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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-06
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OKLAHOMA ON WHEELS.

If all the wheat produced in oklahoma
in an ordinary year were loaded into
standard grain cars ana the cars were
made up in u solid train counting space
for only one engine. the train would be
$50 miles long.
The corn crop loaded into cars and
coupled on 10 the train containing the
wheat would add $50 miles TO its length.
Bring in the cotton. load it up and
couple on the last car of corn and it would
string the train out ~ miles longer.
Then the oats, there would be 10000 900
bushels OF them, filling 10000 cars and
stretching out l3i miles longer.
The potato industry is IN its infancy but
the crop of 1907 would NIL 5000 freight cars,
occupying over 30 miles Of r.ght-uf way.
The melon crop would I'LL cars enough
to reach - miles.
The castor beans would add ia miles
to the length OF the train.
The broom corn would TAX up IS miles
OF room.
The fruit would fill at least 1000 cars,
reaching over 10 miles.
The engineer would rave to pull up
something like 1000 miles to make room
for the crop of hay, alfalfa. millet. cane,
etc.
The million head Of cattle would require
25j miles OF %trackage.
The horses would occupy 100 miles.
The hogs would want % miles and not
be hoggish about IL, either.
The Coo. coo people would I'll 10000 stand
ard coaches reaching out 1l2 miles.
Add another lV miles for odds and ends,
to say nothing Of the products Of the man
utacturing concerns. and YOU have a train
I p3l miles long, and every car would be
loaded too.
This train could take on the population
and products of some of the States that
have been keeping oklahoma out of the
Union and hardly notice the difference.
IT could load enough wheat in Chicago
to keep that 90 in bread for three years,
ard have enough left for seed.
IT could furnish each family in New
York city three pounds of beef per day
for nine months.
BY grinding up the castor beans it could
have enough castor oil to doctor all the
Culicky babies in the world until they be-
gan to wear long pants.
The brakes could unload a bushel OF
spuds for each man, woman n child in
ireland.
If a volcano were to bury all the people
in Delaware, Idaho, Nevada and Wyom-
ing the train could re-people those States
and have enough left to make a city al
most as large as Kansas City; but it could
not furnish enough illiterates to replace
those in four counties of North Carolina.
Great indeed is O~klahoma-but she is
only a torritory.-Enid Eagle.
The Monarch Trust CO., OF Wichita.
Kansas. has one-half million dollars loan.
ed on some of these Oklahoma farms, and
has only twelve interests unpaid amount
ing to $262.56), which became due oct, /
1902. Some Of our Vermont banks and in
diNidualS possess nice blocks of these
choice farm mortgages.
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INTERESTS,
(From the Rutland Iierald.)

We have followed with interest the
meetings of the farmer members of the
Legislature at Montpelier. 1t is a new
feature IN the legislative life of this
state and a healthy one. In an informal
way they discuss questions that concern
their business, and the discussions are
profitable.
We would make n suggestion TO the
of Rutland county, and that Is
tina they start and maintain a farmers
day, some time during the winter. when
they shall meet, have a dinner with
speaking to follow, short speeches by
the most sucoe ssful and experienced
among them, 1t would not be at all di-
fficult for a committee of Rutland citi-
zens to see to il that the expense of the
dinner Is met and the arrangements made
before the farmers arrive, if they should
select this city as their rallying point.
At the Rutland county fair of half a cen
fury ago some speaker from abroad who
WAS equipped for 1t was usually present
TO discuss some phase OF agriculture,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-06

with V. A.. Billiard at Burlington. She
was educated I'm the schools of Winooski
and the Burlington Business college.
George l.. Hunt of St. Johnsbury, Cas-
sius r. Peck of Burlington. A. w. Dick
ems of Middlebury and II. A Blake of
Newport were not admitted because they
had not been law students the required
time, but all three will be admitted
not later han August 1 next. The four
candidates who averaged over 90 were Lee
roy c. Russell and Cassius II. Peck of
Burlington. 5. r.. Boright Of Richford and
Edward w. Lawrence of Rutland The
next lowest average was by Warren X.
Austin of st. Adams and these I'VE con-
stitute the honor men of the class. Mr..
Russell of Burlington led the class.
The oath was administered to these
young barristers this morning in the SUI
prcme court room at the state house in
the presence Of Governor and Mrs. Nc
Cullough and a large representation Of
the bar.
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Asleep Amid Flames.

Breaking into a blazing home, some
fremen lately dragged the sleeping in
mates from death. Fancied security,
and death near. It's that way when you
neglect coughs and colds. Don't do it.
Or. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton gives perfect protection against all
Throat, Chest and Lung Troubles, Keep
1t near, and avoid suffering, death, and
doctors bills, A teaspoonful stops a late
cough, persistent use the most stubborn.
harmless and nice tasting, it's guaranteed
to satisfy by O. Sullivan 4 Young. Price
b0c and Sl.00, Trial bottles free.
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WHAT OUR NEICHBORS SAY
Unusually Large Number OF Deer Killed
During the Open Season White Deer.
(From the Brattleboro Phoenix.)

With the close of Vermont's open deer
season 1t seems probable that an unusu-
ally large number of the animals have
been killed throughout the State. 1t will
not be surprising If the returns, as nearly
as they can be secured, show that over 200
bucks have been slain during the past
10 days while many does are killed and
never reported. The record in Windham
county certainly will be ahead of that OF
last year when four animals were report
ed. Eight bucks are known to have been
killed and it is probable that an equal
number have been shot and not reported.
Fred Van Valkenberg of Wardsboro Sc
cured a SO0-pound buck the latter part of
last week and Frank Williams killed one
weighing 200 pounds in the same town.
Austin Knight killed a handsome buck
in the town of Jamaica, and Ambrose Bus
by brought down one in Grafton. Cliff
ford Davis, aged 10 years, shot a large
buck near the village of North London
derry. Two handsome specimens were
killed in the town of Windham, one by
Ray Harrington and the other by Will
liam Crowley of New York, while Vernon
Manlcy secured one in the Dummcrston
woods. In Bennington county two ami
mails are known to have been killed in
Searsburg one in Readsboro and two in
Nindham.
No deer are known to have been shot
in the near vicinity of Brattlcboro, al
though several does nave Dcon seen since
the open season and two bucks were seen
repeatedly in Marlboro up to within two
days before the law was off. a large doe
has been seen daily on the meadow of
y. +. Turner's Marlboro farm. This ami
NAL is not of the ordinary variety but is
known as the Nebraska black tailed deer.
The doe is much larger than the native
animal and is one that escaped from l..
c. Houghton's deer park The inhabi-
tapts of Wiudham toll a story of "A pure
white deer which has been seen repeated
~ in the woods of that 1t is said
that the freak is a very large buck 9nd
the hunters Whereabouts have been on the
lookout for him. The Smithsonian insti-
tute recently offered $1,000 for a specimen
of a white deer to be placed in its mu-
scum.
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EACH CANDIDATE SUCCESSFUL
Class OF 80 Passed the Bar Examina-
tions-Led by a Burlington Man
One Woman Admitted.

Montpelier, oct. S1-Of the class of %
candidates for admission TO the bar who
have been taking examinations here for
the past three days, All reached the re-
quirod standard although several of the
Class We're not admitted because they
have not studied the required time. Mrs.
Laura j.. BiRwOod Of Colchester passed
with an average Of 80 out of a possible
100, with 10 required, and was the first
WOman to be admitted to practice law
In Vermont. Mrs. Bigwood studied law
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Try It.
Ex-Gov. CIRCUIT ADMINISTRATORS

EX-Gov. Josiah Grout of Derby has
been appointed. administrator on the Is
tate of his brother, the late Gen, William
". Grout. Those in the best position to
know, say the ALARMING rumors that hive
currency in regard to Gen. Grouts
financial condition, nave been grossly eN-
aggersted, and that, although he was
known to have suffered heavy losses dur
ing the past year, the estate will settle
well. Horace w, Bailey of Newbury and
l.. ID. Hazen of st. Johnsbury have been
appointed commissioners on the estate
81. Johnsbury Republican.
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MARBLE CITY's CRISIS.
(From the Rutland News.)

The city of Rutland is certainly face to
face with a serious condition of affairs.
Not including the amount OF money eX-
pended at Monday nights meeting of the
board of aldermen. the city has already
expended four thousand dollars ir excess
of its receipts, this year. To the aver
age taxpayer and interested citizen it
would appear that tho time has arrived
to call a halt and take inventory. Ger
tainly. the utmost caution and conser-
vatism in Expenditures should prevail at
such a juncture.
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WET MERCHANDISE.
(F'rom the Montpelier Journal.)

trToin the montpelier JournalJ
Residents of prohibition States who
procure their wet merchandise from
license States, having the same sent c..
q. d, will sigh upon learning that there
is a possibility that express companies
may be barred from acting as agents in
procuring liquors. Last week an Iowa
federal grand jury returned an indictment
against the Adams Express company for
an alleged violation of the internal rev
enue laws in delivering G.. o.. ID. packages
of whiskey from consigners in another
state. it being held that a c. O. -. meth
cd constitutes a sale Of goods by an cX-
press company and requires a government
tax receipt and a retail license to sell
iiItipr
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SUCCESSFUL HUNTERS IN VICTORY

Royal Towle and g. y. Fisher of Victory
are getting to he record breakers in the
hunting business. They commenced trap
ping this season October II. in the first
days they caught seven foxes, seven
coons, eleven mink, sixteen muskrats,
and two skunks. Last week they killed
a big black bear, They brought it TO st.
Johnshury. 1t was dressed and cut up
at Stcnson's market and found "A ready
sale around town. 1t dressed 25 pounds.
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ELECTIONS.
(From the Randolph Herald.)

1t looks as If the long-drawn fights in
many towns over the election of a rep
resentative to the Legislature were about
10 be relegated to the past, The present
assembly will pass a plurality election
act. as appears at present writing. The
best the conservatives will be able to do
Is to require one or two ballots under the
majority rule, and If these fail, then the
plurality will elect. The voters are tired
Of all-night contests, sometimes even last
ing for several days, with d choice, when
with the real wish of the town. but
brought about through some combination
or trade, or as the result of sheer endur-
ancc. Then each session there are always
SOTc towns tnat fail to elect and get I'M
represented. In theory, We grant that the
advocates of the old way are correct
a repreSentative-elect should be such by
virtue of a majority vote, but in practice
1t works poorly where there are numerous
plurality system tried. and don't believe
the State would ever go back to the OLD
method.
Nrom the Morrisville News and Citizcn)
If Vermont has a single law that needs
changing it is the so-callcd majority vote
in our elections. The majority are mot
in it, as everybody knows. A plurality
law would represent the people better
and go far towards promoting honest cleo
tions and purifying politics.
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PROFITABLE VERMONT CROPS.
Nrom the Springfield Reporter.)

The revenue received from the apple
crop in Ferrisburg this year will probably
be less than one-third received by the
" last year. There are plenty Of
apples, but the quality Is very poor. The
work of harvesting the winter fruit Is
now in fun blast. Last seasons apples
were particularly fine. This year they are
sorting scarcely one barrel in five FIRST
class fruit. Scab and blight consequent
upon the rainy season has caused the
present condition of the crop.
The canning factory of II. c. Baxter &
Bros, at Essex Junction has closed its
first seasons work of canning. About
80, OJo cans of corn. succotash and lima
beans have been put up, The corn has
been of a superior quality but only about
one-fourth of the amount for which they
had planned could be secured. About GG6
weather was unfayorable to It's growth.
The factory has a capacity OF 5000 can
per day.
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Luck In Tn r cen.

by sending lS miles Wm, Spirey, of Wal
ton Furnace, VI, got a box Of Bucklen's
Arnica Salye, that wholly cured a hor-
rible Fever sore on his leg, Nothing else
could. Positively cures Bruises Felons.
Ulcers, Eruptions, Boils, Burns, Corns
and Piles. Only 2Sc. GUARANTEED by
O'Sulliyan & Young druggtstA
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DIVORCES IN VERMONT
Nrom the BENNINGTON Clinner.l

In 1901 in Vermont 9g7 divorces were
granted by the courts. On the grounds
Of adultery there were 80. for dosertion
IS. for desertion and intolerable severity
~. for intolerable severity and refusal to
support I, for wilful desertion AZ, for de-
sertlon and adultery !. libclee in State
prison 3. neglect and refusal TO support 8
In 81 cases the husband was the libelant
and In 1e6 cases the wife was tho COM
%plainant Washington county furnished
the greatest number. 81, and Essex coun-
ty the smallest, l. These statistics are
found in the annua report of the State
hoard of health. hut the learned doctors
Of the board furnish M prescription for
a cure'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-06
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS.
(From the Bennington Banner,

Some veterinary should take UP to
Montpelier a diseased udder and show
the legislators how tuberculosis looks
especially should the example he one of
those healthy looking animals over
which so much controversy has arisen In
connection with the work OF the cattle
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WASHINGTON COUNTY BURG.
LARIES.
(From the Barre T1mes.)

A gang Of petty burglars has evidently
found an easy mark in this section of
Vermont, for almost nightly "A break is
made in some town OF the county. Up to
date the burglars ave shown plenty of
acumen in escaping detection, which leads
to the belief that it is hardly amateur
work. Their work has not merely been
confined TO the small towns OF the county,
but Barre has also been included in their
field. All the breaks recently reported
seem to be the work of an organized gang
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INSURANCE COMMISSION.
(From the Mortified News.)

The usual bill for creating a separate
insurance commission has made its APP
pearance in the Legislature. 1t starts off
with some prestige this time from the
fact that the last report of the insurance
commissioners Ureasurer and secretary Of
State) while stating that a separate office
was not necessarily recommended that the
work be delegated to either the secretary
of State or State treasurer, because more
prompt and accurate attention to the de-
tails Of the office and greater efficiency
could be obtained under the supervision
of one head. The commissioners also
consider the amount paid for services
Isl. 900 each) as inadequate compensation
for the work required of this department.
Under these conditions the supporters Of
a separte insurance commission have a
good basis on which to start their project.
The Leg 81 ur s Work r eardei from
Two Points Of vi Various Kinds
OF License.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-06

Possibly an outside speaker would be ad-
visable on farmers day. such as we sug-
gest, but this would not be necessary in
order to insure a good attendance; for we
think our farmers would welcome the
chance to come together and talk 1t
nvar
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VEFMONT PENSIONERS.

Washington, oct. 31.-Nermont pensions:
Increase, reissue, Leonard l.. BrownsOn,
H~ineshurgh, sl2.75; Charles j.. Stockwell.
West Brattlcboro, so.
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A Careful Kitchen Girl.

wants a position.
II you want the girl. use a Free Press
want ad. She Will be forthcoming.
II you are the girl, use a Free Press
want ad, You1l get a position Immediate
ly.
Vermont is full OF good girls and good
positions. The Free Press finds the sirls
Tor the positions and vice versa
Try II.
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Need OF More Effective Measures to
Guard America from Undesirable
Immig rants.


From the Brattleboro Phoenix.)
Frank +. Sargent, the Vermont man
who Is commissioner of immigration. in
his annual report, deals pointedly with
the problem of checking the influx of un-
cesirab,e immigrants. The immigration
figures have been rising steadily during
the recent prosperous years and in the
last year CAS-, 743 aliens landed IN our shore
to seek homes. This increase compared
with the previous year was a little less
than one-third. but the comparative in
crease Of disease among the immigrants
WAS more than two to one. AT present
the diseased immigrants are simply de-
ported. The commissioner urges more
rigorous protection, and suggests medical
inspection by the transportation compan-
les at the ports Of departure. More than
one-third of the arrivals the last year
were illiterates, unable to read and write,
Without committing himself directly to
the reading test the commissioner OBJ
serves that the figures indicate how eff
fective the test, applied to persons be-
tween 10 and so years old, as proposed In
Congress, would be in excluding Hitter.
ates.
The increase in immigration is largely
from Italy, Austria-Hungary and Russia,
which sent us respectively in a year u.s.
on, 1900 and 10000 persons. The fire.
uuency with which those frayed rem
nants of humanity known as Russian
Jews are brought through Vermont from
Canada by carloads raises the question
whether the immigration laws are as
strictly enforced on our northern border
as In the great cities. One may visit
the immigration office in New York many
times without seeing such bizarre, dis
torted. replr'siye. illthy bipeds as have
been left at the railroad station in Brat
tleboro a dozen times the past year.
VERMONT AND THE ST. LOUIS En-
POSITION.
From the Mortified News.)
The st. Louis Worlds Fair manage
Inent IL evidently preparing to work.
the present Legislature for an appropria-
ton. judging from the letter circulars
which have been sent to the newspapers
from time to time during the past two
or three months. This Is one Of the
acres were planted by the farmers but the
Things which the present Legislature will
DO we'll to let severely alone. Vermont
cannot AFFORD to spend any money on
tnis scheme I'm the manner which the
management will be likely to propose,
a. the News has previously suggested,
| however, Vermont could make a small
| appropriation to encourage agricultural,
ests IN making creditable displays at
| this fair. Further han this 1t ought
and undoubtedly will pass the PROPOSE
ton without passing an appropriation
for II.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-06

The democratic license bin introduced
in the House by DR.. Conland of Brattle-
boro has some features in common with
other measures before presented but il
also differs widely in the stringency Of
its provisions and in the effort to make
them effective. 1t has been carefully
drawn and its trainers have introduced
PRINCIPLES and methods of procedure ne
In liquor Legislation.
Most license states require the liquor
seller TO give bonds with his license; but
practically they amount to very little,
because in the usual laws delays" they
get chancered or disposed OF in some court
procedure while the bondsman has time
to get his property out of his hands, The
democratic bill proceeds just the other
way and collects all penalties and forfeit
nres direct from the bondsmen, leaving
them to collect, If they can, from the
license. against whom they can get a
close Jail execution. The bond Is made
5000 instead of 1900 or 81, 00O.in the other
bills. so as to more amply provide for any
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-06
R0BBERIES AT BELLOWS FALLS
Small Amount OF Plumber Taken from
Three Different business PlaCes.

Bellows Fails. oct. N.-Robbers operated
in three places here last night but they
secured only a small amount of plumber.
From the jewelry store of Barnard Broth
ers goods to the value Of $40 were taken
The Hardware store of Field a. Lawrence
was robbed of pistols to the value of So.
From the tool shop of the Rutland rail
road $40 worth of chisels, hammers, etc,
were taken.
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hundreds of lives saved every year by
having Or Thomas's Eclectric oil in the
house just when II is needed. Cures
sort.
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BISHOP HALL ON DIVORCE.
(From the Rutland News.)

Bishop A. c. A. Hall of the Episcopal
diocese Of Vermont contributes 10 a New
York newspaper an article in which he
repeats his well known views on divorce.
lie thinks that divorce should be abolish
ed except for one cause. These points he
emphasizes only actually proved adul-
terry should be allowed as a cause for di-
vorce, This grievous fault does not, ac-
Cordlng to any recognized or BILE
theory, of itself break the bond of matri-
mony, but is only regarded as a ground
for its being broken by competent judicial
authority. If for any reason persons are
not willing to allege this cause, or II they
are not able to prove it, they cannot take
advantage of the permission. The com.
p%ldinant must himself be innocent. If a
counter charge Of intidelity could be
brought this would destroy the suitor's
standing. If the courts throughout the
country would proceed along the lines in
dicated by Bishop Hall, conditions of So
ciety would become more stable and the
divorce scandal reduced to the minimum.
OF course, the bishop allows that legal
superintendent divorce-should be grant
ed for other sufficient reasons than mar
ital infdellty.
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RANK
,From the st. Adams Messenger.)

The burlington Free Press calls upon
the General Assembly for a reform in
road-makine. The call is timely and wise.
but the elementary principle of any pro-
posed reform Of these laws should be the
wiping out of the communistic statute
that now forces the larger towns to help
the smaller ones maintain their high.
ways.