
moth Cave.
COOL GUIDE SAVED THEM
A Member Of the Party Also Did Heroic
WOfk-Hnd to Lie on His Face TO
Dnpk-People Obliged In
Cr1wl over Him.

Louisville. Ky, Jan. 17.-Eighteen dele
gates to the convention of tho National
League of Commission Merchants were
thrown into the Icy water of Echo river,
which winds through Mammoth Cave,
and were saved only by the cooincss of
the guide, John Nelson, and the heroic
work of Charles A. Muehlbronner Of
Pittsburg The party included w. j. Har-
ris. l.. S. Owens, Frank Il. Wagner, John
II. Barnett, l.. Iipmon, Mr. and Mrs A.
w. Smith, all OF Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Muehlbronner and =. T.. Craig
Of Pittsburg, II. {. Rogers of Buffalo,
&c. S. Stacey OF Minneapolis. Ed. Tub
bcsng md Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. File
brown of st. Paul. Miss I,ucie Patch of
Boston. Mr.. and Mrs. q. S. Well OF Gin
cinnati.
The roof of the cave over Echo river
Is arched. and the space in the center.
owing to an unaccountable rise in tho
| rfver. WAS only two and a half feet above
the water. In order to ensure the pas
| sage of the boat the men and women were
forced TO stoop over. At one place the
boat swerved to one side and those near
the bank struck their heads. They lean
Cd further forward and this lowered
enc end of the boat and the water began
| to flow in rapidly.
Tho guide saw the danger. and called
to Mr.. Muchlbronner to jump and take
the chain. This he did landing on a
steep bank which offered only a slight
foothold. Lying on his face, he held
to the chain and pulled the boat
towards the bank.
| The boat sank in eight feet of water,
but further back where there was no
place on the bank to land the water
| is Is feet deep.
| by the light of a single lantern the
party escaped by climbing over Mr..
Muehlhronner' PROSTATE form, and af-
ter waiting several hours for boat
were brought in safety to daylight
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TOLD OF GEN. WOOD.

Gen Leonard Wood attended IN his boy
hood a. school in Middlcboro, Mass, and
in Middeboro they still speak OF ,he d.
rect and original mind that the boy had,
II remember one day in school," said
Mddleboro man recently, wood was
called UP in the grammar lesson. Tho
teacher said:
Leonard. give me a sentence. and
we'll sec IL we can change It TO the i'm
perative mood
The horse draws the cart. said Leo
nard.
Very good. The horse draws the cart
Now change the sentence to a neat inn
perative.'
Gee up said young Wood. boston
Budget.
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FIFTY CENTS A
MONTH

A small bottle of Scott's|
Emulsion costing fifty cents
will last a baby a month";
few drops in its bottle each
time it isfed. That's a small
outlay for so large a return OF
health and comfort.
Babies that are given
SCOTS Emulsion quickly re-
spond to its helpful action.
It seems to contain just the
elements Of nourishment a
baby needs most
Ordinary food frequently
lacks this nourishment;Scott's
Emulsion always supplies it.
limitations always cost less
than the original, hence the
substitutes for SCOTS Emul-
sion can be sold for a few
cents less. But you're not
saving anything when you
buy them. Cod liver oil has
a market value and you gel
the pure oil in SCOTS EMU
sion. That's the difference
Wen ,end you n sample free upon request.
SCOTT BOVINE, 4oo rearl Street, New Worth
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Beans Shoes Fitted the Foot
Prints near Where Roots
Body Was Found.
SHERIFF 7lNKHAM HEARD
Gives Important Evidence in the Fam.
Gus Murder Trinl-Bcan Did Not
Tell story Tint Agreed with
the Hubbnrls' When Charged
with the Crime.

Woodstock. Jan. lion the opening Of
.court yesterday morning Deputy sheriff
Paul Tnkham Of Rochester took the
stand in the Rean murder trial. He ar
ISested Bean on the day following the
death of Root and his story of his con-
Ihection with subsequent events made on
interesting chapter in the long trial. The
court room Was filled to its capacity.
which is unusual for the morning SEES
sion. Interest IL growing in the case as
the end approaches.
Tinkham went to Frank Hubbard's the
morning after the tragedy, where he
talked with Bean and othcrs Of the fam
lily. In Beans bedroom he found baSUar
lice in the bed and on Beans clothing
There was also some darpncss and dis-
federation Of pillows and sheets. He told
Bean that a crime had been committed
and that suspicion pointed to him. He
questioned him a. to his whereabouts the
night before and Bean said he was in
the pasture looking for cattle. Tirkham
told him his story ala not agree with
that of the Hubbard family
He left Bean in Hubbard'S charge and
| In company with o. L. Greeley OF Roches-
ter looked FOR footprints In the vicinity "
che house and found several tracks which
he measured. Then he vent to Treen's
place and examined the premises At
Roots barn, nearby he saw a pool ~
blood on the pla tform at the entrance to
1.-The harm and the ground and stones ware
I0pattered with blood. He found 40 korves
loose In the barn and there was no dis
order on the moor or In the passage way
near ther. Hs did not know whether the
barn had been ertsred before that morn
T inp or not.
In the vicinity OF the place wh-rs Root
was KILLED he found two tracks about
an inch deep In the mud. Tn. Impression
4 was Quite clear snd distiuct ara he took
their >asurcmcnts Returning 10 Hut
bard's he measured the shoes Bear vas
wearing. the p,essuremsnts correspond
| Ing nearly to those ~ tracks AZ the Root
barn He tool, Bean 10 Rcch-ster that
that Of the two clo-ks At Hubeard's. Ono
Later he took Besr's shsex ana found
tkcy fitted the tracks 1T Roots barn.
The cros.eXs rination ~ rirhha,n by
Mr. Moloney was cutie sever. without
material change from, the previous tsati-
mony. At several points in tho eXamins
ton the witness showed considerable ir-
Rita ton and answers wsrn elected only
otter repeated Urging. IL crozs-rxs nina =
ton it appeared that the witness show
I'd much interest in the prosecution Of
the ease ara hSl s-sr and talked with
many Witnesses re tad Law suit with
y3ean involving \ tits - some wool l,rA
which W.. now pending.
The otrer tire. witnesses yesterts, :
were ,Tu, Nhltrey. r.JGar l.. Martin ard
John Emerson. ruov testified 10 visiting
the scene of R-ots ieath and srnirs
Pear'- .h0-. rt,e1 - The foot lri~t- 4
recess VS. taken at noon to Mond,y al
ternoon. when the state may rest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Though very stout man. Justice
Rrown Of the United States supreme
court. blacks his own shoes nearly every
morning The Justice says he feels
proud to initiate Abraham Lincoln even
To that extent.
Pedro Alvarado. tho eccentric million
alre OF Parral. Mexico. distributed a car
load of silver dollars amounting 10 more
than 500 Oce, among tho poor people of
Parrsl and adjacent mining camps on
Christmas day.
Or Ellen l. Lowell Of New York has
been appointed CHIEF meteorological at the
Graves pathological laboratory of the
Orange memorial hospital Orange. n. j.
She is a graduate Of Leland Stanford
university. and received her degree of NJ.
y. from Johns Hopkins University.
Ernest Schmidt. OF Scranton. Pa, sent
to Precedent Roosevelt IL miniature coal
car. topped off with coal and ornamented
with the national colors, carved out of Il
chunk OF coal. The President sent MI.
schmidt an autograph letter and auto
graph photograph in appreciation.
The membership Of cx-Nicc- President
Morton's family is Increasing in Paris
In addition (" Mr.. Mortons daughter,
who is the Duchess de Valencay, his sis
ter. Mrs william i. GrnneN with her
husband and daughter, has taken
a house in the fashionable Champs Ely
sees quarter.
The man who started General Phil
Sheridan on his famous ride from Fair
fax station to Winchester, to win back
a battle that was lost. lives in Warrcrs-
burg village in Illinois, and his name
j. George MiXcll. He was 4 private in
the 2o2d Pennsylvania regiment at the
time.
Twelve Thousand dollars has been sub
scrihed to be used in the establishment
OF memorial at oxford to the late Max
Muller,
Horace c. Burt the retiring president
OF the Union Pacific railway. has sold his
Omaha residence and will, it is stated,
move 10 Chicago
| The handsome steam yacht of ex-Mayor
| Low, of New York. is to bo sold. as Mr..
Low is going abroad for an extensive
trip next season and will not need it,
Lord Frederick Wolvcrton is expect
ed to arrive in this country nrNt spring
with n party of friends all bound FOR n
trip in the Far West His lordshp is a
great Traveller and finds recreation in
anthropoloeical research.
Mrs Jack" Gardner. early in Febru-
arg Will give a vaudeville show in her
| Venetian palace in the suburbs of Dos
| tom. Two performances VIII be given
by amateurs, and the audience is to be
composed solely of society people.
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BLONDIN HAS CONFESSED.
Chokcd His Wife 10 Death near the
Spot Whore Esdy Vas Found.

Boston, Jan. IA confession made by
j. Wifred Blondin, who was eonvieted
Of tho murder Of his wife, Margaret. and
sentenced to lite imprisonment IN the
State prison 1T Charlestowr, has reached
the State pslise.
ElonLins confession is At variance with
the claim set ur at the tYial by the au.
thorities Of Suffolk county, that Mrs.
Blondin was murdered in the house on
Green street where tine couple lived
In hi. statement Bl~ndin says that hs
killed his wife Il Chelmsford, within .
thort distance Of the place whore hC
body was founi deeapitateA some days
sfter tho murder He says that he ehoked
hcr TO death bv the roadside ana car
Pied her body into the woods and cut of
}he head with his knife. He threw the
)edd into nearby stream, where 1t WAS
later found
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21
Most Beyond Belief.
If it Were Not for Burlington In
dorsement People Might Be
Skeptical.

No wonder people doubt
SO many statements arc made.
Statements Endorsed by strangers.
From people living IN distant towns.
Don't know them and can't sec them,
Such Endorsement has a razy aspect.
burlington people want local proof.
That's what We have here.
Its not beyond belief because 1t can he
proven.
Read a local citizens testimony.
Frank c. Gillette Of $50 st. Paul stree,
says Tor ten years had a weak back
and one nevAr freq from pain. Many q
time I had 70 brace myself with my hands
to move At oil and Grosned and cried
frequently. For years unable "a d any
heavy lifting. which other men around me
were doing. all on account Of my back
and 1t seems to me wnen I think Of II
used almost everything ever heard Of
besides wearing plssters, yet remained in
Just the same condition. At last my at
tsmpts to IND q cure were rewarded
From W. j. Hcnderson's drug store !
obtained q box OF DoanS Kidney Pills
They went right 10 the epot. Phe kid
ney eecretions which used to he thick
and hishly coiored. cleared up tbs back.
ache went away ard had not the least
indication OF any irritation in my kid
nsys TO prove it I carried hundreds 81
pounds on my hack and felt no incon-
venienco afterward.
For sals ny all dealers : price 50 cents
Foster -Nllburn CO.. Buffalo. N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the nan1e--Doan sand take
n gtibqtitntn
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saved From Terrible Death.

The family Of Mrs. NJ. l.. Robbitt Of
Bargerton. Tenn. saw her dying and
were poweriess to save her. The most
skillful physicians and every remedy
used. failed. while consumption was
slowly but surely taking her life. In
this terrible hour Or. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption turned despair
into jov. The first bottle brought i'm
mediate relief and its continued uss
completely cured her. It's the most
certain cure in the world for all throat
and lung troubles. Guaranteed Bottles
soc and 500. Trial Bottles Free at J,
w. O'Sullivans and all druggists.
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&. r. R0TTUM DEAD.

Rutland, Jan. i4-Georse Bottun, cash
Ter for many wears Of tn. Baxter National
bank in this city, 4 leading citizen. and q
prominent politician, died carly this morn
ing ms the result Of An operation for gall-
stones perfor ned two days ago He had
been in good health until recently, and
Va. al the bank until the day before the
operation. lie WAS prominently Identified
with the Clement campaign A y-sr and a
balf ngs. He is survived by a wife and
two sons
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BRISTOL NEWS SOLD.

Bristol Jan 1.-THE Bristol News i'll
this village has lecn sold to W. ri.
Nichols. editor Of the Rensselaer, (N. y
Herald. and he will take possession ct
once. 1t is understood that he has had an
option on tie property for some time but
that il was about TO expire. Other parties
had started negotiations toward the pur-
chase of the plant had Mr.. Nichols not
bought. II Is understood that several
changes are contemplated.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
An Aged Woman IN Rutland Pcrishes
Alone in thc Kitchen.

Rutland Jan IL Mrs Prank Kelley.
who vs. living with her son-ir-llw
HenrYEurnett at al Forest street v.s
burned to death tins ~v~,i~s shA war
llone IN the kitchen A. tho tinA her Asush
ter being up stairs 1t is supposed III.
woman who was about "A years of age
dropped lamp - the pieces - one we're
found near her body. SIZE rnshc - cutlery
however and tho woman Zip stsir- heard
no disturbance. The body vas discov~rer
by Thomas Casey who carle i-to the
house. She evidently was dead IS thA
body was n1otionless II was tnrribly
burned being unrecosnizablc, the skin lie
ing nearly all burned off
She is survived by daughter. Nclic
Kelley, and a daughter and son in Buffalo
n y
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21
RETROSPECT.

Young Ardup was looking over his ac-
counts.
Il find" he muttcred Il spent last year
$685. for beer and cigars and So for
clothing. must try to get along with
fewer new clothes this year.'-Chicago
Tribune.