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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-08
THE WONDERS OF DEW

countryside covered with dew is one
~ the most beautiful sights which the eye
of man ever perceived. Dewey Eve -
M mere Pigment of the poets imagination.
since the dew always falls after sun
down. As a matter Of fact. however, tne
dew does not fall at all. but is de-
posited as the sun sets and as the sur
face of the earth, and everything upon
il. begins to cool. 1t is very curious ana
interesting--this precipitation; Tor tne
nearly dewdrops form upon the leaves OF
trees, the blades of grass. the fine hairs
On the caterpillar. and on everything which
is fine and pointed. The reason why We
sometimes have a deposit Of dew In the
evening, at 1.-The end of a perfect CSum-
mer) day is that, on these days, the hu'
nudity lie high, or the amount OF moisture
in the atmosphere excessive. If II is dry.
there is no dew. But If there is much
moisture in the air, we nave THIS phe-
nomen. During the daytime. when the
sun is shining. its rays keep the tiny par
ticles Of moisture dancing about at high
speed, they do not have a chance to set
tie" anywhere; they are in constant agt-
tation like boiling water. But when the
sun has set. the dance of the atoms" (of
moisture) slows down: their agitations be-
come less; and they tend to be deposited
on vegetation, leaves, grass, etc. every
| where. Especially is this the case with all
finely pointed objects or thin, Gossamer-
like substances, sucn as a SPIDERS wen.
Then We have the most beautiful effects.
II the weather becomes excessively cold
below the freezing p~oint-during the pre-
cipitation of the dew-then the minute
drops OF water will freeze into tiny crys-
tails OF ice, and then we have "hoar-frost'
covering the leaves, the grass and the
countryside. This is one of the most beau
tiful sights in nature. Fog is caused by
somewhat similar atmospheric conditions
when the air is heavily laden with mois-
ture, and a tiny drop of water adheres
to each particle of dust which we see in
the atmosphere, dancing about merrily In
the sunbeam. Experiments by Sir Olive
Lodge showed that, up to A certain ootnt.
fog could be dispersed by electric waves.
II the air be dry. and the electric cur
rent very powerful, the dust particles
become red hot and glow with white
heat, and this is the cause OF the light
ming flash which we see in the sky. The
visible" lightning really consists OF a
series of dust particles in the path OF the
electric discharge which have been heat
ed to the white heat. The moisture In
the air is the cause OF humidity" damp
ness, Scotch-mist, and finally rain; and
il IT is very cold at the time, we have
snow, sleet and hail i~nstead-frozen rain.
Hereward Darlington in Leslie's.
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WESTFIELD

Mrs. II. f. Gleason and daughter, Sister
Joan Marie, of Manchester, n. H., Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest Gleason and Mr.. and Mrs.
Barlow and son, Clyde, of Coventry. were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
McFarlane.-Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Miller
of Wee Hawkin y. J., were guests of
Mrs. H. o. Miller a short time last week.
Owing to the kindness of the Rev. w.
G. MacFarlane and Judge Gilpin, three
motor loads of ladies were carried to the
l.. A.. S. last Wednesday and entertained
most delightfully."- by Mrs. Charles May
nard.-Abou every one in town went to
Newport Monday to the celebration
Last week, Edmund Taylor and brother.
Archie, of Troy spent a day in Barton
The Misses Hazel and Leola Taylor were
in Lowell last week with relatives
and FRIENDSHIP and Mrs. Albert East
man and Mrs. Holton of Lyndonville came
Saturday for the weekend with their par
ents, n. D. Miller and Mrs. w . B. Gilpin.
Pudvh has let his haying to w
F.. Brook for $500. Help is almost unat-
tainable in this section III Editor Gilpin OF
Barton was a guest of his father, Judge
Gilpin, last week.-John Batchelder of the
same town was at w. o. Wright's one
day.
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LOWELL

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hocquard and son
OF Somerville, Mass, came Monday to
spend a vacation with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. p. Gelo.-Mr. and Mrs. Elcied
Payette and family of Stukeley, =. O.,
are spending a few days with relatives in
town.-Mrs. L. O. Sanborn returned Mon
day from North Troy, where she spent last
week with her daughter, Mrs. Henry
Parkhurst.-Mrs. f. S. Coolbeth was a
visitor in Stowe S~aturday.--Mrs. Martha
Chamberlain of Springfield, Mass. is Wis
ting her friend, Mrs. Mary Warmers.
l. Stephenson went to White River Junc-
ton Monday.--Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stock
man and children spent the weekend in
Stowe with Relationships Hazen Stewart
and daughter, Thelma, are spending a few
weeks with Mrs. Stewards mother, Mrs.
Stinehour of Highgate.-Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Reynolds and family from Fitch
burg, Mass, came Monday to spend a few
weeks with relatives in town.-Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Newton are the parents of a
son born June 30-Mrs. Marjorie Shufelt
has gone to spend a vacation with her
aunt, Mrs. Harry Morse,-Mrs p. w
stannard has recently donated several
sbooksr to. the librarX~consistinG OF books
" -
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NORTH C~RAFTSBURY

Mr. and Mrs. Bliss Farrar visited in
fillmore the past Week.-Mrs. Anna Dixon
was called to her home in Bristol, r. l.,
Sunday on account of illness in her fam
~ily.-Sidney Root of Los Angeles. Cal,
is visiting his brother, c. II. Root for
two weeks.-Mr. and Mrs. Adna Pike Of
Laconia. y. H., are spending two weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. a. r. Pike.-Miss Lois
Hadley has returned to the University
of Vermont summer school for the month
Of July.-Members of the school board
met with Martin Johnson Tuesday to
close up the last years business.-The
Woman's Missionary society met with
Mrs. Agnes Witt Wednesday.-The 18th
annua banquet of craftsbury Academy
alumni was held in the gymnasium jun
30. Hardy Merrill! acted as toast master.
The treasurer reported that the $500 in
debtedness on the gymnasium had been
raised and that there was a balance ot
1856 on hand. The nominating committee
presented the following names for officers
for the coming year; President. Clarence
Crie: vice-prosident, Edmund Root; secre-
tary, Kate Johnson; treasurer, Julia Far
rar: executive committee, Julia Dill,
George Tolman, Ada Hill. Euna Ander-
son. Walter Uric, Helen Dustan, William
Dustan. music committee, Mrs. A. C.
Dustan. Alice Williams, Mary Simpson.
Over no people enjoyed an excellently
served four course dinner. The speaker
Of the evening, President Guy H. Bailey
Of the University of Vermont failed to
appear but the time was ably filled BY
other speakers.-Dr. f. p. Easton spent
last Friday in Richford.-W. f. Fifeld
and family were in Fairfax Sunday.
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WARREN

DR.. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell were
in Barre F~riday.-Fred Elliott was in Ran
dolph last week.-A sad accident occurred
in Warren Friday. When Or. Kent of
Waitsfield was passing through East
Warren, his car overturned into the ditch,
pinning him beneath. Carroll Bicketts
witnessed the accident and hurried TO the
scene. lifting the car from him. DIR. Kent
was taken to the home of Arthur Mobus
and medical aid was called. 1t was
thought advisable to take him at once
to the hospital and an ambulance was
called from Montpelier. They found sew
eral ribs broken and he was badly bruis-
ed. He was doing well at last report
MIR. and Mrs. James Lovette, who have
been in Waitsfield with their daughter,
Mrs. w w. Tucker. several days. have
home.-Rodney Johnson of Ran
dolph is spending "A few days in town.
James Foley Of Groton is in TOWN.. A.
Parson of Bethel is in town.-George FL
liotte is in Randolph for a few days
Lightning struck the barn of George Rob
inson Wednesday afternoon, setting it
on fire. Plenty of help was on hand and
soon ~cXtinguished the fire. 1t also stun
ed Mrs. Robinson for a short time.-Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Lavolette and children
of. Burlington were in town the first of
the week.-Mrs.. Lola Pierce is spending
q few days in Randolph.
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RULES FOR HORSES
/. Dad lightly, and drive slowly.
o CIan- In L. hadA Il naGGihIa

1. Load lightly, and drive slowly.
2. Stop in the shade il possible.
3. A sponge on top of the head, or even
a cloth. is good if kept wet. II dry it is
worse tina nothing.
4. Water your horse as often as posi-
Bile. So long as a horse is working, water
in small quantities will not hurt him.
But let him drink only a few swallows
If he is going to stand still.
8. When he comes in after work. sponge
Off the harness marks and sweat, his eyes,
his nose and mouth. and the dock. Wash
his feet but not his legs.
6. If the thermometer is rs degrees or
higher. wipe him all over with a damp
sponge using veinegar water IL possible.
Do not wash the horse at night.
7. Saturday night. give a bran mash.
lukewarm; and add a tablespoonful Of
saltpetre.
s. Watch YOU horse. If he stops
sweating suddenly. or if he breathes short
and quick, or If his ears droop, or If he
stands with his legs braced sideways.
he is in danger Of a heat or sun stroke
and needs attention at once.
Q. If the horse is overcome by heat,
get him into the shade, remove harness
and bride. wash out his mouth, sponge
him all over, shower his legs. and give
him two ounces Of aromatic spirits Of
ammonia, or two ounces of sweet spirits
Of nitre, in a pint Of water; or give him
a pint of coffee warm. Cool his head at
once. using cold water, or. II necessary,
chopped ice. wrapped in a cloth.
10. If the horse is off his feed, try him
with two quarts of oats mixed with bran,
and a little water; and add a little salt
or sugar. Or give him oatmeal cruel or
barley water to drink
II. Clean your horse at night, so that
he can rest we'll, and clean him thorough
ly. The salt dandruf drying on his skin
makes him uncomfortable. and often pro-
duces sores under the harness.
10. Do not fail to water him at night
after he has eaten his hay. If you don't
he will be thirsty all night.
10. If 1t is so hot that the horse sweats
in the stable at night, tie him outside.
with bedding under him. Unless he cools
of during the night, he annot we'll stand
the next days heat.
! These rules are prepared by the Bos-
ton Work-Horse Relief Association,
whose office is at Is Beacon street. Bos-
ton, Mass. We also publish Stable Rules.
Drivers Rules. Winter Rules and Noon
Feeding Rules. Copies OF any OF these
rules will be sent free on application.
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but could not save her from the fall. She
is thought to have tainted, as. the stairs
are not near the shelf. Funeral services
were held Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock at her late home, the Rev. G. H..
Pomfrey of Riehford, her former pastor,
officiating. Burial was in Pine Grove
cemetery. Mary Kloeke was born in New
York city az years ago. coming to New
port is years ago. after her marriage to
William House, who survives her. A
son, William. II vears of ape and a
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GOING OVER NIAGARA
F%oolhnrdy Fent Has Been successfully
Performed More Than Once

(From the New York Evening Post)
When Charles G.. Stephens. England's
daring young man Of SO. goes over Nj
agara Falls in a barrel as he plans to do
in July, he will, after all, merely be fol-
lowing the trail that was blazed by a
woman. Mrs. Anna Edison Taylor, AZ, en-
tered an oaken barrel weighed down by a
b~lacksmith's anvil and tumbled over what
is never called anything but the fearful
brink" She emerged somewhat hysteri-
cal, but quite alive, and being a school
teacher said she was not sorry she had
lone it III it would help her financially"
People will tell you that numbers OF
mad Adventures have gone over the falls
in a barrel, but only two are on record:
Mrs. Taylor. the pioneer in 1901, and Bob
by Leach, who made the dive in a steel
cask in 1911. Plenty have plunged with
out a barrel. willingly or unwillingly, and
uncounted breath-taking feats have been
performed at the Whirlpool Rapids, where
the only barrel fatality talso a woman.
Maud Willard occurred. But Mr.. Steph-
ems will by no means be guilty of a com
monplace in Drawing the Horseshoe Falls
Itself. It is a drop Of 1853 feet, and the time
and place of exit cannot be arranged be-
forehand.
Bobby Leach Is the one human being
who ever saw the falls, so to speak.
from the inside. Mrs. Taylor dropped
from the higher to the lower level of
the river outside the main flow of wild
waters. but the weight of Leach's bar
rel caused him to pierce the spill and
drop through the heart of the cataract,
! at which point he pulled the plug out
Of the airhole in order to enjoy the
! unique glory of the view. He had tele-
phoned his wife that he was coming
home by way of the Horseshoe.
Efforts were made to arrest him be-
fore he could start on the voyage. but
once launched he quickly reached a
location to which the police did not care
to follow him.
The fashion of doing Magyar
stunts began in 1929, when Sam Patch
leaped from a tower 30 feet high on
Goat Island to safety in the waters OF
the lower Niagara. The appalling tight
rope performance of NJ. Rlondin and
the S]ienorina Spelterina followed, and
in 1861 Capt. Joel Robinson in his
heavily mortaged old tub. The Maid
of the Mist dashed through the ra-
pids in order to escape paying levy
After Carlisle D. Graham. the Phila
delphia cooper began knocking about
among the giant waves and wicked
currents of the whirlpool in a barrel
in 1856. he was followed by so many
barrel voyagers. some even journeying
in couples, that the feat lost its nov
city.
To cap the climax a venturesome COW
in 1910, having been brought up beside
the falls and hence knowing no bet
ter, got into the extraordinary habi'
of wading out near the whirlpool's
endge and standing there chewing hei
cud, greatly vexing sightseers whc
had come to be awed.
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Mrs. Jennie Hubbard. whose Illness was
mentioned last week, passed away
June % at the home of her brother, r.
w. Noodle. The funeral was he'd Thurs
day. A prayer service was held at the
home and the remains were taken to East
Craftsbury. where the funeral services
were held in the Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. o. r. Wells officiated, assist
ed by the Rev. Mr.. McGill. lnterment
was made in the family lot. The deceas-
ed leaves one brother and several
nephews and nieces. Mrs. Elma Whitney
Of Boston came Monday to spend a few
weeks here.-Mrs. c. II. Hartman of
Hartford. Conn. arrived Friday.-Among
those from out Of town to attend the flu
neral of Mrs. Hubbard were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Toney Roy and David Moody from
Orleans: Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Moody from
North Wolcott.-Mrs. Cora Wylie and
Gertie Webber went Tuesday to Bur-
lington to attend summer school.-Many
from this town attended the celebra ton
in Albany Nonday.-The Delta Alpha
choir returned Sunday from Montpelier.
where they attended the Epworth 1nsti-
tute.-Fred Kemp took an
marty to Waterbury SUNDAY.
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we're assumed to be safe against outside

were ssumed to be safe against outside
c%ontenders.
At one bound Detroit has outstripped
st. Louis and left Boston. Cleveland.
Baltimore, and Pittsburg tagging in the
rear. Between 1910 and 1920. according TO
the federal census bureau, its growth Of
population was from 465, 1856 to 993, 739, an
increase OF 527 ,g3, or 113.4 per cent.
Smaller places have shown here and there
an equally rapid rate OF expansion, but
not even Chicago, which Is still nearly
three times as large as Detroit. in the
last ten years has made so great an
actual gain in numbers. Such figures
falsify all advance calculations and play
havoc with the theories Of statisticians.
Looking for the causes of Detroit's
amazing rise in population. the names Of
two men come to mind-Henry Ford and
r.. r. Odds. The new Detroit grew UP
around them and their early %endeavors.
They were the real pioneers Of it's auto
mobile industry.
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Washington County
MONTPELIER

Edward Anderson has brought suit
against Carrie Anderson in Washington
county court, in which he seeks to Sc
cure a divorce on the grounds of intoler-
able severity.
The marriage license which the city
clerk issued recently to Henry Lavonta
of Troy, n. Y, and Mrs. Annie Eada
of Cambridge, n. Y, has been returned
to the Office showing that they were mar
ried by the Rev. p, ]. Long at st. An
drew's Church in Waterbury. June 80.
The groom is 60 and the bride 81 years
of age.
One of Harry Hawkins horses was
drowned in the Winooski river Wednes-
day evening. II appears that Wilbur
Hawkins. who was driving the team, and
had been drawing dirt on the main streets
of the city. had backed the load to the
edge Of the river. stopping at a log laid
dow for that purpose, but while he and
another man were lifting up the pump
cart the horses backed a little. resulting
in their being pulled into the river. One
of these was drowned, while the other
hoated down the stream and was taken
out. E. A. Witham, street superintendent,
was injured and was twice knocked under
the water and pinned down for a Few
seconds each time. but finally got re-
ledSeu. ne SultItu di iiJuit' "''N
At the meeting Of the City Council
held Thursday afternoon M. d. Ferry
Of Manchester. N. H., was elected water
commissioner and city engineer of Mont
pelier. Mr.. Ferry was formerly city
manager in Randolph.
The funeral of the Rev. James Harry
Holden, we'll known in Montpelier and
a native Of Middlesex. was held Thurs
day afternoon at the First Universalist
Church in Roxbury, Mass. He died June
% of bright's disease. Mr.. Holden. who
had been pastor of the Roxbury Universe
list Church for Is years. resigned a year
ago on account of failing health. Last win
ter he was in Florida, where he was pas
tor of Universalist Churches in Tarpon
Springs and st. Petersburg. He came back
late in May and went to Bristol. where he
and his family have made their summer
home for two or three years. Mr.. Holden
was prelate Of the Joseph Warren Com
mandery, chaplain of Washington Lodge
and chaplain of Mt. Vernon Chapter, all
Roxbury Masonic Lodges. He was born
50 years ago In Middlesex and graduated
from the Tufts Divinity School. He held
| pastorates in Amherst, Attleboro. Meri-
lds1 -CWn and Roxburx.
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THE FIRST

tionery in Birmingham conceived the
idea Of making his shop window look
A hundred years ago a dealer in sta
more attractive by piling different sizes
OF letter paper on top of each other and
thus forming a pyramid, The advertise
ment as such was successful. but the
paper on the peak of the pyramid was
so small that when folded there was no
space left for address or stamp, Trouble
arose both with his patrons and the post
office. The difficulty raised the ques-
ton, why not fold a separate sheet OF
suitable size together and then put the
letter inside? He did this and began to
advertise his envelope" A few weeks
according to an article in Ueber Land
und Nicer. after he put his first en-
velopes on sale he was obliged to hire
twelve additional men. who did nothing
but make envelopes" The Englishman's
name was Brewer.
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NORTHFIELD

w. A. Shaw, meteorological in charge
Of the local station of the United States
weather bureau, reports a mean tenn
perature for June of 60 degrees. which is
about two degrees below the normal for
the month. The highest was IS degrees,
on the I'd, and the lowest was 80 degrees,
on the 10Th The greatest daily range was
Al degrees, on the 9th. and the least
daily range was seven degrees. on the 2lst.
The precipitation amounted to $50 inches.
the normal for the month being 1923 in
ches. The prevailing wind was from the
south, the total movement 1855 miles. the
average hourly velocity 81 miles. and the
maximum velocity q miles per hour,
from the north on the 18th. The month
was made up of two clear, 10 partly
cloudy and Is cloudy days. Precipitation
in quantity sufficient to measure occurred
on 16 days. Solar halos were noted on the
ith and Sth, fog on the 18th. and thunder
storms occurred on the I'd, 18th, 18th, oath,
18th and 30th.
Miss j. Florence Holland. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holland, of North
field, and T. Francis Brady, of Bakers
feld, were married Tuesday JUNE % in
St. Johns Church, the Rev. j. A. Lynch
performing the ceremony. They were at
tended by Miss Rose Holland. sister of
the bride, and John l.. Kennedy. The
wedding march was played by Miss Agnes
Devine, During the mass Charles e.
lGEantar Of Barre. SAM 20 Salutaris"
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ORIGIN OF SOME OLD CUSTOMS AND
BELIEFS

When some illustrious person dies.
flags are lowered to half-mast. II the
average man in the street WITS interro-
gated for an explanation he would
probably say it was just the usual Gus
tom. However, there is a distinct mean
ing in this, for the space above is left
for the flag of the angel of death.
Again, a ship is invariably spoken of
as of the feminine gender; this is trac-
ed to the ancient Greeks, who called
all ships feminine names out of repect
to Athene. Goddess of the Sea.
Friday is believed to be an unlucky
day by those who are superstitious. 1t
is derived from the fact it was the
day of Our Lords Crucifixion. as we'll
as the one on which Adam and Eve
ate the forbidden fruit.
Few. perhaps. are aware why a
weather-cock is frequently attached to
a church steeple. This is believed to
remind people of Peters denial of Our
Savior.
Journalist are spoken of as mem
bers of the Fourth Estate" Burke is
generally credite as being the origin
ator of the phrase, for while address
ing Parliament one day he said there
were three branches Of government
the king, the house of lords. and the
house of m the Three Estates,
but, turning round to the reporters
gallery, he added. There sits thu
Fourth Estate. far more importan,
than the others"
The BARRIERS pole has also a curious
history. In other times BARRIERS were
also surgeons and practiced the art
of ~phlebotomy, and a pole was given
to the patient to hold in his hand in
order to let the blood run more freely.
The pole should have a line Of blue
paint, one of red and one of white,
winding round it's length. blue repre-
| senting the blood in the veins, red the
! blood in the arteries, and white the
bandages.
It is n common belief that peacock's
feathers are unluoky. This is due to
the tradition that the bird opened the
Gate of Paradise to the rpe
The nick in a coa has been a pug
zler to many. IL is said to date back
to the time of Napoleon. A general
named Moreau had many followers.
but they were afraid TO openly express
sympathy with him. 1t was therefore
agreed to put a nick on their coats
as a secret sign. The letter NJ can
be seen in the lapel representing the
initial letter of the generals name.
The word tip finds it's origin in
the fate that restaurant keepers used
to place a box with a slit in II. with
the words, ITO insure. promptness,
the initials of which spell the now
| amiliar term of gratuity.-From the
! Edinburgh Scotsman.
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DERBY

Thursday the three villages celebrated
Dominion day with a big international
celebration. There was a parade in the
morning, an aeroplane exhibition in the
afternoon and n band concert in the eve
ning.-Master John E.. Tilley of Ports
mouth, n. H., is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
c. a Adams.-Word came June 30 of
the death of Mrs. Alice Whitehill Lewis.
following an operation at the hospital
Mrs. Jennie Kinssbery has returned from
Derby Line. where she visited friends
F.. W. Kingshery and family are camping
at Echo Pond in East Charleston.-Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Gay and two children are
visiting Mrs. Jennie Kingsbery.-Daniel
Dunn has sold his farm to r. Wood.-Miss
Helen Darby of Derby Line and Maurice
Hall CT this place were married Wednes-
day June 30 at the brides home.