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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
How Savings Accumulate.

The Burlington Savings bank furnishes
a good illustration OF what money will dc
when placed in n good savings institution
and allowed to accumulate. On Septem-
Der ., 1858 a party came from Elizabeth
town, n. Y, and deposited in the bank
$40. and he has never deposited any
since nor made any withdrawals On
January | the book was sent in to the
bank 10y the executor, the party who
deposited the money having died during
the past year, and the bank paid the
which shows that it was one of the very
early accounts. On the cover of the old
book it reads: deposits received every
"Wednesday afternoon in sums from one
dollar and upwards. No money can be
Withdrawn except on the first Wednes-
days of January, April, July and October
The treasurer, however. may pay any
depositor who applies on any other We'd
nesday, if the money on hand that day
be sufficient"
Some people would be surprised to learn
how many young men are discovering
through experience that savings placed
In tho savings bank bring in increased
revenue much more easily than they can
earn it; and this increasing disposition to
put by even a small portion Of ones earn
ines against a rainy day is one of the
most encouraging signs Of our ial
times. There is ii public aspect to this
matter which should not hc overlooked;
for the young man who begins TO save
and consequently to pay larger tax, is
forced to take an interest in the way in
which the proceeds Of taxation are spent.
and he thereby becomes directly inter-
estcd in the whole question of municipal
and general government. lie therefore
becomes a better citizen.
If any young man has not learned how
fast money will accumulate III a savings
bank, he should try the experiment of
depositing five dollars or more occasional
" and thus gain the opportunity to be
astonished at the end of year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
Vermont at the st. Louis Exposition.

That many people of this State would
rejoice to see Vermont we'll represented at
the Louisiana Purchase exposition to be
held In st. Louis the coming summer
has already been so thoroughly demon
strated as to be beyond question. Diff
ferenccs of opinion exist with reference
to the manner and extent Of such repre-
sentation, and as Is usual In such cases.
there is danger that as a result no action
whatever will be taken. While 1t has
hccn determined to make display of
Vermont granite at the st. Louis worlds
fair, there is feeling that some effort
should be made to provide a structure
on the grounds which will represent YER
mont interests as whole. This has ap.
pcared to be impossible UP to the present
time owing to the failure of the Legis-
lature at its last session to make an ap-
preparation for this purpose.
a proposition is now presented which
will unqucstionably appeal to all loyal
and public spirited Vermonters, and
which has every appearance. therefore,
of being feasible. Mr.. Arthur C. jackson,
native of Vermont. proposes to institute
movement looking to the removal of
part of the old Constitution House from
Windsor and the reproduction of the
structure just as it stood in 1777, when 1t
figured so prominently in connection with
the constitutional history of the Green
Mountain state. Mr.. Jackson in a COM
munication published IN another column,
gives some of the reasons why this build
ing. with Its varied historical associations.
should appeal to people in general as
well as 20 natives and citizens of the
Green Mountain state; and inasmuch as
he has been associated in one capacity or
another with a number of international
exrositions both ut home and abroad,
he speaks as one having experience.
So far as we are concerned, we should
desire to modify the plan proposed by
Mr. Jackson, if the idea were 10 be
carried into execution. If the old Consti
tuition House can be taken to st. Louis,
and restored at Windsor, just as it is.
no citizen. or antiquarian could reason
ably object But composite building, made
up in part of marble and in part Of
granite and other materials. as our cor
respondent suggests would hardly afford
the public a true idea of the original
structure. 7 his is matter of detail,
however which could very readily be
worked out.
With a plan carried out like that pro-
posed, for the payment of contributions
to commission to be appointed presum-
ably by the governor and expended under
the direction of that body, there would
seem to &c no reason why any resident
or native of Vermont should hesitate to
donate funds for this purpose. We hope
the proposition may be widely discussed,
and we invite the expression of opinion,
through our columns, regarding this
method of representation for Vermont at
the St. Louis exposition.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
Mrs Rogers and Capital Punishment

The pardon of male fend who in
vaded the sanctity Of the home and helped
TO poison the husband in order that he
might enjoy his illicit love without hind
rance has evidently aroused host OF
people in Vermont to the danger of the
proposition to substitute so-called life
imprisonment for capital punishment;
and there Is growing conviction that
wholesale executive and legislative elem
ency during recent years in Vermont is
accountable in no small degree for the
wave of murder and other brutal crimes
which has been complained of during the
past two or three years as sweeping over
our commonwealth.
Since many newspapers in the State
have called for the execution of the law
in the case of Mrs. Rogers, who, assisted
by her paramour, murdered her husband
in the most premeditatcd. deliberate and
cold-hlooiod manner. two or three Of the
advocates Of the abolition of capital pun
ishment, hardly caring to preach Glenn
cncy in her case, have taken to general
arguments against the execution of as
sassns and are gravcly asserting that
public sentiment in Vermont is opposed
to capital punishment, although in the
next breath, perhaps, they indulge in just
such arguments as they might make, if
they thought there was grave danger of
the law being enforced.
One would naturally suppose that If
sentiment in the State were so over
whelmingly opposed to the execution of
murdeIers, il would not be deemed neces-
sary to start an organized movement to
make it possible for murderers and muir
deresses to he turned loose on the public
again. as they are in so many cases
when sent to prison, but we have just
been handed visible and tangible evidence
of such propaganda. A letter is being
sent out to persons of prominence in
which this sentence occurs
"If YOU are in favor of abolishing the
crime Of capital punishment, ! should like
to use your name in a pamphlet to be
issued the coming summer
| 1t is evident that this is not a move
ment to ascertain what public sentiment
is with reference to the enforcement Of the
law. but it Is a project to publish work
for the express purpose OF bringing about
the abolition of what is called the crime"
of capital punishment, Under these cir
cumetanccs it is natural that only the
names of those opposed to capital pun
| ishmert should be desired for publica-
| ton.
| in view of the inauguration of an or
ganized movement of this kind, it requires
no argument to show that determined
effort will be made to prevent the cxecu-
/ tion of Mrs. Rogers or of any other per-
! son convicted of murder in Vermont for
the express purpose OF furthering the
entirely. This is the way many people
help to enforce law and then complain
because the laws are not enforced.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
A Demand for a Dairy School.

The benefits of a series Of rectings like
tural organizations in Burlington last
week are to be measured by results; and
those having the welfare of our farming
interests thoroughly at heart will watch
patiently for the naturalization of such
results 1t is too early to predict with
reference to the outcome of the various
influences set at work in connection with
the meetings of the dairNmen of Yer
mont but under the circumstances it
will he strange indeed If tho demand
voiced on the occasion in question does
not result in the early provision of "A
dairy school.
Many of those in attendance upon these
meetings were unqucstonably astounded
to learn that Vermont is the only State
In the entire Union which has not made
an appropriation for the erection of a
building adapted to the needs of n dairy
school. 1t is perhaps not surprising that
the merchant or the lawyer on the doctor
should be ignorant of the extent to which
our Green Mountain State has Jagged be-
hind all of her sister States as regards to
progress in that direction. 1t Is strange
however, that many of our leading farm
crs should be unaware of the manner in
which our sister States have gone ahead
Of US in this respect, or if aware of actual
conditions. that they should have allowed
the present situation to come about with
out vigorous protest Farmers as II
rule constitute an overwhelming majority
of our legislature, and in view of the
remarkable showing made by Senator
Proctor to the effect that Vermont leads
all other New England States combined
IN the aggregate of dairy products there
Is in reality no excuse for the failure to
provide dairy school except lack Of
attention to the matter on the part OF
our farmers themselves.
We are the more inclined to ascrbe our
State lack of dairy school to want of
attention to the manner in which we have
been falling behind other States as re-
CARDS methods, because simple state
mcnt of the situation by Prof Hills was
all that was necessary to arouse some
thing akin to Indignation over the fact
that this vast agricultural interest had
been so neglected, The subject was ami
matedy discussed by the visitors in pri-
vate conversation as well as in their pub
lie gatherings, and the immediate result
was the adoption of n recommends tion
| that "A State dairy school be established
with "A building in this city, 1t was gen
orally recognized that the convention held
by our agricultural interests was the best
and most representative all things consid-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14

was cold snap of four days, 9Th to sth.
In which the mercury at this point fell TO
pa. and did not rise above 10, during
the four days.
Such severe cold snaps have generally
come in January-two notable exceptions
being that noted by Mr.. Thompson, on
the 18th Of December, 1895. and on the 18th
Of February. 1896. when --2i was marked
In Burlington.
The cold spell which ended last week
Tuesday night will take rank as one of
the scvercst for sustained cold ever exper-
fenced in this quartcr.--the mercury not
rising above zero for i've days in Bur-
linGton, and falling to IL on Tuesday
mornns.-the mean temperature of the
five days being little below =. These
figures were greatly exceeded over the
larger part of Vermont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
Cold Snaps In Vermont .

The coolest mperature recorded in
Vermont previous to the present month
was in the early morning of January 4,
1894. when "A temperature of fifty below
zero was indicated by two spirit Their
mometers in Barre. In 1872 Zadock
THOMPSON wrote: 80 great a degree of
cold as 40, the freezing point Of mor-
curry has been experienced but twice since
the means Of measuring temperature have
been in use in this State. These were
both in the year 1885. on the 4th of Jan
uary. and on the 18th of the following
December. The temperature on the 4th
of January, 1885, was 10 at Montpelier
and " hite River; Bradford, IS; Hyde
Park. SO; Windsor, 81 Rutland, 30,
Burlington, PC. The temperature var
led little from the above ON the 18th Of
December" This remarkable record was
exceeded on Tuesday, the 9TH inst, when
Londonderry, as reported, cquallcd the
Barre record of fifty below zero, and -i2
to "A was recorded at Rutland; IL to
AZ at Bradford; AZ at Montpelier and
Mddlebury; all of course by spirit Their
mometers. and 40 at many other points,
The moderating influence of Lake Cham
plain. in such severe cold waves, is no.
ticeable. When it was fifty below in
Barre in "a 1t was but seventeen below in
Burlington, and good thermometers in diff
ferent parts of this city ranged from Ill
IN ot 2 A. m. on Tuesday when it was
fifty below at Londonderry.
The coolest temperature ever reliably
registered in burlington was on February
8. 1861, when 80 was recorded In the
morning and the mean temperature OF
the day was n. In January 1866 there
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
The Licensed Saloon as a Temperance
Agency.

An attempt was recently made to show
from figures evolved from somebody s
inner consciousness that the licensed
liquor saloon was proving itself to be a
veritable agency Of temperance in Yer
mont, and that the promise that license
would reduce the amount of rum imbibcd
and the number of persons intoxicated,
was being fulfilled 1t will be interesting,
If not profitable to compare reliable fig
ures dealing with the results OF license
in three of the principal cities, which are
now at hand.
The report OF Chief of Police Brown of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
Vermont JOurnnlism-Pnst and Present
Some Of the Men who Have
Helped to Shape Thought
and Policies.
(From the Enosburgh Stand

~
we cannot deny ourselves the pleasure
of extending Fluctuations to our esteemed
contemporary the editor of the st. AL
bans Messenger, for another manifesto
tion of returning sanity in his change of
front in repudiatinG the original PROPOSE
ton upon which the New Vermont" idea
was founded. that is, that the State of
Vermont is in n condition of dccadence
fast approaching that of moribund. We
are prompted to extend our congratulate
tions at this time by his very Interesting
and able article in the January Vermont
er entitled. Newspapers and Perlodr-
calls,
After reciting statistics showing the
great strides made in the publication
business in the State for the last decade
he concludes as follows:"lt is safe to say
that the pre- gressiTe civilization of no State
in the Union is more conspicuously re-
Elected in the character of its newspapers
and periodicals than in Vermont. 1t is a
well understood fact at the headquarters
Of the leading advertising agencies. which
are admittedly the best judges of news
paper standards throughout the country,
that the Vermont press taken full and
by, is far and away superior to the aver
age in rural States
True. every word OF il. and signal re-
futation of the position SO strenuously
advocated by our friend for the necessity
4
lvindication of the Standards contention
from the commencement OF the contro-
versy. that in all lines of public and pri-
vate cnueavor, considering its rural envi-
ronments, Nermont's progress has been
equal to any of its sister States
But with all asitators who have idcnti-
fled themselves with fad for reform
movements their conversion to sane and
logical principles is slow and they occa-
sonally find themselves in the shadow of
former heresies, our friend is no eXcep-
ton to this rule, and in closing he lapses
again into the method of a propagandist
which from the standpoint of convincing
statement of conditions Is in marked con-
,rast to the commencement of his article.
Here ii is.
There has been a noticeable change
for the better in the character of these
periodicals as moulders of public opinion,
also, within recent years The od-time
pcrfunctory or non-coinmittal editorial
comment that Is so characteristic of a
rural press has passed away and the YER
mont newspapers of to-day are frank
and courageous in their expressions of
editorial opinion. For the most part they
have abandoned the old-fashioned CON
ccption of their public duty as strictly
political partisan organs, bound In duty
to say amen to party leaders and auto
matically echo and re-echo the plattudes
of national political platforms. They are
directing their energies to the analysis
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14

The New York Sun having sugge sted
that war between old world powers
might restore to the United States our
lost carrying trade on the ocean. the
Montreal Star says that the writer who
:ar gloat over the prospect Of the great
powers of Europe being plunged into war
In order that the United States may make
q few dollars out of the carrying trade
must have the instincts of a body
Enatcher ard the tastes of a carrion
crow" 1T is now the suns move.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
Burlington
Savings Bank
INCORPORATED isa7.
Deposits Jan. ], 1904, $s,S46, 394.96
surplus ........... 515,775.90
Total Assets. zee. $9,362,170.S6

lOCdl ASSeLS. ...... YJ,3O2,i(U.S6
TRUSTEES
CHAe. z. SMITH, HENRY GREENE.
"a -. DARSTOW. A. q. PIERCE.
WILLARD CRANE HENRY WELIA
FREDERICK w. WARD.
deposits made during the nrst four
BUSINESS days Of the month draw interest
. LII, the nrst. II made atterward Interest
VII commence the FIRST OF the following
interest will be credited to depositors
January ! and July 1. compromising twice
year. There are no stockholders In THIS
cahx. All earnings, less expenses. belong
70 oepositurs. The ratio Of interest oe-
nenos upon the earnings but the Law hxes
S Sne rate that any savings bank In the
sa's can pay at not to exceed three anu
o-nalf per cent. per Annum. UNTIL ~
surpIuS reaches ten per cent. OF I'D &c
vided for.
Az taxes In this State are paid BY the
pank on deposits of S2rQ0 OF less. Depos-
'ts are received ~ sums from 81 to WV,
ana no interest will be paid on any sum
IN excess OF this amount. except on de-
posts ny widows, orphans. administra-
tors. executors, guardians. charitable or
religious institutions or on trust funos
deposited by order of the court.
Ma money loaned to any officer or trus-
tee of the bank.
CHARLES p. SMITH. President.
FREDERICK w WARD. Treas.
e. y. ISHAM, Assistant Treasurer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14

Royce, Esd; directors, Walter n.
liam A. Perry. Prof. Orlando X.
HOLSTER, Harrison G Woodruff; edi-
tor and manager Of the Evening Tolc-
gram. Walter r. Davenport. The other
members of the corporation are leading
business men Of the city whose names
would command universal rosnect.
TO MAKE OUR FORESTS PROFIT.
ABLE.
Nrom the Montpelier Argus)
Clifford Pinchot, in his address at tho
Vermont Dairymen's meeting. advocated
the formation of State Forestry as.o.
citation and thought the State might for.
ward the work of scientific forestry Now
That people no longer entertain tho idea
that believers in scientific forestry are
merely cranks who desire to proServe
Forests for the beautifyiug Of the seen.
cry. such move may he possible. wood.
land yields crop like other l.nd. and tho
effort of the forester is to make that crop
profitable. There is no danger. SAYS Mr.
Pinchot. of the forests Of Vermont being
destroyed. but tho question Is row tt
make them yield the most returns
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14

cred ever held in Vermont. and II will be
remarkable II our farmers in the coming
Legislature do not see to It that the move
ment so auspiciously begun results in an
appropriation for State dairy school
building in keeping with the Importance
Of Vermont's vast dairy interests.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
ferms-@1.OO n Year. Always in Advance.
BURLINGTON. THURSDAY, JAN. IA.
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise IN
the new special column OF this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week when
II will pay you to read about. See page
Seven. This paper has more than 25.ooo
leaders every week. and one cent word
viii reach them ALL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
SWANTONS ELECTRIC ENpERl-
MENT.
(From the St. Adams Messenger)

The Messenger rather likes to see its
good friend and neighbor, the Swanton
Courier, every now and then calling the
attention of the taxpayers in its village
to the fact that they are not making
their IIghGate falls water power pay
ing investment because they do not de-
velop it and sell the surplus power.
The Messengers contention is
and always has been, that community
does not derive that benefit from the
mere ownership of a comparatively an
developed watcr-power that only fur
nishes 1t with electric lights at a price
so low that it is not possible to keep
the plant up-to-date, as it would de-
rive if every horsepower that now goes
tumbling down the river were developed
and sold as it can be In the sense that
great natural resource is not being
utilized as 1t should be and that capital
is locked up in the mere ownership OF 1t
as it lies comparatively idle it does
seem to this paper that the Highgate
falls power under present conditions is
not a paying investment for the village
of Swanton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14
GRANITE CITY'S NEW NEWSPAPER
ORGANlZATION.
OTrom the Barre Telegram)

After some necessary delays the now
Barre Newspaper company has effected
al organization, the officers being as fol-
lows: President, Albert A. Sargent. ESQ. (;
clerk, II. William Scott, ESD. treasurer,
Walter r. Davenport; auditor, William A.