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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-19

be How christ Prayed ana How wo
should Pray; leader. Mrs. Fannie Han
mer.-'rhe Epwor,h League 'otie ut the
Mrthod'st Church next Sunday evening
VIII hc How Brethren Can Help Each
Other--in the Christian Life--in Every
day Affairs" leader, Miss Elaine Hoyt
--Judgm"nt was rendered last Saturday
by Justice II. p. sherwin for
the plaintiff to recover s7055 damages
uhd e'tiS OF S5.18 In the cas. OF the r.
n, iii'' estate VS.. Hen"y Cary .ntci IT
c. Martin OF Burlington Is spending his
vacation with his relatives in town. The
remains OF Mrs. Munroy Cove arrived
here from Greenfield. Mass, Saturday af-
ternoon and were taken to the residence
OF cyrus Curry on Elm street, where the
funeral was held Sunday afternoon at
ono O'Clock. The Rev. S. p. Perry Of
hciatcd Harry Dunshee and wife and
MISS Nellie Welch are spending their va
cation at Long Point.--D +. Farr of New
YORK Is visiting his mother. Mrs. Sophia
Farr, and sister. Amy.-Thorp and Ford
Thomas have gone to Michigan and will
he absent several weeks.-Mrs ~ e.
Gage is spending n vacation in Monkton
Mrs. F. G. Lavarn and children spent
Thursday and Friday I'm BurlingtoG-
Miss Estclle Hammer of New York Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. II. Hammer. on
Garfield street,. y. Donoway of Mid
dlehury was in town Saturday on legal
businoss.-Mrs. T.. Judd Irish and son Of
Enoshurgh Falls are spending a month
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. w.
Norton,-Mrs Rodney Lawrence Of Hub
bardton is visiting her sister, Mrs A
+. Mansfield Julia Rider Is visiting
her sister in Nergennes.
Miss Ada May Kent returned from
Montpelier Monday.-The funeral Of Mrs
Charles Hanchett was held at the home
Monday afternoon. The Rsv. c. ~ Tho
mas ofiiciated. The bearers were G. A.
Danforth, L, e. Norton, l.. o. Chapiu. ].
s. Wilson, burial in family lot in Ever
green cemetery.-M Ira Cove of Green
fVld, Mass, is visiting relatives in town.
The Rev. II. F. Kellogg and daughter, Ma
rion Of West Swanzey, n. r., are visiting
friends In town. Mr.. Kellogg was pastor
of the Baptist Church here l. years ago
DIR. and Mrs. II. f. Hassetine have re-
turned from Montpelier. where they have
been visiting G. l.. Hasseltine and wife
The Rev s. i. Perry leaves to-day for
Silver bay. Lake George. where he goes
10 attend thu missionary conferences
which are being held there.-Mrs. S. T.
Perry and daughter. Beatrice. are visiting
friends I'm R!chmond.-Miss Anna Cooley
will lead the prayer meeting tonight at
the Baptist Church in the absence of the
pastor. subject, systematic Giving. -
Miss Hazel Sheldon is visiting in Mont
neler.-Mrs May Gaudett, Miss Anna
Wright. Mrs. Francis Stevens and Mrs
Anna Knowles went 70 Lake Dunmore
yesterday for a days outing.-The Onawa
Rebekah Lodge conferred the degree on
two candidates ut their regular meeting
last Tuesday evening.
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PROCTOR IN MONTPELIER,
Holds Conference There To.day.-rind,
situation sntisfscfory,

Montpelier July is'--t1eteher .. Proctor
arrived IN town this evening and Ia tn.
guest Of 10. II. Deavist Several promlncn.
republicans OF the city gathered this even.
Ing at Mr.. Deavitt's homo and informally
discussed the coming campaign. The
Washington county republican committee,
republican town committees Of the county
and the Hon. Frank plumley Of North
field. the Washington county member of
the republican State committee will meet
Colonel Proctor tomorrow morning in the
Knights Of Columbus hail for an informal
exchange Of ideas regarding the cam
paign in Washington county
Mr.. Proctor came from the central and
southern portion of the State where sim
liar meetings have been held and where
very gratifying conditions were found
to exist.
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COMMISSION ON MEMORIALS
Gov. Bell Has Appointed One to Select
Them for seth Warner aud Re-
member Baker.

st. Johnsbury, July 1S.-Governor Bell
has appointed Mrs. Samuel f. Pingree Of
Hartford, Mrs. Edward c. Smith Of st.
Adams and Representative NJ. j. Hapgood
of Peru as commission to investigate
and REPORT to the next general assembly
upon the subject OF suitable memorials
to COL Seth Warner and Captain Re
member Baker. This commission is ap-
pointed under a joint resolution passed
by the last general assembly. Mrs Pin
gree represents the Daughters of the
American Revolution and Mrs. Smith the
Society of the Colonial Danes.
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TEAMSTER BADLY HURT
Caught In II Moving Machine and Legs
Terribly Cut

Bellows Falls, July R-Victor Brinn a
teamster at work at the James Allbee
farm, was badly mangled by a moving
machine this afternoon. In moving a
field the knives became clogged with
grass and stepping from his seat he
started to move the accumulation. His
team pair Of young horses started and
the moving knives caught him about
both legs. His right leg was ashed clear
the bone, a wound ten inches long, and
the left leg was severely cut. 1t is not
thought tonight that amputatlon will be
necessary.
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BRISTOL.

II. =. Sherwin went Monday to Man
chester and will spend three weeks there
and In adjoining towns visiting the scenes
of his boyhood for the first time in 80
years His correspondence, etc. will
be left with Miss ]. B. Sherwin.-Mr. and
Mrs. +. II. Hamilton of st. Albans are
In Bristol for few days-Miss Molly
Barrett of Putney. England. arrived in
town last week and will make her home
here.-The Christian Endeavor topic at the
Baptist Church next Sunday evening will
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GRANVILLE.

AIRS. Jerome French has gone to Forest,
dale for two weeks.-Mrs. Jennie Whit
ney Is with her mother. Mrs. Susan Car
penter and other relatives in Roxbury
this week.-Mrs.. Il. F. Briggs and daugh-
ter, Leda, went to Barre Monday for a
few days.-H. c. Kent of Orange, Mass,
and L. j. Kent and little son OF Ran
dolph visited their brother. Seymour
Kent. last week.-Harry Kendall OF
Northfeld was at his fathers, John
kendalrs. the first Of the week.-sey-
mour Kent was in Lincoln and Sails
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SOUTH STARKSBORO.

The Ladies Aid will m@et with Mrs,
Abbie Birdsall Thursday afternoon.-Miss
Jennie Roberts of Port Chester, n. Y, is
stopping with Daniel Hallock's family for
few weeks-Mrs Alice Nichols is here
again visiting relatives and friends
Henry Birdsall and lady of Brooklyn, n.
T., are with his nDusin Laindsley Bird
sall-Mrs Eta Sargent is better.-Laben
Hurlburt who has been away from here
the past year visited his father Byron
Harlburt Sunday.-Newell Harkins of Rip
ton visited James Grace over Sunday,
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TO RELEASE LYNCHERs,
Motion Made to Have Indictme nts
against Them Quushed.

Charlotte, N. c., July 1S-Judge Shaw
to-day entertained motion to Quash the
indictments against the alleged lynchers
of John V. johnson at Wadesborough on
the ground that they could not properly be
brought in Union county. The counsel for
the State appealed to tie State supreme
court. The 20 defendants were held In
IS, 900 bonds each.
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w. G. T. U. CONVENTION.
FRANKLIN County Organizations In ses.
sion at EnOsburuh Fall.

Enosburgh Falls. July 17-An informal
reception attended by about 75 delegates.
At the home of e. ]. Parmalee was the
hrst OF the exercises in connection with
the fifth annual convention of the Frank
ling county Woman's Christian Temper
ance union which opened here to-day.
In the evening speaking contest was
held in the Methodist Church which was
prettily trimmed with the national colors.
But two Of the contestants we're present
and these with a volunteer recitation were
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EAST MIDDLEBURY.

Miss Mary *. Pierson and Mrs. l.. B,
Boardman were in New Haven last We'd.
nesday. guests at +. T.. Rowley's. Mrs.
Boardman went To Burlington the follow
ing day, where she remained until Sat-
urday.-Miss Pierson will remain in New
Haven few days.-Mrs. Lott!e Damon
is the guest of friends In Leicester
Mrs. f. A. Bradley was n recent guest
of friends in Bristol.-Miss Emma La
Continued ON Second Page.)
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w. G. T. u. AT ENOSBURGH.
Closing Session of County Convention
Officers Elected.

Enosburgh Falls. July 1S-The second
days session of the fifth annual conven-
! ton of the w. G. r. u. of Franklin
county began at eight o'clock with a
meeting of the executive board At 9:3C
the prepare tory service was conducted
by Mrs. Ida Reed. This was followed by
the annual report Of the corresponding z
secretary. Miss Lillian n Rember of
Franklin and the treasurer, Miss Nellie
Manuel of Rchford
The work Of departments was consider
ed. Mrs. Mary r. Gates reported on
Medal contest" Mrs. Camilla Lord ~,
Flower Mission" Miss Nellie Manuel
on Foreign speaking people," Mrs. j.
lC. Watson on "Fair and open air
meetings" Mrs. T.. ]. Parmelee on
Purity in literature and art" Mrs. G.
A. Pratt on Temperance literature in
Schools" and Mrs. Irene Gates on
| "Litera ture;' Mrs. Cora Croft spoke on
Sunday school work Miss Sadie
Elrck on "Y Branch" Miss Elsie
Pease on Loyal Temperance Legion"
Mrs Marion Wright on Evan
gelistic work" and Mrs. Adele Babcock
on the Press"
At this session new departments were
created, that of prisons and almshouses "
to be in charg, Of Mrs. j. II. Sabin of St.
Adams; and SCHOOLS savings banks" in
charge of Miss Ellen Wagner Of Enos-
burgh Falls,
At the afternoon session department
papers were read on Legislative work
by Mrs. Belle Fleury; Among Lumber
men by Mrs. a. l.. Dix. nnd on Anti
Narcotica" by Mrs. Marion Chamberlin
who also presented the banner.
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WORTHLESS CHECK MAN HELD

Rutland. July 1S.-Clifford C. Harding
OF Oneonta. n. Y, charged with passing
worthless checks to the amount of s35
on r. w. Lalor, one of the proprietors
of the Bardwell House, was arraigned in
city court to-day. He waved examina-
tion and was bound over to the county
court in $1,000 bail, which he failed to
furnish.
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GUILTY OF FORGERY.
II. e. Mullings So Pleads in Addison
county Court.

* llebury July 1.-THE jury in the
cs = { State VS.. DR.. Cranston owens,
tn y liddlebury veterinary surgeon,
us charged with having furnish
ed =. uor contrary to law to David
81 = n. came in at three o'clock this
af " 'on and gave a verdict OF not
gu
:. ious to the disposition of this
ca . 'enry G. Mulings was brought
int ~ urt and arraigned on two new
inf "ltions, charging him with for
geries on the Nergennes National bank
of $3.50 and $40 on July 81 and May 23
in 1908. Mr. Mulings pleaded guilty
to both informations. but the cases
were not further considered during the
day.
Most of the rest of the afternoon ses-
sion was spent in an effort to get a
Jury in the case of the state VS.. Zephyr
Trombley. who is charged on the
states attorneys informal tion with
having stolen two 5000 horses and a
S50-harnes from T.. A Brown of Mid
dlebury in May last.
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ADDISON COUNTY COURT.

Middlebury. July ls.-The case of State
VS.. Zephyr Trombley for alleged horse
stealing, had to be suspended this after
noon on account of the illness of Juror
Brown of Goshen. Physicians We're called
to attend to him and it is hoped that he
will be able to resume his duties to-mor-
row.
The statement in to-days Free Press
that Henry c. Mulings had yes.oclGy
pleaded guilty to two informations for
forgery was incorrect. Mr.. Mullnss
pleaded mot guilty"
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CORNWALL.

Or. Arthur w Bingham of New York
is in town for few days visit with his
FAMILY, WHO are at 'Dunholm" their
summer home in West Cornwall-Mr
and Mrs. Amundson of New York are in
town on visit TO their daughter. Alne,
who has been for the past six months
with her cousin. Mrs. W. H. Bpgham.-
George Gale of New York and daughter,
Elizabeth, of Passaic. y. J.. and Miss
McClay. guests at Eagle Inn" 20 orwell
spent the day on Monday a. G. r. Lanes.
Miss Kate Griswold Of Montclair. y.
D., is spending a part Of her vacation
with her aunt, Katharine Griswold Mrs
William Manchester recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis a the Mass
achusetts general hospital in Tyostor-
Miss Kate Burnett of New York who
VIII be pleasantly remembered as a,
teacher In the schools several years
since, Is a guest of Mrs. G. T. Samp-.
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MONKTON RIDGE.

Henry Sweet died suddenly at eleven
o'clock Monday night. He expired before
his wife could summon any one. Death
was caused by heart failure. The funeral
was held at ten o'clock. Wednesday-S.
Miles is in feeble healtn. George Russell,
NJ D., is moving to Lincoln where he il
10 locate
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bury lost week. returning home Monday.
-Mr. and Mrs. hurt boyd wcre In Ho-
chester Sunday TO 500 Mrs. Boyd's els
ter. Mrs Mnrsnret Grinln, who Ia ILL.,
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Wood OF Mont
pellcr have been visiting Mt verlon
Woods few dnyH.-N. Leroy Boyce Of
Waltshcld was In town Thursday. Miss
LILLIAN liubbnrd returned home with him
10 visit friends.--Last Friday a small
party from Breahloaf Inn took dinner
nj the Central House.-The hall owned
by the Ladies' Social Circle is being
improved by two coats of paint.
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Woodstock, July 1S.-Charles j. Ives
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. died here early
this morning in his 10th year. He had
been in failing health for some time and
with his wife had spent the past year in
Woodstock. He was a native of Walling-
ford and married in 1897 Mrs. Elizabeth
Woodward. daughter of the late Eliskn
johnson. who survives him. Mr.. Ives was
we'll known in railroad circles in the West
and was at one time president of the Bur
lngton, Cedar Rapids e. Northern rail-
road His body Will be taken to Cedar
RAPIDS for interment.
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REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.

White River Junction, July 1S.-Fletcher
D. Proctor and Geo. H. Prouty of New
port We're here at noon to-day to meet
the republican town committee of the
town of Hartford. to confer over the pol
itical situation. Chas. Downer of Sharon,
James f. Pollard of Chester. james C.
Taylor of West Windsor and other prom
inent republicans attended the conference.
DEATH OF WESTERN RAILROAD
MAN.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
Borrowing in China

A y american woman Who h.. gone o. i've
1 IN Shanghai was compelled. ~..- AFTER
her arrival, 10 entertain some .-u. -t-at t,,~I-
ness associates ot her husbands icr finest
china glass and so forth had o.t ye- arrived
from the States. Nevertheless. She determined
t. give dinner and called IN her Number
one bow"
'Now, boy She said ;u1p~c~~:veIv, " / en-
tert,Hu three gentlemen 10 dinner Tomorrow,
very tine gentlemen Nuu make II ll best
possible. Must he u.Cc everything
Bow'nS and ~yraptns, he Went OIL to inform
the other seven servants
The next evening 1S She ,~herei her tricolS
Ioto The dining hall She S-~rgi III -rlazcuent-
Before her Was Il t~u'c spread with the most
exquisite hncn, cut S,.~S, silver, and der,t,e
china, over ,c all hung @ s. rgeous cut glass
chandelier. Course AFTER course was served
a~ ii by magic.
The inetaut She could leave her guests She
sought her Number one bow
Boy boy, She eN,'...ucJ. Where YOU
get such Icautitu, -h,ug~s'
The boV Oc.-weJ with ~..t,~t.vttou EVERY
thing very nicc, lc~t p.~-t,r' Ne very good
friend Russian \nl..~~.,.,.r~ Number ONE
loE Russian Amha~~-.,- g. .uu, 90 dinner.
Ne borrow, Very o.cc. Very -5,e.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

tograms. They must 60 TO the " blind reader
Poor chirography IS in itself the east OF the
experts troubles. He has little 20 think about
until two essential elements of three are omit
ted and the rest spelled in a manner beyond
the dreams of the widest "fonetk." The
general causes are.
l. Foreign ignorance Of American geography
and the English language
,. False or detective information about the
particular address intended, with more OF less
CarelesSneSs.
;. Whims and oddities of cranls and semi
Cranks-
J. Various attempts 70 make public display
OF Wit and humOr.
OF all the queer addresses IN the collection,
those which belong 10 the first OF these classes
are the most interesting and amusing, those OF
the last and would be funny are the least so.
Several inventors OF cIphers have experimental
on the post office by using their own inventions
10 address envelops 70 themselves, with the
mortItvIng result that the envelOps 50 adj
dressed infallibly reached their destination in
course of time. To understand why the post
office officials should trouble themselves 70
decIpher these puerIlItIes, one must remember
that the postal service has its esprit dc corps,
and a wholesome rivalry between the New York
post office and the Dead Letter Office AT Wash
lngton forces the activity of both far beyond
the point where strict obligation might fairly
be supposed % end.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
Towns Named Alike

THE largest number OF blind addresses are
the result OF the close similarity between
the names OF post offices IN the same State. New
Jersey, for instance, has not only MOrrIStOwn,
but 81 NaurIcetown and a NoorestOwu. And
here Is an astonishing list OF what may be called
pairs of twin names IN Pennsylvania Bella and
B,4ld, toldCreek and Coles Creek Dilliner and
DilInger, Drifton and Drifting. Denmore and
Dunmore, Hamilton and Hamlnton, Roland
and Rowland. Mistakes in addressing are
inevitable when such names as these are gwen
by word of mouth, as friends in parting beg
each other % " be sure 70 let me hear from
YOU This class now and then furnishes
some amusement as 1or instance, where the
name OF DUtche-~ Junction New York, appears
rs Dutch Johnson or Colts Neck Iuaslue-
rddes IS Gold Snake" Recently the New
orN sorter- have been puzzled tv these three.
Liquid, Lobster Bay. and North Dutch
town, respectively intended for Lakewood.
Oyster Bay, and Germantown.
lle apparatus for dealing with this class Of
difficulties consists chiefly of q rc-l-rl. .,v
large uutut OF books of -,rrcuce-,l,-vot .rl-- If
Ctic~ g-1ettccr~. directories nj ever. trade and
occupation. the army list, the navy list. the
register or lighthouses, registers of persons
~pcCta-lV interested IN various artistic and -ci-
eutlrc pursuits, and, not least Ile social regis
ter. 1t needs O trained Judgment, almost
equal 10 an instinct m its effect, to guess IN
winch OF these books q name Is most H1e'v O. be
found. Ii may have been easy. for instance %
teoiie ON general appearance th0- Miss Mary
Murphy, America, % whom an uuSt4iupc,j en-
Vclop IS addressed. need not be looked t.r in
the social register, but many cases require q
much closer consideration of III the details.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

the characters he WrItes would lie .,-.. bear
for him individually. Here the ee-- r-
for lingu tic nIceties. with the o-- ..-l
keen ear for difference ot sound. .-
\ man who has become acer--.-a
with Italian sounds sees 1T % glance [e-
giosi, giving -he Italian va.ue- p. ar-a-s
exactly represents an -.ltcrlrr i-.- 70.
tempt AZ the sounds which Americas u-.-e
New jersey" In an enve,op with Russian
stamp, kreenp0ynp means " ls-e.--. .---"
for the Russian S mouth Is likely G. --.o-e
a labial for a dental Consouau-. and r -.-A
cultural G. Again, there Is -hc V.r.e-..I
postmark " PrZecXa on a letter e. l... Aa-.-
lima JanOwske." One who has listened o.---
fully 10 either Russian or Polish -. knows
how man of PrzecZau would read II -- --e
line which follows the name T.. V...- -u .l
Chandler Ten -tryt.' II would sound -.--e-
thing Ike, Two forty Two east asr.-.
tenth street. which IS fairly In-e.-
address.
haustIve study, and many letter. -e-.a -e
Dead Letter Once To this class belongs .--
effort OF a sturdy BrIton. who wrote 20 h-5
friend, Thomas ClaCy, IT New Jersey J--oi
States America, and then. with tru.v 6---.-l q
misgivings as 20 the efficiency oi Auer,car ---
stltutlonS, appended a httle private note q, -.e
post office authorities, assuring them -r.-
." This address IS correct Probably 10 n.-
as far a. II went, but II hasn't gone far enough
Vet % reach Thomas tlaCy- Here l Russ --l
Specimen, with ten cents due This ha---
writing Is on of Your brother daughter .5
name Is Simon Galit-hv, Amer,c..- ~. ---
was on an unStamped enve.op found T..
Schenectady, New York, mail box was. Please
put on this cents stamp ON the letter, -ls- ID
. Italy and has not the stamp IN Ne-r T. Dc
N4rsO.'
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
Difficulty With Foreigners

1'HE cream az the collection, regarding IL as
81 museum of epi~tolary cur,o-itleS. Il in the
foreign written addresses. Most Of these have
been condemned as hlr,IS.' and Laid aside bv
the sorting clerks who handle the incoming for
elgn mails. and the necessity for specialists 70
do this work of deciphering in the New York
post office Is due 70 that citv's being the most
frequented port of arrival for mail carving
steamers But the term Foreign in Tins
connection must be taken 20 include Not only
inhabitants of other English speaking couu-
tries, but also largely the foreign born persons
living IN this country.
The envelop, for example. addressed to 4
young woman ~ Spencer Insed," where =" In
sea - stands for the initials y c.. Is not likely
10 have been mailed 10y a native American. but
IT bears United States stamp The same IS
true of the envelop inscribed, w Hoboknlv."
IN bad German script, meaning West Hoboken
"Ancram Lead. Ralanbi CoItv," for Nucrlrn
Lead Mines, Columbia County. New York:
"N Niguor Luigi Scarpina, AnovifoI,i y y -
meaning AnnaWd Falls. New NorN, and that
triumph OF mind reading IN which tracLIeSs
Jungle of big and httle letters has been So re-
duced 10 order as to spell 10, NoKth StI Re
Eli boStock Mdssl," and interpreted 10,
NorthSt- Boston. Massachusetts. The letter
addressed 10 " "Fedveltenczzi" (Favctteviue.
Tennessee has no stamp dt all, but 1t was
mailed IN New York On the other hand. That
addressed % knoughVto p. l., Con. L. : \ -
for NaugItuck, Connecticut bears the post
mark 81 Ilpperaryi and " To Auuducr Street
SAILING Mas, Tor AndoVCr-st.. Salem NI~~.l-
chusetts, comes from BllIyuote, IN the Green
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

~ The millions of
~ letters which 60
through the New
York post office every
wear, seventy-odd thou
sand are thrown aside
bv the clerks as blind
addresses. This means
that they are too poorly
written, badly spelled
or queerly directed for
the employees of the de
partmeat, all OF whom
are keen at deciphering
these unintentiOudl CrVp-
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
POST OFFICE PUZZLES

Isle. From the Sam.
quarter oi Tho globe
come the -es If
Gran tco ko-..l- Irish.
for traut
Island ar. -'-r,
out 0t .7
D. e.. -s-1a,
Dublin County
IN import point
III solving ra problem
OF the tar- lres-
SER ute--r ev,-
IDENTIFY a l0 ,1e &
the sound r. rA.-l