Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-24

the DAYS Of the Stalwatt -Halfbrred war
when Platt followed the lead Of Noscoe
Conkling In resignire from tn" senate
and gained tho nickname OF Nc TOO
rlRtt which chung to him for many years
At present tho politicians are waiting an
xiously for March n to arrive. On mat
day President raft In n make two
speeches here at the Hotel Aston and u
Is anticipated that he will make some
move, either publicly or privately. to
straighten out the tangled political sfein
The hrst Of the Presidents two speech
80, appropriately enough, Is To be deliver
ed at the banquet Of tho Ncaoe and Arhi-
trstion League. Certainly II pence ever
WAS needed II Ia now and It Is not i'm
probable that the President may deal
somewhat with the local political situation
! In THIS connection. His second address
VIII be made before the members OF the
View York County Republican club and is
expected that his remarks on that occa-
sion WIN he even more 70 the point Pres
ident Taft IN fact is regarded by many
members Of his party as the only person
WHO can prevent reign Of temporary
anarchy. 50 far rs the management Of
party affairs is concerned. and action on
his part is held to be Justified by the pivot
al position which Now York State occupies
in the national political field.
THE CHANTICbEER CRAZE.
just whore the "ohunticleer' craze will
end, there seems at prescr' to be no tell
ing. Not content with having invaded the
fields Of millinery and drcss with all sorts
OF weird results, It Is now actually the
cause OF a hitherto unknown disease
lt !, ts.i.
tcloria" The first, and 50 fer a. ls
| known, the only case of this atfiction OF
record was reported here this week. and
experts are now wondering how prevalent
it Is likely to become. The originator Of
the new disease was captured In front of
a broadway thetre and nfTordcd ample on
portunity for thorough observation of the
most up-to-date form Of mental ab.rra-
ton Flap,ing his arms in an obvious i'm
ltation of rooster and uttering shril
notes which sounded much like Growing,
he begged the women in the audience, as
they emerged from the theatre, to allow
him to be the bird on their chanticlcrr
hats II was learned It the hospital to
which he was taken and when his COM
plant was diagnosed under the new ap-
pclation that the woud-be bird was a
J.
Ills employer BEGAN to make ny a stock ot
the now sty!> bets his actions lad been
growing more and moro peculiar. low
ever. sad as is his case. it is furmishlr4
comfort To many husbands in this city
who have found arguments OF economy
worthless against the desire of their bet
ter halves to possess one Of the new style
hats. Now It will only be necessary to
l.4..
to prevent thcir wives from decorating
their heads with a collection OF barnyarl
fowls.
| GREATEST FRUIT EATING CITY.
If there is anything in the newest the
DRY to the effect that girl babies will
preponderdte in communities which make
fruit and vegetables 4 large part of their
diet. New York is in fair way t. he
como a city IF women. According to- fig
ures Just collected this city consumes moro
Of these foods than any three others in
the whole country. lis annual bin for
these material being about s2,,oDp,ool The
items which so to make up this great
total arc nearly all enormous Last ycal
Father knckerbocker consumed 10000
barrels Of white potatoes 241.lpO hush
els of onions. and 100000 pounds of
beans. Statistics Of tho railroaA ~
.teansI,,,. ltrcs sbco. . Of 70, 11ee
received rror, o,nc Nv,
sc avo h,rr.,, T., .Gtn1
n..ch.s ~ ~o 49, hear.
crato. y, alum. 1900. yes II rberri...
sian box.. ~, srricot, ,nIrn, carrier. -.
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LADIES AND THE tlGAREI ~ I'At'l1
Hereafter. ns n result ~ the latest mi
, ing Of the custom. house mere. Uncle san
. may have roster of ladies' returnin.
rrom abroad which will indicate whctho
'heF are or Ar" not ada'c'No I" 'hc c'f
ment Of member. OF the fair soy. Unde
I the old order ench passenger has bee,