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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-08


of the state Grange, ia lover OF the
forest. and in his speeches ma lie many
suggestions for preserving timber rhe
idea of saving trees along the highways
is only a beginning and n bigger stco
will soon be taken to put a stop to thu
dcvastatiue of Normonts hilsdcs Cor
pulpwood.
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The first official announcement Of The
actual cost OF Montpclers centennial
celebration OF tho choice Of that city as
til, State capital has just been announced
and the figures are surprising to those
who predicted that the original arnro-
priatIun of $4,000 would not he large
enough 10 cover the expenses The total
cost was Si,2jS.Jl. less than ti me
amount when was pi,,egu az '''' ''''''''''
arr TEAM s,1,sr1rD.
The four-iu-hand Standard On tenn,
driven by Ernest Tennoy took pad
spill, on the Dean hill near John liasar s.
jus, before noon Jan. 81, Willie going
from GaNsyillc to Ptttsiteld' The mn Is
very steep at this point and Is covered
with ice. The tires of the wheels had
worn rounded and formed cNc'ileh' rum
ners for the ice. The wagon was OK
coodnelE heavy ana contained ABOUT VV
gallons OF ont the "ieeiS n'EaH 10
slew, the hina end coming AROUND lro""
TenneY had Just tinhe TO Jump an" saw
himself as the venice went over " 80
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-08
DEATH or AGED LAWYER,

Jeremiah Dickcrman Of Newport, a
monument lawyer Of Orleans county,
died at 800 o'clock Friday morning, aged
Is years. Tie funeral was held Mon
day afternoon at two O'CLOCK at the
Congregational Church, wife, who Is
in feeble health, survives him. Mr. Dick
erman was rs years old. lie was at one
time a member of the firm Of Edwards
& pickerman. and later NJ the firm OF
Edwards, Dickcrmau & Young.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-08
COST or MONTPELIER CFN-
TENNIAL

The first official announcement Of the
actual cost OF Moutpclier's ccnt"h'ldl
celebration OF tho choice Of that ci'y as
the State capital has just been announced
and the figures are surprising to those
who predicted that the original arHro-
priatIun of $4,000 would not ne large
enough 10 cover the expenses. Tie totai
cost was Si25S5t. less than ha the
amount which was placed at the disposal
of tho centennial committee.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-07
THE BUCKEYE COUNTRY
The Many Reasons Why it Will Come
 to the Front.

Buckeye, Ariz., Jan. 6.-(Speciai Cor respondence of The Republican)- Millage has been in Phoenix on busi- ness for a number of days.
 Chas. Odell has returned from near Hillside, Ariz., where he has been do- ing assessment work on some mining claims he has in that district.
 Fred Walls went to Phoenix yester- day to bring his mother to his home to spend the remainder of the winter She came from Duncan, Ariz., a few days before the fair and has been wis iting her daughter, Mrs. T. J. Levy and family, who live near Alhambra.
 Walter Jones has returned from Phoneix. He has been in that city dis posing of some fat cattle. John T. Hughes bought the cattle for the Tri- bolet market
 Lum Collins has a camp on the south side of the Gila River a little east from the Liberty postoffice, where he is es- tablished for the purpose of looking af- ter w. R. Beloat's cattle on the range
 James s. Day is one of the men going to Washington to represent the people of Arizona in their fight against the sacrifice of Arizona upon the political altar of the east. MT. Day Is very pos itive in his views regarding joint state hood and being man of the
Arizona republican., 1906-01-07

ter the dinner hour on the 27th. these men resumed work at 12: 50 o'clock, the creek being practically dry. Ten min l. utes later a solid breast of water four feet high came rolling down the gulch toward them and they had to run for their lives, not even saving the hand tools with which they worked Dur . ing the afternoon the stream continued 70 rise and in short time there was no sign of a dam left. During the same flood the Santa Fe pump house three miles above was Inundated and tEe machinery of the plant almost sub merged in mud.
 The weather says MT. Reed, has been extremely cold when it was not rain ing or showing. The coldest weather he experienced was twelve degrees be- tow zero at Holbrook though in the Flagstaff country IL was more than twenty degrees warmer and during the rains when the temperature was not so high, it was frightfully muddy in places. He met one party of three men who had a spring wagon with q four horse team and no freight ex- cept their camp equipage. They desig- mated certain boggy flat in the road they had traversed the day before. which is about 15OO feet wide, and said 1t took them seven hours to get their caravan across it. This was between Holbrook and St. Joseph
 The heaviest snow storm Mir Reed saw was on Dec. 21 but there has beer. snow in evidence most of the time wherever he has been. And it seemed like real arctic travel to him when last Saturday night he crossed the Lit tie Colorado river at St. Joseph, on the ice, with a twelve hundred pound team and wagon. Such weather condi- ttonS are not unusual in the winter time in many place of course but To Phoenix people who seldom see sno " even in the distance and who can drive in the shade of green leaved trees the year round it seems odd to realize that all this is taking place within the ter ritorial boundaries and only a few hours ride from the orange groves. Once again it is beautifully illustrated that, summer or winter, one can find almost any kind of a climate he wants. within the limits of little old Arizona as she now is. And joined to New Mexico there would be no added pos sibility or resource, she does not al ready possess.
 MT. Reed expects to leave in about week for Cochise county where he will look after official matters assign ed to him in the San Pedro valley, then go to San Carlos on the Gila and from there to Roosevelt, returning to Phoe- nix via the Roosevelt road
Arizona republican., 1906-01-07
The California .....
35 North First Eve.
 Phoenix. ar'xona

sonally investigated. Then it would be easy. Again, nature does the fertil- izing by bringing silt, the washings from the cattle and sheep ranges of the mountains down in the waters of the summer rains. This silt is also a pos itive remedy for alkali land and is a great factor in leveling rough land. Land is cheap here now. There IS just one reason why; the head of the canal is eighteen miles southwest from Phoe- nix and extends about twenty-two miles northwest. At present we are that far from a railroad shipping point but everybody tells us we are soon to have a railroad The Southern Pacific com pany has completed surveys which show that the building of a railroad through this section is comparatively easy matter. Any reader knows what railroad is going to do Tor a country such as is described above. Besides the natural advantages we have many farms in fine cultivation condition, inn ported breeding horses, as good cat tie as are raised anywhere. We furnish more cream to one creamery than any portion of Maicopa county. We have five public school districts, all main taining good schools, also four churches, a number of stores, two post offices, local and long distance tel ephone systems and everything but that railroad.
 There are a number of men who came here a few years ago and filed on gov ernment land, the cost of filing the papers exhausting their cash resources. They are now worth from three to five thousand dollars according to the areas of land they hold.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-07

east before coming to Arizona and nothing but a republican in politics, he would seem well equipped to make a convincing argument against jointure.
 Rev. Geo. H. Brewer of Phoenix, is improving his ranch property near Lib erty.
 The proprietors of the stores at Lib erty, Buckeye and Arlington nave signed an agreement to keep their stores closed on Sunday.
 There are two petitions from Ar lington before the county supervisors for the office of road overseer of that district. The men named in the peti- tions for the place are Messrs. Perry and Peterson.
 C. C. Green, superintendent of the company's interests here is communi- eating with M. P. Manker of Phoenix, hoping to secure him for head zanjero of the Buckeye canal. The place is now being filled by C. B. Williams.
 The water users are engaged on d plan to equip themselves with the means for the distribution of the T- rigation water for themselves. This plan will be carried out within q year or less.
 A considerable interest is being taken in the Buckeye country at this time by prospective investors. Quite num- Der of inquiries have been made and som sales of farming land will be completed in the near future. There is a number of reasons why investors in ranch property in this valley should investigate Buckeye before purchasing First, Buckeye has water stOrage-the boon for which all the arid west has prayed for years. It is the way we receive the drainage of the whole Salt river valley including the country trib- utary to Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Flor ence, the Salt, Gila and Auga Fria riv- CTS. This reservoir system-a gift of nature-furnishes a constant supply of irrigation water at the head of the Buckeye canal even in the dryest sea sons ever known. The ract that the land becomes more fertile by irrigation. tillage and croppings would probably be difficult for farmer from the east ern states to believe until he had per
Arizona republican., 1906-01-07
A SNOW BLOCKADE. Over Fifty Miles of the Rock Islands New Mexican Riqht of Way.

Fl Paso, Jan. 6.-Fifty ni'.es of the Rock Island railroad track IS blocked by snow, near Caresizo, N. M. Five rotary snow blows and a hundred men with picks and shovels are at work.
 Rock Island trains are being sent around several hundred miles detour by way of Fort Worth over the Santa Fe.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03
Century Old Sugar Trees.

One of the veteran sugar makers of
New England is Thaxter Scott of Haw-
ley, who, although seventy-fve years
of age, is out in the woods now each
day looking after his sap buckets as he
has done for sixty-hve years each
spring, says the Boston Globe. Mr..
Scott's camp is made up of some 700
second-growth naples. admirably To-
Gated as to sun exposure. soil, etc.. and
these trees yield an average OF 125
to $50 gallons of syrup.
One of the trees has been tapped by
the three generations OF SCOTS. who
have owned the camp, and has yielded
sap for 100 years. But the old maple
could not give sap forever. Its days
of usefulness ended, its stump alone
remains stretching out its huge roots
in the ground. The stump Is fifty-two
feet In circumference, and 400 feet OF
lumber have been cut from the tree.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03
Hedebo Embroideru

fear it would not be practicable to
put in the pattern as you suggest
Hedebo embroidery has close but
tonhofe stitch worked around the large
figures which are to be cut out, the
buttcnhole edge always being worked
toward the center of the figure. This
linen is cut away and fancy lace
stitches are introduced. Among those
most used are the Maltese cross and
the spider stitch. Mercerized cotton
from rs TO 30 is used for the work, ac-
cording to the weight of the material
yor are embroidering upon. If you will
get sheet of red impression paper
lay your Apttern upon it and the blach
poLgse underneath 1t you can take OF
the Gesign by drawing over each lint
with hard. sharp pencil.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03
CURLING FEATHERS.
The Work Is Done by Hand-How
Some Are Built Up-About
Farming

Curling is always done by hand. FAX
ing a small steel instrument like a
blunt knife, the operator carefully
takes each frond of the feather and
skilfully presses 1t with finger and
thumb against the instrument until
the RIB curls out In a graceful bow
Patience and care make, or otherwise
mar, the ostrich feather at this stage
of its existence.
Another branch of the business is
the manufacture" of ostrich feathers.
The best bits of the smaller varieties
are taken in hand by skilled female
operators, wbo cut and trim them up
carefully. and then fix the bits to-
gether upon a stock with needle and
thread until perfect looking feather
is made. Ostrich feather boas are
made on this principle from the finest
small feathers.
In the early days of ostrich farming
great fortunes were made. Feathers
were then worth C 100 per pound, the
plumes of n single bird often realizing
$50 to $50. For a good pair of breed
ing birds it was no uncommon thing to
pay as much as C 500. But none OF
these prices could be got now. From
seven to eight guineas a pound is the
usual price at the present time for fine
ostrich feathers. The mourning plumes
used by undertakers are of the largest
variety, and sometimes cost as muS b
as $500 set.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03

cor. panies. which has charter to use
water from the Niagara river and
which would be cut off from the en-
loyment of this charter by the enact
ment of Chairman Burton's bill, has
offered. in case 1t is permitted to use
portion of the water conceded by its
,hsrter, to perform an engineering
sent which, instead of diminishing the
slory of the falls. will greatly enhance
.ts spectacular beauty
This company, known as the Nj
igara County Irrigation & Water Sup
ply company, plans, at its own ex-
Pense, to excavate the bed of Niagara
,ivey above the falls so that nearly so
per cent. more water will flow over
he American falls every second than
1ow dows over the same spot aid that,
90, utter all the water needed has
been diverted for mechanical purposes.
At present, according to the engineers,
The average fall of water over the
American falls is 27,900 cubic feet of
water a second. After the proposed
sxcaN alton the fall will be 10000 cubic
Teet.
According to the same engineers,
who have been living near the falls for
20 years, the present use OF power has
not affected the spectacular appear
ance of the falls so that it could be
visible to the eye and they declare
that If all companies now under char
Ter should be permitted to use water
to the limit of their charters the diff
terence in the spectacular appearance
of the cateract would still be unap-
preciable-not nearly as great a
change as is wrought by an ordinary
wind on Lake Erie from the south
west or northeast which varies the
depth of water on the crest of the falls
frequently as much as three feet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03

American founder of the family, paid
100000 for st. Blaise-and the price
at that time was fully equivalent to
100000 now, as prices for luxuries
and many necessities run. Rock Face
goes to Kentucky to join old st. Blaise
in the bluegrass paddocks.
The cutting up of the old Jerome
park into building lots and the opening
of Belmont park on Long Island signal
lies the primacy of a new family in
horse racing, of a new region in social
primaey and of a new standard of
luxury in racing. The famous courses
in England the Derby-which you
must be very particular to call
"Darby"-the St Leger and the rest
have few conveniences for visitors
for precedent. The Blue Ribbon of
the turf for rs years has been con-
tinuously the derby. and sacrilegious
would be the hand that should be laid
upon 1t to alter track or buildings
more than Is necessary.
How many millions have the Bel
mon interests in races and racing rep
resented from the first? The track is
not clear outgo. 1t is owned by a
jockey club in which Mr.. Belmont is
chief owner The sport is protected by
the state. and each jockey club pays
a percentage of its income to the
purely agricultural hoss-trots" of the
county fairs. 1t has Just emerged
VIGOROUSLY from an encounter with
the Ministers association at the state
capital by creating diversion with
the claim that the poolrooms would
profit by the hampering of track gamb-
ling. 1t would puzzle Philadelphia
lawyer to tell how.
The price paid for Ormonde remains
the record for stallion. 1t was sup
posed to be s15O.00O. but 1t cost nearer
100000 to bring the useless creature
to his new home. where he failed to
make good"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03

The Americans are sporty enough.
Did not the Fairs dash themselves to
death in their automobile quite in the
approved fashion? Did not group
of Americans make some of the most
daring tours in Switzerland, where the
big machine had to be stopped and
backed with cramped wheel at every
sharp turn? Did not Nickel Plate
sport run down baby in Italy? Was
not Mr. Gould and bis party assailed
by peasants for scorching?
ballooning is no more dangerous.
But there are other considerations.
The death OF Paul Nocquet was not
one of them. In this matter danger
scarcely counts. 1t all depends upon
whether the fright people" take 1t up.
1t happened that the first successful
ascent by amateurs this spring was
made by a doctor and his wife. who,
though most estimable people. are not
numbered among the 400 After that
several aspirants who were lowering
about the edge of the storm center of
the new excitement rather drew
aloof. and said: "Oh. II we try 1t we
shall very likely do so in France; 1t
is correct over there"
Another trouble is the newspapers.
Young Theodore Roosevelt. in Harv-
ard, withdrew from certain field day
sports because so many newspaper
cameras were waiting to snap" him
running his rather slow best Balloon
ing is impossible without camera ac-
compartment. A balloon is big
thing to hide and secresy is impossible.
Not all people are so afraid of the
newspaper mans camera. however.
When John d. Rockefeller was last in
New York he cheerfully posed for the
camera men of the daily papers. He
was holding his umbrella in the rain
over his daughter. Mrs. Prentice. yet
he waited before stepping into his cab
until they took a shot at him. Pos
sibly if Mr.. Rockefeller were going Ut
IN balloon he would be more fussy
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03
AWFUL SUFFERING.
From Dreadful Pains from Wound on
Foot-System All Run Down
Miraculous Cure by Cuticura.

Miraculous Cure by cuticura.
Words cannot speak highly enough
for the Cuticura Remedies. am now
seventy-two years of age. My system
had been all run down. My blood was
so bad that blood poisoning had set
in. had several doctors attending
me, so finally went to the hospital
where | was laid up for two months.
My foot and ankle were almost be-
yond recognition. Dark blood flowed
out OF wounds In many places and I
was so disheartened that l thought
surely my last chance was
slowly leaving me. As the
foot did not improve. you can
readily imagine how I felt. I was
simply disgusted and tired Of life.
stood this pain. which was dreadful.
for six months. and during this time
was not able to wear shoe and
not able to work. Some one spoke to
me about Cuticura. The consequences
were l bought a set OF the Cuticura
Remedies of one OF my friends who
was druggist, and the praise that
gave after the second application Is
beyond description: 1t seemed a mir
acle for the Cuticura Remedies took
effect Immediately. washed the foot
with the Cuticura Soap before apply
ing the Ointment and I took the Re-
solvent at the same time. After two
weeks treatment my foot was healed
completely. People who had seen my
foot during my illness and who have
seen It since the cure. can hardly be-
lieve their own eyes. Robert Schoen-
hauer. Newburg. N. Y. August 21.
1906"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03
WOLFE IN HIGHEST FAVOR.
This Sheer Material Has Come Back
Into Style-some Good Ways
of Trimming.

Voile is to be again used for street
and house gowns. and it will be made
into blouse and coat suits for children.
Bra!ding is a safe and fashionable
trimming and will be used in the
shades of the material. Don't get the
stiff weaves that used to do duty, but
weaves that lend quite a festival air
to the soft wide-meshed kind that is
much prettier. Coronation braid is a
very attractive addition to simple
frock and can be easily done at home.
One has design stamped on the fab
ric or If there Is member of the
family clever with piece of chalk,
scroll or star design can be drawn
in pink or white which will easily rub
off. The braid is overcast along these
lines. On cashmere and voile this is
a simple way to get smart effect
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03

good Brooklyn family and an actress
In Augustin Daly's company. has had
laborious research made to prove that
fired revolver to awe the Columbia
students who set out TO haze him as
freshman. is descended through her
from the Kingdoms of Trehunsey Que
thioc. Cornwall. lords OF the manor
but not men of title.
1t is said that attempts have been
made to prove that Mr.. Rockefeller Is
descended from a French feudal fam
lily whose name is family similar. but
the astute old financier laughs at the
heralds. His name is as vndeniably
German as Astors.
AS rule. however the Inscriptions
Of family to American women with
the genealogy bug are fairly accurate.
And why not. Mrs. Gould's researches
go back to 1896. In period so long
she has of necessity had 1922 ahces-
tors, and 1t is hard luck II some one in
so great number was not OF sub
stantial county family"
American schoolboys would be DIFF
ferent from what they are II Master
Kingdom is not "joshed' for his blue
blood. He is In his last year at col
lege, a member OF an exclusive secret
society and not especially unpopular.
the pistol episode being fairly we'll
forgotten. There was indeed excuse
enough for him in that case. He was
very young. of slight stature. and
while not physically timid. had been
from his earliest youth carefully
trained to resent any attempt at per
sonal aggression. the idea being of
course to prevent kidnapping. the con-
stant terror of the rich who are so
fortunate as to have children.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-05-03

found 1t so. been bored to extinction
by the burdens imposed on man
with establishments" and horses and
autos. and things. Charlotte Perkins
Stetson. isn't 1t. talks refreshingly
about the slavery of Things-always
with large capital T.
Well. one day. not so very long ago,
the New York banker, Mr.. ]. Kennedy
Tod. by name. Travelled In luxury from
the city to point In the beautiful
southern shore of Connecticut, to Sound
Beach. near which is situate Mr.. Ken
nedy's splendid villa. On alighting
from the train our banker continued
to travel in luxury. was sped with all
swiftness and smoothness to his villa.
lnnes Arden. On arrival a tall foot
man sprang to assist his master, an
other one aided in the heavy labor of
removing top coat and hat. valet had
the evening clothes at hand and tub
warm. At dinner. it is presumable.
there was attendance in harmony with
the suggested character of Mr.. Ken
nedy's little place in the country"
Dinner and wine and talk, and then
bed, downy couch, silken coverlets.
etc. But uneasy rests the head of him
who has too much. Something's
wrong.
A cure is tried. Farewell motor and
footman and valet and butler and
cook and even rooftree. In the words
of the present day advertisement
back to nature. Behold the banker
laboriously pedalling the relnstated
hfcvcIo nadaIIinp with vipnr and vim
and past the splendid villa to join his
good wife in rude camp down there
on the sands. Now good digestion
wait on appetite. sweet sleep by night.
Blessed be little.