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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
VT. TROOPS MOVE
TO SOMEWHERE IN
BIG BEND REGION
Green Mountain Militia HOnOred
First of State Soldiers to
Relieve Regulars on
Border.
Camp Shafter, July ~.

Camp Smarter, July IL.
Eagle Pass, Textile order has
just been issued to the company COM
manders of the First Vermont Regi-
ment to hold their men in readiness to
break camp probably tonight. 1t is
reported that tho LIST battalion will be
the first to go and will move twenty
eight miles to the northwest where
they will relieve the regulars" now
doing outpost duty.
The men are kecnly alive to the
houor thus placed upon the Vermont
regiment and especially the First Bat
TALON, which Is composed of Companies
a, e, G and u. The responsibility will
be no light one and the men will be
kept continually on the alert, as in
case of any unforeseen events they
will be among the very first to see
actual service in the field.
The order comes as n surprise and
just as the men were getting into the
swing Of camp life. Cots, shower
baths and electric lights will have to
be left behind and n new camp estab-
lished Somewhere" out on the desert.
The st. Adams ard St Johnshury
companies received several large boxes
to-day, packed with cigarettes. candy,
stamped envelopes and new underwear,
The business Mems association of the
two towns were responsible for these
welcome gifts and the men cheered
Justify for their benefactors.
Nothing is known Of where we are
to go, but it is reported from good
authority that the outposts will be
stationed within seventy miles of Ell
Paso and somewhere in the big Bend"
region. 1t is understood that there
are several bridges and some mining
property to be guarded.
w p. LEUTZE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
AN ESSAY ON EDITORS,

ntry schoolboy was told to write
y on editors and this is the re-
know now newspapers came to
he world. | don't think the good
pes, for lie amt got nothing to
out an editor in the Bible.
he editor is one of the missing
gu read of. and stayed in the
until after the flood, ard then
put and wrote the thing up and
kn here ever since. ! don't think
Il died. I never seen a daLd one
yer heard Of one getting licked.
doctor makes n mistake he
| 1t and people dasent say moth
IN the editor makes a mistake
5 big swearing and big fuss. but
|octor makes n mistake there Is
raj, cut flowers and perfect 81
)octor can use a word n yard
lithout anybody knowing what II
If an editor uses one he has tc
doctor goes to see another mans
J charges for the visit; but If the
goes he gets charge OF buck
old college can make n doctor
J editor has to be born.-Phila'
Inquirer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
OUT OF 1T.

"Deed no, sab, l can't jne no army"
"But your country needs you, Ras-
tus."
Cant help dat. It's impossible"
"Why impossible, Rastus?'
well. you see. my OF woman has
been ovah to de cot an put me unner
bonds to keep de peace. No, sab. I cant
do no fightin' nohow."-Boston Trans
cript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

When you feel anger rising, find
place where you can't talk to anybody.
and sit down.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

hgton. July 17.-Presiden. Will
hy signed the rural credits bill
ecently by Congress. A group
ors, representatives and Off
farmers organizations APP
as Mr.. Wilson affixed his sig
before signing the measure.
teates a system of twelve land
hks under direction of fed
rd. the President said: "On oc-
of this sort there are so many
o say that one would despair
z them briefly and adequate.
hnnot go through the simple
Y Of signing this bill without
hg the feeling of profound sat
1t we have completed this piece
hation. which I hope will be
lily beneficial to the farmers
|ountry. The farmers. it seems
ave occupied hitherto a Singh
kion of DISADVANTAGE. They
L had the same freedom to get
n their real estate that others
d who were in manufacturing
hmercial enterprises and while
We sustained our life they did
the same degree with some
share in the benefits of that
|R GETS HIS OPPORTUNITY.
Pfore, this bill. along with
! liberal provisions of the fed
Ferve act puts them upon an
with all others who have gen.
i cts and makes the great credit
'ountry available to them. One
but feel that this is delayed
o them. ] look forward to the
of this bill. not with extrava-
tpectations, but with confident
ZION that it will be of very
hching benefits and incidentally
be of advantage to the invest
immunity. for | can imagine nc
satisfactory and solid invest
an this system will afford those
We money to use.
IN the bill. therefore. with rea'
and am very glad to be hon.
your presence and supported
feelings. / have no doubt il
have said regarding it."
President used two pens in
the bin. and gave one of then
htor Fletcher of Florida, who
permission to present it to tn,
n Commercial Congress.
EDITION to the number of mem
the House and Senate the sign,
! witnessed by David Lubin, on.
briginators of the bill. and rep
tives of the National Grange
Lrmers' Educational and Coop
Union. the Farmers Society o
the Ancient order of Cleaners
Irmers' National Congress an,
fional council of Farmers Co
Ne associations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

To those who live right the mid sum
mer closing of the churches is not
cause for concern.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

Characterization of President Boyn-
ton Of American Real Estate Co.. n. Y,
showed oompany's loss on actual sales
of property from 1901 to 1916 was over
500 900. In same period expenses ex-
eeeded-rsvanvesby sSooo'@s ....
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

Opposite extremes are the rate Mt
which message is transmitted by elec-
tricty and the rate at which n mess
senger delivers It,
Albany Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
THE WISE BIRD.

'"Why is the owl accepted as a symbol
of wisdom? never heard of an owls
doing anything clever"
Maybe his wisdom consists in not
butting in and trying to show off how
smart he s."-Washinngton Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

American sheep raisers will receive
about SIT, oooo oo for this years wool crop.
the department of agriculture announces.
Average prices during June were
2S7 cents a pound, higher :han for many
years. Average weight of fleece OF
wool is 600 pounds and the country an
nually produces about 100000 fleeces
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
JUST A NOTE.

81 fear that Algernon does not
really care for mo"
why not. you got letter to-day,
grille"
Eyes, but he only wrote IS pages"
--Louisville Courler-Journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
HIS VIEW.

Cubist Teaoher-Can anyone give
an impressionistic definition of New
York?
Bright Pupil-A small body of IL
mousines almost entirely surrounded
by Fords.-Houston Chronicle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
PASSING THOUGHTS.

It's a foolish habit, hut not an uncom-
mon one, to believe that n thing is not
good enough unless its price is high
above the average.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

Steady ploddng accomplishes more
than do intermittent periods of ex-
traordinary activity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

hmount of aggressive advertising
make poor store-a store with
|olicies and principles-successful.
fe of such E store. in an enlight-
fammupity. ~ always short 49,
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After enduring the needless hard
ships OF Ave days trip in day
coaches, In which the sanitary, sleep
Ing and eating facilities were of the
poorest, the Vermont troops were be-
coming extremely indignant to see the
daily arrival of trains from Kansas
and Maryland all composed of tourist
and Pullman cars And 1t Is the fer
vent wish that when the order comes
to return home that the boys of Yer
mont will fare as well as those of
other States.
This feeling has been partly allayed
for with the installation of shower
baths and electric lights, and the
promise of cots, the men are looking
forward to better days.
The shower baths have proven sc
popular that special hours have had
to be posted for their use. The arri-
val Of cots will fulfll long-felt wan'
for there are nightly sand storms
which I'LL the blankets with a hns
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
Camp Shafter, Eagle Pass, Texas:

The men of the Vermont regiment con-
tnUe In excellent spirits despite the
weather Texas seems to be showing off
entirely for their benefit. Saturday after
noon it rained in a true, wholehearted
fashion. Rivers ran through the streets
and soaked blankets, clothing ana equip
ment. Many Of the men paraded the
camp in the original swimmin' hole uni
form so as to receive the fun benefit OF
the deuge. Directly the rain had stopped
Of tents. As soon as it was dry enough,
deep bitches were dug around each tent
and a long ditch the length Of each street
both in front and rear of the tent. Two
other bitches at the head and foot of the
company streets go the entire length Of
the camp. Thus a systematic method of
drainage is afforded and all that is need
ed for typical irrigation system is res
ervor. The probabilities are that it will
not rain again now for eight months.
Last Friday the entire regiment went
on a night hike and cooked their own
rations Of bacon, hard tack and coffee.
Excitement was afforded when two rat
tlesnakeS visited the regiment about sup
per time. one of the reptiles was killed
and was found to he five feet in length.
The other escaped by entering n rabbit
hole and he successfully withstood the
| efforts to smoke and drown him out. This
section Of Texas abounds in disagreeahle
specimens OF animal life. TWO tarantulas
were seen and killed by members of Com
pany q Yesterday morning. Also there
have been many lizards, horned toads and
! ground squirrels captured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

man who is called nothing worse
than a crank ought to be fairly well
satisfied.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

Make your want ad message clear and
dsdnite-and you will win.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20
|V|T|ES Of
} LAWMAKERS
NJ WASHINGTON

mt Wilson Signs the Ru-
Fredits Bill with ApprO-
|e CeremOny--Makes Lit
peech to Agricultural In
is Whose Representatives
Present-Naval p'll May
Senate To-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-20

REE PRESS wANTsADs-RAx BEL
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23
CHAPTER VII.
Ninht Wind.

From that time forth Sandry began
TO take a keener interest in Siletz. For
one thing, he noticed that everyone
called her Sletz, with soft slurrlng
of the first syllable. and he found him.
self using the name which he thought
particularly beautiful. 1t was the
name of the reservation to the north
and of small part of the odds and
ends of tribes thrown in there by a
beneficent government. What was her
other name? He had always thought
of her as Ma Daily's daughter; and
vet now that he came to think of it..
she had never seemed akin to the easy
going, open-minded foreman who was
so like the old woman. She was alien
TO both with her silences, her whlmsl-
cal speech and her look of hidden ire.
One day in the late fall. when the
white mist and the evergreen or the
forest had got on his nerves unbear-
ob,v sandry left the Office and went to
the shed for Black Bolt, only TO ma
him gone. Ho had meant to ride on
the ft of blues, Failing that, he decid-
cd to walk it OF, and struck up the wet
green valley to the north.
Almost Immediately the tumbling
hills closed in upon him and he found
himself in a wilderness of towering
frs of dripping vine naples and mys-
tar;ous paths lost in the crowdlng
serns He was standing at resi- in a
smau glade carpeted with ppae nee
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23

dies and surrounded with ferns, when
ne caught the sound of voices. They
came from the dense wall of the woods
at his right and unconsciously he lis
tened, tipping his head and straining
his ears. Presently a look of blank
ness spread upon his face.
One of the voices was familiar, soft
and sliding with minors, the voice of
the girl Siletz, and she was speaking
jargon
Even as this amazing knowledge
was borne in upon him the tangle
parted and she stepped out before him.
A Siletz squaw followed her, a short
brown creature of comely features.
clad in brilliant flannel, a towering
pyramid of baskets slung to one shout
der. Nosing eagerly at the girls ell
bow stepped Black Bolt, while Coos
nah brought up the rear. They per-
ceived him instantly and the Indian
woman turned away with few gut
turals which Siletz answered gently.
But in the moment that she had con-
fronted him, Sandry had seen her face
and received a shock
Beginning just under the lower lip
and running downward to the base of
the chin there stood out three blue
bars, each composed of infinitely tat
tooed designs. Unconsciously his star
tied eyes flew to the dark face of the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23

shovel the men went at the WORE "
digging out the damaged timbers. Ine
work was heavier, more dangerous ana
disagreeable by reason of the water
four feet deep at low TIDE, elsh' a.
high, which Tapped their bases
Daily put them at the digging lrohh
the slope side at low tide; but on tne
second day he stood long running MS
blunt fingers through his nalr' as "A'
his custom when perplexed -.
Sandry had come down rom 'ne
ofica and now stood on the track
above the rollway looking over tne
wet country below. At the roii"ay
foot the sluggish ribbon OF tldeWa.er'
sullen and discolored, wound up nu a..
The south. To the north the valles
lifted gently toward the camp anu 10
wilderness beyond ..ho+
suddenly, Daily" he SAID, "na'
are you going to do about II! ,+
= don't just know. The men can =
,-orl in the water, and them piles nave
GOT TO come out. But there's way q
dom it. of course. ..,,,
"Of course" sad the eastermei'
why not 80 at it from aboves"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23
CARING FOR TIE UNKNOWN
Patriotic Work Undertaken by Ger
man Women That is of Real Serv"
ice to the Fatherland.

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Companion
in Germany writes of touching thing
that the lonely women of the nation
have done-women who have no sons,
no husband, no brother, no father IN
the war; who are perhaps too old or
too feeble to nurse or to be otherwise
active. No one knows where. the idea
started, but some women of that sort
made inquiries of the regiments re-
garding soldiers who had no father
or mother; they begged to be put In
communication with those soldiers.
The names of soldiers were sent TO
these women, this strange name and
that, the names of men whom they
did not know and had never scent
Each woman chose one or two sol
diers to be her especial care. The
childless mothers sent gifts, and
sewed and knit for the motherless sol
diers. Now and then came, in return,
a grateful post card from the field
from the adopted son. Once | read
one of the cards.
Many thanks, dear friend" 1t read,
'for the package of warm things.
Imagine my surprised The mail ar
rived! l expected nothing, but l was
the only one to receive a package
l alone, the orphan! From you | re-
ceived the only package I ever got In
my life!"
Eight days later the orphan soldier
bow fell: comrade brought the news,
and a gentle, lonely soul wept for him,
whom she had never known. He had
been the means of forming a strong
tie that bound in imagination a Won
ans silent life with the mighty fate
of her country. She who had never
been a mother had become volun
teer mother.-Youths Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23
The LIZ on Mt. Lassen.

The government geological survey
sends out the somewhat reassuring
report that old Vulcan has clapped
the lid down on Lassen peak. The
great eruption in May seems to have
spent the energy of the volcano, and
the general indications are that it
will cause no more disturbance this
season. Though tie mountain may
continue to be an active volcano, the
report says that it is believed that 1t
will not develop int a devastating
fury. after the manner of Vesuviua
or some of the alaskan volcanoes or
other we'll known foreign volcanoes. -
While Lassen in rage makes quite
a spectacle of itself, and while vol
cano in eruption adds variety to the
attractions that "see America first
offers, yet We could get along quite
well If Vulcan keeps the lid screwed
down, and a Dit tighter, too, than IL
is in a great many municipalities.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23

after her. Coosnah, following with q
1.-THE rolling of all his huge muscles.
cast lowering glance backward at
the man.
The incident had taken all the help
fulness out of the day and the wilder
ness, and Sandry wendell his way slow
ly back to camp, arriving just in time
for supper. Siletz tended the table in
her usual silence, but when she
reached him she was constrainedly
aloof, as if fearing to break spell by
word or touch. Once he looked up
at her, striving for recognition, but
she avoided his eyes and to save his
life he could not repress the wild
thrill that had betrayed him in the
hills, though he was conscious OF an
ger flushing hot upon it. He suffered
a very real humiliation in that he had
so far forgotten his training, his sense
of the fitness of things. as to kiss this
wild mountain creature. His ances-
| trail blood rose up in condemnation.
The next few days were crowded
| full to overlooking with work and he
laid aside all personal perplexities.
| The first raft of logs, a great cigar
shaped monster, laced together in all
it's length and breadth with giant
chains, lay in the backwater at Toledo
ready for its voyage into the world be-
| yond.
A crew of river drivers was picked
| from among the men and all was In
readiness save for draft of direc-
| lions which was to be given, along
with the raft, into the custody of Cap
tain Graftz of the long dun-colored
! steamer that would stand in across
! the bar at Newport on the twenty
sixth.
Sandry thrilled with contemplation
/ of the great. reddish-brown floor,
slightly raised in the center, sloping
! gently to the sides. It's building had
| been a thing of wonder to him. 1t
would in all probability scatter to the
ends of the earth, and It's worth ran
well into five figures. He watched its
departure, an impressive matter OF
sluggish rising with the tide, OF al
most imporceptible motion and then OF
majestic speed that carried 1t west
ward toward the ocean. Then he
turned back to his logging camp with
a heightened JOY in the new life.
That night he wrote to the white
haired gentleman who was then going
to bed under silken covers with the aid
of the faithful Higgins; and his letter
was long and brilliant, touched with
/ that cheer and hope, that light of
awakening strength and ability which
was beginning to stir his heart to its
foundation.
"Ah!" said Mr. Wilton Sandry when
he got that letter, looking down on the
pageant of Riverside drive in its Win
ter livery, what a boy he is! What
son! The metal is beginning to ring"
CTO BE CONTINUED0
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23
CHAPTER vi.

Trouble With the Yellow Pines.
walter Sandry sat in the office at
me 4lough's edge, busy with file and
'suger. Two months had passed and
something had lifted from him in
WeSe two months; a weight had light
ehed Where had been huge dis
euSt' almost intolerable in it's In
seUSlty, for this rain-soaked land, there
uau crept IN an insidious admiration.
OIIen now he looked down the green
niue valley sharply defined between
AS 9lnding hills and felt the subtle
alarm Of the intimate shadows, the
1eaE White dusk and the great trees
Ti11er whose dropping feathery boughs
'nsFe lay silence and a sense CT ref
Uge.
suddenly there came to him a clam
VI Oh voices, oaths and the throaty
.Snes OF strong men in anger. Up from
olo lower rollway a group of loggers
T1Lle stalking in their spiked boots.
aI eI'na them Murphy rocked excitedly
mug In the tiny locomotive.
outdoors.
WHAT'S the matter, Collins?" he
800, Of huge man In the lead. q
49, I type OF the logger of the great
49, Invest, sun-browned, hard-mus-
a., %Iry Of figure and with the en-
.e"ce and power of bull elephant.
Ter enough. Them damned
-, - Fines's sawed five piles in tn
,"ay an tore up two lengths of
0@uury went ahead down the track
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23
Watched Her Turn and Ride Down
One of the Mysterious Paths.

girl. There, on her lighter skin, tell
tale in it's truth of outline, was the be-
ginning of the same mark, broken in
it's inception by some mysterious
hand.
For a moment Sandry's head whirled
and sort of nausea came over him.
Then he became conscious of her dark
eyes, level and calm, upon his face and
q thrill that sent the blood pounding
in his veins shot through him The
mighty trees around them, the eternal
majesty of the hills under the intimate
gray sky, the girl in her trim, sensible
attire of blue shirt, short skirt and
boots, with that sudden revelation of
the wild about her, combined to sug-
gest the unreal. the mysterious, the
lawless; in a flash he understood her
silences, her calm, her occasional
stilted modes OF speech, and her
whimsicalities.
'FWhy-why-S1e he stammered,
following out the train of his illumined
thought, what are you? Who are
you? A star in the dusk! The night
wind in the pines!"
In the flush of the pregnant moment
he laid his hand on her bare arm I'M
der the rolled-up sleeve-her soft arm,
wet with the mist-closing his fingers
strongly upon it. For the enchanted
present she was romance and mys-
terry, and Sandry was beneath its spell.
But Siletz looked from his face
down to the hand upon her arm. The
blood rose slowly in her dusky cheeks,
and when she raised her eyes again
they were dim with the same look of
intoxication as had come with the mad
ness of the rushing wind on Black
Bolts back.
"Yes," she said dreamily, 81 am the
Night Wind. That's what they call me
my friends the Indians. But how
did you know?"
II didn't just heard the words in
my heart They are right"
He did not remove his hand, and
silence fell between them while they
stood gazing into each others eyes.
Sandry saw the heavy look in hers. the
dull fire that bespoke a very drunken
ness of emotion, and in another mo-
ment he had lost his head. Without
thought, as simply as the first runner
of those forests took what he wanted,
he leaned forward and kissed her.
softly, lightly, on her smooth cheek.
Her eyes darkened perceptibly and
she covered her face with her hands.
In sudden great embarrassment
Saudry stood silent beside ner, his
heart pounding and his manhood al
ready upbraiding him. He searched
his clearing brain for some word of
apology, some contrite expression, but
found none, and the next moment
could not in any case have spoken it;
for Siletz lifted her face and it was
glorifed. The intoxication had drifted
away from her features, leaving them
bare in the utter simplicity of the pri-
meval woman, and there was In them
a white fire OF self-surrender.
Without a woodland Sandry knew
instinctively that she could not speak
she turned to Black Bolt, threw the
reins over his head, crouched beside
him on little lift of moss and leaped
upward He watched her land on the
horses blanketed back with that in
imitable grace of the wild, turn and
ride swiftly down one Of the mysteri-
Gus paths whose podding ferns closed