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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
c. f. ANDERSON RESIGNS.
Manager of !. G. s.. Vermont Territory
VIII Go to New York state.

G. F. Anderson, who for the past year
has had charge of the Vermont territory
for the International Correspondence
Schools of Scranton, Pa, has resigned his
position, and will go to New York State,
where he has in view an opening which,
he believes, Will offer better opportunity.
Mr.. Anderson. whose headquarters
have been in this city. finished his duties
here on Saturday. Before coming to Bur
linGton. he had been connected with the
business in Maine, Massachusetts and
New Hampshire, and It was from the
Nashua office that he was promoted 10
have charge OF the Burlington district.
He is a member Of the Il c. s, Record
Breakers association" ana he holds a
medal Of merit awarded for marked in
crease in the business under his care,
Here he has had excellent success. the
business has increased under his manage
ment, and both he and his wife have made
many friends
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
COWS ARE HOMELESS.
Drunken Heifcrs Going Home from
Club Create Big Nuisance.

Poundkecper John Doxey declares that
there isn't IA place in the whole city
where fellow can corral cows. No sir,
not Il single place. There are places for
horses. but none for COWS.
Tuesday MIR. Doxey appeared before
the board of aldermen to inquire how his
petition for a salary was getting on. As
near as anybody could ascertain 1t
wasn't getting on at all. In fact, it
hadn't went peg.
The poundkceper at present Is paid by
fee. When he corrals a drunken and
FOSTERING COW that is coming home In
the early morning from the clup no gets
dollar. However, there are not many
loose cows running about Burlington and
dollars come in pretty slow. Therefore
he wants a salary.
When some young and frisky heifer,
just cutting its eye teeth, gets loose and
commences to tear up things, as Siddy
young things will do sometimes, Mr.,
DoXey has to leave his work and frisk
about after the heifer. II he catches her
he has no place to put her unless he
bitches her to his kitchen range or some
other inoonvcnient place. He loses time
on a job where he gets real money.
1t Is the opinion of the board that the
can be paid only by the fee system. Tho
matter was referred 10 the committee on
salaries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13

incohcrontly to herself and had no sooner
entered the door than she fourshed the
razor 6he went through tho place in
search of her intended victim and, upon
discovering her. made rush for her, 1t
the latter escaped and ran into Dilloway's
pool room. next door for safety. Ono of
the chefs then stepped before the woman
and by talking to her quoted her to such
an extent that she went to her home
She left the knife in the restaurant.
She became hystercal whom she got
home and upon the arrival of the police
she was screaming 70 that she could ne
heard all over the neighborhood She
was placed in the hack which was TO
take her to Jail, by main force and
swore at the police and her husband Dur
ing the entire procedure At the Jail last
evening she had become duieter but con-
tinued to rave Ia some extent about her
husband The woman when examined
showed no sign OF liquor. She Is one Of
the Filipino women who came here w.h
the Tenth cavalry, to which her husband
belonged at that time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
EAST HAVEN MEN ARRESTED.

Jessie Bailey and Edwin Powers both
or East Haven. were arrested at IN
known pond in the town of Ferdinand
on the morning Of July charged with
lacking deer. The arrests were made
by Warden William H. Taft of Vergennes
and Warden Edward G. Lund of CRANKY
The men were caught squarely in the act
and admitted that some two or three
weeks before they had taken deer. but
this was before they were arrested and
had discovered they We're converslng with
game wardens. They were taken to Con-
cord where they entered plea of guilty
and were fined 800 each and costs of sl5
Not having the cash availa BILE they fur
nished bail in the sum of $3.50 each AM
their cases were continued. States At
| torney n. r. Amev prosecuted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
FAST FEDERAL EXPRESS
LEAPED FROM TRESTLE
Day Coach Caught at Bottom of Heap and Not a
Person Inside Escaped Death or Serious In
jury-St Louis Ball Team Saved Many
Lives Engineer Forgot Cross-over.

/ Unknown woman. eye gouged out fac,
terribly bruised. lex fractured.
Michael Furey, conductor Of train. New
Rochelle. y. Y. fracture of skull, interna
injuries. will die.
York, brakeman; fracture Of left leg
other injuries will probably die.
Mrs. James Il. Joyce. Maury. suburb Of
Washington G2; fracture of left wrist
back injured; shock: condition serious.
John f. Mcdonald, Reedville. r. T.
condition serious.
Lucy Note, 222 Washington avenue
Washington. internal injuries; condition
critical
AT BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Nellie Pitesaen. her daughter,
Beatrice. aged 49, and son. John, aged Ii
months, Of Chevy Chase. Md.
Frank A. Hoyt, Boston.
man who is thought to come from
Millbridge, Me.
Henry Chrisman, Middleton. Pa.
Joseph p. Sisson, New Haven.
Edward NJ. Green, Huntington, Pa.
Mrs. Isabella Dorsey, Washington,
d. C.
Mrs. Mary z. Solsky, Philadelphia.
Miss Bessie Boehm, Woodstock. Va.
Miss Carrie Holmes Philadelphia.
Miss Jessie Gray Mckcns, Washington
Miss Mildred Ernest. Washington.
Miss Helen Gibbs. Washington.
Mary +. Harris, Philadelphia.
Miss Angelina Mackie Washington.
Miss Lucille Meservy, Washington.
Mrs. Sarah Clark, Washington.
Miss Matte Corning, Philadelphia
SAVED BY BALL PLAYERS.
Many persons pinned beneath the deb
ris owe their lives to the pro.nptness
of the members OF the ST. Louis National
League base ball team riding in the last
two cars which remained on the ira elk.
When the crash came they piled out in
pajamas and several We're bleeding from
cuts about the feet caused by racing
over the sharp wreckage.
Il was IN the next to the last car" saiC
Roger Bresrahan, the teams manager
! Il was smoking at the time the spill
! came and | grabbed hold of somethine
ard held on. ! got out all right. Not on.
of our men was hurt but of course on
our way to Boston, where we are sche
duled for a game with the Boston Ma
| tionals to-day"
Rube Ellis, of the St, Louis team said
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
FLOURISHED A RAZOR.
COlOred Woman Looking for ImnEinar!
Rival in a Restaurant.

A colored woman, driven, II is believed,
temporarily insane by jealousy and the
intense heat. Monday afternoon entered
the Plaza dining room on St. Paul street
and made q murderous attempt on the
life Of a white woman. who is employed
in the restaurant The colored woman,
who is the wife of a chef in the
restaurant, entered tho place at about five
O'Clock armed with a razor, and, grasping
n huge carving knife. she quickly emptied
the room OF Its occupants. The police
later arrested her at her home on lower
Cherry street,
Tho woman when she appeared at the
restaurant had every appearance of beinE
insane or drunk. She was talking
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
NO MORE LIGHTS FOR PARK.
Aldermen Decide to Call II Halt in
EecdIesa Expenditures.

III order that the present city admnis-
tration may fulfill It's pledge OF economy.
the board of aldermen voted Tuesday
to resclnd the resolution adopted 'sne 7,
which provided for the installation Of 20
tungsten lamps in City Hall Park. This
means that the much-talked-of Mott orna-
mental posts with tungsten lamps at
tached will not be placed in the park this
year.
Although Joint report from the electric
light and park commissioners. approving
Of tho plan of Mott posts with lamps, was
read. the board, following a talk by
Mayor Roberts, decided that the mayor 8
plan of economy should be followed.
That this system of park lighting, and
perhaps Il better one, will be Installed
next year Is assured. Mayor Roberts adj
vised that the money for such work
should be made by appropriation when
the appropriations for other city depart
ments are made. we shall have to light
the park eventually" he said. but we
should so at 1t right"
There seems to be hue and cry for
lights in the park the mayor continued,
but when the taxpayers visit the city
treasurer they ask IL the tax rate Is to be
raised continually" The mayor said fur
Their that the tax rate this year was
raised in an effort to catch up will
things and he advised that this genera,
policy be observed.
A report received from Superintendent
Andrus of the electric light department
estimated that the cost OF lighting thu
park under the system as proposed would
Re $3.50 a month. The cost OF installing
the system was estimated at s110O
I'VE should not be in hurry with this
business" said Alderman Barnes in an in
terview following the meeting. I'VE may
find another lighting system that We like
letter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13

STATE OF VERMONT. District OF
Chittenden, SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
Il @ District Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in tho es-
tate of Carl X. Barstow ct ais. minors.
of Burlington, in said district
Whereas. application in writing hath
ian of Carl r. Barstow. RAYMOND ].
Barstow, Marion Barstow, Dorothy
Barstow and George Il. Barstow for
license TO sci! the real estate of said
ton, and the town Of Colchester Rep
resentlng that the sale thereof for the
purpose of putting the proceeds OF such
sale at interest, or investing the same
ing the avails thereof for the benefit
of said ward as the law directs would
be beneficial for said ward.
Whereupon. tho said court appointed
and assigned the 18th day OF July.
1911. at 1000 a. m, at the Probate
Office In Burlington. In said district
to hear and decide upon said
application, and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all per-
sons Interested therein, by publishing
this order three weeks successfully in
the Burlington Weekly Free Press, q
newspaper published at Burlington. in
said district, which circulates in tho
neighborhood Of those persons inter.
shall be previous to the time appointed
for the hearing.
Therefore you are hereby notified to
said court to object to the granting OF
such license, II you see cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington.
in said district, this 26th day of June,
1911.
J, H. MACoMBER.
52,w3t. Judge.
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WANT THE LID ON.
Residents of LAX csidc Protest against
Open Stores ON Sundays.


The opening and shutting of store
doors. the vulgar noises made by re-
moving cans OF tomatoes and corn off
store shelves, the squeaks OF slides on
cigar cases and the popping of soda
water bottles has been disturbing
the solitude at LakeGide on Sundays.
The residents there have protested
A mammoth petition. bearing about
zoo signatures and protesting against
open stores on Sundays, will be pre-
sented to Mayor Roberts. The petition
is already In the hands OF Alderman
Dion, president of the board. and Tuesday
evening he told the mayor about 1t.
Lakeside wants to be as spick and
span and quiet on Sundays as the rest
Of Burlington, evidently. II wants
the lid" on tight. Once somebody
tried to make a Coney Island out of
Lakeside; tried to mako the place ono
continual scream of noisy glee. 1t
didn't work, Since then sister Lake
9ide has been progressing steadily to-
ward conservation, and now she wants
all the stores closed tight on Sundays.
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kRNOAD s MI
n BAL s a. /.
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FALL SUMMER S!CHNESSES BYE
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valuable in the nursery, and it should 10
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il the breast take little Painkiller in
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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
INDIANS WILL GATHER
To Institute Of Redmen At Mound
City-Cairo Members Will Join
Tribe of That City.

About month ago the charter of
Niacomo, Tribe No. 121 Improved
Order of Red Men was surrendered
The order has been in existence in
Cairo a number of years. The mem
bers who have staid with Niacomo
Tribe have arranged to affiliate with
a new tribe that will be instituted at
Mound City this evening.
There will be big times at Mound
City tonight Indians from Paducah,
KY, and Cypress, III. will come down
to Mound City and after the ceremon-
les are over in the new wigwam they
will trail drought the streets of
Mound City, Indian style, arrayed in
Indian costume. The Cairo team of
he Niacomo Tribe will 90 to Mound
City to put on the work at the wig
wan. The team will be accompanied
by many of the former members of
Niacomo Tribe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
MANY NEW MEMBERS
Received Last Night in Local Lodge
of Order of MooSe-Elect
Officers Tuesday

Thirty-two new members were OBJ
ligated and received into the local
odge Of the Royal Order of the
Moose which met last night at AS
alon Hall in the Alexander County
National bank building.
Deputy Supreme Organizer w. p.
GOODWIN was assisted in the work
asst evening by Deputy Organizer II.
:. Reed of st. Louis who came to
afro for the purpose.
Deputy Organizer j. II. Wright
returned to Cairo yesterday He
'epresents the order in west Ten
1essee where he has been engaged
in the work of organizing new
lodges. He will leave today for De
troit, Mich, where the annual con-
IGNITION of the Royal Order of Moose
vii meet next week, beginning
Monday, Aug. 21st.
Next Sunday evening at the regu.
lar meeting the officers for the local
lodge will be elected
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

The Vicomto Toussaint WIS former
~ a colonel in the French army and
mayor of Toulouse. He was brave
man and u dashing officer. During
one OF the hottest engagements Of
a terrible year Of war, noticing that
his troops were bending forward un-
der Calling tire to escape the hui
let's of the enemy while he alone
maintained an erect position, he cx-
claimed, Since when, / should like to
know, has 50 much polteness been
shown to the Prussians| The sar-
casm took instantaneous effect. for the
soldiers rushed forward and carried
everything before them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
VI - lFfNF ---E-sA :. -
A QUEER LEGEND.
Fedor kosmich, tho Hermit, May Have
Been Russian Gar.

Fedor Kosnich, tho Hermit, May Have
Been a Russian Gar.
curious legend is associated with
the name Of Alexander Of Russia
Ii is to the effect thai HE emperor in
1925 WAS soilurnius Iii Che Grmra
When near TagnnrVg his coachman by
some means managed TO oycrturn the
carriage OF court courier banned
Markof who was Killed The EN-.
perur. wishing to rid himself of the
cures of state. SO the story runs. caus-
ed IT TO he reported that II was he
himself who was Killed Then he car.
ricd ont u plan which be had for long
conceived of retiring to Siberia mud
living there under mn assumed mime
Srhilder, the historian. processes 10
have satisfied Himself that at all
events the remains In the Cathedral
of Peter and Paul are those OF the
courier Schilder asserts that he learn
cd this much from the children OF
Market.
According TO the legend, Alexander
L. Of Russia died In Siberia Ia 1864.
hut history records that he died at
Taganrog I'm 1922 II seems that in
1925 a mysterious stranger appeared
IN Siberia. He gave his name as Re
dor kosmich and never revealed any
other or The place whence he came.
He lived the life of II hermit and was
received generally with respect, In
1856 he accepted the invitation Of a
rich merchant 20 take up his abode in
his house ii Tomsk There he was
very retired ana held communication
only with Mile. Kromof and the mer
chant her father Every one who
saw him was struck with bis ex
traordinary resemblance to the de
funct car The Grand Duke Mich
olas Michaiiovitch contributed nm arti
Gle in the Rnvue FTistoriQue IN which
he denied the sensational part " the
story, but admitted that the hermit
Of Siberia might have been natural
brother Of Alexander London
Globe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

MOUND CITY
August Is, 1911.

Miss Minnie Boyd has returned
from ten days visit with relatives
at Escanaba, Mich.
Mr. ard Mrs. Ben Blum, who
have been sojourning at Dixon
Springs the past two weeks returned
home Tuesday
Mrs. w B Harris and Deloria OF
Mounds and brother, Casey DeVore,
lett Monday evening for Vicksburg,
Miss, where they will visit n. De
Wore and family, They will also
make a trip to New Orleans before
returning home.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Reed and
Mrs. Virginia Drake and grand
daughter, Mrs. Beulah Dunn left
Tuesday for st, Louis whore they
will spend week.
Mrs. Eva Bowling is the guest OF
relatives in Memphis.
Frank Handley left Tuesday for
Port washington, Wis. and other
northern points in tho interest OF
the Williamson Kuny Lumber Co,
Miss Irma Belts and her guest,
Miss Louisa Morris of Campbell,
Mo, left Tuesday for East Prairie,
Mo. where they will attend house
party. They will also visit at
Campbell, Mo. and after stay Of
week Miss Belts will return home
accompanied by her cousin, Mrs
Hazel Conyers OF East Prairie.
Among the St Louis cNcursionsts
Tuesday were William Martin. ST..
daughter, Mrs. Harry Lawler and
Miss Leota Winters
Among the Chicago excursionists
were: Mr. and Mrs Thomas HiG-
gins, Mrs Fred Hoffman and daugh-
ter, Miss Josephine, Mrs ( William
Montgomery, Mrs G. Hughes, Mrs.
L. d. Stophlet, Mrs. William Mar
tin, Jr., Mrs. w r. Jaccard and
mother. Mrs Della Frey, Misses Ida
Johnson, Ruth Wilson, Minnie
Lewis.
Louis Schueing, superintendent Of
the kern-Utley Lumber Co Of
Mounds went to Chicago today on
business
Mrs J. r. Weaver of Mounds left
Tuesday for Chicago to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Fred kciser.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Sitter of
Mounds returned home Tuesday
from an extended trip through the
west.
Mr.. and Mrs II. G. Wildly of
Mounds spent Sunday in Cairo
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

ed, was nevertheless @uccesstuny &C
complished all over the island except
in the west within decade after
Shakespeare death. This fact takes
on new significance when we study
what we now cali the Irish brogue in
connection with what is known to have
been the pronunciation of English at
that time. The two are found 10 con-,
form IN practically every respect
Irlshmen pronounce English as their
forcfathers learned II nd have pre-
served It's pronunciation because they
have been away from the main cur.
rent of English speech variation ever
since. -Harpers Magazine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
Trimming 10 Blanc

The injustice in tn case Of a gIfi
sixteen or eighteen years Of age who
cannot earn money enoLgh 20 support
her in decency lies not always in ta8
insufficient wage, but in the fact that
she has not been aimed in the arts
Of self-support.-Chris Register.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
Devoted to DUTY.

"Are you ever coming to bed?" he
called out
II don't know" she replied. II
promised Mrs. Jones that Id keep
track Of her husband while she is
away. and I'm going TO know what
time he comes home II have tn stay
up all night ~ Detroit Free Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
IRISH BRoaUE.
II 10 Really the Old Time Method Of
pronouncinu Ennlish

rfonounclng Ennlish
Perhaps nothing illustrates better
the vIcissitudes of pronunciation In
English than u study VI what Is called
the irish hrogun" This ingual mode,
for ii IS scgrcely to he called n dialect,
Is usually presumed to he deteriOrs.
ton Of language due TO lack of educa-
ton and contact with legitimate
sources Of English It proves after a
little study 70 be a preservation Of the
old moihnd Of pronoHncirg English
whlch has come down to q great de
gree unchanged In Ireland from Shake
speare's time
In Ellzabeth's time, however, it came
TO be realized that II there was to be
any real afIiliation Of the two countries
then the Irish language must I've sup
planted by English and n definite ef
fort in this direction was made. This
change Of speech, resented and resist
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
SECOND GAME
A CAIRO VICTORY
Summary.
Continued from page one.

Summary.
Two Base Hits-Kinser (2l, Dow.
ell.
Left on Bases Cairo ). Jackson 4
Bases on Balls-Off Binkley 5
Gossage =.
Struck 0ut-By Binkley 5, Cos
sage 8.
Hit by Pitcher--By Binkley l.
Passed Balls Taylor l.
Stolen Bases Flood Hughes (2)
Taylor. Dowell, Overton.
*Calbert out hit by batted ball.
Johnson out, failed to touch second
base.
Umpire--Conklin.
Time of Came hour and As
minutes
Scorer--John r. Watkins.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
HOMESTEAD LAND.

Duluth. MINI, Aug. 15:--On Au-
gust % Uncle Sam will throw open
o settlement over 10000 acres Of
and in northern Minnesota. Any
american citizen who does not own
noe than 100 acres or who has not
'lr3ady used his homestead right is
ran get 100 acres of this land under
the homestead law for s125 per
acre. This can be paid on time
payment Of 25 cents an acre for five
years.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
Til. Civil War.

The dates officially recognized as the
beginning and the end Of the civil war
are Jan. 0. 1861 when the United
Suites steamship Star Of the West was
fred on BY state troops IN Charleston
barber. and April 3. 1866, when the
president proclaimed the rebellion at
o. erAL