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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-01-19
sAMrA LOLA

Three shifts of miners are engaged In
driving the main tunnel on the Baby
Ruth claim of the Santa Lola Mining
ompany n are making excellent head
way. The present length of the bore is
$50 feet. Driving is to continue until
the King Oscar contact is reached. as
yet some 500 feet ahead. AS soon os the
objective point is reached prosecuting
and drifting on the ledge will follow. A
number of other veins are also to be
tested and proved up through the me-
dunn of this tunnel
The King Oscar ledge offers much in
the way of favorable research judging
from it's pronounced mineralization at
surface and where cut in the shaft on
the King Oscar claim shipping grade ore
will be encountered at no great depth.
The outcrop of this vein Is milling
product in it's entirety and is to be sent
to stamp as soon as adequate milling
facilities are available. There is an i'm
mense tonnage of that class of rock in
sight and there is reason to believe that
once it begins to move that the sampler
checks will be of sufficient sum to meet
all costs Of operation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
THE SHORT WEIGHT EVIL.
The Public Cheated Out OF Large Sums
Annually,

Roston Feb. lO.-"it is a common
practice to find interruptions merchants
resorting to all kinds of methods and
devices for the purpose of cheating n
customer" says u. G. Palmer, State
deputy sealer of weights and measures.
This charge Is not the only one Mr..
Palmer makes, for in report to the
committee on mercantile affairs at the
state House he proceeds to specify
forms of weight and measurement
which he claims are in general use and
are operating to the disadvantage Of
the purchaser He names various house.
hold commodities and shows wherein,
according to his belief, the buyer sur
fers by imposition
Here are some of the startling state
mcnts made by Mr.. Palmer
thousands of computing scales are
in use. the majority of which, l am
satisfied from personal observation, arc
used for the deliberate purpose of
shortweighlng a customer.
"CranAerrics beans peanuts and many
other articles are COMMONLY sold by
liquid measure when the law provides
that they shall be sold by dry meas
| urc.
"It Is a common practice amonS hawk
ers and pedlers to have in their posses
sion several sets of scales and measures
Ten thousand boxes intended to be used
in the sale of Strawberries were found
to be about 10 per cent, short
I'm some cities and towns, bread, pre-
sumably sold as weighing two pounds
was found to weigh from one pound and
! four ounces to two pounds.
But few bottles known as quarts
pints, half-pints, ETC.. hold the required
amount
These allegations are only small par
OF what Mr.. Palmer has declared to the
| committee. His report has brought t'
the attention OF the Legislature the ne
cessity OF a more careful inspection anc
supervision OF weights and measures.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
WOMEN WERE EXCLUDED.
'nsavory Case Crops Up i'm BrnttIeboro
Municipal Court.

Brattleboro, Feb. 1.-THE case Of
tate vs.. Frank shepard. who was ar
listed at the shop of The Estey organ
tmpany, charged with throwing a
bmbination of cowitch and lysol into
lwyn Richardson's face while dis
|ised as n woman. was tried IN NUM-
lpal court to-day before Judge L. w.
|ibson.
The first witness was Elwyn Rich
fdson and he testified as to his rela-
| ons with shepard and his efforts to
In association with the respondent. He
ated that Shepard had repeatedly
reatened him with violence and also
bat he would throw stuff in his face"
o was rigidly cross Examined by n.
| Barber Of counsel for the accused,
, 1t remained mistaken in his testi-
| ony. The boys mother and also his
hunger brother were questioned.
/ Dr. Henry Tucker. the attending
lysician, was placed on the stand and
stified as to the case his medical at
ndance. the material that had been
&sed, also to the fact that he wrote
hepard a letter requesting to see him
hich request the respondent did not
lswer.
After the witness was excused the
urt took an adjournment for an hour
hid the trial went on late his even
x but had to he adjourned on account
the lateness of the hour until to-
orrow.
rhe case developed many disgusting
Etails and all women were excluded
om the court room in the afternoon.
any sharp Tits occurred between the
osecuting attorney. Robert c. Bacon,
Id II. G. Barber for the defense.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
SOME SECTIONS HAD SNOW
This Has Affected Business Somewhat,
According 10 Bradstrcet's.

Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
note particularly that extreme cold
weather has effected larger buying. but
on the whole some gains are noted. In
certain sections there has been lack
of snow while in other parts of the
State there has been plenty for sleigh
ing. Lumbermen and teamsters have
had large amount of work and there
has been plenty OF snow for their pur-
poses. The ice crop this year will he
large and of good quality. Expense OF
harvesting will be less this season than
last year in consequence of amount.
Granite men complain of transportation
and some of them are fearful of loss
in business by reason of not being able
to make prompt shipments. One or two
manufacturing centers report mills not
ms busy as they a month ago. General
~ speaking collections are slow but
some Improvement is noted in one or
two lines
Garment factories at Burlington are
finding ready market for their product
while dealers In leather goods and
saddlery hardware notice II slight falling
off in sales. Boot and shoe business re-
ported little slow. Rutland merchants
report lack of sleghing affects retail
trade to some extent but sales are fairly
good and labor is well employed. ST.
| Adams clothing dealers note brisk trade.
| Uneven weather conditions, however
have tended to affect general merchan-
| tile business Good sleighns would
help business Manufacturing interests
| Mt St. Johnsbury are employed to capa-
| city and outlook for spring trade Is very
| good Granite sheds at Montpelier are
| fully employed: manufacturers comment
! on present transportation service by say
! ing they are fearful Of losing business
/ from retailers by reason of difficulty
| in making prompt shipments. Efforts
are being made 10 remedy this Barre
! granite men are experiencing a similar
| trouble but report collections are little
| improved and but few idle men are to be
| found Brattleboro merchants note
seasonable weather has materially bene-
fitted general retail trade. While manu-
! featuring plants are fairly well employed
| are said not to be as busy as they We're
n month ago, Mills at Bellows Fails
are running full time and outlook is for
busy time for many months to come
More or less f,uctuation is noted among
dealers in clothing and dry goods lines
by reason of chanEeable weather. Nor
NAL conditions are reported among
manufacturing plants at Bennington
yet there is an apparent shortage oil
skilled labor. Collections are said 70 be
coming In well. Machine shops at Bar
TON are employed to capacity The
! weather has been too cold to tacllitatf
largo buying. IIardwlck reports unset
tied condition regarding labor anair'
has had it's effect in granite business
OH
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
OUR EATING CAPACITY.
Takes Average Man about 100 Days to
Ent His Own Weight.

Washington, Feb. u.-Dr Harvey W.
Wiley. chief of the bureau of chemistry
of the department of agriculture, is au
thorty for the statement that every man
eats every day Il per cent. of his
weight in dry foods and 1t requires 100
days for him to eat his own head off,
If a man eats less he will lose weight,
DIR. Wiley asserts. and If he eats more
he will gain, which will be good news to
the Fat who want to get thin and the
thin who want get fat.
DIR. Wiley adds that every person
should consume 4 - pounds of solids and
liquids every day but in doing ordinary
work of n government clerk this amount
is above the average
TO the House committee on oXpendi-
lures OF the department of agriculture,
DR.. Wiley said he had never made an
investigation to determine the best
foods for mental labor, but he believed
the general opinion that particular
kinds OF foods nourished particular
parts of the body was quite erroneous
Nerve and brain foods are adver-
tiscd, but they are all nonsense" and
Dr. Wiley "Nor do drugs have a fat
tcning effect and on the contrary much
of them have a degrading effect"
What do YOU consider the best food
for a man to cate" asked Chairman Lit
tlefield
II think man ought to choose hia
own ration" replied DIR. Wiley, For
sustenancc of physical eXertion, If you
| have hard work 10 do, there is nothing
! better than starch or sugar. Tho cereal
| eating nations can endure more phys
| ical toll than the meat oating nations,
| That is not the accepted view, but 1t
is true" Or. Wiley told tho committee
of his "hoys" in the poison squad"
"Thc young men are first allowed to
oot wholesome food" he went on. I'VE
| buy the best in the market IT is care
| fully inspected by myself and Analysed
| Nothing is wasted. If they trim their
finger nails they have to bring the
trimmings to us, or if their hair is
| cut they bring their hair to us, so we
can keep track of the income and out
go. Just as you keep bank account
/ In that way we can determine whether
the things disturb the natural progress
| of affairs.
"Wo keep that up until we make
them i'll or until we produce some effect
| q disturbance of some kind Then We
nut them on the old ration and observe
! that for 10 or - days, until they are
restored to their normal condition
This REQUIRES an enormous amount OF
ANALYTICAL work and yet it is the only
way in which the great questions car
be answered. You can theOrizc about
it as you like. but the facts must b,
asccrtained before a final conclusion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
Fireman Mann Killed by Side
Rod Breaking on Express
near Island Pond.
BRUSHED AND NECK BROKEN.
|uryivcd Accident Five Minutes-Was
Young Unmarried Man with No
Relatives In tmcrica-Plnnued
to Return soon TO Home
in Scotland.

Island Pond. Feb. 11.--As the express
rain from Montreal was approaching
|ere this afternoon on the Grand Trunk
Ind six miles distant. n side rod of the
|rgine broke, penetrating the cab and
rikng Fireman James Mann. Mann
|as crushed and thrown from the engine,
md his neck broken by the fall. He was
licked up % rods from where the acci-
|ent occurred and survived but five
fnutes.
Mann was 9S years old. unmarried. and
native or Scotland. He had no rela-
YES in this country and was planning
b 80 home shortly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
FELL DOWN ELEVATOR.
Teamster Caught by 400
pound Bale OF Cloth.

Erattlehoro, Feb 11.-Frank May, II
hmstsr employed by the March Truck
K company, was severely injured to-day
falling down an elevator shaft in the
boxer Corser & Mitchell overall fac
k'y. He was delivering consignment
cloth to the company and was moving
bale Weighing 400 pounds In some way
slipped and fell down the shaft and
r. bale fell on top of am. Tie landed on
4 right side of his face and shoulder and
+ falling bale struck him on the left hip.
Irhe injured man was conveyed to the
Pemorial hospital where he was made as
|mfortable as possible. While his inju
rs are severe they are not necessarily
|tal. The pelvic bones and the lower
! TT of his spine are injured but unless
fernal injuries develop. so his physician
Iites. he will oprbably recover.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
FIVE DRINKS IN COURT.

There were five respondents to appear
before Judge Mower Tuesday, all
charged with intoxication. All five plead
ed guilty. Joseph La Fleur's fine of 50
was suspended upon the payment OF the
costs of prosecution. which amounted to
81 10. His wife appeared in court with
him and 1t was represented that IaFleur
works for small wages and that the
couple have three children. On account
Of these circumstances, leniency was
shown the prisoner.
Edward Ryan, Samuel Smith and
Thomas Maloney also pleaded guilty to
being intoxicated. each being assessed 81
and costs. A woman named Dellma LYONS
pleaded guilty to a charge OF intoxication
and was fined s. and costs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
MAYOR TAFT IS DEAD.
Death Resulted from Injuries Received
in the Kingston Earthquake.

Kingston, Jamaica. Feb 10.--Charles
TAFT, mayor of this city. died to-day at
the public hospital as "A result of in
iuries sustained in the earthquake. He
was conducting Il meeting of the coun-
ell and the building collapsed. Mayor
TAFT was GS years old and of Scotch
descent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
DAUGHTERS OF VERMONT.
Their Annual Guest Night 20 he Held
ut the Vcndome Friday Night.

Boston, Feb. 10.lnvtations are out from
the Daughters of Vermont for their
annual guest night at Hotel Nendome
February Il. when Mrs. Jennie Cross
Trull of Vermont and David A. Tobey
are to entertain. The programme will be
followed by reception, collation. ana
dancing This is one of the clubs most
brilliant functions of the year, and is
sure to bring out a large gathering. Mrs
Arthur w. Blair, president, is now in New
Orleans. where she is the guest of her
son, hut she VIII return in season to greet
her frierds on this occasion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
orkmnn SOOd under Falling Girder
Which Missed Him.

Rutland, Feb. 1.-THE lives of several
|ople on Merchants row were endanger-
this afternoon by the falling of an
bn girder, weighing over three tors,
Ilm the roof OF one of tho new build
Z to the street. 80 feet below. a brace
a derrick broke just rs the grder was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14

j. W. Everts of Guilford, Conn, has
taken possession of the farm in chester
purchased of +. Booth. 1t comprises lOo
acres, largely wooded and has several
sugar lots.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14

Less firewood than usual Is being
brought into the village or SWanton
this winter and the price Is pretty
well up. The nearby standing supply has
been much depleted the past few years
and then, too. it is "'""'ilt to get chop
pers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14

holsted to the roof and the heavy mass
crashed through several stagings before
striking the pavement. The pedestrians
managed to scatter but one workman, who
was guiding the orders course, was so
overcome with fright that he was power
less to save himself and the heavy iron
missed him by about four feet.
BAPTIST MINISTER'S GET TO-
GETIER.
A number OF Baptist ministers from the
west side of the State met here to-day
for an interchange OF IDEAS dining to-
gether at u local hotel. The Rev. F. d.
Penney OF Burlington gave an address
on ministerial Life" The Rev. c. H..
Brown of SaXtons River was another
speaker.
NEW X. p. LODGE AT POULTNEY.
A new lodge OF knights of Pythias will
be Instituted at Poultney Thursday
evening with a membership of Is. The
three ranks OF the order will be con-
ferred hy members of Vermont Lodge,
No. t. of this city. A special train will
be run from this city to Poultney to take
30 Knights.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
SEARCHING FOR BODIES.

AS soon as news Of the disaster reached
the JOY line officials immediate steps
were taken not only TO care Cor those
who had reached shore but to search the
sound for victims OF the wreck who
might have found it impossible to reach
land. The Scott WreckinG company of
New London, Conn, was requested to
send a tug up the sound to search for
bodies, life boats and RATS, and the light
house board was requested to dispatch
any boats at its disposal on a similar
errand Shortly before noon the JOY
Line steamer Kentucky left Fall River
for Block island, and she reached there
early In the evening
The news of the disaster spread across
the island with incredible swiftness and
two or three hours after daylight nearly
every inhabitant was down at the water
side Drawing the piercing cold ana await
ing an opportunity to assist the victims
of the shipwreck. Nearly every survivor
was IN a condition so thoroughly help
less that the rescuers We're unable TO
keep back the sympathetic tears which
filled their eyes. Every vlctims's face
bore signs of terrible and long continued
suffering. Scarcely one of them realized
when the boat was hauled upon the
beach that they had had at last reached
a harbor of refuge. Many who DID realize
il seemed not TO care, for they still suffer
ed indescribable pain from the arms and
legs which dangled helplessly as their
bodies We're tenderly borne to nearby
| cottages.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14

A striped snake caught Candlemas day
is bottled and exhibited by Chester Brown
at Cavendish.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
CAPT. HALEYS PLACE.

Capt. Frank p. Haley of the schooner
Harry Knowlton. which was in collision
with the Iarchmont. stated that the ac-
cldent was entirely due to the steamer.
He said that his lights were burning and
he held to his course. with the eXpecta-
ton that the steamer. have sighted
him. would pass him with plenty of sea
room. When he foun,. that the steamer
would not turn out, capt. Haley said
it was too late to avert a collision. Cap
tain Haleys explanation Of the collision
follows:
The steamer seemed 10 be heading d.
rectly for us | looked up at our lights:
They were burning brightly and of
course expected the steamer would look
out for us. But the vessel kept right on.
Some of us shouted as warning. and
one member of the crew blew a horn
constantly. Then the crash came quick
ly. The big steamer doomed right up
head of us. And there was nothing for
us to do but hit her"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14

A woman is as vain of her small feet as
a man is of his large head.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
AN APPALLING
MARINE DISASTER
CONTINUED from 9TH pngc)

night. Suddenly I heard tho pilot blow
ing danger signals and I hurried into the
pilot house. There was a schooner on
the portside and the ere seemed to have
lost control OF her. Without warning she
luffed up and before we had an OPP
portunity to do anything she was head
ing for us.
The quartermaster and pilot put the
wheel hard aport but the schooner was
sailing along before a fresh breeze and
In moment had crashed into Our port
side directly opposite the smokestack
I tried to signal the engineer and mate
but the collision had broken the main
steampipe filing that part of the boat
with steam and cutting off communica-
ton with the pilot house. After cutting
into our vessel the schooner fell away
and disappeared to the leeward. / sent
the quartermaster below and In n few
minutes he reported the steamer filling
rapidly. Officers and crew were sum
moned to their stations and when I saw
the Iarchmont settling I ordered all
hands TO prepare to leave the ship.
When I saw every one making ready to
escape as fast as possible I went to my
boat which was hanging on the davlts
and took into II six of the crew and
four passengers. When the steamer had
settled almost to the waters edge we
cleared away after we had made sure
there were no passengers on board who
had not been taken care of. After our
boat dropped into the water we remain
ed in the immediate vicinity until the
steamer sank, and then pulled away
THE boat was a heavy one and we
found it impossible to row to the wind
ward, so we turned to the leeward and
started for Block Island. The cold was
terrible. We struggled for hours and
hours and the pain from our frost bit
ten hands and feet was almost unbear-
able. One OF our men. a seaman. be-
came crazed and committed suicide in
the boat by cutting his throat. No one
! in the boat had strength enough to pre-
vent him from doing so. We arrived
here at $40 in the morning very much
exhausted and frozen"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
NO LOW RATES TO SOLDIERS
senate Throws out Amendments to
Army Appropriation on Point of
Order-No INCREASE in Pay.

Washington. Feb. 1.-The Senate to-
day passed the army appropriation bill
CARRYING ISL 5000 The amendment to
permit the government to accept reduced
rates on army supplies and to permit Of
ficers and enlisted men to accept re-
duccd transportation. was defeated on a
point of order by Senator McCumber.
after the day had been spent In it's dis
cussion An amendment offered by Sena-
tor Dick increasing 90 per cent. the pay
Of officers and enlisted mon was defeat
ed by a point Of order by Senator Hale.
Amendments were accepted for the
erection of several monuments to sew
eral revolutionary officers including an
equestrian statue to Gen John Stark at
Manchester, y. H., $1,000.
SPOONER FAVORS TARIFF REVISION
In the debate on the amendment allow
ing reduced rates Senator Spooner took
the position that the government was not
bound by the rate bill and that if It was
so contcnded tho present amendment
ought to be accepted to clear away any
doubt on that point. Senator Aldrich, as
on Saturday. opposed the amendment
Incidentally, he brought up the question
of tariff on importationS. This led Soma
tor Spooner to remark. Nv lille | am as
good protcctonist as any ore, I have
thought for some years tho tariff Should
be revised"
Senator Bcvordge differed with Mr.
Spooner over statement that there was
no United States commerce. Mr.
Beveridge argued that there was a "com
merce of the people" which was not {
state commerce, and which was in al
| essentials nativna. in character.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-14
BODIES COMING ASHORE.

Even while these helpless sufferers
were receiving the tender care of the
natives. bodies began to wash ashore
from the direction Of the sunken steam
err At first there was only one then
there were two and three and four and
soon the natives We're as busy hauling
the bodies out of the surf as they were
in succoring those who had stood upon
the threshold of death but had not on
tered. When darkness settled down
over the desolatc beach tonight 80 bodies
had been recovered. either from the surf
or from the boats which had drfted
ashore. Inland lights cleaned in the
little cottages far beyond the usual hour
and the suffering passengers and crew
who earlier in the day had been crowded
into the lifc saving station We're tonight
made as comfortable MS possible in the
homes of their new found friends,
SIN BODIES IDENTIFIED.
Only six of the bodies that came
ashore were identified. They We're:
steward j. b. Harrison, Brooklyn.
First Assistant Engineer Jasper
Hest, Albany
Assistant Engineer Edward Logan,
Providence.
First Waterman, Jacob Zandrus'
Paterson. y. j.
Waiter George Smith, Providence.
Harry Eckels. Block Island,
An Investigation of the wreck will
be instituted by the United States
steamboat inspector for the Providence
district.