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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

We scarf at the man who IS playing
To the gallery day after day;
w" sneor at the glib politician
Who starts after office that WAY
We hear him addressing "thc peepul,"
And we turn from the SCENE in disgust
But the gallery whoops and elects him,
And in him rcposos its trust.
We laugh at the best selling novel;
We smile at the tnwdry romance
But the gallery gladly accepts them
And give to our books not a glance.
We merely exc out an existence
While he who produces the trash
Is pacidly living in aplendor
And calmly securing the cash.
The player has learned that he triumphs
If he gallery dcigns to applaud,
And he knows that he fails if his acting
Has not stirred the heart of the god
We madly SO chasing the rainbow
And bahblc of art, in our pride,
While the ones who are steadily pleasing
The galleries push us aside.
Chicago Record Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
FICTION ON 4 FEDERAL BASIS.

That ono has to 90 away from home TO
get the news has long becn an established
fact, bnt this adagc would seem to amply
to certain kind OF fiction as well. The
people Of Burlington will he able to count
for themselves the number of inaccuracies
or conspicuously inexact facts in the
following bit Of "history' printed IN the
Brooklyn Eagles "Walks and Talks" by
julius Chambers, formerly managing
editor of the New Yo-k World ana Of
other New York Journals The alleged
facts run from Chamoers's pen as fol-
lows:
republican citizen Of Burlington. Vt.
told tne a good story yesterday. about
the public builaing In his city. An
appropriation was secured from CONGRESS
to build "custom house" a, Burlington
Tho fact that the customs receipts at that
port on Lake Champlan do not amour,
to enough to cover salaries paid for their
collection didn't prevent the erection of a
$4,000 structure 1t was a hre. largo
building, and vas finished about ten wears
ago. Recently another appropriation was
obtained to reduce the size &c the original
building, the plea being that it was neon
venient for the postal clerks! They had to
do too much carrying.
The building was reduced to three ffths
its original size ANA the cost of making
this change was nearly as much as a new
structure would have entailod.
The marble in each case IL alleged to
have come from a quarry of national
reputation, the owner of which Is n no
litical figure in Vermont.
The people OF Burlington are sitting up
o night, thinking up another scheme TO
get more money from Uncle Sam.
An entirely new federal building is being
constructed in Burlington at a cost Of
about $4,000, and it is being constructed
of marble furnished by the Vermont
Marble Company. It Is not an abridged
edition of IA new building begun ten years
ago. The receipts from customs are far
more than enough TO pay salaries at this
point. The old structure was too small
instead Of being too large. The postal
clerks had nothing to do with the case.
1t follows from the preceding two state
ments that the remark about TOO much
carrying is all bosh, The marble was not
secured from quarry of national ropu-
tation in two cases. with these and a few
other exceptions there would seem to be
some foundation for this remarkable story.
The chances are that if it came from a
republican citizen OF Burlington Il had to
pass through several relays" before
flctonal history.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
AN ALLEGED BOON TO STUDENTS.

The students of the University Of Yer
mont are just now confronted by the
mid-ycar examinations; and every col
lego man and woman knows what that
means as regards the burning OF mid
night oil. 1t has been argued In some
quarters that examinations should be
abolished but colleges as a rule can not
see their way clear to that step al
though in some Instances this sort of
test following the stuffing or examining
process has been dispensed with.
So long as examinations are to con-
tinue it will be "A boon to all students to
learn that fellow sufferer, Edward
jacobson, a Northwestern university
student, claims to have invented "a
studying machine which can lie turned
on when the student goes to bed and
when he wakes up in the morning his les
son has been learned. This device is of a
photographic nature, for which the In
sential points OF all bis courses. When
he is about to retire for tho night he
selects a record, turns on the light lies
down and pulling cord which starts
the machine. prepares to absorb learn
ing by the roll,
1t is claimed that tho effect OF the con-
slant repetition of the machine, which
combines the principles Of the eight day
clock and the phonograph, impresses
itself on the seeming dormant brain,
and when the student rises in the morn
ing the lesson can be repeated probably
like cockwork. The student claims to
have tho whole thing at his tongues end.
If this invention of the Northwestern
genius becomes commercially profitable,
oven If scientifically practicable, which
may admit OF some light degree OF
doubt, we shall have students adding the
canning process to the examining ordeal,
and canned learning will speedily take
the place of the traditional pony At
last accounts, however, the college horse
market was still doing business
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
THE IMMIGRATION SITUATION.

Senator Dillingham; who is chairman or
the Senate committee on immigration has
devoted tremendous amount of labor
and time to the Investigation Of the prob
lem Of immigration as it presents Itself
in New York ana other American ports
and to the formulatio of bin calcu-
lated to remedy some OF the evils grow
ing out OF the present rush of undesirable
but owing TO the development of uucx-
pected obstacles in the House tho present
indications are that it Will be impossihls
to accomplish anything in that direction
during the present session of Congress.
According TO the Washington cores
pendent of the Boston Transcript hope
Senate coufcrc"s on the Immigration bill
promises to be- the result Of the confer
onces. Several meetings. have boon held
between The conterees but the differences
arising between the House and Senate
bills are 50 fundamental that It Is not
Improbable that Senator Dillingham; at
tho next meeting will move that the con-
ferecs report TO their respective houses
their inability to reach an agreement.
Not only is the House unwilling to ac-
cept the educational qualification ADOPT
ed by the Senate, but the Senate con-
feroes are wholly opposed to the substi-
tute bill passed by the House which they
contend will have the effect of incrcas-
ing rather than reducing the number of
Immigrants admitted. Unless the Houaa
consents TO radical notifications in it's
bill the Senate would doubtless prefer
that the existing law remains unchanged
and under the circumstances it would
not be surprising If this should prove to
ne the outcome Of the cndcavor TO rem
"dy the evils of our present rush Of I'M
migration.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
NEW PLAN TO SAVE CHILD LABOR

y proposition 10 take all children under
, '"N' l''h years OF axe from factories ana
"ther places of employment ana send
mem l" Srh"o- has been maj" by y. q.
Nelson 4 millionaire manufacturers TO
the women $ clubs oc s.. Louis. NJ. Mel
son is 10 paN the children hali the
amount they would receive COR TIER
work ana tho clubs the other hal' The
clubs have vet to give their decision, ana
pending II, MIR. Nelson has undertaken
10 do the work himself. He has iu;cs-
tiGated for several weeks past every APP
pucatlon to the truant officer for permits
for children under age To work in the
factories, and has, at the present writ
ing, found seven worthy cases. Each
week these children call at Mr.. Nelson s.
office and receive the money they would
have been paid for workng-aH average
Of So week. Then the children have
been returned to their schools. In less
than ore-thrl Of tho cases investigated
by Mr., Nelson did h, fnd the people to
he actually in need Of the Chillrcn's ser
vices,
1t Is a well-known fact that settle
ment workers, truunt officers and charity
workers are strongly iucrclu'ous concern
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

ton and influence of the Vermont press
are very marked and very plain
This leads Editor Jamason of the
White River Junction Landmark to
make The following comment: at Is
useless for Vermont papers to try and
rival the cosmopolitan press in the
extent and variety of news and cdi-
toral topics by the very nature of
the case are restricted to a somewhat
narrow field. Still we must not be-
come provincial An occasional out
look on matters outside OF the state
is instructive and tends to enlarge our
vision. The state first and then men
and cvcnts outside and we will not be-
come narrow minded"
There Is an element of truth in both
of these uttcrances. It is TO be borne
in mind that discussion in editorial
purposes the explanation of matters
which are not fully brought out In the
news columns. As rule probably
Vermont editors seldom stop to think
what effect their editorial uttorauccs
may have on people beyond the sphere
of their circulation. They rather have
I'm mind their regular readers, and to
assume that those readers are not in
tcrcsted I'm matters outside of the
state is to set them down as provincial
in the extreme. In our estimation there
is happy mean of mixture of local
editorial discussion, as the Importance
of events in those respective fields may
demand, though first place is always
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
HOME MATTERS VS.. OTHERS.

In discussing the consideration of
umns of the Vermont newspapers, the
st. Adams Messenger speaks as fol-
lows; perhaps the press does at times
mont, but, II the Vermont papers do
not. no other papers WIN, And while
we are on the subject we might add
that it is extremely doubtful If many
people outside Of Vermont care Just
what opinion the Vermont newspaper
has of affairs beyond the State The
limitations Of the sphere of circula-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

The Ogdensburg Journal quotes a
news item to the effect that "Of Barre's
100 new buildings erected last year.
forty were hen houses" and adds. I'VE
never knew before that Burlington had
reason to be jealous of Barre" To be
perfectly frank, dear contemporary,
reached so low an ebb that our people
would gladly welcome the coustruc-
ton of even forty hen houses" There
are better times coming for us though.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
no INVESTIGATE THE TAX PROB

our news columns contain this week
the announcements of the appointment by
Governor Proctor of the tax commission
to investigate tile subject of double taxa
tion, which he was authorized to make
by the Legislature. According to the terms
of the measure the commission was to
I've bi-partisaE, three of the members to
be republicans and three democrats The
mission by Governor Proctor are the Hon.
O. NJ. Barber of Bennington. the Hon. l..
p. Slack Of St Johnsbury and George
w Pierce of Brattleboro. The democratic
members of the board are John II. Senter
of Montpelier J. II. Williams OF Bellows
Falls and Ernest Hitchcock OF Pitts
ford.
Mr.. Barber, who is chairman of the
commission, was for number of years
State auditor, and he is recognized as a
lawyer of ability throughout the state.
Mr.. Slack, who is also we'll known
lawyer, was leading member of the
State Senate from Caledonia county in
1901. Mr. Pierce was recently elected mas
ter of the Vermont Grange, while Mr.
Hitchcock. another good farmer. was for
six years member of the State board
of agriculture and he also held The posi-
ton of commissioner of forestry. These
two members ought to be able to
thoroughly represent the farming in.
terests OF Vermont. Mr.. Williams of Bel
lows Fails IS president of the bank Of
that place and is recognized as an OK
cellent authority on finance. John Senter
is one of the Leading democrats in The
state and has good standing as a lawyc:
1t would nave beer. difficult for Governor
Proctor to select a more thoroughly rep
resentative and satisfactory commission.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
BRATTLEBORO AND THE COVER
WORSHIP.

Brattleboro is not after all the po-
litical Sodom which 1t has been called
by those who insisted that every man
within it's borders was a wicked office
who declines 10 be a candidate for
the goVernorship, but whether this is
because he was recently elected to the
head of an important order, or
whether he has an insurountable preju-
dice against service in behalf of the
State does not appear.
The Mortified News sums up the
situation when it says:
worthy Master George w. Pierce
of the State Grange pushes the gov
ernorship nomination for 1905 aside
with the remark that he positively
would not be candidate and that the
report was simply absurd Brattle-
boro citizens positively will not accept
public office"
We take it that the closing sentence
III ""i ''"t''''i''" 'H % dI"Si"ph was
intended to be taken in a QuiXotic
sense. The writer thereof sojourned
for a brief time In Brattleboro once
upon time, and he may have gained
some points regarding the bug" from
close observation OF its operations,
which are spared ordinary mortals.
Through consideration of recent devel-
opments, however, we are inclined to
tion the words, unless they can get
Il"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

It's better to crawl out than to he
thrown Out.
Many pugilst has been beaten at his
own game.
some men find it necessary to revise
their list Of friends daily.
No'hihs pleases a woman more than
10 help man spend his money.
MuhN mans word is az good as his
bond-and his bond is worthless
IL IS recognized that the matrimonial
KNOT is the most serious tanglc OF all.
man never appreciates good luck SO
much rs Whci he Is having a run Of
bad.-ChcaSo News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
BRATTIEBORO's PERENNIAL CLAIM

When the Hon. r l.. Waterman was
a candidate for a position on the bench
of the newly created superior court
a court, by the way. which one of its
most crudite members insists does not
in reality eYist,--it was announced that
he could not be credited to Brattlcboro.
as in the event of his election he pro-
posed to move to Rutland. According
still insists on claiming not only Judge
Waterman but also what he does. Here
is an instance:
"Brattleboro is doing its share in
disposing of the cases involving the
Burlington Rendering company. Attor-
neY-General Fits Of this town repre-
scented the state before the supreme
court and the case has now been given
to Judge e L. Waterman for an opin-
ion The fact that Rutland is named
In the official directory as the latters
residence cannot effect Brattlcooro' =
claim to recognition in this respect"
1t is evident from this that the Re
former is also doing its share in keep
ing up the absorbing power Of Brattle-
boro to its highest standard of pitch
We checrfully concede to the musical
centre Of Vermont, which, by the
way, is claim we have not yet seen
urged by our contemporaries of that
place,-all that it wants of the cases
involving the Burlington Rendering
company. and II it wants the rendering
plant in the bargain we will cheerfully
throw that in also
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

or our western cities in ways OF adver-
Using This is peculiarly true of Spokane
washington, which perhaps has out
stripped all competitors in unique meth
DDS Of securing publicity.
President +. F.. Goodall of the Spokane
chamber Of Commerce announces that
as soon as q decision is reached in the
sensational search for the most bcouti-
full woman in Chicago" Il party OF men,
headed by himself will issue a challeng,
directed to Mayor Dunno OF the Prairie
city, to II contest in which a quartettc
OF women representing eastern Washing
ton, northern Idaho, northwestern Ore
son and southern British Columbia, com
posing the inland empire" will compete
loneliness against four representatives &c
be selected by the first citizen Of Chica-
GO"
Another feature of the announcement
which will attract attention Is that the
prize Is to he n life-size model of solid
silver of the final choice in the compel
ition, which under the code. Will take
place in the city Of the challenged. The
plan is 10 have nine judges, four repre-
senting the points in the so-called in
land empire, and an equal number for the
four lines OF the city OF Chicago the
first two named to select the NINTH a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
TILE WINGS OF TIME

Methuselah was walking in his garden,
My goodness" he exclaimed, suddenly,
there's another flower on that century
plant Why it seems but yesterday
since ! plucked a blossom from it,"
lie walked slowly toward an oak-tree
twp hundred years cid which he had
tenderly raised from an acorn,
An me-" he unused, chow time fics'
-llarpers Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
WORKING ALONG PROPER LINES
NNrom the Rrattlehoro ReformerD

Nermonts new railroad commission
seems 10 be beginning its work along
the proper lines. It's investigation in
Brattleboro last week was at once care
ful and expeditions, and the report that
IL prepared MS soon as the hearing was
completed gave evidence of clcarsiEhted-
ness and farmers. The document con-
tanned no fancy word weaving but 1t
covered the case under investigation and
made findings that seemed to warrant
by careful confederation of the facts
Here's hoping the age of the broom will
not affect its ability to sweep cleanly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

Mayor Barclay of Montpelier says
Barre residents are building residences
in Montpelier as never before. In other
words Montpelier IS becoming Barre's
Brooklyn. or is Barre still the capitals
suburb?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

John d. Rockefeller will doubtless be
duly shocked TO learn from the report Of
the interstate commerce commission that
his Standard oil company was real
naughty to its rivals. and sought to
crush them. John would probably have
turned the other check.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, JAN. 3
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. Tais papo has
about. See page two. This paper has
and one cent a word will reacr
them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

Napoleon said that -four hostile news
papers are more to ne feared than thou
sand bayonets." An advertiser uses this
"power of the press TO his profit: and in
fighting his business battles he finds a
column of type more effective than would
be a column Of soldiers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
UNIQUE WAYS OF ADVERTISING !,
CITY.

The Burlington Commercial club has
adopted variety of methods In its eff
industries in Burlington but it muse be
admitted that we are way behind some
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
AMERICAN MERINO SHEEP
Nermonts part in Developing n Fnm-
aus and Distinctive breed.

aus and Distinctive breed.
Vermont has dovelonod ,u., os tho die.
tnctivn breeds ~ dor,oet,c animate nro.
ducad in A,rario,-tho ,tnr,,,, horso ,,d
thr American or vor,,,,,, Nor,,,n say,
Elmer T. Rcvrolds in Mo- to,,, s,ocl
journal who con,inros as folloyys. II is
true tho foundation stoclk nf vermont
Morinos was broug,t o,or from snain
but the brood os hrod h, tho vorr,onto,s
is no moro lr,o tbc ori,.inol snon,eb NJ
inc than tho hirhIv-hrcd aberdeen Anpr
is Ike tbc ",nnnIo,." eor,,h or 49,, penn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
SENATORIAL CLOVER.
(From the Bradford opinion)

Senator's from the New England States
are in clover this year, w. Murray
Crane is returned from Massachusetts,
and he met with no opposition.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

What can our citizens do that will most
promote Burlingtons growth in 1867? If
you know, why not do it?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
DORSET THREE LAPS ABE.
(t'rom the Barre Til

ltrOm ne IHrre Tlmcs)
Vermont still gives evidence of
>he state whore longevity is the
Not long after the announcement 4
death Of a Burlington woman 4
came the news Of the death Of
Dorset man a, los.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

ne lOlloWMg Ielltr from tho hon.
Joseph A. DcHocr, president of tho
National Life Insurance companyS is
explanatory:
Montpelier Vt,
January %, 1907.
j. l.. SouthWick. Editor
Darlington Free Press,
Burlington, Vt.
Dear Sir:--You telcphoned me last
night asking If | had given out an in
tcrvicw on the subject of the suborna-
torial nomination for 1908. ] advised
You then that I had not. | have not
been, am not now and will not be a
candidate for that nomination. | have
been urged hr SO many friends to be-
come candidate that il now seems
just to let then; knew my position de-
finitc!y in order 70 relieve them of en-
barraSsmcrt i'm their attitude to other
men who may be interested in the
nomination. | sincerely thank all VINO
have indicated to me in various ways
offers Of generous support
You are at liberty to publish the
contents of this note
Yours very truly,
JOS. \. DeBOER,.
1t is we'll known fact that Mr. De-
Bocr has been urged by many leading
citizens to allow the use of his name
a 5 a candidate for tho republican nomi
nation for Governor next year and it
is also we'll known that he has inVar-
iably declined to make such authorize
ton. If any doubt remained in any
quarter in this connection, it has been
removed by Mr. DeBoer's letter. MIR.
DcBoer is recognized as a man who
would honor the hiGh office of Cover
nor and who would make Il progressive,
energetic ana efficient executive. Mr.
DcBocr is still in the full flush Of
vigorous Young manhood ana It is not
improbable that in the not far distant
future he may be found at the head OF
our state government.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
MIR. DE noEn >or -, CANDIDATE.

The following letter from the Hon.
Joseph y. DoHocr, president of the
National Life Insurance company> is
explanatory:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-30
LEGAL NOTICES.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lumbia holding Probate Court.-Estate Of Eliza
beth s. Quinan, deceased.-No 1920, Administra-
tion DISQUALIFICATION having been made herein
for probate of the last will and testament Of said
deceased and for letters of administration c. I. a.
on said estate, by Kate J. Williams, II is ordered
this 22d day Of March, A. d. 1907 that William
Quinlon and all others concerned, appear In said
court Wednesday. the oath day of April A. ID.
1907 at 10 o'clock m, to show cause why such
application should not be granted. Let notice
hereof be published In the Washington Law Re
porter and The Evening Star in each Of
three successive weeks before the return day herein
mentioned. the first publica ion TO be not less than
thirty days before said return day. ASHLEY NJ.
GOULD. Justice. tSeal9 Attest: JAMES TAN
NER. Register OF Wills for the District of Col M
bia. Clerk Of the Probate Court A. L. McLAuGH-
LIN, Attorney. mh23-1aw-3t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-30

Small INVESTMENT. Two-story six
room brick, located on f ST. between
21st and ODD SITS. NORTHWEST, running
through to VIRGINIA AVENUE. Always
rented for G5.4O per month.
PRICE, 81 $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-30

TEN BRICK that can be used
EITHER FOR HOME or INVEST
MENT. WE WISH AN OFFER.
PRICE, 81, 800.