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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03

uneNpired term of Senator McLaurin,
Is Tor only three years, ana next year
democratic primary win ne held to
choose successor. GOV. Nardaman has
already announced that he will be n
candidate for the position. AMI Senator
Percy Will of course e. before the pri-
mary The result then much viii depend
largely upon the record the new senator
makes in Congress-will be watched with
interest for ii will determine whether
thc new conservatism in the south the
revolt from radicalism and demagogu-
ISM is To be permanent or is merely II
temporary nareup,
senator Percy is well connected
throughout the South. His wife Is
Louisiana creole one of his brothers Is
prominent lawyer of Memphis, another
one Of the woalthiest business men or
Hirmnsham, Ala, and he has relatives
in half a dozen other States,
This Is Nardaman's second oefeat Tor
the seuatorship he having been beaten
two years aSo by John Sharp Williams
in the primary by "A very slender MAJOR
ity, Williams is also from the fazoo
delta. coming from. Yazoo CITY so mat
this section Of Mississippi, which Is over
whelmingly negro, will now have both
senator's
Nardaman is strong stump speaker
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
THE NEW BISHOPS OF BuRLIN GTON
AND HARJEORU

Although as stated in a recent num-
Der OF the FREE PRESS II Is now
about three months since news was re-
ceived of tho appointment of the Rev
Dr. J. J. Rice Of Northbridge, Mass. as
bishop Of Burlington. and yet nothing
has been heard from him on the SUBJ
ject, IT should be borne in mind that
such appointments In the Roman Cath
preliminary in the matter and that
after the choice has been made the
appointments, usually but not always.
arc allowed to lie until what is called
consistory. presided over by the
Pope, is held at which the appoint
ment of new cardinals and bishops a re
formally proclaimed .and officially
made known. The papal bulls have
then to be made out. requiring time,
and forwarded, in this country to the
apostolic delegate at Washington and
by him to the archbishop Of the
cS'ieS'dS'INdl II " lI'e TO WHICH luc
vacant dioceses belong and thence to
the newly appointed bishops them
selves.
Another new bishop. Rev. ]. J. Nj
Ian of Amesbury. Mass. has also been
appointed for Hartford, Conn.,, in place
Of the late Bishop Michael Tierncv
who died about a year and half
ago, and as Burlington and Hartford
province, that Of Boston. which en-
! braces the whole Of New England. it
/ is probable that the two new bishops
/ Rice of Burlington and Milan Of Hart
! ford, will be consecrated together in
the Boston cathedral by the Most Rev
| Archbishop O'Connell of that city, UNI
less they themselves elect TO the con-
trary thereby making one ceremony
Of the two Nothing can be done
however until the arrival OF the pa
| pal bulls after the consistory, and as
there is generally no hurry in such
matters It may be several months be-
fore the CONSIDERATIONS take place. In
the Meantime both DR.. Rice and Rev
| rather Milan remain in charge of their
present parishes In Massachusetts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
VOCATIONAL FRANZ NC.
(From the United Opinion)

When we argue for agricultural educa-
ton. manual training, household econ
omics. there are some who think these
things do not come properly within a
school program. Al leart they could be
understood by the young scholars. Here
Is an argument for the regulation kind Of
programs taken from the Boston Tran
script:
school children of Allentown, Pa.
of the ages OF fourteen and fifteen. have
recently undergone an examination in
general history which the Philadelphia
newspapers agree 10 hold up 10 public
scorn Discuss the antiquity OF man
ported az follows: Gave "A detailed ac-
count Of the Arynn race. Give an ac-
count OF science among the Egyptians
Where did the Phoenicans establi
colonies. and why? How does science
establish tho location OF the home of
our first parents? Discuss the important
customs OF the Babylonians. II Is OBJ
vious that boys and girls of the age
mentioned would be helpless against such
subjects unless they 'crammed' and that
ih'iiity was not perpetratcd IN TINS In
stance Much to the credit OF the Allen
town youth, nobody passed the eXamn-
etlon' Apparently tho children uMani-
mously decided not to lumber up their
brains with the reconcile information
ior winch the average man and woman
never finds any use"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03

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IHE MORRILL, CENTENARY.
GFrOm the I.andnnrkl

The centenary of the birth of Justin
Smith Morrill, comes on Thursday April
II. next and most assuredly tie people
of Vermont should not allow the day to
pass without a State wide observance.
As a member of the national House of
Repre-; entatives and later of the United
States Senate. his was a career OF con-
accomplishing something that counteed
for the good of the land and helped to
mako the nation world power. In the
war between the States his was the
mind that conceived and formulated
that measure that lives today in the
history of the land as the Morrill, Tariff.
and its enactment not alone secured the
needed revenue for the carrying on of
the war but prompted the esta blish-
nont of home industries OF every kind
81 description, and the cOuntT" became
great and strong because of It's digni-
fled industry. When the war was over
his was the genius that conceived the
plan that in its fruition saw established
the chain of agricultural colleges. which
alone, had he never been the author OF
any other constructive legislation, would
have made his name immortal. but he was
alive to every project for the public veal
and the uplift OF the people.
The proposed observance of the ami
versary Is particularly pertinent to this
section OF Vermont, for here was his
home and here his burial place,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
GOVERNMENT HIGHWAYS
(F'rom the Ru,,and Nows)

VI rum the Rutland NCNS.I
The national eoverrmert is having its
attention drawn 70 ,ho ip,nrovements OF
highways throughout tho country. This
comes In the form NJ an amendment to
the agricultural annronriotion bill, pro-
viding for $500. no for tho Improvement of
roads on which rural free delivery has
been or may he estohlisbod. A string is
attached to this amendment which pro-
vides that the St,,o or county in which
a road is to he imnroved shall devote n
like amount TO tho nurnose. after the
plan of State aid ,o bigbways I'm YER
mont.
Senator Ronkbo,d Who introduced the
amendment 70 ,ho bi,i ;r,o tho senate. is
an enthusiast on tho vood roads move
ment. It Is feared however. that IL such
measure was .dontcd II would cause
tho congressman No and of trouble and
might not work as satisfactory as is
author anticinatea Som. Of the senators
feor that ,he r,eosrro ,r,,bt grow into
a lop-roll,np affair sir,il,r ,o the river
and harbor on,ronr,o,,o,e Nemhers Of
Congress might be con,nellod by pressure
from, their Sto.ee .o uorls for anoropria =
,,ons out of nil nronortio,, TO the neces-
stiles OF the s,.,,ation
Tho treasury ,niyb, No. a,vay. he I'm
n condition 10 ALLOW n million ar two FOR
Government roade 1r,o raonlo In gone
sections of the country might not take
this continpencv into consideration and
If consressmen did M, succeed in sec,ir-
Ing generous appropriat,ons for their dis
tricts they might fan Of reelection
All the ottections raised by the differ
ent mon, bers OF Congress, may be over
come when tho bill f, thoroushly under
stood. The princ,pel one seem. 10 be
whether or not tho government should
appropriate money for rosd-makinx or
leave this expense to the States OF
course. no State in m. Union would he
so Jealous OF "State r,ehts" IS TO object
to having the government stem in and
make improvements on its highways
The rural free delivery system covers
a broad area OF the country already and
is constantly uidaninp IF there should
be roads made OF crushed stone the same
as the State roads in Massachusetts for
instance. I'm ALI the States over which
the rural mail BARRIERS mass the exnense
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
SKEEING IN THE ALPS.
From winter Sports In the Alps in
March st. NicholasJ

From winter Sports In the Alps" IN
March st. NichoasJ
The skeeing clubs form one Of the
most picturesque sights to be seen in
the Alps In winter. With their bright
colored BLANKET suits. tasseled caps or
tam-o' -shanters, and huge white mitts.
they go through the snow-covered wood
lands across the white mountain slopes
usually In single file, perhaps fifty slid
ing along after the leader in true Nor
wegian fashion. Indeed, 1t Is IL variety
of the old game of follow your leader. -
FOR what he does, the others are expect
ed to do. So II he comes to a ledge and
jumps off, all are supposed to leap. But
jumping with tho skees is not so easy
as II looks, and the end is often burial
In the snowbank, for. unless one is very
sure OF his footing, the long. narrow
wooden Stats will twist or turn without
warning. and-over you go With the
skee one can 20 over hard snow at n
Wy rapid rate, but when he strikes a
patch Of the newly fallen snow, 1t ia n
case of slow to be sure, for any minute
the bottom may sink away with him.
But 1t is healthful as well as invieorat-
Ing, and the women have found that they
need not look awkward even in this form
OF outdoor dress, with ribbon here and
tassel there, and some even adjoining
their skees.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
FARM ATTRACTIONS.


one Of the recent converts to the bacl.
to the farm movement now sprcadiiny
over the country is Gov. Hadley of Mis-
souri,. He has purch cased 100 acre farm
and has announced that as soon as the
public school closes he will move his fam
lily to their new home and live there un-
til the school opens again in the fan
and will continue that policy permanently.
He expects to raise stock. vegetables and
poultry along the scientific lines as
taught by the Observation-Disclosures
taught by the Missouri Agricultural
College. And he proposes to do some
of this actual manual labor himself.
while kepiniS his Office hours in the ex-
ecutive chamber by means Of the rap
ID transportation Of an automobile. It
is this modern invention. together
with the rapid development OF good
roads that makes farming possibli-
ties moro general and desirable. The
isolation that formerly characterized
the rural districts has largely disap-
pcared. Electric roads gridiron the
country and are rapidly pushing their
way into the outlying regions from
every large center The telephone puts
the most Isolated farm house within
spakinig distance of the metropolis
The automobile IS replacing tho farm
ers' wagon, the rural free delivery
seeks out daily the most inaccessible
spots In the country. The grind. the
monotony, the nard, back break ing
toll OF the fathers has been greatly re-
lieved by the labor saving machinery.
The old-time barren home has been
H1Ind with I'll
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
THE LICENSE RESULT IN VERMONT

The only interest in the local cleo
centered in the result Of the vote on
license in the different cities and
towns, Practically complete returns
from all of the fourteen counties in
the State at the time of writing indi-
cate that the number of towns vot-
ing for license Tuesday will not
vary particularly from the number
last year. when there We're twenty
seven license towns while thirty
year. A dozen or so towns changed
from yes to no but about the same
number or fourteen changed from no
to yes. with the net result named.
The most noteworthy change Is
that of Rutland which was no license
last year. but which Tuesday went
wet by substantial majority. Mont
pelier had a narrow escape from going
wet, the ma jority for no-license being
in Washington county which went
wet last year. voted no-license this
year.
Caledonia county. which was form
erly the only lily white county in Yer
mont, has lost that distinction. La
mobile county Tuesday repudiated
license by the largest majority cast
since the present local option law
went into effect. and the other coun-
ties in which there are no license
towns this year are Orleans and Wash
1ngton, the total number of no IL
cense counties IN the State being four
Towns in Chittendent county which
shifted from the dry column to the
wet Tuesday are Milton, and St
George, while Willston which went
license last year. Joined the prohibit
ton ranks this year. The only other
place OF considerable Importance In
northwestern Vermont which shifted
yesterday Is Swanton which cast a
majority for license.
IT Is significant that the license cit
fes and largest towns are located on
the west side OF he State,--St. Aibans
Burlington. Rutland and Bennington.
while Barre. Montpelier, st. Johns
bury and Brattleboro and the large
towns on the east side are all In the
po-license column.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
"ANYTH1NG TO BEAT MEAL d.
GTrom the Randolph Herald,)

yes. anythng-almost.
The defeat of DIR. j. A. Mead in his
governorship ambition is essential to the
best interests OF Vermont for the follow
ing reasons:
!. He Is too old-almost sevcnty--to
give the State the service needed in that
important Office.
2, lie has no balance OF claim against
the Republican party for good deeds
done that has not already been more
than discharged by the prererlneut here
tofore given him.
3. He has no definite constructive ideas
for state hetterment, as shown by his
vague and meaningless "platform."
4. He has made no record as lieuten-
ant-goyernor that demonstrates his SUI
peror claim to promotion, 1t is n
good time now to prove that Vermont
has no hard-and-fast rule of advancing
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
9. He was a member and supposed
leader Of the Legislature OF 1893. Of no.
torious memory. and the machine he
built up in the Senate OF that body Is
the one he Is mainly depending on to
land him in the higher office.
G. lie has never displayed notable
ability in any public Office he has held.
I. He profited. In the convention which
nominated him two years ago. by
statement made on the floor by one OF
his leading supporters which was taken
to mean that II nominated then he would
not be a candidate for the governorship
this year, Even II unauthorized, 1t had
an opportune influence, and II went un-
contradicted until a few months ago.
s. He is rich man, with plenty Of
money to spend In promoting his can
vass, and a manifest willingness TO do
So Let him spend It In vain, we say
to the end that 1t may discourage the
practice in future, and open the way for
poor man. or one OF ordinary means to
aspire to this Office unhandicapped.
For these. and other reasons we say,
"Anything-alm beat Mead"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
THE BEEF TRUST INDICTMENTS.

While indictment by a grand Jury,
being based on an ex-parte hearing.
does not necessarily mean a verdict
Of guilty, and while we have serious
barons will be even brought to trial.
the fact remains that, the indictinz
OF the beef trust involving six great
companies, and twenty-one of the
packers. some OF whom are multi
millionaires, Is a distinct victory for
the people. 1t requires some evidence
even to induce grand jury to lndict
q person or a corporation. The mem
bers OF the grand jury In Hudson
county, N. j., were evidently satisfied
that the law was being violated, else
they would not have found true bills
In these cases, and they were appar-
emily satisfied that the beef barons
named in the indictments were the
people most directly concerned In
these violations Of the law.
1t Is no secret that certain persons
connected with the great packing inter-
ests have been manipulating prices to
a married. degree during the past year
in particular. and their operations
have extended to eggs and cereals and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION.
the Editor Of the Free Press

10 the Editor Of the Free Press:
AS l travel about the State | hear the
complaint that the young people that
nave been educated under the town svs-
TEN OF schools are not as competent n.
those Of % years ago who were educated
under the district system. Are we de-
genera ting?
Is II the system that is at fault or
Is 1t in the manipula tors Of the system
that the fault is?
We find many instances where the
school director has no children to send
and for that reason Is not personally in
tere.sted In tho quality of the school
POSSIBLY he is bachelor or a wdower
who Is more interested in the teacher
than what she teaches
Now Mr. Editor what would YOU think
If at the coming March meeting such
single directors were supplauted by a
family man?
Yours for better and more practical
schools.
W. V. FAIR
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
HE JUST SIMPLY ASKED.

An orator with long whiskers was elo-
Quenty making free silver speech.
Gents. said he, 'our country's welfare
demands that silver be kept at its face
value. II the government marks a dol
lar dollar 1t follows that 1t must be
worth one hundred cents'
EXCUSE me-may l ask simple ques-
tion?' spoke up man In the rear OF
the hall.
Certainly SIR" said the orator.
Then" said the man. coming forward
'if the government marked your whls
kers hay would mule eat them ?"-
Ladies' Home Journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
4 TRUNK LINE.

Dean Dwight Franklin in March Ct.
NicholasD
When Edith had the whooping cough.
We didn't dare to play
With all the little boys and girls
That live Across the way.
So mother let me hitch my horse
And on her trunk ! sat
And when We raced for miles and miles
What do YOU think OF that?
And when my daddy saw me ride,
He called: whoa, there! I say!
Where are you bound, my little manr
That horse will run away"
called to him: ~ can't look round
For fear I'll tumble or
But mother says she's sure we're bound
To catch the whooping cough"
FnUINTAIN DEEMS AT ERlZEc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
TANTALIZING.

Coaiman (who has been summoned
from the street to fiat on the tenth
story-no iifo-How many hundredweight
did you say, mum?
Lazy 'sweetly)-O! don't want any
coal' J. was only telling my little glrl
that II she kept on being naughty YOU
'hAe "'' away IN your big black bag, but
she's behaving better now, thank you
very Much-Eunch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03

The Vermont bank cashier of this
particular age seems to be an excep-
ton to the large number oi emoez-
zlers in similar capacities elsewhere.
The Green Mountain state cashier may
be more honest than his followers,
but he may have more careful watch
ers than some of his contemporaries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03

and Is very pokerful before the voters.
Percy is more polished speaker of tha
lawyer type. The contest before tho
voters next year must then also show
which type Of oratory and character
OF man is strongest before the voters
Correspondent OF the New York Sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
VERMONT NOTES


land and Fair Haven were complete
~ cut Off by high water Monday.
The Rev. f. a. TIoyt OF Dover. n. H..
has been engaged to deliver the Memo
rial day address at St. Johnsbury.
j. G. Colgate Of bennington and his
farm superintendent. G. G. Jones. sailed
Saturday for England to purchase a con
signment Of horned Dorset sheep for the
farm.
Franz H. Foote of st. Adams has
flied Il petition in bankruptcy with
liabilities of S731.G0 and assets of ST.
022.So, Of which $3.50 is claimed ex-
cmpt.
It has been discovered that the town
Of Danville was first called Hillsboro
and that it was later named for Count
DAnville, the first town meeting being
held In 1877.
NAPOLEON Jasmin. a Plymouth lum-
herman. has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy. Ills liabilities are s2.s29.64
and his assets 32,23725, of which sls5
is claimed exempt.
William Horny Harrison Mears of
Marshneld has not yet missed a town
meeting In the last Al years He has
been town clerk - consecutive years
and town treasurer seven years.
\ large GAL; tree marks a corner of
the towns of Baltimore. Weathers-
field. Chester and Springfield. Balti-
more has tn" distinction of being the
smallest town in the United States.
The polio, Of Lawrence, Mass. arrest
cd Joseph Heron February % for the al
legged larceny of Sic) from his employer,
ChaIlcs j. Smith of West burke. Her
ron IS charged with taking money en-
trusted 20 him 10 deposit in a bank.
Willie ing to find the source Of a
fire Thursday evening in the new How
land-raro block in Barre Judge II. ".
Scott fell through an opening in the floor
LETT for % stairway. cutting a cash in his
head and severely injuring one side.
Failing 80 rally from an operation,
C. a. Irmhlett, a travelling salesman
for the iIolhrook Grocery company.
died at Frost Memorial hospital IN
Chelsea. Mass, Thursday. He was
widely known throughout the State.
VIII. and daughter survive him.
1anislaus's Church in West Rut-
land is fo have a new set of chimes
Easter sunday. this being in keeping
with tla custom of the Rev. Father
Micuulka. who has always added
something new at that season of the
year
The town Of Springfield was without
gas Friday night owing TO tho fact that
water iu the bottom OF the gas tank
froze So that the upper part could not
slide down. thus shutting Off the pres
sure. some parts of the town were
shroudod IN darkness.
When % stubborn fire broke out In
the Barry block at Bellows Falls
Friday corning Mrs. James Chapman,
an invalid. was carried out by the
police. a match thrown down an
airsnaft started the blaze. which re-
suited in damage OF about $4,000.
4 religious census Of the town Of
Rochester Just completed by Edith NJ.
Ralch Of the State Sunday School as
sociation shows the Protestant popu-
lation to he 1.1O4 and ;he Catholic 81.
In church preference the Methodist
denomination takes the lead with 39i.
Tho next Franklin county fair will
be held August 80, 81 September
and - Tie horse show will he held
Jrue H. ana lG, when a purse of $3.50
VIII bo hung up Racing purses
amounting to $1,000 VIII be given
lurfup tho fair
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03

Windsor county with It's three can
didates Is acting rs though II had a
corner on the lieutenant governor
ship.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03

The people of Burlington have one
eource of assurance these days 1t
would take something of freshet
to cause Lake Champlain to flood this
city
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-03
ELECT THE BEST MAN.
(From the Bristol Herald

Town meeting one week from next
Tuesday. Elect the best men to the vari-
Gus offices. This advice is given annually.
The voters can decide whether they fol-
low the advice or not