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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
SECRETARY ROOTS STORY
(From the Utica Observer)

Secretary Root relates the following
queer case of legal Jurisprudence that was
told him by Turkish diplomat:
1t appears that a mechanic fell from "A
roof into the street upon wealthy old
Turk and killed him. The son of the de-
ceased caused the arrest OF the workman,
who was uninJured and had him taken
before the cadl, with whom he used all
his influence to have the prisoner con-
demned.
But the mans innocence was clearly
established and nothing could satisfy the
dead mans son save the law of retalia.
ton. Thereupon the venerable cad
gravely directed that the workman oe
placed upon the exact spot where the vic-
tim OF the accident had stood, When this
was done the cadi turned to the son and
said:
Now. you may go 90 the roof Of the
house, ard fall down upon this man ant
kill him II you can"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
800 Reward 900.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased 70
Ienrn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure In all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Ia the only positive cure known TO the med
ical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
The system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assisting
so much faith In its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 10
fails 10 cure Send for list OF testimonials
Address, +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo %.
So Sold nv Druggists, TIC.
Hall Family Pills arc the best.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
HOME TRAINING.

the other day received this note from the
mother of n pupil who is opposed to hel
girl being taught physical culture, rs she
feels perfectly able herself to teach her
"the Jumps: please don't teach my
Miny any fskel tortur. Make her mil
the gografy and lie give her the Jumps
PHILADELPHIA Record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
BROILING AND ROASTING

housewives understood more fully
rocesses OF broiling, roasting and
z, there would be less complaint Of
tasteless meat The principles
lying al three methods Is Identical,
Florence lies in the medium employ
h all. the object to be attained Is to
ulckly scar the exterior of the meat.
foagulatng the surface albumen
scaling the juices, Tho
|g then proceeds more slowly to a
the time required Ringing, as a
/ of course, upon the size OF the cut.
Polling and in roasting, which are
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
A DESIRABLE DOG LAW.

T'rom the St. Johnsbury Republican,
w. Arthur simpson Of Lyndonville in
a letter to the New England Farmer
suggests practical changes In the dog
laws. He says we cannot legislate in
favor of the useful dog. but we can leg
islate to keep all dogs. mongrel and
thorough bred. collie and bull. alike, homo
where they belong and where they will
do no damage to another mans property,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
THE MONEY! WE HAVE
(From Harpers Weekly }

Have we enough money? The question
has been. raised. ard 1t carries us back To
1896, when the country's mind was wrench
ed by the debate between the advocates
OF the quantitve and those OF the quail
tstive theory OF money, In that portentos
year the amount OF money in the United
states was equivalent 10 1852 head
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
FEMININE WAY.

Blftkins-Funny thing about women
isn't 1t?
Muffkins-Don't know. What's funny
about them?
Blfrkins-Why, during the courtsh!p a
woman will fight her relations for ms
sake of u man she loves but after mar
rage she viii work her husband for tina
sake CT her relations.-Chicago News
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
VERMONT'S HEALTH AND WEA-
THEIR.
(From the Island Pond Herald.)

(From the lsiand fono lferaId.)
Up to tho first January Vermont
weather was ideal. Since the new year
began we have had severe cold but no
heavy snow storms or billiards.. Mean
time, in the Northwest snow has stopped
oil traffic. Not train is moving west
of Grand Fork North Dakota, and the
Sioux line Is stalled. Never we're such
drifts In evidence Many of them are
higher than ordinary houses. In order
to reach their barns farmers must tie
ropes around their waists and shovel
themselves out of doors. The blizzard
was still raging on Thursday. Eleven
people are reported frozen to death and
It Is feared tho list may reach 1000 Yer
our real estate Is in no sense shaky.
Farms and town property are being
marked up Vermont Is healthy. wealthy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
DEER GROWING FAMILIAR.
(From the Ludlow Tribune)

The presence OF deer by tho roadside.
In the fields, and even In the barnyar
with the cows, is not unusual up here In
Vermont, But they can beat that down
country. In Lynn, Mass, tho other day,
a young deer entered the heart of the
city, and. frightened by the electrics,
dashed through a store window, broke UP
about 1900 worth OF lamp chimneys. and
was finally caught, taken to the woods
and released. Lynn can't get along with
out some rural entertainment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
CLEVER ADVERTISING.

Eager-How did you create such de-
mand for your patent medicine?
Ouack-Just advertising sufficiently.
Eager-But didn't II cost almost for
tune to aderise?
Quack-Oh, no! | Just got the police TO
order the drug stores not TO sell II on
Surdays- Florida Times-Union.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07

and getting wiser. White cities like
Chicago are suffering from contagion
due to bad water, Vermont's lakes and
springs are pure. Talk up Nermonts
weather as well as Vermonts Every
Thing Else, and trade at home. thereby
fostering homo enterprises.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23
His Dear Old Mother.

my dear old mother, who is now
eighty-three years old thrives on Elec-
tric Bitters" writes w. B. Brunson,
of Dublin. Ga. She. has taken them
for about wO years and enjoys an ex-
cellent appetite, feels strong and sleeps
well. F." That's the way Electric Bit
ters affect the aged, and the same
happy results follow in all cases OF
female weaknesses and general de-
bility. Weak, puny children too, are
greatly strengthened by them. Guaran-
teed also for stomach, liver and kidney
troubles, by Oberdorfer the druggist.
so cents.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

A few days ago friend accused me
of hila"ity every time preacher was
charged IN public with breaking one of
the Ten Commandments, but pleaded
in return that it was merely human
nature breaking out-not in the
preacher, but in myself. Every body
is tickled when a preacher goes wrong
including the preacher, who feels
better over it than anybody else. We
don't care so much about the lapse, as
lapse, but you know we resent the
preachers superiority and we are glad
to see him get it in the neck. Every
body feels jolly when a doctor gets
sick, or a policeman is arrested, or
when an editor, that human regulator
of the ties and movements of the moon
and stars, makes a mistake When it
is rumored that Mary Baker Eddy.
chief of the faith curists and Christian
Scientists, who hold that there is
never anything and that therefore
there. is nothing the matter with moth
ing, was dead, there was thrill of re-
lief. We felt happy because we didn't
like her assumed command over error.
disease and death. That she didn't die
was no fault of ours. We still have
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

The King OF Belgium has been polit-
ically buncoed out OF an immense CON
cession in the Congo Free State to q
Vail Street syndicate, hoping to win
favor with Americans in the investiga-
tion OF the Congo scandals.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

We can all agree with President
Roosevelt upon his advice to the chill
dren to plant trees on Arbor Day ;even
Foraker and Taft will say 'amen" to
that, for this country will eventually
be desert unless tree planting is at
tended to.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

The railroads are threatening to
abolish communication tickets in In
diana. Ohio and Pennsylvania because
those states have enacted laws for two
cent passenger fare. To do so Will only
hasten the building of more trolley
lines, which will carry commuters for
about one cent q mile.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

That Chicago woman who touched
the hem OF the shroud Of the late
Dowie with the belief that it would
cEre her OF falling sickness, and then
tumbIed over in a faint, might have
known the thing wouldn't work. The
prophet alive was a hard enough propo-
sition 10 work a touch on.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

If we grant Germany the right to
appraise the value of the goods she ex-
ports to Is, What will the other coun-
tries think when the value Of their ex
ports are arbitrarily raised? Under AZ
ad valorem duty, advancing the value
of the goods increases the tariff tax.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

The President is getting very vindic-
tive with his old friend: my Dear
Hartman, by urging the Interstate
Commerce Commission "to put him in
jail" He does Tot deserve it anv
more now than ne did when President
Roosevelt was writing him almost daily
to come and see him and save New
York.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

The man who recently printed 80
ways of curing a cold, did not exhaust
the list. There are as many ways Of
curing a cold as a person has friends.
Ever notice how every friend you
meet, when your nose is stuffed up and
you are wheeling like broken down
locomotive on an up grade, is ready
to undertake the cure of your cold with
a guaranteed remedy that will knock
it sky high?
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

The Constitution is not to follow the
flag into Porto Rico, if Republican
statesmen can have their way, for
Secretary Taft tells the people of that
island that they must be satisfied with
free trade with me United States and
not expect self-g0Vernment.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

Secretary Boanaprte and President
Roosevelt have come to the conclusion,
long held by some other people, that
all whisky is good, but somel whisky
is better than other whisky. Under
the new Pure Food law whisky is to
be branded acccr lingly. -
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

Senator Scott says Taft is not a can
didate for President. Then why is his
brother making such fuss in Ohio
and why is Senator Foraker ringing in
fire alarms to arouse his machine to
action.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

The railroad slaughter still keeps up
the pace Tor the March reports inform
US Of fifty-three wrecks and ninety
two deaths. This comes of Wall Street
managing railroads.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

Somehow the state legislatures Of
the great Republican states don't seem
to endorse the President as he expect
ed. The factional fight in the Repuh-
lican party is getting as wide as barn
door
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

Let us hope Congressman Will not
take it into their heads to distribute
more free seeds just because they have
given themselves a raise in salary.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

The Peace Congress has commenced
with a serious disagreement between
AndrewnCarnegie and Mr.. Roosevelt
Let US have peace, if we have to fight
for It.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

That vociferous Republican organ
the New York Press thinks President
Roosevelt should keep his hands off
the next national convention and that
nothing could be more unfortunate than
that he intends to nam his successor. 4"
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

Every spring we hear somebody say :
"Oh, we'l have good weather after
Easter" Yes. a good while after
Easter this time.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

The soul is an uncomfortable gift.
bestowed on man without his leave. to
distinguish him frcm the beasts. and
make him wish he were a COW. Genius,
which is the soul in its transcendent
reaches, Is the most uncomfortable
gift OF all.
In virtue of our animal nature we
may know genuine pleasures. In virtue
OF our soul, we may only conceive anx-
letles, and gam no nearer approach to
pleasure than lies in the occasional re-
lief thereof. As for genius, it may not
count. with assurance, on even the
drunken delight of applause. its lot is
nightly more apt to be the wretched-
ness OF conscious neglect. 1t is thought
that Adam partOok Of the fr,lit of the
tree of knowledge in the hope of get
ting to know what we are here for.
But whether or no, he never foundsout,
nor has anybody found tout though
prophets, poets and philosophers have
been guessing ever since.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

The daintiest thing in shirt waists
what i is and how made, " is the title
of a discussion Of spring fashions.
Dunno what the answer is, but our
guess is the girl. ...,.,
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

In a bribery case, recently in prog
ress IN the Texas Legislature, Ball &
Bats, appeared for the defense. 1t is
believed that they Will win at this for
tuituous season.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

Il have an unusually intelligent
dog, " said the man who likes to spin
yarns when with party of friends. D
HE was taught to say his prayers,
and II you'll believe me, that dog now
wags his tail whenever he sees a minis
ter anywhere near him."
Il have dog with even more intelli-
gence than that, quietly returned a
member of the party. lone day when
he got out in the street some mische-
vious boy tied tin can to his tail, and
if you'll believe me, that dog headed
for the nearest saloon and backed up
to the bar.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

A Kentucky editor. who had been
parrled two weeks, gives vent to his
experience on the matrimonial sea in
the following poetic language: wed
rather live on Cat Island with parrot
for mate and havessand blisters on
each OF our toes than to dwell in Para
disc and wear silk slippers with
woman who pcuts.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

Miss Main Street You are certain
ly polite. Johnnie. You pass me and
never look at meI''
Johnnie High Street 1''Ah, if had
Locked at you l never could have pass
ed by. >"
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

Advertising is no good, " said the
man IN old clothes, 1T never helped
me none.
The merchant smiled. That is be-
cause you tried it,old fellow ne said,
''as the Indian tried the feather bed.
An Indian took a feather, placed it on
q plank and slept On it all night. In
the morning he growled
Paleface say feathers heap soft.
Paleface heap zig fool. ugh. -
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23
DR.. CLARKE.

Trotter, trial 2:15. Mark 2:214 half
mile track.
By Earlmont, race record, 2 :G9a. (sire
OF Tula K, 2:122; Senator Vance.
2:191; Ragland, 2:214; Maggie c..
22:1 Miss Haley, 2 "a; etc. J by Bel
mont, dam Of George Wilkes, 2 %.
ist dam by Nutbreaker. 2:24, the sire
Of Nutbreaker, zoos Roberta, 2:111.
and twenty-five in 80 list.
End dam by Newcomb, 2:29, by Nut
wood, 2:l8. dam of George Wilkes
2:22.
3rd dam by Orphan Boy, son Of Ameri-
can Clay.
18th dam by Black Prince.
DR.. CLARKE is d bay horse. 16
hands, weighs over LOO pounds, and
is the type of.horse so much in demand
today, having style. action and speed,
combined with individuality and sound,
ness.
Win breed a few mares at
SIS to Insure a Living Colt.
VIM. H. CLARK.
Z. 7. d. No. 8, Paris, XIV.
Home Phone SIC. 2feb-2mo
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23
PERTINENT PICKINGS.

Little grains OF powder,
Little drops OF paint,
Makes the lady freckles
Look ike what they amt.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

Microbes in everything you eat and
if you eat and drink microbes you will
surely die, and if you don't eat and
drink you will still more sruely die.
Bound TO surely die in any event. You
had better pay no more attention to
microbes than your grandfather did.
They ate and drank everything they
wanted and they lived icng and pros
pered. What did Methuselah know
about microbes in his time? Eat and
drink everything you want, microbes
and all, and you will live until you die
and that is what old Methuselah did-he
lived until he died.
The Bourbon news., 1907-04-23

The Hilltop correspondent of a
Flemingsburg paper writes that the
well-known Upper Blue Lick spring
has ceased to flow. This is IN the
nature Of misfortune, but possibly
it is judgment on the proprietors who
have been charging such high rates for
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16
Lincoln's Birthday.

On Tuesday, February IL, 1909
in Hardin County, Kentucky,
Abraham Lincoln was born, he
moved from there to Indiana and
thence to Springfield, from which
latter city he went as president
of these United States, and here
in our dear old city lies his dust
erected over it is a massive
monument. inspiring, instructive
and pathetic. When Lincoln was
stricken down in the capitol city
of this nation, the corner stone Of
mighty nation was impaired. All
the world mourned and 4, 500, 900
newly freed people, were awe
stricken and filled with fear, that
he who had given tn EN- life, Was
then, himself lifeless-"but this
nation did not perish"-we know
his history-no greater than he
has been found-go We genera
tions for a thousand years, to
yon Oakridge cemetery and view
the place where your SAVIOR lay
yea. and weep, for he wept
that we might weep, but ours
can be a more tranquil weeping
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16
NEWSPAPER LAW.

l. Subscribers who do not give ex-
press notice to the contrary are con-
sidered as wishing to continue sub
scriptions.
q If subscribers order the discon-
tinuance of their periodicals, the pub
Usher may continue to send them I'M
til all arrearages are paid.
8. If subscribers neglect or refuse
20 take their periodicals from post
office to which they are directed they
are responsible until they have settled
their bills and ordered them discon-
tinued.
4. If the subscriber moves to an
other place without informing the pub
Usher, and the papers are sent to the
former directions, they are held re-
sponsible.
S. The courts have decided that
the refusing to take periodicals from
postoffice, or removing and leaving
them uncalled for, is prima facie evil
dence of International fraud
6. If subscribers pay in advance
| they are bound to give notice to the
publishers, at the end of their time,
if they do not wish to continue 1t
otherwise the publisher is authorized
to send it, the subscriber will be re-
sponsible until an express notice with
payment of arrearages is sent to the
publisher.
7. The latest postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can arrest
any one for fraud who takes paper
and refuses to pay for it. Under this
law the man who allows his subscrip-
ton to run along for some time, un-
paid, and then orders the postmaster
to mark it refused" and has a card
sent notifying the publishers, lays
himself liable to arrest and fine, the
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16
ThOs. H. w arrick of
Cairo Appointed to
a Clerkship.

T. H. Warrick of Cairo, Ill.,,
was appointed to clerkship in
the insurance department at the
State House last week due to the
credit of senator w. q. Potter of
Marion and Hon. G, NJ, Gaunt of
Mound City, representing the
5oth senatorial district. They
are to be com plimented for their
selection of Mr.. Warrick He is
one of Egypt's brightest jewels.
A man of intelligence, high moral
character and ability One that
the Negroes Of Southern Illinois
can be we'll proud of, One who
will fill the position with honor
to himself and credit to his con =
stituents This shows the effect
of the Independent uprising in
the state among the Negroes last
fall. which forced the Republic
cans TO recognize the Negro.
Two years ago there were only
three or four Negroes in the
house.
All the help was white and nc
clerkship, now there are twenty
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16

What we call a ''moocher, is
a person who is eternally after
candidates for favors without al y
offer of value received. PersO :
who work for candidates and d
liver them certain stipuIal' q
promises are not "mOOcherS.' A
moocher is fakir-so if any on e
who becomes offended at our ad.
monition to moochers, will plea J
note what a moocher is-we hay
not called any individual u
moocher. but there are man
white and coloIed in our opinio
No one should take OffenSe Il
thing that does not apply to then.
selves.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16
Preparation Precedes production.

The eminent Goethe has we'll
said, speaking of the art of mus
ic, preparation precedes produc-
ton. The happiest geuius, says
he. will hardly succeed by nature
and instinct alone in rising to the
sublime, Art is art. He who
has not thought it out has no
right to call himself an artist.
Here all CROPPING in the dark is
vain; before man Can produce
anything great, he must under
stand the means by which he is
to produce it, y Let the yonng
man, therefore, who would pla y
the masterhand, or would do his
work we'll, and win success by
reason of having done we'll, spare
neither time nor pains in MAX
ing preparation for life's various
duties,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16
Two More Negroes

Messrs. Colen. an and Williams,
Two colooed men were appointed
by Mayor Devereux to city posi-
lions this week. Coleman is
on the police force to work IN cit
izen's clothes with Bob Oakley
and Williams is pound master
and will look after all stray stock
This makes two more Negroes
added to the city pay roll.-The
Leader.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16

Mr.. Donaldson is a prominent
young man who is member of
st. Paul A. M. E. church, and
takes active part in all the ad-
vances Of the religious work. He
is a young man who should be
pushed forward and given a
clerical position.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16

five Negroes in the house and
senate and two clerkships. This
is politics pure and simple. -The
Leader.
Mr.. Warrick is a side clerk
with Prof. r. A. Byrd. We are
glad to see our people getting
positions of trust.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16
MOTTO:

ut is no benefit to have given
me something, but it is benefit
to have enabled me to obtain
something for myself. Elmer
son.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16

VT. Casey who answered
mot guilty plead insanity as
his defense and the case has con-
sumed the entire week, the court
room being filled each day,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-22
In the LEGISLATURE.

Our visit to the Legislature this
week was very pleasant. We met
a number of members of both
houses with whom we have the
honor to be acquainted and spent
a pleasant day. Mike Sweeney Of
Pawnee county. Henry Thompson
of Reno, and G. F. Foley of Rice
are ready. to assist us. and so are
others in the western part of the
state. in the industrial school mat
ter. Representative Chatter and
Senator Chapman seem to be
working hard and to have as
good a stand in with the member S
of either body as have any of
them. We express thanks to both
for their courtesy to our commit.
tee on its visit to Topeka.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-22
Surprise Party.

A very successful surprise
party was given Mrs. S. D. Rea
Thursday evening. in honor 'oi
her birthday. A large number OF
friends gathered at the home of her
daughter. ahd then proceeded to
the Rea home. where the unsus.
pecting lady was very busy with
her household duties. and he
surprise she received. was CON-
plete. An excellent supper was
served. to which all did their full
duty. and a delightful event NO
was spent. At a late hour the
guests departed wishing Mrs.
Rea many more happy birthdays.
She received many handsome and
useful presents.