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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-07

prise Eoodly number OF the best men
with public affairs aud with the State
business, men of sound judgment and
spect and confidence of the people. Such
"a Senate will wisely consider If any
sirable in our organic law. They will con-
slider what changes are practicable, as
too much is as fatal as Il refusal to do
anything, in measures which must pass
the ordcals of repeated submissions to
the representatives of the people and TO
the people themselves. Proposals made
by such a body will not only be likely
to he wiser than any that would emanate
from II Senate consisting of ordinary and
inexperienced citizens. such as some Of our
senators have been. of late years; but
they would start with a stronger backing
and be more likely to command the sup
port of the people for whose benefit they
will be made
Little attention seems to have been
given to this matter. throughout the Sta,o
owing in part, no doubt, to the unusual
political turmoil and strife of candidates,
this year But it is not too late for 1t to
receive attention. What changes of the
Constitution are desirable at this time
We do not undertake to say--we believe
that some changes are desira ble-just
what will be subject for future consid-
Grafton. Hut all thinking men must see
that the men who, as senators, are to ue-
eide what changes. if any are to be pro-
posed, should be selected with unusual
care This is not party matter; but one
of general public concern. VIII not the
press of the State commend 1t to the at
tentior of the people and especially of the
delegates to the county conventions"
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THE FIRST DISTRICT CANVASS,
Methods Which are Being Employed by
Ex-Gov. Page in This Campaign.
no tho Editor of tho L,,..a pro,..

The more one studies the methods used
in the campaigns of the two LamOille
county candidates for Congress the con-
trast is clearly evident. Judge Powers in
obedience to the expressed wishes of
large number of his constituents, who
recognized his ability and his standing in
Congress, decided to be a candidate Tor
reelection. When the various candidates
announced their intention to contest his
candidacy, he said to them | viii not
strive for delegates in your counties TO
his friends in these counties who we're
disposed to differ with him in this respect,
he said: Go ahead and elect delegates
favorable to your local candidates but see
that, II possible, men friendly to me ate
selected, so that If YOU find 1t impossible
to elect your man | will be in favor with
them Judge Powers has kept his prom
Use. He has left the candidates to wholly
conduct their canvass. He has neither
sent money nor men into their counties.
Gov. Pages conduct has been quite diff
ferent, and it seems to me not at all like
the Vermont idea. Of political procedures
He has established a literary bureau in
Hyde Park from which are issued among
other things the following. viz: list cdi-
torals commcndatory of himself which
are sent to the various subsidized papers
in the State which appear in said papers
as the solemn convictions of their editors.
End. collection of said editorials in
pamphlet form, Bird. letters numbered
from to 90 to fiji different degrees of
susceptibility to fattery, greed etc. are
issued by the hundreds daily from the
busy type writer's as many as 1900
having been sent out one day
last week The above and thou
sands of copies of the subsidized papers
are scattered broadcast over the district
without regard to the other candidates.
And then from Hyde Park there go with
great regularity the Great Three" laden
with funds presumably from the Lamoille
county Savings Bank and Trust Co., for
investment only in Vermont" as usual
30 the merry dance goes on This cam
diddte for whom the people are clamorins
AS he claims, with such vooiferation, and
who fear he will not be nominated. finds
1t necessary to resort to these unusual and
debauchinS methods that the will of the
people may not he thwarted Y.
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State Senators-lmportancc OF Select
ing Good Men This Year.

Under the existing method of amending
the constitution of this state--a method so
restricted that it is almost impossible to
secure any constitutional change. however
much noeded-proposals of amendment can
only be made once in ten years, in the
first year OF each decade. such proposals
must originate in the Senate and be suo-
mtted to the House If concurred in by
the House the amendment or amendments
must he passed upon by the following
General Assembly, and if concurrcd in.
must then be submitted to the people.
If the Constitution is now perfect for
all time and under all possible changes of
conditions, the restrictions which now
obstruct the way to any change, are wise.
No one however, would claim that the
Constitution is now perfect for ali time.
and there are wise and thoughtful citizens
who have come to doubt whether the
present method Is any Improvement upon
the old method, in vogue previous to 1870.
ny means of the council of censors, which
proposed amendments to be acted upon
by ii constitutional convention, However,
the existing method is such as it is, and
no other Is available except the very re-
mote and practically impossible method
Of a general uprising of the people in
their sovereign capacity, which no one
now living is likely to see This year,
1900, them offers the only opportunity for
proposals of constitutional amendments
for ten years to come and such proposals
can only be submitted by the Senate
which is to be elected next September.
In view of those facts it is of the ut
most Importance that especial care be ex-
ercised in the selection of men for the
Senate. That body, this year, should com.
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\ Lesson as to Health Officers,

The havoc wrought by the small pox
scare in IIardwok in connection with a
case which proved to be simply chicken
OK can hardly be measured IN Il news
paper story. Only those who found their
business seriously interrupted, and those
who fed to save their lives can realize
the full meaning of the conditions which
for the time being were real to those con-
cerned. The case unique stionably al Pc
culiar features. but 1t nevertheless illus
tratos and emphasizes the necessity of
selecting the most competent physicians
for the position of health officer.
In certain towns in this State it has be-
como the custom to pass the office of
h alth officer around and elect Il man be-
cause i is his turn or to bestow this i'm
portant Office upon the young physicians
who are just beginning to practice their
profession in order TO help them tide over
the period of paucity of patients which
comes to the average young doctor. Hard
wick has learned what IA mistake on the
part of health officer may cost q com
munity, and when we bear in mind that
every town in the State is subject to a
similar scare, the nece ssity of electing 10
the position of health officer "a man who
Is thoroughly qualified to discharge it's
important duties. becomes fully evident.
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81 MINER SKIRTS.

The skirts of the summer gowns arc
most important. They must be we'll made
and well hung and in no way interfere
with long slender effect. and Yet they
must be tucked and pleated-a combina-
ton most difficult to obtain says Harper 5
Bazaar. one of the newest gowns has
box leated skirt. but the box pleats are
put quite far apart and are graduated in
width, narrower at tho belt than at the
hem, and arranged with a blank panel
bet yeen each pleat. These panels arc
either entirely covered with lace or en-
hroidery, or have bands of the lace or en-
broidery across them and put on TO give
the effect of a laCe-trimmcd underskirt
with pleated over-skirt. The same idea
is carried out by substituting for the
pleats fiat bands of the material that are
stitched down to the under-skirt or are
lined with silk. fastened halfway down
the skirt and then caught at the end with
three gilt buttons. When this style Of
skirt is used, the same idea must be re-
peated in the waist, and the bands on the
waist must exactly match in size the up
per part of the bands on the skirt-thiS
makes the waist look much smaller and
is always more becoming.
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Tho Result In Oregon.

Oregon's election on Monday was the
first really contested election of the year,
and nasmuch as it was to furnish the
first hint of the trend of public sentiment
with reference to the issues now COM
handing general attention, people looked
forward to the outcome with widespread
interest The republicans have every rea-
son to be satisfied with the result. and if
lit is to be accepted as an indication of
the situation elsewhere on the Pacific
slope, the administration at Washington
may look with confidence for vindica-
ton of it's policy by the people Of that
section in November
The election involved the choice of a
Judge of the Supreme Court, State
dairy commissioner and two congress
men, and the republicans elected their
candidates for all of these positions. c.
+. Wolvcrton, the candidate for Judge of
the Supreme Court had a plurality of T.
coo; j. w. Bailey, the republican candidate
for food and dairy commissioner, was
elected by a plurality of GOo0, and the two
republican candidates for Congress had
the usual large pluralities.
oregon has been carried by the repub-
Leans at different times by larger plural-
ties than We're secured on Monday, but
inasmuch as conditions similar to those
now existing have prevailed in a prosiden-
tial year only once, in 1896, it is fair to
compare results with that year. -Four
years ago oregon gave Mckinley a plu-
rality of only 2ll7 and the republicans
were glad to secure even that margin Two
years ago the republicans elected Gov.
Gcer ana the entire State ticket by
plurality of 1900, and their congressman
by pluralties approximately the same as
those secured in the cleo tlon of this week.
Considering the difference between the I'M
portanoe of fun State election and that
of the election of what would ordinarily
be regarded as minor officers ii is evident
that the results of the present contest are
all that the republicans could reasonably
expect.
The full significance of the result in
oregon appears only when we take into
consideration the declarations contained
in me platform of the republican party
as opposed TO the platform put forth by
the fusonists, the democrats and the
populists having combined, The repub-
leans In their platform said: 1--WE hearth
~ endorse the policy OF the adnnistra-
ton, and particularly in securing the Phil
shall be retained as American territory
We have confidence that the American
people, without departing from their ira
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-07
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
Review of the Campaign and Rebuke of
Some Methods Used


ask space to gay a few tbjpr. ahout
the gressional campainn which is nov
raging in This district | will endeavor ia
do so i'm an imuariial manner TLa nnnv
friends of Judee povcrs hnlinvinq maj 20
can serve the district better rnr Tho novt
two wears than n now man desire hin, IN
he returned IamoiIln countv ,v,U non
that this he done t,x-C;ov paec q smart
and sharr man. is another I,amnilI. conn
tv candidate. Rnt his county Thar * a
n,aioriiv Of i, u,lI not procont hin, Mr.
Foster brirbt representaiivo Of no
vounrer element j. an ar,ivo c,,,did,to
aud will have his county rrarticallv soIid
with some support outside
col HAN AN honorablo and .hle man
will have his county Of FraukIir. mt
probably not much more IIc has NOT
made any canvass.
col RaLer a man of ,bilit,,. ,,i ,t.,,.
acter. will have Rutland county and soma
strength besides.
Mr.. Eatchelder a man Of ahiIitv will
have his county and NOT much more
Addison and Grand Isle counties have
no candidates and are onon Grhtin.-
ground f. lie conceded thai C,r,rd Islo
county will he largely or entireIv for
Judge Powers Addison county is heinz
contested bv AT least three candidates
II is to he noted thar Ianoillo cn,,ntv
viii NOT ask tho district f., oive II onotbnr
member of Congress- fnr an indaIinit.
time. Gov. Pages own county viii rom.
diate him in his present ambition How
then does he EXPECT TO be nominatcd-
what means is he using thinl, tho fol-
lowing ia he a fair stntemer. ~ mo c.sa.
More than a wear ago he commenced
getting the support of a large portion of
the press of the State bv direct or iudi
rect subsidy. At the same time he b.pan
to hire mon in yarious parts of Tho dis
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-07
WlNOOSKI
SAVINGS BANK

From It's careful management mas not
met with loss from any loan made dur-
ing the last twenty years.
Deposits made during the first 1--WE days
of any month will draw interest from tho
first day Of that month. Deposits mado
after the fifth day Of any month win draw
interest from the first day of the neXt
month.
Interest Is credited depositors January
lst and July lst, compromising somi-an~
nually. The rate of interest paid to de-
posltors by all savings banks in this state
is limited by law to four per cent. until i o.
surplus amounts to ten per cent. OF ito
deposits, when an extra dividend is TO DO
made.
No interest is allowed by law 10 he paif
on deposits in excess of two thousand dol-
lars except it be on deposits by widowss
orphans, administra tors, executors, euar-
dians, charitable or religious institutions.S
or on trust funds deposited by order %
court.
The bank pays all taxes in this state
on deposits of fifteen hundred dollars or
less
VERMONT LOANS SOLICITED I,
Duo Depositors Dec. 81, 1899. ...... s7a3 ~ ~
Surplus'''..'. ',,.............'... A,6S"O
Deposits and surplus ........... 1885, 3Ss NJ
OFFICERS-S ~ Weston, President:s
Ormond Cole. Treasurer.
TRt-STEES-S r. Weston. J. 3. SmaliS
o. P. Ray, A. J. stevens. OrmonG Cole, E.
c, Mower. Samuel Bigwood.
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Representative Delivers late nomina-
ton was the seventh he has received ia
Congress, and Of those six have been una
nmous.
Congressman Littlefelu, of Maine. is
physically one of the strongest men in the
House and exercises with 16-pound dumb
bells every morning.
]. Addison Porter, the former private
secretary to President Mckinley is much
improved in health since his recent illness,
and Will soon be about again.
Miss Perccval. the last surviving daush-
ter of Spencer PerceVal, the Prime Minis
ter assassinated in the Commons in 1872,
died only the other day at Ealing, Eng.
Among the few congressman VINO have
been unanimously renominated, John e.
Ketcham of New York holds the record,
having been chosen by acclamation six
teen times.
l. f. Ray, who has been appointed
United States marshal OF Hawaii, is Sec
rotary to Senator Culom. He is 30 years
Old was born in New York and was Sec
rotary of the Illinois State Senate in
1854.
Herman Levi, who died in Giessen the
other day, was considered the greatest
Wagnerian conductor in Germany, and AS
Il personal friend of that composer con-
Quoted the first performance of "Parsi-
fal."
Iieut.-GoV William A. Northcolt of
Illinois. who is mentioned as republican
candidate for the vice-presdency, is a ma
tive of Tennessee, but has lived in Illinois
since 1879. lie is n graduate of the An
napolis naval academy,
Prof j. Hendrix Witherdrink, of the
University Of Leyden, who came 10 this
country to observe the eclipse, j., in ia
cial characteristics, the counterpart of
Gov. Roosevelt of New York, even as to
mustachc and eyeglasses.
The first medal Of the Paris salon of
1900 has been awarded to Al. D. Dcspra,
delles professor Of architecture and de-
sign in the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology who had for his design The
Beacon of Progress"
A memorial TO the late Archibald
Forbes, the newspaper correspondent aud
author mas been presented by his widow
to the University OF Aberdeen, 1t is a
large bronze cross with an inscription and
will stand in the chapel
One of the first alenists to sit in the
House of Commons Is Sir j. Il. Duke, who
has Just been elected to represent Edm-
hureh and ST. Andrews Universities. lie
Is of shc Opposition. and one of the great
est living authorities on mental diseases.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-07

ditons will give security to personal and
property rights, justice, liberty and equal
its before the law to all who live beneath
our flag. We endorse the policy of the
administration in suppressing the insur-
rcction in the Philippines, headed by
Aguinaldo."
The fusion platform, on the other hand,
after arraigning the administration In
true Bryan style. declared for the grant
ing Of independence to the Philippines,
and capped the climax of popocratic per-
versity by declaring for free silver coin
age in accordance with the demands of
the Chicago convention of 1896.
1t can be seen from this that while the
election In oregon was local in character
50 far as the Offices to be chosen are
concerned the principles advocated by
both parties to the contest were national,
and 1t is fair under the circumstances to
look upon the result as an expression of
public sentiment with reference to ma
tional issues.
Looking at the result in Oregon from
this standpoint our democratic friends
can secure little consolation from u con-
temptation Of the outcome. The contest
was waged after Bryans own policy, and
the people of that state declared against
pUpocracy and Organism by plurality
far larger than that 10y which they re-
Jected Bryan and popocracy in 1896 The
republicans can well afford therefore to
let I|ryan have his way at Kansas City
with regard to the endorsement of the
Chicago platform of the last national
campaign, ana the grating thereon of
panks declaring against expansion and
republican prosperity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-07

London letters say that never were so
many Americans in Europe as nov.
Americans are almost mouopoli2ing tho
Paris Exposition, and tourist agents are
in vain offering twelve francs a day for
board and lodging for parties from the
States, Italy is overrun with Americans
guare is heard in the hotels but Anglo
Saxon. over 10000 Americans have been
registered in two months at the Anglo
American Exchange, London. Messrs.
Gaze have booked 1900 berths for July
Alone and already nearly every re urn pas
sage is booked on the grea: liners.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-07
MOTHERHOOD.

An altar-fire, where none before had
burned,
Upon whose hungry flames the lesser part
OF self is cast! No anguish. sting no
smart
Can brighten back the soul when once has
yearned
Its strength to build and feed this holy
fire;
No task too heavy. none too requisite
or sacrifice for her whose heart is knit
To one absorbing purpose and desire
Just there beside her warm, wee babe to
lie:
To feel the tiny hands extend and close
About her fingers, and with raptured eyes
TO gaze into the bit of azure sky
Let fall so near All! but a mother knows
There is no cost too great for such a prize,
Elizabeth Perkins, in Harper's Bazaar.
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Total Assets
1881, 243.46

Total Assets $7,331, 24i46
TRUSTEES.
GHARLEs U. SMITH, HENRY GREENE,
~. ~. bA HSTOW, a. q. PIERCE,
WILLARD CRAZE HENRY WELLS.
.."ceives and pays deposits daily. De-
posts in"de during the first four busi-
ness days OF the month draw interest
from the first. If made afterwards in
terest Will commence the first of the fol-
lowing month
Interest will be credited to depositors
January and July /, compromising twice
"a year. There are no stockholders in this
pank. All the earnings, less expense, be-
long TO depositors. The rate of interest
depends upon the earnings, and for twelve
years was AZ per cent, but under a law
passed by the Legislature of 1896 no saw
hSs bank can pay more than per cent.
until it's surplus reaches 10 per cent. OF
us deposits, when a special dividend is TO
be made.
All taxes in this State are paid by the
bank on deposits of 81, SOC or less. Dcpos-
It's are received in sums from 81 to 5000.
and no interest will be paid OH any sum
in excess of this amount, except on de-
posts by widows. orphans, admnistra-
TORS executors, guardians, charitable or
religious institutions or on trust funds de-
posted by order of the court.
NO money loaned to any officer or truss
tee of the bank
CHARLES p. SMITH, President,
FREDERICK W. WARD, Treas.
f.. s. lSHAM, Assistant Treasurer.
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Beware of Ointments For Catarrh That
Contain Marcuru

as mercury will surely destroy tine sense
OF smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the ma.
cous surfaces. Such articles should new
reputable physicians, as the damage they
viii DO Is ten fold to the good you can
possibly derive from them. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
& Co, Toledo. o., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system In buying Halls Catarrh
cure he sure you get The genuine. II is
taken Internally, and made in Toledo, o.,
by +. }. Cheney e. Co. Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists. price Toe per bottle
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JUN E.

Fair June is here, proverbial month
OF wedding bells and rose,
When Summer dons her newest garb
And varied charm dscoses.
When meadows smile, and fields respond
To hints of cultivation
When Natures miracle awaits
Divine interpreta
Fair June is here proverbial month
OF wedding bells and roses:
Too short her stay, since to our view
Such beauty she discioses.
j. W.
81. Johnsbury. June !.
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same position as Mr.. Foraker will be
when Ohio is called. But Indiana, through
Mr.. Fairbanks, it is understood, also in
tends to speak in behalf of Mr.. Mckinley
and Iowa also expects to put forth a voice
for the President.
1t may, therefore, come about that Sem
ator Fairbanks will make the nominating
speech. The 10 States that come ahead
of Indiana are not expected to make any
speeches on the question of nominating
the President.
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Whom you want anything, advertise in
Tire new special column of this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week which
it will pay you to read about Sec page
seven. This paper has more than $4,000
readers every week, and one cent word
will reach them all.
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We are authorized to state that ex-Gov.
L. y. Woodbury. will not he 4 candidate
for residential Eloctor as Mrs. Wood
lurv's health makes 1t probable that 1t
viii I've necessary for him to be absent
from Vermont at the time the duties Of
elcctor would need to be performed.