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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-18
EST CHARLOTTE.

Miss Irene Powell of Elmore and
Harry Smith OF Charlotte We're married
November 10 at the home Of the brides
parents Mr. and Mrs. Wesley A Pow
ell of fillmore. Mr.. and Mrs Smith are
now visiting MI. and Mrs. Chester Smith
here.-E. H. Converse is in New York
city visiting Professor Granger and Wife
On his way home Mr.. Converse will
visit relatives at West Point. Miltonon-
thc-Thidson and Poughkeepsie. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Blair of Shelburne Point
visited relatives IN town Frday.-Mr
and Mrs. c. T.. Van Nliet have ben
visiting their nephew Curtis Orvis. IN
South Starksboro.-Mr Arthur Stea ms
has gone to St Adams to visit relatives
Mrs. +. r. Kimhall and daughter of
Wcstford are spending two weeks with
her parents. NJ. and Mrs r. 6. Beers
Mrs. Homer Rogers and son of BirIing-
ton are visiting her parents. Nj, and
Mrs. Emmons Dartt.--Professor Emo left
Wednesday for Philadelphia to resume
research work at the university there
Mrs Lydia Dart of Monkton. So years
old Is spending two weeks with her son,
+. Dartt. and family.--Wlliam Carpen-
tier had one-half of a dressed pig stolen
from his back yard Monday night. Mr..
Carpenter had butchered four hogs Mon
day afternoon and they were left hang
ing out over night as usual. Tho pig was
severed back of the shoulders. and the
body and hams taken. The remainder
was Icft on the ground William Harris
lost 10 chicken the same night There
IS much petit thieving going on about
here in the south part of the town.-Mr.
and Mrs, Henry Carpenter OF Ferris
burgh Center have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. Bcers.--Mr and Mrs Arthur
Stcarns hav" taken rooms In burlington
and will go there soon to live.-Mrs
iias Jewctt of Cornwall is the guest OF
her son. Charles Jewett.-Mss Chris
tina Voigt of Burlington spent the week
end with her parents. Mr., and Mrs.
Earnest Nogt.
The md-weck prayer meeting will Re
The md-week prayer meeting will hs
held on Thursday evening of this week
at the parsonaCe.-M AMI Mrs Joseph
place and have purchased a bon acre
farm In fillmore. where they. together
with their son-in-law, Thomas Beaufort,
and wife will move there December /
Moses Blow will carry on A. l.. Sher-
mans farm another ycar,--Mrs. Hattie
White OF Burlington spent Saturday and
Sunday with her son, Pliny Whte,-H.
II. ClaNton ia to carry on c. y. Johnss
farm In the west part OF the town next
year and will take possession March /
Charles Palmer OF North FerrishvrSh
ia visiting Or. and Mrs. Narney.-Ethen
Ruel will carry on the Woorster farm
next year, taking possession next March.
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WEYBRTDGE HILL.

The Ladies' Aid society will hold dime
experience social at James Mack's. Fri
Gay eVcning
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JERICHO

Rev. f. L. Manning of Wa tertown ~
Y. spoke at the Baptist Church Sunday
mornng.-Mrs. Stephen Curtis. who is In
poor health. goes soon to New Jersey to
spend the wintcr.-.Mrs. Fl. T. Montague
is In Bakersfield visiting relatives Ed
ward w. Hoskins and Mrs. Naude Iurl-
burt Bicknell, teacher In town, We're
married Sunday evening --Nclson A.
Story is moving TO Westford, where he
has hired n farm.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred
w. Hall OF Essex Junction have been
visiting at O. Fl. Browns for a few days
George Howe and Bailey Brown OF the
L. V. NJ. We're In town over SundayA
Mrs. W. y Pierce of Burlington is visit
ing her daughter. Mrs. Frederic Perez
val.-Airs. Edgar Hoyt and nephew.
Thomas Tewkrbury Of North Hero who
have been visiting In town for a week.
returned home Saturday
George Ring went Monday to Taunton,
Mass, where he has employrnent.--Mr
and Mrs Edward Hos.lns. who were
married Sunday evening, left Wednesday
for Nebraska. where they will pass the
winter for the benefit OF Mr.. Hoslunss
health. The condition of George n. Nay
who recently returned from Sandy IIiu
n. y. where he has been III with typhoid
fever, remains about the same.-Mrs.
Goddard Of Canada Is tho guest OF her
sister. Mrs Y. G. Nav.--Ivan White has
returned to Burlington after short visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Nhitc.--Mrs. A. G. Fletcher went Tues
day to Sheldon for a visit.-Rev. w
Wolcott If Philips, ~ Y. will speak at
the Baptist church sunday morning at
lo:3o,-There will he no preaching In the
Congregational church sunday Afternoon
Miss May Hodges Of Richmond is Wis.,
ting her aunt, Miss Minnie llas'iins.
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NOTICE.
sTANDARD AUTHORS At
FACTORY PRICES.

Now is the time to buy books for
reading in the long winter evenings.
Everybody should have one or more
Vets of some standard author Their
prove your mind.
start a library now. or better still,
fend gift to some one for Christ
mas gift. I enable YOU to secure all
standard authors at factory prices,
ike the following:
POE, 10 volumes ...............S 4.JO
ICOTT. IL volumes ........... 0.73
DICKENS. Is volumes ......... 1900
FHACKERAY, 10 volumes ..... 500
BcMAJ' PEASANT. II volumes. . 2I..5
Mail postal card for complete list,
Representative wanted in every
town.
&. T.. DAVENPORT. Manager.
% state St-cet, DOstOn.
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HUNTINGTON CENTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Verne James and son Of
Lincoln visited her cousin. Mrs. G. W.
Bagley. the last of the week.-Henry
Sisters and Miss Grace Shattuck were
married Saturday by the Rev. II. I.
Kemp at the parsonage-D. +. Hanks
and w. r. Taft we're visitors of Burling-
ton saturday Walter Taft went to tina
Mary Fletcher hospital Monday to be
present to an operation on his wife
Ny. and Mrs W. r. Hanks Of Bristol
visited his brother. d. r. Hanks. and
other friends here the last of the week
G. ". Brewster visited his daughter
Mrs. Clara Norton. in Burlington Mon.
daN.-D. Z. HNlett Is IL.
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LOST.

\ LARGE BLACK HAND BAG lost
containing gold watch and fob. Name
of owner inside Of cover Liberal re-
ward for return to 30 Pearl or Hines
burgh postcffice. 16.w4t
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WANTED

OMPFTENT EXPERIENCED COOK
wanted for family Of -four adults.
Wages IS. Address. Chas. II. Foote,
Burlington, Vt. 216.6i&w,lt
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TO RENT.

\ RASFMNET TENEMENT, warm and
convenient. at 50 Maple street to rent.
A good location for shoemaker. APP
ply at - Buell. St 267 .d&w.N
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RICHMOND,

street have made n "bee" and given sew
cral days work with their teams.
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FOR SALE

BROWN MARE for sale. years old, li
hands Apply Fern Iiil, North Pros
pect street. 2l,Wlt
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
Aged Brood Mares.

There are on record cases of mares
OF advanced age producing good foals.
Mr.. Pratt's Squirt mare bred II foals
during her career as a brood mare;
and the last, Purity. dropped when she
was "a years old, was considered
equal to, if not better ,han any of
her former progeny. Purity was the
dam of the famous Rockingham.
Mr.. O'Kelly, owner of Eclipse, had
a Tartar mare which dropped, when
n years old, Mercury, and in the next
season Volunteer; both these horses
were good ones. The same mare when
SO years old produced the filly which
became the dam of Oberon.
A curious fact about this mare was
that she was IA years old before she
produced any horses for racing, hav-
ing to that age been covered by COM
mon stations. Mr.. O'Kelly bought
her when 20 years old for $500 and
declared she was the cheapest mare
he ever purchased. She was got by
Tartar, and her dams grandsire was
the Godolphin Arabian. 1t does not
apear that she ever ran on the turf
London Live Stock Journal.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
Elephants Stra nae Death.

An Agra correspondent sends a re-
markabie story concerning what is de
clared to be the deliberate suicide 81
an elephant.
Inc great annual meal or fair at
. Batesar,, in the northwest provinces
Is neid on the banks of the Jumna.
which is there crossed by a bridge of
boats. At the side of the river onno.
site the fair there is a slope down
which the elephants bringing visitors
10 the bridge slide into the river and
swim across. A young elephant max.
ing the trip for the first time. trum,,-
eted angrily when his trappings were
stripped from him preparatory tn b,e
swim, but seeing other elephants
crossing the stream ahead of him he
plunged in and followed.
When he reached the opposite bank
however, he swerved around and
swan back again. The mahout
sought to force him around again. but
without result, and when within
yard or two of the bank the elephant
after trumpeting again, plunged down
INTO the river. Just in the nick If
time the mahout was rescued nv
means OF a long bamboo, but the ele.
phant was drowned, to all. appearance
oy his own deliberate act,-Lonnon
Standard.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
Don't Cross Breeds.

When a farmer uses a purebred
sire to mate with common stock. we
have a sire bred for many genera
lions for an especial purpose until it
Is very prepotent, as the breeders saw.
and as the dam has no particular fixed
characteristics, the stronger blood
Will predominant to the uplifting of
the farmers herd. This illustrates an.
other point uot fully understood by
many farmers, and that is the lack
OF wisdom of mixing breeds.
One frequently hears the remark
that cross of Jerseys and Holstein is
good thing because the resultant
heifer will give large amount of rich
milk, combining the leading desirable
characteristics Of both breeds. But
when two animals are mated. each
one of which is the result of years of
breeding with a particular purpose in
yiew-but those purposes different in
the two animals-there is a clash of
prepotencies, SO to speak, and no one
can predict what the result may be.
u Is lust as likely to be the small
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
TREES AND LIGHTNING.
Open Field the Safest Place-Elms
and Oaks Most Often Hit.

anu OdkS MoSI O!ten f1it.
About the most dangerous place to
seek shelter in a thunderstorm Is un.
der an oak or elm tree, as was proved
again by the experience of a dozen
persons in Prospect Park, Brooklyn,
only a short time ago. This fact has
long been known to scientists, but
many persons are killed every year by
lightning because of the lack or dis
regard of this knowledge.
The total annual loss of life by light
ming Is not known, for complete Stats
tics on the subject have never been
kept. A few years ago the United
States Weather Bureau attempted
something of the kind in a tentative
way. Its experts figured out the aver
age number of persons killed by light
ming yearly In the United States as
BIZ. But this was not complete. From
several states in the Union the wealth
er bureau received no reports.
The reports received did show that
OF all that lightning killed only few
were struck in the open field.
Most of the killed and injured, 1t was
found, had sought shelter from thun-
derstorms, under trees, in doorways of
barns or near chimneys.
While no record of the kinds of
trees most often struck by lightning
has ever been kept in the United
States, the Lightning Rod Conference
held In England in 1881 reported that
In the United Kingdom the trees most
often struck were the elm, oak, ash
and poplar. 1t also said that the
beech, birch and maple were seldom
touched by lightning.
For period of eleven years in the
Principally of lLppe- Detmold exhaus-
tive records were kept of all trees
struck by lightning. These showed
that trees standing near water seemed
to be the most likely to be hit and
gave this table of comparative dan |
ger: Oaks, 100; elms, n; pines, SO;
IRIS, 10; fir trees in general, q:
'eeches. by far the safest Of all forest
rees. New York Sun.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
Trees.

Trees grow on mountain sides, in
remote country districts, and in some
residential quarters They furnish
shade. Presidential timber. and, when
sliced thin, delicious breakfast foods.
Trees are useful for cutting down,
and furnish occupation for the other
wise unemployed. in the form OF
railroad ties, they furnish basis for
bond issues and for stock market pan
les.
Trees may be oak, beech, chestnut
or elm, but they are always popular.
They make excellent fire, especially
when made into some novels.
Trees are brown and green, but
when made into paper are generally
yellow. This is when they bark loud.
est.
Trees were at one time used for
hanging purposes. Now we use Inves.
tigating Committees, thus showing
the advance in civilization.
Among Rock-a-bye babies the tree
top Is favorite. Later on the
Christmas tree Is in vogue. At the
club, the only tree used Is the hat
tree. ..#.Mt
Am ericans consider themselves gu
perior to all trees. That Is why they
cut them so.-Thomas L. Mason in
LipDincotts.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
Woman's Curiosity.

"Woman's curiosity" said Mr.. Flet-
cher, is a quality of mind beyond
human understanding
YES" said Mrs Fletcher. What
made you think of that?'
1The fool actions of a woman that
/ saw downtown today. She follow
ed man ten blocks just to get to
read placard that was fastened to
his back. She spotted him at Thirty
fourth street. That was really the
end of her trip-I made that out from
something she said to another woman
who was too fat to join in the chase
but when she caught sight of that
flaming red poster tied to the mans
back her curiosity got the better of
her and she set out after him. He
led her quite chase across town
and downtown and back again, but
she never weakened. She tagged
faithfully along in his wake, and final
ly she got close enough to read that
notice"
Mrs. Fletcher reflected a moment
What did it say?" she asked.
1t advised her to get her teeth
pulled somewhere on Sixth avenue"
Mrs. Fletcher thought again.
Where were you al the time she
was trying to find that out?"
"Me?" said Fletcher. "Oh, I was
following the woman. 4 wanted to
see II she finally caught up with the
man. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
INDIANS SUDDEN WEALTH.

Wanted Money From Sale Of Land II
Greenbacks for Display.
Wealth has suddenly come to the
french River indians through the
sale OF the valuable timber on theil
lands near Lake Nipissing. Fol
many years the late chief Of the Glib
ways sternly repulsed the advances
Of the lunbermen, but his son has
yielded to their solicitations. and II
is stated that altogether the band
will ultimately be entitled to some;
thing like G2O0,000. The distribution
Is being made by Indian Agent Cock
burn at Sturgeon Falls. The assem-
bled braves listened stolidly to the ex-
plantations Of the agent that the
piece of paper each received meant
that large sum of money was in the
Quebec bank to their credit, which
could be obtained when required. A
short lecture on banking and the
convenience Of the savings depart
ment followed, after which the re-
cipients marched solemnly to the
bank and drew the face value of the
checks.
Burdened with wealth, they return
ed to the agents Office; where each
Indian piled his money UP on the
table and joyfully regarded the
stacks of greenbacks which spelled
ease and comfort for some time to
come. One Indian insisted on having
bills Of small denomination and was
loaded up with a mountain of green
backs. With grin he staggered in
to the office, money bullying out OF
every pocket. Slowly unpacking him
self, he piled his treasure on the
table, making bigger display than
any of his red brothers, which at.
forded him the greatest satisfaction.
With difficulty the men were dis
suaded from carrying off their money
to the reserve, twenty miles across
Lake Nipissing; but finally, after
making generous purchases and pay
ing their bills, nearly all deposited
their wealth in the bank It is stated
that the sale Will mean an income to
some families OF 5000 a year. A
not unnatural result of this sudden |
Of wealth has been thu
aid prolonged 7ls!.s Of |
young bucks from other tribes, who
are finding new attractions amcng
he maidens Of the Dokis families.
rhe matrimonial market has shown
luite a boom. One wedding has al
'eady taken place and indications
re favorable for many more in the
lear future, as every Dohs maiden
epresents an immediate cash value
# about G20O and prospective
early income of G60.-London Tels-
Taph.
FAINTER IN CHINA.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
Lesson In Good Manners.

A We1l4lnown lawyer is telling :
good story about himself and his ct
forts to correct the manners Of hi.
ofice boy One morning not long
ago the young autocrat blew into the
Office and teasing his cap at hook
exclaimed:
Say Mr. Blank there's ball game
down at the park today, and I'm go
Ing"
Now, the attorney is not a hard
hearted man and was willing the boy
should 90, but thought he would teach
him little lesson in good manners.
Jimmie" he said, that isn't the
way to ask favor. Now, you
come over here and sit down and I'll
show you how to do it."
The boy took the Office chair and
his employer picked up his cap and
stepped outside. He onen opened the
door softly, and, holding his cap in
his hand, said quietly to the small
boy In the big chair.
please, sir, there is ball game at
the park today; If you can spare me
would like to get away for the
afternoon" ......
In a flash the boy responded.
why, certainly, Jimmie; and here
ss so cents to pay your way in"
Short Stories.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
Difficulties Of Keeping Back Crowd
and Getting Permission to Work.


Il spent nearly a year in China"
said Hodgson Liddell, a well known
landscape painter who has returned
to London after remarkable paint
ing journey through China, in the
course of which he was permitted the
great privilege of painting in the
grounds Of the Summer Palace In
Pekin. "The chief impression bring
back are the courtesy and considera-
ton of the Chinese and the value
of the country to the painter. It Is
untrodden ground, land full OF beau
ty, in which the painter. after he has
overcome the natural difficulties, will
find many things to delight and fas-
ctnate him.
"At times I had to rope a space
for myself and my easel. In several
places I used sedan chair or
rickshaw. At Hanchow I painted
from houseboat and elsewhere ]
had a launch. was always accom-
panied by an Interpreter and several
coolies, who could he relied upon to
keep the crowd in order, and only
once had to deal with a man myself,
when I threw young lama, or stu
dent priest, out OF the Lama Tenn
pie in Pekin. That did not happen
until was sure Of my ground. The
old priests told me to give the young
priests a good thrashing IL they In
terfered with me.
"My permission I'd enter the Sum-
mer Palace was only granted after
long negotiations conducted by the
British Minister, but once inside my
stay Of few days heightened into
two weeks. They treated me most
giving me comfortable
quarters and a special cook, but
was under strict surveillance the
whole of the e"-London Daily
Nail
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
SORE EYES CURED.

Eye.Balls and Lids Became Terribly
infaned - Was Unable to Go
About-Au Treatments Failed
Cuticura Proved Successful.
about two years ago my eyes got in
such a condition that was unable to 60
about They were terribly infamed, both
the balls and lids. tried home remedies
without relief. Then decided TO go to our
family physician, but he didn't help them.
Then tried two more of our most promi-
nent physicians, but my eyes grew contin-
ually worse. At this time friend Of mine
advised me to try Cuticura Ointment, and
after using it about one week my eyes were
considerably improved and in two weeks
they were almost well. They have never
given me any trouble since and | am now
sixty-fve years old. | shall never fail to
praise Cuticura. G. B. Halsey, Mouth Of
Wilson, Va, Apr. 4, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props
of Cuticura Remedies, Boston. Mass
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
To Eaten Poultry.

An excellent mixture for fattening
poultry is made as follows. One hun
dred pounds finely ground barley, 100
pounds fine ground corn, 10 pounds
finely ground oats with hulls sifted
OUT, to which mixture is added thirty
pounds of beef scraps. Buttermilk OF
skim-milk is used for mixing, the
former being preferred. The birds
are fed twice a day at intervals of
twelve hours and are kept on this
diet for three weeks. Crate or ma
chine fattning should be adopted. An
other ration is made as follows: 100
pounds ground oats, 10 pounds ground
corn, so pounds -four, 4 pounds tallow
Witness.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
Effect Of the Moon,

It should be of interest to farmers
suburbanites and others to know that
there Is nothing in the current super
stltlon about planting potatoes and
other root crops in certain phases of
the moon.
1t is current opinion among many
farmers that if you plant potatoes in
the dark of the moon they will run to
tubers, and If in the light of the moon
they will run to tops. This is also
said to be true of any root crop and it
is planted accordingly.
There is usually a basis in fact for
any superstitution, and the moon SUI
perstition was SO dep rooted that
number of experts of the department
OF agriculture while going around the
crop made it their business to study
the question and see whether there
might not be a germ Of truth, or. at
least, some reason for the general be-
lief that the moons, phases have an
effect on animal and vegetable life.
They have concluded after patient in
vestigation that the moon myth is one
Of the comparatively few myths that
dates back to pure savagery and has
absolutely not scientific leg to stand
on.
The field workers of the department
have found that at least rs percent of
The farmers Of the country put in their
crops and do good many other things
about the farm governed absolutely
by the moons phases. The agricultur-
al experiment stations all over the
country have for years been defying
the superstition and raising just as
god crops, if not better, when the
moon was one way as when it was
he other, as farmers do when gov
srnen by the lunar light.-Farmers'
Home Journal.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
Cou,dn't Catch Him

A young country chap once got s
job in city grocery. He was very
cautious in his new berth-they had
told him at home that the city PEG
pie would try to josh him because
he was green. He kept sharp look
out accordingly for joshers.
A sober old maid entered the groc
cry one morning.
II want some bird seed. please
she said
The new clerk sneered and answer
ed scornfully:
mo: We don't lady. Ye can't josh
me. Birds grow from eggs, not seeds"
Chicago Journal.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-06-26
Usefulness of Sheep.

Shep keep the land free from weeds
and convert the same into valuable
commodity. They are the mast east
ly managed animals and do not tramp
field and lot like others, and one can
turn them into fields to pick up waste
where other animals could not be
tolerated, and thus save a vast and
otherwise actual loss.-Farmers'
Home Journal.