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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-02
THE BURLINGTON MARKETS

The local markets have been very quiet
tor the past week and there is littn
change in prices worthy of note Beef il
quoted from 9 to 10 cents. which is rather
low, but eggs have gone up again Il cent
wholesale and two cents retail
The following quotations are furnish
ed the Free Press by Jones & Isha,n.
the Burlington Fruit company. l.. A.
Chase and c. A. Barber.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-02

Want-advertise it-for renters are I'D
answers. almost without exception
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-02

Arthur Dennis. who has figured in sew
sral city court cases recently, was Mon
day fined Sc and costs of 5000 on be
ing found guilty Of charge Of intoxi-
cation. Dennis took an appeal from the
sentence. Dennis was arrested Saturday
night on charge Of ntoXication, it be-
Ing alleged that he was creating dis
turbance in the Peoples Clothing store
Sheriff Allen Tuesday took John f.
Cooper and Patrick MCGOWAN to Windsor
to begin serving their terms in States
prison. Cooper, who was convicted of
manslaughter in killing James williams
will serve not less than thirteen nor
more than fifteen years. MCGOWAN, who
was convicted of burglary, will serve
not less than five nor more than seven
years
Arrangements for the observance OF
st. Patrick's day are being made by "A
committee appointed by the Ancient
Order OF Hibernians, and the day will
be cele brated on fully an elaborate a
scale as usual, Shermans and st. Mi
chaels College bands have already
been engaged for the parade, and the
other exercises such as high mass at
the Cathedral and a banquet in the
evening, will be held.
Business was dull in city court. police
and jail circles yesterday. but one case
being tried by Judge Mower. Thomas
kearns was arraigned on charge of
lntoxication and. being obliged to dis
close, said he purchased liquor from one
Thomas Peters whom he described as
being one of the sort who blow into
town and blow out" The court thought
II probable that Peters had blown out OF
town and therefore sentenced Kearns TO
10 days In Jail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20
SENATOR S BLOOD
is GIVEN TO Wife
Luke Lea Makes Sacrifice That
Her Life May Be
Saved.
Q PERAT'IoN SUCCESSFUL
Patient Recovering Strength.
While He Is Weak but
Very Happy.

Washington, June I9,-United States
Senator Luke Lea, of Tennessee. to
save the life of his stricken wife,
heroically sacrificed a quart of his
blood at Georgetown Hospital yester-
day, and tonight hope for Mrs. LEAFS
recovery. which had almost been
abandoned. is practically assured. the
anxious youngest Senator Of the ma
ton as he lies near the bedside OF
his wife. recuperating his strength.
Mrs. Lea's condition, serious for
some time, became alarming Sunday
after an operation the day before. Her
strength. because of lack OF blood,
was gone and vitality was fast ebbing
away. Senator Lea upon learning OF
her condition, demanded that trans
fusion operation be performed and pre-
pared at once to submit to the ordeal.
Attending physicians and surgeons
, made arrangements immed atcly. and
the opera ton which followed was de-
clared to have been very successful.
Weak. Bat Happy.
Senator Lea withstood the opera
ton we'll. though it left him so weak
ened that for hours he could not stand
alone but qualification over the re-
vivifying effect 1t has upon his wife
| was iinexpressible. Surgeons assured
him that without the sacrifice which
| he made, Mrs. Lea could not have
| lived but 81 few hours. Both are to-
night in Georgetown University Hos
pital. 1t will be two or three days
! before Mrs. Lea is altogether out OF
danger. At present her symptoms are
! favora BILE, although she is still very
! weak. Senator Lea Is confined to his
| bed al the hospital. his vitality be-
ing reduced by the TRANSMISSION oper:.
| ton. 1t Is said, however. that he Will
! he able to leave his room in few
days.
/ When heroic effort in Mrs. Leafs ne
| half became Imperative and the trans
fusion operation was determined upon
| Senator Lea. athletic In stature, would
not consent to anything but that a
/ sacrifice of his own blood to rene
! her vanishing strength be made.
But because prime factor in trans
! fusion operations is that the bloo,ls
/ be fusiblc, tests were hastily ordered
Before the analysis was complete, the
surgeons. Drs. D.. II. Fry and George
Tully Vaughan, fearing that dea IN
might be swifter than they. became
alarmed at Mrs. LEAFS condition and
! determined to try the operation any
, way. lust as the Senator's arm had
been barred and tube inserted Ii,
an artery word came that tho bloods
fusiblc. The other end or the tube
which had been inserted in Senator
Lea's arm. was connected with an In
cision in Mrs. LEAFS arm. and the
| ~ (Continued on Seventh Page0 "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20
.OLD.HOMEFR|ENDS
. GREET PRESIDENT
They Come From Cincinnati to
Share in Silver Wedding
Festivities.
GOING BACK TO THEM
Some Time He Expects to Hang
Out Single" in the Ohio
City.

Washington. June l9.-President
Taft. In happy vein, delivered an
address to the Commercial Club, OF
Cincinnati. to-day, at which he lightly
referred to the possibility OF going
back to a less active life." away from
the presidency, as having both well
come and unwelcome phases: that in
The absence of any provision for eX-
Presidents, he would open law off, e
In his old home city. and that he Is
determined that his son. Robert. shall
work out his life amid those surround
ings. Mr.. Taft was speaking at the
Chevy Chase Club here In the Wash
ington suburbs. at a luncheon rendered
him there by the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Club, and was formally accepting
for Mrs. Taft and himself silver rose
bowl presented BY the Cincinnatians.
The President said in part:
LAS look about this table. and
exercise such memory as has been left
to me after my experience in wash
ington. almost every face brings ZIP
some incident in my life at Cincinnau
that like to cherish. and a the time
grows nearer when I shall so back tc
Cincinnati to make it my permanent
home. as retiring place for one ex-
President, the pleasure of retrospect
ton as to Cincinnati friendships grows
greater and greater A
Their Chief Picnsurc
, Mrs. TAFT and esteem the coming
of the Commercial Club here o attend
our silver wedding as the chief pleas
ure of the occasion. IT is an indica j on
that YOU men of affairs have been
willing to take the time to come here
to give an expression # good will and
/, of fellowship. which the objects OF Il
J ought to value. and do value, most
+, highly"
! The President then. in referring &c
! the fact that 1t had been twelve years
! since he and his family had left Gin
Z, cinnati. said that 1t did not seem such
n long time. In this connection he told
| of the tremendous change that hat
! taken place since tnat time In his
career-rrom judgeship to the presi-
dency.
The ERECT that it has upon one.
life and character said the Presld ent
SIS something that ono realizes fully
hut cnnnot explain OF course. Their,
are others who have had similar eXpe-
/ riences. but ] venture to say that II /:
! rather exceptional TO include within
| a limit OF little more than n decade
/ that which has happened TO me--to &C
| from tho somewhat humdrum. but al.
ways delightful, life OF IL judge, wht
| could retire from public life In any
/ sense without being exposed to critl
cism. to q | lace where there see mer
| TO be nothing but criticism. was {
! change that only n man who has beer
through It can fully understand TIL,
tHifl4' (Continned on Seyenth On ceN y 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20
MEMORY OF DEAD
MAN is TRADUCED
Witness Resents Aspersions Cast
on Name Of H. o. Have
meyer.
JAMES H. POST ON STAND.
Tells How He Served as Presi-
dent Of Sugar Trust
Without Salary.
JAMES H. posi- ON STAND.

Washington. D. c., June 1y.-rhi,
was field day in the House inquiry
into the American Sugar Refining Com.
pany and other refifieries, two commit
tees deyoting hours to interrogatine
witnesses as. to the formation and op.
erations of the biz corporations. a
number of new facts were brought
out bearing on the sudden, creation
of wealth hy combinations OF manu-.
learned of the frauds practiced upon
the government in sugar weighing at
the port OF New York.
The special sugar trust investigat-
ing committee had before it James
H. Post. president of the National
Sugar Refining Company. of New Jer-
sey, whose testimony closed with a
spirited defense of the corporation
activities of the late H. o. Havemeyer.
organizer of the American Company.
The House Committee on EXpendi-
lures in the Treasury Department,
questioned Oliver Splitter. a former
dock superintendent for the corpora
ton with a view to discovering the
identity OF the men higher up" in
the preparation OF the frauds.
GruellinE Inquiry.
Mr.. Post was subjected to a long
and Gruelling examina ton as to his
and Mr.. Havemeyer's connection with
the formation of the National Com
pany.
Representative Madison. of the com.
mittee. complained that whenever the
committee had gotten down to some.
thing" witnesses frequently threw Il
off on to Havemeyer."
His memory has been traduced by
men who would not have dared to
have done so had he been alive" said
Mr.. Post. his eyes flashing.
The defense was made after the wit
ness had told of the issuance TO Have
meyer, through Post himself, of ST.
100000 OF the stock of the National
Sugar Refining Company. without an,
money consideration.
There, are some things cannot ex-
plain" declared Mr.. Post. "But have
such confidence in Mr.. .-avemeyei
that know that he would explain
everything ii he were here
Mr.. Madison referred to testimony
given by Vice President ATKINS, OF
the American Sugar kenning Com
pany, and Lowell NJ. Palmer. rorme
director of that company. He sale
Palmer had testified that Mr.. Have
meyer had organized the beet suga,
refineries. and while he (Palmer) wa.
on the directorate he did not have
any thing to do with IT,.
What idea have you of strong
able man, a. Mr.. Palmer is. who vii
say tins 2" exclaimed Mr.. Post great.
| excited. "He is a coward,
Mr.. Larkins. counsel to the witness
| relieved the situation by objectinl
| to the line of investigation as beyon,
the authority of the committee Chair
man Eardwicle disagreed, but the ex
animation was not pressed further.
AS president of The National Com
| rany for eleven years Without eve
! having received 4 penny of salary wa
| the light in which MIR. Post appeare
/ at the beginning of the afternoon ses
sion.
Given 100000 In stncIs.
Representative Raker, OF Calitorni;
CONTINUED on Second PageD
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20
No Pension Legislation.

WASHINGTON. June l9.-The Democrats
than take up legislation outside OF
that which the party had decided in
caucus should be considered at .his
session. An effort was made when
the House met to bring up pension
bill introduced by Representative An
derson. of Ohio, which would add S45-
coo. 600 a year 70 the present pension
way to-day under the discharge Of
committee, rule. The Democrats were
unwilling to consider the mea sure, and
forced adjournment by strict party
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20
Look At These Names

In next Sundays illustrated Mag
nzIne with the Sunday Times-Dfs-
patch, there Will be n number OF
notable offerings, nmonE the we'll
known writer's nnd artists who Will
hive contributions In TINT number
being Robert Dnrr, John KcnlrIck
HnnEs, F. IGnrI Chr;sty, Tin Mclean,
Roy CrnndniI, nnd Others. "The
Blue Feather" by Hugh Pcndexter,
Will appeal TO every reader of popu-
lar Action.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20
Delaware Arrives.

81 Portsmouth, England, June la.-The
United States battieship Delaware.
which will represent that country at
the coronation of King George, arr
rived here to-day. She fred the Gus
tomary salutes and passed through
the lines of the British fleet. taking up
her assigned position, The Delaware
Is the largest of all the warships here.
All the visiting ships reached this port
during the course Of the day with the
exception Of the German cruiser Won
der Tam, which IS due Tomorrow
After visits were exchanged many of
the officers and men were given shore
leave. Official entertainments have
not yet commenced. but the British
sailors ares doing their best to play
host to the visiting bluejackets
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20
FEARING ARREST, ENDS LIFE


1'U0!' 0I's, pr tseHrnru sHerfH WHs -k1ter
Bangor, Mich, June 19.-Jnnes
Houghey,a Chicago bookk eeper. COM
united suicide here to-day by shoot
Ing himself at the home of his wife's
father. George Flawson.
81 Houghey. who ca me here Saturday
with his wife. had just learned that
Under Sheriff Beattie had arrived from
Paw Paw to arrest him on charge
of embezzlement, made by his Chicago
employer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20
Relies FROM the Maine wreck.

III NV York, J,nn ls.-. IN board tie
steamer; Bayamo }, of tie Ward Line, tie
first set ofreIics taken from til. wreck
OF the battlesh;p Maine arrived .n
Brooklyn yestcrd1y. anil vars cn-r.ed
70 Governors rslani, where they Will
rtn IN In the war museum INIT! or.
d. s for their final disposition arc
issued. b
the first consignment was part OF
the foremost. about fifty feet long. 1t
was dashed to the deck of the Bayamo,
and proved.to be an object Of unend ing
Interest to the passengers. ss:{
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-20

communal on Second Pas
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
Nights of Unrest

No Sleep, No Rest, No Peace for the
Sufferer from Kidney Troubles
No peace for the kidney sufferer
Pain and distress from morn to night.
Get up with a lame back.
Twinyes OF bac1ache bother you all
day
Dull aching breaks your rest at night.
Urinary disorders add to your misery.
Get at the eause-cure the kidneys
Doan's Kidney Pills will work the
cure.
They're for the kidneys only
Have made great cures in Lexington.
Mrs. Mary +. Guffey, 10 Jefferson
St.. Lexington, Va, says: 81 attribute
my relief from a constant backache anC
lameness In my loins to the use o
Doan's Kidney Pill. l did not sleeI
we'll at night and In the morning whei
got up. l vas more tired than wheI
went to bed. 1 read OF Doan'
Kidney Pills being good for such trou
bles, procured box and began thei
use. They soon brought relief and r.
stored my kidneys to normal cond
ton"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cent
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. New Yor
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-sI
take no other.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
Ready For Her Ladyship.

Lady Constance Mackenzie. the Eng
lish traveller and beauty. once made
long trip through Texas. At one place
a wealthy ranch owner invited her to
visit him. and she accepted the invita-
ton. The owner of the ranch was de-
termined TO give his guest a fitting re-
ception. so he telegraphed his mana
ger. Lady Mackenzie coming tomor-
row; make every preparation to treat
her ROYALTY The manager had never
heard OF Lady Mackenzie. bur as tue
business Of the ranch was raising
blooded horses as we'll as cattle ne de
cided this must be some fancy race
horse. The famous guest arrived the
next day with her party and foun<
all ready. A clean box stall. VIII
abundance Of fresh hay. awaited her.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
The Saints Lardsr.

Not much IS known in this country
OF st. Corentin. but Quimper. where he
dwelt, cherishes a legend OF him. Ac-
cording to the version given by Mary
Atkinson In "A Chateau In Brittany,
God, pleased with his life of devo-
ton, provided his food. A little fish
swan to him every day, presenting
It's side that the hermit might cut
away a sufficient portion for his needs
AS soon as it was thrown back into
the water the fish became Immediately
whole again. with no faintest trace OF
the cut
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
Needed the Money Badly.

A newspaper man of Washington
was approached one morning by
friend who wanted to borrow 50. The
newspaper man. assuming an express
sion Of great sorrow. pulled 20 cents
out OF his pocket and remarked:
I'm sorry. old man. but you've
struck me just before pay day. and
I'm broke"
Having made this crafty excuse.
he. mentally speaking. pinned n gold
medal on himself for having evaded
the prospective borrower
when is your pay day." asked the
/ friend.
Tomorrow afternoon" replied the
newspaper man.
"Ali right" said the friend I'll
come around then"
And he did.-Popular Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
He CAME STAGGERING DOWN.

While looking around we observed a
mariner coming down the river In
low. rakish yawl OF the kind pirates
used. He tied TO a stake and went up
in town for load OF bilge water. We
could easily have taken his boat with
out his knowing n thing about 1t. but
We we're not that sort.
so we went into a boathouse where
were stored some brushes and can
OF bright red paint. Inside OF ten min
utes we hnd that yawl looking like a
fiery sea serpent We hid behind a
pile of lumber to await the mariner.
Pretty soon he came staggering down
and when he saw that red boat there
he sat on the bank and mopped Dis
/ forehead. We could hear him mum
bling as he tried to figure II out.
Then he zigzagged back to town. anC
we boys. with quiet consciences. seizeC
that flaming craft and had good tim
down on the island."-Edgar White II
Philadelphia Ledger.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
Renkrandt's Home.

Within short time Amsterdam Will
possess Il new attraction TO lovers or
art The house where Rembrandt lived
from 1850 to 1858 and where he passed
the most happy years OF his married
life with Sasha van Uilenburg. Is be
ing restored and arranged as n small
Rembrandt museum. The historical
building. long much neglected. became
the property some time ago or so
ciety. and is now being restored under
the direction of II famous architect
One would have gladly seen the house
restored as IL was when Rembrandt
inhabited IL. but that could not be. as
II was quite impossible to obtain again
all the works Of art which 1t once con
tanned. and thus 1t is now arranged a.
81 small museum, where chiefly etch
ingS and drawings. about seventy II
all. by the great painter Will be OF
view-LondOn Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
A Lucky Number.


One day there was an amusing Incl
dent In the gambling rooms at Monte
Carlo. An Englishman arrived early
and, sitting down. crossed his legs and
stuck one foot out in an attitude or
ease. Suddenly there was Wild rush
of everybody to the tables. and Italian
barons. Spanish countesses and Rus-
sian princesses fought with each other
TO get their gold and silver pieces on
to II. The croupiers stared. the In
spectors looked nervous. and when IL
came up the entire staff seemed petri-
fed. What had happened? Had the
wheel been got at? Had some clever
trick been played: Why had every
BODY rushed to back II?
The croupiers looked about and sa"
every eve directed at the Engiishman
who, finding himself the object or SC
much attention. blushed violently ano
burst into profuse perspirauon
Then a roar OF laughter went rounS
the room. and the croupiers ana I'M
inspectors and even the solemn atteno
+ ants in livery joined in IT,
, The mystery was explained. on ID
sole OF the Englishman's boot wa
n the number II In chalk.-"Dagone
|. Abroad"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
The Soothing SPRAY

OF Ely's Liquid Cream BALM, used in
an atonizer is an unspeakable relief to
sufferers from Catarrh. Some of them
describe it as a Godseud, and no won
der. The thick, foul discharge
is dislodged aud the patient
5reathes freely, perhaps for the first
time in weeks. Liquid Cream Balm
contains ali the healing, purifying ele-
ments Of the solid form, and it never fails
to satisfy. Sold by all druggists foi
75c., including spraying tube, or mailed
by Ely Bros, sc Warren Street, New
| York
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
Saved Many From Death

WI. Mock, OF Mock, Ark. believes
he has saved many lives in his % years
of experience in the drug business
what always like to do" he writes
lis to recommend DIR. Kings New DIS
covery for weak, sole lungs, hard colds
hoarseness, obstinate coughs, la grippe,
Group. asthma OF other bronchial ahec-
ton. for feel sure that a number oil
nv neighbors are alive ard well to-day
because it's the best throat and lung med
ieine that's made" Easy to prove he
tight. Get a trial bottle free or regu
lar soc or 81. 90 bottle. Guaranteed by
B. II. GOrren.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
Iioht From Sugar.

This phenomenon. the cause OF
which has not yet been satisfactorily
explained. mny be observed when disks
of loaf sugar are mounted on a lathe
and rapidly rotated while n hammer
plays lightly against them. An almost
continuous radiation OF light may De
thus produced from the sugar. IL mas
been shown that the light does not
arise from heating OF the sugar. and 1t
Is believed to be caused by some
change taking place In the sugar crys-
tails. The net OF capitalization Is
known to be sometimes nccompa nieo
by flashes OF light. The practical bear
ing OF these experiments Is on the
question Of the possibility OF obtaining
artificial light by methods as yet un
tried.-Chicago Record Herald
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
MUSICAL MOUNTAINS.
Singing Cliff In tho Pyrenees and
ROARING Sands In Hawaii.

Shining Cliffs In tho Pyrenees and
Roaring Sands In Hawaii.
In certain parts Of the world are
mountains and hills which are said by
the natives to sing. In the Pyrenees
certain cliffs emit plaintive sounds re-
sembling the strains Of harp. Two
other cliffs In the same chain are called
the "snorers" When the wind Il In
the southwest they send forth a pc
culiar sound not altogether musical.
The faces OF these cliffs are marked
by deep gullies. open In front. which
may be compared to the pipes OF an
organ. At certain times a stratum OF
air, held between the cliffs and border
ing trees. closes the openings while the
wind blows freely between through
| the gullies. or organ pipes. behind;
hence the music that Is heard.
At the confluence OF the Orinoco anc
the Rio Meta are granite cliffs whicf
sing at sunrise. Humboldt refers u
the phenomenon AZ the musical stones
Of the Orinoco. The music is caused D,
the rush OF the expanding air through
assures partly closed by mica.
Many more examples might be cite'
to show that nature makes use or prin
ciples which have been adopted o
man In the creation OF musical SOUNDS
Nor are the musical sounds of natur
confined TO rocks. mountains and nil
for In Hawaii is n sand bank fifty fe'
high which when the hand Is move
about I'm the loose sand. produces
sound like that OF II melodeon. IL
said that II he observer slides dow
the bank on his back. dragging h~
hands I'm the sand. the sound becom
as loud as faint thunder Harper
Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-05-03
A Fathers Vengeance

Would have fallen on any one VINO
attacked the son OF Peter Bondy, ot
South lockwood, Mich. but ne was
powerIess before attacks Of Kidney
trouble. doctors could not help him,
he wrote, $50 at last we gave him Flee
trio Bitters and he improved wonderful
" from taking six bottles. Its the best
Kidney medicine 1 ever saw Back
ache. Tired feeling, Nervousness, Loss
of Appetite, warn of Kidney trouble
that ms, end in dropsy. diabetes CT
Bright's disease. Beware: Take Flee
trio Bitters and be safe. Every bottle
Guaranteed. SOC at b. II. Gorrell.