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throughout the State. Under this head
lie also dwelt fully on the religious de-
velormen. Of the people of Vermont.
feeling that this was really a condition
which could not be neglected If this III
fluence whicu cannot be purcha sed. "
measured OF Weighed. he SAID could only
reign supreme among her people, not only
Vermont but our nation would continue
indefinitely and her influence become more
and moro generally felt and it would
always be for til" best without this
overruling spirit no nation could COZ
with this influence in proper degree
there should he no end
STATES GREAT POSSIBILITIES
He referred particularly to tho gen
oral character Of the people of Yer
rlont and the state itself, Vermont
"as not we'll known by the inhabi-
tarts Of other states. They have no
large cities, no sea coast. no deep
waterways and that IS per cent. of her
sons and daughters had left their
homes among the Green hills and had
become residents of other states. lie
referred TO the great possibilities
which Vermont afforded in her agri-
cultural life, in the development Of
her natural products. in education. in
the development of water power All
these he said should stimulate the
love of hcr absent sons and daughters
toward the old homes OF their faith
ers
He said that Vermont and her peo-
pie needed and hoped for the help Of
absent ones for their own personal
good and for the special heHeft OF
posterity: FOR the hetterment along all
vocations OF life. He stated the sons
and DauyAtcrs of Vermont were rap
idly returning; that they are building
their beautiful homes upon our hill
sides and in our valleys; that they are
leautifying nature all over our state;
thot their gool influence was being
felt more and more and his wish was
that this homecoming would be In
creased more rapidly and assured the
massachusetts sons and daughters OF
Vermont that they would ever ina
. the latch strings of the old homes
dangling from the outer doors ana
the fatted calves were ready for the
sacrifice.
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H1PPoDRoME TOO Small.
Thousands Turned Away Who Wished
10 Honor Cardinal Farley.

New York. Jan. "A great public r.
ception arranged by the laity OF the
archdiocese for Cardinal Farley in the
Hippodrome tonight, opened week
which will be filled with a round I
honors for him and in which CatholC
and non-Catholic citizens will unite Tive
outQour!nC 4 Catholics for the demo-
stration in his honor tonight was &C
large that thousands had to be turnnf
away because the big Hippodrome was
not large enough 70 seat them.
United States Senator James \. o.
German presided and Cardinal Farlev
occupied a seat on a daiS at the center
OF the platform with members OF the
cardinals committee and the clergy (
the diocese surrounding him
His eminencc listened through the even
ing to eulogistic addresses by w. Bourke
Cochran, supreme Court Justices John J.
Delaney and cIonard A. Giegeirich. and
Michael j. Mcqueen, president of the
Catholic club, and others.
Cardinal Farley WAS presented with =
set Of engrossed resolutions from the
catholic laity thanking the Pope for tho
honor conferred upon the New York arch
bishop. renewing pledges Of loyalty to the
Sea OF Peter and concentrating Cardinal
Farley. His eminence made modest
address In which he thanked the people
for the honor they had bestowed upon
him
The principal ceremony of the week in
celebration of the elevation of Cardinal
Farley will he the formal installation at
81 Patrick's Cathedral next Thursday
Clergymcn from all parts of the United
states and Canada will participate,
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ABANDONED FARM PLAN.
President of Vermont Dni-ymcn's A.
.OciatlOn Discusses IT at WashinEton
Gree Press Correspondence

Gree Press Correspondence
Washington. Jan. T.--Chairmar Prouty
Of the interstate commerce commission
will deliver the address of the evening
at the dinner to he given by the YER
cennes business mems association 10 the
local board OF trade on the evening Of
Wednesday, January 81.
For the reason that the former date
given for the mdw.nter meeting and din
ner Of tie Gridiron club of this city con-
flicted with other functions it has been
changed to Saturday evening. the nth nj
February. when Gov. Mead of Vermont
has accepted an invitation to be present.
Col. and Mrs. -. X. Han of Rutland
are VISITING friends in the city.
The Free Press has previously alud-
ed TO the many Vermonters. native born
and by descent. who are prominent in
public life here, and among them the
ladies' are worthy of especial mention, In
this connection there come. to mind Mrs.
Cyrus cline. wife Of the member of the
House from the !lluStrious twelfth dis
trict Of Indiana. Previous to her marrias e
Mrs. Cline Wa Miss Jennie Gibson of
Thetford, Orange county the daughter
Of the former well-known DR. Gibson of
Post Mills. Although Mrs. Cline may have
discarded the favorite brand OF Vermont
:ol!tics in Difference to her eminent demo.
cratic husband. yet she remars intense.
iy loyal to her native State
hon. ". +. Carter Of Pittsforl presi-
dent of the Vermont Dairymen's asso.
citation. with his daughter, arrived in the
city Monday evening. Mr. Carter is here
IN his official capacity by invitation OF
Representatives. Foster and Plumley to
appear in he interests of the dairymen
~ the State in the hearings which will
! begin Thursday before the sub commit
zee OF the House committee on agri-
culture In NE matter Of the bill remov-
ing the restrictions from the sale of
oleomargarine. incidentally. In CONVERSE
tion with your correspondent, Mr. Carter
makes some suggestions which are wor-
thy the serious attention OF every Yer
monter.
A proposition which has been discussed
by him with various prominent \ermont
| Ggriculturists is for the State to pur-
chase at least one so-called abandoned
or run down farm in every county, and TO
utilize 1t under State control as a demon
stration farm. A small farm of this char
acter could be purchased by the state for
comparatively small sum. and would
lie farmed under the direct management
OF the State by the best tested and most
approved methods.
The idea is to carry on the farm as a
poor man would be compelled - do, max
ing repairs. stocking it o lr,hasine
new tools as the carnN ~ admit
| and gradually hrinsir- cond
| ton of the highest ,r.. ,oductive
ness, In the opinion 90 tie gentlemen
, who have considered the matter 1t woul,
prove an excellent financial investmen
for the state and in no event would /
involve any possible loss. From the star
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DEATH Or JUDGE
ALFRED A. HALL
Was 33rd Degree Mason and
Leading Member Of Franklin
County Bar.
FUNERAL TUESDAY AT 3 Pm,
Eminent Vermont Jurist Had
Been Ill Month with Bright's
Disease but End Came
Suddenly.
FUNERAL TUESDAY AT 8 P. N.

ST. Adams. Jan. Il .-,IudEe Alfred 4
Hall of TIE Vermont su: rior court died
at Las o'clock this afternoon at his
home in this city. Judge Hail had brer
Ill with iiiight'S discas" since fonr wcs>s
ago last Thursday lie had been feeling
better Tor H." PAST f"w DAYS ana had
had dlnu,r W&ou he Was seized With
commissions white asleep and soon after
died.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made to have
the funeral at the congregational church
here Tuesday afternoon AT three O'Clock.
The remains will be taken To SaStons
River for intermcnt Wednesday,.
Alfred Allen Hall was born in Athens,
Wiudham county. December 81, lNtS HIS
early education was acquired in the com
mon schools of his native town and was
supplemented by three years nj the
Leland and Gray Seminary at Towns bend.
following vh.ch lie taught several terms
in Wiudham county. Vie came TO St.
Adams in lS7o. and entering the office g!
Davis g Adams took UP the study u
low. lie vas admitted to the bar at the
April term III 1873, and to practice before
tho supreme court ~ January. 1874.
January ;. i',i. the law firm f Wilson
existed nearly ~ years, being one OF the
oldest in the county and recognized as one
Of the strongest in the stat.
Judge Hall stood high in Masonic
circles, both state and national, ana waA
crowned with the 33rd degree several
yenrs ago. fIe vas grand master Of the
Grand Lodge Of Vermont in 1851 and lSas ;
grand high priest or the Grand Royal
Az n '1ra- ;,, u 1
commander Of Knights Templar in 1900
and 1891.
JUDGE Hall was an ACKNOWLEDGED au-
thoritv or Masonic law and Jurisprudence
and Was PROBABLY the best posted Mason
in Vermont. He did much for the adj
v1ncement and benefit G. the craft
He WAS senator from franklin county
In 1924 being honored with the presi-
denoy of that branch Of ,"e LEGISLATURE
re was appointed hy Governor Fuller
~ chairman Of the COMMITTEES to revise
'ho Vermont statutes. and also to
rc1rc cent tho state AZ tho international
law conference held at Saratoga in 1865
In zoos he was elected superior fudge
which position he had filed with credit
10 the state and himscle.
In his Younger days Judge Hail was
much Interested in militar7' matters hav.
ING been n member of the famous Ran
SON Guards, and later eerved rs colonel
and y y &. M the staN Of Governor
Pincroo
~ married n 1873 Mise Ahbie Austin
Of SaNtoVs Rive who with two SONS
I'arr'o V !Tail Of burlington. ase!stan
treasurer OF the Chittenden County Trust
COMPANY. and Leroy Hall OF this city
survives him.
Judge l!all occupied q large place In
the commonwealth Ey his grace "
manner. charm Of personality, the
courtesT Of conduct. the facic Wit the
keen cross-examination and glowing
o'oHuonce, he vas 4 leader in his profes.
sion and tho exemplar Of the brightest
ana best in the legal fraternity Of tho
state
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Mrs. Martha G. Wales VIII Have Half
OF H8o.OO0 Estate after Small Ne
questr Ar Made.

Geneva. y. T.. Jan. I'D, the will
OF Mrs. Martha f.. Pope. late OF this
city offered for probate in su,roHa,o
court here to-day be0reat Of $500
IL made to the trustees OF the dioccs.
OF Vermont TO be added to tho prin-
cipal OF tho Bishop Bssrll missionary
fund Of the Episcopal Church Tho
deceased was a daughter or the late
Bishop W. n. A. Birsci' =. Vermont
Mrs Martha g. Wales If l,urline-
ton. Mere, is made one of two resi- =.
duarv legatces OF the estate after be-
quests of $1,000 each are mad, To ore
sister snd TWO brothers. and several
smaller hcouests 10 certain church In
terests. tn" estate is valued at about
seo.hnn
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FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR
DATES SEPTEMBER 4 TO G

-heldon. Jan ci.-The general arrange
ments for the annual fair OF tho Franklin
County Fair association were completed
yesterday. the dates for tho exhibition be-
ing hxed for September I. and g. The
features will be the usual large display OF
Morgan horses, tho breeding Of which has
berme = habit and pride Of horsen,en
here1houts and an automobile parade
with probably several races while flights
with an aerorlane are under sdvisemeut.
September I Is this last day that entries
will ha received
The directors have chsseR the following
supsrlnt endents ~ departments: Horses,
= r. Thomss OF sheldon Assistsnt. 8,
". bliss 81 Swsnton, cattle, ". f.. harr
Vt kiUhNats, sAsstsnt. w. q. FssssN Of
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rnosburs; sheen, e. Leon Pierce of
rront,,n' swine. e. Leon Pierce Of Frank
I'm. noul,ry. Charles H. Curtis NJ St Al
hans. farm products. Allen Wilder Of
t,ranliin, usslatant ". II. Scout Of Pa
t.orroold. grange special. T.. a. Curtis of
G, Anime. noral hall. T.. A. Stur,evant
Of Fairfield and Mrs. u H. Childs OF Rich
ford. public schools r. W. wallace Of
rnosb,ire Fails, mechanical, George T..
s,ehbins Of ~ eldon, superintendent races,
poneroy Of East Fairfield; race
,or,r,i,,oc. G.. II. Thomas Of sheldon Dr.
L. Cross OF STANTON ana A. j. Pome.
ROY Of Fast Fairfield.
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DEATH OF G. w. WOODHOUsE
Rutland Man tho Hro:hcr Of L. W.
WoOdhOusc of BurIinKton.

Rutland. Jan. 2i.---GeorRe W. Wood
+ ousc Of summer street died Inst night
after several years Illness. Mr.
Woodhouse was born in Brattleboro,
August /. 1897 His carly life was
passed in Clarendon and Fitchburg,
Mass. lie was graduated from the
Fitchburg high schoo! in 1853, and
soon after went West. After IA year Of.
service on government surveys. he be.
gan steamboating on the Mississippi.
During the Civil War he was engag.
ed In the pn0r'crnaster's department
on transports on the lower Mississippi,
Tennessee, Cumberland and Yazoo
rivers He married In 1859 Miss Cor
ella Is. Wright of ST. Johnshury Be
sides his wife he leaves a brother
Charles w. Woodhouse Of Burlington
and sister. Mrs. S. r. Crowley of
Muscatine, Iowa. Mr.. Woodhousc was
member OF Roberts Post G A. r.. of
this city.
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the property could be sold at an advance
over the purchase price. but of course
this would not he the end in view |.
would demonstrate to the farmers of tho
vicinity the advantage and profit in IN
diligently scientific farming. by actual
observation from week TO week. ana
would be essentially a demonstration"
farm. Naturally the more such farms
there were the more benefits would az
orue. by establishing one prominently in
each town where opportunities for Local
observation would be multiplied
To indicate that the above idea is not
at all visionary and that it is taking root
In the minds of men all over the coun-
try who have the highest interests Of az
riculture at heart | append the essential
portions of bill recently introduced in
the national House by Representative
Mckinley Of Illinois:
THAT there be and hereby is annual.
appropriated to he paid as herein
after provided to each state for the mora
complete endowment of the land grant
college sum equal to one mill
fer each acre Of farm land in the respect
i've state for the year ending June thir-
;Ieth. nineteen hundred and thirteen AMI
for an annual increase of the amount Of
such appropriation thereafter for MIN
years by additional one mill per acre
Of farm land over the preceding year, and
the annual amount to be paid thereafte'
10 each State shall he equal to ten mills
for each acre Of farm land in the respect.
i've State, reported by the latest cen.
SIS: Provided, that no State shall be paid
under the provisions Of this act larger
sum during any one year than the aggre-
gate appropriations otherwise provided
for the same year for agricultural instruc-
| ton. investigation and extension by the
lang grant colleges and agricultural eX
| pertinent stations in the respective
States.
That the sums hereby appropriated 20
the several States for the further endow-
ment of the land grant colleges shall he
used for the support of well distributed
fields or farms for the demons tration OF
practical methods Of soil improvement
| and preservation In economic systems OF
permanent agriculture. with suitable con-
troll or check plots with which to con-
trast the improved methods, and for tho
employment of demonstrators for the
extension and practical demonstration
| among farmers and landowners of scien-
/ tific methods of agriculture"
! Representative Mckinley. the father OF
this bill is moved to offer it by the prov
! IN success of such demonstration farms
| In the South. and hopes to the move
| ment extend all over the country by jul
dicious federal and State aid. Both Yer
/ mont representatives are very much in
| favor Of the idea, both as embodied IN
the bill and as suggested by Mr. Car
! ter.
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CALLED TO oBERLIN, OHIO.
The Rev. W. II. Spence Of Rutland
VIII Think II Over.

Rutland. Jan. la,Thc Rev William H.
Spence. who for Ave years has been pas.
tor OF the Congregational Church in this
city has received a call 10 the pas,ora 10
Of the FIRST Congregational Church q.
OherlIn, ohio, where the congregation
Is made up largely OF professors and stu
dents Of Oberi.n College, from which in
stitution Mr. Spence vas graduated m
years ago. We Will consider the matter
fo' some time before making answer. Mr.,
Spence's daughter. Miss Lila, NIL attend
Oberin College next year
Mr.. Spence came 10 Rutland from The
Pilgrim Church at Cambridge, Mass He
has also held pastorates in Michigan.
His greatest achievement since taking
the Rutland church has been The inauRu-
ration ~ series OF winter afternoon
services which each week draw a non
sectarian audience Of over ION people
To hear discussions OF popular topics.
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USED POKER ON A MAN.
Mrs. Dennia Cutting Fails Ia Prove
II WINS Glen Foster.

Rutland, Jan. l9.-Glen Foster a hand
BIZ distributor OF thin city, aged -
years, WAS to-day acquitted by CITY
Judge Fred q. Swinnerton Of the charge
of committing an assault with an at
tempt at rape on Mrs. Dennis Cutting OF
this city The trial lasted three hours. G.
V. Pouln being counsel for plaintiff and
Grand Juror c. y, Costello prosecu-
ting.
Mrs. Cutting testified that while she
vas alone at her home last Tuesday,
80 er entered and attempted 10 take
eriic- vi her, the 81 ness using a
sIo.c poher H. defense. The evidence
showed Ina; there was discrepancy
hetween the description OF the alleged as
sailant given Grand Juror Costello by
the complainant and that she gave at
30 rial
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COST OF PENSIONS Fer 1910
Exceeds That of -Four EurOpcrn Pow.
era b.. s33.nOO.OOO

Washington, Jan. la-For l9lo our pen
sion expenditure was slf2. G5l.7 ,9. Great
Hr'a.ns army and navy pensions were
80, 2s1. 9SS and Frances s3l.."A.GT, Ger
many's military pensions ti",sk,N+; Aus
tr!a's &Z' TD,4n, TIE combined total for
the four European countries WAS s,2e 49,
90. Or $4,000" less than for the United
States.
From is, 20 AL, british pensions were
:To 9sS ~. and American IS '53I3l.l 1852. an
eycess Of s2.Hi, ,22,Gia From 1870 10 1875,
French pensions wor" s19l ,9ia%.. and
American 1851 SO iS7, al excess II 81
$50, 100, ~. From 'SSe 10 iaH Austrian pen
siors were $40 Sal ,3, and American So
rs'.ail,74. an excess Of 80 40 $50, al.. From
1855 20 l*a, German pensions yer" S352,-
hac'f, and American s3,o,3. ,l09b. On en-
ceESs ~ s.,f,1 .61e, go
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TOO BUSY TO GROW.

The dlmnutive Office boy had worked
hard on salary of two dollars week.
He was subducd little chap faithful
and quiet. Finally, just before Christmas,
he pucked up courage enough to ask for
an increase.
How much more would YOU like
inquired hts employer,
Well" answered the lad. Il don't
think fifty cents more a week would re
100 much"
earning two dollars and a han
week"
II know am small" he replied;
"hut, TO tell the truth. since I've work.
ed here I've been so busy ] haven't had
time to grow"
lie got the raise.-IadiesH Home Journal.
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u. 5. ARMY POST IN HAWAII
ti"n 81 Permanent Quarteru for
DviRade There

Denver. COLO. Ian Is-.W. Franz,
Moot, construction engineer OF the Uni
ted States army post a; Fort logan.
to-day received Telegram from the
QnartermAster- general IN Washington or
dering him TO gail for Honolulu from
San Fran'isco, February :. ana TO be-
gin ut ono" IN" construction OF 4 com.
plrtc brigade posi- for permanent occu-
pancy
The order IL believed to he related &c
the recent discovery by the United
States government that 35m former
Japanese soldiers are In Hawaii
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PtyZLED.

Whats the matter, John
why, ma'ar, here's motto from the
master. in which he tells me that he's
off on a little holiday and ne vants me
10 send his drawing materials alons. -
"Wcl, and lint that plain enough
"IardlS, tna'am. ! don't know whsth-
or TO send his paint brushes or y cork
,crsw."--I.os Angeles tixpyeSx
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WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED

another hundred OF those dollar Bon Bon
dishes, and commencing this morning. We
will give with purchase of a one-pound
box of LirKett's Chocolates a Bon Bon
dish only ono to a customer. while they
last. for New Yea gifts. We have a nice
line of fancy boxes filled with the best
candy made We also place or sale 500
boxes Of zoe candy for 2ac this morning
We have many useful New Year gifts at
Medical Hall. "A Church street. where yo,;
save from 10 to so per cent on drugs and
prescriptions. }. w O'Sullvan.
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FOUNTAIN PENS Al FREE rREss.