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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14
Burlington
Savings Bank
INCORPORATED 1s47.
Deposits June 3o,tooi, S7,ooo,i4
Surplus 35O,01O.oo
Total Assets SS,25o,723.oi
TpTrcrrvc

1870 OWL ENR1 NIhEE
J. l.. BARSTOW, A. G. PIERCE,
WILLARD CRANE. HENRY WELLS,
l.. w. WARD.
heceives and pays derc sits daily. De-
pos's made during the first four business
Gays OF the month draw interest from the
hrsl III made afterwards interest VIII
commence tho first of the following month
interest VIII be credited to depositors
january ] and July /. compromising twice
year lhere are no stockholders in this
Dahk. All earnings. less expenses, belong
10 depositors. The rate Of interest de-
pchds upon the earnings but the Legisla-
lure at its last session passed law hAiny
we rate that eny savings oank in the
SUITE can pay at not to exceed three ana
one hait per cent. per snnurn. until It's
surplus reaches ten per cent. o. its deposits
"hen special dividend is provided fer
All taxes in this State are paid by the
bahk on deposits of $500 or less. DepoJ
ltS are received in sums from 81 to VOC,
ana no interest viii he paid on any sum IN
excess OF this amount, except on deposits
ny WIDOWS. orphans, administrators, exc
cutofs guardians, charitable or rcli-
Sious institutions or on trust funds de-
rested by order of the court.
NO money loaned to any officer OF tru5-
tee OF the bank
CHARLES p. SMITH, President
FREDERICK W. WARD, Treas.
f. S. ISHAM Assistant Treasurer.
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WANTED.

When you want anythinE advertise in
the now special column OF this paper Some
bargains are offered there this week winch
il will pay you to read about. See page
seven. This paper has more than -7'W
readers every week, and ono cent a Word
will reach them all
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THE RUTLAND WHITEHALL troll
LEY ROAD.

The electric railroad parallel to the Del
aware and Hudson is rapidly being rS-
tended from Rutland toward Ca telton.
Poultney and Fairhaven, with Whitehall
as the objective point A large force of
men, who have been constructing the
great dam in Chittenden for power pur-
poses, will soon take up the completion
of this important road and push 1t for
ward so that It may be in running order
by next spring. Some important improve
ments are contemplated at West Rutland
ana Casteton, also at other points along
the road during next season.
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IF STAMPS ARE ENCLOSED.

"What business brings the heaviest re
turns asked the man who wanted 10
know, The literary busin' SIS sighed the
struggling author. as he opened a two
pound rejected book manuscript. 80 Phila-
dcphia Record.
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The ruin

IS told by most people. If it were not,
the whole commercial and social fabric
would fall to pieces. There are thou
sands upon thousands of people who
testify to the cures effected bv DR..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14

Governor, because of his indictment by
the United States grand jury. Mr.. Allen
declares his innocence, and the iniict-
ment Is based upon ex parte evidence,
solclv,-so that it is one mans word
against another. In this situation the af-
firmatlon of the lieutenant governor
should he given as much credencc as any
prosecution eX partc, whether it be IL
grand jury or some other board of in
qulry. Until convicted. Licutcnant-Gov-
crnor Allen stands before the law inno-
cent, and his resignation IL not only not
demanded, but If made would be declare Il,
by these very parties, confession of
guilt. The circumstances may be unfor-
tunate, but resignation of office is not the
Foundation of the remedy at this stage of
the proceedings
A CONGRESSIONAL ANOMALY.
U'rom the st. Adams Mess enger)
One of the strange workings of tho
Anne riCan electoral system Is that tho con-
Grcssmen who are to be seated for the
first time next month were elected TO Of
flee over a year ago. 70 bring the illustra-
ton directly home. suppose that MesSrs.
Foster and Haskins who were elected to
Congress in September. 1892 mad been
chosen in view Of their stand on som"
stubbornly contested issue Then tho
state. having eXpro sscd It's VIII, waits
1tNftt en- months htlbIt inc men WHO wire
to carry it into effect are even in thor
seats. Meanwhile the necessity for tha
choice Of certain mon on certain Issues
may have utterly passed out cf existence.
The result is that congressman are now
chosen on the issues of one year for the
purpose of determining what arc likely to
be wholly different issues a year later
WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
(From the Fair Haven E~a)
The rows that two women had en-
naikcd I'm the insurance business in Rut-
land recalls TO mind the fact That ono of
the fright women Of Bcrson, who went
to P,attsburgh. opened an office and hda
built up a Gcurishing insurance business
This would seem To- open ZIP a Compdrl.
lively nov field for women; hut tie in
Surancc business is something women
who rave had business training can fol.
Low and follow with every prospect OF
success.
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WHAT OUR NEIGHB0RS SAY.
A Practical Suggestion In Relation to
The Prohibitory Law

" rom inc hr't'leporo fhoehi")
The Rutland Herald makes 4 rcplv TO
the editorial i'm the Phoenix of last week
on the enforcement of the prohibitcry aw
which cviG,ntly intended to b.. candid II
IFS treatment cf tr. Question Inn tI,.
IIcr9ld writrr entirely mi.,uI.rcrou1s orr
position when hc ridiculeS our prot ostt,on
''that the Iav b. strirtI- enforced for Two
wears. and thou tost mo riblir sculi-
mont" and iut,rrr.t. il MS -a uoln .hIn
sion nr ,,sal,n,-s " What &C.. ,,,'g,, H. i,.e+
mis-. ono nr con Grnnt.. mos, ra,,,,,s
,pirrammotiral s,,inrs when me- was
lrosil,rt was. ",rb, ,,av ia r,t viii nf a
had I.,, f., T., .,,f,r,.,. H., w. .,,i,. ,Lts
lrincirle to the prnbibirorv lave and saw.
L,nforcr if. enforce, if vionrnu.Iv an u,n,
the state long enough really to put it to
If if is n nood law if Viii ytand If i, is
81 had law the people will repeal il.
II seems L" us thai inc ohIN i'aIIN con-
SlStent course for outSp0k"n opponents of
inc law Use tine Herald would tie to -
mana ana support its enforcement on this
ground ana lhoh stand ny the result on
p"pIic sentiment our own observation IN
cur lo'" H"ld is mat II Is only when the
Ia" - I"' '"I"r'"u ana lnlhgS ar" VIDE
oppH no quote IN" New YORK Nc'nit'H-
iHt) th'li inc law Is d"fldci, ana e.
Loullc'H as impossible OF enforcement.
ih're ms h'cn mighty niue tain OF this
KIND IN i'rattlcboro and in the rest of
Nmdham county the past month.
Ihe lh"cnlN does not believe, ana has
never claimed, that prohibition IS the only
WY 10 d'al with the liquor "Nil. W" nave
.,'I ''''. man WI" p'ncN - II
pervcrt. On the contrary. we suspect that,
l"Ne 'A' "h"l' country over 'h'r' are as
it.,'' ven. ''l"p' i''V' mn nv IT,
,u,i4i 80 ~ ,, Wv. iiet i.,I'H' 'S -, ~
81 to nio ',er ,,r'c ~ niol p,'lpI ION
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Terms Si.ooa Year, Always in Advance.
BURLINGTON. THURSDAY NOV II.
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THE BOUNDARY LINE.
G'rpm the Malone Farmer
LT.-GOV ALLEN CASE,
(From the Bennington Banner)

The Banner docs not coincide with sey-
eral of its contemporaries i'm the demand
upon Hon. Martin +. Allen, for the reslg
nation by him OF the office Of Lieutenant
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Reasons for Insurance

Why is the Life Obey of to-
day better than that of t~cn-
~ sc, r. ago? Because you
may now have a policy of priv
ile.os. OF cash. loan, raid-1p
and extension values. one
which YOU control from the
start and the paymentof which
you can direct at any time.
Correspondence Sollcited)
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MUSICAL TERMS.

(From the s.. Adams Mcssenecr)
Juice harp" Played by tobacco chew
ars, doubtless.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-20
pARAGRAPHIc POINTERS.

If Mark Hanna is in political
peril in Ohio will President Roosevelt
heap Goals of fire on his head ny help
ing him out st. Louis Republic.
The president says that great
fortunes have not been made out OF
the tariff. but we guess il helped gener-
ously to the making Of some Of them
Binghamton Leader.
IF the senate insists upon 'let-
ting well enough alone" the Buffalo
speech of Mckinley became n CAM
paign document for the democracy
that will go far and hit hard.-Jack-
sonville Citizen.
President Roosevelt promised to
carry out the policy of his predeces-
sor, bu. there is danger that the pro-
tec.ionists and manufacturers will
scare him away from the presidents
reciprocity suggestions. ~ The Com
moner.
THAT republican congressman
who tells how millions are being
souandered on the Philippine pay-rolls
very naturally gives an anonymous in
terview. Such sentiments are NOT
popular with his party.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Here colloquial and almost flip
pant and elsewhere "preachy,' II has
more of the magazine flavor than OF
the dignity Of expression heretofore
studied in the message Of the presi-
dents OF the United States.-Buflalo
Courier.
The Washington Star has word
Of warning for the republican con-
gressmen who maintain an uncompro-
missing attitude as high protectionists.
at was generally conceded" says the
star, during his lifetime, that Mr..
Mckinley was n good judge Of public
sentiment. His opponents twittcd him
with keeping his ear to the ground.
Would II not he well for congress 10
initiate him in that particular? A
election for the purpose OF choosing
n new house occurs next Move mbcr."
Albany Argus.
There is n monetary crisis in the
Philippines which nothing but an act
of congress will remove. 1t is only
one Of many instances constantly oc-
curing in which the development OF
American relations with the islands
is halted and hampered by the neces-
sity for congressional legislation. And
this. with the varying views OF con-
ficting interests to be consulted, 10
always tardy and generally unsatissac-
tory. Unless history reverses Itself.
il will be found that the greatest inn
pediment in the way OF the assimila.
ton OF the Philippines and other de-
tendencies is the American congress-
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these services. This had all put him
behind. and now. in the latter part Of
December. he seemed TO have every
reason To he discouraged. But it was
Hannah who had given up. lie would
still have been hopeful and looked on
the bright side, but for her. She
grumbled.
II feel awful kind o. bad not 70
have any Christmas" con Aided Samuel
TO the mare, as he laid the straw for
her bed. Il know things amt so
bright, but Hannah hadn't ought 10
feel so. IL might be worse. | guess
we can pull through. But then. it'll
have 10 be as Hannah says. If She
won't have no Christmas, can't"
lie felt like crying ~ his disappoint-
ment. Samuel Bennett was old
enough TO be getting bit childish
In the house. Mrs. Bennett was put
ting away the supper dishes in no
amiable frame of mind. IL don't
care she muttercd. what he thinks.
| amt said a word but the truth.
How well ever get along this winter,
don't know. Starve, mebby. The
idea o making a fuss about Christ
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from chill when her neighbor ca.
tered, and there Was no fire in the
house. Two children. smaller than
ten-yearold Amy. were shivering ON
the bed with their mother.
Amt there no fire?' exclaimed
Mrs. Bennett. my sakes. This
weather, too"
u couldn't cut the wood" said
Amy. Its all big sticks"
Mrs. Bennett lost no time in giving
the sick woman some Of her home
made cordial, and Samuel soon had a
fire blazing in the kitchen stove. The
heat gradually crept into the adjoin-
ing bedroom.
You're so good" sighed the poor
woman on the bed. IL felt so bad
had to do something. and there
wasn't thing but to send for you,
Mis- Bennett. IL was so far to go for
the doctor, and"
(Which wasn't necessary" inter
rupted Mrs. Bennett II guess you
feel some better now. don't you?"
Yes; that medicine seemed to
start my heart again. / thought il
would just stop beating, one SPELL"
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Few subjects will come before con.
gress this winter in any form Of more
importance TO this nations industrial
interests, and more especially to the
commercial and industrial interests
Of the state of Minnesota, than the
treatment which should be extended
to our live stock and dairying inter-
ests, says the St. Paul Globe.
For all practical purposes ii seems
determined that we shall have no reel.
procity treaties ratified by the pres
emit senate. The chief value OF such
treaties is, Of course. in the extended
markets they offer TO our breadstuffs.
as well as TO our manufactured articles
The debate now in progress in the
German parliament shows what we
have TO contend with in foreign lands
in the effort to send into them our
cheap food products. Those govern.
ments will give us no market they can
keep from US. They are not willing
that our exclusive trading system,
whereby we seek TO sell without buy
ing in return, shall receive even tolel.
alton at their hands.
Germany has been one OF the most
persistent of the foes Of our exclusion
laws. The agrarian interest in that
country has consistently and steadily
opposed the Introduction Of our food
products. The present excitement in
German legislative circles on that score
is no new circumstance. 1t may be for
the poorer classes in Germany the en-.
actment Of hunger laws" as the 500
cialist representatives claim. and ii
may be inconsistent with the true well
fare Of the German masses but there
is no man who will say that it is not
iustifable as a matter of national re-
prisal.
What the German government is try
ing TO do with reference to American
food products we are trying to do
toward ourselves in the attempted ad.
vancement of class interests through
legislation. Every Minnesota com
gresham having rural constituency
Of any extent has made his appearance
in WASHINGTON this winter with .
measure designed to drive the oleo-
margarine industry out Of existence.
md while one stands watching in won.
Cerment this display of class selfish.
ness and -mindedness there APP
pear on the scene the representatives
Of the cattle-raising interests, with
their legislative programme. They
are against all that the dairying in
terests seem to demand. and they de-
mand whole lot Of things which the
dairy interests seem to be Indifferent
toward.
The republican party has brought
the conscience and moral sense of the
country down to such low level that
il is almost impossible TO consider pub
lie measures without immediate and
!, controlling reference to the interests
which are pecuniarily interested adj
versely or favorably. Legislation il
looked on as form Of public favorit-
ism. and il seems TO be the principal
question how much more one interest
: can get out Of the grab-bag than any
other interest.
No wonder. indeed, in such a situa-
: ton. that tariff revision is looked upon
: as an impossibility. and that the
sponge has been thrown up already by
e the hackers of the reciprocity idea.
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In many countries the Christmas
feast formerly lasted from two to
three weeks. and it was believed that
the angels partook OF the earthly
food. Denmark. even nj this time.
considers II obligatory TO have break
fast, dinner and supper Of distinctive
dishes on Christmas. Beefstcak and
reindeer outlets form part Of the
menu for breakfast. The dinner con-
sists OF grod Ga soup OF oatmeal and
rice). roast goose stuffed with apples
and roast pork with beet roou aud
cherkin pickles
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mas when you amt got thing cheer
ful TO look ahead to. No, | amt "a
going 10 do it. Sam can make the
best of it. ! mean wat | say"
That evening thu was nothing
further said about Christmas be-
tween the farmer and his wife. BY
nine o'clock they were in bed. 1t was
Tuesday night and Thursday would
he the holiday. As he lay there, Mr..
Bennett wondered what he should do
with the so cents which he had saved
up to buy his wife present. With
no Christmas, Of course there could
be no present. He fell asleep. sad
dened by the thought.
The day before Christmas was
bright and clear. There had been a
generous fall Of snow during the
night and everything out of doors
was covered with the pure white
mantle. Samuel Bennett was out
shoveling paths when the expressman
drove along, with a well-flled sleigh.
Hello, there" shouted the driver.
cheerily. Merry Christmas, Sam.
It's little ahead Of time, / know.
but ] may not see you again"
Thanks. The same TO you," an
swered Samuel, leaning on his snow
shovel. Got lots of bundles, amt
you?"
.Yes: everybody's got something
~.That so? Amt come to ours yet,
have you?" The poor old man
chuckled at his own pitiable little at
tempt at joke.
NO. not yet" was the merry an
swcr from the sleigh. I'm bring that
around tomorrow. most likely. Well,
good-by. G'lang." and on sped the
sleigh with its jinging bells.
IL guess he won't. though" unused
the other, as he fell to work shovel
ing again. "'Tain't likely Wen get
anything. There amt pobody to send
il TO us. that | know off,
And Hannah. looking out of the
window. echoed his thought with one
still more doleful.
-Evcrybodyll get something but
us" she unused. II guess Christmas
was intended for rich folks. Nobody
gets that amt got
That afternoon about three O'Clock,
mufiled-up little form trudged
through the snow and up the road TO
the BENEFITS farmhouse.
"Why. Amy barrow. what you do
ing here in all this snow?" exclaimed
Mrs Bennett. as She opened the door
and saw the little girl standing on the
steps. GONE Right in before you
freeze
.Oh. Mis- Bennett" said the SILVER
ing child. in n voice chokcd with tears
won't you come right over to our
house? Mas awful sick"
lis that so? What's the matter
Yes. I'll 20 right over"
Its one of her bad spells. only
worse" walled Amy. ..She says she
don't know but she'll die"
.Oh. l guess il amt as bad as that.
said Mrs. Bennett. kindly. Dent you
be scarf. SAINT" She was mt The
woodshed door now. Hitch up tn,
mare right off, I've got to go over
to Mis- Darrow's. She's sick"
Samuel dropped an armiui OF WOOD
and FASTENED toward the barn. In
less than Is minutes the old-fash.
toned cutter was at the door. Amy
was tucked in between the farmer
and his wife, and they wcSe of as
fast as the whcezy mare could con.
vcnicntly carry them. Mrs. Bennett
had her medicine bottles under hcl
shawl. She was said by her ncighbors
to he about as good as doctor"
The Darrows lived half mile oil
more from the Benefits. farther or
away from the village. which was
nearly two miles from the Ecnncft
farm. Mrs. barrow was suffering
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Christmas.
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any Christ
Y mas" sale


Mr. bennett, decisively, as she
poured out her husbands second cup
Of tea The Lord amt good to us.
and don't feel called upon to act as
If thought He was"
Why. Hannah. how you talk" and
Samuel Bennett set his cup down so
suddenly that some of the tea spilled
over upon the table. 1T sounds kind
o sacriIegious."
Fl can't help il il it does. There.
yon'Ne stopped your tea on the table
cloth Why amt you CAREFUL
You kind o s'prised me, sayin'
that. and"
surprised you. did 10" and Mrs.
Bennett wiped up the spilled tea with
a cloth taken from the sink near at
hand. II don't knows ] said any
thing so very terrible. ! guess il
amt no worse than actin out lie,
tryin' 10 have Christmas when you
don't feel IT,"
But the Lord is good to Us. Han
nah They's lot of folks worse off'n
We be-"
Then I'm sorry for EN-. Sam Ben
nett. Look at Us. We amt had moth
iug but bad luck this whole wear
Don't talk TO me. Its settled"
samuel Bennett knew his wife too
Wen 20 argue the question. so he left
her and went out TO do the Chores =
while yhe went glumly about the task
81 washing the supper dishes. But in
thr old mans heart, as he went out to
ICED the COW and fix the mares stall
Tor the night. was the II nelly feeling
of 2 disappointed CHI lie liked
christmas. lie had |; ways looked
forward to il with pleasurable an
'cipaiion, although for many years
me day had not meant so very much
- MIN. But he had taken delight in
trimming Up the plain rooms of the
ht'lc farmhouse with evergreens. and
ne always had managed to give Han
nah a little present. while she had
never failed to remember him with
some useful product OF her own
handiwork. But these humble gifts
were real treasures to him. for he
measured them in loves own balance,
and their brightness was a reflection
OF The etfulgcnt Christmas glory He
and Hannah were alone in the world,
their only child having died in in
fancy. But they had been happy to-
gether and fairly prosperous. until
within the past year.
During this time, Samuel, as he ex-
pressed il, had lost his holt" One
thing after another had happened to
discourage him and set him back.
First, his horse died. leaving only the
rather decrcpit old mare to help him
u his field work; then crops had
tailed. Never before had his few
acres Of ground yielded so sparingly,
and the fruit trees were never so
barren. Along about harvest time,
as II to complete his misfortune, he
was taken i'll and for weeks was un-
able TO work. while doctors bill ac-
cumulatcd. lie was obliged to hire a
man to do the work. and the farm
produced hardly enough to pay for