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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
A GREAT WORK FOR WOMEN.

Burlington has its Commercial club or
ganizcd to promote the development of the
community in every material way, why
should we not have an organization of our
women for the civic Improvement of our
city? The work done in this direction in
other States is well worth noting. The
first work undertaken by the civic i'm
iprovement committee of the Ohio Fedora
! ton of Women's clubs for example. was
to establish civic Improvement committees
in every club and To place civic improve
ment topics upon every programme. OF
the 80 federated clubs IN Ohd. more than
100 have now their committees and topics.
Each club has been urged TO become a
member of the American Civic assoca-
ton. 1t is not federated club alone that
are appointing these committees. In Rip
ley, a town of 800 inhabitants, on the
Ohio river nearly all the church societies
have followed the example of the club.
| The results are clean streets, drinking
fountains, trash roccptaces, schoolhouses
repainted and yards cleaned up. and pic
lures in the schools. In Troy. another
small town. there is not a shanty left
all have been replaced by neat cottages.
! Cincinnati, through the civic improve
mcnt department of her Woman's club,
started the first playground in Ohio. Last
year the club did good work against ex-
lpectoration in the streets and cars, and
this year its members are devoting their
whole energy to the suppression Of the
smoke nuisance. In publishing the To
lcdo Club Woman" Toledo has given an
impetus to the work all over the State.
gardens has also been done in. that city.
cleveland clubs have taken most active
interest in home gardening, school gar
dens and Fairgrounds. Now they are es-
lpecially devotnE themselves to attacking
pernicious advertising and much good
has been accomplished in the way of aboi-
tion of the smoke nuisance Smoke consum-
ers are now in successful operation in two
'1ullultu bbll'IS VI lllt american SNttI anu
IWire company,
The Woman's club Of Columbus has ac-
Icompished much, first by agitation" and
then by cooperation with the BOARD of
trade They have organized junior civic
leagues, established Fairgrounds, cut down
weeds and obtained new street signs. A
cleaning up day was observed last April.
More debris was collected than the city
could take care Of, so bonhres were in
lrequstion. The smoke nuisance is also
lreceivins much attention and smoke con-
lsumers have been placed upon some man
ufactories and have given great satisfac-
ton. GAINESVILLE and many other towns
lhave started junior civic leagues. Dayton
lis famous for school gardens ana Other
Icivic work. At the GAINESVILLE convention a
lfull report of work was given by the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
INFORMATION WANTED.
Brevet BriGn'Iicr Generals of civil Wnr
Entitled 10 Fay.

Tho officials of the war department
in Washington are looking for the adj
dress of number Of brevct bridagier
generals of the civil War. The veter-
ans are entitled to the honor of being
army and 10 receive the retired army
pay Of their rank This means life of
ease during their remaining days. 1t is
the opinion of the army officials that
many of these veterans are living on
farms and have cut themselves away
from the busy population. The men are
nearly all New Englandcrs and without
doubt some of them are residing in Yer
mont Any information about them,
whether it can be furnished by relatives
or friends should be sent to the war de-
partment in Washington.
The list follows: Charles w. Adams,
Delevnn Bates, Lewis g. Brown, Robert
II. Carnhan. john j.. Cummins. William
Il. Curtis, William O. Ely, James G..
Grindley. James u. Greene. Jairus w.
Hail. Jonathan A. Hin, John 6. Hudson,
Samuel u. Jones. Mlyue G. Ltchfiold,
John f. Lockman. William w. MARBLE,
James i. McIvor, Frederick w. Moore,
Jonathan -. Moore, Joseph j. Morrison,
Hosea 6. Mullngs, William a. Olmstoad,
Orlando G. Risdou, Hiram Schhed. VII
liam j. Smith, Isaac Starbird. David Vic
kers, Wilton Wills. James Wood
Charles s. Wainwright, George +.
wellcs. James Wilson, Allen l.. Andor-
son, Thomas H. Butler, Thomas j
Thorp.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
CHRISTIANS SHOULD DE HONEST.

The Episcopal Diocesan convention OF
Indiana last week adopted the following
declaration:
I'VE declare that 1t is the business of
Christians and churchmen to be honest
before they are rich; that success gain
ed by violating the law or by swindlng
ones fellows is base thing that the
greed for wealth ana power which leads
men into these crimes must be checked;
that the church cannot afford to allow
men to think that her silence, much less
her approval. can be purchased by gifts
from them: that unless the church does
take a strong stand against these sins
of the rich and powerful she will in
evitably lose her weight and influence,
and sink to the level Of the worlds life.
Justice to the sinners as we'll as to her
self demands that she speak plainly and
couragcously. 1t is time for judgment
to begin at the House Of Cod
It will he widely agreed that Chris
tlars and churchmcn should be honest,
not only before they are rich but after
they are rich.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
PROTECTION FOR AMERICAN SHIP
PING.

Our shipbuildinE interests were never
receiving so much attention with such
slight results as at the present time.
Though the subject has been discussed
without limit, the materials employed in
shipbuildng. ms well as the workmen, are
and remain abroad employing alien labor
and materials employing foreign bank
ers, underwriters, brokers and others.
Foreign ships are built, employing for
ciCncrs to man them, and those ships
and their men help to strengthen the mill
tary and naval resources of our rivals
and our possible enemies. Meanwhile, We
lose our money, W" lose the employment.
and we remain weak whore we need to
he strons-in Tie possessio" Ct merchant
ships, trained and experienced scamen.
Every American industry that is sub
iect to foreign competition in this coun
try except our ships is protected by our
tariff against that competition. BY
treaties we have made with thirty-odd
inherent countries we nave agreed not
to discriminate in favor of our own ships
so the instrumcntality of the tariff is
unavailable for tho protection ~ our
shipping, without the abrogation OF thos"
treaties. and that is regarded as too
serious and complicated an undertakings
We have not agreed by treaty not to dis
criminatc against the other products of
foreign countries that compete with our
own, hence the tariff is available as Il
means for the protection Of those of our
own that are subject to this foreign com
petition Other nations resort to sub
sides and bounties for the protection of
their merchant shipping. upwards of ST.
| o0G0o annually being so expended ly
them. which increases the difficulties of
unaided American ships profitably COM
petinE. And these are the reasons why
, 1t has proved to he SO difficult to secure
proper and just protection for our ship
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
A LYRIC

Oh, once 7 could not understand
The sob within the throat uf spring.
The shrillnG OF the frogs, nor why
The birds SO passionately sing
That was before your beauty came
And stopped to teach my soul desire,
When on these mortal Inns YOU ldld
The magic and immortal fire.
] wondered why the sea should seem
So gray, so lonely, and - old;
Tho sigh OF level-driving SHOWS
In winter so forlornly cold.
! wondered what it was could give
The scarlet autumn pomps their pride
And paint with colors not OF earth
Tho glory OF the mountanside.
] could not tell why youth should dream
And worship at the evening star
And vet must so with eager feet
Where danger and where splendor are.
J could not guess why men at times,
Beholding beauty, should go mad
With 10Y or sorrow or despair
Or some unknown delight they had
] wondered what they could receive
From Times memorable hand
So full of lovelness and doom.
But now, all now | understand
-Gllss Carman, in the Atlantic
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
THE Caucus LAW,

People are discovering in different
perfect measure by any means. any
more than the Australian ballot law
first passed by the Vermont Legislature
was perfect measure, or for that mat
ter the ballot law as it stands >at the
present time. The attempt of various
Interested candidates in different towns
to induce democrats to register as re-
publicans in order 10 support them in the
caucuses is serving TO bring to light the
extent to which this practice may have
prevailed when there was no means of
ed in republican caucuses and is thus
emphasizing the imperative need OF
some means of preventing the members
of one party from helping to force an
objectionable candidate on the opposing
party.
With one notable exception there is
general disposition to make the best of
the new caucus law, recognizing that its
underlying principle Is right and that in
the light Of the experiences of the pres
ent year our lawmakers at the coming
session of the Legislature will be able
10 make desirable changes in the act
and render it applicable to the condi-
tons prevailing in different towns in
Vermont.
This spirit is cxcellcntly illustrated by
the Waterbury Record. which comments
on the law as follows:
We Ike the stand the Waterbury vo-
tiers have taken in the new caucus law
They are going to try it, and it is the
only way ono can tell whether the law
is worth being on tho statute book.
Much work was put In in framing the
new law and we owe 1T to tho men who
drew it up to give it a fair and just
trial.
This is the proper spirit, 1t goes with
out saying that voters will find the pros
ent system cumbersome at first. just as
| they found the secret ballot law obiec-
tionabc nj the outset. Candidates for
office, whose ambition 10 pack caucuses
care frustrated by the act, will seek to
discredit its provisions, just as the friends
of certain candidate for the governor
ship who only n short time ago were
shouting caucus reform" sought to dis
credit The present law before it had been
tried, realizing that it would prevent
| them from rushing republican caucuscs
and stuffing republican ballot boxes with
democratic votes, their only hope of Sc
curing the nomination.
Caucus reform has come to stay just
as the Australian ballot has come to
stay until something better is devised
as substitute, and it Is the duty of all
| good citizens to note the manner in
| which it operates, giving it fair trial
| and suggesting ways in which the act
can bc improved ut the coming session of
tho Legislature.
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THE DEWEY MONUMENT FUND.

As some of our readers may re-
member, a movement was started in
Boston six or seven years ago, fol-
lowing Admiral George Dcwey's great
naval victory to raise a fund for a
monument TO be erected in honor Of
Mia bay Contributions amounting to
upwards of two thousand dollars
were received for the purpose at the
time, when public interest in the pro-
ject seemed to flag, and nothing more
was heard from the movement for
several years.
Two years ago the officers of the
Vermont Historical society were con-
suited by some of the NcrmOntcrs in
Boston, upon the point whether the
SOCIETY would be willing TO become
the custodian Of the fund, to hold it
and any additions that might he made
to it in safe keeping until it
should amount to a sum sufficient to
accomplish it's purpose in a worthy
and crcditable manner. They were
informed that the society would
doubtless be willing to serve the dom
ors in that way, except for the fact
that its charter did not in terms per-
init it 10 hold in trust funds for pur-
poses other than those specified there
in; and that the society must decline
TO become the custodian OF the fund
until the legal right to receive and
hold the fund should be established.
The Legislature at its session in
1904 amended the charter OF the
Historical society by adding a clause
permitting the society to receive and
hold property committed to its charge
",n trust or on condition" The legal
objection being thus removed and fol-
lowing subsequent correspondence be-
tween tho parties, the Hon Joseph A.
DcBocr, secretary Of the Vermont His
torical society. recently received from
Coz. f. C. Benton OF Boston, chairman
Ct the AswAy monument committee, a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
HELP Is SCARCE.
Manufacturers and Farmers arc Alike
Complaining --Trndc IL Lively.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24

check for something over $4,000. ac-
companied by n deed of trust and list
of the contributors to the fund. The
money has been deposited in tho Mont
pelier Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany. where il Is drawing interest 1t
is probable that later "A desirable
permanent Investment will be found
for the fund. until such time as the
society shall decide to execute the
trust by the erection of a suitable
monument to Admiral George Dewey,
L. S. n.
1t is to he hoped that some consid-
cradle contributions may be made to
the fund in order that 1t may more
worthily fulhll its purpose.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
UNITARIANS INCREASE.
Seventeen New Branches In CANADA
Rev. j. Edward Wright Criticizcs
v NJ. &. 4.

Boston, May 1.-The annual report Of
Miss Mary +. Davis. corresponding Sec
rotary of the National Alliance of Uni
tarians read to-day a. the convention,
showed that seventeen new branches
have been formed, one Of them in Mani
toha (making - in Canada.
The report Of the finance committee
showed that the receipts this year We're
far beyond those OF any former year.
tho increase in endowments being moro
than 100000.
The Rev Dr. J. Edward Wright OF the
education committee, which has jursdic-
ton over the eight churches established
by the association in college towns, re-
ported the progress of the work. pr.
Wright said that one difficulty met with
wGs tho aggressive work OF the Y. NJ.
G.. A., which he said. was conducted on
narrow lines and in opposition to liberal
ideas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
NORTHFIF.LD YOUNG WOMEN 5
CoNFERENCE.

The Young wOmcu'S conference conNcn-
ing at Nortnncld Ibis year from July .
to 10 is promptins wide interest among
Young people Young peoples societies OF
churches girls clubs in the cities, schools
and other similar organizations scattered
through the New England and Middle AT
lantic States are busy working up dele
cations. Delegations representing the fol-
lowing are few of the many planning
to come: The Misses Marsters School at
Dobbs Ferry: Mrs DORIS School at Briar
Cliff Manor: Walnu' iii. School at Natick,
Mass; Mortified clubs of Troy, y. y.
and Brooklyn. y. y; Woodland Avenue
Presbyterian Chui,h, Philadelphia, Pa;
University Place Presbyterian Church,
New York city; john Hall memorial o.
Fifth Avenue Church, New York city;
Madison Square church, New York city,
Y. W. c. q. of Springfield, Mass; many
private parties from the above cities, and
in addition from Eidscwood. y. j.. Hart
ford, Conn; Rochester, WHITEHALL White
Plain. New York state; and Wilmington,
Del This is one # the youngest of ali
the six distinct Conferences that convene
at Northheld during the summer, but
through the efforts of few devoted
women IT has developed in marvellous
way. 1t is really furnishing much fcir
need to young ladies' in city and town
who spend nearly al the year In staid
environment. It gives "a chance to COM
bne "A ten DAYS vacation with nstruc.
tion in right lvirg. The afternoons are
always free for recreation. A few of tho
speakers for the conference TINS year arc
as follows: thu Rev A. f. Schaufer n,
y.1Nl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
THE HERALD STILL DODGES.

The Rutland Herald is getting amusing
In its desperation. 1t is trying to make
out Il definition of graft" that would
make itself gult% when il received pay
from the State for papers it furnished UNI
der the law to members and other serv-
will not allow the desperate Herald to
make "A new definition o, graft 10 help
it out of dilemma, any more than the
courts allowed the Herald and its cham
pion to formulate a new definition OF libel
to their successive cost and sorrow.
We have expected that the genial Her
charges and it is now in position where
it can not back water. 1t must either
prove some Of our present State officers
to he guilty of graft" or staad convicted
Of libel of our State as whole 1t does
not attempt to give the names of state
officers among whom 1t has alleged there
was graft" for it very we'll knows that
il would have sun another trouble on its
hands, ana so it lodges.
Now dear Herald come out with the
names of offending State officers, and do
not think that the printing of figures of
newspaper bills from now until September
will enable you to dodge your responsible
;ty to the people for the calumnies you
have uttered against state officers for
you will have 20 face the music in more
ways than one.
VIII the Herald still continue to dodge
and refuse 10 Try to give the names or
State officers alleged to he guilty?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
IMPORTANCE OF OUR SHIPPING
INTERESTS.

Vermont is an inland State and might
therefore ne supposed to have little con
Germ over the shipping interests of our
country. If we are to furnish the naval
heroes of the nation, however, there is
voice in the matter OF the shipping in
terest which the American navs is sup
posed to protect.
Our foreign commerce to-day employs
about GOOo, 900 tons Of shipping. more than
5000 900 tons OF the best and most modern
of this shipping is foreign. TO duplicate
the latter in American shipyards would
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24

State treasurer, showed receipts of s., 3S5.-
So and disbursements Of s., 3i92S, leaving
"a balance on hand Of si035
In the report of the committee on the
state committees report there was Z. rec
concentration that the association employ
a special paid officer to be associated with
the State secretary and to give his entire
time TO the development of county work.
1t was also voted TO authorize the state
committee to raise 5000 to carry on the
work OF the year along the lines of pre-
tious years and an additional budget of
81 500 to meet the expenses of secre-
,tary for county work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
FOREST PLANTING ON
WASTE LAND.
Number Of Large Companies Plant
ing to Derive Revenue from Hold
ines Which Pny Nothing.

A variety OF causes are awakening an
interest in forest planting on lands owned
primarily for some other purpose than
the use of timber but capable Of yielding
an added revenue from crops of trees.
Coal and railroads companies and other
large landowners, Including water com
lpanies, are taking active steps to utilize
waste lands In this way. The fact that
local supplies Of railroad ties. mine tim
hcrs and lumber are shrinking, coupled
with the realization that the needed tim
her can well be produced on soil now un
productico, has made forcible appeal to
the business mind. In Pennsylvania, es-
Ipecially, large forest plantations are
ACTUALLY under way.
| There are enormous areas in PcnnsYl-
vania from which the original timber has
been cut, and which are too rough for
profitable farming. In the coal regions
both the farm lands and the mountainous
Iareas everything tho coal veins are usual
lily held by the operating companies in
der that they may obtain full rights to
the coal underneath. Much of the land
iovcryinE the coal Is useless for farm
ing at any time, and it has been found
THAT there is little profit 90 he derived
! from the agricultural land by any system
/ Of tenant or company farming. Both these
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24
WHY HAIR TURNS GRAY.

The color of the hair depends on little
Cranules, which can be seen II the mar
he examined under a powerful micro
scope. Sometimes the hair may become
white in a night. Brow n-ScQuard tells
us that when he was fortv-tNe years old
his beard turned white in two days,
This took place when he was perfectly
well and without any especial cause.
Sometimes. however. sorrow or illness
produces the change earlier in Nfe than
It would usually take place. ~ to the
cause. some have said that Tho hair re-
comes filed with small air-parielos
which mako it look gray; Others nave
said that the outer part of the hair he
comes altered 50 that II Is Ike ground
glass and YOU cannot see tho color. HHt
n man by the name of Mctchnkoff tells
us that the real reason is because small
movable bodies in the hair dov"ur the
grains of cOloring matter and move iIem
to the root of tho hair. Sometimes po'S-
Ons in disease, or some results Of sorrow,
bring about an effect upon those small
migrating bodies (colls) causing ihem
TO become active in the above fashion.
That is said TO be the reason why the
hair grows gray.-FrOm Mature ana
Science" in ST. Nicholas,