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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
WOODROW WILSON IN THE WEST,
(From the TROY Pres

lOHl Inc Troy PreSS, DEM
Unquestionably, as 1t looks now, Wood
row Wilson is nearer the democratic
presidential preserves than any other
man. although several rivals are scramb-
ling In the effort to get ahead OF HIM
Too early to say who will win the day
Governor Wilson is on his Western tour,
and apparently he is making a nne i'm
preston upon the welcoming thousands
who throng to greet him IN the cities
where he stops and speaks. In Missouri
Folk is an evowcd ana Champ Clark a
receptive candidate. and In q way they
neutralize each other. home strength. 1t
Is most significant also that the two news
papers most influential In tho democratic
politics of M!ssouri-the St Louis Repub-
lie and Kansas City star-are both sup
porting Wilson. In fact. the Missourians
do not take the Clark and Folk booms
seriously, and the press and politicians
want TO be with the winner. After review
ing conditions. the special correspondent
Of the New York Evening Post writes
from Kansas City:
This narrows the contest down TO Will
son and Harmon-always keeping in mind
the personality Of one william j. Bryan.
Missouri democrats. both at st. Louis and
here, declare with emphasis that they do
not believe Bryan wants It, They do not
believe that he will make the slightest
effort to get the nomination himself, al
though they are perhaps a little more
ready than Eastern democrats are to ad-
nit that he could get II If he went after
II, They do say, however, that while he
may not be able to dictate the nomination
OF any particular man, ne will certainly
re able 10 prevent tho nomination of any
man to whom he is opposed,So the presi-
Dental situation, as leading democrats OF
Missouri view It, narrows down to the
question OF whether Bryan will support
| wilson or Harmon, and in their jud gment
Bryan has already sufficiently indicated
! his choice between the two men, So they
are waiting for the signal TO scramble on
the band wagon-that really expresses In
a sentence the attitude OF the men with
whom your correspondent talked, and
! they included the mon who are In closest
touch with political conditions In all parts
Of Missouri"
Indeed, Governor Wilson, having demon
strated great executive force and success,
seems to have captured the country. an II
were. and Is more generally looked upon
ma tho democratic Moses who will lead his
nar,y out of tho wilderness than any
other man Just now, surely. his star
MAINLY Is In the ascendant.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18

Gone away! Where? What do you
mean? She ain't--ain't left Bayport?"
mo, no. What in the world should
she leave Bayport for? She has gone
to her boarding house. guess. At all
events, she was headed in that dircc-
ton
why didn't she shake Hands with
me7 What made her go off and not
say word? Oh, well, guess likely
I know the why" He sighed despond-
entity. 81 told her never TO come here
again"
you did? What in the world
We'll. for what thought was good
reasons; all on her account they was.
And yet she did come back and kept
comm even after Ase blabbed tho
whole thing. However. l s'pose that
was just to help Georglanna. Oh,
hum. am an old fool"
The lawyer inspected him seriously.
We'll. captain" he said slowly, III
Il is any comfort for you to know that
-Four reason isn't tho correct one for
Miss Dawes going away can assure
you on that point. think she went
because she was greatly disappointed
and didn't wish to see you just now"
Disappointed What do you meanT'
"Humph! didn't mean to tell you
yet. but l Judge that I'd better No
one KNOWS 1t here but Miss Dawes and
l, and probably no one but us three
need ever know 1t. You see, the fact
is that the Arizona woman, Desire
Higgins. isn't Mrs. Thomas at nil. He
isn't her missing husband"
"What?"
Eyes, it's SO. Really 1t was too
much OF coincidence to be possible,
and yet It certainly did seem that It
would prove true. This Higgins woman
was apparently so anxious to find her
missing man that she was ready TO
recognize almost any description. and
the slight laneness and the fact of his
having been in Montana helped along
If we could have got a photograph
sooner the question would have been
settled. Only last week, while l was
in Boston, got word from the de-
toctive agency that photo had been
received. ! went to see 1t Immediately
There was some resemblance. but not
enough. Henry Thomas was never
MFR. Higgins"
"But-but-they say Thomas has
skipped opt."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
THE COURT DNEss.

The court dress decreed by the king OF
England through the lord chamberlain
for those having no special uniform an
fers greatly from that worn by the KING
In the Court of st. James. For all court
functions. levees. and evening state par
ties the court dress is either black SILK
velvet or a dark -colored cloth, either null
berry claret or green. but not black or
blue. The velvet court dress consists OF a
coat of black silk velvet with standing
collar, and single breasted, The fronts
are cut small and cannot be buttoned.
and the cuffs are plain but gauntleted.
The two pockets on the sides have flaps
Many buttons are required over the coat
and all of them are OF cut steel The
waistcoat is of white satin or black SILK
velvet, according to the choice or the
wearer. There is no collar to the waist
coat and there are four buttons match
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
TURKISH PARLIAMENTARY ETH
QIETTF,
Trom the Wide World. J

The etiqutte OF tho members Of thu
Turkish chamber almost vies with the
polteness Of the young Chinaman to
his prospective father-in-law so anus
inCly told by Goldsmith. At the COM
inencement Of the new era, either by ac-
cident or design. custom arose that
when any member Of the house entered
all those who were present rose from
their seats ind made their salaam to the
newco -ner. Even If member was at-
dressing the house a breach in the speech
was considered preferable to q breach
of courtesy, consequently the orator
paused. and the clyiities complied with,
proceedings resumed. To put matters
bluntly these amenities proved them
selves a nuisance, so Mukhtar Pasha
took the matter in hand, with the result
that tho house agreed that these cour-
tesies should only he observed before
the house was in session. AS the mem
bers drop in now all in their seats rise
and exchange compliments with the late
comers, but as soon as the business be-
gins the belated one, rnetaphorically
like L6ngfellow's Arab, folds his tent
and silently steals away" into his scat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
ESTATE OF MARIA MORAN, BUR-
LINGTON.

STATE OF VERMONT. District Of
Chittenden, SIS,
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Chittendeu:
To all persons Interested in the es-
tate of Maria Moran, late of Burltng-
ton, In said district, deceased,
GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden Al Bur
lington, Within and for said district,
on the 2Sth day of April 1911,
an instrument purport!ng 10 be the
last win and testament OF Maria
Moran, late of Burlington, in said
district deceased was presented 10
the court aforesaid, for probate
And II Is ordered by said court that
the 29nd day of May, 1911,
at 1000 a. NJ, at the Probate
Office in said burlington, be
assigned for proving said instrument,
and that notice thereof be given TO
all persons concerned, by publishing
this order three weeks excessively in
the Burlington Weekly Free Press, a
newspaper circulating in that vicinity,
in said district, previous to the time
appointed,
Therefore, you are hereby notified
to appear before said court at the
time and place aforesaid, and contest
the probate of said Will, If you have
cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington,
said district, this 2Sth day of April
1911 -
J. II. MACOMBER,
%4,w3t Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18

world ever since mother died, years
ago. I've had few real friends. Your
friendship had come to mean q great
were making for that little girl proved
what man you were. And you fought
so bravely when almost every one wes
against you I couldn't help wanting to
10 something for you. How could |?
And now 1t has come to nothinG-my
part Of it. I'm SO sorry
at amt. neither. It's come to every
thing. Phoebe. | didn't mean to say
very much more than to beg your par.
don when l headed for here. But
I've got to-I've simply got TO. This
can't go on. can't have you keep
comm to see me-and Bos'n. ! can't
keep meetin' you every day. / can't"
She looked up as IL to speak, but
something, possibly the expression in
his face, caused her to look quickly
down again. She did not answer.
'I can't do It," continued the cap
tain desperately. "'Tain't for what
folks might say They wouldn't say
much when / was around. | tell you.
1t amt that It's because can't bear
to have you just friend. Either you
must be more'n that, or-or I'll have
to 60 somewheres else. I realized that
when l was in Washln'ton ana cruisin'
to California and back. I've either got
to take Bos'n and go away for good,
Or-or'-
She would not help him. She would
not speak.
"You see," he groared-"you sec,
Phoebe. what an old fool i am. I
can't ask you to marry me-rna fifty
Ave and rough from knockin' round
the world. and you, young and educat-
cd and q lady. amt fool enough to
ask such a thing as that. And yet
couldn't stay hero and meet you
every day and by and by see you mar
~ somebody else, By the big dipper
shake hands with you today-nor any
more. except when I say goodby for
keeps"
Then she looked up. The color was
still bright In her faco, and her eyes
were moist. but she was smiling,
Cant shake hands with meY' she
said. please, what have you been
doing for the last Ave minutesr'
Captain Cy dropped her hand ns II
his own had been struck with paraly
sia.
"Good lana" he stammered ~
didn't know l had it--honest truth,
didn't"
Phoebo's smile was stin there, faint
but very sweet,
why did you stepT' she queried
II didn't ask you to-"
u why did l stop: Why, because l.
IL declare I'm ashamed
She took his hand and elasped Il
with both her own,
"I'm not" she said tpavsiy, her eJs'
Frightening as the wonder and m
eredulous Joy grew In his, I'm ver'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
WILL DEEPEN PUBLIC RESPECT.

In Mexico alone. of all the repup-
lies Of the western hemisphere, has the
experiment Of a perpetual president been
tolerated. It has eliminated in dis
astrous rebellion, and the humiliation Of
the beneficiary ruler The precedent here
established will scarcely he considered
n satisfactory guide for the other Latin
American republics; while in the United
States it will deepen public respect for
the unwritten law which DEGREES that
no man shall serve in the presidency long
err than George Washington. who set the
example of an executive administration
limited to two terms, and Thomas JET
ferson, who clnched II.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
LAW DELAYS IN SPAIN.
And other pecuiiaritiss of Legal Pro-
cehure There.
(Airs. Shlers- Mason in the London Even
z Legal Pro-

(Airs. shlers-Mason in the London Even
ing StandardD
\ friend Of ours decided to build n
house in Spain and everything Went well
Il first. The contract was an excellent
one and the contractor and builder was
Il most plausible and pleasant man. An
old gentleman, however. with much ex-
uerence of the country remarked to n
friend as one day they passed the house
in process Of building: THAT house will
never he finished, for the builders al
ways ahscond in Spain"
Tho builder did ahscond but the house
was finished by the owner The builder
had practically paid for nothing and our
friend was threatened with several law
suits Pay anything" said his Spanish
friends, rather than go to law, for If
You don't you will he ruined" AS n
matter Of fact the Joiner. to whom the
builder owed $50. had already been to
law about some other matters and had
been so bitten that he did not press
his claim at all
Our friend paid some. and left the rest
to threaten him with proceedings, which
went as far as the act of reconcilia-
ton" in which plaintiff and defendant
arc brought together before the judge
who tries to act a. peacomaker, as though
! the law realized what a serious thing a
lawsuit in Spain may be, and tried to
save You from itself.
As has been said. our friend had to
complete the house himself To make q
fiat roof no engaged five bricl<layers and
! appointed one to be foreman at an extra
\ "a n no r,titl ,lct o
the work were well done within a GER
! tain time. Some months after the work
| had been finished he was astonshed to
| hnd himself sued for cS by the foreman
for tools that had been used by him 10 do
the work At the first trial our friend
won Some weeks later, however, he was
rather surprised to be told that tho
hricklayer had appealed to the next
, court ana that he had better go and
| square the judge If he wished to
obtain Justice Our friend of course did
nothing of the kind, and so lost the
case
1t is extremely easy to find false wilt
nesses IN Spain in these days. but less
than hundred years ngo when false
witnesses in civil cases were punish ed
with 1o-years' condemnation TO tho gal
leys and their property confiscnted Il
could have been no easy matter TO fnt
and ono ready to commit perjury, A
perjuror was also looked upon IA non
compos mentis
in ol"eh Gays II tho Rccuser consldero1
that he had not sufficient proof af,e,
the witness had given evidence he prayed
that tho accused might be Tortured A
WitheHs also, if perceived varying In hts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
BIRDS ARE HAPPY IN JAPAN,

Birds have an excellent time in ia
pan, and our own agriculturists would
do we'll to emulate the treatment n,eted
out by their eastern confreres TO such
birds as the swallow and martin. with
4 skilled appreciation of the part these
feathored friends play IN relation to
their crops by keeping down the insect
pests, they exert every effort to protect
them and to encourage them TO propa-
gate their kind. Is it to be wondered at
that this sentimental hut withal entn-
entity practical nation reverences the
swallows as messengers to the gods,
and invite them to build their nests not
only under caves and rAftcrs. but In
every and any room Of the house? In
the hotel dining room were several nests,
whore the happy parents reared their
families in complete safety.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18

ing the material Of the waistcoat. Then
come the bIack velvet knee breeches
lhese nave three small steel buttons and
steel buckle at each knee. Black silk
hose and patent leather pumps are proper.
A cooked hat of black beaver tops off the
outft, while sword is worn at the side.
the latter being in steel scabbard. A
white bow tie and white gloves are also
worn. This idea OF dress prevails at all
the court functions and levees held by tn,
King Of England, who for years has been
the fashion maker regarding assemblies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
proud ana very, very nappy."


There was to be big supper at the
Cy Whitaker place that night. 1t was
an impromptu affair, arranged on the
ppur of the moment by Captain Cy,
who. In spite of the lawyers protests
and anxiety concerning his health,
went serenely up and down the main
road inviting everybody he met or
could think Of. The captains face was
as radiant as spring sunrise. His
smile. as Asaph said pretty nigh cut
the upper half Of his head off," Peo-
pie who had other engagements and
would under ordinary circumstances
have refused the invitation couldn't
say no to his hearty Cant come?
Course you'll come! Man alive. want
you"
invalid. is hef" observed Josiah
Dlmick after receiving and accepting
his own invitation. "Well, I wish to
thunder could be took down with the
same kind of disease. I'd be willin'
to linger along with 1t quite q spell
IL 1t pumped me as full Of joy as Whit
seems to be. Don't give laughln' gas
to keep or pneumonia, do they? NO?
We'll. IA Ike to know the name Of his
medicine, that's ALL"
Supper was to be ready at 6. Geor-
gianna. assisted by Keturah Bangs,
Mrs. Sylvanus Cafoon and other vol
unteers. was gloriously busy In the
kitchen. The table in the dining room
reached from one end Of the big apart
mcnt to the other. Guests would be-
gin TO arrive shortly. Willy Mr.. Pea
body, guessing that Captain Cy might
prefer to be alone, had taken the board
Of strategy out riding behind the span.
In tho sitting room around the base
burner stove were three person5-Cap-
tain Cy. Bosn and Phoebe. Miss
Dawes had come carly" at the emp
ta!n's urgent appeal. Now she was
sitting In the rocker at one eide OF the
stove, gazing dreafnily at the rudy
light behind the isinglass penes. She
looked qu: stiy. b.issfuiiy contented and
happy. At her fset on Che braided
mat sat Bos'n playing with lonesome,
who purred lazily. The little girl was
happy, too, for was not her beloved
Uncle Cyrus at home again with all
danger Of their separation ended for
evernore?
AS for Captain Cy himself. the rad1-
ant express on was still on his face,
brighter than ever he looked across
at Phoebe, who smiled back at him.
! Then he glanced down at Bos'n. And
all at once he realized that this was
the fulfllment Of his dream. Here
was his picture The sitting room
was now as he had always loved to
think Of it--as it used TO be. He was
in his fathers chair, Phoebe In the one
his mother used to occupy and be-
tween them-just where he had sat so
often when q boy--the child. The Cy
Whitaker place had again and at last
come into its own.
He drew long breath and looked
about the room, at the stove, the lamp,
the old, familiar furniture, at his
crandfather's portrait over the man.
tel. Then in fash Of memory his
fathers words came back to him, and
he said. laughing aloud from pure hap
piness:
"Bos'n, run down cellar and get me
pitcher Of cider. won't you? There's
a good feller."
ruR Emf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
YACHTING RACES.
Three LOnE-Distcnce Events to 8p
Arranged to and From New London
-Yachtsmen VIII He Attracted by
Yale-Harvard Rnce.

Arranged to and From New London
VIII he Attracted by
Yale-Hsrvnrd Rnce.
The Harvard-Yale boat race will draw
yachtsmen to New London this year and
In order to make things attractive for the
owners of racing craft three long distance
races have been arranged. One OF these
viii end at New London the day before
the boat race and the other two will
start from New London the day after the
race
The race to New London has been ar
ranged by the Indian Harbor Yacht
club Tho fleet will start from off Great
Captains Island on Thursday. June %,
and the finish will be at Bartletts Reef
Lightship near the entrance to New Lon
don harbor. The race OF the Indian Uarhor
Yacht club has heen an annual affair
for several seasons and has always at
tracted the hest Of the racing fleet.
The yachts Will anchor along the course
for the boat race and remain at anchor
until Saturday morning Then the larger
craft will start in tho long distance event
of the Eastern Yacht club from New Lon
don to Marblehead for the Commodore
Clark cup In this re &C it is expected that
the Katrina, Atlantic, Enchantress, Iro-
lita, Taormina and possibly the Elena will
star, For smaller boats the Seawanhaka
CorinthiaR Yacht club has arranged a
race from New London to oyster Bay,
and in this event yachts enrolled in the
Yale and Harvard yacht clubs will take
part.
The National Yacht club, formerly the
Brooklyn club. has announced a race
over the Cape May course for July !, and
efforts are being made by the Eastern
Yacht club to induce the National club
to change Its date In order that tho big
yachts may have opportunities TO take
part In both events.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
a good feller
THE END.

"Generally debilitated for years. Had
sick headaches, lacked ambition, was
Worn-out and all run down, BurdOck
Blood Bittcrs made me n we'll woman"
Mrs. Chas. Freitoy, Moosup, Conn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18

No, many worthwhile positions In
IN. hu.,pess world OF this city are Sc
cured without the intervention of Free
Press classified advertising
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18

If you are going to buy home table lin
ems. every store that advertises table I'm
ems has u message Of tsssat personal In
teres' TO you
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
CHAPTER XIV.

I" q yDES, he has" went on Lawyer
wi Peabody, speaking about
Thomas That's the queer
part of 1t. At the place
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18
Cy Whittaker's
Place
By JOSEPH G. LINCOLN
Copyright. 1868. by D. Appleton
q Co.

CHAPTER XIV CONTINUED
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-18

world ever since mother died. years
ago. I've had few real friends. YoNr
friendship had come to mean great
deal to me. TIE splendid fight you
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
4 Hospital Nurses Hands.

AS an example of trademarks have
you ever noticed the hands of the hos
pital nursei The soft white hand
which in fiction is occupied i'm cooling
fevered brows does not exist and could
not 1t is "A skilled hand. but its work
makes il rough and chapped. Try
bathing your hands in diSinfeCtants
twenty times II day and you will find
that. look after them as you may, they
will soon be scanned with cracks.
which an east wind often turns e.
bleeding cuts. And as they are work
ed hard for some twelve or thirteen
hours day the nurse takes a some
what larger size in gloves than moal
women. IL you ever see the photo.
graph of hospital nurse you may oh
serve that she prefers 10 keep those
hands behind her back. London ChgOn
iclp
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
Tbev Were All "PiIIs,r

One of the fashionable east side
churches recently witnessed funny
incident at a choir rehearsal. They
were preparing for the following Sun
day morning beautiful selection, the
first words Of which were. IL am a
pilgrim" 1t so happened that the
music divided the word pilgrim" and
made n pause after the syllable. The
effect was most amusing. The soprano
sang In high key II am plr' and
then stopped. The tenor acknowl-
edged that he was IA "pil. ana
when the bass came laundering In
with like declaration. II am n pil.
II was too much for the gravity ~
the singers, and they roared y"
amount Of practice could get th'
past the fatal pause without an
burst, and the piece had To- be :"
up.-Muscal World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
Driven TO II.

Guy, the youngest son OF Farmer
Timmlns, had spent two years In col
lege, during which time he had accu
mulated more Indebtedness than edu-
cation. His father paid his bills and
left him to shift for himself. The boy
had good stock In him, however, and
managed by turning over new leaf,
practicing strict economy and doing
odd jobs Of work as opportunities pre-
sented themselves to pay for his tut
ton, and stayed on.
"How's your boy doing at collegeT
asked the elder Timmins' next neigh
Dor one day.
Hes getting along all right now
81 hear he's working his way
through"
"Yes," grimly, but with gleam Of
pride, answered Farmer Timmins.
"He found he couldn't work me any
more."-Youths Companion.