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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31

Sparks were produced as early as 1bc2,
but they were so small that they could
be barely seen with the naked eye. In
1745 came the discovery and development
of a jar in which electricity could he
stored-the Leydcn jar. Then the sparks
began to ny, and with them, the cer-
tainty among scientific Investigators of
the phenomenon Of electricity, that the
passing ~ tho spark into the air meant
a displacement OF air and consequent
agitation that might be directed and
used.
The sparks were made to grow, until
Elihue Thompson IN 1871 produced them
sixty-four inches long.
Guitard, in 1850, observed in dust-ladon-
ed air, when electrified. the particles of
dust coherod into the forms of strings.
Here was the first practical hint Of A
path through the void. A. s Narley, in
1866 tried experiments with a loose mass
of dust containing conducting material as
II to blaze a highway through the wilder
ness of ether.
In 1872 Prof. Hughes sent a wireless
signal mile distant, using a microphonic
carbon Joint as a d"tector of the waves.
Hertz. in 1855 devised Il metal ring for
the detection of induction In 1894 the
question Of sending signals by the Hertz
radiator and receiving them with his de-
tector was one that engaged the minds of
scientists. Lodge employed device by
which he discovered what he called nc
coherer This was named AS the result
of his observation that the action ~
electricity on metal nlngs was cohcr-
ence. that is, a clustering Of the particles
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
VERMONT NEARLY At THE Tor.
From the Barre TimosD

Vermont stood second OF all rhe States
of the uniolS in 1906 in the production
OF stone. quite revelation, it affords,
for those who are accustomed to asso-
ciate the commonwealth with things
purely agricultural bulletin Just is
sued by the United States geological
survey gives the relative standing Of the
leading States. with granite, marble.
sandstone and limestone as the products
considered In this reckoning, the State
OF Pennsylvania leads all others, with
production 1927 per cent of the total
output. Then comes Vermont, with per
centage of l134 of the entire production
of the country The former produces all
four OF the minerals included in this com
pllation. while Vermont is credited with
only three-granitc. marble aud small
quantity of limestone. The other States
producing more than $200O,o00 annually
were, in the order of their rank. New
York, Ohio. Massachusetts, Indiana, IL
lnols, Maine California and Missouri.
In the production of marble Vermont led
all States.
The total valuation of the stone pro-
duct of the country in tho year was 500
37S,19i showing n gain of two millions
and a half over the preceding year and
an incease of over forty-two millions
in the past ten years. The production OF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31

limestone leads with an output of So, go.
.i3, with granite second and having
total Of SIS 569, 7c5 Marble was third with
S,i>29@>. Nearly one-third OF the output
went into building construction An Jill
tcrestins fact to this State is that Yer
mont having produced u.34 per cent. OF
the grand total is therefore credited with
production OF s7,527 % during the
year. Her granite and her marble are
largely responsible for this. Pennsylvania.
the leading State. turned out only a mil
lion ami quarter more than did YER
mont. In view of the great strides taken
by the Green Mountain State. the ac-
celebration given to the business from
year to year, and above all. the posses
sion Of vast storehouses of raw product,
it IS not unreasonable to expect that this
little rOckribbed commonwealth will soon
surpass even Pennsylvania and take her
place al the head of the procession.
Nothing short of that VIII now satisfy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION.
Cropping After. Facts Since 1873
eliminates In the Latest Marvel.
(From the New York TimesD


In 1878 Christian Huygcns, Dutch
ma thema ucian, worked out a theory of
the unduraton of lights in an ether
which was a conveying medium and
which might explain the phenomena of
light. Before he started on his theory
of the undulation of the ether scientists
and philosophers had worked over the
problem of that trancendental thing
which envcloped them and through
which sounds were carried and images
presented.
In the history Of wireless biography
by A. friedrich Collins, it is pointed out
that at least a thousand years before
Christ the question was at issue whether
the interstellar space was filled with Il
substance. nuid-hlllng matter
Huygens struck the first practical note,
and Michael Faraday, in lSi5, held to the
HuySens undulatory theory by firm be-
lief In its eventful practical realization,
began to experiment. He succeeded in
establishing the fact of an all-prevailing
medium. Faraday was followed by
James Clark Maxwell, who, in 1861, sys-
tematlzed Faradays conception with his
electromagnetic theory of light theory
which means that light. electricity, and
magnetism are transmitted by the same
ether at an Identical, rate of speed,
The next step toward wireless commu-
nication was made in the study of wave
motions. Hertz was the first to employ
the term electric radiation, He used the
term, Collins points out, to describe the
waves emitted from Leyden jar. They
have been called Hertzian waves ever
since Before Herz's discovery Prof Jo-
seph Henry, of Washington, ID. c., had
succeeded in magnatizing needles at a
distance. He used fractional machine
on the floor of his house and magnetized
needles on the floor below. This was send
ing electrical power through the air with
n practical demonstration of its passing
with the discovery that the air was a
means OF conveyance for electricity came
| the effort to produce electric discharges
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Grom the Lyndcnvlle Inion-Journal)

NfFp'H tle INudcENllle \ mon -Journah)
The Vermont state Teachers assoca-
ton held its annual convention in Bur-
Eugton last week with an attendance OF
nearly 100 teachers. at least $50 more
than have attended any of the previous
sessions The sessions held were inspir.
ing. enthusiastic, and there was a mos,
gratfvnglY certain indication that the
recent advance the State has taken in
the cause of education has given the
teachers added interest In their work and
an earnest desire 10 cooperate with the
state to the best OF their ability in the
Improvement of the public school sys-
tom. There is no doubt that within the
past year much progress has been made
in awakening public interest in the cause
of our schools through the meetings that
have been hold under the direction of
the state superintendent and by the work
OF the last Legislature. With the awaken
ing of public interest, with the deeper
study of the needs OF our public schools
there must of necessity follow a higher
standard for teachers. and better
methods, The teachers and those engag-
ed In the school work of our StateN feel
this new life this new interest that ia
b 'ng taken, in educational work and it
gives them the desire to take advantage
of every opportunity that will help in
making them more efficient and more en-
thusiastic i'm doing their part To make
sure ana permanent this educational
progress,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
FIFTY FEET OF TRACK
WASHED INTO THE RIVER
Central vermont near WiIIiamsvilIc
Wreck Train Hard af IL

Brattleboro, oct. ga landslide oc-
CURED to-day at five o'clock on the
West river division of the Central
Vermont railway, a mile this side OF
Williamsville, cutting off all towns
above that station from communica-
tion by wire and railroad. For three
hours IT was not possible to get n
team over the high pile of cliffs and
trees that lay across the highway.
over so feet of embankment of the
West river railroad was washed into
the West river.
A wrecking train returned at 1880
this evening for additional supplies
to clear the track. Pr )bablv trains
will be tied up on that division for "a
hours.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
POEMS BY WHITCOMB RILEY
Sweet Song of n "Litt1e Woman anil
Othcr Gems in .'Morntng."

"Morning" the title under which James
Whitcomb Riley's latest collection OF
poems is issued contains this sweet son g
a bout a Little Woman"
Nv little woman's hands are fair
AS even the moonfowers be,
When fairies creep in their depths and
sleep
Till the suns leaps out Of the sea.
And o her eyes, they are spheres Of
light
So brighter than stars are they,
The brightest day Is the darkest night
When my little womans away.
For my little woman has ever tear
And a sigh when I am sad;
And have thousand smiles for her
When my little woman is glad.
But my little woman is strong and brave
For all Of her tears and signs,
Her stanch little heart knows how 10 be-
have
Whenever the storms arise.
And the verses here on funny names
the harity and delight Of childhood, are
of sort to be still the despair Of tho
| funny versifior:
| We GROUPED together in secret mirth
| And sniggercd at everything on earth
| But especially when strange visitors
came
And we learned, for instance that their
name
was Flshback-or Mothershcad-or Phil
pott--
or Dalrymple-or Fullcnw'der--or Ap,
plewhite--
or Hunncutt-or Tubbs-or Oldshoe.
g 'OldshoeH -Ieminy-jo e" thinks We
"Hain't that funny name-tee-hee-
| hee.
| And so on through the category of
queer names, English and Pennsylvania
| Dutch, which are the delight of Hoosier-
| dom to-day. The humorst isn't common
who can beat this sonnet on The coun-
try Editor:
A thoughtful brow and facc-ot sallow
| hue,
But warm with welcome, as we find
| him there
| Throned in his old msnomered easy
| chair"
Scrawlng a header" or book review
Or staring through the roof for some
| thing new
with which to lift wretched rivals
| hair
Or blow some petty clique in empty
| air
And snap the party ligaments in two.
A man he is deserving well of thee
So be ompassionate--yca pay thy dues
Nor pamper him with thy sprine
poetry,
But haul him wood, or something he car
use;
And promptly act, nor tarry Ions
when he
Gnaweth his pen and glareth rabidly.
II would be well to quote and quote
from this good book of the Morning, bu
here is little one on "A Humble Sing
err"
modest singer, with meek soul an,
heart
Sat, yearning that his art
Might but inspire and suffer him to SIM
Even the simplest thing.
And as he sang thus humbly. came
Voice
IAN mankind shall rejoice.
Hearing thy pure and simple melody,
Sing on Immortality"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
COPPER MINES SHUT DOWN.
Duh Market Affects Three Located
around COrinth.

Corinth. oct. @9-The drop in the prices
of copper and the general dullness of the
market has affected the Vermont mines.
and those in this nciEhborhood have shut
down. The Pike hill mine, which employs
about ca men, has shut down and the men
are out of work All of the men have
been paid their wages In full. There is no
time set when the mines will reopen. 1t
depends on the market. The Smith and
Hghley mines. which also employ d
large number of men, have shut down.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31

public work In Poultney and instru
mental In securing several industries.
Mrs. Nora Fillmore of Rutland, who
was the woman in the case in recent
stabbng affray there, tried to kiln herself
this week by swallowing a quantity of
lysol. a poisonous drug much used az an
antiseptc wash. She was foiled by two
physicians who arrived promptly. The
affair occurred at the Brunswick House
and when asked concerning the woman's
condition the day following, the landlady
said, oh she's all right but If she wes a
saint she'd never have lived through It,"
a report from the State Laboratory at
burlington on viscera taken from the
body Of the infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs
f. G. Moore of Gilmore. whose death oc-
CURED under alleged suspicious circum-
stances states that while traces of mer-
curry were found, they were no more than
might have been administered profession
ally by the attending physician as var
ious remedial agents would respond smil-
arly to tosts. The attending doctor has
confirmed this and Mrs. Moore has been
discharged from custody.
The body Of Uriah wech of New
N,
Monday to Proctorsvlle for interment.
It lay in state Saturday and Sunday at
the Masonic Temple. He was a native
Of Proctorsvile and at one time one Of
the foremost hotel men in the country
having owned the St. Nicholas New York
city, the New American Hotel at Rich
field Springs, \. Y, the Mitchell House
at Thomasvillc Ga, the Wabeek on
I abe Il. oil HniC Hd IL
furnished the Leuox in Boston.
1t is expected that work will be begun
this week on sl5ooO-p plant for tho
Clarendon Clay e Mining company of
Clarendon which has been Incorporated
with stock o. $50 Oo5 held by eight men.
Power will be obtained from the Cold
river which has already been damned
and It is expected that % hands will he
Employed in tho working OF a valuable
clay deposit. the product Of which will be
used in tho manufacture of paper. l.. c..
Rrmn Of Brandon Is president and Ticon-
deroga. n. Y. men are fellow stock
holders.
a large sum. It is understood. has been
paid Or. +. NJ. Pond Of Rutland for a
tampon invented by him. The rights to t
in the United States have been bought by
New ork syndicate and stock com
pany has been incorporated under the
name of the Pond Tampon company of
Orange. n. J. A slOoooO-plart IS being
built there. DR. Pond has reserved the
European fright; to the tampon and is at
present atAoad accompanied by his fam
lily A tampon is a plug introduced into
natural or artificial cavity Of the body
to arrest hemorrhage, or for the applica-
cation Of medicine.
Bennington was among the first towns
In the state to give its health officer a
free rein in the handling of dphtheria
through the administration of anttoxin.
The wisdom Of this action taken at a
town meeting in 1898 has been cffectually
demonstrated several times, says the
Banner hut no more 50 than in the re-
cent outbreak OF the disease. With TIM
authority now conferred on the health
officer, there Is no hesitancy in using the
remedy and experience has demonstrated
that by the use of antitoXin diphtheria
can be confined to the original cases.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
VERMONT DEER WEIGH MOST.

state Game Commis sioner H. g.
Thomas of stowe has sent out over 500
blanks to game wardens and postmas-
tors Of Vermont asking for returns
of the number of deer killed and the
weight of the animals. Mr. Thomas
is the only commissioner who returns
reports to the government with so full
data. IT has been found that the
weight of the deer killed in Vermont
exceeds that in any other state.
The largest deer killed last week IS
that shot by Fred Flood of Houghton-
vile. a village in the town of Grafton.
1t is said this buck weighed 400
pounds.
The white, or albino, buck killed at
Sucker pond in Bennington. has been
carefully skinned and will be stuffed.
1t is hoped to add the deer to the nat
ural history collection in the State
capitol at Montpelier,
state Commissioner Thomas has re-
ceived report OF 93 does killed in the
State during the open season.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
PAROID
ROOFING

has been used during the past II
years on railroad buildings, mills
and factories, creameries, farm
buildings, poultry houses, hotels,
mercantile blocks, dwelling houses
md in fact most every kind of
building.
Paroid roofing is a felt, made
largely from wool, compressed be-
tween heavy cylinders and satu-
rated with a secret compound,
then coated with an elastic coat
ing.
1t is smoother and more pliable
Than other roofings, and we want
everyone interested to have a free
3ample. 1t is no longer an untred
erticle. You can use it, feeling
confident that You have secured
real economy and have gotten
your moneys worth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
TEA.

II family takes lunch at different
hours, make the tea fresh for each per-
son If possible. Or it can be infused and
then drawn from the grounds, which
should he thrown away. Return the tea
to the teapot to keep 1t hot Never allow
tea to stand on the grounds for more
than tar. nliputas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-31
COLONIAL DANES OFFICERS.

At the annual meeting Of the Vermont
Society of Colonial Danes held at Brat
tleboro last Wednesday, the following
officers were elected
President, Mrs. f. Stewart Stranahan
ST. Adams; vice presidents, Miss jennie
A. Valentine. Bennington, Mrs. Perciva
w. Clement, Rutland, Mrs. Albert futile
Fair Haven, Mrs. c. n. North. Shore
ham; recording secretary, Mrs. Marcus
d. Greene, St Adams; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Edward Curtis Smith
St Adams; treasurer, Miss Mary NJ
futile, Poultney; registrar, Mrs G. f
r. Jcnnc Brattlehoro; historian, Mrs. A
Leavenworth, Castlcton; board Of man
agement. Miss Mary r. Cook Wellesley
Mass, Mrs. John L. Ager, Saxton:
River and Mrs. A. w. Ferrin, Mont
pelier.
La Junta tribune., 1907-03-09
THE ]KfNDAu DRY GOODS GO!
sbewialg Newest
Merchandise

That this store is always
earliest to show newest mer-
chandise was never more in
evidence than at the present
time. There's everything in
this stock that interests the
particular buyer newest ideas.
but at the same time. priced
50 reasonably. that they really
cost you no more than the..com-
mon sort. You'll like the selec-
tons and you'll find the prices
right.
La Junta tribune., 1907-03-09
sealae's EWisxlRIs

Plain wool and mixtures in
s0lid colOrs and various de-
signs. all cut and trimmed in
Springs latest designs and
priced fairly.
La Junta tribune., 1907-03-09
eoaaEcI eeAIs FOR sPalas

All the new ideas are here
awaiting your criticism and
patronage.
Forty-five inch black silk coat.
$1,000.
Forty-five inch novelty wool
coats. 5000 and $3.50.
Black silk EtOn Jackets, $500
and $50.
New cravanettes at $1,000,
$3.50 and $500.
La Junta tribune., 1907-03-09
When Spring
Begills

There's . certain amount Of
buying you find necessary--that
your own pleasure and that of
the home. make important.
Buying each item at its worth
makes the season a satisfactory
one to you. Our guarantee on
prices and qualities makes you
feel secure at this store makes
it an economical buying place
for you. We invite your at
tentiOn to these values.
La Junta tribune., 1907-03-09
REMARKABLE ~ yAnfIr !

Here you can see the newest
laces of Spring in all the de-
sirable patterns.
Torchon laces. one-half inch to
three and one-half inch wide.
&c. y. :.
y Real linen torchons at l5c to
35c.
Valenciennes laces ut &c to 25c.
Maltese laces ut 15c to 25c.
Venice loces At lOc to 35c.
Oriental laces. white and ecru.
at from l5c to $1.OO.
La Junta tribune., 1907-03-09
INFANTS WEAR

Infants long or short cloaks
in Cashmere and Bedford Cords
at 81 so to $500.
Infants white dresses. SOC
to 500.
Infants slips at 35c to Sl.OO.
Infants skirts at 85c to 81 so.
Infants wool bands at 35c
and 4Oc.
Infants underwear as-;s6e 70
75c.
Infants hoods ut 35c to 81 80.
La Junta tribune., 1907-03-09
allkS

Black tafetas are in the
lead.
We have secured the agency
for Moneyback Silks. This silk
is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction to the wearer.
Thirty-four inch wide. price
$l.75.
We also have the well-knOwn
Shamrock brand. thirty-five
inches wide. Sl.5O.
Other grades of thirty-six
inch black taffetas at $l.35,
SL25 and Sl.OO.
Colored taffetas. twenty-sey-
en- inches wide at yard $l.OO.
La Junta tribune., 1907-03-09

An abstract Of the business trans
acted in TIE district court of Otero
county for the nix months ending
Decembsr 3lst, 1906, was filed in the
Office Of :be county clerk this week
By District Clerk Pearee. The total
fees earned for this period were
81, 1885, 80, and the total amount col
lected was 81. .O09 81. The salary Of
the district clerk for the same per-
iod wss $50. and that Of the deputy
district clerk was $50, which leaves
q surplus Of $9.N for the six
months.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-20

lived here for many years before going
to Minneapolis. where. she now resides.
a very short want ad campaign win
sell that property
Don't rely on finding any OF today's
want ads in The Forum tomorrow.
Agent Johnson of the ". p. and Mrs.
Johnson have returned from several
weeks visit to Hunters Hot Springs,
Montana
Coal Of the best quality, anthracite,
all sizes, Yougheoghny, Hooking, Po-
cahontas as well as coke, for delivery
in any part of the city at reasonable
prices. ]. A. Chesley. phone 49,.
Easter opening at Rahllly.s. Friday
and Saturday, March ~ and 20. The
entire store at 616 Front street is now
devoted to the display Of ali the new
things Of the season In millinery
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-20

for which will have some interesting
features.
Cook paints signs. Phone 925.
4 Steam heated rooms for SIS per
month and up. TWeeden block, N. r.
avenue, Fargo.
We will give to business men one
of our new N. ID. map calendars if they
will call or send. Hatcher Bros. Corr
iporation. Edwards building.
w. III. Diemert, successor to Diem
ert Il Murphy, wholesale and retail
liquor dealer, phone 585. See fridays
market page for special price list.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-20
WOOD AND COAL
WE HAVE IT
TERROR LUMBER Co. Phone OF.

DIR. Ella Hull, lady Osteopath, d
graduate of the American school, suc-
cessfully treats chronic and acute dis
eases. Room 8, upstairs. 5 Broadway.
Consultation free. Phone 75SL.
The skatoriai artists at the roller
rink last night was one OF the won-
.ders Of the city---to see those Two ex-
pert fancy skaters from the west coast
whirling and twisting and doing seem
ingly Impossible stunts on the little
wheels.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-20
Weather Conditions.

The Jake Superior disturbance has
moved to the New England states, at
tended by light precipitation over the
lakes and heavy e5oyer the Atlantic
coast tE ss
The high pressure area now over
spreads the lake region, causing lower
temperature from the Mississippi vail
ley eastward, while the Pacific coast
low is now conferred over Alberta,
causing general precipitation in the
west, and higher temperature as far
east as Minnesota, and there will
probably be showers in this vicinity
tonight or Thursday with warmer to-
night and cooler Thursday afternoon.
TT. w. Grasse,
Official in Charge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-20

be rapid and most interesting One
heat each night Don't miss it.
Az Full line Edison's monographs and
records. Johnson's Cycle Supply house.
Ringrose Bros celebrated sauerkraut
30 cents per gallon, at Egeerts. Phone
591 or 500.
Go to Hank WaIdron's Eagle saloon,
Moorhead. for Gunds celebrated La
Crosse beer on draught or Peerless
bottled beer. Orders delivered to any
part Of the city. Phone 1I0S-M.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-20

II Fl Whipple Of Port Huron. Mich.
has arrived In Fargo and will succeed
Nichol Mcclellan ais vice president and
general manager Of the Northwestern
Port Huron Co. In this city. The new
manager will assume entire charge Of
the business Of the company In this
territory.
The Ladies Aid society Of the First
Presbyterian church will hold an Eas-
Ter sale Of fancy needle work at Pr
les hall. beginning with today and
ending Friday. The hall Will be open
from . Al IN. TO IL b. m. and many
useful and beautiful articles viii be.
offered for sale. The ladies will also
serve lunch at noon and supper from,
$50 to 1880, and everybody Is invited.