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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
NEW TREATWENI For a DREAD
Ed DISEASE.

The public in general g Impressed
by tie wonderful progress made IN
surgery these days, but fo~ evident
rtnaoHs we hear less about tho moro
lnconap!cuous advances that arc bong
made along strictly medical lines.
We know, for example, that OWING %
the development of antitoxiH We dread
diphthoria less than formcgl,. but We
10 not realize what ia being accom-
plishod in a varlc:y Of dircctions
The current number Of tho Journal
% American Medicine contains an in
torcstlng article which Illustrates tho
way IN which efforts arc constanuY
being made to hattie more success
fully with dreaded diseases.
Rhoumatoid arthritle. or arthrrtis
dotormans, a disease which causes in
nammat!on and atifcninr Of almos,
all the ioi"ts in tn" body, has for
many years been regarded MS practi-
cany !ncurablc. Physiciana have en-
donyorcd to learn the causes of this
disease and to End some method of
treatment by which It's victims can bo
relieved, but so far with little succoss
Or. Philip W Nathan Of New Yorr
writes in the Journal on new and
apparently successful treatment o,
RrthYltig dcfOrmAna
Aftor discussing tho theories which
have been advanced as to the origin
Of this disease, Or Nathan says that
about four years ago, led by Basch':
! experiments showing the influenc
which the removal of the thymus glanl
had on the growth of the skeleton. h,
began to use the dried thymus CLAN,
of the calf for the treatment of rheu-
| matoid arthritis. The thymus Is
small gland found in the neck Of the
| calf 1t 10 believed to have an in
nuence on growth and the development
| OF bones. No Immediate benefit re
suited from small doses, but long con
tInued administration sooner or latel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

led to definite and, in some cases, TO
striking improv oment. After this
treatment has been continued for
months general nutrition begins to
improve and the stiffening of the
JOINTS gradually disappears. Dr.. Ma
than's conclusions are that while this
treatment must be combined with COM
p1ete rest and Improvement of nutrl-
ton, yet, when taken conscientiously
for long time combined with judr-
cious caro-, marked Improvement, If
not perfect cure, can always be ex-
pected. These results are based on
the records OF $50 cases of which
eighty-three were severe.
Every community has had instances
OF this disease, and the people of Bur.
lington will readily recall various
cases that have occurred in this com.
munity. 1t is to be hoped that fur
thor developments may demonstrate
that a cure for tho affliction in oucs
ton has beer secured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
A SPLENDID WATER POWER
History of Bellows Falls CannI-Im-
pOrtant Factor in business Life
of Community.

The following regarding the Bellows
Falls canal is reprinted by the New York
Times from Hayes's History Of Rcciting-
ham:
For over a century the canal at Bel
lows Falls has been intimately connected
in various ways with all branches Of In
dustry and business in this vicinity. To
it the village OF Bellows Falls is largely
indebted for It's business prosperity and
almost for its existence. In various ways
II has been the greatest factor IN making
lho history of the village, and thereby Of
the groctest Importance 20 the town Of
Rockingham and all this immediate neigh
borhood
The construction of the canal was COM
mcnced in the spring OF 1872. but the
oc,ual passing OF boats was not possible
until October 1902, obstacles bc,ns net
which could not be foreseon and which
rendered the cost much greater than Was
expected By It's projectors. The canal was
built primarily for navigation as was
clearly indicated by the Cumbrous namo
tiyen By the Legislature. a Company for
Rendering Connecticut River Navigable
by bellows Falls Although Mt It's COM
nletlon, or very soon after. there were u
npmber # extensive mills that had their
rover from it, which were destroyed BY
lro May II. 1872, other mills were soon
erected by the company including two say
mills, oil mill and a woolcardiu6 sho'.
boats and RATS of lumber passed through
II as lato as ISIS, although the building o,
tho different railroads through the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
PROGRESS OF WIRELESS TELEG-
Il Apply.

ME we READ da'IN OIL wireless
messages from sea- pro'aoly Few read
erS OF the Rhh ihf'SS iuIY realize
the remarNapIe progress mat Is uolhE
mace IN inns hold or the prominent
part winch Wlr'ieFS teIegraphN IL
coming to play IN haVlga'ion' FOR
example deep sea vessels, which car
rE at any Tune n passenger list of
lilly persons ana more are fast pelhE
equipped win wireless apparatus 10
CONFORM with the new United States
law July has h'on set as the dead
line ana all veS''' n the fifty pas
senger class mus equipped by that
time or fnd clearances en-
tangled This law embraces not only
American voss"'4' Lat all foreign
SHIPS touching 81 american ports. The
'hfty passenEc' - also includes pas
scngers as wei '7 crew,
Although all IL larger ships, ana
especially All the hig passenger boats,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

The regretted poor health of Plus X
has led to a revival of the report that
Cardinal Rampolla, who was secretary
of state under Leo Mi, is likely to be
selected as the next Pope. 1t Is re-
called in this connection that Ram
polla would have been chosen as the
successor of Leo XIII but for tho veto
placed upon his candidacy by the Aus
TRAN government, n condition which
cannot arise again owing to the
changed situation. Mariana Rampolll
del Tindaro is a man of great culture
and knowledge, an accomplished dip
lomat and we'll versed in the modern
arts and sciences. Not the least indi-
cation of his strength is to be found
In the fact that he is held in the high
est esteem by Pope Plus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
SOrTHERN HOSPITALITY.

had been driving all day in a remote
part of southern Georgia and at night
fan stopped at cabin occupied by ono
man. He was very cordial and asked mo
to spend the night with him. When We
sat down to supper was somewhat dis
turbed to observe that the meal consisted
II a single large dish of potatoes. With
out apology tie man. with a wave of his
hand toward the dish, said in a loud,
hearty voice:
Stranger, take oner'
He paused a moment and continued in
4 stll louder tone:
stranger. take two"
Another pause. and then even louder
and more earnestly:
Stranger. take mighty near all of
them'-Woman Home Companion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
RULE ny THE PEOPLE.

We sometimes talk about the sub
stitution of direct nominations by tho
people for indiroCt methods as though
the change would lie of the most radf-
cal nature. We do not seem to realize
however, that the people have already
taken the selection of public servants
largely into their own hands. We rc-
tain the college of presidential elcc-
tors, that formerly actually chose ouf
presidents and vice presidents of the
United States, but the people them
Olives vote for these two officers at
the coils IN November every four
yoar,
IN Hanr cases iii Vermont and else
where the people have not infrequent-
~ indicated their choice of United
States senators by electing a Logisla-
turo favorable to the man whom they
preferred That still further step is
to he taken in connection witch the
choice of a president is the lelief of
Congressman Victor Murdoch OF Kan
political conventions Of 1916 viii he
little more than formall.ies, ana that
the real nominating work will have
been done by the people at direct pri-
marles long before those conventions
meet.
Il believe said Mr.. Murdoch, who
Is known as tho most prominent re-
publican lnsurgcht in the House. that
the political conventions of 1912 Will
he the last in the history of this coun-
try to possess the real power of nom
mating candidates for president and
9ice- president The direct primary
system is sweeping through this count
try at such rate that it will, within
n very few Yeas. be practically uni
versal in all States. National conven-
, tons of the future, beginning with
1916, will become mere registering
boards for tho will of the people.
This, I believe, will apply to all par
ties. a condition will be brought
about whore national conventions will
become as rcrfunotory in their duties
as the electoral college.
lone state after another is adopting
tho direct primary and do not he
love that any ii them will cver aban-
don it. National conventions MAJ
| continue to meet and adopt rosolu-
| lions and platforms. but tho candi-
dates will be selected for them by the
voters"
It looks as though eyen uominat.
ing agency Of any Kind wou!G rot jog
necessary to assure :hc renomirutlon
| Of President TAFT and II H. rot I'M
possible that events WIN practically
ensure tho nomination of Governor
Wilson, for oxomp!e. long before tho
democratic national convention as
| semblos.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
VERMONT DRUGGISTS IN TOWN
A Hundred Present for Meeting
of State Association.
reception Followed by Illustrated Adj
dress by Dem of Columbia College
of Pharmacy on south Amcri-
can Travels.

"This meeting Of the Vermont drug
gists.' said President Eastman of the
state Pharmaceutical association Tues
Gay evening is to be the largest gather
Ing we have ever held. About 100 are al
ready here and the attendance tomorrow
viii be large"
During the afternoon Tuesday the
druggists arrived in considerable num-
befs on every train. Dinner was served
at the Vermont from SIX O'Clock until
go ana Immediately after this there was
a reception i'm the hotel parors by
President w. H. Eastman of St. Johns
bury and other officers of the organiza-
ton.
n lecture by DR.. II. IT. Rusty, dean Of
the Columbia University College of
Pharmacy in New York city, was schc-
duled for nine o'clock, and was to have
been given on the roof garden of tn"
hotel But at the last moment it Was
found that the lighting connections there
would not permit the use of the sterop-
ticon.
After n delay Of about one hour. the
l|1od theatre was obtained for the lee
turc, and at the close of tho regular
evening performance there, at 10 o'clock,
DR. Rusty spoke in Il very Interesting
ana instructive manner upon his travels
through South America
lie said that tho trip which he took in
south America was made particularly for
the study of the kola plant. He made his
travels especially clear by the use of a
map showing tho regions visited and the
route taken through them. Speaking of
- nd ~,
said that I'm the dry season it rains every
day but in tho wet season it rains all
the time"
Pictures and fun descriptions made very
clear the means of transportation en-
ployed in various parts Of tn continent.
and the difficulties of travel there. The
speaker also told of his experiences
among the natives, and he contrasted the
different races and types inhabiting the
country.
Or. Ru2by brought oft in 6 most strik-
Ing way the peculiar situation of the city
If La Paz. which is located in a deep de-
pre- sion in the mountains. Here is found
the source of the Amazon, so narrow that
q man can easily step across the little
stream, although this great river. at its
mouth, Is $50 miles in width, and con
ta.ns an island as large as the kingdom
of Portugal
one view showed a flower so immense
that it constituted an entire armful OF
itself, and other pictures showed the trees
fl ON which quinnlne and rubber are pro-
duccd. Some of the big trees growing in
South America date back to a perlood be.
fore the time Of Christ, and in the Canary
l. T.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
THE CRIME WAVE.

We insisted the other Day that strenuous
efforts must be made 20 stay the crime
wavo that has followed upon the moaern
coddiag Of criminals in this State. Since
That date burlington officer has boon
shot by man who has been threatening
cor some time to take human lifc and the
price may be two human lives.
We are constrained TO believe that the
difference between tho treatment of MUIR
derers IN Great Britain and the maudlln
sympathy for the person who sheds blood
in Vermont, for example. has not Il little
To do with the growing frequency of muir
der and attempted murder in this State.
II would be interesting to note 10 what
extent crimes against human life have in
'reased per capita az compared with the
ger cent. in England, where a speedy ex-
ample Is mado of murdoror7; but It is safe
10 say that the figures could DO studied
With advantage.
AS an illustration of tho easy treatment
given murdsrers In Vermont at the pres
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
THE STORY TELLER.
TIE AWAk ENING.

The hallway was dark. He softly came
lehlnd her and kissed her lightly on the
cheek. She didn't scream. She didn't
oven look around. And he darted away
Undiscovered.
A little later he met her in the paror.
"Then you knew who It was?' he said
Knew who 1t was?" she DULY repeated
Knew who IT was that kissed your
She gave n sudden start.
Good land! Was it your she cried
And there was something In her tom
that sent him up to tho dressing room
where he glarcd at himself in the glass
and kicked his own shins Vigorously
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

chicago has its skvsorapers says "rba
Record Herald" but IL has NOT We, s,,r
rendered to the passion for 'topless tn.
wers' which grips all New York. The
Singer building, with It's tower lifting sle
Feet above the pavement. had scarraIy
ceased to be the wonder of Gotham he.
fore the Metropolitan tower looked dow,
upon it, and now the Woolworth BuiId-
ing Is to be piled up higher yct-nobosv
Knows quite how high. What IS 10 be tl,,
determining factor Of the future in re-.
Gard to height?
Edsar Allen Forbes. writing in "'rhe
/ W oEld Work gives the result Of his i,,.
No"uFdIiohs among the architects, build
ers ana elevator manufacturers Of Now
lofF' 10 each class in turn he put the
question. The architects were not dis
| mayed u You VIII give mo q base
large enough said one, Il am willing
10 80 up two thousand feet" BY 81 base
large enough the builder meant a base
one-tehth the height of the building
| Clearly there was nothing to be lookcd
! Tor from the architect. The builder cared
no 1ore for the height; he could erect
| whatever the architect could p'an
| fmaIy, it was to the elevator makers
mat Mr. Forbes returned. How ton
could a building be made? In putting tint.
question he got a definite answer. Re.
hold' il was the elevator man who held
the clcw to the problem.
"A building which Is to pay It's way
mus have two thines-plenty Of floor
pace aud facilities FIR reaching II oti-t-
" and oomforub,y. TIc expert bes.us
10y "H''hH 'n" person 10 every one hum
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

Connecticut river valley between 1913
| and 1851 practically did away with naF'-
| cation cxcept for the passage of lumber
down the river to the markets' AZ an
| times the water has been used to turn the
wheels of business activity as wei as "
further the interests of commerce, but not
until 1870 was its utilization LOT power
marked feature Of this vicinity
Like ca many corporations which are
the initial enterprises of gigantic money
making industries of after years, the men
Who furnished the money to build the
canal and locks and keep them in repair
Until they passed out of the original own
ersbip in June, 1866, lost heavily upon
their Investment
The amount realized by the originators
was probably not over 90 per cent. Of tho
amount which had been sent over here
from England for the purpose of building
and maintaining it, during the "A years
in which It was almost wholly owned in
London This result was not much, If
any, worse than the experiences of capt
tai invested in the various canals at DIFF
forent points on the river.
The act Of the Vermont Legislature,
under which the canal and dam were
built was passed at Rutland, october %,
1892, although n somewhat similar charter
had been granted by the previous Legs
'ature at Windsor, dated November /,
f7Q1. The name given 10 the organization.
Company for Rendering Connecticut
Jiver Navigable by Bellows Falls was
retained until 1871, when 1t was changed
to- the present name, bellows Falls Canal
Company A charter by the New Iiamp-
shire Legislature, almost identical with
tie Vermont act, was granted December
is. 1892.
BY the original charter there was no
Unit to the amount of the capital stock,
hut the proprietors were at liberty to
raise and cXpend any amount they found
necessary or deemed wise. There were
originally only Is shares. These We're sub
divided in 1881 into PIG, and In 1N52 these
were again divided into three shares each,
making the total number Of shares GlS
when tho property was sold in 1866.
Governor Hale and Mr.. Lane owned tho
property from 1850 until 1871 when a largo
majority of the stock was purchased by
the late Hon. William \. Russell. He
associated with him other enterprising
and aggressive men and from that time
to this the utilization of the water of the
canal for power, largely for paper and
pulp mills. has each year increased. and
| consequently the village of Bellows Falls
and It's suburbs, to-day have more than
| five times the population of that date.
| About 1875, the canal was widencd from
an average of % feet to * feet at its mar
rowest point. and deepened from its old
| depth of feet to minimum of II feet.
| Very substantial and expensive head
gates were built with steam power for
| laisne and lowering them. \ new dam
was built higher than the old one. and
many other changes made, the whole
amount expended in improvements Mt
about that time reaching the generous
J figure of 5000 600
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

The New orll American says that
metropolitan rowdes are less violent
since Waldo threatened them. In Yer
mont the way we make criminals less
violent is to coddle them and ask them
&c please be good.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
TENDENCIE or THE PRESS.

Two subjects are now engaging tho
attention Of newsnapcrs i'm norticu1ar
one is the DANCE, of limiting the lib
critics of tho nrcys ms controsted with
the pushing of tho lIbcrtv Of tho nress
irto license. Tho other subject Is the
danger that the press may become
the mouthpiece Ct interests rather
than the coura rcous mou,der Of pub-
lie opinion.
only n short tin,o oqo riebon VIII
liams to11 tho elidor+s of Iobigb mi
vcrsitv that tho tvpica, Amor,cn,
ncwspapor follows rather than loods
public onlnion." ana that eft rondors
to tho desire Cor eoneatiop and tn,
lowest taste Of the noonle."
Considering the last-narcd subioct
first we arc GLAD IN CIV FROM, nost+ivo
conviction that while tho stricturo of
njshcu Williams s+i11 onn1ios to como
of tho more yellow shade Of sonso-
tionaI journals the mast Eve voors bog
unouoctionoilv ecar - rosi+i,.o mac
tior Of no MAN, ,,uoro,.+tors r,,o ,,,,-
tic is moro liecri,,frotirr tbor a. o,co
was and this condition has como about
m no email doe,oo tbronc,, tho in
(sistonco Of the hcttor class Of news
MINERS that tboir columns 10 1,ont
clean and wholesome oro o,.idonco
of this reaction is to no found IN tho
widosnraod r,o,.o,,or+ o,,oi,,s+ .bo
chrome e,,nn1crro,t v.,iob o,,t.+in+
Josepb,s multi-cc,or coat ono has
ONLY TO note tho wov IN which eunn,o-
mcnts Of penufno ort,st,c and ,i,o~,rv
mort, ara r,,i,i,1,irr ~ +,., 1or,,,~
Journals 70 he,o,,o oon,,nooo ., ,,ts
change for tho bottor II &c Inn,
natural that the Influences which are
causing the transrormatio, in nous
paper illustrations should also orroct
tho roodin,, rottor ,rosn,,.o, nc
every thorourh student of Affairs has
noted this Improvement in tho tone Of
the public nress as q whole IL is not
necessary to demonstrates its exist
ence. 1t is helnful to have criticisms
like that of Risbon viuioms made.
however. for thev helm TO show the
need Of constant effort IN thc diroc-
ton Of higher standards
As rcrards following instead Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
THE DAM.

The new dam across the Connecticut
river was completed in the fall of 1905.
The construction company began opera
tons on July Il, 1903, on temporary work
and the first concrete for the new dam
was placed In position on August on tho
North Walpolc side where the cOnstruc-
ton commenced. on October 80 in a day
of % hours. the maximum concrete laid
was 90 cubic yards. while the ordinary
amount, in a day of 10 hours. was 10
cubic yards. The total amount of con-
crete used was about 500 cuuic yards.
and tile material for which consisted of
$500 tons of gravel. 21G0 tons of sand and
40 tons or $1,000 bags of Lehigh cement.
The number Of men employed on the dam
averaged about 100 day; during the first
month Tie smallest number 50, were at
work while during October tho largest
lumber We're employed consisting of two
shifts, so in the day gang under Latham
ana so in the night gang under Hender-
son.
The new dam Is built in five sections Of
varied directions, the longest arm OK
tending from the North Walpole shore to
the middle pier of the r, & VI. bridge. The
total length OF the dam IS 1921 lneal
feet and. beginning from the North Wal
pole side, tic breaks ara of the follow
Ing lengths: 2N52 feet, go feet, S1g2 feet
1925 feet and the arm extending to this
side l11C5 feet.
Tho approximate cost Cf the dam was
$1,000 and the time employed on its con-
structon was about four and ono-halr
months, While the cost Of the dam itself
it.a , Ia
cost of forming cufrcr-dams. erecting
wooden molds for tho concrete fumes and
temporary Waterways. 1t Is estimated
that this work cost about three times as
much as tho material used on the per
monent structural work OF the new dam.
THE PRESIDENT COMPANY.
The present officers of the company are:
President, Richard 5. Russell; treasurer
J.. /, Rantoul; directors, r. $. Russell,
D. p Rogers and James II Williams.
Tho company has extensive zeal estate
'oldngs. Beside tho dam, 1t owns flow
afc rights on both sides OF tho CDnnccti-
cut from below the dam 10 points above
the Cheshire bridge north of Cnarlcstown.
| owns a portion OF the island. land at
the north end OF the village, land In North
Walpole, the stable leased by tred G.
Rand, etc II also owns much lard whore
the paper mills are located and sells pow
ct to Ill of them. Il was brought out in
the last Walpolc town meeting that he
companY's income Is from $4,000 to $Gi, 600
annually, and that about 1900 Of this
amount Is net. The company pays taxes
on '225 COO in Rockingham and $500 coo in
Walpolc, or at least Walpole wants it to
pay on that amount"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22

young lady OF Philadelphia after
eampling no less tl.an fifty-seven kinds
Of meals says that farmers wives are
best cooks. There is nothing
about this young Quakcress.