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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18
TWO GOLDEN WEDDINGS.
Barre Couples Reside on the same
Street--IIusbnnds. Veterans.

Barre May l6,-Within stones
throw of each other, two couples Cclc-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
saries here to-day They are Mr.. and
Mrs. stephen j. Shufelt and Mr.. and
Mrs. h. T. Wiley. Both Mr. Shufelt
and Mr., Wiley had returned hut shortly
from the Civil War when they became
husbands. An four are i'm excellent
health ami received the CONGRATULATIONS
of many friends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18

moi pressed and a number were marked
for continuance for divers reasons
The case marked for trial is that of
state VS.. Lillian Robinson. perjury, and
the jury will report Wednesday, it Is
understood The respondent figured in
a jtney accident in Barre last summer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18
WOOLWORTH STORE
FOUNDER is DEAD

WATERFOWL. n. Y, May 16.-William H.
Moore, known the founder of the five
and ten cent store business and honor
airy vice-presdent of +. w. Woolworth
& CO., died suddenly here tonight from
heart disease. He was "A years old
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18
CftrOlaX
CITROIAX
CITROLAX

Best thinS for constipation sour stom.
ache. lazy liver and sluggish bowels.
Stops sick headache almost at once.
Gives most thorough and satisfactory
hushing-no pain. no nausea. Keeps your
system cleansed. sweet and wholesome
Ask for Citrolax. ]. w. O'Sullivan.
lAdyl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18
WILL INVESTIGATE
FORT BLISS FIRE
Suspicious Nature of Blaze Which De-
strOyeG Three Cavalry Stables.

FL Paso, Texas. May H-Army posts
and stations along the border were on
their guard against incendiaries to-day
as n result of two fires last night at
Fort Bliss where flames OF undetermined
origin destroyed storehouso three cav
airy stables, three horses and some
tcnts,
Amy officers express the opinion that
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18

Highest price over paid in Pacific
Northwest for WOOL 80 cents a pound,
has been received by two sheep COM
panies at Pendleton, ore. for ma or
portion Of their 1910 coarse wool clip,
nearly 10000 pounds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18
NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF.

Ten tons of skins of the beluga or
white whale received from Behring sea
are being shipped from Seattle. Wash.
to eastern shoe factories to be made
into white shoes now so popular among
young women.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18

Lugano, Switzerland. despatch says
that two messengers from kings of
Bavaria and SaXonY passed through
Chiasso Thursday bearing autograph
letters to the Pope.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18

San Antonio, Texas, May 1i.-General
Frederick Funston has ordered an inves-
tigation of the fires last night at Fort
Bliss
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-18
THE,Y HEkE WI lem

Il understand" said Mrs Twickem.
bury, that Germany has invented a neS
and very powerful eApletiNc, Christian
Register.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22
THIS TABBY is REAL FISHER
Maryland Cat Wades Boldly into
Stream in Search of Its
Prey.

Hancock, Mo-, has a cat that fishes
Different from felines that have been
known to stand on the bank and try.
to grab fish with their claws, this tab
by wades boldly amidstream and
awaits prey 4
Yesterday the cat was fishing in the
little creek that runs through Han
cock near the old Eastern or Gilleeces
hotel property, emptying into the Po-
tomac through culvert under the ca
nal at that point. The cat stood mo-
tionless for several minutes, and then
bounced on fish with both paws.
The fish jumped several feet out of the
water, its body shimmering in the sun
light. 1t was then readily caught by
the cat, which waded to the shore with
its dinner in its mouth. This particu-
lar tabby has obtained quite repu-
tation as fisher
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22

copLRIdHT By Z1zZ cz1Y7ZzgY CO.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22

EN@H[

1t was with some misgivings that
Kemp left Alan at the coast. Alan was
still very weak. Kemp stood, more in
congruous than ever, against the rail
of the little coaster bound for Pernam-
buco and eyed Alan, whom he had
made comfortable in q camp bed on
the deck.
ut seems to me, Mr.. Wayne" he
said, that there mought be business
waitin' for me at Pernambuco thet
dom know nothin' about. I've got a
bunch I'd best go along of you and
see.'
Alan smiled. 81 know what your
bunch is, Kemp, and it's a wrong one.
I'm all right. Weak, but I'll make it.
Don't worry"
Kemp was standing in angles. His
hands were thrust in his trousers pock-
cts, but even so his elbows were
crooked. One foot was raised on a
rail. He was coatless as usual. His
unbuttoned vest stuck out behind. His
Stetson hat was pulled well down over
his eyes. His eyes had taken on the
far-away and slightly luminous look
that always came into them when he
was about to speak from the heart.
"Mr. Wayne" he said, "I've toll you
some things about Lieber an you've
seen some more. You know how he
stands. Lieber's livin' in hell, like
rich greaser in the Bible with his
tongue stuck out beggin' for one drop
Of water, only Lieber hain't got his
tongue stuck out-he's bitin' it."
Kemp paused and Alan nodded.
IT was thinkin'," Kemp continued,
"thet perhaps you'n Mr.. Lansing, with
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22

yo' folks he'pin', mought chuck him
that drop o. water when you got back
to heaven, meanin' Moo Yawk." Kemp
brought his eyes slowly around and
rested them on Alan.
"Kemp," said Alan, "don't you wor-
ry. If ]. Y. Wayne & Co. haven't gone
to smash or the world otherwise come
to an end, you can be sure Lieber will
get his water in full bucket"
Kemp nodded and with "S'long
and good luck" disappeared down the
gangway.
At Pernambuco Alan found an ac-
emulation of mail awaiting him and
too big to get into the little harbor be-
hind the reef. She rode the swell a
mile out from shore.
Alan lost no time In making his
transfer. From the tender he was
winched up to the deck In passenger
basket. AS he left the wicker coop
he smiled at himself ia disgust Ten
Percent Wayne had often jumped for
a gangway from the top of a flying
sea; never before had he gone on board
as cargo. But the smile suddenly left
his face. He reeled and put out one
hand toward rail. Somebody caught
his arm and led him to long chair.
He sank into it and shiyered.
I 1t was a girl that had helped him.
AS soon as she saw he was not going
to faint she left him, to come back
presently with the doctor and a room
steward. They took charge of him.
Day after day Alan lay in his cabin,
listless, before he thought of his batch
of letters. They We're still in the
pocket of his coat He asked the stew
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22

ard to hand them to him, looked
through them, picked out one and laid
the rest aside. The one he picked out
was Clem's.
With her own peculiar wisdom Glen
had written not about him or herself,
but about Red Hill. Alan read and
then dropped the letter to his lap. His
hands fell clenched at his sides. His
eyes, grown large, stared out down the
long vista of the mind. Walls faded
away and the sounds of a great ship
at sea were suddenly dumb. To his
ears came instead the caroling of birds
in evening song after rain, to his eyes
vision of Red Hill dripping light
from it's myriad leaves and to his
heart the protecting, brooding shelter
Of Maple House-of home.
1t cleanses a mans soul to have been
at deaths door. Sickness, more than
love, leads man up. Alan was feel
ing cleansed-like little child-so 1t
seemed quite natura. thing that the
girl who had taken charge Of him on
his arrival on board should knock at
his door and then walk in. She drew
out camp-stool and sat down beside
him.
She was very small and very young,
not in years but with what Alan
termed to himself acquired youth. Her
nearsighted eyes peered out through
big glasses. They seemed to see only
when they made special effort, and
yet they seemed to give out light.
you are better?" she asked, and
smiled.
Alan caught his breath at that smile.
Eyes," he said, II am much better to-
day. I have had letter from home"
you must get up now and come
up on deck" said the girl. "I'll wait
for you outside" Her voice had a pc
'culiar meditation. 1t attracted and
soothed the ear.
Alan frowned and then smiled. GAIL
right" he said, wait for me-" He
dressed laboriously. His hands seemed
weighted.
On deck she had his chair ready for
JUSTLY hCl OWh. DIG tuChCu LIS
rug about him and then sat down.
Don't talk ever, unless you want to-"
she said. "Silent people are best"
"Why?" asked Alan.
"They are springs. Their souls
bubble"
"And the people that chatter?" asked
Alan.
'"They are geysers," said the girl,
and smiled.
Alan was entertained - almost
amused. What do you do when a
geyser spouts?" he asked.
"What do you dor replied the girl.
II rum"
I'm afraid l haven't run-always,"
said Alan. II generally try to clap
tin nat on them"
"You must be strong to do that. Pm
not very strong"
Alan glanced over her frail body.
"What are you" he asked.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22
SYNOPSIS.

Alan Wayne is sent away from Red Hill.
his home. by his uncle, j. Y, as moral
failure. Glen drinks Alan's health on his
birthday. Judge Healy defends Alan in
his business with his employers. Alan and
Alix, Gerry's wife, start a Irritation. Ger
ry, as he thinks, sees Alix and Alan elop-
ing, drops everything, and goes to Per-
nambuco. Alix leaves Alan on the train
and goes home. Gerry leaves Pernam-
buco and goes to Piranhas. On a canoe
trip he meets a native girl. The judge
fails to trace Gerry. A baby is born to
AliX. che native girl takes Gerry to the
ruined plantation she is mistress Of Ger
ry marries her At Maple house Collinge-
ford tells how he met Alan-'"ren Per
Cent Wayne"-building a bridge in Africa
Gerry begins to improve Margarita's plan
tation and builds an irrigating ditch. A
baby comes to Margarita. Collingeford
meets Alix In the city and finds her
changed. Alan meets Alix, J. Y, and
Glen, grown to beautiful womanhood, in
the city and realizes that he has sold his
birthright for a mess of pottage. Kemp
and Gerry become friends. They visit
Lieber, and the three exiles are drawn
together by common tie. Iieber tells
his story. In South America Alan gets
the fever and his foreman sends him to
Lieber's. Alan tells Gerry the truth about
Alix and Gerry tells him of Margarita and
the baby. Alan wonders and is Disguised
A flood carries away Margarita and her
baby, despite Gerry's attempt at rescue
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22

recommend it to any woman suffering
from female weakness. You may pub
lish my if you wish. Mrs. JAMES
CoNLEY, SIG st. Clair St, Frankfort, KY.
No woman suffering from any form of
female troubles should lose hope ufA
she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's vsgy
etable Compound fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism.
All women are invited to write
to the Lydia e. Pinkham Medic
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for special
advice,-it will be confidential.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22
GHEPIED,
- XXVFl

sharp attack of fever followed
Gerry's exposure and immersion. The
old woman of the inn knew no medica-
ments, but she knew fever. She piled
blankets on Gerry and let him sweat
it out. On the third day nature, assist
ed by his magnificent physique, finally
routed the attack.
He called the old woman. He asked
her if she remembered him. She peered
at him. NO MASTER" she said. 81 do
not remember you. You are like the
foreigner who was drowned, but he
is dead"
Gerry shook his head. mot dead"
he said 'only disappeared"
You are not he." said the old wom-
an. He could not talk words that
one could understand"
Gerry nodded gravely. He felt as
though words could never make him
smile again. II have learned" he said.
Now tell me what became of the
things left here?" He went through
the list.
The old woman checked off each
item and then shrugged her shoulders.
She led him to a little dark room
whose only light came from the inter-
stices Of the tiled roof. AS his pupils
expanded he began to make out one
after another of the bags that had
made up his travelling kit.
There is a letter." she said, and
went off to fetch it. Gerry dragged
the bags out into the light. Their locks
we're all sealed with the seal of the
He started knocking off the brittle
wax. The old woman came back with
the letter and handed it to him. He
tore 1t open. 1t was a note from the
consul saying that by order Of Gerry's
wife his things had been sealed and
left at the inn, telling him where to
find the keys. The room, he learned
from the old woman, had been paid
for regularly, at first by the month,
then by the year. She felt no resent
ment at his return, only resignation.
"You are the only guest I've had since
you went away" she said quantity and
with a sigh.
"Fear nothing" said Gerry kindly.
you have been faithful. You may
consider the room engaged by me for
the next ten years."
He carried his bags into the room
overlooking the river and then lay
down. He was too tired after the fe-
yer to open them. He knew that the
opening of those dust-covered bags
with their rusted metal fittings was
going to be another ordeal.
The next day Gerry sat before his
unpacked bags. He had turned out
all their contents. On the bed, the
floor, the table and the chairs was
piled such an array of linen and shoes
and suits of various cut and weight as
the had once deemed the minimum with
which a man could decently travel.
Now they seemed to him wasteful and
futile. The clothes did not carry his
mind back as he had expected. The
starch in the linen had gone yellow.
he had always hated yellow collars.
The suits struck him as belonging to
someone else-all except one. One
sturdy suit of tweed had a cut that
was different from the others. OF all
1.-THE clothes it alone seemed to have
"a personal note-the note he had ex-
Ipected to find in the bags and had
iehrunk from
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22
help FOR
WORKING WOMEN
Some Have to Keep on Until
They Almost Drop. How
Mrs. Conley Got Help.

Here is letter from a woman who
had to work, but was too weak and suf-
fered too much to continue. How she
regained health =
Frankfort, Ky.-"I suffered SO much
with female weakness that could not
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22

90 my own Work,
had to hire it done.
! b e ard s o much
about Lydia E. Pink
hams We G eta Bile
Compound til It /
tried it. / took three
bottles and / found
it to be all you
claim. Now / feel as
well as ever I did and
am able to do all my
nW-o xryorL a~a.p r
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22
The Way Of It.

WELL said the advertising poster
man to his assistant, we've struck q
case Of paradoxical luck"
"Hows that?" asked the other.
Here's wall to our progress, and
we will soon be up against it."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22

To be exiled 5000 miles from
home is as trying to an Ameri-
cans soul as serving a long
term in prison. Consider Ger
rvs situation. He has lost Mar
garita and his boy. He longs to
go back to Aix and Red Hill,
but the shock of recent events
have Slapped the nerve he needs
to make the start for home.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-06-22

Fortunate is the locomotive engir
neer who leads wreckless life. y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
Ordinance No. 4O8-C

An ordinance providing for the is-
 suancc of bonds of the city of Bir-
 mingham in the amount of thirty
 Five thousand, five hundred dollars
 ($35,JOO) for the purpose of paying
 outstanding contractors estimates
 for public Improvements.
 Whereas, The assessments for the cost of improvements made under improve ment ordinances Nos. SIS, S41, S54 S56, S5S, s61, s67, S6S. S69. S70, S71 SIS, Ss2 SS7 and S92 were made final more than 30 days prior to the enactment of this ordinance, and the balance of the cost of said improve ments remains unpaid, as evidenced by certain outstanding contractors esti- mates, and
 Whereas, For the purpose of providing means to pay for the part of the work remaining unpaid it is necessary to issue and sell bonds of the city of Birming- ham in respect of each of the improve ments made under the said improvement ordinances, respectively, to an amount sufficient to pay the cost of said im- provements, after deducting the amount paid by property owners, the said bonds aggregating the amount of thirty-five thousand, five hundred dollars.
 Now therefore. Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section l. City public improvement bonds of the city of Birmingham to the aggregate principal amount of thirty-five thousand, five hundred dollars $(35, ,50O) shall be issued in series. each series being numbered to correspond to the improve ment ordinance under which the improve ment was made. The said bonds shall be of the denomination of $500 each and the numbers of the said series and the num- bers of the bonds of each series and the aggregate amount of each series shall be as follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
WILL INVESTIGATE
 BRITAIN BLACKLIST
tcontinued from Page ore,

Britain. J. K. Kahl, an exporter and inn porter, said:
 This blacklist has been in the hands of bankers all over the world at least a year. to my personal knowledge. 1 have known for more than year that I for one, have been blackIisted. I am and have been for 20 years an Ameri- can. Not only has my business, which was mainly with China, Japan and far eastern countries, been broken off com pletely by seizure of goods, but I have been unable to buy bills of exchange or in any other way settle my affairs. Others have been unable to get bills of exchange through me-"
 Alfred Richter, a trader with Chinese and Japanese merchants, made a sim liar complaint My goods have been seized at Hongkong and elsewhere reg ularly.' he said, until I stopped do- ing business. My mail to my agents in Canton, Tientsin and other cities were returned to me. The reason, so far as I can guess, is that once, almost 30 years ago, I was connected with a German firm" Mir. Richter said he had been a citizen of the United States for 25 years.
 John S. Scully of Zimmerman & For shay, prominent German bankers, said: "All the officers of our company are American citizens. Of course, much of our DuslnesS mas been done With Ger many naturally, but for years we have had business relations with England and many of her colonies. as well as other countries now included in the war and those which have held aloof."
 we are considering means of talk ing the matter up with the state de- partment within a day or two." said Oscar L. Gubelman of Knauth. Nachod & Kuhn. bankers. We feel that we have been unfairly discrminated against. We have information that many of our cables were interfered with"
 Charles Hardy. metal importer, said the only reason he could think of for the presence of his name on the list was that he had been cabling money to relatives in Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
CONFIDENCE SHOWN
 IN IRON BUSINESS
Construction Plans Indicate This-FOreign Buying
 Dominates Market

Cleveland, O.. July s.-(specia1)-A construction plan calling for expendi- ture of about $7O,o0o,0o0 at various plants of Bethlehem Steel corporation is regarded as an important expression of confidence~in future of iron business in this country.
 sale of 50OOO tons of forging bill lets for delivery in last quarter of this year and first quarter of next has been closed in the Chicago district with the Illinois Steel company Rail orders taken during the week by the Steel corporation amounted to 1S,0o0 tons. Rail buying at present is light, but there is slight revival in car buy ing. It is reported that American Ship building company has closed for sev- eral additional boats.
 Foreign buying of steel products still dominates with respect to large tonnage propositions. Orders from Rus sia for car axles and wheels noted last week, it is now learned, call for 2S,000 steel axles and 56,000 cast iron wheels. The buying will rot interfere with placing of large Russian car or der, which is active.
 The French government has bought 14,000 tons of rails from the Steel cor poration and the Canadian Pacific has sold the English government /30,0o0 tons of rails, which it has taken from sidings and this road is still trying to buy 30,000 tons on this side. Canadian rail mills, which some months ago sold American roads 35,000 to 10000 tons of k< 11li as the Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say.
 In the finished material market dur past week interest has centered large ly in contracts for steel bars. An nouncement last week that contracts had been made for S0,000 tons at $2.35 Pittsburg or $3 per ton less than the price which had been asked by all mills for contracts for first half of next year, was followed by denials Of implement manufacturers that they had closed, and also by denials from representatives of many mills that a price less than $2.50 had been made. Undoubtedly some mills have refused to sell at less than $2.50 and some inn plement manufacturers have declined to buy at S2.35, but at least two ad- ditional contracts at $235 have been placed this week in Chicago district amounting to from 10000 to 15,000 tons, and heavy tonnages are under ne- gotiation at this time in both east and west. Sales to date amount to about 10o,000 tons.
 Inquiries for pig iron for shipment to foreign countries continues very heavy. It is estimated that in the Phil adelphia district two-thrds of recent business has been for export and it is probable that in other centers per- centage of export business is fully as large.
 Among pending inquiries is one for 25,000 tons low phosphorus pig iron for export during next six or seven months
 Extreme heat is interfering to d marked degree with operation of fur naces, and reduced production for present month is probable. Inquiries are pending for about 1S,000 tons Of structural material from Canada and buyers there also want large quan- titles of billetsy South Africa is in the market for 12,0O0 rails. English ship yards want large tonnages boat ma terial.