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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

how he would accomplish this In
connection with creameries. He also
prescribes other regulations which are
plainly possible.
Whether II Is practicable to accom-
piish all this at one jump Is altogether
another question. DIR. Brock says tho
$4,000 now appropriated by the state
would not be a drop in the bucket
compared with the sum needed to
carry out law like that he proposes
to compel dairymen to furnish abso-
lutely pure miix to the public; and
this manifestly would he the case.
The adoption Of the measures pro-
posed would consequently mean either
a large direct tax. or a greatly In
creased tax on corporations or both
The time 10 surely coming when tho
crusade against the great white
plague will involve careful inspection
OF our food supplies as we'll o. pres
ent and future improved treatment
and preventive measures concerning
the victim who hes already suceuabsd
to the germ Of tuberculosis.
The great problem most be consid.
cred in all It, bearings and with due
regard to the possibility Of mistaken
theories We 10 net now hold some
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
wArER-DnINxiNG WITH MEALS.

pursuant to a tradition Of long stand
ing II Is a common custom to forbid the
drinking or water at mealtime There was
time when such advice appeared most
reasonable.
Professor Hawk and his pupils at the
University OF Illinois have been investi-
eating. during the past few years. the
correctness Of the current attitude toward
this question, with results quite at vari-
ance with the traditional idea. When the
Influence of water-drinking with meals
was examined by direct experiment on
man the alleged direful consequences
were found missing. There were no APP
parent iileffects On the contrary, the
general conclusion from all the findings
was that II water is taken with meals
there Is a better digestion and more
complete utilization Of food. A pronounce
ed improvement in the digestibillty of fat
was also observed
Since there is a constant tendency. at
least among persons whose knowledge
OF the given subject is slight. to carry
to extremes conclusions derived from ex-
periments, II seems worth while to add
a warning against the lndiscrimnate and
excessive use of large quantities of water.
Furthermore, nothing that has been said
IL intended to lend any support to tnc
American custom Of drinking water that
is ice-cold The experiments of Hawk and
bis pupils indicate that our ideas with re-
gard to the drinking of water must be re-
vised but we must walt for reports of
observations from larger body Of OBJ
servers In the meantime. says The Jour
nal Of the American Medical association.
we may allow water more freely with
meals, subject to the individual oxcep-
tons which exuerience brings out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

rhere Is pretty weli-grounded I'M
preston among hard headed people
'"a' TOR anything the government gets
zone It has to pay about twice or
three times as much as a shrewd cor.
poration manager would pay for the
same thing. This does not necessar-
hE mean crookcdness. It is human
| nature to charge a little more when
you Know the other fellow fellow can
pay Just as we'll. There is a tendency
10 say, or'at least to feel. that the
government can pay any amount and
never miss the change.
Our postal business has not been an
unqualified success. How can we be
sure that the ownership Of telegraph
lines will pay?
How would We get the lines and
poles and offices to say nothing of the
GOODWILL Of the business that their
owners by advertisements educating
the public to their use and by other
| '''""o nave worked up? we WOuIu
nave to buy them Of course.
The cost of the lines az fixed by APP
praisers would be large expense
even for the government. It Is hard
to tell what the cost OF carrying them
| on would he.
What would we do with the lines
when we got them? We would have
10 hire men to work on them. or
course. the civil service would apply
- good many of the Jobs which this
new undertaking would bring into be-
| ing. but there would be some positions
service.
Federal patronage already is an
evil. az well as nuisance TO all con-
ccrned' The prospect of many NOR"
government jobs" is not exactly on
couraEing to those of us who want to
sec n hous"-cleaning ir matters Of
state. And the civil service while 1t
Is the lesser of two evils is 1T best a
| clumsy way Of doing hIsiness.
| we are not ready to say that 1t
would be unwise to follow the post :
master generals advice A matter so
months and examined from Il thousand
different angles. But even at this
early day we are cure that as between
closely regulated privately operated
lines and government operated lines
in their respective benefit to the pub
lie the question Is one with two sides
TIE government ought to go slow In
| this matter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
TIE WASTE or NC FARMS.
U'rom the Nashville TennesseeanO

Nearly 5000 farms in the United States
1864 TO be exact--coniain over loo
acres each. And therein lies the full ex
districts to improve and attain their full
ton, tho capital and the eqr'p ment to
operate a farm of 100 acres in such a
manner tina. it yields adequate returns
on the actual value Of the land More
farms and better farming are the crying
need of the nation
Ten farms of 100 acres each. operated by
10 farm owner.,. Weld a vastly greater
income to "A community than One farm OF
l.oo acres operated by single man. A
farm owner keeps up fences. paints his
house. cleans TN" weeds out of tie cor
ners of fields and takes pride in keeping
The lanes and roads about his place in
pres cntab'e coalition. The result Is a
condition of general thrift which makes
a neighborhooh attractive TO other far
intrs and enhances land values.
But tenant farmer. have no interest in
the appearance Of land or improvements.
They rob the soil without aualm of con-
science ana have no heart in advancing
the reputation of Il neighborhood or in
improving schools and churches. SMALL
Ell farms in tho handf Of working farmers
are the demand of the hour. North and
South alike
Intensified farminG must come in all
sections. 1t means the salvation Of thou
sands of families. and il also means the
financial salvation Of landowners who are
hlindly holding large tracts that do not
Weld even "A fair interest on the invest
mcnt Cut M the big farms. Live and let
live. Give the ambitious settler a chance
to make home for himself.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
BURI.INGTON,s BUTTER.

When we speak OF Burlington
hutter. we discuss subject with
which We have more or less direct
knowledge. yet what we have to say
applies to this dairy product wher-
ever grass grows and water runs or
conEeals, rs the season may deter
mine.
The State Laboratory Of Hygiene
has made the discovery that certain
specimens Of butter analysed contain
I'd germs Of bovine tuberculosis.
II would be natural to philosop hixe
on this discovery. and to dwell upon
the indelicacy OF bovine baeilli in
punching themselves In butter. The
pressing and palpitatins question that
crowds out all other considerat,ons.
however is How can we avoid these
'ovins bacilli in our butter."
There are various ways In which
this can be omplished. DR.. Brock.
government inspector OF meat. now
guards against the possibility BY sub.
sntuting oleomargarinc for butter. He
!ens In communication In another
column. however. how the whole stats
may produce butter free from tuber.
9uiosis germs
TO begin w!th DIR. Brock vould
practically compel all dairymen 10
have thcir herds tsstsh And he tells
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
The Moose or lIlectrOcutiOn in Yer
mont-Ilow nm Execution
Was Bungled.
(From the Barre Timcs)


Ihe grim scene enacted behind tn
PRISON walls AT WINDSOR yesterday after
noon whcn the state or Vermont took
'ne NE vi r,'roy heh'' VINO mad been con-
Nc,ed on 'he charge OF murder, was Of
9"'" o""racter AZ 10 cause vermont
pe"p'e 10 pause ana consider whether
~ 10" "ee" heep'he step with the
n'arch OF human progress, or whether
~ nav we" "e""eu 10 their IDOLS IL
."e Share OF statute mat ought to have
'te" cnanseu long ago
D'"n 'hroueh inc generations, Ner-
.'o"' nos ''''t ~ 'ie neath penalty az
VI. proper ."p'a''or VI inc trl'ne or taxi
'"N ""''''''' me !" 'ne so-cai'ed hrst de-
gree II mas c'utg 10 the practice with
- i", ness '"at IL poih oi dlSihclina'
w" W cn""ee' we oeHeve' father thar
''o'' ~ '"'' eH.'"''S''u cohVlcuon that II
- ''s"' !" s"oi '''ce me Tor NE mere
WV '"i ".a'"'cS sun can 'or the death
pe"""N "h'cH ue''ahus that IN" pun.
S"'''e't VI oe'tn '"ali ne lnf'icted by
"h"S'hN oS t'e neck "h'i' detd'
III CARRYING oo' ,he rnandate mat the
co"oe'hhe" man ShaiI ne hanged by the
neck "ht' dead' the oihcerS OF the law
WE'RE lo'oeu 10 40 through spectacle
yesterday AFTERNOON Whlch causes one 10
Sh"iuer III horror ana aversion ana II
""sit I" TURN the 'houRhts OF vermont
people mo . demand Tor the change Of
statute indt IL was necessary to again
HUlhS UP man. whose neck had beer
Guy F"'ualiN proken as ne dropped
'hf""Ih 'he 'r"p ana feii 10 the moor
"Hc" '"e rope parted Is detail or the
VERNE nj Styi' OF execution that proves
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
HYDROMANCY AND HUNTING.

We are rejoiced that honors are at
last even between Vermont and the
Empire State.
We worried not a little for a time
because We were selfshly attracting
all the commerce to the east side of
Lake Champlain and thus robbing our
neighbors of the fruit Of their water
way improvements and channeling
which cost us not a Mexican dollar;
and we longed fos some means OF
evening ZIP the score.
We might have urged that our
self denial and generosity In helping
To build the Champlain memorial
lighthouse on New York soil near
Crown Point gave us some claim on
the procession Of commerce to be thus
Illuminated by night and glorihed by
day. but even the throwing Of this me.
mortal mite did not salve the sore of
wounded pride
But all IL again serene. Sweetness
and light again prevail
New York has borrowed Vermont's
hedgehog bounty plan and worked IL
on the wasteful and wanton wood
chuck.
Cayuga statesman has introduced
n resolution that bounty of ten
cents a head be paid at the public en-
rense for killing woodchucks
Vermont honor IL again indicated.
We care not who sings the songs OF
progress and development 40 long as
we are permitted to pipe the lays Of
the hedgehog. and fix the fashion In
tounties on all the little animals on
which incipient statesmen thrive.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
FARM ron GUINEA PIGS.

Two miles southeast Of Selma. kans.
IN the lO-acre farm OF Prof. j. G. Page,
Is located Guinea Pig Town. Its poau-
lation nj the present time IL about $50.
Its populate however. fuctuates and
occasionally reaches $40 to 40.
The annual production of guinea pigs
from this little village runs from coo
to sr. and If Lsof. Page carries out his
present plans from 1000 to loo guinea
pigs will leave the village in 1al2.
They GO to all parts of the United
States. mostly tn universities and medi-
cal colleges.
Quite n number of the little animals
go 10 breeders in different parts of the
country and n number are sold to per
sons who desire to make their children
present % n real live Christmas gift -
Kansas City Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

The other day a fireman stood with
the stone-work and timbers Of a burn
ing building crashing all about him,
and q stream of water breaking over
him and freezing as II strucx, and dis
was locked behind the iron bars OF a
vault. Day before yesterday a police
man with his back broken crawled
meant agony worse than death, secured
his revolver from a drawer and saved
a woman from a murderous attack.
were alive to-day. we might find them
on either the police or fire force.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
LORD NORTHCLIFFE's WAY.

Lord Northcliffe. who began his career
as the proprietor of a wretched little
penny weekly called Answers to Corre-
spondents. now owns the London Times
and pretty nearly every newspaper and
magazine In England.
"NorthcliTe. said a New York man
who once worked for him ''is hustler
an original hustler. Take this Turkish
Italian War. for instance.
"Northclffc. when the war broke out.
couldn't set any news through from
Rome. He inquired into the matter. and
his Rome corrnsr ondent got word 20 him
that the censor was ccnsoring every
darncd thing he wrote.
"Northcllffc then sent back the mes
sage: Make censor our correspondent
And from that day. by lingo" said
the New York man, "Northcliffc's papers
had an exclusive war story every blessed
morning. Record Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

Since then the farmer In question has
had S5l5 worth Of laughter over the way
he fooled the two Intelligent officials.
And by the way. the little sapling APP
p,e tree The Landmark 30 gleefully told
about the past season because 1t bore
~ apples after having been grated but
four years. is no more. Its trunk from
the ground to Its point of furcation
TASK some Intelligent" game warden II
YOU don't know what this word means)
was riddlcd and girdled In November by
n beautiful "cretur" In the shape Of
buck deer.
"ermont an apple growing state" let
us spray.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
TAKING OVER THE TELEGRAPH
LINES.

The announcement that the post
master general will recommend gov
eminent ownership Of telegraph lines
raises a number OF questions. Why
do we want them. how shall we get
them and what shall we do with them ?
Mr.. Hitchcock's reason for govern
ment ownership Is that. in his opin-
ion, 1t will bring lower rates. II 1t
brings lower rates to the senders Of
messages without also brin sing a def
cit for the government to pay. 1t will
he worth while from a business point
Of view
II It brings a dehcit the proposition
will be about as profitable as the gam
BILE of -four fiusher" who bets a
hundred dollars on the one hand that
a candidate will be elected and then
goes around the corner and puts up
An equal sum on the other side.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

The election Of Hon. F. c. Partridge
as a director Of the National Life In
surance company Of Montpelier to NIL
the vacancy created by tho death OF
ex-0ov. F. D. Proctor is htting REQ
ognitton OF q man OF splendid ability
and high standing; and this sterling
Vermont institution is to BIO congratu-
lated upon securing his services
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

In Paris the other day the chamber
Of Deputies boiled over. the cabinet
tipped over. ana the Seine overlooked
frivolous Frenchman standing By
the river remarked that all Paris
would soon he in-Seine. They guiilO
tined him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
THE STORY TELLER.
FLED FROM DEATH.

We questioned the applicant for posi-
ton as iaundress.
Are you married?' we asked.
mo, sub. Use a wdduh.'
"Ah--and your husband Is dead?"
"Yassuh-he's sho' daid.'
How did he meet his DEATH"
Meet 1t? Laws. man, he didn't meet
It! Dey had te- chase him two miles TO
dey-all could ketch him an put dc rope
roun his neck. "--Clcveland Plain Dealer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

ly prevailed. Yet there are unques-
tiOnably new departures we ought to
make. one OF these as Dr. Wiley
demonstrated, il the cleaning up of
our milk supply.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
WHAT IMPRESSED HIM.

80 YOU got the opinions of two law
ycrs ON the case. We're their opinions
the same
Yes. 50 each BOSTON Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE.

DIFFERENT NOW.
love in a cottage. oft said they
In years OF long ago:
But speaking now we always say,
Scrap in Il bungalow.
Exchange.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
THURSDAY, JAN. u
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise
in the new special column Of this
paper. Some bargains are offered
there this week which Il Will pay you
10 read about See page two. Thu
paper has more than $4,000 readers
every week and one cent a word will
reach them all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
LOCATING THE HEAT.

smith How Is your new furnace work
ing these cold days?
Jones doesn't give as much hot-air
as the man who sold it 10 mc.-Cincinnaii
Enquirer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

IT, shed lustre on the state of his ma
'ivity as well as Of his abiding pride
and love-, "a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18
NOtTIiFEL WISDOM.

tather-Why lid my little hoy send his
papa "A letter with only IA capital T writ
ten on the page while he was away?
Little Son-Because | thought you'd so
around among your friends with II and
say. MY boy is only four years old. and
JUS; see IN, capital letter he writes
judges Library.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

Over $4,000 skilled mechanics and
laborers are now idle and seeking employ.
mept In New York city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

departing guest-'Id gladly give YOU "A
tip. waiter, but ! find I've only cab fare
left" Waiter (henignly)-"Ah sir, you
don't appreciate the beneficial effect Of
good after-dinner walk."-Iudge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

Il suppose you always say exactly
what you think?" II try to" replied
Senator Sorghum: but | also try to
avoid thinking anything II wouldn't be eX-
pedient for me to ay"-Washington
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

"Ferdy and | parted in anger last
night. He says It may be for years and
IL may be forever" 81 know Mabel.
But the chances are 1t will only be for
a couple of days. "-Louisville COURIER
Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-18

The Awakening OF Englaud-squire
(who has dropped into "A heated argu-
n,ent as TO the chances Of war with Ger
many)--''That is all very we'll but sup
posing YOU woke up tomorrow and found
the Germans on your doorstep"
SpokesinaE-"Nay. that bain't possible.
squire. because what we says Is. 'Ow
are they going to get past Giheralter? A"
Punch.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
WAS HISTORIC OLD BUILDING
Mint At Philadelphia Was tho Fwst
euIidin0 Erected BY Authority
Of Congress-.

In removing the foundations Of tho
coinage building Of the old mint. at
Nos. 81 and 80 North Seventh street..
some quaint specimens Of oldtime'
building construction, including sew
eral curious vaults. were uncovered.
The cellar In which the vaults were
located was reached by heavy stone
steps, supported by brick or stone
arches, a method handed down from
medieval times. One of the vaults In
which bullion was stored consisted
of vault within q vault, and was de-
signed, 1t Is said. at the time OF the
war of 1912 to conceal materials
which could not be readily transported
to other hiding places. Several small
windows in the cellar were protected
by heavy hand-wrought iron bars.
These have been preserved, and will
be added, along with other relics,
such as locks and hinges, to the col
lection in independence hall. In dig.
cling out an old we'll in the yard a
number of copper coins, bearing the
dates 1915 and 1878. were found. as
wsN as a quantity Of scrap copper
go, -.hich the coins had been cut
T-am cd papers relating to lawsuit
found by Frank III. Stewart, president
of the company which owns the prop
erty, 1t was ascertained that five
buildings were originally included In
the old mint, all Of them grouped
around the coinage building. It fs an
historic fact that this old structure
which was the last Of these buildings
to be RACED, was the first building OF
any description erected by authority
of the United States, cangress--Phiia
delphia Record,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
Clerical hkunfcr.


A local preacher, who occasionally
got his metaphors mixed was preach
ing on self righteousness and ended
hts discourse by saying: Let US re-
member that after all our righteous.
ness is but filthy rags hanging on the
branches, OF barren trees" On anoth-
er OCCASION he was preaching on beset.
ting sins, and when comparing these to
obstacles, I'M our path exclaimed: Let
us beware, of these stones by the way.
side. lest they turn again and rend
u.s."
The at one time well known preach.
er among the Wesleyans. Peter Mac.
kenzie, in reading the third chapter OF
Daniel invariably abbreviated. the
fifth verse. wherein are enumerated
the Instruments of the Babylonian
hand, most of them with hard, names
to the Scornet." etc.. and when the
names were repeated in verses 10 ant
Is, said: THE band as before" He
was q lay preacher of the. old ordel
who was admitted on to full plan with
out having read the prescribed Wesle,
Sermons" etc. He boosted Of his lacl
AZ book learning" and seornfully toll,
q student Of the new school who wa
learning Latin that English wa
good enough for Paul; amt 1t goo,
enough for your
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-04-06
LOCAL ITEMS.


VIC. Birk left Tuesday for Chicago
on business.
H. j. Falk was in L'Anse Tuesday.
John Gauthier visited L'Anse friends
Tuesday.
Messrs. Arvid Ingman and Andrew
Johnson were in L'Anse Tuesday,
where Mr.. Ingman made application
for naturalization papers before Coun-
ty Clerk Voetsch..
F. Willard shipped one hundred and
sixty thousand hoops, from Bellair Sid
ing to Bay City Thursday.
The Martin Ice Company has ceased
storing operations, having put away
nearly one thousand. cords of ice for
copper country consumption.
Township Clerk James Mcmahon, Jr. +,
and Dolph Girard were in L'Anse on
business Thursday.
Baraga township schools closed on
Wednesday and will reopen next
Tuesday.
Leo McKindles- started work Monday
as delivery clerk for Anderson & Beck.
The Ladies' Aid society met at the
home of Mrs. H. j. Falk Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John. Beck and daugh.
ter, Helga,. will leave today for Calu.
met to spend Easter with relatives.
Miss Maysie Stratton returned to the
Normal at Marquette Thursday.
Miss Florence Schwalm and nephew
Fred McKindles, left Wednesday fo'
Appleton. Wis.,, to visit relatives.
Robert Price is moving his household
goods from the Nester Lumber Com
pany's building to his home on Stat
street.
L. G. Hillyer was in Houghton yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Edgerton. Q
Jaeobsved relatives in town this week
Miss Amy Newton and Mrs. Da
Lawler. of Keweenaw Bay, were visi
ors here yesterday.
Joseph Neither returned yesterda
, from the copper country.
James Mcmahon, G. E. Ibbottsol
, John Markle, Alvin Goldquist and Sa
Hill represented Baraga township I
the republican county convention
H Baraga yesterday.
Il H. Nesbitt was business visitor
Houghton yesterday.
I Miss Jennie Vaughan return,
Wednesday from four weeks visit
Il Minneapolis.
n Mrs. w. c. Birk spent Wednesd
in L'Anse, guest Of Mrs. w.
Menge.
Repairs will be started on the Nest
VI Lumber Company's mill next honds