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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
Probably over 100000 Worth Of
Property Damaged by Flood
In Michigan.
SEVERAL PEOPLE RESCUED
Taken from Their Homes IN a Tur Yes.
terday-Hundreds of Cattle and
Horses Dend-Much Damage to
Tarms in Southern Indiana
s-Levee Breaks.

Detroit, Mich, March o9--Five lives
have been lost and probably upwards
OF 5000. 900 worth of damage to prom
erty has been done by the food which
has devastated many parts of Michigan
during the past FIVE days. Tonight the
indications are that the end Is in sight,
although conditions are still very had
at Grand Rapids and also along tho
course of the Saginaw river. Near Sag
nav number of people We're taken
from their flooded homes by a tug to-
day. Hundreds of cattle and horse,
are dead near Saginaw. At Grand Rap
ids the flood is rcceding.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
THE AMERICAN WOODEN COMPANY

The residents OF Burlington's flourish
ing suburb. Winooski, would unquestion-
ably unite in the assertion that not all
combinations of capital are harmful. in
spite of the popular prejudice against
such industrial aggregations. During the
compare lively short period that has
elapsed since the American Wooden COM
pany acquired the mills in that village
complete transformation has taken place
in conditions, prevailing in that COM
munity.
Previous to the advent Of this corpora
ton Winooski had numerous vacant
houses: groups Of idle men were to be
seen standing on street corners almost
continually; comparatively little currency
was in circulation: and the entire COM
munity was lin the dumps
Now all this is changed. Many hun
dreds Of operatives are given employment
the mills working day and night at GER
tain periods to enable the company to
keep up with orders. Money Is plentiful;
most houses are occupied. merchants
are thriving. and the whole place has
taken on an air of contentment and pros
perity.
Now why can this corporation thrive in
Winooski whereas previous projects in
the same line sooner or later became nat
failures?
The policy OF concentrating its produc-
ton has been practically completed and
now the manufacture of the various lines
are placed where they can be handled
to the best advantage possible according
| to a statement recently given out Some
of the mills handle the finer grades. while
| others take the medium and lower grades,
| with the result that tho capacity OF the
| entire company on any one line can be
easily ascertained. This greatly facilitates
the opening of the various lines in New
York and keeps the plants fully engaged
Practically all Of the time. In cthee woA.
| the manufacture of woOens has been sys-
| tematized to a point impossible to smaller
manufacturers.
The company does not claim to have
an actual monopoly OF the wooden bust
| ness and it would be absurd for any com
| pany to make such n claim, but it is I'm.
| doubtcdly a fact that the American
Wooden company, with its uneaualec
facilities for producing cloth cheaply, is
in an imprognable position and can easily
undcrsel any OF its competitors. 1t i,
| stated that so far this year orders takcr
will absorb fully IS per cent. of the com
panys entire output for the present sea
son, which. with the greater part %
the six months ahead could not indcat,
any falling off that might be considered
as material.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31

summed IN the whole situation when he
said what Vermont needed was not so
much more money for highway as the
improved expenditure of the money al
ready ut command. He showed that
there were towns which had part OF the
money appropriated by the State on hand.
because they could not expend 1t to good
advantage.
Tho spirit Of the present road law Is
that the towns shall not receive their
share of the State fund until they have
shown the state commissioner sufficient
permanent highway constructed to en-
title them 10 the same. The money Is
intended to result in the construction Of
permanent highways solely. and unless
towns construct such roads, they have
no right to draw the money from the
state treasury.
Commissioner Sanford took issue with
the assertion of the Free Press that a
| large share of the nearly 100000 distri-
buted from the State treasury to towns
since the State no. q tax was instituted.
had been wasted. Before he finished
speaking Of the history Of the movement.
| however, he himself showed that much of
| this money had not been devoted to the
| purpose intended, although insisting that
| it was not correct to speak of Vermont s
| poor roads.
| As a matter OF fact official reports
show conclusively that after the State
road law had been in operation six years,
1t was a practical impossibiity to show
"a
many towns had simply covered the State
| appropriation into their treasures and
gone on spending no more on roads than
| before and using the same old methods.
During all those years Burlington and
the other larger towns had been paying
a large excess to the smaller towns for
the express purpose of providing for inn
proved highways. and so far as Bur
lington and the other large towns arc
concerned that money was practically
wasted.
We said that since 1895 there had been
an improvement. but present methods still
mean the wasting of no small part OF
the road tax fund. Commissioner San
ford himself says the money is not spent
| dS IL SnOulu ne IN MANY low IFS. / ilc uc-
mand for better methods goes up from
| all over the state, and the Good Roads
association itself is a standing protes,
against the continuation Of presen,
methods.
Under these circumstances 1t is idle
| to talk about our Vermont roads being
good already. II our roads were good
We would be wasting our breath talking
about getting good roads. and the Yer
mont Good Roads association might as
well 20 out Of business
| Granting that our roads arc not what
| they ought to be, let us act on Com
missioner Sanfords othcr suggestion anG
work for better methods instead of seek
| ing more money to expend improperly
The newspapers can do much to cultiva tt
sentiment in favor of the construction o.
permanent highways. and one means tc
better highways will be the selection OF
the best possible men for road commits
sioners in the different towns.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
A GROWN-UP GIRL.

I've grown to be n great big girl,
My hair Is in braid.
Tho mamma says twill take the curl
All out, she Is afraid.
And nowadays I dress myself
And that Is lots of fun,
And spread my little nightie oul
And air 1t in the sun
tug and pull my stockings on
And then you ought to see
Ny little 'laStics open wide
AS if to bite at me.
They stick their little shining teeth
Into the stocking top
And nip it so 1t cannot SLIP
For all l jump and hop.
My petticoats are pretty hard
(They button in the back)
Then comes my little morning dress
And, when it's coOl-a sack.
And so it's plain how big I am
And how II makes me cross
To have my grown-,Ip brother, sam
Say Here's our little Floss
-Ressie Warren Campbell in Goo
Housekeeping.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31

Mrs Jennie L. Van De Water, a
Brooklyn teacher who saw fit to enter
matrimony last fall despite the bylaw
Of the board of education of the City
of Churches. rating the marriage cere-
nony for female teachers as rank mutiny
against constituted authority, proposes
to test to the uttermost whether women
teachers have a right to marry without
losing their positions in the public schools.
SLY Cupid can make no end of trouble at
times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
HEARST SENTIMENT IN VERMONT

When the FREE PRESS In its capacity
as a newspaper first stated that william
Randolph Hearst was quietly but none
the less surely making rapid progress in
his effort to capture his party's nomlna-
ton for the presidency OF the United
States some of the more conservative
democratic leaders in Vermont were In
clined to smile at the statement. At the
present time. however. leading democrats
In this State are either getting on to the
Hearst band wagon or are wondering how
the Hearst managers can be prevented
from capturing the Vermont delegation
to the st. Louis convention. Ard what
Is true OF Vermont is practically true OF
every other State, unless pcrchance
Hearst has already won his fight in Ger.
tain States.
The readers OF the FREE PRESS will
recall the fact that a few weeks age
certain Vermont democrats were pro
nounced in their advocacy Of the nomina
ton Of the Hon. Richard Olney, formerly
encouragement under President Clevc-
land. Felix W. McGettrick, the demo.
cratic candidate for the governorship ir
the famous campaign Of 1902, has come
out as an open advocate of tho nomina
ton Of Hearst; and certain other demo
cratic leaders are pointing In the same
direction.
Talk with the democratic rank and file
serves to show that in a majority OF
cases those expressing sentiments arc
more enthusiastic over the New York
congressman and publisher than over any
other presidential possibility OF theil
larty. The more conservative element
would prefer the nomination of elthel
Olney or Judge Parker Of New York.
Under the circumstances it is to be ex'
rected that the Hon. George Fred Will
Jams OF Massachusetts, who ensineerec
| the Bryan movement in the Green Noun
tain State in 1900. will take a prominent
part in the Hearst propaganda in Yer
mont this year.
Mr.. McGettrick Is credited with tn,
charge that Emory Harris of Bennington
the chairman of the State democratic com
mittee is Clement man, and with the in
| democratic candidate for the governorshil
this year. Remarks Of this nature arc Ger
| tain to awaken sharp rejoindcrs. whether
true or false and interesting times are
! near at hand. In the meantim, the conser
| vative democrats will need to keep an eye
| OH Hearst, not only in Vermont. but alst
throughout the country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
THE ZOUAVE DESERTER.
From the French of Alphonse Daudct

Lory, tho big blacksmith of Saintc-
Marie AUX Mines. did not seem content
I'd that evening.
Usually, as soon as the fire in the forge
went ont and the sun had set he would
sit down on Il little bench before his own
door and enjoy the delicious lazincsS that
comes after a hard days work, and he
fore he sent away his apprentices, he
would drink deep stein of beer with
them. But that night the good man re-
manned in his shop until it was tim.
to go home for supper, and even then he
left rcgrctfully. AS he took his place
his old wife thought to herself:
Whatever can have happened? Per,
hars he has had some bad news from
the regiment that he doesn't want to tel
me. The boy Is sick perhaps
Itut she did not dare to ask and busted
herself giving the three younger children
left rsgrettfully. AS he took his place
their good supper of savory salad ant
bread.
At last the blacksmith pushed away his
| plate angrily.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
and vet wholly out Of politics.

and yet wholly out OF politics.
Col B, r. Smalley says he is not OPP
posed to William Randolph Hearst per-
sonally. but he considers it would-be
suicide for tho democrats to nominate
the New York congressman 1t is no
secret that Hearst would stand for Bryan
ism. though possibly under another name.
and Colonel Smalley is shrcwd enough to
realize that the country has had enough
Of Organism.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
HIS REMAINS.

A caller stopped at the house of JOIN
Duncan Brice and asked if he was :.
home.
Deed, an hos not"
Can you tell me where he is?'
Il could not"
when did you see him last9S
"At his funeral
And who may you be-"
I'm his remains. Boston Traveller.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31

Az result Of the invention and per-
lection Of the wireless telegraph. 1t is
said that beginning on May IL full fledGed
daily newspapers will be printed and
SERVED on most of the transatlantic
steamships. There will soon be no escape
for the public from tho press anywhere.
except when people take to the woods,
and even then the lost" column will be
Hnrkel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
FOREIGN NOTES.

nh ..u-idor c+o.os.~os,, - ra,o, S.
40 o,,issrs t,t,hot a,,.,,nr; tnP",, , Tmr
80 ~ 49, - ~, ..~.-'' .
-. Iu,, Hu,s W 800. Az. AZ ..
N'N''S ''0"'e "-N >N'''
The cost of hauling a ton of freight
a mile on Great Britain's greatest rail-
way IS l4' cents; on the fennsFlVahla
~ anu u" the we" 10TH CentI"4' III
O''''9'
c. +. Quinn has resigned as turnkey at
the Chittenden county Jail after a service
In that capacitv OF seven and ore-balr
wears. He has not vet decided what Ia
will do
,r, ,-., ~. ,., . =.
within a wear s1.a21nD of mahogany.
This l4o0 tons of freight in tho an
scnce of a direct line was shipped via
Liverpool.
brNish olhcefs arc having 'he scars
OF face WOUNDS removed oE the use OF
hsht rays, me i-oh"on Mans SAYS; Inc
custom - iap'i!? ''tH " Su' ston9
left bv operations removed
fussian company "lll eStapnsh an
Agricultural implement factory AZ loilS"'
western siberia during the flrst year
they propose to make 4'n" plows' ~
threshlns machines ana as many WINDOW
ing machines as possible.
The case OF state VS.. William Guvotte.
who is charged with burglary Mt Inonas
paleN store WAS ulScoli'i'luto .Not"aS
| IN CITY court ana an hilofrlauor C"d's
ing nm WIN me oHthSe was illeu ~
| county court ne case WI u. '''eu t'''S
term as Euvet'e Is no" III JAIL
Two prizes of sl2j each have been
| offered bv an AGRICULTURAL society in
Germany for a new pigamcnt for tattooins
| black cared pigs The tattooing of white
eAred Piss Is WI Ano" - %l,u 49,
put carh to'oi e., w. 80 t f ua,n
ears IN au,i'io''r. 80 - 800 ~ ~, et 80.
Year I'e 'a'''0 ''''' wy 0'N Va. '''S'
!ea''
| European writer has discovered that
| each city has its own peculiar odor.
| Paris is pervadcd by a faint odor of char
| coal. London smells of SCOT. The aroma
Of garlic grcets the new arrival at
| Calais Moscow has perfume of its
own, Cranberres of peculiar pungency.
ST Petersburg suggests Old leather
boots.
| ,, u, 1,, W.
,, ~, . at" 49, ", h. -, 90 ~.
Battery street Monday afternoon after
| an illness of nearly six months with
| heart trouble. The deceased was born
| at Three Mile Bay. Jefferson county, ~
| y, and with her husband came to this
| city about two years ago She is survived
| only by a husband
| FROM l'ort Arthur II is -" miles' niue
south OF west TO Chemulpo' the seaport
| OF seoul from fort Arthur 20 laku
me port OF Iehlns, II IS IoS miles, inc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31

The Sultan OF Turkey has decided for
the "steenth time to accept Austro- Rus
sian reforms and the Macedonian situa-
ton is gravely declared to be better.
Abdul tamid will need only a favorable
opportunity. however. TO again stir up
the Balkan peninsula to the point OF
hostilities.
The chances are that the Russians
will find the STATS of the American flags
they seized to be too hot to hold long.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31

The Peruvian government has sent to
the United States for an irrigation expert.
Our Kentucky irrigationists are busy most
of the time but possibly Uncle Sam
might spare one of the Blue Grass experts
for a short period.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
MORE OF THE HORRORR

One time there was Japanese
Who wept and wept and would not cease
Who, when advised to take his ease,
Was pstulantly borIid.
He said: "What can ease mean to mo
When there are wide seas tween o. and
me
And Lechengers fine Jcwelree?"
Then he used language Torrid.
Houston (Tex.) Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
NAMING THE TWINS

When Mrs, Lattimcr had twinA
Papa cried, "Philopcna!'
And one was plump and one was thin.
Could anything be mcaner?
This did not fcazc Pa Eattimers
There never was Il keener.
He named the fat one Fatima
And named the lean one Lcne
New York Sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31

The Japanese deserve credit for their
persistence in trying to bottle up the
Russian fleet at Port Arthur, but tina
Japanese bottling works seem to be out
nj order.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31

Vermont politicians are now expecting
the April State convention for the elect
ing of delegates to the Chicago conven-
tion to clear the gubernatorial atmos-
phere, but something may happen any
time,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise IN
the new special column Of this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week which
Il will pay you to read about. Sec page
seven. This paper has moro than 2s,ooe
headers every week. and one cent q WORD
Oil reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
EMBEZZLER SENTENCED
Wallace II. Hmm of Boston Must Serve
from Is to 20 Years in Prison.

Boston, March 29.-Wallace H. Ham, for
merry Boston manager of the American
Security company of New York, was SEN
fenced to serve not less than IL nor more
than 20 years in tho State prison at hard
labor Ham last week pleaded guilty to
two indictments charging him with the
emhczzcment Of nearly Il quarter OF Il
million dollars from the company and
from st. Lukes Home for Convalescents
in RoXbury. The court in passing sentence
scored Ham severely.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE.
Drowned Herself in n Brook Because of
Family Troubles.

South Londonderry March 2S-Grace.
the H-ycar-old daughter of George Bah
bitt, a LandgrOve farmer, drowned her
self this forenoon in brook. Tive body
was recovered The cause was family
trOIblaS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
ROBBIE

"Well, Robbie. you've got new little
sister; she just arrived this morning."
said the proud father.
do we get any trading stamps with
her pop?" ask little Robbe.-Y onkers
Stateman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
THE EARLY BlRn

"Out bctimes, fair maiden your rosy
cheeks tell me they have been kissed by
Zephyr"
mo- sir. please, it wasn't him; It was
the milkmans young man. Ally Stop
ers Half-Hoiday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
A DOUBTER.

Barker-Ths Is an age Of high civiliza-
ton.
Parker-Oh, don't know; nearly every
body is discussing bow much good tho
Russo Japanese war will do us.-Detroit
Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
BY RULE

He-Who Do you love. darinSf
She-Harry, l have permitted my heart
to go out TO you unreservedly. but unless
you can use better grammar than that
shall be obliged to call it back again.
Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
NEWSPAPER ADVICE.

(From the ST. Johnsbury Republican,
Editor Belknap Of the Bellows Falls
Times offers a five dollar prize for the
best criticism of his paper from its read
ers Most newspa pers accumulate waste
baskets full OF such material without
sQuandering cash for IT,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
NO SINECCRH

Mrs. Penheckcr-You know that you on
~ married me for my money.
Mr.. Penhecker-Well, you can't say
that I haven't earned it.-Alley Sloper $
Half Holiday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31

ELGIN BUTTER MARKET.

Elgin, H., March cSs.--Butter steady at
81 l.. The output of the district during
the week was 1880 pounds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
WALL STREET PROVERB.

"a fool and his money" remarked the
Observer OF Events and Things, soon get
on the opposite sides of the market -
Nonkers Statesman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
"A MODERN INSTANCE"

We note with affairs reminiscent
The changes the decades have played;
Tho crust OF society isn't
The kind that our mothers have made.
New York Sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-31
LIVED LIKE AN ORIENTAL.

Arnold lived in a native house. left his
shoes at his door, slept on n thick quilt
and, it was said, ate in true Japanese
style. In his bedroom he had Cheap
European wash stand two japanese chests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-01
The Steel Trust Problem.

Who controls the steel trust? That uues-
ton has for some time past agitated not
only Wall street, but every other financial
center In this country and every component
factor of the great amalgamated industry.
Is 1t Morgan or is it Rockefeller? Who. on
a final showing of hands will be able to lay
down the biggest percentage of voting
stock? A dispatch from Pittsburg. just
published in New York. indicates that the
belief there is that the Frick-RockefelIer
combination will take the deciding trick
And, the dispatch proceeds when the time
for the fiEal play comes the first sign of
the success of this faction will be the GUST
ing of the present president of the corpor-
alton. William f. Corey. 1t Is remarked as
significant that Mr.. Corey is now on a trip
to Europe. Mr.. Schwab took a trip to
Europe. and shortly after he returned he
was "reorganized' out of office State
ments were generously put forth that his
health was bad but it has been noted since
then that Mr.. Schwab has been able to
transact a considerable amount of business,
and has without collapse spent several very
strenuous hours on the witness stand In the
shipbuildfng trust proceedings. Now, If
Mr. Corey on his return is stricken with
this same ailment and goes the way of Mr.
Schwab. his successor if a wise man. will
demand that his election TO the presidency
of the trust be accompanied by an IRON
clad guarantee against European trips 1t
Is evident that a man cannot run the steel
trust and see the old country at the same
time