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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-25
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New YORK, May q.
EENE.S--Receipts. Lac head; steers
slow to 1Oc lower; bulls firm: cows firm
to loc higher. medium to prime steers
~ oodf0c; bulls s3.35n5o1 cows S.A)u
40: cables steady; shipments to-day 1850
quarters of beef: tomorrow 30 cattle.
ATVES-Receipts. 500 head; market
- to joc lower: veals SNMG.tO choice
and extra ss.6on675: few tops 7Gc; oulls
$50: general sales s5.75N6.25 tutttrmilks
SEQ
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Reccipts. 1851
head; sheep steady prime warnings and
lambs steady others weak; sheep S50G
500: culls $500: warnings s5?5u6.Jl prime
state do s67a; lambs S COASTS.
HOCS-Receipts, 1923 head: market
strong: state hogs se.OOI62o; choice light
sc.5
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-25

tiar all day; May closed $1.NM; July.
4 3-16n95 11-1sc. closed 55skc; Sept, sses6r
Tiac, closed S7lac; Dec, S6ls@6c, closed
sc.
CORN Receipts o2,45o bu; exports. ST.
2s7 bu; silcs 10000 bu futures; spot nrin.
The option market was active and strong
led by May on a scare of shorts and
sympathy with the West. besides light
receipts and bad weather. The close was
kd,sc. May 5s@lm5oiac, closed 59'Gc; July.
SKA 5jisc. closed 5S%c.
rS--Rcceirts, 81. 800 bu; exports, 1920
blu: spot firm.
FEED-1rregular: spring bran. 5000:
nddlings. 1880: city. 500 obf27.6o.
HAY-was steady; shipping, 6OfEc.
good to choice soNs5c.
HTpE,S-Steady; Galve ston, 70 to rs lbs.
i7c California. q to Is lbs. Zoe; Texas
dry, "a TO 30 lbs. 1lc.
WOOI.--Was steady; domestic fleece, 80
132c.
BEEF'-was Arm; family. S1osoef@ii.60
mess. 81 O0ds.5O: beef hams. t22 1ol23.bo:
pao kct s1oOCd 1850; city extra, India mess
sli 5c0is.5O.
LARD--was steady: western steamed.
s7.5O17.s0 Nov closed $7.35 nominal: re-
fined quiet; continent T.25; 8. A.. $500:
commercial, s5.25N2s2h
PORk-Nas steady; family. &15. hdl6.0o.
short clear. sl3.75ql65O 80: mess. &l275a13eo
pOTATOES-Easy Long Island, Si75
V200. state and western. 31S5ql.55: Jer-
sey sweets, 32.0On35o.
TAI.LOW-Markct quiet; city H2 per
pkg fac; country tpkgs. free HsG47kc.
PETROLFUM-Wa quiet. refined New
York. 1895; Philadelphia & Baltimore.
| 81 90 do. In bulk. $500.
COPPER-Quict: si4.s7isn15.ln1.
COFFEE-Spot Flo easy: M. I invoice.
s7<c: mild quiet; Cordova, 10n13c. Tho
market for coffee futures opened steady
| at a decline Of 5M1O points under scat
terinC liquidation following lower Eu-
ropean cables and somcwha larger Bra
lillian receipts. The closing was steady
at n net decline Of 1Gnl5 points. Sales
were reported of 1920 bags. including:
May at $50: jury at sc.55Mse5: Sept. at
81 16fi6.75 oct. N $50; Eec at Sc o5n7.05,
| March at s7.c5M710
SUGAR-Rnw was steady: fair refining.
4ac; centrifugal. sc tcst. 47sc; molasscs
sugar. 4c refined was quiet: No. s. $5.45;
No. l. $40; No. S. $3.50: No. .. 1875; No.
| 10. $50: No. II. $40; No. 10. 35.05: No. IL.
A.sJ: confectioners a. $3.50: mould a. $40:
cut loaf. 1915: crushed. 1913: powdered.
$6.15: graduated. sos: cubes. $500
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
The Carrier Bee,

You often have heard of carrier pig.
cons and the part they play in war.
but how many boys and girls ever
heard of a carrier bee?
These little honey gatherers have
such sense of direction that they
can always fly straight to their hives.
even from places they have never
visited before.
We are told that n few years ago
a beekeeper trained some OF his in
sects as message carriers. Knowing
they will always fly home from any
point in range of four of five miles.
he tied tiny notes for his little daugh.
ters on the bees and set them loose in
a totally unfamiliar place. In a very
short time they were back at their
own hives. messages and all
Some people think bees might be
made very useful in war times. and
even now experiments are being made
to see just how far and how directly
they will ly.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
Close Espionage in Japan.

Dr. Baelz. who was a professor in
the medical department OF the Toxic
university for quarter of a century
and who. as reported the other day.
is now back in Stuttgart, gives an in
stance of the espionage which prevails
in Japan. One of his best friends in
Toxic was the Russian ambassador.
who one day summoned him to his
house, as he was i'll. DIR. BaelZ re-
mained with him two hours. few
days later war was declared. From
that moment the mikado and his cour-
tiers treated him with icy politeness
in place of the former cordiality. He
finally succeeded in discovering the
cause. A local journal had denounced
him as spy. He went straight to
court and explained the matter The
mikado, convinced of his innocence,
promptly begged his pardon and sum
moned the editor OF the journal re-
ferred to. who also had to apologize
to the professor.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
Law Will Trouble Frenchmen.

Startling is the news that comes
from Paris to the effect that the law
may seek to compel married French
men to love their wives. Hitherto the
French marriage code has limited it
self to asserting that the contracting
parties owe each other mutual esteem,
fidelity and succor. Nothing is men.
toned about love. Paul Heryieu
dramatist, who enjoys stirring up
trouble, is causing much mental an
guish among his countrymen. for he
thinks married persons should bn re-
quired by law to love one another
Recently he gave his views to a par
liamentary committee. formed to con
slider certain reforms in the code
Imagine the despair of many to find Il
majority of the committee members
were inclined to agree with Hervieu
on the ground that it was for the in.
terest of the community that there
should be marital affection Most
unions among fashionable folk in
France are marriages of convenience.
and the new idea shocks all the con.
yentiOnalities,
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
Home TackIe.Makina.

There is no more interesting and
absorbing occupation during the spare
hours, for the young angler. than the
home manufacture OF his tackle. says
J. Harrington Keene in Recreation.
OF course. few boys can hope to be-
come expert rod, reel or fly makers.
nor with the beautiful and compar-
atively cheap products of skilled labor
ia the tackle stores is it necessary
;hat they should. But the mending
of a broken or weakened rod joint. the
replacement of 4 missing guide ring,
the whipping of hook on the smell.
and the joining of the gut by the
right knots in leader. ought TO be an
accomplishment within the reach of
every young fisherman.
In course of his apprenticeship in
these simple processes. the aspirant
ior high hookship" should proceed to
the making of passably good arti-
iicial hy-which properly considered
is an imitation as close as possible of
the fly or insect on which the trout
aud other fish feed with readiness
during the spring and summer mon
ths especially. and even to the middle
OF autumn in some localities
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18

course of his argument he drifted
from the case altogether into an essay
on morals and the law
MY dear young man. said the
magistrate, get back onto the straight
path again and then do your arguing.
You're entirely off the legal course"
He colored deeply. and Magistrate
Crane regretted not being more toler.
ant.
Don't worry. however" he said
kindly, but just do that and I'll be
better able to follow the thread of
your contention
Glad to accommodate your honori"
the young lawyer shouted with great
deliberation. You see | thought you
did not quite comprehend my argu-
ment. I am dealing with very com
plicated point of law and | suspected
that it might be too intricate for your
honor to follow at the rate | was go
ing. New York Tribune.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18

collie to pass. For years it was put
to that use, and hundreds of Columbia
undergraduates and professors used
it as a place in which to foreGa.her
between recitations and when the
work of the scholastic day was done.
The lamplight cleaned through its
windows then, and when the broad
paheled door was opened whiffs of
heated air swept out into Broadway.
ar,ying appetiZing odors of rarebits
and other good things to eat and
dri,lk. The light from the open fires
within danced on the mahogany pan
cling of the dining room and hall and
lighted up the winding staircase that
is such a characteristic of buildings of
the period when this one was new.
If the petition in preparation by the
residents in the neighborhood carries
thsir hopes to fruition this old build
ins may be converted from its pres
ent state of shabby old age to a sew
anG happy life as Colonial museum.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
Maqic Second Siqht.

To do the trick of second sight
all that is necessary in the way of
equipment is a large slate piece of
chalk and sheet of paper. First,
ask some one in the company to write
any number or words on the paper and
tell him that you, without seeing the
paper, will then write upon the slate
those very words.
Everyone will smile and at once
call upon you to make good your
claim. When the paper is ready di-
rect it to be hidden while you turn
your back.
Place the slate so that the audience
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
LEARNED DISCOURSE ON HAMS
Some Yield to Treatment, While 9th
ers Are lncurable, Says Writer.

An anxious reader writes to inquire
how to cure a ham. That depends
upon what is the matter with the ham.
Some hams are in the last stages and
should be sent to the home for incur
ables. Others may be cured by heroic
measures, such as operations. amputa-
tions and the like. The sliced ham
that is served Sunday evenings at the
conventional boarding house is too far
gone, as rule. to be cured. The only
thing to do is to fumigate it and hang
it out where the pure air will strike
it. thus rendering its last days as COM
Portable as possible. Ordinary sand
wich ham may be cured by liberal
doses of tomato catsup or chilli sauce
This does not apply, however. to the
railroad station sandwich ham. That
belongs to the incurable ward. In ex-
treme cases it should be buried in
quicklime-as quick as possible. Chris
tian Science may be able to cure some
hams, but they must be treated in the
early stages if cures are to be effected
We have known hams which the very
longest and strongest stretch of i'm
agination could not cure.-Portland
Oregonian.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18

to have taken their place. Here is
such nice game for slate that
every one of you will want to buy one
right on. though. for that matter. you
can also play it on paper.
Divide a slate into three equal
parts by drawing lines up and down it
with a pencil. Then across the lower
.ud draw another line. In each low
&c corner place cannon. filling the
space above 1t with o's for the sol
aiers of the army.
This picture will show you how TO
do il.
Now the battle begins. Each player
has sharp-pointed pencil No. /,
placing the point OF his pencil on the
mouth of his cannon, draws it very
quickly across the slate toward No,
IS army. If the mark made by this
pencil passes through any of the men
Of the opposing army. they are killed
and out of action.
Then No. takes his turn at pencil
killing, and SO the game goes on until
al the men on one side are dead.
This diagram shows the plan of bat
tie. No. l having won.
The pencil track must be straight
or curved; any shot in which there is
an angle does not count. II either
gunner is unlucky enough to hit his
own men. it counts for the other -ide
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
HOPED TO WARD OFF DISASTER.
Valet Had Confession to Make After
Hyde's Hint

James Hazen Hyde. of whose com
ing marriage there are rumors, is noted
for his kindness to his servants. In
the world OF service no place is more
eagerly sought after than one With
Mr.. Hyde.
After the opera I went home with
Hyde one evening"" said a member OF
the Rittenhouse club. for supper.
"On either end of the library mst.tel
stood a superb japanese carving i'll
ivory.
by Jove. what beautiful pieces. |
said taking one down. And thea
started, for the carving in my hand
had been broken and awkwardly glued
together again. | called Hyde's airsn-
tioh to the fracture and he sent TO. his
man.
Nivins,' he said, this ivory is
broken
Yes, sir. | had an accident, Che
servant answered confusedly.
But it has been glued together.
said Hyde. I call it objectionable of
you TO glue it toGether-to conceal it,
If you had come to me openly and said
you had broken it Id have forgiven
you"
Excuse me, sir said Nivins eager
ly, the others broke"
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
"a Beg Your Pardon"

The other day at railroad station
japanese young man was noticed
among several Americans. who were
eating, that is, boiling food by jerks.
He knew but few words of English.
but managed to call for some oysters
or coffee. He ate and drank with most
exquisite manners and attracted much
attention by his frequent use of IL beg
your pardon" When he wanted the
pepper. upon reaching for it. he said
in sweet voice to the man before
whom he had To pass his arm: Il
beg your pardon" one coarse fellow
who sat with his hat tilted over one
eye surprised even himself by push
ing the plate of crackers toward the
polite Japanese without being asked.
He did not look up. as if ashamed of
being caught in the act
Conversing afterward with the
young man from Japan he admitted
that he knew less than 100 words of
our language. Il beg your pardon"
thank you. IF you please" and you
are very kind were phrases he could
speak very distinctly and by means of
them made his way wherever he went.
Politeness costs nothing and is the
passport to every good in life. 1t
never fails to bring returns. This Jap
was unlike little American girl,
aged ..
Recently her father brought home a
humorous book teaching politeness by
showing the shockinely bad manners
of family of children.
Edna" he said. Il hope these funny
pictures and stories will help you to
be more polite
IT'S of no use. papa. 1t will take
more than a book to teach me man
ners. You cant teach an old dog new
tricks"
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
Sinale Rome SWINGS.

Sometimes a rope will be found ly-
ing about the barn or back of the
house which could be used to make
swing, but it is not quite long
enough for the purpose. That is the
time a single rope swing may be made
which will furnish enough fun to last
all summer.
The end Of soap box makes good
seat. explains the Rochester Post-EN-
press. Bore hole in the middle of a
board. pass the rope through and tie
a knot in the bottom. Tie the other
end around the branch of Il tree, as
far away from the trunk as possible.
Let the board be not more than six
or seven inches wide.
A good athletic boy can have great
fun with such a swing There is n
knack in handling it, but when once
mastered he can swing back or forth
perfectly straight in any direction
Grasp the rope as high as you can
reach, stand far back and with a
quick jerk lift yourself off the ground
and straddle the swing. The board
should be far enough from the ground
to let the toes touch. then. by touch
ing the ground occasionally it is pos
sible to keep going straight and not
revolvc. If some one is near by to
like "merry-go-round. There is
enough variety in this style of swing
to make it worth while to make one.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
QUESTION FOR NAVAL EXPERTS
Disagreement Over the Value of the
Swift Cruiser.

A significant statement was made
day or two ago by member of one
o. the great shipbuilding firms in Eng
land. Speaking at banquet after the
launching of the armored cruiser Ma
tai, he said that he believed the Natal
would be the last cruiser of her type
built for the British navy; that hence
forth the fighting ships OF King Ed
wards navy would be battleships eN-
clusively. heavily armored and equip
ped with big guns alone. 1t was only a
few years ago that armored cruisers
were considered Indispensable to
strong navy. 1t was contended that
their thick suits of armor and their
speed would render them invaluable in
Lattle: that they would be able to
make stand against the battleship.
and if they got the worst of it could
easily run away Ii the armored
cruiser is now to disappear from the
nlyies of the world the United STATES
ani Great Britain will suffer mist.
Great Britain has Il large number of
vessels of this type. while the United
States is completing some of the finest
cruisers afloat. France also would be
hard hit were the armored cruiser
forced into innocuous desuetude. Per
haps the case is not as hopeless as the
English expert Baltimore
Sun.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
THE STATESMAN RUSSIA NEEDS
Witte's Great Opportunity as Premier
of the Country.

The Car is evidently disposed to
make use of this distinguished sery-
ants saGacity in the treatment of these
same domestic problems. II the pre-
dictions that are appearing from day
to day are warranted he is preparing
to associate him more intimately with
the affairs of government and invest
him with a larger measure of authority
than ever before. Count Witte is to-
day the great man OF Russia. infinitely
greater through recognized achieve
ment than his master is through hered-
itary power, and. what is more. the
social and political homage that is be-
ing rendered him by Russian official
dom is the strongest confirmation of
the fact. If he is made premier of
Russia, with all that the title implies,
we shall see new departure in ma
tional policy that will elicit rejoicing
among the people and win the plaudits
of the world.-Boston Transcript.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
Making Glass by Maehine.

BY means Of a French engineers
invention the manufacture of sheets
of glass by machinery. ready for use
within half an hour of the incanies-
cent state of the material. is rendered
possible. The Fourcault machine can
turn out continuously sheets of glass
391a inches wide, of any desired
length. and of a uniform thickness,
varying from 1-16 inch to sic incl.
This glass can be obtained as rough
glass for making extra thin glass. as
horticultural glass and window glass.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
shaw's objectionable Whiskers

George Bernard Shaw. who has
been indulging in some acrid criti-
cism of American literary taste. has
the most objectionable set of whis-
kers which ever grew out of a mans
face. A recent critic remarked.
There are many things for which a
man may not be censured. but his
whiskers are his own fault" Shaw
has set which diffuses itself all over
his collar and shoulders and makes it
impossible to determine whether he
wears collar and shirt,
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
lakes Care of Horses.

Heretofore horses of the New York
fire department which have grown too
old for the hard work which they are
called upon to do have been sold at
auction, sometimes to lives of harder
work and usually to poorer food and
less considerate care, says the Youths
Companion. Henceforth they will
roam at will ''in green fields and pas
lures new" The son of a wealthy
railroad man, together with some
friends whom he interested in the
fate of these faithful old servants, has
provided funds which insure the
horses a peaceful old age. Eight OF
the veterans are already enjoying
their pension.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
Value of Advertisinu.

Some of the benefits of advertising
are well indicated by an Englishman
who tells of IA prominent manufac-
turer whose principal output was an
article which sold for shilling. and
which. being extensively advertised.
was also extensively initiated. In order
to meet the competition of substitutes
the manufacturer set apart a portion
OF his output and sold it at six-pence
under another name. The six-penny
article knocked out the competition
but though it was identical with the
shilling article except in name, it never
sold well. The shilling goods were
advertised. the six-penny goods were
not. The unadvertised product could
not compete with the advertised prod
uct at half the price. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
Seek to Keep Relic
Residents of New York Would Preserve
Building Dating from Oh Colonial Days
r.
Especial Correspondence.)

Fer more wears than even the oldest
inhabitant OF the neighborhood can
reckon back. there has stood at Broad
way and One Hundred and Twenty-tirst
street New York, little two-story
| house that is best known in recent
years by its title of "Ye College Tav-
ern" 1t stands in the center of
plot of ground that was purchased by
the General theological Seminary not
long ago, and which in all probability
before many more months have passed
will be used as the site for new
| SEN mary building. That would neces-
saIily mean the final disappearance Of
the. little relic OF the Colonial days on
the island of Manhattan. To prevent
this there has sprung up among the
residents of the neighborhood a move
ment to have the old house restored,
or at least put into something like its
original condition and preserved as
colonial museum.
L. is a well known development of a
peoples character that living in the
neishborhood OF historical relics of
this kind produces a deep interest in
the history Of the time in which such
relic was erected. The region around
the hill on which this old building
st;Iads is full of the Colonial and Rev
olutionary atmosphere on account of
the battle of Harlem Heights having
been fought there. And there is no
one section Of the city in which the
residents are more interested in old
times than are the dwellers on Uni
versity Heights. 1t is among them
that the movement has started to
petition the new owners of this proper
ty to restore il to something like its
original condition.
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
Eminent Musician Leaves Country

The fact has just ben made public
that Dudley Buck. the eminent Ameri-
can composer OF church music, has
eXpatriated himself and will pass the
remainder of his life in Munich Mr..
Buck sailed for Europe several weeks
ago, but it was not then disclosed
that he intended to remain abroad.
1t has been known that Mr.. Bucl, was
dissatisfied, but 1t seems extraordi-
nary that, at his age Che was born in
Hartford. Conn. March To- 1s39). he
should thus abandon his native coun-
try
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
Two Pencils a Year for ALL

The number of pencils used in the
United States annually. If divided
evenly, would be small allowance
for those requiring them every day.
Vet, at this rate. when the total of
about 100 100000 for the whole couu-
Try is calculated, one cannot help
wondering how it is possible to con-
sumo such vast number of pencils.
Some of the pencils We buy are made
in Germany" but of the entire num-
her that Americans use nine-tenths
are of home manufacture. A consid-
cradle quantity OF this article is also
exported as well as imported The
.,encil factories OF the United States
employ upward of 1000 people. paying
them about $4,000 in wages every
year Americas annual output of pen
ellis is worth 100000.
'rhe wood most commonly sought
The Lamar register., 1905-10-18
The MethodIeaI Fish.

The sunniest fish TINT ever could be
lived down in the depths Of very deep
sea.
He knitted his brows and he scratched
his old head.
Ana after reflection lie Sobcrly said
I've given the subject much serious
thought
Aud ten chances to one l shalt some day
be caught!
Now. II that comes to pass. trust that
l may
i;o caught Ia an orderly, busincsslikc way.
no one In his senses can ever deny
hook is intended TO go in an eye:
Yet many fish Is careless he VIII
Take a hook in his mouth. or perhaps
his gill
Gut I'm more meihodlcni. SO l shall try
To ton in true union the hook and the
eye"
wcll. this orderly fish went his orderly
ways.
ae kept his eyes open. with wide.
thoughtful GnZ".
Aud whenever he SAW a wcll-batt'd nook
tie rolled up his eye with contcmplatlNe
look,
And then swan away with satisfied
wink
Saying, That's not the hook to At my
eye. / think
so he kept his eyes open Gas every one
And somshow. the wise old fish never ws7
caught!
Youths Companion.