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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

suitable background, and bowling many,
many times. Truly, the spectacular plays
an all-important part in the Wild West
ana the Far East. but what would a tent
show be without it?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

To make IT, beat to a cream a haIr-
cupful butter and three tablespoonfuls
OF sugar, Then add little by little, stirring
constantly, four beaten eggs. a quart OF
flour that has been slfted with three tea
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

Cart look wei eat we'll or feel we'll
with impure blood feeding your body.
Keep the blood purc with Burdock
Blood Bitters. Lat simply, take oX-
ercise keep clean and you Will have
long life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

Friends VINO have recently had their
Kitchen reno1eed had the faucets placed
AZ tho end OF the sink instead OF IN tho
middle. They think the saving on the
dishes from frequent knocks is an item
worth considering NJ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

Paper napkins TO be used at a small
party I put through tho typewriter. and
printed upon each ono a toast. The
gusts were so entertained by these that
It "brokc the ice;' It also saved mo {.
large laundry bill.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

Babies who seem hungry and fretful all
the time arc sometimes merely thirsty.
All people do not realize tina. a baby gets
thirsty, and that ONO or two telspoonfuls
Of water a day "a not all the baby needs.
Instead Of spoon, procure a rubber nip
PIE md put Il on any clean bottle OF con-
Nonsent size. II a bottle is used the child
gets all the water he needs IN a natural
manner. and docs not soil his dress. Al
ways have the water lukewarm. a child.
II accustomed to taking water IN this
manner, will take any Kind OF medicine
readily II It Is first diluted with littls
warm water and then put IN hts bottle.
My baby is very strong and healthy and
has taken water in this manner since ~
was a day old. He IS now four months
old. and takes an average OF eight ounces
day. @. r. j.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

Tell You what I like the best
Long about knee-deep in June
bout tho time strawberries mclts
On the vne--some afternoon,
like to jes git out an rest
And not work ut nothin' else.
james Whitcomb Riley.
There are two things about which we
should never worry-those we can't help,
And those we can.-Minot j. Savage.
MENU FOR A DAY IN JUNE.
BREAKFAST.
Strawberries
Moulded Cereal
Broiled Shad Roe Water Cress
Dreamed Potatoes
Virginia Flour Mullins
Coffee.
DINNER.
CLANS on the Half Shell
Radishes Young Onions
Roast Veal Spiced Gooseberrles
Drowned Potatoes Spinach
Lettuce with French Dressing
Cherry Shortcake
Black Coffee.
SUPPER.
Chicken Loaf Lettuce Sandwiches
current Jelly Olives
Strawberries with Whipped Cream
Layer Cake
Tea
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-05
GRIZZLY BEAR AND BUFFALO

While it isn't likely that the grizzly
bear will ever become extinct, he has,
all the same, come to be something
Of rarity in many of his original
haunts, and the hunter seeking sport
with him now must jorS hey into the
Businesses of the fer Sierras and
Coast Range mountains or into the
wilderness of the British provinces OF
the northwest.
In former days, WREN the hunter
and the ranchman bad only their
double barreled guns, the grizzly had
little fear of them. But when the re-
peating guns and the rest OF the de-
stToyers began to confront him he
gradually but reluctantly fell away
from the pleasant borderland and
sought safety in the deepest isolation.
When there were buffaloes on the
plains the grizzly bears were keen
and persistent hunters Of them. A
herd of buffaloes on its journey sell
dom escaped attack from grizzlies all
along the line. When grizzly and a
buffalo came to battle there was sure
to be savage test, although it never
lasted long, the buffalo being the van
quished.
Confronted by bear a buffalo bull
would invariably charge, furiously
upon it's big and ugly foe. This was
as the bear expected. He waited,
erect on his launches, the onset OF
the buffalo. AS the latter rushed for
ward with lowered head and was al
most upon the bear the bear would
throw itself to one side with astonish-
ing quickness and at the same time
deliver blow with one of his power
full paws that seldom failed to break
his antagonists neck. 1t sometimes
happened, though, that bull was
young and agile enough to await this
blow long enough to give in turn a
deadly thrust of his horn into the
bears side. making combat mutual
slaughter.
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SYNOPSIS.


Harry Swifton is expecting visit from
his fiances, Lucy Medders, Quakeress
whom he met in the country his auto
crashes into another machine containing
3 beautiful woman and q Gern MAJ I Ss,.,,
The woman's hat is ruined and Harry
escapes. His sister, Caroline, arrives az
his home to play hostess. Socrates Lriin-
Iner, cousin of Lucy's, arrives win
ny is trailed to his home by the Count
and Mrs. Gen. BlaKes, who demands her
hat. duplicate of which she says mas
been delivered at Harry's house. she is
in great fear lest her husband hear of
her escapade. Lucy Medders ana hsI
father arrive and the count 10 hiuuen III
one room and Mrs Blazes In anotne =.
Harry Is forced to do some fancy lylng -
keep Lucy from discovering the presence
of the woman. The milliner, Daphne OaI-
fngton, who proves to be an old name Oh
plicate hat and more complications en-
sue. Daphne is hustled into the room ~.
cupied by the Count. The latter, VIII
whom Daphne had hirted az one .l hnJ
demands the return of a ring ne nau
given her on that occasion. she !etlS MN
that she gave the ring to General Bia1es
AS the Count had also given Mrs. blaaes
a duplicate OF the ring he becomes some
what excited. Daphne leaves the room
and seeks refuge in the one occupied py
Mrs. Blazes Mr.. Medder discovers the
Count, who is introduced as larry Ge ,ld
accuses Harry of concealing his wire
Daphne steps out and the general Is
durnfounded Lucy gives way to tears
The Count takes the blame for the. whole
affair upon himself but the verdict Is re-
served until Harry can vindicate nimseil
General Blazes admits to harry tnal ne
has fiirted with Daphne and Mrs. Blazes
overhears the talk. Mrs. Blazes attempts
to escape with the aid of the Count ana
the latter is mistaken for burglar. Ine
duplicate hat arrives and Harry solves
that mess. Lucy overhears CONVERSE
ton between Harry and Daphne which
satisfies her of his innocence.
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The world famous ST. Agnes light
house, the oldest lighthouse in exist
snce, the guardian of the Settles, was
finally shut down recently and the
light extinguished, after continuous
service since 1880. when the pres
ent tower was erected by Capt. Hugh
Till and Capt. Symon Bayly. Previous
to this time an iron cresset burning
coal marked the approach to the dan
gerous channels amid the rocks sur
rounding the Settles, so the presence
of a lighthouse on this spot extends
back even to earlier times than 1880.
The Trinity board decided, however,
that the old st. Agnes light was too ex-
travagant to work. in spite Of the fact
that it's continuous and faithful serv-
Ice had probably saved many hun
dreds of ships from getting too near
to the dreaded rocks which abound
around the island. They have, there
fore, erected a modern iron automatic
lighthouse on the neighboring island of
st. Mary's
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RICH IN OIL
Wells Choked With Debris to Pre-
vent Natural Flow.
Conflicting Interests Have Long
Sought TO Control the Output Of
Petroleum in the RioA Kat
ALA District.

Seattle, Wash.--A strange story
comes from the Katalla region. in
Alaska. OIL wells that were bored
half a dozen years ago, and prom
ised great returns in high grade PEI
troleum, were never allowed to be-
come producers because of conflicting
interests that were seeking to drive
each other out. Recently new own
erships have prevailed, and the four
principal wells near the town of Kat
ALA were found to be choked with
scrap iron, junk, and all sorts or
debris. When the load was taken
out the wells flowed 2,100 barrels OF
oil a day.
For two years or more the country
has been discussing the Alaska GOAL
problem, pro and con, yet scarcely
word is ever said about the oil
nelds which border the great north
ern coal areas. The country at large,
hardly realizes that the Alaska oil
fields are the newest to be developed
on the American continent.
The Katalla belt is strip of land
along the coast of Alaska adjoining
the Copper River delta, and extending
off eastward toward Mt. st. Elias. To
the north is the Boring Lake coal
country, and through this territory oil
seepages are to be found.
The Indians of that district had no
ticed these seepages, and had spoken
Of them to the traders along the
coast, but it remained for Thomas
White, a pioneer of Alaska even at
that time, to make the actual discov-
cry of petroleum. He was hunting,
and on the trail of a bear. when he
stumbled across one of these black
pools. To assure himself that he had
found oil he drew out match.
scratched 1t, and touched the surface
Of the pond. Instantly he was re-
wSsded with proof. White made the
first oil location in Alaska, and soon
there was a quiet stampede to the
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but. darling. I have been jealous a

but, darling. have been jealous AZ
YOU"
Jealous of me?" said her liege lord
Forgive mel" she pleaded. But
when | heard those reports about you.
L."
Reports? What reports?"
THAT you were infatuated with a
milliner--Mlle Daphne"
Is 81? / infatuated with milliner?'
the general asked, with look of ter
ribly injured innocence. II? Ridicu.
lous!''
"And l saw her enter this house
this afternoon Mrs Blazes contin-
ued, "and then heard that you were
helc-and oh, darling, forgive mel
| came to spy on you!"
Perfectly amazing!" Harry said to
himself I'm in the primary class,
compared to her."
why" the general said. my own
little pet!n He took his wife into his
arms I'll forgive you! ! want you
to forgive me. The idea OF my giving
you even a moments unhappiness OF
that kind!"
"T-take me ho-homel" pleaded Mrs.
Blazes, from the shelter OF his shout
der.
The twain, reunited, went slowly
down the walk and into the street.
Mr.. Medders observed that Harry
and Lucy looked as though they had
something to say to each other, and
said to the count:
"The young man whom they call
Pigeon is sitting in the summer house
with Carolyn, and Cousin Socrates is
again in the attic writing sonnet.
Wilt thou come in with me and see
if thee can find cigar?"
Il thank you, from my heart" the
count replied "But | half some writ
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-05
HUGE GERMAN HOUSE KEYS

The present German house key could
be used as a weapon of attack and de-
tense besides serving its original pur-
pose. 1t weighs on an average about
one-eighth of a pound, and as each per-
son entitled to carry house and CORR
dor key has nearly quarter of q
pound of soft iron in his pocket it is
conservatively estimated that the
amount of iron in circulation in Ger
many in the pockets o, the men and in
the handbags of the women amounts to
1895 tons, besides. an additional 1850
tons of keys to interior of German
homes.
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count with gesture of his clenched
fist.
Harry, helpless, looked from one to
the other. Mrs. Blazes. desperate,
glanced at him and said:
"Mr. Swifton can explain. I have
nothing more to say"
She assumed an air of supreme in
difference to whatever fate might hold
in allegiance for her.
Wei. Harry" the general said, "if
it's up to you, tell me how this hap
pened"
"Tell you how what happened?"
Harry asked, dazedly.
"How does it happen that / find
my wife trying to climb into your
house, assisted by this-noodle.'
Noodle! Colt in Himmel! L for
get myselluf yeti" the count gritted
between his teeth.
"Oh! What? Trying to climb into
my house?" Harry repeated, brushing
his hand over his brow. "Why-why--
it must have been some kind of a
joke, general. Yes-surely it was
some kind of joke.
ssJoke!" the general blurted out.
sBut why should she want to get
into thy house, Harry" Lucy asked
with bit of mischievousness, for
now she knew the whole story.
"Yes!" the general barked, turning
to his wife. why should you want
to get into his house?"
Mrs. Blazes saw light ahead.
!. my dear, if you will only calm
Il will tell you everything. I know
you will think am foolish woman
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HEARD IN A SOUTHERN HOTEL

before. my little girl" she said. with
a gracious smile.
No. ma'am.' said the little girl
I'VE only got here last night"
"And do you like it here?" she was
asked.
Very much" she replied IT'S love
ly here"
And you didn't go motoring with
your papa and mamma. did you?" said
the good lady, subtly.
No, don't like motor cars" said
the child. 1T makes me seasick to
ride in them"
Your mamma is a very young look.
ing aady to have so big child as you
are. said the coed lady.
"She isn't my real mamma" said
the child
''Oh, indeed" said the good lady.
NO." said the little one, gravely.
She's my papa's new stepwife. "-Hor
ace Dodd Gastit, in Judge.
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ed, keeping Mrs. Blazes between him
and the general.
"So!" The general roared, confront
ing her. This has been your plan,
has it?' He turned on the count vim
dictively. Trying to inveigle my wife
to climb into that housed"
My dear, you are wrong!" Mrs.
Rlazes wept. Listen a moment, and
| can explain.
Wrong? Explain? Woman, | see
it all now! You have planned an
elopement with this-this pretzel!"
"Bretzel! Ach Gott! Und ! must
stand dis!" the count fumed.
WHAT" Mrs. Blazes demanded. Il
elope with that?"
She pointed scornful finger at the
count.
Don't try to palaver mel" the gen.
eral shouted.
All this noise and shouting of
course was heard by those in the
house, and first Harry came running
out, followed by Lucy and her father.
What in the world is happening?"
Harry asked. rushing UP to the ex-
cited trio.
81 have trapped this wretch!" Gen.
eral Blazes yelled, indicating the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-05
"GREEN WATER" OF THE NILE

The green water" of the Nile is
quite different thing from the green
water of the ocean. About April Is,
the Nile begins its annual rise and
month later the effect is felt at Khar-
toum A very curious phenomenon
accompanies this increase in the ap-
pearance of green water"
For long time it was believed that
the color came from the swamps OF
the upper Nile lying isolated and stag
nant under the tropical sun and pol
luting the waters with decaying vege-
table matter. With the spring rise this
fetid water was supposed to be swept
into the streams to make its appear
ance in Egypt.
Within recent times, however, this
theory has been abandoned. Now We
are advised the green water is caused
by the presence of innumerable num-
bers of microscopic algae, offensive to
the taste and smell. They originate
away up in the tributaries and are
carried &c the Nile, where under the
hot sun and in the clear water they In
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Oil Well Near KatalIa.

northern territory. That was Is
years ago.
White went to Alaska in 1889. He
was a member of the Israel G. Rus
sell geological expedition that made
the first ascent of Mt. ST. Elias. Again
he climbed the mountain with the
Duke d'Abruzzi, when the italian mo-
bler1an wahted to ascend the highest
mountain en- the continent. That was
before the discovery of Mt. McKin-
ley, in the interior of Alaska.
A number of the early claimants
organized an oil company which in
turn leased to second company-a
Canadian concern--and this again
leased to a third company. which
finally did the well drilling. But
the last company was to pay big
sum of money as soon as oil was dis
covered in commercial quantities.
The four wells drilled produced
oil. How much the outside world did
not know, because the three COM
panies began their long struggle to
freeze" out each other 1t was not
long ago that fourth company came
In and got possession of the "old Eng
fish" property, as it was called, and
opened up the choked wells. Two
tons of stuff was taken from one bore,
and the oil in it's exuberance at being
released, carried away the top of the
derrick Then it settled down to
steady flow of 72O barrels day. Oil
stood in two OF, the other wells. but
1t was found that when the flow was
started with a pump, it continued at
the same rate of its own accord.
Being so light and volatile, wood
containers are useless in handling the
Katalla OIL Therefore iron and steel
receptacles and conveyors wero or
dered, and now are being placed in po-
sition. One tank of 10000 barrels is
being erected at tidewater on Con-
troller bay, and two others. one Of
1000 barrels and the other of 5000
barrels, will stand at the wells. about
eight miles from the big loading tank.
The distance is covered by an iron
pipe that will deliver $500 barrels a
day.
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ing to do-und iff you excuse me. ]
go down to der hotel now"
Then I will say farewell, until we
meet again." Medders observed, shak'
ing the counts hand and returning to
the house.
Count Won Fitz stood before Harry
and Lucy moment
81 want to say choost diss," he
spoke. IT want to say Bless you, my
children!' Und / can't make pres
ent off hat, but iff you will honor
me, Mr.. Swifton, by allowing Miss
Lucy to accept a fiddle token of my
good wishes, will giff her diss"
He slipped his fingers into his peck
ct and produced little case, which
he opened and then took out ring
not such ring as either of the ones
he had recovered-but beautiful
cluster of diamonds surrounding q
ruby.
."Diss," he said, lis ring ! vas
keeping to Gift to der most beautiful,
der sweetest, der truest girl shouldt
find in America. / half found her
und now lose her, because you found
her, Mr.. Swifton."
He dropped the ring into Lucy's
hand, and was gone
Harry led Lucy to seat.
"Now," he said, I'm ready to ex.
plain"
may" Lucy said, happily. 'Thee
need not explain row, Harry, dear.
/ know all thee would tell me of that
Tell me something else"
And he told her.
THE END.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-10-05
WOODEN LEG AS A BEEHIVE

The only living human beehive, who
carries swarm of trained bees with
him everywhere he goes, was on ex-
hibition at the county jail at Cleve-
land, o., the other day. Mark o. Den
nison is the man who owns the bees.
The hive is. in his wooden leg. Two
deputy shariffs found him sleeping in
a park. When they attempted to ar
rest him he turned the whole swarm
of bees upon them, although they are
tame and harmless when their owner
tells them to be. They are trained to
use their singers only when Dennison
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Little Girl Explains That Young Lacy
Is "Her Papa's New Step
wife,"

1t is said to have happened In
southern hotel, where those who seek
perpetual spring spend the winter. TIE
usual number of ids and curious OLD
ladies sat upon the great veranda, dls-
cussing everybody but themselves, and
attention was suddenly attracted by a
handsome couple that passed through
the hotel corridor, followed by little
girl, who, small as she was, appeared
to be too old to. be the daughter OF
the lady in the case. The handsome
couple entered a motor car. and, wav-
ing an affectionate goodby to the little
girl. sped out of the hotel grounds
with a loud whirr and disappeared up
the distant roadway. The little girl
watched them until they were quite
out of sight. ard then turning around
she sought out a. chair not far from
the group of gossips. 1t wa not long
before her loneliness was noted by
one of the ladies', who called out a
pleasant greeting
y don't think have seen you here
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through the window. She caught hold
of it, also, but it was too wide to go
through the opening. In the effort
to force it through the count lost his
balance and came perilously near 60
ing down with crash. He saved him
self by clutching the window frame,
however. Mrs Blazes fretfully said:
Clumsy! Let me show you"
She united the string on the box,
took off the lid and took out the hat
She let the box drop to the ground,
and with a little scream of delight
stepped back into the room and hur-
riedly donned the hat.
"It's perfect duplicated" she said,
happily Then, while the count was
descending the ladder she started to
climb out of the window, but the
count stopped her.
my ring, if you blease!" he said
.'For goodness sake! Take it and
let me go!"
She thrust the ring into his hand,
and he ran down the ladder and ssead-
led it at the bottom. Mrs. Blazes
carefully crept from the window, with
much manipulation of her skirts, and
anxiously lot herself down rung at
q time. When she was half way down
she cried:
"Oh! I'm scared! I'm going back!'
She started up the ladder again,
and the count Utmost tainted. He
shook the ladder violently and threat
ened:
IN you go up anudder round. up
set it,"
Timorously, she came down, and at
last stood on the ground.
"Ch! How heavenly it is to be
freens she exclaimed
Up the walk again stormed the gen
eral, and Mrs. Blazes at sight of him
screamed. and would have climbed
the ladder had not the count caught
her arm and restrained her.
General Blazes had not found her
; at home. and had returned to hold
counsel with Harry as to the best
way to locate her. And now he found
her in the company OF the count. in
Harry's lawn, with ladder leading
to window IN Harry's house
Aha" he shouted.
s'Merciful heavens! My husband
she walled.
8. "Und he only buries nodding o.
dem bps der hats," the count reflect
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HOW HINDUs OBTAIN FIRE.


Fire is obtained for hte important
Hindu ceremony of 'Yanga," by Curl
Gus method. Matches not being consid-
cred holy. The priest holding the two
ends of piece of cord coiled around
a vertical rod, the lower end of which
fits into a groove cut out of the block
Of wood on which the rod rests. by a
churning motion causes it to rotate
very rapidly. it being meanwhile kept
in position by the second priest by
maans of handle with hole in
which the rod turns. The friction be-
tween the rod and the lower block of
wood. after a short time sets fire to
the latter. The fire, by timely nourish-
ment. is developed into glorious
hame. The instrument is considered
very sacred by the orthodox Hindus.
They. of course. keep grumbling all
the while.
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day recently. Instead of killing, it
saved a mans life. While cleaning
machinery in the card room of cot
ton mill. William Heffner was caught
in the whirling belt. His left arm was
crushed to a pulp and he sustained
painful injuries on his face and scalp.
Witnesses of the accident rushed to
stop the machinery. They would not
have had time to save Mr.. Heffner
from being crushed to death. At that
time, however. an electrical storm was
raging and the lightning struck the
mill. putting the dynamo out of COM
mission and stopping the machinery
suddenly, thereby saving the mans
lifo
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crease with amazing rapidity, forming
columns from $50 to 500 miles in
length.
The weeds continue to grow, die and
decay until the turbid hood waters put
them to an end, for they cannot exist
except in clear water.
Offensive as in some respects the
green water is, it is hailed with de-
light BY the Egyptians. since its APP
pearance is sign of the real flood
time and the close of the water
famine.