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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
MAKING GOOD MUSIC POPULAR.
(From the Rutland Herald)

one of the results of playing better
music of an easily understood type In the
theatres. hotels and in band concerts IS
observed in the frequency with which one
hears the "Humoresque," "Traumerei."
"Intermezzo." Anvil Chorus" Mis-
erere," Spring Song" "Sextet from Luz
eta. '"Toreador Song" or even "The Pill .
grlm's Chorus" hummed and whlstled on
the street
One of the pleasant surprises of the aga
Is to pass a bell-boy. mail carrier, paper
hanger chauffeur painter, messenger or
any member OF the clever" vocationS
and hear instead of the wretcned rag
time, a whlstled strain from some stand
ard work
What the bands and orchestras may do
In this respect should be no less than
that the churches might accomplish by
playing the more popular good music on
their organs or even introducing the now
nearly perfect reproducing machines
which bring the actual voices of tha
worlds greatest artists into our homes
and halls by means of the photograph.
The late j. Harry Engels perhaps did
more than any other one man to make
standard music popular in church, and
the cause of Christianity would be sensi-
bly, advanced by the more frequent sound
of what our forebears used to call thea
ter music" in our churches,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
WAIT FOR THE REGULAR SESSION
(From the Rutland Herald)

The Lyndonville Tnion-Journal, which
is notable for a particularly conservative
and fairly clear vision in matters Of
State policy, makes the following re-
iicCtion on the direct -prmary-spec
session situation 1t appears now:
To be sure a majority of the people
didn't express a desire one way or the
other but OF those who did express
desire with their vote a large majority
declared for a primary. 1t was suppos-
ed that a special session of the Legis-
lature would be called to pass a pri-
mary law but this has not been done
and no one appears to know yet, for
sure. just how the candidates will be
chosen or nominated for the coming
fall elections. Perhaps It would be
just as well, if it can be done 10 go
ahead this fall in the usual way and
let the Legislature take care OF the
primary law at the regular session.
We doubt If It would make any material
difference with the affairs of State one
way or the other This uncertainty is
getting monotonous and would-be candi-
dates must he getting anxious as to how
they are going TO get the office and there
fore shy about coming forward.
The contemporary is perhaps a trifie
misinformed as to what the people OK
pected when they voted for the adoption
OF the direct primary, and the Herald
does not believe that they considered for
a moment the necessity Of special ses-
sion. If they had believed that a con-
comitant part Of the vote. It Is more
| than likely that the entire proposition
| would have been voted down.
| The fact Is, without any doubt. that
| the voters believed they were actually
putting the direct primary In effect
| by that vote. The contrary is the case.
due TO the failure OF the Legislature to
do its duty.
| When one calmly reviews the situa-
ton, 1t is not difficult to understand
| the Governors reluctance to a special
session, and the Herald. for one news
paper. is perfectly content to trust
caucus and convention until regular
session of the Legislature can place a
proper primary law in effect.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

person and convert that person into an
active worker In his behalf and even
though the move involve public loss the
hispleasure arising from a slight in
that it never Is brought to his door He
will strike the national treasury for n
pension for Josiah Stub, who injured his
toe marching to the front week after
the surrender at Appomattox He will
drive a trade with other representatives
to obtain sumptuous federal building
for Midwife Fourcorners. He will con-
nive at steal like that which was
effected the other day when s733,0O0 was
voted for Oklawaha River, Florida, on
which occasion Representative Frear Of
Wisconsin wrote:
crooked name,
And grabs a crooked million while In a
crooked game,
To make a crooked water-power run up
a crooked hill
1t crooks your Uncle Samuel through a
crooked river bill"
And all the people haven't imagination
enough to see that in the end their
greatest advantage lies in adherence to
principle and demanding the protection
the plunderous desires of the parts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

Martin A. Brown, to whom sacrilegious
democrats outside of the Wilson breast
works refer in sarcastic terms because
of his passing the Presidents pie in Yer
Deerfeld Valley Times, published at Will
mington, so the democratic adminstra-
ton now has a mouthpiece in the Green
Mountain State Time was when Yer
mon: democracy had a vigorous news
paper representative in the Montpelier
Argus and Patriot, but owing to the in
fluence of that papers little brother"
the evening edition, which tries to make
believe 1t is Independent, and the conse-
quent attempt not to let the weekly hand
know what its daily hand is doing IN
politics or vice versa Vermont democrats
paper editorially as cross between "A
pair of scissors and bill board, with
the lack of expression Of both. The edi-
tor of the new democratic weekly Is Mr..
Edwin L. Foster and the business man
ager and treasurer is Mr.. Henry s.
White There is large field for a paper
such as the Times can be made with its
present political affiliations, and we con-
graduate both the editor and manager
on the prospect that they will he able to
iii the bill,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
CAMPFIRE IN EVENING.
InspectOr-GenernI Sheridan Ferree
the Principal Speaker.

The campfire in the armory was
largely attended. all of the seats
being filled. Col. F. p. Woodbury. pre-
sided and with a touch OF keen wit In
troduced the speakers of the evening
The Rev. c. V. Grismer in his talk spoke
of the effect of the Spanish American
War on the United States. It brought
this country into greater prominence as
naval and military power and gave 1t
a position in diplomacy among other
nations which 1t had not before received
Capt, Ira l.. Reeves in his talk gave
many "reminiscences OF the Spanish war
interspersed with humorous stories His
account of the eagerness of the troops
to enter the battle and the effect Of
the malaria on the soldiers proved to
be of unusual interest.
Sheridan Ferree of Washington. ID. C.,
inspector general. representing the COM
mander in-chief OF the national encamp-
ment was next introduced. His talk on
the work of the encampments was at
tenttvely listened to and called forth
several bursts of applause He said;
MIR. FERRIES SPEECH,
am always glad of an opportunity
to talk with outsiders about our order
ltS principles anu us pNi PpSN''
not. as many imagine, an organization
of HAS Beene" banded together Tor
mutual admiration, We endeaVor 10
keep right up TO the minute and the IN
dividual who is seeking admiration VIII
not find It in Spanish War camp
Our onward march did not end with
muster out and we did not put aside
our patriotism with our uniforms
We are forced 10 admit that the war
we fought was. IN duration and battles,
small one But We have no apologies
to offer.
The American people can review the
! beginning and the conduct or the strug-
gle without self-approach. The war was
just in its origin, glorious and unparal-
leled in its record
The martyred Mckinley, whose vigor
in war matched his wisdom in peace.
sought 20 avert the conflict endeavored
10 meet the crying demands of humanity.
while avoiding the evils of bloodshed.
Only when every effort failed only after
the foul waters of Havana harbor had
onsnaa at the assassin's bidding, engulf-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
MEDICAL COLLEGE RECOGNITION

The official announcement that tho
graduates Of the University of Vermont's
College of Medicine lead those Of all
other medical colleges In the country In
certain examinations conducted under
State auspices and therefore supposedly
impartial, would seem to furnish conclu-
sve answer to the structures OF the Car
negie Foundation, which for a long time
has been seeking to eliminate all medi-
cal colleges in New England except Har-
ward and Yale,
Tufts College is one of the institutions
against which the Carnegie educational
rust has raised its fist, and n Tufts Va.
.he future Of the college and It's graduate
departments makes a point worth con-
siderable emphasis, He says
Men going to Harvard almost invar-
iably come out specialists in the eye, the
ear, the mouth and nose. in this that
and the other organ or disease What
Is becoming OF the old general practition-
er? He is needed, and especially In tho
country. by this method we shall stop
producing him"
1t will be recalled that the Carnegie
Foundation declared Vermont will OK
perienco no shortage of doctors If tho
Vermont College of Medicine is discon-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
PUBLIC EXPENSES.

Figures on the expense of governing
American cities made public by the CEN
sus bureau have an illuminating effect
In their bearing upon the whole tendency
of self-government The most striking
revelation of these figures is the i'm
menscly increasing expense per capita
which they show. Thus where In 1902
the annual per capita payments for ex-
penses other than public utilities was
sl3.o2, ten years later 1t was 1874,
rather large increase per inhabtant when
it is remembered that the number of In
habitants in these cities had increased
greatly in that period These figures are
the more interesting because they bear
out practically all figures touching upon
public expenses whether Of city. State
or federal government
The whole trend OF public expenses is
to increase by leaps and bounds The
per capita expenses of Congress have IN
creased In way that is proverbial The
expenses of our own State have gone
! up steadily while its population has stood
still And this increase per inhabitant
The high cost of government is one Of
| the elements of the high cost of living
| 1t bears directly or Indirectly upon the
richest and the poorest It speaks
through rents. through prices, through
| the prevalence of Jobs 1t means oppres-
sion and suffering. Why does 1t reach
such enormty then in a rightly governed
country? Where the people rule. why Is
it popular to make the people bear more
and more?
Perhaps the most natural answer to
this question is the most satisfying 1t
is always easy to spend money, and IT Is
always stingy business to retrench, once
an added expense has been laid on the
shoulders of the public it requires a
crank or a political suicide to bring the
out-go back to normal and cranKs on
the side of public economy are not com
mon. 1t is always a popular move for a
politician to make jobs and an unpopu-
lar one for him to abolish them.
The great mass of voters have not i'm
agination enough to defend the whole,
which is merely an idea against the
particular, which Is nearly always a
friend or relative a personal gain or
something else very real and tangible.
The game of the clever politician of tho
type which falls short of craftsmanship
Ia to play the part against the whole
lie will get a job for some particular
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
THE GOVERNORSHIP.


Gov. Allen NJ Fletcher. almost with
out exception when he speaks in pub
lie, gets himself in close touch with
his audience by a humorous story the
butt of the joke on himself and when
he talked to the French societies of
Rutland county at the fair grounds no
exception to the rule was observed
His latest Rutland story concerned a
visit in East Richford, a small hamlet
near the Canadian line in Franklin
county. Governor Fletcher said: Just
to show YOU good people Of Rutland how
little is really thought of a governor
must tell YOU of an experience I had
in East Richford, town probably few
Of you are familiar with | was booked
to talk there before some educational
association or meeting. and | arrived
in town a few hours before II was time
to speak. I stroled over to the only
grocery store in the village and there
! found several Of the townspeople
none of whom, however knew me.
approached one man who stood outside
the counter and said:
Doesn't our good friend Charles
dates live near here? Why. yes came
back from my northern friend, about
ten miles from here
What are you going to do with Mr.
Gates? Make him governor of the State
of Vermont?
The man looked at me with some sur
prise and then replied: No. | don't think
So He is the best road commissioner the
State ever had, and we really need hin
just where he is. And then, you know
anybody can be governor
About two hours after this converse.
ton I had mounted the platform, ant
when I was introduced ! looked dowl
into the audience and / saw that same
man. He did exhibit a funny express
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
HUSBAND FOR CONGRESS.


u rom the l5rattleDorO HeroTmer)
The St Johnsbury Republican an
nounces that Walter w. Husband may
try conclusions with Porter II. Dale,
John W. Gordon and all dark horses in
the second district congressional race.
Mr.. Husband possesses one important
qualification that cannot be claimed
for any other candidate-he has already
had ~ years Of experience in Washing
ton ife He went to the capital as prl-
vate secretary to Senator Dillingham;.
later was made secretary of the national
immigration commission. and filled this
important position In way which won
high praise from the representatives and
senators composing the commission and
other officials in Washington After the
commission finished its work he was sent
abroad by the department of labor oil
immigration work. II Caledonia county
will give AIR, Husband solid support he
will be d slrorg candidate for the re-
publican nomine ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

AS a result OF United States Senator
O'Gorman's clash with President Wilson
progressive wing Of democracy the opin-
on is expressed by the democratic New
York World that the democrats will have
little chance of winning in the Empire
State election next November. It would
be splendid politics for the republicans
TO take the New York democrats at their
word as reactonaries and force the lib
eral and progressive elements to support
4 progressive republican ticket.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
NOT FROM WEST INDIES.

Some time ago the teacher OF a public
school was instrueting a class in geogra-
ply. and when Il came time to hand out
a few questions, she turned first to Willie
Smith.
Willie" said she. can you tell me
what is one of the principal products Of
the West Indies?"
No, ma am" frankly answered Willie,
after a moments hesitation.
Just think a bit Willie" encourag-
ngly returned the teacher, where does
the sugar come from that you use at your
house?"
Sometimes from the store" answered
Willie. land sometimes we borrow 1t
from the next-door neighbor. "-Philadel-
phia Telegraph
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

ment Of the University OF Texas, in Gal
weston. During the past years Dr. Arms
has been associated with the State board
of health at Portland, ore, In a respon-
sible position.
In view of the recognition which the
work of the Vermont College of Medicine
is receiving throughout tho country in a
practical way, 1t will be n difficult mat
ter for the Carnegie Foundation to prove
Client or that 1t is not deserving of sup
port, TO say nothing of meeting the de-
mand for general practitioners in the
rural regions of this and other States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

Huerta has shaken the dust of Mexico
In Indignation. He took occasion on the
eve Of his departure for an alien land
to express his admiration for the Ameri-
can people, and we'll he may have done
this, for If he has succeeded in storing
away .s,OOO.OO0 in Europe against time
Of need, as reported, he probably learned
his "frenzied financicrng" from his
American neighbors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

The slashing of John Everett Mlllais's
portrait of Carlyle by a militant suf-
fragette is one more blow in the face of
suffrage British sentiment has been fan
ned to such a heat by the insane ac-
tons of these absurd creatures that the
granting of suffrage to them would be
render to a campaign of bullying and the
average Englishman whatever his faults
may be is at least not fond of being
bullied.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
CANADA AND THE HINDUs.

The riot Of the would-be Hindu immi-
grants held up on Japanese ship In Van
couver harbor is the sequel to a chain of
events which has been causing discussion
throughout the British Empire for many
months The pressure of population in
India as everyone knows is very great.
For some time Canadians have viewed
with apprehension the tendency of this
brewing storm to threaten their western
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise
In the new special column of this
paper. Some bargains are offered
there this week which It will pay you
to read about See page two. This
every week ana one cent a word will
reach then all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

In Mexico it is really up to Carranza.
If the constituencies leader can be so
un-Mexican as TO show a humane and
forgiving spirit, he may solidfy the whole
Internal peace.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
SIGNIFICANT.

Il suppose your wife enjoys havinsi
YOU run out to spend the week end with}
hero
Yes. they come right after pay dAas
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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-19
A DENTAL CLINIC.

If the school children of Dallas
were residents of Freiburg, Germany,
not many Of them would grow to man
hood and womanhood with a mouth
full of neglected teeth. In that city
a municipal school of detail clinic
(schulzahknlinik) has been opened
and dentists examine all the children in
the city, both in their homes and in
lthe public educational institutions.
A report on such examinations is sent
to the parents, who are asked to send
the children to the dental clinic for
free treatment. Those children hav-
ing ten or more poor teeth are the
first treated, an exception being made
in the higher classes, where those
with only slight defects are to be
treated, so they will leave the public
schools with sound teeth, After
these worst cases have been attended
to, all other children with defective
teeth are to be treated, the younger
ones being given preference. The
treatment of the teeth includes ex-
traction, filling, crowning, etc. There
is no actual instruction in dental hy-
giene, but at the opening of the dem
tai clinic the teachers explain its OBJ
jects and workings to the children.
The zahnkarte" (teeth report card) |
contains on the reverse side instruc-
tiOns as to the care of the teeth.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-19

easily buy larger farm he refuses
to be tempted, declaring his twenty.
acre farm provides all the work he
can attend to-, and that he can make
as much money off it as he could from
larger farm.
Last year, in addition to what he re-
ceived from the sale of his produce,
Martin won prizes for exhibits at
county fairs amounting altogether to
81 $50. This year he expects to clear
$50 from every acre of his little
farm, which will represent an income
as large as will be received by many
farmers who own "forties, - "eight-
les, or even a full quarter-section.
The secret of his success is intensive
farming, and he cultivates every
available rod of land, and makes it
pay. He never has had crop fail
ure, and although some seasons turn
out better than others, he is always
assured of good crops and good re-
turns.
What this farmer has done every in
telligent farmer can do, if he learns
how and tries. 1t sometimes is said
that many farmers are prevented from
achieving real success, simply because
they have more land than they can
handle. And the marked
success of this Nebraska farmer seems
% indicate successful farming is not
so much question of owning big
arm, as it is in intelligently work
ng smaller tract.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-19
MUST ARBITRATE.

According to Denver dispatch, the
mine owners of that state have beer
given the alternative of either ac.
cepting the offices of the federal
board of arbitration. in an effort tc
secure settlement with the mine
strikers, or having their plants shut
down by federal authority. They have
been allowed until June 20 to make
their decision, and if they still per-
sist in their refusal to submit the
differences with their employees to a
board of arbitration, an order will be
issued by the president to have the
mines closed until some arrangement
is made which will permit a resump-
tion of mining under peaceful con-
ditions, and without the necessity of
troops remaining on guard.
Apparently the president is entire
ly warranted in adopting this plan.
arbitrary as it may seem to be. The
state authorities of Colorado have
proved themselves quite incapable of
handling the strike situation. and
they confessed as much when the ap-
peal was issued to the federal au-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-06-19
. SOME SHOULD HEED.

Some thought, and more heed
should be given the order recently
promulgated by the common council
relative to connecting with sewers.
There appears to be lack of interest
in the public health. If, as alleged,
there is failure on the part of prop
erty owners to connect with sewers,
to the detriment of the general health
of the community, proper means
should be employed to compel such
action. No individual or set of indi-
viduals should be permitted to jeop-
ardize the health of their neighbors,
as is unquestionably the case under
existing conditions. The city author
tiles should not only resolve, but de-
mand that an improved state of af-
fairs be speedily brought about.
Resolutions and orders are decidedly
weak affairs unless their provisions
are enforced. There has been ex-
pended large sum on money for the
express purpose of bettering SANTA
ton, and sanitation should be better
cd