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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
SOME PROVERBS FROM THE GERMAN

Shut the doors of your house to those who Away
n speak the truth
They who hunt with cats will catch mice
Learn to endure if you wish to succeed.
There is need to look back upon him who act
kindly.
No river is so deep as to have no bottom.
No collar is proof against the hangnan's rope.
We cannot deceive an empty stomach
Every dog is brave its doorstep.
Every fool makes hundred others.
No one winces at anothers pain.
4 criminal shuns the daylight as devil does til.
cross.
A child often gets kisses that are meant for it.
mother.
He who wishes to gain control of everything will
be in need a everything.
Petty thieves are hanged great thieves are asked
to dinner.
Everything is wasted that is given to a thanklesd
person.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

"A pistol-shot!" I whispered, my
flesh creeping with an anomalous spe.
cies of terror; for the sound came
from the large closet in which the UNI
fortunate inhabitant of Whitehall had
died. 1t was now used as storage
closet.
had half decided that my over.
stimulated fancy had been playing me
trick, and was about tc settle back
upon my pillow, when another report,
louder, clearer, sharper, came from the
region of the closet. and made me
jerk back to my sitting position.
Two pistol-shots," I said to myself
in an ominous whisper, recalling the
ole mans words.
All Of a sudden I grasped hold %
my senses and got back my manhood
keen disgust Of myself Fastening my
actions. l jumped out of bed, lighted
the lamp, and made my way toward
The closed door OF the closet. | held
i he lamp rather high. and its light
she'd itself sharply downward upon the
! floor where my eyes were attracted to
something within its rays. stopped
spreading slowly out across the sill
| from beneath the door was a crimson
stain.
Blood" whispered hoarsely, aud
my own ran cold. My terror returned.
| felt sudden CHASTITY faintness, and
J nervously moistened my dry lips
with my tongue The hand holding tho
lamp shook as with an ague, and this
seemed to arDuse me to a sense Of my
weakness. felt as II had disgraced
myself by the weak fears and nervous
vacillations Of this night, and. sud.
denly stung back into strength and
courage BY shame. I put out q steady
hand and turned the knob. The door
was locked. I shook It loudly and
peered into the keyhole. There was
no key within.
However, was now determined to
fathom the mystery, and, shivering in
my thin nightclothes, l gathered keys
from various doors upstairs and tried
them in the lock. The last one grated
a, little and then slid back, and the
door was unlocked set my teeth
little and held my breath with excite
ment as I swung back the door, hold
ing the light we'll forward and peering
within. For a moment I could see
nothing, and then meeting my eager
gaze was-a row Of preserve-jars, two
of which had broken from fermenta-
ton and sent forth a crimson stream
Of fruit.juice!
"Lydias preserves" said. and, set
ting the lamp down on the shelf, I
| gave myself up to fit Of uproarious
laughter.
1t 10 Lydia's chief story. She revels
in the telling Of 1t, but do not mind.
: II gave me an interesting night, and
. we pride ourselves upon being the
owners Of one OF the most beautiful
| old houses IN the land.
Copyright. The Frank 4. Nansey &c J
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

corpulent. and his waist-line had not
the small measure of former years
1t was long after midnight, and he
was tired. This was not the first
house Jerry had visited that night
He had made few calls in another
part of the city with satisfactory re,
suits, and by all means should now
have been safely making for his quar-
tiers. But Jerry possessed a trait that
many of US have-that OF not letting
we'll enough alone. This he soon rea
lied, for when he Strengthened up Ia
get his bearings. the light was sud
denly flashed on. and he found himseli
looking into the steely mouth of six
shooter. In the hands Of a tall, slender
woman.
We'll, I'll be-" he exclaimed, and
sat down heavily in q chair that hap
pened to be near the window.
surprised, are your asked Q ca
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

youthful analysis, but which marked
him with distinction in sharp contrast
to the gentle village folk.
Vague rumors filtered into the vii
I.lage as time went on, which gradually
revealed the inhabitant of Whitehall
to have been man OF much adVen-
ture. He had roamed the wide wcrld
over: been in wars as a soldier OF
fortune; had been imprisoned, and had
made his escape; was once an orna-
mental figure at the court OF France,
and a destroyer of many a womans
| happiness.
His manners were those of Ches-
terrified, although he was reserved and
taciturn to the last degree, and|madc
no man his friend. Nc lived entirely
within himself. He came and went
about the village in that isolation of
spirit that some are capable OF build
/ ing up FOR themselves, and which is as
impenetrable as the heart Of Sahara.
He received no letters, but many books
and magazines and papers. He spent
long days in his library. Occasionally
he walked in his great garden. gather
ing the flowers as if he loved them.
Thus he lived until the day OF a
tragic visit.
In those days q stage-coach carried
mails and passengers to and from the
village. People came and went every
day, and the coach was always sure to
be well flled so that when mysteri-
Gus stranger, with a striking face and
a foreign accent, was passenger
alighting at the village there were
many to carry the news. The strang-
er's fine, erect figure was set of by
military coat. His beard was cut
after a foreign fashion. When he
asked at the inn how he might reach
Whitehall. the word swiftly passed
about that the lonely bachelor was
to have a distinguished visitor.
The stranger gave the innkeeper a
princely fee and was, in consequence,
driven out to Whitehall in the inn'
keepers own private chaise by the
innkeeper's son. The great door OF
Whitehall was opened by the old
housekeeper, and the mysterious and
attractive stranger swallowed from the
sight of the youth who looked long
ingly after him as he fingered the
large silver coin in his hand.
And that night was a night of terror
in the village. The old housekeepel
had come running wildly to the near
est house in her nightgown. with hel
eyes starting from her head and hei
nightcap awry. She was incOheren'
with terror and exhaustion, but it was
gained from her broken speech thai
a tragedy had taken place at White
J hall. and that the master and his Wis
] itor lay dead.
Some of the village men ran to thu
house. entered the door that had beer
left wide open by the frightened house
keeper, and went up the stairs to The
room the master Tad converted into
, a library, led by light that was still
7 burning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

hooking voice. 81 think am the one
to be surprised. My visitors do not
usually enter through the window"
She stood there, calm and smiling,
holding the pistol in way that
plainly showed that she knew how to
use it. She was dressed in a loose
pink bath-robe, and had lace scarf
twisted about her head
Don't move" she said. Now put
your hands on the table" Jerry did
80. and she looked him over scorn.
fully with her bright eyes.
well, num-" said Jerry In a sheep
lab tone. I'm yer meat. You cor
tainly got me dead to rights"
As he spoke he gave q furtive
glance around the room. Her keen
eyes followed his gaze as he meas.
ured the distance from the chair to
the window.
~ wouldn't try that. II I were you.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
By ELEANOR VAN HORN

tanned the keys and wandered into all
its rooms, gloating over the rare wood
work and the strong, firm frame; and
before | went away had responded
to a sudden inspiration, and had rented
the place for a year, with the privilege
of purchasing. The price was ridicu-
lousy low, the haunting spirits that
one was obliged to take with 1t being
considered detrimental to the real.
estate value.
was to be married in July, and
here I would bring my bride. l know
what a wonderful and joyful surprise
it would be to Lydia-for she regarded
all superstition with fine scorn. And
what a place for a honeymoon. What
romance that garden offered, what de
light was promised in those grand old
rooms, still stocked with gems of an
tique furniture, moth-eaten and dust
laden to be sure, but not beyond resto
ration. left directions for it's setting
in order, and hired brave man tc
make trim the gardens.
At last, we came to our own. The
Joy of those first weeks will remain 9
honeyed memory forever. We arranged
and admired and recovered and re
polished to our own particular taste
until our artistic sense was completely
satisfied. We worked and dreamed
away the hours and talked much Of
the history of the place, laughing al
the absurdity Of the haunted idea ant
plying the narrow beliefs Of the sim
pie people; but, at the same time, re
toicing over them because OF the
wealth of beauty they had contributed
to our lives.
In September, Lydia was called tt
the bedside of her sister. She tool
the maid with her. The cook. who
was left to take care of me, went tt
her own little home each night, 50 tina
II was quite alone in the house aftel
nine o'clock I was lonely, as a new
bridegroom would be sure to be dur
ing such a separation, but was happ!
enough in my own way.
The day before Lydia returned
received a call from one of the oil
residents of the town-the Oldest IN
habitant, fancied, from his shrivele'
and faded condition. I welcomed hin
as character. He came in the brigh
afternoon. but seemed wary about en-
tering the house, even with the glort
GUS sunshine pouring in at the wiz
dows in a food, and said he preferre
seat in the garden. He walke
feebly, leaning heavily on stout stick
and breathlessly assured me that h
would not have made so great an effor
had he not been impelled by an ovel
towering curiosity as to whether W
had been troubled by ghostly noise:
and also by the desire to tell me tina
this was the anniversary Of the trat
edy. It was windy September nigh
that it happened. he said and he quit
remembered how Aunt Sally Wait
shivered and shook in her nightgov'
when she brought the horrible news.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

VERY DEEMS, pickpocket and
second.story man, paused a mo-.
y ment in his delicate work of re-
moving a piece of glass from the din.
Ing room window in one of the fash.
ionable houses on Riverside Drive. He
listened carefully. but could not hear
. sound. Outside the world lay
peaceful and quiet. inside all was as
silent as the tomb. Reassured by the
favorable conditions, Jerry cautiously
continued his operations, and in a
few seconds a semi-circular piece was
lifted out OF the pane. a cautious
hand slipped through and sprung the
catch, and Jerry's portly form
struggled through the open window.
Time was when he could slip
through a window as lightly as the
best of them, but several lengthy
periods of enforced idleness up the
viver'' had rendered him somewhat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
The story Of a might in a haunt.
ed house with wild noises all
about, high words and pistol shots

OCAL historians used to call it
Whitehall. That was in the days
when one Of Washington's Off
GERS lived there. Then, for immemo
rial years, the village folk called 1t the
Haunted House. 1t was a mansion of
stately builo, approached from the
main road by sweep of imposing
driveway. 1t was large and square
with a pillared porch. It's lofty front
windows looked out across a once
beautiful garden, laid out like the gar
dens of Italy and France. But in the
'ears of mystery and desertion, the
garden, like the house, had fallen from
grand magniflcence into gentle decay
There were tangled masses of exotic
lowers run wild The box borders
,ad been bitten out at intervals by the
tungry winters of the past. There was
battered sun-dial, a dead fountain,
moss-covered marble seat, and mys'
erious paths.
It was here that the village boys and
I used to play when the sun shone
cheerfully and the day was young, The
house exerted its, spell upon us. We
peered fearfully in at the windows and
shook the strong old doors, then sour
ried away with shricks of half-fright-
ened ecstasy The house seemed to
submit to these familiarties patiently
But it never lost, not even in the sun
shine, that aspect of cherries, unholy
sorrow that made it awful.
Perhaps even then, subconsciously
knew that I should spend night Of
horror behind those white, unsmilinf
walls when I should have become g
man.
Here let me- tell you something
about the tragedy enacted there.
A quarter of century before m!
birth. a wealthy bachelor, grandson
Of that officer of Washingtons alread!
referred to, came to live at Whitehall
with an old housekeeper as his onl!
attendant. He was not we'll known il
the village, for his youth had beel
spent in foreign lands, and only till h,
came to live at Whitehall had the vii
lage people ever seen him.
He was tall and imposing, but hi
handsome face bore clearly the mark
of dissipated and tumultuous life.
scar marked his cheek. He Wake
with a slight limp from some Oh
wound. He dressed carefully, an
bore the aspect of great gentleman
q man of the world, with an ntangibl
something about him that baf1led m
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

Here is a ghost that is finally
traced to ito lair and forever laid
at rest
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06
SHOULD SPEAK OUT

In the last several campaigns, Gov
ering a period of six or eight years,
there has never been a miss that the
name OF Charles B. Henderson ct
Elko county has not been brought out
as a candidate for either United
States senator, representative in con-
gress or governor Of the state. Vt
the present writing he is being men
toned as a compromise candidate as
between Senator Pittman and ST.
premc Justice McCarran for the SEN
atorship and also as a candidate to
succeed Governor Boyle three years
hence.
Whether these announcements IT
suggestions of Mr.. Henderson's po-
1itical aspirations are made authorize
lively or by enthusiastic admirers oi
the gentleman the Appeal has no
cognizance, but in justice to others
who are bonafide candidates for the
high offices mentioned this paper be-
lieves that Mr.. Henderson should
either get into the race or get out II
make a declaration to that effect.
MI. Henderson is onc of the most
prominent business men in Eastern
Nevada, is a lifelong Democrat and
no doubt would fill any office 10
which he was elected with credit and
dignity. The Appeal has the great
est regard for him, but believes ne
should not allow his name to be con-
jured with as has been the case in
moi less than three campaigns. in
that time there have been several III
stances where first-class men would
have declared themselves for either
one Of the three offices mentioned
had they not been afraid that they
would have to oppose Mr.. Hender-
son and this chance they did not care
to take.
Therefore, in the best interests OF
the Democratic party, the Appeal
uggests that Mr.. Henderson put
himself on record either IL way CT
the other, or soon he will be looked
upon as the Democratic bugaboo,
whose name is only being used IN an
attempt to scare deserving men from
entering the race for office.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06

the changing control of hostile COM
manders and undisciplined soldiers,
it would be strange if crimes of cruel
ty and intolerance had not sometimes
been committed. But the attitude Of
the United States government has
been consistently to warn Carranza
and others against the persecution OF
priests or acts of injustice toward the
religious order. UnsuOstantiated ru-
mors whose origin is ~untraceable can
not be made t. outweigh with a fair
minded public the actual records as
they stand.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06
ON MEXICO

Reports, states the New YORK
World, have cen widely circulated
in this country about the treatment
TO which Roman Catholic priests and
sisters have been subjected at the
hands Of General Ca~rranza, and IN
the belief that these charges were
true, opposition has been expressed
to the recognition of the Constitu-
tionalist leader by the administration.
In his letter to DIR. James J. Me-
CURE. MIR. Tumulty, secretary to the
president, meets the question frank
ly.
Bv the records of the state depart
ment and by the Investigations made
by United States consuls and specia'
agent in Mexico it is shown thai
the reports of outrages againA nuios
cannot be substantiated. The testi-
mon of the vicar general OF the
archbishopric of Mexico City in a
written report to Mr.. Silliman is to
the same effect. Nowhere did he
find proof in support OF the charges,
except in the case of certain priests
who fell into the hands OF the ioi-
lowers of Zapata.
In a country so large as Mexico,
torn by civil discussions and under
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06

Gle of the Articles of incorporation
of the company in respect to the
authorized capital stock, the number
OF shares and the par value of eac,,
stare be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
1.-The total authorized capital stock
of this corporation is sixty thousand
dollars ($60,OOO), divided into six
hundred thousand 100000 shares of
the par value of ten (1O) cents
each.'"
Which said resolution was adopted
by the stockholders; all of the votes
represented by the whole stock of
said corporation voting therefor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. We
have hereunto set our hands and al
fixed the seal of said corporation this
10th day of November, A. D., 1915.
THOMAS WEIR, President,
J. NJ. BURT, Secretary.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06
TOPICS IN BRIEF

Greece invented the dilemma. And
now how does she like it?-New
York Evening gun.
Anyway, those trenches should give
Europe a wonderful subway system
after the war.-Columbia State.
Ii the war keeps up the Allies hope
Italy and Germany may eventually get
cross at each other.-kansas City
Star.
Is any further proof needed that
the Germans are in desperate straits ?
Berlin is manufacturing a substitute
for beer.-New York Telegraph.
=
Cheers by the House of Commons
when Churchill informed them he was
going to the front can be taken any
way you Observation-Disclosures Post.
IfHolland wishes to remain neutral
WHY uOSS sic tdke d CIldnCe on arOuS-
ing the Irish by issuing an orange
book?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The worst of it is that those
"slackers" who prefer to leave their
homes rather than fight intend com
ing to Observation-Disclosures News
Courier.
Nevertheless, Wilhelm can point
with pride to the fact that he is still
about a hundred Americans ahead OF
Franz Observation-Disclosures Public
Ledger.
Englishmen are told that they can
only escape Consumption by en1istinc
at once. That is, they get their choice
OF going willingly or juit going
Cleveland Plain Dealer. /
The San Francisco exposition is
Dragging that it has a machine that
counts cash. Philadelphia has one.
too, but it's nothing to brag about
Philadelphia North American.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06
DRILL STRUCK WOOD AT 1900
FEET

One of the first deep wells drilled
in the west was put down near lux
ley, Nevada, by the Central Pacltic
railway in 1881, in a search for good
water. The boring reached a depfh
of ESQ feet, but the water obtained
was of very unsatisfactory quality.
At LOO feet the drill ENCOUNTERED a
Der of "petrified CLANS" and the rec
ord states that at 1900 feet well-pre-
served redwood timber" was found.
Overland Guidebook, United States
Geological Survey.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06
Notice

Oyster and crab cocktails, hot
drinks Of all kinds. Our fountain
runs the year around. Bakers, the
candy man. d1-tf
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06

INCREASED LAUNDRY BUSI-
NESS

The statistician Of the department
Of m at Washington has is
sued a statement showing that the
laundry business in Nevada in the
five-year period between 1909-1914
increased in capital invested from
100000 to SOL 900; the number Of
laundries from five to twelve and the
number of people engaged from los
to 119. Two Of the laundries are 10
Gated in Reno and the, rest scattered
about the state.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06
DECREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK
STATE OF UTAH.
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE.

COUNTY OF SALT LAKE.
We hereby certify that at a special
meeting of the stockholders of Ute
Copper Company, held pursuant to
the bylaws of said company at the
office of the company in Salt Lake
City, Utah, on the 10Th day of No
vember, A. D., 1915, and pursuant TO
notice given in the name provided
by law, the following question was
submitted to the stockholders, to-wit:
"RESOLVED, That the total
authorized capital stock of this cor
poration be, and the same is hereby,
reduced from three million dollars
($3,OOO,OOO) to sixty thousand dollars
($6O,O00) and the par value of each
share from five dollars ($5) to ten
QO) cents; and that the fourth arti-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06

SHETLAND & Davis !
Years ball. Diff
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06
PROFESSIONAL
DIR E. T. KREBS

DIR E. T. KREBS
Physician and Surgeon
ollices; Rooms q and 7, upstairs,
State Bank and Trust Com
pany's Building
lily NEVADA
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06

Greece invented the dilemma. And
nov how does she like it?-New
York Evening gun.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06

The San Francisco exposition is
Dragging that it has a machine that
counts cash. Philadelphia has one.
too, but it's nothing to brag about
Philadelphia North American.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-12-06

II the war keeps up the Allies hope
Italy and Germany may eventually get
cross at each other.-kansas City
Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-08
AWARDS 500 VERDICT
Jury Gives Miss Minnie HUFFMAN Sum
OF 500 as Heart Balm" in Breach, of
Promise Case Against Warren Hun
zelmann-Sues Fer $4,000.

After being out from 1880 in the
forenoon until $50 SATURDAY night the
jury in the breach Of promise case
brought by Miss Minnie Kuhlman. Of
Madelia, MINI, against Warren Hun
zelmann. young German farmer of
near ST Anthony. returned verduct
Of 800 for Miss Kuhlman. Miss huhl-
man sued for s. ,Go0 she alleged that
Hunzelmann became engaged to her in
1910 and failed to keep his promise 20
marry her.
He. in turn alleged that il was Miss
Kuhlman who broke the engagement
because she refused to come to live
with his parents on the Farm where the
Hunzelmann still live. Hunzelmann'
attorneys argued at much length that
it was not Miss kuhlman but her
father, James kaufman, who was the
real plaintiff in this Ease, and that it
vas he who had heen party 70 blame
for the young people not getting mar
ried. They alleged he had a mercenary
motive in this lawsuit. These allega-
tons were hurled at the jury repeated
". and Judging by the verdict, may
have had an influence. 1t IS quite prob
able that either Miss Kuhinan's attor-
ney. or both sides, may appeal to the
supreme court.