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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30

"Who was it, Amelia, that supported
the world on his shoulders
"Atlas, ma am" the little girl replied.
"That is correct, said the teacher. 'Now
children, think. If he was supporting the
world on his shoulders, OF course he could
not be standing on it. Now, what support
ed atlas?
81 KNOW cried Amelia. "He married
a rich wife. ''-Harper's magazine.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30

Eugene-This bookcase is an inch out of
plum. We must have that fixed.
Imogene-Oh. dear. And I've hear
those plumbers are SO expensive.-Judge.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
=" What's in
IL VNn1e?"

it is at times to be led into conclusions ANY of
readers who have oourned the land of the Pharo
ary in the part contiguous Cairo Alexandria and vagette
bordering the Ne-wil support in my statement that
the day native vernacuar much corrupted with
Frenchthe language of the Franks" all followers of the
Koran it, This applies particularly the environs of
Cro you hear the hybrid words the old Fish Market
pureus of the exclusively native part OF the town, and within
hearing the grounds where stands Shephedhe
sary which overfows with the worlds tourists Copt the
Hamc language derived from the ancient Egyptian and d
vded into old and Christian Cop the latter characteristic by
the introduction of Greek loan Words has been dead
solely used in the ugca language of the Copic church. Its
alphabet of trytwo letters the earliest alphabet arising
unca form of the fourth and fifth with slight
ons of additional characters derived from the Egyptian domac
script But the Hheproletar speaks the vernacuar
his prototype on the China coast speaks Englsh
and considering the dominating influence of French all the
northern parts OF Africa plus the fact that the meaning
advanced by Beau Esprta "a frank mind j" bears rel
atonshp to the academic construction of beau esprit (gay
spirit frank beautiful oUTsPoKEN and therefore the analogy
apparent be wondered that led the
However: here's to BEAU EsPRIrA; your
shadow grow less. Anyway, what's in a name9"
to quite avarety of them than those
of Helms famous fty-seven varieties willing to
dispose of them at bargain prices
Bluff may cause success but it never continued it.
Come in without knocking Go out. then, the way.
The way to convince others is to be r-
yourself convinced.
lazy man is good dead one, 1oan;on,o
but he takes up room. A~s'1'"ppo
The proud peacock of today may be
only feather buster tomorrow.
In proportion as backbone weakens his wish bone
to deveope.
Having everything you like will not make you happy but
liking everything you have will
Many with frstcass brain
Has been whipped for the want of luck;
And many fought his battles and won,
And the thoughtess have called it luck
There is so much bad in the best of u.s.
And so much good in the worst of u.s.
That's its probably best for none of us
10 talk about the rest of u.s."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30

Europe, and history will have to reckon
with it in the future. no matter how de-
tested his personality. His most bitter
detractors and opponents cannot but ad-
NIT that this remarkable Indian po-
sessed attributes, beyond those shown
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
Post Impressions.


There features in the months Hueas despo
in Mexico that up Napoleonic era in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
HUertO and
BL0nQUet
EreUNt

sessed attributes, beyond those shown
up the present the many aspans political
fermen either of the contendng factions which peculiarly
fitted him deal with the situations facing his unhappy country
ted thahe failed because he wrong but through
the lack of those abilities which heretofore have proved
most efficient in neuazng the perpetualy warning interests
of the nation Drunk SOBER the have
magnetism which drew his support of the best minded
and abet generals the country how else
explain the loyal support which he at all times commanded from
Banquet and others of his and abties This Banquet
is of the best products of the Chapultepec military
academy; that Mexican national institution which is moulded
though in limited scope, after West Point He
could by giving the have eliminated Huerta easily
the latter rid himself of Madero and Suarez In fact in his
position and with the many opportunities thrown in his path
through saturnaa despotc acts
he did lack the upon which and receive the
support the country But he proved loyal his college and
army mate and couples his future expaaton
with the chief whom he so Loyalty served.
But the real test of the situation hand Huerta truly
incident and doomed gnohle failure
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30

to good old Buck, Gen. StonewalI, et
al; but his intended pleasantly appears
to have been misinterpreted. He &C
cepts the correction in the spirit that is
given; but the incident opens up very
interesting subject. showinu how easily
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
The Re0L
Test

basc assumptions Notwithstanding The question is: is the
latter really playing to the galleries. by endeavorng
the impression that he will brook suggestions from Wash
toward the capital comparatively easy really turned bis head9
This Carranza know of pure Spanish extraction
has heretofore held Office continuously at the hands of
the much depised group the governing
which received it's charter of privileges from Poro Daz To
my mind unless complete change of ideals and aspirations
have weaned him from his former standards he will fail to
to the requirements which will be essential and will
be demanded Washington in the figure who work
the future of the naon for repeat what past merely
cdentathe real test is at hand Huerta's elimination
unanimously acknowledged by the worlds press mpy Mr..
Wilson's victory and but step ahead the consumaon the
task which this nation committed Meanwhile and whether
Messeurs Carranza e al will it not Funston will mark
time Vera Cruz and the serred ranks border of the
Rio Grande and Gulf coast will sleep upon their
Marco Polo beg extend apologies to the young who
bears the de plume OF Cop decen and the applies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
RUTLAND RAILROAD
SUED FOR $4,000

Brattleboro, July 23.-Two suits totalling
claim for $1,000 have been entered in
county court against the Rutland Rail-
road company as the result of an acciden:
10 Mrs. Incz S. Benson of Ncwfane at
Manchester Depot at about one O'Clock
on the morning of September H. 1918
Mrs. Benson was passenger on u train
of the defendant company from Rutland
to Manchester Depot and claims that she
was not notified when the train reached
Manchester Depot After the train had
started she called the attention of the
conductor to the fact that she was to be
notified when her destination was reach
ed He thcrcupon stopped the train at
point some distance beyond the station
platform and she was allowed to get off
In attempting to walk back to the sta
ton In the dark she fell through a trestlc,
breaking her left leg spralning her back
and otherwise iniuring herself She asks
for damages of $1,000
NJ. i. Benson, husband of the other
plaintiff. enters suit to recover the sum Of
900" for the loss of his wifc's services
because of the accident ana for expenses
for physicians and nurses
The Jamaica Savings Bank enters suit
to recover from ID. A. Boynton the face
or note for 5000 dated January 10. 1910
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
RUTLAND RECEIVES
IT'S 100000 LEGACIES

Rutland, July 23,-The two legacics
made a year ago by Mrs. George H..
Cults of California, formerly Mrs. John
w. Cramton of this city, to the Rutland
hospital and the Rutland Free library,
arrived here to-day. The delay was due
to the necessity for settling up the es-
tate, and the length of time given in
California for such purpose,
The sum of $4,000 goes to the Rutland
hospital, and was received by T. T. Gil
son, treasurer OF the Hospital association.
The sum of $4,000 goes to the library,
and was received by Mrs. John w. Ross,
president of the Library association.
Mr.. ellison stated that In all probable
ity the 10000 would be instituted as a
fund, and the income used as seemed
wise. 1t is not, at present at least, pro-
posed to use the principal.
The money received by the library will
In all probability be made into the nu-
cleus Of building fund, according to va
rious officers of the association. and al
lowed to accumulate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
HANDCUFFED MAN
ESCAPES FROM
RUTLAND POLICE
Arrested for Forgery, Frank
Hill Ducks from Auto and
Runs Away-Nine Shots
Fail to Down Him.

Rutland, July PA man whose
daring escape from two police officers.
engineered at the very door of the To-
cal lookup, cnlivened by n bit of very
exciting gunplay, tonight furnished
the local police department with a
problem. The man, whose namc is
supposed to be Frank Gardner Iuu. u
former resident here, is wanted for
forgery. His escape is more remark
able from the fact that he got away
from the two officers while hand
cuffcd.
Hill was arrested in the local post
office about 500 o'clock Tonight,
when he signed for and accepted a
decoy letter from the Winchester, y.
H., national bank, which was sup
posed to have contained a check for
money. but was in reality blank. Spo-
cial Police OFFICER james Pitanicllo
and officer Thomas Elworth made tho
arrest. which was strenuously resist
ed by the forger, six feet in height,
and about 80 years old,
Hi was loaded into an automobile and
taken to the station. The officers were
Just taking him from the machine, still
handcuned, when he threw them off and
although he fell once he darted with
great speed into the unliEhted freight
yard just across the street
Officer Pitanielo fired nine times at
the fugitive but apparently none of the
bullets reached the mark
Chief of Police Jesse Young yesterday
received word from O. c. Cain Of
Keene, y. H., that forger or his accom-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
HURT WHEN AUTO OVERTURNs
william Hunt of JeffcrsOnviiIc Seri-
ously Injured--John IIowrigan
Breaks Ribs.

Underhill. July 26,--William Hunt of
Jeffersonville was seriously injured
here last evening in an automobile
accident between seven and eight
o'clock, when the machine which he
was driving turned turtle and then
righted itself. Accompanying Mr..
Hunt were benjamin Stafford, owner of
the car, and another man from JEFF
:ersonville, and Howrigan of Essex
Center. The latter suffered three
broken ribs, The others were some
what bruised.
Just how the accident occurred Is
not known. The party was returning
from Burlington. Mr.. Hunt, an mex
perienced driver, had put on speed to
climb a little hill. and then did not
slacken the speed. He lost control OF
the machine, which ran into ii ditch
near the residence Of Mrs. Samuel Hale,
turned completely over and faced
about in the opposite direction.
Mr.. Hunt was removed to the home
of Mrs. Dickerson, whore he remained
most of to-day In an unconscious con
dition. one shoulder was dislocatcd
and he was injured internally. Mr..
Hunt has a wife and two children. He
Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. j. T.. Hunt
of Essex Junction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
CANAL
TO OPEN AUG. 10
The Great Ditch Will Then BE
Ready for the Worlds Ocean
tO-Ocean Trade.
OFFICIAL GPEN|NG IN MARCH
When the International Fleet
Will Pass thrOugh-Canal
Not Deep Enough Yet
for DreadnOughts.

Washington, July 23.-Opcning of the
on August 10 next was announced to-
night by Secretary Garrison. Probably
the first vessel to pass through the great
waterway will be the Crstobal a war
department steamer now at Colon.
There will be no formalities In connoc-
ton with the epoch marking event, all
ceremonies being left for the official
opening when the international fleet
passes through the canal in March, 1918.
When the Crlstoba steams from its
slip to the Atlantic entrance of ths
canal 1t will mark the conclusion by
American enterprise of the greatest en-
cheering task ever undertaken and the
elimination of ten years of the hardest
kind of work against physical obstacles
which have severely taxed the abilities
of the army engineers under Colonel
Cocktails
Some things remain to be done to per-
feet the waterway. The channel through
the Culehra cut. in particular, must be
deepcned and wdened
While, with 80 feet of water in the
canal some of the great dreadnoughts
might pick their way through after
August Is, Secretary Daniels said to-
night he would not he likely to order
any such movement except in an emer-
gency. He will wait until there is more
water in the great ditch
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
BIDS CONSIDERED

Montpelier, July 2t.-Gov. Fletcher
and T.. Weeks Of NIddlebury and H.
T. Baldwin of Ncwbury. members of
the state penal board. met at the State
House this afternoon and considered
the matter of rebuilding at the Yer
gennes Industrial school. Bids on tho
new structures Were recently opened.
but no contract awarded The Gov
ernor and state treasurer are a COM
mittee delegated by the State to au-
thorize the rebuilding of state insti-
buttons destroyed by fire and allow
such additional sum as may be neces-
sary above the money received from
fire insurance to complete the struc-
ture. AS State Treasurer Deavitt was
out of town to-day the matter could
not be formally closed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30

the landing they sent co police to seize
the arms The policemen later were re-
inforced by two hundred others under
command Of an assistant commissioner
The police were drawn up on both sides
Of the road along which the volunteers
were returning, with the military In the
center of the road.
When the volunteers saw the mobiliza-
tion most of them hurried away with
their arms. scattering through the fields.
The police and soldiers tried to disarm
the remainder.
In the resulting ARRAY several revolver
shots were fired by volunteers and cor
poral and a private We're wounded. The
volunteers also used their rifles az clubs.
The soldiers fired and used their bay.
onets freely, in1cting many cuts. They
had n running fight with the volunteers
and the rapidly growing mob through the
streets to their barracks.
A number of policemen have been sus-
pended for refusing to try to dsarm the
volunteers
After the troops had fired into the
crowd, the angry populace in a spirit Of
vengeance attacked individual soldiers
ana peat tntn DTutillN. heinbcrS OF
the Scottish borderers who were riding
bicycles along quays We're pulled from
their machines and beaten, and the BIZ
cycles were thrown into the river.
The lord mayor has issued a letter of
protest IN which he declares that the
troops Were ordered out without permits
sion having been asked of the lord mayor
of the city, and he demands that the re-
sponsibillty shall be fixed for the calling
of the soldiers and for supplying with
cartridges He adds:
Dublin and Ireland look with conf
dence to John Redmond and his colleagues
to bring TO Justice those responsible for
this shocking outrage. There must no
longer be one law for a section of the
Ulster people, and another law for the
remainder of the Irish people"
Dublin. July 26.--Thc tragedy caused
a great sensation The nationalists
are indignant over the affair because,
they say, the troops are against the
nationalists volunteers and never in
terfcrc with the Orangemen.
Five thousand Ulster volunteers,
carrying arms, paraded the Belfast
streets day under the escort of
General McCrcady and other officers
of the regular army and passed the
Dorst regiment, which was on parade.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
LAMP CAUSES FIRE.
bakersfield Woman ana Daughter Es-
cape in Night Clothes.

Bakersfield, July 24.--The buildings
on the farm of Julian Bonnoir, one
mile east of this village, were destroy
cd by fire early this morning and Mrs.
Bonnoir and her daughter had narrow
escapes from suffocation. The loss Is
partially covered by insurance.
Mr.. Bonnoir was in Belvidere last
night and when Mrs. Bonnoir and her
daughter retired they left n lamp burn
ing in the kitchen. They were awak-
ened during the night by the explosion
of the lamp in the room adjoining the
bedroom and by the suffocating smoke.
They fled from the house in their night
clothes and afterwards saved a trunk,
graphophone and a parrot. They al
so went to the henhouse and, breaking
a window, they rescued some of the
hens. Neighhors also came and as
sisted in the work, but could not save
the buildings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30

consignment Of rifles. said to num-
Der ten thousand, was landed from a
private sailing yacht at noon to-day at
Howth, nine miles from Dublin. The
Nationalist volunteers cut the telegraph
Sires and stopped travel on the Dublin
roads, and, according to reports, sent
,way most of the rifles. together with
0,0O0 rounds of ammunition, in motor
Iars.
A battalion Of the Kings own Scottish
borderers was ordered to capture the
lrms this afternoon when the authorities
heard that the volunteers were bringing
them into the city.
The soldiers encountered n detachment Of
volunteers at Clonmell bridge, and an out
break resulted. There was no shooting
then, however, but a great crowd soon
collected and followed the troops, iecring
them and cheering john Redmond. the
nationalist leader, and home rule. Finally
the mob began throwing bottles and
stones and several of the soldiers We're
injured.
The battalion then replied to the attack
If the mob with a scattered fusillade. In
an instant the street was covered with
wounded, while terrified men, women and
children ran in all directions.
St Juras hospital is situated only two
hundred yards from the scene of the
ARRAY and the wounded were quickly
taken there. Four OF them died within
two hours
The soldiers and policemen seized
hundred rifles from the volunteers.
Excited crowds filled the streets of
Dublin tonight, some of the men carry
ng rifles. The borderers are confined to
barracks to prevent the people from at
lacking them. A street car in which a
soldier was riding was wrecked tonight,
but the soldier escaped the mob, Further
sioting Is feared.
Among those seriously wounded in the
affray is NJ. ]. Judge, a prominent Off
Ger of the nationalist volunteers.
The yacht from which the arms were
taken was a sailing vessel, the name of
which had been painted over. a woman
or man in womans clothing, some per-
sons say, commanded the yacht.
A thousand volunteers marched openly
from Dublin to receive the arms. They
said however, that they We're merely
making a practice march. The local po-
lice and the coast guard tried to prevent
the landing of the arms, but We're driven
)ff.
When the Dublin authorities learned of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
Three Lost on Long Trail.

stowe, July 26-The Rev H. l.. Cam
field of Woodstock and two boys. l6 and
ten years of age, We're lost yesterday on
the Lons Trail while going from Cancels
Hump to Mt. Mansfield and after spend
ing the night at an abandoned farm at
Cotton brook in Waterbury, reached
stowe to-day. They started yesterday
from Camcrs Hump and became lost on
Bolton mountain, turning down into Cot
ton brook, about eight miles from here.
They Md not suffer from hunger as they
VERY Supplied with food. Tonight they
had @eir meal inside for the first time in
two Neks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30
DEATH OF J. /. WALR1|DGE
Was Prominent Az nm Educntor mil
LeGisi"t"r--lind Wide Acauaint-
nncc among Public Men.

Brattlcboro July 23-John Hin Wal
bridge of Guilford, former member oy
the state Legislature from Essex county
and prominent in educational circles. died
at his home tonight following stroke
of paralysis The funeral will he held
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at the
house.
Mr. Walbrldgc was born in Plainnold.
Vt. June 80. 1911. a son of Henry and
Almira NilD Nalbridgc. His mother
died in his infancy and he went to Con-
cord. VT, to live with his maternal grand
uncle Chauncey Hin, He graduated
from Lombard University Of Galesburg.
lll.' in the class Of 1870 with the degree
of Bachelor of Science and returned to
West Concord.
lie met with serious business reversos
in business through the burning of the
Essex Wooden mills at West Concord
and through his liability as hondsmen
and the failure of creditors. Since then
he had engaged principally in agri-
cultural pursuits becoming well known
as a breeder of sheep, dairy stock and
colts
-Four years ago he moved to Guilford
and for the 10 years preceding he had
devoted much time to literary and
Biographical work, forming wide
acquaintance among public men. He had
been supervisor of schools of Essex
county, county examiner, Justice of the
peace. grand Juror and superintendent
Of schools In 1883 he was elected to the
Legislature by the largest republican
majority ever given In Concord.
He drew and presented the bill which
became a law reducing the percentage
that savings banks and trust companies
could invest in western securities. He
was elected senator from Essex county
in 1892 and was chairman of the com
mittee on education. He had been "A
member for 40 years of Moose River
Lodge, F. g. A. NJ, was a member of
the tniversalist Church Of Concord, n
trustee of Johnson Normal school, and
a member of the visiting committee of
Norwich University. on April 49, 1872,
he married in West Concord Cynthia
H Chase. Besides her he leaves three
children, Blanche May of Boston and
Wnifrod and Henry G. Walbrldgc Of
9ullford. He leaves also two brothers,
Henry T. of st, Johns. Mich. and Ed
ward Of Newport News. Va. and a sis
ter, Ella, of Jackson. Mich,