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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TREND.
(From the Rutland Herald)

To the student OF government there
must be something OF interest in a COM
parison of our own progressive tendency
to federal Capitalization with that trend
OF political thought so noticeable to-day
In England which makes for decentraliza-
ton. The liberal party in England has
much to answer for. but 1t cannot justly
be accused OF seeking to perpetuate the
Capitalization idea. Home rule as a
watchword has come to mean a scheme
whereby definite plan should be adopt
ed Of giving autonomy to Scotland and
Wales as we'll as to Ireland.
In speech last Thursday, Mr.. Wins
ton Churchill went the length Of advo-
eating plan OF federal home rule that
entails the erection OF about ~ separate
local Legislatures to be subject to the
authority OF Westminster. At the last
session of the Vermont Legislature there
was more or less time, money and brains
expended upon such vital issues as a new
hedgehog law, Christmas tree export
tax and the like.
Much the same sort OF legislation has
engaged the assiduous attention of the
British House OF Parliament 1t Is hardly
to be wondered at. therefore, that the
Briton has perceived the propriety OF rel
egating this sort OF thing to local Iegs-
latures.
II Parliament Is called upon one day
to deliberate over and vote measures for
an extension Of the empires colonial pol
Icy and the next day to give Its legisla-
tive mind to the establishment OF sani-
tary pig sites in Wales. there should be
some relief somewhere. BY a rather re-
markable chain OF circumstances. our fed
eral government has steadily taken on a
centralizing plan which Is contributory to
efficiency while England. from which
country the idea was originally derived.
has been tending In the other direction.
Lloyd George and Winston Churchill
are apparently at one upon the pyepGSb
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
THE COUNTRY EDITOR.
From the Wabash Pearl. Palestine. !

F'rom the Wabash Pearl. Palestine. Mo
To run newspaper all fellow has to
do Is to be able to write poems. discuss the
tariff and money questions. umpire a
baseball game. report a wedding, saw
wood. describe a fire SO that the readers
will shed their wraps. make 81 do the
work OF SO. shine at a dance. measvre
calico. abuse the liquor habit. ,st
whisky. subscribe to charity. go tn
out meals. attack free silver, wear dia-
monds. invent advertisements. sneer at
snobbery, overlook scandal. apprase ba-
bies. delight pumpkin raisers. minister to
the afflicted. heal the disgruntled. fight
to finish. set type. mould opinions
sweep the office. speak ut the prayer
meetings. and stand in with everybody
and everything.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
NOT A NEW MOSES.
(From the Brooklyn Times.)

Governor Marshall is a pleasant, like
able man, even If he does wear silk pa
iamas, and used to chew tobacco until
his wife caught him at it. But he Is no
Moses 10 lead the nation out Of Its
troubles into the land Of promise. His
speeches on national questions show
that not only does he not know the
direction in which It lies, but he would
not recognize It II he saw 1t. Here he
is Offering a trust regulation plan that
is altogether different from that pro-
posed by the head OF the ticket
Besides fixing his itinerary for him the
national committee should also censor
and revise his speeches. and confne him
TO talking about those subjects Of hui
man interest which he handles SO we'll
Otherwise he Is likely to get into a con-
troversy with some well-informed per-
son who has sound ideas, and lose the
present good opinion the people have OF
him as nice man.
He should stick to being nice, and
not try to be a statesman on a mo-
merts notice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
IGNORED.

You say that eminent dramatic pro.
Queer treated you with scorn?"
Yes" replied the author. He didn"
even read my play"
What makes you so sure OF that?"
None OF its plot has appeared in any
of his subsequent productions. Wash.
ington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26

A really effective kidney and bladder
medicine must first stop the progress Of
the disease and then cure the conditions
that cause 1t, Use Foley kidney Pills fol
all kidney and bladder troubles and uri.
nary Irregularities. They are safe and
reliable. They help quickly and perma.
nently. In the yellow package. J. w.
|O'Sullivan. "a Church St
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26

TT NAy Is done when n store may re-
ly upon the buying habits" of its old
customers for continued growth. Adver-
Using is reforming and recasting the buy
|0ng habits Of the people
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26

II you have learned how to get service
out of the classified ads you'll not let thu
loss Of a tenant bother YOU very mAch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
GOSSIP OF GAY GOTHAM
Threat of Curfew Stirs Broad
way.
New York Considering Rule BY which
Frequenters Of Great White way
Will Have to show why they
should Not he Sent Home.

New York's Great White Way is up in
arms over the most surprising bit Of news
that 1t has heard in years which is so
revolutionary In its character as actually
to threaten the early morning activity
for which the thoroughfare Is famed. The
remarkable bit OF news Is to the effect
that Broadway Is to have a curfew rule,
and although curfew will not ring. fig
uratively. until midnight, instead of at
the conventional hour of nine O'Clock. its
enforcement is likely to change the early
morning hours from the gayest in Broad
ways whole day to ones of quiet and des-
oation. At l2:0 o'clock according to the
new rule no one will be tolerated along
the Great White Way who has not a good
excuse for being there, and persons ar
rested for violating this rule will have to
face either fine or workhouse SEN
tence. Moreover 1t Is said that the ex-
cuse will have to be n good one and gen
uine as well. No lettering or stro,iing
aimessly about will be tolerated, and 1t
Is still an open question whether the de-
sire to satisfy ones hunger or thirst will
be accepted as n valid excuse. There are
also many places along Broadway where
turkey trotting is INDUCED in after mid
night. and much interest Is evnced as to
whether desire to indulge in this dance
will be regarded as sufficient protection
against arrest. AS the gayest hours OF
the day only begin at midnight along the
Great White Way. and continue practic-
ally until sunrise. the working of the
new curfew rule may result in an up
heaval which may make the gayety OF
this street only memory. Although ar
rests have already been made under the
new rule. prominent Broadwayites are
hopeful that the duration of its enforce.
ment will be short, as has been the cast
In other reform movements. Meanwhil,
the owners of ca baret shows, restaurants
cafes and big electric signs. all of which
go to make up the night life of Broad
way. are wondering what their fate will
be If the new curfew rule Is rigidly en-
| forced.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26

Aerial death is rapidly becoming SO
common In New York that it now seems
likely that some sort OF legal steps may
shortly be taken to eliminate 1t. so far as
that Is possible. This, however. has moth
ing to do with aeroplanes and their use.
but instead with the shower OF death
dealing missiles varying In size from a
brick to huge slab Of granite or a
steel girder which OF late has been drop
ping from the great skyscrapers in the
process OF construction upon the unsus-
pecting pedestrians below. The latest and
most spectacular OF a long list OF such
accidents has finally aroused public feel
Ing sufficiently to indicate that something
Is likely to be done. In this accident.
which occurred as thousands were hurry
Ing home from offices. In the congested
downtown district. a workman on the 36th
hoor OF the new municipal building was
crushed TO death by n huge granite block
partially released by the breaking OF
derrick arm. Had the mass fallen to the
pavement II might have caused a dozen
deaths, II has frequently been suggested
that the sidewalks adjacent to buildings
| IN the course OF erection be rooted over
rms would OF course provide protection
against smaller missiles but would DE
Valueless. no mater how strongly con-
structed. against IA ton of granite or steer
railing several hundred feet. Abolishins
the law of gravity seems to be about the
only sure protection, but engineers are
nevertheless working on different pans
which they hope may make pedestrians
reasonably safe In the vicinity OF SKY
scraper In the course Of erection.
| The biggest Ash story of the season w
to date has just emanated from the Hoo'
and as might be supposed from TINS as
tinction, It u remarkable one 10 say
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26

While New York has for years become
excited over various kinds Of slavery not
ably in the case OF the white slave trade
it has remained for the discovery of what
is believed to be blind beggar slavery"
to top the list of strange methods of MAX
ing money through the labor of others
The belief that such a slavery exists. I'M
der which the pleadings Of unfortunate
beggars are used to swell the pocket
books Of persons who use them as a
source of income, has been brought about
by the arrest of a man who 1t Is alleged
has been profitng by the contributions of
the public to a blind beggar. now said to
be under his control According to the
story this man kept the blind beggar a,
his home. selecting each morning the
place at which he was to beg, taking his
savings at night, and then OBTAINING him
upon scanty rations until the next day
The earnings Of the beggar are said to
have amounted to between three dolla re-
and five dollars daily, and three police
claim that the result of the blind mans
begging has netted the man in question
more than $1,000. In support Of their
claim they point out that this man has
three times secured the release of the
beggar from institutions to which he has
been committed for mendicancy. The
case when 1t comes to trial Is likely to
arouse considerable interest since in view
of the many channels of graft which have
recently been exposed the suggestion has
been advanced that organized begging
directed by a number of men who get
the money may yet be added to the al
rpldv long liSf NJ Siftp ppthoHc nf
gaining an increased income.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26

After a generation during which prac-
tically all male New Workers under fifty
who desired to keep up with the proper
fashions have gone clean shaven, 1t now
looks as II whiskers are again to have
an inning. Apparently not satisfied with
setting the styles In feminine dress. the
word has now come from Europe that
facial hirsute decorations will be the cor
rect thing this winter for the man who
desires to be eminenty proper The most
fashionable kinds 1t is said will be those
which adorn the side OF the face only,
Lut many are mentioned as being at least
not In bad taste. Among these are Dun
drearys, Galways, Roscommons and Pals
At present BARRIERS report a flood OF In
quiries concerning the character of these
Various styles since New York has gone
beardless for so long that the names
mean little or nothing to the younger
generation. Just now popular the new
fashion will be remains to be seen, and
can hardly be determined until the whisk-
ers have had time to attain a healthy
however, that 1t will not prove popular
here II for no other reason than the
statements put forward by various physi-
clans that 1t Is not sanitary. Likewise
1t is likely to meet the unqualified disap-
prevail of all the BARRIERS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
A GIRL
|LIMBERLOST
BY
GENE STRATTON.PORTER
Copyright. 1909, by Doubleday. Page
{: Co.
Copyright. 1909, by Doubleday. Page
& Co
CHAPTER XVI.
Wherein Philip Finds EInora.

WIN. need my own VIOLIN
cried Elnora. This one may
be n thousand times more ex-
~ pensive and much older than
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26


lavender wings began to expand and
take on color. Every instant great
beauty became more apparent. 1t was
one of those double brooded freaks,
which do occur on rare occasions, or
merely an Eacles Imperialis moth that
in the cool damp northern forest had
failed to emerge In June. Edith Carr
drew back with long, shivering
breath. Henderson caught her hands
and gripped them firmly. Steadily she
looked the thought Of her heart into
his eyes.
by all the powers, you shall not"
swore the man. you have done
enough. will smash that thing!'
"Oh, no. you won't" cried the girl,
clinglng to his hands. II am not big
enough yet. Hart. but before l leave
this forest shall have grown to
breadth and strength to carry that to
her. She needs two of each kind. Phil
only got her one. You may watch me
deliver it,
phil may be there by now"
II hope he Is. ! should like him to
see me do one decent thing by which to
remember me-"
Il tell you that IL not necessarily
"'Not necessary" cried the girl.
her great eyes shining. mot neces-
sary? Then what OH earth Is the thing
doing here? Just have boosted that
l would change; that I would be like
her; that ! would grow bigger and
broader. As the words are spoken. God
gives me the opportunity to prove
whether ! nun sincere Help me. al
YOU always have dOne."
Henderson clnched his teeth and
held her hand. The moth had ENLARGED
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-06

began 70 maze r, my third great but logical mistake
,st He -. Ilgnt came when I stripped WITHOUT
- -, "4Inout a NEAL with nothing LETT to pawn 40
pace TO sleep even.
10 s 500 Ior while stupidity staring at the Broad
- - S-O"us. Beautiful women in silks and furs ana
ySeNeIs' WeL+grOOmed men in top hats and clean
1nen Clean linenl The thought Of It was mad
uenlHs BY tWos and by dozens they went BY me.
women VINO bore upon them jewels I had given theml
men VINO were about TO spend part Of the thousands
lnelr deals with had put in their pockets And
mere stood shivering, hungry, with not one cent
TO rub against another!
Think Of it, It seemed to me that it was M
Jewels they we're wearingI 1ly money they were
spendlngl What should I dO2 In my dull resent
ment approached one Of them. 1 had dined
a dozen times He shook his head angrily and
passed on.
These panhandlers." heard him say to the
they'd all be in the workhouse."
The woman looked at me- In my anger was
following close behind. He doesn't seem like
ordinary beggar." she said. "Oh, we'll" said the
man-and handed me 2 quarter.
And took it! Ny anger died out I was GLAD
70 get it. Think Of this, you men with money and
no money perspective" who throwing your dol
lars right and left You viii say should have had
pride and have thrown it in his facet You're WFonzi
That kind Of pride is for the story books When
you're IN the bread line the streets, park bench
your bed. you soon get to know what buncombe all
that is The price Of pride then is starvation That
quarter bought me drink, meal and bed.
met a man from Chicago in Washington Square
one night I viii not tell his name. Once it was
honored in the West think that now he lies among
the cadavers in some hospital dissecting room.
woman and banking deal that had il gone through
would have been legitimate but falling to 20
through. was not had stripped him
had sought a bench farthest from the lights.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-06

uearIy enough.
a1l sow so shall We also reap is just as true
zS ss it has always been
nov a. never has in life any more than IS in
,tseIf Let him develop and strengthen himself
nH-arvtbing will come to him. Don't lean on any
80 DON'T depend on any one. Learn rigorous self.
Dont drink You don't have to and sooner or
later it will get the better Of you No is strong
er than rum.
Keen your money sense clear Don't lose your
sense Of values. Don't let the money devil get Won
Do these and you'll never be a beggar.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-06

though to make change. My old friend waved MIN
careless remOnsrance and walked into RectoTs AFTER
the actress. Many OF the Jewels she wore had been
bought by him Their supper probably cost him close
to $50 or more The chauffeur glared at me and went
of for another ~spender." waited for a little Uule'
restaurant where once [ too had been "spender."
Inside / knew my old friend opening VINE IN
the Broadway nhrase And l had eaten nOLnlnS LOI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-06

He sat YEARLY beside ne. L
was a strange meeting. Mel
Their recognized the other at
first We sat there, The two
derelicts, heads in hands, try
ing to get a few minutes
sleep before the police made
US move on.
At last We turned and looked
at each other. "Belvin!" he
gasped- We talked. I remem-
Der his last words.
Belvin," he said. the trou-
bic with Us men who have been
something and are now dere
lets is simply that we have no
real sense Of proportion.
Things never we're as good as
they seemed TO US in our hey
day. Things now are not really
bad at all. What is to prevent
you and me from earning at
least a dollar a day? We are
strong enough even vet to
labor. And that would buy US
all We need. But we won't
do it. We thought the world
owed US a livingi The world
owes Us nothing We won't
labor because we still think OF
ourselves as we were when we
had millions We beg because
we uncOnsciOusly think it mora
harmonious. We look at life
through the same glasses We
did when We were 'spenders.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-06

recognized her. She was an actress
at one Of the music halls-a woman
who had already wrecked two men
/ knew the mans wife-in happier
days my wife and I had often been
guests at their home. 1 shrank
back so that he would not see me
I saw him toss the chauffeur a bill.
I watched it greedily-beggary
sharpens our sight. It was $50
The chauffeur reached down as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-06

If we could rid ourselves of all these
memories or see them in their real
proportions we could win success again.
We look at ourselves as beggars. and
We are beggars-
"Belvin, no man throughout life even
really has more than what is IN him
self The things we cOllect-money-
women, rareties, pictures, all OF it
are Illusions. We are to-day in reality
no more Of a failure or a success than We
have ever been But even realizing this.
/ cannot make it apply practically to my
life. And SO I am going to end it. This
last act Of mine will prove how much
lack this sense OF proportion I knOl0 there
is hope. but I won't take it; I knOt0 I'm
down and out only as long as iCHI to be.
but I can't tUiH Otherwisei Try to see II
you cant"
Ny begging career was short was not
myself or l would not have gone so low.
On BlackWells Island / got back both nv
sense Of proportion and Of money values.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-06

"a 6eggar on Broad
way. The coins thai
dropped into my out
stretched hand tOere
few, but the lessons
were heavy. The first
of GAS ye SOU,
50 shall ye also reaP!'
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-06
DO YOUR SHOPPING EARLY.

Those who have been even once
through Christmas shopping campaign
need no argument to convince them of
the many advantages of making their
purchases early. If they have delayed
in other years they have generally
found the results unsatisfactory, with
less time for judiciOus selection, and
the salespeople almost everywhere worn
out with overwork. Persistent as the
urging is there are always great many
who from one reason or another put off
their shopping until the last day. with
some delay is unavoidable, and there are
generally enough of these to make up
all the crowd and rush that are necessary
at the last hour. Those who can do their
shopping early will not only help them
selves, but they will be out of the way
of those who are not able to do so, and
distribute the work of the salespeople
more equitably and humanely. Early
shopping is to the advantage of every-
body concerned.
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-06
HEAVY FALL OF SNOW.

When the morning of Thanksgiving
dawned in Milford there was one of
those grand winter sights seldom wit
messed in this part of Delaware. The snow
as it fell was almost obscuring the land
scape at a distance of one hundred yards,
while the wet and clingingsnOw covered
the ground to the depth of several
inches. The trees and wires resembled
the scenes of the northwest when
snow blockades have placed an embargo
on travel and communication. In the
gardens and along the field fences the
cedars were laden and bending under the
snow until they looked like rounded hills
of white. The writer went into lot
where a board was suspended above the
ground and away from any possible
opportunity for any snow to drift upon
it. and there measured the depth of the
snow at ten a. M, and found exactly
eight inches deep. 1t was the heaviest
snow fall for the Thanksgiving season
that any person here can remember. The
storm came from the north east and was
accompanied by a moderate wind, while
the mercury registered 80 degrees. The
weather resembled Christmas more than
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-06
new CENTURY CLUB.

The regular meeting of the Milford
New Century Club was held Monday,
December End, Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt,
presiding. The business of the meeting
was the election of one new member,
Mrs. Frank Jones. The meeting was
then in the hands of the chairman of
Arts and Crafts Mrs. Sharpe. There
were three musical selections for the
day, piano solo by Miss Elizabeth
Deputy, a vocal solo by Mrs. George
Grier, and a piano duet by Virginia
Salevan and Mia Wroten. The club had
a most delightful treat in having Miss
Emily Bissell of Wilmington, lecture on
Howard Pyle. Miss Bissell is a most
fascinating speaker and her description
of the painting of Delaware's own artist
Howard Pyle, her pleasing recollectiOns
of the artist during his life in Whining
ton, and the delightful anecdotes she
related made the lecture full of interest
from beginning to end. The ladies ex-
pert the japanese bazaar to be next
week as the articles have been shipped
from California and are expected any
day. Notice will be given as soon as
the goods are here. There are most
beautiful articles among them, and the
dainty Japanese fabrics will make.
lovely gifts for Christmas.
Milford chronicle., 1912-12-06
A WILLING WORKER.

During the heavy snow storm of
Thanksgiving Day a two-horse wagon
on which was piano, and two men, Mr..
Newton and Rev. w. P Taylor, of Lin
coin, came into Milford covered with
snow and facing the heavy storm. This
work was done so that the word of those
who borrowed a piano for an entetain-
ment given at Lincoln last week, and,
which cleared S97 for the fund fof the
church, might be returned to the lender.
and that the young folks in Armory Hall
might not be disappointed on Thanks
giving Night in having it for their render
ing Of "A Kentucky Belle. This act
on the part of the gentlemen aforemeE-
toned, was no more their duty than that
of any other member of the church, but
the other failed to keep the promise that
had been made for their church, and the
two men made good. Every man owes
a duty to a public enterprise, not only
to see that it is a success, but to see that
the final wndup of the affair is made
satisfactory to all. To Mr.. Newton and
Rev. WAP. Taylor is due the credit for
this particular work in this instance.