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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
PARCEL POST
VERY POPULAR
New Service Destined to Have a
Phenomenal Growth, Say
Postoffice Officials.

Washington, Jan. 1.-TWO days opera
ton of the new parcel post system has
loaded postoffices with freak shipments,
thousands so improperly wrapped or
packed that they cannot be transported
and thousands OF others stamped with
ordinary postage in place of the distinc-
tive parcel post stamps. Most of the
freaks have gone through but the two
latter classes will have to take the slow
course through the dead letter office.
Postofilce officials. however, are conf
dent that all the wrinkles In the new
system will be ironed out with Few
days practice on the part of the pub
lie President Taft received one OF the
first packages 1t contained silver
spoons from John Wanamaker of Phila-
delphia. Postmaster-General Hitchcock
has received several packages.
Eggs from Long Island, 900 miles
away, passed through the local post
office safely. Officials declared many
other fragile shipments, properly
packed, were being handled without
mshap all over the country. All
classes of merchandise. and, of course,
all mail matter formerly designated
through the postonices oc the country
indicating to postoffice officials that
the new service Is destined to have a
Ihen omenal growth.
Postmaster-G General Hitchcock to-
day issued an order amending the par
eel post regulations so as to admit to
tro parcel post service pistols and re-
volvers whether in detached parts or
otherwise.
LOBSTER VIOLATES Law.
New York. Jan. 1.-The first violation
of the parcel post law was discovered
here this afternoon when a package ad-
dressed to Philadelphia was found tc
contain n live lobster and handful of
live shrimp. Shell fish are classed as
"unmailable matter"
More than 1000 packages we're mailed
at the general postoffice here to-day and
many thousands more ut the branch Of
fees At the Grand Central station branch
5000 bundles came in during the morning
from suburban towns on the New York
Central and New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad. Among them were A
cartons containing eggs.
COFFIN SENT FOR es CENTS.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. Jan. "A coffin was
sent through the mails to-day from the
GAINESVILLE postoffice. Altogether II
weighed IA pounds and the lid had to be
sent as a separate package so that the
BODY of the coffin would come within
the l1-pound limit The total postage was
IS cents
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
MOST DESTRUCTIVE
STORM Of SEASON
Four Sections Suffer-Damage to
Shipping Can Only Be
Estimated
WIND VELOCITY, 80 MILES
Outward Bound Liners Anchor in
Sandy Hook Bay Collisions
Frequent in New York
Harbor

New York. Jan. G-Thc first severe
storm Of the new year ana the most de-
structlve on Of the season swept along
The Atlantic coast to-day. carrying
great property loss in it's wake. stimuli
tancously came reports that storms or
equal violence We're OCCURRING i'm por-
lions Of the South and middle West and
along a part of the Pacific coast. Wire
communication in all sections Of the coun-
try was crippled At uues during the
day as few az five out of the scores OF
wires we're working between this city and
Chicago and all wires south Of Atlanta
vera FRUSTRATED. Damage caused TO ship
ping on sea, lake and harhor can only be
estimated tonight. While the storm was
heavy and general My one death
had been reported UP to late hour that
OF Brooklyn man blown from seat
fold.
In this city rain early to-day was fol-
lowed by u gale that increased in Vio-
Ience to a maximum velocity of SO miles
an hour When this had abated slight
snow fall set in. Reports from upstate
and from suburban points in New Jtr-
sey and Lons Island told Of suffering
and damage caused by the blow.
The hurricane-lke storm dashed mp
high waves from Sandy Hook to the
rivers entering New Work harhor. sinking
tugs and barges and driving other craft
into perilous positions on shore. collisions
in the harbor We're frequent Ferry scrN-
ice met Interference, From caps'1ed
small craft scores of persons were res
cued o. many vessels exposed to the
worst Of the blow the crews donned
life preservers and dashed homseives
fast
Sandy Hook was attacked 10y the hard
est storm in years Immense waves broke
over the government dock. forcing the
army steamers General Merch and Ordin'
ance to steam away and lay to half a
mile outside. At one time the barometer
at the life saving station fen to 2>>
the lowest In six years Several steam
ships outward bound anchored in Sandy
Hook bay. Tonight the wind still blew
heavily hut was shifting
The gale swept the Hudson valley uu
roofing buildings and a freight car ans
causing a washout along a stretch Of tn
New York Central railroads eastboun'
track near Garrison, y. Y. only on
track can be used until tomorrow. il
Brooklyn, William Maher, a painter, wa
blown from a scaffold ana killed an
hhree small children were injured b
boards and fire escape ladders blow
from buildings.
An unidentified man was blown int
Newark Bay from train crossing
drawbridge and no trace of linn wa
found by searchers. William Zim
norman, a BROOKLYN manufacturer
was blown overheard while hshin.
from a pier at COney Island He wa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
WOOD FOR ARMY CANTEEN
Wants II Restored and LAWS to ELM
mate Unfit Officers.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The restoration of
the army canteen, and the enactment of
legislation for the elimination from the
United states army of unfit officers, are
among the principal recommended tons of
Maior-General Leonard Wood, chief of
staff, in his annual report made public
to-day.
General wood likewise recommends
the concentration of the army on
strategic lines and in areas where il
can be more economically maintained.
and would transfer all the personnel
OF the star corps, excepting engi-
neers. medical officers and chaplains,
to the line, increasing accordingly the
number Of general officers and line
officers in the different grades
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
FELKER MADE GOVERNOR.
New hampshire Legislature Elects
Democrat by Vote of 222 10 1ol.

Concord. n. r., Jan. 1.-The New
Hampshire Legislature in joint conven-
ton tonight elected as governor of the
State Samuel ID, Feker the democratic
candidate at the last election Mr., Feker
received 10 votes TO l9l for Franklin
Worcester Of Hollis, republican, % pro-
gressives voting with the democrats
Fifteen republicans abstained from vot-
ing. The Joint legislative convention to-
night also filled four vacancies In the
Senate, electing four democrats and CIV
ing that party a majority in the upper
house.
The election OF governor was thrown
into the Legislature by the failure OF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

I'm this case the writ of error is an
absolute right; a writ of supersedeas
is not an absolute right. 1t has been
the practice of federal criminal pro-
secutlon. however. to allow writs of
suporsedeas so as to release prisoners
on bail until the case is finally decided
on review.
while the Judgment of the trial court
presumably is correct, yet there Is a
possibility of substantial error. For that
reason defendants should not be sub
jected to the ignominy of Incarceration
while their cases are being reviewed. and
writs of supersedeas should issue when
it is shown that they are asked for in
good faith and not on frivolous grounds
or merely to delay the progress of JUS
Hce.
THE chief error assigned in this case
is that the defendants were tried on tho
theory Of a continuing conspiracy. The
question as to whether the defendants
should have been tried for conspiracy in
connection with one offcnse has not been
definitely adjudicated. and there are
possible grounds for difference of opinion.
In such circumstances 1t is the ordinary
ana customary practice to admit the de.
PENDANTS to bail"
LeaVenworth, Kans. Jan 3.--Thirtv-
three men, the labor leaders convicted
of connection with the dynamite con-
spiracy who began serving their
terms in tho federal prison hero on
New Years day. lined up awkwardly
in the warden's Office late to-day.
summoned 10y Warden McC'aughry
tn receive news of the IRA min r. bv the
federal circuit court of appeals OF
supersedeas bonds which may mean
temporary freedom for at least 80 Of
them Emotions ranging from sur
prise and stoliditY and confidence
were depicted in their faces and man
ncr as the warden told them he had
been informed OF the granting of the
bonds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
1T MADE LITTLE DIFFERENCE.

T. '" Barron Of the Boston News
bureau told this one to the credit men
at their banquet the other night to illus
trate how largely the possession OF this
worlds goods affects credit:
Rastus had been counting Dinah for
about i've years and finally pluckcd up
sulhc!ent courage to propose-but over
ne telephone. Hello. Dinah,' he said.
VIII you larry me? I've got little
nome all paid for. an little garden. an
two pigs, an $40 in the bank.
Deed Will replied Dinah, who Is
this" "-Boston Traveller Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

W r. Fox. l5 W. Washington St.
Nohlesville. Ind. says: After suffering
many months with kidney trouble. after
trying other remedies and prescriptions,
| purchased a box OF foley Kidney PITS
which not only did me more good than
any other remedies | ever used, but have
positively Get my kidneys right. Other
members Of my family have used them
with similar results" Take at the first
sign OF kidney trouble" ]. W. o'sullivan,
q Church Strest.-adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

Mr.. Fclker tho leading candidate, to Sc
cur" the necessary majority at the polls
ia November.
Governor Felker was sworn in at lois
p m, the oath being administered by
Eucs X. Sawyer of Franklin, president
of the Senate The Governor spoke brief
ly. He announced that he would deliver
his formal inaugural address next Tues
day at noon.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
JAMES II. KEENE DEAD.

New York, Jan. S--James r. k>ene,
hnancier and horseman. died at "'t
o'clock this morning In q ssnitarium
from the effects Of IN operation. He Yves
7S years old and had been W ssC Q loas
time.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

rescued. y man was lifted by the
wind from an elevated station plat
form in BROOKLYN and struck on his
head on the car tracks and was dan
gerously injured Another citizen
was blown under trolley car and
lost n leg.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
SENATOR JEFF DAVIS
DIES OF APOPLEXY

Little Rock, Ark. Jan 3.--United states
senator Jeff Davis died suddenly at HI"
nome here at one o'clock this morning As
the result Of an attack of apopleXy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

II you're lin earnest" about wanting
Job your ad Will be read by employers
who are very much in earnest about
wanting workers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-07
Court Dignity Limbored by Quacks and Squawks

DITTSBURG, Pa.-The quacking OF a
duck and the squawking OF
chicken completely limbered the dig
nifty and shocked the solemnity OF
Criminal court the other day, when
the fowls were offered as exhibits in
the case of John KowalcZyk of Whitak-
er, who accused Mike Lukacs OF rob
bing his coops, Kowalczyk had
brought the fowls in basket and they
remained in the court room the great
er part of the session. The duck
would "quack" freely, especially when
witnesses were being sworn.
Once, when Judge Marshall Brown
was beginning with much gravity his
charge to the jury, the duck reached
out his long yellow bill and caught the
chicken by the neck. The court room
Immediately resounded with a series
of piercing sqrawks Judge Brown
was seized with violent coughing; the
Jurors covered their faces, and some
one back in the court room exploded
into a "Ha, Ha!'
"Order! Order!" cried a tipstaff.
The case was tried in another room
before Judge Thomas D Carnahan. A
man who had bought the two ducks
from Lubacs said he Killed one and
penncd up the other for future use
"ISowalczyk came to my place, looked
iato the pen. and said: That's my
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-07
LIVES HERMITS life
Degas, Greatest Living French
Artist, Becomes a RecIuse.
Well Known Painter Calls Pictures
"Murmured Prayers" and Rarely
Opens His Doors for Visits
Of Strangers.

Paris.-Degas. who has suddenly be-
come famous to the larger public at
the age of sixty-nine. through the sale
OF one OF his paintings for sS6,000. is
very much OF a hermit
Failing eyesight has prevented him
from painting for some years now, and
his door is rarely open to strangers,
Art discussions do not interest him.
NO, sir" he once said. Il cannot
talk painting; no one does who is a
real painter. 1t is discussed In omni'
buses. In cafes. in drawing rooms. But
aot here, Painting is like a muir
INJURED prayer"
After the sale in which his picture,
LES Danseuses a la Barre" for which
he originally received only 500, sold
for $4,000, he went TO Neuilly, on the
outskirts Of Paris, From the window
OF a friends house he looked in aston
ishment at the peopled avenues. IN
my time" he said, there was nothing
here"
As a rule he stays in Montmartre.
and knows nothing of the newer parts
OF the city. Though lie Is the greatest
living French painter, he never has
been decorated His hobby is collect.
ing the pictures of Ingres. Every
scrap Of drawing Of the great academic
artist he treasures. which practice Is
an example of his contradictions, for
he is one OF the founders Of the oppo.
site school.
Nor IS he kind to contemporaries,
labelling one The Little Steam Wat
teau" and another "The Rag-Pickers'
Raphael"
Some residents Of the aristocratic
Faubourg quarter and other Royalist
partisans who do not like the republic
are showing their opposition to the
government by issuing stamps-like
the French feminists and the anti-al-
coholic league-inscribed with more
or less scurrilous sentiments.
The government, however, does not
give them much chance to have po-
litiCal effect on the citizen; letters SO
decorated will in future not be deliv-
cred. 1t had become a common Gus
tom for Royalists to adorn their let
ters, especially to soldiers in the army,
with seditious labels.
Sometimes the Due d'Orleans figured
on the stamp; sometimes an unfatter-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-07
Cav MARRIAGE Party Mistaken for Bold Hod-Up

CT. LOUISA preacher OF a st.
- Louis church who was a willing
party in assisting a couple to launch
on the sea of matrimony, came near
laundering the ship and steering II
on a shoal in such a way that would
have required much tact and ability to
bring about a rescue.
TWO people came to him the other
day and expressed the desire to re-
ceive the life sentence. The pastor,
very willing, was about to commence
the ceremony, when, glancing at the
license, he noticed that it had been is
sued i'm Illinois
The bridegroom, on being told that
he could not be married in St Louis,
as the license had been issued from
an Illinois county, became dishearten-
ed saying that the well-laid plans to
be married without the friends becom-
ing aware Of the fact would be wreck
ed
The pastor took pity on the couple
and straightway thought Of scheme.
Come en-" he said. I'VE viii take
the East St. Louis car, cross the
bridge and the ceremony win be per
formed on the river banks on the 9th
or side"
So, togther with two servants as
Witnesses, the marriage party boarded
p street car for downtown and trans
!erred on the one going across the
bridge When they reached the east
side of the river all got Off, walked a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-07
Held Up, Whips EIevenl

NEW YORK.-'1 can see right now
~ that II wasn't your fault" said
Magistrate Appleton, when julius Hin
derks faced him IN the West side court
the other day. "But / am curious TO
know Just how you got your face so
badly disarranged."
Hlnderks was somewhat mussed up.
Both OF his eyes were supported
from beneath by large black patches
like the map OF Great Peconic bay,
and his general appearance was that
OF side street where they are put
ting in a new sewer, He was trem-
bling and his articulation was poor.
1T was a hold-up." he said
Where were you held up?" asked
the magistrate.
"All over town. I'm sorry ! killed
the big fellow; didn't mean to do Il,
and III apologize If that'll help any"
Did be kin some one, too?" asked
Magistrate Appleton. Il don't see II
In the andavit"
Nav said Policeman Fitzgerald
lie swung on guy over in front or
Cuneos place. but missed him by three
feet. 1t took three Of us to get him
back on his pins.
j tell you it was q hold up. They
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-07
Peculiar Way in Which Wong Cue Was Trimmed

the inspector with the suit case and
S120.
Wong Immediately accused Lee OF
having arranged for the visit Of the
inspector, whom he took to be an
impostor, and demanded $500 cash fol-
his opium. Lee refused, and Wong
left, to return shortly with fom
friends, one Of whom displayed a re
volver.
Again the $500 was demanded, and
Lee convinced them that he did moi
have it in the house. The five es
corted him to the stores Of one after
another of his friends as he attempt
ed to borrow 1t.
After they had walked the streets
Of Chinatown two hours, Lee mus
tered his courage as a policeman ap
preached, and broke away, yelling
valiantly. Three of the five, Wons
Cue and two others, we're captured BY
the patrolman.
What is interesting the police is
did Lee or Wong arrange for the con
fiscation OF the opium?
What is interesting the United
States customs officials is, was the
'inspector a bona fide one who 40
cepted a bribe, or an impostor amen
able to punishment for his impersona
tion?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-07
While Sherlff's New Deputy, Mouquin,
Made Peace a Rude Thief
Touched" Him.

New York.-Louis Mouqin the res
taurateur of 149 Fulton street and 454
9Th avenue, boarded a Broadway car
about 7:3O the other night. The heart
Of Louis beat high the chest of Louis
expanded with pride, for on said chest
there reposed brand new, glittering
silver badge
That very day had the sheriff OF
New York, the justly famous julius
Hamburger, called Louis into his Of
fee and with mystic rite and solemn
ceremony induced him into the
ranks of his duputies. The brief but
impressive episode had profound
effect on Louis, and he burned with
zeal and devotion.
"Allons!" said the new deputy to
himself Would that some so dar-
ing breaker of the law would ven
ture to show his head here now! An,
but I would show my valiant CHIEF
that he had not unworthily bestowed
his trust! Perhaps it would be bet
ter to conceal the shield, lest the
canaille become alarmed and escape
me-"
But such a sacrifice was too much
to expect Of newly sworn deputy
The shield remained where it was
Just then small riot broke forth
at the upper end of the car A man
arose from his seat and dived head
long into the forest Of legs that Gov
cred the car floor shrieking, my
dime! have lost Gime!"
When some Of the passengers OBJ
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-07
African Tribes Used Drums, Etc,
to Convey Messages.
News Of Important Events in Heart
of Sudan Sent to Trading Posts
on the Coast-tiad Their Own
Telegraph Code.

Parls.-The principle Of telegraphy
would appear to have been anticipated
by the savage tribes in the heart Of
Africa This barbaric system OF com
muntcation at once practical and et-
fective, survives to this day, ana lls
value has been tested many times
French explorers seem to have been
the first to bring this system to the
knowledge OF civilized people. By
means of it news of important events
in the interior Of the Sudan reaches
all the trading ports on the coast IN
q short time.
The communication is made by
means of various instruments, the
most common ones being horn, tom
toms and whistles. The horns are
made of solid ivory, followed out Of
elephants tusks. The mouthpiece Is
at the side. These trumpets are OF
various sizes, but the favorlte ones
are worry long and give seven distinct
notes, produced by plugging the
mouthpiece with corks of different
sizes. The ordinary tomtom IS
hollow bit Of wood, with a goatskin
over one end.
The following instance illustrates
the manner in which the native tele-
graph is employed. The post COM
mander at Stanley Falls was once In
formed by native Of neighboring
Village that a provision train had been
attacked two days before at a point
l8O miles further down the Kongo. A
week later the party arrived and con-
frmed the story in part.
They had reached the scene OF the
alleged attack at the time reported,
but the shots that the natives had
taken as indications Of & conflict with
robbers had been fired at herd OF
antelope
At a later period, when an officer OF
the French Kongo came to grief in the
rapids, the accident was reported the
next morning at a village 1876 miles
distant
: Among the Bengal tribe a sort OF
xylophone is used with four notes, by
means Of which the natives communi-
cate over great distances in a kind
Of telegraphic language.
An American missionary working
yong the Basutos discovered that
villages mad means of conveying
Assages from one chief to another
or Of transmitting the intelligence of
defeat or victory.
The Basutos hollow out large
eourd and thoroughly dry it. Then
Mdskin as hard and as thin as parch-
rnent is stretched across the hollow Of
tae gourd. When beaten with pad
ded drumstick this gives forth sound
that may be distinctly heard at a dis
tance of from five to eight miles.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-07

That the EiIel tower moves daily in
a vertical and horizontal sense has
lcng been beyond doubt. apart from
the scientific laws of expansion and
contraction, which inevitably affected
It, one could see it during a gale sway
ing from side to side, says the Lon
don Telegraph But. its vertical move
ments We're a mere matter of con-
lecture until NJ. Guilaume undertook
&c investigate them He shows that
the great iron structure may vary an
inch in height every day. The eleva.
ton or depression is not equally dis,
tributed as only one of its sides may
be affected by the rise or fall of the
temperature. and thus the tower may
be compared to a person shifting his
weight alternately from one foot to
the other