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The Pulaskian., 1915-10-29
B. Snow was a business vis- ltor here Monday.
GEYER SPRING GOSSIP.

MT. Holland of Sweet Home is visiting his daughters, Mrs. Ellsworth Snow and Mrs. James Harrison.
 Miss Maggie Jones was the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. A. Beadle, of Mill Creek, last Fri day.
 Charley Rowan and August Biehsleick acted as watchmen at the fair grounds last week.
 The Donnelly children, who have been quite ill, are able to be out again.
 Miss Seeta Jones and sister were the guests of Mrs. H. C.. Lewis Sunday.
 Mrs. Fletcher and daughter. Miss Lou, visited Mrs. Ketcher's daughter, Mrs. Herod, Tuesday.
 Born-To MT. and Mrs. John Scannell, on Sunday, October 24, a girl.
 B. Snow was a business vis- itor at Mill Creek and Nine teenth Street Pike Monday.
 Guy Jones is helping c. w. Jones with his dairy.
 Charley Mccall is staying with Dr. H. c. Lewis.
 Charlotte Holland was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Els worth Snow, Tuesday.
 Mrs. McGourk and daughter, Miss Vesta, spent Sunday in the city. a
 Joe Thomas, who is attending school in the city, visited home folks the latter part of the week.
 Lewis Bell of Little Rock was a Geyer Spring visitor Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Glennie Edwards were the guests of Mrs. Ed wards sister, Mrs. c. w. Jones, uOlludy cVOIlIllS.
 c. c. Myers is busy getting his hay in.
 Mrs. c. w. Jones and Miss Nichols were the guests of Mrs. N. B. Jaynes Wednesday.
 H. Blakeley has just finished digging his sweet potatoes.
 MT. Poe says that he has made five crops on some of his land this season.
 Mrs. N. B. Jaynes called on her daughter, Mrs. c. w. Jones, Tuesday.
 MT. Dugan of Little Rock at tended the band practice Mon day night. ~
 J. D. and c. w. Jones dipped their cattle in MT. Coleman's dipping vat Tuesday. MT. Jones is preparing to build a vat at his place. Some of the gravel was hauled Wednesday.
 George Alley and son were the guests of Granville Alley last week.
 MT. League says that he has raised some sweet potatoes, sev- enteen of which will fill bushel measure, and that they will run six hundred bushels to the acre.
 Mrs. Nichols entertained Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. H. s. Speck and Mrs. James Brizzolara of Little Rock Thursday.
 Mrs. c. w. Jones attended the Larkin meeting at Mrs. N. B. Jaynes' last Thursday.
 The farmers meeting Tues day night was well attended, and 1t was decided to begin work on the dipping vat.
 Geyer Springites were exceed ingly we'll pleased with the fair this year, and are beginning to talk of and plan for the 1916 fair already. We, the people of Pulaski county, should try to make our next fair the best in the history of county fairs. Two years ago very few people knew there was such a place as Geyer Spring, but since we have been represented at two fairs and have had our name in The Pu- laskian we are becoming quite well known.
 The tin can Jumper is with us again, as is shown by the pres ence of several new piles of trash along the public highway. Such dumping of trash must be stopped.
 Don't forget the Sunday school Sunday at 2:3O. Singing and Bible lesson Sunday night. J. D. Jones is to lead the night
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30
DEATH OF PROMINENT MUSICAL
COMPOSER,

DR.. Alvah s. Hobart, professor OF New
Testament Greek i'm Grocer Theological
Seminary al Chester, Pa, who Is visiting
burlington during the Christmas holidays
with his sister. Mrs. l.. A. Atwood of l0i
South Willard street, received a telegram
from South Orange, y. j.. telling of the
death Of W. II. Doane whose reputation
as musica, composer IL international,
Mr.. Doane died at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. George w Doane at South Or
ange, y. J.. on Thursday evening. Decem-
Der q. in his S3rd year. As a business man
he was engaged for many years In the
manufa curing OF woodworking machir-
CRY. The firm name retained when Mr..
Doane took the business was J. A. Fay d
Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio. But he was more
widely known as the writer OF much re-
ligfous music, In addition to the Baptist
Iiymnal. since it's publication in 1888 he
mas published several Sunday school and
prayer meeting books. Among the popu-
lar tunes written is that OF the hymn,
Safe In the Arms of Jesus"
This was sung at the funeral or ono OF
the Kings of Englands sons and for many
years afterward the royal band played
that air on the anniversary of the child $
birthday.
Mr.. Doane has been a generous giver TO
many religious and benevolent objects,
Dennison University of Granville. Ohio
and the Baptist Ministers Home for the
five states Of Ohio. Indiana, llinols,
Michigan and Wisconsin, and the Baptist
Publication society of Philadelphia were
among the largest Of his charities For
many years he was superintendent or the
Sunday school at the Mt Auburn Church
in Cincinnati, Ohio. OF which DR. Hobart
was for many years the pastor In early
life he was led to pledge his musical tai
ent and all of the income from 1t to re
| ligious uses-a pledge he more than rain
| fully kept, He had been Ill for severe'
| months, but retained his mental faculties
Mrs. Doane and two children survive
| him. Funeral services were held III
South Orange, after which the BODY was
taken to Cincinnati, Ohio, where the
| funeral services were held,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30

Of science and literature. Next after this
in point Of age among the existing spcci-
mems of ancient almanacs are some com
posed in the fourth century. They are
Roman Church calendars. giving the
names of the saints and other religious
information.
The Baltic nations who were not versed
In papyrus-inaking. had calendars on
graved on axe-helves, walking sticks and
other articles of personal use. The days
were notched with broad mark for sun
day. and the Saints days were symbolic |
in various devices. such as n harm for St
Devid's. gridiron for St Lawrence's. n
lovers knot for st. Valentines and so on
The Saxon almanacs are numerous and
contain historical as well as ecclesiastical
entries.
1t is possible to trace In these curious
records all the changes of popular belief
and taste. They were prepared to NEE,
the current demand and to constitute a
systematic story of what took place ir
| successive periods and how KNOWLEDGE
increased with the revolving years. w,
owe to them most that we know of tn,
| people for whom they We're made anc
| by whom they were endorsed. Chris
| tian Herald Almanac
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30
SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS SUNDAY
Morning Church-Goers Face n
Real Blizzard.
Trolley Cars Unable TO Maintain
Schedule to EsscN junction He
cause Of mtg Drifts ncnr Fort
Ethan Allen. 4.

The weathcr-man didn't give Burling-
ton Il white Christmas. but he didn't
walt very long afterwards to make up
for It, so that the people who were
soothcd to sleep by the patter Of rain
drops awokc 80 find world clad in y
glitt"ring white mantle. which was being
tossed hlthor and thitlcr 10y a high wind.
The heavy rain which began to fall about
';3o christmas night changed to snow
shortly after four O'Clock Sunday morn
Ing and when the storm ended few
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzlEMENT
W. Scott Mccarthy Arrested for
Alleged 1rregularity.
Former Manager Of the r.. 4. Strout
Farm Agency Has Becn to the
west indies since Ills Dis
appearance.

a warrant made out by STATS Nttc'.-
ncy T. T.. Hopkins was served on
w. Scott Mccarthy by Deputy sheriff
Henry Todd Thursday charging the en-
bezzlement of s3.5o0 from the T.. y.
Strout Farm agency, OF which agency
hir Mccarthy was manager at Essex
junction up 20 about the first of last
November. when he disappeared from
his office at Essex Junction. his disap-
pcarnnco causing much comment at the
time because of the fact that his
stenographer. Miss Charlotte NJ lrish
loft Essox Junction al about the same
TINA Mr.. Mccarthy was taken into
city court late in :he afternoon and bail
was fixed at $4,000. which he was unable
to furnish. Mr.. Mccarthy mas been at
Essex since December l.
When seen by Free Press reporter
Thursday MIR. Mccarthy stassi that
the case against him was pushed by t e
Strout agency merely on q technical poi t
to comply with the terms of the COM
pany in which Mr.. Mccarthy was bonded
for about $1,000. The Strout agency had
TO prove that action against him had
heen brought before they could coli,~rt
from the bonding company The Strout
agency, he said, was on good terms with
him and had made him an offer OF en-"
ployment In one Of their New Jersey
offices, and It was their Intention 10
prosecute only far enough TO comply
with the terms OF the bonding company.
According to Mr.. McCar1hy's statement
his action last October was brought
about by financial stress and he left
because it was necessary to have time
to think out his business complications
When he left Essex Junction six weeks
ago he took on ocean trip to the West
Indies Miss Irish, who left at about
the same time. went to stay with rela-
lives in Connecticut, where she has since
been lid to a short time ago, when she
went to Essex Center. whore she IS
guest in the home Of MIR and Mrs
Mccarthy.
Mr.. Mccarthy returned TO Essex about
tile first of December. Previous to com
ing TO Essex as manager for the Strout
Farm agency he was in business IN
Waterbury. Mr.. Mccarthy gave IT as
his opinion that about $1,000 you'd set
tie the case against him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30
M|Ss|NG GIRL IS FOUND
Hazel Taylor Employed by Fam
lily at Fort Ethan Allen.
Disappeared from Her Home In Quincy
Mass, Two Weeks ARo-FRther
Js Unable to Persuade Her
10 Return.

Hazel Taylor the 10 years old girl,
whose disappearance about two weeks
ago from her home in Quincy, Mass
had remained an unsoved mystery, was
located Friday by chief of Police Rus
sell and her father. James Taylor, who
arrived Friday morning from Mont
pclier I'm search of his daughter. at Fort
Ethan Allen where she Is employed in
the family of Captain J. A. Baer. Despite
the efforts Of her father to persuade her
TO return to her home the girl steadfastly
refused TO do So and Mr. Taylor return
ed to Montpelier on The late train Friday
evening without his daughter although
somewhat comforted by the knowledge
that she was alive. The father said that
he could thinl. OF no reason why the girl
! left home or why she should wish to re-
main away She had been @ bookkeeper
for cigar manufacturing firn In Quincy
for five years. but became III last July
and has not worked since Her work had
been so satisfactory TO her employers
that her position had been kept vacant
Tor her. hut the firm wns DESTROYS Of fill
| ing it and. although her father would not
urge her TO return, other relatives did 40
and this may have caused the trouble.
The girl left her home on Monday De
oember IL. saving that she was going TO
VISIT married sister In Bralntree she
remained at her sisters home only over
night and then. being apparently dis
pleased AT something. left to return to
! Quincy. Instead of going to Quincy,
/ however she went 10 Montpelier. arriv-
ing there Wednesday. Apparently she
was without funds and applied for work.
under the name of Louise Morey. to Mrs.
MHiibney. who has charge of the rest
room in that city. Mrs. j. b. Estee OF
Montpelier. who is prominent in the social
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30

or Geterrninate value Demand for an
cutie, was imperative, aud the only way
was to the north. rho building of the
kansas Pacific railway made Abilene ana
ellsworth the first great meeting points
of the locomotive and the lonShoril'
Then opcned the age e the cattle bar
on ana the cowboy. aud the ADDING ~
American life of types which VIII lonS
occupy the pen OF the romancer VI was
not 'a.rely marketing it was also an
exodus. From Texas came the pressure
that swept the irditr aside and de-
stroyed the bison hcrdS Owing to ell
matte conditions Texas did not mature
steers ready FOR the butchers block. h"t
tIanspanted o the north and double
wintered' the "longhOrn" took on i'esh
lisc a native" The climax of the period
came in 1851, when over 800 herds or
n Early 100000 head crossed the Red
river bound for the new Northwest re-
curing for their guiding and guarding
about 400 men and over 5000 horses
IT VAS work for men ready to i've
hard and often die suddenly. II was a
time when fortunes We're won last ana
faded swiftly. It fastened upon me
popular imagination the tiuure OF me
cowboy beside that Of the 'l9ers. 1t had
ity heroes and it's villains and rs bards.
A Texas college professor has collected
their rude songs. 1t has found. III way,
itr historian in Andy Adams whose
al. oc of a COWBOY" "The Outlet" and
Reed Anthony" are fiction only in the
frame and all fact in the picture. 1t did
MOI last long. for Joseph Mccoy, not yet
50 had seen it all. from eager beginning
to valiant flower and inglorious end r
a multitude Of sordid and often bloody
little feuds
The old order has changed. giving place
unto the new. The swelling tides of hui
man life have swept over the range
1t is. perhaps. 10 years since "A long
horn" was seen in the Chicago stock
wards The cattle baron has become
feeder as we'll as "A breeder. The coWbo,
is no longer throned upon his bronch'
with all the houndcss plains for his king
dom. lie has become a prosaic tender %
cattle within II fence. His limitations
are seen on the stage, but the men WHIT
rode the trail" from San Antonio II
Dodge and on to Buford and the Cana
dian lines are no more. Some still live
of course but they are growing old
Soon all who lived the epic of the plain
will be gone. and only from the printc
page and the distorted reflections of tn
! stage shall we know Of that free lif
| under the sun and the stars.-Chicag
| Record Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30
other bountfully laden tree were dis
tributed by the rector.

other bountifully laden tree were dis
tributed by the rector
UNITARIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The Sunday school carol service ana
Christmas tree for the children OF the
Unitarian Church and invited guests
from the Children's Home on the smell
burne road was held at 7:3o O'Clock Friday
evening. Remarks were made by f.. W.
Crannell. superintendent of the Sunday
school, and the Rev. G. j. Staples. pastor
or the church, gave a short talk on "The
spirit or Christmas" The exercises IN
cluded responsive readings and caroi
singing by the children. a salute and
pledge to the flag. recitations by jean
cite Beecher Elizabeth Loudon, Herr1ck
Macomber, Corneia Baylies, Beulah
braden, Buell. Payne. Peggie Mower and
SHIRLEY Saunders Of the kindergarten
class and Albert Cook. Lyle Jacobs ana
Frederick Webster OF the higher classes
OF the Sunday school when the exer-
cises had been concluded Santa Claus
in the person of Elliott staples arrived
with the ringing OF Christmas chimes and
distributed gifts and candy to all of the
children from two beautifully decorated
and bountifully laden Christmas trees.
All of the children brought contributions
which has been distributed among the
children of the city by the district nurse.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30
WHERE THE BIRDS ROOST
Dense Growth Of Young Trees Their
FavOrite Sleeping Place.

One of the best ways TO prepare for
long journey is to make short one,
writes Frank NJ. Chapman in St. Nich-
olas. SO We find that many birds. be-
fore they embark on their great mir
voyage which Is to take them from their
summer to their winter home. first make
daily trips between their sleeping quar-
ters and their feeding grounds.
This Is the habit of our robin. Robins
raise two and sometimes three families
in one season. When the first family
leaves the nest, early in June. it Is taken
by the father robin to some Dense leafy
growth of young trees TO pass the night
To this place they return every night.
Many other robins. sometimes thousands
OF them. come to the same woods. Such
resorts are known as robin roosts. In
flying to and from them the young birds
learn how to find their way.
Meanwhile. mother robin is patiently
sitting on her blue eggs. from which in
about two weeks time another little fam
lily will appear. In two weeks moro they
also will be large enough to leave the
nest and can ioin their brothers and
sisters in the roost.
Grackles. or crow blac kbrds. have the
same habit. But since they have only
one family. or brood, both the parent
birds 20 to the roost with their young.
Sometimes the robins are Joined by the
srackles, and both by the European
starlngs. which, brought to this country
and released IN Central Parl, in 1890
have since become one of the mos
abundant birds in our Middle Atlantic
states, Such roost is visited nightly
by many thousands Of birds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30
WASTE IN ROAD BUILDING,
Lack Of Efficiency Costs Nation $780,
OOO.OOO SaIs Engineering Expert

There are 10000 miles of public high
ted States.
On these highways s2O,O0,0CN We're ex-
pended for construction and maintenance
in 1914.
On conservative estimate. 100000
OF this amount was wasted
These are leading statements from the
lecture delivered at the Automobile club
Of America last week by Arthur n.
Blanchard. professor in charge Of the
Graduate School in Highway Engineer
ing of Columbia University. Professor
Blanchard went thoroughly into the SUBJ
ject of ineffciency. and then discussed
what is needed to bring about better re-
suits in highway work. The aist of hi'
criticism and recommendation is found in
the following:
There are over 500 counties IN the vari-
Gus States. The county and township
highway work is in the hands Of 1o0.00o
highway officials. Each Of the 1000 mu-
inequalities in the United States has from
one to 20 officials in charge Of depart
ments whose work pertains to highways
Fifty per cent. of the highway official.
do not possess the training and eXperieno
necessary to efficiently and cconomicallN
perform the duties imposed upon them
The chaotic condition and waste OF pub
lie funds indicated by the above facts
may be attributed primarily to three fac
tors: First, too intimate relationship he
tween politics and highway work second
lack of active interest on the part of the
public; third. the small number of engi-
neers filling public administrative posi-
lions which control highway work. New
York Times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30
PRAYING TO GOD OF ALL
Statistics showing Adherents of DIFF
ferent Religions among BcIIlgcrents.

1t Is interesting to note how the peoples
OF the different countries are divided in
their religious allegiances. The best sta
tistics available at the time of the OUT
break of the war showed the populations
TO be divided about as follows, says the
Christian Herald Almanac. but in every
case a large number of individuals are
unaccounted for in these sta tistics of re-
ligious bodies
The religious census of Germany, taken
In 1907. but which does not include the
entire population. shows that Of the O..
a,.53 people counted. 3S37t64S professed
adherence TO the Evangelical Church: -
40. 4s5 to the Catholic Church, and j66, 800
to the Jewish faith.
Austria's population in 1910 was 2S,57l =
1884, Roman Catholics. $50. 200; Greek
Catholics. $4,000. Orthodox Greeks. 6t6,
900: Protestants, 6sS, COO: Jews. 1.3l4,0No
Hungary's population in 1910 was c9.SSi.-
tT: Roman Catholics, LOSSES; Greek
Catholics, 2,05 49, Orthodox Greeks. :,
9ss.s74; Protestan,s. 3,961,6ae; Jews. @32, 40.
Frances population in 1911 was 39.6o2, ~ (;
Roman Catholics 3s50o.ron: Protestants,
CSC. COO: Jews. 5000.
England's Ghe United Kingdom--Irc-
land is not in the United Kingdom pop
ulation in 1911 was +5.370.530: ao,Do0tO are
Professionals. 5000 90 Roman Catholics, and
$50. Oo0 Jews.
Russia's population in 1872 was 49, $50 :
900: OF these about 100000 are in Asia
Orthodox Greeks, S7.1.}.6no: Dissentcrs. >
3A 800; Armenians. 1.21SnSo; Roman Cath
olics. II ,46S.ON0: Lutherans. $50: other
Protestants, 1880: Jews, 6,21S,7oo; Mo-
hammedans, 13,9o,.nH.
Belgium's population in 1910 was ~.
,A; Roman Catholics. 6,1loiIj; Protes
tants. 1880: Jews. 500.
Scrvias population in 1910 vas o,ol1 7or
most Of whom belong to the National
Church. which is Orthodox Eastern. oi
Greek Catholic.
The figures for Bulgaria and Turkey dc
not seem to he available, The total pop
ulation of the former is d."H,H0 and az
the latter 24,0oh,0O
According to statistics furnished p g Of
| fetal by Tokyo news agency, there 7y'
| l5,nm,oo0 Shintoists, 3o"o,NH Buddhists
and I64.W Christians in Japar-whicn
leaves some 2o,m,M with no profession
Of faith or otherwise unaccounted Tor
|
FREE PRESS WANT ADS. PAY REST.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30
FORGERY THE CHARGE.
Mrs. Martha LnpOrte Located by De-
tectivc md Locked Up.

Mrs. Martha Iaporte was arrested in
this city Thursday by a detective. who
registered as q. r. Fraser at the New
Sherwood. charged with forgery. The
woman has spent much time between this
city and PlattsburEh, and was arrested
late Thursday afternoon after she had
been traced to Burlington from Platts-
burgh.
a check Was drawn by Mrs. Arthur
Mullen Of New Canaan. Conn. for SIS
on tho National bank of New London.
Conn. and was mailed to Mss Martha
Laporte at Plattsburgh Mrs. Laporte,
according to the charge went to the office
and obtained the letter which did not
belong to her and which contained the
certified check. Later, she endorsed and
cashed it at the bank in New London
Conn, on which 1t was drawn. Mr.
Fraser. who represents one OF the larger
detective agencies. was able 10 trace hei
from Plattsburgh to Burlington and She
was locked up al the county jail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-30
SAVED ARMENIAN GIRLS
story of the HcrOism Of Two American
Women In Turkey.

Women In Turkey.
A few weeks ago the newspapers told
of the hcroism of two American women
in Turkey. Miss Charlotte Willard Of the
American boards staff in Marsovan and
Miss Frances Gage of the International
V w. &. A. who followed a band of
Armenian girls taken away from Mar
sovan by the Turks. and. by the use OF
money and personal influence. succeeded
in bringing back to their home city about
half OF the number
One Of the American boards men now in
this country has lust received "A letter
from Turkey which shows how thor
oughly the Turkish authorities carried
out their instructions as to deportation
even to taking away people who were
serving their own army. The story reads
when the nurses We're taken from the
hospital at Marsovan, DR. Marden by
much urging and pleading with the police
got permission for four nurses to remain.
Then arose the terrible problem of do
terminng which should remain and
which should go. The nurses drew lots
to 20. Some of the nurses went away
with the college professors and their
families. They have never been heard
from. The rest -four in number, went
with the pupils from tho girls school.
Three of them reached Sivas. Crhc Sivas
group was eventually brought back by
MISS WIZARD one was lurned aside with
the servants of the girls school towar I'd
Shar Kishla before they reached Siyas
These nurses were caring for sick
Turkish soldiers under tho direction Of
the American Rcd Cross when thcv were
thus brutally sent away. The Injustice
the insanity and the cruelty OF II on
pressed my soul almost moro than any
Thing else"