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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-12

WASHINGTON is now unquestion-
w ably the most governed city on
earth. 1t stands without q rival In
the matter of statutes and regula-
lions. Congress enacts the laws and
q triumvirate Of commissioners pre-
scribe the rules under which people
may live and move and have . being.
Each and every walk Of life Il plas'
tered with regulations. These range
all the way from supervision of wash
erwomen to the control Of corpora
tons.
And so 1t came to pass that the
other day the local health department
was besieged by washerwomen, al
seeking the required license by means
Of which they may be enabled to
sneak the weeks laundry OF the or
binary taxpayer home without the
whole bundle being confiscated by
vigilant inspector. Every lady" who
takes In washing, and they are est
maetd to number more than 5000
must obtain permit within 80 day.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-12

The next mistress Of the White
] House will go shopping just as ladies
Of less exalted position, in the city
stores. The Washington store-keep-
ers are elated. In the next three
months Washington women will order
enough gowns to last two years It IL
always SO in the winter preceding the
Inauguration of new president
That Mrs. Taft is so friendly to
washington means many thousands OF
dollars to them. Not many years has
q president been elected who practi
cally considered Washington his home
In the matter of clothes Mrs. Taft
il woman of the plain type. While
well and usually handsomely gowned
her clothes are never the first thing
which attracts the attention of tht
stranger. Her taste runs to the plair
cloth and rich silks. She is EN-
phatically not the tailor-made silk
lined woman. Her favorite colors fol
| the street are brown and gray and fol
evening wear pink. almost invariably
She has never appeared in an Inn
| ported gown. She has had numbe'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-12
New Mistress VIII Do Her Own Shop -l8

OF evening gowns made Of the fascinat-
ing, filmy Philippine fabrics, which she
brought back to the states with her
after her long residence in Manila
And yet she brought only what she
might have actual need Of in the near
fture According to her thrifty nature
she purchases only what she can see
a use for. Mrs. Taft has never been
wealthy. Her money is always spent
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-12

eYoo, Sir, Knew You was PreacuU
the Minute Laid Eyes On YOU"
While they discussed whether they'd
nx the pastors back fence or not
price sci didn't say anything. beir'
sort o. new, you know, but made up
my mind that next time I'd turn loose
on 'em. Il Il was the last thing / did.
But must get along to my story.
about my automatic pastor. One day
the preacher resigned.
"When It come to selectin' COM
mittee to set new pastor. ! butted
right n.
sWell, sir. It was right then and
there invented my automatic pastor,
continuous revolving hand-shaker and
circular jolly-hander.
Il brung II before the oficial breth-
rem one night and explained its modus
operandi. I had q wax figger made by
the same arm that supplies me with
he manikins for my show-windows
And Il was = peach, II do say 1t my
self. TAN. handsome fgger, benevo
Ient face, elegant smile that won't
come on. Is the Teller says. Chauncey
pepew spinnage in front Of each ear
Il was sure lu-lu-
aNow,' l says TO EN-. gentlemen
spsakin' O. pastors. ! got one here
want to recommend. II has one I'd
vantage anyhow: It won't cost you
Z cent. I'll make you q present Of II
ana also chip IN. - heretofore. towart
operatin' expenses. That caught OLD
fake Hicks-worth . hundred thou
sand dollars. and stingier n all sit-out
Now. you stand this here, whom
~ vim cali John Henry. at the doc
az the church a. the congregation en-
teri. havin' previously wound him ny
ana there he stays. turning aroun'
ana eivin' the glad hand and cheer,
eniIe. and 60 doth his unchangin' pow
= display q the unwearied sun mon
day to day, a. the Teller says. Nobod
nerlected. all pleased. You remeu
~ the last pastor wasn't sociabl
enough. and there was considerabl
complaint because he didn't hike righ
5ovn after the benediction and Jon
tn 1aock a. they passed ont We
have ! wire run the length Of tn
moetin' house, with Z gentle Sian
nom the pulpit to the front door, an
= soon q nicotine over. up goe
3ehn Henry md slides down to th
m ~.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-12


ing to all--Merry Christmas and Hap
by New Year to beat the band.
Now as for preachin', continued,
you see all you have to do is to raise
up the coat tails and insert . record
on the photograph concealed here In
the back OF the chest. with speakin'
tube runnin' up to the mouth. We can
get the upto-datest sermons BY the
most distinguished divines. get some
gent that's aflicted with elocution to
say 'em into a record, and on Sunday
our friend and pastor here win reel
'em on fine You press the button
he does the rest. as the TELLER says
How about calm on the mem
bersr inquiries Andy Robson.
Easy. says l. Hire buggy OF
Brother links here. who keeps Nv
cry stable, at one dollar per p. ~.
Get Niger to chauffeur the pastor
at 50 cents per same. There you are.
Let the boy be provided with an a.
sortment Of records to suit the people
pleasant and sad. consoiatory ana
gay. encouragfn' or reprovin, and 20
foftn. Inc coon drives up pues ~ :
cartridge, sets the pastor IN the doors
ana wnen the family gets tnrouen
sels nim out again.
fnere are. SAY, about SoV caiiin
days IN the year. he can easy make
10 Calls DAY on an average eQuais
4,5UO cans year. a. $450. VI course.
there's the records, but they won
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

methods in handling milk bottles and
)thcr receptables and utensils II is
: notorious fact. frequently asserted
by those qualified 20 speak, that ow-
ing to stringent regulations In the
larger cities, ono can get cleaner milk
at hotels in New York and Boston than
they can in not a few Vermont towns
This is a reproach under which our
dairies ought not to rest as a result
OF tho neglect or Indifference OF a few
dairymen. We believe that the great
majority Of our dairymen are careful
in regard to conditions existing about
their stables. milk rooms and utensils.
and II would be OF tremendous benefit
to all concerned. II tho few offending
farmers could DO brought to the point
OF adopting cleaner methods. The
measure under consideration at Mont
pelier at the present time will bring
about such a reform and this or q
similar bill ought TO be spread on the
Vermont statutes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
THE WHITE PINE BLIGHT.

There has been remarkable In
crease in tho interest in forestry
throughout New England during the
last three years. The recent confer
ence OF tho governors at Boston Is only
one evidence Of this. Another. scarce
ly less signihcan. is the wave Of
alarm which spread Owe: New England
last year when It was announced that
q threatening blight was appearing on
the white pine Tho cause was not
Understood but It was feared tho
this connectic. We are glad to report
that Prof. W. J. Morse. formerly OF
tho University OF Vermont, but now
at tho head OF the botanical depart
ment OF the Maine Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station. has just published
report dealing with this white pine
blight. He says that this IS not due
to any parasite, as was ct first re-
ported. but that II Is without doubt
conditions OF the past two winters.
In most parts Of New England tho
blight has disappeared. This assur-
ance should set at rest further anxiety
concerning this blight and encourage
those who are practically interested
IN the reforestatlon OF our waste lands
with this valuable native tree.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
WATER SUPPLIES IN VERMONT
AND ELSEMHEHE.

The people OF Burlington as we'll as
OF every other town IN Vermont have
learned during tho season recently
closed that quality Of water supply,
while Important IS far from being the
only consideration to be taken into
account in connection with the choice
OF a source. Many q community which
had water OF an excellent quality,
was forced to sit idly by while tho
supply gradually became exhausted
under the influence OF the protracted
drouth and was finally forced 20 seek
Some other source for Immediate use.
the different factors to be taken In
to consideration IN connection with
the choice OF water source have
timely interest for various communi-
ties in Vermont, particularly for
those towns which have resolved to
take measures to solve the problem
involving fire protection as we'll as
provision OF an ample supply OF water
for domestic purposes. This subject
has Just been discussed in an inter-
esting manner by Prof. II. N. Ogden
of Cornell university at the meeting
Of the state sanitary officers OF New
York at Albany. and mis- suggestions
are well worth study by our people
According to Prof. Ogden. the con-
troll OF the purity Of tho water supply
being OF all measures the most impor.
tant. the selection OF water supply
involves quantity cost and oualitv
Quantity Is the first requisite. and n
supply which appears TO be inade-
auate in quantity should not be con-
sidered. The cost Is usually the gov
erning factor In deciding between two
sources.
As to quality he says that II the choice
is TO BIO between surface waters the
physical appearance and character OF
the water sheds should be compared.
II the choice be between two similar
surface supplies. or between a lake
water ana surface water. or
between surface supply and
well or spring supply,
the matter must be referred to tho
chemist and the bacteriologist for
their opinions; and II only one OF these
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
TRIAL MARRIAGE IN SIGHT.
(From the New York Times.


The divorce rate per 100000 popu
lation in the United States, which wa,
80 in 1870. rose to So in 1905; II nearly
trebled IN thirty-six years. In tho
twenty years from 1857 to 1905 tlt
marital bonds OF nearly 200om mel
and women were loosed. In every veal
four marriages out OF 1000 contract,
ed were legally put asunder. Census
bulletin s6 declares that availabl,
data indicate that not less than ont
marriage in twelve is ultimately ter
minated by divorce"
According to the rate Of divorce. II
1870, ono marriage In thirty-six woulI
be ultimately dissolved. In 1920. Judg'
ing by present Indications. every mar
rage contracted will end in divorce
The American people. whose divorce
rates have risen much higher. accord.
ing to tho census bulletin. "than IL
any OF the foreign countries for whicI
statistics relating 40 this subject nav,
been obtained" Will have put in ahso.
Lutte practice the principle OF "tria
marriages"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
BIG CORPORATIONS AND THE PUB
LIC UTILITY DiLt.

Ono OF the peculiar features Of the sit
nation prevailing at Montpelier in con-
nectIon with the public service bill is
thus set forth by the bennington Ban
ner: Ordinarily when a State starts out
to regulate corporations IL Is expected
| that the big fellows. those that are en-
| titled TO be classified IN the "octupus''
list. will be found opposed to the move
ment, but the Vermont Legislature,
which has before II a public utilities
measure. is having all It's trouble with
the small independent telephone com
panies and not a single ''kick" from the
New England Telephone & Telegraph
| company. Perhaps It Is because the big
corporation pays so little attention to
the movement that tho little fellows
have become suspicious.
| It doe. strike the initiated as passing
strange that the existing Independent
telephone companies should be so strenu-
Gus In their opposition to the enactment
OF law placing all public service cor
porstions under the control Of the State,
or, In other words. the control OF the
| people. from whose hands they secure
their charters or the right to exist and
conduct operations. Perhaps IL the true
situation could be known, this would
not be so strange
We recall the fact that when this issue
was under discussion by Governor
Prouty, during his campaign for the
nomination FOR governor objections that
would be raised to such a proposition az
the control Of public service corpora
tions was that It would prevent indie
pendent telephone corporations from con-
solidating with larger companies with
the idea Of raising rates. but although
he had stock in one OF tho Vermont tele-
phone companies. he was going to favor
such public control just the same.
The principle OF public control Of pub
lilo utilities is correct. and II the details
OF the plan are well worked out, there
ought to be no good ground Of opposition
TO the Same by any corporation which
simply wants a square deal from the
people and for the people.
In this connection It is worth while to
nots that Governor Prouty and various
other members OF the Vermont tercen-
tenary commission were entertained at
luncheon by Governor Hughes and in
the course OF a somewhat comprehensi-
sive discussion OF the public utilities
commissions work in New York Cover
nor Hughes manifested marked enthusi-
asm over the results OF its efforts and
spoke hopefully OF the extension OF its
jurisdiction, IN view Of the results Sc
cured in New York and the conceded
need of measures TO protect tho inter-
esta Of the people IN connection with the
public service, there ought 70 be no
hesitation on the part OF our legislators
in applying this principle to Vermont
public service corporations.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
A MOVE FOR CLEANER MILK.

The people OF Burlington who have
been enjoying cleaner and purer milk
under the operation OF the regulations
promulgated under our revised city
charter some time since, are in a
position to sympathize with those
communities that are seeking the pas
sage Of a law requiring the owners o..
milk route in any town TO secure q
license from tho local health officer
1t will be recalled that some OF tho
specimens Investigated at the State
laboratory in this city when the move
ment was at first instituted were
found to be in a deplorable condition,
and that under tho influence OF these
regulations stable. were cleaned up
ard more sanitary methods Of hand
ling milk utensils adopted so that our
people never had such satisfactory
supply of milk as at the present time.
MIX dealers are receiving better
prices than formerly. and everybody
10 pleased with the operation Of the
measures in question.
1t may not be generally known that
burlington Is one OF the very few
places In Vermont that can institute
measures of this kind. There is a law
In force which enables a milk dealer
TO go where he will. except in cases
like that Of this city whose charter,
granted since the law in question was
passed. authorizes tho local authori-
ties TO make regulations as to the con-
ditions under which milk can be sold
IN the city limits.
Tho effect OF the law in question
would BIO simply to cause owners of
milk routes in other towns to clean
up their stables and adopt cleaner
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

draws also upon tho forests and tho
mines. The depletion Of the soil, and
the want or excess OF moisture, cut
down his crops. In precisely tho same
way he Will feel the change when the
price of iron or of coal rises. or when
1t costs moro to get the wood that he
needs. SO true IL this. that, though
wood has rarely been regarded as n
farm crop, the farmer liz coming TO
see that It really is. and that a good
and profit. OFTEN, indeed, the only
way the farmer can make the best OF
all his land is to grow wood on a part
of II.
But the need OF wood for fences,
for fuel. and for building material 's
only part OF the farmers dependence
upon the forest Just as the New
England manufacturer needs the for
est to protect tho water which he uses
to drive his mill. so the farmer needs
the forest to protect the soil which he
cultivates Stripping the forest from
the wrong place that Is from the
slopes on which nothing else
grows so we'll. has exposed the soil
OF these slopes to the wash OF tho
rains. with the result that at least one
billion tons OF fertile soil Is swept
away by the freshets, every year. and
lost In the sea. TOO often. the soil
washed from quilted hills. sandy and
infertile, is spread over the rich bot
tom-lands by the flood waters. and
they are made hopelesslv barren.
The individual farmer Is not al
ways responsible FOR these results of
wasteful forest use; that Is. he has
not always brought them on by his
own positive action. But he Is re-
sponsible II he falls to grasp and act
upon the truth In this matter when II
is laid before him. when he has not
asserted his rights az citizen against
the injury done to this New England
Of ours witch is his home. Thus both
his pocket book and his public spirit
should impel the New England farmer
to insist upon the conservation OF the
New England forests
These thoughts arc especially timely
in view Of Vermont's disastrous cx-
perlence with the forest fires Of last
year, and It is well worth while for
the members OF the Vermont Lesisla
ture to consider whether our state
should not make a beginning this year
in the great work. which must be UNI
dertaken. If our people are to be pro-
tected from alternate food and water
famine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

That tho noiseless gun may cut n
prominent figure in the next war tho
world sees is indicated by the fact
lied In Hartford. Conn, for the manu-
facture OF weapons of this character.
When a soldier on the march Is sud-
denly struck down by bullet fred
from a noiseless gun impelled by
'mokeiess powder. It will! be difficult
.ame Under thess circumstances war
will become an entirely different prob
lem from what It is at tho present
ime.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
WE HAVE OBSERVED

That the more a wife keeps her hus
band in hot water, the less tender he be-
comes
That the young woman with teeth Tx,
pearls is rarely as dumb as an oyster.
That no man Ia really as clever as hi
fancee thinks he is.
That while woman OF thirty will claim,
she Is not over twenty-six. a woman Of
sixty will say she IL seventy-f1ve
That the way some wives break their
husbands iron will is by rusting II out
with eye-water.
That while matrimony was once looked
upon as life journey. II now proves toe
often only an excursion trip.
That while love may laugh at lock,
smiths. thu millincr and the dressmakc,
make him feel mighty serious Boston
Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

In view Of tho fact that not one of
the persons having smallpox in Wind
ham county has been seriously Ill,
and some of the persons vaccinated
have been 30 sick they knew II, some
people are wondering which is the
more TO be dreaded smallpox or vac
sination. The chances are that but
for decades OF vaccination, smallpox
you'd be a much moro fatal disease
lhan IL is in the present generation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
EVENING SESSION.
Addresses by Mayor Bigelow, eN-Gov
He'll, prof Hills md Supt stone,

"eii' Prot ihIis nnd S"p'' St"ne.
Tho public meeting of the grange,
TUESDAY evening IN the Armory, wa.
largely attended and was carried out
according to the following program:
Music. ............. Lessons Orchestra
Address 81 Welcome ... w. J. Bigclow
Mayor of Burlington
Response, ...........G. W. Pierce
Master OF the Vermont state Grange
Reading ....... Miss Maude An,lrew.
Augusta. Maine
Remarks ]. Bel
Past Master OF Tho vermont state
Grange
Music. Orchestr,
Address ............. Prof + +. Hin
Director If tho Vermont E.xnerinen,
station.
Recitation ...... Nies Nsudo Ardrou,
Address. ..... Macon & CIV,
state Sun.rlnt.,1or. -. ,,,...,.r
Music. O.o,,as,..
Ar t,tor,o , t,.,
the state Grange s,nl,o hrIao,. -,
opening the progra,, ffo 49,.
ducad Mayor " niyo1,,, ,i,.
discussed tho nrohlo,, nc
nrnbler u.bicb st,o,,,,,
h,. oryarty,+iore M, 49,,
conpro.uiotad tho ,.r....,,,
.t,o,s,r, al -. -. ,..,..
rro,,d -, h,. 80. Wv.
a.. hord,rs .-,a ,..,. WI"
ht,,ho-. ,,,.,,. ,t,.' ~
t Dr." '''''''' ~
ea.,t -, y" .''
. .' -'"'' '' VIZ
co.. 10 H. ''""'N %.
,''S' ''''i''"uep
-, "FS'e ~.
So .'a ., E''n SCHOOLS ana ''hproVeo
''''' "'9 ''' f'e'Oe FeSponu'u ~ the
ma 'i "'''o'ne' III pehaif OF the 49,
Wv ""ser9 Eepr'S'n'eu IN the meet
'"s' re Psld warm tribute TO the
eN'eleh' Work oelhS zone by the state
a8rI'nitura college.
fX-GoN. zen said the grange has
oeen educat'ng the farmer and rails
ing the VOCATION OF agriculture TO tho
dignity OF the professions. No nation
can thrive unless agriculture thrives.
The speaker thought X was matter
OF pride that all Of the important pro-
fessions and oallirgs for men through.
out tho country depend upon the farm
for reinforcement OF their ranks.
PROT Hills mentioned at the outset
the Milton tercentenary. which f. ~
be observed to-day very generals
speaking world. He emohasIzes ina
fact that Milton. in tract vr,,.or
three hundred yesrs ago laid stress
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

city in three months, or one month,
which is record as gratifying as IT
Is unusual. II our fltering plant has
saved the number Of lives indicated
by the comparative statistics furnish-
cd by DR.. Caverly, IL has more than
paid for itself already as life saving
institution, to say nothing OF the
promotion of the health of our people
In general.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

The exodus Of Christmas trees from
Vermont has begun in earnest. Why
not establish q closed season for the
killing Of young trees in the Green
Mountain Slater
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
III n good balance on hand.

with n good balance on hand.
Reports OF the deputies showed that
good work was being done all over the
State.
An Invitation was received from CAS-
sius Peck to visit Morrill, hall and the
experiment farm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

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BURLINGTON. THURSDAY. DEO
WANTED.

when you want anything. advertise in
The new special column OF this paper.
somc bargains are offered there this
week which Il will pay you to read
about. See page two. This paper has
more than 5000 readers every week
and one cent a word will reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10

FOUNTAIN PENS At FREE FIRES.