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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
SELLING FARMS AT WHOLESALE.

The Reynolds Real Estate Co, of Bur.
lington, sold nine adjacent properties in
the towns OF Huntington and Starlssboro
TO New York parties to be used for a
sheep ranch.
This tract OF land contains upwards OF
1000 acres, about 500 of which IS wood
land. and it will keep 1000 sheep.
The purchasers plan of procedure win
al. innovation in this part of tho coun-
try. They propose TO engage a regula r
Scotch shepherd with trained dogs to
follow the herd every day. This will en-
tireiy eliminate the cur dog danger. that
now occasionally plays havoc with the
native focks and which has been n big
factor In almost eliminating the sheep
raising industry In Vermont
In order to keep tho help employed the
year around this company will put in a
small sawmili and do Some numbering
winters cutting only the most valuable
timber and will probably enclose the
woodland for a fish and game preserve
as they have on this property numerous
deer yards and four miles Of the best
natural trout streams in the state. They
intend 20 build the biggest sheep barn IN
New England and will fix up some Of
the houses for their own summer use.
There would seem to be no good reason
why the raising Of sheep according TO
modern ideas will not prove to be fully as
profitable as keeping cows. besides It en-
tlrely does away with the milking ques-
ton that has come to he such n burden
that It Is almost impossible to keep good
help on the farms.
The Reynolds company is in CORES
. ondence with other parties contemplate
ing doing the same thing and has now
Ia mind another large tract OF land IN
tie northern part of Vermont, II is said
to be hard work to beat a man at his
own game, but It may be that some New
York and Massachusetts, cousins will
show the sharp conservative Vermont
Yankees trick in farming that Is new
to them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13

the strikers can get no aid from, tbo
national unions. President Cary ,s
said to sido with the strikers and m
attempt will be made at the convc,.
ton June "a to have the strike recoe-
nized by the national union.
The pay roll OF the combined firms Is
over seven thousand dollars O. wee,,
which will mean hard blow to
the merchants and business mon Of tho
town. During to-day the unions have bcen
holding meetings IN their rooms in tho
Gray block and the situation has been
thoroughly gone over.
The citizens of the town hope for a
speedy settlement for long strike will
be great blow to the place. over 70 per
cent. Of the strikers have signed a pledge
not to touch intoxicating liquors during
the strike.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
VERMONT CONsISTORY.

Vermont Consistory or the Ancient Ac-
copted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
held psecial rendezvous at the rooms of
the rite Monday evening" and exemplifed
the 9th degree, the Hon. Walter Z.
Ranger, 39rd degree, commander in chief
presiding, in accordance with the pro-
gramme published in the Free Press on
---Onday. The work was elaborate re-
curing 70 men to perform tho different
parts. The whole was under the super
sion of d. n. Nicholson, 33rd degree,
which was a sufficient guarantee of sue
cess at the outset.
There was n large class OF candidates.
'.ort addresses We're made by III. De-
putty Hon. Marsh o. Perkins of Windsor,
Col. George o. Tyler, grand captain OF
the guard of the Supreme Council, Col.
T.. c. Benton, commander-n-chief of
Massachusetts, Consstory. Boston, ]. L.
Kendrick Of Providence r. l.. Ex-Lieut.
Gov. z. NJ. ansur of Newport. Joseph
A. DeBoer of Montpelier, Ex.-Gov. L. A.
'oodbury, G Iarles II. Darling. Henry
II. Ross, II. 8. Peck Of Burlington. the
Rev. H. l.. Ballou, George w. Wing of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
Grand Commandery of State of
Vermont in 65th Annual
Conclave.
MEMBERSHIP OF 1890.
The Twelve Communicates Show ;
Gnin Of 123 during the Year-Dr.
j. II. Jackson of Barre Elected
Grand Commnnder-Royal
and Select Masters.

The grand commandery Of Knights
Iemplar and appendant orders of the
State Of Vermont assembled in its 65th
annual conclave In the Masonic Temple
Tuesday morning at ten O'Clock and con-
tinued It's deliberations throughout the
forenoon and afternoon The various sta
TONS were taken in accordance with the
order printed in Tuesdays Free Press
except that the vacancy In the office OF
grand prelate occasioned by the removal
fro"a the State Of the Rev. Sir Isaac r
ferks Of White River Junction was filled
by the Rev. Sir Charles r. Partridge of
Woodstock. The vacancy In the office Of
grand generalissmo. occasloned by the
death OF Sir George r. Flanders OF White
River Junction, was filled by Past Grand
Commander Sir William II. Kingsley of
Middlebury.
GRAND COMMANDERS ADDRESS.
The principal event of the morning ses
sion was the address Of Sir Elihu r. Taft
of Burlington, r. E. grand com man,]er.
In the course of his address he discussed
the question of adopting uniform drill and
floor work ard recommended that a COM
mfttee Of three be made who by eluca-
ton and experience are especially fitted
to consider the, matter. this committee
to make recommendations after having
the subject In hand for a year OF more
Many other Jurisdictions, said the grand
commander, have gone through the same
experience Vermont commandery Is hay
ing and have carried the matter to a
successful termination. Among such grand
Jurisdictions are Iowa, Maine and New
York. The grand commander announced
that Vermont would be at least 600
strong in the grand templar parade at
Saratoga at the Goth triennial conclave of
the grand encampnent L. s. A., to be
held July 8 to II, next
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
AN ILLINOIS TORNADO.
Loss of Life Reported In Vicinity Of
Duquesne-IIeavy Damage.

DuQuesne. His. June IA tornado
passed over this section tonight doing
heavy damage It Is reported there has
been loss Of life. tornado swept this
town Friday night. blowing down many
houses and destroying crops
Shortly before the storm reached it's
climax. man and child were seen to
seek shelter underneath a church and
It is believed they were crushed when
the building fell.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
EASY.

How did Virgins manage TO get a rep
utation for being so wse?"
"By combining himself to two words. He
waits until one OF his superiors expresses
an opinion and then says, That's So 4"
London Taller.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
ANITA 1El

Helm proposing l know I am neither
young enough nor good looking enough
to please YOU"
SHEER. not at all! Ugliness has Its
attractions for e."-Illustrated Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
MARRIED MAN KNEW.

Wonderful" said the professor. as
the strength Of the human jaw"
And" added the married man, "think
of its tirelessness" -Washington Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
REPORTS RECEIVED.

ANANA Wv - iSlINS III
The usual reports were made The re-
port of Sir Henry II. Ross Of Burlington,
Il. grand recorder showed that year
ago there were 2lT members in IL COM
manderies. During the past year 1sS have
been knighted so that considering the
losses by death and Omission, there
has been net gain during the year of
l2S. making the total membership 1890.
The report Of Sir Charles w. Whitcomb
of Proctorsvine. e. grand treasurer.
showed a balance of So02l.4s
Al the afternoon session, the recon-
mendation embodied In the address of
Grand Commander Taft in regard to the
appointment of n committee to consider
the matter of uniform drill and floor
work was accepted and adopted and Sir
Charles A. Calderwood OF ST. Johnsbury
Sir Lee 8. Tillotson OF ST. Adams and
Sir George B. Wheeler OF Bellows Falls
were appointed as such committee and
instructed to submit a report at the
annual conclave next year.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected:
r f. grand commander-Sir j. Henry
Jackson OF Barre
V. f. deputy grand commander-Sir
George II. Gorham of Bellows Falls
E. grand goneralissino-Sir Frank d.
Dewey Of Montpelier,
e. grand captain general-Sir Daniel 8.
Danforth Of ST. Adams.
f. grand prelate-Rev. Sir, A. ]. Hough
of Montpelier,
f. grand senior warden-Sir George F.
Root of Newport.
+. grand treasurer-Sir Charles w
Whitco.nb OF Proctorsvile.
f.. grand recorder-Sir Henry r. Ross
of Burlington.
T.. grand standard bearer-Sir William
II. Brewster Of Middlebury.
f. grand sword bearer-Sir Harry A.
Bartlett Of St. Johnsbury.
F. grand war6er-Sdr Oltn W Daley Of
White River Junction.
r. grand captain OF the guard-Sir e.
l.. Bates Of Bennington.
The officers were Installed BY Sir
Kittredge Haskips OF Brattleboro, past
grand commander. Sir Marsh o. Perkins
of Windsor. past grand commander, act
ing as ma rshal
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
Council OF Royal and Select Masters Of
the State OF Vermont was held Tuesday
night with Most Ilustrious Grand Master
George +. Root of Newport. presiding.
After the address ~ the grand master,
the following officers were elected:
NJ. I. grand master-David A. Elliott
q White River Junction.
Deputy grand master-Silas H. Dan
forth OF ST. Adams.
Grand principal conductor-Isaao D.
Bailey of Brattleborb.
Grand treasurer-Charles II. Heaton OF
Grand recorder-Henry II. Ross Of Bur-
ington.
Grand captain of the guard-Daniel C.
Noble OF Middlebury.
Grand conductor-George I. Whitney OF
Fellows Falls.
NJ. 7, Grand Master Elliott announced
We following appointments:
Grand aplain-Alonzo Y. Clark of
Barre.
Grand lecturer-Olin W. Daley Of
White River Junction.
Grand marshal--C. T. s. Pierce of Yer
senncs.
Springfield
Grand sentinel-George F. Morse of
Burlington.
The officers were duly installed by
Past Grand Master Edwin B. True OF |
Newport,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
First Day of Annual Masonic
Week Devoted to the Scot
fish Rite.
COUNCIL OF DELIBERATTON
B3rd Annual Session Held Monday
Afternoon with Addresses by Com
mandcr Perkins ard the Rev.
j. A. BcInnEer--27th Degree
Exemplifcd.

The BIRD annual session of the Yer.
mont Council Of Dolibcra ton at the
Masonic Temple Monday afternoon
marked the beginning of the annual meet
ings of the Grand Masonic bodies of the
jurisdiction of Vermont There was a
large attendance of eminent Masons from
all parts OF the State. The session was
opened at two o'clock. TIE Hon. Marsh
O. Perkins, 33id degree of Windsor
illustrious communicating chief, delivered
his address and the Rev J. Alphonse
Ealanger delivered an address on The
True Temple of Masonry" The usual
reports We're submitted and acted upon.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The ilustrious commanders In chief or
dered an election of officers and invited
lnustrious George o. Tyler, 33rd degree
past deputy for the state, to preside. The
following officers were elected:
First lieutenant mmander-Daniel s.
Danforth, 3Srd degree. of St Adams
Second lieutenant conmsnder-George
H. Kinsley, 33rd degree. of burlington.
Grand minister Of Statc-Edwin b. True
32nd degree, of Newport
Grand prior-Henry l.. stillson, 32nd
degree. Oh Bennington.
Grand chancellor-Charles A. Calder
wood, SSrd degree St Johnsbury.
Grand trcasur iarles w. Whitcomb,
33rd degree. of Froctorsville
Grand secretary-Henry Fl. Ross, 33rd
degree of Burlington.
Grand engineer and architect-Hamilton
s. Peck, 33rd degree, of Burlington.
Grand hospitaler--Chlo i. Soule 33rd
degree, Of burlington,
Grand mastef of cereSnonies-Olin w.
Daley, SSrd degree, OF White River
Junction.
The illustrious commandments an
bounced the following appointments:
Grand standard bearer-Silas II. Dan
forth, 32nd degree, of ST. Adams
Grand captain of the guard-George +.
Root, 32nd degree, of Newport.
Grand marshal-Charles A. Chapman
32nd degree of Ferrisburgh
Grand sentinel-Albert Killam, send
degree OF Burlington.
The officers We're duly installed by
lllustrious George o. Tyler, grand cap
tain of the guard of the Supreme Coun-
Gil of the Northern Masonic jurisdic-
ton
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-13
UNIONS THREATEN TROUBLE

In this case, the union men ray there
will be further trouble. The unionized
transportation companies will refdse
to touch the product OF scab labor.
Furthermore sympathetic strike In
all of the 40 odd mills of the company
may result At present the strike is
ap Independent one and consequently
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
THE ONE HE WANTED.
Advice From the Old Hand to the
Aspirant for Honors.

The amateur author entered the
sanctum Of the old hand, his artistic
fingers roaming through his hair, his
eye In fine frenzy rolling.
Me soul chafes within me-" he an
nounced.
Let her chafe." mnttered the old
hand; I'm busy"
Me fathers business interests me
no longer; the daily round, the com.
mon task, fills me with disgust! Me
whole being shudders as | sift the
sand into the sugar. and me hand
trembles as ! add the water to the
milk. Me mind is made up will
quit this base barteIng for nobler
life. will become a journalist. |
will Join the stan OF magazine.
Which of them, think you, will raise
me to the highest position in the
shortest PERIOD"
You might try powder maya
zine" suggested the old hand, lacon-
icaliy. Seems just the thing you
want!'-Stray Stories.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
FEEDING the Kaiser.

Tetdin gthe German emperor is no
light task. Despite all that is said
about the kaiser's Spartan habits
there are few monarchs who keep
more elaborate tables.
He has no less than four chefs
Scliedenstucker, a German; Harding,
an Engllshman; an Italian and =
Frenchman-so that he can have his
meals for the day served In the style
Of whatever nation he may happen to
fancy.
Each of these chefs has his staff OF
assistants, while, In addition, there is
an individual who may be described
as Sausage maker to the kaiser"
His majesty is very fond OF the
huge white frankfurter sausage. and
has supply OF them made fresh
every day in his own kitchen. When
engaged In maneuvering his army on
q big field day these frankfurters and
bread. washed down with lager beer.
invariably form the kaiser's lunch
Cleveland Leader.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Nature Study.

Moving pictures are TO be used for
scientific demonstration as well as for
amusement. Photography has already
been OF great value in the study OF
anatomy. and It is now proposed to
produce living pictures Of surgical
operations so that students may &C
quire the technique without verbal de-
scription. Such representations might
be of service In refreshing the mem.
DRY. but some patients would not care
to submit to an operation which had
been rehearsed by means Of kline.
matograph. Mr.. Charles Urban sug-
gests that this method might be en-
ployed with advantage in the study of
living wild animals. We should then
be able to settle all these vexed yet
momentous questions about caribou,
wolves and grizzlies, to say nothing
OF the woodcock treating its own
broken leg secundum artem.-New
York Evening Post.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Cures Blood, Skin Diseases, Cancer
Greatest Blood Purifier Free.

II your blood is impure, thin, dis
eased, hot or full Of humors, If you
have blood poison, cancer, carbuncles,
eating sores, scrofuln, eczema, itching,
risings aud bumps, scabby, pimply
skin, bone pains, catarrh, rheumatism,
or any blood or skin disease, take Bo.
tanic Blood Balm { b. b. 3D. Soon
all sores heal, aches and pain stop
and the blood is made pure and rich
Druggists or by express 81 per large
bottle. Sample free by writing Blood
Balm Co.. Atlanta, Ga. b. b. b. Is
especially advised for chronic, deep.
seated cases, as 1t cures after all else
fails.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
LEEcHEs AND LEMoNe.
The Lastsr a Cure for the Former
In ceyicn.

Wherever you 20. in Ceylon." said
the sailor, you always carry lemon
with you. For punch7 No, sir; not
for punch. For leeches.
They amt merely water leeches in
Ceylon. they're land leeches, too.
These blood suckers hang On to
bushes and trees; they Turk In the
grass, waitin' for you. The average
size before dinner is only about half
an inch long and no thicker than 4
hair--you might say invisible. They
easily work their way through the
thread OF your stockings and under
wear. After dinner they're as fat as
your finger.
Wherever you go the leeches prey
on you. | was dressed In white one
night, ridin' with beautiful Ceylon
girl. when | saw red streak on
my white pants below the knee. Elk
cusfh myself hastily, / retired. II
was leech. Of course, dinln' with me
unlimited.
The only way to got them of with
out breakin' them and leayin their
heads inside you is TO squeeze q few
drops OF lemon on them, the same as
II they was raw oysters. That par
alyzes them and they fall to the
ground like ripe fruit Every two
or three minutes You see the Ceyion-
csc stop, take out lemon and anotnt
carefully the half dozen leeches stuck
IN black mass to the calf OF the leg.
The average Ceylon leech was, /
said, half an inch long. Yet there's
some full three inches long that can
jump, by crinus. that jump on you
from the bushes as you pass by.
Sounds doobious, don't It? But
what can be doobious in land where
they have hird.catchin spiders and
centipedes a foot long?'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Time For Action

John w. Gates, formerly at the
head of the Illinois Steel company,
charges that of the metal now used
for the manufacture of steel rails
not more than two-thirds is good
material. According to Mr.. Gates,
by the use of this inferior material
the steel trust saves from ten 10
twenty per cent.
The Railway Gazette boldly
charges the steel trust with the re.
spousibility of the greht loss OF
life through railroad wrecks. Fol.
lowing are extracts from the Gazette
editorial:
There is no individual or COM
pany which knows better how to
make a good rail than does the
steel corporation, with its splendid
army of experts; nevertheless it
knowingly makes rails which break
aud kill people.
Specifications as furnished by
the railroad companies are totally
disregarded, and rails, especially
in the new and heavier sections,
are furnished with spots in them so
full of impurities and so brittle
that they must necessarily break
when subjected to the strain of
traffic. The steel company knows
this quite WELL"
The Gazette distributes the re-
sponsibility in this way: First,
the criminal willingness of the steel
corporation and the companies
allied with it to manufacture rails
that cost human life; second, the
attitude almost equally criminal on
the part of many high railroad
officers to ignore the plain truths
that are being brought before them
by their superintendent and chief
engineers.
1t is also charged that this same
steel trust sells to Japan perfect
rails and at ten dollars below the
price charged in the United States
Yet these men who exact excessive
toll from the American consumer.
who sell good rails at a low price
to the foreigner and inferior rails
high price TO the American;
these men who knowingly make
rails that kill people"-these are
the captains of industry" the
guardians of the national honor, ="
the trustees of God"
Does it not occur to the thought.
ful American citizen that it is high
time the trusts which find shelter
in the tariff be destroyed and that
the men who knowingly make
rails that kill people" be held per
sonally responsible for their crimes.
The Commoner.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
Sheriff's Sale in Partition.
william NJ. Fox, Plaintiff.


David II. Fox. Minerva Fox Anchor Ann
Moran. George W. Fox, and the unknown
heirs of Sarah Fox Keenan,, deceased, DE.
PENDANTS.
PARTITION
In obedience to an order of the Circuit
Court OF st. Francois county, Missouri, In
the above entitled cause madc at the
May term OF said court. 1897, ana on the
18th day of May, 1907, I, the under.
signed sheriff of ST. Francois county, WIN
proceed TO sell at public auction, for cash,
Tor the purposes OF partition, on
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST II, 1876,
between the hours OF nine O'Clock In the
forenoon ana i've O'Clock In the afternoon
of that day, at the south front door OF the
Court House, In the city OF Pennington, In
said st, Francois county, Missouri, ana
during the session OF the Circuit Court of
said county, the following described real
estate. situate, lying ana being In the county
of st. Francois and state of Missouri. To.
wit
The southwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter of section eight, ana the north half
OF the northwest quarter OF section seven
teen, all In township thirty four north,
range eight east, containing one hundred
and twenty acres.
J. J. CR0kE, sheriff.
July 10. 1907.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26

A mad dog was killed in Frederick
town last Sunday week. The Tribune
suggests that a wholesale killing of
worthless ours would be good thing
to prevent any danger from mad
dogs.
Henry Abel was skating at the rink
in Sikestos on the 18th, when one of
bis skates came off while he was going
rapidly, and no was thrown against .
post and broke his collar bone.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
interesting Circumstance.

Excavations in Rome being con-
Quoted on the Palatine hill have shown
u curious and interesting circum.
stance. The Metropolis has been
found to contain remains of the ninth.
eighth. sixth and fourth centuries be-
fore Christ All fragments Of the sew
enth and fifth centuries are lacking
and archaeolosists are engaged In a
close study Of the field In order to
find the reason.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-07-26
CIRCUIT COURT.

AT an adjourned term of the County
Court last Saturday the following
business was transacted:
The TAX books for 1907 were de-
Iivered TO the Collector and abstracts
filed and copy mailed TO State Auditor.
County Clerk Lawrence presented
his account of fees due him by the
State, amounting to S64g, which was
audited aud allowed and ordered cerl.
lied to the State Auditor for payment.
In matter of bids for rock road con-
struotion, the court proceeded to open
bids filed and found same to be rs fol.
lows: Chas. Utrecht aud j. e. Meyer,
SIS so per lineal foot; Ed Hawn,
S13. 65 per lineal foot for the jackson
road, and Sll.S2 for the lrondale and
Big River Mills road. Ebrecht &
Meyer were awarded contract for the
jackson road aud Hawn for the lion.
dale and Big River Mills road.
Thomas Holman. county surveyor,
was directed to re-survey old Iron
dale and Big River Mills road from
Deslogc switch to the Stone house and
straighten curves to make it as direct
as possible without leaving the original
survey, and report at August term.
Lott Griffin was appointed to super
intend the construction Of road on the
jackson road at go per day under
bond Of 5000.