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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24

culated to warm the cookies OF the
heart and increase your faith in hu-
man nature.
If you saw them, you realized what
the Home for Destitute Children has
done for hundreds of poor children
since its doors were opened to the
unfortunate offspring of impoverished
and often heartless parents.
This institution takes destitute chill
dren from all parts of Vermont AID
not only gives them good food ana
substantial clothing and pleasant sur
roundings but it also helps to educate
them and direct their young lives so
that they may grow into useful men
and women.
This Is the institution to which Gov
ernor A. NJ. Fletcher has Just given
the $1,000 which would have been
worse than wasted in governors
ball to the interruption of legislative
business and the discouraging Of young
men OF measer means who might want
to aspire to the Governorship Of YER
mont
This 10 the deserving charity which
Fletcher ID. Proctor desired to have
remembered in his will and which
Mrs. Fletcher ID. Proctor has now pro-
yided for in accordance with tho vut ah :
es of her lamented husband In this
connection the Mortified News we'll
says:
Every Vermonter should be inter-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
GOVERNOR FLETCHER'S WISE AC
TON,

From the Essex County Herald)
The decision of Governor Fletcher not
to give Governors ball is a wise one
when II Is considered that this event has
been growing more and more expensive
during the past few years II would be a
difficult matter for an executive Of Inn
tied means to keep up this costly custom
and it is easier for Governor Fletcher to
break the custom than 1t would be for
q man who could not really afford to give
such a ball. The Governor has no desire
to discriminate In any way against the
people of Montpelier we are reliably in
formed but feels that 1t Is better to break
a custom that may prove burdensome to
some OF his successors than to continue
it. and his intention to give to worthy in
stitutons Of the State. like the Home for
Destitute Children at Burlington, to which
he has given 1900. the amount that a
Governors ball would cost, will meet, We
believe. with the hearty approval of the
majority Of Vermonters as a wise policy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24

Advices from Europe are to the II
feet that the Bulgarians have cap
tured 10000 Turkish soldiers and s }
sudden was the attack that the Bull
Earians also secured three months
ammunition. food and general supplies
FOR an entire army corps. Moreover
all communication between Kirk XII
isseh and Adrianople has been cut
III. and the Turkish army Is penneJ
up in the latter stronghold. This be-
sorry beginning of their second war
within twelve months.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24

situation facing the working mother
in not a few instances.
A working woman In conversation
the other day regarding laws about
child labor said that she nal been left
a widow with Ave children. and al
though one of them might nave helped
her earn enough to help care for the
others tho law regarding child labor
forced DER to support him as we'll rs
the smaller ones, so that out Of school
periods he was running the streets
and subject to influences that hurt him
more than work, for he learned not to
work, while she was often forced after
her Jays work was done to toll on
into the night at home to provide
clothing and other necessaries for her
family.
That Is one side of the problem of
the poor woman that few of us have
probably taken into account to any
marked degree. and while this case
has two sides, II opens to us another
aspect Of the question regarding the
Improvement of the conditions Of our
working women that Is frequently
presented If we are to legislate
away from the poor widow the posi-
brlity Of assistance from half grown
children. we have no right to leave
her without some recompense in some
form. and force her to work from
twelve to sixteen hours a day to sup
port her family.
Ono way to improve the condition
Of our working woman is to shorten
the hours of her toll. and bill has
been prepared through the efforts Of
some Of our public spirited men an
women in Burlington looking to this
ture.
According to the provisions Of this
bill no woman and no child un Ter
eighteen years Of age shall be EN-"
ployei in laboring in a manufacture
ing or mechanical establishment
more than ten hours any one day un-
less a different appointment OF the
hours Of labor Is made for the soie
purpose Of making a shorter days Wort,
for one day of the week. but in nc
case shall the hours Of labor aggregate
more than fftyfour week. except
that in such establishments where the
employment is by seasons the number
of hours shall not exceed nifty Eight
provided the total number of hours il
a year shall not exceed an average
Of ffty-four.
1t is also provided that an employo
shall post in a conspicuous place In
every room in which such persons ale
employed a printed notrce of the num-
her Of hours work required of them
each week AMI the time of beginning
and stopping work.
The measure Is also made to Include
special provisions relating to mater
nifty and to the making up of lost
time, and for the punishment of super
lnten dents. agents and others who vro
late any of the provisions of the act
Massachusetts, has a somewhat sim.
liar law which went into effect Jan
uary OF the present year ami nc
cording to all accounts the operation
of this measure is producing whole
some and beneficial results in the Bay
State.
! Vermont should at least not lag DO.
hind other States in seeking to improve
the condition of her working womer
and minors. and we believe the meas
ure Will commend itself to our law.
makers at Montpelier
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
Possibilities OF VERMONT
FARMS,


The FREE PRESS believes no bet
ter service can be done for our com
monwealtn than to demonstrate u
the world the splen lid possibilities If
Vermont soil culture and the profit
able Investments that can be made in
Vermont farms.
During the year ending October {,
Colchester farmer. who tills lbs
az land. sold products aggre-
eXact $3.50.
That bare statement ought to i'm
press every reader as abundant DEM
onstration of wnat can be accomplish
ed in Vermont by combination of
brains and soil The farmer in ques-
ton did not have a college education
to help him IN his work. and so It fol =
lows as a matter of course that every
farmer can profit by his example
The first fact we desire to empha size
in this connection is that our success
full farmer keeps fifty cows on his 1865
cess.
The second fact of Importance is
that he raised 125 tons Of sweet corn
from % acres of land, watch he sold
for ten dollars ton, aggregating the
handsome sum of $1,25O
| Right here let us emphasize the
fact that some farmers claim they
can not profltably produce sweet corn
for canning purposes. but inasmuch
as the canning factory pays $40 a
ton for $50 pounds of green corn an !
returns the cob ana husks to the
farmer the latter really sells Ills
corn to good advantage, to say moth
ing Of the feed.
| Our successful farmer has two silos
full Of cut corn stalks and another
filled with cobs and husks, and he
figures that this is very profitable
crop, considering the fact that he has
all his feed In addition to ais $3.50
received from the factory He sells
his milk In bulk to those who retail
IT in Winooski AMI he also has hand
some income from the sale of pota-
toes, hogs and calves.
II $4,000 worth of products can be
sofa from this farm of 165 acres, the
same thing can be accomplished writ,
other farms of equal size or as niue. :,
can be done in proportion.
When these possibilities confront
the young men of Vermont. why 20
West or South or anywhere else?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
mitsburg Pike. The onslaught wal

mitsburg Pike. The onslaught was
terrible.
Major Wellss battalion lid not have
over 326 men and when" the charge
was over they had lost rs men or 10
per cent of the whole number. Gen.
Farnsworth was instantly killed, and
many other officers and men of the bet =
TALON were killed or wounded, includ-
rng Lieut.. p. J. c. Cheney of the Mont
pelier company, who was shot through
the body and whose watch stopped the
bullet. The bullet and watch may os
seen in the Vermont Historical soci-
ETY. rooms In the State House. This
charge Is reported IN the war historf. 3
as one of the most desperate known,
and some Of the bravest and best
young men of Vermont there gave up
their lives.
In the report Of Lieut.. Col Preston.
commanding the regiment July II. 1863
ne says that this charge of Wells's bat
TALON upon the brigade of rebel infan-
try has seldom been excelled in des.
peratron and valor It was eminent!
fitting that House bill No. 43 should be
brought forward bp Representativ,
Barney Decker. as he was an Officer
of the First Vermont Cavalry, havine
been promoted from the ranks foi
bravery. The State Of Vermont can.
not better honor itself or the mem
DRY Of this gallant regiment Of bolt
AMI daring riders whose record OF
seventy six battles ami skirmishcs
and whose captures Of prisoners and
cannon are unexcelled by any cavalry
regiment in the Union Army than by
passing this bill and ordering the pro.
posed monument and statue to Maj.
Gen. william Wells. so that for all
time those who visit this great and
decisive battlefield OF the War for the
Union may be reminded of the valor
of thrs gallant lea Ter AMI his brave
| men.
| 1t Is to be hoped that the monumen,
and statue may be in position before
the semi centennial of the battle whic
will take place at Gettysburg on the
first day Of next July
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
BETTER CONDITIONS FOR WORK.
ING WOMEN,

While we pride ourselves in this aga
have wrought In the conditions of tho
laboring classes, we sometimes over
look the still more radical change we
have brought about In the United
states ~ regards the rights and
privileges OF women without regard TO
class. 1t Is not necessary to go very
far back in history to come to a period
when women had comparatively few
rights except wifehood ana mater
nifty.
From the dark districts of India
where girl babies were consigned to
| the river Ganges as Improbable prod
ucts, and aboriginal America where
the squaw was forced to do service as
veritable beast of burden as we'll an
mother Of men come pictures OF
feminine woe which stir the blood OF
the cnivalrous man, and yet In some
quarters of the globe that are called
CIVILIZED to-day 1t is stI1l possible tn
parallel the experiences through
which women have been forced to
pass under heather customs
In America woman has risen TO her
highest estate. and we nave right 80
rejoice In the lofty position she occu-
pies as result Of our improved civil
l'Zation. So far as the working wom-
an Is concerned. however, we fall far
short of what we should do to con-
serve the weaker sex
Working men have formed unions
ana strengthened their position by
forcing an observance Of their rights,
nut tho working woman In far too
many cases Is stll compelled to shirt
Tor herself when 1t comes to struggling
Tor betterment of conditions not only
for herself but for the family depend
ent upon her pittance for the susts-
nance OF life itself.
we have also devoted much atten-
ton to the matter OF improved condi'
uons for children. and while most or
This work has been common liable wa
nave uncopsciously p,sds aarder the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24

| bought In land beyond the sea
At cost of cash and trouble
To decorate my den at home
A Turkish hubble bubble.
A gem of Jade and porcelain
with polished copper shining.
And leaves OF gold around the stem
And ample bowl eptwtping, -,
-..olQma &c sruOr 80
furnished all my room, to match
That heather, Importation ~
With faded rugs and smoky lamps
And viewed 1t with elation. '''i''
Until a friend dropped in and showed
To me with looks OF pity S'o"
The mark that told that blasted pine
Was made In Jersey City! N"l''' '
.4MiuuA Jsvlns n the NnH 4byk -su
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
A BILL THAT SHOULD BE PROMPT
LY KILLED.

NlLLtsD.
An old adage runs. "Competition is
the life Of trade" In this age we
might modify 1t and say. Compel.
ton Is the life Of progress"
In national AFFAIRS the trusts have
attempted to inaugurate the rule that
there shall not be competition. or at
least competition worthy OF the
name. The people have rightly re-
scented this effort to establish monop-
olies, and have Insisted that the Sher .
man anti-trust law shall be enforced.
Under thess circumstances 1t is not
surprising that a law to prevent COM
petition among public service corpora
lions in Vermont SHOULD be labeled
"ntroduced by request" II would b.
Interesting TO know what powvrful in
tcrest Is behind this movement to es-
sablish monopolies in the Green Noun
tain State: where. X anywhere. the
right to so business should be free.
The measure provides among other
things that public service corpora :
ton subject to the supervision of the
Public Service Commission shall not
have competition unless after hearing
the commission shall decide that the
public good requires competition.
Big power corporations are being
established In the Connecticut valley
No town shall have the chance to en-
ter into competition with these public
service corporations. which are mo-
nopolies 80 far as their zone of opera
tions are concerned. unless they go &c
she expense Of fghting the local trust
tor the privilege. ana the hearings may
~ prolonged Unfortunately through
appeals to the courts. as Is threatened
In connection with tho Burlington
inion passenger station case.
n light and power company
,ouid prove through whence that the
public good did not demand competi
lion. II might be possible under an &C,
Of this kina. unless very CAREFUL,
drawn. TO force town TO abandon Is
municipal plant.
1t might he possible TO avoid q con
tingency Of this kind by saying tina
no new public service corporation shall
enter into competition with an exist
ing Tsiblic service corporation. or II,
towp she'll begin competition with Z
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HIS PROUDEsT MOMENT.
(From the Newburg News.)

(From the Newburg NewS)
In beginning an address in Schenectady
the other night Frederick w. Davenport
progressive candidate for l!eutenant-gov-
ernor. said: When l heard last fall that
Schenectady's municipal election had re.
suited in a socialist landslide II was the
proudest moment OF my life"
The general suppostion has been that
Mr.. Davenport left the Republican party
to become a Bull Moose, but II appear RS
he has been a socialist all along.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
ENTHUSIAST.

(From the Washington Starr
Just listen to the baby!" said young
Mrs Torkns.
Yes" replied her husband. Hes try
ing to yell his head off!'
And isn't II pleasant. The precocious
pet sounds as II he were at a ball game
and our side had made a home run"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24

Alexander S. Cochran. the proprie-
ior Of the big Yonkers carpet mills,
has Just set an example worthy Of
emulation by granting old age PEN
sions to faithful employees. QUIZ
churches may yet be forced to grant
old age pensions to clergymen. If they
continue to persuade young men to
enter the ministry and insist that
none but young ministers neei apply
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
PROVES ITS GOOD.

(From the PIttsburg Dispatch)
The Presidents order placing 5000
fourth-class postmasters under civil SER
vice Is recorded by some of the demo-
cratic organs as saving so many 'jobs -
Since that Is the way they look at them
It was worth while to the country to save
them from Job hunters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
DEDS Is LEARNING.

(From the Buffalo Express
Eugene V. Debs says: Il only wish
everyone could realize that nothing ever
can be gained by violence" Debs ought
TO know. He tried II In 1894
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24

Some Of us would like to earn in
year what each of the Red Sox team
won in the seven games OF ball con-
Btitut1ng the world championship
series. Yet not one of us hegrudges
Collins and Gardner the s4,o24sS each
received as his share.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
READY TO FINISH 1T.

(From the Worcester Telegram)
Woodrow Wilson proclaims that this
country Is not yet finished. President
Cleveland almost finished the country, but
he was finally voted out This other
democrat implies that he is ready to take
up the work where Grover left of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24

We believe the people OF Vermont
are opposed to further increase IN sal
aries except under great provocation
There seems to be no trouble In sccur-
ing men to take all offices at the
present salaries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
WANTED.

When you want anything. ajvcrtise
IN tho now special column OF TINS
paper Some bargains are oHefeo
there this week which it will pay you
to read abou.. See page two. This
paper has more than 25'ooo re"oers
every week ana one cent word will
roach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24

It Is worth noting that tne Vermont
State University's College of Medi-
cine Is not among the twenty-five
put under the ban by the State Of
New York. The more we study the
be impressed by the work ana merits
Of our medical college.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
An AWFUL CHOICE!

(From the Bedford taniard)
With three million more men than wom-
en- In the United States, why do some Of
the girls pick out such husbands?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
CHANGE AND CHANGE.
(From the Albany Journal.

NFTUTI tHt NIHHIY JUUTHdI.J
Those who are inclined to vote for a
change" should stop to consider that II
they get the change they would soon be
looking In vain for change In their
pockets.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
NO SUCH FAME.

(From the New York Tribune)
On the football field this fall no player
will gain Immortality by ma king a SO. 900
tumble.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-24
AID A DESERVING INSTITUTION.

Did you ever see a barge of bright
eyed children. with clean clothes set
ting off Joyous faces. roll by on tho
streets of Burlington? II not you
have missed q sight that - we'll cal.
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
New News of Yesterday

lacking. But he arose. stepped from
behind his chair little nearer to
Thackeray. and in low but very
clear voice began the lines OF that
scene. Almost instantly we forgot
that Wallack was a private gentle
man in evening dress, unsupported by
any OF the accessories OF the theater-
the wonderful spell which he was able
to exert upon his audience in the the
alter was with him then. We were all
enthralled, especially Thackeray. He
sat half turned around in his chair.
listening intently. He did not move
once during the entire recitation. But
when Wallack was done and had sat
down, and while the entire room re-
sounded with applause after the diners
had got their breath, Thackeray rose
and bowed to Wallack. and think it
was the most graceful acknowledge
ment that ever saw one man pay an
other.
II said to Thackeray after the din
ner that l felt sure he was the one
man in the world who could have per-
suaded James W. Wallack. to enact
his part in The Rent Day while in
evening dress and at great dinner.
! think Thackeray liked to hear me
say that. for he seized my hand and
gave 1t g warm grasp"
copyright. 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
A Mandatory.

The Self Master colony at Union.
N. j., is a mill that gets its grist from
cutters and levees and grinds from it
men who are independent and honest.
The method of the colony is to take a
man without asking him questions. to
put him on his feet by setting him at
some useful task, and by giving him
complete liberty and so cents week.
The Self Master colony has room for
30 men at time. and the accommo-
dations always are crowded. Its strug-
gle Is keen one, for the colony aims
to be self-supporting. It draws it's
members from seven classes-the man
unable to find immediate employment.
the man in middle life who has lost
his business, the Incorporate young
man trying to control himself, the
country boy stranded in the city, the
dch mans son, Maynard and estranged
from his family, the man discouraged
through domestic troubles. and the
man run down physically and mentally
and needing outdoor work. These are
the worth-saving. who, II no help is
offered them, drift down through the
strata of free lodging.house existence
into the mire of hobodom. criminality
and hopeless neutrality-suspicious. Car
ter In the Worlds Work.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
Hot and Cold Tartare Sauces

Hot and Cold Tartare Sauces.
Cold-Put the yolk of one egg into
a bowl with one teaspoon of dry mus
tard, one level teaspoon of salt and
just little bit of cayenne pepper. Stir
with wooden spoon until smooth;
then add one-half cup Of salad oil and
three tablespoons of lemon Juice or
vinegar. few drops at a time, STIR
ring quickly all the time When the
sauce is thick and smooth add one ta-
blespoon each OF CHOPPED parsley. ca
pers and gherkins and one teaspoon
Of very finely chopped onions. Keep
cool until wanted for use Serve with
cold fish.
Sauce Tartar (hot)-One tablespoon
vinegar, one teaspoon lemon juice, one
half teaspoon salt, one tablespoon of
walnut catchup or table sauce, two
tablespoons butter. Mix vinegar, lem
on juice, salt and catchup together and
heat over hot water. Brown butter
In another pan, and strain into the 9TH
er mixture. Nice for broiled fish,