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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-24

gate It, we were shaking hands and pating each
other the back.
You saw such noble work with bge pump
Banbury performed that day. It kept busy
picking up enough seas to keep ahead of him. lie
pretty nearly pumped the oakum out of her And
whenever he stopped for breath, would turn around
fog up my voice little and say "I}uy work, old
man; we're still on top But it's all do to
keep her running Keep right at It Watch out;
here a big one Whoop!" Thcu Jones would
slant her off just about in time to catch six gallons
of river, and Baubury would bail as if he were
prisoner in a cistern In the Middle Ages, pumping
for life.
1t was the happiest trip ever made, AS a matter
Of fact, more than even with Banbury before
had gone five miles But hoggish. We
wanted to him until he would jump from his
and hide forever after when he MS coming
l have since learned that enough is great plenty,
and that than enough is what causes dyspepsia,
insolvency, obituaries, and other troubles But
didn't know 1t then
Ten miles below town, the river jumped n six
foot dam with a great splash 1t wasn't really so
bad. The current gentle above. and clammers
snubbed their one-ungers up and down by the trees
along the shore But 1t sounded and looked terrific
and there rocks enough below the middle of the
dam to paralyze any craft We decided to kill the
engine and drift down That would give quarter
of an hour in which to bleach Banburys hair and
pry into bis past life. Then could crank mp and
take him home where his market price would be
thirty cents hundred, dressed.
1t was too lovely to resist leaned down quietly
and shut of the gasoline Presently the Peggy began
to hccough. Then her engine stopped
MY God!' yelled Jones "The dams only mile
away. and she's baked. Crank for your life. Ban
bury"
Banbury had been up In front trying IN n shaly
sort of way to enjoy the scenery. We had worked
him forward IN order that he might have tho pleasure
Of cranking the PcOgv, He went ns white us -four
and jumped for the crank
Quick" yelled Jones', slipping tho epurk Just
enough TO make the engine back fire. which she did,
throwing HRnpury over to tho side Of tho hunt with
tho last charge Of rnSono IN hor "fpy It asain,'
no yelled. throwha of tho spark altosstbos,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-24

in Hatbottomed punt, climbed H. and motioncd to
him to take seat.
What" yelled Bsnbury, go out In that butter
boat! I'm fish"
SAM" said Jones YEARLY, "Mr. Banbury wants
liner to take him out to our boat I'm
afraid he isn't enough Of a seaman to 80 ont on
day like this VIII you run up TO the boathouse and
telephone to my little boy? lie wanted to 90 to-day
but / told him big, stout mnn who wasn't afraid
OF anything going TO go"
II Jones had hit Banbury on the neck with brass
knuckles he couldn't have looked more unhappy. I'm
going what's the matter with your" he moaned
Then he got down his stomach and crawled into
the punt from the float and padded out to the
PegoU. l won't say that didn't help nature a little
bit, but the fact is shipped about all the water
that good for us on the way out, and had real
nice trip III bet the Peg0U looked big
island to Banbury when he crawled into her.
l cranked the engine and the PeG9U started down
stream, nicely you please. But nicely enough
for Banbury. I could that IN minute. We were
going into the quartering, and about every
fourth aboard. Ordinarily, would have
the lee shore, but that morning we
stayed out and took whatever We gave Ban
bury the pump and told him to bail. We also told
him how to put life prcseryer, and which way
to Jump In case the boat went over Then Jones and
l left him to himself in the stern. Theoretically
sat together the front seat TO run the engine
But in reality, whenever we leaned down to invest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-24

That was the beginning of twenty minutes Of the
keenest bliss l enjoyed We foated lszily down,
bobbing about the short, choppy while Banbury
cranked like crazy We tried printing her.
We tried changing the batteries. We tried cutting
out the pump, screwing down the needle valve and
splitting on the fly wheel. We tried everything that
was of no use to try, and Banbury cranked twenty
times for each trial.
Between cranks, Jones and cussed each other for
leaving the Mt home. We moaued about the
necessity Of swimming out below the dam and hoped
the boat wouldn't be damaged when she went over.
And all the time Banbury grunting and moaning
and fighting for life Going siXfoot waterfall
in a motor boat the rocks below with knowl-
edge of the useful art of swimming, just
pleasant to him falling off the Singer Building
1t of the pitfu and most thoroughly
satisfying sights I have Every time my
conscience jabbed me, thought Of the old
he fond Of frightening on the streets back at
home, and my heart froze up like water pipe IN
winter.
The plan was a beautiful success. quarter of
a mile from the dam, Banbury his knees
alternately praying and yelling for help, HI had
life preserver on, side up. His two hands
of blisters, for had allowed him to
crank most of the time with the compression He
all in, down and out, under foot off the map
We would never be bothered with him again All we
had TO do TO turn the juice twir the fly Wheel
and give him tenmile laugh ths way home. I
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-24

let the gasoline slyy and Jones went up front
Let good man take the crank" he said soothingy
he turned her
The Peggy didn't start
Jones cranked rapidly about five times. Then he
primed the engine, threw the compression and
cranked until he was black in the face. The Peggy
made noise like the stone doorstep of the Coliseum .
We could hear the roar Of the falls quite plainly
We had about ave minutes TO spend cranking
the Pcgoy, and her average ball when she lay down
hour
Right then Jones to the emergency OF course
had anchor You never have anchor in
motor boat. Some chump has always borrowed it.
But in less than minute Jones had disconnected the
engine all around In another minute he had tied the
head line around the fly wheel end of the crank shaft
| grabbed end and he the other We holsed it
up and with a mighty heave we dumped that engine
overheard. There soulstirring splash, and the
Pcggy swung around stern foremost and stopped. We
anchored safe aud sound. a hundred yards above
the dam.
Banbury had been trying to pray and had gotten
as far as Now lay me-" nine or ten times when he
realized that the obsequles had been temporarily post
ponel. For minute the light on his face
seraphc He looked out upon the beautiful green
world only few hundred very wet feet away as If
he had a propretorship at least in it once more
He was happy being terked out OF the jaws Of
death, with tooth marks all over him, that he clean
forgot US But presently he began to remember. The
fact that he still hung by hair over an exceed
ngly informal place in the river and that he had
prospects Of getting away until somebody turned the
water off, began to worm its way into bis bliss and
curdle 1t. And presently he began to converse
with
80 this is what you call navigating Is It, you
imitation skippersT be sneered "Of all the dough.
Drained iobs l saw, this Ia the limit, II You
caut keep your tlnkered.up drygoods box running,
why do you put It IN the wRterf II would make n
COCA hotlouse with glass doors on II, You would
make good gardeners. too. YOU would be company
for the turnips You might even succeed 1T sprout-
lnr mutations with u little mora calculation you could
clean streets"
Ami go on indefinitely Hp sat there ana skinned
as nlivp ann sat thsrs aud took It without aHs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-24

begin with, will confess that I am n
coward about automobiles. I am not
like some people. For me there is
limit. I don't mind turning corners
sideways, or going over thank-ye-
marms at seventy miles an hour, or
landing in n hedge fence once in n
while because machine doesn't hap
pen 70 be quite as nimble about turning
corners as a country road Every
man who rides with the demented
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
MUSIC
A Philharmonic Concert.

Mr. Mailer is still ~. and though said
10 be So fairly on the road OF Improvement
that he is expected to conduct next FRI
dayi last nights concert Of the Philhar-
monte Society WIS again conducted by Mr..
Spiering Nj Mshler's influence was felt
in the performance OF the "Uninished
symphony hy Schubert which has had its
high lights lifted into gariShness 50 often
by tho society's regular conductor That lhs
substitute may not have folt justified iu
changing tho reading. little as n reflects
tho sweet and sane lyricism Of Scnhp'f1
BUT there were other things ou ihe p'"-
srammo In which Mr. Spieriu- porforce
had his own way. one OF those was
a fragment Ghe Introduction to the third
acO Of an opera entitled Der PfeneriaC'
by Max Schillings.. which was new TO NoT
York. and also an exquisite bit of musical
delinoation called IL Printemps," br
Glazounow. which may have had = pre-
yious hearing I'm New York or Vas an
nounced once at any rate. but was az Least
new 20 a Philharmonic scheme. The music
by Schilings invited comparison with that
Of his colleague Phtzner. performed earlier
in the season. and proved 10 be not only
more coherent. but also much more
cuphonious though its signiicance-its
mock soemnity cor one thing would no
doubt have been better appreciated had II
been heard In connection with the clever
comedy for which II was written. A. for
Glazounow's music. IL sounded Ike a must
cal paraphrase Of the psalmists words
about the time ~ the singing Of BIRDS
being come and the voice Of the turtle
being heard I'm the land \ thoroughly de-
lightful number. even il somewhat lght
wasted for a Philharmonic concert.
The concert began with tho overture TO
Der Freischutz" and ended with
Strauss Tod ind VerklarunG. The
second part began with three sorEs by
Strauss-superb songs magniicently or
chestrated and most eloqueut.y sung h'
Mr. Hamlin. but providing an excellent
reason why a society 10 encourage un-
intelligibiity in the utterance Of some
song texts should promptly be called into
existence. n. l.. n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
WILSON De PEYSTER.

Wilson de Peyster, a scion OF one OF New
Ycrk's oldest and most influential families
died early yesterday in his home, No. 50
East 18th street He leaves a brother,
Henry de Peyster, the lawyer. and a sister
Miss Emily VI. de Peys'e- Mr. de Peyster
was the son Of James de Peyster and
Emily Maria Livingston. The sale OF the
old family home IN 18Th street. few
years ago marked the passing Of the arts
tocracy that once lived there. Mr.. de Pey-
ster's first ancestor in this country was
Johannes De Peyster. merchant in af-
fluent circumstances. living in Winckel
street or shop ctreet now whitehall
street Colonel Abraham de Peyster. his
son. from whom Wilson de Peyster de-
sends. was Mayor Of New York in 1892
besides holding many Offices in the prov
incs Mr. de Peyster was life member
Of the Sons OF the Revolution, claiming
descent from his great-grandfatner, COLO
mel Peter r. Livingston. lie was also a
member OF the St Nicholas Society and
the s.. Nicholas Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
PERSIAN EVER FOR $4,000
Total Yield of Tabbagh Sale for
Two Days S56,507

A Persian ever with handle. OF the
Rhages faience Of the ninth century. Of a
hard semi-porcelainous paste. brought 81
800, the highest price. at the second and
final afternoon sale Of faiences and glass
belonging 10 Tabbagh Freres at the Ameri-
can Art Galleries Yesterday
Around the lower part Of the body are
disposed medallion-like figures. in relief.
colored with red and pale green enamels.
The buyer was Henry g. Dearth. the artist.
The sale was conducted by Thomas L.
Kirby and realized 1882 30, making total
for the two afternoon sales Of 81. 507 80
Mr. Dearth also paid $3.50 for a Meso-
potamian bowl Of lustred faience Of the
ninth century. II is covered with green
ish-white cracked slaze Between the four
oval medallions around the body are poetic
inscriptions
Mr.. Desrth also paid s2.l5o each for two
Mesopotamian vases OF lustred faience Of
the ninth century. Around the body u one
is a pattern of large branches Of lancet
shaped foliage with central flowers Of a
feur-de-ns character. all in relief and col
ored in brown and blue. The other vase
is decorated N pattern in low relief, with
black overglaze cOloring.
Many purchases were made by Paul
Dougherty. the marine painter He paid
g 0o0 for an Alexandrian glass cameo Of
the first century. 4. y. II is Of oval shape
with the head 81 a Caesar in profile cut
from the upper stratum Of opaque white
glass and displayed against the background
Of transparent glass owing 70 It's Ions i'm
murement this cameo is coated with a
beautiful iridescence as regards the back
ground, while the Opaque white glass IN
which the head is cut has assumed an ef-
fective ivory tone
M Dougherty also paid $50 for q Per-
sian rug Of Ispahsn weave. Of the six
tenth century: 500 for a Persian rug Of
Ispahan weave Of the sixteenth century.
500 for A Turkish prayer rug Of Ghordes
weave OF the seventeenth century, and 800
for 4 Persian manuscript the complete
works Of Sadi. Of Persia.
The caligraphy Of this manuscript is Of
stance, being in panels of white reserve on
zOd ground
Mr. Dougherty. Furthermore. purchased
for $40 Mesopotamian vase, of Rakka
faience ~ the. ninth century, pear-shaped,
and for s45O a Persian vase or bottle IL
Sultanabad faience Of tho fourteenth cen-
fury.
A vase. with han lie Of Babyloular faiaace
of the eighth century went TO Folsom
for $50
Among other buyers were Brsyton Ives,
Mrs Samuel Untermyer and H. c. Lebe-
thon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
EX-SENATOR JAMES OWENS.

After an illness Of five months eX-Sena-
tor James owens. who represented the
9lst Senatorial District in l9O7-CS, died
last niCht a his home. No. IS East l29th
street. Mr.. owens. who was a member Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic attended
the encampment at Atlantic City on Sep
TENDER L. While ther3 he was taken III,
and had been confined to his bed since.
Death was due TO complication Of dis
eases.
In 1892 he was elected a member Of the
Board Of Aldermen, and was reelected in
1898 and 1894 During the existence OF
Councilmanic districts under the first char
ter of greater New York he was elected
Councilman. Later he was elected TO the
Board Of Aldermen 10 represent the 3'th
district While there he introduced and
succeeded IN having passed the g per
diem fee for jurors in Manhattan. and he
also strongly favored East Side rapid
transit He leaves a wife. who was Miss
Mary OBrien. two sons and two daugh-
tiers The funeral will be held on Satur-
day in All Saints Church. i29th street and
Madison avenue. and tie buria. will be
in Calvary Cemetery
Nj Owens was b0rr in Ireland in 1871.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
BRISK BIDDING AT BOOK SALE
First Session of Auction Of Library
Belonging to A. Fontoura Held.

There was some brisk bidding YESTERDAY
al the FIRST session OF the sale NJ rare and
Ane books belonging 20 the library Of A.
Tontoura Minister from Brazil 70 Central
America and cuba held AZ the Anderson
Auction Companvs rooms No. r. East 18TH
street Beau and Bellies Of England IN
fourteen volumes. including Jcsse's life Of
Beau RrummeL brought fia'. the highest
price OF the session, the total Of which was
1852 -.
For an original manuscript n an I'M
published poem by Robert Burns twenty
eight lines on a single sheet-Gqeorse ID,
smith paid S95 and The Works on
c,ooTrev Chau,ar." printed i'm London IN
$50 was sold on order Tor i55 81. \ set OF
one hundred volumes of The Chis"lch
press British Pots" was, obtained lp7y
Gabriel Wcis for 81. and for the Ark
edition of Mari Baker .. Eddy's science
and Health" presentation copy A
Reauschaft paid N' 3D. No..
Po1ert RrOUuinCs Bellies ana rome
eranates." dated London. 1871. brought sl.'
on order. The sale continues to-mo'Io"
az go ~. o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
MRS. STIRLING WEBS A LORD
Second Son Of Marquis Of Cholmon-
deley Loses Legacy Thereby.

london. March T. Mrs clara Elizabeth
Taylor Stirling formerly An American
musical comedy actress. and Lord George
Chomondeley. second son Of the Marquis
Of Cholmoudeley. were married AZ the West
End Registry once to-day.
The bride is the daughter n Charles
Henry TAYLOR. ~ Washington. and AZ one
time lived In Newark y J. Her first hus-
hand was John Alexander Stirling. laird
Of Kippends vie. by whom she was divorced
In the spring Of 100. five wears after their
marriage Tho suit was sensational one.
Mr. Stirling naming Lord Northland. \
cross suit. in which Mrs. Stirling named
Mrs Mabel Louise Atherton. was dis
missed and the husband received the Gus
tody Of their child Recently the bride
has been singing AZ the Gaiety Theatre.
Lord Cholmondeley. By his alliance. loses
legscv OF 1l5.Oa which tho late Lady
Meux left him on condition that he mar
ricd "a lady in society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
A SCHREYER BRINGS 81. 100
American and Foreign Pictures
Realize Total of SIS, 757.

The Retreat. by Adolf Scnreyer,
brought ulo. the highest price at the sale
OF modern paintings by foreign and Ameri-
can artists at the American Art Galleries
last evening The buyer vas VI. Knoedier
& co. The sale was conducted by Thomas
Z. Kirby. and realized SiS757 -
COX Teams Hauling sand by Emil Van
Marcke, was knocked down 70 L. 4.
Lauthier after spirited bidding. for N.5'5.
The principal sales Of the evening we're as
follows:
After the Bath j. L Ger6me. OTTO Der ,,-o
Reception Of the sheik. A Pasini. L. a. ,o
A Forest Glade" Uiaz. otto Bernet 49,
't4nfsoapc. Francis Murphy. y. A. 20
California Landscape Albert Bierstadt 90,
Before the Bath" " Bousuereau j.
Franklin .. ......... .......... ..-..-..- 90
Going to Market" Constant Troyon. "
" sea man agent .........- ~"
Freight Goats IN Harbo-. p. J. tlays' 49,
otto Rornet agent ..... ..-.-. -. o."
4 A.. Mrs Campbell Clark. ..-..--- 400
Near Lyme Conn. 30 Her ry ". Ranger,
-. A. ". Y. seaman agent .-..-....-. -"
La Bal Mshills Jean Beraud Holland
& e Fis5crstrl.' Hasbors Mr.. campbell -
''wsisr Nymphs" ". Kray l. Ho- 80
-61 Teams Hauling sand Emile Van
Narckp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
OBITUARY..
IEANOER HOWARD GRAIL

Leander Howard Grail son Of the late
Rcv. David Grail. who was one Of the
founders of the Methodist Protestant
Church in this country, died on Monday al
Camden, :. g.. from heart disease. lie was
born in Harrisburg. Penn, on April Il. $50.
Early i'm his youth ne took an active in
terest in politics and was ore Of the most
enthusiastic supporters OF the movement
that resulted in the founding Of the Repub
lican marty in Ohio. His political activit:'
attracted the attention of Salmon p. Chase,
who when he became Secretary Of tn"
Treasury i'm Lincoln's Cabinet appointed
Grail To a place in the department. where
ne remained until the close Of the civil
War when he returned 10 Ohio and took
up the newspaper business.
In conjunction with Or O. w Nixon.
/ Benjamin Eggleston. Elias Longley and
/ William II. Smith he established The Gin
cinnati Daily Chronicle" which later alb
sorbed The Cincinnati Times Ate
the Chicago FIRE he formed company
which started "The Chicago Inter Ocean
on tho ruins or "'The Chicago Republican.
In 1896 he founded the L. II. Grail Com
pany. incorporated which handled the
Eastern interests OF several Western news
papers. Seven years ago he retired from
the presidency Of this concern and at the
same time gave up all his other business
interests
Mr.. Grail was trustee OF the Harlem
! Eye. Ear and Throat Infirmary. vice-presi-
dent of the Harlem Board Of Commerce,
one Of the founders of the Ohio Society Of
New York and for sixteen years a yestry-
man AMI junior warden Of Holy Trinity
Church.
In 1861 he married Miss Harriet Water,
daughter II Thomas Water, who died an
1895. \ son, Howard Elmer Grail, and a
daughter, Mrs Frederic West Mcdonald.
survive. The burial at Mount kisco. will
ba
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
REPEAT HERBERT'S 'NAT0MA'
Chicago Philadelphia Singers
Draw Fair Sized Audience.

There can be no doubt o. the enthusiasm
OF Mr. Andreas Dippcl In the cause Of
opera in English. Last night he gave Us
once again "Natoma." the opera by Victor
Herbert that had received its first New
York production just one week before, and
once again he put forward in its presenta-
ton the full resources OF the Chicago
Philadelphia Opera Company.
Mr. Campanini was in command over an
orchestra admirable in all respects; the
cast Of principals included Miss Garden.
Miss Grenville. Mr. Huberdeau. Mr.. sam
marco. NIr Dufranne. Mr.. Prash and NJ
Mccormack. the mise-en-scene was superb
ana the costumes were gorgeous So what
could be done for the opera was done.
Alas, there remained the iibretto,
The presentation itself showed few diff
ferences from that OF the opening night.
The ensemble perhaps was a trife more
! perfect the orchestra PLAYED with more as
surance and. in some cases the enuncia-
ton or the singers seemed more distinct
| But this last was far from an unmxed
| blessing. The more the words were under
/ stood the more hopeessly name they
/ sounded Mr.. Herbert would indeed have
| been a genius had he been able TO over
]
manlike though II IS, and ar times pos
/ sessing not little charm and color. seems
hardly the efiorescence Of genius. Its
weakness in recitative was more than ever
apparent last night and some Of the more
set numbers lowered perilously near the
/ seacoast Of the Great White Way.
/ once again the last act proved the most
satisfying FOR here Mr.. Herbert has con-
centrated his energies. and does not 20
wandering through fowery bypaths that
lead 20 nowhere. Yet, despite all short
ccmings what success the opera may have
will be due 10 Mr. Herbert's music and
rot 10 Mr. Readings libretto The music
/ is AZ least the production Of muscan'
the Hbretto is scarcely that of poet.
Miss Garden Mr.. Huberdeau. Mr.. sam
marco and Mr.. Preisch again did al they
| could for the opera. but Miss GrenvilIo and
/ Mr. Mccormack managed IN accomplish
some Of the worst singing over heard At
tho Metropolitan. The audience vas of
I f1 VI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
NEXT WEEK AT METROPOLITAN.

"Troyatore. with Mines GadsN and
Homer and NM Martin and Amato. will
b. Monday evening opera 100 the Metro
politan opera House The bin viii be fol-
lowed by ballet advertisements hv the RUS
sian dancer Pavlowa and Mordkino The
Philadelphia opera Company on Thursday
evening VIII present Massonet's "Jouslour
DO Notre Dame with a oue-act opera. ~"
secret de suzanne Tho Metropolitan
opera Company will give "otello' on Tues
DAY evening IN tho Brooklyn Academy Of
Music
Die Neistersiugor" viii he "Wednesday g
bin. with Nine Destinn Eva and VI. J"rn
az Walther "TIaonsel and Gretel fol
lowed bv the first act Of "Coppelia will be
given a. popular price matinee on Thurs
dsv. Faust" will be the Thursday even
ing opera "Tanuhdu-or' viii be- given on
Friday evening.
,t[6nirslinder'' viii he tho Saturuat mat
ineo bill Brooklyn viii hear The Frl Of
the Golden West on Saturday night
'ThsTg." with Ais Garden. viii b' gwen
tho same evenin a. tho Metropolitan