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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Mincemcat is but n astronomical
merger
A newly married man gc;s back to
his lodge by degrees.
Bait your hook with n gold brick
when you fish for suckers.
The more disagreeable the truth
the more mighty and prevalent it is.
TOO often fortune smiles upon those
who are unable to appreciate II.
There is a lot of sentiment in lht
squeeze of hand by the right per
son,
AS "A mans brilliant future grow:
shorter his unhrillant past grows long
or
A confidence man is one who tells yot
his private affairs under pledge o.
~crecx
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
WARREN BURNS.
Wedding at Episcopal Rcsideccn Tues
dny Morning.

James l.. Warren and Miss Agnes
II. Burns were married Tuesday
morning at nine o'clock at the Episco-
pal residence Of st. Mary's Cathedral
by the Rev. ]. T. ellis. The ceremony
was "A quiet one. only few friends
being present. The bride was attend
ed by Miss Norah Mulcahey and the
bridegroom by Thomas J. Mcdonnell
The bride wore navy blue broadcloth
and hat to match and the bridesmaid
was attired in dark blue silk. Follow
ing the ceremony Mr, and Mrs, Warren
left for Boston. whore they will visit
his parents. They will then go to
Ireland to spend the winter with the
parents of the bride. They VIII be at
home in this city after April |.
Both young people Were employed by
eX-Gov. and Mrs. l.. a. Woodbury. and
were popular among large circle OF
friends. Mr., and Mrs Woodbury. pre-
scented them with $50 in gold and Mrs,
Woodbury. gave the bride a solid silver
tea set.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
THE LATIN DIDN'T
DISMAY HIM.
Missouriau Proved the superior
Force Of Good, PInin English.

tMacon, Mo, correspondence Kansas City
Times)
Two young barristors, who were attor.
ncys for the defendant, filed what they
regarded as knock -out" motion &c
dismiss in Justice Riley's court TODAY
Matthew Simpson was suing Jake" Nor
ris for a e balance on "A bill for planting
some shade trees. Morris said the trees
hadn't come IN yet and he didn't know
for sure that they ever would. Simpson
WAS so sure Of his case that he ddn',
think 1t worth while to hire lawyers
The defendant hired the two young at
tornevs They decided tho best way to
go after Simpson was to get no some
thing he couldn't plead to. SO they filed
this
Now at this day comes the defendant
by his attorneys. Matthews e. Son and
Davis & Van Clcave, and appearing for
this motion only says that the plaintiff
should neither have nor maintain this
action against tho defendant for tho
following reasons TO wit:
!. De minimus non curat lex.
?. Non habimus in faederavcnl.
). l|'cause MP to tho present tim,
plaintiff has flied no statement on which
defendant est informatls.
T. BccauSe the paper exhibited in thi.
cause on which plaintiff relies in nudur
pactum OK quo non oritur actio.
.. Because tn" summons and state.
mcnt OF facts in this cause are nullun
smile est idcm.
6. Because defendant should recover
nuacamquc viadata.
L because tho defendant non infreguit
conVcntionem.
S. Plaintiff cannot recover because
| inop conslii.
What have you to say this, Mr.
simpson, asked tho justice.
Just this, your honor" said tho de-
PENDANT, pecling his coat and moistening
his hands. 81 don't give a d--what that
paper says. I'm going to have my mon
from Jake or his red blood; | don't care
centavo which"
The defendant looked at his lawyers
hut saw no encoura cement in their
faces. Then HI pulled out two bright sill
v"r dollars ana laid them before the
Justice, who handed them to the man
who didn't know Latin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
THE LUNCHING TEAM.

Sir Charles Kirkpatrick who has
been touring the East with an Eng
lsh football team, tells of a match that
was arranged in England between some
army officers and the lawyers of tho gar
rison town. The officers prepared SUI
perh luncheon for their opponents, VINO
did yeoman work as feeders and drink
.rs At the conclusion of the feast
short time before game was TO be call
ed. the officers. who had partaken very
sparingy. were well pleased to see
their guests so happy. All adjourned to
the grounds, when out of marquee
tumbed II giants. who began prac-
ticc play of the most vigorous kind
"Nho are they" asked an officer. oh
answered one OF the lawyer guests
they are our--hic-playing team. We
are the-hic-lunching team"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
ROPED IN.

General Frederick d. Grant vas prais-
ing the INTEL igence of a certain colonel.
He it is he said. "of whom they
tell the church parade story.
His men were drawn up for church
parade one Sunday morning. but the
church was undergoing repairs and
could not accommodate all.
"Serce1 Ina ior; said tho colonel
tell all the mon who don't want TO go
to church to fall out on the reverse
flank"
About sixty per cent Of the men
quickly and gladly fell out.
Now sergcant-maio r," said the col
onol, dismiss the men who didn't fall
out and march the others in to church.
They need it most
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
SHIFTLESS HEADS OF FAMILIES.

AN interesting and important fact
brought out in connection with the con
sideration OF the increased expense of
caring for the destitute in Burlington, is
that not a few heads of families manage
in different ways not to support their
lazy man claims he is unable to find
work. III other cases the husband and
father INDUCES in intoxcation and lands
in Jail or the House of Correction 50
that he is unable to support his family.
In an occasional instance the husband
bluntly refuses to work and relies upon
the earnings of his wife and children
for the maintenance OF the family,
That this problem is making itself felt
in other parts of the country is evident
from the following editorial in Mondays
issue Of the Albany Journal:
1t was a coincidence that is worthy
of notice, that yesterday. on the day
after this paper suggested that the pun
ishmen. for men who neglect and abuse
their families should be imprisonment at
labor for compensation TO be paid to
those dependent on them, the New York
Herald made the same suggestion.
Commenting on a remark by the Mem
phis Commercial Appeal, deprecating the
whippins-post proposition. the Herald
said imprisonment is the better pun
ishment-imprisonme not in idleness, as
is customary, but at hard labor, the COM
TO
port their families which now must be
maintained by the community when the
wife-b heater is sent to Jail"
The suggestion should be made n sub
ject of thought and consideration by the
lawmakers of this State.
1t is to be hoped that at the session
OF the Vermont Legislature the coming
autumn this problem will be taken UP
and measures adopted to afford a
remedy; for the evil in question is evil
IDENTIFY rapidly increasing in magnitude,
not only in Burlington and other parts
of Vermont but in other States as we'll.
1t ought to be necessary for every man
and every woman whose family is aided
by the pauper department or by any
charitable organization on the ground
that he or she can not obtain work, to
furnish his or her name to the overscer
of the poor so that residents who are
often unable to secure persons to do
work for them can be put in touch with
those thus out Of employment, and both
parties be benefited Families often ex-
| perience considerable difficulty in secur-
| ing the services of women to wash and
| iron and do other work and men to do
odd jobs, and they would gladly avail
| themselves of the services of men and
women who can not secure work
| one phase OF the problem presents diff
fculties which arc wider than the boun-
daries of our own State, however When
man deserts his family and leaves the
State. it is impossible to reach him with
any State law, and there should be uni
form legislation in all States providing
| for the extradition of man who leaves
his family in destitute circumstances. Nc
man has a right to establish family and
then leave them to suffer, and when a
brute in human form does this, he should
he compelled to suffer Imprisonment al
labor for compensation for their benefit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
ALWAYS ROOM,

A visiting bishop, in Washington,
was arguing with a senator on the de-
STABILITY of attending church. A. last
he put the question squarely: What
is your personal reason for not attend
ing?"
THE fact is, one finds so many hypo-
critics there"
Returning the smile. the bishop said
Don't let that keep YOU away, Sena-
tor. There's always room for one more
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

The weather record covering a period
of sixty-six years kept by our towns
man, Charles L. Allen, Esqr., shows that
Burlington in tina, period previous to
the present month We're in January, 1890,
and January, 1897, in each of which
months a temperature of IS was record
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

With a model of the new battleship
Vermont placed in the capitol at Mont
pelier Col. Ethan Aliens warlike statue
not feel as lonesome as at present amid
the peaceful surroundings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
"a Year. Always in Advance.
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, JAN. q
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise
In the new special column of this paper.
Some bargains are offered there this
week which It will pay you to read
about. See page two. This pape has
about. See page two. This paper has
them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
FINER FRENCH.

The American Tourist suppose !
speak broken French, eh Henri?
The Waitor--Not cegactly, sieur,
You haf word describes ii bettaire-
let me sec--ah, yes-it is pulverlzed'-
Puck.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
A PENSION.

Gee but Nitwit is an IDIOT
"Why. ! thought he was clever"
"Clever? Say, if there was "A tax on
cleverness, he'd get a pension. "-Cleve~
land Leader.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

"Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Is the best
remedy for that often fatal disease
Group Has been used with success in
our family for eight years."-Mrs. l..
Whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

At length lay my weary pen aside,
Which now has traced out all the
tangled maze,
TIL" labyrinth of speech and thought
who's" ways.
To me so sore, to him We're smooth and
wide.
And rich with prospects unto most doai
ed;
To him. tho scholar, crowned Will
Europe's praise.
From Hecia unto Etna's answerins
blaze
Who loved all books but Nature
deepliest eyed.
He sat with kings, greater in all bu
name.
An uncrOwncd sovereign from tn
kinGlcsS West.
To trihors cold, how warm to the op
pressed.
And when amid the Etrurian bower!
death came
To round his eighty years of lore ant
fame.
Not Vallombrosa bore so calm q
breast.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
A SONNET TO GEORGE p. MARSH

Mr. Harry LYMAN Noopman. former
cataloguer Of tn" Billings library and
now librarian Of Brown University is
publishing his poetica works and has
got as far as volume w., being AT the
Gates of tho Century, From it we take
this sonnet to George Perkins Marsh. :
written ION finishing the catalogue Of
his library"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
STRANGE STUNT BY A BARRE
HORSE.

P. D. Molla's bakery team tried to
pass one of d. NJ. Miless teams on Main
street in Barre near ". j. Smiths mar
kct saturday morning. The bakery cart
got too close to the coal team Crowding
il into a post. The heavy sled caught
and held fast, causing the horse to bolt
breaking the shafts and taking pieces
of them with him. one OF Merchant II
FraScr's teams stood in front of the
Tomasi building and when the horse
saw the runaway coming il started to
cross the street. turning directly in front
of the Miles horse. Then was enacted
queer caper The Miles horse gave Il
jump into the air and went over the
da dashboard of the Fraser sleigh as clean
as circus horse. The runaway was
captured a little further up Main street
and it was found that no part of the
harness was broken. The only damage
that was done to the grocery team was
a few scratches on the dash board where
the pieces Of shaft struck it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
NORTHFIELD'S NEW LIBRARY.

Through the generosity of George w.
Brown of Boston, manager of the Uni
ted Shoe Machine company of that city,
the thriving little town of Mortified
is to own one of the handsomest brick
library buildings that can be found
anywhere in the State. The structure
is being erected at the corner of Main
street and Slate avenue, in the heart
of the residential section of the town.
short distance from the Norwich
University. The building is being COLI
structod Of brick, with granite trim
mngs. and will be As feet long, 2S feet
wide, with an l. 2ox2O and IL stories
in height. 1t will cost in the vicinity Of
10000. The donor Mr. Brown. was born
in Mortified. and during the many years
he has lived in Boston he has made fire.
quent visits there. During the past year
he secured the land upon which the
building is being erected, and ground
was broken during the fall. Since that
time work upon the building has pro-
crossed rapidly. and it is expected that
il win be ready for occupancy in June
Although no date has been set for the
formal presentation to the town, many
of the prominent residents, including the
trustees of the present library and the
selectmen. are considering plans for II
general celebration of the day with Il
fitting programme.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
NEWS OF VERMONT.
More important Events Groured for
Free Press Rcndcrs--A Passenger
Drowned mt East Brighton.

When the train from Portland, Me-,
stopped Mt East Brighton Saturday
night John C.. Ramsdell a passenger.
stepped off, presumably to see where the
train was, fell into a brook beside the
railway track and was drowned. His
body was discovered Sunday morning by
a track walker. Ramsdcll had been work
ing in the woods at Canaan and was on
his way to Island Pond to see his wife,
who is staying with her sister. Mrs.
Wilbur Elliot.
A BRATTLEBORO ROMANCE.
One of the most interesting romance s
that ever came from the quiet green
hills of Vermont. says Brattleboro
dispatch in the Boston Post under date
of January l., is contained in the mar
riage announcement of Charles r. Ma
son, SO years old. ono of tho leading
builders of this town to Miss Leila
Mason, SO years old, whom he took out
of the childrcn's mission. Boston, Is
years ago, to become his adopted daugh-
ter. The marriage has just been made
public although the ceremony occurred
last July at Montauk Point, T.. !. The
romance had been budding for over
quarter of a century. II started when
one warm day in early summer MY
Mason. then handsome young man.
and his childless wife visited the chill
dren's mission on fremont street. Bor-
ton to inquire about taking one of the
little abandoned tots and adopting it,.
shy, pretty. brown-cycd little Miss
was paradcd before the young couple as
1.-THE best" child in the mission. Her name
was Mary Slater. She had been
Abandoned by her father in Lowell after
her mother died. Mr. Mason said he
thought the best" was none too good for
him and he therefore agreed to take Mary
and rear her. Mrs. Mason was delighted
with the pretty baby" as she called her,
and changed her name to a more romantic
one, Leila. It is not every husband who
has the pleasant task of unconsciously
rearing his own wife in his own home
with his first love TO guide and watch
over her. This was Mr.. Nasons good for
tune. After the death of Mrs Mason,
Leila had intended to support herself, but
Mr.. Mason would not think of parting
with her. ON the Goth of last July they
We're married at Montauk, l.. l.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
TALKING TROLLEY AGAIN.

The trolley line between Greenfield
and Mortified has again made "A ripple
OF conversation and it is thought by
some that the project is now coming
within the range of probability. w. ".
Moore and G. II. Webster are actively
pushing the project and they have
every reason to think the sentiment is
favorable and that the necessary capt
tai will he Forthcoming. They have had
consultation with outside capitalistS
and IL the local towns will pledge Il
little more than half of the stock. there
will be not trouble about the rest. They
had conference with a. ID. Flower
secretary of the board Of trade and are
assured of the boards support Of the
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-05-19
Mays Are INDICATED.

The N-rays are vindicated. NJ. Gut
ton has photographed them and NJ.
Mascart has measured them. 1t had
been noted that If these rays are al
lowed to fall on the primary spark Of
a HertIian o%scillatOr. the luster of the
secondary spark diminishes. This eff
feet has been secured photographers
ly, the difference being clearly marked
in the whole of the 81 experiments.
NJ. Mascart has detailed a series Of
measurements of the points of maxi.
mum density in the spectrum produced
by the refraction OF the N-rays
through an aluminium prism by a
number of Independent observers.
The phosphorescent screen was mount
ed on the carriage of a dividing en-
CINE, and each of four observers made
independent measurements of the
points of maximum density. If there
is physiological illusion about the
Mays it probably pertains to those
who doubt their existence.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-05-19

on Washington streets. Most Of them
are wealthy or have dropped into
good departmental practice so they
can live in the best circles and keep
up their old acquaintance made when
they were part of the government.
There are a great number Of widows
Of former officials and senators who
have elected to make Washington their
permanent home. Mrs. Mark Hanna
is to become a permanent resident
here, leaving her beautiful home in
Cleveland, where she and her distin.
guished husband lived for so many
years.
Besides Mrs. Hanna, there are Nv
ing here a great part Of the year, Mrs.
Hobart, widow Of the late vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. Payne, widow of the
late postmaster general. Mrs. Dan
Manning. widow of President Cleve.
lands first secretary Of the treasury,
also spends part of the winter here.
Other widows of distinguished men
who now make Washington their per-
manent home are: Mrs. Stanley Mat
thews, whose husband was an associ-
ate justice Of the supreme court; Mrs.
+. Dewitt Talmadge, Mrs. John Hay,
Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. NJ. S. Quay
and Mrs. Phil Sheridan.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-05-19

fashionable vice. For instance, tbcTe
is the wife of a naval officer whose
husband only has the rank Of com.
mander, and who Is now off Mt sea,
who has ~astounded the best circles
this winter by the ~gorgeousness of her
gowns and the smartness of her turn.
outs. Everybody knows that she has
no fortune and that her husband has
nothing but his salary. which Is en-
tirely inadequate to such style as she
puts on. The secret of her fine
dresses and carriages Is said to lie in
cleverness at bridge and phenomenal
luck at any gambling game Of cards.
The wife of a very prominent and
wealthy ex-senator and her daughter
came to Washington for the season
They had their allowance, which was
very liberal, but the husband and
father having learned by experience
not to give them unlimited credit at
his bank. did not count on their
gambling debts. The two ladies left
Washington a few days ago absolute.
ly broke, n have returned to their
home in a nearby state to rest and re.
cuperate their finances. Bridge whist
was too much for them.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-05-19

his intention. IL would be almost i'm
possible for him to decline this great
honor, in view of his lifelong ambi.
tlorS and in view of the traditions
and history of his family. 1t is
natural for the Taft family to become
engaged in the legal profession. 1t
comes to t'lem by right of inheritance.
Secretary Taft's father was a noted
lawyer, and he was attorney general
as we'll as secretary Of war, the posi-
ton how he'd by his son. Like his
son, he always cherished an ambi-
ton to become a member OF the SUI
preme court, but the opportunity
never came. The oldest brother Of
the secretary, Henry w. Taft. is an
eminent jurist in New York. Mrs.
Taft is the daughter of Judge Her.
ron, o. Cincinnati. one Of the promi-
nent ~jlrists OF Ohio, who has sat on
all the courts of that state. The
whole environment Of Secretary Taft
has been that of the law. He was
born to it, married into it, and his
children have elected to go into it
after him. The secretary's eldest son
declared, al the mature age or flVe.
that he intended to be a lawyer. and
now at the age of II he is preparing,
under his uncle. to enter Yale, his
fathers alma mater. The second son
also has declared in favor of the law.
For awhile it looked as though Sec
rotary Taft might yield to the allure
ments Of a presidential boom, and
many OF his friends advised him to
consider the possibility of his nomina-
ton IT, 1908 very carefully before CIV
ing an answer to the offer Of the seat
upon the supreme bench. He did COIL
slider the proposition long enough to
say that if the certainty or election
to the presidency-were held out in
n hand and a seat upon the supreme
bench In the other he would choose
the woolsack.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-05-19

well founded rumors of official wom-
en- being ostracised for what the stern.
or sex would denominatc "welching'
on debts incurred at the card table.
Old ladies. middlc.aged ladies and
young ladies are all infected with the
gambling virus. The games played in
good society are not child's games
by any means. and checks running
into the hundreds and sometimes
thousands of dollars are required to
settle the score at the end of the
game.
Not only are these whist tables 60
ing during the week days, but Sun
day afternoons are devoted to the Sc.
ductive game. This disregard for the
American Sabbath was brought into
Washington by the foreign diplomats,
who set the pace in a good many
things for the smart set here. Count.
ess Cassini, who presided for a num-
Der of years over the Russian en-
bassy, was instrumental in introduc.
ing continental customs in Washing.
ton to the horror of the church-going,
Sabbath-loving people. She had card
parties on Sunday afternoons with
champagne suppers and Russian ciga.
rettes.
At the Austrian embassy there is
the same wide open sort Of perform.
ance on Sunday. There cards at all
times are the favorite means of diver
sion. If a dinner or dance is given
there are always card rooms open
where those so inclined can try their
luck. The favorite game in diplomatic
circles, strange to say, is the old
American game of draw poker. The
foreigners take to this game with
avidity because they can get quick
action for their money, much quicEer
than they get at whist and other more
fashionable games.