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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A poor man Is one who gets his money
by earning it.
There IL no excitement III doing the
things you arc allowed to dc.
Many man Injuries his eyesight look
ing out for number one,
No mans good intentions ever boosted
him into the hero class.
The uncommonly smart boy Is lucky
to have common sense in after years.
Money is one of the best things out I;
and it is still better in-your pocket,
lie who has everything he wants also
has a Job lot of things he doesn't want.
A girl doesn't have to have faith IN a
man to trust him: she has only to like
HIM
a woman is mighty patient the way
great man.
The olive branch is the emblem Of
peace and the orange blossom, is the
emblem Of war.
1t seems very reckless to woman to
invest money in bonds when clothes
| could be bought with it.
In order 10 get into society you must
have plenty of money and he unable to
remember how you got it,
When a woman goes visiting she in
variably secures copy of her hostess
cake recipe-but she never uses it,
| Before acquiring a son -n-law the Sirl ;
father should he sure OF his ability to
support the young man In the style IL
which he has been acc,ssomed'-%h
'cagO NewA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09

as individuals al their own expense.
There is possibility of an expedition
heinG sent from the United States Naval
Observatory. Washington. D. C., if Con-
gress this winter appropriates the ncces.
sary money for carrying out the scheme
II so. one Of the Naval Observatory par
tics will occupy a station near Burgos.
Spain.
Professor John a. Miller of the Kirk
wood Observatory. bloomington. Ind.
has organized all expedition to Spain
The members of this expedition are John
A. Miller. professor of mechanics and
astronomy: W. A. Cogyhal assistant
professor of astronomy \. r. Kuer-
steiner. professor OF romance languages
who is now in Spain. and J. T.. Valdez
a Young Spanard. who is student in
the university. These gentlemen are ali
members Of the Indiana university. The
university has assumed responsibility for
the expedition. but it has been aided by
generous contributions from the ..idiana-
News and tho Reader Magazine. publish
cd in indianapolis.
| a Photographic telescope OF eight inch
aperture. and about seventy feet focal
length. will he used, mounted horizontal
~ and fed 10y a cWloskai. the mirror Of
which is fourteen inches in diameter civ
eXposuTcs will lac made with this tcl.-
scope. The negative thus obtained, Il is
hoped will give some Information ye-
gardine the structure OF the inner corona
Four other cameras varying in fota
length from eight to sixty inches. will he
mounted on a polar axis. The equipment
for this expedition Will also include q
| l,at nj of nd
half inches aperture and eleven feet foca
lleugth, with which photographs will h.
made covering the region in which there
may he an intra-mercural planet. Pic
lures of the region whore tho sun will In
ot tina, time will be made in indianapolis
lin order TO compare them with photo
y,onhs made at the time of the eclipse
lWhile this expedition Will go to Spain
1.-THE exact location mas not YET oech Il"
lfnitely decided.
T.. ". Kiplcy of Glastonbury, Conn, in
I,cnds TO conduct n party of astronomer
land amate,ws to Labrador to view tn
Icclipsc. He met with such success in
like expedition to Norfolk, Va at IN
Time OF the eclipse of May - lfu,. tina
he will doubtless be AZ fortunate at III
coming eclipse. lie has studied tho hy
tha onjn,on that there would be first
, elias. anchorage and plenty OF good spac
, for observation. either on the main Ian
. mr. on an island having an elevation n
some two hundred feet in the path OF IN
eclipse.
The Canadian Government has arrani
. Cd for an eclipse expedition Ia he sent
Labrador under the direction Of w.
King. chief astronomer Of the Dominion
. while the British Astronomical society
b. now making arrangements to send one
, more expeditions to Spain. the point 81
Iieeted being a place thirty miles mort
Of Valencia. Miss Mary Proctor, daugi
ter OF the noted English astronomer J
A. Proctor. is also ossaniying an exped
ton from this country to view the eclipi
In Burgos. Spain. The members OF u
Expeditions will be mainly amateurs WI
will make u speciality ~ thu picturesdt
rather than the scientific details OF u
eclipse.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

flain duties are naturally unattractlve.
A fool naturally thinks all other men
are foolish.
Our best opportunities are Of the home
made variety.
a woman's face isn't always as bad as
it is painted.
Education gives women more words to
use in talking.
Many "A mar hasn't felt slippers since
he was a boy
The harder a man labors the less time
he has to whine.
Any fool knows what he would do were
he in your place.
An Office seeker always harps on the
need Of political reform.
Lucky is the married woman who can
tell lic--u hen she hears it.
only ID fool man will light lantern
ana start out to look FOR trouble.
a mans idea Of a silly woman is one
who laughs at some other fellows Jokes.
It's an easy matter to pose as re-
former as long as you are out of office.
/ When might makes right the job ~
never satisfactory to all parties concern-
cd.
A girl is anxious to be given in mar
I rage thu q WoiiidH - Situ IL sic 1911
sold.
! After a couple have been married two
weeks the neighbours lose all Interest in
| them
The upper dog is willing to take the
hone ANA let the under dog have the SYM
patty.
\ man would rather give up when he
knows he's right thar when he knows he
wrong.
One man passes the plate In church
and a good many other men let the plat,
PASS them.
| Many MISGUIDED man WHO tanks hi
was bern 10 rule has another think COM
inc after an election
Love is blind. That's why man II
love is unable to distinguish between al
angel and a goose.
The man who has to wait on himsel
at home is tho first To kick about thu
service at a first class hotel
Sleep is said to be great beauttler
Tor course this doesn't apply to the mis-
lsuidad individual who is put to sleep il
the prize ring.--Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
The Best Ess-Presuesr

The average man who raises poultry
expects to make his profit on the eggs
bis hens will produce. The egg pro-
ducing qualities Of Pages Perfected
Poultry Food" are told in the following
letter from Fred Huchins of Roxbury.
n. Y: II have handled your Poultry
Food and supplies the past winter
With grand success. All OF my GUS
TONERS gave 1t n test and will use n
large amount next winter. 1t is the
lest egg producer that has ever been
put before the people and the most rea-
sonable to buy. ! did not sell to any
body but what came back for more
before they got entirely CUT
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Safe Deposit Boxes to rent
at reasonable rates
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.
H. T. RUTTER. Cashier.


We are willing to reform everything
we are out of.
A woman laughs to prove she is hur;
and cries TO prove she isn't.
woman can be very cold to man
she thinks likes red hair when her.
isn't.
IL is easier to DO thing you don't want
to do than not to do a thing you want IA
do
No matter how cold girls nose is on
a sleigh ride it is curious how warm her
lips keep.
When a woman admits that an affair
she is in with d man is dangerous, shs
means for him.
\ woman always has IN idea she can
go so far and no farther. even after sho
has gone farther
A woman would rather DO Il nobody and
have people talk about it than somebody
and have them not tak.-New YORK.
Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09

side and descended the stairs to the
street The basement door was left open,
WHICH allowed the cold air to get In and
the water In the pipes was frozen. No
trace Of the thief could be fourd.
no NOT UNDERSTAND THE BRIDGE
Many stories arc told If the Iaughab!e
remarks made by the country men and
women who see az Bellows Falls the
new arch over the Connecticut river for
the first time. Tho roadway is to bo sus-
pended from the arch which rises in the
centre about 10 feet higher than the road
will be. An old fellow driving into the
village recently drawled out "Bgosh.
don't believe can ever drive my old
mare up over there in this world" A
we'll known Irish woman Of North Wal.
role came down ~ SEQ IL for the first
time and remarked "Wall-wall. now We
niver will get me to 20 up over that
thing. ri always 20 around over the old
toll bridge fust. N I'd 10 it If I always
had TO pay toll, too, for don't teliove the
| thin's safe, sure!'
BARRE CITY COUNCIL DrsPLEAsI.D
Tho PARE city council met Frida!
night and got after the overscer ut the
poor aud the board of ASSESSORS. All tha
reports which were submitted by various
officials were approved except that OF
tho Ovorscer e. A. Smith and the council
fell onto this Xix. a hurdle Of bricks 1t
wGs alleged that the records did not ba =
lance, that there were vouchers with M
items and items with no vouchers, AMI
that tho accounts were in bad shape
generally and would be detarre,i
| from the most modest business 1t
was claimed that the list furnished
by the assessors was illegal that the
charter provided that the toard could
have one paid clerk. but that at times
| rine people were employ ed on the work
That thu list was far from Il model was
ina ccurate because of double roeistra-
tinns etc and tina, as the State and
SCHOOL taxes were assessed on ~ the cx.
tra amount would have to como out OF
| citizens.
SAW A STRANGE ANIMAL.
e. II. Willard and Wright Plymptor
while riding between Townsend saw ar
lanimal about tho size of "A dog of n mxet
erayish color. bob tailed. with a rathc'
prominent head. The ANNA! was ov
IDENTIFY crossing from one range of hill.
to tn" other when seen.
NEW GRANGE ORGANIZED.
Gov e. I Bell OF Walden, master %
tho Vermont State Grange. Patrons q
,llusbandry. organized a Grang" in Yves
Enosburgh Friday night. Tho GranE'
starts with 81 members and the nam
given it is tyler Branch Grange. Thu
following were the officers elected
. Master. w. q. Fassett; ovcrseer, +. NJ
Wright, lecturer. Il. w. Spicer: stew
ard. L. II. croft: assistant steward
, DIN Barnes: chaplain, Richard Smith
treasurer. II. Martin: secretary. j. \
; Leach: eatckceper r. {. Ovi,t: Ceres
Mrs. ELLA Montague Pomona. Mrs. II. I
Ovitt; Flora. Mrs. f. w. Spcer: lad
I assistant steward, Mrs. w. NJ. Hi
The number Of the Grange will b
. either 1916 or :3I. but Governor Bell
not positive which as he has not re
ceived a report 10 ia Grange whic
he expects was organized in anothc
part of the state Thursday night.
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Howard & yearly in Rrattlcboro Satur-
day FOR damages n 'he sum "f $3.50 for
Injuries received March 2S. 1904. Vie al
lcyes that on that day, while h. was IN
der arrcs, and Wa being taken 20 New
fame by Deputy Sh,rH r. $. Hail for Il
hearing he VAS thrown from the carri-
ace which was hired from The defend.
ants, and was cut, bruised and internally
injured. necesstatins the expenditure OF
SaC for care and medical treatment. ana
that he never will recover from his in
j,lries. lie alleges that the pole in tnc
carriage was carrlcssly and improperlS
fastened and that Inc accident resulted
solely from tina. cause. :, he case Will be
tried at the April term of I'll. county
court
ANNUAL CONVENTION " Il. G.
The clst annual convention nf the d."
partment of Vermont " omans Kclici
corps will he held IN Hrdtlchoro We'd
| nesday aud Thursday, Feb. - and g.
headquarters will he established AZ ,hc
| Brooks House Tuesday ia. 21st, at Ii
| g. III. Through tn" courtesy ri SedC
wick post and corps a reception Will be
| civ on by the dcrart i1cn1 officers Tuesday
evening in tn" Brooks House SedKwi"r;
corps will axcmplifv tho ritual Tue stay
n fiernoon in Odd Fellows hall The ma
ticnal president. Fanny + Mnot. and
either national officers viii he present
The convention will open promptly at ;
o'clock "Wednesday morning in ODD Eel
lows hall. This viii he AZ open SESSION.
| DRY GOODS SrORf ROBBED.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
FAINT PRAISE.

Yes" said Nowliwed, my wife and
are housekeeping now. She prepared our
first dinner last night with her own fair
hands
'Itow was ito" asked Bachelor.
"Woll. the nuts and rasins We're fine
Philadelphia Ledger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
The Art
OF Shaving

II simple enough, The Yankee Razor
has made it so. You can lathcr your face,
pass the Yankee over it, remove The
: minutes. The feeling produced By a
clean shave will nc mighty pleasant
too No cuts with p Yankee. either, no,
$3.50. with strop and stropping machine
In leather case $3.50. When razor lie.
comes dull, we hone it free Of charge
Delivered anywhere At these prices, pre-
maid. II YOU don't like the Yankee af.el
20 days trial. bring il back and get you
money.
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In order to accommodate our subscribers.
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CLUBBING LIST.
The Free Press and Other Periodicals. mt
Low Rutea 10 One Address.

Tho Weekly FREE PRESS can b. oh
tanned In combination, with other leading
neriodicols at low rates. TO prevent un-
necessary correspondence VIC will state
that after the subscription has begun
notice of q change Of address. or anything
concerning the rece It Of the other Ieriod.
icals. should be sent directly to the Office
oi that periodical Thee Weekly FREE,
PRESS and any one u the following
periodical. will he sont toHny one address
for one year at the prices annexed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
PROSPECT PARK RACES.
Closing Day Marked by Beautiful
Weather

BALTIMORE. Md. September 16.-The
closing day OF the races at Prospect Park
was marked by beautiful weather q good
track and a large attendance. Summaries;
First race, free for all East Baltimore road driy
era; purse. $50 Diminished from yesterday
George Burton won In straight heats; time 24H
2224, 30; Ben E.. second. Hattie H., third
Emery Russell, Gladstone and Joe Paul also start
cd. the last named being dstanced In the first heat
and Gladstone in the second.
Second race, for East Baltimore road drivers
Little Jim won second. third and fourth heats and
second. won first heat; time. 29A. Leonora third
John W. Philmont, Barnsdale also started the last
named being distanced In the third heat.
Third race, running: three quarter mile dash;
$50 added-MonsoOn. 1870 (Mr. II. NJ Taylor) 4
20 >. won Kentucky Rose, 100 (Wopshire}, to l.
second; LORNA. 100 walsh to l. third Time
I.l9}a Joe Martin and Hilarity also ran
Fourth race. steeplechaSe: about two miles; $3.50
ndded-volsntn. $50 (Mr. Harrlsonl. TO 2. won;
night. $50 (woodsl, 10 1. third. Time Al Ida
Woodlands and Bonita also ran.
fifth race. steepieChase handicap, for gentlemen
riders: the short course; $50 sdded-ill Used $50
lMr. Atkinson. 3 TO ;. won Manillou. $50 mfr
SpencPr). 2 TO l. second Princeton. $50 mfr Wat
ters). to 1. third, Time, 2.52. Antarctic also
sixth race. running: consolation mile dash; $3.50
pdded-Lucky Day, 1913 (Merrickl. even. won;
Sentry l26 BROWN. to D, second LORNA IyS
(walsh). to 1. third. Time LAM.
Seventh race running; threequarter- mile dash:
$50 added-Satirist 80 (Mr. Taylor, even won;
Madam Satan, 1l3 (SullivaD), 8 to l. second; Eth
slbry i25 tWoods), 2 to 1. third. Time. i.ls.
Kentucky Rose also ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PASTORS HAVE RETURNED FROM
THEIR vACATIoNA
Tho Will Of John 8. Beach Admitted
to Probate-General Per-
sonal Items.


Special Correspondents of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. September 10, 1905.
In the various churches Of the city the
services tomorrow will be held by the regu-
lar pastors, all Of whom have returned from
their summer vacations At Christ Episco-
pal Church. Rev. William J. Morton. the
rector. will preach at II a. m. and at 7:3O
in the evening. At st. Paurs Episcopal
Church. holy communion will be celebrated
by the rector, Rev. p. P. Phillips. at 7:3O
am. and the regular services at IL q. m.
and 7:30 pm. At Grace Episcopal Church
holy communion will be celebrated at 1880
q M, Sunday school at $50 a. m. and preach
ing at II am. and 7:30 pm. by the rector.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter. At the Methodist
Episcopal Church South Sunday school Will
be held at $50 am. and services at IL q. M
and 1880 pm. by the pastor, Rev. J. r.
Stump. At the Second Presbyterian Churcn
Sunday school will be held at $50 a. m. and
preaching at IL in the morning and 1880 IN
the evening by the pastor, Rev. Frank J.
Brooke. d. D. At Trinity Methodist Epls-
copal Church Sunday school VIII be held
at $50 am. and preaching at II a. m ana
1870 pm. by the pastor, Rev. j. A. JeHers.
At st. Marys Catholic Church first mass
will be celebrated at am. Sunday school
at 9:45, high mass and sermon at 1890 a. m.
and vespers and benediction at O'Clock IN
the afternoon At the First Baptist Church
Sunday school will be held at $50 am.
sermons at II a. m. and 80 pm. by Rev.
Dr. w. r. Al lIe NlStiloOiot ~
estant Church Sunday school will be held
at 9:15 am. and services by Rev. J. n. B.
Ewell at ii am. and 80 pm. At the Free
Methodist Church, Rev. b. A. Scull Will
conduct services at IL am. and 30 pm
The will of the late John S. Beach was
admitted to probate in the corporal ton
court today. Nevelle S. Greenaway qualify
Ing as administrator. The estate, to the
value of about 10000. was left to Mr..
Greenaway. in trust. to be used for the
benefit of Miss Helen c. and Lucy T. Craw-
ford, aunts of the deceased. The will Is OF
recent date, having been drawn September
2, 1905. and is IN the handwriting of the
deceased.
Jacob Scott. colored. was struck by a
falling electric pole this morning and pain
fully injured. The ambulance of the Alex
andria Hospital was summoned and the in
jured man taken to that institution. whore
he received medical attention. At the time
Of the accident Scott was driving down
King street. and as he passed under the
pole 1t broke at the base. knocking him
from the wagon
A court-martial will be held at the arm
DRY Of the Alexandria Light Infantry. on
South Royal street. on the 18th Of Septem-
Der for the purpose of trying such cases as
may come before 1t. Maj. E. III. Gibson of
Culpeper will act as judge advocate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
FIFTY THOUSAND EXPECTED.
Great Gathering of Odd Fellows at
Philadelphia This Week.

PHILADELPHIA, September flowing
to lack of a quorum of the Grand Council
OF Patriarchs Militant. the uniformed rank
of the l. Q. o. F., the meeting of that body
which was to have taken place today was
postponed until Monday Following the
meeting of the Grand Council the eighty
first annual communication of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge Will be formally open
ed The only event today was the eXem-
pliflcation of Rebekah degree by Theresa
League, No 147 which was held tonight In
the auditorium. Odd Fellows from every
section of the United States, Canada and
Mexico to the estimated number of 10000
will participate in the ceremonies and ex-
ercises incident to the communication.
Lieut.. Col. J. s. Batroff, chairman of the
parade committee, has completed the de-
tails of the parade which takes place Tues
day afternoon. The parade and military
ball on Tuesday evening are two OF the
principal features of the weeks program.
Grand Sire Robert E. Wright will review
the procession. Lieut.. Col. J. y. Batron,
assistant inspector general of the Patrl-
archs Militant, Department of Pennsyl-
vania, has arranged for the military escort
to meet the official train when it arrives
tomorrow 1t Will have on board Grand
Seer Wright and other members of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge.
On Monday opening exercises Will be held
in Lulu Temple. Mayor Weaver will make
the initiative address of welcome, and Will
be followed by Melville f. Chubbuck, grand
master of Pennsylvania; Cleon Gicquelais
grand patriarch: Mrs Anna Morrow. presl-
dent Rebekah assembly, and Major Gen. j.
Blair Andrews. department commander, Ia
triarchs Militant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
TENNIS CRACKS ENGAGED.
Yesterdays Games on the Staten Is
land Courts.

NEW YORK. September 16.-Lawn Ten
mis- matches on the turf courts of the Staten
Island Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club. at
Livingston S. l., brought the competitors
I'D to the final round in both singles and
doubles today. In both events there was
a meeting of some of the ranking players
of the country and all but two of the
matches went for three sets. The Yale
Princeton combination. Karl II. Behr and
Raymond D. Little, won one of the best of
the competitions. in which they defeated T.
R. Pell and Harry F. Allen by two sets
TO one.
In the singles Frederick G. Anderson, the
Kings county champion, won his place in
the final by defeating the eX-metropolitan
champion Edwin 7. Fischer.
The Yale ex-champion, Howard A. Plum
mer, went down to defeat in the other semi
final OF the singles, his opponent being c..
F. Watson. jr., of the Orange Lawn Tennis
Club.
Summary:
Anderson defeated Edwin T. Fischer. 6-3, 3-6,
7-5; {. +. Watson Jr, defeated Howard A. Plum
Mems doubles third round-T. r. PeIl and
Harry F. Allen defeated Edwin r. Fischer and G.
q. Kelly. 80. 81 "a.
Semi final round-Karl H. Behr and Raymond d.
81. q, Sc; c. F. Watson ir.. and George NJ.
Miles defeated II. d. Bats and James d. Pell.
s., 7-5
Henry A. Torrance of the Englewood
Field Club won the championship title in
the singles of the Hudson River Lawn
Tennis Association today, defeating the
defending champion. Ross Burchard of
the Powelton Country Club The contest
was on the courts OF Englewood Field
Club, Englewood N j., and Torrance
took the cup and title.