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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-15
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.


suffered Il Shock OF paralysis McaheS-
dlN night ana ded thursday She was
~ years oi age
JudSon Scvory slipped from Load oil nay
Wednesday ana sprainod one kn'e' Inc
INJURY VIII doubtless Keep MI SeNery IN
INC ,,., mouse inr many weeks .,,,..,
William Walsh IS III very critical
conditioll o"inE 10 injuries Whicn ne re-
ccived SATURDAY while drawing nay lie
fcl from the load and 1T passed over
him. breaking fNe rims and II is feared
Internal INJURIES wore also received
SATURDAY was pusy uaE III me ponce
court ana some liquor cases were dis-
posed of. Mrs Josephine Memo was
brought netorc Grand Juror AtWoA IN
answer to 4 charge or lntoNlCatlon ohe
pleaded guilty ana was lined ;s'ol' When
asked Tor disclosure Shr gaVe .he
names OF l.. W. i,ase ana RANK SAWYER
ami the two gentlemen were brought m
to court ME- rage ackho"IeuEed o"EIhE
Il nan p'.t Vi "I'o'i"' rom " vi uE 0t"i
for Mrs. Memo to be used FOR medicinal
purposes re was iouhd eulitv OF iufr'lsh-
ing ana hiicd Wv ana COSTS, aho,h'i!s
TO s-o'l' WI. Sa|ETr WaS we mrnt "
take the stand. He was found guilty OF
seil'hE ana k,epihe WIN ii','nt /" st.
anu "aS ''icu ~ 'n "o''' 'o""'' "''''
costs. We took an appeal 80
Mrs Mary I'M VINO mas peeh Iul'e III
Tor me past lew Gays - lnproNins;
hoiIih MANI WI" h"S pcen III 'np ~, ~
Ter maik"t lor the past re" var, nus
r'slghcu ms poSitloh' MS p''cc Will w
taken ny t'o'se N'"'"' a.
MISS Auulo hIl''Es mas so'." 70 ~"
| YORK lor a lew weeks VISIT WIN lrleiuS'
Mrs. W. ~. NHSSl'E mas ''uSc" iei i'S'-
dencc IN Middlebury ana VIII spend 'ne
WINTER IN Town with Her S'S'c'' -N' d
hvulSe - oui'S' RI ~ e.,
Mrs. g. j.. slavery ielt Town Hitu'u"H
Tor CooperSto"h' y, - "herr s"o WI
reside MT SaNerY "eiiiS coii''ococu WITH
the fennimorc fiouse .herv'
Mrs. ioa irving oi Orwt'' uicu az hei
| home sunday III the a'h year vi ne,
| age 81 cancer. MIS- irN'nS ""S "''l
| Known III Brahuoil anu mas inanH menus
here ne funeral WAS he'u lueSua9'
| MiS' ~ oSu"i',' VIM i''H ''O'' '''
ou.N H. Is SLOWLY ithl,roN'nt' .,, T..
! MISS Margaret Nhulrt VI 'ut''"i -
taking MISS BESSIE " iiHrc p''.r rs
pastry cook at the Brandon Inn lor
snort tlmc'
MISS Alice Ann mas pc'H eHSa-tu 10
bookkeep"r AT the hr"iluol' o'"ilH'nt o.
in the place Oh MISS fahihe flcIu' WHO
hai roSlshod. ,,
Mrs. frank Bcaioh OF seminary nm
who has been seriously Ill., Is much I'M
proved.
+. II. blackwell, VINO mas neeh cohhhc''
to the house the past month hN s'rl-
Gus Knee trouble is aplc TO be out by
the aid OF crutche5.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-15
SOUTH WOODBURY..

The parents OF George Sumner who
reside I'm Pennsylvania, have arrived in
town, and are stopping at r. T., Rails
There was n temperance gathering at the
Centre Sunday evening.-The Rev. G. H.
Coolidge oihclated at the funeral of Mrs
Benjamin Wheeler, which took place
Monday from her late homo in Calais.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-15
ORLEANS COUNTY
NEWPORT.

John Dixon died at the town farm last
week. Two daughters survive him.
The independent OIdor Of Forcstcrs are
arranging for a grand festival to be held
in the near future in odd Fellows hail.
Sylvester Cass has bought the George
Dane place in West Derby and intends to
rnnNI 1nnrn in 1hn Snrintr-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-15
WORCESTER

Mrs. benjamin T. Wheeler died on sun
dav last after a long illness. !. Il. Wilson
is again laid up with rheumatism. A great
temperance revival has struck tn" town,
Scr icos are being held every night AT the
Methodist Church.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-15
PRINTED FOULARD SILKS. so cents.

and White Polka effects 81 inches wide all silk
be wanted later Shirt Waist Suits
and then the price will be rs
Irvine Cloth One Of the very and leading fabrics
the coming spring shown to-day black only AZ inches
wide price Is
Black Cloth especially desirable taornade gowns az inches
WIDE price 81
Chevo splendid quality 81 inches wide regular selling
price IS but in this sale at So
Eamne plain openwork stripe
regular 81 90 qualities, priced at 81 and So cents
Black Cloth the fashionable 40 inches wild
price AZ
and fancy including balance
high novelties that 1OO $780, priced
Innings extraordinary should
age Of this SALE
20 quality Black Percalne, I21
IS quality Black Percalne 10
l2a quality Black Pecaine II
Is Black and Colored Slesia. III
Grey. checked Crnon 1914 quality price
Tuxedo Canvas light and heavy weights black white and natural price
I2I2
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-15
II. w. ALLEN G, CO.
ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE
Brings such vast amount of good things of than
passing interest that any list print win only
brief limiting of the money saving advant.
0geS offers.
As examples would mention the Tailor. Gowns
Coats, Waists and separate Skirts which going at
half and less than half the real value. It's
stock of undesirable garments but rather the
and best of the season. Look anywhere all through
this department you viii be to find surprising
values.
Here hint Of what be expected other departments.
Black Satin Liberty Silk all silk rich and elegant effect "a
inches wide The selling price has been 81 90 yard
this at 68
COLORED SILK VELVETS, so cents.
COLORED SILK VELVETS, so cents.

The kind this has always kept and sold ST. yard but
brings the chance choose twenty different coors
per yard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
Official Book Stamps.

In society we often have to give up some of our natural and lofty liberty rights for the good of our fellow-crea- lures, and this is exactly what Dr. Dickinson is asked to do in relation to the school books that he has pur- chased. He should buy stamped books. because the law so directs and because through the use of the stamp his less intelligent fellow-cit can be pro- tected against extortion.
 The official stamp is put on by the publisher of the book without cost to the state or the consumer and it names in bold figures the contract and the exchange prices of the book Does not Dr. Dickinson know that it is inn portant to put before all patrons of the public schools these two facts? And how else can it be done efficiently except on the back of each book in bold type? Dr. Dickinson is not a person to stand in the way of the general good, and The Age-Herald feels sure that he will not put any obstacles in the way of the new law when he calmly considers the entire situation
 The board of education very prop erly upheld the rule requiring the use of the official stamp. and Superintend- ent Phillips will certainly see that the rule is fully carried out in this town as it is elsewhere in this state. Dr. Dickinson's books will not be permit ted to interfere wiln a most desirable and thoughtful provision of the new law. Every parent will continue to read on the back of every book he buys it's contract and exchange prices, and he will buy and exchange it on that basis, and no dealer in the back districts will be able to change ill the least the public prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
Mississippi Negroes.

Tn Mississippi the negroes are much wrought up over the election of Varda- man for governor" remarked a gentleman from Vickburg. They seem to have an idea that the future does not hold golden prospects for the black man, at least In our state, and a movement to get away has already begun. A number left recent ly for South Africa and more are expect ed to follow. Although it is true that Major Vardaman is inclined to be radical in his views the fright of the negroes is ridiculous and is no doubt increased by designing persons who hope to make money out of their fears.
 "The darkies are very easily stirred up nowadays and the most improbable ru- mors will throw them Into a panic Es- pecially is this the case in our state where nearly all are ignorant and have spent their lives working on the large planta- tions. Personally I am inclined to laugh at the fears entertained over Major Var daman's election. I do not see any req son why he should not make us a very good governor, in spite of his views on the race question. It Is safe to say that he will not do half the preposterous things that have been predicted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
In Wall Street.

The unloading by the banks of vast quantity of half digested securities, carried by them as collateral, is doubt less the cause of the repeated Wall street slump. The banks of Pittsburg, for example, had tired of their load of steel trust securities, and they were thrown on the market. leading to new low records in the prices of the differ ent issues of the steel corporation, in- cluding it's bonds, which are now worth but 6S.
 Even the present low prices do not invite buyers, so thorough is the dis like for promotion stocks. The gen eral public now declines to buy any, thing that promoter had handled. The truth is, the non-value of water is at length generally understood, and the cautious capitalist wants none of it.
 But theref1s always a silver lining to every Cloud. The money that the promotion craze absorbed in the last two or three years will now be turned into the channels of legitimate busi- ness. A great volume of currency is in circulation and no money strin- gency is expected. Because of the eau
 
 ton of the banks time money may be scarce, but call money or money for short periods is, and will continue to be, abundant. General business con returns of the railroads for the month of July plainly show. In that month the reporting railroads showed a gain of 19 per cent in gross earnings, and every section of the country shared in the increase. The Louisville and Nash vile earned s314,9SS, and the Southern $296,64S, more last July than they earned in the previous July, and it is believed the returns for August and September will be equally satisfac- tory. The general business of the country is sound and large, and all can view with equanimity the collapse of the promotion craze and the leaking out of the water it had created and marketed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
ABOU BEN ADHEM.

By Leigh Hunt. Abou Ben Adam (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night from a deep dream of
 peace, And saw within the moonlight in his
 room, Making it rich and light like a lily in
 bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem
 bold. So, to the Presence in the room he said: What writest thou?' The vision raised
 it's head, And with gentle look of sweet accord. Replied, "The names of those who love
 the Lord" .And is mine one?' said Abou. May. not
 so, Replied the angel, Abou spake more low, But cheerily still, and said, q pray thee,
 then. Write me as one that loves his fellow
 men, The angel wrote and vanished. The next
 night It came again with great. wakening light, And showed the names of those whom
 God had blessed, And To! Ben Athens name led all the
 rest!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
Mayor Lows Third Campaign.

. Congressman George B. Mcclellan and Mayor Low will contest the may oralty honors in the approaching Mo- yember election before the vast con stituency of the biggest city of the western world. The democratic con vention meets tomorrow, and it is gen. orally conceded that Mr. Mcclellan will become the democratic standard bearer.
 All feel that the municipal election in New York will go far towards de- termining the political control of the state of New York next year, and the contest therefore beconies political, all though the supporters of Mayor Low call themselves fusionists, and are try. ing to make the voters think that the contest does not involve the two great parties of the country Few, however will be deceived by such talk. Anti Tammany" means republicanism and the reelection of President Roosevelt and this will be kept in mind by the voters when they go to the polls. /
 The result is by no means certain Ttere is much money for use on the Low side, and Tammany is out ol power, but Tammany led by MT. Mur phy is still great organization, and if there is no serious defiection in Brooklyn, it will elect MT. Mcclellan against whose honor the extremest re- former cannot utter word.
 In 1901 Mayor Lows vote was 296,- 793, while MT. Shepard boiled 265,177 votes--a difference of 31,616 Sixteen thousand voters could have changed the result. A year later in guberna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
THE WEAKER SEX"

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The women who are attempting to run a big hotel for women in New York are solving some interesting problems. The hotel is called the Martha Washington, and the intention of the mana cement was to run it entirely with women, as we'll as for women.
 Little by little the male sex has been encroaching, not because men were espe- cially anxious to work there, but because tho women could not do without them.
 First of all, the girl bell boys" had to go because the women could not make them mind. Boys were installed. They obey orders, but do not stay long because they say "the women are nutty."
 The head woman walter could not en- force discipline among the women wait CTS. And so a man had to undertake the job. It was also found that carrying soiled dishes from dining-room to kitch- en was too heavy for women. Men were put in to do this. Finally, the rest of the girls struck and their places were filled with men.
 How is 1t that women won't ''mind'' women? Would a regiment of amazons have to be offcered by men?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
October Is Rosary Month.

The month of October is set apart by the Catholic church for special devotions of the holy rosary or beads. At St. Paurs church the rosary will be said each week day morning during October just after the o'clock mass
 Of all the devotions to the Blessed Virgin the rosary is the most widely diff fused. In it's present form it was insti- tuted by St. Dominic. the founder of the order of preachers. in order to stem the Albigensian movement which was spread ing through Europe. This was early in the thirteenth century.
 The rosary consists of fifteen parts, each part including one Our Father ten Hail Maryse a mystery and one 'Glory Be to the Father" By mystery is under stood an event In the life our Lord or his mother. These mysteries are divided into three series of five each-the joyful the sorrowful and the glorious mysteries. It has become customary to say only the third part of the rosary. that Is five de- cades, each day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
UNLOADING EUROPE.

From the New York World.
 The flood of immigration shows no signs of recedlng as yet. In the first two days of this week ten shiploads of aliens over seven thousand in all-were land ed at New York. The immigration for each month of 1903 has been greater than for the corresponding month of 1902 Two million new settlers have entered the United States since the census was taken in 1900, and with their help our popula- tion has been pushed up almost to S2,- 100000.
 If this process were going to continue indefinitely 1t might threaten danger to our institutions. But experience has shown that immigration responds to changes in national prosperity as sensi- lively as a thermometer to variations of temperature. It is coming in now at the rate of nearly 9O0,OOO year, but if we should have hard times next year it would be likely to drop to 30O0OO.
 Meanwhile we have a way of meet ing the dangers of excessive immigration more effectively than by restrictive laws It is education. The immigrant often be- gins his life here ignorant of everything he ought to know but he is no more ig- norant than every baby born on Ameri- can soil. We take the blank pages of na- tive infancy and write American lessons on them in the schools We can do the same thing with the blank pages of inn migrant childhood, and experience has shown that the results are just as good.
 But in the face of this need there Is no room for the question whether we can afford to furnish a place In school to ev- cry child There is a certainty that we cannot afford not to do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
Archives and History.

'"rhe department of archives and hls- tory is doing good work for the state of Alabama" said a resident of Montgom- cry. Under the competent management of Director Owen, the value of the collec- tion has been greatly enhanced within the past year and additions of rare vol umes, documents. portraits, and other precious relics of the state are constantly being made.
 ''The next thing in order Is to furnish Director Owen with roomy and conven- tent quarters It was expected that the legislature would provide an appropria- tion for this purpose and no cause is more worthy of their consideration. The department may be considered a shrine for people of this state. where they may gaze upon the relics of a splendid past. It is an object lesson Tor school children of the state and does much to awaken patriotic interest among people whc would otherwise become indifferent. With suitable building, the department of archives and history would be pre- pared to carry on very successfully the good work already begun"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
German War Vessel.

'The arrival of the German cruiser Fake at our port is awaited with much interest,"" said a gentleman from Mobile This is the first German vessel to pay us a visit in a number of years and she will be given a cordial welcome. Exten- sive preparations are now being made to entertain her officers, who will be the recipients of much attention during their stay. The Fake has recently been on duty1 maintaining the Venezuelan block ade
 T believe residents in a seaport town get to see more of the world than you people who live in inland cities. Of course this Is not so well illustrated by Mobile, but even there we come in contact with many strange people and ships from all quarters of the world enter the harbor The arrival of a war vessel Is always an important event at any port and especi- ally at Mobile where our channel will not permit ships of heavy draught to en- ter. When a depth of twenty-seven feet over the bar Is obtained we expect to have the volume of our shipping greatly increased and we will then be visited more often by larger vessels"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30

torial election MT. Coler, the demo- cratic candidate, polled 910.610, while
 Governor Odell received but 195,217- a difference of 115,4 votes This
 shows the relative standing of the two parties in the great city, because the contest of two years ago was of a
 strictly partisan nature. Owing to the nearness of the presidential campaign the coming election will be largely partisan, and there are good reasons for expecting that MT. Mcclellan will be elected by a good round majority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 An interview with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian premier cabled from Ot- tawa on the trade relations of the Unit ed States with the Dominion is partly right and partly wrong in it's conclusions. The optimism of Col. Sellers is all that justifies Sir Wilfrid in saying that Can ada will soon be able to feed the United Kingdom. but when he says the tariff policy of the States toward Canada is unjustifed and has built up Canada he Is entirely right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
Football Season.

Local athletic sportsmen are now dis cussing prospects for the football season, V said a devotee of the game. Although definite announcements have not yet been made several good local teams will no doubt be organized. Both the state uni versity and Auburn expect to accomplish great things before the season closes. So far it is rather early to judge of college teams in the south but it is predicted that some warm contests will be pulled off, several of which will take place in Bir- mingham. This Is recognized as a good football town by college boys and they are always anxious to so arrange their dates that at least one game may be played here.
 Last year there were certain features displeasing to spectators at one or two of the games, but the managers give as- susances that such will not be repeated this year. Auburn was rather unfortun- ate last year, but will make strenuous efforts to regain her old time supremacy on the gridiron. The university does not hope for very strong team, but she has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
Amendinq the Primary Law.

The large and annually increasing number of whites who do not prepay their poll taxes renders it increasingly important that the primary officers of every precinct should have at hand on every occasion a certified list of the qualified electors of the beat. Unless this is required by the law no incon- siderable number of men will vote in the primary who should not be per mitted to vote at all. If the legislature peglects to provide for the furnishing of such lists by the probate judge. it will promote the non-payment of poll taxes, because men will soon see it is not necessary to pay poll taxes in order to vote at primaries, which are or soon will be the sole expression of the electorate. The election day is or soon will be a mere formality of little importance.
 If the legislature neglects or refuses to provide for the furnishing of such lists it will not only discredit the pri- maries, but 1t will be held responsible for the contentious, disputes and null titudinous troubles that will arise over the voting at primaries of men who are not qualified electors-of men who in short have not paid their poll taxes
 The people will assuredly hold the legislature responsible if it neglects or refuses to require the probate judge to furnish before each primary is held beat lists of the electors who have become fully qualified by the prepay ment of poll taxes. Without such lists primaries would be misleading and most unjust. They would soon fall into disrepute. The entire system, now held in high esteem by the people of this state, turns on the provision named It is not possible that the legislature will permit scheming poli- ticians who desire the overthrow of tEe primary system to mislead it. The legislature should act independently. It should not listen to the politicians. The responsibility rests upon the sena- tors and representatives, and they should act upon their own knowledge and convictions. They should see ct a glance that men who have not paid their poll taxes cannot be kept from voting unless certified lists of the qual- flied electors are supplied by the pro bate judge to the primary officers of each precinct The cost would be in- considerable, ind in so important a matter it should not even be consi6. cred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
Eveninq Concerts.

''The Hillman concerts are attracting many people to the popular hostelry these evenings" said a gentleman in the lobby last night. "On the opening night an unusually large crowd was assembled to hear the music and people have con tinued to drop in every evening. The programmes so far rendered have been excellent and chosen to please a varied audience. Now that the summer resort season is finished there are really very few places to go on evenings when the Jefferson is dark but the Hillman offers a pleasant retreat in which to spend an hour or two. When the spacious lobby is we'll lighted and thronged with gem tlemen it presents quite metropolitan appearance.
 T consider the Hi1lman management very fortunate in having secured the services of Calman's orchestra for an- other season. MT. Calman is quite popu- lar among Birmingham music lovers and has become adept in selecting pro- grammes to please everyone. Strangers from large cities have spoken in a very complimentary way of the concerts at the Hilman.'