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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
GETS WAR ORDER FOR BAYoNETs.

The Whllingford Manufacturing com
panY. n fork factory, is considering the
lroposition of taking a war order for bay
uuets. Officials of the concern did not
wish To discuss the matter. but General
Manager A, ". Ferguson admitted that
through another firm the Wallingford
company was considering the rolling ont
of millions of bayoncts. The finished
hayonet has to go through several opera
tons, such as milling. drop forging and
finishing into the blade. which the Rut-
land county plant is not equipped to do
without the installation of a large guam
tity of new machinery. For fear that this
move might interfere with the regular
business Of the Wallingford plant, which
is engaged in making hoes, forks, rakes
and other farming Implements, the man
aSement will not put in the new machin-
cry. but they may decide to do the rolling.
Should this be started it Will give en-
plovnlent to a number of men and the
work will last as long as the war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
RUSSIAN ARMIES HAVE
EVACUATED THE WHOLE
LINE OF THE VISTULA
REFUGEES FROM
WARSAW POUR
INTO NJ s "

Moscow. Aug. s, via petrograd and
London, 600 y. m~.-IIundreds of refugees
from Warsaw are arriving here daily.
Most of them are without money or
means of s%ustenance and are seeking aid
at the American consulate where an en-
larEcd staff is attempting to supply tenn
porary assistance pending the orsaniza-
ton of a Russian relief commission
The refugees cumpar the orderly and
systematic abandonment of the city with
the panic caused by the first German
approach last October.
The retirement this time was carefully
planned anl sxstematically executed and
an OnloUker received tho impression that
a NJ more extraordinary phenomenon
was occurring thar the ordinary sum
mer exodus. Sufficient extra trains had
been provided.
An unusual featur, Of the present
abandonment of the city was the fact
that provision tickets we're made neces-
sary.
The hulk of the refugees Travelled on
foot or with their wagons along the high
WAYS. Most of the rcfugces finding the
railway to wilma m~onopolized for military
l'hA t"F'E ~ lA' AIll' ~ Al' 'boNf A'lAh
porarily crowding Moscow. Nladova and
R~rost-Litovsk. Many of these lost their
homes in the outlying portions of War
saw, the destruction of which became a
military necessity.
All the territory Immediately to the
west of Warsaw. containing large factor
les, Polish estates and peasant dwellings,.
now presents h!ackencd and uninhabit-
able areas.
Care had been taken that no suburban
factories should fan in the hands Of the
Germans and be converted to their use.
chief amons those destroyed vas the
million dollar sugar factory with more
than eco tons of sugar.
The factories in tte city itself al
Though abandoned had not yet been de-
stroytd when the rcfuaees left the CAPT
tal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
JACK FROST LADY VISITOR.

Among the summer visitors at Wood
land farm in North Fomfret ia Mrs.
Jean NJ. Thompson. the Jack Frost
Lady" Mrs. Thompson says she has re-
ceived her chief source Of inspiration
from the mountains of Vermont where
for 10 years she has been working on
nature books, the first being water
Wonders" n story OF the snow and frost
crystals. Water Wonders is said TO be
the only book covering these subjects
and is recognized as authority IL Europe
and America, To ILLUSTRATE Water Won
cdrs' the author has used the micro
photographs Of our own Wilson a.
l|ently of Jericho whose valuable
scientific work for the United states gov
is so we'll known.
For the last four years Mrs, Thomp-
son has devoted her time to writing
books pertaining to wild animal life,
among which are Three bears OF Por-
cupine Ridge" wild Kindred Of Fur"
Feather and Fin" These books are illus
trated 10 Charles Copeland. a master
in his art. Mrs. Thompson has found so
great am inspiration in the environment
of Vermont that she hopes one day to
be the author of a real Vermont novel.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
AUTO RUNS OVER BOY.

Ero Djerf, the seven-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Djerf of Barre, was
seriously injured Thursday afternoon
when an Overland touring car ran over
him. That he was not killed outright is
probably due to the promptness Of the
driver In hating his car and the nimble
action of Ernest Marchetti, who pushed
the car backward and released the lad.
A large number Of children were swarm.
ing about the Merchant street coruer
during the noon hour and It was only
when one of them darted suddenly past
n delivery car stationed near the curb
that the occupants of the auto were
aware that any one was In the highway.
Internal injuries are feared.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
Buys Synagogue Site.

st. Adams, Aug. G-WritInss We're
drawn to-day transferring to the First
Hebrew association OF st. Adams the
Joseph Press house and lot on Federal
street, The consideration was $500 Work
Will hc begun at once altering the build
ing for use as a Jewish synagogue and
Free Hebrew school. Rabbi hndclsson
recently came from New York to take
charge of the work in this city.
In accordance with a call to the Jews
of America to fast and pray next Mon
day as a means of expressing sorrow
for conditions in Europe and protesting
against this unnecessary war which is
costing the lives OF so many men, spe-
cial services will be held by the local
association on that day which will be
observed here.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
HAD BEEN THERE

A visitor in the South had started out
early one morning to see the sunrise
from the top of a n%eighboring hill, when
she met an old negro woman walking
hriskly toward her with n basket Of
clothes balance on her head, why,
aunty," asked the visitor. where are
You going SO early?" "IawS. missy.
lse done been where Ise gwine,"-satur-
,at hVAuin- VI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
Premier at Special Request of
the Emperor Will Stay in OF.
fice-Had Resigned Because
of Bribery Allegations.
HIS SUPPORTERS DIVIDED
of Them Have Insisted
upon His Retiring--AppOint-
ments for the War, Justice
and Commerce Portfolios Are
the Same.

Toxic. Aug. S.-Prcmicr Count Okuna
has virtually decided. at the special re-
quest of the Emperor, to remain in Office.
and has arranged the following Cabinet:
Premier, Count Shigcnobu Okurna;
minister of foreign affaks, Count
S%hlsenobu Ckuma: ministerial finance,
Tokitoshi Taketomi; minister Of marine,
Efcc-Admirai Tomosaburo Kato; minister
of var, Northumberland %Ichinosuke
Okla. minister Of justice, Yukio Ozah;
minister of COMMUNICATIONS, Katsundo
Minoura. or Viscount Nlsakata Sensoku;
minister of and agriculture,
Hiroanaka Kono; minister Of education,
5. Takata, minister of the interior, Kito-
kuro 1chiki.
The assumption of Count Okuma of the
foreign ministry. following the declina-
tion OF Takaaki kato to retain that port
folio. is to be temporary, pending the Sc
lection Of a permanent minister.
1t became known last night that the
Emperor had requested Premier Okuma
to remain in office and that the premier
had agreed Professionally to do so. His
acceptance was contingent upon the con-
struction Of a cabinet acceptable to him
and to-day announcement was made OF
his arrangement OF the new cabinet.
The association Of Okuma supporters
has sent circulars throughout the country
urging that support he accorded TO Pre-
mier Okuma on the ground that his ideal
IS to make Japan "A nation Of foremost
rank capable Of competing with the most
powerful countries. The count, the cir
cular says, resigned because the allega-
lions of bribery created a situation re-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
TWO COMMON SUMNER AILMENTS

Thousands of hay fever and as,hno,
victims VINO are not able 70 go to the
mountains una rel'ef in roley's Honey
and Tar compound 1t allays the inflam-
nation soo'hes ana heals raw and rasp-
ing bronchial 'uoes ana helps to overs
come diiil'"lN IN breathing, and makes
sound, refreshing sleep possible. J. w
O'SuulYau-adr.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
THE DEFENSE LEAGUE APPOINT
MENTS.

Col. j. Gray f,stey and capt. f.. j. Wat.
erman, chairman and secretary respect
lively of the temporary organization of the
Vermont League for National Defense,
have appointed the three other members
authorized to appoint. They are Charles
II. Crosby, Clarke c. Fits and Howard
G.. Rice. 1t is planned to have the meet
ing for formal organization early next
week, when ii is expected that Prof. w.
u. Clark Of Johns Hopkins University,
who is a member Of the MARYLAND league.
will be IN Rrattlcboro ana will De asked
to address the meeting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
BENNINGTON PASTOR CALLED.

The First Baptist Church of I.eOmin-
ster, Mass, has voted to call the Rev.
w. f, Meyer of Bennington to fill the
pastorate left vacant by the resignation
of the Rev, George X. Baker. The salary
is 1850 and the parsonage.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
POSTPONING Old AGE.

Overworked, weak or diseased kidneys
make one feel old before middle age.
Rheumatism. aches and pains, too free
oerspiration Of strong odor and other
symptoms are warning that the kidneys
need help. Foley Kidney Pills make the
sidneys strong and active. J. w. O'Sulli-
Yan,-adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
APPRECIATED IN FRANCE.

The lie Ripolin building. situated on
q wharf beside tho Seine river. t'as1s.
France. was recently rooted with our
CoInpo-rubber roofing. Samples free.
~'-nn1 Hardware Co.. BURLINGTON. Vt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
800 FOR TRACK RECORD.

W. II. Naliquette, proprietor of the
Hotel Berwick in Rutland and manager
of the Hotel Woodstock in New York.
has offered 500 for the horse breaking
the track record i'm the EOS pace at the
RntlonI fair In S~.4---N--
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
GERMAN UNDERSEA
CRAFT DESTROY THREE
OF ALLIES SHIPS

London, Aug, S-Lloyds announces that
the British steamer Glenravel, OF Bel
fast, the Swedish steamer Mainland and
the trawler Ocean Queen have been sunk,
The crews of all three vessels have been
landed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

a too common form of extra agance
Is the buying of things because they are
offered cheap, without regard for their
usefulness
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

The G,enravel was a Vessel of l,092 tons
and owned blythe Antrim Iron Ore com
pany of Belfast. The Mainland was of
2,779 tons and owned at G~othenburg,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12
Petrograd Announces, However, That
the Garrison Will be Left at the
Great EntEenched Camp Of Novoge-
orgievsk at junction of Rivers.
RETIRING ARMIES
d

Won Buelow's Advance in the Baltic Provinces Is
Believed by Some Critics to Be a Movement
Intended to Penetrate Russia So Far That
Emperor Nicholas May Be Forced to Accept
Separate Peace.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

The appointments for the war, Justice
and portfolios are the same as
in the cabinet which resigned on July 80
in consequence of charges of election ir-
regularities affecting members of the gov
crnmcnt Nice-Admiral Kato, named for
minister of marine, was Admiral Togo's
thief of staff in the battle Of the Sea
If Japan and last year was appointed
communicable Of the first Japan
Sc squadron. NJ. TaketOmi, selected for
minister of finance. was minister of COM
munications in the retired cabinet, and
NJ. lchiki, named as minister Of the In
terror. was minister Of education. NJ.
Mlnoura. whose name is mfnHoned for
minister Of communications, has held
several public offices and is editor OF
the lFochi Shimbun. Viscount Sengoku,
alternative choice for this pl3ce, is a
member of the House of Peers and a
manufacturers and formerly vas secre-
tar # the home office. S. Takata-
designated minister of education, is deap
Of Waseda University and a member OF
the higher educational council.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

TELL ABOUT IT to readers of class
ified advertisements-and find a good
Day" tenant fur tnai furnished room
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

TELL ABOUT IT to readers of class.
flied advertisements-fo for there are a lot
of them huntinr Cor a better place to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-12

London, Aug. G, 1910 p. m.-With
the exception Of the great entrenched
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-25

George Washington continues to
grow in the estimation of men, and
especially is he revered by all patri-
otto Americans. He was possessed of
those qualities that peculiarly fitted
him for leadership during the
troublesome times Of that period,
and his wise counsels are as worthy
of consideration today, as they were
during the time they were given.
against the insidious wiles of
foreign influence the jealousy of a
free people ought to be contantly
awake" said Washington, and never
has the truth of that statement been
more forcibly impressed upon Amer
lea than at the present time when
all Europe is battlefield.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-25
"vaIley of Dried Bones"

The island of Jamaica possesses a
valley Of dried bones.' 1t is near the
Cunacuna gap, in the Maroon county.
This valley, though in the heart of the
wet country is bare Of leaf and life
The limestone rock is hot. Giant trees,
which seem to have been blighted sud
denly, stand up gaunt and dead Al
though vegetation seems to have been
dense here in former years, nothing
will grow now. During the hot season
the temperature is almost unbearab BILE.
1t is visited by seismic disturbances,
which cause the dead trees and hot
stones to rattle like dry bones.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-25

A man who was worth over $500,
900 recently died in a New York poor
house, where he had passed the de-
clining years of his life in squalor
and poverty. The greedy invariably
overreach themselves, and finally be-
come so misery that the savings
they accumulate do them absolutely
no good. An altruistic individual
with just enough money to secure
the necessities of life. is far richer
than the miser who cannot spend
even small portion of his hoard
without experiencing severe pangs in
his greedy, sordid soul.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-25
MIGHTY MAUNA .LoA.
This Gigantic Volcano Is a Worthy Ri
val to Vesuvius.


val to Vesuvius
The lofty volcanoes Of the Hawaiian
Islands, rising above the ocean from
5000 to nearly $4,000 feet, are only the
submits Of gigantic mountain masses
that rise abruptly from the bottom Of
the Pacific. Mauna Loa, on the island
of Hawaii, stands 1865 feet above
sea level, but it's slopes descend be-
meath the sea, as shown by deep sea
soundings, with grade fully equal to
it not greater than that of the visible
Slopes The same is generally true Of
the submarine slopes of other islands.
and the depths attained by these con-
tinuous slopes, within thirty to fifty
miles of the shores, vary from $4,000
to 10000 feet. Mauna Loa and Mauna
Kea, if their true bases are considered
to be at the bottom of the Pacific, are
therefore mountains of as great an alti-
tude as Mount Everest or approx
mately 10000 feet. In general the
Hawaiian Island group consists of
SUBMITS of gigantic submarine
mountain chain which projects only
it's loftier peaks and domes above the
water. On the island Of Hawaii the
volcanic forces are still in operation:
The one continuously active volcanic
vent of the island is Kilauea, far down
on the eastern flank OF Mauna Loa-
1.-THE great mountain No other vol
-cano in the world approaches Mauna
LOa in the vaStness of it's mass or in
the magnitude Of it's eruptive activity.
There are many volcanic peaks higher
in the air, but most of them are plant
ed upon elevated platforms, where they
appear as mere cones of greater or less
size. It is not yet known at what level
the base Of Mauna Loa is situated, but
it is below the sea, probably far below
Mauna Kea-"the white mountain
is also a colossus among volcanoes.
Its summit, 1926 feet, is trife high
er than that of Mauna Loa, but it's
slopes are sleeper, and it's base is there
fore much smaller. The magnitude Of
Mauna Loa is due chiefly to the great
area Of it's base, which is nearly clip
teal in shape, with a major diameter
ameter of tifty-three miles, measured
at sea level. >
In the aggregate Of it's eruptions
Mauna Loa is also unrivaled. Some of
the volcanoes of Iceland have been
known to disgorge at a single outbreak
masses of lava fully equal to those of
Mauna Loa. But such outbursts are
infrequent in Iceland, and a century
has elapsed since any of such magni-
tude have occurred, though there have
been several minor eruptions. The
eruptions Of Mauna Loa are all of
great volume and occur irregularly, at
an average interval of about eight
years. In view of the total quantity
of material it has disgorged during the
last century no other volcano is at all
comparable to it.-From Bulletin of
the United States Geological Survey.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-25
Casting Metals.

AS is we'll known. some metals are
unsuitable for casting, While others
like iron, can readily be cast in any
desired shape. The property of cast
ing we'll is said to depend upon wheth-
er the metal contracts or expands on
solidifying from the liquid form. Iron
like water, expands in solidifying. and
hence the solid metal may be seen
floating in the liquid iron about it,
The expansion causes it to fill the die
into which it is poured. and so it can
he cast easily. Gold and silver con-
tract in cooling and therefore are not
suitable for casting Exchange.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-25
Remembering DATES.
Mark Twain Had Good Scheme and
He Didn't Patent 1t.


He Didn't Patent It.
Dates are hard to remember because
they consist of figures Figures are mo-
notonously unstriking in appearance,
and they don't take hold. They form
no picture. and so they give the eye
no chance to help. Pictures are the
thing. Pictures can make dates stick.
They can make nearly anything stick.
particularly if you make the pictures
yourself Indeed, that is. the great
point-make the pictures yourself. /
know about this from experience ~>Thir-
ty years ago was delivering memo
r!zed lecture every night. and every
night had to help myself with page
OF notes to keep from getting myself
mixed. The notes consisted of begin
nings of sentences and We're eleven in
number. and they ran something like
this:
In that region the weather.
At that time it was a custom
"'But in California one never heard
Eleven Of them. They initiated the
brief divisions of the lecture and pro-
tected me against skipping. But they
all looked about alike on the page.
They formed no picture l had them
By heart, but l could never with GER
tainty remember the order of their sue
cession. Therefore l always had to
keep these notes by me and to look at
them every little while Once mis-
xu;1
agine the terrors of that evening. l
now saw that must invent some 9TH
er protection. So l got ten Of the in
itial letters by heart in their proper or
der-I, A, B, and so on-and I went on
the platform the next night with these
marked in ink on my ten finger nails.
But it didn't answer. l kept track
of the fingers for awhile; then I lost
it, and after that was never quite
sure which finger 1 had used last. l
couldn't lick off Il letter after using it,
for, while that would have made sue
cess certain, it would also have pro-
voked too much curiosity. There was
curiosity enough without that. To the
audience l seemed more interested in
my finger nails than was in my sub
ject: One or two persons asked me
afterward what was the matter with
my hands.
1T was now that the idea of pictures
occurred to me; then my troubles pass
ed away. In two minutes I made six
pictures with a pen, and they did the
work of the eleven catch sentences,
and did it perfectly. I threw the pic
lures away as soon as they were made,
for l was sure could shut my eyes
and see them any time That was a
quarter of Il century ago. The lecture
vanished out of my head more than
twenty years ago, but I could rewrite
it from the pictures. for they remain"
-Harper's Magazine. 49,.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-25
THE BIG REDWuUDS.
One Tree Cut In 1900 Was Nearly
Fourteen Centuries Old.

One Tree Cut In 1900 Was Nearly
Fourteen Centuries Old.
The biggest stands OF redwood tim
Der are IL De! Norte. humboldt and
Mendocino counties, Cal, but there are
isolated groups lis far north as the
Chetco, river in Curry county. Ore. and
as far south as the Santa Lucia noun
tains. Monterey county The redwood
belt is from twenty to forty miles wide,
the trees growing on the west slopes Ut
the coast range
The enormous height and diameter OF
the redwood is due to the great rain
fall in the autumn and winter. from
thirty to sixty inches. and to the SET.
fogs which battle the coast in the sum
mer. There are two types Of the red
wood. those which grow on the slopes
and those on the fats or bottom lands
The slope redwood is the common type,
and it grows mixed with other woods,
such as red fr, tan bark oak and white
FIR As the slopes become moderate
the altitude lower. the soil deeper and
the water supply better the redwood
steadily gains on the other species un
til on the rich flats there Is no other
tree. .s-- .(...
The extreme form Of the redwood
t1at is along the Eel river, and here the
trees attain their greatest known
height and clear length Under best
conditions these trees grow to be $50
feet high. with q diameter of twenty
feet Most OF the redwoods cut are
from 4O0st to 800 years old. and the old
est tree found during the government
investigation in 1900 was 1873 years
old.
The tree when normal has straight.
slightly tapered boie clear for more
than 100 feet and a crown OF horizon
tai branches that may occupy from
one-t third to ne-half Of its total length
The enemies OF redwood are few. and
It suffers from them less than other
trees, The wind can scarcely uproot it.
insects seem to do 1t little harm. and
fungi seldom affects It Even fire, the
great enemy Of all trees. though it may
occasionally kill whole stands of young
redwood growth. Is unable to pene-
trate the freproof sheathing of shaggy
bark with which the old trees. protect
themselves.