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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
YEAR OF Low PRICE SUGAR.
Cuban Crop of 2.NOO.OOO Tons Predict
cd with Small Profits.

Leading sugar authorities are almost a
unit. says the Boston News Bureau. in
predicting year Of exceedingly low
in this country but throughout the world.
The Cuban crop Just finished will tota |
nearly 1.O00oo tons. with an outlook for
10000 to 2,l00,Oo tons next year, or 500 8
900 tons more than in 1911. Not only that
but Europe Is coming in with a perfectly
at 100000 to 100000 tons. The world
crop this past year is placed at about
l5,SS0cO tons with the prospect for 1928
Of 100000 tons, "A Is per cent increase,
or three times the gain in natural con-
sumption
Considering the enormous stimulus
which the sugar business has received as
II result of the boom prices of 1911. II IS
not surprising that a reaction has come.
cuban sugars for March are offered at
"a cents. which must be below the cost
Of production in many cases The prob
abilities are that next season will see
very small profits for most Cuban sugar
producers.
Just what effect this low priced sugar
Will have upon the argument for tariff
reduction when the sugar schedule gets
into politics again Is a very interestin;
surmise. II may be the means Of saving
the beet sugar growers from a drastic cut
that would spell ruin to their common
dividend prospects.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14

see. I'm rising six feet" and being a
big man he looked gigantic as he stood
there defying the lecturer with his hand
raised. IF there are any other Ameri-
cans In the audience | hone they will
stand up, too, and refute this mans
wild statements
Expressions Of surprise were followed
by litter of laughter when. slowly
and majestcally. Mr. Richardson rose
from his scat II am an American"
ne said. in his mellow tones land my
height of six feet one inch causes no
remark in my own country If there is
another fellow-countryman in the house
hope he will rise"
The audience was now on the Qui
vive. and when. after an impressive
wait of few seconds, DR. McVickar
began to unlimber. every eye was fixed
on him. There was scarcely another
man in the American pulpit Of his day
that made SO impressive figure as the
good doctor, for he was four inches
over six feet in height. He began Il
am an Amer But he got no further,
states a widely read English publica-
ton in relating the incident. 4 burst
of laughter and applause welcomed the
notable exceptions that certainly dis
proved the lecturers rule. and the lee
turer himself was booed of the plat
form.-Detroit Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE IN TEN
STATES
(From the Boston Herald

(From the Boston IieralI)
Tuesdays decision OF most far-ree ching
Importance was not the election of WILL
son. hut the adoption by four States Of a
Woman's suffrage amendment to the con-
stitution. At least. the returns indicate
that this policy has carried in Michigan,
Kansas Oregon and Arizona. In Wiscon-
sin. where the proposal also went before
the electorate, It was overwhelmingly de-
teated. in spite OF La Follette's strenuous
campaigning.
II it turns out that 10 States have grant
ed suffrage to women, the other States
can with difficulty hold out longer The
effect OF six States already committed to
that cause on the platforms and activities
OF the various parties this year indicated
clearly that no national organization
could long oppose a suffrage policy to
which large areas We're committed. II r.
rot pleasant for presidential candidate
to tell half his potential supporters In any
considerable group OF States that they
ought not to have anything to say az to
Ills qualifications. and presidential candi-
dates are not doing this. 4 cause which
has thus stilled opposition in high PAGES
has won half It's battle.
The common sense thing for the coun-
try to do Is to recognize women suffrage
as decreed by the spirit Of the age
whether wisely or not, and to adjust 1t
self accordingly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
THE OLD PAY ENVELOPE.

No, | never went to college,
And | am not up on Greek.
wear a pair of overals
And work hard throughout the week
I've no academic theories
Bout free trade and all such dope
But I'm greatly Interested
In my old pay envelope
I am not against the college
Wish | could have gone there. TOO.
For u thorough education
Helps to pull a fellow through
But when educators teach us
That free trades the nations hope,
Gee. it makes me rather scary
For my Old pay envelope.
All. thar little paper package
Means a heap to wife and mo.
Means a heap to all the children,
For It's bread and butter-see9
Keeps the little roof above US,
With no cares to interlope--
There is toy and peace AMI comfort
In my old pay envelope.
And it has been coming steady
Coming steady. nice and fat;
But II vanished when the nation
Was ruled by n Democrat
All. those bitter days Of anguish
out of work and out of hope
seems lifes sunshine all departed
With my old pay envelope.
I've no economic theories
Dancing round inside my head
So I'll Ice Hanged If you catch ME
Voting 'Gainst my daily bread
III not h,lp to kill the tariff,
And ! want to Wilson dope.
For Prntcctions the insurance
For my old pay envelope.
Tom W. Jackson in Judge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
WTNOOSI[I LIST.
VERSES OF REvERsEs.

Suppose that all the animals went Wild
that now are tame:
That dogs ran roaring loudly through
the dark:
C"naries. parrots, bulnnches. great birds
Of prey became.
And that Kittens lived in cages In the
park.
Suppos. that all the animals grew tame
that once were wild.
I'd have TO hold a leopard on my knee
WITH at my feet. as like as not, a BenRal
Tiger mild,
While from his cage an ostrich chirped
70 me.
shouldn't want tall giraffe 10 follow at
my heel
Nor play tag with n hippopotamus,
And caSsowar1es singing songs, am in
clined to feel.
Would very nearly he ridiculous.
So when | feel a dincontent and long to
make a change
just suppose" and then I quickly find
That things might be a great deal worse
II should rearrange-
And that's thought It's we'll TO bear In
mind
-Woman's Home Compa nion.
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I'VE no economic theories
BRITISH nor MARkTT CONDITION

The position Of the British hop market
presents many interesting features in
view Of the fact that the years local pro-
duction will play a comparatively small
part IN regulating demand and determin-
ing values In 1872 there were 1881 acres
devoted to the production Of hops as
against s. 056 acres in 1911, being an In
crease 81 LIS acres, or 5.4 per cent. The
tnfayorab.. weather conditions during
the summer months which proved so dis
astrous 10 the grain crops affected hops
to n far less degree, and the estimate of
production for this year is from 10000 to
Cos. 90 hundred weights of ll2 pounds each
These figures assume that the increased
acreage will approximately be offset by
the damage from adverse weather condi-
tons SO as to bring the total production
TO about the same figure as last year. The
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
GOLDEN WEDDING FETE.
Anniversary Celebrated by Mr.. and Mrs.
n. e.. Becrs of North Avenue.

MIR and Mrs. Ransom G.. Beers cele-
brated their golden wedding at their
home. EGO North avenue, Saturday. Mr..
Beers was born in Charlotte and at the
age of 20 married Miss Euretta A. Lyon
a. valcour, n. Y. Their descendants are
five children, l. grandchildren and six
great grandchildren
Among those present at Saturdays
celebration we're Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Cleveland and son. Roy. Mrs. Annie
Cleveland and Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Cleve-
land OF Essex, MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Beers
of Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs Burton Beers
Of Jericho Center Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ
Norton OF Huntington, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
oncc Kenyon Of Huntington, Mrs Victoria
Beardsley. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Merrihew
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Lyon and Mr..
and Mrs. Carni V. Lyon. all Of Valcour
y. y. Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Stave Of Au-
sable Forks. y. Y. Mrs. Russell Annis OF
Ausable Forks and Miss Ethel Lyon of
Pittsburgh. n. Y.
The rooms and tables were Handsomely
decorated, a large wedding cake being in
evidence. The presents were many and
beautiful, Bert Waterman entertained
the company with selections on the violin,
including the wedding march. etc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
TWO TRIALS FOR HAYES.
County and United states AuthorItie
Have Charges against Tcam.ter.

4 warrant was issued Saturday by
United States Commissioner Martin s.
Villas to Deputy United states Marshal
Thomas Reeves for the arrest OF Law
renee Hayes upon complaint OF Ferdinand
Boehmer Of Winooski, a head teamstcr
Gnder the civil service regulations assigned
at Fort Ethan Allen, charging Mr.. Hayes
With committing an assault upon Mr..
Boahmar on November I. Mr.. Boehmcr
complained that he discharged Mr.. Hayes
tor ineficiency as teamster. Later ne
returned to the fort, entered the barn
whom Mr.. Boehmer WAS bending over
examining mule and. Unexpectedly to
him. struck him two severe blows on the
side of the face. knocking him down and
momentartly disabling him,
Later events showed that Mr.. Hayes
then left the fort and went to Essex
Junction. whore he was arrested by officer
Demag for creating a disturbance, While
on tho way to the lock-up. Hayes struck
Mr.. Demag a tremendous blow with some
blunt Instrument and escaped. but was
later captured by soldiers from the Fort
who placed him in the guard house there
from which he was afterward taken by
Ofitcer Demag and lodged In the county
jail, where he now IL to be first tried
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
COLORED GIRL IN JAIL.
Venus Burwell Charged with Stabbinl {:
Ida Holmes Mt sam ErunkIin'x.

Early Friday morning stabbing
ARRAY took place at tho Sam Franklin
place in Colchester. As Il result of the
trouble Venus Burwcl colored girl.
was lodged IN Jail here. She Ia charged
with stabbing Ida Holmes with a knife.
The alleged stabhinG is said to have fol-
lowed certain festivities at the Franklin
place. The difficulty arose. II Is said, over
which girl trooper should escort home.
Miss Holmes is alleged to have slapped
Miss Burwel In the face whereupon, It
Is said, Miss Burwell produced a pocket
knife and tried to carve "A slice from Ida 3
face. The injured woman was taken to
the hospital where two stitches were
necessary to close the wound In the
meantime hunt was instituted for Venus.
and Deputy Sheriff Todd found her mt
the railroad station in Essex Junction
with ticket for Montreal in hcr posses-
sion
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TWO DIVORCE CASES.
Wife the Petitioners in both Actions
Heard Saturday.

County court continued to grind out d.
vorce cases Saturday, two petitions being
heard, Tho hearing on the petition of
Maud Warren VS.. Alfred Il. Warren. the
former residing in Burlington. brought
forth testimony to the effect that Mrs.
Warren's husband had treated her In II
cruel manner and had refused to sup
port her. Mrs. Warren testified that her
husband had frequently resorted to per
sonal violence and had called her vile
names. his actions being prompted by
jealousy.
1ntolerable severity. desertion and re-
fusal to support were the allegations in
the case OF Frances F. c. Ludwig VI
Walter VI. Ludwig. the former being Of
Burlington. and the latter of Springfield.
Mass, This couple we're married in 1907
and lived in Newark, y. j.. before COM
ing to this city. Mrs. Ludwig testified
that her husband left home two years
ago. since which time she has supported
herself She testified concerning her hus-
bands personal violence to her. and de-
clared that he once brought home a pho
tograph of another woman whom he said
he would marry soon as he could OH
tain n divorce.
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THREE MEN FROM
OVER THE SEAS
An EngIiah Audience Really Reared
When Tall American Aroae to Re-
f1te Statement That All Yankees
Were DwaPfa.

When Tall American Arose to Re.
fnte Statement That All Yankees
Were Dwarfs.
score or more Of years ago three
notable Americans crossed the ocean In
IN" anothcr's company. determining to
tour Great Britain and Europe together
out because of a personal popularity
that made them the observed of all
observers" wherever they went. they
soon decided to separate. and even
sought different lodgings. Any reader
Who wildly remembers Bishop Phillips
''rooks OF Roston (he was not then a
bishop. the Rev. DR.. McVickar OF Phila-
delphia and II. II, Richardson. the
builder Of Trinity Church Boston will
easily guess why they decided not to
travel much together.
Ihey all CHANGED to he in Leeds at the
same date, and saw the advertisement
OK n lecture Ia working men on Amer
lca and Americans" by locally popular
speaker; and, wondering what the man
would say about the States. the three
Americans decided to attend. But they
agreed to go to the hall separately and
to sit In different parts Of the house
~ '""' uuS EuslISH speakers ana
writer's often showed abysmal igno-
rance OF the United States. and showed
1t boldly, for there was no one to cor
rect them The story of the English
newspaper writer who spoke Of the New
York people fearing 10 travel as far as
harlem because OF the Indians, and the
huhtihR OF buffalo In the outskirts Of
the Famous city near the NIAGARA Falls
was not all Joke a score of years ago
hut the speaker AT Leeds was a par
ucularly ignorant fellow and seemed to
have II strong bias against the English
speaking brethren across the seas.
FINALLY he touched upon the size OF
americans, and finished - peroration
with the hourishing statement that
Americans were proverbiaily short OF
stature ana that the tallsst OF them
never exceeded Ave feet 10 tnches in
heisht' This was adding insult to injury
Ill the case OF the three Americans pres
ent.
d. brooks could not keep his seat
lie rose suddenly and cried out: my
friends, that last statement of the ora g.
tor Of the evening Is too. too much,
an n ABRAHAM and. q ,pu can
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
RUSSIA'S YELLOW PERIL.
drifting Sands Ruin 1000 Acres OF
Fertile Land Each Vrnr.

The great enemy comes from the East
Our yellow peril does not appear In hui
man shape. II comes in much moro
dangerous and insinuatng form than
Mongol Invasion. Slowly but surely it Is
advancing upon us and its vanguard has
Already reached the gates Of Kicff.
Thus spoke, some years ago. Vladimir
Solovitch, the well known Russian scien-
list. who foresaw the danger to Russian
agriculture Of the drifting masses Of sand
which are being steadily blown across
som" OF the most fertile parts OF south
ern Russia
The urgent nature OF the danger Is once
more emphasized by General Mistchenko,
the communicated of the Don Cos
sacks. who has made report to the ST
Petersburg government in which he points
out that every year 600 square miles of
fertile land In the Don province and 500
square miles in the government Of Astra
Khan are being swallowed up by the in
vader and rendered unit for cultivation.
During the past year, the drifting
masses have done the greatest damage
within living memory. one large agricul-
II raj colony in the Don region has had TO
emgrate In a westward direction for the
fourth time in 10 years. General Mistch-
enko urgently advocates afforcstation a.
the only way to stem the spread of tn"
sane plague The cost, 1t IS figured,
won'" only amount to a fraction Of the
S'O,m which Is now lost every year 10
Russian agriculture.-New York Sun.
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KNEW WHERE SHE WAS GOING.

A little girl and her mother were wait
ing for a car. Mother, n college gradu-
ate. was greeted by member of the COL
lege faculty.
"Why, how do YOU do? And this Is
the baby. My. what "A great big girl she
is. I knew you, young lady and here
the professor leaned forward and adopt
cd a confidential tone. when you were
Just SO big. Let me see. You must be o.
going on Co.
II am going on the car" said the
young lady, and the professor straight
ened up and pretended not to see the
blush that spread itself on mother $
face.
She needn't have blushcd We all d.
it.-San Francisco Call.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14

month Of September brought n chang|
from excessive wet and cold to sunshin|
and moderate temperature, which vii
greatly advantage finishing Of the cron
Picking Ia bout two weeks late. but ii j
thought that the longer period the GRO
has taken to mature will be beneficial
rather than detrimental.
But 1t is not the matter Of productio
that is commanding most attention, 70
the market is affected by other condition
more unique and significant The recen
movement in prices has called attentio
to the uncertainty Of the position. sine
as compared with quotations at the en-
OF June, which We're about the same a
last year, there had been, on Septembe
!. according to the Financial Times, a
advance Of 81 to 10 per cent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
THE WINTER NOVELIST.

Ibid he 90 on a vacation this sum-
mer2'
BLESS You. no. He had packed his
grip and purchased his ticket when he
received telegram from his publisher
ordering him to write n winter novel at
cnce. and the poor fellow rented room
over an leo factory and went y, it,.
Atlanta Constitution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
THE SHADOW OVER HIM.

one OF the really printable ones coined
from a Methodist pastor in Columbus:
"A friend Of mine conceived the Ideal
that the presiding elder was preludiced
against him-ths was many years ago.
Ny friend had been shifted to a small
and scattered settlement and he felt that
he should have been sent TO morS
prominent position | reminded him that
re should not be dissatisfied
Brother l said. You should PRAY
that you may see the hand OF the LORD
in your appointment to this little charge.
81 have, brother he replied a littl'
bitterly. Time and again ! have prayed
TO the Lord that ! might see His hand
in .t-hut every time | looked up all
could see was the big paw OF that pre-
siding elder "-Clcvellnd Plain I)oa er.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14

petitioner said that when the couple
had lived In Essex Junction no had
often visited them and that he had
known of Parizo sending his wife out
on cold frosty mornings, insufficient'Y
clad. TO pick UP chips to build iirc
The father said he had paid Tor MS
daughters clothes and shoes, and tha'
Parizo declared he didn't have to WORK
because his father was rich.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14

Representatives of anthracite roads
in New York city. while admitting coal
shortage a possibility. due to scarcitT
OF cars. defend themselves against
criticism by commerce commission
that conditions were due to railways
refusal to return cars belonging II
other roads They blame consigners
for delay In unloading.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14

K. q. Collins, postmaster at Barnegat.
y. j., writes II find Ioleys Honey and
Tar Compound the best remedy for IA
cough that ever tried had la grippe
cough, and each violent tit of coughing
completely exhausted me bought a
bottle of Foley's Honey ard Tar Com
pound and before had taken one-half
the coughing entirely ceased It can't be
beat" J. w. O'Sullvan, >, Church street.
(Adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
LONG SPELL OF WEATHER.

well. II II isn't Mrs. y. What a
stranger You are! Why. it's quite five
years since I saw YOU
Mrs. B.-"Yes. Why haven't YOU beck
to see me?
Mrs 40. dear, YOU know how bad
the weather's been. "-Pathinder.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-14
SKIRTS AND EUCLID.

(From the Springfield Republican,
Word comes from Paris that skirts are
not to be made wider. 1t is not con
tended. however, that they are to b.
made narrower. That would be contrary
to Euclid. WHO says that the outside can
not be smaller than the inside.
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The lie Ripolin building. situated on
wharf beside the Seine river, Pals.
France. was recently rooted with our
Compo-rubber roofing. Samples free.
Strong Hardware Co. Burlington. VI.
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West Mills. Malne. Harry W. Blanchard
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Mrs. Ayers-I hear YOU DID Europe this
year.
Mrs. Uplee-- Whom John looked over his
bank balance he thought Europe did VI.
Chicago News.
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at this term of county court for resisting /
an officer. and later tried ny the United
states court for the assault on M
Boehmer
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