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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
AMERICAS GREAT SPONGE IN
DUSTRN

Harriet Quimby in leslie's Weekly)
Although the sponge is a common arti-
Gle of domestic use. there are coInpara a
lively few who know anything OF its
growth or of where or how 1t is procured.
There are also few who know that the
sponge industry In this country leads the
world in the volume OF It's business, the
equipment of Its vessels. and the intelli
Fence displayed in conducting the work.
There Ia a constant demand for all OF the
finer GRADES of sponge. The variety
known as toilet sponge Is used In potte-ies
all over the world for imparting that
snoothress OF finish to delicate ware that
cannot Ne attained In any other way.
Sponees are also used as insuators In
electrical! machines, and in many
branches OF manufacture they are valued.
The latest government report OF the
sponge industry, made six years ago
shows that 346. $50 pounds Of the marine
growth were pulled and prepared for the
market. ana that the sale netted to tho
spongers s364, &22, an average Of more than
one dollar a pound.
Sponging IN Key West, and also hi Mas
fau, which is an important sponging CEN
ter Of tho British Indies. is conducted on
shares, The majority Of the spons,ns
vessels proprietors are New York men
The proprietor eQuips the vessels ana
pays all expenses of the expedition, nrc
his share Of the catch Is one-half or one
third. the remaining portion being shared
equally between the men. II the weather
Is favorable and the men energetic and
skllful, the cruise OF from five to slight
weeks may net from fifty to sixty dol
lars each for the men. Sponging Is ar
arduous occupation, and "hookers" who
follow the work the year around arr
short lived. II develops enormous strength
In the arms and shoulders, In Key West
| some Of the men and boys appear tor
heavy and to tower above themselves
so pronounced Is their shoulder develop
unnt->
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20

One OF the pest formulas known for
external use can be made by a combina-
ton Of Kerosene on, Spirits Turpentine,
Origanum, Ether and Ammonia. When
these di.ierent oils are made into an emul-
sion It is the most penetrating of all
lniments. Elliott's l.nulsified OF, Idni-
ment is made from the above formula and
is put up in half pint bottles in yellow
packages and sells for 25c a bottle. Sold
under guarantee. J. w. OSullivan, Bur
lngton. Stanley & Estey, Winooski
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20

When you nave trieo everything you
ever heard OF for that bad case Of dys-
pepsa without receiving any or very
little relief. and have about made up your
mind that your case Is hopeless one,
don't give up. There Is . remedy for Just
such chronic cases. one that has been
prepared especially for cases Of Indiges-
ton and Stomach trouble that failed to
yield to other treatment II IL Barney's
| Compound. The prescription was written
| by Washington. ID. c.. stomach special
list and will relieve that soreness In the
stomach and overcome catarrhal OF mu-
| cous conditions OF the stomach and intes-
tines very quickly As a last resort give
| 3arneys Compound trial J. w. O'Sul-
lvan. Burlington. Stanley & Estey. Win
] GNAskA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
THE MODERN SLAVE TRADER
How He WOrkR---1raH Tie in Human he
ings Most PROM able In the World.

ings Most PROM able In the World.
(From Tit-Bits.)
1t is one OF the decisions of modern
civilization that slavery does not exist.
But there are in the world to-day thou
sands Of black slaves luborlng under the
most hidcous form of forced labor. which
Is only accentuated by the absurd at
tcmrts to make them officially free by
means of legal documents couched In
phraseology tho negroes cannot possibly
understand
A typical slave traders country Is said
TO exist In the Portuguese colony on
the southwest coast Of Africa There are
immense cocoa plantations in the Portu-
guese Islands Of San Thome and Principe,
and to obtain laborers for them there is
, a group of dealers who make a speciality
OF providing negroes. These men organ
izc special parties, who explore the in
terror Of African forests and SEIZE hun
dreds of unfortunate negroes who are
immediately driven hack to the coast in
q man'cled condition Whole families are
captured and sold In lots, according 30
physical condition and age
The irony of the whole traffic is that
everything is done on legal basis There
is special government agent at Angola,
whose duty It Is to prevent the exploita-
tion of slaves. He, Of course, will not
admit that slavery exists. The system Is
too perfect. But the negroes think other
wise. Their fate Is ono Of lifelong hard
Ia hor, though they are engaged as labor
ers OF Years at what appears to be /
reasonable wage THIS wage, il Is al
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
NAIOR.

And have you been on the firing line
asked the girl who adrlires a uniform
without knowing much about military
matters.
Il think ! can say so" answered the
cadet who hates to d!sappoint lat any
rate | have been IN line 70 be fred as
often as any man IN the academy
Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
II ti,c Bnby In Cutting Teeth

BE sure ais' use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Sy-
rup fer children teething. II soothes
the child. softcns the gurus, allays alt
pain cures wind collie and Is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea Twenty-Five
cents y bottle
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
BELINDA'S HAIR.

Belinda's hair is bright as gold,
A perfect pleasure to behold.
It's curled and waved and puffed and
rolled
q wonder Is II genuineD
Belinda's form Is neat and trim
And not too stout and not too slim.
'Twould cen attract a gorgon grim
q wonder Is II genu!neO
The income I receive each year
Is very large. Belinda dear
Declares her love Is quite sincere.
q wonder is 1t genuineO
Town Topics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20

"Generally dcbilitated for years.
Had sick headaches lacked ambition.
was worn out and all run down Bur
dock Blood Bitters made me well
oman."-Mrs. Chas. Freitoy Moosup,
Conn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
APPRECIATED IN ERANoR

The Ii Ripolin Buildins' s'usseo o"
wharf beside the Seine 0ves: rI's'
France, was recently rooteo VIZ" our
Compo-rubber roofing. s~"ap'es '''o'
StTons Hardware Co. BariinStone W
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20

Don't think that piles can't be cured.
Thousands OF obstinate cases have
been cured by Doan's Ointment, so
rents at any drug store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-20
BEAN SOUP.

Soak one quart Of pea beans over
night in cold water using three quarts
Drain. put into four quarts of cold water;
cook two hours, add half pound Of
sweet salt pork cut in small cubes and
one onion sliced and cook one hour long
er, Rub through a colander or strainer
to remove the skins and season with salt
and pepper and serve.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-29
A College Romance.

Miss Baird entered the Jacksonville
school as a Junior Iii the same towE
and the same year William Jennings
Bryan was a Junior at Illinois college.
lt was college romance. There was
an intellectual affinity between them.
For two years they cultivated mutual
acquaintance. Three years after their
graduation there was quiet wedding
at Perry, the date being Oct. i, 1884.
Mr.. Bryan had completed his law
course and was beginning the practice
Of his profession In Jacksonville. Like
the average young lawyer, he was poor,
but he was intensely ambitious. Mrs.
Bryan shared his ambitions and deter
mined to be true helpmeet. To that
end she began the study Of law.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-29
Lightning Typewriter Artist.

In the earlier days Mr.. Bryan's
means were not sufficient to permit
the employment of a secretary. Mrs.
Bryan served willingly and ably in
that capacity. Though there Is now
at the Bryan home an official stenogra-
pher, Mrs. Bryan still is the real pri-
vate secretary Of the great commoner
There are women, it is limited, who
dictate to their husbands. Mr.. Bryan
dictates to his wife, who is an expert
stenographer and lightning type
writer artist For many years Mrs.
Bryan has taken down and typewriter
her husbands personal correspondence
and his speeches and editorials. Mr.
Bryan Is rapid talker. It was neces
sary for his secretary to know some
system of shorthand Mrs. Bryan e1-
amined the Pitman and other popular
systems, but found none suitable. Then
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-29

she proved what a bright woman in
earnest can do by inventing a short
hand system of her own. By this sys-
tenn she can catch her husbands dicta-
ton word for word. 1t is said that
there Is only one other stenographer
who has been able to do that
Mrs. Taft also is true helpmeet to
her husband. She says that she is
old fashioned enough to believe that
woman is the complement of man and
that what is most feminine about her
is most attractive to man and there
fore of the greatest utility to the world.
Nevertheless Mrs. Taft is q woman
sufragist. II have always believed
that women should vote" she said re-
Gently. II favor bestowing upon them
every civic right, but / should like to
put in prohibitory clause debarring
them from running for public Office
With women running for Office think
the natural scheme would be disjoint-
ed and the end and aim of the home
destroyed
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-29
BY ROBERIU5 LOVE

BY ROBERIUS LOVE.
TT is a sure shot that the next mis-
tress of the White House will have
husband whose first name is
William. Will the first name of
the gracious lady herself be Mary or
Helen?
That is the question.
Voters of the nation must decide this
momentous matter in November. It
is a truly momentous question tc
Mary Baird Bryan and Helen Herron
Taft, though probably not one voter III
a million will take this matter into
consideration when he casts his ballot.
Perhaps in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah
and Idaho, where the women vote,
some ballots will be cast for Mrs.
Bryan and Mrs. Taft, though ostensi-
bly, they will be for Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Taft. So far as the rest of the
country is concerned, mere man will
be ungallantly unconscious of the fact
that he Is voting also for candidate
for first ladyship.
But it really doesn't matter which
woman wins, except to the respective
candidates and their friends. The
country will be safe, and sound SO
cially with either Mrs. Bryan or Mrs.
Taft in the executive mansion Each
woman Is eminently fitted for this high
dignity. Without casting the slightest
reflection upon any former White
House lady or upon any defeated can
didate for that distinction, 1t may be
said that the opposing candidates for
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the first ladyship this year seem to
be by personal attributes and general
experience more admirably adapted to
the duties of the unofficial Office than
were any pair of their predecessors in
the race. If education makes for avail
ability and travel makes for culture,
then both Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bryan
are of the highest availa bility and cul-
ture. Both are college graduates, and
They have seen the world and the full
ness thereof. Moreover, both are
good old fashioned mothers and home
bodies, and neither is a s'new woman
in the popular meaning.
Mrs. Bryan is a few years older than
Mrs. Taft, who until the accession OF
Secretary Garfield was the youngest
woman in the circle Of cabinet officers
wives. Perry, ILL.,, is the birthplace of
Mrs. Bryan. Her father was John
Baird, who died in 1905 at the age Of
eighty-two. Mary Elizabeth Baird
grew up in the wholesome atmosphere
of a prairie town home in the middle
west. There are hundreds Of towns
very much like Perry, but no other one
that has won the distinction of having
a native daughter become the wife and
comrade of a man thrice nominated for
the presidency Of the United States.
On her mothers side Mrs. Bryan is of
English descent Her father was
Scotch-Irish Mary Elizabeth attended
the public schools in Perry until she
was ready for what the average girl
considers the finishing school. She
was sent to the celebrated old Month
cello seminary at Godfrey, Ill, for one
year and then to the Presby terrain
academy at Jacksonville. Here she
passed two years, being graduated with
the class of 1881
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-29
Mistress Of the White House
q Will Her Name Be g
!! as.sa o. aszz
Character Study of Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Taft Wives Of
the Presidential hofninees-Both College Grad
yates and True Helpmeets
Helen or Mary

Three years later the Bryans removed
to Lincoln, Neb., and in 1888 Mrs. Bry-
an was admitted to practice in all the
courts of the state
But she never practiced law. There
was a baby in the household, Ruth,
now Mrs Leavitt, with two little ones
of her own. Mrs. Bryan believed that
the place Of a wife and mother was in
the home. Her knowledge of law en-
practice without neglecting household
duties.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-29
A World Traveller.

Like Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Taft is her
husbands intellectual comrade When
ever Mr.. Taft takes up the study of
some problem of statecraft, though it
may be as dry as dust, Mrs. Taft pro
ceeds to inform herself upon the same
topic. Thus she is enabled to keep.
up" with her husband in all his inter
ests. She has Travelled around the
world with him and has absorbed valu-
able information in every country Wis
tied.
The Taft love affair was not col
lege romance Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Taft were born in Cincinnati Their
families We're neighbors and friends
Mrs. Taft says. she cannot remember
time when she did not know Will
The children Of the two families visit
ed back and forth frequently. Mrs.
Taft was Helen Heron, daughter Of
John w. Heron, who used to be a
law partner of Rutherford B. Hayes.
president Of the United States from
1877 to 1881. It was while young Taft
was in Yale that the interesting under
standing between the young couple
came to point The Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette of June 20, 1886, tells
Of quiet home wedding at the Her
ron domicile the evening Of the 10Th
and gives this bit Of description Of the
brides costume, which should be read
with interest by the women of today:
The bride wore charming gown Of
white silk with embroidered tablier,
her veil caught up by sprays Of white
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-29
WORKS Of JOHN YEGG
A Daring Burglar Who Attained
Fame In His Line.
HIS MARI A POLICE LEGACY.
It Is Now Applied to the Most Danger
Gus Criminals With Whom the OFF,
GERS of the Law Have to Contend.
NitrosIycerin In Safe Bursting.

o.
In the expressive slang that per-
meates police circles throughout the
country, .'yegg' is one of the dam
gerous criminal class.
The question is often asked, what
is yegg. and how did the expression
originate? An answer to the latter
part of the query will lead to an eluci-
dalton of the first
Some years ago, when the United
States government was experimenting
with high explosives. wishing to secure
some death dealing and destructive
shell that would cause more damage
than any before manufactured, some
one suggested that introglycerin be
tried. Up to that time this most pow
erful of explosives had not been util-
lied in this way.
The government experts went to
work, and the results of their expert
ments were from time to time pub
lished broadcast through the commu-
nifty. At last they succeeded in max
ing shell in which nitroglycerin was
the chief component part and which
made all former ones sink into insig-
nificance.
In town in the middle west at the
time there lived man named John
Yegg. In his earlier days he had been
one Of the most expert electricians as
well as all round experienced mechan-
les in the country. Later, through drink
and bad associates, he had descended
to Life of crime, his principal art be-
ing that of safe blowing.
He was attracted by the published
accounts Of the experiments Of the
government authorities with nitro
glycerin. The thought struck him,
Why could not this be used in blowing
safes? sS
The method at that time was to drill
a hole in the safe to be wrecked, fill
this with powder or dynamite and
then touch the fuse. This method,
however, required considerable time to
pull off "a job and was noisy and
dangerous.
Yegg went to work on the nitro
glycerin method. He tried it, and it
was complete success. Furthermore.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-29
Tasteful but Quiet Dressers.

Both Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bryan dress
tastefully, but quietly. On a recent
trip abroad Mrs. Taft made worlds
record in quick shopping. She was in
Paris three hours. During that time
she laid in large supply of new
gowns, bonnets and other articles of
apparel These are for important
functions. When at home Mrs. Taft
dresses Economically Mrs. Bryan at
her home wears the simplest apparel.
1t is said that sometimes when old
friends call and the young negro door
attendant takes their cards to the IL
brary where she is busy at her type
writer she receives them without wait
ing to take off the apron which she
wears when seated at the machine
But when Mrs. Bryan attends the So
cial functions of Lincoln she is at
tired in gowns which are said to sur
pass all others in Lincoln for quality
and style. Some of her gowns are
made abroad. others by dressmakers
in her own neighborhood
Mrs. Taft is fond of outdoor sports.
Her favorite exercise is rowing. When
she spent a summer at Oxford, Eng
land, not long ago she rowed several
miles daily on one Of the streams She
is also vigorous walker Rain does
not deter her. She dons waterproof
cloak and takes her constitutional
right out in the downpour.
Mrs. Bryan's tastes incline to serious
subjects In literature Her favorite
novelist is Victor Hugo
Mrs. Taft keeps pace with the best
current literature and enjoys some Of
the old classics. One of her fayorite
authors is George Eliot. Like her hus,
band, she has a rich sense of humor
This enhances her yivacity.
The most cursory review Of the lives
of the two women who are rivals fol
| the first ladyship Of the land is suff.
cient to show that, no matter how the
! election goes, there will be in the
White House for the next four years q
woman perfectly capable Of making q
| fine impression upon domestic and for
etgn visitors. Whether she be Mrs
Bryan or Mrs. Taft, she will represent
to all the world the best thing there il
In all the world namely, the cultivat
ed, unspoiled, high minded American
j woman, wife and mother.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-29

.->. ear ,,s--c---1a J0U dEsef 700
he had the police of the country Daf-
fed They did not know how the
work was done. Yegg lnslructeo
others in the art, and soon from one
end of the country to the other safes
were being wrecked, but by what man
ner no one knew.
Yegg's method was to take some OF
the explosive which he and those with
him called 'tsoup"-and. by the way.
this term is still extant-and pour it
in the crack of the safe near the
hinges of the door. The small aperture
was then covered with soap to hold
the explosive in place. The fuse was
applied, and with the explosion on
went the doors, slick and clean The
entire job took but a few minutes. It
remained for a young Pinkerton de-
tective to solve the matter on a safe
that was blown in Coldwater, Mich,
where bank was wrecked and many
thousands Of dollars secured.
The crime was traced to Yegg and
some of his companions, and they
were found guilty and sent to prison.
Thereafter those who employed the
nitroglycerin instead of the older
methods were called 'yeggmen'' or
"yeggs."
This was the beginning Of the tergN&
but since that time the application
it has grown greatly. Today a ''yegg, 6
viewed from whatever aspect, is the
most dangerous criminal with whom
the police of the country have to deal
He is one who rides the country DER
on freight trains, working through the
south in the winter and migrating to
more exhilarating climes during the
summer. He will beg when he is
hungry and will steal and commit
murder when he sees an opportunity
Of benefiting himself.
Today there are thousands Of t'yeggs"
scattered throughout the country. Most
Of them belong to some certain band.
each one Of which has leader. Hey
is the king. It Is his duty to enlist
recruits. To him also is shipped all
the loot, and he in turn converts it into
money and places the amount to the
credit Of the member sending it In.
For this the king receives a commits
sion. .F
Most Of the 'yegg" gangs carry what
is known as Kitten with them The
kitten" is boy, young man or Grip
pie, whose duty it Is to visit houses
and places Of business, apparently beg-I
cling food or selling shoestrings, lead
pencils, ETC., and who then reports to
the gang the lay OF the land so that
when the time comes for pulling off
the job all are familiar with the prem
ises. The kittens" are often runawaJ
boys and later become .yeggs" them
selves, destined to follow a life Of
crime and degradation.- Pittsburg Ga
zette-Times
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lilacs, and she carried a bouquet OF
sweet peas and lilies of the valley"
There were no bridesmaids and no
best man Only the families OF the
bride and groom and few intimate
friends were present. Truly demo-
cratic wedding that! The Tafts sailed
for Europe on the City Of Berlin and
passed their honeymoon in England.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-29
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Midsummer Excursion to Chciaso

account Republican Convention.
Round trip tickets will be on sale via
Chicago q Northwestern BY. at rate
OF 1885 from this station. Return
Limit June 30, Ask agent for parti-
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No charge for sewing and laying
our carpets. j. H. FORSTER. lift