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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

automobile knocked down three persons.
uo was arrested and charged with reck
less driving. The three injured persons
were crossing the street and didn't have
time 10 get out of the way. They were
taken to the Emergency hospital of the
state bathhouse where their cuts and
bruises were dressed. None was seriously
in iured. The Burlington directory does
NOT contain Mr.. Spencer's name.
Two spokes were broken from one
wheel of a buggy owned and driven oS
Clark c. Briggs Tuesday afternoon
when an automobile which was io'IoW-
| ing the buggy collided with 1t at the cor
ner of Church and Main streets MI.
| Briggs was driving UP Main street ana
stopped his horse as he turned horth
| onto Church street whore car was
| standing. The automobile of IT, W.
| Milington, in which he and his brother
were riding was following the team
slowly and did not stop soon enough 10
avoid coliding with one of the rear
| wheels of the team. No one was injured
the only damage being the breaking OF
the two spokes.
James Dawson Of Hincsburg, who
|
warrant made out by states Attorney
r. u. Hopkins. charging adultery. was
in city court yesterday morning to an
swer to two charges, tho adultery
charge and also one Of assaultlng, with
intent to kill. Mrs. Martha J. White.
tho states attorney issuing warrant
charging him with tho latter crime on
Tuesday Both cases wore continued
Ia. n do,,
lea. Tho hail for the assault case was
fixed at 81 200 and for the adultery case
$500. and Dawson was unable to furnish
this amount which would total $1,000
He was remanded to Jail. His attorneys
are G.. NJ. Page and II. r. Shaw.
Thomas Reeves Tuesday sold a
auction the estate of the late Johr
MadiEan on North Champain street t.
settle the estate, realizing a little Owe
$4,000 from the sale. The house mum
bered ls2 was purchased by Mrs. Anna
Madigan for Sizes, 17s by Mrs. Martii
: Beaski for sl.20s. I75 by !. y. MadisaI
for $780, l7S by j, NJ Madsan for sl,sot
= and III by j. T. Madigan for $500 TIL
latter was the homestead and include
p house. harm and lot, the others bein
4 double houses. The small articles abou
. the place were sold to various othe
: bidders. Mr.. Reeves will GO to-day t
!. Mount Holly. where he will close the sal
!, of farm belonging to the G. II. Stewn'
+ estate. purchased by Edward l.. kelle
OF that town.
a officer Thomas Collins arrested Hsrr
. II. Tillman. a deserter from the Secon
Q cavalry, Tuesday evening and Wednesda
l.. -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
August II

A self-made man imaginAs that he used
up all the really good material.
One trouble with reform Is that every
man wants to apply it to the other fell
low
A clerk keeps right on working when
it goes on a strike. Thus it gets the
bulge on man.
Every time q girl is introduced to an
eligible man a fresh crop Of hope springs
up in her heart.--Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
EVEN Up.

A popular London clergyman was once
spending a few days at a country house
with some friends. On the Monday
morning he was playing tennis with a
young man he could usually beat but for
some reason or other the clergyman was
not in form, and was faring badly.
Between games he remarked to his on
ronent:
Il simply can't stand your service to,
day"
Then we're quits" was the cheek,
reply. Il couldn't stand yours Yesterday
Tit Bits
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
BELGIAN COAST FORTIFIED
Germans Rave Established FOrmidn-
HE Defepses There.

Rotterdam. Netherlands. August g.
\ CORES pondent who has just been
permitted to visit the Belgian coast
reports in the Brooklyn Eagle on the
formidable defcnses that have been
raised there. 4 long line of barhed
wire entanglemcnt stretches along the
coast. and an endless series Of long
slender ships guns protrude from the
coarse grass of the dunes, and behind
tho dunes crouch the heavy howitzers.
Underground dwellings of bomb
proof concrete form part Of the great
trench along the entire coast he says.
mo spot is unguarded. Everywhere
the endless line il occupied by sailors
who endeavor to find relief for the
monotony of their life in gardening
and in the care of their pigs, goats. rab-
/ bits and birds.
! Here and there one comes across an
enormous uneXploded shell, hurled
ashore by one of the big British war
ships, and which now forms the orna-
mental center of a flower garden. I
saw a big fellow among them, some of
80 ccntimeter caliher.
What one sees in the way of de-
structon is the work OF the fast tor
pedo -destroyers which have on acca-
sion hailed smaller shells on the
coastal towns with their quick firing
guns. The corners of houses are
gnawed away: here and there a gable
exhibits great holes. But the damaS,
is not very had, ut least not in Ostend
and Zeebrugge. much less than one
would have supposed. Even on the
seaside the towns appear to b" LITTLE
damaged The big bath hotel at Os-
, tend is untouched. and the great Elas.
, Kurhaus shows no breakagc in it's in
, Vulnerable panes. y few big build
ings by Zoebrugge have been levcloc
, to the ground, but that was the worl
, of the Germans, owing to the fact tina
these buildings helped to direct the EN-
emy's fire on the occasions when h
. sought to destroy the most suscepti
bic feature of the harbor. the big lock
The real work of destruction begin
J where the French land guns have bee
e able to have their say Mddelkerk
y is mass of ruins IT is d remarka
f BILE fact that GOO people continue t
q crouch there. The school is even still
n attended by eighty children. But ev
n cry house has it's underground refuge
t such as the soldiers construct in tn
=, front lines. Shells stu fall in tn
d place almost daily.
"Mddelkerke is now in such a stat
that the Germans no longer take II
u quarters there. but prefer to live j
! dwelling holes burrowing in the dune
Some streets always lie open to til
- French observers and gunners. Lon
- walks can be taken in the souther
y, part of the place. by winding cove
y ways that have been broken and du
~ out. half in, half under the cart
- through garden walls houses and &c
lars. A deep trench is the only sal
communication with the WestenC
At watering place, where no house ~
y standing. In the village of Wcstcnd
A. which is if possible even more tho
~ oughly knocked to pieces than the wa
I'm crinE place, ! noticed that tho enemy
ro shells had spared the part of wa
4 of an inn on which was inscribed Il
a name, In den Nrcde CThe Peace Ia,
ne crn)"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
WOULD BE REGRETFCL.

A married couple We're touring in Sicily
At distance from one of the large
towns. the wife said:
Think, Albert, if the brigands should
come now and take me from YOU"
impossible. my dear
But supposng they did come and
carry me away, what would you say
II should say" replied her husband
that the brigands were new at the bosi
ness-thats all"-Buffalo News
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
poINTED PARAGRAPHS.

pavrhrokers are advance agents OF
hard times.
woman seldom gets old enough TO
admit shes as old as that
No fool at 40 will ever break into the
late King Solomon's class
As some men see 1t. our national game
ia INV kind of skin game.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
THE BURLINGTON MARKETS
Flour Hipbcr. n- are Gr''ns-"'ne'
Changes.

Summer vegetables are becoming
cheaper as the season progresses Whle
butter and eggs arc slightly higher Inc
grains have taken rise in price since
last weeks quotations. Cherries. rasp-
berries and soosebcrres are out OF mar
kot The meat and fish prices are about
the same.
The following prices are quoted Tor
the Free Press by c. A. Rnrher and
r. f. Perkins grocers, r. Z. Howard
meat dealer, the Burlington Fish
company the burlington Fruit company
and the A. y. Pease Feed company:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
THE LIGHT THAT FAILED

Caller-Good gracious, Why in the
world have you got your lights full on in
broad daylight?
The Knowing One-My wfo's coming
home to-day and I've written her that
I've stayed at home reading every
night, So | don't want the bally gas
bill to give me away.-ideas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

Mrs NJ. J. stockton. sister Of Mrs.
s n. Hodge of this city. died al Brat
tleboro Tuesday. Funeral services
will he held from the house Of DR..
Hodge 20 wilson street this morning at
nine o'clock
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
TIE TIME AND TIE PLACE.

Bobby" said the lacy in the street
car. severely, why don't you get up and
give your seat to your father? Doesn' :
it pain you TO see him reaching for the
strap"
Not In the car" said Bohhy, 1T does
al home Tho Advance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
DID HIS BEST.

She curing the spaD--fou should
have married some stupid, crodulous
girl
He-Well, my dear, l did the best
could-Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
LOADED.

"What r. this man charged WITH"
asked the magistrate
"Dynamte" was the unanimous reply
Of six policemen who had made tic ar
rest.-Iondor Tit-Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
SHERLOCK HOLMES

The Waitress-And how did you find
the apple pie, sir?
The Diner moved bit Of cheese
aside and there 1t was,-Exchange.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

You can generally base a fair estimate
Of how much man knows on his confes-
sion of how little he knows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

Observe the policeman, and learn how
to keep away from troutls.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

If Won arc tenant-hunting through
a campaign of classified advertising
Won win make the quest short and prof
table.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
PASSING THOUGHTS.

Punctuality is an excellent habit, but II
puts one at disadvantage because It 10
not common
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

\ jollier is prince, among fools,
ALBANY Journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

Fashion always strives toward ex.
tremes. wherefore most sensible persons
are unfashicnahlc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

he home of Frank Warren of 43
| tn avenue was searched by the
&c about 10 O'Clock Sunday
ming with results. Two gallons Of
skey and SO bottles of beer were
nd on the premises and several men
Re found there drinking. Warren
+ locked up on a warrant made out
City Grand Juror Clarence White
rged with keeping liquor on hand
h intent to sell,
Postmaster ]. f.. Burke Of the local
q is now acting as recruiting Officer
the United States army for this
Brict. His appointment results from
recent act of Congress making al
tmas ters recruiting officers for theil
tricts. Mr. Burke has already hat
application from one who wishes t.
the Tenth cavalry, but the ranks
the troops of the Tenth are at pres
full.
farewell reception was given n
home of Mrs. Il. j. Way Monda!
hing by members of Antonio Re
kah Lodge to Mrs. J. W, Dawson, VIII
Tuesday morning to reside II
,rcester. Mass. Refreshments wor
we'd. and Mrs. Dawson was present
with solid gold necklace with
kdant containing her birthstone, a
mark of the esteem in which he
rlington sisters hold her TIL
scntation was made by Mrs. r. I
ntss. past noble grand Of tn
ge.
Ionday's Boston Herald says tina
uis f. Spencer, So years old, farme
m Burlington. Vt, swung into Cheste
nuc from the boulevard, Revere, wit
h abandon Sunday afternoon that HI
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
Pigeons and a Doctor.

The carrier pigeon has been put to a
new Csc by a doctor in Scotland who
has a large and scattered practice.
When he goes on long rounds he car
ries a number Of pigeons with him. If
he finds that some Of his patients re-
quire medicine at once he writes out
prescriptions and by means Of his pi-
geons forwards them to his surgery.
Here an assistant gets the messages,
prepares the prescriptions and dispatch
es the medicine.
If after visiting a patient the doctor
thinks he will be required later in the
day, he simply leaves a pigeon, which
Is employed to summon him If neces.
sary. To this enterprising physician
the keeping Of carrier pigeons means
a saving Of time and expense and la.
Dor.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
SPAN OF TWO LONG LINES.

They Connect the Era Of the Zeppelin
With That Of tho Sedan Chair.
The late Henry Gassaway Davis,
once a vice presidential candidate, saw
and heard as a boy in Baltimore in
1928 the ceremonies at the official be-
ginning Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road.
The parsonage Of the occasion, the
driver Of "the first spike," as we should
say nowadays, was the last surviving
signer of the Declaration Of Independ-
n the richest American Of the eight
teenth century, the great gentleman
and illustrious patriot, Charles Carroll
Of Carrollton.
Born in 1877, Charles Carroll had yet
four years to live. Thus these two
lives are an arch Of nearly $50 years
between the American colonies of
George lis time and the third year
Of Mr.. Wilson's administration, when
Mr.. Davis long life came to an end.
The year Of his birth was 1923.
A mere two dozen Of such lives as
CAROLS and Davis, a dozen Of their
united span of years, would take us
back to the first Punic Val. Charles
Carroll and Henry .Gassaway Davis,
who saw him, together take US from
the sedan chair period to that Of the
Zeppelin.-New York Times.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
RELFIELD YOUNG MAN
FACING SERIOUS CHARGE

Arthur Strong, an employee on the
George Foster farm near Belfeld, is
facing a statutory charge preferred
by a ~15-year-old girl working on the
Davis Bros. farm, n mile south of
that city. Strong is a married man,
his wife having recently returned to
the east. A hearing was held on
Wednesday before Justice A. P. Fol-
som in Dickinson, States Attorney
Burgeson appearing for the prosecu-
ton, and Murtha & Sturgeon for the
defendant. Justice Folsom concluded
the taking of testimony on Thursday,
later binding the defendant over to
the district court. The required bond
was not furnished and as a conse-
quence the accused a remanded to
the county jail.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
FARGO IS O US

Under the caption, Dickinson
Should Get a Normal School," the
Fargo Forum says in part as follows:
"There is an idea prevalent in the
western part of North Dakota that
the eastern part of the state does
not want to give the western half a
fair deal in the matter of state in
stitutions. Nothing could be further
from the truth. The eastern, and
more thoroughly settled part of North
Dakota, is fully aware of the remark
able advancement made on the Slope
country in the past decade and takes
pride in that development. Moreover,
the people in this part of the state
will be glad to assist in every way
possible to help in continuing this de-
velopment. One way this can be done
is to vote in favor of the establish
ment of a fourth normal school in
North Dakota to be located at Dickin-
son.
"There are now three normal
schools in North Dakota. One is To-
Gated at Valley City, serving the
southeastern corner of the state, the
second is at Mayvillc, serving the
northeas stern corner, the fourth is at
Minot, serving the northwestern
corner. The southwest orner is now
without a normal, and The Forum be-
lieves the voters of the state will con-
cede the need for one and will vote
in favor of the amendment to the
constitution locating such an institu-
ton at Dickinson.
"The Forum heartily endorses the
following sentiment, expressed by
former Senator Leslie A. Simpson,
who was a recent Fargo visitor:
"'The Dickinson normal, which we
hope to see the state establish, would
supply a field that is not in conflict
with the territories Of any of the
present normal schools. It would
open educational possibilities to a
tremendous population"
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
LEGEND OF ST. BRENDAN.
It Claims tho irish Mank 40 the Real
Disooverer Of America.

II Claims tho irish Monk 40 the Real
Disooverer Of America.
The first discoverer Of America, &C.
cording to an old Irish tradition, was
St Brendan. Brendan lived in the
sixth century and, according to legend,
fitted out a vessel and sailed westward
in the hope Of discovering an island
supposed to contain the paradise once
tenanted by Adam and Eve. He was
accompanied by fourteen monks, and
the ship was "victualed for seven
years."
After sailing forty days and forty
nights they came to an island, where
they found "a hall with tables spread
with good meat and drink" They
then sailed o. for a long time and
came to another island, wherein were
the whitest and greatest sheep they
ever saw" After stopping for a time
they proceeded with the voyage and
came to a third island, called "the par
adise of BIRDS" After wandering
about for sever years from island to
island st. Brendan and his monks re-
turned to Ireland, where they aston
ished the natives by tales Of the won
ders they had seen.
In spite Of the wild and improbable
features of this legend it was for CEN
turtles accepted as truth, and the Span
ish government sent out several expe-
ditions in search Of the islands Of st.
Brendan. The St. Brendan legend
formed one of the causes which led to
fha discoveries made bv CO1umhus-
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
WITH H MOVIES

o o O o o @ 8 o o o o o o o o
The versatility of Marguerite Clark
in the Famous Players-Paramount
pictures, "Mice and Men," is we'll es-
tablished, but even her most ardent
protagonists will be surprised at the
remarkable work which she does,
tracing as it does the development of
an ~uneducated founding into a So
ciety butterfy-but not the brainless
butterfly Of the silly, simpering
variety. She is a high-strung, deli
cate little soul whose charming
naivete and deep sincerity win the
love and admiration of all who behold
her. At the Lyric, Saturday, Septem-
Der 23rd.
The photographing of "The Bugle
CALL" drama of the plains in which
Cluster" Collier is starred, was fin
ished with some terrific scenes of
battle.
The making of the picture had been
a boys dream of delight for the
youthful star. But the battle scenes
were almost too realistic for him.
He had no part in them, but he was
on hand every minute and by the
time he had seen half a dozen riders
carried off to the hospital, he began
to realize that making photo-dramas
is not all make-believe.
The director shouted a signal and
a band of Indians charged the stock
ade. A mounted man close to the
camera threw his horse, the pony's
legs went into the air and he rolled
completely over his rider.
The scene was quickly through.
The man sat up grinning and to
anxious inquiries replied, "Never
touched me-"
The boy star gave a sigh of relief.
"Only good luck saved him-and a
light pony" he said with unconscious
authority. Gee! I'll be glad when
this part of it is over"
Then he added with equal fervor:
"But that will make a bully fall for
the picture" =
At the Lyric, Friday, September
22nd.
When Edith Storey was handed her
script for "The Tarantula," at the
Lyric on Wednesday, September goth,
she found her character called for a
great many scenes in which it would
be necessary for her to give artistic
interpretations of Spanish dances.
Hearing Of some dancing master in
New York who made a speciality of
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
|.z,'1s@@1 "a
GREATER. NATIONAL EFFI-
CIENCY.
EFF.

Charles Evans Hughes, republican
candidate for president of the United
States, recently completed 4 western
spcech-making tour which has taken
him into twelve states end enabled
him to address more than one
:adred ard fifty audiences of voters.
= influence Of his tour was admit
tedly very great, end it has certainly
beer the most interesting part of the
campaign thus far. The burden of
most Of his speeches was the need
for greater national efficiency than
the democratic administration had
given the country. He spoke fire.
quently on the democratic misuse of
their power over appointive offices
and promised to consider only merit
in his appointments if he should be
elected. In n of his "America
First and American Efficiency
speeches he said in part as follows:
1--WE cannot afford to be sectional.
W. must have policies to upbuild the
South, as we'll as the North and East
and the West. We have got to have
a common prosperity, or we shall
have no prosperity. We have got to
succeed altogether, or we shall not
succeed at all.
"Did you ever reflect how the ma
tions abroad are able to turn the en-
tire force of national energy into a
given direction at will? We cannot
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16

The Press adds another name this
week to the roll of honor of Dick
inson normal school boosters-that
Of Attorney Tobias D. Casey of this
city. Mr.. Casey is an old democratic
wal horse and one of the big politi-
cal powers of the state. He had
much to do with the placing of the
Slope normal school plank in the
state democratic platform, although
he was not even a committeeman
He was on the ground, however, at
the Bismarck meeting, and his infu-
ence counted for much.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16

The first road map eve made of
North Dakota is being prepared by
Jay w. Bliss, state engineer, and will
be included in the seventh biennial re-
port of the state department. The
location of all Of the main county
roads will be shown. The information
from which the map is being made
was furnished by county auditors and
county surveyors. Every foot of the
Red Trail, the Yellow Trail and the
Wonderland Trail is to be shown.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
A Caller.

"Any one call while I was out,
Katie?"
eyes, ma'am." .
"Who was it?'
II don't know, ma'am."
didn't you answer the bell?"
eyes, ma'am." t..
"What did she look lke?"
II didn't see her, ma'am."
"You answered the bell, but didn't
see herr"
Eyes, ma'am."
"Why, Katie, l don't understand
"Well, ma'am,' don't blame me; blame
the telephone!"-Yonkers Statesman.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16

Spanish and fancy dancing, Miss
Storey decided to take a course OF
his lessons.
Miss Storey faithfully Travelled over
to the instructor every day. Tor a
week before he announced that she
had caught the sway and rhythm OF
the dance steps Of Sunny Spain.
"Although I have taken instruc-
tions in toe, cabaret and GrecianI,
dancing for my work in pictures"
said she, "there is no dance which
calls for more concentration and
gracefulncss than the Spanish IAN
dango steps,"
The dancing scenes in this feature
picture have helped lend "atmos-
phere" to no small degree.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
While the official crop estimates by

While the official crop estimates by
the department of agriculture show a
decrease in the corn production of
ten per cent in the entire nation, it
is gratifying to note that the state of
North Dakota is credited with an in
crease of over fifty per cent in the
corn yield. Over fifty per cent of the
entire flax crop of the country is pro-
duced in North Dakota.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16
DICKINSON CASH STORE

Children's coats, Gotzian shoes,
shoes for the school children-in fact
everything in the general merchan-
disc line at very reasonable prices.
Latest styles, and everything guar
anteed.-Joe Tutilman & Co., First
Street North and Second Avenue
East. 9-16-1t
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-16

First Lady (readlng a newspaper)-
This golf seems to be a very danger
u game. Did you see what hap
pened to a man named Taylor? He
went into bunker and was in two
when he came out.
Second Lady-How dreadful!
HYes, here are the words: Taylor
getting out In two; Braid secured a
half.'"
docs 1t say what happened to the
other half?"
mo, but there was worse to follow.
According to the report, Taylor then
fell completely to pieces"