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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
THE ROGERS CASE.

The public has heard so much concern
Ing the case of Mary Rogers, the Benz
nington murderess. that the subject has
become nauseating, but the matter can
not be fully laid aside until her case il
definitely disposed of. 1t is announced
that decision isexrected bvthe Supreme
Court of the United States next Monday,
and that in the meantime preparations
for the execution are going on so that
there may be no delay in the event OF q
decision adverse to Mrs. Rogers. who has
been repreved until December s.
Present indications are that this case
will turn largely on techncalites, and
though these may be trivial. looked at
from one point of view, they may be far
reaching in their effects. There Is a DOS .
sibility that the supreme tribunal may
find that the Supreme Court of Vermont
should have sentenced Mrs. Rogers again,
after the case went to that tribunal fol-
lowing the reprieve by Governor Bell. and
II IT should be decided that the con-
demncd is held Illegally and a writ Of ha-
beas corpus should be granted. some au-
thorties claim she would be d free
woman
In this event the chances are that Mrs.
Rogers would never be compelled to pay
the fun penalty of her terrible crime,
for the constitutional provision regarding
imperilling tire life of person q second
time would prevent any further prosecu-
ton for murder. II. on the other hand
the decision by the federal court should
be adverse to the condemned there would
seem to be no possibility of securing fur
ther delay. In this connection II il safe
TO say that the entire public would be
relieved to have this affair over with. and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
The decision of the board of consulting

The decision of the board of consulting
engineers Of the Panama canal commits
sion in favor of a sea level canal does
not necessarily settle anything. The board
stood eight to five. 1t is understood that
the five will submit minority report ia
voring a lock canal. President Roosc
Welt will probably submit both reports
20 Congress, and it is assumed that he
will accompany the reports with Il special
message embodying his views and those
Uf the Panama canal commission. in or
der that Congress may have all the lieht
possible in dealing with this important
subject. The ultimate decision as to what
type OF canal shall be adopted will, Of
course rest with Congress. unless it snail
see fit to refer the matter back to the
President with power to act
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
THE NEW YORK HORSE. SHOW.
New York Evening Posto

The horse show this year was dstin-
guished in two ways: the horses were
finer than ever. and the clothes were not
quite as fine as IN former years. The
first years of the horse show the CLOTHES
line, as the arena boxes were profanely
designated, was Il brilliant spectacle. tho
women wearing gowns fit for the opera,
with wealth of llcos. furs. and jewels
to make the onlooker eazc and wonder
Year by year tho Sorgoousnoss of tn.
display has been toned down. T.ow-u"cit-
ed gowns We're soon hanishod. too laws
taste. and, finally. gowns which could
not properly he Worn at any fashionable
semi-public function have been voted out
of place at the horse snow. \ few snowy
themselves to notice during Inc week.
but they were conspicuous because of
their rarity one wcll-knOwn woman eX-
cited amusement by appearing at an af-
tcrnoon session SOWncd all in black vel
vet much heplumed. She was accompan-
led by a small dog on which she had law
ished the jewels she might have worn
herself in other wears. The wretch.d
animal wore a broad black velvet col
lar ablaze with diamunds. The dog WAS
so evidently deliberate part of the sitr-
tOrial effect that not even masculine
eye could have mistaken it for an acct
dent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23

ed. In the meantime the forestry move.
ment, which is SO important a factor In
the problem of food and drought
would receive healthy impetus from
the general observance OF the policy OF
re- framing from furnishing Christmas
trees.
The importance of this movement
which has become somewhat general
can he estimated from the action taken
by the Chamber Cf Commerce of Colorado
Springs in determined opposition to the
destruction oi the Christmas tree.
Statistics gathered by that body prove
the permanent value of these trees is much
greater than the present value thereof
in market. The remarkable fact is de-
veloped that over O0C evergreen trees,
largely pine. were used in Colorado last
year In connection with yuictidc cele-
brations. and over 5000 were required
for the celebration in Colorado Springs
alone. II Christmas trees and decOra-
all over the country. it requires no
mathematical calculation to show that
enormous destruction OF tree life must
have resulted.
II has been estimated that the removal
of each evergreen means reduction of
from seven to ten cubic feet in tho con-
served water supply. the age of the
tree cut for Christmas festivities rang
ing from ten to Twenty-Five years. the
world over.
AS result of the crusade started last
year il is announced that the Colorado
Springs chamber of commerce will unite
with the county and state authorities
this year in an attempt to prevent this
wholesale cutting of Christmas trees. In
this connection it is stated that the
general government has been planting
the whole southern slope of pixies Peak
with trees, and that unless on energetic
effort is made there is Il possibility of
much Of this work being counteractcd
by the Christmas tree choppers.
the question now arises whether the
people OF Vermont are to allow this
wholesale destruction of evergreen to
continue without effective protest or
whether they will become aroused to the
necessity of a crusade against the Christ
mas tree cutter and seller as one means
OF forcstaton and of conserving our
natural water supply.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
CHRISTMAS TREE CRUSADE.

The time has arrived when consider
able sections of territory in Vermont will
be devastated for the purpose OF provid-
ing Christmas trees for the residents of
the larger cities, and when this COM
n,ercial vandalism in the ordinary course
OF affairs will be carried on without
any reference whatever to the public
welfare. The superficial observer might
be constrained to inquire whether the
owner of woodland should not be pcr-
mitted to do as he pleases with his own
In cases OF this character particularly
IL the proprietor has made special prep.
arations In the way of planting to meet
the demand for Christmas trees, 1t is
safe to say that In the great majority of
cases no preparation of this Kind has
been made and that the proprietor sim
ply takes advantage of natures attempt
the clothe anew the alnd to gain what
in each individual instance must be com.
paratively trivial gain. Moreover the
general public is directly concerned In
this Christmas tree devastation.
Thousands Of Christmas trees are
annually taken out OF our State. which
II allowed to mature would not only
help to reforest sections of our territory
that ought to be forest land but which
would eventually be worth much larger
sums to the landowner cut for timber
without dstrimsnt to the woodland. II
Sorsstation we're scientifically conduct.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
REFLECTION OF 4 BACHELOR.
G'rom tho New York Press

People ar" 50 naturally illogical they
are proud Of being arrested in an auto
mobile.
Their" is no such thing as good manners
III til" world when somebody steps on
your corn.
The smart wives are the ones that
make the husband believe they think the
children have his brains.
y woman is so naturally deceptive she
can walk farther in tight shoes without
admitting she is tli,d than a man can in
comfortable ones.
1t worries woman to have money ana
not be able to spend it as much as It wor-
rics a man to spend it and not have tn.
money to pay the bills.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23

Bishop Doane Of Albany made plea
in New York last week for greater rev.
renee and sobriety at weddings. and pro-
tested against 1.-The vulgar violation OF
modesty and privacy which belong &c
the entrance on this holy estate, with
the horseplay of placarded trunks and
labeled carriages, and railway trains and
stations crowded with noisy outsiders
Rnd reelking with pelted rice" The bish.
ops admonition will be approved by mul.
titudes OF sensible and wellbred persons.
OF all senscless and vulgar performances
that of annoying a new married pair by
eeluging them with showers OF rice ie
about the most senseless ard objection
able 1t ought to 60 out of fashion as
suddenly as it came in, and the horse
play and coarse jokes which so often &C.
company the rice-throwing should 20
with 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
PERSONAL AND GENERA

pr. Glennon of St. Louis. now tray
me in England, is the Youngest ar
bishop in the world, being ONLY a. We
| of age.
Emperor William wished Joachim.
| famous violinist. to give III. Germ,
crown Prince lessons. but the music mi
ter declined the honor.
| NJ. l.. Carrot and F.. w. Preston
Sioux City. Ia. claim to have n,,an,
an invention by which it will be posi-
to talk around the world.
| Tn" Roy. w. J. II. Boetcker of She'll
| vile, Ind. will erect a big building nd
hat city which will be used for a mi
lshing house. ana in which he Will iSJ
tery.
Lady Curzon of Kedleston. Enela
Will visit her mother. Mrs Louise I.,i,
in Washington this winter. and il is
improbable that her husband. the for,1
Niccroy of India, and their children Il
also come to the United States.
Hopelossly blind and confined to
bed at his home in BROOKLYN. Ira
Sankey. the famous evangclical sinI
and partner of the late Dwight l.. Moo|
is putting into book form the story
his Gospel experiences
Now that Portland Me. is to hav,l
i'ne statute of Tom Reed "A Maine pa
thinks that Lot NJ. Morrill, and james
40
Augusta and Nelson Dngey in Lewis
and Hannibal Hamin and Charles
Boutelle in Bangor.
The young Crown Princess of c;
many. who is very popular. has sci
new custom, that of carrying st
while walking Her royal highncss
large collection of sticks. from VIII
she is able to select one to suit any q
tune that she may be wearing.
Albert +. Sprngsteen. connected
the pension office, WASHINGTON. claims
have been the youngest regularly enl
ed and mustered soldier in the In
army during the Civil War. He enlis
at Indianapolis on October Is, 1861, at
age of II years and months.
Every now and then William II
Howells. Americas most distingus
novelist, drops into the little country I'd
of Jefferson, O.. and into the office
the Sentinel" where he began his
table career at a printers case. and
up his sleeves. takes a printers stck&
hand and sets few paragraphs of c
lust to see if he has forgotten how.
Prof. John Bassett Moore one of
most popular men on the faculty of
lumbia University, is known in uni
sit circles the world over. because of
commanding position he has attai
through his lectures and writings on
tcrnational law and diplomacy. He
written the only history and digest of
ternational arbitrationS IN eXisten0
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Most of the mer that girls say they
have rejected never asked 'em.
The incest compliment to a woman is
to tell he, there isn't one that fits her.
1t is n great comfort not have your
wife always trying to make you COM
Portable.
After a man has doctored up tho bright
things his smart boy says they are al
most bright.
There is hardly any joke as Nat AS the
one you We're going To tell on TN, man If
he hadn't told it ON you lrst.-Ncw York
Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23

'China liquid gigs" are now brought in
quantities to this country They consist
~ in kegs and hogsheads t'ke nlolasses
Purchasers are bakers. who find the mix
ture costs less than fresh domestic eggs
and who are not perturbed by any mis-
eivings as 10 its deletcrious effects on the
health Of their customers, by the boraN
used as a preservative OF the product.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY. NOV. q
WANTED.

When you want anything, advertise
in the new special column Of this paper.
Some bargains are offered there this
week which II will pay you to read
about. See page two. This pape has
about. Sec page two This paper has
and one cent a word will reach
them ALL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23

With turkeys retailing in Burlington
and other towns for thirty-four cents a
pound, can any landowner in this vicin.
ity advance a valid reason why he should
fail to try to help meet the demand for
Thanksgiving birds? So long as Vermont
farmers fail to take advantages Of OPP
portunities like these-and there are
others-it is useless to talk about the
meat trusts ruinous competition.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23

IL Ia certain that the experience Of
our state government with Mrs. Rogers
has done more to rctard the movement to
abolish capital punishment than would
al the champions of the death penalty
could have said from now until the mex,
Legislature meets.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
A TWENTIETH CENTURY SERMON


Don't hurry SO. There's time. my friend
70 get the work all dore'
EefOre the world comes To its end,
Just take some time for fun.
What's all our living worth, unless
We've time enough for happiness?
Don't furry so. Just wait, keep cool.
Your plans are all upset?
An, well, the world Whllls on by rule,
And things VIII straighton yet.
Your furry and your fret and fuss
lust make things hard for all of us.
Don't worry so. It's sad. of course,
But you and | and all
Must with the better take the worse,
And jump up when We fall
Oh, never mind what's gong to be,
Todays enough for YOU and me-
New York Times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23

Practically half a thousand deer Is not
q low record for the open seasons shoot
ing in Vermont. Now somebody ought
to make summary Of the fatalities and
other accidents resulting from the excur-
eions OF the nimrods during that period.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23

nut in the morning the man dcca,nped
with clothing and money belonging to
the household. He YVES traced south Of
The village where all track of HIM vas
lost. TIE Is the same one who visited ".
IT, Forsyth at Tunbridgc about three
weeks ago pretending tp be Frank f..
hase or Bradford, potato Spectator.
"'lying fhtins, oxen. etc. and borrowed
Nl1 froin Mr. FORSYTH Till he could get
TO Chelsea to the bank To nav for :. rair
81 oxen Tie also appropriated mac,t;n-
tosh ana gloves All trace of him has
now beer lost
THE MALT WAS ILLEGAL.
Antonio Giacobbi. whose residence WAS
r'lded last Saturday. appeared in Barre
CITY court Tuesday and waived examine
Uoh on the charge of keeping and selling
h1'Ior illegally. lie took an appeal to the
next term OF Washington county court,
bail of $500 being furnished bv Carlo
M"rlo. The barrel of wine seized was de-
StfoNod. In the ease of state VS.. A. To-
mass. charged with keeping and selling
liquor illegally, examination was waived
ana the respondent appealed to Washing
ton county court bail being furnished in
the sum of $3.50. A quantity of bottled
goods labeled malt was seized and a SAM
pie sent to the state laboratory at bur
linston for analysis. IT was reported to
contain - per cent. of alcohol. The
stuff was thorcupon condemned and or
dcrcd DESTROYED
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
NEWS OF VERMONT
Nore important Events Grouped fop
Free Press Neaders-Cubnn hoy
Drowned Mt Rochester.

The FIRST skating accident of tho season
IN Vermont was recorded in Rochester,
when Aberlando Martinez. a lad seventeen
years of age, was drowned in the creek
FRIDAY night. Martinez started out alone
with his skates shortly after dark, and
within n short time cries for help were
heard from the direction. Arthur Curtis
was the first to respond. He found that
he couldn't get the boy out of the water
alone. and so summoned other help
Yet with this added aid, II was impossible
to reach the drowning lad for some
time. probably half an hour. All the
time Martinez kept up a brave struggle for
life and succeeded in keeping at the sur
face of the water. When he was finally
taken out DR.. Marion did what he could
to r. suscitate him, but to no avail. Tho
boy come from Cuba with the Vermont
National Guard. Both his parents are
dead and the whereabouts Of other rela-
lives is unknown. He was II years of ago
and had lived with Oscar Martin for
three or four years. There was only a
thin coating Of Ice on the creek, and
skating was very dangerous.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
FEWER CHRISTMAS TREES.

Tie agitation in the interest of protect
ing the evergreen forests OF the State
appears to have accomplished the desired
Cnt IN arousins public sentiment. In
previous years the shipments # young
trees fer use at Christmas festivals have
been so great that the Rutland railroad
has been forced to put on additional cars
20 transport them as early as the first
nf November. This year there has been
10 call yet fer extra cars, although the
christmas season is now close at hand
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
KILLED AN IMMENSE BEAR.

MIR. Howard. the veteran bear hunter
Of Bondville, recently brought down one
of the largest specimens slain in Vermont
in years. The animal weighed over $50
POUNDS, as estimated, and tho men We're
so far from civilization on the Grccu
Mountain range, near Winhall, that they
could do noting with the carcass. but
they brought out of the woods an en-
c"ptonaly fine skin evidence of their
success.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
a GRANITE COMBINE.

The granite quarries owned by MELON
aid Cutler & CO.. Wordcn Bros, Mari
~ Gordon, and Mari & Worden have been
sold to the Consolidated Quarry company.
new corporation recently organized un
der the laws of Vermont with q capital
stock of s5oo,ooN. BY this merger four
light and mt dunn Quarries adjoining each
other in the Websterville district arc
brought under one management. The
combined uuarri"s cover g. acres and have.
been operated for IS years. 1t Is under
stood that Mari e. Gordon received $3.50, O(0
for the firms light granite quarry.
Mossrs. Mari and Gordon arc to retire
from business. The Mcdonald. Cutler a.
CO., quarry has an equipment valued at
S5","C0. The stockholders are John w. Nc
Donald, +. T. Cutler and D. w. McDon-
aid of Barre; c. A. Worden and w. n
Gilloa of Batavia, N. Y; and F. A.
Owens of Danvlle. N. T.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23

Terms-S1.OO Year. Always In Advance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
MARBLE QUARRY SOLD.

Tho Sterling Marble company has sold
the Sheldon Quarry at Fowler and seven
acres of surrounding land and the pro-
perty known as the Wills quarry near the
home of f.. TT. Hendee. to the Mddlebury
Marble company of Beldens. The NJ ddl.-
bury Marble company also bought the
tools used in operating the quarries and
Will take possession at once. The terms OF
the sale have not been announced.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
M ARTIN a. BROWN"

Whether or not the signature was
genuine does not appear. but anyway tho
sign evidently Jared somebody's sensi-
bilties and it was stcalthily removed the
other day. The cold weather if it holds
will probably render the inland sea pass
able for the season. Next spring, however.
persons passing that way will need life
~, Yer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
IMrOsTER STILL AT WORK.

An impostor claiming to be a q. \. r.
man stopped at Benjamin Caswell's 1t
Bethel I.ympus on Friday night, asking
to be entertained over night. Mr.. Cas-
wela being veteran. took the man in,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-23
A CASE OF GOOD ROADS.

1'p on the Somerset road in Searsburg
there is a long. wide and deep slough in
the roadway. 1t is the special delight of
tcamsters and drivers who have to
navigate through it, One teamster
marked a few days ago that anybody UNI
dcrtak'ng its passage needed a compass
and suit of sails on his wagon. Recently
there appeared upon the banks of this
division Of tho earth's waters a board
sisn with the following inscriptions
"All persons are forbidden fishing in the
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-20
LA PLATA COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES

The county teachers meeting VIII
be held at the High School building
from 10 to IL o'clock Nov 25.
The exhibits of children's work will
be in place and the teachers will be
pleased to show them to all who are
Interested. from 3 to 10.
The schools at Trimble Springs and
Waterfall are to have new single seats.
There has also been a call for a spe-
cial school meeting in that district to
consider the question of foot bridge
across the Animas for the cnlldren at
tending the lower school.
In order to increase the interest Of
teachers In the State Reading circle.
Miss Craig, the state superintendent,
has decided to take some OF the ques-
tons for the December teachers exam
nation from the Reading circle books
These books are School Sanitation
and Decoration" and "The Louisiana
Purchase"
The school board at Hermosa Is put
ting in n fine school library. This
viii prove of interest and profit both
to pupils and parents.
Parents whose children are not In
school should acquaint themselves
with the provisions of the compulsory
education law. II should not be neces.
sary for school officers to enforce this
law
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-20
"F Ek-EB BBS."

THE marble season is on the wane
now" said the toyshop man. ut
opened, as usual. in September. It
WAS an excellent season have rare
ly seen a better.
Marbles, most of them. come from
Germany. They are made Of marble
and agate. but only the refuse OF the
quarries is used.
This refuse, stones about the size
of cobbles. is broken up by men and
boys with hammers into cubes OF an
inch or less.
"The cubes are thrown into mill
consisting OF a grooved bedstone and
a revolving runner. Water Is let into
the mill and the runner is rotated
rapidly. Friction does the rest.
Out drops the marbles. perfect
spheres, each grinding a bushel every
fifteen minutes.
II know in Germany man wac has
done nothing but make marbles all his
life. He began the work at IL. and
he is now e."