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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
RELATIVES TELL
OF QUEER ACTIONS
Unbalanced Mental Condition of
Mrs. Wells, Charged with
Child Murder.

ST. Adams. Jan. 5.-Mrs. julius Wells,
accused of the murder Of her two young
est children, received many visitors at
the county Jail, among them her husband,
an eldest son and daughter, her father.
Enos Ladue, Of Milton, her sister. Mrs.
George lombard. and an uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Billings of Fairfax. She
expects to consult a lawyer tomorrow.
Mr.. Wells advances theory to the
effect that the children might have pro-
cured the poison accidentally in the food
and says that at the time Of their death
in December he had asked a physician
II rats could carry poison to vegeta bles
in the cellar.
Mrs. lombard. Mrs. Wells's sister.
said to a reporter to-day that little
while before Christmas Mr. and Mrs
Wells were at her home and that when
Mrs Wells was out Of the room Mr.
Wells had told her stories We're current
in Swanton that his wife had poisoned
the children. adding that he was afraid
she had and that. II so. it was the re-
suit Of sickness and an unbalanced men
tai condition.
Mrs. Wellss father, Encs I.adue. said
that few years ago when the Wells
family lived in Milton, Mr. Wells came
to his house, leaving Mrs. Wells at home
Mrs. Ladue went to the Wells house
about ten minutes after and could not
find Mrs. Wells. II was sometime be-
fore she could be located, hut was final
ly found in a field. apparently daned and
very much frightened. 1t took physi-
clan some time to arouse her. She had
would run into a corner ana throw her
apron over her head. Mr. 1.adue said
that he was poor man. but that lie was
going to do what he could for his daugh-
| ter
Mrs. Wells remains calm and denies the
truth Of the charge. Her mother has been
too much overcome by her daughter .
trouble to come here, but is expected to-
morrow
IL is said that the State will endeavor
to show that insurance on the lives Of
the two children was contributing
motive for the alleged deed. At the In
quest arsenic, believed to be present in
large quantity, was found in the stomachs
OF the children, on whose lives there was
insurance amounting to $s23. OF this
sum Mrs. Wells says 80 was left when
burial expenses were paid, and this she
gave to her husband
Mrs. Wells, although but 81 years OF
age has been married II years and has
had 10 children, five of whom are living
She has suffered much, mentally am
physically, and her i'll health has beer
attributed to the many children she ha'
borne
She will have a preliminary hearing r
week or two, and the trial. If held
Will be at the March term OF FRANKLIN
county court, The investigation has beer
conducted by n. W. Morgan Of the Wood
Morgan detective agency-of Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
OWED SUCCESS TO LhZluESS
And II Truth Were Known, Many
Other Patents Have Had Much
the Same Origin.

An Indianapolis lawyer who knew
the late Tom l.. Johnson OF Cleveland,
and formerly of Indianapolis, said the
other day that Mr. Johnson really
owed his success TO "laziness."
"He made his money in the street
car business" said TINS man, who. as
a lawyer practicing here while Mr..
Johnson was in charge of the local
street car company a few years ago,
knew him intimately His first street
car connection was in Louisville, Ky.
There he had the Job of taking the
nickels out Of the cars on each trip
The cars had no conductors and the
passengers were required TO drop
their nlckels in box. II was the boy
Toms job to take the nickels out at
the end Of each run.
"He concluded this was a good deal
Of trouble, so he invented a car-fare
box With sliding traps in 1t so mat
the nickels could not be removed
when once in and that would also reg
lister tho number of fares. This made
it possible to take the fares up twice
day in place of on every trip, and
more important a little later. it gave
the young Johnson his start, for he
patented the device and made enough
money out or tho patent to get start
| in the street car business. He said
he thought of the box because it was
so much trouble to walk out into the
street and empty the fare box every
trip a car made, so his patent was
born on laginess. '"-Indianapolis Star
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
"JEsT FORE CHRISTMAS,

(By Eugene Field)
Father call. me William sister calls mo
VIII.
Mother calls me Willie, but the felers
call me Fill.
Mighty glad l amt girl-ruther be a boy
Without them sashe., curls an things
that's worn by Fauntleroy.
Love to chawnk green apples an go
swimmin' in the lake
Hate to take the castor lie they give for
belly ache,
Most all the time. the whole year roun |,
they amt no flies on me,
But Jest fore Christmas I'm as good as
kin be,
Got yeller dog named Sport. sick him
on the cat:
First thing she knows she doesn't know
whore she's at!
Got clipper sled an when US kids go
out 20 slide
Long comes the grocery cart, an we all
hook a ride,
But sometimes when the groceryman is
worried an cross
He rcache. at us with his whip an larrups
up his boss,
An then | laff an boiler, oh We never
techcd me-"
But Jest fore Christmas I'm as good as
! car b.
Grammar says she hopes that when git
to he a man
vi be a missionarer like her eldes,
brother Dan,
AS was ct up by oannbals that lives or
Ceylon's isle.
Where every prospeck pleases an only
man is vile,
But grammar she has never been to SCI
a wild west show
Nor rend the life Of Daniel Boone or else
guess she'd know
That Bufrlo Bill an cowboys is good
enough for me.
But Jest fore Christmas I'm as good a.
I kin be,
An then old Sport, he hangs around a,
solemn-like an still;
! His eyes they seem a-sayin What's tn,
matter. little Bll?"
! The old cat sneaks down off her perch an
wonders what's become
or them two enemies of hern that use [,
make things hum
But I'm so polite an ten so earnestl,
TO biz
That mother says to father How i'm
proved our Willie Isl
But father. havin' been boy himself
suspicious me
When Jest fore Christmas I'm as good
] kin be!
For Christmas, with It's lots and lots o
candy. cakes and toys
Was made, they say. for proper kids an
not for naughty boys
SO wash yer face an brush Yer hair al
! mind your p's an as,
| An don't bust out Yer pantaloons, al
don't wear out Yer shoes
Say "yessum' to the ladies' an "yessur
to the men.
| M when there's company don't pa.
your plate for pie again,
Sat, thinkin OF the things yerd like
see upon that tree,
est fore Christmas be as good as y,
kin he!
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
AMERIKA RESUMES TRIP.
Liner Drawn on Mud Bank after
Heaviest Freight Is Removed.

New York, Jan. 5.--The Hamburg-Am-
er1can liner Amerika was drawn into
deep water early to-day from the mud
bank off Tompknsvile. Staten island.
where she went aground yesterday morn
ing. Three bargeoads Of the Amerka's
heaviest freight were removed before pow
erful tugs succeeded in dragging her free.
After the cargo had been returned to
the hold the big steamship at II 40 O'Clock
his morning, resumed her interrupted
voyage to Hamburg.
According to reports of the ships Off
GERS to the company In New York. the
Amerika was not damaged In the mishap
attributed to the S7-mile gale she encon-
tereG almost Immediately on leaving her
pier Saturday morning. The strong wind
blew with such force as to affect the
tides, which reports show to have been
the lowest in the harbor in 80 years, and
the steamer grounded in spot where
ordinarily the depth of water would have
been ample.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
THE G. A. II. ON GUARD.


Abraham Lincoln wanted the consttu-
ton to be "the political religion OF the
nation" The old soldiers OF the G. A. r.
are of the same mind. They fought for
the constitution in the War OF the Rebel
lion and they cannot be quiet when they
hear treason shouted from the rostrum
by modern politicians General Orders,
Nc. g." bearing date OF December IA,
1912, issued from the headquarters OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic, Department
OF Wisconsin, and bearing the signatures
OF George Spratt, department command
er, and j. A. Watrous, assistant adjutant
general contains the following:
In these days, when thoughtlcss ambi-
tious, unpatriotic or vicious men are
speaking lightly, insultingly or in a ira
son-breeding way concerning the consti-
tuition OF the United States, II Is we'll for
every member of the Grand Armmy OF
the republic, well for every man who
risked his life that the nation might be
saved and its constitution preserved. TO
stand firm and unyielding In defence of
the constitution and our present peerless
form of government, These thoughtless'
ambitious. vicious, unpatriotic and uea-
son-breeding classes merit the scorn OF
all country-loving citizens"
Pretty strong language, but il comes
from men who loved their country enough
to risk their ives for 1t when they were
young, and who continue OF the same
mind and disposition now they are older
The matter IL one in which their instinct
and their experience prevent them from
going wrong.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
TOO LIBFR AL.

rour-vear-old Ruth pronounced her
u,o,ds distinctly, but frequently she APP
,Droorbed the breakfast table with the in
f,rn,otion that she was hungry for sup
per. her mother said:
Nov. Ruth, this Is ridiculous. When
YOU have been asleep all night get up
and dress, then come downstairs what
n,eai do YOU have them
"Oatmoal mamma was the innocent
.on,v-Newark Morning Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
ENGINE KILLS DEAF MAN
Charles 4. whitney Was Walking on
the ST. j. & l.. G. Trnck.

st. Johnsbury, Jan. 3.--Charles A.
whitney a laborer, aged 60 years.
was almost instantly killed about half
a mile this side Of Danville when he
was struck at eleven o'clock this
morning by the engine Of the east
bound train on the st. j. e. L. c. rail-
road. one leg was broken, and several
ribs crushed in, penetrating the lungs,
His body was brought to this place
and will be sent to Iittleton, ~ H.
where his wife lives
Mr.. Whitney, who was deaf, was
walking on the track through cut IN
the lodges, and as the road curves at
that place the engineer did not see
him in time to stop the train.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

Take the direct road" to health and
strength by using Foley Kidney Pills
for bacl<achc, rheumatism, weak, sore Kid
neys and bladder irregularities Each
ingredient is chosen for its positive heal
ms and curative qualities Foley Kidney
Pills are the best medicine you can buy
for kidney and bladder troubles. Mrs
J. NJ F'indev, Lyons, Ga, says; Il took
Foley Kidney Fills and they entirely
cured me" j. w O'Sullivan, Church
Strect.-adV
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
FPITAPHS.

nesty indeed some men would be,
And others gleeful laugh,
onld they only hike back and see
Their pralseful epitaph,
Philadelphia Telegraph-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

Perhaps one of to-day's situations
wanted" ads is an application, In effect.
for thai vacant job In your office-puh-
Iished by someone actually htted to nm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

not in excepting ovorlastinsiy at it,
hut in keeping at it until YOU accomplish
THAI is the winning policy in want adj
Vcrtising!
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

There's no place in this newspaper In
which to conceal an ad. Ad readers road
the Worthwhile ads, no matter IN what
part of the paper they are printed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

UNDER THE NEW REGULATION.
Wife-Dear, dear, What's keeping tn
postman9
Hub-Do you expect letter?
Wife-A letter? No I'm looking for Il
crate OF poultry Uncle Joe mailed m
from Vermont.
-Rostcp Transcrin
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

The classification of your For Rent"
al will make it stand out"-even II II
contains but five or six lines Of typel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09
THE NEW MOTHER GOOSE.

CFrom the Chicago Tribune.D
The expurgated edition of Mother Goose
rhymes is carefully devised to keep the
little BRAN" from Impressions Cf other
than the good and beautiful Tom, Tom,
the ppers SON picks / flower md away
he runs Tho thievery OF tho old. brutal
version Is eliminated. The pig IS a posy,
and Tom does not run be"au3c he has
done wrong. buc becaus, the energy CT Il
glad and innocent boyhood urges I'm
into graceful activities He is buoyant
but blessed and the suggestion of pig.
which Is coarse and of rascalty which
is wrong, is withheld from the little mind.
Little Jack lIorner is allowed To- put his
thumb in the Christmas re which we
hone is explained in 4 footnotc. Other
wise the young mind will be Impressed by
the bad table maners of Master Homer.
Master Horner, it should bc explained,
was Early English, when folk took their
lands to their vittles and thought it po-
lite. But Master Horner is not allowed
to exclaini: What n bad boy am l." The
offensive bragGadodo OF the original
Master llorner is turned into sweet
llacefu cry of delight: what big
plum. O my" Such an exclamation, if
not boisterously emitted, can be permit
ted in the most precise uphringing.
The dish, as may heb imagined does
not run away with the spoon. II dances
away. The lady who hired Dappie Gray
pets him and loves him and keeps him
out of the mire The old lady who lived
in a shoe knows exactly what TO do with
her offspring. She gives them broth and
kisses them and puts them to bed
The new Mother Goose is scrupulously
rcgurdful of the senSitivenes of the tired
business man, and the happy ending is
insisted uuon, thus:
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
10 get her poor dog a bone,
And when she got there
Many bones made her stare,
And the dog got one all of his own.
That pathetic Ding dong, bell, pussy +
in the WELL" becomes a bright legend OF
little Tommy Green and little Tommy
Trout, who let the bucket into the we'll
and gave everybody drink of cool wa
/ ter.
/ The little brain. fed on the new MotheI
Goose, VIII be protected against Strind-
/ berg,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-09

Boston Transcrin'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-08
nRE.A Hand TONIGHT.
Thrc big single reel features at the
Dreamland tonight.

Tire big single reel features III the
Dreamland tonight.
Tho Rights Of a Savage" il 4 101
Bison c}ap"ny reel thy Id ftll 0. bic
thr.r> nrd exciting Incidents. iii ven
want 10 know what the rights OF a saw
age comprise, You want TO see this big
re. !.
~"Arabclla'S Ankle" creates quite Il
Juror. Its a nice ankle alright but the
comedy coming from that .Arabclla An
klc is something that will strike You as
irrcSiStibly funny even if il is the port
OF Il pretty girls anatomy-that is the
play. the the picture will give YOU
commissioned de LaugheritiS." Then Their
is the strong feature Of the night EMIT
led His NcmcSiS-ThiS reel Will re-
pay You for coming. It is another o:
the strong production Of the lO1 Bison
company-and it carries the audience
through a thrilling 20 minut : that will
be remembered for some time. Another
big feature is offered Tuesday night and
the biggest Of the we K Wednesday
night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-08
GUARD THE TERMIN AIS.

The Texas delegates 10 the Rivers ana
HarborS congress are responsible for.
the wise efforts of the congress 10 safe
guard terminal facilities for all com-
munltlcS Sc king wafer outlets. They
secured the acceptance BY the %rcSolu-
lions committee Of plans which ask the
engineers and the rivers and harborS
committees of congress To look to the
early Standardization of canals and
channels SO that uniform width and
depth may be secured. 1t was strongly
urged that the public be protected
against private greed in gobbling up. by
private corporations. of terminal fac
~ilitics.
This is Il thing which concerns rs
very much here in the valley country
Deep water mt the pass. q railroad to
tidewter. and ultimately canals to the
coast will be of small value to us if in
terests inimical to ours get control of
the terminals at either end Of the line.
Only congress can protect us from
the greed Of spectators or from the
hostility of interested persons opposed to
our interests. They can saddle the ac-
QuiSition of terminal facilities with
such terms and restrictions as to secure
them to the reasonable use Of all ship
pers without regard to the business af-
filiations of such shippers.
FOrewarned is forearmed. Sooner or
later we shall have to face the terInin-
ais question. At this particular moment
and until we have secured the bonus
for the road to tidewatcr. the question
is purely academic, but we are hoping
eagerly for the moment when it will
become practical.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-08

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-08

we'd break him in two an'scatter him
across tn roadway"
From which it will he inferred that
the simon pure bad man is a thing of
the romantic past.-Clcvcland Plain
Dca,cr
From tn. ice cold SHOWS Of Michi-
gan 10 the Gulf Coast, where balmy
brccZes blow and the roses never
cease to bloom. This is the experience
of ii hale and hearty old man. now most
cheerfuily swinging al axe az one OF
the laborcrs working for the city in
cleaning up tn alleys. Wien he left
his home IN Michigan i few DAYS go
everything WAS frozen stiff ami snow
covered The ground. Tie thinks this par
adise. and ever hard work under such
conditions. q ioke .-KingsvilIe Record.
Z : :
The Corpus Christi high school foot
ball team ought to realize now how it
feels to get the small end of Il fortyto-
-Somc-old score. Incidentally. il may he
obScrv d that he local athletics can 90
some as long as they remain within their
own tcrritory.-San Benito Light.
x = x
OF course. the Valley. like Ill Othcr
sections of the state. has been hit pref
tv hard this year. but if YOU notice. Me
Allen hasn't had n business failure and
more than this. the festive drummer is
greatly in evidence. and seems for Me
Allen business McAllcn Monitor.
We have beer invited to lend our in
nuence and support to the candidacy of
most every aspirant for Governor. and
what they all say is good. but its what
they will do is Worrying us.-Goliad
Guard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-08

The Kansas public utilities commits
sion will hold q hearing December Is
to invcstigat' the efficiency Of the trans
p%ortation facilities and service furnish
ed at the Kansas CITY stock yards b,
the stock yards company and other car
ricrS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-08

The Intrgdcr." An int resting photo
after portrayal is THE Intruder" Il
two-part special feature Nitagraph dra-
ma. \ proud old gentleman has held Il
farm 50 many wears rent FREE that he
has come to regard it as his own. When
the landlord dies and Il nephew succeeds
l.. considering the young man as moth
ing more than an intruder.
"Stun"" An innkcepcr who has the
money for the rent tells the landlord
that he hasn't because he. the inn-kccp-
en-. wants to chance on Il prize fight.
After the landlord has gone. the inn
keeper flashes his roll. 4 tramp tries to
lift il. The hotclman lifts the tramp
under the chin and then runs for the
Sh riff. The sheriff meanwhile is com
ing To arrest the inn keeper on the land
lords complaint of non poymcnt of rent.
tramp. who SwcarS that the hotel man
has robbed him. The Sh riff continues
his search for the inn keeper. While the
bar is unmatched the tramp drinks his
fill 1T the bar and then departs on the
back Of a donkey. He falls aSl cp. and
after wandering around for 4 while. the
sheriff has compelled the hotcl-k cpcr
tu pay his rent and when the tramp
comes back The inn keeper wakes him up
and tn tramp gets Stung believe uS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-08
A PARALLEL CASE.

1t is not altogether true that history
repeats itself. Yet it is undoubtedly
true that events which affect civilization
in marked degrees move ons parallel
lines. This is true Simp'v because like
causes produce like effects. and il is
worth more to know this then thai il
would be to know that history re
peats itseuf without variation through
the ages.
How many of us remember when the
question of building Il railroad into
and through the coast country to the
RlO Grande was a mootpd question
when it was distinctly a debatablc qIcs-
ton with many of the people?
What was the bonus the railroad pco-
pie. asked of Brownsville? Was il
$4,000? Something like trat surely.
The wealth of the country then consist
ed largely of land. and the value of
the land was represented by It's cattle
production. There was indeed plenty OF
land and there were many people who
owned large tracts Of it.
Considering the magnitude of the
cOuntry-considcring its natural wealth
considering that its greatest need was
"a market i'll and out. the raising of that
bonus here should have been a mere tri-
fe.
1t did not prove to be Il trifIc. II is
doubtful if anything nNrc 'iilicnlt than
doubtful if ANYTHING more difficult than
the raising of that bonus was ever IN
dertaken in Brownsville or in all the
nAnSf oanntpy AlF I;,1 - i.. -
were started. 1t WAS said that the road
would never nc worth the amount of
tire bonus to the people; we were happv
without any road; did not need IL: had
got along without any railroad for years
and years. This and much else of like
import was said too often said nv The
very people who were to benefit most bv
the road in the country.
Nevertheless the bonus was raised
and the road came. He is indeed blind
who cannot see the wonderful chan" \
for the better wrought by the comm.
OF the road. This wonderful region. with
Its fertile fields and happy homes, and
above all the marvellous enhancement
OF real estate values in the town speak
eloquentlv Of the worth of that bonus
10 the country and to the ~tOWnSfOlkS.
We are now face To face with an is.
sue that is exactly parallel. in The s..
curing Of Il bonus to secure Il railroad
to tidcwatcr. Can any man doubt that
the bonus asked is Il mere triflc 10 the
benefit the road Mill hc to us all u1.t
T III built? This IN Ia. ,Ipmcrt ian ia,
case tl3t bids n> homo .fu~, ~. tn,t.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-12-08
STARR COUNTY ATTORNEY HERE

County Attorney Gammagc Of Starr
county arrived in Brownsville last night.
and is here on Il short visit. Mr. Gam
mage stated hat hunting in his section
is fine. and he invited the city editor of
The Herald out to Il two days hunt. prom
Using the aforesaid city editor that if he
would come out he, the county attorney.
would 90 50 far as to catch a deer. tie
him down and let the city editor take a
shot at him.