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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
PREVENTIVE LAW-MAKING.
Grent Progress Made In All branches
of Human EndeavOr.

Before the Brotherhood of the First
Church Sunday Levi p. Smith spoke
on "A New Principle in Law-Making."
He dwelt in opening upon the vast
increase in the amount of stat
and the immense significance of
this. He examined various reasons for
this increase in law production which are
commonly given He sketched briefly the
revolutionary extent of the progress made
in other branches of human en1eavo' in
modern years, how the science Of
sanitation had leaped forward, how
surgery had advanced so In re-
cent years that all that was done before
seemed as nothing, how in the req m of
physics invention had followed invention.
He showed that all this had been the re-
suit of a new trick of thinking-or rather,
Iof the new specia ization and emphasis
of an old trick of thinking He told
briefly how for centuries men had been
content to deal with effects which are the
thing the human being comes Immediate
| ly in contact with, or with getting very
little behind the effects. Then he showed
how, comparatively recently. the sclentihc
method of thinking had come to be ap-
piled persistently, with the result that
men explored farther and farther into
causes and then. reasoning from these
causes We're able to devise effects to suit
themselves.
| The effect of this method was to pro-
duce a whole crop OF inventions which
lrevolutionized living, to reconstruct sur
gerry and sanitation, so that to-day, more
and more. medicine Is a matter of catch
| ing the disease before it has caught the
man, TO change the whole idea of charity,
and to change the methods and manner
of life generally. He showed that the
very fact of such changes in the crcum-
stances of life was enough to necessitate
new laws. But the case went farther, he
said, the principle had its application in
that field as well as others. We had been
making laws to reach effects, to punish
crimes already committed instead Of tc
prevent crime not yet come into existence
Now was the time for new kind of law
Law now was to treat the causes, to
prevent crimes not yet come into existence
punish.
lie then showed how getting back at the
causes in this case necessitated getting
away from the idea of the individual and
nearer to the idea of society. And in many
cases II necessitates action by law. Wher
a doctor treated a case Of typhoid in a
patient that was a transaction between in
dividuals But when 1t was suggested tc
destroy the typhoid before it could reach
its victims it became necessary to get the
community to act for the benefit of the
community The speaker enlarged upor
the effect and significance of this prin.
| cinIa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05

Afternoon session. Theme: IAN Eff
cheney Financial Program for the Local
Church.
Necessary Basis of Efficiency" A sur
vey. w. B. Hollingshead.
2:40-"Efficiency Found in the New
Financial Program" j. L. Fort.
3:10-Questonaire.
3:2O--"The League Related to the New
Financial Program" DIT. Trenery.
4:W-"An efficiency Program for Dis
trict"
4:25-"Announcement and Sale of Eff
cheney Supplies" ], l.. Fort.
4:i5-District group meetings.
SOO-Conference lecture, Rev. 5. Parkes
Cadman, D. ID. Subject, Three Great
oxford Leaders. Wycliff, Wesley New
man" CA new lecture).
FRIDAY, APRIL II.
S:30--Devotional Service, conducted by
Bishop -4eete.
9:O-Conference business session.
2:o0-Missonaly sermon, the Rev. NJ.
b. Pratt, D. D.; Rev. NJ. II. Smith. PHI.
! D., alternate.
|
Methods" the Rev. c. f. Reisner. D. D.
| 3:3o-Ministers' Wives association So
cia hour, primary room first Methodist
| Episcopal Church.
5;00-Ministers' Wives association ban
quet, parlors First Methodist Episcopal
| Church.
| 7:15-Epworth League anniversary, the
| Rev. F. d. Lawyer presiding. Address
| by W. r. Sheridan, D. d.
Subscription lecture, Church Pub
licity and Book Concern Activities" the
Rev. G. F. Reisner, D. d.
SATURDAY, APRIL 49,
S:3o-Devotional service. Bishop Leetc
9;0o-Conferrncc business session
10:3o--Layman's association.
| 12:3o-Layman's association banquet.
| 2:00-Anniversary w. +. NJ. s., Mrs
| Richard Stephens presiding. Address BY
Mrs. c. r, Vickery. formerly missionary
| to India. Anniversary w. H. NJ. S.. Mrs
e. w. Simpson presiding. Address by
Mrs W.rd Plat, associate secretary o,
the work in New Mexico and Arizona
| 7:30-Anniversary Troy Conferenc,
| Academy and Educational society. Ad
dresses by Chancellor Franklin Hamil
ton, LII. D., and the Rev ! w. Hancher
| d. D. T. d. Southworth and the Rev
7. G. Thompson, ID. D., presiding.
SUNDAY. APRIL 10.
| 9:Oo-Conference love feast led by tn,
Rev. C. F. Noble
10:3O-Morning worship with sermon by
Bishop Frederick d. Leete, D, D., Ill. d
2;30-Conference ordination service FOL
| deacons and elders.
| 4:oo-Address by the Rev. L. G. Birney
D, D., dean Of Boston School of Theol
ogy.
:90-Evangelistic service conducted 10y
the Rev L. G. Brney, d. d.
MONDAY, APRIL 90
S:3O-Devotional service conducted by
Bishop Leete.
9:00-Busness session of the confer
| ence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
IN CRIMINAL CIRCLES.
Successful sunday Afternoon search
at John Crowley's-other Arrests.

Sunday afternoon at John Crowleys, 225
South Champlain street, was rudey inter-
upted Sunday by the entrance to five
policemen armed with search warrant
giving them authority to look about for
and seize any intoxicating liquor that
might be handy. The appearance of things
as the officers entered was that Mr.. Crow
ley was entertaining a party of several
young men and that three of those pres
ent had suddenly become weary of his
hospitality and quite rs suddenly remem-
bered an engagement elsewhere, for they
left the Crowley residence in a hurry. But
six OF the guests still fingered and Were
told to keep quiet.
Meanwhile Officer Fraser of the visiting
squad had entered at the back door, where
he found certain operations had been GO
ing on around the sink The water was
running and in the sink was an empty
pitcher, two tumblers two whsley
glasses and two quart whiskey bottles
empty, but still retaining trife of the
original contents, in addition to the SMELL
Crowley was lodged in jail and will be
given hearing this morning in city court.
His place was searched just two months
ago with the result that he was placed
under 800 hail. The case has never been
disposed of. The search Sunday was
made by Officers Christopher Miles, Will
liam Collins, Thomas Collins, George Fra
ser and John Ryan.
The police arrested Edward Haley for
intoxication on King street Saturday
night. Haley recently completed a six
months treatment at Waterbury. Fred
Scarbo was also arrested for intoxication
at the corner of North Winooski avenue
and North streets.
John Collier was placed behind the hars
on the charge of petit larceny, 1t being
charged that he entered the residence Of
| T. p, Clay on Battery street and stole
a pair of hucksliin gloves which he after
wards sold to a hackman The gloves
have been recovered
| The sherff's department has placed Al
bert Forth a hackman, in Jail on the
charge of robbing a man named John
Blair last fall on the road to Fort Ethan
Allen. Blair claims he was passenger
in the hack when Forth and another man
ATTACKED him. one of them sitting on
Blair while the other removed the sum OF
$50 from his stockng< Blair says he has
been watching for Forth ever since the
robbery but was never able to spot him
until Saturday.
James Flynn, an "habitual,' who was
advised to stay away from Burlington
after his last appearance In city court
was landed again Saturday and later
taken before Judge Palmer, who SEN
fenced him to spend six months at the
| State hospital at Waterbury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
JURY FAILED TO AGREE
No Verdict in Case of Allen VS..
Realty Company.
PostofIice burglar Sent to Government
Penitentinry mt Atlanta and Liquor
Seller Fined 800 in United
states Court.

The trial in United States district court
of the case of Harry G. Allen vs.. the
Champlain Realty company, which had
been in progress for three days, resulted
in a disagreement Friray night Otter the
jury had been out about two hours.
This case resulted from the destruction
of dam in freshet which swept away
bridges and dams along the White river.
The defendant company had hung
boom above the old stone dam which
protected the plaintiffs sawmill. In the
flood the dam went out and the sawmill
| and quantity of piled lumber were
washed completely away.
The plaintiff claimed that the destruc-
ton of this property was due to the
| pounding of the defendants boom upon
| the plaintiffs dam. The dam was de-
scribed as six feet thick 70 feet long.
| The defense was that this destruction
was due to unprecedented action Of
! natural forces. While the plaintiff ad-
| mitted the unusual character of the
freshet IT was contended that the water
| was not at an unusual height when the
| dam went out.
| Judge Julius W. Mayer of New York
charged the jury briefly and with great
clearness. The jury came back once for
a repetition of some of the Instructions
and at length, after being out about two
| hours, they reported that they were
| hupelessly divided and We're excused.
The case involved several thousand
| dollars. and many witnesses had been
| brought here on both sides Attorneys
for the defense were w. b. c. Stickney
of Rutland and John c. Sherburne Of
| Randolph, and for the plaintiff We're
| March NJ. Wilson Of Randolph and
Stanley G. Wilson of Chelsea.
! GRAND JURY REPORTS.
The grand jury reported a bunch of
| indictments. Two of the persons indicted
pleaded guilty and were sentenced. one
is in Jail. Harry Dale pleaded guilty to
| a burglary of the postoffce at Norwich
and was sentenced to four Years and six
months in the government penitentiary
at Atlanta, Ga. William Begor of Monk
| ton was sentenced to pay a fine of 500
| for selling liquor without a government
license. On account of his having spent
a long time in Jail the penalty Of thirty
| days Imprisonment was RENTED. The
| case of Dale was remarkable in that he
| has Just been pardoned out of the State
| prison by Governor Fletcher for burglar
izing the store where the postofiice was
located. when he went up to Norwich
and attempted to repeat it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
TROY CONFERENCE.
annual Session to he Held in Saratoga
Springs April 14-2O.

The SD session of the Troy Conference
# the Methodist Episcopal Church will
pc held in the Methodist Church at Sar
.toga Springs, n. Y, beginning Tuesday,
April Ia. Bishop Frederick d. Leete, d.
D., III. D.. will preside. The complete
program follows:
TUESDAY, APRIL II.
1000 a.. m.-An examinations. The class
rooms will be numbered to correspond
with the departments.
1850 p m.-Annversary Church Temper
ance society and Freedman's Aid society,
Rev. r. w. G. Ziehm and Rev, Eugene
Wiseman presiding. Addresses by Clar-
ence True Wilson, D. D., and Bishop
henderson.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL Is
J:0o-Opening session OF conference,
Bishop Frederick d. Leete presiding
Sacrament of the Lords Supper, followed
by memorial service for deceased mem
bers
2:Oo-Business session OF the confer
ence.
4:SO-Meeting Clerical Life Assurance
society, parlors First Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Rev. w. II. Hammersley
pfeSlulnS.
7:b-Anniversary Board Home Missions
and Church Extension. Rev. G. A. Kerr
presiding. Address by the Rev. c. NJ.
Boswell, d. ID.
THURSDAY. APRIL 16
The one day convention, Bishop Leete
presiding.
Morning session. Theme THE Call to
Advance"
9:30-Devotional service, Bishop Leete,
9:00-American Bible society, w. II.
Tower.
9:2O-Church Temperance society, H. A.
Mccain.
9;40-Board of Sunday schools DR..
Trenery.
Dashboard of education, ]. W. Hanch-
err
1O:30-Freedman Aid society, p. J.
Iaveety.
11:0o-Board Home Missions, C. NJ Bos-
Tell.
1l:3O-Board Foreign Missions, w, f.
oldham.
12O0-Announcements.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
WANT PASTOR AGAIN.
MethoJists Invite the Rev. DIR. Grismer
To Return for sixth Yenr.


The fourth quarterly conference of the
Methodist Church was held in the church
parlors Friday night with District Super
ntendent J. II. Coleman of Rutland pre-
siding. The usual business was disposed
of, and at the close of the session re-
marks of appreciation We're made of Dr..
Grismer's splendid services during hiS
pastorate Of five years IN this city, and
Or Coleman was asked to use his utmost
Of cndeavors to have Bishop r. D. Leete,
who prcsides over the sessions Of Troy
conference, return DR.. Grismer for AMI
other year This is the longest pastoratd
In the history of the church. The invi1
tation was unanimous, and DR.. Coleman
expressed his great pleasure in thd
growth and prosperity of the church and
promised to do everything possible to SCI
cure Or. Glismers return. \ committed
was appointed to attend the conferencd
and wait on the bishop and use every
means to carry out the wishes of thd
church. The committee is composed Of
President Guy Potter Benton. S RI
Henry, f. J. Booth, z. p. Howe, j. IA
Hall and a. NJ. Aseltine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
THE NEXT AMERICAN.
A New Type DeveIOping-An Aftermath
of the Loss of Men In the Civil War.

At our present rate of increase. natural
and by adoption, says the Rev. Dr. Hills
somewhst gloomily. this country will in
three generations be in the hands of men
and women with foreign names. God
seems to take care of children, fools and
the American people, he adds, but If the
old strains continue to dwindle and de-
generate as they have, and unless Ameri-
can men and women are still the strong
est and the handsomest, American law
will die at its spring, American wealth
will 60 American literature will dis
appear and we shall become nation OF
feelings.
The problem and plight Of South Ire
Land. in his opinion, Is QUA to tina fsat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
4 FASHIONS ORIGIN.
From the Washington starr

(from the Washington starr
How do you suppose the idea of rain
bow hair origipated?'
81 can account for 1t only in one way,
replied Miss Cayenne. Some society
leader who was fixing her hair got an
unexpected chemical reaction and had to
brazen 1t out"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
WINOOSKI LIST.
INADEQUATE.

First Charity Visitor-How did you
find poor Mrs. Holcomb?
Second Charity Visitor-Nearly frozen?
/ thought st. Andrews Helping Hand
society sent her a lot Of clothes.
Second Charity Visitor-lt did; and she
had tham all op-seyap peakaboQ HatatR
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
IF THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH

be sure and use that old and we'll
tried remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, for children teething. 1t
aIlays 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, 1914-03-05
APPRECIATED IN FRANCE.

The lie Ripolin building, situated on
wharf beside the Seine river, La,fs.
France. was recently rooted with our
Compo-rubber roofing. Samples free
Strong Hardware Co.. Burlington. VT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
ADVEVTTSED LETTERS.

List of unclaimed letters in the Bur
lington postoffice for the week ending
February IS, 1914:
WOMEN'S LIST.
Miss Laura Bell. Mrs. Francis Bull
lard Miss Mabel Baynnen. Anna Duba
Miss May Lamb, May Liberty, Mar
garette Protte, Emma Rogers Mrs
Chas. II, Spooner, Mrs Sadie White.
MEMS LIST.
c. NJ Baldwin. Confers Bros, Ferris
Bantam Yards, C. N. Hudson. John c.
Howell, Edwin Harmon, Thos. Loner
gon, Frederick Milton, A. ]. McCravey
r. Minore, T.. G. Morrison, l.. H. Olzan'
der, Sidney Rollins, F. w. Spear, Edw
Sonton.
WINOOSKI LIST.
Miss Luretta Benoit, Cincposmz Mar
skkz, Napoleon Martin, Miss May Mar
tin C), Bronisaws Tombakewics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05

For the lands sake--use Bowker's
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth and
hose who till it. (Ady)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05

Your classified lad" will work long
err hours for you to-day than the labo
regulations would permit a worker t,
do.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Dioeative MarveIs.

An Eskimo has been found-and no very unusual 2 Eskimo at that-who eats, when he can get 1t. four pounds of boiled meat per day. When an Es- kimo can get all he wants to eat he makes a business of 1t. He doesn't store 1t in the refrigerator. hut in hia stomach.
 Yet the Eskimo is healthy creature. peculiarly free from digestive disor- ders.
 A Copenhagen doctor has subject he isn't a patient nor a cease" but m exhibit-who is keeping up wonderful ly on potatoes and oleomargarine. He eats. it Is said, eight pounds of potatoes a day when working hard. He like wise enjoys capital health
 It is strange In view of these two in- stances that a prominent medical au- thority should venture to inquire whether many Of the rigid rules Of physicians who prescribe systems ot diet are well founded.-Syracuse Post Standard.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
EauIt of the Dictionary.

business concern. after running its own trade organ for some time, dacid. ed that it must have printing depart menI under its own supervision. be cause it found that ''the ordinary print ing office is not properly equipped to get out large quantities of special mat ter on short notice In an up to date manner and at an 'equanomicar cost" Soon after one partner turned to the other and inquired. Do you spell 'e-q-u-e' or 'e-q-u-i' in 'equinomical| 'I am not sure." said the other Look in the dictionary" After searching the first said with rained surprise. 'Tain'r here" The second came to help him. but had no better success. Then they stared at each other In aStonishment. till one exclaimed, Well. what do you think of man that would get up big dictionary like that and not put in such common word as 'equinomical "- Argonaut
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Money In a Meltrna Mood.

The Spanish owner of Mexican ranch in the days of President Diaz conducted a soap factory. this being common among the big rancherS. who in this way use the waste product of the cattle and sheep buSinpss. He ran general store and pnid his men in soap. which could be turned in at the store for the necesSarics of life. The soap was soft, and it melted or wasted away SO that it's purchasing price was much decreased when 1t wits weighed in at the store against other commodi- ties. The ignorant peons had heard vaguely of Diaz. and eventually they mounted their horses and rode 800 miles to the City of Mexico. A house servant would have turned them away. it is related. save that the president happened to see them through win dow. He ordered them admitted and heard the story in great wRath. His verdict against the oppressor was that all back wages, irrespective of the soap currency, should be paid them and oth- CT reforms instituted on penalty of confisca ton Of the ranch.-New York Times
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
The Old Days at Harvard.

Tn hls "Story of Harvard" Arthur Stanwood Pier quotes curious anec- dote by Professor Sidney Willard of the class of ,179S. In spite of its age. the story has some very modern fea. lures. i..
 The students who boarded at com mons. wrote Professor Willard, were obliged to 20 to the kitchen door with their bowls or pitchers for their sup pers. where they received their modl. cum of milk or chocolate in the vessel that each held in one hand and their piece of bread in the other and repair ed to their rooms to take their solitary repast. There were suspicious at times that the milk was diluted with a mix ture of a very common, tasteless fluid, which led a sagacious Yankee student to put the matter to a test by asking the simple carrier boy why his mother did not mix the milk with warm water instead of cold.
 '.She does" replied the honest youth.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
Mahogany Trees.

True mahogany Is distinctly a native of tropical America, but occasionally small specimens have been found in southern Florida. and similar trees. never reaching the height of the Amer ican relative. have been found in India. Mahogany has been planted In south ern Florida. southern California and Mexico, but only as an ornamental tree. for it is of such slow growth and re quires for full maturity such natural that for commercial pur- poses it would be impossible of culti vation. It is a giant among even the giants of a tropical forest. It towers to height of 100 feet The trunk is often fifty feet In length and twelve feet in diameter. and it divides into huge arms and throws it's shade over vast extent of surface. The pre- else period of growth is not accurately known. but when large 1t changes little during the life of man. the time of its arrival at maturity being estimated at 2Oo years.-Houston Post.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
peafanad hx A Fit of Race.

Tn Diehrs Life of Beethoven" is the great composers own story of how he became deaf:
 "l was writing an opera. l had to deal with Il very tiresome and capri rious tenor. 1 had already written two great urias to the same words. neither of which pleased him. and also third. which he did not cure for the first time he tried it. although he took 1t away with him. l was thanking heaven had done with him and had begun to settle myself to something else which 1 had laid aside. had hardly worked at it half an hour before 1 heard n knock at the door, which 1 recognized aS that of my tenor. ....
 "I sprang up from my table In such a rage that as the man came into the room l flung myself upon the floor, as they do on the stage lhere he threw up his arms and gesticulated In illus- trationl, but l fell upon my hands. When got up found was deaf. and from that moment have remained so. The doctor said injured the nerve"
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
An Error In Geoqraphy.

On one olcasion the British lost n point in their war with Russia by req. son of an error in their geography This was when Commodore Elliot had succeeded In aockading the Russian fleet in the gulf of Saghalin. on the east coast of Siberia. The Russians were in a cul de sac, and the British ships waited contentedly for such time as the enemy should venture to put tu sea. But they waited in vain. and at last an investigation was made. lt was found that the Russian fleet had vanished. While the British commo. dore waited at the south end of the gulf, the Russian ships slipped away through the shallows at the north end into the sea of Okhotsk. Until thli discovery was made the British gov. ernment had believed Saghalin to be a peninsula. Now, too late, they learned that it was an island, with Il very narrow channel at the north end of the gulf running into the sea oi Okhotsk.
Connecticut western news., 1914-06-25
MiIlinn to heIn.

One morning rather commandina looking woman entered newspape. office and asked to see the editor. Tho editor was promptly produced.
 f"In your paper this morning." said the woman in cold. hard voice. you say that MT. Jones is bribetaker, \ swindler, a mudslinger and n crook"
 Tt is q matter of politics. madam" said the editor apologetically. "I am very sorry that we are compelled to make statements of that kind on your account, for take it that you are n relative"
 "I am his wife's mother" answered the visitor. "and I want to say that you haven't told more than half tho truth. The next time you want to publish his biography l wish you would send Il reporter to me."-Phila' delphia Telegraph.