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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-21

I of Hillsboro are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Coulter for the Christmas
holidays. Mr.. Hoppess will arrive on
Tuesday to join his wife in this visit
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Carr and family,
Mr. and Mrs. s. j. Balm and family
and Mr. and Mrs. p. S. Tilson of
Houston will arrive Monday and will
spend the holidays with Mrs. NJ. ],
Parker.
Misses Laura and Erwin Heard of
Mckinney, sisters of Mrs. Roger @.
Astin, will arrive Thursday and be
pleasant guests of MIR. and Mrs. Astin
during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Buchanan will
spend Christmas in Houston with
their children, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Branch and Mr. Frank Buchanan.
Mrs. Matte d. Willis of Waco will
be a guest of her sister, Mrs. A. NJ.
Waldrop, for the Christmas holidays.
Miss Mamie Shell Waldrop, the win
some little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Waldrop, will also come home for
Christmas. She has been in Waco for
several months with her grandmother,
Mrs. w. d. Willis, and studying music
under her aunt, Mrs. Matte ID. Willis,
who is most capable along this line,
she having studied under masters
abroad.
Mrs. l.. H. Tucker will spend Christ.
mas in Houston as a guest of her
daughter, Mrs Maize Currie.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. G. Street, Jr., and
son of Houston will spend Christmas
with Mrs. Streets mother, Mrs. Annie
Smith.
Ad Mcqueen, Jr, has returned
home from Waco.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Z. Astin and
Mrs. Mabel Castles will entertain
house party Of relatives and friends
during the Christmas holidays. Their
guests will be their father, Mr.. H. K,
Harrison of Brennan; Mr. and Mrs.
Sol West of Uvalde, Mr.. and Mrs.
George M. Coale of Houston, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. K Harrison of Houston, Mrs.
J. S. Harrison of Navasota, Mrs N. H.
Curry of Brennan, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
B. Sheppard Of Brennan.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-21

DIR. and Mrs. II. T. Coulter and
daughter Helen of Rockdale will be
holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Coulter.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-21

Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Carr and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Balm and family
md Mr.. and Mrs. p. S. Tilson of
Houston will arrive Monday and will
spend the holidays with Mrs. NJ. J.
Parker
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-21

Villa Maria sents TO friends the fol.
lowing card: The seasons joyful
greetings from the Ursulines of villa
Maria, Bryan. Texas"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
DISTRICT MEETING w. r. G..
Yearly 20 Delegates Attend Annual
Session at UnderhilI.

The annual district meeting, No. 4,
Womans Relief Corps, was held in q. A.
j.. hall at Underhill Sept. % with an
attendance of q members. DELEGATIONS
from Bristol. Burlington, Essex Junction,
Il. Adams. Johnson and Cambridge were
resent. The program was as follows:
Presentation Of department senior vice.
president, Mrs. Eta X. Martin, of Bur
lington visiting officers and past depart
ment president, Mrs. Hattie l.. Palmer,
install Hing officer; address OF welcome, Mrs.
Sarah Herr!ck; response, Mrs. Emma Nc
Bride of II. s. Sherman Corps; cxcmplih-
cation of the work of the order, l.. II.
Iostwick Corps, Underhill
A pleasant feature of the afternoon was
the recitation by Miss Frances Gill, Stan
rard Corps; reading. Mrs Fannie Jones,
stannard Corps. and recitation by Mrs,
Emma Mcbride.
The visiting officers then addressed the
convention with suggestions for future
work, followed by the penny collection.
The proceeds, sl.5i We're voted into the
treasury of the local corps. Dinner and
supper We're served in the dining hall by
the ladies Of the Underhll corps,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE.
Attendance WIN Dc $40 or Over
Tenth Year to show Increase.

Students keep coming to the registrars
office and the attendance for the year will
be $3.50 or over. Il gain of about % over
last year. This is the 10th consecutive
year in which Middlebury has increa sed
its attendance. The freshman class num-
bers more men than a year ago. but the
of women is about 10 less.-It has
been learned that Miss Eta NJ. Clark
has sent in her resignation to the cor
poration. Miss Clark was appointed
librarian in 1909 and began her services
July of that year, at the beginning of
the first summer session. During her
three years of service she has almost com
iletely reorganized the college library. A
large proportion of the books have been
new charging system
has been introduced. many old volumes
have been repaired. some useless material
has been discarded. and altogether the
library is quite a different place. Miss
Clark resigns to accept a position with
the Russell Sage Foundation. New York
city. She will be assistant librarian Of
the Sociological Library of the School of
Philanthropy. a post for which she has
special fitness. 1t is designed to make this
library the mos; complete and practical in
the world on the special subject Of social
work
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

man. Lafayette College. who comes to the
science department. MIR. Greene, Dart
mouth, who will have charge or the
modern languages Mr., Moody, Harvard
who will teach the classics.
The outlook for a strong football team
is most promising. The largcs' squad IN
recent years Is practicing daily uhder
Coach Woodlock, formerly or Brighton
school, Boston. Morse, Nichols. and DAVID
will be missed on this years team. how
ever. Burgess, Burnett, Gibson and Bent
of last years team are especially strong.
The most promising of the new men are
Miner, Sands. Evans and Botsford. Tile
first game occurred Saturday with kc"ne.
n. H., high school. The schedule longer
by three games than that of last year Is
as follows September 2S. Keene. at
Kcene: October S. Proctor at home
q Rutland at home; L. Brattleboro at
Rrattlcboro. ~, st. Andrews at home
%. Richards at home; November 9, Uni
vcrsity Vermont End. at Burlington: q.
Richards at Newport; II, Kimball Union
n, home; 1e, Bellows Falls at Barber
Park. Bellows Falls.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
PROSPERITY AS AN ASSET.
Republican Policies DO Not Make Large
Crops. but They Have Something 4"
DO with the Prices Crops BrinE-The
Home Market Argument.

tFrom the Washington Herald, 1ndt)
President Taft Is right. Prosperity Is
the one great asset Of the Republican
party today. and President Taft Is en-
titled to full credit for the satisfactory
situation. 1t may be said that the tre-
mendous crops are the foundation of
prosperous times. While this is true, 1t
Ia also fact that there were bumper
crops In the last democratic adminstra-
ton. and vet there was universal dis
trcss. The difference Is in the prices
which the crops bring. II freight cars
stand idle II factories are closed. IL mil
lions Of workinsmen are unemployed
as was the case in 1s93-then there IL no
market for the products OF the farm
When. on the other hand. there is gener-
al activity in business. with everybody
at work and with money to pay for
food. the farmer finds market for his
crops at prices which clear his farm or Its
mortgage and put money In bank for him
besides
There is every indication that the peo-
pie are realizing these facts. This Is tho
only reason which can be advanced for the
reaction toward Taft which has un-
doubtedly set in. and which is being re-
ported from all sections Of the country
The information to this effect IL so uni
versal and IL being reiterated so con.
stantly that II must have some founda-
ton. At any rate. the republican mana
gers are so thoroughly convinced that
the people have stopped to think. and
that it is prosperity which has made them
reason among themselves, that they are
encouraged to make an aggressive and
enthusiastic campaign upon this one is
sue. They will supplement the facts con-
corning present conditions with litera-
ture showing that President Taft has the
confidence of the country, based upon tho
safe and wise administration he has al
ready given. and demonstrating that re-
publican laws and republican policies al
ways conduce to prosperous times. BY
thus linking together business conditions
with republican administration they have
a strong argument with which to alp
pea, to the people against a change
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
SoPHS TOOK CANE RUSH.
Freshmen Evened Things Up by Win
ming TuG.0f.Mar.

The annual freshman-sophomore cane
rush was won by the sophomores for the
first time in many years. the score Of
points being 10 to A. The freshmen met
at 1:l5 Saturday afternoon and marched
down College street accompanied by the
juniors. Each freshman received a cane
At Miles Perry's store. Hayden, 'l6,
their leader, led them In a few cheers,
and they marched back to the campus,
where they punched up at the north end
In the attack the freshmen tried original
tactics. Some of their larger men passed
their canes back to smaller men, and
locked arms In the front rank. When the
big freshmen were driven out OF the way
the little fellows with two canes proved
Il veritable gold mine to the attacking
sophomores. who succeeded In separat ting
them from nearly thirty whole canes The
freshmen. for one reason or another,
failed to muster anything like their full
strength. and were outnumbered by the
sophs. Many freshmen who early lost
their canes wandered about rather aim
lessly during the remainder OF the rush
The sophomores fought with vim. and
their efforts were well-directed. TIC
rush lasted seven minutes. Then the
counting began. Each whole cane count
- = and each crook with foot or more
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

IF cane was good for a point. The sopho-
,nores got 49, and the freshmen AZ points.
The tug Of war, a close contest was
Won by the freshmen. Fifteen men pulled
on each side. There were three puils.
each one minute long. On the first tug
the rope broke, and the freshmen with
their section ran good distance before
they noted the difficulty. The first real
contest was won by the sophomores by
small margin. The next event was
walkaway for the freshmen. The thiro
tug was a splendid fight. The freshmen
soon gained one foot, the sophomores re-
covered six inches of this and there II
stuck till the pistol was fired.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
EQUAL FRANCHISE LEAGUE.
Officers Elected At business Meeting Of
Burlington Organization.

Mrs. Harry $. Howard was elected pres
iden OF the Equal Franchise Leaget
Thursday afternoon at a business meet
ing of that organization held at the
home Of Mrs. J. ]. Allen.
1T was decided that the services of field
secretaries residing in Burlington and st.
Adams should be at the disposal of local
women. Persons wishing to learn the
names and addresses OF the secretaries
should apply to Mrs. G. l.. Pease, 40 La
fayette place. Women intending to visit
New York and Boston this season and
who wish To become in close touch with
the national movement should also COM
municate with Mrs Pease.
Officers were elected as follows.
President. Mrs. II. $. Howard; vice.
president, Mrs. W, j. Van Patten; secre-
tary. Mrs. q. l.. Pease; field secretary,
Mrs Elizabeth Allen; treasurer, Mrs NJ
l. Powell; chairman of publicity commit
tee. Miss Margery Adsit; chairman of edu-
cational committee, Mrs Sam Sparhawk;
chairman OF social committee. Mrs. C. 8.
Van Patten.
Notices of the time and place Of open
meetings will he made public later.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
LATEST NECKWEAR.

This year fashions in neckwear have
taken a very important place in the
scheme Of attire. Not to possess a sub
stantial treasure box filled with the
various addenda Of this description Is, in
fact. to lose the opportunity Of prac-
ticing all the delightful little receptions
OF the wardrobe which make 1t possible
for one gown to do duty for three, and
appear at intervals in the guse of a
fresh creation
The new neckwear for the autumn Is
as varied as It was In the early spring.
Lace and muslin collars and jabots VIII
be more fashionable than ever. and there
are several new developments of the
Robesperre style One of the prettiest
has the collar entirely of lace, and big
revers of lace-edged net. and reversal
of this scheme gives collar Of double
net, and a graceful falling jabot, studded
along the center with tiny black satin
buttons.
There Will. besides, be a return to the
Quaker style and the genuine Quaker
collar, covering the shoulders and reach
ing to the waist back and front will be
seen on plain dresses. Smaller collars
in the Quaker shape will also be worn,
made of double muslin or cambria, plain
Iy stitched at the edges
The newest Toby frils are made with
double rows of closely-plaited net, fin
ished at the top with a flat back satin
bow, the ribbon being taken around the
neck and tied In loose bow. with ends
at the back
There will be a great vogue for Irish
crochet neckwear which will be seen in
the form of sailor collars, with long
points to meet Just above the waist in
front, in all-around flat collars. suitable
for the tops of Magyar blouses, and in
trim little Peter Pans. The most strik-
ing of all the Irish crochet departures
are the big collars made square back
and front. and finished with high-shaped
neckbands, These collars entirely cover
the top Of bodice. and are extremely
decorative.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
THE ROBESPIERRE COLLAR.

No longer is the throat generously {
posed in public by those women who ,
derstand the niceties of proportion In
mixed crowd. Even the cut-out collar
only worn at its lowest expression
home and on the streets is seen
Robespierrs collars of a-jours and ,
Alancon lace jabot crossing in front a
showing their points below the wa
band of soft black satin. Then there
the collar Of narrow black velvet at
back which in front becomes folds
white mousseline de sole crossing unC
the chin and tucking away it's ends
meath the reVers of the coat. Stocks Il
fasten at the left side are another novel
These are not half-sisters of the rue
because they are succession of tue
rather than frills and are accurately I
ted to the throat. but they do close un,
cluster of silk flowers or IA fluffy b.
similarly to the Pierrot
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
Miss jeanette Clarke of Fort sheridan
IL Army'S Officers bride.

Wedding raiment. which Miss jeanette
Clark. daughter of Major c. G. Clark. Of
Fort Sheridan. H., packed away n year
ago. was brought forth from the cham
Der of memories last Wednesday, when
Miss Clark eloped to Waukegan. from
Fort Sheridan and there was secretly
married to Lieutenant Spencer NJ. Smith
of that post.
The suicide October -. 1911. of Captain
Wilfred h. carr, young army officer sta
toned ut Fort 1.eavenworth. and a native
native of Georgia. VT. blighted aETAOI
Of Georgia. Vt, blighted romance which
promised to be of unusual interest in
army circles of the country. Miss Clark
and Captain Carr were to have wed No
Vembel ], 1911. at Fort Sheridan. Six
days before the date set for the we'd
ding brother officers found him dead
suicide, a revolver lying near revealing
his choice of deaths. The reason for the
suicide was never learned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
LOGGING SEASON IN MAIN
Cutting No Longer Done

From the Boston Commercial Bullet
Many of the lumber camps all oil
eastern Maine are running fun blast RI
and the winters work of cutting logs
on i'll earnest. Crews have been col
into the woods for a number of wed
past and men viii continue to he sentI
for some time yet, as some of the opel
tors are stating late this year UpI
the pre- sent time. there has been
abundance OF help and If is not lik|
that conditions, in this respect.
change later on So the lumbermen 81
The worN Of rcpaIring camps and ri
ting them in readiness for the crews. a
of swapping our roads, was commend
last month in many places and when
men We're sent into the woods early
September everything was in readine
for them to begin work immedia to
Just at present the operators are bel
Ing their energies toward cutting TIM
the logs lying where they fall until
arrival of snow, when they are yard
The old-tme expert aXmen are gradu
disappearing and the majority of tr
nowadays arc felled with buck $
instead. 1t takes two husky men to h;
die one effectively. but they can do
work fully as quick as did the axn
and the waste is much less. The I
can be cut much nearer to the grol
and, instead of spelling, perhaps a f
and half or two feet of the finist
timber the waste is measured only
the width of the saw. AXmen still he
their work cut out for them. however,
Topping of branches. and in work!
where saw could not be used to
vantage.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
FUTURE OIL FOR FUEL.
The Government II to Develop It's
OIL Fields.

From Railway and Engineering Review
President Taft has withdrawn 81, $50
acres OF oil lands in the Elk hills of CAL
ifornia for the exclusive purpose Of
serving as reserve source of fuel oil
for the navy The tract withdrawn is
a vast oil field. and is adjacent to the
Midway and Mckittrick oil fields Tests
already made indicate that it will Weld
25C,00o barrels, or % years supply. ut a
liberal estimate Of 'he probable con
sumption In the navy. Investigations
begun two years ago 10y the secretary of
the interior at the sug-es ton of the navy
department brought about this rcserva-
ton of oil lands in California. OF the IS
sections IN the withdrawn area 80 per
cent. is nndisputed public land. Thirty
per cent has already been patented 10
the Southern Pacic company and others.
The department OF justice is now work.
ing to invalidate six sections patented
to the railroad. Suits are contemplated
against other Datentees In this tract.
Twenty per cent. the tract is covered
by claims Of oil operators. which will
be wiped out If the government wins its
suits against the railroad company. In
case the suits against the railroad are
decided adversely. the land will have
to he acquired for the United States by
condemnation This particular land was
selected for withdrawal because 1t is
the largest undeveloped tract which
could be found among the public oil
lands.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
CLAFu1N SEES BETTER TINES
Merchant Thinks ReaI Trade Improves
mcnt In at Hand.

John Claim, head Of the H. =. Claim
company and the Associated Merchants
company takes hopeful view of the
business outlook. lie made this state
ment to the New York Evening Post:
81 am we'll satisfied with the general
business outlook. Conditions are much
better than could have reasonably been
expected at the beginning of the year.
The presidential contest, which was
feared 80 generally. as likely to unset
tie trade. has had almost no influence.
The reason for this is. ! think. that
business on the whole was on such
safe basis when the campaign started.
and Intrinsic conditions were so sound
by reason of the long liquidation and
the considerable period of going slow.
that the weak spots often encountered
at such times were not present to
complicate the situation this year.
Few people realize how much better
the outcome has been in this regard
than had been looked for.
THE most pronounced improvement
has been in the Middle Northwest.
Conditions there were very bad on ac-
count Of the two bad crop years that
the section had had. That country
needed above all things precisely the
conditions which have prevailed this
crop year with good rains. an album
dance of moisture everywhere. The
result is that the situation in the
Middle Northwest lie to-day vastly bet
ter than II has been at any time for
two wears.
IMPROVEMENT WILL BE PROGRESS
SIVE.
ON the Pacific coast the situation has
been greatly helped by the better
ment in the lumber industry. That is
perhaps the most important industry
for the people Of a great portion Of the
Pacific coast territory above San Fran
cisco For two years or more the lum-
Der industry has been at a standstill.
yielding scarcely any profit for the cap
ital invested. Within the last two
months there has been a decided
change for the better. and the indus
try Is now improving. with Indications
of further betterment. This will be a
great help to an immense section of
that country, as 1t means much better
times
Il think 1t may fairly be assumed
that the Improvement throughout the
country will be progressive. and that
trade will cntinue TO expand. The
chief uncertainty which has to be
reckoned with. however, concerns the
possible effect upon the country of a
change OF administrations. Without
reference to partisan questions at ALL
1T is always true that when a revision
Of the tariff 10 under discussion more
or less unsettlement results. That If
natural and has to be reckoned with
in considering the trade outlook for
the next six months. Should the
schedules on wool be materially
changed, there might be consderab BILE
readjustment. rs the margin OF pro-
mt In that industry Is small.
Barring unforeseen complications
however. l look for sustained improve
ment In general trade. The country Is
on the up grade again. and conditions
are very much better than they were
year ago. I do not expect any dis
turbance to business from high money
rates. since no uncomfortable strin-
gency appears to he in sight There
Will be plenty OF money for CONNER
cial borrowers, l think"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

AS result of the investigation ordered
by King Alfonso, the minister OF the in
terror reports that 60 per cent. of the
land In Spain il uncultivated and that
4, 500 villages are without roads or rail-
roads. 5000 towns and villages have no
schools and 100000 OF SPANS 1900, 90
inha bitants can neither read nor write
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
VERMONT ACADEMY NOTES
Promising Outlook OH Opening at
Schools 37th Year.

Vermont Academy opens its 31th year
with the prospect of the best annual ses-
sion in its history. Many new boys are
an the hill, the enrolment showing a
noteworthy increase in the representation
rom New York State and Connecticut,
rhe new faculty members are: Mr.. Gay
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
IMPRACTICAL,

lie has lot of good ideas. OF course,
but then some of them are utterly i'm
pi actcal.'
For Instance
We'll. one of his schemes is to reform
politics so that those who hold public
Office will have to rk.'-Detroit Free
Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

vF THE BABY Us CUTTING TEETH
be sure ana use that old and we'll tried
remedy. Mrs. Winslows Soothing Sy-
rup. for children teething. 1t soothes
'he child, softens the gums. allays all
pain. cures wind collie and IS the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03
APPRECIATED IN FRANCE.

The lie Ripolin building. situated on
a wharf beside the Seine river. Pals
France, was recently rooted with our
Compo-rubber roofing. Samples free
Strong Hardware Co.. Burlington VI.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

Don't worry over the fact that. by read
ing the ads. you might have saved
few dollars on last weeks purchases-but
get interested in the fact that the same
thing is true OF your next purchases
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

hea' store service builds enduring store
prestige-if this prestige Ia earned anew
every day. the stores advertising GETS
THE PARTICULARS HOME TO TIA
PEOPLEi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

Usually, when you buy something new
Tor the home or office. the transa ction
leaves Nou with somthrg to sell-some-
thng still valuable to somebody. The
For Sale ads will serve you'll