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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-02
CITY NEWS

here was n settlement and decree III
estate of George +. cary. late Oh
llston, in probate court TUESDAY
Mr. and Mrs Charles :. ferrin of ~
nth Willard street are the parents oil
Slr pound son. born Tuesday evening"
George Russell of South burlington anG
va Lyon of s. oak street Burlins' o''
re married Saturday evening at '''F
rst Church parsonage by the Kew = \
hams.
rhe marriage Of charles Lehto ana
arv ]. Herrala. both Of Winooski' TOOK
ice Saturday afternoon Mt three '''cN
the Methodist church parsonage ~"
kv. c. V. Grismer officiating
MIR. and Mrs James +. Whalcn "f ~
blcge street announce the marriage of
cir daughter, Nellie Florence, +" HIS
tcscott straight Of New york city ON
uirday, September 50. in this city
In probate court Monday MalVina
issolI of this city was appointed admin
ratrix Of the estate of John Russell
to of burlington, with n. S. Howard
d Jules Sinays commissioners and
praisers.
Word has been received by Mrs. Mary
bland in this city of the birth Of son
DR.. and Mrs Nj. n. Griswold at their
,mc in Kcnsington. Conn. Mrs. Gris-
,Id win no remembered as Miss Yer
adel Rogers of this city.
Miss Marion Il. Altomus, who has been
this city the past three years, having
ing soprano in the Unitarian Church
loir. will leave Saturday for her home
Hartford. Conn. where sh" has a
,a,,,,,. ,,.in al,,, ,o.c,, i,t,rrr,tivc dang
,o,,,i - ,ro t-rivcrsit,. C;rn,crv A Meat
,pn.r,,s storo on colchester avenue
ee+orda,. 'rbis st,,iou Zee 81 great con
,nionce ia tho residents Of that part OF
~ cit. who win no alle to obtain stamps,
rds uoncv orders. stc.. without coming
,wntown
IN probate court Friday f"lii'N var
ator Of tho estate Of Eonora Connolly
10 ~ EurIine-to, with n e Icary and
A pvan commissioners and apprais-
clo,l, - PRICE was arpnintcd ad.
illustrator of tho estate of lanes c.
Iii ,ato Of t2urIirs-ton
me nurses ~ the Mar! t''' "'' "''i,'
"nJo\cn their annual ',"""N''1 r'' >
IeSuaN evening w ''o rec "'.' ~
cir dorrnltorN ne party '"''N '''' i'' ~
,,.i,,,t,,,- ~. ,.ri,, ofrorod for tho hos,
,,,,,.,a ,,.ra,,,i,,,o 90, ,,,.o y.oro ,,laved
nd 4 bountiful luncheon served.
January 2 has been fixed as the date
or the annual meeting of the lodges
this Masonic district The local
odgcs will be the hosts. burlington
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-02
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
WOMEN'S LIST.

List Of unclaimed letters in the Bur
lington postoffice for tho week ending
October e. 1916:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-02

Read the ads to learn-to learn some-
thing of definite value to you bearing
upon your immediate buying tasks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-09
should It Be Printed

The editor Of The st Johnsbury
CaledcniaH after having told The
papers readers that case OF inran-
tile paralysis had developed in tie
community. received a visit from the
beard OF selectmen, the health officer
and prominent merchant who gave
earnest voice to their disapproyal OF
the publication OF that bit of news.
They we're laboring under the imp-es-
SIGN that such publication was harm
ful TO business.
The Messenger doubts very much
whether the printing OF a news item
Of this kind has the serious effect on
burincss which many merchants
think Sometimes people seem to
think that the only way news can
gain currency is through the columns
CT a newspaper, when it is notori-
GUS fact that such matters are passed
about from mouth to mouth with
great CELEBRITY, and over large areas.
And in the passing they are apt to
grow. One case can be magniiied into
an epidemic If Dame Rumor is 50
disposed As a general rule. The
Messenger would say that the real
interests Of business men are better
protected in that community where
the full truth is told about such mat
tcrs and where the people can feel
that the paper is giving them tho
tiJth than Ia the community where
the paper, with excellent intention,
agrees to suppress the facts.
AS for the public itself, it unques-
tionably is entitled to the news. 1t is
the function Of the paper to supply
the people with that commodity Fur
thermorc, the people have right to
expect that their servant, the health
officer viii keep them informed as to
matters OF health in the community
There is no safety in ignorance;
knowledge gives opportunity to safe
guard.
Therefore, not only does the mer-
chant not lose in the long run when
the truth it told, but the general
well-being is the better served by an
exact knowledge of such affairs. Peo-
pie as rule do not become panic
stricken in such matters and panic
may he ayerted by cooperation be-
tween the health officer and the
newspapers in the publication of
sound advice ana warnings.-St Al |
bans Messenger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-09
liz oIoMMorm cIanrette.

Did you ever walk along at night
and see a little round glow Of light
about the size OF a marrowiat pea
on the sidewalk CT out in the main
street? That IS the glowworm Gig
arctic. And that little glowworm
is responsible Tor more fires than all
the tramps. incendiariea and poor
ohimnoys put together. No one is
in sight. but there it burns, and
burns. and burns. as comtentedly as
if there was human suction pump
behind it. Many brands oil cigar
cites will burn themselves all up in
this way, and this is where the ele.
ment OF danger comes in.
Just watch the smoker of Gig
arctic. In most cases when half or
quarters consumed the smoker
gives them a fling and they land
somewhere Then the glowworm
period begins. And if the landing
place is suitably conditioned, some
time, with no one being, any the
wiser, the fire alarm is rungn. You
have seen these filings. in the street,
in the stable when the party enters
a house, or is in the woods, or wher-
ever he may happen to be. The
hinging process is a natural one. in
herited with other thoughtless faults.
Whenever the cigarette has fulfilled
its mission it is flung; and, rest as
sured, still burning in nine cases out
of ten. So the little innocent looking
glowworm cigarette becomes the
cutest modern devil to start conflag-
ration of anything there is outside CT
lighted match.-NewpoIt Express
and Standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-09
candIdatlnu in Vermont.

Cost Page $4,000, Fletcher S22,00O.-
Morning News Item, Sept 27
You bet that folks up here this week
Set up and noticed when they read
How much it cost in old Vermont
To keep an inside horse ahead;
It's quite a generous sum to pay
To show the voters what they want;
1t also shows the need OF dough
To run for office in Vermont
| guess lot OF common folks
VIII add, subtract and then divide
To see Just why it comes so high
TO Keep an outside horse outside;
You wouldn't s'pose 'twould cost so
much
To show the Voters what they
want
1t amt no place for poor folks. sure,
TO run for Office in Vermont
| guess that Edmunds when he read
Tat item made an Edmunds pause,
And wondered why man will spend
SO much to help to make the laws;
/ guess II Morrill, could return
TO earth from his eternal iaurt
He'd think that Office comes quite high
These days in honest old Vermont,
I'd like to be "Upstiis" and hear
What Foot and Colnmer will say
When they find out how much st costs
TO be q Senator today;
I guess you'd hear IN both remark
There amt single thing We
want:
We bless the Lord that we are through
With onice-holding in Vermont"
Daniel l. .Cady IN Boston Globe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-09

If someone would start up some Of
the good old fashioned grist mills we
would hear less about bread going
Mortified News.
Some years ago the owner Of a good
water power in the town of Jericho in
stalled a Touring mill and attempted
to revive the growing of wheat by the
farmers in the adjoining towns sta
tistics have always shown that more
bushels OF wheat to the acre can be
raised in Vermont than in many OF
the great grain growing states OF the
west. The Jericho miller based his
venture on this fact, but he failed TO
bring the farmers to his way of tnlnk-
ing and the project was abandoned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-09
500 Reward. S1OO

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased 10 learn that there Is ut least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to euro IN all its stages. and that Ia
Catarrh. HILLS Catarrh Cure Is the only
positive euro now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease. requires q constitutional treat
Inent., Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken In.
ternaily, acting directly upon the Blood
and mucous surfaces OF tho system. there
by destroying the foundation Of the dis
ease. ana giving the patient strength by
nature IN doing ita work The proprietors
have so much faith in It's curative pow
ers that they offvr one Hundred Dollars
for any case that II falls To cure Send
for Est OF testimonials.
Addrepn r !. CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
sold by all Druggsts. T6o.
Take Halo Family Pills FOR constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-09
Like a stiff neck.

insurance makes man carry his
head UP. Anything that increases a
mans selfrespect is good, better is
that which increases his self-reliance,
best is that which does both and dem.
onstrates his valve Insure while in
surable. National Life 1ns. Co, of
VT. (Mutual) Earle S. Kinsley,
General Agent, Mead Building, Rut-
lind. VI ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-09
Monday, October 9, 1916.

When a man is single he has a
whole chiffonier and a closet for his
wearing apparel. After he is married
he is awarded corner in one drawer
of the ohiffonier and restricted to one
hook in the closet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-09
NOTICE 3

To the Ladies' and Gentlemen Of Ben.
nington and Vicinity.
Call and see my new Fall and
winter samples. and you will surely
leave your order, Prices very rear
sonable. Clean..,s, pressing and al.
terations a specially.
Nathan Levin,
1870 North Street. Tel. 3d.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08
ONCE A GREAT STRONGHOLD
kamlniets Polish Fortress That Pro. tected Europe Against the Bar
 barians of Asia.

Kaminiets Podolsk, the city upon which the latest iarge-scale Russian offensive was based, that against the Austro-German lines in eastern Galicia and Bukowina, was at one time the greatest fortress in the king dom of Poland, the stronghold that held back the wild hordes of Asia through many years of battle, says a war geography statement given out by the National Geographic society. The Tartars struck time after time against it's high, rocky bluff in vain, and many skirmishing parties of Poles and Rus sians left the fortress to carry terror into the steppe around the southern Dnieper.
 The town lies but few miles from the Austrian frontier, and is built over a peninsula formed by the Smotritch river, an aff1uent of the Dniester. Odessa is 235 miles in the southeast. and Kief about an equal distance in the northeast. Kaminiets is the seat of administration of the Podolian govern AiAShe' oAd' SiiSC tAic " al IL udS De- come important as one of the larger supply depots just back of the Rus. sian front. It Is divided into two parts, one, the old town, spreading over the hills while the other nestles around the base. Across the river, the ancient castle still frowns defiance up- on the country, though its war-worn walls could offer but little resistance before the power of modern guns.
 "Batu, the cruel leader of one of the waves of Mongol buccaneering against Europe, laid Kaminiets waste in 1240. In the fifteenth and six teenth centuries. storm after storm of Tartar. Turk and Moldavian inva- sion broke upon it's walls, and the principal industry of the people of this outpost became that of fighting and weapon forging The adventure some from all parts of Europe found their way into garrison there, and took part in the great drama in which the East was finally turned back upon itself. The city passed to Russia in 1795."
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08
BRIGHT SPOTS IN SAHARA
Where Water TrickIes Down Mountain Ranges There Will Be Found a
 Little Vegetation.

Most of the Sahara is a part of the French domain and, south of the des- ert, British Nigeria begins; the French and English marked their boundary in 1898; and this boundary has since been fixed a little further south so that the French need not travel through the encroaching desert in passing be- tween French West Africa and their possessions on Lake Chad.
 The vast rock plateaus are just as forbidding as the sand wastes. In their worst phases these high table lands are perfectly barren, utterly de- void of life. On the best maps we see these bare, waterloss regions with the name "Tanezruft," Berber word sig nifying their inhospitable character The French travelled, three years ago, for l3 days over one of these areas without finding water.
 But there are brighter phases even of the mid-Sahara Some of those mountain ranges, crowning the pla- teaus, are high enough to condense a little water vapOr and streamlets come down the hills. creating bits of wood land and pasturage at the base These are gardens of Eden amid tho sur rounding desolation and in such places are the inhabitants of the desert mo- mads. The Ahaggar mountains are blessing amid the vast expanse of desolation.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08

Bags of embossed leather in oriental colorings and figures made their entry in the arena of fashions just before the holidays. They made an instant sue cess, sharing the favor given to novel ties in silk bags, and nothing more beautiful is likely to replace them for some time.
 They are called Tokyo bags and are made in various colored feathers hay ing Chinese or Japanese figures wrought in many rich and harmoniz- ing colors on a solid ground. They follow the mode in the matters of size and shape, as set forth by plain leath- CT bags, and are beautifully lined with plain or moire silk. After these con sessions tc western needs their ale glance returns to the Orient in the mat ter of handles. Anything less beauti- full than the strands of silver beads and the ivory and silver knobs would be too tame to harmonize with them. and their handles are an indispensable fascination.
 Fashions of the hour in handbags make them delight to the orderly soul. There is a place for everything in them. and everything in it's place, as in a watch or a kodak Compart- ments for the card case. the note book. the coin purse and place for the
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08
Survival Amono Birds.

The struggle of life among the birds and other wild creatures is so severe that the feeble and malformed, or the handicapped in any way, quickly drop out. writes John Burroughs in Har- per's Magazine. Probably none of them ever die from old age. They are cut of in their prime. A weeding out proc ess goes on from the time they leave the nest. A full measure of life, the perfection of every quill and feather. and unerring instinct, carry them along. They are always in the en- emy's country; they are always on the firing line; eternal vigilance and cease less activity are the price of life with them. The natural length of life of our smaller birds is calculated to be eight or ten years, but probably not one in thousand reaches that age. Not half dozen times in my life have found the body of a dead bird that did not show some marks of violence.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08
KNIFE AND PISTOL
Effective Combination to Be Car.
 ried in Pocket.
Discharges Small Cartridge, but One Capable of lnflicting Damage at Close Ranee-useful Defense
 Against Burglars.

The smallest breech-loading cannon in the world is now being made for pocket use It is not toy, but takes a 22-caliber rim-fre cartridge.
 Of course. i; is not easy to hit any thing at distance with it, on account of there being no sights and the barrel being only half an inch long and con- cealed. but a 22-caliber bullet is use less except at very close range. The special use of this cannon" is for soaring off burglars. as when fired with a blank cartridge it makes a tre- mendous bang, and fires bullet that would inflict a nasty wound at close range
 Its inventor is Edmund c. Moore of New York, who is also the patentee of rife grenade.
 It is in the form of pocket knife no larger than the usual knife and has
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08

tonhole stitching, are among the pret tiest of spring offerings. The dots are in rose color maize, blue, and laven- der, and occasionally light brown or green makes the choice more varied
 The chic tailored blouse pictured here is made of voile with dotted stripes in deep tan shade on white ground. Between these are narrower stripes of white satin dots. The back extends over the shoulders, forming q shallow yoke at the front. and all seams are set together with narrow piping in white. The fronts are cut to form a narrow panel in white down the center, with double row of pearl buttons as a decorative feature. In this blouse snap fasteners and fly make it possible to dispense with but tonholes if desired.
 The sleeves are finished with deep cuffs of the voile. A removable collar and cuffs of white hemstitched or gandie are the final touches in de- sign that betrays careful planning. It is model that may be copied easily in any of the spring wash fabrics.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08
Platinum Was Not Mentioned.

Julius Wodiska, manufacturing jeweler of New York, has a scrapbook that is full of interesting things, one of the most interesting being a clip ping from a copy of tho Jewellers Cir cular, that was printed in December, 1891. This clipping contains the an- swer to question asked relative to the metals known at that time which were more expensive than gold, which cost $319 a pound Among the items listed were iridium, which was quoted at S650 a pound, and palladium, which was held at $400 a pound, but plat mum, which has been so much in the limclight of late because of the high prices asked for it, was not men, toned. The highest prices contained in the list were quoted on gallium, which was held at $39,000 a pound; vanadium, which was quoted at S3,- $40 a pound, and thorium and gluci- mum, which were priced at $3,264 and S3,O00 pound, respectively.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08
Want Kisses Sterilized.

The New York health board is out for the sterilized kiss. You've got to stop kissing while the present grippe epidemic is on" says the director of the bureau of public health education. The deadly grippe bacilli love nothing better than to spring from the depths of a lovers throat. speed across the bridge made by kiss and jump with clutching tentacles down the throat at the other end of the kiss. If you kiss when you have grippe you are al most certain to transmit the malady with your affection" Grippe or no grippe, Broadway celebrated the New Year with promiscuous kissing. Five minutes before midnight every glim- mer in the restaurants were put out, and the order was let kissing be un. confined" And it was.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08
H.eAs> 5zzza-An / /
Cane Effects.
these days

An important feature of many after noon gowns is the cape effect While this adds a quaint touch to a woman's appearance, one must use judgment in using this feature, On some figures it may be very unbecoming. For in stance, the woman who is inclined to stoOp or have very round shoulders would appear unbecomingly frocked in gown made with a cape The short woman who may have a very graceful carriage should avoid the feature, also, unless she modifies it to such an ex- tent that the cape measures only a few inches wide.
 One of great width would do much to decrease the wearer's neigh.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08

myself into a respectable business, and you into the daintiest, prettiest home money will buy
 You dear fellow!" murmured Mol lie, and did not remonstrate further on the prodigality of her liberal es- cort when he took in five side shows in turn
 Haven't we seen all there is to see, Dan?" inquired Mollie, finally tir- ing of the hustle and excitement about them.
 Just as you say" replied Dan You mean old hulk" he shouted sud denly, and sprang away from the side of his fiancee, and made for a great lout of a fellow who, swaggering by, gave a side stand vicious kick that sent it's contents scattered about the ground for twenty feet.
 Dan delivered a blow that sent the drunken cowboy sprawling. advanced again upon him and all but caught him in a deadening rap under the ear as the craven sneaked away.
 The stand the poltroon had upset was the possession of a comedy young Indian girl. She looked mournful and friendless. but her lips moved in grat- itude as both Mollie and Dan helped her gather up the scattered beaded moccasins and shell boxes that com prised her little stock in trade. Dan purchased hals a dozen dainty sou venirs for Mollie. As the change for a gold piece was handed to him by the Indian girl he thrust it back, with the words:
 I'll take one of your photographs for that young lady, and thrust the card into his pocket with the alden. dunn: If you won't get jealous, Mol lie"
 Before daylight next morning Dan was mounted on his horse, bound for Tinker's creek Mollie looked anx- ious and her father troubled as with his usual buoyancy Dan predicted his speedy return.
 Look out for the Wenatchees, Dan" warned the old man Word has come that they are restless and making war dances over beyond the reservation. You know what that means"
 'I do,' nodded Dan carelessly, "and none of them will get. me- and he meaningly touched the belt that bore two sturdy-looking seven-shooters.
 It took Dan six days hard travel to cross the country to Tinker creek. To line this safely fer some thirty miles meant a safe arrival at the point where the hidden hoard of his dead partner had been buried. l The trouble was, however, that for half Of the stretch he was on reser- vati0n ground and further, as he well knew, strip where the most mischicvous and sanguinary section of the tribe of Wenatchees made their 1 headquarters.
 Dan had proceeded about ten miles when. turning a great mass of rocks he came directly into nest of say
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08
Mules Now kerchoo.ino.

Even the mules in the mines here are suffering from the rayages of the grippe epidemic and stable horses and hostlers are kept busy caring for the sick animals. Many miners declare that they have caught the infection rom the mules, who sneeze in the limited air supply in the underground workings and spread the germs all over.
 The local veterinarians have thus Tar yain!y sought to find a remedy to combat the disease. In some cases quinine and whisky appeared to help the animals temporarily .-Hazleton (Pa) Dispatch to Philadelphia In quirer.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-08

two blades of fine steel But at one end is a hole. Anyone asked to OK. anime the article and say what it is will be most likely to guess that it is some newfangled pencil sharpener or cigar cutter.
 In the end of the knife Is a steel block that turns out on a swivel, being held by spring that is released with the thumbnail and reveals a hole straight through the block. The car fridge is inserted at the base of this