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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02
Curious Freaks Of Lightning.
n NE Of the fantastic tricks which
l lightning plays upon It's unfortunate
~ Victims Is a kind Of flashlight photog-


n NE Of the fantastic tricks which
lightning plays upon It's unfortunate
~ Victims Is a kind Of flashlight photog-
raphy There are numerous instances
| or this which are more or less "authenti-
Gated" but they seem almost too wonder
full to be believed. One OF these is of a
young man in New Jersey who was struck
by lightning and was taken in an ambu-
lance to the hospital at once. There seemed
to be no wound except small mark on the
back, but while the doctors and nurses
We're examining him q picture began to
develop on the skin. Soon before the won
dering eyes Of the watchers appeared a
perfect picture OF the figure of Christ
nailed to the cross. The explanation is
that ON the wall opposite the bed on which
the young man lay was the picture which
was reproduced on his skin.
Another instance Is of q man who was
struck by lightning. and on his chest were
req marks resembling the tree with all its
branches under which the man was stand.
ing when he was killed. From France
comes the story OF peasant girl who was
driving COW from the pasture when she
was Overtaken by storm, and she and
the COW took refuge under a tree. A bolt
killed the COW and stunned the girl. When
she recovered consciousness she found on
her chest picture Of the COW she had been
driving.
The chatelaine OF the castle of Benaton-
na!re was sitting In u chair In her salon
when the chateau was struck by lightning
She was quite uninjurcd but on the back
of her dress was found perfect COPY of
the CHAIR on which she had been sitting.
down to its minutest ornament These are
Il few of the many strange pranks which
lightning plays upon us.
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The Russian State sceptre is OF solid
fact
its ornaments 260 rubes and Is eneraids
Postal Cards as News
THROUG1I the enterprise of y news
ueaicr n new use has been found for
the Ubiquitous postal card. When the
recent attack of the Baltic fleet upor
~ AIuii t,lWlers was the news OF the da y
thls man had an inspiration which he los,
no time in putting into effect. Within
lwehtE-iour hours after the damaged YES
SCI mad returned to port printing machines
were running hundreds of thousands OF
pictorial post cards illustrating the effect
or the Russian shells upon the vessels and
the fishermen. Street vendors were snor
out with huge packets of these cards
which they disposed of in no time Every
IstatlonerS shop in the country soon re.
ceived It's share of these cards. though
$ owing to the great demand, they were a
week behind the news. Within a few
days more than 100000 Of these cards hat
Z been disposed of. Such incidents being
as they are. of general interest, are veri
= table gold mines to the dealers.
: Royal visits always make sales for these
Q cards. When the King and Queen O.
s Portugal made their recent visit to Eng
= land they were met at every turn by tn,
s all rervasive post card bearing pictures O.
$ them. Some $4,000 was netted during tn,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

very great could he succeed in selling
them? Probably not.
An offer of them at moderate price
would cluse suspicion in any collector
mind while to demand q big figure would
be To cause investigation as to origin,
which would bring about disclosure of the
fraud. So the collectors may remain
happy, confident that for their wares there
is Il constant growth OF the unearned in
creinent, and happy In the fact that the
forger is likely to leave alone this beau
overrated, product Of the potter
While chasing full grown male kanga-
roo at Reedy Creek, Victoria, local resi-
dent was suddenly seized by the animal
and duclied repeatedly in the water, being
only saved from death by the courage OF
his dog. which finally put the kangaroo
TO Il sht
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

1.-THE splendid fgureheads which once
marked the PROV OF merchantmen and
] war ships nave almost passed away.
Upon them was bestowed much of the
artists love of his work. while others fur.
nished excellent examples OF just how i'll a
piece Of this work could be. 1t may be
said. In Justice. however. that tho general
average was quite high and that some OF
the figures approximated masterpieces.
Many Of them are still preserved In Eng
land. One notable one at Portsmouth, Is
that OF II. M. s. Bellerophon. Napoleon's
prison ship when no was taken TO St.
Helena. This old wooden ship has long
since passed out Of the navy. but the rep
Presentation Of the head OF this warrior san
OF Neptune Is still preserved as an inter-
esting memoriai-we have many-of First
LORD Of the Admiralty OF the end OF the
last century who pr'ded himself on his
sch olarship and was never happy when
engaged An choosing names for new war
ships II he had not his Iempriers at his
elbow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

TIIF, "dog Of war; have ceased to be
a mere rJCtical expression, for in the
] present struggle in the Far East they
are being used both as scouts and hos
pltal aids. AS new ideas are put into use
there naturally follows a more varied spe-
cialization OF dogs. Nearly all OF the
armies OF the world now use bicycles, and
SO a dog has been trained in Germany to
attack cyclists Here is shown the picture
Of Il Great Dane trained to an astonishing
proficiency In overtaking and overcoming
the soldier on the bicycle, usually de-
spatch bearer. Major Richardson an Eng
lish expert recently gave an exhibition at
Wimbledon under military patronage.
The animals appeared in canvas jackets
with pockets for first aid appliances. with
In France there are six million smokers
and OF every fifteen there are eight who
smoke pipe, five who smoke cigars and
only two who use cigarettes. Still. the
French consume more than eight hundred
million cigarettes a year, or enough to go
around the world five hundred times II
they were placed end to end in line.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

metal buttons which may be seen scattered
along in the middle of the track. These
are connected by wire which runs an
inch or so below the surface The buttons
are dead and therefore absolutely harm
less until a powerful magnet carried be-
meath the trolley car touches them, when
a connection beneath them is closed and
the car picks up the necessary current
The instant the car has passed the arma-
ture drops back md the track Is once more
electrically dead. Tie wireless trolley is
the invention of Leon w. pullen, Of Phila-
delphia. The photograph accompanying
was taken of the section of the wireless
trolley track which has been running sue
cessfully at Atlantic City, New Jersey, for
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! Next summer spider-web straw hats will
be on sale. Made In Switzerland and sail
or shaped, they are so manufact that
they cannot be injured by rain. In fact.
when they get wet the straw swells and
tho nat Is even better than before.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

New Drink Cure.
1.-THE authorities in Norway have dis
covered a novel way of curing drunk
! cnness. The patient is pla ced under
lock and key, and his nourishment
consists in great part of bread soaked in
port vino. The first day the drunkard
eats his food with pleasure, and even on
the second day he enjoys it. On the third
day he finds that it is very monotOnous,
on the fourth day he becomes impatient,
and at the end of eight days he receives
the wine with horror. 1t seems that the
disgust increases, and that this cure gives
good results.
Nearly one million kilograms are sent
over the worlds wiyes daily.
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In the days of the Commonwealth Christ
mas was threatened with extinction. Par
Lament failed to put down Christmas, but
the boar's head never recovered its old
supremacy at the table.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

viously due to the fact that the attention
of all five pigs was engaged upon the same
object, namely, the dinner. at the same
time.
Thcy have L queer way of holding auc-
tons in Japan. The auctionecr puts up
the object to be sold and asks for bids.
Each bidder then writes his highest price
on bit OF paper and deposits 1T In box.
The box is opened and the object handed
over TO the one who has offered the most
for 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02
Expensive Table Piece.

~ NE may purchase an excellent cut
glass saltcellar for half dollar OF
~ less. Porcelain is seldom used for this
purpose now. That may in a measure
Explain why the one shown here was sold
L London auction for $500! 1t is q re-
narkable bit OF pottery, indeed. the like
II which cannot be perfectly duplicated by
OF to-day. Assuming that
forger can succeed in making pieces alb
olutely in the style of the Henri ii. ware
Ind If 1t be possible it is certain that the
lost of the accomplishment Will not be
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

bells fastened to their collars to indica t~
their whereabouts. In addition. small bar
rels We're fastened to their necks contain
ing n stimulant for the wounded soldiers
1t is the purpose of these dogs to precede
ambulance parties in the field TO assist in
the search for wounded men, and In the
display they traced members OF a detach-
ment Of the Royal Army Medical Corps
Volunteers, both in the open and in the
scrub, and men were Constantly brought
in by the search parties into the ambu-
lance camp wearing the surgical bandages
first applied in action.
The great Powers are headed by Ger
many in the matter of cultivatlng the DOS
soldier and here the collie, the pointer and
the Airedale are preferred.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

~llESf. Cayusc Indian babies are the
only Indian twins living. as it is the
custom to kill twins as soon "a they
arc born because it is a belief that they
@ an i'll omen and unless disposed of the
,scr of the Great Spirit will be aroused
I've names of these interesting little pa
,oses arc ToN-c-loX and Atom plum.
hey were born at Mckay Creek, in Ore
,n They owe their lives to their father,
young chief named Hd-hots-moX-moX
c did not wish to kill them, and when it
as known to the old chief of his tribe
lat they had been permitted to live he
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

THERE is in process OF construction
across the United States ship canal at
] Duluth, Mimi, a bridge which will be
the first Of its kind in the United
States. This aerial bridge when COM
pleted will be an imposing structure. From
the lowest point OF the trusswork it Is 135
feet to the water line and 1855 feet from
the highest point to the water line. The
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

distance SPAWNED is 3Sl feet inches. The
car, which will he suspended from the
truss by stiff cables. will be II feet above
the water line when in motion. The size
of the car IS 80 by so feet and its capacity
Go tons. The cost of this bridge will be
about $lOS,OOO and the annual cost of main
tenance will be about 5000. The bridge is
built to withstand n wind velocity of sew
enty miles an hour 1t was built in ac-
cordance with an agreement for free ferry
service made by the city some twenty
years ago In consideration OF n grant CT
right of way for the ship canal.
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Life can be sustained for about thirty
days on water alone. With only solid
food one could live but one-quarter of
that time.
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Boys in Russian Army.
N the great armies that face each other
In the East are many boys. Counting
the dead after one of the fierce engage
ments correspondent noted the fact
that the majority OF Japanese in the regi-
ments seemed to be little more than
youths, some OF them Just we'll into their
teens. Russia also has many youngsters
at the front, ana this picture will show
YOU some Of the cadets IA the Tsars army
that are almost children.
1t Is told that they stand fatigue with
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02
Beginning Of a Railway Guide.

r is Just sixty-nve years ago since
George Bradshaw, the Quaker engraver
and map maker of Manchester. was first
inspired to publish his Thine Table" 1t
was a tiny pamphlet bound in green cloth,
and was nothing more than collection Of
the monthly time tables issued by the
seven railway companies then in existence.
in England. or this volume there are now
only four copies In existence. but they are
worth their weight in gold.
So encouraged was Bradshaw by the
success of this lime table that in 1910 he
published his Railway Companion" a
volume Of thirty-eight pages with maps
which sold at Il shilling. These early
guides were published rather irregulary
because of the difficulty of learning the
changes in times from the railway author
tiles. They resented Bradshaw's Interior
ence and put every obstacle in the way of
his obtaining information. At last, through
the Quaker's perseverance, they finaily
agreed to adjust their time tables by the
beginning OF tho month. Thereafter it was
smooth sailing. The guide continued to
grow and prosper and to make itself a
necessity.
These early railway guides make inter-
esting reading. The trains are described
as first class. second class. mixed fast and
mall Third class travellers had the choice
of sitting on the roofs or In open wagons
resembling cattle trucks. Gentlemen rid
ing In their own carriages were charged
second class fare. Baggage was carried
on the roof and passengers who sat there
werc cautioned to wear their overcoatS and
provide themselves with gauze spectaclcs.
| First class fare between London and Bir-
mlngham was nearly double what 1t is to-
day. and an annual subscription ticket
from London to Brighton and back cost
one hundred pounds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

~ uSSIAN women. especially in the
blarge cities. are as much given to
~ shopping as the fair American, and
during the winter 1t Is quite pictur-
Osque pursuit, as this picture will show. It
y quite different from the scene such as
we are accustomed to see. this parade o.
sleighs and the point from which it Is taken
giving it peculiar aspect.
The ladies so out IN hired or private
sleighs. and procession such as you
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02
Wireless Trolley Track.

THE electric roads Of the future. it is
promised, will be traversed by wire
less trolley cars. A section OF a wire
less trolley track, the first OF Its kind
to be regularly installed and used publicly.
is illustrated herewith 1t has been tho
dream Of the managers of trolley lines to
do away with the dangerous third rail. the
unsightly overhead wire and the expensive
conduit system. The wireless trolley does
away with ali these features and Is there
fore much fer as well as vastly cheaper
to install and operate. The power in this
wireless system is supplied by the little
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

N Russia, where the grip OF winter Is
l tenacious and shows no relaxation for
long months. the activities OF a great
city like st. Petersburg undergo a gen.
eral revolution. Men and women are trans
formed by their dress as though they We're
Arctic explorers.
The wheels disap pear from the carts and
the carts In turn become sleighs. Not
only the Russians raise their carts on
sleigh runners, as tho custom prevails In
some degree In many parts OF this country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02
Why Horses Shy and Donkeys Do
Not.

THE ancestors OF the horse were ac-
customed to roam over the plains.
! where every tuft OF grass or bush
might conceal an enemy waiting to
spring upon them. Under these circun-
stances they must often have saved their
lives by starting quickly back or JUMPING
to one side when they came without
warning upon some strange object. This
is a habit which has not left the animal
even after long years of demonstration.
On the other hand, the donkey Is de-
seconded from animals which lived among
the hills, where there were precipces and
dangerous declvities and from these con-
ditions resulted his slowness and sure foot
edness. His ancestors were not so liable
to sudden attacks from wild beasts and
snakes Besides. sudden and wild starts
would have been positively dangerous u
them. Consequently they learned to avoid
the very trick which has been so useful
to the horse. The habit OF eating thistles
which Is peculiar alone to the donkey, Is
also descended from these ancestors. In
the dry, barren localities which they in
habited there was often little food: hence
they learned to eat hard, dry and even
prickly plants when there was nothing
else.
There are 1927 professional bcggars in
Spain, of whom 51.94S are women.
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| The number of sealslins delivered in the
London market this year is about twenty
| three thousand, made up as fOllOWs:-N Ic-
toria, II 400; Japan, 1000; Falkland Islands
&C., AGO.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

sent forth an order that the ancient la of
the tribe was to be carried out; but being
an orator Of no mean parts the young
father addressed the members of his tribe
when assembled. He told them with elo-
Quence that while far away in the forest
hunting deer he had had a vision in which
he had been told that twin girls were to be
born to him, and ,hat they were to stand
as q good omen to the whole tribe. He
touched the right chord and the twins live
and flourish. The photograph was taken
by Major Lee MoOrchOMse.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

see here is the result. The padded driver
sits in front and the other occupants of the
sleigh arc literally smothered In furs. the
delight of Russian woman's heart Upon
these sometimes are spent small fortunes.
figures far in excess OF those which are
usual in America.
In olden days it was customary to extend
the charities Of Christmas and the New
Year to the lower animals.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-02

anoNs Figurehead
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-24
No, Mills River Declined.

Asheville, Aug. 16.-UpOn the petit
tion of the citizens of Avery's Creek
township, the board of county commits
sioners yesterday ordered that an cleo
tion be held in that township Saturday,
September Is, to determine whether the
said township shall issue &5 900 In bonds
for subscriptions of that amount Of stock
to the building of the Appalachian In
terurban Railway.
Well informed citizens of the Avery's
Creek section, in town this week take
an optimistic view of the proposed road
and say that there is little doubt but the
bond issue will carry by large maiori-
ty. Avery's Creek adjoins Henderson
county and in view of the fact Mills
River, adjoining Avery's Creek on the
Henderson county side of the line, has
voted bonds, as have also other town.
ships in Henderson, the people of Az
ery's Creek are anxious that the road
extend through their section and are
willing to help the project along In Q
substantial manner. If Avery's Creek
votes the bonds, bond election will
probably be called for Lower Hominy,
the township lying between Asheville
and Avery's Creek, and the road pushed
on toward this city.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-24
The Law Unconstitutional.

Asheville, N. c., Aug. 14.-Speclsl.-
Judge Fred Moore this afternoon signed an
order compelling the county commissioners
to turn over the making out of the tax list
and the annual county statement to Regis
ter of Deeds Fortune instead of Auditor
Stokeley.
The decision of Judge Moore was in eff
feet that the auditors Office, created blythe
last legislature, in so far as it effected the
emoluments of the Office of register of deeds
was unconstitutional.
The salary of the auditor was fixed at
81, 200 q year, the major portion of his work
being the tax lists and the annual state
ment, heretofore made by the register of
deeds who received several hundred dollars
for the work.
When the Office was created Mr.. For
tune decided to contest that portion of the
act affecting his salary with the result that
the decision was in his favor. It is said
that the constitutionality of the Office audi
tor as whole will now be tested. that the
commissioners will refuse to pay the audi
tor his salary since he does not perform all
the duties set out in the act and that the
auditor will sue for his pay.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-24
MORTGAGE ON GIRLS HEART.
Austrian Paid Her Fare Across the
Atlantic, She Married Another.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. -(5pecial.) = Joseph
Kropkern, OF this city, today sued for the
amount Of mortgage he had upon theHaf =
fecttons of Miss Josefy Wassal, because she
married another man after beng promised
to him. He and the girls brother are
great friends and match was arranged be-
tween them. although the girl was in Aus
tra. KrOpkern paid S45 TO bring her here,
but when she came he failed to propose,
thinking. az he said today, that the brother
had made the proposal for him and that the
marriage was understood. The girl, after
waiting several weeks, a couple of days
ago married another man, whereupon Krop-
Kern today brought suit for the S45.
Alderman Donehue gave judgement,
against the girl and ordered it paid. Il
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-24
School for the Blind.

The North Carolina School for the
Blind in Raleigh will not open until
September Goth, this fall, on account OF
impossibility of completing the repairs
that have been in progress some weeks,
81, 500 being expended in this work prin-
cipally for cement floors in the base
ments of all the buildings and the doub-
ling of the capacity of the laundry. Sick
wards are being prepared also. 1t is q
notable fact that although the institu-
ton is sixty-flve yeare old there has
been heretofore no provision made for
the separation of the sick from the gen.
eral student quarters. Superintendent
Jno. E. Ray says the enrolment this
year will exceed $50.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-08-24
Suggestions for iendersouvIlIe.

Asheville, Aug. 16.-The Asheville
board of trade, desirous of ascertaining
the number of visitors to Asheville at
this season of the year, will undertake
with the cooperation of the mayor and
board OF aldermen, q census of the
strangers here, The census will proba-
bly, be taken early next week. It Is
not proposed to take a census of those
visitors who spent time In Asheville,
this season or this year, but only those
sojourning here when the census man
makes his round. Tt is conceded that
there are more visitors here now, or
viii be when the na01nt8in excursions
reach Ash6yille this week, than ever
before in the city 3 history and the board
OF trade, In order to ascertain the num-
ber, will make house-to- house canvass.
It is proposed to take the census fn one
day in order that names may not be du-
plicated to: send out large number Of
canvassers with ballot boxes and slips
of paper as ballots and to request each
boarding house keeker to deposit with
in the box in the hands Of the census
taker the number of guests In the house.
In this way the prosperous or unpros-
porous condition of the boarding houses
will not be known.