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10 be kept for guests, In accordance
with the demands of the law. Good
and sufficient" stabling and provenuer
mad 10 be provided for four horses or
cattle. and hay and pasturage in sum.
mer. No liquors were allowed to be
sold to apprentices, servants and
slaves. No innkeeper could collect a
debt larger than ten shillings for
liquors sold to travellers.
In October. 1896, the old ST. Croix
tSan Coik) grist mill. then owned by
John G. Burke. was burned. On one
OF the timbers of the structure was to
be seen the inscription: "A. ID. l776,"
the supposed date of the erection of the
building. 1t was in this mill. on the
head of barrel of flour. where this
letter was written to General Bur.
goyne:
"Sancoik, 14th August, 1777, 0
o'clock. Sir: have the honor to In.
form your excellency that I arrived
here at o'clock in the morning. hav.
ing had intelligence of party of the
enemy being in possession OF a mill,
which they abandoned at our ap-
proach. but, in their usual way fired
from the bushes and took their road
to Bennington. A savage was slight
ly wounded; they broke down the
bridge. which has retarded our march
over an hour; they left in the mill
about rs barrels Of very fine -four,
1000 bushels of wheat, 20 barrels of
salt, and about $1,000 worth of pearl.
ash and potash. / have ordered 30
provincials and an officer to guard the
provisions and the pass of the bridge.
BY five prisoners taken here, they
agree that from 1900 to 1900 are AT
Bennington. but are supposed To leave
II on our approach. ] will proceed 80
far today as to fall on the enemy early
tomorrow, and make such dispositions
as may think necessary from the In.
telligence l may receive. People are
fiocking In hourly, but want to be
armed. The savages cannot be con.
trolled. and they ruin and take every.
thing they please. / am your excel.
lency's most humble servant,
IF. BAUM.
"P. S.-Beg Your Excellency to par.
don the hurry Of this letter, as 1t is
written upon the head of a barrel"
The new steel bridge, known as the
Dublin bridge. which spans White
Creek near the old dam. was erected
In October, 1903. to replace an old,
covered, wooden structure.
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What a Queer Mummy Lid

a GOOD deal has been written
"A lately about the malignant
4 y mummy at the British museum
or, rather, the lid of the coffin
that contained the mummy; for, OF
course, there is no mummy in this
particular case. II IL merely a lid
that Is reported to have brought SO
many personal disasters in it's train.
A well-known physician, who is In
terested in Egyptology, was asked
his opinion concerning tho strange
case of the mummy Of the priestess
that has aroused so much curious in
terest
Il think" he said, that the mummy
having been torn to pieces, the spirit
OF the priestess strives TO remain In
contact with the only material thing
that is left in touch with her, namely.
the lid OF the coffin. This is the
opinion Of most occultists. The spirit
of the priestess has attached Itself to
the case, which is a sort of physical
basis"
But why so malignant" this au-
thority was asked, "as to bring about,
according to reports, all sorts of dis
asters and accidents to persons at the
present day7"
IT." he explained, 1T is true that
the mummy was torn to pieces It was
a fearful Dissertation, and quite
enough to make the priestess furious.
Some persons who try to get into
communication with her by occult
means say, also, she was very badly
treated and put to death cruelty. Of
this, however. / have no proof
1T has been said that the curse Of
Egypt never leaves a man after he has
taken part in the violation of the
chambers OF the dead. II follows him
to the sacred spaces and comes forth
upon him in the occult world.
Il recall the case of real mummy
which was brought to England, IN
which a papyrus was found, the sub
stance of which was that the person
who desecrated the mummy would be
torn to pieces by q ferocious animal
In a foreign land and would be de-
pFiyed Of barial Some time afterward
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The address OF the president be.
fore the National Conservation con.
gress at ST. Paul IS state paper of
consequence. IL defines admirably
the policy Of conservation, illustrates
the application TO the several natural
resources, describes present physical
conditions and the operation Of exist.
ing law and makes suggestions for
improvements of both these latter. II
has been said that Mr.. Taft at Bev.
erly was deyoting much time and
thought to the preparation of this
address. The result is a document
instructive on the subject, clear and
convincing as to the presidents attt
tude toward it.--Providonfe JourAnL
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one OF the persons connected with 1t
went to Africa to shoot elephants.
He wounded a gigantic animal, that
charged at him and literally tore him
to pieces with its trunk and feet. The
attendants fed in terror, and when
they returned, only fragments OF his
body remained"
"And what would 20 do" he was
asked, with the coffin Ii6 at the Brit
ish museum that is supposed to have
caused SO much mischief2"
Il would leave IT," he replied,
where It is. Beyond a recent case
OF young lady who made great fun
of It, and thereafter met with a seri-
Gus accident. the disasters that were
reported to be so numerous on it's
first arrival at the museum have ap-
parently ceased. II It is true that the
spirit Is earth-bound, and is attached
to the case, it would only cause fur
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Their trouble II the lid were now de-
stroyed. 1t would be different, Of
course. II the mummy could be re-
stored; but, as 1t is, don't think any
thing can be done.
I rather wonder, however, that the
authorities at the museum have not
removed 1t, for they do not like a
number of persons who are inquirlng
into the occult going and staring at
It. There was a very flse and rather
curious scarabaeus which they pe-
moved on the ground that they were
not certain that it was genuine. It
was in glass case, and whenever
l placed my fingers upon IT I per.
ceived a heating and tingllng of the
hands Others found the same curl
Gus effect. / tried 1t several times
with the same result, but I did not
find the same effect with the other
scarabael Why It was do not know"
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Tariff Commission Idea.

The Democrats have not a leg to
stand upon in their clamor against the
tariff and their iteration OF the as
5ertion that the high cost of living is
due to the failure of the Republicans
to meet the expectations of the peo-
pie. Taking from them the specious
ground for such a plea, and at the
same time declaring for a further re-
vision OF the tariff for its perfecting.
would be masterful piece of political
action. The tariff as It exists IS q
general scheme. President Taft would
likely advocate taking up the schek
ules as fast as the data may be gath.
cred by the tariff commission I'm or.
der to recommend such changes ag
the figures and facts may warrant
This kind OF progressive legislation
upon subject whose bearing upon the
veal Of the people is constantly chang.
ing will be regarded by the business
interests as the most sane and ad.
Vanced attitude yet assumed in re.
gard to the principal topic of domes-
tic legislation.
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custom house in the city of New York
on Lady Day. the Annunciation OF the
Blessed Virgin Mary
While the residence has been some
what modernized by the building of
a veranda and other minor changes.
the structure retains many reminders
or the perilous times. The hand-hewn
timbers are visible, and there is pre-
served the strong door which opened
into the south end of the house.
against the casing OF which British
officer stood when Yankee from the
hill on the south bank of White Creek
picked him of with his gun. The
door Is In good start of preservation.
and on 1t Is the massive old lock
which In early days would have prov.
en- an obstruction to a person seeking
to unlawfully enter the building, but
TO the modern house breaker 1t would
be as a toy. The lock Is ten inches
long by five and a half inches wide
and one and half inches thick. The
original brass key, six inches In
length. is still in position to shoot the
bolt
In the days which tried mems
souls" the building was used as a
postoffice. and an inn, before 1t be-
came the headquarters for the Brit
ish officers under Colonel Baum. In
those days each inn and tavern keep
er was required to enter into recogni-
rance to the people of the state Of
New York In the sum of $50, not to
keep a disorderly house or suffer any
cock-fighting, gaming or playing with
cards or dice, or keep any billiard
table or other gaming table or shuttle
board within 1t. In regard to the sell
ing OF strong liquors, exceptions were
made for the sale OF metheglin, cur
rant wine, cherry wine and cider made
by the inn-keepers. At each tavern
at least two spare beds, with good and
sufficient sheeting and covering, were
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American farmers have prospered
more through the protective policy
than any other class. II f. to the
protective policy that they owe the
Big domestic market in which they
are now selling their products at a
profit instead Of parting with them
at a loss as they were compelled TO
do when they were obliged 20 ship
their surplus to foreign countries.-
San Francisco Chronicle.
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A Strong Presentation

The administration's case is pre-.
sented strongly There have been
achievements-actual achievements
In the direction Of progress. Whether
the country in this period Of unrest
and faultfinding will pause and rightly
appraise these achievements remains
to be seen. Probably not. But they
are of record. cannot be blotted out.
and VIII be properly appraised by n
dispassionato people some time. n not
Washington Herald
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WILL NOT FOOL THE FARMER
Democratic Advice valniy Offered TO
Those Who Remember Years
of '93 to '97.

production hasn't kept pace WI.
the increase in population" There's
been n shortage In the CROP" PRO
lection has no relation to prices which
the farmer receives for his crops" are
somc OF tho explanations offered by
our Democratic friends TO the Amer
lean farmer to induce him to abandon
protection and embrace free trade In
this connection some figures issued by
the government are exceedingly inter.
csting
The preliminary rough estimate Of
so.OO0.000 for tho whole country's pop
uiation In 1910. compared with the
f5.693,134 OF the 1900 census shows
the ratio of increase to be 10 per cent.
The average annual wheat yield
from 1900 to 1909 inclusive was $780,
ooo,o0O bushels, whereas the annual
average from 1890 to 1899 inclusive
was 5O3,000.000. This was an In
crease of 80 per cent.
The average annual cotton yield
from 1900 30 1909 inclusive was H..
100000 bales; the average from 1890
to 1899 inclusive, $500 .OO0-an I'm.
crease of 33 per cent.
In view Of the fact that production
has kept up so good relative pace
to population. why the better prices
which the American farmer and cot
ton planter have been getting for
their wheat and cotton, as compared
with the prices they received from
1890 to 1893? Why diminished exports
and why the talk of scarcity? Tho
New York Evening Post gives an an
swer to the question:
In the very prosperous decade lust
behind u.s." says the Post, 1.-The aver
age individual consumed more grain
and bought more clothing than In tho
not so prosperous decade OF the later
nineties."
The very prosperous decade Just
behind us" was n protective period;
the ten years before that felt the
blight OF the Democratic Wilson tar
In law. Under protection "the aver.
age individual consumed more grain
and bought more clothing" because he
was employed; because Republican
legislation had made possible profit
able enterprise; because the wheels of
industry were I'm motion and men Ind
earnings to spend. Shut up the shops,
buy abroad instead of at home, turn
American workmen into the street; in
short, go back to Democratic free
trade and the demand for what the
American farmer and cotton planter
have to sell will be SO curtailed as to
bring upon them again the previous
torment inflicted by the last years OF
Democratic rule I'm the United States.
This would be to follow the advice of
the latest Democratic campaign docu.
ment, which cites the example of Eng.
lands sixty years free trade expe-
rience and tells us to remove the OBJ
struction (protection), allowing prices
to sink to their natural level" No
farmer who lived through the awful
years of 93 TO '97 will heed such ad-
vice as that.
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Well Haned

Clerk in Music Store-Here's a very
pretty piece; it's called the "Hobos'
March"
Ignorant Customer-whAt is #
classical7
Clerk-oh, no; It's raguIne.
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Miss Flirty-I never allow a man II
kiss me unless we are engaged.
Miss Bright-Dear me- Don't yos
ind so many engagements trouble
some?
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Could Understand.

"The cars expenses are enor.
nous"
"Um."
They are said to bame the imagin
alton"
"Oh, don't know. I spent SIS
on my vacation trip"
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One Wav

II think I'll take a trip abroad. ]
want to write volume OF travel"
Why go abroad7 Just take a guide
book and supply q With anecdotes"
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FIRE INsuRANcE

Il the cheapest and best security
man can buy. It saves him from worry.
perhaps from ruin and hiss family from
want The rates are not very high.
{ viii be pleased TO give them to any
one who win come in and talk the mat
ter over. Only safe companies repre-
scented Z. z. hcnOugal cerodo. W
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Private Executions.

Great Editor-Send a man to that
execution tomorrow and tell him to
keep It down to two columns.
City Editor-No reporters are to
be admitted.
Great Editor-Is that SO? Tell him
to make It FIVE columns-New York
Weekly.
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Ready for the Storm.

II intend" the poet wrote, TO con.
tinue TO storm the citadel Of your at.
fections"
Storm away" she wrote back. but
I've just succeeded in getting in out
Of the wet by becoming engaged to a
dear old man who has $4,000 600"
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Woman,a Misfortune

She-I don't zee why women
shouldn't make as good swimmers as
men.
He-Yes, but you see. ~ swimmer
has to keep his mouth shut.
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Sapleigh- I-aw-have an awfH
cold In me Mead. doncher know.
Miss Causdque-Well you ought Z,
DO glad there Is something in Il.
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iSS years ago-a battle which has
oeen described as fought by New
Hampshire militia upon New York
soil and named for vermont-the bat.
tie OF Bennington.
True. the site of the old st. Cro,r
bridge. destroyed by the retrea,ine
militiamen to check the advance q,
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ISTORIC associations cling
about many places along
the lower part OF the Wal,
loomsac valley In the re-
gion OF Walloomsac and
North Hoosick (the St
Croix Of Revolutionary
days.. and despite the
lapse Of time many evil.
dences still remain to re-
call the battle fouyht tbara
Evening journal., 1910-02-11

Mrs. Eugene DUPONT will present
handsome oil portrait of Delaware's s
famous naval hero-Admiral Samuel
Francis duPont--to the battleship Del
aware. Mrs. DUPONT is niece of the
Admiral who served CALAMITY in the
American navy through two wars and
whose remains are Inferred in the du-
Pont burial plot in Christiana huu-
dred.
The portrait has Just been finished
by Clawsou S. Hammitt. the WE'LL
known artist, and is regarded by per-
SONS who have viewed it as one Of the
most faithful and, from an artistic
viewpoint perhaps the hest oil portrait
Mr.. Hammitt ever has produced. Mrs.
dupont viewed the portrait one day
this week at Mr.. Hammitt's private
studio at his home, No. it0S jefferson
street. and was much pleased with L.
II is framed in a laurel leaf design
The color tints Of the portrait are re
marlSably life-iike.
Upon the back Of tho portrait MIR
Hammitt has painted the words 'Ad
Hiiral samuel Francis duPont pre-
scented to the Battleship Delaware bs
his niece Mrs. Eugene dupont" Thi
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
SCOTT BROTHERHOOD'S
ANNUAL ELECTION

AT the monthly business meeting Of the
Brotherhood Of Scott NJ Z. Church last
night in the lecture room Of the church,
the executive and social committees were
instructed 70 prepare for the annual re-
ception Of the members to their wives and
women friends to be held the latter part
Of this month. The membership Of the
Brotherhood has grown largely during the
last year. over a hundred new members
being admitted and the coming reception
will be one Of the most interesting anc
popular events in the history OF tho chap.
ter
The meeting last night was enthusiast,
throughout, and that the Brotherhood oi
Scott NJ r. Church is becoming more pop.
ular and larger. could be easily seen BY
the large number OF members present. This
annual election Of officers was held. TIL,
following were elected: Raymond q
Deem. president Raymond Keefer. vice
president: Bayard Vosheu. secretary
Charles p. Harvey, treasurer Two nev
members were admitted.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
WORKERS HEAR
OF HEALTH HINTS
DR.. Montgomery the Lecturer
Last Night at TuberCuIO-
sis Exhibit

Last nights anti-tubercuoss meeting at
No. ne Market street was in the interest
of worSmen. The speaker was DR.. Is E
Montgomery. OF Philadelphia The meet
ing was well attended.
pr. Montgomery's lecture was iluatrat-
ed. Pictures OF open-air buildings and ap-
pliances for preventing and curing con-
sumption We're interestingly commented
upon. Porches we're ideal for the outdoor
treatment OF the disease Or. Montgomery
said That the cold-air treatment was not
a hardship was emphasized. One Of the
most troublesome things OF the fresh air
treatment was wind and 10 eliminate It as
far as possible buildings or special con-
struction were required as shown ia the
Illustrations. Pictures showing tents on
roofs in large cities were shown as evil
dence Of the growing knowledge Of the
great benefit OF open air treatment OF tu-
berculosis.
The different kinds Of germs III tubercu.
losis were Illustrated IN colors Making the
body untenable for these germs was EN-.
phasized as the cure of consumption. RI.
intercommmication through these germi
was made plain. They also illustrated th,
fact that in treating consumption III,
physician was dealing with a tangib,
thing ana with the cooperation Of tn
patient would almost always combat /
successfully. The progress Of tubercu
losss OF the lungs was pictured Chart
showing the decrease Of consumption wer
shown as evidence Of tho success Of tn
campaign against the white plague Di
Montgomery laid stress on the fact tn
association with consumptives was nc
dangerous. provided proper safeguard
were taken. such as the destruction Of I'll
sputum.
Long hours and irregular hours Of wori
dusty and arduous work were causes
the disease to be noted by working mel
Whether tho work was easy or Difficult
the best way to guard against the di
ease was to keep oneself in as good heaii
as possible.
Agricultural work was the best SO Il
as consumption was concerned, aIthous
farmers, OF course were not exemr
principally because Of their disregard
sanitation. The dusty occupations we
the most dangerous. Alcohol and tobac
greatly aggravated consumption the do
, tor said A diet of eggs and milk. fresh a
and exercise were the agents with Will
the disease should be combatted.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
TALK OF HIGH
COST OF LIVING

At the meeting Of the West Brandy
wine Grange al Talleyville last night
an interesting discussion on the high
cost Of living was opened by Willis
Passmore. It was discussed further
by T. #. Weldin. Charles W. Day and
others. giving the idea Of the former
upon this subject
II was claimed that farm products
were no higher than other things In
comparison The trusts received their
share Of blame. also labor unions and
the extravagant habits Of the Ameri-
can people. Supply and demand was
also offered as a reason.
The entertainment hour was con-
trlbuted to by Miss Eva Weldin. Miss
Helen McElroy, Miss Hannah Pass
more, Miss Cox, Mrs. Engle, Miss Helen
Dawson and others.
An article was read by Thomas Ryan
advocating late spring plowing rather
! than early.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11

portrait viii be placed on exhibition in
a display window at the store Of Mil
lard +. Davis week after next
Real Admiral dupont was born al
Bergen Point, N. j., on September 27.
1903 and died on June 20, 1855 His
parents were Victor Marie DUPONT de
Nemours and Gabrielle Josephine de
Ia Fite do Pelloport, daughter Of the
Marquis de Pelleport. lie received his
appointment as midshipman from
President Madison at tho age Of twelve
years. His first cruise was on the
Franklin, q seventy-four gun ship
under Commodore Stewart lie was
advanced rapidly and IN is42 was pro-
NOTED to rank Of commander The
exploits Of the Cyano under his COM
mand were among the most brilliant
achievements Of the Americans DUR
ing the Mexican war His record dur.
ing the civil war was oven more bril-.
liant and Congress pussed a specia
resolution of thanks 10 him FOR hil
achievenents AZ Port Royal Ills ION,
and valuable services wero funAc
recognized by his promotion to th
grade Of rear admiral on July ie
1862
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
DREADNAUCHTS
NEARLY READY
Delaware and North Dakota
Soon TO be Put Into Com
mission

Announcement Is made by tile Navy De-
partment that the batteshlp Delaware.
the first OF tho improved Dreadnoughts.
which was built by the Newport News
shiphundlng Company, had reached 995
per cent toward completion on February
1. Her preliminary trials having been sue
cessfully conducted. she viii be accepted
hy the Government at the Norfolk Navy
Yard at an early date
The North Dakota. built by the Fore
River Shpbunding Company, and a sis
ter ship. was ase per cent. complete on
that date and will be received but q few
days later than the Delaware. Iittle prog
ress toward final completion was made on
either vessel during the month OF Feb
ruary owing TO certain minor changes
that were decided on as result OF the
preliminary trials
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
OPTOMETRISTS
HEAR PAPERS
Also Elect Officers at Third
Annual Meeting Here
Yesterday

The Delaware Optical Society at its
third annual meeting here yesterday elect
cd the following officers IS. j.. Mckee.
Wilmington, president; James ID. stroud.
Wilmington, FIRST vice-president: r p.
Collins, smyrna. second vlce-president;
S. G. Evans, Jr Milford. secretary;
Charles II. Otwell. Laurel. treasurer. The
executive committee win be chosen by the
president. Seven new members were elect
ed to the society. they having passed the
state examinations.
The committee looked with disfavor on
the optician who makes door to door
canvass for business and appointed a com
mittee to educate the public against pat
ronizing such.
Walter l.. Roberts the retiring president
reported for the delegates to the conven-
tion held some time ago at Atlanta. r.
S. Stephens Of Dover. made a very inter.
esting and exhaustive address on "symp.
tomatology and Pathology" s. c. Evans
Of Milford, addressed the members or
Elementary Anatomy
At the evening session the address o.
2. A. Dilworth, president of the New
York Optical Institute, New York city
spoke OF "ophthalmoscopy, going int,
the question Of testing the eyes. He had {
! number Of charts TO illustrate. Ernest F
Collins, of Smyrna, made an address oil
"Optometry. the New Profession" Thes'
two addresses were discussed at lengti
and the speakers we're asked number o
questions.
Following this there was discussion o.
a number Of subjects OF interest to tn
society.