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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

1t has sometimes been said b. tho:
skeptical Of forestry propaganda thu
little could be expected in this countr
Of private enterprise in forest planting
The progress along this line in We
mont has, therefore, been all the moi
gratifying. There Is probably no sta
in the country whore larger percental
Of the population has undertaken fore
planting than Vermont. orders receive
by the state nursery are already larg'
than ever before, and come from .
classes Of owners. Farmers and luu
bermen, particularly, are making q
courag ng beginnings, but perhaps Il
most noticeable work IS that of sever
manufacturing companies, which utili
large amount of lumber and wood
their business, and which are bczinnii
to raise the supply to meet their ov
demands
ono of the first companies Of this xii
to plant forests was the Newton
Thompson Manufacturing company
Brandon. which uses a large amount
lumber in the manufacture of toys al
novelties. The Estcy Organ company
Brattleboro began last year the raising
white pine for the large boxes or crat
in which their instruments are packe
Other manufacturing companies, similar
Interested. are the Bridgewater Wool
company and the Vermont Marble col
pany.
Recently the largest order ever receiv
by the State nursery has come from t
Fairbanks Scale company of st. JOIN
bury. This company, which uses n lar
amount of lumber every year, is to pla
100000 white pines the present spril
According to the estimates of the St;
forestry department, these trees. If PR
orly planted and protected, should p
duce In 40 years about 2E million f
OF lumber At a stumpage value of
per thousand feet this plantation shol
be worth in 1854 about s25,oO0. To mar
featuring COMPANY Ike the Scale 60
pany, it will probably he worth mn
because of their own special market.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
HOME WEDDING.
Arthur C. Mansur and Miss Caroline
Bell Married Thursday.

Miss Caroline A. Bell and Arthur G.
Mansur were quietly married Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hall at 244
Church street. The Rev. c. ]. Staples
performed the ceremony. Relatives
and few friends witnessed the cere-
mony, the wedding being solemnized
very quietly because of the recent
death of Mr.. Mansur's father, Col u.
NJ. Mansur. The bride wore dark
blue travelling suit, and a hat to match.
She carried a bouquet of white roses,
lilies of the valley and maidenhair
fern. Mr.. and Mrs. Mansur left on
the noon train for New York and will
return to Burlington within a short
time. They will spend the summer at
Newport.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
WHAT OUR NE|GHBOAS SAY
Serious Problem of Expensive Roads
Confronting New York and
Connecticut.


Two neighboring Statesmen York and
Connectlcut-are suddenly and most SER
iously brought face to face for tho first
time in their respective careers with the
cold hard facts of the good roads prob
lem. Each State has been spending mil
lions upon millions for good roads" that
are not good roads
Each State is now confronted with "A
condition wherein the enormous cost of
keepng up good roads" almost pre-
cludes the expenditure Of further money
for road building And In each State the
highway commissioner and the governor
are forcihly pointing out to tho people
that it is folly to spend the states
money In roads that fall to pieces as fast
as they are built-roads which, In fact,
never are built but are good only just
as long as they are in the process of
building and rebuilding.
Saws Governor Glynn in New York:
New York is engaged In building
1900 miles Of roads which will wear out
10 years before they are paid for New
York must change It's road policy or levy
a yearly road tax of 81 on every man,
woman and child within it's borders"
Similarly in Connecticut Highway Com
missioner Bennett has written a letter
TO which Governor Baldwin urgently as
cents, calling attention to the fact that
It is worse than folly to build now roads
In the State under present conditions,
with old roads falling to pieces faster
than the entire BODYBUILDING appropria-
ton can remedy them.
The highway experts of New York and
Connecticut. and also of Massachusetts,
in which 50 many millions of dollars
have been spent on expensive roads. are
now seeking a way out of the dilemma
by trying to construct roads that will
minimize the cost OF annual upkeep.
Governor Glynn favors brick roads. the
bricks to be made by convict labor, and
| the Connecticut commissioner suggest S
concrete Probably combination, bricl;
| laid in concrete. will be agreed upon
| These are high cost roads. a mile of such
highway will cost about 5000
Any such expenditure is absolutely i'm
practicable and impossible in Vermont
Happily. in this State. with an abundance
of good soil and gravel omnipresent, the
road building proposition IS reduced &c
| its lowest terms of expense. The heavy
automobile traffic, 1t has been fully
| demonstrated. will not destroy good
dirt or gravel road properly under.
drained and with a good foundation
nearly as fast as 1t will stone road
| Therefore. the next best thing to the
s25 oO0-a- acknowledgements road is tn,
one that is being put in in this State I'm.
der the present policy of State Highway
! Commissioner Gates. AS has been point
| cd out the cost of constructing road,
of this character is hardly more thar
| the annual expense of maintenance tina
faces States which have built ston,
| roads.
All things considered Vermont is in
| most enviable position in its road-build
ing department.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
VALUE OF THE FORESTS
Have Intimate Relation to De-
velopment of the State.
Vcrnont's 3,OOO,o 900 Acres of WASTE
Lind should Yield Large An
nuai Revenue.

Before the Merchants association at
the weekly luncheon Thursday State
Forester Austin f. lIawes told In
fascinating and convincing way OF the
benefits which the State may derive from
the forests This was one of the best
| talks of the year
MIR. Hawes told OF the beginnings OF
! the commercial use OF wood in YER
mont. and traced the history OF the in
dustry down to the present time In II
rough way it may be said that the
tendency of this development has been
| from the sending out OF the State Of
crude materials with little invested
| capital and next to no plant, to the
elaborate woodworking Industries which
manufacture the timber into elaborate
and valuable forms and send those out
| At the very first We We're burning our
timber and sending out the potash. Then
we shipped the unhewn timber. then the
manufactured lumber, and now extensive
| concerns are at work making up the
articles Of the wood industry near the
source of supply and sending them out
ready made. Mr. Halves said that to-
day seventeen million dollars are in
vested in woodworking industries in the
State.
The speaker touched upon the history
of Burington's wood industries which
made tho city at one time the third
| lumber market in America
After speaking of the woodworking
and numbering industries and their value,
Mr.. Hawes took up the larger economic
question OF the value OF a plentiful wood
| supply and of forests as such to the
s4f.
which other industries lean on the wood
supply. and the way i'm which the
forestry and demonstration may affect
the life and prosperity of communities.
| The presence of wood lots in connection
| with farms help solve the vexed prob
lem of keeping the men employed all the
year round. The gradual incoming of
wood working industries adds 10 the gem
eral prosperity in many ways. Our
water power is of vast Importance but
1t Is equally important to have at hand
something upon which the power may be
used, and in connection with our quarrics
it is desirable to have the wood at hand
| for Grating. In these and many other
| ways the presence of a wood supply
is intimately bound up with the
prosperity Of the State
Mr.. Halves went on to show what
value we might have if our three million
acres of waste land were covered with
forests. He said that these would yield
an income of from six to ten million dol
lars a year. From 10000 acres Saxony
is getting an annual revenue of 100000
Mr.. Halves spoke convincingly in favor
Of State and town forests. He made the
point that this was one industry in which
private ownership had always fallen
short of economic efficiency.
| He also brought out rather forCcfullv
the idea that boosting OF the artificial
kind by horn-blowing, advertising, and
exempting from taxation should at leas,
be supplemented with the kind of boost
ing which would study out the situation
and plan permanent growth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
A SMOOTH SWINDLER.
Burlington Merchants Victimized by
Man PurpOrting to He Teacher.

Two Burlington merchants were victim
ICED last week by smooth-tongued check
swindler who passed under the name OF j
J. Mccormick very gentlemanly ap-
pearing man, and who, according to re-
ports. has left a string of worthless checks
all the way from Troy, n. y to st. AL
nans, and has taken in several towns be-
tween, including Glens Falls, Rutland and
Burlington. lie had a very plausible story
which he backed up by apparent creden-
tails and made representations that would
deceive anybody.
The merchants in Burlington who cash
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
A STATESMAN FOR A DAY.
From the Rochester Democrat ant
Chronicle)

Chronicle.)
By virtue OF serving one day in the
Assembly, Joseph Steinberg of the 18th
New York district will be entitled to the
prefix "Hon." to his name: and for tina,
single days legislative labor he will
draw the salary OF $3.50 and the usual
mileage. besides being reimbursed for the
legal expenses in maintaining his right
to represent his district in the Assembly
Incidentally Hon. Abraham Greenburg
who occupied the seat until the last day
of the session. has enjoyed the emolu'
ments OF the Office.
IL was only at the eleventh hour. aftei
a manner OF speaking. that Mr.. Stein
berg came to his own. He is OF the pro
gressive persuasion and he contendeo
that he had beaten his democratic op'
ponent, Mr.. Greenburg, by two votes
The latter was seated. and until the day
of final adjournment ne was the ID
facto" representative OF the district
The Assembly committee on privileges
and elections proceeded with much delib-
Grafton and finally reached the conclusion
that the progressives outnumbered tht
democrats in the 26th New York district
or at least cast the greater number OF
votes by two.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16


The stained and worn original of the
following letter is in the confederate mu-
scum at Richmond Va:
Spottsylvania County, Va. --, ls64.
Dear Father: This Is my last letter to
you. went into battle this evening as
courier for Gen. Heth. / have been struck
by q piece OF shell and my right shoulder
Is horribly mangled, and I know death is
inevitable. | am very weak but | write
to you because know you will be delight
cd to read a word from your dying son !
know death IS near. that ] will die far
from home and friends Of my early youth,
but / have friends here. too, who are kind
to me. My friend. Fairfax will write you
at my request and give you the particu-
lars of my death. My grave will be mark
ed so that you may visit it If you desire
to do So but Gt) is optional with you
whether you let my remains rest here or
in Mississippi. l would like to rest in the
graveyard with my dear mother and
brothers. but 1t Is a matter of minor i'm
portance Let us all try to reunite in
heaven I pray my God to forgive my
sins. and I feel that his promises are true
and that he will forgive me and save me.
Give my love to all my friends.
My strength fails me. My horse and my
equipments will be left for you. Again q,
long farewell to you. May we meet in
heaven. Your dying son.
j. r. MONTGOMERY.
A contributor who sends a copy of the
above letter to the New York Times asks
| If those Americans who are urging the
appeal to arms in quelling Mexican disor-
ders realize the cost, and suggests a read
ing of the letters of those who in the pas t
have engaged in warfare.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
SLACK FOUND GUILTY.
Black Hand Letter Writer Sentenced
to Federal Prison Mt Atlanta.

With the closing of the criminal case
Of the United States against Fred G.
Slack Thursday morning United States
district court ended It's brief sitting in
completion of the work of the February
term.
Slack, who was charged with the send
ing of black hand letters through the
mails in Northiield. where he has always
lived, was found guilty after the jury
had been out less than ten minutes
Judge Martin Immediately sentenced Slack
to spend a year and three months in the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga.
The case presented the unusual feature
Of a respondent protesting that he never
did the act. while his counsel, John II.
Senter Of Montpelier, insisted that he did
commit the offense but should get off
because he was crazy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
Why IL Suits Particular PEOPLE.

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Is
prompt and effective for coughs. colds.
Group hoarseness, bronchial coughs and
throat troubles. Thomas Verron. Hancock.
Mich. writes: "Foley's Honey and Tar
quickly relieves tickling throat and stops
the cough with no bad after effect" 1t
contains no opiates and Is pure. That's
why It suits particular people. ]. w.
O'Sullivan. Adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
FELL FROM FREIGHT CAR.
John Cotton Had Ankle Crushed md
May Lose Leg.

John Cotton of Rutland. freight brake
man in the employ OF the Rutland rail-
road. was brought 10 this city on the $40
train Saturday night with his left ankle
crushed as the result Of falling from the
top of freight car and his leg going
under a wheel, near the Colchester siding,
earlier in the evening That his body was
not ground to death seems miracle The
! train had just slowed up and was crawl
Ing along the siding when Cotton, who
was walking along the top OF a ear, made
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

When run down with kidney trouble,
backache, rheumatism or bladder weak
ness, turn quickly for help to Foley
Kidney Pills You cannot take them into
your system without having good results.
Chas. N Fo:,, Himrod, n. Y, says: Fol
ey Kidney Pills have done me more good
than $4,000 worth of medicine" They
give you good results j. W. O'Sullivan.
(AdV)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
TO IMPROVE LONG TRAIL.
Mrs. Proctor and Daughter Give $500
to Green Mountain Club.

State Forester Austin r. Hawes who
Is also chairman of the trail committee
OF the Green Mountain club. Friday
received from Madam Proctor, widow of
the late Senator Proctor, and Miss Proc
tor, her daughter. 5000 for use on the
Green Mountain Long Trail for the i'm
provement OF trail already opened up
and for the building OF shelters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
SOAK YOUR SEEDS.
CFrom the Portland Oregonian,

CFrom the Portland Oregonian)
It is a great mistake to plant garden
seeds dry and hard, as they come from
the store They viii terminate better II
they are first soaked over night In water
When first poured over them the water
should be hot enough to give the ringer a
sharp twinge, but. of course. nowhere
near the boiling point. Onion seeds are
particularly benefited by this treatment
Dry ashes will make the seeds easy tt
handle and at the same time surround
them with a mild fertilizer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
Foley Kidney Pills Successful for
Rheumatism and Kidney TroubIc.

Positive in action for backache, weak
back. rheumatism, kidney and bladder
troubles. p. j. Boyd, Ogle. Texas, writes:
After taking two bottles of Foley's Kid
ney Pills my rheumatism and kidney
trouble are completely gone" Safe and
effective. j. w. O'Sullivan. (Adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

Mrs. Alden has five children; If there
were seven more. how many children
would Mrs Alden have?"
Several hands We're raised.
Gamma may tell u.s." said teacher How
many children would she have. Anna9"
Enough. York Evening Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
THE EXPLANATION

Derelict--I suppose you' won't believe
me- Nellie, when | tell you that | was
born with silver spoon in my mouth.
Nellie (enlghtened)-Cook an me was
wondering what made it so large.-Sydney
Bulletin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
VERMONT A STATE OF FEW PAU
PIERS.
tF'rom the Barre TimesD

F'rom the Barre Times)
According to the official report of the
department of commerce, United States
census bureau, Vermont had less than
four per cent. of the pauper population of
New England, or 1888 out of total Of
1855. In fact, Vermont's aggregate of
inmates of almshouses was so small in
1910 as to be hardly worth enumerating.
ing but four paupers In the almshouse
AS one might judge from its small total
Vermont was by far the best fixed Of
the six New England States with the
other States ranging in tho following
order: Rhode Island, 1853: Maine, $40: New
Hampshire, sM; Connecticut, 2,244, and
Massachusetts,, 1855,
In other words. therefore, Vernonters,
as whole. are the most independent
people In New England and almost the
most independent in the entire United
States, there being few States in which
the aggregate pauper population was as
| small as Nermont's. This ought to fur
nish strong inducement for people to
come into the Green Mountain State,
where they can find a reasonably good
living under conditions that, generally
speaking. are hard to beat Employment
Is more sure In this State than in almost
any other State because of the fact that
at the present time there are no huddled
hives OF population and there is soil
| enough lying idle to keep a great many
! more people busy. Pauperism is WELL
| nigh inexcusable under such conditions;
| and that's why Vermont ranks so we'll
In the statistics Just published by the
census bureaus department OF commerce.
Come to Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
DISTRESSING WASTE.

Jock-You've won the first prize in the
rattle, and yet ye're miserable
Sandy-'Yes; 1t We're jist ma luck, buying
two tickets when one wad ha' done 1t
were list a saxpense wasted.-Tit-Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
TT THE BABY Is CUTTING TEETH

be sure and use that old and we'll
tried remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup for children teething. It
allays all pain. cures wind collie and
Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea
Twenty five cents bottle
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
ACCURATE.

Military examiner-What must man
be 10 he buried with military honors7
1a.sA.ssi4..Iaead---I-o Oaatnlon-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
ADVERTIsED LETTER s.
WOMENS LIST.


lington postoffice for the week ending
April II, 1914:
WOMENs LIST.
Mrs. Maggie Bates. Mn l. W. Barrows,
Mrs. K. s. Blanchard. Mrs Mary Cordey,
Catherine Campbell. Doris Duvley, Mrs
Nelson DeForge. Mrs. Annette FYeury,
May Lamb. Mrs. Maud I. Rush.
MEMS LIST.
Apollo club. Barrett & Johnson. Arthur
bradley. II. Brunei, f. d. Cook, Joseph
Dufrense, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Forbush
Eugene Calvin, George W. Kirby, Lee
ID. King, 5. X. Morse. Isaac s. Page, John
Pearo, e. A. Prescott. e. G. Smith, r.
II. Scott, S. +. Sage & Son, Ira West.
colt, j. n. Woodfn.
WTNOOSKI LIST.
Frank Cunha, Giuseppe Cuocarelli. Miss
Savere, Bronislas Tombkiewicz.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

Classified advertising delivers your SELL
ing message to all the people who could
be classified as probable buyers,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

Classified advertising turns the Il
upon your offer-and If the offer Is go
the result will be good.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
WANTED HIS MONEY BACK.

We're late; they're playing Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony"
THERE what pity we missed the
other eiXht!"--La RirA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

CLASSIFIED advertising Is a message.
service fnding, automatically, the peo-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16

For the lands sake-use Bowker's
Fertilizers They enrich the earth and
those VINO till It, (Adv)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
LAME AND OTHERMIsE.

FAME AND OTTf tKN SIC.
every time l see srandfather's sw'
| want to go to war"
"Weu?"
But every time I notice grandfathC
wooden leg cool down. LOUSY
Courier-Journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
WINOOSKI 7
UNDENIABLY.

Fra1lS Cunha. Giuseppe Cuocareli, Miss
Savere, Brontslas Tombkiewicz.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
REMINDER or WHAT WAR u.

(FrOm the Indianapolis NeWs.J
The stained and worn original of the
following letter Is in the confederate mu-
SCUM at Richmond. Va:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
BETTER BASKETBALL
SPORT IS PROMISED
DURING THE SEASON
w o k in g Agreement Be-
tween Eastern League and
New York State Organiza-
tions Will Help.

Basketball followers are assured of
better sport both In this city and State
and New York, as the managers of the
SIX clubs of the Eastern League and
the leaders of the clubs of the New
York State League have formed a Ma
tlonal Commission. The commission
came as the direct result of the New
York state League having its players
signed by Eastern League magnates
and by the jumping of contracts. Both
leagues signed an agreement yesterday
in New York.
After a short discussion It was de-
cided to play worlds series between
the winners of both leagues, provided
the managers and players feel so in
clined. The schedule will be arranged
by the two presidents, namely, William
Jacob Scheffer, Of the Eastern League,
and A. Stack. of the New York state
League Another agreement was that
any club of either league violating any
part of the agreement would be fined
800. which will go to the league not
at fault.
There was some little discussion over
the players who have been signed by
the eastern League clubs. New York
agreed to let Reading retain Boggio,
who formerly played forward posi-
tion on the Glovervile five. Frankel.
who had been released by club. from
New York and signed by Trenton, was
allowed to remain with the Bengals.
who in return turned back Clinton and
Henschel to the New York League.
Roy Steele, who jumped to the Cam
den team, was allowed to remain In the
Eastern organization. Sedran, who had
signed with Greystock and who was on
the reserve list of the Utica Ave, will
be allowed until September 26 by the
commission to decide with which team
he will play Grimstead, of Utica. and
signed by Reading, will also be allowed
to decide by letter on September 26
Sugerman, who was signed by Grey
stock. was the cause of wordy tilt
The Cohoes decided that IL Sugerman
wanted to enter the Dental School OF
the University of Pennsylvania they
would not waive claim, but IL he did
not enter college would demand his
services.