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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
LOST her LIFE
IN BURNING BED
Woman Attempted to Light
Lamp and Set the Bedding
on Fire.

White River Junction. Nov. 30-Wlth
horrible burns covering her body. Miss
Mary J. Prescott of Hartford village
died at six o'clock this morning after
seven hours OF great suffering.
Miss Trcscott. who is about co years
old sat up IN bed at about eleven o'clock
last night to light Il lamp. AS she struck
the match a spark ignited the bed
clothes. Instead Of attempting to smoth-
cr the fire she lcaped from the bed
her gown igniting and envelopng her
body In mass Of fame. Her brother.
in-law, Anthony G. Ray, who was sleep
ing down stairs, rushed to her assistance
and subdued the fire. She had been fat
ally burned however, and died at sis
O'Clock this morning.
The dead woman Is survived by &
brother, who lives in Kcene. y. H.. and
from whose home she had just returned
She had been lifelong resident of Hart
ford.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
DISCUSSED SITE
FOR MONUMENT
Vermont Tercentenary Commits
sion Will Act Independently
ON Champlain Memorial.


Montpelier, Nov. 3o.--The Vermont
Champaign Precautionary commission met
this afternoon in the parlors of the
Pavilion Hotel. Those present were
Governor G. II. Prouty of Newport. Presi-
dent John NJ Thomas of Middlehury, l..
NJ. Hays of Burlington, Horace W. Bailey
Of Rutland. a. F. Stone Of st. Johnsbury,
Walter II. Crockett of Montpelier w. j.
Van Pattcn of Burlington and +. l.. Fish
Of Vorgenncs. The members Of the COM
mission who we're unable to be present
were George r. Jarvis of Rutland, r. o.
Beaupro of Burlington.
The commission authorized the New
York commission to sell the barges that
were used for the Indian pageant at
burlington and to remit Nermonts share
of the proceeds. These barges are owned
Jointly by the Vermont and New York
commissions and after they were used
river where they were used in the Fulton
celebration and where they now are. 1t
is expected Vermont will net about 8 ,0HO
from the sale OF these barges.
Horace w. Bailey, chairman Of the
committee on the legislative report. re-
signed from that committee because of
his health. The resignation was accepted
with regret and DR. John NJ. Thomas and
~ +, stone We're appointed consulting
original committee Is composed OF II. w.
BAILEY, Il. NJ Hays and Walter IL,
Crockett
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
Two Men Held for the Death of
Frank Francisco at Spring
field.
DEAD DEAD Man IDENTIFIED THEM
New Arrivals in Construction
Camp Supposed to Have
Started Fatal Stabbing
and Shooting ARRAY.

Springfield. Nov. GAS the result of an
Italian brawl last evening terminating
In stabbing and shooting affray Frank
Francisco died tonight at 100 o'clock
from bullet wounds IN his back and abb
domen. Antonio Latetto and Francisco
Calipetto and held Cor county court
charged with the crime
Sheriff w. T.. Fairbanks was notified
ut about nine O'Clock last evening that
there was general mixup at the Italian
quarters on the limo Of the Springfield
elcctrlc railway about two miles from
thls village. Accompanied by Officer Nc
Donald he went to the camp and found
one man in an Old barn used as n
Supply mouse. and another in the house
occupied by MIR. and Mrs John Niles
about five rods from the barn
According to Mrs. Miles the fracae he
gan AT about eight O'Clock. Sometime az
terWard She heard three shots and saw
IN the moonlight man with revolver
approaching the house. Mr. Niles saw
no one but heard the shots.
Later In the evening three Italians
were found in the cellar of Peter Pes
Iers house on Park street, huddled in
house, as he was seen to have been
rested with three others. but four of
them were released at a preliminary
hearing in municipal court this morn
Ing
Francisco was taken to the Niles
house, as he was seen to havev been
Dangerously wounded. another Italian
was FOUND to have a gash about eight
inches long in his back, but he will
.ocover.
states Attorney Buck Of Ludlow ar
rived in town this morning and took
charge Of the matter.
The foreigners have been here about
three months, engaged I'm the construc-
zion Of buildings for the Rae Electric
Vehicle company. There has not been
much trouble in the camp until the
arrival Of two Italians from New York
about a week ago. Francisco identi-
fed his assailants before his death
and tho other man injured concurred
in this Identification.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02

names to natural objects and to locali-
ties. are as homogeneous as it would be
call a rountain-Niasara Falls. or a city
in misunderstanding.
y Since the names given by the Indians
TO objects in nature and to places We're
descriptive the same word Is often found
IN widely separated parts of the country.
For instance Hoccanum tHokanum and
HigGanum being variations of the orig
inal spelling) meaning. hook-shaped and
describing bend in a river, is to be
found in several in New England, and
shen-an-do- lh. meaning -sprucystream.
is to be found In Iowa, Pennsylvania
and virginia. Another Is Schenectady.
Before the Dutch gave the name Fort
Orange. to the site Of the present city Of
Albany, It. with the site of the city Of
Schenectady. was called by the Indians.
Schenectady Originally Sch-naugh-ta Ia
da) When Indians were travelling to-
ward the east over the regular trail be-
tween the Mohawk and Hudson rivers
arrived at the Hudson where the city
of Albany now is. that was beyond-the-
pine-plains; when travelling toward the
west they arrived at the Mohawk, where
the city of Schenectady now Is, that was
also beyondthe- pine plains. so both
places were described by Sch-naugh-ta
da. In those days and for many years
after the arrival Of the Dutch. the siXt-
cen miles separating Albany and Schen-
ectady were covered by a dense growth
I OF gigantic pine trees. and as there was
no other territory anything like it the
pine plains were as we'll known to the
New York and western New England
Indians as were the Hundson and Mo-
hawk rivers.
SOME NEW YORK NAMES.
In New York State "Adirondacks." tie
district and mountains which are famous
FOR their game and summer resorts, fol-
lows very closely in pronunciation the Mo-
hawk word. rat-i-ron-taks. meaning.
Lark-eaters; "Canastota," the name OF a
village. is from kan-e-tots. meaning. a
pine standing alone ard Cannot says:
The village took Its name from y cluster
Of pines that united their branches over
the creek passing through the town.
"Cataraugus." county and village,
means. bad-sme!.ngshore; Gauge"
means, long lake: "Chautauqua,' the name
of a county. town and lake that are known
whenever English is spoken, has a null
/ tiplcity of meanings which may, doubt
less, be accounted for In the manner al
ready explained. 'Cohos." the IA
nous Spindle City" means, shpwreck-
ed-canoe-and also great bendings. which
describes the natural formation AT the
! junction of the Mohawk and Hudson rv-
ers. What denizeni of New York city
is not familiar with the word "Croton:'
| especially when he drinks its water or
washes in it. and how few know that II
means, the-wind and that 1t is derived
| from the name OF the famous Chief Kno-
teen? The meaning OF Manhattan" is
quite as applicable now ms it was when
the Indians bestowed 1t nearly three CEN
! turtles ago is place-of drunkenness, and
Sing Sling" place-of stone is also des-
scriptive now as well as when first given
because OF the rockyness OF the island. as
| referring. not only to the massive walls
of tho prison but also to the stone
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
STARK PAPER MILL BURNED
shaftSbury Industry Suffers n Loss Of
Nearly S20.OO0 - Machinery Not
BADLY DamC9cd.

bennington, Nov. 30.-The wall paper
mill Of the Stark Paper company OF
North bennington located at Sodom. n
little hamlet in Shaftsbury Just north of
tho New York State line, was partially
destroyed by fire soon after midnight
this morning involving a loss between
Slh'~o and $4,000. There is no insurance
except what is carried by the firm as a
fund.
T.. u. yelling. one Of the members OF
the company, stated this morning that he
did not believe that the machinery was
damaged to any great extent and that
tho mill would be rebuilt at once. This is
the second time the property has been
seriously damaged in the same manner
within the past five years. About % men
are thrown out OF employment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
ADMITS HIS NEGLIGENCE
Dispatcher LibsrvcnW TestiRcs In In
vestigntion of Fatal Train Wreck
mt Orleans.

Newport. Nov. SO.-The public service
commission. with the exception of Com
missioner Jackson, was in session hera
to-day hearing petition against the
Boston & Maine railroad for additional
train service during the winter between
Newport and Lyndonvile
In the afternoon there was a public in
vestigation of the wreck at Orleans In
which Fireman c, A. Bowles was killed
Several witnesses were examined but In
terest centered on Dispatcher Iiberveau
who was present. Upon taking the stand
Chairman Redmond explained to him
that 1t was his privilege to refrain from
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02

heavy hearts within it, "Oneonta," the
city famous for the lovliness Of the sur
rounding scenery means, place-of-rest;
"Pouehkeeps!e is from Delaware
word -po-keep-sinsk. meaning a-safe-
Observation-Disclosures boats, and
Niagara" means. across-the- neck. Tho
Indian pronunciation OF this Iriquois name
for tho famous falls was much more
musical than its Adjudication, for II was
as If 1t We're spelled Nee-ah- gar-rah.
G. s. r.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02

of the union will consider the North
field strike. The granite manufacturers
IN the two cities however insist that
the striking Mortified cutters shall 20
back to work and that the matters i'm
dispute shall be referred to arbitration
before they will open their sheds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
AIR IN AECRRY.

A school teacher In one OF the lower
grades once asked her room What 70
wind?'
After thoughtful pause, q small hand
was raised. We'll Robert. what Is your
answer" she asked.
"Why-er. wind is the air when II gets
in a hurry" answered Robert.-Delinea-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
REVEALS BEEF
TRUST PROFITS
While Foodstuf Flices Soar, IT'S
Pleasant to Know Ai'mours
Made $7,127,024.

New York, Nov 26.-Charles SpraRue
Smith head of the Peoples Institute,
says thai the advance in the prices of the
necessarics Of life calls for government
Investigation. He added that after his
Thanksgiving dinner yesterday he was
handed q slip Of paper, on which was
printed the following true statement:
For the year ended October %. Ar
mour d co. earned. over and above
taxes. expenses and interest on its bonds.
31191,92, which is equivalent to about IS
per cent. on Its s2oOo1.oo0
Armour & Co. together with the other
great Chicago packers and handlers of
meat in the United states, have been al
leGing that they are in no way RESPONSE
BILE for the rise in the prices OF all kinds
of meat. they have claimed that the ad-
vance was due entirely to the law of sup
ply and demand. yet the figures quoted
show that Il 0,ooo ono concern has been
able to earn in one year 35 per cent. on
its stock.
STOCK EXCHANGE STATEMENT.
It is known that Armour g. Co. gave
these startling figures to the stock ex-
change. They had never before made
public their earnings. But when they
desired to list 5000 90 bonds the corpor-
alton. under the rules of the exchange.
Was forced to make a statement OF its
earnings.
Charles Spraguc Smith, by reason of his
position at the head Of the Peoples In
st!tute is able to speak from pe:Lonal
knowledge of the hardship to the poor
caused by the rise in the prices of the
neccssarles of life. He said yesterday:
"Tuc worlds history shows that every
! tirle DE price OF bread has been raised
| above fnc purse of the wageearner there
! has been revolution. 1t happened in
I Rome it happened in France What
| may happen In this country no man
I can say. but one thing is certain; the
/ price OF the nccossar!es II lifc-thc food
stuffs and the meat, IS rapidly getting
/ beyond the purse Of the average wage
Garner.
STEAKS NOW OFT or REACH.
The man who several years ago was
! able to have Il portcrhouse steak on &c
in a while cannot have il now. lie
canhot afford it. How many working
men in the city Of New York were able
to pay thirty-hvo cents Il pound for tur-
key for their THANKSGIVING dinner?
1T IS the business Of the government
! to find out why prices have gone up. in
| order that the situation may be relned-
! led. Something Is wrong 1t may be in
1 tho combinations and trusts, II may be
! in the tariff again. It may he in the scar
CITY of the article itself. but the fact
| that tile wage Garner IL being crowded
! harder and harder year by year proves
that there Is wrong somewhere. and the
why of It cannot be found out too soon.
"rhe immediate hope l,rN IN Il complete
and thorough investigation by the GOV
errmcnt. The wage-earner cannot wait
for the awakening of drowsy public
| cons science"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
NAMES MISPLACED.

\ source or great confusion. for per-
sons who are interested in the study of
Indian place-names, was the habit Of the
settlers of lifting the name Of n certain
definite object Or place and carrying 1t
miles away to be applied to an object
or locality which II In no way described
For instance: Totoket, meaning tidal
river was the Indian name OF n small
river flowing into Long Island Sound q
few miles east of New Haven, Conn.
The settlers took this name several miles
north. placed on the top OF a high hill
known as Mt. Branford. Imagine the
confusion OF an enthusiastic student OF
Indian place-nam seeing on map OF
Connecticut, Mt Totoket. and then going
to Il library to laboriously look up Its
meaning only to find II given as n tidal
river. This transplanting OF descriptive
names has been done In many localities
nil over the country,but 20 u greater ex-
tent than elsewhere.
These, and many other similar errors
ON the part of the early settlers, through
carelessness or misunderstanding the
Indians system Of giving descriptive
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-24
OUR mIx.uP WITH A COMET.

That a comet struck the earth in north
ern Arizona somewhere between 5000 and
roo years ago, is considered extremely
probable by Professor w. III. Pickering.
Of Harvard, who contributes an article on
the subject TO Popular Astronomy. CAL
c~ulating first the general chances OF such
a collision. Professor Pickering estimates
that we should expect to be struck by the
core of a visible comet once in about AGO.
Co., 600 years. and by some portion OF the
head once in 100000 to 100000 years. Ac-
cepting the estimate that animal life has
existed on earth for about 100, 0o0,0N years,
perhaps as many as 60 collisions must
have taken place during that interval. evil
IDENTIFY without producing any very serious
results. Besides these there are invisible
comets with regard to whose frequency
we have no accurate knowledge. Some OF
these are badly Observation-Disclosures star
showers" The locality where Professor
Pickering thinks one of the comets may
have struck is known as Coon Butte, and
is about 20 or 50 miles from the Grand
Canon of the Colorado.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-24
si,,y Season E,eoiacs.

This is the season of serpents that swim
in the surf at the seaside
Hundred-yard ~serpents with heads crest
ed. and saucer-like eyes;
Whose foreparts appear TO the weather. OF
liners, their tails on the lee side
snakes that the sailors don't mention
people might think they tell lies.
This is the season of stories surprisingly.
s~hockingly silly,
Doped by the writers of news, too hot to
obtain hat is true:
Scandals at Newport and wonderful do
ings In old Piccadilly-
Smart Set gone daft with the heat, nutty
to do something new.
This is the season when preachers preach
against peek-a-boo dresses
Then the Dear Girls think 'em bad, and
make 'em more peek-a-boo still.
Now comes the poisoned Ice cream and
the rest OF the murderous messes:
Sunstrokes for doctors to cure-mad dogs
for coppers to Kill.
August, Mad Mullah of months! is there
any that chanteth thy praises?
Yea, there be some, but that proves that
bards have gone mad with the rest,
All the worlds wrong in its think-boN
whenever Sirius blazes,
Hence by these verses our own sanity
fails ia the test,
Cleveland Leader.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-24
Fall Painting.

The majority of property owners are
under the impression that spring time
is the only painting time. But the fall
OF the year offers several advantages TO
the painter. One of the most import
ant is that surfaces are almost sure to
be dry, and there is no frost or inner
moisture to work out after the paint is
applied.
Pure white lead-the Dutch Boy
Painter kind-mixed with pure linseed
oil (tinted as desired) gives a winter
coat to a building that is an armor
against the severest attacks Of the
winter rain, sleet, winds and snow.
National Lead Company, 1902 Trim
ity Bldg, New York City. makers Of
pure white lead. Dutch Boy Painter
trademark, are offering to those inter
ested a complete painters outfit, cor
sisting of a blowpipe and lead tester,
book of color schemes, etc. State
whether you want exterior or interior
decorating,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-24
A Present Time Inquiry.

Oh, say,
Amt we getting too gay?
Amt we going too fast
TO LAST
Amt we whooping things up so much
Well all be In Dutch?
Amt we pushing too hard
Without regard
To anything except that we
Must do II all Immediately?
Amt we banging all records
In a way that ought
To prove hat our energy
Is oVerwroughtf
Wow!
Look at us now!
The aeroplane is on the wing
And flying round like everything
To show that man, beyond doubt,
Has got the bird game beaten out;
The Lusitania's added powers
Have cut her time to fewer hours
Than any other ship has done
On any transatlantic rum;
h Hudson-Fulton show will be
n greatest on this earth TO see:
We've reached the top notch of the eartf
And got the pole for all it's worth;
The highest buildings scrape the sky,
The fastest trains go whizzing by,
The athletes do their strongest stunts,
Th greatest hunter 1ercely hunts,
The quickest autos NOV us down
In open field and w town;
III largest wage go to toll,
The biggest crops enrich the soil,
The fastest thing OF earth's too slow,
The biggest is too small,
And everybody seems to want
To get ahead OF all.
BY gum,
That we are going some
Cannot be denied,
But on the side,
Amt We going too fast
To last?
Gee whiz,
Can't somebody say where the limit is?
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-24
Pine Smokers, Jaws.
From the PhlladeIphia Leo

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
There is n question i always ask
a man who wants a job" remarked the
business man who has to hire several
undred men for different positions
each year.
THE question i always ask them Is,
DO you smoke a pipe much? OF cours
the are various. Some OF them
smoke q pipe a great deal n others
not at all. Some smoke cigarets, al
though / seldom can get a man to ad-
nit II. There seems to be a general
garet smoker. Some Of them smoke
cigars. My business is such that Ii
makes very little difference to their
availability to me no matter what they
smoke.
why dc I ask about the pipe? Well.
not that / nave the least interest In
their habits, or that ] have any preju :
dice one way or another In the matter.
The reason Is that ! want to know
whether the formation of their lower
jaws is natural or acquired.
"A man with a firm lower Jaw is al
ways a mar OF parts and OF will. 1 say
always anyway, most always. Ii he
does not smoke a pipe his square jaw,
back near where IL hinges on TO the
upper one, is natural. If he is a pipe
smoker the looks are deceiving, and
] have TO judge his caliber some other
way.
Pipe smokers always ave strong
muscles back on h face about the
place a man stops when he makes the
first stroke downward in shaving,
These are the muscles that hold the
jaws together. They often give a
quare jawed effect to- mar who
hasn't any square jaw characteristics.
My men think i ask funny questions,
M there's q reason
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-24
COVERED WITH HIVES.

Child n Mass of Dreadful Sore Itch
ing, Irritating Hunor for TIVE
Months-LfttRe Sufferer I'm Terri
BILE PH9ht-Cured by Cuticura.
MY six year old daughter had the
dreadful disease called hives for two
months. She became affected by play
ing with children who had il. BY
scratching she caused large sores
which were irritating. Her body was
a complete sore, but it was worse or
her arms and back. We employed a
physician who left medicine. but ii diu
not help her and / tried several RENE
dies, but without avail. Seeing the
Cuticura Remedies advertised, !
thought / would try them. / gave her
a hot bath daily with Cuticura Soap
and anointed her body with Cuticura
Ointment. The first treatment relieved
the itching and In a short time the dis
ease disappeared. Mrs. G. L. Fridhon,
Warren, Mich, June 80 and July 10, '0S."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticnra Remedies. Boston.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-09-24
MoRGAN,s BIG IDEALS.
Some Famous Spot-Cash Transactions
American Croesus Quick to
Decide.

From London Answers
The sudden purchase of the Piccadily
hotel for the sum of $500 600 Is a re-
markabIe instance OF a huge concern
changing hands in a few moments. 1t
was easy enough for Mr.. Mailaby-
Deeley to draw a cheque for half a
million, but the complicated nature or
the lea liz only apparent n tries
TO realize what half a million OF money
really is.
But half a million down is by no
means a record. There hay been nu-
merous sales OF great English estates
during the last 20 years, and more than
2500, 900 has been paid on at least two
occasions. One estate alone-the Ken
sington-realized over G600, 900. and the
whole transaction did not cover two
hours. Even within the past three
months two estates changed hands for
ESQ, 900 apiece.
Mr.. Pierpont Morgan has been asso-
ciafed with many big deals. Some
years ago he was shown a collection
OF old masters, and promptly purchased
the lot for 21, 000, 900 sterling, drawing
a single cheque for the amount. Lord
Amherst of Hackney's Caxtons were
withdrawn from the sale because the
American millionaire privately offered
225, 900 for the set: and his cheque was
promptly accepted.
Mr.. Morgan is famous for his quick
ness or decision In these matters; but
his promtpness has not always been
successful. On n occasion he went
into a curto shop In Paris. where he was
well known. The proprietor produced
for his inspection an ancient cope: In
fact. the one worn by Pope Nicholas
Nv. The millionaire took out his cheque
book and paid $4,000 for the treasure.
Later ON he was informed that II had
been stolen from the cathedral at Milan,
and, In Difference TO popular desire, he
restored h cope. AS an acknowledge
ment. the pope had q special medal
struck In his honor.