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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
A DREAM STORY.

The Jeweled Ring a Woman Saw Twice
In Her Sleep.
In November, 1893, | awoke one
morning fully impressed with the idea
that | was receiving as a gift an I'M
usually large gypsy ring set with a sin
gle sapphire with a brilliant on each
side. The dream was a pleasant one
to the female mind and soon fell
asleep again, but only to awake with
still stronger impression that the jewel
was actually in my hands. SO curious
were my sensations that on my maid
entering my room at s o'clock / told
her of the two dreams, most minutely
describing the ring. and | also asked
my husband to bear witness to the
statement should anything follow to
confirm the dream.
Two hours later the postman arrived,
and so great were my excitement and
establishment at seeing small. neatly
done up packet evidently a ring case)
that | dared scarcely open it and decid-
ed to ask my maid to do so. Before
breaking the seal | asked her to repeat
the description of the ring that l had
previously given her. and then the lit
tie packet was opened. and the joyful
exclamation followed. why. my lady,
here it is" The ring was sent to me
by friend in memory of his wife,
who had died some months before, but
| had absolutely no idea that | should
be the recipient of any souvenir of
her, nor did | ever see her wearing the
ring in question.-London Spectator.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
ANDY MCCONNELL BACK.
Red S0x Second Bnseman Has Re-
covered From His Operation for
APPENDICITIS,

Andy Mcconnell Of the Red Sox is
back and in fine condition.
He is ready to take back his berth
on the second sack any time that
Manager Donovan may see fit to put
him there.
Since he has gotten over his oper-
alton for appendicitis he has been on
the Hudson river in New York near
home fishing, shooting woodchucks
and taking fine care of himself with
the result that he is in the best con-
dition of his career.
He went to see Dr. Brooks this
week and the bandages were talk
en- off his side. He went up to the
ball park afterwards and worked out
with the rest of the players, showing
more snap and ginger than he has
for a year
sunburned and strong is he and
ready to give Gardner run for the
second sack job
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
MYSoST.
A Norwegian Cheese That Is Made OF
Goats Milk.

A Norwegian Cheese That Is Made of
Goats Milk.
There is a terrible Gind of Norwegian
cheese called "mySoSt.' which is made
of goats milk II is brown in color
and served in the shape OF bricks
done up in silver paper. The initiated
shave this into thin fims aud make it
into sandwich with black bread and
butter. This cheese is really made
from the whey after proner cheese has
been manufactured. All the water is
then boiled out. and the remainder is
compressed into these brown bricks.
which taste sweet and gritty.
Love of this cheese wolild take some
time to acquire. The opportunity is
not lacking, for ii appears at every
meal, from breakfast onward There
are several native cheeSes. Another
terrible one. 'pultost." is made with
caraway seeds and always smells as
if it had gone bad Alysost has no
smell. fortunately, only terrible as
pect and taste.
Dr. Julins Nicholyson sent few
Norwegian delicacies to a friend in
Germany, and. among others he put
in a piece or the native mysost. His
friend wrote and thanked him for the
salmon. etc. and then continued. The
soap is very nice. but we find great
difficulty in making the lather" This
was tue cheese.-London Saturday Re
view.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
JEFFRIES TO BLAME.
Billy MuldoOn Says Jeif Was Physical
Superior of the Black Champion.

Billy MuidoOn Says Jeif Was Physical
Superior of the Black Champion.
William Muldoon has arrived home
from Reno, and when questioned
about his opinion Of the recent fight
said: "Jeffries has no one to blame
but himeslf, for 1 still think he was
physically superior to his opponent.
He had every advantage from that
standpoint and was better fitted to
fight for the championship than ever
before in his career.
"But he was like an actor who had
refused to study his lines, and when
tie curtain went up and be found
himself called upon to play a great
and important part he found himself
unprepared and gave way to stage
fright
"He was guilty of two mistakes.
The first was in having consented to
make the fight, and the second was in
attempting to train himself. He was
jim condition all right, but failed to
qualify himself for the scientific part
of the contest.
HE was mentally completely worn
out by the large crowd of people who
came to his camp and should have
been spirited away the final day be-
fore the contest"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
ALASKA.
A Land of Great Resources and Of
Amazing Distances.

Amazing Distances.
Alaska on some near tomorrow is
expected by an official of the United
States geographical survey to have a
half million increase in population.
The metal and coal mining industries
should each support at least 100000,
and if a third of the land classed as
prahle is now available for farming it
will furnish 10000 homesteads, sup
porting over 100000
The tourist who travels to Glacier
Bay, the capital of juneau. and the
picturesque Sitka must not suppose he
has seen Alaska.
He could skirt another 5000 miles of
coast line to Cordova. Valdes and
Seward. and then. writes a correspond.
ent of the san Francisco Chronicle. if
he would see Alaska his journey is only
well begun.
For the gold fields of Fairbanks
would be 400 miles to the north, and
those of Nome would be as distant as
New York is from Chicago.
1t would be a still greater distance
to the seal rookeries of the Pribilof
islands and the great .tundras of the
north, with their herds of wild rein
deer and their lonely Eskimo igloos,
while to reach the westernmost Aleu-
tan island would require a journey
half as long as that from New York
to Seattle.
Should the tourist retrace his steps
to Skagway, cross the White pass and
follow the mighty Yukon for 1000
miles TO Boring sea his knowledge of
Alaska, while much enlarged, would
still be incomplete
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
GASOLINE STUDIES
An Auto m obilist Should
Understand How To Han
die Liquid
CAUSE OF BACK FIRING

Too Much Gas Being Fed Engine
Which Cannot BE Fires or ExplOd-
ed and Is Consequently Forced Into
Muffler-Other Pointers.
One important thing for motorists to
observe is that the gasoline is strained
before putting it into the tank a very
little grit or dirt is sufficient to close
up the carburetor. Some troubles. of
course, cannot be guarded against. but
dirty gasoline is something that should
never cause Inconvenience, although it
frequently does through carelessness.
a mixture of gas is sometimes eX-
ploded in The muller by the heat of
the exhaust and is miscalled back fir
ing. This is caused by too much gas
being fed to the engine which cannot
be fred or exploded and is consequent
ly forced into the muller with the eX.
haust gases. Blue smoke from the eX.
haust is a sign of too much fabrication,
but black SMOKE shows too much gas
oine is being consumed. Both cause
sooted plugs and dirty valves. If the
engine slows up the fault will most
likely he in the mixture OF gas supply
or to the battery running down. If it
stops suddenly the trouble can be at
tributed to an ignition fault
If 1t slows up and stops and then
after a minute or two starts up again
and runs a mile or SO it is Il sure sign
that the battery is down.
1t will sometimes be found that a
certain cylinder is missing fire. If the
plug has been examined and cleaned
and seems to spark well when the car
is on the level or dovnhill but re-
fuses to do duty when a hill is reach
ed, it is an almost certain sign that the
plug in that particular cylinder is short
circuiting either from dirt or oil on the
inside or perhaps because it is crack
ed. The remedy is to change the plug.
Steam issuing from the filing nozzle
or water coming out Of the overflow
pipe while driving is a symptom OF
overheating, as Il continuing firing aft
er the ignition is switched off or
slight cloud of smoke from the engine
A common cause of loss of power in
gasoline motors is poor compression.
This may be due either to the piston
rings failing to bear smoothly and
evenly against the cylinder wall or to
one of the valves, usually the exhaust,
not closing tightly
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
LITTLE AFTER JOHNSON.
Former Manager OF the Black Fight
er Says That Fight Was FIXED.

sack Johnson doesn't have to
break his contra Nth Hammerstein
order to see ne tOmmy-rot. He
differences" say orge Little. Il
reiterate my f statements that
the Jonnson-k fight was fixed
and that the On-Kaufman go
was also wOr4 in advance. If
johnson wants acct me, he will
have chance u so some day this
week when | ST.. e in New York
ALI this tai his regarding the
necessity Of b King a contract in
ODER to see me is tommy-rot. He
broke his contract with me, but l in
tend to make him settle whether he
wants to or not. When he meets me
he viii find he isn't dealing with Pen
der | won't lie down for him.
An the fights l have called fakes
Were fakes. l can prove it to the sat
isfaetion OF the American public and
stand ready and willing to do so at
any time it is necessary III meet him
in New York this week and tell him
this To Ills face. I am not as easy as
Jeneies and don't fight the same
way"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
I1e pouhted Her ainoarltx.

81 cannot give you a favorable an
swer until you have talked with my
father"
The young man seized his hat
whats your hurry?" the fair girl
asked
81 take no chances. replied the youth
81 am going to see your father before
you can get to him.
And he hustled from the ROOM
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
WOLGAST VERSUS MORAN.

COnrOth Plans Staging of 20-ROund
Contest in San Francisco Next
Month.
Promoter James Coffroth has ar
ranged plans for staging in San Fran
cisco the last Of August 20-round
boxing contest between Champion AID
Wolgast and owen Moran, Coffroth
has the promise of the managers Of
both teams, but the date is uncertain,
because Manager Jones is not certain
when Wolgast's arm will be strong
enough Coffroth says he has as
surances that the fight game will be
resumed in San Francisco just as il
was before the recent spasm Of anti
pugllsm broke out. Coffroth also is
considering pulling off some fights in
Reno, where hotel and restaurant
keepers, gamblers and merchants are
eager to welcome another fight
crowd.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
HITLEss AGAINST OLNsTEAD.

Nap Laioie Has Hitherto Failed to
Connect With Bingle on White
SOx TWirler.
Although Nap Lajoie has batted
against Fred Olmstead, the White Sex
pitcher, in four games this season,
he has yet 10 register sas4 hit off
the American association graduate
But in the tpc games LAIR has
been to ba, 't'y nine tin 8 for n
though Laiole filled to bit whom lie
had chances Owstead feared him and
passed hiH 3Atnever there were men
on bases Five times he walked the
league ba.+ilg leader, ami as re-
suit Larry sJIed three runs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
BOBBY WALLACE, WHOSE ABILITY TINE DOES
NOT SEEM TO TARNISH.


Wallace ndeder the St. Louis Americans
Wallace dividing his time between third bang and
shorgopne The Browns dog much in the American eaue
ing about good ball he did ana that spells grand Wallace
ebaq As pitcher he wasn't much weight barring that he could beat
When Chpp McGarr became i'll day Ieau put Wallace third
He became sacke in business
diminish ability the This
his playing above all his teammates
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
M'KINNON ABOUT THROUGH.
Started Out Like World Beaten
BIT Got Wrong Handling.

But Got Wrong Handling.
Bill McKinnon is about through
with the fight game. He says he is
going to England this fall and clean
some of the Brints up and get some
English money and then come back
and spend it.
McKinnon started out like a world
beater and if he had been handled
little better he would be a cham
pion by this time.
He fought too many battles with
mon that were bigger and stronger
than he is, with the result that it has
told on him.
Every time a bigger fellow hits a
small one wallop in the side or
back, over the kidneys. in direct OPP
position to the Queensberry rules
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
TEXRAMSDELL, CRACK AMERICAN SPLINTER, NOW
REIGNING SENSATION IN ATHLETIC WORLD

London July 17Just the reignng
es mere is Texas Ramsd Of the University of Pennsylvsnia who
can champion 10 10 seconds lat the recent Amateur Athletic o
by winning the first hundred meter dash at the Olympic
1908 He made the
Aug 1908 and defeated Ramsd at Woehampton June
the 22O yards by six inches after brilliant effort His time % 25
and Ramsdel
pete in all the meets to be held here the month Then he will
ref
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
Touch Their Pockets.

Suddenly 1t occurfeG to me THAI
Iif l could touch the players pockets
could stop this foo,tshness. So [
notified each of the eight club own
ers that hereafter when a player was
benched for using profane or indie
cent language on the field he would
be suspended indefinitely.
10, and behold, l haven't had a
complaint from an umpire since! See
the point The club owners are not
going to pay mans salary indie
finitely when that man is sitting on
the bench where he has put himself
by his own misconduct.
What l am pretty sure happened
after my notice went out was that the
club owners told their men to be good
and told them so in no uncertain
way.
Far be it from me to want a play
er to be mollycoddle. l don't care
if he gets up after being declared out
at base and yells = it, | WASH t
out That shows he is in the game
and trying to win. But it is the men
who follow the umpire and call him
barroom names that l am after and
that / intend to get
Tremendous Task.
This task of building up staff of
umpires is tremendous undertake
ing. 1t means three or four years of
hard work. Why, umpires have got
to behave as well as the players. One
of the men on my staff was sharply
criticised by the papers here one day
That afternoon he marched over in
front of the press stand and 'bawled
out the reporters. Then | did lit
tie bawling out myself and when
got through Mr.. Umpire was $25
poorer than when l began.
What l would like to have would
be staff of eight men just like Billy
Evans. There's a man who reflects
honor and credit on the game"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21

hands on the very young players
need"
Not on your life, colonel" replied
Bobby, mot on your life In all my
wanderings over the minor league cir
cults | haven't discovered one player
worth while for Detroit"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
NOT MUCH MATERIAL.
Detroit Scout Has Not Seen Anything
Among &c Minor Leagucrs Very


Startling.
Bobby Lowe, the Detroit scout, who
is lowering about the New England
league territory just now, looking
over the young players, declares that
in all his wanderings a bout the base
bali map since the season started, on
the hunt for Tiger talent, he has not
seen one young ball player who look
ed worthy of wearing Detroit uni
form. Bob made the remark to Presi-
dent Dewey of the Doves during a
conversation the two had at the Hotel
Oxford.
well, Bob" said President John
"if | had been travelling as much as
you have this spring | suppose
would know just where to put my
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-21
LYNCH KNOWS HOW.
President of the National League Hits
Upon Scheme to Stop Profanity
Among Players.

Among IlhyefSs
President Tom Lynch, as he sits in
the headquarters of the National
League does not look the part OF the
car and tyrant that some of the
players have pictured him. His coat
and vest are always off, he is deep in
business, for his work is heavy.
"Do you know" he said, looking
up suddenly from his work, that /
have solved that umpire batting pro-
position? At least, l am pretty sure
that l have. Look here, and Lynch
held up great mass of letters
Know what these letters are all
about Nothing at all except the re-
ports sent to me by the umpires Of
the terrible language some OF The
players have used to them on the
field this year | got sick of getting
them; sick Of thinking the players
would still go on with this sort of
thing year after year when they know
they would be suspended for every
Offense
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
McMains Attends Show.

V. K. McMsins. manager OF the Units
Motor-Salt Lake company. left Frida,
night for Los Angeles, Cal. m order Ii
attend the automobile show that is to b
held there. He will be gono about ts,
days.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
AWARDS SILVER MEDAL
TO MITCHELL AUTOMOBILE

Thc Russian government has just
awarded Mitchell automobile tho grand
silver medal as the most perfect popu-
lar priced car known TO tho engineers
OF the cars empire
William Turner Lewis. former pre5i-
dent OF tho Mitchell interests I'm Racine
and a present In Paris after many weeks
OF touring among European countries fol-
lowing his retirement from active busi-
ness life, cabled TO his son, Captain VIII
liam Mitchell Lewis. president OF the
Mitchsll-Levis Motor company, the best
Yuletide present the executive OF the big
plant had ever received.
Russian government awards Mitchell
grand silver medal as most perfect pop
usr priced car" was tho cablegram.
The exhibit Of motor cars in ST. Pc
tershurg." said James w. Gibson. sales
manager OF tho Mitchell Lewis company
received government patronage. The
czsrs industrial engineers were eager 10
exploit popular priced ears. MsnT makers
wcrc Invited TO participate in the eNhi-
hitiou Our additional cablcgram iufoy-
nation from the Russian capital is that
after careful consideration, covering first
cost, quality Of workmanship aud ma :
tersl. maintenance. performances. els-
gapCc Of design. safety factors In brakes.
economy OF power and fuel. etc, the
Mitchell easily carried of tho only medal
OF The kind offered by Russia
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
SIX-CYCLINDER MOTORS
GAINING in FAVOR

Frank Botterill has gathered together
some very interesting figures on the rapid
gain In favor ot the six cylinder motor.
In the recent foreign shows held In Lon
don and Parts every manufacturer OF
high grade car showed at least ono six
cylinder motor, and such firms es Re-
naults. which ia the ackno wledsed Lead
er OF European motor car makers show
ing three different ak cylinder models.
Paphard and Mercedes arc showing two
six cylinder models each,
AT the Crystal Palace show In London
there were nearly double the number Of
six cylinder cars that were shown at
the last show: and. that the six-cylinder
motor will replace the four Just as SURE
ly as the four replaced the two, there
s not the slightest doubt in the minds
ceednEly long strokes, averaging UP at
least one inch longer stroke than The
bore OF the cylinder; In some cases this
has been Increased to three and one half
Inches longer than the bore.
At the London show, four cylinder
cars of the regular type Of valve were
shown only on the cheaper cars. Daimler
are using the Silent knight type OF sleeve
motors and without question American
makers of high-grade four-cyliUder mo-
tors will either use the sleeve type of
motor. doing away with exhaust and in
let valves. or come 70 the siN-cylinder
type for the production Of 1912. BY ac-
tual test and years of experience the SIX
priced 10 manufacturers. but tins in
creased cost Is offset many times by the
extra life given 10 tires and the general
construction OF gears. frame. axles, etc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
FIVE CARS OUT OF
FIVE DEMONSTRATIONS

II Is probable that no quicker sales of
automobiles have ever been made from
demonstrations than reported TO the
Cadillac Motor Car company by r.. s.
Bennett, its london CEns.n dcalc-
As soon as Mr.. Bennett had uupa cked
his 1911 sample car. ne began making
dcnonstra lions and sold five cars TO
the first five persons who had demon
stratious,
II will be remembered that Il was Mt
Bennett who had the famous Cadillac
Standardization test conducted for the
benefit of the Royal Automobile club os
England. which resulted i'm the award of
the Dewar trophy TO the Cadillac.
In this test three Cadillac cars were
torn down In the presence OF thu. club's
technical experts. the parts cast to-
Ecthcr in single heap. and the three
cars built up again Then they we're
driven to The Brooklands track. and made
900 miles around the course, each car
running perfectly No car had ever be-
fore been snbrnitted 10 such a test. and
the Royal automobile club considered II
so remarkable that at the end OF the
year. the Dewar trophy was voted 70 the
tCadillac..
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25

The Trunk Line association has
granted the application for reduced rail
road rates. and has authorized a fare
and three ifths on the certificate plan.
IT is possible that similar reductions
may be secured from the other passen
ger associations.
Going tickets will be purchasable not
earlier than January 5 nor later than
January u. Return tickets will be
available up TO and including January
20, and for the convenience of nom
hers the validating will be done in
Madison Square Garden, January 10,
IL. l2 and Is.
While the eIHet programme has not
been decided upon. there will be meet.
iugs of the executive committee and
also seseiouss Of The four national
boards, through which much of the
work of the association is accomplished
IT will be remembered that these boards
good roads, touring. legislative, con
test-will be greatly ampliiied as re,
suit of the recent action at the annual
meeting. whereby every club in the
association will be entitled to repre-.
sentatiop; furthermore, President r. p,
Hooper is authorized to add 100 addi-
ticnal menb bers TO each hoard, upon the
recommendation of its chairman.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
RELIABILITY CONTEST
RIGiDLY CARRIED OUT

sociation recently gave a two-day re :
liability contest Owing TO the weather.
conditions the run" proved to be Z
most severe one The roads at MANY
points wero almost impassablc and 10
follow the schedule which had been laid
out by the committee was no email task
for any car.
Tho rules of the contest provided that
the bonnet should be scaled. together
with the working parts OF the car, and
also provided for a most rigid techni.
cal examination both before and after
the contest The Haynes Model 20 five
passenger touring cur defeated all COM
petitors in its class aud securcd the
Splitdorf trophy offered as prize 10 that
parucular division.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
Annual Convention of American
Automobile Association Will
Be Held Next Month.
MEMBERS WILL SEE BIG
MADISON SQUARE SHOW
Sessions Will Be Held at Time
Most Convenient 10 Many
Motorists.

NEW YORK. Dec. Experience
Of previous years having made clear
the fact that American Athletic asso-
citation members desire a convention in
New York City at the time of the Mad
ison Square Garden automobile show,
the announcement that the usual ses
sions OF the association and its various
boards will take place between Jauu
airy Q and II will be received with con
siderable satisfaction by the members
of the national organization generally.