Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18

out for IL. The history OF each bank
note, If written. would not be pleasing to
the person who possessed II. These dirty.
'grimy slips may not carry disease. but
they have the possibilities of carrying
the germs. as physicians will testify
And that disease has been communicated
to the handler OF notes Is Just as certain,
for cases have been noted right here In
Vermont When the notes have reached
n certain stage of delapidation and grimi-
ness they ought to be recalled from cir
cuiation and exchanged for fresh. crisp
substitutes. 1t is a matter OF health as
we'll as of expediency, and it Is likely that
the banking institutions will honor the
request of the local merchants. AS we
understand It. tho government provides
opportunity for the exchange.
COL. HARvEY's INSPIRATION TO
MEMBERS OF VERMONT PRESS.
(From the Fair Haven Era)
Next to being in Burlington. last
Thursday night. and listening to the
mastery address of Col. George b..
Mcclellan Harvey. editor Of The North
American Review and president of the
great publishing house of the Harper
|
bers of the Vermont Press association.
was the pleasure derived from reading
the full report of the speech, in the
| burlington Free Press. Col Harvey's
talk was of the nature of biography.
told in the inimitable but unexaggerated
way of a Mark Twain 1t was reminis-
Genital and appealed deeply to the men,
bers of the craft. Col. Harvey was Il
born editor If such a thing is possible
ard his training, most of it here IN YER
mont. was Just the kind to bring out th'
very best there was in him. both menta
and moral He started at the bottom
where all the most successful men star
and he has climbed to the highest rount
in the ladder of fame. Always true t.
himself and his calling he is an homo
to his State and the members OF th'
Vermont Press are proud Of him. Thu
address should be published by the as
sociation and copies distributed broad
cast that it may serve as an inspiration
to other Nermontcrs to enter the hel'
of Journalism Col Harvey has alread
won n place for himself in his high call
: ing second to none. not even to ina
other journalist from Vermont, famou
the world over-Horace Greeley of Yves
Haven.
, MARBLE CtTYs MAYORALTY SIT
$ CATION.
From the Rutland News)
, With two avowed candidates for tn
5 Rutland mayoralty already in the hel(
| the coming March election promises I
be full of interest In George c. Under
. hill and Charles L. Paige, citizens haV
r ample opportunity to express prefer
II ences between two leading business me
@ who have the public interests at hear
% And this is not to forestall any oth'
candidates. Of equal consequence whc
e may develop later. There is no doul
:. that the real interest of Rutland WI
r be thoroughly threshed out within II
o next sixty days, and only good result
# can obtain from such thorough discus
d sion of question of municipal policy.
l. TWO POINTS OF VIEW.
(F'rom the Poultney Journal)
At the annual meeting of the Vernon
- Dairvnan's association at Burlingt'
sc this week. Governor Bell paid trbu
to the farmer. and among other thin
i, he said was. THE farmers are not hol
they have not made the most OF the
profession" Well. that they may all
X true but in n certain town that '
know. a trio of farmers are holding Z
price of milk high that the peor
are praying FOR i've cent purveyor
ir come among them, and they guarant
.e he would be kept busy.
e IRA ALIENS BEST MEMORIAL.
,a (From the Bradford Opinion.)
ut The search for the grave Of Gen.
it Allen in the Free Quaker buryi
,u ground at Philadelphia has been u
availing. 1t was not the custom to ma
the graves there very generally and
trace of a stone can be found on
surface or below it. While it would
interesting to find his grave and VIII
n Vermont would be proud to do honor
ne his bones. yet the University OF VI
10 mont, which he founded, is really
W best memorial.