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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
GENIUS MISAPPLIED.

had dream, wondrous dream,
And after due reflection
found it was a splendid scheme
For gaining the election.
tried t. out hate II now,
With all the Gibes ensuing,
I'm sick and sad, for this is how
1t worked to my undoing:
You see. ! live in Denver town,
Whore women WELD the power
OF voting any fellow down
Whom they consider sour:
And so, to gain the title sweet"
! had my ballots printed
Across the back with fashions neat,
All wonderfully tinted.
The women viewed the dainty thing,
And then with honey ed quaver
They made the polling places ring
with cheering In my favor.
But now. alas I'm dropping tears,
For after due inspection
They took em home as souvenirs
OF n too-sweet election.
Chicago News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
AGE AND YOUTH.

Youth takes it joys from hopeful dreams
OF future prizes to be won.
OF voyage on unknown streams
In realms beyond the rising sun.
But Age, reflective Age, delights
Fen in the twilight's dying rays
In turning to the Joyous sights
or unforgotten Yesterdays.
! know not which more joy imparts.
Which hath the sweeter taste the page
That tells of Hope in youthful hearts,
Or tender memories of age.
John Kendrick Bangs in Success Maya
zine
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
PROVING HER STATEMENT.

women are vainer than men," said
Miss Frances Kellar of the Womens
Municipal League OF New York, to a
group OF reporters, '"rhere are a thous-
and proofs that this is So Why. the
necktie OF the handsomest Of you gentle
men Is even now up the back Of his
collar"
There were six men present, and each
OF them involuntarily felt at the back VI
his neck,-Everyb odys Magasins.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
SIMPLE JUSTICE TO GENEROSITY.

The Anddlebury Register recently spoke
Of the custom Of the Vermont Marble
company In giving Thanksgiving dinners
Including turkeys, cranbcrries sweet
potatoes and all the other things that
go with regulation feast of this kind to
all the employees thereof in the various
places in which they have works. and
intimated that this must he n good in
vestment, TO say nothing OF the amount
Of free advertising received
This may he true, for the Good Book
tells US it is better to give than to re-
selVe. Unfortunately a host of corpora
tons still cling to the old notion that it
Is not q good Investment to thus remem-
Der their employees at Thanksgiving time,
or any other for that matter. The YER
mont Marble company also nnd Il A
splendid Investment to provide good read
ing rooms for their employees as well as
10 surround them with uplifting IN
huences in every direction so far as poss-
ib!e. as we'll ms TO do many other bene-
fcent works that many employers for
get or omit 20 do
A the Morrisville News and Citizen
Weu says: Such an act OF generosity
ought 70 be a good investment and IL
worth all the free advertising 1t gets.
II shows to the world that the company
IL interested in it's men and that is al
ways a good investment for whatever
concern that practices It,"
II would be interesting to know Just
what the esteemed Register itself regard
ed as q good investment as regards Its
employees on Thanksgiving day and the
same thing is true of some Of the rest Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
The fnal steps looking to the es

The fnaI steps LOOKING to the es-
tablishinE Of permanent national
on Furnace brook have been taken by
District Attorney Dunnett Of ST. Johns
bury, and in the not distant future
Uncle Sam will be Matching fish on a
large scale at that point. The loca-
ton Of this hatchery is the outcome Of
ator Proctor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
(FrOm the Landmark

tf rom the l-anCmark)
The Rutland Herald says that mas
much as all the business interests OF the
State have something in common, il
would be in line Of good policy to get to-
gather and consider matters to the end
Of better advertiser. OF the State.
The Montpelier Journal. speaking Of
the Herald's suggestion snys. Her. is
a possibility Of accomplishing something
We have talked a great about larger
development of our State resources.
That IL better than state Of indfrer-
ence. but there must be something more
than talk If results are to be obtained"
Action that never proceeds beyond the
passing of a resolution that Is talk.
rarely amounts to much; works must
follow faith. II there is to be an in
creased development of Vermont's ma
terial interets, then works must follow
words to the end that more people may
he induced to come into the State either
as permanent or summer residents
Works followed the words of the New
Hampshire people when they set out to
make the State home for the summer,
boardor and resident, and in the decade
and n half since the beginning of tho
work this same summer resident has
increased the assessed valuation OF the
State by fifty million dollars
1t Is proposed by the papers mention
ed that convention he called to which
all associations, societies. and clubs In
terested in the States progress he In
vited to participate, This Is seemingly
first step in the work. hut step
withal. that viii be nothing but bill of
expense If action ceases with the pass
ing of resolution. Let the chief topic
be the summer bosrder. for hs is what
Vermont needs at FIRST more than 1t does
a cotton mill and II Is a worn in which
every citizen can participate and lend a
helping hand and therefore the conven-
tion work should not come until ways
and means had been devised to let works
follow its words.
Let every man in the otate take upon
himself leadership in this matter Of
the summer boarder for this IL the best
state In the Union for the summer
home but let every farmer realize at
the start thai should he succeed In Sc
curing tho summer boarder such board
err VIII expect the farmer to provide him
with nome grown vegetables and berries
ana not those furnished by the village
store.
In inc meantime It is a good sign that
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WANTED.

when you want anything. advertise In
the new special column OF this paper.
Bono bargains are offered there this
week ;:.ss..ch II will pay you to read
about. Sec page two. This paper has
moro than $1,000 readers every week
and one cent a word will reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02

It to the town. and they settle Thls Is
the first step. Next comes n procedure
by which, under certain conditions only,
the towns or some of them draw back
from the State part or all of the
amount paid for higher instruction.
These conditions relate to the amounts
raised and expended for current school
purposes" by the towns; and whether
the towns paying advanced tuition draw
anything or II anything. how much, de-
Ponds on how high n tax they raise for
current school purposes If less than
forty cents on the dollar, they draw
nothing: II forty to fifty cents thew
draw one-fourth OF tho amount paid for
free tuition; n fifty TO sixty. onc-halr
to seventy threefourths; if more than
seventy, they draw back the whole
amount. In other words the state helms
those towns that are disposed 70 be M
ernl themselves IN matters OF education.
II the state is to help in any degree, il
appears that this is a perfectly safs
fasis on which to dispense It's charity.
II the Iierald will examine the list Of
towns that realize from the distribution
by the State OF something like sleoo1
annually In partial repayment for the
| sums they expend for advanced tuition,
| It will find the benefit very generally
scattered ar1ng the smaller and poorer
towns that really reeG such assistance.
Compelling every town to provide higher
instruction at It's own expense outright
would have been an in1possibility because
, OF tho resultant expense. Nobody ques-
.'o''S tne marked oeneI'' mat mas fo'-
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Doan's Regulets cure constipation,
tone the stomach. stimulate the liver.
promote digestion ana appetite and
easy passages of the bowels Ask
your druggist for them 2ae z box.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-02

The Rutland Herald discovers "a H.
nancial Leak in the state treasury due,
as it alleges, to the operation of tine
law which provides for free advanced
tuition, At the States expense, OF pupils
in towns which do not support nigh
school" The Herald cites several abuses.
Poultney is considering tho discontinuance
OF its hieh school and sending its ad-
vanced pupils to the Troy Conference
academy. St Johnsbury, Danville ana
Derby are drawing considerable sums
from the State under this tuition law,
rather than support high schools. The
Herald seems 10 fear that every town
with an adjacent academy or institute
will give up It's own high school and
allow the state to pay the tuition of its
advanced pupils.
The Herald is not quite accurate In its
description of this law relating to tuition
for advanced pupils. Towns without high
schools of heir own are compelled to
provide instruction for such pupils in
high schools or academies OF other towns
by paying their tuition charges therein.
up to certain amount pcr year. This is
nbsoluted. The towns must pay 1t in the
first instance. The high schools charge
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01

G INCE Mrs. Taft became the owner
~ of a Jersey COW she has been re
receiving hundreds of letters. Mean
while "Bossy'' is giving a generous
quantity of rich milk, wholly uncon-
scious of what stir she has created.
Many of Mrs. Taft's correspondents
are housewives who offer her various
suggestions as to butter-making, how
to produce the most palatable cottage
cheese, etc.
Mrs. Taft is glad to receive letters
like these, for she knows they spring
from no mercenary purpose. The most
persistent of the correspondents, how
ever, are cattle breeders who see
what great advertisement it would
be for them if they could have their
special herds represented on the big
lot back of the White House. Such
communications get no consideration.
If all of them were answered to the
satisfaction of the senders the big ell
liptical pasture back of the presidents s
home would soon look like a wild
west cattle ranch.
The story of the purchase and de-
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01

greatest interest in the work of her
husband
Mrs. Clark, before her marriage, was
Miss Genevieve Bennett. She is es-
sentially domestic in her tastes and is
decidedly intellectual. She is convers-
ant with the great questions of the
day, and has devoted herself to the
seconding of her husbands public ca
reer, and to her children, of whom
she has two living, Bennett and Gene
We've.
1t has been said of John Sharp VIII
liams, former leader of the minority,
that he had attended more colleges
than any other man in congress, but
people who know of Mr.. Clark's career
from boyhood say that he holds the
real record.
Mrs. Clark is one of the charter
members Of the Congressional club
and is prominently identified with the
management of the organization. She
is a delightful hostess and is affec-
tionately regarded by the new arrivals
in congressional circles, who look to
her for guidance in Official social"
matters.
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01
Cured by cuticura for $3.50.

when my little boy was two and q
half months old he broke out on both
cheeks with eczema. 1t was the itchy,
watery kind and we had to keep his
little hands wrapped up all the time,
and If he would happen to get them
uncovered he would claw his face till
the blood streamed down on his cloth
ing. We called in physician at once,
but he gave an ointment which was so
severe that my babe would scream
when it was put on. We changed
doctors and medicine until we had
spent fifty dollars or more and baby
was getting worse. I was so worn out
watching and caring for him night and
day that 1 almost felt sure the disease
was incurable. But finally reading of
the good results of the Cuticura Rem
edies, / determined to try them.
can truthfully say 1 was more than
surprised, for 1 bought only a dollar
and half's worth of the Cuticura
Remedies (Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Pills), and they did more good than
all my doctors medicines I had tried,
and in fact entirely cured him. His
face is perfectly clear of the least
spot or scar of anything. Mrs W. NJ
spot or scar. Mrs. w. M Comerer,
Burnt Cabins, Pa, Sept. Is, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Prors Boston
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01

ONE of the most frequent visitors to
" the members gallery of the house
of representatives in Washington
since the convening of the extraordin-
airy session of congress is Mrs. Champ
Clark, wife of the minority leader, ON
whom the eyes of the country are
turned during this his first experience
as chief of his party in the house.
1t is true the leadership was turned
over by John Sharp Williams during
the second half of the last session,
but the former leader kept close sur
veillance over his successor. Now Mr..
Clark is responsible for himself and
his management of Democratic affairs
on the floor of the house is a matter
of deep concern to his wife, who, like
most congressmen's wives. takes the
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01

WAsHINGToN-In the giving out
w of the news at the White House
perhaps the most striking departure
from the Roosevelt methods has been
shown since March A.
The day of the "fair-haired boy" as
the Roosevelt newspaper favorites
were locally (and perhaps enviously)
known, has passed. There are no
press agents of the administration, or
If there are they do not appear as
such at the White House.
Mr.. Taft had not been president
very long before he announced that
he would cease seeing newspaper rep
resentatives with the same freedom
they had been accustomed to at the
White House. The first version of this
was that when he had anything to
communicate to the newspapers he
would send for representatives and
talk to them, but that at other times
he did not care to see them
Either this was not his position or
he soon modified it. Now the practice
is to see newspaper representatives
by appointment, and when the inter-
view is sought the president requires
that the subject of it shall be stated.
This gives him an opportunity to de-
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01

r HE size of the average family in
i the United States has decreased
from 5.S persons in 1890, the date of
the first census. to 4.6 in the same area
in 1900, according to volume being
prepared by the census bureau at
Washington.
OF especial interest from a sociologi-
cal point a-c statistics of family life
In 1890 families composed of no more
than three persons represented only
one-fourth OF the entire number of
liar size made up nearly 40 per cent.
of all families Families composed of
six or more persons represented in
1850 more than one-half n.t in 1900
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01

cline to take up subjects he is not
ready or willing to discuss. In appli-
cation, however, there is a good deal
of latitude. After the subject men
toned is disposed of the president
talks about various matters brought
up by himself or his visitor.
President Taft has an intimate per-
sonal acquaintance with nearly all the
newspaper correspondents in Wash
ington. He calls them by their first
their families and friends. With those
in whose discretion he has confidence
he chats in the same jolly, frank way
as of old-with this difference: the
visitor is made to feel that he must
not take professional liberties. Mr..
Taft does not want himself or the
White House written up as show. On
account of his personal intimacy with
the newspaper men he did not adhere
to his original plan of confning them
to very formal interviews, but this
concession does not mean making
copy" out of casual conversation.
There is no more running to him to
verify reports, to learn who is to be
appointed to office, to get stories about
senators, to get advance statements
prior to official action.
Mr. Taft does not say much about
1t, but he let's it be known that he in
sists upon the dignity of his office.
He likes small talk to express his
views about men and affairs, and his
visitors may use what they hear for
their guidance, but not as presidential
0nSSin for h1icafiOn
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01

scarcely more than one-fourth of the
families enumerated.
The number of children under 16
years of age to each white family
was 2.S in 1890, as compared with Is
in 1900 The ratio in 1870, of two chill
dren under 16 years of age to each
white female 16 years of age and over,
declined to one in 1900.
OF 3,171 900 white persons enumer-
ated in 1880. approximately 1000 900
survived 80 years later, IL 500 in 1880,
while in 1900 there were % persons
who reported ,neir ages as 110 years
and over, so that at the census of 1900
it is possible that there were still
living persons enumerated in the first
census, taken 10 years before
In 1870 the Smiths led all the rest,
there being 33.345 of that family.
Other families followed in the So
Quence given: Brown, Davis, Jones,
Johnson, Clark, Williams, Miller and
Wilson These nine names repre-
sented about tour per cent. of the total
white population Of 1890.
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01
Gen. Corbin Buys Cow for Mrs. Taft

livery of Mrs. Taft's COW never has
been told correctly. Maj. Gen. Henry
c. Corbin, who was farmer in his
younger days, was commissioned to
get COW. He made a selection and
early one morning he and Mrs. Corbin.
who are among the elite of Chevy
Chase, Washington's fashionable SUI
burb, embarked in an automobile and
led "Bossy' into the city and up to
the back fence of the White House.
There they sent in a policeman for
President and Mrs. Taft, who came
out and opened the gate in regular
country fashion.
Then arose problem as to what to
do with the COW. When the quartet
arrived at the White House stable
with the cow they found it crowded
so full of automobiles that no place
was left for ''Bossy.'' Finally, by
shifting around, stable room was
found.
Gen. Corbin fixed an automobile
cushion by "Bossy's'' side and in the
regular old-fashioned way MIXED
about quart of lacteal fluid, which
President and Mrs. Taft sampled
and pronounced good. Having deliv-
cred the cow Gen. and Mrs. Corbin
whisked away in their automobile.
''Bossy's" surroundings were a little
strange to her at first, but she has be-
come used to the policeman and auto
mobiles and is giving first-rate satis-
faction
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01
Question of the Hour.

I'VE are really at a loss to know
how to punish Earle" she said I'VE
have tried all the punishment in our
kindergarten list without effect We
have reasoned with him and told him
that he will cease to be our pretty pet
and win grow up to be a bad, bad
man. and
Of the old school, who was visiting
them, you will find on the trunk in
my room a very excellent strap that
/ shall not need temporarily"
But, of course, he didn't know any
thing about modern methods.
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01
Loo Literal.

We'll, yes" said Old Uncle Lazzen-
berry, who was intimately acquainted
with most of the happenstances of the
village. "Almira Stang has broken off
her engagement with Charles Henry
Tootwiler. They'd be goin' together
for about eight years, durin' which
time she had been inculcatin into him,
as you might call it, the beauties of
economy; but when she discovered,
Just lately, that he had learnt his les
son so we'll that he had saved up 217
pairs of socks for her to darn i'm
mediately after the wedding, she
peared to conclude that he had taken
her advice little too literally. and
broke off the match.'-Puck.
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01
"coFFEE DOESN'T HURT ME"
Tales That Are Told.

'J was one of the kind who wouldn't t
believe that coffee was hurting me- %
says n. Y. woman. "You just couldn't
convince me its use was connected
with the heart and stomach trouble
suffered from most of the time.
My trouble finally got SO bad
had to live Oh. milk and tcaSs al.cs.
eniirvfy Tor three or four years. Still
l loved the coffee and wouldn't believe
1t could do such damage.
What 1 needed was to quit coffee
and take nourishment in such form as
my stomach could digest
.T had read much about Postum,
but never thought it would fit my case
until one day 1 decided to quit coffee
and give it trial and make sure about
1t. So 1 got a package and carefully
followed the directions.
Soon 1 began to get better and was
able to eat carefully selected foods
without the aid of pepsin or other di-
gestants and it was not long before
was really a new woman physically
Now 1 am healthy and sound, can
eat anything and everything that
comes along and 1 know this wonder
full change is all due to my having
quit coffee and got the nourishment ]
needed through this delicious Postum.
MY wonder is why everyone don't
give up the old coffee and the troubles
that go with it and build themselves up
as 1 have done. with Postum
Easy to prove by 10 days trial of
Postum in place of coffee. The reward
is big.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above Ietters A new
nj
are genuine. true. and full OF human
1nfeEent-
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01
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Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01

Starch, like everything else, is be-
fng constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market 25 years
ago are very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est discovery-Defiance Starch-all in
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01
Mhat Charlie Had.

Several of the scholars had returned
to Sunday school after being absent
some weeks on account of illness Il
had the measles said one little girl.
II had the mumps," said another. so
did t. said a third. The superintend-
ent heard them, and, addressing a
curly-headed boy said: well, Charlie.
you were absent, too. What did you
have?"
Charles face flushed. He thought a
moment and then sang out in high
treble: II had little brudd DE
lineator.
Western Kansas world., 1909-05-01
When Courage Failed.

Duke" said the heiress, eagerly.
"did you see father?"
Yes"
.~Wen?"
I'VE talked about the weather"
What? Lose your nerve again? !?
Why don't you brace up and talk like
a mana subject of a king on whose
domain the sun never sets!"
Can't moaned the duke. ''An the
time l was in your fathers Office he
kept grinning at a big painting.
What painting?"
1.-The battle of Bunker Hill.'-Lip-
pincOtt'S.