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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
BLENDING SPIRITS.
Curious Results Obtained by Mixing
whisky and Water.

Some curious results are shown by
blending of spirits. Take nineteen and
one-quarter gallons Of high proof spirits
and add twenty-five and one-fourth
gallons of water, and strange to say,
you have forty gallons. and not forty
one and one-half, as one would natu-
rally suppose. This is reasonably ex-
planned by the large globules of the
spirit absorbing the small globulcs Of
water, thereby lessennS the volume Of
wine gallons.
Here is another phenomenon: Take
equal parts of whisky and water. each
at a temperature of 10 degrees +. Mix
them and the temperature rises at once
to 80 degrees.
If two barrels Of whisky are placed
under roof, one with the bung in and
the other with it out, the former will
gain In proof, while the latter will lose
This is due to the fact that when the
bung IS in there is no evaporation, but
the barrel absorbs the water much fast
CT than it does the whisky. When the
bung IS out there is evaporat ton, and
the spirit evaporates easier than the
water.
These are q few Of the facts that an
old rectifier who can neither read nor
write has gathered in fifty years Of ex.
perience as cellar man. He keeps
trace Of his liquors by their marks,
and, strange to say, he can read his
gauges and thermometers with accu-
racy and is curious and exact in his
knowledge of chemistry as applying to
his tr2de-New York Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS.
Progressive Conupdrum That Could
Be Worked Out Two MAYS.


Miss Oracle" he said, with an en-
gagng smile, did you ever try your
hand at one Of these progressive conun-
drumsT'
What are progressive conundrums,
Mr.. SpoonamoreT inquired the young
lady.
Haven't you heard Of them? Here
Is one: Why is a ball Of yarn like the
letter It.? Because n ball Of yarn is
circular, a circular is n sheet, a sheet is
a fiat, fat is $50 a month, $50 a
month Is dear, a deer is swift, a swift
is a swallow, a swallow is Il taste, a
taste IS an inclination, an inclination
Is an angle, an angle Is point, Il point
Is an object aimed at, an object aimed
at is target, target Is mark, n
mark is an impression, an impression
Is stamp, n stamp Is thing stuck on,
thing stuck on Is young man In
love, and young man In love is like
the letter t. because he stands before
~ Miss Oracle"
Il don't think you have the answer
quite right said the young lady.
"a ball Of yarn is round, a round Is
a steak, n stake is wooden thing. a
wooden thing is a young man in love,
and a young man In love is like the
letter t. because. Mr.. Spoonamorc--
and she spoke clearly and distinctly
because he Is often crossed"
The young man understood. He took
his hat and bis progressive conundrums
and vanished from Miss Oracle Gar
linghousc's alphabet forever.-Pear-
SONG
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
SUNSTROKE.
Properly Speaking, II should Re
Called Heat Apoplexy.

Properly Speaking, 1t should Re
Called Heat Apoplexy.
What is called "sun.troke" the eff
feet OF great heat, should be heat
apoplexy." The msnomer leads the
multitude to suppose that death from
it is caused through being struck
down by exposure to special ma
levolcncy of the suns rays. This Is
not so. for patients are with equal fire.
and tents and at night as we'll as day
and, whether in sun or shade. are gen
orally those whose health Is deblitated
by dissipation, disease and overfatigue,
and the evidences from all parts Of
the world show that exposure to in
tense sun rays Is less to he feared in
dry countries than in countries where
the temperature is much lower. but
the atmosphere is moist. and pcrspira-
ton Is consequently retarded.
People suffer more from a tempera-
ture Of 81 degrees r. at Brussels than
at 122 degrees r. at Cairo, owing to
the moist air Of the first and the ex-
IRENE dryness Of the air in the latter
city.
The inhabitants Of the eastern coasts
Of the United States hear with amaze
mcnt Of temperatures from 11S to 1923
degrees r. being tolerated in the dry
regions OF Arizona and South Colorado
without harm and that the ordinary
avocations Of farm and factory are
pursued without Inconvenience. This
Is due to the cooling effect Of rapid
evaporation from the surface OF the
body. and hence the suns mallgnancy
is unknown.-London Mail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
A NOBLE ENEMY.
The Fate of Molxrani, q Moslem Chief
of Africa.


France was never in greater danger
Of losing her colonies In Africa than
during the war with Germany in 1870.
The troops were recalled from Africa
to take part in the conflict that was
going on against France, and Algeria
was left almost defenseless.
The hour for which the conquered
races had long waited had come, and
IL holy war had been proclaimed it
Is probable that the French would have
been driven from northern Africa.
But the tribes did not rise while the
French had their hands full on the
other side Of the Mediterranean, and
the fact was due to their fidelity to a
solemn pledge.
When the war broke out a chief Of
great influence among the tribes. Mo-
krani. gave his word to the governor
general Of Algeria that there should
he no instruction while the war lasted
That word was faithfully kept. Dsas-
ter after disaster followed the French
arms. The defeats Of the war cul-
minated in the surrender of Paris.
But not man Of the tribes Of Kabylia
stirred. The Moslem's faith was
plighted; the Mosem's faith was kept.
When. however. the last battle had
been fought and the treaty Of peace
signed, Mokrani, then released from
his word, gave the governor general
notice that in forty-eight hours he
would declare war. The French
armies. released from duty at home.
hurried across the Mediterranean The
end was inevitable. Mokrani, seeing
that all was lost. put himself Mt the
head Of his warriors and fell fighting
In the front rank. The French erected
n monument to mark the spot where
their noble enemy persisted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
NOTIONS.

There is little romance to be derived
from finding a hair In the butter even
when II is Il golden hair,
Most OF mans troubles exist in his
mind, but a great many in the form OF
|. o. US exist on paper,
The man who has good time when he
is young will at least have something to
talk about when he grows old.
While the way of the transgressor is
hard, II Is rarely so until he Is found out
Convention is IA fence which is miles
high to some people and less than IA foot
high to other people, birmingham Age
,Iarai5
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
The Marriage Knot.

A good deal Is heard Of the marriage
knot" but very few Of us realize that
the knot was ever anything more than
figure Of speech. Among the Baby
ionlans tying the knot was part Of the
marriage ceremony says Home Chat.
The priest took a thread from the gar.
mcnt of the bride and another from
that Of the bridegroom ana tied them
into knot, which he gave TO the bride,
thus symboizing the binding nature Of
the union which now existed between
herself and her husband
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
Emerscn's Prayer.

Whittier and Emerson We're taking
drive together when they passed a
small, Imprinted house by the road,
side.
There" said Emerson, pointing out
the house. elves an old Calvinist, and
fhe prays for me every day, am glad
she does. pray for myself"
"Does She" said Whittier. What
does thee pray for, friend EmersonT"
well" replied Emerson, when I
first open my eyes upon the beautiful
wor! ID | thank God that | am alive and
live so near Boston"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
FRIGHTENING THE TABLE.

w. Secretary Wilson. with his handy
fountain pen.
ell up again.
The daily food We cat
From vegetables ia meat
And IL we choose
Yes. cen orr boozo
pretty to our ken.
ID when we to the table come all eapar
to be fed,
|th hungry eyes we'll look uy,on tho
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
HENRIK IRSEN.
Bow the Scandinavian Dramatist
Impressed IN Observer.

bow the Scandinavian Dramatist
Impressed IN Observer.
William Archer tells how Henrik h.
zen impressed him when he met the
Scandinavian dramatist in Rome in
1881: In glded an understood man
with very broad shon.Lers and large
leonine head, wearing a long black
frock coat with very broad lapels, on
one Of which knot of red ribbon was
conspicuous. l knew him at once, but
was a little taken aback by his low
stature His natural height was even
somewhat diminished by a habit OF
bending forward slightly from the
waist, bcgotten. no doubt, of short
sightedness and the need to peer into
things.
"He moved very slowly and noise
lessly, with his hands behind his back
IN unobtrusive personality. But
there was nothing insignificant about
the high and massive forehead, crown
ed with n name Of Chem iron gray
hair, the small and pale but piercing
eyes behind the gold trimmed specta-
cles, or the thin Tipped mouth, depress-
ed at the corners into n curve indica-
tive Of iron will and set between bushy
whiskers Of the same dark gray as the
hair.
THE most cursory observer could
not but recognize power and character
in the head. yet one would scarcely
have guessed it to be the power of a
poet. the character Of prophet. One
would rather have supposed ones self
face to face with an eminent states
man or diplomatist."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
HIRAM, KING OF TYRE.
The PhOcnician Monarch and His EFF.
fort to Initiate the Deity.

inc fhOcn1C1an uOnurCn ana Ills
fort to Initiate the Deity.
Hiram. the Phoenician monarch.
strove to initiate God by erecting four
mighty pillars upon which he caused
seven heavens-apartmen be built.
The first was constructed of glass, 500
by SOC yards, storing therein mock i'm
ages Of the sun, moon and stars. The
second compartment Of iron, 1000 by
1000 yards, was the receptacle Of pre-
cious stones, causing a terrific noise
resembling thunder when they crashed
against each other and the easement of
the Enclosure. The third chamber was
of lead, 1900 by 1900 yards. The
fourth was Of tin, 1000 by 1000 yards.
The fifth was Of copper, $500 by 1900
yards. The sixth was of silver, 5000
By 5000 yards. The seventh was OF
gold, $500 by $500 yards, containing
precious stones, pearls and magnit-
cent throne. A channel Of water sep
arated the apartments.
Hiram, initiating the royal splcndor
Of the court of King Solomon, sur
rounded himself by the grandest con-
ceivabe display of magnificence. In
the seventh apartment was stationed
golden bed, the corners Of which were
set in pearls without value in all the
world, sparkling forth beautiful flashes
resembling lightning, which spread
wonder and terror among his subjects.
The prophet Ezekiel WAS ordered to
appear before Hiram, who. at a loss
as to how to reach the seven heavens
wherein the monarch presided, was
transported into his castle by the locks
Of his hair Upon perceivinC the d.
vine messenger Hiram trembled who
art thou?" Numbered the indignant har-
binger of future events. why dost
mans womb"
II am" replied Hiram, but l live
forever. Like God dwelling over wa
tiers, dwell |. Like him reignlng over
seven heavens, l rule in seven apart
ments. AS God is surrounded by light
ming and thunder so am |. God has
stars in heaven; SO have l. Many SOW
ereiGns have succumbed to mortality,
and l still exist Twenty one kings OF
the house of Israel and David. twenty
prophets and ten high priests have de-
parted this earth, but l outlive them
ALL"
"Why dost thou boast?" again de-
manded Ezekiel.
Because thou didst supply the
cedars for Solomons temple? This
puts me in mind of Il subject who pre-
pared a splendid garment for his SOW
ereign, and as often as the servant
gazed at the glorious piece of work he
bOastingly remarked. This is my
manufacture, until the king, observ-
ing his vanity, tore it Off in disgust.
Such will be thy lot. The temple
which thou helpest to build will be
destroyed. What will then become of
thy pride?"
Where He Was.
ITO what do you attribute your good
health and remarkably robust condi-
tion?"
ITO regular habits and early retir-
ing"
Then you have been so situated that
you could carry out these excellent
rules for the preservation OF the
health?"
"Oh, yes. was in the Illinois peni-
Tertiary for twenty-three years.
! CiA.Aia"5 pI.,- p--i--
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27

a nasty temper and will spank the
baby on the slightest provocation.
There are certain women who cav
manage that kind Of man beautifully,
however, and II he gets wife with
calm, persuasive eye he will come
down from his high horse in a few
minutes and be as meek as n lamb.
The man who doesn't stop to polish
the point of lead once the wood Is cut
away has streak of coarseness in his
nature.
He who shaves off the lead till the
point Is like needle Is refined, deli
cate and sensitive. He will not be
likely to accomplish so much as his
more common brother, but he will new
err shock you and Is without doubt
good man to tie to.-New York Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
TIE BLACK BASS.
A Marine Butcher That Kills For the
Pleasure of sInugltcr,

A Marine Butcher That Kills For the
Pleasure of Slaughter.
The bass is like n roaring lion going
about seeking whom he may dcvour. I
have seen IL good sized specimen get
into n school of minnows and eat and
stuff until he could not get any more
into his capacious insides, then 50 off
by himself. throw up what he had
eaten and begin over again. after which
lie would keep on killing the poor in
nocent minnows, apparently for the
mere pleasure of killing. Very young
bass will attack minute water life
which flourshes on water plants and
get away with every one in sight,
adopting the same method as their ED
ers. 10 Illustrate the extent of the
cannibalism of Il black lass here is
the experience of Il superintendent Of
one of the fish hatcheres in Pennsyl-
vauia:
The superintendent made an actual
count of 10000 young bass about an
inch long and placed them in a fry
pond by themselves. He gave them
food six times a day, and, according to
his statement. each fish ate on an aver
age tllrco times It's own weight Of the
prepared food every twcntyfour hours
They were placed in pond Oh tho
1st of July, and on Oct, /, when
they were taken out. there We're only
11,000, and the record showed that less
than 300 died from sickness. 1t is rea-
sonable to suppose. therefore, that in
addition to the food given them by the
superintendent there We're about 9,0O0
bass devoured by their stronger and
more fortunate companions."-W L.
Mechan in Field and Stream.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
HIGHLAND Deaths.

Pennant In his Tour Of Scotland"
tells that on the death Of Highlander,
the corpse being stretched on board
and covered with coarse linen wrap.
per, the friends placed n wooden plat
ter on the breast Of the deceased con-
tanning a small quantity OF salt and
earth. separate and MnmiXed the earth
IN emblem Of the corruptible body, the
salt an emblem OF thu immortal spirit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Blond widows are usually blonder than
blond maids.
One Of the certainties of life is the UNI
certainty of love.
Enterprise and advertising mako the
biggest pair in the deck.
No doctor can cure what ails you II
you have II mean disposition.
A man Is never too busy to listen when
the lady on the dollar talks.
DC 'asionally opportunity looks man
up for the purpose Of downing him.
A man occasionally interferes with the
affairs Of a woman without getting the
worst Of Tin books.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
VnDrOfessiOugl,

you say she's only an amateur
m,rse?"
nurse she wouldn't have married the
first patient that came along. Shed
have looked around little first
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
Disinterestcd.

"What splendid woman she is!'
~ am glad to think you have got
such wife"
"Such wife. Why. man, you have
no idea of her generosity. When was
poor she refused to marry me because
she was afraid of being a burden upon
me, but the moment l came into my
fortune she consented at once. What
do you think Of that for kindness?'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
The Spcculator's ProErcss,

Grnbnll-So you sent your boy around
the globe for little trip ell! l heard
he was dabbllng some in stocks? Rt-
chle-Dabbing? He probably was
Mt first, but when discovered his pre-
dicament he was nounderlng in them
Puck
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
A NInn of Ability.

Tomson-Jolnson has no ability Of
any kind. Jackson-No ability? Non
sense. Why, he can ask you for loan
In such n way that you thank your
lucky stars for the opportunity to &C.
commodate hlm.--London Tit-Bts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
4 Sure Thing.

Stella-Did You try to see whether
he loved you with a daisy? Bella-Nol
l counted with three leaved clover.-
Now York Times. |
Every one Is bound to bear patiently
the results of his own eXample.-Phaa
drus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
Exciting.

Percy-I am tired of this life of ease.
want life Of toll, danger, excite
ment and adventure!
son. this b so sudden! But you may
ask papa.">.Life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
Too Bad.

He (tentatively)-It's too bad that
mistetoe should only be hung up on
Christmas!
She (naively)-Yes! That certainly
makes it long time between kisses!
National Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27

Mrs. Knicker-Weren't you frighten-
ed when the bull beloved Mt you on
account Of your new dress? Mrs Book
sr-No. 1t was exactly the way Hen
ry behaved when he got the bill
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
Not Exhausted.

She-Henry, I'm going to give you q
piece Of my mind. He-I thought I'd
had It all.-New York Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-07
BLACK HAWK VETERAN DEAD
People of Lehi Pay Last Tribute of
Respect to Pioneer of
the State.
(special to The Herald.)


I,ehi. Dec. a.-The funeral of John Worl-
ton was held today at O'Clock in the
First ward meeting house and was very
largely attended. A few days ago he
was in excellent health, but while at
work was attacked with heart failure
and in a few hours was dead. He was
an old Black Hawk war veteran, and
many of his comrades, wearing badges.
were in attendance at the funeral. He
was born i'm Bristol, England on Sept. y.
1886. and came to Utah in 1855. He crossed
the plains between Utah and the missouri
river by OK team several times, and par
ticfDated in several of the early Skin
mishes with the Indians. His son, Fred
erick. was valedictorian when he gradu-
ated from the University of Utah, and
another son. James, is principal of the
public schools of Sugar City, Ida.
The big pipe organ for the new taber-
nacIe has arrived and is being put in
place by August HollDerg, representing
Kimbau & Co, the builders. IL taxed
the canacitv of a tWenty-ton railway car
tn bring it. It is twenty feet wide and
some Of the pipes are twenty feet high.
A two-horsepower electric motor viii ope-
rate the bellows, and some thirty miles
of lead pipe will be necessary to convey
the wind from the bellows to the pipes
Tho tahernacIe is closed till the organ
is Installed, which will be about Dec
81 when a grand concert Will be given
with Professor Mcclellan presiding at the
Dennis Giles and Miss Winnie Thomas
,-iII no married Wednesday. Hyrum G.
Evans and Miss Laura Robinson will also
be married the same day.
r. L. Howard and Abe Coates. who
acted as day and night chemists, respec-
.t,,aII, Of fhe recent campaign of the
Nampa sugar factory, arrived home yes
j TAYLOR will leave tomorrow for
Ruby valley, Nevada, to orlqs IN several
Fred WorIton arrived yesterday from
New York. called home by the death of
his IA fher
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-07
PROUD AND GLAD"
Because Mother Looked So Well Aft
ter Quitting Coffee.

An Ohio woman was almost distract
cd with coffee dyspepsia and heart
trouble.
Like thousands of others. the drug in
Observation-Disclosures slowly but stead
lily undermining her nervous system
and interfering with natural digestion
of food.
For thirty years" she writes. 81
have used coffee. Have always been
siCkly-had heart trouble and dyspep-
STA with ulcers in stomach and mouth
so bad sometimes, l was almost dis
tracted and could hardly eat thing
for week.
'T could not sleep for nervousness
and when 1 would lie down at night I'd
belch UP coffee and my heart would
trouble me. At last. when I would want
to drink coffee, it would gag ME. 1t was
like poison to me. l was thin-0nly
weighed 125 lbs, when 1 quit coffee
and began TO use Postum.
From the first day that belching
and burning in my stomach stopped
The Postum went down so easy and
pleasant. I could sleep as soundly as
anyone and, after the first month.
whenever l met any friends they would
ask me what was making me so feshy
and look so well.
Sometimes, before I could answer
quick enough, one of the children or
my husband would say, Why, that is
what Postum Is doing for her-they
were all so proud and glad.
when l recommend it to anyone
I always tell them TO follow directions
in making Postum. as it is not good to
taste if weak, but fine when 1t is boiled
long enough to get the flavor and rich
brown color" Name given by Postum
CO., Battle Creek. Mich. Read the lit
lie book, 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's a reason"