Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-02
CURRENT COMM EMIT.
Vermont Sharing In the Country's Pros
perity.
remedy for woman's ills.

perity.
Brattleboro is to build an addition to
one of her factories that will mean the
employment of 100 moro hands. This is
only one of the many similar items that
are appearing constantly. Vermont is
sharing in the country's prosperity to her
full proportion. 1t is the smokcless fac
tory chimney now that occasions comment
not the busy one. The great granite and
marble Industries were never so active.
What textile and wood working factories
we have are adding to their outputs and
unable, by working overtime. to fill their
orders Agricultural returns are keeping
pace, on the average, with other lines.
Trade must of necessity be good when
production and demand are so well ADJUST
ed as at the present. Failures are few
and general credit was never better. Best
of ALL the cry of Hard times" and the
voice of the croaker are not heard in the
land.-Rutland Herald
RESERVE A BIRD OR Two.
Poultry breeders who send dressed birds
to the Thanksgiving market would do
well to preserve two or three best birds
for the poultry show of the State associa-
ton to be held in Woodstock, Jan. ?. 3. 4
and 5. Some good prizes will be hung up
for dressed poultry at that time.-Wood-
stock Standard.
TOO MANY DIVORCES.
Within the last twenty years there have
been 2l2, TIC divorces granted to American
wives, and 1l2, $40 to American husbands,
but for the Oldest and most serious
ground for divorce, 3S.1A We're granted to
husbands as against 1852 to wives. These
figures show that the radical StcpS taken
by the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches
are taken none too soon.-Barre Telegram.
MIGHT CAPTURE THE PHILIPPINES.
1t might be well to inquire just what is
expected to he accomplished by having
Dewey for President next term instead Of
Mckinley. What would Dewey do that
Mckinley has not done or will not do?-
st. Adams Messenger.
ENFORCE THE LAW TO THELETTER
Majorties rule in this country and
State. The prohibitory law is on the stat
ute books of Vermont to-day because the
ma jority of the people of Vermont be-
lieve it is the best law for the control Of
the liquor traffic. Enforce the law to the
letter, let the results be what they will
If the majority of the people don't ike the
results. then let them set to work and al
ter the law. At present the desire Of
every law respecting and law abiding cti-
zen should be to see the law strictly and
literally enforced. Let there be no half
way measures -Hardwick Gazette.
/ nun ffNlNES Vi MEAL.
Rutland householders would be interest
ell to hear a reasonable statement of rea-
sons why meat prices should be on an
average three cents higher per pound in
Rutland than in Springfield, Mass.-Rut-
land News.
NOT A LAWBREAKER'S HOME.
| Some of the other sections OF the State
arc holding up Washington county as a
horrible example of all manner of wick
edness. In Washington county the laws
are enforced probably better than in any
other county in the State, but we are con-
fidcnt that there are precious few counties
/ in Vermont where the percentage of law
breakers is as small as here-Barre
! Times.
A FREE FOR-ALL RACE.
Judging from the number of candidates
! for Congress in the first district 1t may
well be called a free-for-all race. In all
such races there is always favorite " hich
sells against the field. These are the
names so far:Hon. c. s. Page, Hon. II. II.
| Powers Hon. d. j. Foster, Hon James X.
Batchelder and Col. Joel G. Baker. The
last named candidate is just groomed, en-
tered and shod for this special race. AS
there are eight months before the books
Will be closed we may hear of yet haif
dozen more.-Poultney Journal
ADVERTISING FOR A BOY.
Wanted, boy! If you want one no
matter for what purpose, try Telegram
| wants.-Barre Telegram.
We are inclined to place more confidence
la the Telegram's want column than in
the claim of the German professor whose
alleged discovery has excited considerable
comment of late. Experimenting with the
| Telegram will cost less money than with
the German gentleman, anyhow North.
field News.