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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27

ticularly the great New Years manu-
0Haking, do not admit of conversation o'
intelligent salutation to the MEMBER
the line Such handshaknga require
neither tact nor intellect. Patience and
endurance are the main requisites IL
the President could secure his exact p'N-
steal double. it might seem that ne
could palm him off acceptably on such
occasions. If we could elect Briareus
to the place. his hundred hands might
come in handsomely for this part OF the
labor
! But the handshakiag Of presidents
though an absurdity and waste of time
when viewed from the wrong angle Is
really not so useless. 1t is a ceremony
and like all ceremonies may easily De
made to seem ridiculous But i'm com
mon with all other ceremonies when not
ovcrdone it is immensely necessary ana
useful This usefulness is two-sided anu
has two phases 1t Is useful for its enect
upon people and president II Is useful
/ for what IT signifies and for its direct re-
+ suits.
The vital principle in our government
the element which enables it to keep
J the people hopeful and contcntcd within
reasonable bounds and so to do what all
governments exist to do by influencing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
\ SOIOMONIC DGNE\T.

A dispute over the ownership of a dead
porker was recently decided I'm a neculio,
manner by Police Justice Georg. W
Wolcott OF Batavia \ Y Halo and
johnson. two friends. bought twn small
pigs and worked equally In carino fo,
and feeding them. In the course of tim,
one pig died. Each claimed that # wa.
the property Of the other that had died
Both men continued to devote their at.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
THE FIFTH SEASON.

| 1t is the pleasure of any country paper
like the FREE PRESS to waive from
time to time the discussion of tariff
laws income taxes. currency regulation
and Mexican troubles, and all the other
problems and questions which border our
life and sometimes crowd in upon it, and
take up such vital and truly important
subjects as walking, breathing, seeing
and sleeping. These things are 50 i'm
moasurably more important than those
others that it is Impossible to give them
too much space and emphasis They are
a part Of life. As they grow big life
expands. and when they are cramped
| living is circumscrbcd We who live
between the lines of the delectablc
mountains upon the shores of the noblest
lake if We build tariff walls to prevent
ourselves from including and utilizing all
the opportunities of living which are
about US, are fools and worse
a part of life is its seasons We call
them the seasons of the year In reality
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
An INPER ALIVE NEED.
CFrom the Landmark

Throughout all NV ENGLAND Mt r.,..
there is to-day an alert and jncreasIn.,
demand for cornmuritv and cto+o ,,,o.
ures having FOR their end the prevention
land ohlttora+ion of fro bo,,rds RI.
losses by fire in This country aro far in
excess of what they ar. IN th. coun,r,os
of Europe and particrlarlv ,n rho cor.
man emnire in which land Of 1.u. ava
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27

Farm lands are not the only form Of in
vestment. Absentee ownership of one
kind or another is the rule The land
lord comes down from London once or
twice year with large shooting party
and then departs. More and more he de-
rivcs his income from stocks and bonds
and city real estate, from mines and fac
tories and less from the soil Conse-
quently he is willing to allow the land
to revert to moor and wild meadow, to
become a park and plaything,
The Lloyd-Georgc program amounts 10
a requirement that the land either be
put under cultivation by it's present own
ers or made so expensive to hold that
they will part with it to someone who
intends to cultivate it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
STATE WINS FARMERS SCHOOL.
(From the Barre TimcsJ


The farmers i'm the vicinity of Barre
have an opportunity to secure the ad-
vantagcs of instruction in agriculture as
directed by the University Of Vermont
and the state department of agriculture
by signing the certificates to attend the
school which will be held at the South
Barre grange hall during the week be-
ginning with December l. The instruc-
tion In the school IL free, this being
possible through the support which the
state Legislature afforded and all that
Is required Of the individuals attending
the school is that they he present at
three-fourths of the sessions Of the
school, which runs for single week
The range OF subjects TO be considered l.
so wide and the importance of the sub
Jccts selected SO great that no section
of the state can afford to forcgo tho
advantages Of tho school For the pro
posed school at South Barre there ought
to he 100 registrations OF adult members
."f farmers household. The location
.of tn" proposed school is central for a
large territory embracing several towns
and it Will therefore, be possible for a
large number to be present during the
1--WE days of the school Those who are
working actively to secure tn" school
are likely to have hearty support
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27

to become a candidate. The field now APP
pears to be open to him, and perhaps
better than any other man. he can meet
the demands the party will make on It's
candidate.
c. w. Gates Of Franklin. the present
Stnte highway commissioner might have
been nominated four years ago II he had
been willing to accept the honor. lie
might have the nomination next year If
his name were Barl<is. But Mr.. Gates is
singularly devoid Of political ambition.
! lie is satisfied to keep on Improving the
! highway system of the state and to make
Vermont a more desirable place for the
summer visitor
Guy w Bailey of Essex, secretary OF
state has been under consideration by
some Of the political leaders He would
mako a strong candidate. But he has
done such good work in his present Office
that his friends are DESTROYS Of retaining
| him there and his own lncinations are
| similar.
| Licut.-Gov. +. L. Howe Of Bennington
has been talked of as a possibility, but
he believes he can cXe"t more influenc,
on Vermont affairs in the publication OF
| the Bennington Banner than by holding
| the govcrnorship. He is now in Florida
more Interested in having his wife re-
stored to health than in securing further
political honors.
So the field appears to he open to Mr.
Smith, and 1t Is expected that within :
| short time he will be placed before thu
people as candidate. Just what form
| the nomnatio will take must be deter
mined by referendum in March, wher
the people will decide whether they vii
have direct primary, with the conven
ton abolished an indirect primary
whereby instructed delegates will be sen
to the conventions, or whether they vii
retain tho present system. In any even
the fortunes Of Mr. Smith will not suffer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27

Washington more than any other city
cherishes this custom, not so much be-
cause observation-disclosures long to grasp the
Presidents hand as because it is an en-
tertainmcnt and attraction to visitors
And Washington fattcns ON visitors
From every part of the land come citi-
zens to see the seat Of government and
to meet the President, If they fail to
meet him at one Of these receptions the
congressman to whom they look for at
tention herds them in with a group of
other constituents and takes them over
to meet the great man "by appointment. "
Thus thousands upon thousands have
contact with the President; and thus an
important percentage of his time is taken
up.
President Roosevelt would have his
regular daily visitors grouped in an outer
waiting room outside his office. The door
of the office would fly open at an an
pointed moment The President entering
almost al run, would shake hands with
this one and have a word with that one.
until in a surprisingly short time the
whole roomful would have becl seen
President Taft had the rooms altered
so that the line might file through mis-
office. In his administration the door Of
the office would open to admit one or
more visitors or the whole line. 1t was
more dgnifed and hospitablc than the
Rooseveltian method. Also it took longer
These receptions of the President, par
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
TO HI STANDS.

There are women who are pretty,
Their" are women who are witty.
There are women, who when dining out
are always dressed. well timed:
There are women who are athletic.
There are women who are aesthcti.
But the really, truly perfect woman sh,
is hard to find
som" for wond'rous love are quoted.
Some to children quite devoted.
some to their husbands are am eve
source of keen delight.
And while some are tall ana slender
There are others, fat and tender.
But the really, truly perfect woman. ma:
doth seek for, day and night
At last ne thinks he is mated
TO a perfect one $50 rated,
When slowly from his dream ho vakeus
rudey shattered sad and worn
So poor man, misguided creature,
Twstine, hopes ne still may reach her.
Alas The really perfect Wommu she hot
never yet been born,
--Gracc Damon Boysoh
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
PRESIDENTS, PEOPLE AND HAND
SHAKES.

Should the President hold a New
Years reception? 1t has been the Gus
tom for countless generations of presi-
dents to celebrate New Years in this
way The poor, overworked, criticised
the country stands In the White House
while the long line files before him.
Grasping the hand OF each he wrings
first to avoid being wrung. In this way
as many as seven thousand of the SOW
clelgns OF the land may be entertained
and for number of days the chief ex-
ecutIye may nurse sore hand.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
.NGiIsH LAND CONFLICT.

1t is illustrative of the pcculiarities Of
a large English c.ass that nothing in the
whole arsenal Of that arch-heretic
Lloyd-George, has excited such sense
of outrage in his opponents as the sug-
gestion that game-prcservos be- taxed
out Of existence To Americans a bare
recital of the facts awall,s wonder that
the reform was not carried out decades
aro # seems the cruelcst of all the
surviyals Of feudalism that acres upon
acres should oe tied up for the benefit
of rabbits. grouse and deer and the men
who hunt them. while land is dear and
production is limited There is a distinct
sentimental appeal in the idea that while
the poor are huddled i'm London. Biz
bingham and LIVERPOOL these windy
stretches are held for sport. In misun-
Outstanding the spirit Of the English
landhoIder we probably 90 to an opposite
extreme. Yet when all has been said for
It that can he said. this old British land
policy is wrong.
The anpalling fact is that oue-third
part of Great Britain is set aside for the
sport of a small and select class of in
habitants. Seven out of every one hun
1red square miles are devoted to deer
'orests. This is more land than is used
for any kind of grain, seven times as
much as Is given over to potato fields
more than is given over to green crops,
small crops and other market vegetables
Twenty-three square miles out of every
one hundred are reserved for grouse
moors. This is about equal to All the
cultivated land in Great Britain. and
nearly twice the amount Of land devoted
to business and housing purposes Add
to this that owing to the holding of large
estates which only an extraordinary man
can work to capacity. TWENTY-FIVE SQUARE
miles out of every one hundred are given
over to pasturage purposes and that four
and one-half out of every one hundred
miles have gone out of cultivation he
cause it was easier to abandon it to pas.
turage.
The land policy Of Lloyd-Georec is more
than an attack upon game preserves
though it involves that. II is in reality
back to the farm" campaign which
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27

Tho most significant thing about the
opening Of the Mexican Congress was
the fact that the staff of President
Huorta filed into the chamber wearing
side-arms If this thing keeps on Bryan
may be forced to cage the dove Of peace
and put on shoulder straps and spurs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27

When you want anything. advertise
In the new special column of this
paper Some bargains are offered
there this week which 1t will pay you
to read about. See page two. This
paper has more than $4,000 readers
every week ana one cent a word Will
reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27

ANY insanity in your fam.y?' 5ske,
the lify-lusuauco man.
40" replied Farmer Corntossel "
couldn't afford to hire any alienist :
our boy Josh gets into any trouble ~ D
ies' have to admit that he's plain foo,
Sh."-Washmgton S.ar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
PAIN IN HACK AND RrrCMATIsN

Torment thousands of people daily.
Don't be one of these sufferers when for
SO little cost you can get well rid of the
cause. Foley Kidney Pills begin thelr
good work from the very first dose
They exert so direct an action on the
l'dneys ana bladder that the pain and
torment OF backachc, rheumatism and
kidney trouble IS soon dispelled J. w
O. sullivan Adv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27

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DAILY by mail $500 n year In advance.
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R1,RlJNGTON. THURSDAY, NOV. e.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
Justice Powers Tells Lawyers
How to Better Conditions.
Judges stanton, Palmer nnd Con,iu
Other Speakers nj Annual Meeting
of Cbittenden County Bar
Association.

Mower, and the absence from the city
OF the Vicc-prosidcnt, the Hon Robert
Roberts, the secretary Of the associa-
ton, j. T. Stcarus presided The speaker.
Of the evening, besides judge Powers.
were Judge 4. : stanton now presiding
over Chittcndou county court, Judge
Cornelius S. Palmer and Judge Henry
Conlln of Winoosk j. f. Cusuman.
II. /. Nolcott Of Wiuoosu @. W.
Hrowncl and H. :. Howard took part in
an Informal discussion of tho subject of
the principal address
Two new members elected by ballot
to serve three years on the gov ruIn-
board were. Judge Henry Conlin and j
T. Cushmau Officers elected We're:
Robert Roberts. president; J f. Cush-
man. vicc-president, Charles f. Black
secretary; and G. -. Grafton, treasurer.
It.. =. Cowles was reelected secretary of
the governing board.
| Judge Powers dsclamed any intention
to imply that the condition Of the law i'm
! Vermont is as bad rs It is sometimes
made out to be, and expressed i'm no
uncertain terms a dislike of calamity
howers. He was of the opinion how
ever. that the constant and increasing
criticisms from press and public could
not wisely be disreEarded
| He stated it as his belief that the faults
of our misunderstanding that they do OK
| ist--spring largely from the fact that We
| stll employ the old common law aS to
ploadings Lord Haldanos recent adj
dress before the American Bar assoria-
ton was cited as authority for the state
ment that old common law pleading had
| its origin and basis i'm a time when tn"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-11-27
WANTED.

BURLINGTON. THURSDAY, Nov.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-17
Los ultinos minutes
de la Camara

Domingo La una dlez Gle la tarde.
En- ell salon parlamentario casi todos
los 'diputados, Faltan Fernandez Gar
c1a, Suliveres Barnes y Garcia Ducos
Son los 1ltimos minutes de una session
que ha durado tres dias y tres noches.
En- los semblantes de los delegados hay
fuertes signos de cansancio y de an
sia de terminar.
Estamos en p leno receso. La Ultima
coanisi6n en- conferencia con el Consejo
no ha regresado. Los diputados charlan
amenamente. Ell Speaker, desde su ST.
la presidential, Intervene, contento, en-
la charla En- las tribunas, escaso p1-
blico. En- la mesa de la prensa, ell BO-
LETIN. AL decano 10 han dejado solo,.
Regresa la comisi6n: Yordan Davila,
Rojas Cortes y Gutierrez Ortiz.
"A la una y trece, Ell Sargento de Ar.
mas anuncia una comisi6n del Consejo
Executive: Camuias y Pitkin. La Ca.
mara, Ell pie. Camuiias informa, q NOM
bre del alto cuerpo colegislador, que es-
te ha terminado su labor; que testimo-
MIA su sinpatias y afectos a la Camara,
y que, 81 no hay mas bill que discutir,
nombre La Camara una comisi6n para
comunicar all Gobernador que la Asam-
blea Legislative esta presta q cerrarse
Ell Speaker contesta con frases de agra
decimiento, y mOmbra a los senores Bar
cello, Giorgetti y Vargas para unirse a
los senores del Consejo y cump1imentar
al Gobernador. .Salen.
A la una y veinticinco regresan los CO.
misionados de La Camara. Barcel6 en-
trega al Speaker, Y este lee en- voz alta,
un mensaje del Gobernador. Elocuente.
Ell Poder Ejecutivo-dice el met1saje-
estima que la legislature debe sentirse
orgullosa de su labor. Ha respondido
brillantemente a La confanza y 4 la esti-
maci6n del pueblo die Puerto Rico vSe
han aprobado 1eyes importantisirnas, dc
alta trascendencia: regulando e1 trabajo
de las mujeres y los ninos; sobre indem.
nizaciones a los obreros lesionados
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-17
Declaraciones
de Mr.. Taylor

En- una de las conversaciones priva-
.das sostenidas por ell ilustre puertorri-
queno senior Coll y Cuchi, que acompa-
no a los Diputados Americanos en- SUI
excursion por la Isla, y ell cual no des-
perdiciaba ocasi6n para poner de relie-
We ante aquellos senores los problemas
que, entra1ando vital interes para la
vida del pals, deb1an series presentados
en- toda la mangnitud de su importan-
cia hablando de la tarifa del azi1car.
con Mr.. Taylor, representante del Es>
tado de Colorado, le dijo este senior
que, no pod1a dar st opinion concreta
acerca de este trascendental asunto:
pero que Saba Qa1e Ell el Congreso de
los Estados Unidos existia una corrien.
te de opinion favorabilisima Ell favor
de la rebaja de la tarifa Y QUE SEGU-
RAMENnE QUEDARIA REDUCIDA
A UN PESO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-17

creando siete hospitales de Distrito So
bre los locos; desarrollando la vida de
las comisiones de puertos comercio; so
bre allmento de contribuciones; reorga-
nlzando la ley creadora del departamen-
to de medicina tropical; creando escue-
las de Artes y Oficios sobre bonos muni-
cipales para mejoras p1blicas, etc. Y
'que tai "record" es para servir de or
gullo 4 cualquier parlamento del mum
do. Reitera SUI APPLAUSE.
La una y treinta Ed Speaker Sc ie-
vanta. Ri mallete suena potente ella
primera session de la s6ptima asamblea
ha terminate" Son las
11ltimas palabras parla1nentarias.
Todos los diputados so levantan Y
empiezan a abandonar el salon. Sc des-
piden, Sc dcspiden "Hasta la pr6xi-
ma!
Salimos Sol fllerte. Bullicio. Es
domingo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-17
Ell Gobernador
de Puerto Rico

'Nuestro redactor en- viaje por la isla,
senior Vazquez Cabanas, que fue acom-
pallandO en- representation de este pe.
li6dico los mienbros del Congreso de
los Estados Unidos que son nuestros
huespedes, regres6 aver de la excursion.
y ampEando el telefonema que a Ultima
hora del sabado nos envi6 desde los Ba-
nos de Coamo, nos informa que segj1n
manifestation de Mr. Borland, es casi
seguro que sea nombrado Gobernador
de Puerto Rico, Ell senor Newman. illus.
tre representante del Estado de India.
na, democratic convencido y de ideas
arraigadas, poseedor de una alta men.
talidad de vestfsima crltura; manifes-
to el senior Borland, que seguramente
Puerto Rico, habra de meiorar mucho,
durante Ell periodic de mando& de Mr..
Newman, y al fin de SUI gesti6n le sera
esta lsla deldora de una gratitud in
rlensa.
Asl sea a
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-17
La conferencia de aver

En- la Biblioteca Insular Las dos ds
, la tarde. Escogida selecta concurrer
cia. Ell Lcdo don Juan B. Huyke, de-
legado la Camara, va a dar una con-
ferencia sobre instruction.
Ell senior Fernandez Juncos, en- frases
prlmorOsas, presenta al orador Ell Sc
nor Huyke, con palabra serena repo-
sada. y postura elegante, comienza su
conferencia. Explica y aplaude ell actual
sistema escolar. Habla con verdadero
dominic de la materia. Fue professor
muchos anos. En- ell Departamento de
instruction goza de gran prestigio
Aborda ell problema, en- su fondo, ID
trata con eXito. Cautiva al auditorio.
Sc refiere al sistema escolar de Alemania,
Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico. Espana
y Jap6n, dice, van implantando va ell
mismo sistema Nuestras escuelas, Sc
gun Huyke, NADIA tienen que envidiar q
las del Norte. Ell pedagogo justifca, al
razonar, sus argumentos.
Ha pasado una hora. Ell conferences.
ia ternina SUI bella exposition con IN
APPLAUSE prolongado.
Estuvo a la altura debida.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-03-17
A los funadores
Ell HUMO, SUBE.

Desde hoy, y aun cuando todavfa no
esta puesta Ell vigor la ley aprobada por
la Asamblea legislative aumentando los
derechos de Rentas internas que paga el
tabaco, este Sc venlde va q mayor precio
que el de costumbre.
Las caJetillas de tres valen cuatro, y
los tabacos han sufrido tambien Ell recar-
go proportional.
Los fumadores estan que trinan.