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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-11
LOOKING FORWARD.
Roosevelt for Chief Magistrate Agnin
Washington Hopes.

l have tried to be q decent President
for a decent eople.-Theodore Roose-
welt, March 3. 1853. Commenting on this
the Washington correspondent Of the
Boston says:
AS Theodore Roosevelt is on the verge
of leaving the White House Washington
is beginning more and more to belleVe
that he will again be heard OF In con-
nec,ion with the presidency 1t Is be-
leved fl not few quarters that ne
will again be candidate for president
and that he will win.
This is simply state of mind IN
Washington. 1t may materialize and It
may not. IT is, however, interesting TO
record as the historical event is about
to take place wherein Theodore Roose-
welt gives into the hands of another the
reins of power.
Not in Il long time has q President
withdrawn from the white House with
such public acclaim as Roosevelt. He Is
thoroughly popular with large part Of
the people and 1t Is believed he Will re-
tain his popularity. This force will al
| WAYS have to be reckoned with by the
politicians.
1t is not believed that Mr.. Roosevelt
/ at present entertains the thought OF rum
ming again for the presidency. but II is
conceived that it is quite possible the
idea may be with him In embryo.
The situation can easily arise. 1t Is
believed In Washington wherein MI
Roosevelt NAV feel himself constrained
to run again. 1t would hardly be thiro
term in the old accepted way. IT would
be another kind Of term. and the people
may like It..
Nor is It believed that the tim'
would necessarily be in 1912. washington
thinks Taft will be renominated In l9l,
and reelected. hut Roosevelt might o.
the nominee In 1916 and even later He Is
In the prime Of his life. lie Is D" year,
old Eight years hence he VIII ne only
IS. and IL years hence 62. and ID Year,
hence only &C.
He ia an intensely active man. nv
loves the limelight He has peeh III
since he was q years old lie mas loNe'
to break precedents Nothing
thought would please him more tnah u
be an unusual President. one hh'i"s
third term, and more would suit h'm' !
is thought. The future Is full OF pos',
bilities for him. II his life be spare"
And his health Is very good
| At all events this IL the way N"S'e
ton regards him rs he Is about 10 man
way for his dear friend Presiden' l"i.
II Is worth while recording TINS semi
ment on March L. 1909 and let tine f"'"r
prove II, or look back upon II as cur
Gus political manifestation EeneralN
tho air as Roosevelt went out and Tar
came IN.
Men who have been 30 years az tn
White House have no recol'ec''o" "
scenes such ms were witnessed there 10
day during the closing hours OF fres'
dent Roosevelt's administration.
1t Is estimated that between ~ H. ~
and . p. nj. there were at least 2'o'
visitors to say good by to the chiet c"
ecutive.
The President stood the test with IN
hardihood and joyousness that maze III
greetings TO every man or woman VIZ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-11
THE YOUNG PHYSICIANS.

(From the New ork Ilne.s)
1t is good news that the severe re-
quirements for admission to the best
medical schools are tending to decrease
the number OF young physicians with
nothing to show for their efforts to re-
leve the Ills Of humanity but their
diplomas and the M. D." on their
visiting cards. For long while tho
schools OF medicine herenbout were
turning out small armies OF adolescent
physicians every year. There Is no
harder life than that of young un-
tried physician In large city already
we'll provided with doctors. Unless he has
strong influence to push him forward.
even intelligence Of hixn order VIII
not help him to remunerative practice
for a long while. But too many young
men have managed to pull through a
| medical course with no great fitness for
the practice OF medicine.
1t was wise plan for the medical
| schools to refuse admission to any man
| who does not already possess the degree
OF b. A. Naturally 1t decreases the
number OF medical students. which. as
the New York Medical Journal says, Is
'by no means to be regretted" We
have had too many doctors without
practice. and too many incompetent te
practice. AS for the young men who
might add lustre to the medicine o.
the present day" without the amount
of academic education now required Il
they are the right sort TO be doctors
and feel strongly their vocation for tn
medical profession, they will manage t.
get the degree OF bachelor OF Arts. an'
will be better equipped for their Difficult
profession by the hard work 1t has cos
them to enter It.
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LITTLE wrrr1E's PHILOSOPHY.
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE.

WHY JOSEPH WAS ACCEPTED,
Young Joseph Green was fain to we'd
Artistic" Minnie Brown.
But when he wooed she tossed her head
And wore an awful frown.
mo. sir" she said. 1.-The man wed
q don't desire a SAINT
Must havo enough brains in hts head
To learn to draw and paint"
Joe went away, With heart quite faint:
II fear she'll ne'er he mine,
He sighed, II cannot learn to paint
'Twould take me all my time"
He sat him down once more 70 think
How he had best begin;
Oh happy thought. with per and ink
I'll crafty her whim."
On wings o. love lie quickly flew.
And gained his Miunie's side
MY darling. will this drawing do:"
ooh. yes" size quick replied.
within his sheltring arms she few.
But hers around his neck.
WIZ \ think you. was Il that he drew
Not landscape. but--a check.
London Tit-Bts.
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pleasant than usual. During all this
time no stopped at intervals to sign bills
coming in from Congress or to attach
his name TO photographs brought to him
The President signed the District OF
Columbia, the fortifcat,ons. tho army
and naval appropriation bills The
Brownsville bill. which permits the dis
charged negro soldiers OF the 2oth In
fan,ry 10 re-enlist in the army upon es-
tablsh,ng their innocence. has not yet
reached the President. hut It was said
to-day that he had decided to sign IL.
Every cabinet officer in the city went
to the white House during the day with
heads OF bureaus and the principal or
floers OF their departments.
During the afternoon the President
shook hands with the White House
Republican c;lee club Of Columbus, o.
and listened TO songs by Its members.
Later he received Governor Draper or
Massachusetts Governor Hughes OF
New york, Governor Hadley Of Missouri
and Governor Pothier Of Rhode Island
with their stats.
Among those received by appointment
were the members Of the Interstate COM
merce commission. The President ex-
changed with each member cordial per-
sonal greetings Chairman Knapp
speaking for the commission. said that
the country was Indebted 20 tho Pres''
dents persistent efforts and command
INK influence for notable measures OF
regulation.
| In response. the President said "Yoc
havo done the work, while I have seem
cd to get the credit for II. I have tr'e'
to he a decent President for deoen
people"
At & n. m. he received his old friend:
from oyster Bay. and Mt the same tint
received the friends and neighbors o
Vice President-elect Sherman. After thu
he shoot hands with the famous Haml
ton club OF Chicago.
Tho last Roosevelt dinner in the Whit
House was served at p. m, with !
present. constituting members Of tn
families Of the retiring and incominI
Presidents Mr. and Mrs. Taft we're tn
principal guests None Of the Roosevelt
children were present. and the Tai
ch,ldre. spent the night at the Board
man residence.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt left Washnigto
, to-day for oyster Bay. Quentin Roose
|
Va. until the close Of the school yeal
The most affecting OF all the farewell
NJ the white House was when the Pres
dent called all tire clerks. messenger
and other attaches Of his executive stat
into his office late to-day. We made
few remarks. telling them how great
he appreciated the way they had assiste
him IN the seven years OF his admins
tration. Roth he and they. he declared
had worked IN common for the welfar
> Of the nation and both had done the
best. He wished them oil farewell an
good luck. Then he shook hands wit
each OF them. There were many I
k whose eyes tears came as they said goc
= bye TO their retiring chief. A run1b'
! of the White House attaches were r.
|. mcmbered by the President with perso,
!: al gifts.
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may secure comfortable quarters and
plenty Of food at no cost to them
selves during the long winter months
The taxpayers OF Vermont have paid
out q pretty sum in past decades for
the support in jails Of tramps and
other shiftlcss classes. and 1t Is time
TO adopt means to check this practice,
and IL no other argument than that
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PRESIDENT TAFT AND JAPAN.
(From the Washington starr

japan likes the new president. and
with good reason. He likes Japan, and
probably better than any other Amer'-
can statesman understands the eastern
situation In which she plays 80 import
ant q part. His administration Is certain
to reflect the most liberal sentiment to-
ward all the world. Having approved OF
Mr.. Roosevelts course In frowning upon
snd helping defeat the nischievous anti
Japanese maneuvers on the Pacific
coast. President Taft will. wa may all
be sure. square his own conduct In once
BY the same broad and liberal and pa
tr.otic spirit, The Taft administration
means friendship for Japan.
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TO HONOR CHAMPLAIN.
President Taft Will Attend the
Tercentennial.
Mr.. Sherman ALSO Accepts-Celebra-
ton of the Discovery of Famous
Like, Arranged for Next July
TO 10-First Invitation
Accepted by Mr.. Tnft.
(From the washington Post.)

After having once declined an invita-
ton to attend the terccntenary celebra-
ton of the discovery Of Lake Champlain
to be held in tho valley of Lake Cham
plain July TO 10 President Taft yester-
day re0onsidered and accepted. His
change OF mind was due largely to the
personal request of Senator Root and
Governor Hughes Of New York.
When a committee representing the ter
centennial visited the White House and
formally requested the President to re-
consider his declaration he reminded tho
members that he had once declined but
when Senator Root and Governor
Hughes added their appeals the Presi-
dent gave in.
TAFT'S FIRST ACCEPTANCE.
| This Is the first invitation accepted by
the President and the members of the
committee naturally were highly elated.
| The committee was composed of Gov
ernor George II. Prouty OF Vermont,
Governor Charles f. Hughes OF New
York, Senators Dillingham;. Page. De-
pew, and Root, Representatives Foster,
Henry W. Hill, and Lynn NJ Hayes
secretaries Of the two State commits
sions: w. j. Van Patten, Walter c.
Withcrbee, Judge John II. Booth, AS
semblymen James Shea and James A.
Foley.
1t is planned that the President. &C.
companled by members of his cabinet
other State officials, the ambassadors
of France and Great Britain. and dign!
taries of the dominion of Canada, sinai
be present at the celebration on July
L rti
Following the invitation extended t.
the President the members OF the t"'
state commissions called upon Vice
President Sherman and Speaker Cannon
and extended invitations to them u
participate in the celebration Both &C
cepted. The vice-president was invited u
deliver the address at Ticonderoga. Ny
on Tuesday, July G. and he said he con
) scented.
PLAN OF PRECAUTIONARY.
The States of Vermont and New Yorl
and the national government have ap
propriated money to carry on the ceie
bration. The program as far as planneo
includes the following places and dates
3 Crown Point. July 8. Ticonderoga, Ju!
G; Plattsburgh, July 1; Burlington. Jul
:, s, and Isle La Motto. July g.
At each of these places literary exet
cses will take place. both orations an
9 poems TO be delivered by men of prom
nence. There will also be presentation
of Indian pageants depicting the disco'
ery OF Lake Champaign. the fight c
Champlain. his two white companies an
2 the Algonquin Indians who accompanie
him with the warlike Iroquois and HI
rons. These pageants Will be followe
by a presentation of the drama OF "Hia
watha." In these productions l7o AlgoI
v ouin Indians will take part.
g The cities Of burlington and Platt'
burgh will each conduct a week or cel'
y bration Independent of the program prs
= pared by the two State commission
= sunday, July 4. the day or which Chan
. plain discovered the lake. the chuTcht
OF both Vermont and New York state
D will hold special services commemor;
e tive Of the great explorer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-11
A NEW DATE FOR THE INAUGURAL
VION

The people Of the United States are
un1uestionably ready for change in
the dat. Of the inauguration Of a new
Preside, It Of the United states. The
weather clerk has conspire6 with the
elements to make the time ripe also
Thousands OF people from different
parts Of tho country who have attend
ed Inauguration ceremonies in Wash
ington during the past quarter Of a
century know that favorable day
for the event is the exception rather
than the ruiz. Thera Is really no
sound reason why the date Of the be-
ginning OF the presidential term
pie Of tho United States who desire
to witness the ceremonies attending
change Of government can do so
without endangering their health In
the most Indictment OF weather and i'm
perllling their lives in quadrennial
billiards.
In view Of the fact that the FIRST
Inauguration Of George Washington
as president was held in New York or
April 80, 1889. there is good historical
precedence for the selection of this
last day Of April for Inauguration. i
would be in every way fitting to return
to the day on which our first Presiden
was inaugurated. and it Is to be hoped
the matter may be taken promptly II
hand while public interest in the mat
for March 4 as Inauguration Day.
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THE STORY TELLER.
A LOVER OF STRONG DRINK.

Horace Bixey, the doyen Of Mississippi
pilots, Is still at the wheel at eighty-two.
To him Mark Twain served his appren-
tceship.
A vicksburg reporter asked NJ. Bxey
recipe for a hale old age
Temperance. young man" the pilot
replied "1ntemperance ia what kills us
off Oh. the victims" he said, In his
Whimsical way. the sad victims OF In
temperance have seen!
"Once. remember. passenger ~
ours fell overheard. We fshcd him out
with n boathook after he had been
king on the bottom half an hour or
80. we laid him limp and sopp'ns on
the dock. and a steward ran for the
whiskey bottle.
"As 7 pried the mans mouth open 70
pour some whiskey down his throat, his
lips moved. kind Of r1urmur came
from them. put my ear down close IN
listen. and ! heard the half drowned
wretch say
Roll mo on a bari fust IN gle Soma
o. this water out. It'l weaken the lick-
| err "--Philadelphia Record
LITTLE wrrrIE's PHILOSOPHY.
Never pvt OF M .errorrer con-
cealn' shnele IN yer pants terday.
There's no teilin when maw'lI break
| loose
"Citv boys don't have = bug perta-
ters, but thevs too many houses there
to .ick-tack and do a good clean Job
| Of 4.
"Be good and ycw kin Ion the Sun
day school i'st afore Christmas"
Opportunity IL like a mudturtle-ys
gotta ketch II while it's a bitin.'
"Crackin' nuts with YER teeth IL all
right n yer teeth don't break. Paw seq
It's the same way In bizness. n doan't
pay 70 be too dunn careless about bitin'
off more'n yew kin chew"
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will commend him to tho people OF
the whole country regardless OF poll
tics. and It Is safe to say tho country
will enjoy marked progress and pros
perity under his administration.
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out to the letter, and every citizen
made to bear fair share OF the bur
den of government and public i'm
provement. there would be little
ground for criticism as regards It's
results. The chief complaint Is that
the law is not enforced. and from this
flow most of the Ills to which the
overburdcned taxpayers flesh is heir.
Wa have several suggestions to
make In this connection. which we
believe will be helpful. II carried out.
In the first place all good citizens
ought to appreciate the fact that by
cooperating with the assessors they
can materially aid in carrying out the
| spirit as we'll as the letter Of our tax
legislation.
Citizens who have juggied their in
ventories and thereby helped to create
demand for more rigorous measures
In order to force them to bear their
share OF the burden Of taxation. should
take warning from tho experience Of
the past few years. and realize that
IL they persist in tax-dodging. there
Will surely be q day Of reckoning with
an outraged public sentiment and
their first.
| People in general have a fairly ado
quate idea OF what a fair tax would
be for their neighbors. and when a
wealthy man pays little more than a
poll tax for public improvements and
the expenses OF government, It Ia nat q.
ural that marked unrest and dis
satisfaction with the operation Of our
tax laws should result. An exeellen,
Illustration OF this is to be found in
the following paragraph printed in
the editorial columns OF the Barre
Times:
FORMER Attorney-General Clarke {,
Fits says that three millions Of tax
able property escapes taxation II
Brattleboro We had not known be
fore that Brattleboroeans were a,
adept at the game Of tax-dodgIng.
This utterance brought forth tn
following striking comment from tn
Brattleboro Reformer:
Mr.. Fits did say that in Brattle
boro In his opinion $4,000, 900 Of prop
erty escaped taxation every year blu
he took pains to add that the sam
con- ition existed in practically ever,
town in the State, so that Barrc-ite
are just as adept in tax lodging a
Brattleboroeans
. This Is matter In which It is diff
fcult to throw stones without hit
, ting some other towns glass hous,
ment would apply to Burlington a
we'll as to other towns in Vernon
and the strange thing about this
that most inveterate tax-dodgers ar
known. although they think they hid
, themselves when they hide thei
money. As a matter Of fact tan
. dodgers would be surprised. II the
!, could sec themselves "as others Sc
! them"
I Assessors owe IL to themselves O
we'll as to their respective commun
. | ties and the State to enforce the Ia
y with respect to others as we'll {
themselves. In every case where a
q oath is required. 1t should be faitl
{ fully administered. and where discr.
y tion is placed in their hands tn;
should be exercised with the expire.
- idea of better enforcement of II
t law than formerly.
II citizens cooperate with the a
: SCISSORS and assessors cooperate vii
o each other, the next commission tn;
= Investigates tax conditions In Vernon
will have a different story to tell fro
- that reported by the commission al
considered by the recent Legislature
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-11

The Waterbury Record rejoiccs in
Senator Dillingham's discovery that
one-tenth Of all the United States sem
ators were either born In Vermont or
were born Of Vermont ancestors. We
believe It Is very generally conceded
now that II does no, handicap a man
TO have Vermont ancestry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-11
WHEN THEY QUARREL.

Hubby. But II you like the young fell
low. why DO you object to our daugh-
ter marrying him?
Wife. Oh, she'll marry him for all
that, but I want to give her chance
to say when they quarrel that Mother
didn't want me TO marry you. anyway
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TOO TRUE.

"A fool and his money are soon part
ed"
"Pshaw! I know q better one"
What Is III"
"A fool and his money seldom maxi
connection. Kansas City JournaA
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NOT INSIDE, But OUTSIDE

There was an old lady from Tyre
Whose auto got stuck IN tho m;-e,
Said the villages fool
"If twas only a mule.
You might start It by building FIRE !"
New York Times.
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THE SOLE OBSTACLE.

Irete Parent-Am I to understand
there Is some idiotic affair between you
and that impecun!ons young ass. Lord
Bilaris?
Fair Daughter very sweetly)-Cnly
you, papa illustrated Bits.
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Some bargains are offered there this
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about. See page two This paper has
mora tha,, 5000 readers every week
and on, cent a word will reach them all.
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ISFERENTIAI.

Ethel-Jack, simply raved over my
figure and my complexion.
Mainland IS he still in the ASYLUM
Boston Transcript.
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