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interest from 1908, when the check was
passed.
Wheeler has, according to his own
story, travelled all over the United States
and has made the statement that he has
passed worthless checks in nearly every
State. Since he was put on probation he
has kept in touch with the probation OFF,
Ger as he was instructed and $40 has been
paid to Mr. Williams lie was in this city
last winter selling subscriptions to the
Prison Monitor paper published at the
State prison at Windsor and of which
Wheeler claims to be the originator. He
is very smooth talker and sold a num-
Der OF subscriptions.
Wheeler has Travelled extensively dur
ing the past winter and at one time
wrote to Probation officer Sherman that
a man had employed him to go to New
York and float mining stock His latest
business venture was the agency for the
Rex typewriter. He had purchased two
of these machines, he said, for demon
stration purposes. They We're sent to this
city and he had intended to get them
yesterday morning. These he had paid for
but his money will be refunded.
Wheeler has record not often equaled
in criminal circles. In signed con-
fcssion which he made to the Burns
agency he confessed to having passed
bogus checks in fifty cities In all parts
of this country At the beginning of the
confession he stated that his first crime
was committed when he was thirteen
years of age He saw l3tter drop from
a postmans bag. When he opened it he
found a check for one dollar, which he
endorsed and cashed lie has been twice
married and was divorced by both wives
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
HUGHES THE MAN.
SidcliGhts Upon the Personality Of
the Republican Candidate.

John Palmer GaVit in the New York PosO
1t happens to have been my privilege
count it one of the assets of my life
To see II good deal of Charles Evans
Hughes during the four years of his serv-
ice at Albany as governor of the State Of
New York; to see him not only daily II
official action at the executive chamber
hut in his own home: to travel with him
many hundreds of miles; to talk with him
on subjects of many kinds: to swap stories
with HMM short to know the man be-
hind the official.
The net impression that remains with
me out of the memories of those stirring
days is that Of the most straightforward,
intellectually honest, transparency sin
cerc person I ever have known: at the
same time one of the most companionable,
most human men it has been my fortune
to be thrown with.
in word, | think of Hughes, not as the
ruthless investigator of gas and life in
surances abuses, not as the originator
of the public service commissions in New
York; not as the defender of the constitu-
ton in the matter of public gambling mt
race tracks; not as the fighter for direct
nominations; but as man-phenomenally
clear-headed, single minded, and neon
coivably Industrious. absolutely fearless,
to be sure; but humanity approachable and
| friendly, good natured, reasonable, JoVial
and on the level with his job.
The man is a glutton for work Some
| idea of his unbelievable appetite for
hard personal labor may be gained from
the fact that he taught under fellow
ship from the law school, had private
| class besides, and during the days work
ed like "A horse in the law office, Some
where there is diploma certifying that
he crowded into these busy months q
course in stenography. and acquired {
speed OF $50 words a minute
Many things, true and untrue, friendly
and unfriendy, have been said abou
Hughes since he became a public figure
| With equanimity he has borne alike prais
and blame. But one thing that he know!
| Is commonly thought and said of him cut,
him to the quick lie does not understand
It. That Is. that he is "A human icicle'
"A thinking machine; AN austere person
| slave Of conviction and the letter OF thu
law; an animated Puritan conscience
without sympathy or passions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
ROMANCE FROM KIAo-CHow.

A German woman, Frau Rocwer. with
her husband, an engineer, captured by tho
Japanese at Kiao-Chow, escaped from n
Japanese internment camp and got To
New York. whence they proceeded Tor
Europe. The couple arranged that Roc
wer should cross thu Atlantic In his wife's
cabin trunk IN ORDER to effect this ha
was obliged TO undergo preliminary an-
ti-obesity cure for three months. The lady
occupied two special rooms on board tina
ship. and Roewer hid in an ordinary large
trunk during the daytime breathing
through a specially made ventilator UNI
der the plate, and enjoyed liberty at
night. No one on board suspected any
thing, though some OF the passengers ex-
pressed surprise at the iady's huge ap-
petite. At Kirkwall, in the Shetland ia-
lands, Roewer left the trunk. as no fear
ed the british inspection. and was caught
In n small packing room. He has been
informed in Scotland, but his wife was al
lowed to proceed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
THE VERMONT NATIONAL GUARD.
From the St. Adams MESSENGER

from the ST Adams MeSSenBer.)
1t would not be surprising if this coun-
try drifted naturally and easily into
compulsory military service of modif-
ed form. The State Of New York has
passed law which permits a draft if
such action is found necessary to fill
out the militia quota stipulated by the
army bill which has recently been pass
ed by congress.
The new federal law provides that each
State shall furnish 500 men for each Of
Its senators and representatives in con-
gress. On this basis Vermont will be
called upon to raise and train 1890 men,
or roughly four times as many as
are now required.
One does not have to be very close
student of military affairs to understand
that this is quite a proposition. 1t is
| not the easiest thing in the world for
Vermont to keep the ranks of its one
regiment filled There have been times
when one or more companies have beer
forced to extend themselves to keep
their ranks filled in order to stave off
disbandinG order.
1t is highly probable, however that
the interest in preparedness which has
been aroused during recent months will
have its reflex in making young men
enlist for service in the National guard.
Business men have assumed a more en-
couraging attitude and obstacles which
formerly were attendant employ
ment may be removed as a result
Vermont should be able to furnish 5000
men without resort to any compuson,
and If it is true to the splendid record
Of it's past voluntary enlistments will be
sufficient. If not, it may become nee
essary for our Legislature to follow the
New York example and provide modi-
fled compulsory service act.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
SETTING THE CLOCK AHEAD IN
EUROPE.


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t"e countries mus ia' i"'o'Neu 'N''"'
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France, an" '"a' VI 'hc lo'n '''e''o'"''
east oi u'eehW''h !" '"e ot"er 'o'i''
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u"lu '''"c' p"' "SeS 'le lo'd' ''''e VI
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"reehW'ch uhhe' mas lor scNera' years
used 'He 'oca' ''"'e Oh Amsterdam
me pros ana CONS OF 'he uaN"Sh'-
Swung project are :" many "''" 50 pe-
N"oeI'"S mat JUS opPoheh'S' 'S Wen as
tS advocates shou'u WeIcome the pres
eht experiment as the one way TO clear
up 'he "ho'e NeAeu SUBJECT Inc iuiu"-
mehtai contention OF those VINO nave
iaNh III the ,oea Is mat the uhe-
scheouie ny Which people dairy hanits
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Central Vermont Nv

Time Iable In Effect Sept. L., 1915.
TRAINS LEAVE BURLINGTON.
d:IO n m. daily. for Montreal and
Chicago.
7.15 a. m. except Sunday. for Bos.
ton, Springfield and New York.
Broiler buffet parior car from
Burlington. without change.
due Boston 4;35 n. m.
7.OS a. m. except Sunday. for St
Johnsbury and Portland.
,0.1O a. m. except Sunday. for Rich.
ford. Montreal and Ottawa.
min a. M. Sunday only. for St. Al.
bans.
;1.()5 a. m, daily. for Boston. Spring.
field and New York: for New
London week days only
Through parlor cars and dining
cars Essex Junction to Boston
and New York.
d.3O p m. except Sunday. for St
Johnsbury.
d.4O p. m. except Sunday. for st. Al
bans. Rouses Point. Ogdens.
burg. RiohforG and Montreal
Also for Montpelier and White
River Junction.
c.55 p. m, daily. for Montreal and
Chicago Standard sleeper daily
and tourist sleeping cars Mon
days, Wednesdays and Friday.
to Chicago. without change.
6:55 p, m" sunday only Tor White
River Ju ction.
ll:40 p m. daily Tor Boston and
New York, Through sleeping
cars from Essex Junction ia
Boston and New York via
Springfield.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
THE EARTHWORM's NERVES.

THE common earthworm. it has just
been discovered, has two sorts Of
nerves.
"One OF these is a thread running
lengthwise of the body between the
places where head and tail would be II
the creature had either. This nerve
has only one use-to carry the signal
to shorten up so when the worm,
keeping underground by day. comes by
night half way out of its hole, and sus-
poets, though he cannot see, the early
bird looking for breakfast--whisk! goes
the signal along the nerve thread one
end of the body flattens out and locks
fast in the burrow. and the rest pulls
into safety. This sort of nerve carries
message at the rate Of yard and a
half second, or about seventy times
morely slowly than our own do.
The other sort of nerve takes care
of the crawling. Signals along these
nerves travel only an inch a second.
If our inner kilograms were sent as
slowly, it would be a whole minute from
the time the pitcher threw the ball till
the batter started to swing his club at
it.
Yet, as the simpler creatures go, the
earthworm is not especially sluggish.
The freshwater clam, for instance. gets
word from one part OF its body to
another at only half the earthworm' s
rate So it is 400 times slower than
n man.
THE plants are still slower witted The
cleverest of them. such as the fig, act
just about as quickly as the fresh-watei
clam Most of them, when they close
their blossoms at night or screw their
leaves toward the sun, signal move
nent ten times less speedily than clam
and earthworm and twenty thousand
times less speedily than we human be-
inrs do."-Edwin Tenny Brewster, in
| the June St. Nicholas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
MISS FOSS MARRIED.
Daughter of Former Governor o
Nassnchusctts a Bride.

At the summer home of eX-GoV and
Mrs. Eugene y. Foss in Cohasset, Mass. =,
Monday afternoon, their daughter, Miss
Helen Foss, was married to William
Whitman Hobbs. son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Franklin Warren Hobbs of Brooklinc,
The wedding day had an added sgniii-
canoe as 1t was the send anniversary Of
the wedding OF the brides parents.
The guests We're confined almost en-
tirely to the large family connections OF
the bride and groom Four generations
Of the Foss family were In attendance
the oldest and youngest respectively
being the brides grandmother. Mrs
George L. Foss of Jamaica Plain. and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

the two young sons os Mr. and Ms
Benjamin S, Toss
The living room, wher the ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Howard Key
Barlow, rector of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church Of this town, was banked with
green and pink peonies, with tall vases
OF the same flowers at each side.
Miss Foss was given In marriage by
her father. She wore a Paris gown Of
white SATIN yelled with net heavily EN-.
broidered in silver and pearls, and with
a train Of cloth Of silver. Her bridal
veil was OF rare old lace. which was
worn by her mother at her wedding.
Mrs Albert Hickman. the brides twin
sister, was matron of honor. Rcbckah
Hobbs, the young sister of the brs.e.
groom, was flower girl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
FROM HERE AND THERE.

Italy is short oi lumber, on account Of
a great falling off in imports since the
war according to the newspaper II Sole of
Milan. AS result, It says, prices to the
consumer are triple what they were be-
fore the war OF the lumber imported
into italy during normal times, II per cen,
came from Austria Hungary and f. per
cent. from the United States. In 1915,
during the months previous to the out
break of war between Italy and Austria
Hungary. the imports from the former
dwindled to almost nothing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
ROTH CHANGED.

An elderly married couple, each OF
weighty proportions, were about to take
an automobile ride AS the husband made
no attempt to assist his wife into the car
she turned to him and said you are
not nearly SO gallant as you were when
you were n boy"
And you, my dear" he returned, ARE
not nearly so buoyant as when you were
n gal"-Boston Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
HOW TO FEEL GOOD TOMORROW.

Indigestion quickly develops sick head
ache, biousness, boatnE, sour stom-
ach gas on stomach, bad breath or some
Of the other conditions caused by clog
ged or irregular bowels If you have
any of these symptoms. take a Foley
Cathartic Tablet this evening and you
will feel better in the morning. j. w.
O'Sullvan. (AdV)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
INSULTING POOR FATHER.

"Isn't 1t wonderful that all this silk
comes from an insignificant worm," muir
INJURED Gwendolen. displaying her new
spring Creation"
"Gwendolen. is 1t necessary to refer
to your father like that?" queried mother
Pail Mall Gazette.
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WOMEN'S LIST.


Miss Janette Chaplin, Edith Carpenter,
Emma Desbien, Josephine Delsc, Miss
+. w. Fisher, Mrs. George II. Hale Miss
Mary Heagh, Mrs. Huckins, Mary Milloy,
Mrs. Charles Mott, Mrs. John Robinson.
MEMS LIST.
Herbert Ashley, William f. Bushey,
Beattie & Mcclure, Napoleon Bushey,
Wlfred L. Chamberlin. Frank Clifford,
John L. Crossett, Mathew Guidorff, X. f..
Lane, John Landers, George w. Martin.
John Mclean, John Lincoln Mitchell,
Clyde Morse (O, f. H. Moran, Alphonse
Prince, S. Paulsen, Henri Ravenelle, Uni
versal Candy Co., Percy r. Weine.
WINOOSKI LIST.
Mrs. Saddle Abbot, Mr.. and Mrs, oscar
Fl. Burns, John Deforge. Julis Dynamic
II. p. 26 East Allen street.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Senior Class banquet Held Mt iiOtc
vermont. Followed by Dancing.

The annual banquet of the senior
class was held Monday in the Hotel
Vermont dining room. Besides the
class, there were as guests from the
faculty Principal Colburn. Miss Enie
Moore, Miss Ruth Henderson, Miss
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

Guatamalan candy manufacturers have
invaded the neighboring republic of Hon
duras with such success that they are said
to be driving American and other foreign
candies from the market.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
A QTHDR CRITTER

Impassioned ora tor-Thc American eagle,
whether soaring over the dusty deserts Of
Mexico or Swimming the broad Atlantic.
will never draw in its horn or retire into
its shell.-Boston Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

Japan is now making motor cars Of her
own, and making them well. The local
output is cutting down the imports Of
foreign automobiles. Whereas in 1914 20
foreign cars, valued at 100000, were i'm
ported into the Mikados domnions. the
imports during 1915 decreased to % cars.
valued at 5000
New York Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

Clam shells are being ground and used
for fertilizer in New Brunswick. Up &c
now the shells have been used, II at al
only for improving roads.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

Did YOU ever notice that as soon as you
let cat out it wants to get back in. ans
II you let 1t back in 1t wants 70 get back
out? Cats are almost human.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

There are enough carpets made in Phil
adelphia every year to reach around the
word-and sometime or other they mus,
all be beat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

Every candidate knows he is the ''peo'
pies choicc'-until election day; then he
finds the people were more choice thar
he allowed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

There are some wives who will not let
their husbands returning from war come
into the house till they have wiped the
mud of the trenches off their shoes.-Flor-
ida Times-Union.
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UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

List of unclaimed letters in the Bur-
lington postoffice for the week ending
June 10, 1916:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

Swat the fly-each female LAYS i25 eggs
and a fly gets fully ripe in ten days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

FREE PRESS WANT ADS. PAY BEST.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15

The front step lovers are beginning t
count the lightning bugs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
THE TIMES-UNION PHILOSOPHER

There's always room at the top-for the
aviator.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-30

But here abruptly Sidney found the
great injustice of the world-that be-
cause of this vice the good suffer more
than the wicked. Her young spirit
rose in hot rebellion.
1T isn't fair!" she cried. ut makes
me hate oil the men in the world.
Palmer cares for you, and yet he can
do thing like this!"
Christine was pacing nervously Up
and down the room. Mere companion.
ship had soothed her. She was now,
on the surface at least, less excited
than Sidney.
''They are not all like Palmer, thank
heaven" she said. "There are decent
men. Ny father is one, and your K,
here in the house, is another"
At four o'clock in the morning
Palmer Howe came home. Christine
met him in the lower hall. He was
rather pale, but entirely sober. She
confronted him in her straight white
gown and waited for him to speak.
II am sorry to be so late, Chris" ne
said. 'The fact is, am all in. 1 was
driving the car out Seven Mile run.
We blew out a tire and the thing
turned over"
Christine noticed that his right arm
was hanging inert by his side.
The Irish standard., 1916-12-30

him stop somewhere in her neighbor-
hood and let her get out of the car.
She would not come back after that.
There was another car going toward
the city. Now it passed them, and as
often they passed it. 1t became con-
test of wits. Palmer's car lost on the
hills, but gained on the level stretches,
which cleaned with coating of thin
Ice.
Il wish you'd let them get ahead,
Palmer. It's Silly and it's reckless"
Il told you we'd travel tonight"
He turned little glance ut her.
What the deuce was the matter with
women, anyhow? Were none Of them
cheerful any more? Here was Grace
as sober as Christine. He felt out
ragged, defrauded.
His light car skidded and struck the
big car heavily. On smooth road per-
haps nothing more serious than broken
mudguards would have been the re-
suit. But on the ice the small car
slowed around and slid over the edge
Of the bank. At the bottom of the de-
clivity it turned over.
Grace was flung clear of the wreck
age. Howe freed himself and stood
erect, with one arm hanging at his side.
There was no sound at all from the
boy under the tonneau.
The big car had stopped. Down the
bank plunged a heavy, gorillalike fig.
eyr. 1nnr cif1 he
branches of trees. When he reached
the car, O'Hara found Grace sitting
unhurt on the ground. In the wreck of
the car the lamps had not been extin.
guished, and by their light he made out
Howe, swaying dizzily.
"Anybody underneath?"
"The chauffeur. He's dead, think,
He doesn't answer
The other members Of O'Hara's party
had crawled down the bank by that
time. With the aid of a jack, they got
the car up. Johnny Rosenfeld lay dou-
bled on his face underneath. When he
came to and opened his eyes, Grace al
most shrickcd her relief.
"Tm all right" said Johnny Rosen.
field. And, when they offered him
whisky: "Away with the fire-water. |
am no drinker. IL" A spasm of
pain twisted his face. II guess I'll get
up" With his arms he lifted himself
to a sitting position, and fell back
again.
''Huh!" lie said. II can't move my
legs"
The Irish standard., 1916-12-30
CHAPTER XIV.

AT something after two o'clock that
night X. put down his pipe and lis
tened. He had not been able to sleep
since midnight. In his dressing gown
he had sat by the small fire, thinking.
The content OF his first few months on
the Street was rnpidly giving way to
unrest. He who had meant to cut HIM
self off from life found himself again
in close touch with it; his eddy was
deep with it..
And there was Il new element. He
had thought, ut first. that he could fight
down this love for Sidney. But 1t was
increasingly hard. The innocent touch
of her hand on his arm, the moment
when he had held her in his arms after
her mothers death, the thousand small
contacts of her returns to the little
housc-al these set his blood on fire.
And it was fighting blood.
Under his quiet exterior X. fought
many conflicts those winter dnys-over
his desk and ledger Mt the Office, in his
room alone, with Harriet planning fresh
triumpl,s beyond the partition, even by
Christine's fire, with Christine Just
across, sitting in silence and watching
his grave profile md steady eyes.
He had little picture Of Sidney-a
snapshot that he had taken himself,
her hair blowing about her, eyes look
ing out, tender lips smiling. When she
was not at home, it sat on KS dresser,
prOpped against his collar-box. When
she was in the house, it lay under the
pin-cushion.
Two o'clock in the morning, then,
and X. in his dressing gown, with the
picture propped, not against the COL
lar-box, but against his lamp, where he
could see 1t.
He sat forward in his chair, his
hands folded around his knee, and
looked at 1t. He was trying to picture
the Sidney Of the photograph in his
old life-trying to find n place for her.
But it was difficult. There had been
few women in his old life. His mother
had died many years before. There
had been women who had cared for
him. but he put them impatiently out
Of his mind.