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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16

pany's Instruments in certain territory
was specified. But with the changing
OF Ideas and the expiration Of patents,
this form of contract became obsolete
and began to be abolished i'm 1910.
A bad feature of the old contract was
the Other line charge. by which nve
cents extra toll was charged on u mes
sage over the lines of another company
though this was never used by the New
England for its own benefit.
There was, too, an extra charge Of two
cents for delivery and "A switching
charge of ono cent per message. for tho
benefit OF the company where the mes
sage was received. Commissions were
allowed on incoming and outgoing BUSH
ness, which neccssitatcd an extra amount
OF record Keeping. At tho present time
under the new contract the percentage
Is rcckoncd on the revenue collected, and
that rate of percentage is different I'm
different companies, varying with local
conditions.
HI New England has cndeavorod
TO induce tho other companies to ac-
cept the new contract, which has in
creased tho rcvcnuc Of the II ont
of 33 companies which have adoptcd
1t 100000 a year. The new contract
was drawn In the interests Of tho Now
England, the independent companies
and the public.
BECOME PART or THE SYSTEM
These contracts having been adopt-
ed, the companies become "A part Of
the New England system ana if be.
comes desirable to ttaudardizc tho
service as far as possible. ana the New
England e%ndeavors to assist them I'm
every way possible. one method of
assistance is the purchasing contract.
by means of which they purchase their
material through the New England
This is optional and not compulsory.
If they accept 1t. the New England
buys for them any material and
charges a commission of two per cent
except on goods of the Western ltlcc-
trio This iusurcs Then
standard and inspected material, and
gives them the opportunity to gel
practically wholesale rates on small.
orders.
In 1872 the Champaign Valley compau,
paid the New England $57Si I'm two pc
cent commissions the Franklin com
pany, $i03.1G, Vermont company, $l@2.dl
Passumpsic. sS6i.1f, this being largel
due to new construction and an old con
tract covering all purchases; and o con
Meeting companies, SIP.
Subsidiary companies pay one per cent
of their gross receipts for services o
experts and officers of the New England
This Is not regarded as adequate compen
sation, but as a recognition Of the serv
ice rendered. The legal and auditing Dc
partments of the New England compan
are at the service Of the subsidiaries, a
well as the engineering department wit
no charge therefor beyond this one pc
cent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
VERMONT RRENITIES.

Silas Moon, probably the oldest male
resident Of Bennington, died Sunday
evening. He was nearly 81 years of
age.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Central Vermont hallway com
pany. which was to be held at St. AL
bans Tuesday, was postponed until
October %.
Lester kimball and Peter Garrow were
sentenced to the State Industrial school
at NerSennes Monday in Rutland city
court for malicious mischief but sem
fences were suspended for a year on
condition of good behavior.
The case OF Eva J., Tudor against the
town of Townshend, a suit to recover
damages for personal injuries and a
wrecked automobile. alleged TO have been
caused by the unsafe condition of a
highway in that town. was begun in
Windham county court Monday after
noon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
MAKES ESTIMATE
OF Vt. FORESTS
State Owns 100000 Feet Of
Timber, 1000 Ties, 5000
Cords of Wood.

ll,ntr,Iio, oct f. oro NJ ,ho TASK,
laid nn tho ststc officers lay tuc last
General Assembly was ,ho nrcsontation
an .t,ly toti of nm irycrtory NJ all
state nroncrtv IN order to have ready
an accurate estimate of tho state for
osts. an assistant has boon cmplovcd bv
the forester i'm .oin, ovor tbcsc lands
in sri,ntiGo ,,av rho following rnur
forests havo neon connlot.d. .Ioscph
pattcu foros, fl, Huntington and Dux-
hurry. l.. r. Joncs roros, I'm plalndold;
Goorro Nitkiu forest i'm Nondou. and the
newly acaujrcd tract i'm Arlington The
fatal arc, of those r,rosts is ,rnroxi-
matolv 1000 acres. and "A, ie estimated
that thore is about $500 900 foot ~ lun-
b,r 700 railroad tios and 1000 cords NJ
v.,,,1 o, th,r, rho iyf,,or IL. cbirry-
,r .rrYcc bal-,m and bir,h. tno rail
road ticS of chestnut and oal, and ,so
wool of bircb b,och and mamie over
half of tho lumber is ON the Camcrs
Hmm trac, ybi,b v-,s riv,n I'll. etat,
bv roIonar Hattcu. and which is ncin,:
used mar. and marc ,s "a mark by ,h.,
roorl, Of fin, STAT. and from, ahroad
rhorc uudoubt.dry shouId bo , rood trail
I'M throurh t.is tiu,,ar which lie soma
,r the host remaining ia fin. static Ths,
present trails. both from BOLTON and Drx.
bury, are almost entirely I'm uuiutorcstina
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
WOULD DROP FOOTBALL.
Superintendent at West Point Finds
Game Too Dangerous

Washington, oct. INFLAMMATION of
football from West Point athletics is
advocated in the annua report of Col
onel Townsley, superintendent of the
academy.
Colonel Townslcy says - per cent. Of
the men needing attention of surgeons
at West Point last year were injured in
football games.
4 competitive examination is advised
by Colonel ToNnslcy, open to the youth
of the nation, and enrolment ut West
Point to its capacity till the percentage
of army officers who have received West
| Point training shall have been increased,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS SUCCEED

Because they are an honestly made med
icine that relieves promptly the suffer-
ing due to weak, inactive kidneys and
painful bladder action They offer a
powerful help to nature in building Hp
the true eNcretinE kidney tissue, i'm re-
storing formal action ana relieving blad-
der discomforts. TRY TIIEM.-J W.
O'~SulliVan.-adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
LAY FIRE TO CHEMICALS.
Spontaneous Combustion In N"''"r""H
Cargo IL One Theory Advanced

50 - Oht hH'V''
on Board the Kroonland, by Nlre'eSS
to Campcrdown, n. s., oct H. -Spoh'aho.
GUS combustion through the mlhslns W
the chemicals which formed a part vi nv
cargo of the Volturno is the eXpIaha',o"
given by the survivors from the purn''E
vessel, who are now being cohVeyeu "
New York by the Kroonland, TOT '"o -"
plosion which, it Ia believed start'u ."
disastrous fire on the Uranium inner wiz"
was responsible for the loss OF so many
lives last Thursday and Friday
The Kroonland has on board " persons
who escaped from the Nolturno IN m'u-
Atlantic, including Captain lnch ana '"'
wireless operators.
The boxes containing chemicals the
N~olturno's passengers believe were
smashed open by the rolling of the vessel
and their contents exploded when mixed.
The survivors say that nobody was 'eIl
alive on the Volturno: captain lncn
though wounded and weak from loss o.,
sleep. refusing to forsakc the snip uh'l'
convinced that he was absolutely inc las'
person capable of leaving IT, lheY a'So
praise the heroic work Of tho wireless OPP
orators, w. Seldom and g. II. pennington
who stuck coura gcously 10 their dntF'
even though their cabin was u~nbcaraolN
hot for hours before they were hhalIy
compelled to leave It when the very noot
began to warp beneath them. When the
,hom for holm tbo roar of the flames
MINGLED Nth ,bo cro,t1, of tho ~clectri,
current as 1t cscaN'd from the wires.
Most oe tho survivors were withou,
sloon for N hours and are still I'm an ex.
baustad and rorvors condition as p re-.
suit Of their barrowinp cxperIcnces.
! tvo-witrossos 20 tbc launching of tn,
boats on tho vo1turro say that a littIc
craft containing cabin passengers was
spilled the moment II touched the water
n big wave oesiIv overturning f..
Another boat which contained steerag,
passengers was dashed against the side
OF the NoIturno and broken up al It's
occupants perIshIh3'
REMNANTS or FAMILIES.
Liverpool, oct. 1.-THE Icyland line
steamer Devonian. commanded by Cap.
tain Trant. arrived here to-day bringing
so survivors from the wreck of the
steamer Volturno. ON board the Devon.
ian were many remnants of famllic.
crazcd with grief and terror at the rreat
tragedy they had passed through.
Ernest Hermann a German Messenger
assertc that he was the first to MOTTO,
the fire in rho hold or tho voIturno ant
saws that the flames oven thon had mad,
sich nroprces tbo, T., was ironoseihlo +,
s,bduc tbom
Among tho roscuod v,s . babv wbic,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
VERMONT NOTES.
TWO Foreigners KILLED by steel Pipes
Mt Somerset Dam.

The first fatal accident on the Somerset
dam job occurred Saturday when two
foreigners were killed by being caught
between steel tubes Weighing about two
tons. y gang OF men were shifting the
immense steel pipes, 30 feet long and
four feet in diameter. Some Of the work.
crs were in the pipes as they were
moved down an incline. The pipes broke
away and rolling to the bottom crushed
two men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
CALL CREW COWARDS.
Survivors, on the minneapolis shy They
We're Treated Brutality.

London, oct. l4-"Thc crew of the
Nolturno, most of whom We're Dutch, be-
haved in a cowardly manner and were
brutal to the passengers is the verdict
Of most of the 80 survivors of the Vol
turno who arrived at Gravesend on board
the Minneapolis this evening.
All the survivors are men, Russians,
Hungarians and Poles, who know no
English and can tell their stories only
through interpreters. They are to pro-
coed to their destination on board the
Olympic tomorrow,
Stuart j. Fuller, United States consul
at Derban, who was "A passenger on
board the Minneapolis. possessed a lin
guistic equipment sufficient to enable
him to talk in their own language with
some Of those rescued from the Vol
turno by the crew of the Minneapolis.
Mr.. Fuller told the Associated Press
he had gathered from the survivors that
there was no panic on board the burn
ing ship and that on the whole good or
der had been maintained, though the pas
sengers had been hcrded aft like a flock
Of sheep. The passengers had little OPP
portunity of learning what the Vol
turno crew and officers actually were
doing. They complained that the ship's
officers had treated them roughly and
had refused to give them any Informal
ton.
GAVE WAY TO THE WOMEN.
one survivor told Consul Fuller that
the first boat lowered from the Vol
turno, which was dashed to pieces
against the side and all it's oc-
cupants drowned, was loaded mainly with
women and children which indicated that
the men had acquiesced in giving them
precedence. The fact that all those
rescued by the Minneapolis We're men
afforded further evidence that this was
true. They We're nearly the last boatload
taken off. Many had seen their wives
and children depart in the earlier
boats.
Several Of the survivors agreed when
talking TO Mr., Fuller that the fire
originated in an explosion of grease in
a galley AS a result of which several
cooks and their assistants were killed
Later a number of the crew and several
passengers lost their lives fighting the
flames.
First Oflcer Robinson Of the Mime
apolis said that when he got alongside
the Volturno with a lifcboat there were
no indications OF panic or confusion on
board, The officers on deck pointed out
one by one those selected to be taken
OFT None tried to get ahead OF the
others.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
MARRIED FOR 30 YEARS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Michael DALEY of Ludlow
celebrated their 10Th wedding anniversary
Monday. Solemn high mass was sung
DIT the Church of the Annunciation 1t IS
the first time in the history Of the parish
that such an anniversary has taken
place. Friends presented them with Il
purse OF gold.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16

None of the survivors on the M".
ooolis saved anything with the cN''p.i
OF a cheerful and clerical-looklhs iV'''
who brought off n huge Blble anu "
green bag filled with books,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
AN EXCEPTION.

$ they married in haste, Then | sup
pose following out the proverb' they re-
pented at leisure"
No; they repented in haste also
Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16

Tho Quickest" thing that can happen
to a man, whose wife spends a great
part of his income for homo expenses.
is to have her take a serious and BUSH
ness-like interest in the ads,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16

Excited Old Lady (as express thunder
through station)-Oh, porter, doesn't
that train stop here?
Patient Porter-No, lidy; 1t don't even
hesitate London Punch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-16
DEAD MAY NUMBER l3l.

1t is possible that the total of dead in
the disaster may shrink slightly when
all lists are balanced. To-day Passenger
Agent Fourman of the Uranium line here.
said that his figures showed that 657 per-
sons sailed on the Nolturno, including a
ca bin and $40 steeragc passengers and %
crew. His lists showed that 526 persons
had been accounted for, leaving l3l on the
list of missing.
1t was announced Tonight that the
North German Lloyd steamer Seydlitz,
bearing A. survivors of the Nolturno, will
stop at Philadelphia before proceeding tc
Baltimore and that she should dock al
Philadelphia some time Wednesday. The
steamer Grosser kurfurst with l05 survi-
vors on board. is due here tomorrow
morning, The rescued passengers she
carries will be allowed to land without the
usual examination at Ellis island, acting
immigration Commissioner TIL having
given orders to that effect to-day. The Red
Cross committee will take charge OF
them.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-19
Rock Island Time Card
WEST BOUND

No. Passenger Iri2s A. M.
No Isl Passenger $500 P M
Stops county Seats, Fowler Mineola, Plain.
No. 3 Limited 9:58 P. M.
No Stopl
No. 50 Passenger 1857 p M.
No. 50 Local 3:o5 P. M.
EAST BOUND
No. Passenger 1000 A. NJ.
No. 75z Passenger $3.50 P M
Stops county Seats, Fowler, Mineola, Plain,
No. "a Passenger 4:o3 A. NJ.
No. Limited S:z7 A. M.
mo Stopl
No. 81 Local gas A. M.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-19

Your $l.00 is worth $1.05 at
the M. & M. Drug Co.
Mrs. Roy Twist is spending
this week IN Ellinwood visiting
friends.
Harry Busing of Miles Kansas
transacted business in Meade
the first of the week.
The M. & M. Drug Co. have
this week added National cash
register to their store fixtures.
If you have a piano to be tuned
see Francis Backe.-
Mrs. Cora Barton and twin
daughters, OF Hutchinson, are
visiting in Meade.
Childrens' Day will be aprro-
priately observed in the church
es of our city next Sunday.
Bills have been scattered pro-
miscuously, advertising the big
celebration at Meade on Jnly 4th.
Save the receipts you get at
the M. & M. Drug Co.
R. S. Smith is home from To-
peka where he has been for the
past several months.
Mrs. M. A. Byrns and child
rem, of Morrill, Nebraska, are at
the home of Mr.. AID Mrs. A. ].
Byrns.
Miss Myrtle James, of Hutch
lnson is visiting Mrs. Cayton and
Miss Mona Nc Meel, both of
Meade.
; H. Llewelyn Jones was in at
tendance at the State Abstract
ors' Association held in Empor-
ia this week.
Fletcher Furniture Co, have
moved into their new building
across the street from their old
location.
W. T. Wood, of the Plains
Realty Co., was business WISH
tor in Meade last Friday.
You get a trade discount at
the M. & M. Drug Co..
The Odd Fellow-Masonic
building this week received a
coat of paint. r. M. Clifford
was the artist.
Archie Fee went to Haviland
last Friday, where he has a
position in a drug store there,
during vacation.
]. j. Moehler and wife of
Wichita, are visiting at the home
of their son, VIM. Moehler of
Kansas.
E. w. Fletcher of the Fletcher
Furniture Co. attended the
State EN- banners Association
held in Kansas City this week.
]. M. Brannan and daughter,
Miss Clara, left Tuesday for a
ten-days's stay in different
points in the state of Louisiana.
FOR SALE or trade-span of
white mules, well broke, free of
blemish; good large mare, gentle;
good hrnad.tired farm wagon. set
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-19

l have some high class Kansas City in
come property to exchange for good south
west Kansas land. Write to w. P. Bunyan
Fowler, Kansas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-19

If you have land to exchange for high
class Kansas City income property, write to
w. P. Bunyan, Fowler, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-19

White or brown buck oxfords
at Stevens Mercantile Co.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-06-19
R. w. COWAN.

have some high class Kansas City i'm
come property to exchange for good south
west Kansas land. Write to w. r. Bunyan,
Fowler, Kansas
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
TRY THIS APPLE MINT JELLY
No More Delicious Combination, for
Those Who Like Flavor, Can Be
Served With Mutton.

Apple Juice forms the basis OF a
great number of our conserves and jel-
lies, and here is an idea that will be
new and pleasing to those who dearly
love their mutton served with mint
and apple jelly. as 1t should be. Cut
apples out without pairing; simply cut
ting out bruises and imperfect spots.
Barely cover with cold water. put a
cover over the kettle and let them sim
mer until soft throughout; then turn
into cheese cloth and drain. Measure
a quart of this juice and three cups Of
sugar. Set the sugar in the stove
oven, spread on shallow dish. Place
the Juice on to boil with the fresh, ten
der leaves from bunch of mint. Cook
20 minutes at a boil; strain out the
leaves; add the hot sugar and boil un-
til the syrup will jell when tested on
a cold saucer. II you wish the pretty
green color or the mint jelly served
you at the tearoom table, use a little.
as II must be a dainty tint Pour into
glasses same as other jelly. A pretty
fancy is to use tiny tumblers or glasses
such as the imported barbecue comes
in. One of these can be served to
each guest or member of the family.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19

hidden places with its whisper Of seed
sown amiss. Tears rose to many eyes.
and smothered sobs betrayed intense
emotion.
OF those who were not in the least
affected, Fran was one. She saw and
heard Hamilton GregoTy's impassioned
earnestness, and OWNED his yearning
to touch many hearts; nor did she
doubt that he would then and there
have given his life to press home upon
the erring that they must ultimately
reap what they were sowing. Never
theless she was altogether unmoved.
II would have been easier for her to
laugh than to cry.
Although the preacher had ceased
his exhortations for the singing of
the evangelistic hymn, he was by no
means at the end OF his resources.
Standing at the margin of the plat
form. looking out on the congregation,
he slowly moved back and forth his
magnetic arms in parallel lines. Not
one word did he speak. Even between
the verses, when he might have striv-
en- against the pianos and the snare
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
CHAPTER 10.
On the Foot-Bridoe.

To the young usher, the change of
scene was rather bewildering. His
eyes were still full of the light from
gasolene-burners, his ears still rang
with the confusion of tent-noise into
which entered the prolonged mono
tones of inarticulate groanings. and
the explosive suddenness Of seemingly
irreverent Amens.
Nothing Just then mattered except
the saving Of souls. Having faithfully
attended the camp-meeting for three
weeks he found other interests blot
ted out. The village as a whole had
given itself over to religious ecstasy.
Those who had professed their faith
left no stone unturned in leading 9TH
ers to the altar, az II life could not re-
sumo its routine until the unconverted
were brought to kneel at the evang-
elist's feet
As Abbott Ashton reflected that, be-
cause of this young girl with the
mocking laugh, he was losing the eli
macteric expression of the three
weeks campaign, his displeasure
grew. Within him was an underlined
thought vibration akin to surprise.
caused by the serenity of the hushed
sky. Was 1t not incongruous that the
heavens should be so peaceful with
their quiet star-beacons, while man
was exerting himself to the utmost Of
gesture and noise to glorify the Maker
Of that calm canopy? From the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-19
cANDIED GRAPE FRUIT PEEL
skins. Usually Thrown Away. May BE
Utilized for Consumption In
the Winter.

You can make use Of the grape fruit
skins in the following manner II the
fruit Is fresh and perfect. Remove II
in four sections or quarters and cut
IL into strips about an inch wide.
Weigh the peel; then weigh an equal
quantity OF sugar. Cover the peel with
fresh cold water and let stand over
night. In the morning simmer slowly
in this same water until ii is very ten
der, easily pierced with a broom straw.
Best to use a wide, rather shallow, pan
or preserve kettle, so as not to crowd
the peel, and allow it to cook uniform
ly and without breaking. When ten
der take from the fire and let stand un-
til morning. Drain on the liquid. add
more water IL not sufficient to cover
well. The weight Of water should be
half that of sugar. Cook the sugar and
water to a syrup but not too thick;
add the peel and simmer slowly until
1t Is nearly absorbed and peel COM
paratively clear. Let It get nearly cold.
then pick out the peel, roll In granu-
lated sugar and place on waxed paper
to dry. Keep in wide-mouthed glass
jars. II peel gets too hard you can
freshen II by cooking whatever guam
tity you desire for use in little syrup
until it softens, and again roll in sugar.
or use at once. The syrup can also be
used to sweeten and flavor.