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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07
RED CROSS SEALS.
cnt on Sale Throughout the Country
Friday-BurIfngton Dealers.

The annual sale for the American Red
Cross Christmas seals opened throurh h.
out the country simultaneously Fri
day.
Word was received from washington
headquarters that tbs number of seals
ordered for the anti-tuberculosis cam
paign this year was just double that for
last season; and this will be increased
by further orders sent in as dealers
dispose Of the amount first received
There have been 5000 seals distributed
in about one hundred places throughout
Vermont, and the treasurer is ready Ia
fill any further orders as fast as re-
quired.
Through the efforts of Mrs. w. s
Phelps, seals are being sold in the various
clubs and patriotic societies. and there
will be a committee of ladies selling them
in the postoncc during the latter part of
December.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07
YOUR NEIGIIBOR's ExPERTNC,

How you may profit by It. Take Fol \
Kidney Pills Mrs. ID, keefe, "A n. VIM
ooski Ave" Burlington, VT, says "rol
two years I suffered with consideralI 4,
bacllache quo to weak kidneys and | fcl
all run down and played out. One dn,
when feeling particularly bad a fricro
advised me 10 take some Foley Kidn,
Pills. began taking them, and .,,
results were surprising. My backaol,
left me promptly and my tired feelinr
passed away. ] owe my cure to Fole,
Kidney Pills and | gladly recommend
them to those suffering from kldna,
trouble" J. W. OSullivan, "A Church
street
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07

Day and Night Schools in session
Latter includes Reading, Pen
manship, Geography, Arithmetic
bookkeeping, Stonoeraphy, Type
writing. Craftsmanship and Ad
vanccd Dictation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07

The easy want ad tasks usually accomplished
through ONE PUBLICATION of the ad. The hard want
ad tasks may require REPEATED PUBLICATIONS of
the ad-sometimes growing into the dignity of want
ad campaigns
And, while purely transient" classified advertising
may not complete the task set for it, want ad cam
paign does not fail sensible persistence used This
means that such difficult ad tasks as that of finding
THE ONE BEST BUYER for your property or the man
who will be glad to invest in your enterprise or the best
possible tenant for that business property are
SURE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED if you enter upon suit
able want ad campaigns.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07
CARD or THANK =,

Mrs Philip Shonio wishes to express
her grateful appreciation for the Eener-
Gus support given her, and the many acts
Of kindness shown her during the recent
voting contest. 2>S,d&w.1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS

Tonic in action. quick in results. win
cure amy case OF kidney or bladder dis
order not beyond the reach of medicine.
No use 10 say more. J. W. O'SulliVan.
"A Church St
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07
APPRECIATED IN FRANCE.

The lie Ripolin building, situated or
a wharf beside the Seine river. Paris,
France. was recently rooted with oui
Com1o-rubher roofing. Samples free
Strong Hardware Co, Burlignton, VI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07

W,thout opiates or harmful drugs OF
any klnd Fpley's Honey and Tar Com
pound stops coughs and cures colds Do
not accept any substitute, j. w. O'Sulli-
van, u Church 81.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
Schools and Manufacturers Can
Cooperate to Mutual Advantages.
Men from Massachusetts City where
Plan Has Proved "a Success EH-
plain It's Provisions to Bur-
1ingtonians.

vanced for Burlington's consideration in
la number of years, was that presented
Friday night at a meeting on the roof gar
tdcn of the Hotel Vermont when W. b.
Hunter, director Of the Industrial depart
tuent of the high school at Fitchpurg,
Mass, and Daniel Simonds. president of
the Simonds Manufacturing Co.. also of
E'itchburg. outlined the Fitchburg plan
of Industrial cooperative education as II
has been successfully conducted in that
city for the past four wears. Through
the efforts of Smith f. Henry. who is
keenly Interested in the proposition. the
t'itchburg men came TO Burlington I'M
der the auspices of the Merchants Pro-
tective association. There was good
attendance of representative business
and professional men. Those who neg
lectcd the opportunity to hear what Mr..
Hunter aud Mr.. Simonds had to say
should not do so again when the matter
is brought up for consideration. II was
voted by every person present Friday night
one OF the most workable ideas that
the city could take up.
Mr.. Hunters plan. and it has been
proven a success, is "A simple one. 1t is
n proposition whereby boys attending the
high school may earn a good living,
learn a good trade and receive liberal
high school education, all without cent
of cost TO the city and with highly salts
factory results. 1t is an arrangement be-
tween the high school and the manufac-
turers whereby boys who wish to learn a
trade may enter the shops under a three
Years contract. working half time. that is
a week III school and a week in the shop,
at fair rate of pay as an apprentice.
At the end of the three years the boys
have obtained a thorough working know
ledge of the trade, and have become
valuable enough to the manufacturer so
that they may command good pay.
| Mr.. Hunter Friday nigh, spoke Of the
proposition from its high school side and
its shop side. and Mr.. Simonds outlined
the results that the manufacturers had
| been able to obtain through the idea as
worked out in Fitchburg.
The industrial education course is car
ricd on a. a separate course in the high
school The idea is to turn out Il think
ing mechanic. For instance, as ii might
apply to Burlington. the scheme would
work out something like this:
a number of manufacturers in different
lines would be interested and asked to
agree to take their apprentices as fast as
they found need for them from the CO.
opera tive department at the high school
Each manufacturer would agree to take
only as many apprentices as he had
places for, The boys SIGN a contract
with the manufacturer whereby they are
to remain apprentice to the trace ~,
three wears working aweek on and a week
off. unless it appears that they are to-
tally untitled for the work These boys
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07

Want ad, ertisins is ''the way out O
most business office 'jars"-sometime
the only way"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07
MEMS LIST.

Joseph Allen. Jr., j. s. Bullock, e. BE.
dard, Fanelo Carmclo, e. O. Colby, John
Carroll Sr., Rev. FIR. +. @. Fontaine
Alan hawthorne, d. J.. Harvey, u. Ha!ir
~, G. Hits, y, H. Hinsdale, William
Howard, r. NJ. Hutchinson, w. H. Jones
leverett G. Lowell, Erncste IamoreuA
William A. la Rochelle, Amos Lapin. II
Martin. Henry Martin. George w Merse
nan, Henry Merrill Nichols & Flanders
Il. Moran, Man Moulton. Jr., NJ. J. Nor
ton Harry II, Page, u. W. Ransom. vii
liam Rappleye, Joe Frank.
WlNOOSkI LIST.
Elmer Barton, Casino Bucoliero. Eur
nenio Bald, +, Kolehmalnen, Ernest Pat
tersoin' S. Rousslan. Peter Rivers, Mt,
Charles white
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WOMENS LIST.

Mrs. b. +. Austin. Mrs. Bertha Brock
man, Mrs. Daisy Bresett, Mrs Martha
Blasdell. Miss Jessie Florence Bigelpw,
Florence Bernard, Mrs Ernest Bailey,
Mrs Della Chattel, Mrs. Louis Gotta,
Doris Klevis r. Dustic CO.. Mrs Mary
Dallman. Miss Florence Daniels. Nil.
Eva Fuller Mrs. Fain, Hattie L. Howard,
Goldie NJ. Jacobs, Lizzie -- 1915 North
Ward street, Mrs. A. W. Leclair, Mr..
l'eaie Martin, Mrs H. E, II Norton, Mrs,
oe'h Pope Mrs, NJ. Provost, Mrs. Bes-
SIC run Miss Rosy. Mrs, Georgia Smith,
Miss Frances Winslow.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List Of unclaimed letters in the Bur
lngton postofiice for the week ending
december l. 1911:
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pens At FREE PRESS
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wholly in school and the next three al
ternate weekly between shop ana SCHOOL
The manufacturers take the Dogs IN
pairs. SO that by alternating they nave
one of the pair always at work. and
likewise the school is provided with one
of the pair.
Each Saturday morning the boy VINO
mas been at school that week goes TO
the shop in order to get ho'd OF inc Joo
MS mate is working on ana ne READY 10
take 1t up Monday morning, when the
shop boy goes in to school for week.
Shop work consists Of instruction in
all operations necessary to the particular
trade
Boys receive pay for the weeks they
are at work at these rates: For the first
year, 10 cents an hour; the second year
IL cents an hour: and the third year,
HR cents an hour; making $3.50 a week
or $l65, for the first year; s6.6 n week,
or sY.5o, for the second year; and s6S7
week, or 25. for the third year; a
| total Of 1852 Is for the three years. These
rates are higher than the former APP
prcndoes hive been receiving, the manu-
facturers having Of their own accord
raised the prices
/ the ~ seniors earn .......,.....A,l35
| me ~ juniors earn .............. $3.50
rhe 30 sophomorcs earn ...... 1850
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
HONORS FOR MRS. LEWIS
F. soc'eN aboo Resident
->cceives National Dis
tinction In w. r. c..

Mrs. Hettie M. Lewis, formerly a
resident of Baraboo but now at San
Jose, California, has received national
honors according to the Mercury pub
lished in that city. The paper in q
recent issue says:
"For the thirl time National honors
have been bestowed unsolicited upon
Mrs. Hettie VI. Lewis bv the National
President of the Woman's Relief
Corps. Mrs. Cora M. Davis, National
President, has appointed her National
Special Aide of the w. r. q. Mrs.
Lewis is descendant of a Norman
soldier who was knignled by the King
for bravery on the Fl lid Of battle dur
ing the CrusadeS. Both her great
grandfathers were officers in the
Revolutionary war and two brothers
gave active service i'm the late Civil
war. 1t is not stra lge that her zeal
has been thus rewarded after many
years service in the auxiliaries of the
various CIR md Army organizations" "
Has Big Task Before Her.
Mrs Lewis is sister of Mrs. w. H.
Newell, East street, Bara boo, and is q
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28

and is still in the hospital.
While in Dixie Mr.. Powers attende
a farmers convention. He brought
with him sample of the corn grown
in Tennessee and they are some ears.
The grains are large and the big grains
make big ears.
The grass is still green and the stock
is f1ourishing in the pasture fields.
They plant potatoes in February
and again in July. Two crops year
for them.
Land some distance from the cities
is worth from S15 to $50 an acre.
There are fine springs of water and
the chestnut trees sprinkle fine nuts
along the roadside.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28

In recent issue of The News is an
interesting article on the fire in Bara-
boo in 1871 by Peter Richards. I was
in town at church on that October
Sunday. Our Sunday school at the
Congregations al church was in session
when Mr.. Prouty came rushing in,
saying, "The drug store of Lang &
Camp is on fire." Of course STAN
pede followed. No more Sunday
school that day.
Mr.. Richards says be thinks there
was no fire apparatus in town at that
time but in this he was mistaken.
There are many people who will re-
member Joe and Dan Mansfield, tbs
"pump men," as everybody called
them. In front of the courthouse in
the park was pump, and soon after
the cry of fire the Mansfelds were
there, one at the handle, which be
welded vigorously, while the other
taking the filled pail from the spout
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28

was greatly pleased in reading
Mrs. b. III. Strong's article descriptive
of the old fashioned Vermont kitchen
in late issue of The Baraboo News.
It was so nearly like the one l was
accustomed to see every day until L
became boy of sixteen years, that it
carried roe back TO the days of my
childhood and revived old memories OF
our home away back in the fortles.
Besides my brothers and sisters, the
three Avery boys, Horatio M, Frank
and Allen A.,-the last late Of Bara-
boo-were in the company.
The big fireplace had it's crane and
pot hooks, also iron kettles used for
baking beans, johnny cake, and what
ever mother thought best to cook in
that way. Then there was the old tin
Dutch oven, in which turkeys and
pigs and spare ribs were roasted before
the kitchen fire, impaled on spit by
means of which either side could be
held to the blaze, as was necessary to
uniformity in cooking; added to these
was the old tin refec or for the baking
of bread, three or more big loaVes at
once, standing close to the andirons
before a good hot fire; while over the
blaze, hanging from the stout crane,
were variety of pots and kettles con-
tanning vegetables of various, [ might
say all kinds, of which the family was
to partake at the noon meal, then uni
fornly known as dinner, though
sometimes called "boiet dinner"
These vegetables were, in company
with salt pork and corned beef, all
boiled in one large iron pot. That salt
pork and that corned beef were cured
by my houored father, who grew the
pork in his own tarn-yard, the beef
coming from some country DEBTOR in
payment OF DOCTORS bill.
Then there was the large brick oven
in the chimney bosidey the fireplace.
What joy it was 10 see tbs bread,
cakes and pies prepared for that and
then when the oven was hot, to see
them taken on long handled iron
shovel and carefully placed as far back
as possible so there would be plenty of
room for all; albeit I myself had to
split The ''oven wood" which was al
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
~-on Fridays Daily

On December goth the home of Addi-
son Newell was the scene of quite q
large gathering. Thirty-three Newells
met to renew old acquaintance. The
party was in honor of Ernie Newell of
Asotin, Wash, who had not been here
Since boyhod, twenty-eight years ago
and his sister, Mrs. Crosby, of Menon-
inee, Wis. A bountiful dinner of oys-
ters, turkey and every other good
thing was served TO an appreciative
company. Everyone reported a fine
time and determined it should not be
the last of its nature.
These present from abroad were:
Ernie Newell, Asotin, Washington;
Mrs. Crosby, Menominee, Wis;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank o. Newell, Del
ton;
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Shultz, Dellona;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Chamberlain,
Reedsburg;
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Newell and
family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Newell and
family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Newell and
family,
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
They Had StOmaChS
In Those Early Days
It Would Kill Us to Eat Such Dinners as We Ate
By Peter Richards, Lodi, Wis.
III Our Childhood.

ways demanded for the heating of the
oven.
But if it was joy to see all of this
IN preparation for the baking, what
was it to stand by and see all those
good things removed after they had
passed through the fiery ordealI [
can smell those mince, pumpkin and
apple pies as I write these lines though
sixty or more years have passed since
the sight was witnessed. And the
sanity mother, who presided over it
all and directed all the prepar-
alton, has been for all that time "rest-
ing from her labors," while her own
boy-the last of the family-and her
grandson for shorter term, have been
wandering over the face of the earth.
They were never hungry, to be sure,
but they have never witnessed such
preparations for the homecomings at
Thanksgiving and Christmas, nor
looked forward to the joyous reunions
from widely separated homes, in hich
the venerable father and physician of
many years in the town, wields the
carving knife; the mother, God bless
her, presides at the coffee pot, some
one might say urn, in these days. But
[ am not writing of these days but cf
the times long past when cofeepot
was accepted and good enough name
for that useful and indispensable
article.
But now all are gone but "Pete, {"
and how long he may last no one can
say.
In those days we had 'stomachs for
our meat as we'll as meat for our
slomachs" and they were expansive,
too, while nowadays "condensed"
ana "contracted" are the adjectives
most applicable for them. 'TwouId
kill us pow to eat such dinners as we
ate in our childhood, and we are glad
we don't have 10. We like to choose
and W. { weswill eat, Putthe quantity
is less Important. We got our growth
long years ago and now we would
simply conserve our strength. That is
what one in advanced years most
needs.
PETER RICHARDS.
LoH, December Is, 1911.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
DIES IN MADISON
Frank Marquardt Passes
Away In Hospital After
Undergoing Operation.

Frank Marquardt passed away yes
terday at the hospital in Madison after
an illness OF a month or more with an
abscess on the brain. He has been at
the hospital the past month and un-
derwent an operation couple of weeks
ago and was thought TO be improving.
It was necessary for him to undergo
another operation recently.
He was % years old and son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Marquardt near
Baraboo. He was born at Sumpter
where he lived nearly all his life. Be-
sides his parents be leaves four sisters,
Nellie, Eau Claire; Linda, Elsie and
MabIe at home.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
HOG AS BIG AS A HIPPO
Porker Taken to St. Louis
That Got It's Picture in
the Papers.

Accounts have appeared in this
paper of big pigs being grown in this
region and the ST. Louis papers are
now giving accounts of porker that
was taken to that city and the speci-
men was so large that it was like
Ringlings' hipporotamuS The account
SAYS:
The heaviest hog ever received at the
National Stock Yards in East st. Louis
was slaughtered last week. 1t was a
white porker, weighed 500 pounds
after being dressed, and was shipped
by Capt. s. Haines from Fulton Coun-
ty, Ill. Extra heavy shackles were
required to hold the hog, and although
the killing was not attempted until
after the regular days work was con-
cluded many spectators were present
to witness it. The hog reached the
market Tuesday and caused a SER
sation, 1t was as big as polar bear
and caused shudder of fear when at
tendants started to drive it on the Ie-
ceivipg platform. When stretched
full length the hog measured 10 feet
from tip to tip.
1t dressed 81 per cent of the gross
weight and furnished 20 pounds CT
leaf lard. The age and history of the
big hog were not learned at the stock
yards, as it came in a car load ship
ment without previous notice anc
caused a sensation when discovered
among lot of porkers one-third its
size. The big hog was bought by
Swift & Go. at $3.50 hundred. BY a
coincidence the big hog was received
on the day when all records at the
East Side yards for years receipts
were broken.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
THE NEWELL REUNION
Family Gathering in Honor
of One Long Abb
sent.
From Thursday's Daily

A half-dozen or more families have
been reunited in Baraboo this year
after being separated fora qnarter of a
century or nlore. The last reunion is
that of Ernest Newell, AsotiOn, Wash
ington, Addison and Llewellyn New
ell, Baraboo; Mrs. Joshua Crosby,
Menomonie, Wisconsin,; and their
mother, Mrs. Homer Newell, also
a resident at Menomonie. When Mr..
Newell came from Washington he
stopped at Menomonie and his sister
accompanied him to Baraboo. 1t has
been twenty-eight years since he
crossed the Rockies an j located in the
land which not only promised much
but which has provided homes for
many. The visitor will remain until
after the New Year comes in that he
may have ample time TO visit all of
his former friends in Fairfield. His
wife and five children are at home.
The parents of the three brothers
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer New
ell were early residents of Fair
field. The father was taken to his re
ward years ago but the mother still
enjoys good health and will return
with her son when he makes his
homeward journey. There will be
family gatherings galore during his
stay in Wisconsin.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
WISCONSIN NOTES
Of INTEREST
GAINESVILLE Boy Falls From
Bridge and browns In
Rock River.
LANDLORD DROPS DEAD
Madison Man The First to
Wear a La Toilette
Button.

At JanesvilIe falling from the top of
the unfinished structure of the Racine
street bridge while playing tag, Ed
ward Swanson, II years old, drowned
in Rock river late Thursday afternoon
before aid could reach him. The
water is exceptionally high.
Drops Dead Going to Depot.
Gilbert Johnson, manager of the
Higgins house at Mazomanie, three
miles west of Nero, fell dead as be was
about to start for the depot to meet a
passenger train Wednesday evening
Heart trouble was the cause.
La Toilette Button Out.
SOL Levitan, retired merchant of
Madison, claims to wear the first La
Toilette 1912 button. 1t is just out of
Baltimore factory, shows virile look
ing, up-to-date picture of the Wiscon-
sin senator and bears this legend, "La
Toilette TO Win-1912,"
Will RellCenSe attIe Testers.
The state live stock sanitary board
at Madison is reIicensing the present
testers of cattle, of whom there are
over 500. The board at recent meet
ing decided to relicense them on the
basis of their previous examinations.
Mother Gives Up.
At Kenosha, after disappearance
of twenty-foLr hours, during which
time she asserted she had been follow.
ing clews in that city and vicinity
which might lead to solution of
mystery of the disappearance of her
Is year old foster daughter, Violet,
Mrs. Anna Buehler returned to her
home on Thursday heartbroken at her
failure to find any definite news.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
DEVILS LAKE ROCK DEADLY
Several Workmen Have
Died at the Crushing
Factory, Is Report.

According to message from the
Yards News Bureau, dust from Devils
Lake rock is declared to be more
deadly than that from rock from other
places owing TO its containing 81 per
cent of silicon. This has been found
by the the American Refractories
company, Rockdale, ILL.,, where sew
eral workmen have died from dust
necessitating costly impro vements re-
commended by state official.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
RETURNS FROM
NASHVILLE, Tenn.

w. A. Powers of Prairie du Sac was
in Baraboo on Wednesday on his way
home from Nashville, Tenn, to which
city he was called on account of the
serious injury to his son, 2. L..
Powers. "Major" as he is known in
Sauk county, was employed in saw
mill in Alabama. He remembers be-
ing near the boiler aud the next
thing that he can recall was being
hurried to his home in Nashville. He
was seriously injured about the head
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
Recalls BaTabOO Fire
0fF0Tfy Years Ago
The Old Courthouse Pump Did Good Service When
Properly Agitated.
By Mrs. John Luce, Barab00.

and replacing it with a. empty one,
passed it to the next man and so on
down the line to the fire. There was
row of men from the pump to the
burning building. This was the fire
apparatus of 40 years ago and proved
to be sufficient, as the fire was soon
subdued and the bank was safe.
Speaking of "Shanghai" Chandler
recalls little incident which occurred
Just before his death. Someone said,
"His feet are cold and that is sure
symptom that one is dying" Hear
ing the remark he said, "How about
John Rodgers?"
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-12-28
UndergOeS an Operation.

Mrs. Mabel butcher and others in
Baraboo have received letters from
Mrs. Guy butcher of Oshkosh stating
that her mother, Mrs. J. n. Wander
veer, has undergone an operation of a
serious nature. The patient is at ST.
Mary's hospital. Mrs. Vanderveer is
one of the estee med residents of Bara.
boo who, with her husband, is spend
ing the winter In Oshkosh.