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Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25
FINAL TOUCHES BEING ADDED
TO GROUNDS AND GUILD.
tkGs TO-DAY.
CROWDS ARRIVING
Tef-centsnnasi Will De Formally o.
snsd Tomorrow Morning BY Pres
Roosevelt.

Norfolk. Va. April :5 Nh%n the
sun eFeeps up fTom its bed In th,. Al
lantae tomorrow morning. "A salute of
800 guns NllI tsoOm and echo acguss
Hampton Roads. inaugura,lng = Lay
Vi activity such H. Iae cliizeas uf
Norfolk and other titles IL thls his
tortc section of the Oh DomiAlun
have never before knONa. Flnal
touches arv today being added to the
great exposition that Is to rtnutT
memorable the 3O0th annlstraaE. Of
The establishment 0f the FIRST perma.
nent settlement Of English Spreading
people on American soil, When Prs
ident Roosevelt arrives ai the exposi,
tion grounds tomorrow. after passing
through column after column Of Wild,
y saluting ships Of var. he viii mud a
large proportion Of the buildings and
exhibits completed. awaiting his mag
ic touch Of q golden button to unfurl
the myriad flags and set the mighty
machinery In motion. An army Of
workmen are today employed In max
ing final preparations aud th" ih"us-
ands Of visitors who are pouring into
the city on every train will be greet.
ed by a scene of beauty such as has
never before been witnessed at a
southern or eastern exposition.
According TO reports from Wash
ington. the president and his family
will leave the capital this afternoon
on the presidential yacht Mayiiowcr.
The trip down the Potomac will be
made In a leisurely manner ana the
party will not arrive her" until to-
morrow morning. when the program
as arranged will be carried out. The
opening exercises will be commenced
at IL O'Clock and from that hour un'
Ill 1 O'Clock In the afternoon the pres
ident will he very busy with the func'
tions Of the exposition proper. From
Ito 6 O'Clock he will hold reception
for the governors Of states, foreign
diplomats, exposition officials ard 9th
er distinguished persons. AT s O'Clock
he will become the guest Of President
Tucker of the exposition at his home
and at 10 O'Clock he will return to the
Mayfower AMI sail for Washington.
The diplomatic corps, including
about 1870 representatives OF foreign
governments residing at Washington
will also arrive tomorrow morning
the steamer Newport News having
been chartered for their accommoda
ton. as we'll as for members of the
cabinet and other government offic
ials OF high rank. All of these will be
the guests OF the exposition manage
ment from the time they leave tht
national capital until their return.
Governors of dozen states are ex
pected, some having already arrived
and will take part in the military pa
rade tomorrow morning
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25
An Enie on the Sofa.

The only article Of furniture that
has had an epic all to itself is the sofa,
though. considering the many hours
Of sweet repose which must have
been spent upon 1t by tired humanity,
II deserves to have had many. Cow
per's placid poem upon 1t was In
spired by his friend. Lady Austen, who
suggested the sofa as a subject for his
muse, and out of this beginning grew
the whole structure Of The Task"
In ''The Sofa" Cowper opens with a
historical deduction of seats from
the stool to the sofa"
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25

II you want the news read The Op-
tit.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25
wh,. Ne Wanted 10 Know.

"There." said the great magnate
when his attorney entered. look over
that dispatch"
"Um." observed the lawyer, after
reading the story, looks rather bad.
Sixty seven indictments! Gracious!
don't like that"
Don't like II! What are you talk.
ing about: didn't send for you to
find out whether you liked IL or not.
What want you to do is to flnd out
whether l am going to Europe or to
stand On my technicalities."
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25
" ANYTHING for Terry"

NO. nor for Pat nor for Dennis nor
Pete nor Matt nor Edward Murphy.
There is nothing for any Murphy,
dead. living or unborn, native or for.
eign. civilized or savage. male or fe.
male. black or white. franchised or
disfranchised. No. there 10 positive
Iy nothing for any OF the Murphys,
either individually. collectively. sew.
orally, now and forever. one and In
separable."
The little man on the outside Of
the window looked amazed and then
In persuasive voice said. please
look and see II there Is anything for
p. J. Murphy"
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25
Gasoline Railway Cars,

Gasoline railway cars are now uscA
by the Union Pacific Railway com.
pany The cars are constructed of
steel. and have six-cylinder vertical
motors. rated at 100 h. p. and started
BY compressed air. The cars can
travel at 40 miles an hour, and can
be stopped In less than 40 yards when
travelling at full speed
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25
POSTOFflCE CHANGES
and PENSIONS GRANTED
Especial to the Optic)

Washington, d. c., April 25.-TEe
following pensions have been grant
ed:
Summer F. Marshall. Roswell. IN
creased to $12 per month from Feb
%. 1907.
Edward G.. Boyle. Fort Bayard. in
creased to s14 per month from Feb
rs, 1907.
The following changes in post
offices:
Mutt, Luna county, Enoch s. Hagar
appointed postmaster.
Postoffice established at Heaton
Mckinley county, and F. r. Mills ap
pointed postmaster.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25
MURPHY Wanted HIS
MAIL THE WORST WAY

A middle aged man stopped at the
posoffice ON the west side and asked
u there was anything for the Muir
phys.
mo. there Is not" said the man al
the window.
Anything for Jane Murphy"
No"
Anything for Anne Murphy"
No"
Anything for Bob Murphy"
No"
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25
The Price Of Health,

"The price of health in a malarious
district is Just Is cts; the cost OF q
box OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
writes Ella Slayton. OF Noland, Ark
New Life Pills cleanse gently and Inn
part new life and vigor to the system
druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25

Read The Optic.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25

Chas Brown Is firing on the SIS
on the mountain In the place OF Geo,
Bath. who IL in this city for a few
days.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-25

Ask the local dealers TOR optic
Tablets. They are the best and
cheapest in the city. Both pencil and
pen. u
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
Eugene Mazzoni, a Lineman, Re-
ceived 1900 Volts.
was working On Dead wire. which
Came In Contact with the Electric
Light Circuit, Forming an
CnObstructed Current.

Eugene Mazzoni a lineman in the en-
ploy OF the municipal electric light plant
and son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward MAJ
zoni OF Is Pearl street. was killed on
Saturday morning at ten o'clock while
assisting In stringing n wire to connect
with the residence of Fire Chief Niles
on Converse Court. He was found lying
unconscious by Felix Pratt, q fellow
workmen and died ten minutes after
wards. Drs. Lewis and 'rinkham were
summoned and tried unsuccessfully to in
duce artificial respiration.
one end OF the wire on which Mr.. MAJ
zoni was working had been fastened and
Mazzoni was at the other end of the
street endeavoring to pull up the slack,
using the trunk Of nearby tree to as
sst him in the work. The wire then
came in contact with a live on the cleo
trio light circuit and over 200 volts Of
electricity passed through his body.
The young man had been in the employ
Of the company only six weeks and had
been warned several times to wear rub
Der gloves while handling wires The
wire he was working on was dead but
1t sagged on a live wire which instantly
formed an unobstructed current. Mr.
Pratt, who was also working on the wire
has seen three men killed in the same
manner and said that accidents were un-
avoidable even to the best of workmen.
Accidents will happen he said, land
It's only my good luck that has saved
me so far
Mr.. Mazzoni was 90 years of age and
is survived by a father, mother and sew
eral sisters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
HOWARD RELIEF SOCIETY.
summary Of Charitable Work Done
during Last SIX Months.

Following is summary Of the work
done by the Howard Relief society
during the past six months
The sewing school held IA sessions
from October q to February. There
were 1877 children enrolled, the high est
attendance being 175 and the average
ITO or these SO were in the patch
work class and little children who did
not know on which finger to put their
thlmbles when they began We're doing
nicely by the end Of tho session. The
school had returned to the old system
or providing children with graments
they made for themselves. and 500 were
made by the older girls. There were
So aprons made and given to the patch
work class
AT Christmas the children. besides
the usual candy and toys, had dozen
dressed dolls given them and a pair OF
mittens and two handkerchiefs apiece
At the poor farm 70 persons were re-
membered. the ladies being provided
with aprons and handkerchiefs. be-
sides fruits and candies. At the re-
quest Of teachers ia pairs of shoes
and rubbers were provided to needy
children. apd 400 garments supplied TO
In order to avoid imposition and to
care for the sick and needy. 90 calls
were made on ~ families separate
calls being made when desirable With
the aid of. Mr.. Killam $50 families have
been investigated, and with the city
authorities altogether SAY families
have been recorded The two largest
calls came from the Vergennes acct
do
House In both cases generous help
was given. beth in money and clothing
Following is a list OF doners as far
as could be ascertaned, some OF the
parcels being received without cards:
Mrs. Homer r. Rogers Mrs. Rodney
Roby. Mrs. o. G. Taylor, Mrs, George
Wales. Miss Stetson, Miss Lockwood,
Friend Miss Hildroth, c. A. Barber,
Raine &c Burt, Mrs, l. S. Pease, Mari
an Hendee. Mrs. G NJ. Russell. Mrs. w.
W Foot, Miss Baxter, Mrs f. NJ. Coon.
A Friend, Mrs. J. IL George. Mrs. w J.
Van Patten, Evening News, Mrs Henry
Smith, Miss Nellie Jenett, Mrs. A. n.
Butter1eld, Mrs. Robert Seaman, May
r. Englesby, Mrs. Plat, Mrs. j. J.
Ryan. Mrs. NJ. f. Cove, Van Ness
House. The Elks. Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs.
Mathews. Mrs. William breckenridge.
Mrs. r. o. Payne, Mrs. Charles IIagar,
Miss Isham, Mrs. A. NJ. Kendall. Mrs.
Beach. Miss r. f. r. Thompson. Mrs.
j. Spicer. Mrs. G. F. Palmer. Mr.. and
Mrs. II. s. Howard. Gen, O. O., How
ard. Mrs J. s. Morgan, Miss Hagar,
Mrs. Bisnett, Mrs. W. F. Smith. Mrs.
w. r. Howe, E. F.. harrington. Miss NJ.
L. Hagar. Mrs. Peck, Mrs. NJ. NJ, Brown
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
ROBERT CLIFTON STUART.

Robert Clifton Stuart, son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs John A. Stuart. departed
this earth to enter into the fulness of the
heavenly life at half past two o'clock
Wednesday morning, March o., 1907. He
was born in Westford. VT, July 8, 1855.
and has been a lifelong resident of his
native town.
The large number present at the fun
eral services and the numerous floral
offerings were an attestation OF the place
of esteem and honor he held in the
hearts Of the people of this community,
and this regard was worthily bestowed,
for here was one of exceptionally pure
and wholesome character. He was ma
turally gifted with charms both of in
tellect and of person. AS a man he was
graced with those traits OF character
which constitute true manhood
He was student at Bellows Free
Academy and was planning a collegiate
course to supplement his academic train
ing. Had he lived. he would nave entered
active life we'll prepared to be success
full. He was a recognized leader among
the students holding at the time of his
death the position OF president Of the
Athletic association at the academy and
that of president of his class. As a stud
ent he displayed a high order of intellect
and was very scholarly. Many of the stud
ents of the academy attended the funeral
and the Junior class of which he was a
member, was present in a body.
Within the last three years he had
lost his father and his mother This
grief. he sustained manfully and with
his elder brother assumed over his little
sister a fatherly oversight and care that
was trueiy laudable. while his chivalrous
attention to his older sister was beautiful
At home as elsewhere he was always
thoughtful of others and forgetful OF
self The bereaved family only too we'll
realize from the sense OF their own
lonllness of the loss they have sustained
by his departure.
Funeral services were conducted Fri
day morning at eleven o'clock at his late
home by the Rev. A. Frank Uford as
sisted by the Rev Mr.. Sturgess and the
Rev. Mr.. Kdder. Three selections were
rendered by a choir of students. The
body was laid at rest in the family lot
at Fairfax Plains cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
FREE TO FARMERS.

To any farmer who will write us,
mentioning this paper, we will send
free, postpaid, several formulas for
making a first class fertilizer at home,
together with the cost of the ingre-
dents, directions for mixing. etc.
The Vermont Experiment Station in
it's bulletin No. 1l6 has the following to
say with reference to the value of
home mixed fertilizers as compared
with the ordinary commercial brands;
"On every account, however. financial.
educational, agricultural, 1t is better to
buy the crude stock and home mix II
one uses {, ton or more
All up-t date farmers should be in
terested in the subject OF home mixed
fertilizers and we are in position TO
help them. Adress.
CARROLL 8. PAGE, Hyde Park, VT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
The W. 6. Reynolds Co.


very large so the success Oh the al
Hllhislrauon depends very iarseS upon
the Will and good sense or the comInissl-
olers CHOSEN out the "Hole "a'nh'S''"
uon VIII be held responsible TOT 'neir acts
IN the choice OF these commissioners
lheh largely rests 'he reVo'" VIC ei'a'' ma ne
ana IN making the cnoice We must De IN
nuehced solely by the aolAtN anu hthess
or the person for the poS''"n 10 De h"eo
Pohtcal or personal interests must nov
be allowed ITO Interfere win our PUBIC
duty in this matter TO the commissions
ers themselves | Will say seek TO con-
duct your department. with tine FEAST
amount OF money possible 10 40 1t sue
cessfully If you would 90 the greatest
credit to the men who have honoreu you
with these responsible positions
DrErc,1r IN CURRENT EXPENSES.
MY predecessor in onlce gives state
ment OF the cttys hnanciai cohaltioh on
January /, 1907, as presenter 10 MN oN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
Republicans at the Helm for the
First Time Since 1903-Make
Some Changes.
MAYOR BICELOW'S MESSAGE
Statement Of City's Finances, with
Some sugRestions--C. A. barber
President of the Board--Om-
ciaIs Elected by Council
ana New Appointments.

The new board Of aldermen, consist
ing of F. :. Pease and J. p Kidder of
ward one, Louis Pine and c. ]. Russell
or ward two, c. +. Dion and J. w.
Courtney Of ward three, w ]. Murphy
and Joseph Mitchell Of ward four, {.
A. Barber and DR.. J. NJ. Clarke of ward
five, and DR.. r. j "A. lombard and w.
L. Stone of ward six, met Monday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock for the pur-
pose of electing a president of the
board and to wait upon the mayor.
The meeting was called to order by
City Clerk Mcmahon. after which vote
for the president of the board WAS
taken. 1t resulted as follows: Barber,
:: Courtney. 4 blank. /. c. A. Barber,
as president OF the board, then took his
seat al the head of the table. Alder
men Pine and Clarke were then ap-
pointed to wait upon Mayor Bigelow,
who appeared and read the following
message:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
MARCH WEATHER.
Temperature Slightly above Normal and
PRECIPITATION Below.

Observer w. II Alexander Of the United
States weather bureau reports a mean
temperature for March in Burlington Of
81 degrees. with a maximum OF 65 on the
Goth and a minimum Of . on the list The
mean temperature OF the month for the
last q years is 30 degrees. The precipi-
tation amounted to 1.S7 inches, the aver
age for the month being 2W inches. Only
5,5 inches of snow fell during the month,
The prevailing wind was from the south
east, the average hourly velocity being
l3l miles, and the maximum velocity 50
miles per hour, from the southeast, on
the nth. The month was made up OF nine
clear. II partly cloudy and II cloudy days.
Precipitation occurred on 10 days. An
aurora was noted on the 18th. lunar
halo on the END fog on the 18th and thun-
derstorms on the 10Th and 18th.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
Soft and StiffHd

the liabilities 10 be 81 40 10 inst
$+3 90. Is as given in the printed
mont. The difference between ;
and 500, $50 6S is l7SS2,47 and this n
accepted as the apparent deacit
close of the year instead of S.
given in the annual report The
probably will exceed sl7.Ss247 /
under the present system of accc
no audit is made of the amount
paid bills owed by department
know that in some department.
amount of bills owed on January
are not correctly reported or are
ported at all,
The estimated expenses for the
fiscal year are too small in regard
expenses of the schools. The app
ton for the past year was $4,000
amount brought forward from thd
Gus year was S27052 and there
overdraft of $500 for the year.
would make the total cost of the
paid by means of the school tax
CONTINUED on eighth page
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
MAYOR BIGEI.OW'S MESSAGE

To the honorable board of aldermen
I have the honor at this time to make
a few suggestions to you concerning the
conduct Of the city's business.
In taking charge Of the citys affairs
the new administration faces bonded
Indebtedness of ss49. 00000. a sinking fund
of S67.27o.O5. making the net bonded in
debtedness $751;, a5 and a deficit in cur
rent expenses of $4,000. In addition to
this We must soon make two additions to
the city's bonded Indebtedness to pay
for the installation OF a filtration plant
and a public wharf, which were voted on
us but not constructed by the last adj
mnistration. In addition we also inherit
a municipal lighting plant which has al
ready cost about s102 900 and has not vet
been placed on a basis that makes It a
prof able investment, and certain con-
tracts made by the board Of street COM
missioners that evidently We're made in
the interest Of personal friends of the
street commissioners rather than for the
good OF the city. These are certainly not
pleasant conditions under which to begin
business but rather conditions that call
for our best business ability and patri-
otto resolve to devote all our energies to
a clean and economical administration of
city affairs for the purpose Of leaving the
city better than we found It.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTING.

The new charter provides for new
Board OF Finance, which should act as
board Of auditors and install uniform
system OF accounting in the different
city departments, Some doubt is left as
TO the actual power Of this board as
auditors, also as to the regulation Of the
payment of money out Of the city treas
ury.
To properly safeguard the expenditures
of funds no money should be paid out of
the city treasury except upon warrant
drawn by the city treasurer and approved
by the head of the department for which
it is intended. The practice of allowing
lump sums to he drawn from the city
treasury and dshursed by tho head of
the department as has been done in the
street. water, school and poor depart
ments in the past should be discontinued
To bring about these regulations the CO.
operation of the board of aldermen may
be necessary. and I hope will be freely
granted,
In regard to the system of accounting
! do not feel that an especially compli-
Gated system is required, but one that
will be plain that any intelligent citl-
zen can understand II. Every depart
ment should keep its accounts so that 1t
will show tho actual expenditures in the
different divisions of the departments ex-
penses and also the name of each person
and the purpose for which ii was paid
receiving money from that department.
This will require a more Voluninous an
nual report, but | am satisfied the tax
payers are willing to bear the increased
cost in order to get the desired informa-
tion. AS the details of this work is to be
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
CONGREGATIONAL CLUB.
Spring Meeting to he Held in This city
April ~

The spring meeting OF the Congrega-
tional Club of Western Vermont will
be held in this city the afternoon and
evening OF April 90. The Rev. DR. S.
Parkes Cadman of New York. who is
scheduled for a lecture on John Knox
at the Y NJ. G. A. hall the same even
ing. will be the special guest of the
club. The afternoon session will be held
In the college street church. The ladies'
of that church will serve dinner at the
conclusion of the session.
The executive committee will hold
meeting before the afternoon session
begins, following which will be dis
cussion on various phases of church
polity government and members. Fred
s Pease is president of the club II. s,
Howard, secretary, and G. I. Button Of
Middlcbury is treasurer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
Many School Children are Sickly

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children. used by l'other Gray, g
nurse in Chldrens Home, New York.
Break up Colds in "a hours, cure
Headache, Stomach
Troubles, Teething Disorders, move
and regulate the Bowles; and Des-
troy Worms Mrs. Emily Maronn,
Meriden, CT. says: TT is the best medi-
cine in the world for children when
feverish and constipated." Sold by all
Druggists or by mail: Csc. g, Sample
stead. Leroy. n. y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
RATES PUT UP.
First Of April Joke by Western Union
and Postal Telegraph, Companies.

Following the recent increase of about
ten per cent. in pay Of employees. the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies raised Monday the ratet on
messages, in some cases as much as 40
per cont. It will hereafter cost 80 cents,
instead of % cents, to send a ten word
message from burlington to Boston or
New York, and 40 cents to reach a point
in Connecticut. Tho rate to other States
has been increased in much the same pro-
portion, although Vermont and New
Hampshire remain in the rs cent class.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-04
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.

Under the new charter the executive
functions OF the municipal government
are very largely parcelled out TO vari-
Gus commissions who shall have practi-
cal control of the department placed
under their charge, In some Instances
the powers of these commissioners are
almost autocratic, and IN all they are