Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-21
WHAT OUR NElGHBORS SAY.
The Representation Of Vermont Mt the
Louisiana rurchase Expedition
Old Constitution House.
From the Rutland Herald)

Cf New Hampshire and Vermont At the
worlds FAIR a. 1T Louis. Mr. jackson
hc. had extensive connections with cx-
positions In this country and abroad. 80
nauonal delegate or In some other
prominent capacity. and his reputation
inspires confidence in the success of his
plans lie proposes to have New Hamp-
shire, with money raised by popular
subscriptions represented at the exposi-
ton by transferring to the grounds the
nouse in which Daniel Webster was
born. in Salisbury. Vermont should be
relr"sented. Mr.. Jackson thinks In sim
iar manner by the old Constitution
House In Windsor and he will under
take to raise the money Ia do this. 1t Is
IN this constitution House. now an old
hulk, that the Constitution Of Vermont
was framed: ana that Constitution WAS
tho first ono In this country TO pronounce
against slavery. The plan is. Of course.
to return tho building to Windsor after
the exposition at st. Louis closes.
NATIONAL FOREST RESERVE.
From the Brattleboro Phecnix)
The supporters ~ Senator Gsllirger's
Dill to establish tho White Mountain Ye-
Eior os national forest reserve make
. good point FOR government aid by
pointing out that the great streams that
rise In the mountain forests Of New
Hampshire water Ave New ErglA nd
states. Upon their eauable how now de-
pend. in large measure the prosperity
OF MainA. Massachusetts. Connecticut,
Vermont ana New Hampshire. The New
hampshire timber supplies New England
markets New TFsr, eshire paper elaes
!out the supply from New York ana.
Maine. Those facts remove the project
for the White Monntsin reserve from the
sphere OF State seton alone.
A POOR THING.
OTron1 the Hsrdwick Gazcttc)
The Gazette admits frankly that tho
present liquor law Is In some ways a poor
thing but il can be msde much better.
II is therefore With regret that We Or
serve the tendency to drag the question
out In such manner as to make il an is-
sue OF the State campaign this year
PROTECTING THE PrRI1C.
Trom the Montpelier Arsus)
Vermont. state board Of health Ia.
taken prompt ard vigorous sction for the
protection OF that norton ~ the public
that frequent. public buildings. Tn. board
should not Re satisfied with the thorough
inspection # such buildings it has order
ed, but ehsuld havs then. ALI looked over
at least oneA q year "a see that the law
has h-en ec,rlicd With and the interests
Of tho public protected.
THE SAFETY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
(Frorr the Rutlsnd Herala)
AZ appears iron, our news columns. the
Vermont etate hoard cf health ha. in
structed the local boards "a examine all
public buildings coming under their iurs-
iictior With reference to Are escape.
and other ?Yscsuton. necessary for the
protection NJ human life. This move is
Hnnde In harmony with the Efforts 81 Of
heials in other states to head ~ disasters
like the one which has cast such q gloom
over Chicago. No ons can travel about
Vermont with hsf A. eye cren without
discovering many public hui!itnss alrost
innocent Of IRE protection. ANY public
hall or place of aNussrent provided with
but one exit, ana ttat At the bottom
Of fight Of stairs il . trap that may
be sprung upon a gathering At any ms
inert. 1t has h~en demonstrated time and
again that 4 larse creNd Is in more dan
ger ~ sslf-destrurtion than It is from con-
harration. u Is the panic that kills and
halls and theatres snouIi b- - construct
ed as not t. pen excited yecple in narrow
passaEeways. Tho health board OF tho
State has done wisely in directing local
boards to investsatc this important mat
ter.
DANGER OF EXCESSIVE DRINK.
(From the Barre Teleeam)
In the Boston rIrrald account Of the
preliminary hearing in the case OF
Roy c. johnson. the voung Vermont
murderer who shot 4 woman IN Boston
this weak, rho significant fact IL brought
out that he haS been drinking tho night
of the deee. He and a casual acqua,n-
tnnc' vert IA saloon Ard DRANK, then
took some wine to ths place where his
raramour vas boarding, ard later hred
tho fatal shot. II is not clsired that this
particular act Of drinking slens inspired
the nurderous act but 1t 10 safe in
ference that. IL the young man had not
formed the habit Of drinking ana assoc
1ating with drinking pseyle. ard con
etQuently Of getting into BAD COMPANY
fe would never have hsen led 10 the
commission M ths act OF which he Is
confessed guilty. And fs- which he must
sometime suffer tho r-Aalty Tho fact
Is that no ore ear tell 70 what T.. may
be led whsn ke forms A habit of indulgence
In intoxicants. The tendency IL tewsrds
the bunting OF the moral powers and the
benumbing OF the mental faculties
Touch not. taste not. handle not is
the only safe ruls
THE ABANDONED FARM
(rrom the Rutland News)
The governor of New Hampshire says
that tho States abandoned farms are
hoinC takso up by summer residents. In
other words, many people are getting
Yieh enough to support two establish
Ments, ore in tho city ana the other In
the country, Ths same thing has bs-n
noticeable in this county and other
courties In Vermont to an increasing
degree each year recently. 1t is a pleas
urs TO see these old and abandoned
fnrm. taken care Of again evsn though
IRE communities will net derive perhaps
the profit from the new ownership that
they would wore thu farms taken by
fnrners ehisad to make livelihood
from them, There Ia . difference bstwsen
the gentleman farmer. and the working
farmer, but II Va cannot have the latter
let u. welcome tho former and thank
fortune that !h- time IL here when tho
benefit ard common sense OF country life
H. nppreeiNth
AGRICULTURE IN VERMONT LOOK
ING UP.
rrom the plattsburgh Nevs)
A ncrusal Of our Vermont exchanges
shows a decided revival In Vermont ARR.
culture, Abandoned farms are being pick
ed up and the farmers are displaying
more activity and apparently are NOR.
hopeful for the future.
The Vermont Farmers Legislative or
ganization met At tho Van N-ss uousa
yesterday morning and adopted = number
OF recommendations looking toward tina
ultimate bstt~ment Of farmers as socn
by tho members OF tho organization.
The reconre ndstions adopted inclusnd
one urging the establishment Of n stat,