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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09
RARE VERMONT WORKS
The Two Volumes of Rural Mag
azine in the Billings Library.
Horace W. Bailey Reviews n Magazine
Published In Vermont in 1585 and
17OG-NOIcanO in the Con-
necticut valley.
To the Editor Of the Free Press:

TO the Editor Of the Free Press:
In complying with your invitation 30
write something for the Free Press re-
lating to the Rural Magazine, Its editor
and proprietor, the writer fully appre-
ciates that the sketch is restricted and
Inadequate
Among the important items beQueathed
to mankind for their bettermcnt. by Sam
uel Williams. Vermonts first historian,
is the Rural Magazine, published monthly
during the years 1895 and 1876. The scope
of the work Is well set forth on Its title
page as follows:
THE Rural Magazine or Vernon. Re-
postory, Devoted 10 Lterory. Moral, His
torical, and Political Improvement"
"RutlandPrinted by J. Kirkaldie, for g.
Williams e. Co. A Few Rods North OF
the State House" Vol. contains $50 PIP.
vol. > go PIP. Each volume indexcd. The
intent OF the editor is well set forth in
his preface, 20 wit:
PREFACE
IN compiling the Rura. Magazine, the
design OF the editor Is to prepare such a
literary, moral and historical collection
rs nay prove instructive and entertain
Ing 10 the reader: In this collection what
We nave most of all in view are such or
iTinal papers, historical and political doc
umcnts, literary. civil, or ecclesiastical
traditions. as relate more Immediately to
the affairs and citizens of Vermont BY
collecting and preserving such papers and
proceedings. we hope to exhibit to the
public general account and view of the
state and progress OF society in this
part of the federal Union.
II would not be decent or safe for the
editor to make high declarations or prom
iseS with regard to the manner in which
the work will be executed. All that he
will venture to engage, is to make a ser1-
Gus attempt to compile as useful a mag
azine as shall be in his power
Every composition designed for the peo-
pie will eventually take its character
from its utility, and Its utility Will be
asccrtained by the reception which 1t
meets with from the people. BY this
standard the merits of the work
viii be examined. and It's con-
t!nuanCe or discontnuance will
he determined. That which the people do
not esteem cannot be very useful to them
And in any writings which meet with
their appreciation an author will always
lind in the public esteem and encourage
ment the proper and adequate reward Of
his labors
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09
LEGISLATIVE COURTESY.
CFrom the BROOKLYN Times ,

Report ma II mat at the hearing on
tn" sullivan magistrates bill the pro-
testers were treated not only with scant
courtesy, but with insolence, by the cheap
csscmblymen whose home education In
-ood manners had been neglected The
right OF petition les absolute in an orderly
royt.uoDnts, and the speakers at legis-
latlye hoarinS are guests to 10 treated
with courtesy This is an axiom Of polite
society, and the common usage of men
nave even elementary knowledge of the
properties.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09

NEW BANKING INSTITUTION
City Trust Company VIII Open April
3 with Howard RRnk.

The City Trust company, Burlins-
tons newest banking institution, was
organized Thursday afternoon, when
a board Of directors and officers werc
elected. The new trust company will
egin business April 5 in the Howard
National bank building, with the
bank.
The directors are F. f. Burgess.
Elias Lyman, A. G. Whttemore. r..
r. Rutter. w. F. TTondee I. II. Par
ker and j. s Flint. The officers are
a' follows; President f. Z. Burgess
vice-p resden't, Elias Lyman: treas
urer. II. r. Rutter; assistant treasurer.
II. s. Weed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09

"Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
cough remedy I ever used as il quickly
stopped severe cough that had long
troubled me says J. W. Kuhn. Prince
ton. Nebr Just SO quickly and surely II
acts in all cases Of coughs, colds "a
grippe and lung trouble Refuse subSti-
tutes. j. w OSullivan, q Church St.
STANLEY & Estey. Winooskl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09
srII.L ~ NMIlRINNNEss.

1,rom the Pittsburgh Gaze tte-TimesD
Lady pocics auent her coming presen-
tation at the british court, eNclaims; 1t
win be lust too grand for anything She's
still AN American giri.-Plttsburg Gazette
ri.nas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09


Complete copies of the Rural Magazine
| are very rare. and are much sought after
by libraries and collectors of Normontana
Copies are so rare. that the writer. dur
ing period of twenty-five years Of
searching for and collecting Vermont
| books, etc, has never seen full set adj
NeruSed Tor sale Tor the reason that
dealers have orders on file for copies long
il advance OF their ability to procure
! them. Nor has the writer ever seen but
enc copy of this magazine thc two vol
| umes completed and that copy is owned
| by the Billings library at the University
of Vermont This copy is well bound and
| III Splendld state OF preservation, when
| Indicates That it is not much sought after
| either Tor general reading or historical
reference. Many books so fresh from the
press that the primal odor OF spruce and
| Poplar are hardly neutralized snow ear
marks ana thu'hh prints of closer COM
| ranionshlp'
Inc scarcity oil copies or The Rural
! Magazine atter lapse or more than
hundred years Is entirely logical tor Two
reasons:
! FIRST their puhhcatlon was IN monthly
paris SunJect to easy separation and loss;
| second 'he population NJ mat period was
small htnce the Subscribers few, and
| inc class oil literature promulgated by
| peHodlcaIS OF thls class mas never been
| popular WIN the masses only cranks'
| iosles ana old-naloS would nave TIME ana
| disposition 10 save ana preserve literature
oil TINS CLASS
| The Rural Magazine was tho hrst or
| li7 KIND IN Vermont ana !lvei nut two
| years Inc next attempt was made at
MiddleburY ana was IKE its predecessor.
! snort llVed me Mlddiebury Magazine.
which vas published during the first de-
cade Of the NE OF Mod ebury College. Is
now principally remembered on account
of lis severe and unjust attack on tho
Rev. Daniel Sanders first president OF the
University OF Vermont, on account of his
Indian Wars book, which would make
On interesting chapter by itself
| Items OF local historical interest In the
| Rural Magazine are in the minority. Mr..
| Williams made an appeal for contribu-
| tons on local history and biography. to
which ii seems no general response was
made At the time the Rural Magazine
was started Q7o5) Vermont had just
emerged from its period Of most remark
| able history, and there must have been.
| sun n'lnE, men VINO were active In all
those events, but for tho most Part they
| failed to 20 on record for the benefit
| OF the Rural Magazine. AMI for posterity.
| This magazine follows closely in the wake
! OF Vermont's first history written by Mr..
| Williams and published at Wapole. n,
| IL, in 1894. A careful examination of his
| tory and magazine convlnces the writer
| that Mr.. Williams was a better phi!osO-
| phcr than historian. A look into his an
| tocedents indicates a training ard educa-
ton in arts. science and literature which
| logically terminated in a fun. wcil de-
Veloped and polished scholar Samuel
| fat hui
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09

OR. Thomas Eclectic Oil Is the bes,
remedy for that often fatal disease
Group. Has been used with success In
our family for eight years. Mrs. l.
Whiteacre, Buffalo, n. Y
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09

For a mild, easy action of the bowels.
single dose OF Doun's Rcgulets is
enough, Treatment cures habitual con-
stpatlon. ~ cents & box. Ask your
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-09

take no other.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
largely to the success Of the

tributed largely to the success Of the
tour.
"For the financing of the tour the
state of California and the Panama.
Pacific Exposition company con.
tributed 200, and seven other states
contributed $1,000 each, making On
aggregate of s15.5O0. The total ex-
penses Of the trip were about S15, 900,
90 that there will be small balance
on hand. The 81 500 assessed to the
state of Montana was raised by Lewis
Penwell through private subscriptions
and the Northwestern Development
league.
1.-THE Great Northern, the Northern
Pacific and the Burlington rsilroa ads 8
contributed the equipment OF the spe'
cial train, the greater portion being
furnished by the Great Northern.
Aside from furnishing the equipmen,
the railroads betrayed no portion Of
the expense"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Taft Has Busy Day.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-President Taft
left at midnight for W Washington after
40 busy hours in New York, declaring
in the last of several addresses that
one of the chief faults of this age ia
that people are living too fast.
During the visit here the president
spoke at I've dinners. laid the corner.
stone of q new home for the blind, did
Christmas shopping and received calls
from many political leaders.
The presidents last speech was be.
fore the New York Young Mems Re.
publican club at . dinner given in his
honor. He appeared just as Senator
Borah Of Idaho was scheduled to
speak, and listened attentively to q
stirring address by the western sens.
tor. With language which the presi
dent described later as having grea,
force, imagery and poetry, Senator
Borah aayed "lawless big business
in way that brought rounds of ap.
plRuse.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27

trial today when UIited States Dis
trtct Judge Carpenter overruled the
motion OF the defense 60 strike out
counts two and three OF the indict.
ment.
The court also ruled adversely on
the motion to have the jury instructed
to disregard the alleg alton of the gov
ernment's counsel in the opening
statement reg arding the absorption of
the Schw srzchild & Sulz berger com.
pany and the New York Butchers
Dressed Meat company by the alleged
packers com bin alton.
The court gave the ruling at the
opening of the session and the fac,
that the decision sustained the gov.
ernment's position on nearly every
material point was regarded rs a Sc.
we're blow to the defense.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Will Prepare Wool Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Republi.
can members of the ways and means
committee, summoned by Representa-.
tive Payne of New York, former
chairman of the committee, beg an to.
day the prepar alton of a revised wool
tariff schedule, based on the report OF
the tariff board, and the message oi
President Taft. President Taft hav-
ing pronounced the report of the
board as the most scientific made on
the subject, the administra alton and
the republican leaders in the house
have determined to draft bill found.
ed entirely on the data. With this
bill they will 60 before the country.
The president, it Is said, will coop.
crate with the republican mem bers in
their work of drafting the bill, which
it is said, will give all branches in the
domestic wool industry the protec.
tion necessary to place them on az
equality with foreign branches.
Raw wool of the American farmer
will be protected enough to keep Out
cheap wool from Australia, Argentine
and other countries, and the msnufac.
turer will be protected in the same
way, the protection representing the
difference between the cost of raising
and marketing here and abroad.
1t 10 the purpose of the republicans
to present their bill in the full ways
and means committee and urge the
democrats to accept this.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Norris Reports Successful Trip

norris heportS SUCCESSFUL rip.
HELENA, Dec. Ex-Governor Nor.
ris, who returned last night from his
eastern tour with the governors spe.
cial, said today that while the trip
was as strenuous as three political
campaigns, he believed that good re.
suits were accomplished and that the
west received more advertising from
the tour of the exhibit cars than it
could in any other way in q much
longer period.
"Ninety thousand people passed
through the exhibit cars" said the
governor. "Many thousand more
heard the addresses of the governors,
thousands of columns of publicity
were given by the eastern press. not
alone to the talks of the governors,
but to writeups of the exhibits. In
addition to all this advertising, the
moving picture firms took many pic.
lures of the train and it's exhibits, 80
that, summed up, the cry of the ives,
for more people and more money TO,
the development of its resources has
reached the ears of millions of people
who otherwise would never have
heard of it,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Wanted For Montana Murder.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 23.-Dalton
I. Sparks who was arrested here az
he was calling for his mail atl the
postoface, is said to have admitted to
the authorities that he ia Mel B.
Jewell who is wanted at Big Timber,
Montana, for the killing of Deputy
Sheriff Brannin, November 16. Ac.
cording to the officers, jewell claimed
he was justified in killing Brannin,
but fed because he feared he could
not get q fair trial in the Montana
courts. He claims that Brannin had
fred at him five times before he re.
turned the fire. He also stated that
another man whose name he does not
know, was implicated in the affair.
In his fight from Montana, Jewell
said he had slept In snow banks,
gone days without food and many
nights without sleep In order to dodge
officers on his tracks, and admitted
having stolen and used 18 horses IL
getting to Phoenix.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
NOT A LIFE Of EASE.
Settlers On irrigation Projects
Must Keep Busy.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Life on q
government irrigatio farm is not
the bed of roses which many pictures
it to be, Director Newell of the recla-
mations service points out in q paper
prepared by him for the Smithsonian
insti;a.i,u.
"This awakening to the fact that
irrig has it's thorny side," be
declares, "sometimes comes as start
ling shock, sufficient to discourage all
but the most enthusiastic and the more
faint hearted seek farther for the
promised !aud.
"Those who remain soon learn tha at
success must be secured by subduipg
the coil, getting IL in good condition,
applying water day and night and up
all night wading around in the mud
or enduring the heat OF the long days
of brilliant sunshine and the accom-
panying dust of the arid regions, the
troubles with neighbors over division
OF water, the possible seepage followed
by crop losses or ruin from alkali.
"As consequence consider able
part OF the first settlers on every irri.
cation system sell out or relinquish
their homesteads and seek other
fields" The most difficult problems
still emain for the reclaim alton serv.
ice, he Gays. It has successfully
solved the engineering and business
problems, but those OF dealing with
the settlers, giving them sound advice
and at the same time collecting from
them the cost of the works, the
dealings with the human as opposed
to the physical elements are far more
difficult than those of engineering con-
struction or related business manage.
ment."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Thousands Visited Land Show.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 23.-The North.
western Land Products show, held
under the auspices of the Northwest.
ern Development league, composed OF
commercial and civic organizations
from here to the Pacific coast, closed
tonight. The show has been open for
two weeks.
It was held to exhibit and explain
the agricultural and other natur al
resources of the states represented, i,
and to this end exhibitors from the
various states lectured and distribut-
ed inform alton every afternoon and
evening.
About 100000 people visited the
show during the two weeks and the
estimated profits are about $40, 900.
This sum will be used toward a per.
manent land products exhibition ir
St, Paul.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Proposes Government Railway.

~T~~OS N0Il~0Ys
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-A million
dollar appropriation for the construc-
ton and operation of q railroad to be
known as the Alaska Centr al railroad, ,
and for additional Alaska conserva.
ton, is contemplated In the DILL intro.
duced today by Representative Sulzer
OF New York, who recently visited
that territory. The measure would
include Alaska in the interstate com.
merce commissions jurisdiction, and
would provide for q railroad commits.
sion, "The Alaska Public Service
commission.
The commissioners would be au-
thorized to construct and operate the
Alaska Central from Seward, on
Resurrection bay, to Matunska coal
fields, the actual construction to be
under army engineers. The bill would
segregate $1,000 acres of the best coal
lands in the Matanuska coal fields for
the use OF the army and navy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
URGES CURRENCY REFORM
President Sends Message to Con.
gress On Important Subject.

President Sends Message to Con-
gress On Important Subject.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-President
Taft sent another of his pr omised
series of messages to congress oday.
This time he dealt with currency re.
form, Panama tolls and various gov.
ernmental questions.
On the subject Of currency reform
and in connection with the forthcom-
ing report of the monetary commits.
sion to congress, President Taft said
it was exceedingly fortunate that the
"wise and undisputed policy of main.
tanning unchanged the main features
of our banking system rendered it at
once impossible to introduce q central
BANK
He gave his approval to the pro.
posed national reserve association.
As to the management of this
association, the president said this
was mainly bankers work and the
banks could be trusted better than
anybody else to conductit 1t. However,
be urged that some form of govern.
ment supervision and ultimate control
should prevail and that the currency
reform should not be m ade political
issue.
"And l also trust hat the new legis'
lation will carefully and completely
protect and assure the individu ality
and the independence of each bank,
to the end that any tendency there m ay
be ever be toward consolid alton OF
the money or banking powers of TIE
nation shall be defeated" said the
president.
The immediate establishment of 6
rural parcels poet was urged. The
president took the position that the
post would not destroy the business oi
the country storekeeper.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Who Gets the Profits7

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-"The con.
sumer pays q dollar for food; the
farmer gets less than so cents of it.
Who gets the rest?"
That is a question which Secretary
Wilson of the department of sgricul'
ture asked In his annual report.
The secretary does not attemp,
to answer it. He does explsin ir
some detail the results of an in
vestig alton his department has just
concluded to the effect of cold storage
on the wholesomeness and cost oi
food. His investig alton leads him to
Recommend publicity for the amount
OF food in cold storage, just as the de-
partment now gives publicity to the
condition of crops from month to
month,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Eggs In Cold Storage.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The extreme
high price OF eggs-a figure beyond
anything ever known in New York at
this season OF the year-was partially
explained by the statement that there
are SOC, 900, 900 dozens Of eggs in cold
storage here upon which the owners
hope to make q "killing." It is be-
lieved the cold storage trust will still
further advance the price of eggs dur
ing the next two months, as the specu.
lators are hurrying to make their
''pile" before April Is, when the
Brennan cold storage bill requires
that all foods that haYe been in
storage ten months shall be con.
demned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Would Abolish Oath

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. - Many
prominent men are back of Sen ator
Burton of Ohio, in his effort to abol.
ish $50 help me God" from the oaths
taken in courts and elsewhere unde,
the jurisdiction of the United States
government. He has laid before the
senate memorial appealing to con-
gress to drop this phrase and will in
troduce bill to forward the move
ment.
The Burton bill will propose tha
the oath be: ~ do solemnly promise
Tor declare etc., and that it be un'
lawful to use the words $50 help me
Cod"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Transportatios Of Explosives.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Elabor ate
general regulations for the protection
of explosives and other dangerous ar
ticles sent by freight and by express
we're issued today by the Interstate
Commerce commission. In its effort to
minimize the danger to life and prop.
erty in the transportation of danger
Gus articles, the commission has made
the rules almost absolutely rigid in
order to avoid any mistaking or
equivocasion on the part of either the
railroads or the shippers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Rocky Boys Lazy Bunch.
Anaconda Standard

Anaconda standard.
Rocky Boy and his band of tramp
Indians seem to fare about as we'll 40
do a great many deserving white men,
who have no call for assistance from
the federal government. This bunch
of decrepit Crees and mar rauding
bucks, outcasts from q dozen tribes,
have come in for lot of sympathy
since Riel made his grsndstand play
in the Canadian territory north of
here. Rocky Boy is not full.blood
Indian-he's breed. He does not
want to work. He hung around Butte
and Anaconda after season at Hell
ena. Nobody hears of him and his
followers during the warm months-it
is only in cold weather that old Rocky
comes to the front page in the news.
paper. Then he ia hungry, his squaws
and satellites are hungry.
The good public notifies Washington
and the federal government hastens
to bring the band in out of the cold.
The bunch of NANCY nomads left .
good home provided for it in the
Blackfeet reserv ation-pickings there
were not as good as they are on the
city dumps at Helena and Butte.
Late word from Washington is that
the agent at Blackfoot ia instructed
to corral the reneg AIDES and show them
back to warm tepees on the reservs.
ton.
Unlike the Utes, the Rocky Boys
have no grievance against anybody
they are merely barn scles; they are
lazy, indolent and shiftless. They do
not deserve as much sympathy as do
the white men who today are hum.
bling themselves by begging for EN-.
ployment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Expenses Of Governors Special.

HELENA, Dec. 24.-Gov. Edwin L.
Norris today made the following state-
ment concerning the recent Invasion
OF the east" by the western governors,
the manner in which the tour was
financed and the possible result of the
missionary work done for the west on
the trip:
"TEe idea originated with and the
tour was organized and conducted by
former Governor James b. Brady Of
Idaho, and his untiring efforts con.