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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
OHE YEARS WORK OF THE LITE
SAVERS

Though TO-. marine disasters occurred
within tho ecnne os orr lifo saving ser-
vice IN 1905 fiscal year Invoicing $50
rerecrs nnd tive total loss Of nftv-@f~
vessels. only twentv-two lives were lost
Tho l,e savers rendered service n os9
81 the ~ vnssels which ner with die
a-ter. aud 5f2 persons were succored
otter statistics for the year aro,
Value ~ vessels involved ..... Ga. 2oo ~
value If car.o.s .............. 712No-0
Total value Of propnrtv involved 70 So ~
Nslv. az r-opertv lost So -o1
vain. n. nroDor.,. eavel ........ y. GGf. io5
AID ~ mere or iess Importance va-
also extended TO eirhtv-rtra doctlr1er.od
and 10 undocrrnorted vessels not IN
Guided IN the figures above. making I
total n, I35o v.s-eie receiving aeeista1ce
IN addition. rirei.-sovn- steamers and
Iso ve.-alu ~ oth,~ classes running into
5.,rer a.ere warned NJ -hoir neru ~
~. signals Of tho potrol and tho toyo-
ratchnoo, IN time ~ eecape disaster:
so 81 +heso WARNINGS being -ivnn =.
of-ht aud WENT during tic dav in
4hiol. uo,+no~
Will. ~ j. prinariIv the province -
III. ..-vjce to save and snccor The stlu-
ur.cknd a considerable Number ~ nor
sons not connected with vessels are an
nuaIly rescued from re-ilous situations
rr.ra we've fr.v-.ix cases Of this char
sctor during he Year. Fiftv-one Of the
-rtv.s,x PERSONS involved were IN dan
rer Of drowning Fifty persons received
r,.d,o,l and surgical AID AZ tie hands
n. no s.ot,on crows private rrcpo-t.-
wac retrieved and restored to the own
| arc IN rIn.,.-.vo ,,stances. These tn
Guided :, bicvcle a load Of hay. two
| automobiles and y balloon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
TIE SALARY GRAB.

(rrom the Vermont Union JourraD
We have been faithfully listenlrg bark
en,ns and reading for an expression OF
approval in regard 20 .he late Lcgsla-
lures act IN relation 20 tho salary grab"
b,N and In the raising o. other salaries
~ state of'cials In general. but we fniled
anti we happened TO run across the fol-
lowing from the Fnosburgh Falls stand
ard: "Fro,n our viewpoint, there has been
no extravaganza displayed In increasing
the -nle-e 81 State orfccrs great
many Of these salaries were fixed q or
- years ago In the meantime the cost 81
living has increased 20 or ORR cent. Ner-
mont must mot the modern conditions
Of life with the other States in tho Union
We cannot claim any exception tor our
selves IN this matter. Another fact that
Is exceedingly gratifying At THE present
time Il that the -uccess of indirect taxa
ton has been 80 great that these merted
increases In salary can he made without
the necessity Of 4 direct state tax" We
feel better, nut. come 10 think ~ II. we
hadn't noticed during the past years. any
State Once hunting FOR applicants be-
cause Tho salary attached 10 II was so
| much less than the cost Of living
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25

torien sardou. tho famous French
dramatist. his theories concerning e1-
istence after tho transition from the
physical body have a peculiar interest,"
and q pathetic meaning. The author OF
NINE Sans Gene" ia Toscs. ana the
many other plays which sre muster
pieces Of emotional realism, was ono OF
the greatest student. OF HE In modern
times. Tis testimony touching upon the
life beyond the plane or conscious e1-
stencs Is valuable contribution there
fore. to the literature Of psychology. IN
der the title ''Only the Blindly ignorant
Soon" N. Sarlou hiss contributed re-
n'arkable article to tho February De-
Iineator. In which he says:
~ believe that We arc surrounded by in
tellisent beings who are dihorent from
ourselves SO far as the material body Is
concerned. but who have certain quail
ties which corrclate with our own hut
as to the origin Of these MISREPRESENTATION
they be the souls OF the dead or
whether they constitute a world apart
people who have never lived on this
! planet 7 am not certain. Wo all, ail
who have made study OF tho
psychology Of the soul, whether we be-
lieve them 10 be intelligent beings, or
whether we prefer n call them unknown
| forces are agreed On one point. namely,
that there exist. outsido ourselves
force capable Of moving objects st dis
lance. without contact, such as table
or chair. But the exact nature OF this
force hiss no, as yet been fully demon
strsted. However. We are only on 'he
threshold Of the science ~ psychology
And we have made this much advance
We are no LONGER afraid or ashamed n
nc known A. students Of the occult; for
II 4. to-day only people Of very mediocre
Intelligence who deny the existence 81
life after death without the forrslity Of
trying to discover the evidence OF Il.
Personally. my experiences lead me to
believe that th.s. being, are probably
the souls Of tho dead. D-n'nls matter
nothing. and only tho hlndlv ignorant
scott The greatest truths q to-day have
al been pretty much denied And 1t II
cften ne --lr--tyled wise men who arr
the most rabd in their denias' For ex
ample scientific men all denied tho POS
s,hility OF stone. or frogs falling from
the clouds when every peasant in tn
fields knew that this actually took place
In Paris. not very Ions ago, Well
known scientist, on hearing pheno
graph or the fret time. Acoused those
present 81 trying 70 play a Joke on him
.nd insisted thak ths-e was ventrilo
ou!pt hi6dSn sen,svh~e In the room
The a;sritv Of th- human pecs are n
~rryped Up In the fssh. - tied down u
the material, Visible things 81 this world
that they sr. inc,racls ~ grssrirg M
IDEAS worked out ry a few On eihteo
e the most passionate FER all humanity
I tbs enciHntion ~ tho mystery vhic'
separate. In. living from tire dead.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
VERMONT NOTES.

The debt Of tho town of Bennington has
been reduced $500 in five years Its
debt is now only ;ll3,la6
W. s. Hickok of Mldilctoen Springs Is
tanning and dressing the skin Of snow
whit. deer. The skin vas sent him from
Mn--a churetts where the deer was killed
81 dog.
The 1'nvcr.aiist church AZ Rarre has
placed three women OF It's congregation
In charge o, a departmen which will
care 'or babies md youngsters during
church snryices by this means II IA ex-
rtctod that the number Of adults IN at
tendance will 30 materially increased
m parents will not have to stay at home
and take care of the children.
Richard Waite Of Salisbury, said 10
be- the oldest person In that town, has
just celebrated his Ssth birthday. He Is
the last of n family If six children and
has lived alone since the death ~ a
brother. He remembers many Incidents
that occurred three quarters Of a century
eso and vivdly recalls witnessing tho
/ hanging Of Archibald l. Bates at Ben
n'nKton Certor February &. 1893 NJ
! Waite Is n rroat reader and keeps himself
we'll Informed on current eve1ts.
A Vermont association has been formed
BY natives and former residents ~ the
Green Mountain State a. present living
IN Alameda county. California. r. already
has a membership ~ over 70 and expects
To add cor-iierablo number more Tho
first meeting Of tho association vas hold
IN Oakland Fohruary whom tho follow.
ing officers we're elected: President Jol N
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
A wOEnEPFII, SHOT.

They Voc telling how we'll thew could
shoot, and Tom Dawson recalled duck
hunt IN which he h,d brought down
Eve bird. with one shot.
Talk shout .hoo.in'," began O'd Man
Tnford: Il saw Jim Ferris do a mighty
.re.t piece 81 vork one day last week
HIS wife Wa putting out tho wa'hin
and she wa. cornplairin' About tho p".l<,
sparrows maxim dir. marks on the damr
clothes with their feet.
They're thick as bees round here
..y- sire. There. seven ~ en- sIttin
on the clothe.line this blessed minute
I'm Ak an say, jim, takio' doTr
hi. shotgun. Hc ti7tocd 10 th, door took
aim. and"
KILLED avery ono ri therr spsrrows
broke in Dawson.
you're wrong" corrected rnford
calmly; "he never te.ncA 'ein, but wher
| his wife took IN the wasNir. sN" fouA(
-h- had threc pair 81 open~ork stock
ir's ana fne p.ek-a-boo shrtwaist. -
Success, Marazir.
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question Of ethics but they had the
right Ia have tho matter taken ZIP speed
ilv discussed by the Senate and such ac-
ton taken a. would do Justice without
smirchlng the character or lowering the
standard Of any member o. either House.
II VA. his desire, tho Judge continued,
10 have the matter finally disposed OF be
fore the pending election came on, thus
forestallns possible criticism
The Herald for its part cheerfully gives
space to tho statement and trusts that the
subject may ba generally dropped by the
state press. II has never undertaken 10
involve Judge butler In the sordcd traffic
conducted In ~ matter OF ,ndic'a' elec.
ton, md deeply regrets that over-zeal
should have made the present SITUATION
possible. Rutland Herald
7. makes little dtfercnce whether judge
Butler's words are termed n defence ~ y
statement. or whether ne IL said 10 have
taken n position" as ono Vermont paper
puts the matter this week.
What We would have liked 70 have seen
and what we believe tho people Of Yer
mont would like to have seen whom The
Senate confronted III salary grab was 9
strons-r,ind~ti. courageous senator. VIII,
! rSI0TTeu ~ rne sVldTN tThbb'i0 WIN
singing re.huke after the Roosevelt STYLE
telling them that IN view of what thel
4 hnd accomplished their proposition 20 l'r
S.5ofn from tho state treasury and deposi
! Il In their own pockets was outrageous
/ But what was tho spectacle Look n
what eY- Senator Butler says he said. n
reproduced ~ the Herald. ,nd answer
II we were 10 give our own character
| zaticp oc his statement ~ You please
We shall call II drivsl what ~as 'he de
eien Of this statement. Wa. II to ctlrr
favor with the salary grahbcrs? R"rd 81
"statemert" carefully and draw you
own conclusions.
Judge Butler was either for or s--'0t
tho salary grab. IL there tnvtfinc IN NJ
remarks 70 show thst he was against e
what vas ho talking for' Did he thin
the Legislature had not been In sess,o
long enough
Tho Herald savs az has neve- u0de'
taken 70 involve Judge Putirr in Tho cot
did trsric In tie matter Of Ne 'u6ioif
election" what does thl. r,.si. sryvny
II can nave no reference 70 enythirs
The Phoenix hae sold R-fore "h- sur
iect" I. "rcnersllv dropnrd by IN. stat
press" va hore the Herald will ~ypisi
It's own words
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
value OF Summer Hotels in Vermont
ana the Need OF More.
(From the Rarre TimesD

The announcement recently made By
The Hotel world that Vermonts expend-
ituro in summer hotels equals that OF
New Hampshire is scarcely correct, much
ns Vermonters might wish II were cor
rect A. matter OF fact, Vermont Is
FAR below her sister state In the amount
Of money now laid out In the summer
hotels. and s5c0,ooo for New Hampshire
seems far below the fair estimate when
the enormous and sometimes palstial
hostelries in the heart Of the white
mountains are considered. The splendid
hotel which lies Just at the base OF Mount
Washington must represent nearly
NTH OF tho total amount accredited TO
Vermont. while there ara innumerable
smaller hotels scattered all through the
mountainous region Of upper New Hamp-
| shire. Then. down on New Ifampshires
short coast-rim there are many other
| properties not 60 valuable as those IN
tn. mountains. but with an aggregate
which must bring the total Of the state
above the estimate Of IS, ooo. 90; certainly
FAR ahead OF ANYTHING that vermont can
present.
| At tho Same time Vermont Ia progress
inn in the hnn!rcss of keeping summer
hotel, and hopes 10 be capable or sho"
| ing that Tn. lfotel worlds estimate NJ
s5.0oo 900 invested in that branch OF M
induetr5' is not so far off az 1t look'
70 be A. the present writing. Tho state
rent Of the contemporary furnishes som'
interesting Information about the bust
| ness as follows. which may or may no
he accurate: ut IL estimated that IN
| summer hotels Of the White mountain!
are worth 100000 Of Vermont, thu
same: Mas-achusett,, NhooooHo; thos'
Of the t'atskill. ss."10H1o; Of the Adiron
daeks. SWoTn: ~ Connecticut. 5000
ooo. and those OF New Jersey over go
| nnA Nm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
TWO TYPE OF GOWNS.
Draped Costumes Now Vie with the
Ssni-prine~ss Hedes.

The dress IDEAS Of the moment are
carried out in two entirely different types
% gowns. one Is the uitrn-ciinEnE.
close .fttins princess or s-nt-prlncess
drs..-more often tho latter than the
tcrmer for the divided bodice and skirt
permit tn. introduction 81 tho high
dress made In soft, limp, bodyless ma
tertai..
OF the latter genre was very beauti-
full gown seen recently At She-ry's at
tea-time The und-r-dress was ~ canard
blue silk cashmere htted closely and
with q very narrow. eilnginy skirt The
ever-d4es.. which began on the right
shoulder ana WAS drawn -nugly acros.
the hgure 10 IN. natural wnistline on
the LEFT side was OF very plisole velvet
% the ssu1- color as the body ~ the
gown Tho Ch~rnise,tc md sleeve. werc
gown. The chemise't. ana sleeve. were
Of the new FURNISHED gold oraquele net
. net that differs from fiet in the shape
Of Il. mesh
II vas worn with FUR bu.hy-one q.
the novel to1uea ~ the season whose
rems Is descriptive-trinned with
two M.ph-to quilts. These quilts are
generally fur tails. wired and bent hnct
"a resemtne no quilts OF the head Of th'
medieval d-yl!. Ono has to distinguish
between devils cid and new nowadays
! in ORDER 10 re accurate.
Another srnart gcwr seen the shrl'
| day was IN chiffon broadcloth OF the nev
| carlrhier ehad---s color that takes It!
rerne from the dark-reddish bean Of tn
carob-tree. The gown was high waist
81 semi princess dress severe in cut. bu
most effective. It VA. worn with sof
black scarf sash edged with 4 deep ehl
fringe ard big nat hat OF hl.cl
ynelus!ne-tNo new plush-like felt-Th
February Deineator
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
THE NINE.FOOT BED SHEET
Where Gotten Growers and Nnnufac-
tuYers Can stand Together
(From the Charleston News and Court

At last cur interesting contemporary,
The America Wool and Cotton Reporter
Of Boston. q taking a more cheerful
view ~ the situation and discerns ray
OF hope in tie hill pending IN the Ne
brasks LEGISLATURE requiring hotel pro
prietors to 'urni.h bod sheet. nine feet
long As tie textile and rs allied in
dustries.' remarks our thrifty friend,
furnish a liberal quota 81 customers for
hotel propri-tors, ana = standard los-inch
sheetins would use UP more cotton give
more employment to mill workers. and
| benefit the growers ~ cotton, there Il
no reason why the textile industry
should not tesrtly indorse such meas
ure and agltst- In all States Of the Union
for such bed covering"
| The point ~ view Of our contemporary
Il heavily laden with sagacious reasoning
and fragrant with suggestion besides.
The community ~ interest In the nine
foot bed sheet between the South Car
Gina farmer union and the South Car
olina manuf,ctur~r.' association is too
obvious TO require emphasis OF US and
the frnternization OF the two orders
should hesin At once. before the session
OF the General Assembly shall adjourn.
THE manufacturers ana the farmers
should move IN the stat. House in A
body and demand that tho interests 81
the two leading industries OF south
Carolina BE- given their rights. Mean
while II will not be disputed that the
rine-foot bed sheet proposition has mer-
its OF It's own. or It would not have had
the attention 81 the lawmakers OF Okla
homs and Texas. a. we'll a. OF those OF
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BLUE MONDAY.

Look a-here. Mary Ann.
You stop your conNlainin';
know It's a-ra'nin'
As hard as II can.
But what are you sainin''
Is't tn Lord you are trainin''
Neli-he amt exnlalnin'
His reasons to Man,
Look a-here. Emmy Lou,
know It's Monday.
But In six days comes Sunday.
So quit hein' blue
You'd think by the wh!nin'
There warn't no bright llnin'.
Wasn't Yesterday shinin',
Amt zeb ccurtin' you7
Iife's ehock full o. Sundays
To make w for Mondays.
Emmy lou-Nsry Ann,
Jes you smile while you can
Jean Dwight, In Harper's for Februar,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25

though rs value for certain diseases Is
reycnd question. Butter Ia fully equal
Ia cod liver oil for thin. weakly persons
and q diet Of thin slices OF bread we'll
spread with good butter Ia frequently
recommended by doctors 40 means Of
tudlne up tho system. For cuts and
brusee butter IL unequaled. while
yprains, stiffness " muscles, sore throat
and many other everyday ailments arc
s1nenahle 10 It's soothing influence. Good
hutter il one 81 this pt~est forms OF fat
ana easily absorbed into the bodily It's
sues. Try the butter cure"
To this should be added mo Vermont
butter i. genuine unless 1t has Vermont
blown in tho wrsppee."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
WONDERS DONE BY WIRE.
TcIgcrnms, stnmps and Mail Carriers
Mny soon vanish.


(From the New York worldly
It begins to look rs II We shall soon
he able to do without the telegraph, pos
tsgc stamps. mail boxes and letter car
riers. Imagine how convenient II will be
to ct down AZ the telephone desk IN
your office or home, call up somebody
you want to communicate with and then
proceed to write that person letter
which he or she will he able to read IN
duplicate Just es quickly as you can
write the words down. And II thst par
tcular person does not happen to be IN
when YOU cali he will hnd your letter
waiting or his telephone desk for him
when he returns, no matter how many
miles sway you were when YOU wrote
IL only few minutes before.
More wonderful still, and this by way
OF example, the police Of Now York may
h. asked by the chicago police to send
them tie photograph OF murder sus-
poet The photograph is Inserted In a
machine -ornevhet similar In size and
shape 10 photograph. there IL a buzz
| ing u wheels, the photographs revolves
| rapidly on cylinder. ana in ~. min
| ute. or le.s after Chicago asked for the
| rhot ograph = letter from Chicago IL re-
ceivcd by The New York depar n m.rt Of
| police reading n. follows: "Photocrnph
/ received Excellent picture Of man ar
| rested hare Many thanks for your
crornp, attention" There are only a few
Of the wonderful raw things that ara
being dore q, may soon be done by
wire Later on they may all hs done by
wireless. but .ci.res ard the inventor
hav. not vet advanced quite tina. far.
esndin9 photographs by wire 10 not
nav. n Crude way this was accom-
plished several wears ago. rut recently
an sr7s-stu. h.. h.-n Completed by
reans ~ which 1t I. possible "a teIe-
graph rhotosrsnh Ar any kind OF a
| picture
TO Telegraph = rir'u-s rrsv .ecu1 very
easy ono. tho process IA understood, hut
IL us. -. t.-chone .. letter writer
and artist Tor tns instnrtsncou. repro
duction mile. away 81 Your handwrit-
ing and sketches seems Ear more COM
pler The tel-writ-r doe. ali this. how
ever. and more. too. FOR T. YOU watt a
few moments a. the telephone after
sending : letter ever the wire you may
receiv. an answer IN the handwriting OF
your correspondent. writing and sketch
=. rnsde with tn. pencil 81 the transmit
ting instrument ara promptly recorded If
fac-simile by the pen ~ the receiving
instrument. TIE complete instrumen
cors,t. ~ the trsn.ritter ana rec-ive
associated together. 60 THAT message
may h~ s~rt t. or received from -ith"
end ~ tire line. and tho instrument
IRE connected 10 the ordinary telephon
line without Interference With ar alter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
THE BUTTER CURE.

Vermont butter IL so re-eminently ex-
cellent that any advocacy Of the use 81
tuttcr is naturally accepted by people Of
the Green Mountain state as a tribute to
Our typical dairy product This thought
r. particularly applicable TO the follow
Ing suggestion Of the Rutland News
How many realize the wonderful
curative properties OF the little pat OF
dainty yellow cream fat that goes Sc
well with tho hot roll in the early morn
mg7 Butter Is so common that We never
mink of It as a wonderful medicine al
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civil. SERVICE EXCLAMATION.

for positions IN the customs service In
tire district Of Vermont will ne held In
BURLINGTON, May Is. 1so4, At 4 o'clock O. m,
and "a open TO all citizens ~ the United
states between the ages of twcnty-one
md nfty-fve who are qualified and
comply with the regulations, except that
n otherwise duly qualified the Limitation
as 10 age will not apply to honorably
discharged United States soldiers or
sailors. Full information and application
forms may b. obtained of c. I. Alexander,
custom house. Burlington. VI Applca-
tions for this examination must he on
nlc In complete form not latcr than
o'ciock n m. Anrii II lana
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-25
MORE REVISION OF Hills NEEDED
CFrom the Rutland Herald)


The number absolutely useless. imbe-
ellie and improper bills that reach tho
Legislature by way Of merely clerical
revision committee would never he
credited unless a person had painfully
followed their course for n series 81
years BY means 1T persuasion, ridicule
or sending the applicant elsewhere. rome
Of these are sG.tracked under the present
arrangement.
Several notable measure. died thus dur
ing the past ee..ion Ore provided that
every poultrvn,an should gather his eggs
every day and stamp the date thereon
IN red ink Another provided for the
abolition Of all debts. willie third made
the residents Of n certain graveyard Ill
rector. In the corporation that controlled
Il.
m. fact Il that the Joint committee on
revision ~ bills might very rrofitahlv
be given more power. It should not no
allowed 70 Forbid tho iNtroduction ~ hill.
absolutely, but. when member presents
. bill for revision that IL hrd law, COW
cred by other bills. absurd or against
public policy the committee should he
able IN demand inst tie .uthor 20 BE-
fore tn. House--or senrt~-and secure un-
anin1our consent To hive It introduced
| Then the committee might revise II and
A. the best thing possible to make it a
reasonable bill
Under the direction ~ men like Guy
". Bailey and Charles y Watson. chair
men Of tho two latter committees. q
great deal might he done in this wav
| The mower might br abused, II 50. Il ccult
| instantly be suspended.
| Give the revision committee more
power next yenr, gentlemen and se
| how Il will work