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Mark vain in Cairo

One of the characters mentioned by
Mark Twain In his inimitable story of
travel rose TO affiuence in trade in Con-
stantinople because he had been en-
shrined in the record" remarked a
veteran globe trotter at recent din
ner. 1T was inevitable that the pa
triotic American who visited the Golden
Horn would pay a visit TO PARKWAY
Moses, impelled by both sentiment and
curiosity and still prepared to bring
away some souvenir of the visit Now
that the distinguished humorist and
philosopher has passed away there will
come in time parties Of globe trotters
who will follow his trail around the
globe and see~with an interest warmed
by deep affection the things, places and
peoples he described with so much wit
and charm Of narrative.
They still tell a story OF Mark
Twain in Cairo, which has to do with
his perplexity while visiting the pyra-
mids with two Arab dra gomen The
humorist never wrote il himself so
that II may be given for what III Is
worth. lie knew enough of Arabic 10
fiji the needs Of an interchange be-
tween himself and the natives, but
what was his surprise to discover he
could not understand a word that his
guides utteredl He was In a dilemma.
because he desired to make some re-
searches, and it was Imperative that he
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converse with these men who were in
formed on much that he wanted to
know. And what puzzled Mark Twain
most was that never up to this time
had he had any trouble in understand
ing Arabic. Try as he would he could
not make out what Hassan and Abdul
were trying to tell him.
Fortunately at the pyramids he met
friend to whom he explained the sit
uation. The friend looked the two
Arabs over from a distance and then
looked puzzled. Wait here he said to
Mr.. Clemens, and al go and speak to
those chaps and see what's wrong.
Probably they are trying to talk TO
you in English
'rhe humorist watched him as he
walked over to the guides, who had
been talking animatedly, but who fell
silent as he approached. The American
said something to them and they both
answered him, saluting respectfully. He
broke into hearty laugh, wheeled and
retraced his steps to where the author
or Huckleberry Finn awaited him.
Gould you make out what they
saidT asked Mr.. Clemens
" Fairly said the American, but the
solution OF the mystery is easy
What is it, my boy? Let as have
light
Why Mark Twain's friend re-
piled, your guides have no teeth. They
speak gum Arabie!"
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Mother received pamphlets
then have heard nothing
obtanable the land of her when
spiders big immed
and has decided her
Whatever do hnkl The his third yesterday
is a
do
dog who couldn't keep Hcen
lony watching kissed
and tail Al right Alono
I'll him chance" wish
could speak Masters language
learning / think
proficient
a vaudeville be famous
Charley, the stole
new
ogavech 81 Ia apacc
he G
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SHORT BARKS FROM ALONzO

Said Aonzo: I'm booming the fair.
And want you to each do your share;
There by the yard and can't work hard
For the fame of our city SO fair"
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Scales for the weight OF years.
Buttons for coat of paint.
A runs for the ladder OF fame.
Reins for bridal tour
medicine 10 keep the ink well
10 know what. makes the weather
yane and the roads cross
Thought
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sheet for the bed OF a river.
A ring for the finger OF scorn.
glove for the hand OF fate.
boot for the foot OF a mountain.
sleeve for the arm OF the law
. A set OF teeth for the mouth OF a
river
A lock for the trunk OF an elephant
A feather for the wings OF the wind
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Charley, the draper, stole paper
Stole new Junior Call;
AIonzo gave chase and set such pace
That Charles the paper let fall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10

better enforcement OF the codes already
enacted II the present enormous fire
losses are to be diminished.
THE GREAT FIRE TAX.
After careful investigation II has
been determined that the total cost Of
fires In the United States in 1890, exclud-
ing that OF forest fires and tho marine
losses I'm themselves extensve) but in
Guiding excess cost of fire protection due
to bad construction and excess premiums
over insurance paid, amounted 10 the
enormous sum OF over sK6, $500. a tax
on the American people exceeding the
total value OF all the gold, silver. copper
and petroleum produced In the United
States In that year. The cost Of build
ing construction In 1907 In 40 leading
cities of the United States reporting a
total population of less than Is. 900, 900
amounted to s66l.O76,2s6, and the cost of
building construction for the entire coun-
try is conservatively estimated at sl,0oo.-
W00o, Thus it will be seen that nearly
one-half of the value of all the now
buildings constructed within one year is
destroyed by fire The annual fire cost Is
greater than the value of the real prop
erty ana improvements in either Maine.
West Virginia, North Carolina. North
Dakota, South Dakota. Alabama. Louisi-
ana or Montana. In addition to this waste
of wealth and natural resources, 20 per-
sons We're killed and 1854 were injured in
fires in the United States In 1877.
LESS LOSSES IN EUROPE.
The geological surveys inquiry, which
10 ami, Cd "a, 81,
Fire Tax and Waste of Structural
Materials in the United States" prepared
by h, Nj. Wilson and j. L. Cochrane of
the survey, covered not only the value
OF property destroyed but also the cost
of maintaining fire departments. the
amount of insurance premiums paid less
the amount returned the cost of pro-
tective agencies, the additional cost OF
water supplies, and other elements of the
FIRE loss. The report gives the method
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10
TAIL OF COMET MAY
TOUCH OUR ATMOSPHERE

Paris, Feb. S-Thc possibility of die
aster Detailing tho earth ana It's inhabi-
tants through the extraordinary proxi-
nifty of ilalloy's comet in April IL acri-
ously discussed by French nstrono mers.
Although none OF them admits that there
Is really any cause of apprehension.
nearly all are IN doubt as to whether tho
comets gaseous tail may not como In
contact with the earth's atmosphere.
The question then. OF very great i'm
portance IS whether the tail consists OF
poisonous rases. The theory Is general
that one of It's constituents IL cyanide
of potassium In gaseous form. DR.. Gull
latme Biguurdan of the Academy of
Sciences says:
The comets atmosphere may touch
be troubled thereby any more than they
were when the comet was near the earth
in 1919 and in lS6l."
Henri Deslandres. the director of the
observatory at Meudon. declares:
The spcctroscope has proved the cx-
istence OF enormous quantities of
cyanocenic gas In the tail OF the COM
ct. / don't think. however, that the con-
tact OF the comet with the earth's at
mosphere would be dangerous In the
18th century the earth was swept by
the tails OF comets. The world was
greatly afraid but no cataclysm occur
red. More recently. on July ~. lSsG. Il
comet almost touched the surface of
Jupiter, but no perturbation seems 10
have taken place on that planet"
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inches thick and bridges and rigging
were Ike fairy network and filagree.
The worst sufferer OF the incoming fleet
was the steamer Eva, sugar laden from
Matanzas. which steamed In white as a
spectre from waterline to topmast
The Eva got into trouble on Cape Hat
tel'as where tarpa ulins were washed from
tn matches by the heavy seas that tum-
bled aboard. Water got below decks and
damaged the cargo considerably. She
came into the harbor to-day with a bad
list to port caused by the ice masses
which loaded the upper works.
COLD CAUSED FATAL BURNS.
The cold weather to-day was re-
sponsiblc for the injury of three per
sons one of whom will die. Frozen
during the night. the boiler In Max
Herzke'S restaurant in West 2sth
street blew up shortly after a fire
was built under It to-day. gas
range was overturned and lre follow
ed, The explosion wrecked the res
taurant and threw the proprietor his
wife and the woman cook Unconscious
to the floor. Before nremen could
rescue them all three had been burn
ed, Mrs. Herzke fatally. The custom
ers in the place escaped unhurt but
several Of the Mattresses were slightly
injured.
FROZEN TO DEATH IN STREET.
Philadelphia, Feb 7.-Extremely
cold weather prevails to-day through
out eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware. The bodies of two mer
were found on the streets Of this city
during the night, both having beer
frozen to death.
In the anthracite coal regions the
temperature is below zero and in some
of the mountain sections of Penn syl
vania the mercury fell ten degree!
below the zero mark. Easton. Allen
town, Harrisburg and York reported
zero temperature, At Pottsville Il
was eight below and at Wilkesbarr,
five below.
The minimum temperature in Phila
delphla was five degrees above zerC
at a. m. the coolest weather record
ed here since February g. 1905
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Was Dragged Several Rods and
Hurled into Deep Snow
Drift.
ORGANS LED TO DISCOVERY
Spine Was Fractured and Lower
Portion of Body Paralyzed--
Was Quarryman Look
ing for Work.

Essex Junction, Fob. S-while nttempt-
Ing to bonrd freight train in the shed
Of the local railroad station to-day
Joseph Cram of Lockport. n. Y, re-
celvcd injuries that will probably result
in his death lie is at the Fanny Allen
hospital.
The accident happened ut about 1880
O'Clock this forenoon. ms n southbound
freight was pulling out on track No. g.
There f. but little space between this
track and the shed wall md Cram
struck this obstruction nnd was thrown
to tho ground. In the fail ha clothing
caught ON the car truck and he was
dragged about three rods and almost
buried from sight In snow drift. As
ngFagemastor William Fisher was leav-
Ing the station some time later he heard
sroans ana found the injured man In
this position.
Physicians who were summoned order
cd tho man taken to the Fanny Alien
hospital. whero It was found that the
upper part OF his spine was fractured
causing paralysis OF tho lower limbs
At II lnte hour tonight tt Is thought
that he cannot live.
Cram e. about 40 years old and says
CAAt NIB only Hchr re!atIVe Is n brother,
| Edward, In Lockport y. Y. He had
cards from the Qunrrymon Workers.
international Union branch in Rochcs-
ter and said that he had worked In
that place and IN Barre. He has spent
the past week in Burlington. He was
comfortably dressed but had no money.
He expected to md work In the Barre
quariies. having heard Il false report to
the effect that the strike had been set
tied, and was endeavoring to steal ii ride
to that place when the accident happen
| cd
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FEW PRESENT AT THE
CLOSE Of CONpT MARITAL

Boston, Feb. S-Onlv n few specta
tors were present when the court mar
tial which Is trying Passed Assistant
Surgeon Asney H. Robnett at the
Charlestown navy yard opened its sec
und days session to-day. Tho taking
Of testimony in the case was concludc I'd
yesterday and this forenoon's session
was given over to the presentment of
arguments.
Surgeon Robnett Is charged with
conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman" IN connection with an al
legged assault on Or. Edward s. Cowles
of this city, at p navy yard hop" last
December Paymaster George =. Aud
OF the Charlestown yard was tried by
the same court martial last week, Tn,
verdict of the court was forwarded t.
Washington, but has not been made
public yet.
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NEGROES LEGALLY KILLED
Assaulted q Viciinist on Her Way
Home from Concert.

Kansas City, Feb. s.-George A.
Reynolds and John Wllliams. negroes.
were hanged in the county jail hcro
this morning for assault. this mark -
ing the FIRST time the death penalty
has been inflicted in Missouri for this
crime.
The negroes, on the night of Dccem-
Der 23. 1909, attacked Mrs. w. r. Jack
son, a violinist, who was returning
from charitable Institution, where
she had given a concert
Reynolds collapsed a few hours be-
fore the execution and II was neces-
sarY to carry him on the trap in a
chair. When the chair was removed
he fell limp on the trap door, moaning
piteously.
Williams. who has been known for
wears as a desperate character. re-
manned brave to the last. Even while
standing on the scaffold he forced a
smile.
Mrs Jacksons husband witnessed
the hanginSs.
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and another brother VANDERBILT Wchb
Walbridge s. Taft, hamilton Hidden
Whitney kernochAn. Ernest b. Tracy
Howard Hoome Gordon Abbott, James
j. Hisginson. Jr.. George Whitney
Joseph w. Burden and Robert l.. Bacon
acted as ushers.
The grooms gift to the bride was
bangle bracelet composed OF alternate
diamonds and emeralds. perfectly match
ed, oblong stones.
Miss Havemeyer's mother. Mrs. Henry
O. Havcmeyer. gave her u string Of beau
tiful pearls. Mr.. Webb's parents, Dr.
and Mrs. Webb, sent her O pendant OF
diamonds. Her brother, Horace Have
meyer. gave her some superb bronzes
The brides sister. Mrs. Peter II. B. FIRE.
l!nghuysen sent her all her toilet silver
and her aunt, Mrs. Samuel 7. Peters
gave her all her small table silver.
Mr. and Mrs William X. Vanderbilt's
rift was a tiara Of diamonds. Mrs Ham,
ilton Mex. Twombly. Mr.. Webb's aunt,
presented her with set OF silver platters
and vegetable dishes Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, ST.. sent six silver platters,
and she Mrs Twombly and Mrs. Eliot f.
Shepard sent together all the large table
silver. the center pieces, cnndeabra and
epergnes.
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Candidate for Republican Nomi-
nation for Governor Issues
o Statement.
WILL AVOID MONEY CAMPAIGN
Stands for Corrupt Practices Act
by Legislature, District Courts,
Direct Nominations and
Referendum.

Morrisvllle Feb. S.-Foriner Secretary
~ State Frederick c. Fleetwood gave
sut statement to-day regarding his
candidacy for the republican nomination
Tor governor. Mr. Fleetwood says that
he has no campaign manager nor any
money wherewlth to hire halls or bands
pr to pay for printing. neither have
my desire to force my candidacy upon the
people of Vermont. but after March
Will be ready to discuss as best may.
State Issues upon invitation from any
place in the State" The statement fol-
lows:
PARTY PLATFORMS
party platform is party pledge to
carry out measures favored therein The
promises of a party should be as sacred
a. the promise of n person. The first
business of party convention after
ganlzation should be the reading of the
report OF the committee on resolutions
te1ore nominations to office are made
ne standard should precede the stand
hid Bearer. The usual method postpones
Inc reading OF such report until the other
business OF the convention Ia completed
consequently such reading meets with
trant attention and little interest The
hdoptioh or the report is perfunctory. In
lie nature of a benediction instead Of the
atterance Of matured conviction.
DIRECT NOMINATIONS.
The people should directly select
candidates whom they directly elect.
ihe' caucus and delegate conventions
bre largely discredited as representa-
lives of the popular will. Direct nom
nations make candidates. spring from
IN
The nomination is generally equivalent
10 an election. Hence. popular inter
hst should be fully centered on the
Arst choice of candidates through di-
rect primaries and this choice should
not be left to the mercenary manipu-
htion of caucus or the interest ed
eombinatio OF the night before" the
convention.
CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.
A corrupt practices act should be
passed by the Legislature. Such act
should limit the amount which candi-
6ates for office may expend in obtain
Ing both nomination and election
should define the purposes of all ex-
penditures; should compel all candi-
dates to file in the office OF the score
tary OF State an itemized statement
under oath of the amount and nature
Of all expenses: should provide that
81 any false statehlent is made In such
AFFIDAVIT that the person making the
same shall be punished as in a case
Of perjury.
DISTRICT COURTS.
Believing that the pressure of expense
In judicial proceedings comes largely in
the initial stages of litigation, | would
favor the establishment OF district
courts with final jurisdiction in civil
cases Of at least two hundred dolla RS
md appellate jurisdiction Of at least five
hundred dollars. The nucleus of such a
system is found in the municipal courts.
This system would tend to relieve the
congestion of small cases in the superior
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10
ARCTIC WAVE BRINGS
SUFFERING AND DEATH
Records for Season Broken throughout the East
---Pathetic Scenes in Homes Of the Poor---
New York's Charity Houses Crowded.

New York, Feb, THE coolest day of
lhe year in New York came and went be-
tween sunrise and sunset At daybreak
The thermometer registered but two above
Zero, with a searching wind from the
northwest, but at ten o'clock In the fore
noon the mercury began to mount and
the wind 20 moderate, until at eight
pollock tonight the temperature was 10
bbOve and at ten o'clock 20 and still rising
while the wind had sunk from 40 miles
bnd hour TO y and had shifted into the
southwest.
There was great suffering among the
poor and many cases Of frost bite and ex-
haustion were reported to the hospitals
while from suburbs came word of sew
era deaths by freezing.
GHOSTLY SHIPS MAKE PORT.
Effects OF the intense cold were strong
~ In evidence down the harbors where
liners and merchantmen sailed into port
IN ghostly array. Frozen solid to tho
Hocks where flying spray had struck
We're masses of ice in some cases six
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place. he was bounded so that he had tn
move again. Several times he was ar
rested to preserve the peace and let eo
on small nnca
on the occasion in Beltzhoover. a
moose wac thrown about his neck upon
his refusal to rctract remarks he was
alleged to have made. Not until the
rope was frightened and he saw ne was
about to be jcrkcd into the air over
tho arm Of q telegraph pole did he
retract
within the past few weeks, Linn
hach's mind began to give way and he
became possessed with fear that
his enemies would corfino him in an
asylum. Irc WIS released from n hos
pital but Il short whilo ago.
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DEER TAME AS CATTLE.
Constant Gunrd Kept Over POwnal
Yard to Prevent Poaching.

Remington. Feb S.--The Free Press
correspondent took a tramp into the
'Dugway" section OF Pownel Yesterday
with CONT Came Warden Harry Chase
who, under Instructions from Fish and
Game Commissioner II. G. Thomas Of
stowe, is keeping guard over the large
herd of deer that has made the locality
its headquarters since the coming Of the
first snow
Nearly 50 deer were seen during the
day and but a small section of the terri
tory frequented by the animals was
visited. The slopes Of the mountain on
the east side of the pass were found to
he as thoroughly tracked as though
flocks of sheep had been turned loose
in the hills.
While IL was impossible to approa CHI
close enough to the deer to obtain pho
tographs as the newspaper man had
hoped to do 1t was evident that the deer
had but little fear of human beings.
Only one deer was seen alone The
others We're in lunches of five. four nine
and three. The last trio mentioned stood
in small opening in the woods and
watched the warden and his companion
pass within few rods and manifested
nothing but curiosity in their manner
At noon n stop was made at the home
of II. +. Murphy. the custodian of the
Broad brook reservoir. just north Of the
Massachusetts line From thu kitchen
window house three deer and a fawn
could be seen browsing on the hillside in
the rear of the house The estimate of
the warden that there are fully 100 deer
To-, he ic l,o ,I,- la
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BOTH HANDS FROZEN.
Springfield Nun VIII Lose at Least
Five Fingers.

Springfield. Fob. s-John La Plantc a
middle aged man employed In town. was
taken to the hospital at Hanover. y. H..
this afternoon where ii will be ncccs
sary to nlnputate all OF the fingers on
one hand and perhaps part OF them on
the other Mr.. La Plante left Springfield
Sunday afternoon for Charlcstowu and
became unable to protect himself from
the cold.
He was seen by Charlestown people
Sunday afternoon but none thought that
lie was In any danger. At the time for
the midnight car to come to Springfield
he taken on and ii was found that
both of his hands were frozen stiff. He
had lain down somewhere and the cold
had frozen his hands.
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INTEMPERATE TALKER
ENDS LIFE WITH BULLET

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb ascending a bullet
into his head to-day Caspar Limbach "A
German decorator put himself beyond
the alleged persecution Of his neighbors
since the assassination of William Nc
kinney
In September, 19rl, while Mckinley lay
MORALLY wounded at Buffalo, Limbach'
because ~ his alleged fiery remarks IL
said to hsve become the object Oh
persecution IN the various communities VI
his south side Repeatedly ne was he"''n'
and driver from one borough to aho'n''
ana as fact a. he made his home IN o"o
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MPAR|SON Of
PRICES ON FOOD

WASHINGTON. Feb s,-The House com
milton inquiry into the cost of food to-
dav developed the fact that the retail
merchant Of Washington can not buy di-
rect from the farmer without bringing
down upon his head a boycott by the
commission merchants, and he is there
fore forced to trade through that medium
and add to the charge to the ultimate
consumer whatever the increased cost
may be-
Food Inspector Dodge continued his tes-
timony to-day with a comparison Of
prices of nocessares of life with prices
of ~ years ago, which showed increases
up to 100 per cent. A partial list of the
articles as compared follows:
ARTICLE 1897 1910
Breakfast bacon .....l0c ID 22c III
Navy beans .......... DC at 3 dts 26c
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OF gathering the statistics collected.
makes an analysis of the fire loss In city
and country and on frame and brick
buildings. and contains tables showing
tho Increased cost OF fire protection due
TO faulty construction.
The actual fire loss IN the United States
due to the destruction OF ouildinsss'and
their contents amounted to $2l5 oS4 71e in
1890. THIS was S.6l loss per capita. Tho
per capita loss in the cities Of the six
leading European countries amounted to
but Is cents. Comparisons OF the total
cost of fires, which includes the Items
already stated show that II buildings
In the United States were as nearly fire.
proof as those in Europe the annual fire
cost would be .9oonr0co instead Of $685.
cC0, 600.
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Ithaca. ~ Y. Feb, s-Reports compil-
ed from the different colleges at Cornell
show that 100 students failed In their
nidp'inter examinations. The civil en-
gineers lose the most while the colleges
of medicine did not lose a man. The
losses by colleges are civil engineering,
81: mocha engineers 81, arts CA, b
81: agriculture, 25, law, II; architecture,
4, veterinary. !: medicine. o.