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

will not go into such a veXed ques-
ton as the French theory with regard
to the limitation Of the population.
Suffice it here to say that it is ground
ed, whether right or wrong, on great
and solemn sense Of the responsibility
of parenthood.
No true, honest, honorable French
man or Frenchwoman thinks It Justi-
fable to bring children into the world
without having n fair certainty Of
these children having their chance OF
happy and prosperous life.
For a Frenchman to leave a daugh-
ter, brought up in comfort end even
luxury, without means and The slave
of destiny, would be crime which he
would regard as almost the worst Of
sins
Ihave heard an Irishwoman who had
lived nearly all her life in France say
in good humored exaggeration that a
Frenchman could be tempted to al
most any crime to leave his daughter q
proper dot. P.'s Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
Prussian Dairymaids,

In the great Elbing diaries in west
Prussia the dairy maids are not per-
mitted to wear corsets. The different
grades of proficiency are indicated by
the caps worn. The milkmaids wear
white caps. the pupils white also. with
the addition, however, of black velvet
bands. and the dairy teachers caps
with silver lace. Many daughters Of
the landed nobility take a course in
this work. but all alike wear the uni.
form prescribed. This is not skirt,
but waist and knickerbockers. 1t is
found that this is the most clearly and
comfortable and serviceable in an oc.
cupation subject to various accidents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
Wonderful Miniature DO0k.

The smallest bound book In the great
collection Of miniature books owned by
the New York Library society Is a cam
paign document issued in 1862. 1t
bears not only the distinction of being
the smallest volume in the great col
lection referred to. but has been pro-
nounced by experts in booklore to be
one Of the tiniest books in existence.
1t contains but fourteen leaves. each
of which is closely printed on both
sides in microscopic type Each leaf
is one and one-half inches in length
and seven-eighths of an inch in width
The title page bears the following in.
scription: life and Public Services of
General Pierce. Respectfully Dedicat
ed to General Lewis Cass. Concord
Press, 1867"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
The Short And.

Brewer says the sign & is called
"anders, ampers or amprus." 1t is
sometimes called "short and" In old
en- times II was known as ampersand,
but that word long ago fell into dis
use. 1t Is simply contracted and
rapidly made form Of the Latin ct. The
name ampersand Is derived from land
per see and"-that Is, a single symbol
which in itself Is and Ampersand,
meaning &, is used in chapter 81 OF
adam Bede" 1850; also in a poem
in Punch Of April II, 1859. The first
stanza In the poem alluded to Is as
follows:
OF all the types in printers hand
Commend mo to tho ampersand.
For he's the gentleman (seems to mel
or the typographical companie.
Oh. my nice little ampersand,
My graceful. swanlike ampersand,
Nothing that Cadmus ever planned
Equals my elegant ampersand!
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
fro BE coNTINuEp.y
Risk Versus Security.

There never was a harder master
than the uncertain. Nothing venture
nothing win" Is a true proverb, and
sometimes 1t is good guiding prlnci,
pie. If single question and not gem
eral principle We're under discussion
we might say that the conditions war
rant venture. As rule we are pro-
foundry convinced that sure dollar Is
better than a possible $40; that com
fort is always preferable to wealth in
n lottery. The one thing to be avoided
above all others is instability of income.
This is not to suggest that under all
conditions a man should prefer the set
tied and ure.-Independent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
A HEROIC BATTLE.
The Enemy was the Sea, ana the
ColOred Troops Won.

The Enemy was the Sea, ana the
Colored Troops Won.
No engagement Of the civil war was
carried on with more heroism and en-
durance than that fought by the For.
ty.ninth United states col0red troops
after hostilltes we're over. The Maya
zine Of American History contains an
account of the tussle In which the
black soldiers bore themselves 80
bravely. The steamer Merrimac, load
ed with cotton. left New Orleans for
New York carrying, besides her reg
ular passengers thirty officers and 900
colored privates.
For several days all went well. Then
the vessel sprung aleak, fires were
dampened and the alarm spread. 1t
was found that the iron supply pipe
through which the water for the con-
denser was taken from the sea was
broken, and the place Of leakage could
not be reached The passengers were
panic stricken. One small. fat German
went about wringing his hands and
crying:
Zach. we are at the bottom Of the
sea! If we gets pack to New Orleans
will dey gif me pack my monish?"
The water gained fast. The only
hope lay in keeping afloat until YES.
sci could be sighted. The colored
troops were pressed into service and
proved themselves the heroes Of the
occasion. A line of men was establish
ed from the hold to the deck. and buck
cts were passed as rapidly as hands
could move. On deck another line
stepped back and forth with well
trained military tread. The work be-
low was most cxhaustlng. The men at
the bottom could not hold their posi-
ton more than three minutes at n
time. They were blinded and half
strangled by the smashing sea water
and bruised by the Jumps Of coal
which dashed about.
But no one faltered. and high above
| the noise rose the clear, sweet voices
of the workers, now singing an army
song. now CHEEKY negro melody. The
music brought new hope to the hearts
of the passengers. Hour after hour
the men worked and sang, and the sea
did not gain on them.
Two days passed, and the drinking
water gave out. Then they could no
longer sing, and their parched threats
were eased only by scanty supply
Of oranges and lemons. but still they
worked. On the third day the lights of
a steamer We're seen only half a mile
away. Rockets We're sent up. and
with great difficulty, on account of
her wet ammunition, gun was fred
TO the dismay Of all, the steamer pass
ed on. Quickly the soldiers formed a
line once more, and the wearisome Ia
Dor began again.
After sixty-hve hours Of bucket pass
ing a steamer was sighted which re
sponded to the call for help, and the
waterlogged Merrimac was towed into
harbor.
The men who had sung so cheerily il
the midst Of hard labor and in the face
of death were thoroughly exhausted
but they had not lost their light heart
ed gayety.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18

England is getting alarmed over the
increasing prevalence Of divorce. In
1903 the last year for which statistics
have been given out. the number Of Pc
titlons for absolute divorce was e63.
and the number of separation orders
granted Desperation orders" are a sort
of partial poor mans divorce was
1892. When Americans reflect that in
Chicago alone there were three times
as many downright divorces in 1908 as
in all England and that Los Angeles
in the same year had 4o5 divorces to
ISL marriages they must wonder
what the English find in their stats
tics to worry them.-Kansas City Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
To Este blish Peace.

1t is not generally known that the in
vention of Esperanto. the universal
language. was originally designed not
for commercial purposes, but to es-
tablish universal peace. Its inventor,
DR.. Zamehof was a native of Blaly-
stock, one of the most cosmopolitan
centers Of eastern Europe. 1t Impress
ed the doctor that one Of the chief
causes of the racial fights which dis
turbed the town was the inability Of
the various races TO fraternize through
a common language, and he straight
way began the planning Of his uni
versal speech" Unfortunately for tho
doctor, the people most in need Of such
an understanding have. for the most
part. never heard Of Esperanto, and the
lingual boundaries are a. sharply de-
nned as ever
No Confederate Supreme Court.
at is a curious fact" said a New Or
leans man, that the Confederate con.
gress never created supreme court.
The matter was before the Richmond
congress. but no statute was ever
passed. authorizing such tribunal.
1t was In a debate over this very
topic in the Confederate senate that the
personal encounter between Ben Hill
Of Georgia and William L. Yancey of
Alabama occurred. The senate was in
executive session. The Georgia sena-
tor was speaking in favor Of the crea'
ton OF court of last resort whose
powers should in way be limited
Yancey looked on this idea with dis.
favor. and during the course of Hills
remarks he interrupted with the insult
ing statement that Hill had given ut
terance to lie. No sooner had he used
the offensive word than Hill. picking
up an inkstand, hurled it with grea,
force at his defamer The glass struck
Yancey over the eye, intlctng severe
wound, but doing him no permanent
injury. although stories We're long cur
rent that the blow finally caused his
death. '-Washington Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
A Cheerful View.

Walters mamma was very sick with
rheumatism. and he was rubbing her
arms when she said, walter, it is too
bad that mamma is such trouble to
you"
Walter replied cheerfully: "Never
mind, mamma. II you are only just
alive we don't care how much you suf-
fatv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
nO II We'll,

Doing things as well as they can be
done Is not only the quickest way to
Advancement, but it has very great
influence upon ones character and self
respect. II for no other motive than to
maintain our self respect, we should
never allow ourselves to get into a
habit of bali doing thipgs.-S"ecssa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
strictly True.

"Are you sure that is an orphan asy.
lum across the way?" asked the stran.
ger within the gates.
Certainly" answered the native.
But policeman just told me 1t was
IN old ladies' home" protested the
stranger.
"Well. that's all right" reioined the
native. Every old lady in it is an or.
phan."-Chicago News
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
SIandered the Bishops

At fete to the working girls Of the
east end, London, the bishop Of Lon.
don went around among the guests On
deavoring to put them at ease. His
kindly smile shone on all alike. His
tactful remarks were not for one, but
for the whole Of the company. This
attitude was not lost upon the guests.
As he was moving through their ranks
a thin, penetrating voice made itself
heard, "Oh, my" said the voice, "ain't
the bishop filrt"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18

Graspit (angrlly)-What. More mon
ey? If you keep on you'll bankrupt
me. Then, after I'm dead, you will he
beggar. Mrs. Graspit (calmly)-Oh,
well, I'd be a great deal better off than
some poor woman who never had any
experience in that line.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
The Name Fooled Him,

Are you fond Of smeltsF
Never tasted it,"
"Eh. Smells are fishes"
"Fishes! thought they were come
kind of cheese."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18

A rich man without charity is a
rogue. and perhaps it would be no DIFF
ficult matter to prove that he Is also q
fool. Fielding
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-08
Is the Game Worth the Candle?
By POLLY PENN.

Constant counsel is being offered to
womankind on the best way to hold a
mans affections. It is considered an
easier thing to win them than to retain
them, and no doubt this is true, for
mans fancy can be caught by SO small
a thing as a loop of ribbon or curl
of hair, but even the iron cage of mat
rimony ism It always strong enough to
keep it from fitting away to new OBJ
jects Of interest. ~. .. .... -s-.t. =
Hence women are advised to "feed
the brute,o to humor him, to soothe
him, to assume indifference, to try
little outside firting-in short, to coax
him always, with either sugar or vim
egar, according to the temper and ex-
perience Of the wise ones who give adj
vice. '.~-- .-.
It would seem as if she is never for
one moment to be free from the neces-
sity of inventing and practicing these
ingenious devices. That she may wish
to sit down in peace to the simple en-
joyment Of loving and being loved does
not occur to anybody.
To the woman Of spirit and deep af-
fections it is uncomfortable to suppose
that a man s love for her must be
watched and guarded in this manner.
If to accept his affection means to un-
dertake an everlasting job of circum-
venting his wandering fancy, she would
rather never undertake it.
Women themselves do not love that
way In every woman worthy the name
there is an innate principle that keeps
her steadfast to the man Of her avowed
choice. Whoever hears of articles on
tHow to Retain Wife's Affections9"
being ground out by the column for
anxious husbands to reads
Whether it: is because the feminine
nature is naturally more constant, or
because women have greater need of
affection, or because they have less op-
portunity to bestow their heart re-
peatedly, the fact remains that almost
all any of them ask is a little care, a
little tenderness and behold, they love
the husband who gives it to them to
their dying day.
He does not have to engage in an
animated chase to keep hold on their
affections. 1ssssl
There is no good reason, thinks the
woman Of intenigence, why this, rule
shouldn t work both ways. A love that
has to. be schemed for and spied upon
and held by. Iuse and trick is not the
kind she wants.
Her heart is mirrored in these Lines
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-08
SAN. FRANCIsco's MAIL

One of the greatest problems that
now faces the postoffice authorities at
San Francisco is the distribution Of the
mails to the right place. In the words
of one Of the clerks, the department
not only does not know "where it is
at,' but does not know "where any
body else is att Before the fire every
clerk in the Office had the routes on
which the large firms were situated we'll
in mind, and as soon as letter came
for one Of the ,well-known houses it
went into the proper pigeonhole with
unfailing accuracy. Now. all that is
changed. Those firms that were for
merly neighbors are far apart, and the
whole system has to be learned anew,
which is slow work. This retards sort
ing Of the mails and in turn makes the
delivery slow. H
Immediately. after the fire the amount
Of matter fell off to such an extent
that number Of the carriers were sent
over to Oakland, but these have been
recalled and are now trying to solve the
problem of location.
= The main difficulty is to keep the
number Of deliveries up to the stand
ard, said an official in the postmas-
ter g office. Every little wickiup in
the burned district has hung out sign
and expects to get FIVE deliveries a
day. The locations are entirely changed
and the problem is almost beyond
human power to solve. At the same
time a large number Of firms have gone
into the Fillmore district, and that
changes the locations in that part of
the city. And to make things mer-
rier, the mails are continuing to pour
in with increasing volume"
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-08
"REsT' CONCERTS

A simple cure for the worn-out and
faded society "hustler'' of London has
been discovered. 1t is an hour and a
quarter of soul-soothing music. ..-.
The inventor Of the "rest music'
cure is Ernest Newlandsmith, who last
year gave some successful concerts of
simple music. In describing the object
of the concert, Newlandsmith states
that it is calculated to promote peace
and rest in the hearts Of the audience.
The promoters feel that in the rush
and excitement Of the London season
there must be many people who will
like to listen to quiet program Of
music freed from the conventionali-
ties Of the ordinary concert-room. -
After announcing that the con-
cert will only last an hour and quar-
ter, .Newland dsmith proceeds to show
how he intends to soothe the shat
tered nerves. ri, =
It viii begin," he says, " with an
introduction upon the piano, in the
style of an improvisation, by Ernest
Newlandsmith, leading up to the rem
dering Of his new prose idyll entitled,
The Temple Of Love- This latter work
win be presented in the form Of a
so1iloquy interspersed and illustrated by
special songs. Violin solos will be in
troduced by Newlandsmith, together
with chorales sung by the distant choir,
and accompanied by harp and organ. Z
/. Ehe Rsaas end zest plan il logically
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-08
CARRYING IT TOO FAR

HE elderly business man looked at his watch sIt's
twenty minutes to now," he said to the youth
who occupied the chair by his desk 'sOur appoint
ment is at l. SO We'll start in ten minutes and that
will bring us over at his office time to the dot
What time have youf''
Twenty to ~ answered the youth, consulting his
tmepiece. .-..'
"Good,' said the business man. |sMind and keep
your watch right See that it doesn get too fast or
too slow. Wind it regularly and 90 BY it exactly.
That's one Of the things I want to impress on you
Wllliam-the Importance Of being punctual. Do you
understand?' a.. -. '..-
- eyes, SIR" said the youth
80 ), 3ou are starting out on your business career
now" continued the elder, ''and don It know any
more valuable advice can give you than always to
be on time Welland is who always does things
right at the minute. You'll find his office is run sys
tematcay in everything and punctuaty the mother
OF system and the foundation Of order You bear that
IN mind. You are going to make good impression
on your employer now, because I'm going to see to it
that you do but can It be with you always Do
you see9'
eyes, sir' .:.<-
"An right, then If you have a train to catch
allow yourself plenty of time to catch it, Don't think
that the train may be late If you we got an appoint
ment don't think that the other may be late
One O'Clock means l o'clock It doesn't mean five
minutes to or five minutes past l. It sharp,
l precisely. There IS nothing that know of that IS
more annoying than to have to wait after the ap-
pointed time, and nothing that gives you higher
opinion of man 8 capability and reliability than to
have him appear at the instant of the time set I've
found it everything to me from business point of
view and you WILL too. If you are always on time
people will say There's young to be depended
on. He IS regular clockwork' That a nice
thing to have said about you. It's valuable business
asset. Come in!'' *''
The last was in response to a knock.
~ called" began the young who entered
at the invitation.
Great Scott!" said the business man. ssYou neo
pie must be in hurry. What's the matter with
you?'' -
"You told me to call in week, % said the young
man. IT was in. at this time last week, you remem-
Der. I thought-''
u,~ -
didn expect you d be blamed exact. You must be
afraid you can get settlement. Well, m too busy
to attend to you now. Call tomorrow"
cat this time9' asked the young man. looking
at his watch. s - TO
"oh if you like, - said the business man tartly
II guess this time will do as well any. You can
bet, tho, that it, the last order you I'll get from me-
You re in too much of hurry for your money. don It
like to to- be bounded Here, give me the account now
and | III write you check and have done with YOU.
There such thing carrying punctuality too far.
Chicago News -. : e.. - '
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-08
WHERE FEMININE FANCY LIGHTS

and upon whose judgment and intelli-
gence an employer may rely.
81 secured a very valuable woman
for large dry goods store not long ago.
In order to induce her to change from
a former place, the owners were obliged
almost to double her salary. . This
woman had: been for twenty years ac-
customed to handling laces. She com
menced by selling them-now she buys
them, going abroad three times a year
for that purpose. s.~-..., -, = ~,
| ssAnother person whom I have in
mind and whom I placed more than
two years ago in a very different sort
OF job was well-preserved, thoroly
charming woman Of, I should say, al
| most 60 years of age. ~ !,
"Business men, too, such as lawyers,
bankers and brokers, to whom are in
trusted many absolutely. confidential
matters, are at last realizing that the
average young girl Of 18, fresh from
some business college and with abso-
lutely no experience and perhaps not
much common sense, is not the sort of
person to who mthey care to intrust
weighty business correspondence and
other details. Years ago we did not
dare send out woman over Is without
stating this fact to her prospective en-
ployer; in fact; rather apologizing for
her lack Of youth.
of course it goes without saying
that such woman must be prepos-
sessing in appearance, for certain de.
| gree Of good looks and an attractive
manner go a long way in the selection
OF woman for any sort of business -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-08
KEEP MAGAZINES

Don't throw away all your summer
magazines with their pretty colored
covers. When you have finished read
ing them, put away in some closet or
other convenient spot until next De.
cember.
Then you will have great collection
Of pretty pictures to cut out and paste
on colored cards for distribution in the
children IS hospitals and orphan asy-
lums. For little children, especially
those i'll In bed, nothing is more wanted
by those in charge Of them than set
Of attractive pictures easily handled.
Often books are too heavy or un.
wieldys for the little hands to hold,
while the cards are both pretty and con-
venient. You can cut them any shape
or size you like, when you make them
up, put on fancy lettering, or paste on
the little Christmas seals, but If you
throw away your magazines all summer,
you won't have much material to work
on next winter when the spirit Of good
will begins to move your heart to char
liable expEession.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-08
CATS EYES LIKE SIGNALS

"Did you ever see black cat g eyes
when they were in the line Of an elec-
trio ighte' asked Ben Woodlief, trav-
cling engineer for the Missouri divi-
sion Of the Burlington road. eff one
steps on the railroad track ahead Of the
engine and looks up, the engineer sees
two vivid lights ahead of him, as large
and clearly defined as any signal lights
on the road. zs@. .. .r
Sometimes they are red, but most
generally green or white. In the night
time, Of course, the engineer can't see
the cat, and all he can do is to run in
obedience to the cat 8 eye signals.
"If they are white, he goes ahead
without Stacking; if green, he is eau
tious; if red, he applies the air to make
a stop. Sometimes a train is brought
to dead halt before the engineer
learns what's UP against him.
The running men tell me that the
eyes of polecats and rabbits are almost
as perfect signals as cats eyes. No,
there s been no talk of training cats to
act as signalmen. Engineers wouldn It
stand for 1t, because they hate cats on
general principles, and if they had their
way would be happy to lay the feline
family on the rails ahead of their loco
motives and crowd on all steam. -
Boston Transcript.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-08
PACKING TRUNKS AN ART

Inability to pack trunks well keeps
more than one woman in town in the
hot weather" said an expert packer
work and putting it off, preferring to
cling to the fat and turn paper-bag
housekeepers, maintaining life on the
sustenance brought into the abode in
paper bags. The reason so many fail
is that they believe the secret of sue
cess lies in the trunk being loosely
packed. This is altogether wrong. The
old method of having all the family sit
on the lid is excellent" She then
divulged a secret relating to affinity
between tissue paper and gowns. Pink
frocks will pack better if wrapped in
pink paper, and it will be time well
spent if blue blouse be stuffed with
paper of azure hue. But delicate robes
of lace, embroidered in gold or silver,
should be enveloped in tissue paper Of
black.