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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
Doubtful Comnliments.

The colonel who. taking his leave at
a garden party. inquiries. Have ! had
the pleasure of saying goodby to you.
Miss Mary?" the hostess sweetly as
surfing distinguished pianist who has
risen abruptly from the instrument
with n sarcastic protest lest he should
disturb the conversation that he does
not do so at all: the young man who,
on being told that n possible rival had
taken the lady who Is speaking in to
dinner the previous evening. declares
that that's all he's fit for"-these are
decided instances Of this class of bad
compliment. while for a well meant but
lukewarm one poor Newman Noggs
reply to the collectors query respect
ing the Kenwigs' new baby, that II
wasn't a very nasty one, may be cited
London Academy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25

ssMorsh ,pGs not In charge of that job."
bland. but in his voice there was
vteely touch that showed that he would
not brook interference.
I'm 90 the talking, IL you please
Mr.. Pinckney."
Put. I tell you. he had nothing to
do with It," insisted the general man.
ager angrily.
Bradley turned to Mr. Durant
II understood that was to have full
swing here. Mr.. Durant:'
The owner of the works nodded.
Nov, Marsh. who was in charge OF
that Jobs"
Smith" replied the witness.
"Was he drunk?"
Marsh hesitated. looking weakly
from Sommers to Pnckncy
"Yes, sir, he was" came the admls
zion at last frankly.
Eradley's smile did not change as be
asked his next question IN the same
pleasant tone.
"Why. then. was he allowed to be in
charger"
"Weil, we were all there to keep
watch OF him." be faltered at last
The questioner looked puzzled
"Whom do you mean by we?" hi
asked.
"Mr Pinckney and me and Tn,
witness faItered, and Pinckney ended
for him sharply:
And Mr.. Sommers."
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rennuson's First Poems.

The wind came sweeping through the
garden of an old Lincolnshire rectory
one morning in the beginning of last
century and blew upon a child of five
wears old. who opened his arms to the
blast and let it carry him along. cry
ing as he travelled. II hear voice
that's calling in the wind" That was
Tenuyson'S first line of poetry. The
first poem he ever composed was writ
ten upon n slate one Sunday morning
at Louth. The subject. set him by his
brother Charles. was blowers" and
little Alfred covered his slate with
blank verse after the model Of Thom-
sons "Seasous.' His next attempt was
an elegy upon his grandmother. who
had just died. written ut the request
of his grandfather. When ii was writ
ten the old man put 10 shillings into
the boys hand and said. There, that
is the first money you have ever earn
ed by your poetry. and, take my word
for it, it will be the last."-Westmin-
ster Gazette.
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BREAKFAST.
" Should Be Substantial Meal, Gays
Physician.

Physician.
IL Is customary " make the first
meal OF the day slightly the lightest
and distinctly the plainest and sim
plest of the three. II there be any
deficiency Of the appetite breakfast Is
the meal at which this Is most likely
to show itself But this lack OF appe-
lite is in nine cases out of ten clearly
traceabe to sleeping In an unventilat-
ed room or to late hours In foul air the
night before or to insufficient exercise
the preceding day and is no indication
that the body really requires less food
at this time. Perfectly healthy men
who sleep with their windows open
and go to bed ut reasonable hour will
tell you that they enjoy their break
fast as we'll rs any other meal OF the
day. and many even call 1t their best
meal.
Another popular delusion In regard
to the llghtness and unimportance OF
the breakfast Is that widespread sub
terfuge, the continental breakfast"
consisting Of a cup Of coffee and some
fruit or q single roll. This Is very
pretty breakfast as far as 1t goes. but
1t doesn't go far. and the sole basis for
its adoption on the continent is that 1t
Is only intended as temporary tide
over until the real breakfast OF meat,
eggs. fish, etc. which is taken at about
10 or II o'clock. like II very early
luncheon. If you haven't got good
appetite for breakfast make 1t your
business to go and get one instead or
allowing yourself to be blinded in this
morbid stnte of affairs and deciding
that all you really need is cup Oh
! coffee and q roll or an orange.-Dr.
/ Woods Hutchinson in Woman's Home
Companion.
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THE ESKIMO KAYAK.
This Greenland Graft Is Most Diff.
cult One to Handle.

! MS GrccnIand Cratt Us Most Diff
cult One to Handle.
There is no craft so difficult to han.
die as the Eskimo kayak. The only
boat familiar to us which in any way
resembles 1t is the racing shell, but Il
o crack oarsman of one of our cracb
colleges were tied into n kayak and
told to shift for himself even in smooth
water he would have hard time of It
'rhc kayak has been evolved through
hundreds Of years Of necessity. With.
out it the Greenland Eskimos at lcas,
would not be able to provide their daily
bread. or, more properly speaking,
their daily bubber
II is singular that all the materials
used In the construction of the KAYAK
come from the sca--driftwood for the
frame, scTlskin for the covering,
thongs for the harpoon and dart. ivory
and bone for bow. stern and keel and
for the various implements. The won.
en- prepare the skin covering and
stretch it over the frame till it is as
tight and firm as the head Of drum
On such occasion there Is great ex
element in the community. A regula,
"kayak bee" is held even refreshments
are not lacking. for the owner of the
kayak treats to coffee all around when
the work is satisfactorily done.
The completed boat is a triumph Of
/ ingenuity and skill. 1t is about eight.
cen feet long. sharply pointed at each
/ end. Its greatest depth is six inches
! and its width a~svt eighteen. II ia
entirely covered save for the little
round hole into which the owner slips
pushln. his feet underneath the skin
| deck in front.
This hole is fitted to the person for
whom the boat is designed, and his
thighs completely I'll it up. When he
is seated in it and his waterproof
! jacket is tied securely round the edge
he is able to defy the waves which
wash over him or the rain which beats
upon him. The six thong loops ar.
ranged on the deck In front and The
three or four behind hold his liup!e.
ments-brd darts. lances. knives ant.
most important of all. his harpJuu A
little stand is arranged directly III front
of him, upon which is coiled the har.
pooh line. ana behind him on the
kayak is tie harpoon bladder. which &
attached inflated ready for use, to the
line.
The most expert are apt sometimes
to be overturned. II may be by the
attack of a va,rus or even a seal. by 4
careless movement or an unexpected.
~ large wavo. If h. does not right
himself at once, he is inevitably drown.
ell unless a cOur1dc comes to his as.
sistancc The usual method of turning
the kayak upright again is by using
the paddle as 4 lever, holding it along
the side Of the boat. pointing it toward
the how. then sweeping it through the
water but those who are thoroughly
proficient are able to do it by means II
their throwing stick, their arm or even
their hand.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
The Earth and the Moon.

As the original earth nebula con
dpnsc1 the lighter materials We're dis
tributed quite uniformly over the en-
tire surface. hut these are now miss
ing from one hemisphere. the reason
seeming TO be, as Professor G. II. Oar
win demonstrated in 1870. that por
ton Of the carth's crust has beer
thrown off by tidal action. forming the
moon The surface density of the
present continents Is about -, the
mean density of the moon appearing
10 be "a, or not far from that of tho
missing continents to the depth reach.
ed. The moon, 1t is computed. equa..
mass having the surface area OF The
terrestrial oceans and depth of thr
ty-siX miles. and it is concluded that
the crust when thirty-siX miles thich
must have been tern away over three.
fourths of the earth the remainder
breaking apart to form the eastern and
western continents, with Australia and
other islands. These continental AMI
island fragments foated like great ica
does on liquid materials of Il density
of 81 or more. This great rupture
gave the earth's surface its chief irres'
ularities. with Il mean difference Of
three miles between the levels of thu
continental plateaus and the ocean
beds. and as the water condensed in
the cooling depresSiOns, with the Pa.
cinc where most OF the moon had
been. the dry land was formed thai
has made human life possible We
may consider that without this change
the earth would be now in the condi.
ton Of Venus, with water over its
whole surface
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
THE l.0AFER.
Tom Browne, Tho English Artist. ane
Ono Of His Models.


Ono Of His Models.
Tom Browne. the English black and
white artist, told the following story
of one of his models: I used to have as
a model a long. thin youth who was
golf caddie on Black heath. l made a
water color study Of him ana put In n
street corner background. Before send.
ing It to the frame makers wrote on
the back in pencil a suggestion for n
possible future title. "a Loafer." The
frame maker after framing the sketch
nut II in his window until such time
MS he could send 1t up to me, with a
card on the picture bearing the title.
"A 1.oafcr-By Tom Browne"
One morning the caddie came to the
side door and asked to speak to me.
"rhere's n picture Of mo in a shop
winder darn In Greenwich"
Really"
"Yus. an all me pals ave seen IT,"
with sudden fury 81 amt no loaf
err amt. I'm respectable caddie. I
ham. and you've got to take 1t bout OF
the winder."
I assured him tina. knew nothing
of the matter and was very sorry.
"That be blowed for a tile" he re-.
torted. an mike yer pye damerges
for this. I've been to my solicitor. and
e sez e can mike yer"
In the end fixed 1t up by little tip.
an old coat and drop of something.
OF course had the picture taken out
of the window. The caddie has not sat
for me since.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
Openino an OYSTER.

"rhc Cooks Oracle" Il book which
was never far from the Kitchens or our
great era nd molhers. is very precise Ill
its directions ms to the proper manner
of preserving and eating oysters. says
an English journal. The true lover
of an oyster" writes the author. will
have some regard for the feelings OF
his little favorite and will never apan-
don it to the mercies of bungllng op-
orator. but will open it himself and
contrive to dctach the fish from the
shell so dexterously that the oyster Is
hardly conscious he has been elected
from his lodging till he feels the teeth
Of the piscivorous gourmand tickling
him to death"
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Always on Time.

4 man who is constitutionally late
surprised his friends by leaving the
house Mt i o'clock to keep 2 o'clock
appointment.
"Jim's watch must be wrong or he
wouldn't have started so early" they
said. "Hc will surely be on time to-
dhy. Where In the world can he be
goingY'
HE Is going to a funeral" volunteer
ed one who knew. HE Is one OF the
pallbearers. Very seldom are pail
bearers behind time. have known
men who were late on every other
Imaginable occasion-late Tor their
own weddings. even-but II chosen for
pal!bearers they always came up to
the mark."-New York Globe.
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A TENMYSON STORY.
Tho Poets Mistake and the Way He
rendered an Apology.

rendered an Apology.
Englands great poet Tennyson was
a somewhat gruff and formidable man.
whose manner with curious strangers
was by no means gentle and pleasant.
Once a young woman who had been
Just introduced to the great man at
Freshwater was left alone with him
on the seashore. She stood In immense
awe of the poet and therefore did not
interrupt him as he sat speechless
gazing straight ahead Of him at the
sea.
The long silence was broken at last
in an astonishing manner by Tenny-
son. He was going to open his lips and
utter some lovely thought. the young
woman imagined. Instead he opened
them and in gruff and gloomy tones
gave voice - this remark:
"You creal."
The girl started back in horror.
Tennyson added an explanation:
"You creak Your stays creak."
This 80 startled the young woman
that she ran away and went indoors,
where a large company. she found.
was gathered together over tea. In a
little time Tennyson appeared. vague
expression on his countenance rs
though something had gone wrong
with him. The girl. now accounting
him possibly mad and certainly impo-
lite. tried hard to hide away from him.
In vain. His eagle eye found her out,
He threaded his way among the other
guests toward her. took her hand and
said in resonant tones before the whole
company Of them:
"My dear. | beg your pardon. I find
1t was my braces"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25

OF anguish but almost of exaltatlon. on
his face. Pinckney saw 1t and MADE
his last desperate appeal.
Here. Marsh!" he shouted sharply
But the little man was past his In
fiuencc now. He faced his former
bully. wide eyed. unafraid. desperate.
III you speak to me again. as there
is God above us. will kill you
where you stand. he said In a low,
tense voice of fury. Then with a
quick move he reached to his pocket,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
This Was In Denmark.

An Englishman having business In a
certain Danish town arrived ut the
railway station. He inquired or n
group of men standing near the way To
the house he wanted. whereupon ono
Of them offered to go with him and
show him. With recollections OF what
such Il service meant in England no
said. II don't want guide "but
surely you asked us to show you the
way" said one of them. Eyes. but !
don't want a guide" my dear SIT, !
am not a guide; am the bishop"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25

III to CSt1 DISH responsibility lot
the failure of the Sommers gun
was simply organized. Mr.. Du-
rant put the entire matter In the hands
Of Bradley. giving him authority to
question everybody connected with the
work and e possible to bring out the
sntire truth BESIDES Bradley and Mr.
Drrant, Piuckney. Soinmers, Frances
and the stcnographer, Maize O'Brien,
we're the only ones allowed ut the ex
animation.
~ want you to understand. Mr.. Brad.
lev" declared the steel man before
they began. that and my plaut are
Entirely at your service. ! am as any
lous az you TO find just where the
blame lies, and If any men In my EN-
ploy arc responsible I can assure you
ihey will be punished"
Bradley bowed.
II am convinced Of your sincerity,
sir" he said. land shall take full ad-
vantage of your offer"
whom do you wish to question
frstI" asked Durant.
MARSH replied the secret service
man promptly
The owner of the plant Immediately
sent a boy to cali the head draughts-
man.
And after Marsh? he suggested
1--WE might as well have the names Of
all the witnesses, so we can call them
quickly
Bradley smiled.
THE second witness vii, also be
Marsh"
"AnG the third" suggested the puz-
zled steel man.
"Nfarsh again." came the grim reply
Mr.. Durant looked up surprised. a
little startled.
You have settled on Marsh, then. as
the guilty man?'
Bradley shook his head.
"Oh, by no means. Mr.. Durant. I am
merely getting at the truth"
Pinckney had been sitting Grinly.
his brows dra WI down. listening to the
talk Of Durant and the secret service
man. Now he broke in with some i'm
patience:
81 don't think this is treating Marsh
fair, Mr. Durant This detectives att
tude is apt to prejudice you against {
capable and proved faithful workman
Mr.. Durant turned on Pinckney, sur
prised.
Il don't think, Edward" he said
"that am apt to be prejudiced agains
good workman merely because he:
asked few questions. Mr.. Bradle.
NAV want to ask YOU some questions
but don't think that can prejudice M
against you"
Before Pinckney could reply Marsl
entered. He was in his shirt sleeves
having lust come from his desk, ant
he stood beside the door, looking abOu
the room furtively. suspciously. fear
fully. Mr.. Durant smiled in friendl.
fashion, for Marsh had worked man,
years at the plant, and he liked hin
immensely.
Marsh" began the steel man. "thi
is Mr.. Bradley of the United State
secret service. He wants to ask yo'
some questions about forging the Som
mers gun. want you to tel hin
everything you know in connectio,
with that affair"
Yes, SIR" replied the head draughts
man, but his tone was so weak tina
pinckney. fearful of his fellow conspi'
otor's stroagti and couraGr. broke I.
almost angrily,
Marsh was not ir charge Of tina
Job, and consequently he Bradley
turned quickly. His smile was Just n'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
OthacWiaa Sana.

Examining Physician-Have there
ever been any indications OF insanity
In your family? Applicant For Life
insurance with visible reluctancc,--
Yes. sir; one. My father was the vic.
tim OF hallucination that ! was born
TO be a great musician.-Chicago Trib.
une.
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Romance In Hjuh Life.

80 that heiress Is engaged to no.
bleman."
"Yes."
"And you say the affair was roman
tic?"
"Oh. very. Why. the duke was even
too poor to hire lawyer Kansas
City Journal.
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Had Him Fat

Cynicus-lt is impossible for a w.
man I" Keep secret. Henpecke-I
don't know about that My wife and
| were engaged for several weeks he.
fore she said anything to me about r.
philadelphia Record.
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Afraid Of Conseuusnees.

Dog Halter Observation-Disclosures. here.
sir. VIII that dog bite me? Dog
owner (scornfully,-Do you suppose be
has no instinct Of self preserva tion?-
Baltimore American.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
Not Merely Fractured.

Does your new baby break yooP
rest much?"
Break III He Dulverizes 49,.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25

TO have n respect for ourselves
ruiyes our morals, and to have n def
ercncc for others guides our manncrs
--Sterne.
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orson Frederic Thompson All Rights Reserved
CHAPTER XVI.

GETTING AT TIE TRUTH.
"1 He inquiry at tho Durant works
III to establish responsibility for
tie failure of the Sommers gun
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

Christie, Harry Coburn. Cornelius Farrell,
Louis v. Guye, Victor G.. Lindgren, Ed
LaPage, William Miller, Frank e. stone.
Sixth Ward-Frank L. Carmony, James
Isard. H. S. McAiiister. Hugh Noone. Henry
Seventh ward-George NJ. Baier, Louis
Peterson. Fred Schamel, Fred Schroeder.
Eighth Ward-Harry H. Claiborne, w. F.
Ninth Ward-James Allan, Harry w.
GGGmGtiqTGy' HanrY b. t fadShe GEORGE Tea B.. RIc 3.
John J. Ryder. ?
Tenth Ward-John Fred Benin. G.. Z.
Morris. John j, Novak, Vincent Randszzo,
Eleventh ward-winlam Britton, w. F.
Dunneier, Louis Lindblom, George Mar
shall, John o. Palmer.
Twelfth Ward-William A. Chapman. D.
A. n. Chase, Charles M. Davis, Frank II.
Gullick, James c. Lindsay, A. M. Peterson,
A. N. Yost, p. Olson.
Fire and Police Board-Miehael L. Clark.
j.. A. Davis, II. w. Fitch, Fred II. Hoye.
w. ], Hunter, c. j. Karbach, w. 1. Kier-
stead, Melchior Lies. Matthew Muxen. Au-
gust Myers. sydney w. Smith. Sam w.
Democratic.
Mayor-Ed p. Bergman. James C. Dahl
city Clerk-Dan B. Butler, Arthur Pew,
City Comptroller-C o. Lobeck.
City Attorney-Harry e. -Burnam, Carroll
s. Montgomery.
Building nspector-Charles II. Withheld.
CITY COUNCIL.
First Ward-Andy Hansen, Joseph j. Mix,
r. #. Williams.
Second Ward-Lee Bridges, Thomas l..
Wright.
Third ward-James o'Hara, Charles E.
Little, Gus SIZZLING. e. A. Worm.
Fourth Ward-L+ B. Johnson, Robert II.
Holmes.
Fifth ward-Goodley F. Brucker. M r.
Huntington, Aires Keller, Ed L. Lawler.
I NNtIiaTn l. NlnhnlG
Sixth Ward-Dan w. Canon, Charles E.
Kelpin. A. Kaplan, W. S. Sheldon.
Seventh WardIC. j., Canan. Michael
Eighth Ward-John c.. Davis.
Ninth Ward-Thomas McGovern, T. B.
Tenth Ward-PeterN u. EIsasser, John
Killian, Matt Schneckenburger.
Eleventh Ward-M. r.. Funkhouser, r. A.
Twelfth ward-M. L. Endres. P. H.
Fire and Police Board-Robert ]. Aitchi.
son. John @. Brandt, Dan j. Connell, James
Kuncl, Julius Meyer. William Neve, John
Power, William S. Shoemaker.
City Engineer-M. j. Lacy.
Socialist.
Mayor-C. C. Vaughn.
City Clerk-William Weekman.
City ComptroIler-J. N. Carter.
City A~ttorney-Frank A. Barnett.
Building Inspector-Harry G.. Pettingil'
GIl1 1O0NN1lhs
First Ward-Daniel LentZ.
Second Ward-Charles Rubenstein.
Third Ward-Harvey q. Brown.
Fourth Ward-Harry o. Davis.
Fifth Ward-C. w. Lubbock.
Sixth Ward-E. 1. Morrow.
Seventh Ward-N, p. Sackett.
Eighth Ward-Jesse Il. Martell.
Ninth W1ard-Peter Mehrens.
Tenth Ward-Albert r. Freeman.
Eleventh Ward-Samuel Gdousky.
Twelfth Ward-E. ID. Snyder.
Double Filings.
Harry B. zimman and Benjamin S. Bake
are both candidates for two offices each
, Mr.. Zimman filed for mayor and a petition
. filing makes him a candidate for council
man from the Third ward as well, Will
: Mr.. Baker filed for city attorney and
petition filing makes him a candidate 10
mayor. Within five days they must with
draw one of the filings. Thu petitions wer
filed in contradiction to the wishes OF tn
men concerned.
Three years ago 1s republicans, twenty
five democrats and sixteen socialists file
for office.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
WE
SELL
McCALL'S
Patterns.

ana the normal board. He will have full
charge OF all state institutions. Now this
means that the members of these boards,
who are also state officers. will be merely
fisureheads. They will have no authority
to enforce any order they may decide 10
make. for they win have no control over
the appointesG
A~nti-Treat Bill Recommended.
The house threw fear into the opponents
~ county option this morning by recon-
mending for passage the Groves anti-treat
bii. on q roll call not to concur In the re-
mort OF the committee of the whole, but to
Indefinitely postpone the bill, the vote stood
30 for the motion and 46 against. The bill
provides that any saloon keeper who per-
mlts any treating in his place OF business
shall forfeit his license. In addition, pen
alties are provided for the person who buys
the drinks for the other. and also for the
bartender. It 10 also made Unlawful TO Sc
cure q drink In a saloon without paying
for II out of the coin OF the realm then
ana there. Checks won't 60.
whep the bill came up for consideration
Thomas of Douglas moved that 1t be passed
until the COMMITTEES amendments could be
printed. stoecker and Shoemaker Joined
in the request. Graft and Moves both OBJ
jected to this and then Bates moved to in.
definitely postpone the bill. When the bill
was for passage Bates moved
that ths house not concur In the recon-