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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
New Members Elected Paper on Council
Of Censors by l.. ~. Meader of Providence.
(From Our Staff Correspondent

Montpe,icr. oct. 1S.-Thc meeting of the
State Historical society was held here
to-day and was well attended. That the
society Is growing is shown by the fol-
lowing list of new active members: Hon.
Edward Curtis Smith of st. Adams, Mat
them Henry BuCkham of Burlington,
Ezra Braucrd of Middlebury, Allan d.
Brown OF Northheld DR.. Herschel y.
Waite of Johnson, Charles Warren Whit
comb of CaVcndsh. Rev. benjamin Swift
of Orwell. James Mcacham Guiford of
Orwell, and h. +. Iciield. John II. Senter
Fred Leslie Laird. Harry NJ. Cutler and
Capt. Dwight H. Kelton OF Montpelier.
The following corresponding members
were elected: Norman Williams OF Chi
cago, Edward Swift lsham of Chicago, l..
L. Chittcuden OF New York. and Prof.
George Dana Lord of Dartmouth college.
An able paper, carefully giving the or
l6in and doings of the Vermont Council
of Censors, was presented by Lewis II.
Mcadcr, A. NJ, of Providence, r. l., and it
was ordered to be duly published in the
proceedings of the society,
Tine report of ;hc treasurer exhibits an
increase in the cash aVails of the society
ana that of the Librarian very consider
able additions in ITS book and manuscript
property. There was also presented TO the
meeting full inventory by subject and
author Of the societys library, cabinet,
Mr. George c. Chandler Il former librar-
ian.
The hoard of managers in giving re-
port Of the work since the last mcotin,;
mentioned the completion of the catalogue
~ George c, Chandler and asked for
more liberal contributions to the library
and cabinet, ammo lnCed increasing interest
by the society in such contributions. ac-
kuowlcdgod several contributions and pres
cnts of paintings, the completion of the
publication of tho Marcus II. Gilmore
photography and gave list OF all the
papers and addresses before the society
since its origin. The old board of officers
was reelected as follows: President q,
q. BcIedict of Burlington; vice presidents,
Rev. w. s. Hlaz n of NCrthfeld, r. Nc
Collburn of Springfield, James c, Housh-
ton of Montpelier; recording secretary, j.
a. DeBoer of Montpelier; corresponding
scCretarys, r. $. Peck of Burlington, c, 5.
Forbes of ST. Adams; TREASURED, George
w Scott of Montpelier; librarian, T, G.
Ihinncy of Mont p2lier; curator Henry
u Hail of Bennington county, Rev. Hem
ry Fairbanks OF Caledonia county, Rev.
A. II. Barber of Chittenden. George NJ.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
"BEMlS, THE EYE SPECIALIST"
He Has Gone to san Francisco Leaving
Mourners in His Wake.

"Bemis, the eye specialist" who some
three years ago made Montpelier and vi
entity his stamping ground and who has
since cut quite n figure in Hartford,
Conn. Albany. y. y, and other cities as
Francis Truth, the healer, has crossed the
continent and taken up a winter residence
In San Francisco. says the Montpelier
Record.
While in the vicinity of Albany he TOOK
his newspaper "roasts" and had them re-
printed in such n way as to turn them to
his own account. He had people hockinC
In from all the surrounding villages. He
worked his scheme In Catskill and Hui-
son. y. y. and is said to have skipped
without paying his bills. He had $50
robe that he wore when he treated people
in the streets. and he did not pay for the
garment. II is also reported that he owed
a months board b.ll for horse.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
A RAILROAD BILL
TO incorporate "The Central Vermont
Railway Co.." Introduced by Mr.. Wall.

E. C. Smith, D. D. Ranett, Charles M. Hays, Charles
Percy John G. Mccullough, William Seward Webb
Ezra H. Baker and Samuel E. Kner the lncorporators
Mr. Ruterheld Introduces a Measure Creating the
Office of Attorney General--Another Tax Bill Pre-
sented by Mr.. Dodge Of Shedon-An Anti Trading
Stamp Bill Presented by Mr.. Carpenter of Rutland
The House and Senate Vote For United States Sena-
tor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, "A powder for the
feet. II cures painful. swollen, smartins,
nervous feet and instantly takes the sting
out OF corns and bunions. It's the great
est comfort discovery of the age. Aliens
Foot Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy. II is a certain cure for sweating
callous and hot tired, aching feet. Try
1t to-day Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. BY mail for 25c in stamps, Trial
package free. Address, Allen S, o.msted,
lie Roy, y, Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
FRANCES c, MILLS ESTATE.

We, the subscrlbeEs, having been APP.
nointed by the Honorable the Probate
Court for the district of Chittenden, COM
missioners to receive, examine and adjust
the claims and demands OF all persons
az Rurlineton in said district deceased,
md also ali claims and demands exhibited
In offset thereto, and six months from the
said Court for that purpose, we do there
fore hereby give notice that We will attend
to the business of our appointment at the
Merchants National Bank OF burlington,
in said district on the third Thursdays OF
November and March next, mt 10 o'clock
a, M on each of said days.
Dated this nth day Of October, 1888
L. l.. WOODHOUSE,
A, w, HILL,
16w3t Commissioners.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
VERMONT NEWSPAPER MEN.

The Slst annual meeting of the Vermont.
Press Association will be held At the Pa
yilion in Montpelier Monday, oct. %, be-
ginning at y. IN. The members will as
scmbls for the annual dinner in the small
dining room At the Pavilion at i o'clock
An evening business session will follow
The executive committee has submitted a
numbCr of important subjects for consid-
Grafton and an interesting and profitable
meeting H. assured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
.zA Artificial Human Eyes
~ AndsaI.L lOYDlCo
N1X~ 323 Washington Street,
r'-"E' OPP, Old South Church. Boston
GEORGE W. ARMS, ESTATE.


STATE OF VERMONT. District of chit
tenden.
To all persons concerned in the estate Of
George w. Arms late OF Burlington, in
said district, deceased,
GREETING:
At Probate Court. holden at Buring-
ton, within and for the district of Chit
tenden, on the lith day of October, l>9S.
an instrument purporting to be the last
will and testament OF George w. Arms,
late of Burlirgton, in said district dcCaas-
ed. was presented to the court aforesaid.
for probate.
And it is ordered by said court that the
18th day of November, l>9>, at the Pro-
bate Court Rooms in said Bur-
lngton, be assigned for proving said
instrument: and that notice thereof lie
given to all persons concerned, by pub
fishing this order three weeks successfully
in the Burlington Free Press. a newspaper
published ut said Burlington, previous 10
the time appointed
Therefore, you are hereby notified TO ap-
pear before said court, at the time and
place aforesaid, and contest the probate
of said viii. II you have cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington, In
said district, this lith day OF October,
lN9S. JENNIE STACY,
l6w3t Register.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
A Pill for
the III.

"7heyH do you good," physician said tn gi0ing
some pills to his patient, s0onan aho had suffered
for months from diseases uhteh da62ed skiltiH treat
neu HIS acoydS byoaed true. The stoman rejotccs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

In the winter keep the COW warm
and dry.
Never use rusty cans under any con.
sideration.
Always milk as quickly as possible,
and do it with clean, dry hands.
Cream should be taken off the milk
while it is still sweet, if possible.
Clean, bright food, in sufficient varie-
ty, is what is needed in the dairy.
Two or three degrees of temperature
will make great difference in churn.
ing.
Be on friendly terms with the calves
from the very first. Talk to them and
pet them.
. Never disturb milk when cream is
rising or the butter globules will sink
never to rise again.
The good-looking, nd-bodied COW
is never a good one. The best dairy
COW is hardly pretty. q. a..
Whenever cow drinks water that
you would not drink yourself she is
robbing you of profits.
The COW can have no better food
than shredded corn fodder, if it is
good fodder, or ensilage: -.
First rinse cans in cold water, then
wash them in warm water, then scald
with boiling water and dry.
A cow is both a machine and a very
delicate, sensitive organism. Do not
make the mistake of supposing that
she is simply an inanimate machine.
Western Plowman. .sF
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HE WAS NOT GLADSTONE.
Which Was Just Why She Did Not
Care to Listen to His
Gentle Flow.

7. No." remarked the early morning man
IN the car down from Mount Pleasant; mo,
l can't say that have my wife trained al
perfectly as could wish to have her trained.
or that l shall be so fortunate as ever to have
her so, but there is good deal of pleasure
IN trying to. 1t at least gives her an idea
that she is not perfect, and as long as a man
can keep his wife in that state of mind it is
almost as much Of a comfort as it is to have
her just what he wants her to be-
Geehoohplns!" exclaimed little man
with pale blue eye and fdgety manner,
- i! t wish could only get my wife to your way
did you ever try" inquired the early
'Did Il" chuckled the little man, with 4
profound internal convulsion not entirely
clear to the understanding of his auditors.
II should say did. It hasn't been half an
hour ago.. had something to say to my
wife on the lines you suggest and was en-
deavoring to. get an opening for my re-
marks, but she was talking to such an ex-
tent that had no show at all. Finally,
quite driven to desperation, but not wish
ing to do anything violent, I merely gave
her hint of the situation by telling her that
when Mr.. Gladstone talked his wife always
listened in silence. And did she take it as I
had intended?" he asked of himself, with an
other one of those ambiguous chuckles.
''Did she?" inquired the early morning
man, with much interest.
rDid she?'', chuckled the little man.
"'Well, says she to me, 7 don't doubt it at
stone was listening TO- and then she went
right ahead with her conversation as if
hadn't been within ten miles. "'-Washing
ton Star
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15
ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
The American Phrase, ''Get There
II Difficult for Foreigners to
Translate.

"What gives me most trouble" said for
eign military attache, sis trying to translate
your American language into English first,
and then into nv own language, so as to
give my. government correct understand
ing Of the spirit and character of your SOL
diers. I find the phrase get there for ex-
ample, difficult. When I saw your infantry
going forward against the opposing troops in
the forts and intrenchments, 1 said to the
officer with me that the infantry should not
attempt such movement without the arti-
iery. YOU'RE right he told me, but the
boys will get there At night, when we were
all so hungry, vcntured to inquire if fur
Their movement were contemplated till your
army was provis!oned. Then the officers,
who were gentlemanly, all laughed, and said
the army would. think about rations when
they got there The second day we met
many of your wounded men coming back
as we were going forward. When the colo
mel asked them about the fighting, so many
times heard them say We got there: And
afterwards I also heard those words used
very often. But it is so difficult for me to
explain so my own people will understand it.,
what nature Of tactics is get there "-Bos.
ton Transcript.
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On the Battlefield.

ganization known as the Woman's Relief
Corps, whose aid to the soldier of to-day,
fighting against the world for living, is no
less notable than the neroism of the eos.
One of the most earnest members of the
corps at Byron, ILL.,, is Mrs. James House
weart, but illness once put stop to her
active work. A year or so ago, when she
was nearing fifty years of age, the time
when women must be most careful of their
strength, Mrs. Houseweart was taken seri-
ously i'll. The family physician told her
that she had reached critical period of her
life, and must be very careful. His pre-
scriptions and treatment did not benefit her,
and other treatment proved. unavailing.
At last DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People were brought to her notice, with in
disputable evidence that they were helpful
in cases such as hers, and with renewed hope
she tried the remedy. Last March she took
the first box Of the pills, which gave much
relief. She was determined to be cured,
and kept on with the medicine, until now
eight boxes have been consumed, and she
feels like new woman.
Mrs. Houseweart said: IT have taken
eight boxes, and have been improving since
I took the first dose. I do not believe could
have lived without the pills. They have done
me more good than any physician or any
medicine have ever tried:''
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold in boxes
(never in loose bulk) at so cents box or
six boxes for $3.50, and may be had of all
druggists, or direct by mail from DR.. Will
liams' Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15
GROWING FINE VEAL.
An IN dustry Which Pays Well When.
ever the Price Of Butter Il
AbnOrmally Low.

A writer in the National Stockman
takes up the subject Of veal production
and argues that it is more profitable
to grow veal during the period Of low
priced butter than to make the milk
into butter. We know of several dairy
men already who follow this practice
with success. They buy all the calves
that are brought to them by the milk
producers Of the vicinity and as fast
as fattened their places are taken by
other calves obt aimed in the same way.
The writer referred to says: 'sThe
trade in fine veal, which is enlarping.
could be increased much beyond it's
present limits by supplying q high
grade article for the market. am not
aware that the distinction is made in
American markets regarding the quail
ity of veal which is made in some Eu-
ropean countries, notably in Hol-
land. But no doubt the time will come
when this feature of the dairy indus
try will receive the attention from us
which is now Icing given to it else
where. It is considered by experts
only carry a considerable quantity of
fat, but which also show no indications
of having received any other food than
whole milk. The whites of the ewes.
the eyelids, and the inside of the lips,
if the animal has had an exclusive milk
diet, should be pure white. Any tinge
of coloring in these parts indicates
the effect of solid foods. Whether it
will pay to convert milk into cheap
butter instead II putting it into prime
veal will depend entirely, of course,
upon the price of the two products
and the relation one bears to the
other. 1t is stated by authorities that
eight pounds of milk will produce one
pound of gain in calf. This means
that at presenv prices 5s4 cents for
veal hundred pounds of milk would
bring u cents if put into veal. With
butter at 171s cents, netting the pro.
Queer about 14h cents, a hundred
pounds of milk made into butter
would be worth about IS cents. This
difference in profits points strongly
in favor of veal. especially as the price
of butter will, in all probability, de.
cline markedly IN the next six or eight
weeks, while the price of veal will
probably not go lower. Hence it ap.
pears that large quantities of milk
which will be made into poor, cheap
butter this summer, might much bet.
ter be turned into veal. Not only would
the raising of prime veal benefit the
producer in the way we have shown,
but it would also relieve the butter
market of just so much butter, with
it's tendency to depress an already
overcrowded MARKET
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15
WHERE ROAD TAXES GO.
A Condition of Affairs Which Exists
in Other States as Well as in
Old Kentucky.

ut is disgrace to the principle of
self-government," says the Louisville
Courier-Journal, shat the law-abiding
people of Kentucky do not rise in their
majesty and might and put an end to
the present system of licensed robbery.
What is really wanted is not toll-gate
raids, but the hanging of a few over
seers and contractors, and the impeach-
ment of few county judges and local
magistrates.
"The farmers complain of hard times
and high taxes. Yet they stand like
logs of wood and see themselves pill
LACED right out of hand, saying never
a word. In Jefferson county alone $780,
600 annually are wrung from the peo-
pie upon the pretext of road making
1t is safe to say that not one-third of
purpose intended, whilst two-thirds of
it goes into the pockets of the heart
less bloodsuckers masquerading as
road Overseers, and rascally contrac-
tors, with whom these are in partner
ship.
GAS rule the county judges either
know nothing about it, or care nothing
about it. Meanwhile, the poor farmer
stands off with his fingers in his mouth,
as dumb as post and as helpless as
calf. Year after year this robbery goes
on. What we need at Frankfort is
good roads commission invested with
ample power to investigate these
frightful corruptions and to punish
those chargeable either with collision
to loot the taxpayers, or with guilty
neglect in the duty of protecting the
public money"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15

Gus to road in either of these loca-
tions, and: if allowed to remain in
them, will speedily work complete de-
struction. An expensive stone road
that is inadequately drained will suffer
just as surely and fatally from water
on or in it as the most ordinary coun-
try road. Disintegration and COM
plete breaking up are only a matter of
time, and short time at that.
The second essential is found in the
establishment of BILE, method
ical system of care and repair, by dis
tricts, whose responsible heads will
utilize time and la Dor to advantage and
get the best possible results that can
be obtained from the local conditions
and facilities. This, of course, means
the adjustment of working taxes, the
substitution of money taxes, and the
employment of competent, intelli-
gent corps of workers.
Finally, the roads can be compacted.
smoothed and hardened by the use on
vehicles of wide tires and axles of I'M
equal length. Repeated experiments
and tests of the actual saving in power
by these means have proved it to be
very great; experience in localities
where they have been tried have given
most satisfactory results, and many
foreign countries enforce their use. It
is in effect the use OF constant stream
of steam rollers passing along the
highway, instead of series of weights
being rolled along on knife-like edges
which cut apart and tear up as they go.
These changes and improvements
can be made at small cost to any COM
munity, and will speedily demonstrate
the value of good roads,. A. W. Bull
letin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15
Give the Calf EnOuRh.

I know by actual experience, says a.
writer in Hoard's Dairyman, that a
calf can be raised on skimmilk, if he
has enough. We have one now. on this
place, that, at four weeks, gets rs
pounds of skimmilk day, and, be-
sides, all the bright hay it wants, which
is good deal. And with this liberal
feeding it is a beauty, and as for
growth, as the hired man expresses it,
beats any calf ever did see." The
trouble with not only calves, but most
young stock is that they do not get
enough. A growing boy will eat more
than a grown man, and the growing
calf wants enough, or it will not be
growing calf. - =.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15
ExlIPI'Ec CLANCY. !

5l don't want any op'ry music. thril1in, out
! SO grand. $stf5 !5S :.
y don want any fancy marches by the
III fav'rite band. II E -.s7. = :,
! used to banker for lem. But nv heart
is kind o. set 5NIs ~ !" :
On somethin' that know will be the verv
A# sweetest yet. 1
The violins Is tender and the horns Is clear
l& an strong s,T-- Z" = ~N
An the clarinets give tunefulness that
helps It all along. = :,
But m Ln1nkin' OF the boy that went mid
battle scenes to roam
want 70 hear the drums an flies a-playin'
Home. Sweet Home.'' =.
KIN smut my eyes an see 'em as they're
passin' down the street,
Ineyre weary, but they're happy, cause a
duty's done complete.
An the windows will be opened an there'll
be a welcomin' cry
From the loved ones Of each hero, as they
see him passin' by.
Inc flags will smile to greet them as they
ripple an they flow.
They'll be just as proud to meet them here
as when they faced the foe.
An the mighty cheers will waken an
they'll shake the distant dome
1 want to hear the drums an flies a-playin'
Home, Sweet Home"
washington Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15
Renewing RASPBERRY Patches.

A raspberry patch, of the black-cap
varieties, needs to be renewed every
four or five years, as the red rust
comes in and will injure so many of the
plants that the plantation will
cease to pay. The black--cap raspberry
will not last so long as this if it has
been grown from suckers. Those
grown from the tip ends Of this years
shoots will keep free from disease
longest. But after four or five years it
is too much labor to keep the planta-
ton free from weeds, and new plan
tation, after the first year, will give
more fruit, with less cost Of labor n.
caring for it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
1t II Possible Even Where Elaborate
Operations Are Entirely Out
Of the Question. 3 -

Road Improvement is always possible
at small expense, even though elabo-
rate road building is out of the ques-
ton. There are three essentials of
good highways, all of which may be
secured easily and at little outlay, and
which will insure vast improvement in
the roads of country districts where
the people are unwilling or feel unable
to undertake extensive improvements.
First, the road must be graded and
drained SO that water can neither
stand upon the surface nor soak in
under the foundation. Water is ruin
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15
Second Thought.

The sound of the door closing behind
him fell like knell.
"Come back!" she shrieked.
The echo of her own voice Knocked
her.
"Come back!" y,
Her cry smote the.empty air and was
lost.
"Perhaps-''
She bowed to the decree of fate.
st is~better thus"
Upon closer inspection she had dis
covered that the umbrella he had left
was silk and not alpaca, after ALL
Pick Me Up. 5, tsz .t. 4,z3..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15

Heroic Honors.-ttEvelyn," said her fa-
ther, what particular feat of bravery did
perform during the warp "None, father.
He stayed at home at my request. But why
do you ask" "Oh, Judging from the way
you kissed him l. thought perhaps he had d.
rected the movements Of Dewey and Schley
during the conflict. - Philadelphia North
American Sa' 'Sza @'F@ %'sr *a&11- l55NEI
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15

the tower posts. The wooden pump
platform can, at any time, be removed
if necessary for repairs.
This solid platform of masonry is
easily built from stones so often found
on prairie farms. It improves the ap.
pearance of the premises and adds to
the strength of the tower. It also
keeps all vermin, as toads, mice, etc.,
out of the well.-OrangeJ Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-09-15
Hints About Duck Raising.

Duck raising will pay well for the
right person. But it will not pay con-
Quoted on the careless plan by which
hens are managed on the average
farm. Hens will lay some eggs if left
to shift for themselves, but ducks will
not pay cent unless the grower I'M
derstands his business and attends to
it.. They are enormous eaters and
quickly consume all the profits, be-
sides being good deal Of nuisance
unless managed and sold just right. 81