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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
FIGHT OYER LICENSE
strong Sentiment against II in Mont-
pclicr-SalOOn Keepers Want II for
Legislative Year.

Montpelier, Jan. 1o--While interest in
city politics and the men who are to fill
the executive offices in this city for the
year ensuing begins to he shown, and
while new candidates for the various Of
fees appear with every new day, the
question of vital interest in this city and
the one that overshadows all others in
interest IS whether or not the city will
vote at the annual March meeting to
license the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
for the Year ensuing.
During the past year II strong senti-
ment has been manifest in favor of try
ing this year no license. and then #
conditions were not satisfactory to turn
again to license BY a narrow margin
Of only 80 votes with ZOO legal voters
Montpelier went into the license column
last March and the sentimcut referred
to. together with dissatisfa ion with
the manner in which the licenses We're
distributed, especially III regard to ope
first class license, has created a condi-
ton that under ordinary circumstances
would, without doubt, swing Montpelier
this year into the no license column. 1t
Is an undsputcd fact that a ma jority of
the business men of the city are in favor
of trying no license for ut least a year
and some of these business men who
voted for license a year ago openly ad
Nocating no license this year.
Two arguments in favor of license will
be worked overtime for the next six
weeks one is that this being a legisla-
tive year with the State and county
conventions and with all the annual
meetings and reunions that are held in
Montpelier during a session of the Legis-
lature, and with representatives from
every town and city here. the proper
thing to do is to have licensed places.
Tho other argument is that Barre will
undoubtedly vote for license this year
by substantial ma jorty, and if Mont
pclier votes no. many thousands of dol
lars from this city will, during the com
ing year, go into tho tills of tho saloon
keepers and the merchants of Barre.
1t is understood that during the month
of February the churches of the city
will conduct an active campaign OF edu-
cation against license. that sermons will
be preached and union meetings held, at
which the evils of license and the benefits
of no license will be set forth in a man
ner that cannot be misunderstood. Be-
tween now and the annual March meet
ing this question will be one paramount
to all others in Importance in this city
and will throw in the shade the Qucs-
ton OF the men who arc to govern it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
MEET IN ST. Adams.
Conversational Club of Western Ver-
mont 10 Elect Officers, Feb. q,

st. Adams, June APPROPRIATIONS are
being made for the annual meeting %
the CONGREGATIONAL Club of Western Yer.
mont. which will he held in this city on
Tuesday. February 6.
The meeting will open at the First
Congregational Church at two o'clock
when tho business, consisting of the
election of officers and the matter ot
proposed changes in the constitution will
be attended to. The public exercises Will
commence at three o'clock, with addresses
and papers by several prominent clergy
men and others Governor Bell, who is
president of the Vermont Congregational
convention and also president Of the Pas
sumpsc congregational club, has been
invited to address the club. Tho completed
programme Will be announced in a few
days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
CALLED TO GLOUCESTER.
Rev. DIR. Gibbs Braislin Of Accepts
Dettcr Position.

Rutland, Jan. 2l.--Thc Rev. DIR.
Gibbs Braislin, who has been pastor
of the local Baptist Church for tho last
Is years. read his resignation at the
morning service to-day. This action
the part of the pastor was entirely un-
expected by his parishioners Snd many
of the older members OF the Congre-
cation were visibly effected. The Rev.
DIR. Braislin resigns his charge in this
city to accept unanimous call to be-
come pastor OF the First Baptist
Church at Gloucester. Mass, the lead
ing church in that city.
He will leave this city about the
middle of February and will assume
charge of his new pastorate about the
middle Of March
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
Robbing
Yourself

That is just what you are
doing when you fail to get reg
ular and sufficient sleep. Your
body requires this unconscious
period for repair work; with
out it your nerve energy be-
comes exhausted, and you are
tired, worn-out, nervous, ex-
citable; have headache, nell
ralgia, indigestion, poor appc-
tite, or other ailments caused
by lack of nerve force. Make
it your business to sleep. If
you are restless, take
DR.. Miles Nervine; it soothes
and strengthens the nerves,
and brings sweet, refreshing,
life-giving sleep, and gives the
organs power to work natur-
ally. Try it to-day.
II had a severe spell of fever. which
left me In very weak condition and
very nervous, ! had severe spells Of
sleep but very little. Every effort that
was made to recover. my strength was
OF no avail until I began taking DR..
Miles Restorative Nervine. After
sleep was profound and restful. and
the pains in my head. as well as the
neuralgia pains. left me 10. a certain
extent and grew gradually better"
MRS. r. ID. GILBERTSON.
S21 Berylan Ave-. Belvidere. Ills.
Or. Miles, NervIne 10 sold by your
first bottle will bsneHt. II II falls, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
Poultry Food PIeases Customers.

sensible man never makes the same
mistake twice. IL Pages Perfected
Poultry Food" were not an article Of
real merit people would not continue to
use it. Robbins & Cowles of Brattle-
boro, VT, in recent letter, speak OF
their trade In this line as follows: "Our
customers like Pages Perfected Poul-
try Food very much, and we notice
that those who bought it when we first
put it into stock continue to use it,"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
JUMPED OUT OF WINDOW.
Aged Man Was Demented and II
Probably Fatally Hurt.

Woodstock Jar. ia man named
French aged Il years living at Henry
Howe's place at South Pomfret, who has
been a little unbalanced lately jumped
out Of IA second story window about ten
O'Clock this morning No bones We're
broken but on account of shock and eX-
posure he IS not expected to live.
KILLED BY FALLING TREE.
Bristol. Jan. l9--Josiah Purinton Of
Lincoln was killed by the falling OF a
tree -to-day lie died before he could
be carried to the house. His age was
about 60 years and he leaves family,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

prison labor at a rate Of from 20 to 30
cents per day per man according to their
value.
rhcy conducted the business them
selves and only paid the State the stipu-
lated price per man for the sexvice rem
dcred. They continued the business in
this manner till 1890 when Mr. Brown
was forced to make an assignment be-
cause of the big price paid for labor
in comparison with the returns they
were getting from their product Mr.
Baglcy had retired from the business
five years previous to the failure. When
they suspended operations the State
bought the machinery and stock at 80
per cent. of the inventory showincs. He
said that the State, to his knowledge.
could not have suffered any loss by his
failure.
After his failure the State secured his
services and made him superintendent
of the department, directly responsible
to the directors. He has three men in
his employ who arc on the State pay
roll. He emphatically denied that dur
ing the time he had 6oen employed by
the state he had received favors or pres
ents in any way from people in return
for favors from him at the expense Of
the State. lie received $l15 per month
His accounts have been gone over by
the accountant and no wrong results
were found.
BUSINESS ECONOMICALLY DONE.
According to his statements the bust
ness was conducted in an economical
manner, very few accounts being lost.
lie buys Vermont, Tennessee and Italian
| marble and manufactures it into the
finished product His cash sales are very
small and he keeps Il strict account of
them. The bank accounts are out OF
his reach without the cooperation of
John n. Woodlin, whose counter sigma
ture is necessary on all checks and
drafts. He considered it more advisable
for the State to continue the business
under the present system than to let
out the use of the men by contract
He had made Investigations into results
obtained at various other institutions
where work was done in the same way
it was done at the House of Correction
and found that in the State of Massa-
chusetts not one institution of the kind
could show results equal to those OF
the Rutland county Jail. In his report
for 1903 and 1904, he showed that he
had turned over $1,000 profits from this
department to the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

over to the grand jury in the sum of $500.
l.. G. Moody. town grand juror. appeared
for the State. 1t appears that O Brieu
was recently given the regular 4 hours
off and that he went TO his home in Enos-
burgh Falls. lie has brother who keeps
saloon at ST. Adams, and it is alleged
that he stopped OFF at that place and pro-
cured of him two quarts of liquor and
sent it by express to a fellow attendant,
named Claude Midget.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
4 Surprise Party.

A pleasant surprise party may be
given to your stomach and liver by
taking medicine which viii relieve
their pain and discomfort, viz: Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. They are a most
wonderful remedy, aifording sure relief
and cure. for headache. dizziness and
constipation. 35c at j, w. O'Sullivans
drug store. All druggists.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
BABY BURNED TO DEATH.
Crcpt into the Fire While Its Mother
Was Out of the Room.

Salisbury, Jan. l9,-The niuemonths old
baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Clark was
burned to death to-day. The mother had
left the room and the child crept TO the
fire and before discovered was frightfully
burned and soon died DR.. White OF Mid
d'cbury was called but could do nothing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
SENT LIQUOR TO ASYLUM.
ID. Y. O'Brien, an Attendant, Placed un
der $500 BOnds.

Waterbury, Jan. I'D. T. O'Brien, an
attendant. was arrested at the state
hospital Thursday upon the charge of fur
nishing liquor lie was given hearing
before Justice G.. II. Dale and was bound
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
What kind of a
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Do you want in
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your children and you afford care
choice of your daily newspaper which silent BIZ
potent influence all who read its columns regularly
This political year you need good daily paper
Quality rather than price should determine your choice
Better take paper than of low standard
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
COMMITMENTS TO JAIL

Following are tho commitments to the
Jail for the two years ending July, 1896,
257; July, 1885, 25S; July. 1902. "a; July, 1902,
1906: July. 1904, 6l5.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
n the Baby IL Cutting Teeth,

BE sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for children teetning. 1t soothes the
child, softens tne gums, allays all pain.
for Diarrhoca. twenty-five cents a
hottie
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

served by Mrs. William u. Shreve. Mrs.
George g. Darling and Miss Mary Vance.
group Of young girls, daughters and
friends of members. assisted in serving
the refreshments.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
COMMITMENTS FOR 1905

The commission has been furnished
with a summary of the commitments
to the House of Correction for the year
1905 The returns Ivy counties follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

Lameness In the muscles and joints
indicates rheumatism. Don't daily
with 1t minute. Take HOODS Sar-
saparilla and cure II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

Following are the total COMMITMENTS
for the biennial period ending July |, 1906.
~; for the biennial period ending July /,
1898, 722; for the biennial period ending
July /, 1900 7S9; for the biennial period
ending July /. 1902, 79l; for the biennial
period ending July !, 1904 1.0Sl.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25

Total commitments for State. w.
TOTALS FOR RECENT YEARS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-25
THE MARBLE SHOP.

onductcd the marble shops testified as
o the business end of his department.
n that year he and l.. c. Bagley made
contract with the State to use the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-07
VIII Think a Match,

British thinkers, rebelling against
the custom Of awarding great prizes tc
college athletes and neglecting the
thinkers, have proposed and are urging
throughout the kingdom blue ribbon
for bralns," an interuniversity cont >st
between the thinkers and students, tor
un award of merit.
The neglect of brains and the con
slant lauding of Drawn In the press OF
Britain, as well as in university cir.
cles, has called forth the protest and
the demand for recognition and reward
Of the brainy men Of the great schools
Just what form the thinking match
for the championship Is to assume Is
not stated. Those who are urging the
contest plead that nine men from each
Of the great universities meet In the
contests. Whether 1t will consist OF
looking wise, or in oratory, IN written
examinations In certain subjects, th y
do not state The contest may take
the form of the standing long think, OF
the running high think, or the two
minute handicap think, or the long dis.
lance think.
At any rate, the proposition Is to
make the event the blue ribbon think,
ing match Of all England and to show
the thinkers that they are esteemed as
high at least as are the athletes. Who
will be the first champion thinker OF
Great Britain is a question of vital in.
terest.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-07
STRAY CAT TO THE RESCUE.
Woke Up His Young Protector and
saves the Rows Life

Woke Up His Young Protector and
Saves the Boys Life.
Seven-year-old Harry Steinthal Is the
bright particular star around the cor
ner Of Sth avenue and ADD street. Even
the dogs and cats in the neighborhood
know him, for he always stops to pet
them. Thereby hangs the tale of how
spunk, a common neighborhood cat,
saved the Steinthal family from death.
One night Harry Steinthal saw Spunk
Sinking along between the trucks in
the street and promptly rescued him
for romp in the Steinthal kitchen,
says the New York World.
After supper the cat sneaked under
the gas range and stretched out for a
warm sleep in a dry nook. Little Har-
ry. with sticks In his weary eyes, climb
ed upustairs to bed.
There are eight members of the fam
lily. six Of them children. Harry is the
baby. Because it was a drear night
the gas was left burning In one Jet of
the range to keep the house warm. In
the morning Spunk woke up early and
took a turn around the kitchen hop
Ing to find something to eat Just then
the gas went out In the range.
The gas began to flow into the room
and Spunk was frightened Mt the un.
canny smell. A moment later little
Harry, cuddled up In his bed upstairs,
with the doors all open into the kitch.
en-, felt something land on the bed with
q bounce, and second later the soft,
purring nose Of Spunk was nudging his
chin.
Harry sat up with scream of fright
that brought his father and mother Into
the room In their night clothes.
spunk was also sitting up in bed,
looking excited.
THE cat pumped on the bed and
frightened me" said Harry.
Just then Mr.. Stelnthal smelled the
gas pouring up the stairway and ran
down to investigate. The kitchen was
sitting with the odor, and the man has.
tily threw up the windows.
Patrolman Hembt, Of the West 47th
street station, heard the windows bang.
ed up and ran up, suspecting burglars,
One look into the kitchen and a sniff
and he ran out to call an ambulance
from Roosevelt hospital. There was
nothing for the surgeon to do, how.
ever.
"Spunk can stay with us as long IA
he lives" said Mrs. Steinthal later.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-07
Prevent n Ships Boiling.


A German engineer, Otto Schlick,
has for several years studied the os-
Citation of vessels most carefully,
and after considerable research and
calculation has reached the conclusion
that the motion can be greatly reduced
through using gyroscopic mechan-
ism. The gyroscope Is well-known
piece Of physical apparatus and re-
sembles a toIh being a heavy wheel or
disk so supported that 1t can revolve
rapidly on any plane. 1t Is found,
however, that such a disk when once
set In motion tends to remain on its
original plane and resists force tend
Ing to displace it.
Herr Schlick, therefore, proposes to
steady ships at sea by mounting u
gyroscope In the hold and his first ex-
periments on large scale have been
undertaken with an old torpedo boat
In this craft gyroscope with a disk
weighing 1,036 pounds was mounted
with a steam turbine which could TO-
tate 1t at speed of over 1000 revolu-
lions per minute. The oscillations and
pitching Of the vessel were carefully
measured before the steam was admit
ted to the turbine and then when the
gyroscope was put in revolution the
motion practically ceased. So success
full were these experiments with the
sixty-ton torpedo boat that 1t has been
decided to proceed with a larger craft
-Harper's Weekly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-07
AN oLD-FAsHIoNED WOMAN.

No clever, brilliant thinker she,
With college record and degree;
She has not known the paths of fame,
The world has never heard her name;
She walks in old, long ways,
The valleys of the yesterdays.
Home is her kingdom, love is her DOVER
She seeks no other wand of power
10 make home sweet, bring heaven near,
To win smile and wipe tear,
And do her duty day by day
In her own quiet place and way.
Around her childish hearts are twined,
AS round some reverend saint enshrined,
And following hers the childish feet
Are led to ideals true and sweet,
And find all purity and good
In her divinest motherhood.
She keeps her faith unshadowed still
God rules the world in good and ill;
Men in her creed are brave and true,
And women pure as pearls of dew.
And life for her is high and grand,
BY work and glad endeavor spanned.
This sad old earth's brighter place
All for the sunshine of her face;
Her very smile a blessing throws,
And hearts are happier where she goes,
A gentle, clear-eyed messenger,
To whisper love-thank God for herl
-Congregationalist.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-07

that you've had the same answer for
all Of these. but. Theo. don't you think
you could possibly have a different one
for me?"
He bent forward and found her
hand. Something in his voice and
touch and eyes, seen dimly, set Theo
bewildered. She looked at him all
amazed.
II wish 1 could" she said, miser-
ably.
"You wish you could. Can't you,
darling? Remember l love you as
perhaps no one else ever has or will"
Me! o Jack! you don't mean meT'
Theo cried out, beginning to realize.
His arm went round her.
"Who elsef' he asked, gently.
Theo was distracted.
"Why, thought you meant Kath.
leen. They've all been to me first
Harry and Dan and the rest. Didn't
you know"
He shook his head, watching her
with happy eyes.
are you sure you uoA I h0oA MAIN
leen?" she pleaded.
He laughed softly.
"Why, I've never thought Of Kath-
leen. It's you I've had in mind from
the very beginning. l see now what
I've always wondered at, why you
used to run off and leave her and me
together every time l came. At first
I thought you didn't like me, then
made up my mind you were only shy
and I'd have you, anyway. l think
I've been pretty patient Theo. I've
courted your father and Aunt EN- and
Kathleen, all three, for nearly a year
in an effort to reach you. No wonder
I've been misunderstood. But what
can a man do when the girl he wants
won't help him bit? Well, | don't
care, anyway, If only I've succeeded,
and 1t looks some as If had. doesn't
it, sweetheart"
He drew her close, and his face
touched hers.
Doesn't it?" he repeated.
And Theo whispered:
"Yes."-Waverley Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-04-07

LES, L WILL.
Kathleen went on. Theo watched her
light challis twinkle up the street in
the shadow Of the old naples, then she
shifted the pillows In the hammock
and cuddled down among them, with
sigh. How nice 1t must seem to be as
young as Kathleen, and as pretty! 1t
did seem queer that all of mothers
beauty should have gone direct to her
sister-the wonderful blue eyes, the
lovely hair, sheer gold in the sunlight
and delightfully."- mysterious in shadow,
the complexion just like the heart of
a peach blossom. Theo believed that
Kathleen had never walked down
street in her life that some one did not
say Of her: isn't she pretty2" Even
the children admired her. Theo had
seen the raggedest bits on River street
stand and stare as Kathleen passed.
Well, no one ever looked at her par
ticularly. She wondered why she had
to be born four years ahead of Kath-
leen, and get only a sallow skin, n
mass of untldy dark hair, and eyes
like japanese girls for her inherit
ance.
Theo could not remember time
when she had not been conscious of
her defects, and the consciousness had
grown with years. There was one bit
ter moment In her life which she
would not forget Il she lived to be
hundred. 1t happened long ago. when
she was thirteen and Kathleen nine or
20. There was to be a childrens party
in the neighborhood, and she and Kath-
leen were going In gowns new express
ly for the occasion. Aunt EN- had
helped them dress, and, when they
were done from top to toe, she had
taken Kathleen's small face between
her hands and' kissed 1t.
you're the prettiest thing I ever
saw" she said. Theo ran up to her.
"Oh, Aunt EN-, amt pretty, too?"
she had cried. Aunt EN- turned and
looked at her, with sigh. Theo could
feel yet the sharp jab of that sigh
into her heart. 1t told her everything.
Yet Kathleen, for all her beauty, was
no great favorite with her companions.
She was always having her small feel
ings injured, and needed some one to
apply spiritual arnica and court-plas-
ter. As Bob said-Bob was their cousin,
and spoke with the wisdom of several
years eniority-Kathleen went about
constantly with an urgent want adver-
tlsement out for general comforter and
peacemaker, position which Theo &C
cepted finally as being peculiarly fitted
Tor It II Kathleen knew. she did not
appreciate what Theo was to her,
either then or now that they were both
grown up. 1t was to Theo that Kath-
iesn's beaux came, one after another,