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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
CARE OF SICK MAN.
Basis Of Suit Of Campbell vs.. King
In County Court.

The case of Peter NJ. Campbell VS..
Adolph King, apt, an action of assumpit.
was taken up IN county court
Friday Both parties reside in Bur-
lington. Tho opening statements of the
attorneys were made Friday afternoon
before recess.
NJ. G. Leary, for the plaintiff, said 1t
would be shown to the jury that some
years ago Mr.. King was taken sick and
that for period of six or seven years
lie was cared for at the home Of MIR.
Campbell whose wife is IL sister of King.
King. he claimed. paid nothing to Camp
bell for his care and keeping but promised
to deed to him some real estate which
he owned in South Burlington. Finally
when King recovered, It Is claimed that
he left the Campbell home, refusing either
TO pay for his keeping or to deed the
property to his brother -inlaw.
NJ. s. Villas for the defense said the
fact of Kings sickness at the Campbell
home would not he disputed but that Mrs.
Campbell and not her husband. was the
head of the household and managed the
matter of Its support that she was to
receive tie compensation of her brothers
support and did receive IL.
The following jury heard the case:
Hector Huard, Colchester; NJ. r. Parker,
Essex; Jerome Coleman, Shelburne; !. A..
Irish. Jericho; +. Y. Prior. South Bur-
lington: II. T. Ellsworth. tnderhill;
Leonard Buriitt, Hinesburgh; r. H. Con-
verse. Charlotte: X. L. Howe, Underhill;
". n. Root. Charlotte Z. p. Smith,
Essex; Henry Lawrence. Willston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
BLISS CARMAN.
Biographical Sketch of Poet who VIII
Write ChNmpIain" Ode.

The following is brief sketch Of
the poet who had been engaged to write
the tercontenary ode on Lake Cham
plain
Bliss Carman, poet, critic and editor,
one OF the foremost OF Canada's contem-
porary literateurs was born in Frederic
ton. N. b.. IN 1861. and on his fathers
side is descended from tho Carmans.
who went from Long Island n. Y, to
New Brunswick. while his maternal an
cesters fought in the American revolu-
ton. He was educated at the college
school OF his native town and the Uni
versity of New brunswick. from which
he graduated in 1851, later taking n two
years post graduate course at tho Uni
versity OF Edinburgh and afterwards
spending two years Mt Harvard
There seemed to lc n restless, Boz
hcmian strain in his nature that cha fed
under restraint and convention; for he
tried many lines apart from literature
but It had somehow n compelling homing
instinct that always brought him back
to bottle Of ink and pen For few
years he read law, then ventured into
the field OF civil engineering. then taught
school-but it all proved empty and I'M
satisfying: he had not found his place.
1t was not until his post graduate days
that his poetic sense became manifest
md under the stimulus Of tho inspiring
appreciation Of the editors OF the college
literary magazine he began to write
verses In a timid. furtive sort OF way
at first then he grew holder and more
irrepressible, until the editors drawer
was sta cked with enough Carman verses
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
A Legislative plan which would Not
Make Cities OvcrSEHdOw Small
Towns.
CFrom the Mortified NewsD

The Burlington Free Press republishes
the letter from the Hon. f. Il. Taft on
smaller representation in the 1egisla-
turc. which appeared in these columns
last week and also the News comments
thereon.
We have always taken occasion to say,
when discussing the matter, that we be-
licvcl smaller legislative representa-
ton would be desirable. While not as
s,lnlirg that anyone is trying to steal a
march on the small towns, the News
has tri"d TO poi;t ont the objections
which they may have and very properly
for Ito most part to reduced representa-
ton. Tho Free Press finds that IF Mr..
TaftS proposition were to be carried out
the large towns would still fall FAR short
If being = the saddle" If the Burling-
ton contemporary las figured It all out
OF course ii knows but it would be IN
tercstine 20 SEQ Mr. Taft's figures for the
who'll, state. Tie Free Press. however,
calls attention to Il fact that had been
overlooked in this office. to the effect
that its "original proposition was 10 pro-
vide that no large town should have
more than one representative, aud that
tho remaining mcmhers to which each
county was entitled should be distributed
among the remaining towns in the conn-
~ divided into Representatives districts In
an equitab!o manner"
Such plan would. We should say,
nee. with much greater favo" in the
small towns and there might he hope
that they would carefully conside- IT.,
at least. Such n proposition would re-
o,lire n considerable revision Of figures
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

president of the French Republic. Amer
'cans, at least until very recent years,
have always affected to despite the
po'np and display made by foreign ma
tons ove- tho public appearance OF their
rulers, particularly over new ruler who
is formal, beginning MS reign.
This antipathv 20 kings. to the why's
OF kings. and 20 all the theatrcalitles
with which royalty surrounds itself. does
rot mean as much nowadays to the ave-
rage American as 1t did to the Ameri-
cans Of a century or more ago, when,
10 the people OF this soil. the word King
was about the most hateful word in the
English language. Nowadays, Ameri-
cans are disposed to admit that the King
poor fellow, has probably one or Two
rights which almost anybody. IN com
mon decency !s bound to respect The
King In short. has managed to secure
for himself a standing in court. and
royal etiquette - not now so abhorrent
10 tic sons Of freedom as II used 10 Re
once upon = time rot so very long ago.
Mr. TAT. and his friends. therefore.
could nav. arranged almost any kind OF
a procession. or any kind OF reception.
without danger Of a popular tornado,
but 1t was a very different matter with
Washington and the other early Pres-
dents, who. owing - the fact that Amer
leans could still, ,Acl the smart Of the
royal whip or their shoulders, had to be
little careful. III getting themselves in
aueurated. tina. the business be got
through with in the most transformations
manner possible. The king question was
live question in those ,ively good old
days
II was this hatred for kings and for
the whole royal parapherralia that gave
such strong and popular vitality to Je,-
ferson's ideas of equality, and that made
him. and not Washington. the real foun-
der of the country. jefferson and hie
ideas were in perfect accord with the
rights % Man 'e1uently worked
out by the French revoluionists who
had. few years previously TO the cleo
ton Of Jefferson 20 the presidency. cut
OFT the head Of their king and hurled ut
Europe the defiance of Danton: The
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
WHERE'S MARRY

(Minna Irving ir Leslie's WeeklyD
Her little brother bumps his head.
or stubs dusty toe,
or tumbles from an apple-tree.
Or meets a doughty foe,
Or in n boyish feud is hit
With flying sticks or stones,
And hastens homeward with his grief
TO wall in piteous tones,
where's Nary"
Her father from a journey comes,
And though the rest are there.
His eager Elances seek for her,
The eldest daughter fair;
Tho others hang about his neck,
And run at his bchest.
But still he anXiously inquiries
For her he loves the best
where's Nary"
The church folks plan u festival
TO buy an organ new.
But disagree on ways and means
And what they ought TO do.
But when the minister arrives
He waves them all away.
II know the one TO help us out"
He's always sure to say,
where's Mary"
No touch is quito so soft a hers
Our bleeding wounds TO bind,
No voice is half so sweet and low,
No heart so true and kind.
The poor and suffering ones Of earth
Her tender pity claim
So when in trouble. pain. or doubt
We call upon her name
Where's Mary"
When Angel Gabriel blows his horn
And all of us arise
And stand before the golden gates.
Above the starry skies,
st. Peter, ere he turns the key,
VIII ask IN accents clear,
The question We so often heard
On this terrestrial sphere
where's Mary"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

The communication from Morton y.
Ives, which appears elsewhere in these
columns does not call for much extend
Cd comment. Mr.. IYe' talks feelingly
O. the perplexitics OF listers lie says;
You say "the listers hsye been II law
unto themselves and set values as they
saw f:t,"and that is lust what they are
sworn to do. You seem to inslnuate
that some listers SHOW favoritism In APP
praising various kinds Of property.
in my native town and never saw any
thing of the kind. If there was any err
for It was one Of judgment.
Tho Herald may not be able to read
English, but II there IS anything IN the
statutes that allows listers to set val
yes as they see it," It Is willing to re-
ceivc instruction from Mr.. Ives or any
ore else. The lister is sworn to assess
property at it's actual value In money
and his further talk about its earning
capacity" Is something that the law
rever contemplated.
One farmer may earn sl.OO1 where
another only earns 500 on the same
property. That Is simply case OF good
CT bad farming and nothing that tho
listers have anything to do with The
actual money value OF the property, IT.
respective of its encumbrances, Is what
TIE law calls for. Mr.. Ives has really
made an excellent argument against the
Fermonter lister and his practice by his
nPenious disclosure of the scheme OF
apprasnS property on it's earning value
As n matter of fact. most listers fc
further and deliberately set property IN
the list at a trifle over the owners eoui-
ty, wisely remembering that the mort
gage must also pay a tax and that the
mortgage fought not to he crowded ir
his list" when he Is owing so much
money on his property! This is the sort
of thing that has deranged grand lists
and made 1t difficult to get propert y
owners to see just what double taxation
10,
There is mighty little double taxation
In this State, because listers have do.
Ierty owners to evade It. This may b.
an error OF judgment as Mr.. Ives puts
II, but it has happened, not once, but
thousands of times.
Let us begin, with next quadrenn!al
appraisal, to appraise property at rs
actual market value. not at what the
listers think would be "about right, COLI
sidering everything" according to the
Ives standard Then we shall presently
get reform.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
ROOSEVELT AND THE AFRICAN
TRIP,

Will Theodore Roosevelt ever re-
turn from Africa? Not If he carries
out the proposed itinerary for his
hunting trip, says Professor Starr, of
the University of Chicago. There are
Thomas c. Platt who think the same
thought, adding: He may be very
strenuous and he may be very strong;
but he Is taking a long chance" on
the other hand. Professor Okeley. of
the Columbian Museum. insists that
Mr.. Roosevelt Will be as safe in Afri-
ca as In this country: which reminds
one of the sad fate several years ago
of a big game hunter who escaped
serious injury in all hs African adj
ventures only to mec1 sudden death
In trying to cross Broadway. NJ
Roosevelt5 tour is plann.i to give
him about ten months in thu heart Of
Africa. Who're he goes the Duke Of
the Abruzzi. Joseph Chamberlain,
Winston Spencer Churchill. Tn. Duke
of Connaught. and the Duke Of Ne k
lenburg have been. and they have
come ont alive to write books about
their tip at much less than one dol
lard q word. Mr.. Rooseve Is an ex-
pcrienced hunter, and knows how 20
take care Of himself in the midst of
danger ard hardship. Ee Will cncount-
err deadly eevers, poisonous reptiles
and he.ce animals; bus he will have
the best mcdical equipment expert
enced guides. and az up-to-data hunt
ing outfit. Mr. Roosevelt is past tho
meridian of life. !: Is true: bat az
Mrs. Humphrey Ward has 81 id o. him.
he still remains with the spiri: and
3ti cngth, the many devices of boy"
=! am not ar athlete" he says: Il am
simply good ordinary out of door
man" But in seven and half years
in the White House there has been
but one day thai the usher can recall
wner he seemed i'll, and that was n
day when he had n return Of the Cub
an fever, and really had to push him
self to stay at his desk "--Curren
Literature (April.J
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
OLD WAR VESSELS RAISED.
british Vessel sunk in Lake Cham
pIain bv Americans in 1877.

Treasures Of restored Fort Ticonder-
oga will include a British sloop OF war
which Wednesday Of last week was mt
ed from Lake Champain near the oo
pier of the venerable stronghold wherc
she was burned to the waters edge IN
III by the American forces
News that the vessel had been success
fully raised came through telegram
to Stpehen n. =. Pell, OF New YORK.
whose wife, q daughter OF Col. Robert
NJ. Thompson, owns the historic fortii-
cation and Is restoring 1t as when 1t was
captured by Col. Ethan Allen and his
Green Mountain Boys. The vessel was
found on the bottom Of the lake by Mt
Pell and Alfred G. Bosom, the architect
In charge Of the restoration. while they
were exploring the shore front. the
soundings also revealed the outline or
the stone pier where in the old days
according to authenticated maps, vessels
of war were moored.
Ticonderogo was recaptured from the
British in III by Colonel Brown, OF
Massachusetts, and the records tell that
he burned the soop and also two smaller
vessels All three crafts have been
found and the other two will shortly be
raised The ice on the lake was cut away
to enable the scarchers to work.
Tho sloop Is ninety feet in length and
is with the exception Of the upper deck,
in an excellent state OF preservation, de-
spite its 1872 years immersion.
In the bow were two large cannon
balls. The gun which was mounted on
the sloop is believed to be also at the
bottom. not far from where the vessel
was found. The craft will be placed in
the garden at the rear of the fort, where
in years to some 1t may be seen by all
visitors. The garden itself Is to be ar
ranged just as it was In Colonial days
The fort will he visited by many per
sons during the approaching Champlain
tercentenary in July.-Massena (Y. NJ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
The strength Of a child.

1t is surprising to find how few parents
know the great strength giving qualities
OF good oatmeal. Most Of them think
OF it as a food for the sturdy Scotch or
tho brawny Engishman, and overlook
its value as a food for children. Every
now and then mother will take to feed
ing her children OH Quaker Oats and
will be astonishcd at their improvement
in strength and vigor. Of course, she
tells her friends, and they prove it for
themselves, but every mother in the
country should see that her children are
strong and vigorous. Plenty of Quaker
Oats, eaten often, will do it.
Grocers sell Quaker Oats in regular
size packages at l0c, the family size
packages at Csc, and the family size
package containing a piece OF fine china
for SOC.
Don't miss day; cat Quaker Oats
every morning for breakfast.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

coalesced kings OF Europe threaten US
We hl7S at their feet as a gage Of bat
tie the head Of . king
Danton's sentiments were cheerf1lly
echoed in the hearts and by the lips OF
the Americans OF that day many oi
whom were minus certain arms and iags
trey mad paid TO King George, Just be-.
fore they threw his majesty, accouteret
In all his royal harness into tho Bay o.
Rcston. In such state Of popular mind
what President but would he cautiou.
that hts inauguration ceremonies were
reduced down TO tho requisite demo-
cratic pitch? That they were in reality
thus cautious Is touchinglv manifest &c
him who looks over the history OF ,h.
first lnauguratior.-M. A. Lane T.
Uncle emusa--The Home Magazine
for March.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

to last fo~ years when he began to
send his poems out to the real magazines
where the editors paid for contributions,
acceptance was not so sure.
No sent out poem after poem, but
tIe, almost invariably returned. with no
hear of promise; but he had supreme
confidence that his doves of verse would
find resting place in some ark of edit
torial appreciation. The best ones. which
always male tho greatest number Of
trips before acceptance, especially inter
ested him, and he gave them pet names
to commemorate their travels such as
"rhe FLYING Dutchman," Ulysses" and
"The Wandering Jew" One manuscript
he sent to Australia by way Of San
Francisco and It came back via the Suez
canal and London visiting many editors
and this poem he christened Captain
Cook" because it circumnavigated the
clobe.
Mr.. Carman has been on the editorial
stGff Of half dozen magazines or more
and recently retired from tho edtorship
Of the Literary World: he has written
about a dozen books three Jointly with
tho late Richard Hovcy He has a well
shaped head. shock Of wavy hair and
general rrcrlcdiatcd eccentrcity Of at
tire that would make him conspicuous
in any company.-Copyrlgh by William
e. Mack
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
VERDICT FOR BUCKLEY G. co.
Jury Gives Firm st2I md Costs In Suit
against Wilbur Weld.

The Jury in the Chittenden county
case Of W. II. Buckley 81 Co. VS.. W.T.
bur Field. apt. which received the case
late Friday afternoon. returned n
verdict q few minutes before recess for
the plaintiff to recover Sl2l52 and costs.
1his suit was brought to recover for
the installation Of windmill by the
plaintiff at his camp In Charlotte.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
II tn- Baby I. Cutting Teeth

Pc sure and use that old and well-trIed
remedy. Mrs Wirslow's Soothing Sy.
rup for children tcething. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gurus, nllays al
pain, cures u,n1 collie and Is tho bes.
remedy for Dia:rhoca twenty-five
cents 4 bottle
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

1He IL Hipolln Building, situated on
War, oea.de TIE Seine River. Paris,
France, was recently rooted with our
Compn-rnbhef roofing Samples free.
strong hardware Co.. Burlington, VI.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner?
TonSu coatcdc Bitter taste? Com
plexion sallow? Liver needs waking
up Doan's Rcgulets cure bilious at
tacks. Is cents at any drug store.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

The annual session of the Vermont
Methodist conference will he held at
Hardwick April 10 to II, Bishop d. A.
Goodsell u. D., IL. D., of New York,
presiding. Following is tho program:
TUESDAY, APRIL 10.
1880 to IL a. m, and 80 to p. m,
examinations of candidates for the min
istry; to 8 p. m, reception to Bishop
Goodscl and the district superintendent
in the Epworth League room; s p. m,
Epworth League anniversary. address
by the Rev. Or. rranklyn Hamilton OF
Washington. y. G.
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL H.
$50 Il. M, morning worship: Q a. M.
sacrament of the Lords supper ad-
minstered by Bishop Goodsell, assisted
by other ministers; 10 a. m, roll call
and opening of business session; II Il.
M. memorial session; l 80 p. M. statisti-
cal session: 80 p. m, annual missionary
sermon by the Rev. y. A. Legg of
Bradford $3.50 p. M, Barbara Heck
memorial services; y. m, Dean A. A.
Wright, d. D.. of Cambridge. Mass, will
give the first of his lectures on "rhe
Arloey--The God Within" s p. m, lee
turc at the opera house by DR.. Franklin
Hamilton. chancellor of the American
University of Washington, y. c., on
The Cup Of Fire"
THURSDAY. APRIL IS
S: 30 a. m. morning worship; a. M.
business session. II a. m, greetings
from fraternai delegates from other
churches with response by the bishop
y. M. meeting of the conference trust
ees; . y. m, dcaconcss anniversary. with
address by Miss Josephine Fisk of Bos-
ton; p. m. conference claimants ami
versary. with address by the Rev. pr
j. r. Hingeley Of Chicago: p. M. Dean
Wrght's second lecture on The TrilogY
Loves Tragedy. y. NJ, anniversa ries
Home Missionary and Church Extension
societies. with address by the Rev. DR.
Ward Plat Of Philadelphia
FRIDAY. April. l6
s: 30 n. m. morning worship; a M.
business session; y. m. Temperance
anniversary. with address by Clarence
Ferguson. IL. r., secretary Of .ho Yer
mont Antl-Saloon League; p. m, the
Womans Foreign Missionary society an
n.versary. with address by Mrs. Mary
Curtin. a returned missionary from Ma
laysia y. M. tho third lecture by Dean
wright on "7'he Trilogy-rhe Coronation
of Mercy" 9 p. m. Sunday-school ami
versary. with address by the Rev. DR..
David c.. Downey Of Chicago.
SATURDAY, APRIL u.
s: 20 n. m. morning Worship: . n ~
business session. = m. the Woman's
Home Mss;o'ar" rocictv anniversary,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
EARLY INAUGURATIONS.

lnauguratins president of the United
states is somewhat simple matter COM
pared with the long drawn out and
stately ceremonies that accompany the
coronation OF European kings and
queens, and even the installation of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

PENS AT FREE PRESS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

1880 to IL a. m, and 1880 to p. m.
examinations of candidates for the min
istry; to p. m, reception to Bishop
Goodscll and the district superintendent
in the Epworth League room; p. m,
Epworth League anniversary, address
by the Rev. Or. Franklyn Hamilton OF
n IL, i,,r fnn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

Announcement. of appointments and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
CONFERENCE AT HARDWICK
Sessions Of Methodist Bodies VIII Ex-
tend from April IL to IL.

The annual session of the Vermont
Methodist conference will he held at
Hardwck April 10 to II, Bishop d. a.
Goodsell, -. D., L. D., of New York,
presiding. Following Is tho program:
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-27
l2,667.23 Bales Ginned Up to January
l6, is the Census Report.

Washington, Jan. .23. There were
IL, ,667. .:231 running bales Of cotton
ginned from the growth Of 1908 to
January 16 inst, against 10, 1896, ,551
a year ago, and 27 AL active GIN
neries against 27,366 a year ago,
according to the census bureau re-
port toGay.
The report counts round bales as
half bales|and excludes linters. It
includes 232 521 round bales for
1909, 1873, ,087 for 1908, and 80, 456
sea island bales for 1909 and so, 100
for 1908. The total bales ginned
in 1907 up TO January 16 was H.
176, ,199 representing 1913 Of the
crop Of that year and Of the 1908
crop 93.5 was ginned by January
16.
Today's reports show bales GIN
| ned and number of ginneries oper-
ated respectively by states as fol-
lows:
Alabama / ,317s264 and 1887.
Arkansas 931, $40 and 2, ,115.
Florida SO, ,578 and 254
Georgia 1,s|51 and 4,458.
Kansas, Kentucky and New Mex
| leo 1,787 and s.
Louisiana 458, 722 and / 1896.
Mississippi / ,551 .ll65 and 3,476.
Missouri 55, 1872 ard 78.
North Carolina 66t ,295 and 2, 756.
Oklahoma 6l2 618 and 984.
South Carolina !, 1,193, $50 and 81
l229.
Tennessee 321 ,677 and 649.
Texas Z, ,529 ,426 and Alas.
Virginia 1854 and lis.
Distribution of sea island cotton
for 1909 by states is Florida, 34,-
l007; Georgia, 43, ,244; South Caro-
lima, 13.2O5.
The corrected statistics of the
Quantity Of cotton ginned this sea
son up to January L are Il. 465, ,29a
bales.