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

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lie mo, rcw worl, c,r ,hcm. -rhcy have
lhcor do;ny tbis su,,o ;hint, i'm their mani
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l,bom in ,hoso ,nancuv.rs nraiu and again
leach man knows inst what he has &c
do and fin. ornv works like n machine
.rbo, ,r. iut.neoIv n,tr,otjc and almos,
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09


Change of Life.
of and
n female is $ IS
quickly Feeling lassiuie. don't
feeling ritabiy
and o
the which this Kidney Complaints
Those
thousand for they what they Sold by Druggists
very Il lsi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
ESTATE or WALTER ~. ~. \

The Undersigned. having been npI
by the Hon. Probate Court for the
Of Grand Isle. commissioners to n
examine and adjust all claims al
mnnds of all PERSONS against
w. ". Dodis, late of .>ortn nero.
district. deceased hereby givI
ticc that We viii meet for ih" III
of examining nud allowing said
at the dwelling house OF Mrs.
knight in North Hero. VT. on I'll
dag of july. 1905. from 10
II. m. uutil o'clock =. IN. q
said days. and that six mon las
The 12th day of January. \. d..
is the time limited bv said cou
said creditors to present their ella
us for examination and allowant
Dated ut North Hero, this 3ot
of January. \ H.. 1905.
,.OBERT ATKINS
!. u. IiAIt,N
81 W. Comm IL :
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
A Chance for Bows.

We want all the bones we n
Can use heads, hoofs. horn
thing in the line Of bones---if on
We will pay 8Oc per hundred
for thoroughly dry bones-we e,
even more II strictly clean. hard
dry. boiled butchers bones an
freights from your station II slil
lots of 200 pounds or more. \
shipped in barrels or cheap 20 tx
c. =. Page. Hyde Park
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
JOlINNY'S WALL.

When NAV has Il company dinner.
Geo whiz. how tho goodies are spread
She smiles an thcu runs down TIN
victuais
For ever il word has been said
She wishes the custard was ltlou
The fruit cake has rz up too quick.
An Then whom | want tn" ninth hclpin
She reaches an gives nae kick
The company SITS there an gohbes
l'ntll some fine day, | declare,
Id like Just a COMPANY dinner
Without any company there
Life,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09

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tamd tirpaS condi, ions ~Ffd undrr el,c~r.
ing parallel TO the grain md compress.
sion at right angles to tho grain uuI"r
state conditions 'rh" data taken in
cl,idc the moisture conditions, specific
gravity, and rate Of Growth. During te
| treating operations. records were kent
! Of the temperature TO WHICH the tinbcrs
We're subjected at all stages. the amount
of water lost OF grained. and of The
amount Of personalities absorbed. as
Indicated by gross weight and subsr-
Huent chemical analyses IF 'lho test
pieces.
Ordinarily Tho strength tests were
made Immediately after treatment in the
cylinder. In order. however. to deter
mine what weakness might III" intro
duced by changes in the ply scal cond-
tion of the prcservatves in the wood
through lapse of time. a complete series
has been st aside for subsequent opera
tons An additional set of test pieces
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THE RUssdJAPANEsE WAR



Capt. P'y'onC. March. artillery corps
was assiRh'd Nv the war d'Par''heMS I"
the Japan amy to report upon us
operH ien~ in The i"iL We joined yen
"ral Kuroki lst February ana ne. mas
bech wi'h,NAa' 'prsH;n ~ 'he "ai'l'''S :"
forces until i'uc moro Than month
ago wh"n II" started ""'N nome III
reply 10 question ss 10 th' number
"l men nov actually hshiins IN M"n-
churtl the Atlantic constitution. quotes
''p'aih Mar'n "S saying
"Thore ar" l"de '~"p s"ihI'rS III thH
wv" armies Lh' Japahes" nave "-",''"
ana the huSsti"5 Almost as many ne
forces are H"fp "i' "'ri'"S' i'"''S 'dc"
"th'r Ih'N 1r' "n 'h' wv" 'la"S Oh Il
it'lo river KNOWN us 'hc sui ~ as II
more common! '''e"' INC Hh"-P', me
w"rd II" meaning river II" S''''Nr'
ar" sirctch'" Along no'h sues "l I'll"
river Tor dsj''''" OF "po"t 'h'r'y
miles IN som" places 'ncH are not moro
than Two nundr'd Eards apart ana ~
others as mUth Us -"" Ef'"S' ''aci'
army mas aug ih'I'h'h''''''S IN" p'l w
forlii'catlons' Hnu $ waning l"r 'le o'hc'
10 charge"
'hc END ot inc me l Srouid say
Is not more tnah ni'''h 'n'loS from MuN-
d"n. Ih' "ln'r perl'aps my i"''es
away Th'N are go" KNOW pr'''N '"i
PUP III Manchur'a' ih'H are 50 near NUN
"el 'ha' We couI" ''h' our S'"HS' anu
"Shn'lh" TN" iow"rs over the gates ''a"
ilnS through the walls.
1 'aptHH MaEcn adh'u '''"l M"h""h i
I'l"por'Ah' n"litlcaliY pu' not S,ra''Sleal
~. AS ia" capital on Mdhch"r"' u
l'ap'ure ~ the J"pahes' "ou'd Sor>'
I" impress the Chinese. S'rA'"gi'dliy 'h'
most important r"int is i'"rpih' III 'h'
Junction of the chinese eastern railway
ana inc lrars-Sih'rlah RAILWAY IL J.
toward that pom IhAt 'h' 'ap"h'S" AK
w"rkihg' Ii they rouid capt"r" 'i"rpI'
ana dlsr"hh'ct ~" Two i'h'H o. railway
: ann' at til" same tliHe. get l"ss'ssio'
"l enormous mills ana supplies, me.
would perhaps be nnch nearer peace
rs to tn" food supplies OF IN" Japa'ies'
Captain March said:
| 1.-The Japanese az" living chiefly on ic
ANA meat. The rice IS III raw state
ana it must be cooked before 1t can b.
| eaten. This nccessitates water and IRE
ana makes 1t bad held rat'oh' thin'
inc Japanese are discovering mat. u
addition to this the japanese nave canne
t meat put mp with KIND OF sauce. u
Japan. The soldiers cat IL out or III
1 cam ana seem to relish H. but IA foreighc
docs not like it after two or three meals
!. II Is not so bad when cooked rs a soup.
I What is the food of tho Russians
t 'They are better able than the Japan
, csc to live OF the country. They ca
G get deal of fresh meat in the nortl
b and their flour comes from the Harbi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
OLD PRINTER AND MASON.
Death of David J.. Howe Mt Woodstock
Also q. 4. II. Nctcrnn.

Woodstock. Feb. 3--DaviG j.. Howe,
aged IS years. n veteran of the civil war;
and an old time printer. died at his home
here this afternoon. lie was made Ma
son 81 years ago. being the oldest mcm-
bcr of the Woodstock lodge and one of
the oldest in tho State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
:
ESTATE OF PIIEHI. ". JOHNS 81
JERICHO.
STATE OF VERMONT. D,st-ic, 0
tnnden

0IAl r. Ot NERMONI, DstTlct OF
TO ali persons concerned in the d
of Phchc NJ. Johnson. lat" of JED
in said district. deceased.
GREET
AT Probate Court holden At rul
ton. within and for The District OF
tenden. on the 10Th day OF Jan
1905. an instrument purporting {
the last will and testament of Pho
Johnson. late of Jericho. in
district. deceased. was presented I'd
court aforesaid. for probate.
And it is ordered by said court tina
llth day Of February. 1905.
the Probate Court Rooms in
burlington, be assigned for pro
said instruments: and that n
cerned, by publishing this order
weeks successfully in the Hurli
Weekly Free Press. a newspaper pub
at said burlington. previous to the
appointed.
Therefore, yea arc hertbY notified
pear before said Court. a: me TIM
Place aforesaid. and con;es: tia prob
t.h VIII Il YOU have cause.
Given under my hand. It BurlnctC
said district. this 2oth day Of ,l,t'i
l9oi.
MAECELLUS A. BIEGHA!
al
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
ESTATE or BYRON :. JONES.
IINGTO<.

we. tie SUBSCRIBERS. naVlrE peel
pointed by the Honorable the PI|
Court for the District Of Chittendenl
misSlOncrS to receive. examine and
just the claims and demands q
persons against the estate of Hyi|
Jones late of Burlington, in
district deceased. and also
claims and demands exhibited IN
SGT thereto. aud six months fron
day Of the date hereof being 10y
court for THAT purpose. "" do
fore hereby give notice that We
attend to Che duties of our APP
ment at tho late residence Of tn
ccdent, on :. Union street, in Bu
ton in said district. on tho
Thursdays of February and July
at ~ O'clock II. m, on each of
days.
dated this 18th day of .Ianiary.
FRED JOiIbNNDTT.
j.. j. BOOTH
Al WI Commits -ipn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09

suits Of tho invest cations to determine
the best methods of preserving wood so
that tn" maximum imprcgnation may bo
obtained With the least expenditure Of
oil per cubic foot OF timber.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09

iNl Sc FOR bETEST ALTON,
'N"u didn't speak to Miss FLUFFY when
VIC cam" in
'No. | dctest her"
81 didn't suppose she was 80 great "A
favoritc. ''-Clcvclau Plain Dealer
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18
Respite is Granted Mrs. Kate
Edwards.

Harrisburg. Pa Feb. Is -Ou
recomm enda ion Of the board of
pardons today, Gov. Pennypecker
withdrew the death warrants in
the case of Mrs. Kate Eddwards,
the white woman, and Saru uel
Greason, the negro, who were
under sentence to hag together iu
the Berks county Jail at Reading
tomorrow morning for tie mur-
der of Mrs. Edwards husband in
1901. The case of Greason will
now he again taken to the Penn
yivania supreme court and If that
tribunal refuses to reopen the case
the attorneys for Mrs. Edwards
and Greason will have to appear
before the board of pardons next
month.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18
Judge Aldrich Ill.

Spe ;ial to News and Courier.
Saluda, February Is. A letter
addressed to the Saluda Bar was re
ceived here today from Judge JAS
Aldrich, who is now In Baltimore
for treatment. in which he stated
that under the advice of his ohy-
slcian be would not be able to
hold the March term of court for
this county. The members OF
the Bar will at once decide upon
some one to sit as Special Judge
and transmit their action to Chief
Justice Pope.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18
Sam Marks to Hang.

According to an opinion banded
down by the supreme court yes
terday, Sam Marks of Darlington
will hang and Moses Ham will
get new trail. These negroes,
it will be remembered, we're
brought to Columbia for safe
keeping on account of the killing
of a young white woman near
Timmonsvllle. The appeal to the
supreme court on the sentence of
both were made some time ago
by the attorney for the defense,
Senrtor Geo. w. Brown. The
case is thus remainded to the cir
cult court IN order that the con-
demned man may he given anoth-
er sentence. The State, 16 inst,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18
Suicide or Murder.

Special to News and Courier.
Union, February 16.-R G.
Trefzer, the jeweler of this city,
who has been missing since last
Tuesday week, was found this
afternoon by searching party in
Fair Forest Creek near the West
Springs road. The left breast
hud been pierced by bullet and
the body submerged in the waters
of the creek. The deceased leaves
a wife and six children. ae was u
quiet man, about forty years old,
and highly respecte by all. HE
untimely death is sincerely dopIor
ed. w. ". j.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18
A Peculiar Accident at New
Jersey Hanging.

Bridgeton, N. j., Feb.' 15.-
Frank Raisinger was hanged here
today for the murder of his wife.
The rope broke as the body re-
bounded and the back of Raising
er's head struck cross beam of
the scaffold and broke his neck.
The physicians present said death
was instantaneous. Ralslnger was
not officially pronounced dead un>
til ten minutes later.
A shudder ran through those
who were assembled to witness
the hanging as the rope parted
and Raisinger's body fell to the
ground. Nearly every one pres.
ent turned his head from the grue-
some sight.
Sheriff Dement, said after the
hanging that he was unable to ac-
count for the swapping of the cord,
as it had been tested with a weight
more than 100pounds heavier than
Ralsingel's body.
Raisinger made no statement
on the scaffold, simply saying as
be passed through the sherlff's Of
flee: "Geod bye, boys".
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18

Nayes Senator Black, Brow
Butler, Hardin Hough, W. ].
McIver, ralbert, Dennis
%
The senate has also rejected
the bill introduced by Senator
Mauldin of Greenville to abolish
beer dispensnries and hotel priv
lleges. On the notion to kill the
bill vote vas as follows:
Ayes-Senators Blake, G. l..
Blease, e S Blease, Brown, Carr
penter, Douglass, Efird, Hudson,
Marshall, McGowL, Stackhouse,
Won Kolnitz, Walker, Hydrick,
johnson, Warren--16.
Nayes--Seuators Black, Brice,
Butler, Christensen, Hood, Iough,
johnson, W. f., Muldin, McIver,
Mcleod, Peurifoy, Talbert,
Wells. .--l3.
Thu senate has spent much time
discussing the reformatory bill,
the Toole local option bill and the
militia bill. The last is the only
one of the three that has passed.
1t is intended to mako the law of
this state comply with the national
law known as the Dick law so that
the militia will receive SIS, 1000
from the federal government year
ly.
The reformatory bill will hard.
ly pass the senate and that bod y
has expressed it.eIf rs opposed to
the principle Of the Toole bill.
The house discusses the lien law
every year, rs a bill TO repeal that
law is always presented and it al.
ways has strong support. There
were several bills looking to thai
end this year but after very full
debate the house voted them dowr
and the lien law Is not repealed OF
changed.
There were also several bills
looking to the Improvement O
the jury system by providing
changes in the manner of drawing
the jnries, the selection of tn,
names put in the jury box. Tn,
bill which received most suppor
would have taken this duty of
the county officers and named
ljury commissioners to be appoint
ed by the governor But all O
thsee measures we're voted down
In the senate Wednesday nigh
memorial exercises were held i,
honor of the late Senators Denni,
and Mccall, who have died sine,
the last session. J.H.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18
Building Cotton Mills.

Manchester, Feb. IA. The
heavy crop of American cotton has
caused increased activity in mill
building here. Four new mills are
in course of erection and at the
same time q number of new mills
are going up for Egyptian cotton.
Altogether the capital in these new
enterprises amounts to $16,00O,- :
600. The new mills will give en-
ployment to 5000 workn,en
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18
Child Burned tn Death.
Special to News and Courier.

Special to News and Courier.
Darlington, February Is. "A
two-year-old child of g. N. Grad
dick, one of the operatives at the
factory, was burned to death be-
tween s and 8 o'clock this morn
Ing. The child's mother was out
in the yard rhen Its clothes
caught on fire, and before she
could get IN the house her child
was fatally burned. G. ABB.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18
Gen. Lew Wallace Dead.

CrawfordsviIle, Ind. Feb 10
Gen. Low Wallace, author, farmer
American minister to Turkey and
veteran of the Mexican and Civil
wars, died at bis home in this city
tonight; aged 7S years.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18
Rewards Offered.

Union, February 15 Rewards
have been offered for the discovery
of F. G. Trefyer, the missing
jeweller of this city. His wife
and benevolent associations have
offered libralpayment for any infor
nation of hiswhereabouts.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18

Miss Magnolia Waters was run
over and killed by the fast mail
near Westminster Monday. Shewas
deaf and probaly did not hear the
approaching train.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-02-18
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Doings of the Legislature.

decesSorS nave ever been. The
session, it seems now, may end
Saturday before noon if the pres
ent rate of work is kept up The
house wisely decided to consider
only such measures as had passed
the senate this week and this left
a large number of house bills to
60 over until next session.
The multitude of measures
which are considered III the last
days of the session do not admit
of specific notice; it is n strenu-
Gus time with the clerks and the
presiding officers, who have to
keep up with the bills aud the
proceedings, but Lieut.. Gov.
Sloan and Speaker Smith have
the procedure at their fingers
ends, so to speak, and the clerks,
Gen. r. r. Hemphill and CO...
Tom G. Humer, are expert at,
their business.
One of the most interesting
matters before the general assem-
bly, this week was the election of
two judges to fill the positions
created by the ten circuit bill
passed at this session. AS Judge
of the ninth circuit Mr.. II. With
ers Memminger was chosen over
MIR. w. j. Flshhurn of Colleton.
Mr.. Memminger was recommend
ed by the Charleston bar of which
he is a member. AS judge of the
tenth, Mr.. Geo. E. Prince, repre-
sentative from Anderson, was
elected over Mr.. Thomas p. Goth
ran, representative from Green
vile, the vote in JOINT session be-
ing so tu 50.
The finance committee of the
senate and the ways and means
committee of the house submit ed
their report on the report of the
investigating committee in regard
to the Office of secretary of
state. The report is as follow.:
"WhereasOthe report of the
committee appointed to examine
the books of the State offices, to-
gether with the letter of the secre-
tary of state in reply thereto, has
been referred to us, aud whereas
we have given a hearing to the
committee who made the report,
and also to the Hon. j. T. CAN'T,
secretary of state, and also to Mr..
d. II. Means, clerk of the sink
ing fund commission, we beg to
report, we find:
81. That the report of the
committee is correct, and we COM
mend the thorough and competent
manner in which this work has
been done.
20 We call attention to the
fact that the report of the commit
tee does not charge any defalcao
ton on the part of the secretary
OF state"
There was no objection to the
receipt and acceptance of the re-
port in either house.
The senate has rejected the bill
that passed the house divertirg
portion of the revenue from the
fertilizer tag tax from Clemson
to Winthrop. This is what Is
known as the Pollock bill and ut
the time of its discussion in the
mouse it attracted much attention.
On the motion to reject sathe bill
the senate voted as follow:
Ayes-Senators Blake, G. l..
Blease, Brice, Carpenter, Doug
lass, Earle, Efird, Hay, Hood,
Hudson, Manning. Marshal, Maui
din, Mcleod, Raysor, Stackhouse,
Walker Boroks, McGown, 10.