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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21

Then TEDDYG to prove his talk, 49, . -
Did two-step dance and new cake-walk, =
And Dixie clog and the Highland fling. .-.-.---
He touched the bells to hear them ring,
And kicked the lamps with both his feet;
When the conductor asked him to take his seat.
The bears looked out on fields and hills, Z \
On stores and churches and homes and mills, = -
And it made them laugh from head to toe
To see the world go flying SO. -sr
Trees and posts went sliding by; *-=
They couldn't count; they didn't try.
They asked the porter CHS name was Billy
IF the land were moving and If they were still.
And Bill said, eyes, Z know it's true,
The earth turns round in day or two, -
But we I'll beat the earth two hours at least
In this railroad ride from West to East
A colored man all dressed In white, [
With soldier cap and buttons bright,
Marched down the aisle like q jolly tar;
Calling, Dinner ready in the dining car
The bears stepped forward and took their seats
And called for coffee and cheese and sweets,
And peach ice cream and Betty brown,
When the waiter said, his face frown:
Your bnlof-fare is upside downj
Begin with soup and half-shel clam,
Then fish, then mutton with English JAM
. You go to grass, - said TEDDY-B,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21

He borrowed banjo from a colored lad E
And ratified off Everybody Works but Dad"
And doodle Boy' and :. Apple: Tree, - ~
And 'What the Brass Band Played, - and Tam,
many l.ss@ss.ss4
And "Katie Dear and t1My Irish Molly o. 49,
And ''Put Me Off at Buffalo, &"
It was half-past four the porter said Es...ss=
When TEDDY-B made him 60 to bed. .
! The bears didn t wake for a day OF more; SIS
They missed meals, about three four, sa s
When TEDDY-G tossed Bill dime
And asked him to bring on dinner-time.
g I'm sorry, gents,'' said Porter Bill,
But lunch is over and you fellows will
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21
THE ROOSEVELT BEARS
~ PAUL PIPER.
iii. THE BEARS ON THE PULLMAN

As the train pulled out the bears sat down
On cushion seats Of velvet brown.
They nodded to and ladies, too,
And smiled and said, Glow do you dos'
To little girl who asked her Dad
If bears good, for the books she had
Said that bears and often bad
"Don't you believe it, said TEDDY-G,
"When reach New York you may come with me,
And I'll buy you candy, ten pounds, OF more,
The best they have in Broadway store,
And picture books which say that
Are fond Of children bears be-"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-21

But tho play at dinner was square and white
Compared with the fun they had that night.
I won t sleep upstairs, = said TEDDY-G,
i want Window want to see
The moon go round and the trains go BY
And the sun get up in the morning sky.
But Bill said, ttHushl Put in your head;
The folks in the car have gone to bed.
But TEDDY-G didn It scare a bit;
He got out Of bed and said he'd sit
Up all night like owl or cat
Before he d sleep on shelf like that.
He helped the porter to do the chores,
To answer calls and stop the shores, !,
To shine the shoes and tickets take,
And see that sleepers didn't wake
TEDDY-G had fun that night;
He hid the shoes and put out the light,
And made the porter keep out Of sight,
And saw the cook and got a bite
]. OF ham and cheese and a cup Of tea.
He woke the folks at half-past three
Calling, Breakfast ready; get up and see. :"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
4 TRAIN DE- LUKE.

Anyone who contemplates a trip TO the
West should not miss the opportunity of
travelling on the international Limited"
the finest and fastest train in the Domin-
lon OF Canada, which leaves Montreal
every day In the year. at 300 o'clock in
the morning from Bonaventure station.
for Cornwall, Prescott, Brockville. Kings
ton, Belleville, Cohourg. Port Hone, To-
ronto, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Buffalo,
London. Detroit, Chicago and other inter-
mediate points. 1t is the train de luxe
of the Grand Trunk Railway system and
is known throughout the land as the
Railway Greyhound OF Canada" This
train has been in existence for number
of years and each year it has been i'm
proving until to-day it stands at the top
of tho list in Canada.
Its journey OF nearly thousand miles
is made over the longest double-track
railway In the world under one manage
ment and tho only doublc-track railway
in Canada with as perfect n roadbed as
can be found on the Continent. The train
runs through the most thickly populated
part of Canada. a most interesting trip,
with lovely scenery en-route.
First class coaches, Cafe ParlOr and
Pullman Sleeping GAYS are part of the
equipment which offers to the travelling
public the maximum of comfort and ease.
This train Is always on time and the in
habitants along the routs set their watch
es and clocks as she rushes by The In
ternational Limited" schedule is fast for
instance. Montreal to Cornwall, CT miles
hour and 20 minutes; Montreal to Brock
vile. l25 miles, hours and 80 minutes:
Montreal to Bcllcville, 900 miles, 4 hours
and SO minutes; Montreal to Toronto 1888
miles, 7 hours and 20 minutes,
A passenger can leave Montreal on this
train any morning, be in Toronto at 4:20
in the afternoon, Detroit $3.50 the same
evening or Chicago at 7:42 the next morn
ing. 1t is therefore no wonder that this
train de luxe has become so popular that
during the summer months 1t had to be
run in several sections to accommodate the
heavy traffic that offered. When you ira
vel do not miss the chance Of getting
your transportation for this train or the
Fast Limited that leaves Montreal every
night at 1880 o'clock from the Same sta
| ton. The Grand Trunk operates -four
| through passenger trains every day be.
| tween Montreal and Toronto, two OF
these trains being fast expresses. and two
limited.-A word to the wise Ia sufficient
24S.cod3t: wit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
ROCKEFELLER TALKS AGAIN
Pities the Man who Has Nothing but
His Business-Hc Has shifted the
Cares of His Wealth.

Cleveland, o., Oct. 9.-John d. Rookie
Teller. in an interview at Forest Hill just
before he left for New York, said;
Il know man who is very rich, who
is worth probably $lO0o0,0Oo, and he is
growing old. He has no interest in any
thing but business. 1t is too late for him
to develop other tastes, So he tolls away
at his business the year round. He is
tied to his Office. He Is slave. 1t is
not that he cares to make more money,
tit is because the activity of his mind
demands occupation, and business alone
has the power to excite his interest and
hold his attention
Il am especially thankful that | learn
ed early to take an interest in other
| fields than business, so when / was able
to shift more and more active business
cares from my shoulders to those of other
me" U'Hiu "' 81 "''hou' 'e1rc'' Tor
idu o''''r menu" VI 'c''Nl'S awaiting my
a''''''''' ""'c" ""Ne p'oNcu Oh apSorp-
MS ""''''' ,,7''" u as Vi t"e great
's' Importance '''"l 'he man oi business
oi'%l"f nm. 70 'ne e"c'us'on Oh an otner
heluS VI Hie.
WI i|ocheieHor auueu 'h"t ne had not
/ e"'''eu the oii'ceS VI the standard OH
o"n'p'"E' a' - hr""o"'A' N'W YORK IN
elsn' years anu iiau 'HN'F SCI 4oot inside
.he $i,U'V'oo oi'i'P pu''oi'B mere which
o'orS MS h'"'e'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18

Henry Batcheder of Planfeld, bro
Their of the dead man, detailed conversa-
tion he had with Mullen after Batcheder's
death, but there was nothing startling in
his testimony.
Albro Batchelder of Plainfeld. another
brother OF Fred Batchelder, testified that
Mullen told him his brother died of acute
indigestion. lie arrived at the house
soon after his brother died, and Mullen
urged him to see the mayor of Barre
as to the disposal of the body, which he
did. The witness told DIR. Jazelle in the
presence of Mullen he thought his broth
er had been given dose of poison, to
this Mullen made no reply.
Prof. II. l.. White. chemist at the state
laboratory at Burlington, who examine
the intcstines and stomach of Batchelder.
testified that he found in these organs
crystals of arsenic. n total in both Of
1855 grains. Or. White testified that from
to grains OF arsenic will kill n human
being. In cross examination DIR. White
said If IS grains of arsenic was placed
in n sandwich, the one eating it would
detect a peculiar taste.
DR.. j. j.. McSweeney of Barre, who
treated Roy Sykes March s, testified
that he suspected ptomaine poisoning
and treated him for that. He did not
make a thorough diagnosis and saw no
traces of arscnical poisoning.
DIR. II. II. stone, pathologist and direc-
tor ut the State laboratory at Burlington,
described the microscopical examination
Of portions of Batchelder's stomach and
ntestincs, which he made, which showed
the presence of arsenic.
The direct examination of DR. Stone
was concluded when court took recess
He will 80 on the stand in cross examin-
alton Monday afternoon.
Juror Dillingham; OF Waterbury has
been indisposed since court adjourned
Saturday noon. but his Illness has yielded
to medical treatment and it is thought
he will bc able to sit Monday afternoon.
The jury remained at the court
house all day to-day, except when they
were at meals at the Montpelier House,
and this evening Sheriff Tracy sent into
the jury room a photograph with several
sacred and secular records and this
seemed to break the monotony of the
evening hours.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
15.w3t
ESTATE OF GEORGE JAnBERT,
CHARLOTTE.

STATE OF VERMONT. District of Chit
tenden, s.
The Honorable the Probate Court for
the District of Chittenden.
To all persons interested in the es-
tate OF George Jabbert, lAte of Char
lotte, in said district, deceased,
GREETING:
Whereas. said Court has assigned the
Goth day of October. next for the set
Element of the account of the exccu-
trix of the last will and testament OF
George Jabbert, late of Charlotte,
deceased testator and for n
decree of the residue of said estate to
the lawful claimants of the same, and
ordered that public notice thereof be
given to all persons Interested in said
estate by publishing this order three
weeks successfully previous to the day
assigned. in the burlington Weekly
Free Press, newspaper published in
said district.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to APP
pear at the Probate Court Rooms in Bur-
linGton. Vermont. on the day assigned.
then and there to contest tho allow
ancc of said account II you soc cause.
and TO establish your right as heirs,
legatees and lawful claimants to said
residue.
Given under my hand. this 9Th day
OF October. 1905.
MARCELLIIS a BINGHAM.
'k-2' judge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
MRS. READ REELECTED.
Is President Of the Vermont W. c. r.
ia Call for Prohibition,

st. Johnshury, oct. 1.-THE business OF
the annual Vermont w. C. r. L. conven-
tion WAS completed before adjournment
Saturday afternoon and at the evening
service Miss Ami Swankie Cameron, sec
rotary of the Worlds ''Y" of London.
England, gave an illustrated lecture de-
scribing her trip around the world in the
interests Of temperance.
These officers were elected and with the
exception of the auditor, it is the same
board as served last year:
President-Mrs. Ida II. Read. Sheburne.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. q. e. Da-
wilson. Newfane.
Recording secretary-Mrs. A. A. Wy
man. Cambrdgeport
Treasurer-Mrs. E. NJ. Denny, Montpel-
Ter
Auditor-Mrs. r. n. Turner, St. Johns
bury.
"Y" secertary-Miss Sarah NJ. Elrick
Swanton.
L. r. L. secretary-Mrs. f. A. Kenyon
Townshend.
l.. 7. l.. assistant secretary-Miss Elsie
l.. Pease. Swanton.
Editor Home Guards-Mrs. S. X. Huse
ST. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Read as president was enthusiast
cally received. the ladies rising and giving
the Chautauqua salute.
Throughout the day department re-
ports were given, some Of them not be-
ing read for lack of time, but presented
to the secretary to be printed in full in
the year book. The committee on resolu-
intions reported just before adjournment
n q o. Ioi
unanimously adopted. The convention
urges the adoption of the curfcw law
endorses the recommendation of State
| Superintendent Stone to intrOduc,
manual training into tho public schools
urges every union to work for the use
of the International course of study il
the public schools declares in favor OF
woman's suffrage las means OF
purifying politics. elevation OF society
and bctterment Of tho home" sympathize.
with the Woman's Suffrage association
in the loss of their secretary. Miss Laura
Moore of Barnet. The resolution on the
present license law is as follows:
| Resolved, that we are grievod at the
results license has brought to our State
and urge each white ribboner to do al
in her power to put away the evil ant
re-instate prohibition"
| One interesting feature Of the depart
ment reports was the word from the
president DESCRIBING the manufacture o
the comfort bags for the sailors on the
battleship Vermont When the ship is com
missoned for service in December each
of tho Sal sailors and marines will have
a comfort bag the gift of the white rib
boners OF the State. over 400 of thes'
bags are now completed and Mrs. Rec,
urged that the ladies take up the worl
with a view to completing the quota il
| time for their use by the sailor boys.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18

to come to New York in crowds. They
brought heir trunks ana lived with me-
! was glad to see them, too, for they
were good people and earnest-they were
all earnest. So they talked to me at
the breakfast table and they rode down
town with me So as to miss no oppor-
tunity. Wheu eft any office in the
evening they were waiting to ride home
with me on the elevated. At dinner they
talked . me, and after dinner, when a
little nap on comfortable lounge or
a restful chair and quiet family cha,
seemed about the most desirable occu-
patons mTll bedtime these good people
would pull up their chairs and tell theii
stories
We'll, I worked pretty hard at business
in those days. | liked all these good peo-
pie. every one of them. | respected thei,
earnestness. and 1 really wanted to help
them ALL But there was only one of me
and they were a Crowd-a crowd increas-
ing in numbers every day. | ed t.
retain personal supervision of what little
/ did in the way OF giving but ! also
wanted to avoid breakdown. So | put
these matters into other hands reluct-
antly."
1t is the Rock Teller rule to decline tc
entertain persotal appeals even from
friends All approaches must be mad
through the regular channel Despite
this fact many still come clamorlng a
his own door with appeals to his sur
prise He said recently:
For II years I have followed nv rule
not to take up these applications per
sonally. And still they keep coming.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
ESTATE OF FANNY r.. SHAW.

STATE OF VERMONT, District Of
Chittenden.
The Honorable the Probate Court.
for the District of Chittenden.
To the heirs and all persons inter-
ested in the estate of Fanny L. Shaw.
late of Burlington, deceased,
GREETING;
Whereas, application hath been made
to this Court in writing by tho ex-
ccutrix of the late will and testament
OF Fanny f.. Shaw. late of Burlington,
deceased testato, praying for license
and authority to sell tho whole of real
nststs of s said c6STt Ina,
would be beneficial to the heirs
and all persons Interested in the es-
tate of said deceased. to sell the whole
of the real estate of said deceased. and
convert the same into money.
And bringing into Court the consent
and appreciation in writing. Of all the
heirs 10 said estate residing I'm this
State. and settin~ forth the situation
of the real estate.
Whereupon. tho said Court appoint ed
and assigned the Goth day of October
1906, at. n" Probate Court rooms in
said District. to hear and decide upon
said application and petition, and or
dered public notice thereof to be given
to all persons interested therein, by
publishing said order. together with
the time and place of hearing, three
weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Burlington
Weekly Free Press. new spaper which
circulates in the neighborhood of those
persons interested in said estate, all
which publications shall be previous
to the day assigned for hearing.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court. at the time
and place assigned. then and there
in said Court. to make your objections
to the granting of such license. If you
see cause
Given under my hand, at the Pro-
bate court rooms, this 4,h days OF
October. 1906.
MARCELLCS A. BINGHAM.
1bw3t Judge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18

and Investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge. and above
all, possessed of a wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1s43 she married Isaac Pinkham,
builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and a
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days it
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in a physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and ex-
perience many of them gained a won
derful knowledge of the curative prop.
critics Of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took great interest
in the study of roots and herbs. their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature 40
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods OF
all kinds; so, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots aud herbs
of the field there dfe remedies ex-
pressly designed to cure the various
Ills and weaknesses Of the body, and
1t was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi.
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief Of these was a rare combina.
ton of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu.
liar to the female sex, and Lydia e. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them.
All this 40 far was done freely, with.
out money and without price, as a
labor of love.
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn, Its length and severity were toe
much for the large real estate interests
of the Pinkham family, as this elias.
of business suffered most from
fearful depression, so when the Centen.
NAL year dawned it found their prop.
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia F.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother, combined forces to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
COULD TAKE HIS CHOICE.

At recent inquest in Pennsylvania
town, one of the jurors. after the usua
swearing in, arose and with much dignity
protested against service, alleging tina,
he was the general manager of an i'm.
portant concern and was wasting valu,
able time by sitting as a juror at al
inquest.
The coroner. turning to his clerk. said
Mr., Morgan. kindly hand me 'Jervis
Cthe authority on juries.)" Then, afte,
consulting the book, the coroner observed
to the unwilling juror:
Upon reference to 'Jerv!s, I find sir
that no persons are exempt from service
as Jurors except idiots, imbeciles, and
lunatics. Now under which heading dc
you claim exemption ?'-success Maya
zine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18
Had Two Thousand Chinese Pas.
sengers and Valuable Cargo
Aboard.
HUNDREDS WERE ROASTED
Unable to Escape from the Steernge-
Were Drowned-Fire Fighters
Have Already Recovered 75
Bodies-Firc Incendinry.

Hong Kong. Oct. 14.-The steamer Han
kow. which was burned to-day carried
1000 Chinese passengers men, women
and children, and seven Europeans and a
cargo including 300 bales of mating, $50
bales of raw silk and 400 bales waste
silk. The vessel arrived from Canton
at three o'clock this morning and was
shortly afterward moored at the wharf
The chief officer reported to Captain
Branch that the ship was attire. The
captain then directed the chief engineer
to turn on the water through the fire hose
This was impossible for the reason that
within five minutes after the alarm was
given the Hankow was ablaze fore and
aft. Captain Branch then awakened the
European passengers, who rushed down
the gangway, the ladies in their night
clothes.
The crew was compelled to leave the
ship, which by this time was veritab!c
furnace. The Chinese steerage Messenger
were thrown into frightful panic. Ho"-
rifying shrieks and cries to save their
lives were heard. but it was impossible
owing to the n1ammable material Of the
cargo Hundreds were burned TO death
and many others jumped into the harbol
and were drowned.
Responding to signals the British cruis-
.er Flora and the naval dockyard despatch
cd contnsents OF engines and assistance
The land and floating brigades of flremcr
made herCulean efforts to extinguish the
flames which leaped to q height of ovel
60 feet.
The British steamer Pow An, which
was berthed at the same wharf was
lowed out to save her from destruction
A neighboring pier, hundred yard:
distant was burned to the waters edge
Gov. Nathan, accompanied by his oide'
dc-camp arrived at the scene nj Al;
a m Governor Nathan suggested
scuttling the ship, but the suggestion
WAS found to be impractcable,
The fire was brought under contro
at six o'clock a. M, Mt which time only
the shell and hull Of the Hankow re
NAMED The grewsome work of re
covering the dead was then begun.
The fire fighters have aldeady recov
cred IS corpses. Many Of them were
huddled together and only singed
while others were incinerated beyont
recognition. or the cargo. 200 bale!
of raw silk were saved but badly dam
aged by water. The remainder was to
tally destroyed
There are many theories as to til,
cause of the fire. The first is that tn,
fire was caused by the overturning o
the lantern OF Chinese boardin
house runner who came aboard seek
ing customers. The second was tina
an opium smoker accidentally set fir,
| to mating, the third is that it wa
caused by the crossing of electric
wires. a fourth theory and one tina
| is considered tho most probable, 4
that the fire was incendiary. and wa
an outgrowth of boycott agains
| British rvier boats.