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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

That b. Paul policeman who car.
ried an alarm clock I'm his hat TO
wake him w a, proper Intervals was
In luck % gst discharged This world
has wreathH Of laurel and heaps Of
yellow goid for genius like that when
u Is properly applied.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12
Peaeefui IA Hondur.s.

Puerto Cortex.-Ths Nicaraguan
forces have sailed for Bluefelds. Pres.
ident Cayila, who recently wa an.
pointed temporarily to that Office, says
that the government Is peacefully .,
tablished throughout the country,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12
TIms Extended for aids.

Misunderstanding Secretary New
berry announced that the time allowed
for the presentation Of bids for torpedo
boat boat destroyers will be extended
TO September 8 next
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12
Professor Aoassl.,s VIE pe.d.

Boston. Mass. Mrs. Elizabeth
Cabot Cary Agsssix, widow OF the "a
nous Harvard professor Of zoology
Louis Agassis. died IN Arlington
Heights. Mrs. Agassis was born Ii
Boston IS years ago
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

The Gen. Sherman tablet In the hal
OF fame bears the legend, war Ia cru.
city and you can not refine IT," But
the generals expression was less
mollycoddloisb.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

The Chicago woman who announces
that she is going ito stop smoking on
the streets and in all public places
has apparently realized at last the
enormity OF her offence.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12
Francis Murphy Reported pvlro.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 2S.--All
hope for the recovery Of Francis Muir.
ply, the aged temperance advocate
who is III here. has practically been
abandoned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

Chlvairy is apparently not appre.
ciated at Buffalo. Two young men
there fought over their rivalry for the
favor of a young woman, and she has
discarded both of them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

King Victor Emmanuel brought out
the surprising fact In congratulating
Ambassador Griscom on the birth Of q
son that It was the FIRST time that the
stork had ever visited the American
embassy In the Eternal city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

II It wasn't for the mistakes they
make same men would never be
heard OF.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

The word thousand on the new
$1,000 American silver certificates is
said 10 be misspelled. but the aver.
age %workingman will never notice IL.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

A Philadelphia clergyman married
a couple In ono minute and forty sec.
ouds, but you a bet they were not
Philadelphia. people.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

President Fallieres. OF France, is eS,
ceedingly thrifty. He spends as 1T
tie IA possible OF his liberal allow
snce Of $500. 900 per annum.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

The fellow who puts his best foot
forward doesn't stand so much chance
Of having his leg pulled.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

A scientist has discovered that bul.
let's carry disease germs. This should
induce humans to drop the habit Of
stopping them,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

Ellen Terry says women are hap,
pier with husbands younger than
themselves. No doubt, IL ia tho
motherly instinct coming into play.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

New Zealand, the land OF social ex
periments, lis having Its labor trou.
bles. 1t Is difficult to get away from
human nature even In Utopia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

A San Francisco bell.boy found q
wallet containing 1880 and returned
IL to the owner. He must have been a
slrauEer in tho city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

Earthquakes have iolted the earth
away from the sun, says one scientist.
They don't think 30 on the equator,
however
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

II takes a clever woman TO con.
vince a man that she knows less than
he does.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

Most mel are hapeiHsssy had OF else
they are Rviaily hsd about
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

B~ookkeepers should be happy. A
machine has been Invented that will
do ali their work and they a lay
of"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12
Daisy Day Adjudqed insane,

Peoria, M.-Henry P. Day, a veteran
newspaper man, and better known a.
Daisy Day" was adjudged insane and
has been taken to the Bartonville asy.
lum.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12
E~xplosIon Ereee prl,ore-e

Sabastopol The explosion Of an
Internal machine here shattered the
prison wall. Twenty political pris.
oners escaped.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12
rrsLIsHEp

We are constantly adding wings TO
our castles IN the air.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

Scientists say that a g anemone
has been known 70 live 50 years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12

A man doesn't g tssarily have TO
marry in haste 10 repent al leisure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-12
Schooner Sink. with Al, Hands.

Dunkirk, Franc The schooner vio-
lette, with 10 HANDS. has sunk here
on the coast OF Iceland.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
HOBOES HAVE BANQUET.
Some Unavoidable Absences at the Post
PrandiaI Observation-Disclosures
Features,

Chicago May 2l.--"The Hobos'' banquet
given by the Brotherhood Welfare asso-
citation last night was a success, despite
several little drawbacks, such as the non
attendance of Washington Flat. the toast
master, who was driven out OF town by
the police and the departure of Philade,-
phia Jack and the Dancing Kid for San
Francisco before the beer was served.
They explained that they had to catch the
l1:15 "I'." freight.
Fred the Bum, the who was down for
speech on why l Hang Around Barrel
Houses picked up too many drinks be-
fore he arrived and was found under the
table when his name was called
''Shoestring Chase a panhandler,
andalized hts fellows by passing his
hat among the hotel guests during a lul
in the banquet.
After a dinner as good as a group of
bankers or merchants could want, the
LONG programme began. Bum Mitt Casey
| interspersed the courses with big chews
o. tobacco and Fred the Bum insisted
on singing where Is My Wandering
/ Boy To-night?''
| The regular programme began with n
poem by Chicago Tommy entitled The
Face on the Bar Room Floor" 1t was a
long poem rectcd with deep gravity.
| and was the story Of n hobo, "Ostler Jo''
who told a crowd OF saloon loafers how
he had fallen, illustrating his story by
craving the face of his lost angel wife
in chalk on the floor and the falling
| dead.
Philadelphia Jack Brown recited a
poem of his own composition. John
Smith, a hard faced young man with
a collar on, told why the crimi~al has
a hard face. He said he had spent
fourteen years in penitentiaries. begin
ming his first term at the age Of IA
He said it was worry that made the
| lines.
Old Man steers, 70 years of age, told
a pitiful story of docking work and
| how he was turned down everywhere
Willie the ex-society man, told how
to reform society.
The Louisville Kid recited poem called
THE Scale"
German Pritz and Chic Skip, down or
the programme, left word they had gone
to New York on the bumpers. Before the
Dancing Kid left for Frisco. he sang (
song about There's always "A Mother
Waiting at Home for You"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
ordered by Attorney General on
Body Of Daniel Cardell Who
Died Suddenly.
SYMPTOMS OF POISONING.
Health Omcer Reported Them-Man. so
Wears Old, Recently Married Wo-
uian Older Thnn Himself-Citi-
Gems Believe Death Due to
Natural Causes.

Montpelier. May 2.-Actng under in
('trucuon from Atty.-Gen. c. c. Fits,
States Attorney Gates went to-day to
East Warren to investigate the sudden
death of Daniel Cardell aged so, which
occurred there yesterday. Sheriff Frank
|H. Tracy accompanied the States Attor-
|ney as did DR.. b. II. Stone of the State
laboratory at Burlington, who went there
to perform all autopsy on the body of Mr..
|Cardell.
The death of Mr.. Cardell was reported
las suspicious by Health Officer Bragg Of
Warren. He said Mr.. Cardell was taken
suddenly i'll with symptoms of poisoning
and was dead before a physician could
reach him. telephone message to n
local paper this afternoon said the au-
topsy was in progress but the general
opinion in Warren was that Mr.. Cardell
died from natural causes.
He lived about two miles from Ea 81
Warren on mountain road. A few
months ago he was married to a woman
older than himself. His uncle is Fred
Cardell, who recently had a fortune left
him by the death of a relative in the
West. Sheriff Tracy and States Attorney
Gates were expected home this evening
but they did not arrive and nothing has
been heard from them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
BACKWARD SEASON.
II Continues TO Have its Effect on
Trade,

Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
surrounding trade by reason of backward
ness of season. Cool weather followed by
light rains and warmer weather have
prevailed Latter part Of the week has
shown considera BILE work done in planting
Country travel and roads are improving
and while the spring season is far adj
vanced opinion prevails that sales have
been fairly good. Manufacturing indus
tries arc employed to capacity and labor
is in demand Wholesale firms report
orders coming In we'll in groceries, hard
ware. and boots and shoes. Lumber
dealers find ready market but prices are
more or less uncertain and there is a
tendency to hold until a more settled
market prevails. Builders are receiving
many contracts and considerable new
work is in sight. Week was free from
bankruptcies of mercantile nature.
Cotton mills al Burlington report large
amount of orders on hand and these
plants as we'll as other manufa cturers
are employed to capac city. Rutland re-
ports mills very well employed although
there Is no apparent difficulty for work
men to find employment. General retail
trade has shown some Improvement dur
ing week and merchants report better col
lections. st Adams merchants report. par
ticuIarly In clothing trade. sales for April
and May this year. ahead Of last year
But few unemployed are to be found
Two new mercantile firms commenced
business during the past week. With la Dor
we'll employed and receiving good wages
merchants at St. Johnsbury look for
good trade for remainder Of present sea-
SON Wholesale dealers generally noted
good business with fair collections. Mont
pelier reports labor fairly we'll employed
but orders little slow in coming in in
monumental line, attributed TO lateness OF
season and unsettled condition of roads.
Granite n1anufa cturers at Barre speak
well OF existing conditions surrounding
that line Of business. Labor Is we'll en-
ployed and some Improvement is noted
in retail trade. Paper manufacturers at
Bellows Falls report business very good
and plants running full time Crops of
all kinds will be late and general retail
trade good. Some Improvement Is noted
among retail merchants at Brattleboro.
Manufacturing industries are employed ia
capacity. Pennington reports large de-
mand among dealers Of building materi-
ais very few unemployed are to he found
Nearly every mill has sold It's output for
coming year. Maple sugar company is
crowded with business at Morrisv,lle
The tannery is employed to full capacity
Lumber mills and dealers at Stowe are
very busy Farmers have done consider
| able planting during week Plans are
forming for new electric light plant al
Waterhury work on new stone shed Is
rapidly progressing and 1t Is expected
! cutting will be commenced there within
| short time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
TERM DRAWS TO A CLOSE.
Frank Plumley Argues for New Trial
in Hersey Suit.

Montpelier, May ol-In Washington
county court to-day Frank Plumley. lead
counsel for the defence in the case
of Betsey Slocum against Harvey Her
sey, argued a motion for new trial on
ccount of newly discovered evidence
This case wac tried at the present term
and the plaintiff was awarded 5000 with
interest, a total of $3.50. The case at
tracted considera BILE attention during the
trial because a sister and brother both
over 50 years of age, were airing their
troubles in court, and because of the
prominence of the defendant, an ex-
mayor of the city of Barre. Mrs. Slocum
sued her brother to recover on two notes
of $500 and $500 which she claimed were
never paid and which Mr.. Hersey testi-
ed had been lquidated in full. The Jury
had to rely largely on the evidence of the
sister against that OF her brother. It
found that the 5000 note had been paid
and that the note for 5000 had not
Mr.. Plunley also argued a motion to
set asid, the verdict in the case of John
w. Eagan VS.. the Central Vermont Rail-
way company also tried this term, in
which the plaintiff was awarded s55ss SO
damages. The ground on which the new
trial is asked Is that the verdict was
against the weight Of the evidence
Senters G. Senter counsel for the
plaintiff in both these cases will be heard
on these motions before the court rules
on them. They were out Of town to-day.
James Kesson who was convicted of
hastardy at the trial Of the case of
Catchpaw VS.. Kesson. Early in the term
has been ordered by the court TO pay
Hattie A. Catchpaw $500, nifty dollars be-
fore June I. and s per month thereafter
until the full $500 is paid
States Attorney Gates has fled an in
formation against Emery Cleveland of
Barre for selling intoxicating liquor con-
trary to law. 1t IS not settled whether or
not Cleveland will be tried this term.
No case was ready for hearing to-day.
The term Is rapidly drawing to a close.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
4 MEN BURNED IN BUNKS.
Pcrished ON Steamer That burned TO
the Waters Edge

Grand Haven. Mich, May ol.-Four
coal passers were burned to death and
one passenger, J. NJ. Rhoades of Detrlot
was fatally burned. wher the Crcsbv
IAne Steamer, Naomi, burned to the
waters edge early to-day in tine middle
Of Lake Michigan. Fifty passengers and
all the crew, except four coal passers
were rescued by the steamers Kor, and
Naomi's sister ship. Kansas. The loss on
the Naomi is s225,ooO The fire started
near the kitchen and spread 80 rapldlv
the whole ship was n furnace before the
crew could use the apparatus. MANY
of the passengers We're run off in their
night clothes.
Capt Thomas Trail was the last nan
to leave the ship and his clothing was
almost burned off him. The coal passers
who persisted were below in the hunks
The passengers said the screams of the
dying men in the hold were heard but
II was impossible to reach them.
Rhoades was hurried to hospital at
Grand Rapids and died there a few hours
later.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
SEVERAL
NEGROES SHOT
General Killing Followed At
tempted Assault on a White
Widow.
ASSAILANT ESCAPED
Fired into n Posse who Came to the
House to Capture Him-KiIled a
White and wounded Four-IIis
Father and Two sisters
Shot In the Fight.
ASSAILANT ESCAPED


heinsVlle' ia May 1.-Two negroes
were lynched and four other persons are
ueau ana SIX DINERS injured Is the net re-
SUIT OF an attempted criminal assault
maze last night on Mrs. Laura Moore
"hlte WIDOW ABOUT SIX miles from here
ny rieh fauset' negro MI. faoset' Ia
ther ana TWO daughters are the ones
~ "c"eu an" the DINERS injured foio"ed
.he e"or's OF posse 10 capture fadgeF'
II Is reported tnat the mon is on >ts way
nei anu the sherlH mas moved the other
prisoners 10 place "hich ne Will not re-
Nea''
news OF lhe attemptcd assault aroused
'he ci'aens VINO Immediately went TO the
h"i"e vi tne negro y fa'her. lie assured
'he crowd mat ms son was not "l'hin
t'e mouse ana invited the possee 10 search
lor themselves AS uhey approached the
mouse lem fadget fEed on the crowd.
MINK white man h"ined f'are' anu
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23

foreman, Is celebrating over cases
brought before II and may report to-
morrow afternoon. There Is no work
/ for the petit Jury as yet.
The case Of United States VS.. John
Jenkins. charged with breaking into a
postofilce. was called up, Gilbert A.
Davis representing the defendant.
Jenkins has been held over year
awaiting trial and the case against
him may be mol pressed. Jenkins has
constantly asserted his innocence, one
alleged accomplish has escaped and an
other has pleaded guilty.
The hearing on the receivership and
reorganization of the ST. Adams street
Railway company was put Off two
weeks.
APPOINTED U. S. COMMISSIONERS.
ST. Adams, May 21.--The Hon.
James l.. Martin. Judge of the United
states court for the district OF YER
mont, has appointed Warren r. Aus
tin, of this city. a United States com
missioner. The other four in the
state are, George e. Johnson of Bur-
lington. John Young. of Newport, and
James Merrill of Rutland. The United
states commissioner Is an officer be-
fore whom hearings are held prelim-
mary to trial in the United States cir
cult and district court, in the juris-
dcton of the commissioner are all
| causes against the United States,
those arising from violation Of inter-
national law. extraditon matters, and
| violations OF the law of internal rev.
enue. Felix W. McGettrick, now of
| Boston. was the former incumbent of
| the office at st. Adams.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
FIFTY THREE WERE HURT.
An Outbreak of the Black Hundreds
a: Odessa.

Odessa, May 21-Fifty- three persons
were taken to the hospital suffering
from broken heads or limbs, or other
wise dangerously injured as a result
of the outbreak OF the Black Hundreds
here yesterday, following the assassina-
ton of three police officials. In addi-
ton about hundred persons were less
seriously injured, The victims In
cluded women, children and students
1t Is alleged that, out OF revenge. for
the assassination Of the three officers.
whom the Jews had nicknamed the
heroes OF the anti-Jewish riots" ;he
police turned the Black Hundreds loose
armed with clubs and rubberstsicks,
Jewish pedestrians were brutally beat
en- and many houses In the Jewish
quarter were looted and their occu-
pants assaulted The disorder lasted
for some hours the police making no
attempt to suppress it. Further out
RACES are expected.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
POWNAL DOGS MUZZLED.
Hydrophobfn Has Developed among the
Domestic Animals There

bennington. May 21.-The selectmen Of
the town Of Pownal have issued an order
to go into effect at once and providing
that hereafter until further notice all
dogs owned or kept within the limits of
the town shall either be kept securely
tied or safely muzzled. The reason for
the order is that hydrophobia has de-
veloped among the domestic animals Of
the town and the rrecaution is taken to
prevent as far as possible a further
spreading Of the disease
j. M. Thompson of Pownal. the owner
of the horse bitten last week by a dog
which was believed to be afflicted with
rabies, has gone to New York to take
trea tment at the Pasteur institute At
ter being bitten by the dog the horse de-
veloped what was supposed to be blind
staggers, and in caring for the animal
the owner thoughtlessly put his hand in
the horses mouth. He afterward re-
rnembered that there were several cuts
and scratches on the hanu and becoming
alarmed went to New York for treat
ment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
MASS. TECH. IS TO MOVE

Boston, May 2.-The Massachusetts, In
stitute OF Technology is to move. The
buildings in Boylston street will be aban-
doned and the title OF the land they stand
on will be allowed to revert to the State
The other buildings will be sold and the
proceeds will go to defray the cost OF
building elsewhere. More room is needed
Immediately and none within reasonable
distance Of the institute Is now available.
1t Ia understood that friend of the In
stitute Is holding a large tract of land on
the banks Of the Charles river which he
stands ready 10 present whenever the in
stitute desires it
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-23
DANIEL WEBSTER S DUEL.
One Case Where Lack of Memory
Proved Very Fortunate for
the Statesman.

OF Randolphs duel with Clay all the
world has heard, but it is not generally
known that the fiery Vrgnian once sent
a challenge to Daniel Webster and that
the "Expounder of the Constitution
chose the path of peace-and safety, says
the Rev. T. 3. Gregory in the New York
American.
Early in the year Of grace 1924 a COM
mittee of Congress was appointed to in
vestigate certain charges of official mis-
conduct brought by an ex-senator from
Illinois. one Edwards, against the secre-
tary of the treasury, the Hon. William II.
Crawford.
On this committee there were, among
others, Randolph and Webster.
Before the committee had fairly got
down to business Randolph sailed for
England, and during his absence ma
jority OF the committee brought in re-
port generating Crawford.
In one Of the preliminary discussions
of the committee Webster was alleged
to have said some things about Randolph
that were anything but complimentary 20
his manly character. and when the high
strung Virginian got back to Washington
| in the spring of 1925 1t was plain tina t
there would soon be something doing
II there was ever a human thorough
bred il was John Randolph of Roanoke.
| OF his honor he had the highest pos
sibe esteem, and for that honor he was
always prepared to tight at the drop of
the hat.
A few days after his return home he
sent Col. Thomas II. Benton to Webster
with the following letter:
Saturday, February 90. 1925.
"Sir: I learn. from unquestionable au-
thority, that during my late absence from
the United States you have INDUCED your
self in liberties with my name (aspersins
my veracity) which no gentleman can
take who does not hold himself person
ally responsible for such insult,
MY friend. Colonel Benton Uhe bearer
of this note), will arrange with you the
terms of the meeting to which you ara
hereby invited.
II am. sir your obt. servt.,
JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE"
Benton, who was somewhat of a fighter
himself Vas not slow in taking the note
to the "Expounder' and in few days he
was able to report to his friend as FOL!
lows
"Mr Webster authorizes Mr. BENTON e
say 10 Mr.. fanNOlpH lldt ne mas no rtNp4
lection Of having said anything which car
possibly be considered affecting Mr.
Randolphs veracity, beyond what he sac
in the House of Representatives. II HI
has used other expressions they mus
have been at or about the same time an'
of the same import, He does not nov
recollect Them and d!sclaims all of diff
ferent import AS to what Mr. Webs,e
said in the House of Representatives, "
meant only to state that Mr.. Randolph
} was under an entire mistake or misappre
henslon as to the facts-he meant to sa,
nothing more, and neither intended Il
make nor did make any imputation oil
the personal veracity of Mr.. Randolph"
OF course that settled it, and there wa
peace.
1t Is fortunate that Webster's memory
or lack of memory came so opportunel,
to his rescue, for Randolph was crac
shot, and had the duel come off the gre
New Highlander would probably hav
fallen long before his fame was ripe