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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23

Because IL would not be proper"
said she, smiling as she looked UP at
me.
Not proper! I should like to know
why"
1T would make me break another en-
gagement," she went on laughing. II
am to go with the baroness TO meet
the count II he comes--she has COM
manded. The day after, in the morn
ing, at 10 o'clock. by the cascade--will
that do? Good! I must leave you
now. must not return with you.
Remember" she commanded, point.
ing at me with her tapered forefinger.
"Remcmber--1O o'clock in the morn.
ing"
Then she took bypath and went
out Of sight. returned to the man
sion as deep in love as man could
be. went to dinner with the rest
that evening. Louison came in after
we were all seated.
You were late, my DEAR" said the
baroness.
YES: I went away walking and lost
something aud was not able Ia find
IL again"
CrO BE CONTIN l'ED)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
indigo.


The chief source Of natural indigo Is
the various species Of indigofern. espc.
cially Indigofcra tinctoria, which arc
cultivated in India, China and South
America. The method of its prepare.
ton Is very simple. although consider.
able attention is paid to the treatment
Of the soil previous to the planting Of
the seeds. Ten to fourteen days suf-
f1ce for the first appearance OF the
shoots above the soil, after which they
continue to grow rapidly. Shortly be.
fore Towering, or about three months
after sowing, the plants are cut OF
close to the ground and are then ready
for extracting the color. After crop
ping the plants are again allowed to
grow until they arc sufficiently ma.
ture to admit Of n second cutting. Oc-
casionally third or even fourth crop
Is made, but each OF these contains
successfully less and less of the indi-
can. The cut plants are ut once placed
In large stone cisterns, or fermenting
vats, called "stcepcrs," where they arc
covered with water and kept in posi-
ton by means Of boards and heavy
stones.
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In .-.-r>.,.OSS.
It's Wonderful Flights ard some Odd
Beliefs About the bird.

It's Wonderful Flights and some Odd
Beliefs About the bird.
or all the strange creatures seen by
travellers not the least interesting t.
The wandering albat.oss. This great
fcathercd wanderer. sometimes meas
uring seventeen feet from tip to tip of
its wings. will follow n ship for days
ut time. Some travellers ana sailors
declare that they have seen particu-
lar bird fly for weeks at a time with
out ever being seen TO alight upon the
waves.
1t not merely follows the ship, but
wheels in great circles around it and
above II. high in the air. as if to SOW
that 1t is not tired. Sometimes the
bird will be seen TO hang in the air
with its wings apparently Eiotionlcss,
and the sailors say that then il is
asleep.
Not only in pleasant weather will tho
alhatross follow ship for days ana
weeks. but through the most terrific
storms it will continue its untirins
flights. In fact. to find an albatross
otherwise than on the wing is like
finding weasel aslcep.
Once Il year the female albatross flies
away few thousand miles to the
greet. lonely island rock of Tristan,
IAcunha. which lifts its desolatc head
far in The south Atlantic. or to some
equally remote place. and there lays
)ne egg in the hollow of rock
The albatross has always been a bird
IF mystery. and in ancient times the
people believed that these unwearyina
sea birds were the companions of the
Greek warrior Diomedes. who were
said to have been changed into birds nj
the death of their chief.
When America was discovered anL
ships began to- sail abroad to the Pa
cific ocean, to double the Cape Of Good
Hope and TO explore the "seven seas
generally. the old belief about the alba
tross had been forgotten by the sailors
and explorers. but in their long and
lonesome voyages over waters which
were cut by no keel but their own and
upon whose vast expanse they saw no
other sail but theirs the presence Of the
albatross following the ship day after
day became Il great source Of comfort
and companionship. SO it came TO be II
belief that i'll luck would follow any
one who killed one of these birds, and
that belief ia common among seafar-
ing men of this very day. Coleridge's
famous Rhyme of the Ancient Mart.
uer" is based upon this belief.
Though the superstition about the
killing of an albairOss bringing bad
luck is only foolish one, it has served
n useful purpose for many years IL
preventing the slaughter OF these beau
tiful and gallant birds-the sailors
| friends and the landsmen's wonder.
Up in dreary Kamchatlla. that outIy
ing part of Siberia which cuts into the
north Pacific, the natives. never having
heard of the superstition about the al
batross. catch him and eat him. But
his flesh makes such poor food that
after all. the legend may be said tc
hold good. for one is indeed in bad luck
who has to make meal of him.
! Washington Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
Old Time Extravagauces.

We hear great deal about the lux.
ury and extravaganza of the .ge; but,
when you think of 1t, great many of
our most reckless fashions date from
past centuries. In .he nfteenth centu-
re-. for instance. the feminine ward
robe was magnificent, With it's gar.
ments weighed down with laccs and
embroideries in guipure, points coupcs,
Slilanese and Venetian. not forgetting
the gold embroideries worked with pre-
Cious stones. etc.
For several centuries women wore
white shoes in kid and ordinary leather
as we'll as dainty chaassure in en-
broidcred satin Cor dancing the pavanc
and minuet in.
In the time of Louis XIV. the wo-
men wore most sumptuous lingerie
and dessous made chiefly Of what used
to be called les centelles cite. a kind
of silk blond lace with Il cord in it.
which used to be mounted ever colors
for The petticoats and was also worn
FOR The banging sleeves which used to
chow the arms so prettily.-Paris Fash
ions
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
A TelepathiC Clock,

Here is q strange yet absolutely true
story, in which Il clock plays myste-
rious part: 1t vas small American
timepicce which stood on mantel-
piece in sitting room in Liverpool
builders house. At IL so enc morning
the timepiece fell from the mantelpiece
to the floor. When picked Up it was
found to be quite uninjured and still
going. as II rothing unusual lad hap
pened There seemed TO be absolutely
no reason why 1t should lSve fallen.
but an hour later when tie builder
came home to his midday ,2eal he re-
marked that at Il: 80 he fell from the
top Of IL building. but th;,!ly without
sustaining any injury. dis wife then
described how the clock lad fallen at
the same time. and the couple ponder
in vain over the curious and utterly
inexplicable coincidence. - Liverpool
Post
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
- YAPOLEON'S personal relations
N with his soldiers were n pow
crful and perhaps decisive


~ with his soldiers were n pow
V crful and perhaps decisive
factor in his career. Although
dictatorial and even tyrannical in the
extreme, the great war lord kept in
close touch with 1.-The man with the
musket." Says Caulaincourt in his SOU
venirs Of the field. None Of the old
mustnches' SOLDIERS of the Guard
would have dared to speak to the hum
blest sublieutcnant with the freedom
that he showed to the redoubted mead
of the army" This peculiar phase or
camp life is emphasized by Meneval IN
his memoirs as follows:
"ln the camp all etiquette was ban
ishcd in the entirely military relations
between the sovereign and his COM
radcs in arms. The private was au-
thorizcd to leave the ranks OH present.
ing arms and to lay any request lie
might have to make before the emperor
either verbally or in writing
The Duchcsse d'Abrantes treats the
subject in greater detail by recalling
scene on the field at Austerltz. as
described by her husband. General
Junot:
"The night before the battle the en-
pcror directed .JunOt. Duroc and Bcr-
thier to put OH their cloaks anu follow
him. as he was going round TO see tnat
all was arranged as he wished. Inc
biyo,lac fires were surrounded by sol
diers. among whom there were many
q ..Ie
ward nicknamed the GrOgnards tGrum-
blcrs) They were singing and talking.
and many Of them were engaged IN re-
counting the splendid victories Of Italy
and of Egypt. The emperor. wrapped
up in his redingote grisc. passed along
unperceived. He listened to their con-
versatiOn, smiled and seemed greatly
affected. Suddenly he passed biv-
ouac the fire of which. cleaning full
in his face, discovered him. The em-
peror. exclaimed the whole group.
.Vive rempcrcur. Nive rempereur"
responded the next Along the whole
line. in the bivounc and under the
tents, the cry of 'Vive rempereur"
passed from mouth to mouth and rent
the air. The fires were Immediately
deserted, for the soldiers rushed for
ward to behold their we'll beloved chief.
They took the straw from their beds
and, lighting it, made torches with
which they illumined the gloom Of the
night, stN shouting 'Vive Iempereur"
with that heartfelt enthusiasm which
neither authority. seduction nor corrup-
ton can ever repress. Napoleon was
moved. Enough. my lads; enough Of
this" he said. But these proofs of at
tachment afforded him the iiveliest
pleasure. and his heart responded to
them. 'Ah, you seek glory!' exclaimed
an old soldier with mustachios which
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
Little Hamstede,

A kindly, honest and simple little
man was Frederick william Ham
stede. originally city clerk Of Lon
don and n versiher who concocted
worthless doggerel for love and not re-
ward at rate which would surprise
most poetasters. Tot his claim to re-
membrance lieS now In the fact that
Thackeray called him dear little
Hnmstede" and loved ana protected
him from banter with a strange and
touching chivalry.
II any one laughed at the great nov.
elist's attachment to 90 insignificant a
protege. Thackeray would exclaim:
mo one shall say a word against IT.
tie Hamstede in my hearing. ! love
little Hamstede. I tell you I love little
Hamstede, and as for his verses, over
which you have been making merry, NIL
! care to say is that ! take more pleas
ure IN reading his poetry than lido In
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
Nlblc Day Jexycls.

It is interesting to observe that in
articles of gold, silver and gems wc
have scarcely gone beyond the earliest
Biblical record. Gold is an old story In
the second chapter Of Genesis. There
is no record of Sarahs ornaments. but
the abundant mention of Rebecca's
earrings and bracelets made her envied
by many Sunday school little girl
who in this way made her acquaint-
ance. Thenceforth rings. necklaces,
earrings, breastpins, bracelets. Iaras.
jeweled daggers, girdles, pins, combs.
but repeat themselves according to the
taste of the age. An inspection Of tho
Cyprian jewelry at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York shows
how completely the ladies of Antiquity
had their jewel cases equipped. To
these we have been able to add very
few articles, the watch being the most
conspicuous.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
THE CITY EDITOR.
Ne Must Keep Well Posted and Ha,
"N0sc For News"

Ne Must Keep Well POsted and Have
"Nosc For News"
Imagine n man each day surveying a
circle whose circumference is drawn
with a radius sixty miles long from
the New York city hall as q center
knowing that the life and activity
within that circle are changeful and
ephemeral, that each succeeding sun
will bring new story and that he is
responsible for the telling Of that story
to great company of readers. I'M
agine all this, and You have a good
mental picture of the city editor of a
metropolitan daily.
When the city editor opens his desk
in the morning he attacks his mail first
thing. Very often it is a fearful and
wonderful collection Of complaints
grievances, suggestions, demands,
pleadings, discoveries. literary efforts,
questions OF every description. 1t is
singular thing that the title city
editor" il better known to the reading
public than almost any other except
editor" So the city editor gets more
than his share of mail.
William II. V0nderbilt's famous die
ium. 1.-The public be damned" would
never have become familiar quota
ton but for the trained news sense Of
a certain city editor out in Chicago. He
had sent young reporter to ask Mr..
Vanderbilt about railroad matter
which was then being discussed. The
novice came back and reported that
Mr.. Vanderbilt would not say word.
The city editor, suspecting that his
agent had not gone rbOut the inter-
view IN way to accomplish the de-
sired result. began to pump" him on
his manner of approaching the rail-
way king. "Well," answered the
youth. II told him the public wanted
to know about this matter"
Wouldn't he talk back then?" asked
the city editor.
mo; he just shook his head and said
The public " damned" responded
the youth, with childlike and bland in
nOcence.
The autocrat of the city department
lay back and gasped. With a wave Of
his hand he dismissed the dull report
or. and he himself wrote up the incl
dent, which has been made an impor-
tGnt addition to the popular Bartlett.
1t was an insignificant financial
card" which first directed the attention
Of the newspapers to the $50 per cent
fraud for which William F. Miller and
Colonel Bob Ammon are now serving
terms In Sing Sing. The earliest NUT
terings of street railway strikes in
Chicago and Cleveland and other west
ern cities have been in dlminutive
"ads." calling for men to he motormcn
and conductors. - Charles Watson
Meade in Bookman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23

AYAPoIEON took hrtnscif serious
~ ly as q world pOtentate. a mod
1N ern Alexander in Europe, but
10 the onlooker who had no
unguarded crown in the pathway Of
the conqueror the situation on the con-
tinent 100 years ago must have sug-
gcsted royal opera bouffe. 1t was said
that every private soldier in the army
of France carried marshal's baton in
his knapsack. In the same sense Ma
poleon carried on the march bunch Of
crowns tied to the saddlcbow and
handed them out as prizes to the latest
favorites.
Marshal Murat. ex-private and ex-
hostler and ex-waitcr as well, attained
the baton In the course of things, mean
while wedding the emperor's sister.
Suddenly Murat was missed at the
head Of his corps, and the soldiers Of
other commands not In the secret asked
his old followers whether their leader
had been cashiered or exiled or shot,
for. brilliant soldier though he was.
Murat was not stranger to imperial
discipline. mo; only promoted king Of
Naples" was the offhand reply. Moth
ing unusual about that. The crown Of
Naples was the sixth that Napoleon
had dragooncd into the family In the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23

"The people OF Switzerland are very
grasping in their treatment Of visitors"
says a man who has made a tour of
that country ne the hotel keeper
doesn't get all his money the guide
takes what is left. and If there should
happen to be dollar or so left after
they get through the little boys fix up
an artificial waterfall by putting a
board across stream and when tour
lists happen along pull 1t away with a
string and expect the dollar In pay.
ment Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23

wrong in not having accepted Of II.
Nothing would have been easier to ex.
ccute."
Napoleon's first essay at creating
royalty took place under the consulate,
and the beneficiary was the obscure
offspring Of some italian duke. Before
setting out for bis new realm the
princeling visited the consular court,
and his uncrowned master bluntly de-
clared him n fool. says Bourrienne:
Zone day after the first consul had
spent several hours in company with
this king and his consort he said 20 me:
4 am quite tired. He Is n mere au-
tomaton. l put number Of questions
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23

space Of four years.
The long wished for and long de.
ferred birth Of 4 son and heir to Ma
poleon happened Just when the stock
of surplus crowns had been exhausted,
so one was created for the emergency
by bit Of fiction and the babe In
swaddlng clothes solemnly christened
and crowned king Of Rome. The en-
peror romped and played like the av-
crage middle class father with his
hopeful firstborn, and one such scene
In particular was preserved to history
in the memoirs Of Nine. de Remuset.
One day at breakfast, when, as was
often the case, Talmn, the actar, had
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
The Man.

The way man describes business
deals to his wife would make his male
associates wonder and wonder whether
they have not entertained business
prodigy unawares.
The nearest way to mans heart 10
through his stomach, and the nearest
way to his temper Is through his pock-
etbOok.
In youth man often desires n son
to bear his name. In middle age he Of.
ten desires daughter to help him to
forget the same son.
One thing makes mans tact glnr-
ingly conspicuous. its absence.
Men rate woman at the value she
places on herself. -Clubwoman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
Tho Toad.

Tho wonderful insect killing capacity
Of the toad is known in general way
to the enlightened few. says Country
Life In America. An imported colony
Of toads may be the salvation Of
flower garden. Many gardeners give
their children n cent apiece for every
cutworm destroyed. From May 1 to
Aug. l a toad may destroy $3.50 cut
worms, which it would cost $21.60 to
destroy by hand. English gardeners
are said TO pay as much as $50 hua-
dred for toads for cOlonizing purposes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
Gilbert Of C0lcheatcr.

Gilbert of Colchester. who aourished
three centuries ago. has been called the
founder OF the science OF electricity.
Gilbert discovered the augmentation
of the power of iSadstone by arning
or Gaping it with soft iron cheeks, the
screening effect OF sheet of iron, the
method of magnetiZing iron by ham,
merlng it while it lies north and south.
the destruction of magnetism by heat
and the existence around the magnet
Of a magnetic field. Generalizlng from
small to large. he advanced the entire.
ly novel idea that the globe OF the earth
is itself magnet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
A Question Of Weight.

The enthusiasm Of Oarsmen for their
sport is. think, keener even than that
of the golfer. They never can help
talking "shop." The other day young
oarsman told me Of his engagement to
be married and nlsO of the engagement
Of another well known oarsman. ! Ell
deavored to ind words suitable to the
occasion. but ! was stopped. as he
promptly interjected. lyon know, mines
II stone 3. and KS il only o stone L."
The ruling passion was strong In love-
-.LOndon Truth.
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NAPOLEON IN THE COSTUME OF MOUNTED cHAssEuR

to him. but he can answer none. He il
obliged to consult his wife. who makes
him understand as we'll as she is able
what he ought to say The First Consul
added. The poor prince will set Off to-
morrow without knowing what he Is
going to do observed that it was a
pity to see the happiness of the people
Of Tuscany intrusted to such prince.
Bonapartc replied: Policy requires It..
Besides, the young man IS not worse
than the usual run Of kings"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
pOasibiy.

Jack.-I don't quite comprehend Miss
Smith. TOm-4n what respect? Jack
Well. We were children together, and
here now I'm thirty-two. and she's only
twenty-five. Tom You've lived faster
than she Inns. Jack-Thanks. old fel~
low. ! guess that explains It
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
reading YOUR prose-"

reading your prose-"
The secret Of this large hearted pro.
lection was not far to seek. Hamstede
was dwarf and hunchback. He had
been crippled by falling from a nurses
arms in infancy and could not get
about without cane. Thackeray, tho
giant, loved him for the sufferings he
had undergone
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23

Better out than in'--that humor
that YOU nolicc. 10 be sure it's out
and all out. take Hood Sarsaparill;-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-13
MODES OF THE MOMENT.

More German valenciennes and
mechlin laces are used this year than
ever before.
Wide ribbon girdles in all the hues Of
the rainbow are among the accessories
for the summer girl.
Extra jackets, to be worn over spring
dresses, are made of white broadcloth,
lined and trimmed with black, blue or
red.
Hats made of embroidered batiste In
colors to match summer gowns will be
one of the fads of the coming hot
weather.
Wings and quilts divide popularity
with flowers on the first spring hats.
Sometimes quilts and flowers are COM
bined with good effect.
A trimming for taffeta suits and
dresses is cords covered with the tat.
feta, which are knOtted and twisted
into all sorts Of figures.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-13
Biu Reward for Train Robbers,

Seattle. Oct. 9.-The Great North
ern today authorized a reward of S.
GOO for the arrest and conviction of
each man implicated in the hold up
of Monday nights overland train near
Ballard. This offer supercedes the
initial reward of $4,000 for the entire
gang, offered by the express company.
The sheriff and police have practical
ly abandoned the chase, leaving the
case with the Pinkertons and the rail-
roads secret service men. Beyond
satisfying themselves that the robbers
had carefully planned and faultlessly
executed the robbery, and that they
are old hands in the bandit game. the
detectives have established no new
situation. The claims that the men
implicated in the Canadian Pacific and
o. r. & n. holdups We're connected
with the raid on the Great Northern
are discredited by the detectives. for
they can all be accounted for else
where than in this part of the coun-
try. Practically complete returns of
all shipments by express Monday night
show the amount taken will not ex-
coed $500.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-13

murderer's outfit. Accordingly the
peace officers throughout the state
were notified today of the fact that
the horses had been found and cir
cular was issued in which the follow
ing description of the Frenchman sup
posed to be the murderer is given:
Height, five feet seven or eight
inches; weight about $50 pounds; age
40 to As years; wore blue chinchilla
overcoat cut square in front; dark
mustache; eyebrows extending across
forehead; wore breast watch chain.
WAS driving large pair of mares
hitched to platform spring wagon; new
set of harness. The bay mare weight
1,150 pounds) is brandedO on left jaw
and the brown mare weight 1,400
pounds, is branded J o on left hip"
Sheriff Scharrenbroich left at /
o'clock this afternoon on the Montana
Central for the north, where he will
take up the hunt for the Frenchman.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-13
Butte Library Loss Paid,

Butte, Oct 9.-Yesterday the fire
Insurance adjusters. who have been
at work adjusting fire losses since the
big fire of Sept. "a. fixed the amunot
of damage due the city on the books
and fixtures of the public library The
loss adjusted will doubtless prove very
satisfactory to the library trustees in
charge and to the public generally
The amount allowed and paid, S27,-
495 The total amount of insurance
carried was $4,000 on the books and
$4,000 on the fixtures. Between 5000
and 5000 books We're out in the hands
of the patrons and escaped the flames.
and many books on the shelves escap-
ed without any material damage The
sum allowed should be ample to re-
place all the books that We're damac-
ed