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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
ST. JoHNsBURY.

J. N. Cady has dissolved partnership
with Crawford Ranney and gone into
partnership with Charles q. Braley
The hrm Of cady & Braley will handle
life and fire insurance. real estate and
do a brokerage business.
Manager Turner Of f. & T. Fair.
banks 4 Company addressed the mems
meeting at Lyndonville Sunday after
noon on Honesty In business and tho
WNman's clul ut st. Johnrbury Monday
afternoon on Seeing Things" In his
(Centtaucd On 2ud pagc.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
sTARXsDo

Mrs. Swift. who has been boarding at
Olin Ferguson's this winter. has gone ba ck
to her home.-Blanch Maxfleld and Lottie
Varney have returned to Burlington high
school after weeks vacation The
buildings on Eben stokes's farm were
burned Saturday. All their household
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06

his step son, Mr. Defring, on March 80.
The remains were taken to Moriah by
rail- lie had been In his usual health
and was working for Nj. Dcmmins un-
III within few hours Of his death.
Neuralgia OF the heart was the cause of
his death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
Vol. IL BURLINGTON. VT. THURSDAY, APRIL

not yet drawn but 1t is expected that 1t
will contain stores on the first door,
office rot ms on tho second aud a hall
on the third floor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
SECOND VICTIM DEAD.
George Adams Dies from Effects Of
Wood AIcOhoi-Fuueral Of k.,~ht..


Windsor. April 5.-George Adams vho
drank Colombian spirits or wood alcoho,
Saturday. died Tuesday after sufferinu
intensely for many hours. Mr.. Adams
leaves n wife and two children. The IN.
neral will be held Thursday.
The funeral OF Elmer Knights. the other
victim, was held at his late residence
Wednesday afternoon. the Rev. Frank
L. Clark officiating Many relatives and
friends attended.
NEW BLOCK FOR RUTLAND.
Rutland. April 5.-George II. Young and
William II. Wright. who yesterday
bought the old Central House prone rty
Oh West street expect to build sub
stantial brick block on the property this
summer adjoining the one at the corner
nj West street and Merchants Row now
owned by them. Plans for the block arc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
VERMONT,
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts Of the Green Noun.
tain State.
The NEWS BY COUNTIES

The Winooskl Valley, villages up North
From the island In the Lake to the
Passumpsic, Along otter Creek
and by the Shores Of White
River Covered By Spe.
cial JOE dents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06
TWO LADY CANDIDATES,
Ask for Certificates ns I'hnrmncists-
The First In Vermont,

Montpelier, April 5.--Thc State board of
pharmacy examined to-day ut the State
House "A candidates for application for
registration In Vermont Among these
candidates were two young ladies. the
first of their sex To take the cxamina-
tions for a diploma. The board is COM
posed Of g. &. Bingham of st. Johns
bury. w. r. Root of Brattlcboro. II. II.
Warner of Ncrgcnnes. J. G. Bclrose of
Burlington and Il. r. Hopkins Of Bran-
don. All were present at the cxamina-
tions to-day. The names of those taking
the examinations are not made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22

his elbow. Good afternoon Captain" she says,
sweetly you please "Good-afternoon, Doctor"
Well, sir, that was the first time I'd the
teacher-it for fact, she having come just the
day before from over Hdale way. I thought I'd
seen pretty in my time but the minute l
slapped my vision on her and she looked at me with
them roclS-a-by-baby eyes, says: my, here's the
real thing all right" With that head of hair, with
them eyes, with that voice, with that trim, supple
fgger, any woman could have face like a Chinese
joss and be beautiful enough to heartfailure
at forty rods. Yes, sir!
But Miss Rhetta-that her name-Miss
Rhetta had face that made you want to get down
at your mothers knee and say your prayers. If
there single dnky, little atom of goodness in
you, anywhere down under your old crocodile hide,
it kept CROWN and CROWN whilst you looked at
her-kept CROWN and CROWN until you just had
to go somewhere and do good turn for somebody.
You couldn't help it.
Well sir old Doc Lavender and Cap'n Oba-
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Now, Cap'n Obadiah's
nautical experience embra-
ced one seasons command
of a cana1-boat. Wherefore,
purrin' like an angry hornet,
he came up to Doc and
wriggled a finger under his
nose. you've tainted me
often, Doc Lavender" says
he, you've tainted me on
many and diverse occasions;
but don't ye taunt me once
too often-don't ye do It'll"
Doc reached out his hand,
tangled his fingers in Cap'n
Obadiah's bird-tail whiskers,
yanked them suddenly to
windward and snorted like
a zebray.
Obadiah caught his breath,
his cheeks bulged, his bosom
stuck out like a mizzen-
topsail, his eyes rolled hide
ously. Then his mouth open
ed. Blank" he yelled.
The next second he'd
spread his hand all over
his face, dropped his head
about thirty degrees and
pretty near choked himself
The school-teacher was at
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oo liS Sobio oCC Iiio 1CSC.
Cap'n Obadiah glanced at
Doc Lavender. Doc was
gain calmly at his bobber in
the water. Obadiah's cheeks
began to puff out, his face
got blue, he tried to speak
but gave it up. Then he rose
naughty, reeled up his
tackle, slammed his pole over
his shoulder and trudged off.
Doc Lavender follered him
soberly. Like two old geese
they marched in single file
through the timber and out
upon the highway.
Down at the bridge they
paused bashfully. Some
thing white was leanin'
against the railin'. 1t was
Miss Rhetta. In her hand
was a spray of wild apple
blossoms. Her hat had fall
en- back upon her shoulders,
with the ribbons claspin' her
dainty white throat. Round
her head was an aureole of
golden hair.
Click, clickety-click! a
horse and buggy was comm
Continued on Page IL
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ID By Will Crawford

diah just stood there holdin' their hats in their
hands, perspirin embarrassments and watchn'
her as she walked away. But suddenly lace
handkerchief dropped from her belt and fut-
tered to the sidewalk.
Crack! Old Doc Lavender and Cap'n Oba-
diah settin' on the walk glarin' at each other
scandalous. On Docs noble brow was something
that looked for all the world like green-gage
plum Above the Capn's weather eye a
miniature but vivid etchin' of sunset in the
Andy Rondacks.
Hal Drat your old compass!" pulled the
Capn, shakin' his pudgy fist at Doc. why
don't ye look where your goin?"
Doc rose up and busted himself with his
skinned fingers. Then he glared at Capn
Obadiah like war-cloud "Cap'n," says he, If
was Internally awkward as you, Id-Td-'
His loss of breath wouldn't let him proceed SO
he walked away, carryin' woman's lace hand
kerchief in his hand.
Cap'n Obadiah grunted to his feet Then he
bent nearly double and, like dog with its
nose to the ground, trotted around in a circle.
The Cap'nwas near-sighted but he didn't mean
harm by that. After about three and half
revolutions he Strengthened up, planted his feet
far apart, put his knuckles his hips, elevated
his bird-tal whiskers, snuffed the air, and gazed
after the retreating Doc. Dad rat him!"
he exclaimed. Dad rat the old salt macker
anyhow"
WE'LL sir, two weeks later, end of old
OS down on W1uer creek, Lnere was zap II ODaQ1dn
ishin', and on tother end of the log there Doc
Lavender fshin'. Good old chums, all right, Capn
Obadiah and Doc Lavender if they was fussin' when
ever they wasn't quarrelin You couldn't bust their
friendship with double-geared dynamite.
Seems to me- says Obadiah crossn his legs,
seems to that there's only fish in the
;reek."
''Meanin'?" says Doc
''Meanin'," says Obadiah, with side glance at
Doc, that she would maturity prefer me-
Doc Lavender looked at Capn Obadiah, then
ne looked down the creek, then he looked back at
Obadiah. q have seen, says he in slow drawl-
L have seen SO foolish that l didn't believe
here could be anything oolisher, less twas another
woman. But | don't believe" he continues like
ne had to kinder feel around for his words-"I
don't believe that any woman would want to marry
that you have to look at twict to tell whether
he's standin' on his feet squattin his knees.
Hal" growls Capn Obadiah, right sudden.
" Ha! Mebby you think she'd ruther marry
gee-raff."
q reckon muses. Doc, like he's ta1kin' to him
self, 1.-The good Lord havin' made Obadiah
sighted he just had to give him little short legs.
so he could see his feet"
Obadiah o1ancad lat
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Lavender and Capn Obadiah PAWN
the air with anmations and wresthn' with an
attack of aggravated excitements.
Cap'n Obadiah, four feet six, square-shoulder-
ed feet wide apart, knuckles on hips, head
thrown back, bushy chin whiskers bristlin'
straight out and spread open, for all the world
like the tail of bird, glared up at Doc Lavender.
Doc Lavender, six feet four, long of arm,
loose of Joint, stoop-shouldered, boiler of cheek,
left hand hidden under the tail of his thread
bare Prince Albert, right hand pullin indus
.trious at his iron-gray mustache, scowled down
at Obadiah.
Widder Cartoons brindled pup, snif1n' at
a spot where once it had found bone, scampered
across the road, then paused, with upl1tted paw,
to watch the conflict.
Gaping Obadiah" remarks Doc curtly, after
a solemn moment of ominous silence, IF you
wasn't cussed little, Gaping, II you was a
of my size"
Hal" snars Cap'n Obadiah, suffern sud-
den paroxysn of ingrown wrath. Hal
he snarls if | was of your size, I'd rake
we fore and aft, I'd scutle ye from stem to stern,
I'd use your masts for kindlin', I'd dump your
top gear overheard Id-Td-" He hestated,
fightin' desperate for his mortal breath. But
as it isl he continued, bearin' down upon Doc
Lavender like terrible retribution-"as it
is I'm just goin to disable we and cut ye adrltt.
Now, now, Capting" began Doc, executin' {
mastery retreat, never in all my born days die
L see a man SO Le1lpeSIeIOuS DIS you Dt. w IetI Il
the use of gettin so wrought up? Calm yourself
Capting, calm yourself"
Calm myself" exploded Obadiah. Calm my
SELF with old Malay pirate like you eternal!
wigwaggin' to what l shall do and what
sha' nth"
Now, now, Captingl" expostu1ated Doc. Il jus
allowed that the schoolmum-"
Hal" bawled Cap'n Obadiah, with horrible
grin, jumpin into the air and bristlin like cat
Hal l don't want of your slack, you ole
petrified pill-peddler. | know what ye allowed
all right. Kinder got the dee haven't we, that thu
schooma'am is just dyin' for you to ask her to b.
yourn? Why you old mummfed relic of ancien
history, do you reckon she wants to marry worm
eaten old hull like you? Think she's hankerin' to g
round introducin' barnaced old derelict as he
husband?"
Doc Lavender smiled contemptuously 1 neve
was good at guessin the age of goslins," he began
sarcastic, but I'll wager, Gaping, there amt NJ
pin-feathers you, to speak on. Besides, you VI
sailed the wide seas DER SO long that your vein
air full O brine and you won't never Spite
Now, Capn Obadah's
nautical experience embra-
ced one seasons command
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What Happened i'm Their
Relations With am ''AmgeI''

NNTELL, sir, there they stood on the prin-
Wv cipa1 corner in Saloam Center, old Doc
W Lavender and Capn Obadiah, PAWN
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-22
BLACKLIST AND BOYCOTT

bill is pending in the legislature aiming to make
the laws California conform to the judicial decisions
OF many states declaring the unlawfuness of the black
list and boycott in contests between labor and cap
tai AS such means of obstruction to industry
stitutonally unlawful there be reasonable OBJ
lection putting California record in the matter by
legislative enactment has been done in other states.
In the bill referred to there is discrimination
against either employers workers The lockout and
the blacklist the weapons with which employers
fight when they clash with their workers, and the
weapons of the latter the strike and the boycott
AS means of injurng another the weapons well
matched An employer who wishes to turn the thumb
screws upon his for any adopts the lockout
and if he is inclined to make the pinch particularly
painful he backsts the furnishes other employers
in his line with their Names and thereafter other
are shut the faces of the blacklists victims. The
operation of the strike and the boycott familiar.
Every step is commendable which tends to destroy
the weapons wherewith labor and capital make war
upon each other Every impartial legal step aiming
that purpose should have the support of both employers
and workers. The blacklist and the boycott are re.
sponslble for much of the trouble and loss sustained
by both sides in labor troubles and is
offset to the other weapon 1t would be a glorious
thing for both sides if they forever eliminated
from American industry
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-22

The oldest musicians of the world
are: Brama, among the Hindoos; Osiris
and Hermes, among the Egyptians; Ju
bal, among the Jews; Apollo and Mer-
cure, among the Greeks.
The three greatest musicians of the
better known antiquity are Pytha-
goras, Arion and Orpheo. Pythagoras
is represented with the hammer ana
the balance He discovered the rythm
of music in the motion of the stars.
Listening to the percussion of differ
ent hammers beating the anvil in a
blacksmith shop he discovered the re-
lation of sound with the bulk of metal
producing the sound. Arion is repre-
sented with the cornet and Orpheo
with the lyra which became later the
violin. So that these musicians show
to us the three great divisions of the
known instruments, viz: Sounding,
wind and string instruments.
Among the sound instruments the
bell is the most important This i'm
strument is nothing but a cymbal in
a more developed and more perfect
form. Prophet David makes mention
of the instrument in his 150th or last
psalm, where he sings Laudate Deum
in cymbalis jubilationis. So that from
the beginning of its existence the more
perfect cymbaI or bell was destined to
praise the Lord.
The oldest bell known in the civilized
world is to be found i'm the church of
st. Cecile i'm Cologne (Koln, Prussia).
1t is not smeted or cast in mould
It's shape or form has been given by
bringing together the two brims aud
riveting them like the boiler of an en-
gne. That bell dates from the sew
enth century, and is made from por-
tion OF beaten or laminated brass.
Bells are made of metal glass. clay
etc. In the old mission church of Ven
tura some are made of wood, but these
last ones were only for show whel
hanging in the steeple. 1t is strange
that the inventive monks of California
never thought of making these show
bells in clay, the matter with which
they made tiles for roofing their build
ings. 1t would better have been to the
purpose, sparing in the meantime a
great deal Of labor. A bell in clay or
terra Gotta can be moulded in few
minutes, while to make one OF a log
requires hours. and days. In certain
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-22

terra Gotta factory of Belgium a bell
made of clay calls the workmen to their
different occupations. The klepper Of
that bell is of wood and the sound Of
the instrument is very sweet.
A curious contrast may be noted here
between the monks of California, who
were fond of bells, and the monks Of
Mount Athos, in Greece. The latter
have no bells in their converts; they
are called to their various occupations
by the sound of wooden board, which
is carried upon the shoulder and pound
ed at intervals with stick. The great
er part of the bells brought over to
California by the Franciscan fathers
are cracked and give no good sound.
The reason of this condition is to be
found partly in the bad quality of the
matter from which they are cast, ana
partly in the way they have been
tolled, or rung When bell is struck
in different parts at once, or in quick
succession, not having time to make
regular vibration, it is in danger of be-
ing cracked.
Not to mention the large gongs of
China, whose sound is striking and
offensive to the musical ear, we find
in history that Godfrey of Bouillon had
the first bells cast in Jerusalem in the
pear 1899, and the largest bell now to
be found in Europe is standing upon
a pedestal in the Kremln of Moscow,
Russia. On account of its immense
weight it was never suspended, so that
it never revealed the magnificence of
it's sound. Some couple of centuries
ago the building that covered it took
fire, which made a conical crack at its
base. and a piece six feet high fell
out of it.
At the end of the eighteenth century
great havoc was made in the big bells
by the French revolution. The right
given to the grand master of artillery,
after a city was taken by guns, ruined
to a great extent the number Of bells.
That right extended to all the metal
that was to be found in the city. In
consequence the victor took the bells
out of the church and city hall steeples
10 convert them into guns and small
coin. In different places where time
and secrecy was given, especially in
villages, people saved the bells of the
community by burying them in the
ground.
The casting Of bells is a special art.
A good bell. beside the fundamental
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-22
AN UNFAIR BURDEN

In the cty's commercial thoroughfares the wretched
condition Of the streets has led to vigorous action
the part Of merchants and other business men, On
Friday committee composed Of representatives from
the commercial bodies appeared before the board of
public works and urged immediate action looking TO
relief from the present unsghty condition of the thor
oughfares On behalf of the business men the PROPOSE
ton made to the board that "the merchants and
business men generally willing to subscribe to
fund for caring for the paved streets until the end of
the present fiscal year"
No doubt the enterprisng business men of Los
Angeles would gladly go down into their personal
pockets for funds wherewith to give the cy's streets
decent appearance But It is the duty of the cy as
whole keep its streets, and particularly its chief
business Streets in presentabe condition. The comfort
of all citizens is involved in this matter and when
to the observation of the streets by strangers
the class most directly interested the property
Investors not likely to jump at chances
in city that apparently has not enough civic pride
to keep its streets fit to walk in and breathe in.
1t is getting to be practice to depend on
the merchants and other business to dive into
their pockets whenever funds required for pub
lie purpose that not readily available Such
pectaton is IAN imposition good nature Los An
gees a municipality is abundantly able to keep its
streets clean and wholesome all other cities do that
claim to be progressive
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-22

tone, gives a harmonical tone which is
related to the natural tone, so as 20
make an accord of tierce minor. A
bell struck on the lower edge gives the
natural or ground tone; struck little
higher than the middle it gives the har-
monical tone. The big Bourbon in
Paris, France, weighing $4,000 pounds,
Is cast in such a way that, beside it's
fundamental tone it gives four tones in
perfect accord. This bell was cast in
1860. The Belgians were the first to
ring different bells in harmonic, and
to make what we call a chime, in
French carlton; in Spanish quadrilla.
Longfellow celebrated in verses the
belfry of Bruges, Belgium, with it's en-
trancing chime containing forty-eight
bells, beginning with G major under
the scale; all the others following up
ward in chromatic scale or gamut.
From the balance of Pythagoras to
the composing of the chime, great
progress has been made. In the abbey
of Fulda (Prussia), at the enerance Of
the vestry may be seen a wheel in the
form of a star of which every ray
carries different small bells. By turn
ing the wheel every bell is set tinkling.
This contrivance, made in the fifteenth
century, is a first development OF
Pythagoras' balance.
Bells in glass have been made on
small scale. Such one is to be found
in the hospital of Ypres (Iselgium), and
who is the one that has not heard of
the Matophone; that musical contri-
vance to which Mato. the inventor of
it, has given his name? on the stage
and in some brass bands, other varia-
tions are heard of chimes made with
steel laminas, earthen flower pots.
empty bottles, reeds, pieces of hard
wood, all beaten with two little sticks
and changing the monotony OF the
melody.
The bells, in the Catholic church are
christened, that means that they re-
ceive a special blessing Symbollically
they represent the preachers of the
gospel and receive different names just
as the latter perform divers functions.
Instead of bells the modern industry
uses now the steam whistle, except
upon the boiler of locomotive where
both are used alternately.
A bell may be perforated without
losing it's sound, but this will he
weaker. and the more holes in IL the
higher the tone also. AS the vibra-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-22
OF FAM@US @EHWR@M Bells
Herald by Rev. Cas de CeAninck Chaplain of the House
of the Guardian Angel, Los Angeles

tions are compelled to be longer on
their way, in a given time, they will
be less numerous, and the empty parts
of the bell not concurring to the for
nation of the sound, the tone in conse-
quence will be weaker and higher.
A bell, like a violin, becomes better
by old age, provided it has been cast
from good material, and that the
clapper does not strike it's brim too
long time in the same place so that 1t
is advisable to turn a good bell, which
is rung frequently, at least once in
twenty-five years.
The full tone of a bell is brought out
by swinging it on it's axis. The rea-
son is that sound is in proportion to
the greatest number of undulations
produced in the air. In consequence
a bell hanging altogether under the
revolving axis when rung is heard at
greater distance than bell hung in d
trapezum or horseshoe. In the first
condition the clapper strikes the bell
on the upper part; in the second case
the clapper, not having any centrifugal
force, falls down upon the lower part
of the bell, and without the springs put
inside to catch the clapper after first
contact, there would be heard a dis
agreeable tremolo. Moreover, bell
hung I'm horse -shoe cannot be swung
and tolled with one rope. For simply
tolling a second rope and second
hammer are required.
Single big bells may be usefully hung
in a horseshoe when they are to be
swung; they save labor and shaking
in a tower. but all bells under 600
pounds which are to be tolled as In
churches and religious communities.
should be hung under a straight re-
Volving axis.
After the Franco Prussian war the
Germans, in commemoration, had
big bell cast to which they gave the
name of Kaisers-Glocke the imperial
bell More than twenty men were
used to make it swing. It revolved
all right but it would not talk. Some
superstitious spectators began to say
that It was bewitched, until 1t was
found that the bell was suspended In
such a way that the clapper could not
strike upward or downward, having
dead center. All that was necessary
to hear the bell was to suspend II
little higher, or to lower 1t few
inches.
CONTINUED in next Sundays Hsraldl