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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13

late fall months is not good practice. an6
not allowable under the regulations In
connection with the distribution of the
State fund. The reason given for this
regulation is that gravel put on roads in
the fall remains loose and becomes rutted
until frozen. The following spring
1t becomes soft again and the
road is not in good condition at all, be-
ing out OF shape. The construction work
is best when done in the spring or early
summer we can readily see how farmers
might object to the commissioner rec
ommcndation, owing to the fact that the
spring and early summer are busy sea-
sons. 1t might be possible to haul gravel,
during the winter. as it usually comes
from some distance, and pile it near the
roadway where it is to be used, leaving
the rest of the work to be done with
shovels at the proper time
Tho commissioner shows that the time
has passed when any kind of trash will
do for road-making. There was n time
when loan. sand, clay or anything at
hand answered temporarily to repair roads
out it is now recognized that none but tho
best available material should be used,
particularly as in road building only five
per cent of the expense Is for material.
The report shows that stone for founda-
ton work is near at hand in most of the
towns, while gravel OF good quality is
abundant though unevenly distributed.
According to the report Addison county
is showing its appreciation of old and tried
road commissioners, more than any other
county. These experienced road commits
soners know the necessity and value of
good road material, and they find 1t and
use it. Stone from old field walls is used
for foundation, and good gravel is hauled
miles for use on the surface. This makes
a road that will wear for many years with
attention to the small holes that some
times appear. and such roadway can be
made without a stone crusher. Lodges OF
blue limestone, first class road material,
are distributed throughout the county, and
the town of New Haven has built some
substantial roadway with it. quarryinS 1t
and breaking the stone by hand labor.
Some of the towns are also using waste
works. and in Brandon it is claimed that
roads surfaced with this material will
compare favorably with macadam roads
that have been built the same length of
time and received similar care.
| 1t is evident from this and other COM
ments of the state commissioner that any
town which gives its lack Of a stone
Crusher as a reason why it should not
seek to build permanent roadway, is
merely trying to excuse its own shiftless-
ness. Another point emphasized is that
good roads can not be kept good except
| by continuous watchfulnoes. This need
not be expensive. If a deep rut is re-
paired at the right time, a large expendi-
ture later OF is saved. This is a feature
| of the good road movement that receives
far too little attention, even in the cities
| that have spent the most for permanent
roadway.
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Progress in Highway improvement S

Some of the smaller towns in Vermont
have been disgrunted to the point of APP
peaing to the Legislature for relief be-
cause the State highway commissioner TO-
fused TO certify that they We're entitled to
their share of he State tax in spite Of their
failure to do work Of a permanent char
acter on their roads in accordance with
the provisions Of the law. If the resi-
dents of such towns carefully read the
report Of State Highway Commissioner
Sanford. which has Just been issued in
rhamplet form. they will readily under
stand why the law should be thoroughly
and impartially enforced and why no
money should be distributed for perma-
ncnt work on highways that has not been
done.
In speaking of the amount that has
been expended in permanent highway i'm
nrovcrlents during the past few years the
report speaks in particular of the work
done in burlington and Montpelier, show
| ing that in spite of the fact that this city
contributes more than 5000 annually to
the construction of roads in other towns
It has spent over 500 900 in frst-class pave.
ment construction and other improve
ments of a permanent character. The re-
| port shows that the enforcement Of the
provision requiring actual work of a per-
manent nature to enttle a town to its
share Of the road fund has resulted in a
marked Improvement in the character of
tho work done on the highways of Yer
mont.
There are 1882 miles OF road in Vermont
and the State commissioner says tho prob
lem how to build these roads is the vital
question. lie says that to attempt to build
a system of roads as some States are do
ing would be an undertaking OF doubtful
propriety because the money necessary to
build such roads would be difficult to Sc
cure by legislative authority with the
present system of representation since
few. If any, OF the towns most needing
aid would be Immediately benefited by
any system OF roads likely to be con-
structed; because the cost of maintaining
that class of road in our climate would be
burdensome, and because the traffic or
many roads is neither heavy nor constan,
enough to warrant the expenditure.
| Inc otdte commissioner therefore phil
osophically settles down to work out the
best possible results with the material
and money at hand; and one OF the best
recommendations he makes is that II
should be the policy of every town to joir
with the State and build, as far as posi-
J Bile. a pisee Of permanent roadway each
year. that is use a portion OF the towr
. ut 49,
} work. and thus gradually reduce the OK
} tent OF highway needing repair Afts1
J towns note the good results of permanent
work they ought to put less and less into
temporary repairs. which is a wastsfu
method of keeping up highways.
The State commissioner emphasizes n
commcndable provision, when he says
| 1af do x.,ftl x,nI tn he
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TRUSTEES,
CHAS +. SMITH. HENRY GREENE.
!. L. BAIsSTOW, A G. PRICE.
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r. W. WARD.
Deposits made during tho first four busi-
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commence the first of the following
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Interest will be credited to dcpos,tors
January l and July |. compromising twice
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Ponds upon the earnings but the law fixes
the rate that any savings b8uk in mo
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surplus reaches ten per cent of its deposits
when special dividend is provided for.
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and nearly every one concerned had ex-

and nearly every one concerned mad ex-
pressed a wish that he be set free.
What is the use of setting out to punish
the crime of murder. If community for
getful of the enormity of the deed. Is to
turn about in a few years and sign
petition for the pardon of the guilty one
upon any pretext that may be trumpet
UP by those who are exerting themselves
TO secure a release? The Legislature is
being importuned to repeal the statute
providing for capital punishment and to
make Imprisonment for life the extreme
penalty for murder. But gauging the flu
t,re trend of events by the recent past.
would fear of going to States prison for
life be a formidable prospect for the muir
derer?
Under the circumstances there are not
a few people who will echo the sentiments
Of the Barre Telegram in connection with
the appeal to commute a sentence to
hanging TO Imprisonment for life. The
TELEGRAM says
A bill has been introduced In the Legs
lature to commute the sentence of Frank
Shaw, the notorious desperate, who set
Vermont in q furore n few months ago.
Better pardon him entirely and turn him
loose in the town which sent to Mont
pelcr the man who introduced the bill
A strong presentation OF this question
is made by the Erattleboro Phoenix, which
discusses the situation as follows:
Bills are low before the Legislature to
&c ~, ., Ia 80, ,,naor sn,tnrca IN
Vermont. We have already commented at
nfrth tIo Of
iehg'n on the case Oh Cmaries Doiler ",
point of tine of the murder committed,
is FREDERICK Eastman, VINO shot ana kiIled
,o ao"Nl'l nm a.. .,, 49,, L., 800
| field Mass His wife had left him and
| lived with her mother in East Middlebury.
~ the ufne OF 'ne muraSr has'lila" VEN
- ,ho ho,,sa of bis r1otbor.in.Iaw where
| he shot both her and his wife wounding
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Immunity for Murderers.

Judging from the present trend of at
fairs in connection with criminal courts
in Vermont 1t will not be many years be-
fore we shall be edited by the spectacle
Of Judges sentencing murdersrs to the
penitentiary, not for life. but 80 long 40
the nealth Of the condemned man enables
him to endure prison life comfortably. Yer
mont has recently beheld an appeal for ex-
ecutive clemency in the cases of vari-
Gus men; and the reasons given why each
man should be released from prison were
that hA Maa rapidly losinc his haaIth
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If all the capitalists now engaged in
seeking charters for railroads from the
Legislature would promise to build dur
ing the coming two years Vermont would
speedily take on resemblance to n small
mesh gridiron.
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BURLINGTON, THURSDAY. NOV. L
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise in
the new special column of this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week which
1t will pay you to read about. See page
seven. This paper has more than 25,Ooo
oeaders every week, and one cent word
will reach them all.
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Located at SO Church
ST., while rebuilding.
WlNOOSKJ
Savings Bank

!4oiI It's carCiui lhunasement mas not
met Win loss from any loan made dur
'"s inc iast twenty years.
Deposits mad, during the first five days
ot any month will draw interest from tne
ilSt gay OF that month. Deposits maae
aiter the nth day of any month viii draw
interest from the first DAY of the next
month.
interest is credited depositors Jan. lst
ana July LIST, compromising semi-annually.
ne rate of interest paid to depositors by
an savings banks in this State Is linz
!t'u by law to 81 per cent until Its sur
pius amounts to 10 per cent OF it's depos-
us, when an extra dividend is to be made.
no Interest Is allowed w law to be paid
on deposits In excess Of two thousand doi-
tirs except it be on deposits by Widows
orphans administrators, executors, guar
dams charitable or religious institutions.
or on trust funds deposited by order OF
Courl.
The oank pays all taxes In this State on
deposits Of fifteen hundred dollars or less
VERMONT LOANS SOLICITED.
Due Depositors June 80 1902. ...... s9i6, 91s3 81
ourpiuS.... ..... ........ ........... 5o .SoV Is
deposits and surplus. Sl.vS' 100 o.
OFFICERS--S. II. Weston, President;
Crmond Cole, Treasurer.
TRCSrEES-S. II. Weston. ]. B. Small.
g. p. Ray. Ormond Cole, E. c. Mower.
samuel Bigwood c. II. Snipman.
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becomes somewhat pat.

becomes somewhat pat.
The Banner wishes to emphasize up
on the Legislature the necessity for the
fultllment of the pledges of the Repub-
lean party, The pledge was not for
"dispensary law" nor for modification
of the present prohibitory statute. nor
yet for high license local option law
but for a high license local option law
with a referendum.
THE SPEED OF AUTOMOBILES.
(From the Poultney JournalD
Under the above caption the Wndham
county Reformer INDUCES in an attack on
Representative Horton and his bill regu-
lating the speed of automobiles This
bill requires that automobiles shall be
run at a speed not to exceed six miles
per hour within village limits and y
miles per hour on outside roads. After
INDUCING in an abuse of the representa-
tive and the bill, the automobilist con-
tinues,
ut is such ridiculous laws as this
which are holding Vermont i'm the back
ground and making her the laughing
stock Of the country. Vermont has NO. i
% every dollar she can gather from the
outside world and II We can do anything
to encourage automobile or any other
traffic through the state it should ice
lone"
CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM
Grom the Barre Teeeram)
Former Senator jonathan Ross has not
0utliN ed his usefulness to Vermont mere
~ because he is out Of on q. lis suG
gestion to the Legislature has disclosed
a way around the constitution that VIII
give the people the referendum they want
and it Will also prevent the General As
frt sstrCi To e.
to settle the liquor controversy. Judge
Ross is deserving Of especial credit IN
that his plan is practically unpre.odopt
cd. 1t is original and effective
PAY OF SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
Trom the Enoshurgh Standard
The action of the Rar Association at its
annual meeting in Montpelier during the
past week, In appointing committee TO
10 before the Legislature and advocate
an increase in pay Of the judges of our
supreme court is We believe timely and
we'll considered move. II is notorious
that the pay of our judges is altogether
too lows on a wear and expenses.
In these days of strenuous life, men OF
talent. successful in whatever vocation
they follow, demand and obtain far great
er remuneration for their services than
in the good old days of our foreiathers.
The great increase of wealth makes this
possible also the large increase in
the necessary expenses of living, especi-
ally ii a man occupies a prominent posi-
ton In public life, demands that his pay
should be commensurate with his ser
vice and position
We believe that the judges should b1
paid $40 year instead of 5000. This
would be an increase of only $1,000 for the
seven Judges, an amount so small that II
never would be fclt by the taxpayers. No
State In the Union has for it's judiciary
more conscientious and able body OF
men than the Vermont Supreme Court.
They Will compare favorably with the
courts OF any state Probably no State
pays SO small an amount 10 their judges
at the present time as Vermont. 1t seems
to the Standard that the Legislature
ought to take favorable ectaon in this
matteN
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TIE OTHER MAN.

Tar am two sides to a victory" said
Uncle Shad. Oars de Pint oh view OBJ
dc victor and lie pint oh view oh de man
dat gets licked. Mos cherry victory means
defeat foh dc udder chap. San Francisco
Bulletin. -
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w. p. PORTER, z Water ST.,
Boston, Mass.
DEVELOPMENT POOL.

Go y It COL LEiGf.
A gold ledge described a g over p mile
in length with outcrop from to 20 feet
wide ASSAYS 50 to $50 surface.
GeologiSt. prOspector ana expert who
located same, states that 1t is a bon
ANA quartz lode the largest and best
defined that he has seen III Southern
California
a few Thousand dollars If develop
ment should demonstorate hundreds Of
thousands OF value All mines wera
once prospects and all worthless with
cut development.
Do you want TO come into the de
velopment pool 50 as to share promo
tors profit later. when capitalized at
fair value? For Information. address
w 4. GUILD, Trustee, ~ MIX Street
Boston. Nast
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Conservative Capita ization

The Graham County Mining Com
pauy is a splendid illustration Of con
sentative organization in this day Of
overcu pitalzation. The enterprise Is a
legitimate one. well managed, with an
extended and valuable property con
sisting Of Gold and Copper Mines and
Water Power and Irrigation Fran
chisos
The entire capitalization of the Com
pony would be a conservative capital
izntion Tor any one of their three differ
ent propositions. Both the property
and management have the strong
est kind OF recommendation and the
enterprise must prove attractive to
thinking, conservative investors
Capitalization 25,t0D shares of SO
each par value. a limited amount OF
treasury stock is now offered for sub
scriptlOn at 500 tor limit
ed time. Send for prospectus, refer
enCes etc.
GRAHAM COUNTY MINING CO.,
N Broad St, New York City.
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Burlington
SAVINGS Bank

INCORPORATED f54S.
Deposits July 1, 1902 SS,222,fS3 81
Surplus 3oo O67.o7
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Jerms-S1.OO Year. Always In Advance
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-27
Period Of Growth,

Children born between September
and February are, some authorities
state, not so tall rs those born in the
summer and spring months, and the
growth Of children Is much more rapid
from March till August. The extremi-
ties grow rapidly up to the sixteenth
year, then there Is slow growth till
the thirtieth year. The legs chiefly
grow between the tenth and seven
tenth year.
Comparing the general results, it ap-
pears that there are six periods of
growth. The first extends up to the
sixth or eighth year and is one Of very
rapid growth; the second period, from
eleven to fourteen years, growth is
slow; the third period, from sixteen to
seventeen; the fourth period shows a
slow growth up to the age of thirty for
height, up to fifty for chest girth; the
ffth period is one of rest. from thirty
to fifty years; the sixth period is char
ncterized by decrease in all dimen-
sions of the body.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-27
His Special Grace.

"Yes," said teacher in south side
school the other day while endeavor-
ing to explain to her class how the
same word may have different mean
ings, there Is more than one kind of
grace. Grace may be girls name,
and grace means beauty, too; so that
when we say lady or anything else
Is full Of grace we mean that she or 1t
is beautiful in form and in character.
Now, there is another kind of grace.
I wonder who can explain what it is.
Freddie, what does your father say
when he sits down to breakfast in the
morningsW
"'Oh, gosh, ma, wish things wasn't
always put on the table so sloppy that
they spoil fellows appetite Chi
cagO Record-Herald.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-27
Montpelier & Wells Riv'
er r. r. Time Table
Corrected to June %, 1902 Trains
leave Barre as follows, gG1g east:

Corrected to June %, 1902 Trains
leave Barre as follows, goiAg east;
1904. M.-Connects at Wells River
with AccoLlodation train north and
south over Passulnpsic Division B. NJ;
White River Jet. With Accommodation
Train north over White Mountain Division
B. 4 NJ R. r. for Lisbon. Littleton, Lam
caster, Fabyans, Bethlehem I'd Profile
House. Through train service from
Wells River VIA Plymouth or White
River Jet. TO Bostoa. arrive Boston 4:45
?. N. w, With New York Express via Bel i
New Haven. arriving Grand Central De
pot, New York. 7:lo P. NJ: Through
coaches and parlor cars Wells River to
New York.
12:45 P. M.-Through Express with
Pullm an Parlor Car Burlington to Fab.
vans. Stops at principal stations be-
tive Wells River and Fabyans, arriying
vans with train for Portland and Old
Orchard Beach. With train for Summit
Mt Washington. arriving Summit $50
P NJ Connects at Wells River with Mail
Train north over Passumpsic Division
also Western Express via Canadian Pac-
ific Rv for Montreal. Quebec. Chicago
and the Pacific Coast, c, Through Sleep p
except Saturdays. To Pacific ,oast ev-
cry day except Sundays With Boston
Express has parlor car, arriving in Bos-
ton at 500 NJ With train for Lancas-
ter, Whitefield, jefferson, Berlin. Grove
ton and Grand Trunk R R
3.15 P. M.-Connecte at Wells River
with Express Train North over 3. d NJ.
R. r. for st. Johnsbury and Lyndonvile,
Barton and Newport. With Accommo-
dat,on Train south for all stations be-
tween Wells River and White River Jet
With Express Train north over White
Mountain Division for Lisbon. Littleton,
Bethlehem, Profile House. Twin Noun
tain, Fabyans, the Mount Washington.
Whitefed, Jefferson and Lancaster.
FROM BOSTON.
Leave Boston 1000 A. NJ.
Arrive Barre. 525 P. NJ.
Trains West.
Trains leave Wells River at 445. 1890
A. NJ, 2 40 and IS P. NJ.
Arrive Barre, 1906, A. NJ. 1910, 40.
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier $50. 9.45. l1.55 A, NJ.
2.40, 1856, STOP. M.
Arrive Barre 6.5o. 1905, 1910 A. NJ,
800, 4.10, 525 P. NJ.
Leave Barre $50, 1920 A. NJ, 1910.
3.l5. 4.l5. $50 P. M.
Arrive Montpelier 745, 1875 A. NJ, 90,
$50, 81, $40 P. NJ
w. A. STOWELL. General Mana. r.
F. w STANYAN. Superintende I.
f. W MORSE, Genl Pass. Age t.