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como out OF hiding and begin to dis
turb the air L met one. of then-a
newspaper man, toa--on the street the
other day. He befnoaned the fact that
we never have skating any more. Accord
ing 10 his highly veracious remarks the
Potomac river used TO freeze about the
LIST of August and stay frozen until the
list Of May. 1t was an easy, thing in his
youthful days to skate from Washington
To Alexandria or Marshall Hall ar Indian
Head. right out in the middle of the
channel. Honestly it was. Why. he used
10 do it pretty nearly every day. between
lunch and dinner. Honestly he did. But
nowadays there never is any ice. The
river never freezes and skates are drug
on the market. These are bum times.
Honestly, they are!
That's the line of talk that is being
handed out in these Snappy days of the
expiring fall and ii is enough to make Il
normal-minded man tired enough to sleep
for three days without turning over. This
however. is only one feature of the activ
tiles of the CSed-to-Be Club. There are
other members who wall over the passing
of everything, from the recipe for that
famous time-fused colonial punch to the
numbering stage coach which preceded
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family for my sake, can't you?
Well Homestead wasn't such lot
out of my way on the return trip, and
SO l promised my mother that I'd topple
off the train there and have look. peek
at my Uncle Dave and his layout.
II got into Homestead about O'Clock
on Tuesday morning a couple of weeks
ago. 1 didn't suppose there'd be any use
in asking anybody where so humble an
individual as Dave Perkins-that isn't ex-
actly his last name-lived, and so 1 hunt
ed up a directory.
1.-The only David Perkins in the di-
rectory had his name registered in the
book in blackface type, and SO l thought
that couldn't be the Dave Perkins 1 was
looking for. 1t read, David Perkins.
superintendent, So-and-So's steel mills,
residence Such and-Such a terrace and
I knew perfectly we'll that couldn't be
my uncle. But I started for the resi-
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I'D never clapped an eye on this uncle
of mine, nor had /, in fact, ever heard
much about him, except that he was
rather a wild and raffish lot when he
was growing up and that he had depart
ed from beneath the Intel of the family
shack, under good deal of a cloud, some
years before he'd attained his major
ity..
"'Daye never was bad boy was my
mothers way of putting it up to me-
and he was always very fond of me,
too. Now please stop off and see him.
just for my sake, won't you? He's IN
a rolling mill or something in Homestead,
Pa, and I suppose the poor boy has
toiled his life away. You needn't spend
more than few hours with him and
his family, and then write me all about
it when you arrive in Washington. 1t
will be such comfort. You can stand
few hours visit with David and mis-
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themselves on the slumgullion novels they
read.
I've devoted great deal of thought to
this subject. and that's the conclusion I've
reached-that they're posing.
First began to observe few years
ago that the young fellows and the girls
the kind around the just-grown-up
period of life-lacked the individuality,
not to say the intelligence. of the young
folks of previous generation. Made due
allowance in this consideration, for the
fact that / may have become sort OF
grouchy with the climbing up of the
years But with all allowances. I noticed
that the young people were very much of
a kind; that they all seemed TO be more
or less alike; that they all appeared TO
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don't they? BY the way, L notlce 'idl d
tailor and clothes repairer has moved
into that little shop down the street
that has been vacant so long, and he
presses trousers for quarter.
Trousers. hey" barked Mr.. Jobson
Who said anything about trousers!
You can dispense with that Bostonese
stuff. if you please. l said pants, and
pants is what l meant. And what's
clothes cobbler down the street got 10
do with what I'm talking about, any
how? / said that these pants needed
pressing. | didn't say that they required
the services of a tailor. There's an an
swer to that. Put your mind to work
and maybe you can guess it,
Well began Mrs. Jobson, THE charge
for pressing a pair of ira pair OF
panta looms is So"
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account of little incident. not ramble
Therefore,:
II went out to Kansas to visit my
mother last month, and on the day that
] was 10 start back this way she hemmed
me in a corner and told me about one
of her brothers whom she wanted me
TO visit, for her sake. on my return trip
to Washington.
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and he was practically broke" Yet he
had earned something like 100000 as a
rider of race horses.
Oh. well. they won't listen, you know.
They just won't. so there, now! Very. very
often. in prowling around this town. l
come upon men and women, now elderly
and in want tsome of them in abject
poverty. whom | remember twenty odd
years ago as money scatterers of an al
most insane species. They're all of them
filled. now that they're down and out
with no chance on earth of re-establish-
mert. with wise "ifs'' and that sort of
quarter of it, and that sort of thing. is
their dreary plant. And yet, in their
heydey. they were all warned, warned.
warned,
WELL. therell be an end to this de-
" raimenting business one. of these old
days but Just at present nobody seems
to know when the end is going to speed
along, and certainly not many appear to
care.
| advert now. primarily. to Maude Odell
and her $4,000 worth of unappareledness.
Maude. permit me to say at once SO as
nor to keep anybody waiting gives
everyb body his or her moneys worth of
admission in the mater of shock.
Oh. yes and we all came away
mumbling such phrases as VARY artistic.
1911 II. Nlitii iiiHEiy naive poStNi
ings, don't you think?' and so on. we
had to humble something you know. and
so we took that tune. But-ummm- uh
Maude really is quite the franKest person
of her sex that We have seen yet. and
New York has not, for one sure thing.
been lacking this year in women dis
tinsuished by perfect candor in the
matter of revealing their artistic lines
to the public view. Yes. yes, the Odeil
has ii on all OF her predecessors, or. L
should say she has it of. on all of those
who have preceded her, for really, you
know, you could have passed all of her
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ENJOY having one
of my preconceived
notions macerated
once in a while. :"
said a business man,
but | don't like to
have the job done
too violently. ! like
to be let down sort
o. easy like, and if
l. ...
However. this is
goingt to be an
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OW I know what s
the matter with all
the young folks
observed the mid
dle-aged man with
the somewhat stern
eye. They're pos
ing all the time, the
whole caboodle of
'em. Posing. Try
ing to look like the
pictures they see.
Trying to pattern
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r. JOBSON was
pulling 'em on.
IT h e 8 e DANCED
pants need press
ing" he grunted,
mildly enough for
him.
Yes? p" said Mrs.
Jobson. surveying
t h e m critically
with her head on
one side, They
do need a crease,
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HE auCtioneering off
of the gauds. "trip
perieS. laces, inti-
mate apparel and
so on of dethroned
and declaSSee wom-
en-. as illustrating
the more or less
sordid moral that
it's a dismal bust
ness and poor pol
icy To go broke.
is a literary effect
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is at this time OF
the year. when the
lean-shanked cling
to the covers until
the last cali for
breakfast and the
ice water in the
shower misses Ike
steam when il hits
the chests of the
full blooded. that
all the members of
the Used -to-Be Club
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0NE of our brightest and most wonder
~ fully talented. besides extraordinarily
handsome and Apollo-,ike, reporters tells
me that DR.. Wiley has 'em all skinned
a mile when it comes to repartee of the
highest order. This young man of divine
form and a bright future has been cover
ing the happenings of the Department
of Agriculture for some months, and has
formed chemical affinity for the bureau
of chemistry. They chase him out of
there on an average of eight times a
week because he persists in calling one
of the ordinary pill-mixers IAN expert
whose opinion can never be questioned.
But,
Up in New York, where the trusts and
the adulterers of food hang out this
Napoleon of the newspaper world once
heard a bunch of food manufacturers
telling each other what they would do
to DR.. Wiley if he ever did anything
to them: and how they would just tell
him what they thought of him and how
he would shrivvle up and die like a
spider on hot stove. And what lemon
the government had picked when they
got him, anyhow. and how he didn't
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cause he had labored for the National
capital. So in the end he got an in
creased majority.
But just suppose Mr.. Sims had been de-
feated on that issue-that he had done too
much work for the District of Columbia?
Wouldn't that be fine object lesson to
members from other states? Most of
them try to dodge the District committee
now declaring that ii is the hardest and
most thankless job in the whole House,
and while those who are assigned to il do
their best to keep up with the local pro-
cession only few actually have the
time to become sufficiently we'll informed
on the situation in this mans town to
make their efforts toward its improvement
and government of any great value.
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Special Correspondence of The star.
NEW YORK, November 20, 1905
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30
M'KINLLY FOR CHAIRMAN
VIII Succeed sherman A Head Of Com
GressiOnal Campaign Committee
Notification August Is.

Utica. N Y, July 2s-The Hon. James
9. Sherman to-day announced that he
will be succeeded as chairman OF the
congressional campaign committee by
Representative William b. Mckinley Of
Illinois, who has heretofore held the Of
fee OF treasurer, The new treasurer will
be Charles G.. Dawes, former controller
Of the currency. Henry Casson. sergeant
alarms Of the House OF Representa- tives,
will be assistant secretary. position
that Is now created Mfr. Sherman will
at once turn over his duties to his sue
cessor
These plans were made at the recent
conference between Speaker Cannon and
Congressman Sherman. Tawney and
Loudenslaser. which was held in this
city. After the conference Mr.. Sherman
telegraphed all members Of the executive
committee saying that he and his con
ferees had settled upon tho above slate
and asking an immediate reply stating
whether sucn an arrangement would be
satisfactory, This afternoon tho approval
Of majority Of the members had been
obtained. BY this means tho bother of
calling meeting OF the executive COM
mittee has been avoided
Mr.. Sherman telegraphed to-day Ia
Mr.. burrows chairman Of the national
committee, asking II August IA would
he satisfactory date for the notification
Of the vice-presidenti.l candidate at
Utica
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MIDSUMMER
| BAR MEETING
The Vermont Association to Hold
Annual Outing at Rut.
land.
| ADDRESS BY JUDGE STAFFORD
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of District of Columbia to Speak
| upon 1.-THE Lawyer Gov.
Proctor and Judge Adams
| to be Speakers.
ADDRESS BY JUDGE STAFFORD

ST. Johnsbury. July 2s.-The Hon.
Alexander Dunnett. president Of the
Vermont Bar association. Is complet-
ing arrangements for the midsummer
outing Of that organization to be held
at Rutland, August IS and ~. The
program opens on the evening OF the
18th with an address by Judge Wen
dell p. Stafford OF ST. Johnsbury. asso-
ciate justice OF the supreme court Of
the District of Columbia. The Law
yer" Is the subject Of Judge Stafrord's
address. The. following day Will be
devoted to various outings in the vi
cinity Of Rutland and the annual ban
quet will be held in the evening with
Mr.. Dunnett as POSTMASTER Among
the speakers invited to participate in
tho postprand!al exercises will be
Governor Proctor and Judge Elmer
Adams of ST. Louis, Of the eighth cir
cult court. Judge Adams is a leading
democrat OF that section and received
his appointment from President
Roosevelt. He is q native OF Pomfret
and spends his summers at Wood
stock. The members OF the associa-
ton will be accompanied by their lad
les and most enjoyable time is as
sured.
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BARN AND HORSES BURN.
Peter Lafam Of Shelburne Falls Suf
fers Loss by Lightning.

shelburne. July &.-Du1ng a heavy
thunder storm about 2:3o a. m. to-
day lightning struck the barn Of Peter
Laflam at Shelburne Falls and the barn.
two houses. 10 tons OF hay, harnesses and
other tools were burned Mr.. Laflan,
was In bed and when the fire was dis
covered It was too late to save the con-
tents. There is an insurance of $500 on
the barn but none on contents and the
loss above the insurance Is 500.
Lightning also struck a house opposite
Mr.. I.anam's, occupied ny Jud Blow and
Nelson Ouley and tore the chimney down
and tho stove pipe. No one was injured.
BARN AND so TONS OF HAY LOST.
Colchester, July 2s.--In the electric
storm Of Monday night the barn OF NJ.
u. Douglass Of Pine Island was struck
by lightning and with about 80 tons
OF hay was totally destroyed. The
loss Is partially covered by insurance.
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OLYMPIC GAMES ENDED.
The Americans nners-Queen Alex.
andrn Gives Gold Medals.

u1VeS SIOl0 N1eOulSs
London, July 26.--The Olympic
games were brought TO conclusion
yesterday afternoon so far as the
sports held in the Stadium were con-
cerned, when Queen Alexandra pre-
sented the gold medals and trophies
to the successful competitors and the
Dowager Duchess of Westminster,
the Duchess OF Rutland and Lady Des-
borough handed the silver and bronze
medals, the diplomas and the COM
memorativc medals to those entitled
to them.
big crowd attended the function
and chcered the athletes as they came
up to receive their prizes. The Ital-
ian oorando was honored with the
greatest ovation. the sympathies of
the spectators going out to the man
who had missed the prize Of the Mara
thon race when it was Just within his
grasp.
Before the ceremony of the prize Civ
Ing began America captured two events.
the lO-metre hurdles and the 1s0O-metre
| relay. the latter being the last events
on the programme The stars and stripes
| was the last national flag to float at the
| masthead.
Queen Alexandra, accompanied by sew
eral members of the royal family reach
| ed the Stadium at O'Clock in the after
noon.
At the conclusion OF the finals in the
| 11o-metre hurdle race and the l60o-metre
! team race. the winners OF the first priz-
es marched across tho arena to receive
| their medals from the hands OF Queen
Alexandra herself
Her Majesty was attended by Lord
Deshorough and other members Of the
International Olympic committee.
After receiving their medals the win
ners were given diplomas and sprig OF
oak from Windsor forest was handed To
each man. These branches together with
| the union Jack in which they were wrap
ped. we're sent by King Edward
AS the prizes were being distributed
the band played national folk songs The
Americans were the only ones to wear
| their track uniforms. They were natur-
| ally In large majority having carried
Off most of the prizes. George V. Bon
| bag. Irish American A. c., received a
| great cheer when he came up and was
handed four medals and four diplomas.
| Commemorative medals were given 10
everybody who took part In the games.
Prizes were distributed not only for
| games at the stadium. but also for the
events held previously elsewhere. The
| American riflemen who were victorious
at Bisley appeared in natty khaki uni
| FORMS with American shields on their
| breasts.
The ceremony was carried out quickly
and we'll. but in order to keep the audi.
ence amused exhibitions Of high diving
and water polo were given at the came
| time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30
LLEWELLYN POWERS DEAD
Was Serving as COnEre ssmRn from the
Sixth Diatrlct Of Maine.

Houlton. Me- July 2S.-United States
Representative Llewellyn Powers Of
the fourth Maine congressional dis
trict. died at his summer home here
early to-day, following an illness last
Ing since carly spring, when he was
forced to leave Washington for his
winter home in Brookline, Mass, by
an attack of the grip. which was later
followed by Brights disease. He
served as govrnor of Maine two terms,
1896 1900, was a member OF the state
Legislature six terms, one OF which ne
served as governor of Maine two terms,
at the time OF death was serving his
sixth term IN the United States House
of Representatives. lie was born In
Pittsfeld. Maine. 1899. and graduated
from the law department of the Uni
versity of Albany. ~ Y.
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GREAT NAN HUNT ON
WalIinGford Are Looking for FL
ROY kent-Wild Man Seen.

roy kent-Wild Man Seen.
Rutland. July 27-One Of the greatest
man hunts which ever took place In YER
mont is progress hero to-day, the OBJ
ject of the search being Elroy Kent. an
escape lunatic from the asylum at Water
bury, who Is supposed to have criminal
~ assaulted and murdered Miss Della Il.
Congdon. thu deaf mute whose body
was found IN the milk room at her home
In East Wallingford last Friday morn
ing. Every available officer IN the county
Is out and the farmers are securing the
woods armed with Winchester rihes,
Many supposed clews have come to the
states attorneys office but up TO 10
O'Clock tonight nothing definite had
been learned and 1t is believed that the
fugitive. who Is probably sane enough
to know that he is being sought after. Is
hiding In the mountains south Of East
Wallingfcrd.
Last night Mrs. L. n. Pratt Of Clarcn-
don Springs was chased by a strange
man while driving home and this morn
Ing Harry Barton and Thomas Holland
boys, saw in the vicinity a man nearly
nude sitting under n tree eating green
apples. A posse was later sent from here
10 the place but they had not found the
man tonight and States Attorney law
renee believes the fellow was not Kent
VERMONT BANKRUPTS
Rutland July 27.-The following bank
ruptcy schedules have been filed In the
Office In this city of Fred S. Plat clerk
of tho United States court in Vermont
| Scion Flood of st, Adams. unsecured
liabilities 1892. assets 500. all exempt
Jasper c. Machia of Burlington, labili-
| ties S472. assets none: julius ]. Griffin OF
| Fayston, liabilities Sl,436,2S. assets 1852.
exempt SSH: Sullivan 8. Day of Jay.
| liabilities 1852, assets 1857. exempt S3lo;
| Phillips & Rowe, grocers. of Brandon.
liabilities 81, e90.61, assets sl,2l3; Charles r.
Phillips of Brandon, liabilities $lN5.
assets sl.23v, exempt 500: Harry A. Rowe
Of Brandon. liabilities 500, assets none.
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TRUE USEFULNESS.

"Alert?" repeated Senator Hopkins
when questioned concerning one OF his
colleagues. why. he's as alert and
clever as the Aurora bridegroom l heard
OF the other day. You know how BRIDE
Rrooms starting Oft on their honeymoons
have way of forgetting all about their
brides and buying tickets only for them
selves? Well. that's what this Aurora
bridegroom did. And when his wife said
TO him. Why John, you only bough,
one ticket he answered without a mo-
ments hesitation: by Jove. you're
right dear! I'd forgotten myself en-
tirely! "-Everydoby's Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30
SENT BACK TO VERGENNES.
Vincent Flkey, who Was Out on Par
ole, Will Spend Rest of His Minor
ity In Iadustrial school.

Rutland. July 2S.-Vincent Elkey,
aged ~. who has been out on parole
a few months from the Nersennes In:
dustrial school after a sentence for
getty larceny. was to-day sent back to
the institution for the remainder OF
his minority with no parole possible.
Elkey has been giving away cigars
freely for the last two days and the
officers believe that II was he who
robbed the store OF Joseph Levy here
last Sunday morning. getting 81 in
cash besides cigars. AS he had been
in other scrapes sufficient to break his
parole IT was not considered necessary
TO prove him guilty OF the burglary.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30

AFTER 81 YEARS experience millions
of users % l.. & NJ. PAINTS claim
Firs. II wears 10 to Il years-Second. 1t
only costs 81. 20 a Rallon-Third. It's the
best they have ever used-Tourth, six
teen thousand agents certify to these
facts.
r. f. Brown. North NNilliston; S. F..
Wilson, Fairfax; II. M. Hull. Hinesburg;
+. f. Bigwood, Winooski: +. II. Flagg
& Son. Richmond; w. 8. Nay e. Co..
Cndcrhill: c. Hatch & Co.. Water
bury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30

Aliens Foot-Ease a powder. Re.
lieves painful. smarting nervous feet
and ingrowing nails. and Instantly
buntons. It's the greatest comfort dis
covery OF the age Aliens Foot Ease
makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It
Is n certain cure for sweating. cailous
swollen tired. aching feet Try 1t to-
day. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. by mail for 2bc. in stamps.
Don't accept any substitute Trial
package FREE, Address Allen q DIM
sted. Le Roy. N. X
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TRY THIS FOR DESSERT.

Dissolve one paokage Of any havored
JELL-O In one pint OF boiling water.
When partly CONCEALED. beat until
and six crushed maccaroons. Whip ali
together thoroughly and pour Il into a
mold or bowl. When cool. Il will Jellify
ard may be served with whipped cream
r any good pudding sauce.
The JEI.L-O costs Toe. per package
and can be obtained at any good gro
GERS.
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ON BUSINESS PRINCIPLES.

The musician was visibly annoyed.
But hang It ALL" he said. II told your
reporter three or four times over that
the violin l used was a genuine Stradi-
varius. and here in his report this morn
ing there's not word. not C. word
With scornful laugh the editor re-
plied
THAT Is as 1t should be. sir. When
Stradivarius gets his fiddle advertised In
this paper under 81 line, you come
around and let me know.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30
GRAND LIST RETURNS IN.
some Of Them Sent Back for Correc.
ton.

Montpelier, July 2S.-Grand lists re-
turns from every town in tho State
have at last been received at the office
OF the secretary Of state. but some of
them were In such an incomplete con-
dition 1t has been necessary for Deputy
Slayton to return them to town clerks
of the towns from whence they were
for revision. Until these corrected
lists are received the whole tabulation
for the State Is held Up
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30

Tho chair asked for a motion to that
effect and the action was taken. The
call Of States proceeded
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WEDDING IN ST. JOHNsBURY.

st. Johnsbury, July cS-Henry Bodino
Ireland of Philadelphia and Miss Mabel
Adeline Carpenter were married this
evening at six O'Clock at the home OF the
BRIDES parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Car
penter. by the Rev. Charles NJ Carpen-
ter of White River Junction. uncle of
the bride. Only the immediate families
witnessed the ceremony. From seven to
nine a large reception was held. Mr. and
Mrs. Ireland are spending their honey
moon in Canada and will be at home
after November at Wenonah. \. ]. Mr..
Ireland is banker in Philadelphia.