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CHAPTER xxII.-(continued.)

CHAPTER xxIi.-(Continued.)
cuse. After all. II did not matter IN
the least where he had been. II was
no use TO stand pickering there when
the letter had not gone. And Lady
Altamont had been a long time find
ing the quill pen. Burles scrubbed
his few words at the bottom Of the
letter He took an envelope from the
ormolu paper case.
Better address IT," he said. You
put the address on: II will look more
natural. And our friend will know
that the thing is urgent. coming from
you"
II was pretty trap 20 gain a
knowledge OF an address that Burles
did not know and did not dare TO ask
for. But Lady Altamont put the sug-
gestion aside.
Addresses are dangerous" she
said. II shall only write the name. II
the note is lost no harm will be done
J I'll get one of the footmen to take 1t
He's down In the hall waiting for II
now. Well, what is it?"
A maid came into the room wanting
something. Burles reached carelessly
for the letter. The opportunity was
too good TO be lost.
There Is no occasion for you to
hurry, he said. I'll give this note ia
your man. Did you say he would be
waiting in the hall? BY the way, what
Is the number az the house in-?"
Charles has made a note OF II In
his pocket book" Lady Altamont said.
Yes. you may give the letter TO him.
He has all his instructions"
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A SINGULAR COINCIDENCE

The news dispatches tell us tina.
former Assistant United States At
torney General Wade Ellis will argue
the Missouri rate cases for the United
States before the supreme court. by
a singular coincidence" the dis
patches say, both Solicitor General
Bowers and William g. Kenyon. who
succeeds Ellis as assistant attorney
general. are ineligible TO represent
the government in this case becauae
they both have represented the other
side in the lower courts"
A singular coincidence indeed that
out of the army OF lawyers In this
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country none can be found for Uncle
Sans legal department who has not
represented the other side" so mucn
that even the easy legal conscience
gags at a prosecution OF former rail
way clients.
Quite singular.
Quite coincidental.
But every cloud has a silver lining.
and in this case IL Is made possible
for Ellis 10 resign his Job in order
10 manage the Ohio campaign and
vet by the singular coincidence to re-
main on the public payroll.
Singular but convenient.
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CHAPTER XIII.
The Woman Upstairs.

Burles resolved TO stay there. Some
cigarettes stood on the table. and he
helped himself to one; IL was very
quiet up there. the band below had
ceased. and from the crash OF plates II
seemed to Burles that the guests were
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FEWER PASTEBOARDS.

York,
the cour.
yofth house TO
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A REMARKABLE FEAT.

I and
broug while Unconscious -
howy remember
MI brought her out while unconscious?
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The Truth. No Matter
Whom It Helps or Hurts


To the Citizens of Detroit:
This is an appeal to your civic
pride and patriotism!
The hour is one that is fraught
with grave danger! ~ q
The future of Detroit is threat
ened and hangs in the balance!
Valuable rights, the conservation
of which means everything to this
oity's fair name, are once again the
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Women are fighting woman suffrag-
lists so noisily and hastily before the
New York assembly that they're dem
onstrating their fitness to go into pol
Tics. all right.
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THE STORY OF PERSPIRATIoN

We through
every part OF the skin The glands thcks the amps Sweat
adult body gives off about pounds daily of
elements highly injurious the health the
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The best spring medicine is one
you don't have to take.
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From Another Point of View

anybody thought the committee fifty Hsley
pictures
public strike, that he
10 be o n he
is to Ma the U. is going
another franchise. let It
altogether
might
Bancroft by him arbitrator
siy Roosevelt will recall that reminding him home
AN ECONOMIC REASON
I such
that
hatpins'
ALMOST AN OUTCAsT
g popular n
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Perhaps the idea OF Pittsburg's I'm.
mulity baths" for it's grafters 10 10
enable them to make some use of the
soap they received.
In New Jersey damn" Is not a
cuss word. rules a Judge. Life there
must be one that kline. of thing after
another.
A six.month-old baby walrus will
eat 90 pounds OF Goldfish daily.
For every birth occurring at sea
there are 16 deaths.
You say you are In love with Miss
Baggs?"
Il sure am"
but can't see anything attractive
about her"
Neither can | see 1t But It's in the
bank, all right"
Everybody has a good word for the
frequently deceased King MenelIk of
Abyssinia Under him his country Adj.
vanced to the Importance of being
mentioned in the cables.
Harbingers-Daffodil book beer
signs, the jacinth, marbles. pussy vii.
lows. whitewash. apple blossoms.
Spring. the sweet spring, is the years
pleasant king;
Then blooms each thing, then maids
dance In a ring. Mash
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EUREKA! AT LAST!

Inventor: have here something
new. a taximeter for spring poets.
Capitalist: What does It do?
Inventor: II measures their verses.
Capitalist Will IL sell?
Inventor: Like wildfre. You see.
IL charges the poet so much for every
line he writes.
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The Touchstone

Weather spring is here, or amt
AS yet,
Proves no problem IL the paint
Is wet
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ALMOST AN OUTCAST.

us he popular in his church circles?"
mot very He passes the contribution plate"
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AN ECONOMIC REASON.

"Why Is II that such long hatpins?"
hatpins in with r
have spent their for smaller hats
hatplns"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-28

worth by special train. ELLSWORTH
was reached just before p IN. and on
leaving the train the president joined
Mrs. Taft and their friends Mt inc
Pines, Senator ITulcs homo.
AT 4:30 p. m. the President gratiiied
the people OF the home town of the
senior senator by appearing In pubic
accompanied by tho senator. Mr.. Tart
went to Hancock hall and there made
a characteristic little speech.
In Ellsworth the President revealed
family secret. This trip along the
Maine coast on the MayfiOwer was not
his idea at all he confessed. No, II
was suggested by Mrs Taft, the Pres
dcnt admitted. and when she urged it
he obedicntly came along. he told the
people Of Ellsworth. SO to Mrs. Taft
the folk along the Maine coast are In
debted for this vocational visit OF the
President. according to the man who
best knows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-28
VERMONT NOTES.

The pittsford uua1rennial appraisal has
been completed and shows an increase vi
5000 in real estate during the last
four years. The real estate is no" ap-
praised at sl,2.o.ol5.
The Peck company of St Johnsbury
with n capital Of $4,000, organized for the
nuruose of wholesaling paints. hardware
and building supplies has filed articles
of INCORPORATION In the office of the secre-
tary of State.
William Whitehead Of West Enosbhrg'
aged seven. was drowned recently in TY-
Ter branch lie was missed two hours
after he went out to play and the body
was discovered In the river but no one
knows how the accident happened.
The IIolbrook house Brandon, was
broken into last Saturday night but II
is thought that n, thing was taken. An
entrance was gained by forcing open "A
window in the kitchen. The house has been
unoccupied since the death of Mrs. Hol-
| brook.
Probably two-thirds the records of the
| town of Brattlcboro have been made by
two venerable men. William S. Newton,
present incumbent, made them from 1868
until u year ago and stephen Greenleaf
town clerk from 1893 to lA4, served nearly
as long as Mr. Newton.
| f. A. Standish broke one of the bones
of his right forearm at Rochester re-
Gently while cranlIiug his machine, but
| fortunately the break is not d bad one,
although 1t will incapactate him from
driving his car for some time. SINH
lar accident occurred TO Richard II. Stan
dish a few weeks ago.
The international Mixer company Of
St. Adams has filed articles OF associa-
ton with the secretary of state at Mont
| pelier. This company has n capital stock
of $4,000 and Is organized for the purpose
of acquiring all foreign patents and pat
snt rights on an improved mixer on
which Leonard l.. Story has patent
and to grant licenses for the use or man
ufacture of said mixer Mr.. Story is one
of the incorporators Of the company.
William, "Banty" Talbot displayed hi'
"eccentric,ty" Saturday evening abou
nine O'Clock by jumping from his bed a
tho Rutland City hospital. escaping from
the nurses who tried to restrain him
, pushing out Il screen in the window
jumping through the window to TIT
ground running across the yard. ant
lying down behind a picket fence. all il
his night shirt. Panty recently under
went an operation at the hospital and
, good deal Of difficulty has been en-
, countered In forcing the patient to ODE
, the hospital regulations. In other word
"Banty" has not been rational. AS
piece Of surgery the operation was a
, eminent success. but the trouble has bee
, to make "Banty'' conduct himself like
reasonable patient. For time specia
, policemen were detailed TO spell on
. another at the hospital. their duties con
sisting in keeping "Banty' In his bee
, The guard was restored Saturday nigh
after the runaway.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-28
GENERAL RIPLEY'S STATEMENT AS
TO THE FLAGS

To The Rutland News:
In response to n request to give you
the story of the fate of the colors Of the
ninth regiment. Vermont volunteers
when the regiment was captured at Har-
pcr's Ferry September 15 1867 / have
much pleasure in authoritativcly deny
Ing the story that they or a portion of
them foil into tho rebel hands and, CON
scqucntly, In confirming the assertion
that Vermont rcvor lost any colors OF
the enemy.
At tho time the white flag wort up.
Stannard sworc bitter oath that we
would never surrender without an Of
fort to escape lie doublc-quickcd the
regiment down the bank of the Shcnan.
doah with Che intention of rushing the
pontoon bridge into Maryland. When
| within 400 or go feet Of It's head, we were
intercepted by Union and rebel A. u.
c., and ordered back TO our place in line
for tho surrender.
While Stannard was engaged in Wig
orous refusal to obey the order, we Off
Gers got about the colors and discussed
what was to be done with them; the first
| proposition was to wind them about the
| bodies OF the color sorEcants This was
an old trick and might not work. We
| then took out our knives and slit them
w. ! got my share and piece of it can
| be seen in any war collection in memorial
| hall, Rutland. Some years after the war
Il story was in circulation that a portion
Of the colors of the ninth regiment had
been found in Richmond and returned
by the war department to the State of
| Vermont
This was a profound mystery for years
and I could not zee how 1t could be true.
I have since been Informed by Gen. l.. G..
| Kingsley, who was quartermaster gen
eral of Vermont at the time, that no such
colors were received; but there was a
blue State flag Of either Maryland or
Virginia among them. which may have
| given rise to tue rumor.
I wish to state positively that the ninth
regiment lost no colors to the Confcdcr-
atcs at Harper's Ferry-and consequent
ly, the claim that the State never lost Il
| color Is true.
Let me add that the ninth regiment did
not participate in the formal act Of SUR
render, the parade was all over and
the troops dismissed long before we re
turned to our camp. which We found fill
ed with Confederate troops. The ninth
Vermont had a personal and private sur
render after making the only effort &c
escape or have fight first and If not in
terrupted we would have been in Mary
land in 10 minutes where we would have
found our tglt. as Armstead's brigad,
was In posir,on around the point of Mary
land Heights on the road to Frederick.
EDWARD H. RIPLEY.
once Col of 9th VI. Vols.
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FOUND CAVES INTERESTING
Many Phenomena Found in Bristol
Caverns by Exploring Party.

A party OF young explorers visited the
caves in South Bristol last Wednesday
ard met with some thrilling experiences,
especially was this true of G. A. Place,
who acted as guide and photographer.
He tells the story as follows: The party
consisted OF Fred Legler, Richard and
Lawrence Barry, George and Claude
Place. The party was equipped with
necessary implements, electric pocket
lights, automatic pistols, lanters. etc.
The first cave entered Is known as
Echo cave. This was explored and sew
eral flash light photos Of the interior
taken. So far as known these are the
only pictures over taken of this cave,
The party then passed on to the Barrel
cave Some of our readers have per-
haps, been to the entrance or this cave.
1t is situated on the southeast side or
the cobble in solid rock. After hard
climb we came to the shelf some SIX
feet below the entrance. Many stories
are connected with this cave. Perhaps
the only true one being told by DR.. e.
c. Grimes. who visited the cave SO years
ago. After entering Its interior the
length of two bed cords he turned back
as l suppose, owing to difficulty WIN
lights. Having electric pocket lights
we were fortunate, as We found Ian
tern could not be kept lighted In the
third room OF this cave. some 100 or l''
feet back In the cobble.. The entrance
is some two feet In size, and after On
tering some 10 feet We found tho bar
rel to be much smaller and almost I'M
possible to enter on account Of crooks
turns and emallness. After enterfne
about 20 feet found It a difficult un
dertaking for person of 1D pounds
I went back and Richard Barry. thu
smallest OF the party, entered hrst
Determination getting the better of M
again endeavored to enter, and sue
| ceeded. At the end Of % feet we foun'
a small room largo enough FOR person
| TO turn around In, 1t was perhaps tw'
feet high and four feet across. 1t wa
| here that l was wedged In for about l
| minutes finally being released thro"sl
the efforts OF Mr.. Legler and my brother
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1t was the longest Is minutes l ever e&-
perienced.
One can hardly imagine my feelings
as | seemed to be tautomobile) bound ~
feet from daylight IN what seemed 10 me
a six inch water pipe. The beating OF
our hearts in here sounded us loud to us
as an auto climbing a hill.
The passage from tho first to the sec
ond room IL on a grade Of about 80 &C.
grees and can be entered quite easily ny
living nat with hands extended ahead.
moving the body along an inch or 80 at
a time. This passage Is about Is feet III
length. Here we found the second ROOM
some u feet across and ceiling about 81
feet high. 1t was here the first sigh was
made clear to us that this cave mad peeu
entered 80 years ago by Dr. Prime, Jo'h
Lyons and W. II. P. The name OF pr'
Prime was inscribed In the rock III iS'i-
The month could not be made out. These
were the only names found. and nothing
showed they had explored further, for II
was almost Impossible to Keep HSi'
burning further than the second room
Leading from the second room are Tour
passages We explored these to the end
with the pocket lights, one OF these pas
sages led to the third room. some 10
feet north In solid rock. This room ls
entered by passage through which one
can almost enter on hands and knees.
| This room was large and very cool, ana
| the dropping Of water was constantly
heard Hanging from overhead were
forms like icicles. which proved to be
salt, certainly one OF the beauties OF
nature. In this room was large Pillar
which must have been made as 1t seems
! Impossible for nature to form such Pill
| lar. It appeared to be OF an ancient type
| Nothing resembling a name or date was
| found here, From this room was stu
another passage. E,ntering It ! went as
far as I could and, by the aid OF the
pocket light, found 1t to be 40 to 30 feet
| long and tunnel shaped. We found
neither animal. insect OF reptile
The names OF our parity were inscr'p'
| ed on the walls of this room, where
they will be found by those who nex'
enter.
Returning to the second room we held
a council to determine the order In which
We should make the balance OF the trip
We decided the smallest one Of tho part,
should go first so that In case we wer'
to take our meals at this private board
ing house the rest OF the summer. III
could notify the public OF our secluston
In consequence of the fright and clos
call Incident to the inward trip we hat
lost flesh enough to make tho return
more easily
One peculiar incident was that per
son on the outside could talk In an OF
binary tone of voice and we could hea
him plainly. yet we could yell at the to-
| OF our voices and not sound could til
person outside hear.
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THREE CHILDREN sUCCUMB.

registered %.
THREE CHILDREN SCCCTMB.
Philadelphia. Pn., July 2t.-1rivc deaths.
three of infants and two elderly men,
were reported to-day as being due to the
heat here. Tho maximum temperature for
the day was W degrees Mt zoo D. m. A
southwest breeze lowered the humidity
from ~ in tho morning to d to- night.
TWO DEATHS IN NEW YORK.
New York, July 2i-Although to-
day was the hottest of the year here,
with a maximum official temperature
of "a. there were only two deaths and
less than a dozen prostrations. The
humidity reached a maximum OF SO.
OVER 100 DEGREES REGISTERED.
Boston. Mass. July pa fresheninE
south freeze brought some 'elief TO-
night after one of the warrnest sun
days of the year In Boston,, the mer-
curry mounting only to 90 during the
day, and going well over the century
mark in the congested sections or inc
city.
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THE FIRST WINDMILLS.
Question of Ownership of Wind-De-
sign Of the Movable Dome.
(From the London Globe.)

Windmills are said to have been in
of st. John who observed ii EN- in use
among the Saracens in tho Crusades;
but how long they had been in exis-
tence before this it Is not possible to ascer-
tain. A wntermill was built In Bohemia
In the year rs, for an old chronic
ler mentions 1t, going on to say that
before that time all the mills in Bo-
hemia were windmills set upon the
summit of hills"
Windmills became so common through
out Europe In the thirteenth century that
the Pope compelled them to pay tithes to
tho church, and landed proprietors and
the clergy were forever quarreling as
TO the ownership of the wind. In
Zealand a certain abbot built mill
to grind his corn IN spite of the vio-
lent opposition of his landlord, VINO
said that he was the owner OF the wind on
his property and no one else had the
right to make use Of 1t.
The Bishop of Utrecht was appoint
ed arbitrator. and he. when told OF the
matter flew into rage. declaring
that what wind there was in his do
cese belonged TO himself and the
church, and he proceeded to prove his
contention by at once granting the
abbot full power to build windmill
when and where he chose.
| For hundreds of years windmills
were among the most important ad'
tuncts of industry. yet they hardly
changed from the rude and primitive de-
| sign OF earliest days. They were
fixed In one position and so coult
only be worked when the wind blew
from certain quarter; while The
four sails boosted no Stats or check
ing apparatus of any kind, which
must have been most inconvenient n
times.
The first idea of arranging mil
40 that 1t could be worked when e.
the wind did blow" was that Of tether
ing an ordinary mill in the middle o
a pond by means Of ropes. When TN
wind shifted the ropes were loose'
and the mill dragged around until tn
sails were caught by the wind, AM
II was then again tethered as before
Later Oh great pole which wa
worked on tho principle OF turn
table, was affixed to the mill. Not un
III 1890 did Holland the land O
windmtlls, introduce q movable dom
carving the sale axle. The dome ra
on rollers and was shifted around b
means Of the pole mentioned apoV
These ancient mills were often G
massive build, being made of brick @
stone. and later entirely of wood.
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VERMONT FLAG
NEVER TAKEN
Interesting Distinction Of Green Noun
ley Answers Interesting Questions.

(F'rom the Rutland News)
c. r. Morgan Of Claremont. N. H.. who
Us Vermonter. quoted In letter to the
News on July l2 the following from Mary
A. Livermores "History of the Flags"
and expressed surprise ut tho statement:
mo soldiers performed more valiant
service In the Rebellion than did the
Green Mountain boys. Not a single flag
did they surrender to the enemy during
the four years of the Rebellion"
Mr.. Morgan continued: II thought II
quite remarkable inasmuch as ] never
saw or heard the statement made be-
FORE Is II true; II so, Is Vermont the
only loyal State that can make that
claim? would like to ask also. how
many regiments were raised In the State
during the war;"
The News referred the correspondent
Inquiries to Gen. Theodore 8. Peck OF
Burlington. who In turn asked Gen. L. u.
Kingsley OF Rutland and Gen. Edward
II. Ripley OF New York and Mendon for
authentic answers to the questions con-
corning the truth OF Mrs. Livermore'
statement concerning the non-surrender
OF any Vermont flag.
General Peck himself answers Mr.. Nor
CAMS question as to Vermont's contribu-
ton to the Union army. as follows; yer
mont had 10 regiments Of infantry, one
regiment Of heavy artillery the l1th) and
ono company OF heavy artillery. one res1'
ment Of cavalry and two separate COM
panies Of cavalry (for service on the
frontier) which formed . part OF the 18th
New York regiment OF cavalry three bat
teries OF light artillery. and three COM
panies Of sharpshooters; also one band
which was assigned to the Old Vermont
brigade second brigade. second d.
vision, sixth army CORPS"
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THE, TOWN OF NOTIIING-TO-DO.

THE TOWN OF NOF1AlNG-Fo-DO.
They say somewhere, IN the distance
fair.
Is the town of Nothing-to-Do.
Where the sun. they say, shines every
day
And the skies are always blue:
Where no one tries for n silver prize.
And no one strives for gold:
There every race has taken place
And every tale has been told.
The blacksmith sings as his anvil rings
OF the town Of Nothing-to-Do,
And vows In his song. though the road
IS long.
When with anvil and forgo he's
through
He will wander far. where the glad
folks are
And will rest In that happy town.
lie dreams OF the day when he'll put
for aye
His hammer and apron down
Oh, II matters not what the toiler's lot.
Be It preacher or soldier brave.
Though he delve n ditch. be he great or
rich.
BE he Judge or statesman grave.
He dreams always OF the future days
When he'll come to Nothing-to-Do,
When he's faced Mfes test and his hands
will rest
And his time to toll is through
But Nothing-to-Do, folks tell me who
Have journeyed the hills and found 1t,
| II hollow fake and a btg mistake,
For the streams OF care surround It;
And the people there. they all declare.
Are gloomy and said and signing.
| And they yearn for strife. for the JOY
| Of life
Is something to do worth trying.
| Detroit Free Press.
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SUMMER TOURS
PACIFIC COAST
REDUCED FARES
CANADIAN PACIFIC RY,

A great variety OF routes with lib
lral stop-over privileges. Modern
drains with observation-l library cars.
Special rates on certain days in
July. August and September. Write
Tor full details
r. N. PERRY,
Dist. Pass. Agt. Can. Pac. R'y.
0e2 Washington st., Boston.