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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
VERMONT AT JAMESTOWN.
How the Green Mountain state will he
Represented at the Worlds
Fnir--IIistOrical Exhibits

The following circular is being sent out
by COL c. s. Forbes secretary of Ver-
mont's jamestown commission:
st. Adams, Vt, March 10, 1901
The scenic attra actions and Industrial
interests of Vermont will be extensively
illustrated at the jamestown Exposition
by framed photographs and prints in
albums made expressly for the purpose
of advertising the Green Mountain State.
This feature of Vermonts representation
promises to be n splendid advertisement
for the State, The responses thus far
made by the people to the request Of the
commission for photographs to exhibit
in the Vermont building and in the large
exhibition palaces are very gratifying.
The commissioners desire every section
OF the State to be represented and the cit-
Zens OF every town and city are requesed
to contribute views Of their Immediate
vicinity. The commission begs to suggest
that n uniformity in the size of photo
graphs be observed by contributors to this
exhibit II practicable enlarged photo
graphs should be l6x20 or 1SX22 inches In
size or nearly o,framed so as to allow
a good margin for the prints. Photo
graphs for mounting in albums should be
6ls SiA or 7x9 inches in size unmounted.
1t is expected all pictures will be donated
for exhibition purposes The commission
will do the rest-pay the freight, hang
the pictures, and return them to the
donors at the close of the Exposition
Any person or organization willing to
contribute to this Vermont art gallery
should write one Of the commission or ad-
dress the secretary, stating what pictures
they propose to donate for this purpose
Loans of colonial or old time furniture
as well as relics of early days, FOR fur
nishing and making attractive the Yer
mont State building are solicited by the
commission. All articles loaned will be
carefully cared for and returned to the
owners at the close OF the exposition.
Articles of historical interest loaned of
especial value can be placed in the his
tory palace, which is an absolutely fire
proof building,
The Vermont commission hereby APP
peals TO the manufacturers and producers
| In all lines of industries to uRke n com
mercial exhibit at the jamestown Ex-
position. Space for various exhibits n
the various exhibition buildings Is sim
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
RECENT DEATH.
Jacob Dana Parish.

Jacob Dana Parish, whose death oc-
Cured In Dixon, Cal. was born in Ran
dolph December ., 1895 ard lived in his
native town until he moved to Wisconsin
in 1S4S. there TO reside until the western
fever seized him and he crossed the
plains t California IN 1870. For 10 years
he followed the business Of freighting to
the mines and for two years made the
difficult and dangerous trip over the
Sierra Nevada mountains, carrying the
necessities of life to the miners and re-
turning laden with ore from their mines,
Later he purchased ranch west of
Slvervile and settled down to farming
until. in 1897, advanced age and i'll health
compelled him to abandon all active en-
ployment. In 1905 he took M his residence
in Dixon, where he remained the rest of
his life.
He IS survived by n daughter, Mrs. j.
J. Green. of Oakland, Cal. and n son,
George D.. who is on n rancho near Win
ters He was haif-hrother of Deputy
United States Marshal Luke Parish of
Randolph Center, and n son of the late
Judge Jacob Ki,nball Parish. one OF the
most prominent men in the early history
of Randolph.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
DECADENCE OF THE TRADING
STAMP.

Now that people have recovered
their senses with reference to the trad
ing stamp it hardly seems possible
that the trading stamp ever could have
gained the hold which it had upon the
merchants OF Burlington, but those
who made the fight against this little
trade barnacle realize what this meant.
Where ono or two houses continue to
offer trading stamps the effect is not
appreciable in the community as a
whole, but at one time there was dam
ger that competition would drive the
great majority of our business houses
into this business. The present stua-
ton in various cities in Vermont, in
Guiding Burlington. is well illustrat ed
by the st. Adams Messenger as fol-
lows
TT has taken several years expert
ence to thoroughly explode the trading
stamp idea in Vermont. but, If the
merchants that have abandoned it one
by one had given heed to the friendly
council Of the newspapers in the be-
ginning, they would have more money
in their tills to-day and their custom
ers would have more to trade with It
is an old, old truth that one cannot
get something for nothing, and when
some modern Aladdin's enchanter
comes along every now and then cry
ing new lamps for old" 1t Is safe 10
set his business proposition down as a
part of the fairy tale he stepped
out Of"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
10, THE NEW INDIAN.

An Iowa man tells OF an amusing in.
cident in connection with an exposition
held in that state, whercat one Of tho
attractions was the Indian departm IT,
where the red men dwelt in their tep-
ces and mimiCked their own history
in dances and mock fights
After one of these exhibitions by tho
Indians a Boston girl undertook to
talk to a young Indian brave Heap
much fight" she said
The red man smiled grimy, drew his
blanket closer about his stalwart form
ana replied:
Yes; this is indeed Il great expo
sltion. We fiatter ourselves that our
portion Of the entertainment is by no
means the least attractive here, May I
presume to ask who II Is that l have
the honor to address,"
The Boston girl had been talking Ia
a Carlisle graduate.-IIarpers Weekly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14

MILITARY MARES NEST.

It is marvellous how easily men dis
cover possibilities Of war when a war
scare will promote some end even though
that end be as far from war as the East
Is from the West. Some people have
made the interesting discovery recently
that the war talk aroused in connection
with the japanese incident In San
Francisco enabled certain naval authori-
ties to carry their programme through
to a successful ISSUE Where before had
been the certainty of failure, and at the
same time a severe check was put upon
HE anti-Japanese movement on our Pa
Ind the japanese war scare has already
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
become ancient history.

become ancient history.
A man in Boston has suddenly dlscov-
cred that Ambassador Bryce has como
to this country with the avowed purpose
of effectng an alliance between Great
Britain and the United States, and in
rection he shouts that there is possibility
of war between the United states and
Germany, If we thus meddle in European
affairs. The two subjects have about us
much relation as had Prophet Dowe
with the Thaw case but 1t is the old
trick of trying to make a war cloud do
service in some Interior cause. even
though the cloud may not be of the size
Of the traditional hand.
1t is SAT to say that there is as slight
chance of effecting an alliance between
England and the United States as there
Is of starting a war between this nation
and Germany. The Germans have sud
denly discovered that the navy which
they have been building up is seriously
handicapped by smallness OF craft as
well as Of guns. Tho German leviathans
are of only 1900 tons burden, while
England and America have been building
battleships of 5000 and 1900 tons. and
have been strengthening their craft in
every way. Germany has no twelve-inch
guns on its battleships, while all Of oui
Attest battleships are equipped with bat
tories of these monster weapons. Unde'
these circumstances It is absurd to thiHk
OF Germany going to war at the present
time, not to mention other factors which
enter into the situation.
There is one thing about these incip
lent war scares, however: they are en-
tirely harmless, except to their perpetra
| tors
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
rHE UNQCIET STAIRS.

In a recent suit in Cincinnati court a
lawyer was cross-eXamining n German.
the point under inquiry being the relative
position of the doors, windows, ard so
forth, in a house in which a certain
transaction was alleged to have occurred.
And now, my good man." the lawyer
said. will you be good enough to tell
the court how the stairs run In your
house,
The German looked lazed for a NOM
emit How do they rum" he repeated.
Yes: how do the stairs rum"
Well" contirMed the witness. ven 7
am oop-stairs dey run Gown, and ven
am downstairs dey run oop."-tIarper' :
Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
HE WAS THE BOY.

The story is told Of a Montpelier mer-
chant who advertised for boy. SAYS the
journal He hung OUT card and 1t mad
been swinging in the breeze only a few
minutes when red-headed little lad
crawlcd in with the sign under his arm.
Say mister" he demanded, did youse
hang out this here Boy Wanted sign?
Il did replied the merchant why
did Won tear 1t down.
Back of his frcckles the younSster was
gazing in wonder at the mans stupidity.
"Hully gee he blurted. Why I'm the
boy
And he was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
Terms--sI.O0 Year. In Advance
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY. MAR. IA.
WANTED.

When you want anything, advertise
in the new special column of this paper.
Some bargains are offered there TINS
week which 1t will pay you to roao
about. See page two. This pape mas
about. See page two. This paper mas
and one cent word will reach
them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14

Vermont maple sugar ought to have a
better show than ever now that the pure
food law makes it possible for people to
distinguish combinations of sorgham and
axle grease from genuine and richly col
pred maple.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14

It looks as though Caledonia, spun
ky Lamoille" and orange would have
the honor of posing as the lilly white
counties In Vermont this year. unless
Norwich OF Windsor can prove an alibi
ms regards the license column.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
THE STORY TELLER.
JOHN HAYS ENCOUNTER WITH A
CRANK.

This antedotc OF Lincolns adminstra-
ton was told several years ago by Mr..
Hay at dinrer at the White House AS
the private secretary of President LIN
coin 1t fell to Mr.. Hays lot to reveive
the cranks who daily called at the White
House to see the President. and who even
at that time were not few in number. One
day man who had been especially pr
siatent In demanding to see the President
was at last shown into the Office of Mr.
Lincoln's private secretary. Mr.. Hay
merely looked up from his desk and ex-
planned that the President was very much
engaged and asked what the visitors mis-
sion was.
do you know who ann said the Wis
itor. with set look In his eye and a
tlrea tcring tone In his voice. The secre-
tary was compelled to admit that he did
not
II am the Son of God"
THE President will be delighted to re-
ccive you when you come again" said Mr..
Hay, rising quickly and extending his
hand, adding as the visitor started to
leave, "and perhaps you Will bring lot
ter OF Introduction from your Father. -
New York Sun.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14

Richmond Is one of Vermonts most
dourishing villages and its determin-
alton to bond for $4,000 Tor n new
high school presages still further pro-
sress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
COULDN'T TELL WHICH.

Smith had come home later than us
and had ready good explanation,
his wife gave him no chance. and
mediately began to tell him what
thought OF him. lie endured 1t patle
all the evening. quietly read his pt
and went to bed. His wife was
talking when he was almost asleep
could hear her still scolding him unme
fully. He finally dropped off to 81
and awoke, after a couple Of hours, {
to hear his wife remark:
~ hope all married women don't
to put up with such conduct as this =
Annie" said Smith, ARE you tall
again or yet?"-lIarper's Weekly.
LET Us HEAR THEM SWAT TT o
Pretty soon the chlrping robbins will
turn from Southern climes,
Indicative OF the sprngtime and
poets dreamy rhymes;
But to us who breathe the balmy all
blcachers would sit out
As we listen to tho music as the men
swat them out.
As the umpire yanks his belt up
and yells out loud, strike two.
We like to struggle for his gore
make the crittcr blue;
Yet, in doing 50 use justice, mind '
We are all about
For we only go to ball games jus
hear them swat it out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of unclaimed letters In the Burlins-
ton postoffce for the week ending
March H. 1907.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14

Truth is often homely. but that is no
fault of the truth.
Among other things OF passing impor-
tance arc free tickets.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
SILENCE CEASED TO

During the free silver campain in 1896
well known Vermont Congressman was
making speech on tho Addison County
Fair grounds at Mddlebury Soon after
commencing this speech he was frequent
ly interrupted by a prominent citizen OF
that town. The speaker stopped for a mo-
ment and then said: MY friend here re-
minds me of an incident that happened IN
the town whore ! was born and brought
up (Morrisville Nt) An old gentleman
lived there who was a great free Sit
YER man and he would buttonhole
every man he met and try to convert
him over to his way of thinking Meeting
Mr.. l.. one morning he said to him, How
does it happen that you believe in the
gold standard when your son is a free
silver MANI Well, was the reply; 1T is 10
worse for me to have n blamed fool in my
family than it was for your father to
have one in his "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14

man can brag even about how loud
his baby can cry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
WOMEN'S LIST.

Grace Rarton. Mrs. T. Barry, Miss
Eula Bachaud Miss Eva Somers Cady'
Mrs. H. NJ, Crawford, Miss NJ A. Drew
Bessie Dougherty Mrs. Frank Gami'
Minnie Hitchcock, Mrs. Joseph Golden
Miss F. Ianou, Mrs. Sophia Mathers'
Miss Gertrude Marquid, Mrs. Petties,
Miss Annie Parker, Miss L. Slmond, Miss
Lulu Stay. Hannah Stone. Miss j, j.
Stone, Mrs Effie Shaw Mrs, 5. b.
Thasher, Mrs. George Timer Rose Will
kins Mrs. Mary willard. Maude c.
White, Jane Walker, Miss Blanche
Wright, Mrs. II. c. Weld, Miss Lodice
Weld.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
MEMS LIST.

William Boyd Leopold Bouchard, Jas.
Barney Henry Berger, Il, Il, Ballard,
Brown and Burpee, Edward Case, An
gelo D'Ambroisio, D. II. Gregory, c. f..
Hanna, Edward Howe, James Hail.
Joseph Golden, william Lawrence. Har-
vey Olmstead. Private A. l., Proctor,
William j. Peacock, A II. Prior H. ].
Raymond, NJ. j. Rosenberg, A. L. stump
William f.. Smith, George II. Taylor
Ullery & Co., DIR. II. II. Wilson. Clayton
A. Waite.
WINOO Il LIST.
Joseph Dufault, George Mace, j. II. 81
monds, F. s. Stewart. Zoel Trenblay.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-14
A Useful Witness.

A witness was being examined as to
the sanity of one of the inmates of the
asylum. You hold that this inmate
is insane, do your" a lawyer asked.
Il do" was the firm reply. "Why
are you so sure?" THE man." the
witness said, goes about asserting
that he is Santa Claus" "And," /"
said the lawyer, you hold, do you,
that when a man goes about assert
ing that he is Santa Claus. it's a clear
proof of his insanity" "I do
Why" Because" said the wit
ness. in loud, indignant voice. II
happen to be Santa Claus myself. -
San Francisco Argonaut.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-14
THE BABY WEAkLlNG.
Doctor Has Plan to Strengthen Race
BY Killing It.

The theory Of the survival OF the
fittest has a new champion in DR.. An.
drew Christian, a successful Back Bay
physician, big, athletic and thirty
years of age.
IF mothers would be willing to
have their children quietly put to
sleep forever when they are very
young and show signs Of deformity
or degeneracy, the world would be
better" he said today. "Of course
that could not be unless the woman
could be educated up to the fact that
it would be the kindest way to end
life which will be of no use to itself
or any one else.
"If | myself had little child born
and it was deformed or showed that it
would be mentally weak, then would
be willing that it should be put to
death with no suffering, and it would
be the prudent thing to do. because it
would save it from untold suffering
later. This may seem harsh, but it
really isn't.
"a board OF overseerS of marriages
is what we want" he continued. THE
race is degenerating and some radical
change must be made soon or We will
in time have only idiots and imbeciles.
Just take for example what Luther
Burbank has accomplished with the
flowers. Even more can be done with
human beings and greater results OBJ.
tanned.
only the fit should marry, only
those who are mentally and physically
normal and sane. those whose a1cest'
ors were clean of life and well balanc'
ed mentally.
ITO be born under right conditions
with as nearly perfect mother and
Gather, mentally and physically, as pos.
sible is the heritage of every child,
and the man or the woman VINO cheats
a child Of that heritage is committing
a double crime, one against the child
and one against society.
"The board of overseers l suggest
would understand thoroughly physiol
ogy, psychology and sociology. ]
should think doctors. appointed by the
State, would be best. These could
have lists of people in that State and
so far as possible Of their ancestry.
They could then decide certain pc
riod of time to look the individuals
up before deciding whether couple
were fit to mar-y."-Boston special to
the New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-14
Spices and Indigestion.

Although the use of spices for the
purpose of heightening the flavor of
food is almost universal, it is gen.
orally recognized that their influence
on digestion IS detrimental. Some
experiments recently carried out
tend to prove that while spices stim-
ulate the motor functions of the
stomach. they progressively impair
the secretory functions, and in the
long run inhibit the production
of hydrochloric acid. On the whole,
therefore, the ingestion of spices him
ders, rather than accelerates diges-
ton, though an exception may be
made in respect of persons in whom
slowness of digestion is due to a de-
ficiency of muscular activity on the
part of the stomach. and also possi-
bly, OF the victims of hyperacidity.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-14
The Wind at the Door.


AS daylight darkened ON the dewless
grass
There still, with no one come by
me,
To stay awhile at home by me,
Within the house, now dumb by me-
sat me ssill, as evening-tide did pass.
And there a wind-blast shcok the rat
Ting door,
And seem'd, as wind did moan VITA.
out,
AS If my love alone without,
And standing on the stone without,
Had there come back, with happiness
once more.
t went to door, and out from trees,
above
My head. upon the blast by me
Sweet blossoms there were cast by
me,
AS if my love had pass'd by me,
And flung them down, token OF her
love.
Sweet blossoms of the tree where now
! mourn,
j thought, if you did Blow for her.
For apples that should grow for her,
And fall red-ripe below for her,
o, then how happily | should see You
kern.
Bat no. Too soon my fond Illusion
broke,
No comely soul in white like her,
No fair one tripping light like her
No wife of comely height like her,
Went by but all my grief again
awoie.
William Barnes in New York Tri-
bunea.,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-14
Not Above Buttons,

The late Henrik Ibsen upheld the
superiority of women in his dramas.
but in real life he considered them
inferior to men in many lines of
usefulness generally, classed as femi-
nine. For example, his friend, John
Paulsen, says in the London Times
that one of Ibsen's maxims was:
mo woman could write cook
book and no woman can sew button
on fast"
He lived up to the latter part Of
his dictum. When he detected loose
button on any of his garments, he
retreated to his own den, locked him
self in, and with elaborate prepara-
tion sewed the button on.
He took as much pains with the
job as he would with the final, fair
copy of one of his plays. Then he
used to brag about the performance.
saying that he would not put trust
in button sewn on by any woman
not even by his wife.
His wife used to laugh with a
quantity ironical expression on these
occasions. She confided to Paulsen
that she secretly reserved all the
buttons that the poet had sewn,
sewed them as only a woman can.
she said. He always forgot to fasten
the thread, and the buttons would
come off in a few days if she did
not look after them.
But don't undeceive him." the
faithful wife added, appealingly; sit
makes him so happy to think that he
does it."