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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29
RICHFORD.

The listers have nearly completed
the grand list for 1903. The total is
s10,267SG as against S1O.S26.10 last
year, a decrease Of S5S.2i. There is Il
slight increase in the taxable real cs-
tate. and "a larger decrease in the tax
able personal propcrtv.-Thc Woman's
club will meet in the Leach studio this
tvening-NTrs. H. NJ. cor has sold to
Mrs. Ida st, Francis a lot on Center
street for s3O0 Mr.. st Francis plans
to build there this suumer-t'ran1s :.
Manuel has ronc TO Travorsc CIV.
Mich. and Chicago on n business trim
-Richford l.odpe. No. Is. and WASH
,n,tor t.od-o 10 -, n q T., ohee,,.-
ed tho ,rni,ors,rv Of tbo found
In, of 1ndonondent odd rcuowshtp
,tordav ovo,ipc A rocontio, will no hold
In V NJ G & nan Friday evening.
rive ,,,,d,1s i,.on -, Loan !. oyh-
con will no rroeartcd rho Row silos
y porrv ,bvsica1 director for Two
,.o,rs bos rosic,od -, arcur,,t Of in
c.aasi,a nrnfoseional dutios
r7i.,,oa - ,,.,,,,, II c,,t,i, on,
:, e,,,,,t .,.hl, ,,.o,a d,t,.an f,o',,
49,, So. era ,a,,o r,n,.ad irtn
ar,,,,ts ,n Nrs >,ooro.s ho,,so
,.,, . -.
va ,.,.,.. -. .'.',. .1t....,.,, -
made. Mr.. smith loss was adjusted by
the payment of $1'Ollo5, and the damage
to the household goods of the two SMITH
families was settled at S5SIoo X. Powers
received $500 insurance on household
Eoods.-The body of Mrs Adelino Curlier
who died March T. was taken to Enfield.
N. H.. Friday for burial accompanied Nv
APP anu vi - ~ ~ ~ -
Rustedt went Friday to Ware. Mass
20 visit her daughter, Miss Marion Rus
tedt teacher in the public schools
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29
EDEN.

Is. b. Blake has gone to New York to
sci, an asbestos company the New Eng
land mine-Daniel Alexander and family
have started for California.-M Russell
has rented II. fuckers house.--Mrs. Effie
Whittemore has gone to North Hyde
Park to teach the village school-Ieon
Blake 90 years old, youngest son OF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29
SOUTH HERO.

Mrs. Synder, who has spent the winter
in Orange, N. j., has returned to her
cottage for the SUMMERTIME singing
concert.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29
H. w. ALLEN e. CO.
Art Embroidery Department
In the Basement.

In the Basement.
To-day--Stamped Lingerie Waists, fine ba-
tise and lawn in a variety Of new attractive pat
terms, sufficient material with coronation braid or
embroidery Floss. Price rs cents.
Stamped Linen Huck Towels
18 20 and IS inches in width. A large variety
Of stamped designs for selection
Price 50 cents end ST 90 each.
Stamped Cotton Rep Belts IS cents
Linen Betting for cross stitch work
Price Is cents per yard.
Royal Society Packages
Linen bureau sets, picture frames, tie racks.
sofa pillows, center pieces, complete of nansook
undermusins shirt waists of lawn crepe mercerized
poplin--stampcd ready for working, including suff-
cent Royal Society Floss to complete the work
Prices for the packages pete IS cents 50 cents
75c, $100, S1.25 and $l.5O
D. NJ. C. Mercerized Cotton for slippers. COL
pinl, aven light blue. brown red green. dark
blue. cray and black. One ske;n sufficient for pair
of slippers so cents per skciin or 80 cents ball.
Six lined kid slipper soles, Price Csc.
Dainty decorated Place Cards and Score Cards,
S cents each so cents dozen
Infants Kimonos of white wool batiste stamp
ed ready for embroidery work Price &c.
Infants Bonnets of sheer handkerchief linen
stamped ready for working. Price 25c and 5Oc
Linen Tray and Lunch Cloths, stamped.
IS cents to $1O0.
Fl. w. ALLEN q CO.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29

0Continusd on Dnge ~
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20

Peace rules the day where reason
rules the mind.-Colltns.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
A Very Restful Rest.

Adolf Menzel, the German artist. WAS
at one time engaged Oh a mural deco
ration. He had rugged up scaffolding
I'm his studio. on which his model was
requested to stand. For two long
hours the poor poseur stood up aloft
IN most fatiguing posture. Mcneil
In the meantime worked at his sketch.
growing tired.
AT length the model found 1t ne.es-
sary to speak, Herr professor" said
be- "how abont recess?"
Menzel apologized profusely for his
rgetfulness. "Cprtainly, certainly,
my dear sir" said he. Come down
and rest yourself bit"
The model had clambered from the
scaifoldlng to the ladder. which led
down from 1t to the studio floor.
Stop cried the artist suddenly.
"Tlat pose is fine. Don't move a mus
Gle"
And once more the model was forced
into strained riedity. while the enthu-
him.
At the end Of half an hour Menzel
looked up from his work. There"
said he: "tlat will do nicely! Get back
oil the scaffold. We have had our
rest. Let us get back to work again."
What the model said Is left to the
readers imagination.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
Cost Of Oilind Roads.

A recently published report Of the
Boston park commission Is interesting.
In 1905 twelve miles of road were
treated with oil to keep down the
dust. and the result was 80 satisfac.
tory that In 1907 the whole extent of
more than forty miles was treated In
this way. Mr.. Putnam. the engineer.
has carefully calculated the cost. and
he says that the annual cost Of sprin.
king thirty foot roadway was $3.50
a mile, whereas the cost Of Oiling the
same roadway thirty feet wide was
$375. In addition to laying the dust.
the asphaltum In the oil had binding
effect on the surface Of the road and
very materially lessened the cost for
repairs. The oil Is put on in an emul.
sion IN which fifteen pounds Of soap
dissolved In fifty gallons Of water are
mixed with hundred gallons Of crude
oil. the w ,le being agitated to the
proper point Of emulsion. and then $50
gallons Of this are mixed with 45O gal
Ions Of water and sprinkled on the
roads. The plan has given the very
best satisfaction In Boston and might
he tried s"wbere with corresponding
ly satisfactory results.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
Sixinu Up Bernard Shaw.

BERNARD Shaw Is thus immortaliZed
by Charles Hawtrey, the we'll known
English comedian: "Once on time
| had Il mad desire to produce Shaw's
play OF You Never Can Tell wrote
to Shaw and asked his permission. He
answered that he would come and
read It to me. He did and began by
saying that sometimes he thought 1t
was the best play that ever was writ
ten and at others he considered 1t the
greatest trash. Anyhow. he was OF
opinion that 1t was Il pretty poor play
and that il produced it-well, must
take the consequences. Some time
afterward ! asked Shaw II could
compress the last act. He declined to
allow one line to be altered or cut out.
In view of certain contingencies had
at last to tell him that | couldn't pro
duce the play. His answer was:
Thank you 80 much. You have taken
a great load off my mind Now, what
are you to do with man like thatT'--
Minneapolis Journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
Scotland and Horse Racino.

Scotland has been famous for Its
hCrses from the most ancient days.
When Agricola defeated the Caledo-
mans at the battle Of the Grampians,
A. u. 81, the Celtic enemy, rs Tacitus
Relates. We're exceptionally strong In
cavalry and charloteers. Successive
kings Of Scotland did much to improve
It's native breed Of horses, and In this
connection 1t Is not to be forgotten
that the first Scottish king OF Eng
land. James l.. did more to improve
the race horses In our island than was
ever done before him or has ever been
done by any individual since. James
l. was the real author Of horse racing
as 1t has since been known In England.
He It was who first established regu-
lar courses, and during his reign there
came into being the code Of regrra-
items that led up to the modern laws OF
tn turf Nobody denies that horse
racing has done much for the breed OF
British horses. 1t was gift from
ScOtland.-London Answers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
ROAD WORK IN ENGLAND.
Method Of Maintaining Hishways and
Filling Up Soft Spots.


1t may interest many to learn how
road maintenance Is carried out in
Great Britain and ireland All roads
nnd bridges are under the direct
charge of the county surveyor. who IL
In all cases qualified civil engineer,
with assistants under him TO see to
the detail work He divides the roads
of the county into sections. as seems
best to him for maintenance purposes
These several sections are advertised
locally in the newspapers and by 9th,
pr means, and bids are invited for their
maintenance for six or twelve months.
says James Johnston Of Douglas coun.
ty. Neb.. In the Breeders Gazette Of
Chicago. These bids are opened on a
certain day by board Of county com
missioners. assisted by the county sur
veyor. The lowest bidder gets the
work. but no bid is accepted until the
successful bidder puts up bond
signed by two solvent sureties that the
work will he performed Should the
contractor fail to do the work the
county surveyor can have II done and
sue the bondsmen for the work and
rosts All bidders for this work have
specifications Of the work to be done
on the several sections of road How
long the section Is. how many tons "f
metal are to be broken and put on.
cleaning. keeping the water tables
clear and the grass Off the road all
these are specified. so that he knows
exactly what he has to do. The mat
ter of putting ON the metal Is looked
after very closely indeed The con-
tractor has to put all the material IN
the roadside The surveyor or his as-
sistant comes and measures II and
then marks 1t with slaked lime, so
that 1t cannot be interferred with un-
til 1t Is put on the road. Farmers are
always the contractors for this work.
The roads everywhere are always In
good condition. There are many soft
spots over there-bog and low lands.
with rain every day and sometimes
twenty.four hours at a time-but the
heaviest autos can spin along the bog
roads and IN the rainiest weather with
no damage to the road.
They have no difficulty with the soft
bottoms in Ireland They simply throw
in rock. and the softer the spot the
bigger the rocks until they make It a
hard spot and then put the small stuff
on top. A mistake will surely be
made II bricks are thrown into soft
spots. They are simply no good for
the purpose intended.
1t is to be hoped that the people OF
the United States will stop spending
time and wasting money in shoveling
dirt into the soft spots, but will 60 to
work like men Of business and build
rnads
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
Domestic Bliss.

They had been trotting in double
harness for seven long, weary months.
and the honeymoon had bumped the
bumps for fair.
John" she said. as she dished out
the breakfast food. IL need little pin
money this morning"
What did you do with the IS l
gave you last week." asked the man
who had promised to love, honor and
pay the freight
"Oh, l don't remember" she replied
Its so easy to spend s. and have
nothing to show for It,"
Right you are" sighed John. THAT
was the amount paid the minister
for marrying us."-Chicago News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
NEW KIND OF ROAD MATERIAL
Salt and Aikall Scale From Boilers
Used In Parts Of Kansas.


The farmers in central Kansas as
well as the people in the towns have
been interested In good roads for sew
eral years. and In Ellsworth and Its
vicinity one can see almost any kind
Of a made road.
At one or two places In Ellsworth
county there are short roads where
treatment has been given similar to the
pavement on Douglas avenue In Ellis
worth. Here there are two blocks that
town. The treatment of this street
was commenced about two or three
years ago. consisting OF coarse aud
fine cinders In layers. then covering
surface Of salt and alkali scale.
The water In this country Is very
hard, and In all the steam boilers at
the salt mills and other factories sort
Of alkali forms which must be remov-
ed frequently, and this. with the salt
and alkali scale that forms In the salt
pans. is used on Douglas avenue. 1t
forms a hard crust and makes most
excellent street. 1t Is success on
the most busy thoroughfare of Ellis
worth. and II the supply was not SO
limited the farmers would use 1t for
the rural roads and more of the streets
Of Ellsworth would be paved with 1t.
The salt and alkali crust on Douglas
avenue Is now about three inches
thick. and this lies on three inches Of
coarse cinders and three inches of hne
cinders. 1t makes pretty street. In
appearance being like an asphalt pave
ment before 1t becomes dirty.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
Tongue Twisters.

Among brief tongue twisters the fol-
lowing are hard to beat: "The sun
shines on the top signs" "She says she
shall sew Sheet" 1.-The sixth sick
shelk's sixth sleeps sick" Some Of
Shakespeare's lines offer pitfalls to the
rapid speaker. In midsummer Nights
Dream" we find, when lion rough In
widest rage doth roar" and in the
same play
Oh. Fates, come. come!
Cut thread and thrum;
Quail. crush, conclude and quell.
London Chronicle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
A Coraican Vendetta,

Lecturing on "The Land Of the Ven
delta" at the Royal Geographical So
cietys headquarters, the Rev. T. T.
Norgate said he had discovered In
stances Of vendetta being started In
Corsica through pig getting into an
other mans field, and this had caused
the loss Of perhaps hundreds Of lives
and had made two families deadly enc
mics for upward Of 800 years. The
men who carried on such vendetta
would scorn to rob any one Of a six
penny piece.-LOndon Globe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
GEO. p. McRAE UNDER ARREST.

George p. McRac, chief market
master in the office of City Comptrol
er Hooper, Baltimore, is a default
er from the city to the amount OF
S435. He was placed under arrest
shortly before 2 10 clock Tuesday in the
Mayors private office, and taken by
Detectives Dick and Busick to detect
i've headquarters, where he is now
being held.
McRae, who is sonin-law of John
J. Mahon, the city Democratic lead
er, made full confession of taking
definite amounts, most of them sub
sequent to May / of this year, when
the market licenses became due.
His confession was made in the
presence of Mayor Mahool, City
Comptroller Hooper, City Solicitor
Poe and Deputy Comptroller FIRE. =
man. Pressing debts and love OF
drink are blamed for his downfall :
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20

ings by the physicians in charge, all
immaculate white. The visitors were
also greeted by a score of white
aproncd and whitc-cappcd young
nurses.
The 100 patients looked healthy,
strong, happy and hopeful.
Flccks of dust were as rare as flakes
of snow.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
A Meve For Good Roads,

Nearly l.OOO,000 voters Of Pennsyi-
vania have signed petitions asking the
state legislature to start the movement
which In 1913 will give bond issue Of
S5OO00OOO for building coed roads
The sum cf $5.0n0OO0 will I've asked
for to begin immediate work.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
Things The WOodmcn Know That
Nav Not Be Known To Others.


A cord of wood is l2S cubic feet,
or the contents of pile s feet long,
1 feet high and 4 feet wide. Wood
is marked ON this basis. A pile
whose length, breadth and height
multiplied together gives this num-
Der OF cubic feet fills this require
mcnt, no matter whether the sticks
are long or short, straight or crook
ed, round or split, unless there is an
understanding to the contrary. New
crthrless a cord, though it comes up
to legal measurements, is an uncer-
tain quantity even when the seller is
honest and the buyer satisfied.
A umbcrman may have a tract of
pulp wood which he sells to a paper
mill at SIS cord for as many cords
as it will make. 1t is in the contract
that he shall cut and stack it. He
cuts it in l2-foot lengths and when
the job is complete it measures 200
cords and he receives 81 900 for it.
Would he have made or lost by cut
ting l-foot lengths instead of II? He
would have lost in the first place from
the additional labor required to cut
4-foot wood, but his principal loss
would have resulted from IL greatly
dimished number of cubic feet, due
to the fact that short sticks lie closer
together than large. Had the 200
cords of 12-foot wood been cut in A.
foot lengths there would have been
only 176 cords and the owner would
have received for it $3.50 instead OF
81 900. 1t was therefore clearly to
his advantage to cut l2-foot lengths,
but it would have been to the buyers
advantage to have it cut in 4-foot
lengths. He would have received the
same actual quantity of wood for sl2O
less.
1t also makes considerable differ
ence to the seller whether wood is
chopped or sawed. If chopped the
chips are lost. Where the logs are
large this loss amounts to no small
total. In cord of foot wood with
sticks inches in diameter the chip
loss is from & to per cent, and, OF
course, the shorter the sticks are cut
the greater the loss. If the wood is
sawed the sawdust loss is scarcely lhe
half of | per cent.
Cords of split wood contain less
than cords of round sticks. The fin
er the wood is split the more it
makes. Hence wood dealers are often
willing to sell kindlingS all sawed and
split for the same price cord as un-
split wood. They get back the cost
of labor in the increased bulk.
A cord (l2S cubic fect) of 4-foot
hardwood usually contains about SO
cubic feet Of solid wood; a cord of 3
foot wood averages S34 cubic feet, of
2-foot wood 81 feet and of l-foot wood
S5 feet. The conifers (soft woods)
contain 80 to 96 cubic feet Thus
the purchaser receives on an average
about two-thirds of cord of real
wood and one-third of a cord of
spaces.
In some countries wood is bought
by weight and the buyer comes more
nearly getting what he bargains for,
but even then he may miss it if he
receives green wood when he wants
dry. According to timber testing en-
gineers of the United States Forest
Service, wood may lose half or more
;tc ,,rann ,ynipbt in Sna Snplpp
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20

wbv She Opened the Letter.

Willis I'm sorry your wife opened
that business letter sent you. Harris.
You told me that she never opened
your letters.
Harris-She doesn't. as a rule, Willis,
but YOU see. you marked It "private."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-05-20
A Little Too Younu.

New Boarder-HOw's the fare here!
Old Boarder-Well. we have chicken
every morning. New Boarder-Thats
first rate! How Is 1t served? Old
Boarder-In the eggs-Brooklyn Life.
The Florida star., 1909-04-16

No hunters can ever be said to have
enjoyed all the experiences Of the
African jungle without an adventure
with wild dogs. which roam In packs
and are the dread OF the natives The
cry Of these animals Is not unlike that
OF leopards or smaller game. and once
heard the natives dy to the tops OF
trees. These mongrel dogs have low
bodies. covered with thick, bushy hair.
A hunter wounding a Wild dog must,
according to the ethics Of the chase,
pursue and kill the wounded canine.
The fish Of the inland lakes In which
is found the hippo are unpalatable,
and the Roosevelt party viii. subsist
on flesh and fowl There is an abun-
dance Of wild ducks on Naivasha lake,
where the hunters win doubtless spend
much time
The Florida star., 1909-04-16
The Earth's Surfaee.

The surface of the earth can be
compared to the top of a barrel of
asphalt, hard and rigid through and
through, scanned and cracked on the
surface by the elements. For ten
miles in a straight line below the
surface the earth is probably dry
and hard, of a rock substance. The
pressure of this substance upon the
heated center of the earth keeps it
from getting hotter than it is, just
as you can keep water from boiling
by an appropriately sufficient pres
sure. The fact that there is steam
in volcanic eruptions is the leakage
of the interior pressure of heat in
the earth. The character of matter
in the center of the earth or its i'm
mediate environment must be some
thing like pumice stone-spongy,
porous, light-because when the
earth's interior matter is melted in
the high temperatures that are
there it dissolves, and there is con-
siderable water in it that escapes
through volcanic craters in steam.
Hallock, Columbia Uni
versity.
The Florida star., 1909-04-16
Embarrassing For the Lecturer.

Civilized people when they listen
to lecture on some abstruse scien-
tifc subject applaud even if they dc
not understand. But there is eyi-
IDENTIFY more frankneSs among say
ages, according to a story told by
Captain Guy Burrows. a white man
one evening tried to explain to
some members of an African tribe,
the Mobunghi, the wonders of the
steam engine and steamship. lie
drew diagrams on the sand, and the
audience listened and looked with
apparently intense interest. At last
he asked his hearers whether they
understood. yes" they replied
they thought they did.
There was a deep silence" Cap
tain Burrows said, "for some time
and then a voice in the center OF
the crowd expressed the unspoken
sentiments Of the whole assembly in
one emphatic word, uttered in a
tone of the deepest conviction
Liar
Embarrassing for the lecturer
Westminster Gazette.
The Florida star., 1909-04-16
LIBERTY BELL PROPOSITION.



Shall the crack In the Liberty bell
be repairedl Representatives OF an
old world firm OF bellmakers have
laid before Mayor Reyburn OF PhIla-
delphia a proposition to make the re
pairs so that once again the people
may hear peals from the bell which
announced to a new nation its indie
pendence. They have a secret process,
but are willing to enter bonds in any
amount and to do the work without
taking the relic from Independence
hall.
Mayor Reyburn is anxious that the
people shall express their opinion, but
his personal view is that there may be
a general sentiment against repairs.
Said he the other day: There is a
historic sentiment connected with the
crack itself. The bell cracked at the
funeral services Of Chief Justice Mar
shall, and every schOOlbOy who has
seen a picture OF the bell knows Of
that crack. Still. it might be of inter
est to the people TO hear the Liberty
bell peal exactly as it did in 1776. and
the bellmakers assure me that the re
pairs they will make will not make the
slightest difference In the tone OF the
helI
The Florida star., 1909-04-16
FIR AS PAPER SOURCE.
Minnesota Professor Claims to Utilize
Sawdust Also.

Minnesota Professor Claims to Utilize
Sawdust Also.
A chemical discovery which Is ex-
pected to make wood pulp and paper
products many times more plentiful
and much cheaper than they are at
present was recently announced at the
State university In Minneapolis, MINI.
The discoverer is DIR. George B.
Frankfurter. dean Of the College OF
Chemistry, who has worked on the
process for more than twelve years.
The discovery makes possible the man
ufacture Of paper from fr trees, saw.
dust and waste timber.
The pulp for paper at present is
made only from spruce. The supply of
FIR is 100 times greater than the supply
Of spruce. and DR.. Frankforter and
those associated with him say the new
pulp process will be more economical.
AS proof Of the value OF his discOv-
cry DR.. Frankforter shows a table re-
cOrding his experiment with one cord
OF fir wood. The wood cost him $3.50.
and from 1t he obtained wood pulp
worth $50, turpentine worth $41.6O and
byproducts Of lesser value. The
waste that is now burned or thrown
away, Dr. FrankfOrter says, can be
used as well as the fresh cut wood.