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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-11
Are They Going to Let the Girls
Garry Of the Jamestown
Prizes?
GIRLS now FAR AHEAD
In Some Groups and Gaining Rapidly
In Others-Looks as Though the
jamestown Delegation Would
he without 81 Male Repre-
scntatiyc-Thc Standing.

Speaking of good old Now England
presidency and boiled down stick to-
ittNness, what's the matter with Group
Four? The four lcaders-all less than
ten thousand votes apart-havc been
hanging to each other like grim death
ever since the very start of the con-
test. Take another look. They're all
girls! What do you say to that. boys?
Going to give up entirely and let this
quartettc of hustling young ladies
beat you to stand still? If you don't
1t will be because the male contestants
get wonderfully busy. Gentlemen OF
Group Four, I wouldn't stand for It,.
Your reputation is at stack".
The same thing is true Of Group
Two. In Groups one ana Three the
Indies are holding their own In
Group Five +. ]. Irish seems to have a
pretty good lead but it would be risky
venture to bet very much even money
that one of tn" young ladies would not
take the prize there.
We'll. well, well, How it would look
to have the jamestown party compos-
cd of five girls Perhaps one of the
winners would take pity and give her
extra ticket to boy. But he couldn't
help feeling awfully cheap.
Wake up boys, The end of the con-
test cometh, then it will be too late.
Don't go down TO everlasting defeat
and ridicuie before a few girls.
CT
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-10

yrs,v,,.-s aide.
 suGua Sam Freeman, ooe Of the old time b.acksmlJhs, arrived on the Jefferson and left On the train for Interior points this morning.
  Juneau Record Miner. Chas. Schei 6er of the SksgWsy Alaskan is iu the city sud made 8 call on the Record Miner today.
  Juneau Dispatch: Word comes from Seattle that Dr. l. H. Moore has orra- ulzed a company to manufacture iurni- LuFe Et Seattle.
  Deputy District Attorney BsrahiIl, Of Juneau, srrivsj yesterday, and UIl be here for several days attending 10 court matters,
  Mrs. K. A. Murphy, accompanied by her sons left yesterdsy morning for Dawson where she will join her bus band end make DswRoa Der future home
 ssss I. SOwerby, agent for tue Alaska Steamship company st Halnes v.s a guest at the Pullen house yesterday aud returned on tho Peterson. Mr. ana Mrs. Matthew Bridge have moved to tbe Pinneo residence on Second and Main and are DOW aic=.y located for the winter,
  Mrs. Emma LeFevrt, who h.s been visiting with friends at Hslaes and Fort Seward, has returned after an absence of two weeks.
  Miss Cecil Ford, niece of R J. Brit tain of Caribou. arrived on .ass nights t7aln and will go to Seattle on the Jef ers0n. She is a guest of lhe 'u.Ien house
 uueos Mrs. J.T. Robsson, Of Dawson, ST. rived iu the city last night and Is 8 guest Of the Pullen house. Mrs. Robe son win leave onOne Of Ihe 6rsl boaJs going below.
  Hector Mclean. the popular deputy
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-10
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O Q o o O O

Sam Freeman, Ons oi the old time b.acksmiJhs, arrived on the Jefferson snd left On the train for interior points this morning.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-10
BdndsPa Painttd Gbina in GndIe$' a UafI&tg a


Having just received a large shipment of beau tifuI Hand Painted China, weare now better prepared than ever to offer you a stock of Artistic merit from which may be selected Gifts for all ocra-lmu~
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-10
0 Q o Q 0 o

Col. Sol Ripinsky, one Of tbe well known and prominent citizens Of the thriving town oi EaineB, Is ln ihe city. Col. RiPinsby reports things lively tu Halues and says that be has never seen mining business 30 active as at present,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-10
O Q Q Q o O

Juneau Record Miner: Chas. Schei Der of the SkEgWsy Alaskan Is in the city sud made @ call on the Record Miner today.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-10
Q o o O Q

Hector Mclean, the popular deputy United States marshal, who hos been spending a months vacation iu Jhe Sound country, returned to the city Sunday and hss again resumed h.s duties
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-10
O Q Q O Q Q

l. Sowerby, agent for the A'assa SteamshlP company st Halnes v.s a guest at the Pullsn house yrs,erda} aud returned on th6 Peterson.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-10
O Q O Q Q o

Juneau Dispatch: Word comeE from Seattle that Dr. l. E. Moore has orEa- ulzed a company to manufacture iurni- LuFe Et Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-10
Q O O o O O

Miss Cecil Ford, niece of R J. Brit tain Of Caribou. arrived ou .ass nights t7aln and will go Jo Seattle on the Jef erson. She is a guest of the Ha.Ien hnvsa
The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-10

yEs,vs,.-y eide.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
WEDDING sUPERsTITIoNs.

A bride who finds a spider on her
wedding dress may consider herself
blessed.
The bride who dreams of fairies the
night before her marriage will be
thrice blessed.
If the bridegroom carries miniature
horseshoe in his pocket he will always
have good luck.
No bride or bridegroom should be
given a telegram on the way to church.
1t Is positively sign of evil.
M lle ! y the 6llde may as well
wish herself unborn, for she will al
ways have i'll luck.
Kiss bride right after the ceremony
and before the newly made husband
has chance to do SO. and you will
have excellent luck throughout the
year.
Should bride perchance see a coffin
while being driven to the railway sta
tion prior to departure upon her we'd
ding tour she should order the driver
to turn back and start over again, or
else she will surely meet with bad luck
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
New York's First State Prison.

The first-state prison In New York
state was built at the foot of West
Tenth street, in New York city, in
1907 Within seven years there were
three mutinies of prisoners, in which
keepers were killed and the prison set
on fire. Nevertheless the institution
seems to have been considered an at
traction, as appears from the follow
ing advertisement of the Greenwich
hotel, printed in the Columbian of
Sept. Is, 1911:
A few gentlemen may be accommodated
with board and lodging at this pleasant
and healthy situation, a few doors from
the state prison. The Greenwich stage
passes from this TO the federal hall and
returns five times a day.
The prisoners were transferred to
Sing Sing in 1928, and the property
was sold the next year.-New York
Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
Notice

Notice is hereby given that petition has
been filed with the Township Committee oi
Lower Township for its permission and con
sent to extend the main pipes of the Wild
wood, Anglesea and Holly Beach Gas Com
pany to the Township of Lower Township,
and to lay, maintain and operate its mains,
pipes, supply pipes, conductors and conduits
for conducting and supplying gas along and
under certain streets and roads of the Town
ship of Lower Township.
The name OF the person presenting such
petition is the Wildwood, Anglesea and Holly
Beach Gas Company.
The said petition will be considered at a
regular meeting of the Township Committee
to be held at the township house on
THURSDAY, the EIGHTEENTH day of
APRIL, 1907,
at the hour of one O'Clock in the afternoon.
The said petition was filed on the first day
of A pril, 1907.
+ The character of the use to which such high
ways are to be put is the laying, maintaining
and operating of mains, pipes, supply pipes,
conductors and conduitS below the surface OF
said roads and streets for conducting and
supplying gas as well as to supply the town
ship aforesaid and the Inhabitants thereof, as
to transmit gas to other municipalities.
The said pipes shall extend along and un-
der the following roads and streets: Atlantic
avenue, Pacific avenue, Philadelphia avenue,
Park boulevard, lake road, Cresse avenue,
Morning Glory road. Buttercup road, Laven-
der road, Heather road, Crocus road, ASter
road, Cardinal road, Sweet Briar road, Wis
tarla road Columbine road, Rosemary road,
Forgetmenot road, Fern road, Palm road,
Lotus road, Myrtle road, Primrose road and
Rambler road.
The time for which such permission or con-
sent is sought is twenty years.
By order of the Township Committee
CHARLES Z. REEVES,
Clerk,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
A DAM BUILT ON END.
How . Clever Engineer Conquered
Mechanical Difficulty.

Almost every boy has built dozens
of dams In various ways. constructing
them across the bed of the channel.
wide or narrow. to be damned. But
did any boy ever think Of building a
dam O.. end and then tipping 1t over?
An inventive American engineer, lsham
Randolph, who became famous by his
work on the Chicago dl Image canal.
has tried this Idea on the Niagara river
200 yards above the Horseshoe fall and
made q remarkable success of 1t.
OF course an ordinary dam could not
easily be built In the 6ercely racing
currents Of Niagara hurrying to plunge
over the fall. So Mr.. Randolph decided
to build his dam ON end on the very
edge of the river. 1t was not meant to
do more than raise the water level a
few inches. so as to prevent water
scarcity in winter for the Canadian
town of Niagara Falls when the ice
Jam comes on. A dam seven feet or so
high was enough and fifty feet long
Turned on end. this meant column
fifty feet high and seven feet four
inches square. The clever engineer
used concrete as the cheapest, easiest
and least corrosive material. But any
column of any material was certain to
break In the shock of falling. How
was that to be provided for?
Easily enough, the inventive builder
argued Up the middle of the concrete
column, like huge backbone, he ran
a strong iron chain weighing about 800
pounds. The whole column weighed
some 200 tons. At Intervals eight feet
apart all the way up 1t along the land
ward face wooden wedges were insert
ed. so that in breaking 1t would follow
these lines and break into regular
blocks, held together by the chain The
plan was audacious. but entirely prac-
tIcal-a true yankee notion" On Nov.
g. 1905, the finished dam was sent fly
Ing over by three hydraulic jacks.
Amid the breathless interest of large
crowd of spectators the concrete col
umn fell, splashed and settled. When
splash and spray subsidized there it
stretched, broken at the destined
points, tilted a trfe irregularly in the
middle, where the river bed was high
er, but quite effectual. The depth of
water increased ten inches at once.
The "obelisk dam" was success
William Rittenhouse in Forward.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
How Not to Take Cold.

To begin, the lint from the thick
clothing we are obliged to wear in win
ter in our climate clogs the skin more
than the lighter clothing of summer
does. Then, too, we perspire less than
In summer, and that, too. leaves the
skin clogged. Consequently, as a mat
ter of fact, instead of having fewer
baths than in summer the human be.
ing needs them still more in winter tc
keep the skin active.
Sleep with your windows open at the
top. 1t is a good plan every morning
on rising to dash cold water over the
neck, chest and shoulders and wipe II
quickly off, rubbing the skin briskly,
That of itself is preventive of chills,
hardening the skin and making 1t less
susceptible to drafts. In themselves
drafts are not so bad. 1t is chiefly be-
cause people are so afraid of them and
make such bugbear of them that they
do harm. The mind really has infinite
control over the body.
The new system of house warming
provides for q constant current of
warm fresh air through home. 1t is
considered healthful to sleep in cold
room, but 1t is better to have warm
one to dress and undress in. Don't
under any circumstances bundle up
the head, throat and shoulders too
much II you wish to prevent colds.
Make friends of the cold, sweet air,
and it will reward you with health and
brightness. And remember outdoor
sports -tobogganing. snowballing and
skating = are just as delightful and
healthful at seventy as at seven.
CAROLINE ANDERSON.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
The LAWS Delays.

A lawyer ON being asked why his
profession Is always in court asking
for delays and adjournments respond
ed: 81 have observed in my long years
of experience that when a lawyer has
a very good case he is anxious to try
it. If he has poor one the longer he
There is no telling what the accidents
and incidents Of time may supply In
his favor. Another reason perhaps"
the lawyer continued. ''is the fact that
a lawyer never feels like prylng him
self entirely away from case until he
has to. / concede that this is one of the
mysteries of the legal mind. kansas
City Star.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
Notice

Public notice is hereby given that at a reg
ular meeting of the Borough Council of the
Borough of Wildwood to be held on
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1907,
at eight o clock, p. M, in the borough hall in
the said Borough of Wildwood, an ordinance
entitled "An ordinance authorizing and di-
recting the extension of the system of sewer
age, the curbing with cement, the paving
with cement, and the grading and graveling,
or the grading and macadamiZing of the fol
lowing streets or sections ofthe same in the
Borough of Wildwood, towit: Twenty-sixth
street west from Park avenue to the borough
line; Juniper, Poplar, Magnolia, Glenwood
and Maple avenues west from Park avenue to
Sunset lake; Lake avenue north from Maple.
avenue to Twenty-sixth street; Hudson ave-
nue. north from Wildwood avenue to Twenty
sixth street," will be considered with a view
OF finally passing same, and all parties inter
ested in the passage of said ordinance or affec-
ted thereby will be given an opportunity to
be heard at the time and place above men,
toned.
Dated Wildwood, N. j., March 26, 1907.
C. G. ELDREDGE,
Borough Clerk.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Council OF
the Borough of North Wildwood will meet ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18th, 1907,
at the borough hail. Third and Central ave-
nues, at eight o clock, p. m, to hear and con-
slider objections to the confirmation of the
Commissioners of Assessment reports con-
cerning Sewer Extension No. on Tenth,
Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Fifteenth avenues from Surf avenue to
New York avenue; Eleventh avenue, New
York avenue to Delaware avenue, New York
avenue from Tenth to Thirteenth and from
Fourteenth to Sixteenth avenues and on
Delaware avenue from Eleventh avenue to
Beach Creek. Sewer Extension No. on
Twenty-sixth avenue, New Jersey to Della
ware avenue, Twenty-fifth avenue, New York
to Delaware avenue; Delaware avenue, Twen-
ty-second to Twenty-sixth avenue. Cement
sidewalks and curbs on Seventeenth, Eigh-
teenth, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth ave-
nues, New Jersey to New York avenue and
New York avenue from Twenty-third to
Twenty-sixth avenue; also cement sidewalks
and curbs on Second and Third avenues,
Pennsylvania to New Jersey avenues, Fourth
avenue, Pennsylvania avenue to Central ave-
nue.. Any person or persons interested in or
affected by said Improvements will be given
an opportunity to be heard upon the subject
of said assessments at that time and place.
Dated April I'd, 1907.
w. r.. YOUNG,
Borough Clerk.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
The Crisp Fresh Air.

Exactly the way to take cold" is
to keep shut up in hermetically sealed
rooms all winter and load yourself-with
a great weight of clothing. The outdoor
air Is life and health.
Outdoor air makes us better even
morally The experiment has been
made of placing convicts in the coun
try and making them do farm work in.
stead of having them shut up. 1t is OF
course easy to see that their health
would be improved by the active out
door life, but the rather surprising re
suit has followed that they have be
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
Proposals for Street Grading

Sealed bids for grading, graveling and ce-
by George H. Bew, chairman OF the street
committee OF the Borough OF Avalon on or
before the hour of eight O'Clock, p m, on
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1907
Bids must be made on the blank forms pro-
vided for that purpose and must contain cash
or certified check payable to Walter Smith,
Borough Collector, in the sum of fifty dollars
for each contract.
The successful bidder will furnish n satis-
factory bond for 500 90 with each contract
The right to reject any or all bids is reser-
we'd.
specifications and forms of proposal will be
supplied on application.
Dated Avalon, n. j., March Is, 1907.
GILBERT S. SMITH, Mayor.
RALPH l.. GOFF, Engineer
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
Proposals

Notice is hereby given that the Borough
Council of the Borough of Holly Beach City,
New Jersey, will receive bids for the grading
and graveling of certain streets in the above
borough in accordance with Ordinance No. SO.
The following is a list of streets to be done in
accordance with resolution of Council
passed March 27, 1907, viz:
Spicer avenue from Atlantic avenue to Arc
tic avenue.
Spencer avenue from Atlantic avenue to
Arctic avenue.
Young avenue from Atlantic avenue to
Arctic avenue.
Hand avenue from Atlantic avenue to
Arctic avenue.
Leaning avenue from Atlantic avenue to
Arctic avenue.
Bennett avenue from Atlantic avenue to
Holly Beach avenue.
Hildreth avenue from Atlantic avenue to
Holly Beach avenue.
Cresse avenue from Atlantic avenue to Arc
tic avenue
Arctic avenue from Cresse avenue to Burk
avenue.
For plans, profile and specifications see
L. M. Rice, Borough Engineer. Bids to be
opened
TUESDAY, APRIL o, 1907,
at eight o'clock, p. m.
Bids to be marked .Proposals for Grading
and Graveling Streets" and addressed to the
Borough Clerk, each bid to be accom- panied
by certified check OF S400.
Council reserves the right to reject one or
all bids.
Dated March q, 1907.
II. S. HEWITT,
Borough Clerk
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
A JUDGE of Eaas.

Judge Addison, well known jurist
of London, was in the habit of indulg
ing in the oldest observations while
trying cases. On one occasion oppos-
ing lawyers were wrangling over the
question, "When does an egg become
stale?" The judge, who had vivid rec
objections of close election contest in
which he figured, declared that the real
test of an eggs staleness was the mo-
ment it became fit for use at con-
tested election.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
"HoLED UP FOR WINTER"
Does the Human Race Belong to the
Hkbernating Animal TrIbesf

Does the Human Race Belong to the
ALTERNATING Animal Tribesf
Were now holed up for the winter"
writes a woman to friend.
That means that storm doors are put
In front of the ordinary ones; that all
windows and doors are weather strip
ped, the windows SO tight that they
cannot be opened; that the family liv-
ing In the "holed up house have put
themselves into heavy underfannels.
which-heayen have mercy on them!-
some of them do not take off night or
day. The odor In the bedrooms of the
"holed up" ones is something fear
some.
The mother of that family is accus-
toned to say that she don't get off
the place from the 1st of December till
the 1st of April" She has to keep
doctoring the family all the time. Tom
has sore throat constantly, paw Is
troubled all winter with rheumatic
In his shoulders, and "ali the folks
keeps havin' coughs and colds all the
time" She has whole cupboard shelf
"Paw" wears heavy fur cap all
winter and keeps 1t upon his head
even in the house sometimes, which Is
bad manners and worse hygiene. Then
he and "maw' wonder that he comes
out baldheadeder and baldheadeder
every spring. They are just as careful
as they can be of their youngest child,
Lille. She wears a thick woolen hood
to school and. besides that, has wool
en- scarf tied close around her throat
every time she goes out, and she wears
a wooden nightdress and sleeps upon
a feather bed. and draft of air never,
never touches her. Yet poor Lille
Just has cold all the time. These un-
happy people-suppose we call them
the Hunks family-make deadly en-
emy of the winter instead of friend,
and the winter downs the Hunkses ev-
cry time.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
Humor ano Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
SEEN FROM AFFAIR.

Well,
Simple truth would compel
Us to admit
That, while once it was no hit,
1t Is not crime
To ferret
Out some merit
In the good old summer time.
When 1t was on hand
We couldn't quite stand
For 1t, but now
Wowl
How
We would like to see its smiling
face
About the place!
1t may have had failing
Or two entailing
More or less
Distress
Yes,
Indeed, but then,
Again,
It didn't blow
Snow
Down our necks
Or vex
Us that way
At least not every day.
1t takes a hero
To love zero
Weather,
Whether
He knows 1t or not.
II he doesn't get hot
When 1t is cold
You may hold
Him up as a model
Unless there is something wrong
with his noddle,
Which is apt to be the case.
Cold weather has Its place,
Which. had we control,
Would be at the pole.
So give us July,
And we will gladly fry
And smile through 1t like a saint.
With no complaint.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03
x JOURNAL TALKS
"A TO ADVERTISERS
Adveffisingis Like Growing Corn

Adver rfisingis Like Growing Corn
A veteran newspaper man, who
knows human nature well, says:
People have two great reasons
for not advertising. One is that
they have plenty of business now,
and cant take any more orders.
The other is that business is dull
now apd they can't afford to
advertise"
From this we draw the ques-
tons: Is It good policy to adver-
tise when business is dull? Does
it pay?
Advertising is like growing corn,
it can't be done well day by day.
The man who plants corn doesn't
expect to harvest it the next day.
He looks ahead. There is time
for ploughing, for fertilizing, for
planting and for cultivating before
the harvest time comes. He plants
by the year-at least those who
grow the best crops do.
Business plans also should be
made by the year, and now is the
time to make them.
Advertising is like fertilizers
you may get some kind of crop
without any, but in general the
business crops of people who use
advertising are much heavier and
more regular than those of people
who don't.
Are you going 10 use fertilizer
on this years crops or not? That
is the question.
Some say that it costs too
much.
But doesn't it cost more to do
without it?
Some say they will do it little
at time, as the business seems to
need it.
Some say they will decide later
that there's nothing doing just
now" anyhow.
Isn't it better to decide now
and do something later, at the
time planned?
Of course these questions can
be put off and nothing decided
So you can put off feeding your
horse until he gets lean, but il
'+-wusuliF 50 we'll as to feedA n-
larly, according to ellconsider-
ed, prearranged plan.
Advertising in hurry doesn't
pay.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-04-03

come better men morally. These con.
victs had good hard work in the open
air; they had nourishing food and sleep
at regular hours, and, not least, they
were obliged to have regular baths.
1t would be money in the pockets OF
some of the people outside of Jail II
they could be sentenced to the convict
farm and made to have baths and do
regular duty for awhile. Fresh, pure
air itself makes people sweeter ten.
pered and kindlier and less irritable