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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
CROWDING THE LEGISLATURE.
(From tho Rorrn T,ruasN


The transfer of the assembly date of tn,
Vermont Legislature from October to Jan
uary Is to be followed apparently bv tn.
| announcements Of change Of dates for
those organizations which have been IT.
the practice Of plling in on Montnelier
when the LEGISLATURE is in session. For in.
stance, the Vermont Bar association. /,
Is announced, will not hold it's annua,
meeting at the time Of the convenina, II
the October term Of supreme court in
Montpelier but the date will be set ahead
to the January term ot supreme court
We expect that the announcement will b,
| followed by similar PROPOSALS from tho
organizations which find II decidedly dull
not to tumble things up IN MontpeIier
when the Legislature is working For
session after session. the work Of the Leg
islature has been retarded by the unnecos.
sary confr sion of dates which a re crowd.
ed into tie weeks of the general assem-
bly,. members of the Legislature either
being directly concerned in those orRani.
cations or having their attention distra 4.
ed from their work by the various gathar.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
OLD VIRGINIA GOES DRY.
(From the American

The Overwhelming victory OF the pro-
hibtion In Virginia, by which that State,
once famous for the seductive mint juiep
and the rejuvenating apple toddy, be-
comes the tenth Of the dry States in this
Union, Is not wholly surprising. AL
ready % out Of the 100 counties in the
State were dry as result Of local OPP
| ton. True, in the other unregenerate
counties which are now to have prohibi-
ton thrust upon them are the consider
able cities of Richmond and Norfolk, and
Washington's embarrassing suburb. AL
exandria. The question OF the enforce
ment OF the law in these communities is
bound to become a most serious problem,
az it Is in every State where the senti-
ment of the country districts is sought to
| be imposed upon town jewellers. Real
estate spectators In Washington, who
have long been trying to get Virginia to
code back TO the District OF Columbia its
original territory south Of the Potomac,
may find encouragement in Alexandria
| now.
Such pleasing and bbulous tales as
Colonel Carter Of Cartersville" can no
longer be written with good ole YAH
| emmy as Il AZ itdSt tneS
cannot without revealing some of the
reasons why prohibition does not pro-
! hibit Visitors to even the dry counties
Of the State have cheerfuly related that
in the circles Of the F. r. " mere pro-
hibltion law interfered neither with the
flavor nor the number Of the juleps. MOI
did a taste for those inspiring cups ahate
| in the least the zeal with which the mer
of the First Families voted to enforce
prohibition upon all neighbors vulgar
enough to patronize barkeepers instead o.
keeping butler and a proper s'deboard.
There is ample evidence that the pro-
! hibltion movement is warfare upor
the saloon rather than upon liquor. Sa
looms disappear from prohibition States
but liquor flows In. But perhaps ever
that partial victory Is beneficial
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01

900 to 1900, 900. The rival concern realized.
field to themselves was to run the price up
TO a point where the other plant could
not meet It, They did this and n OF the
stockholders took the bait and transfer
red their milk to the foreign plant This
sealed the doom of the cooperative
creamery. Presently an agent for another
foreign milk contractor appeared in the
community and spent few days making
quiet hunt. The board Of directors of
the cooperative creamery was called to-
gether and II was proposed to sell out
for $125 on a share II seems that enough
men had been seen, IN one way or an
other, to give the proposal some support
and over night, almost the farmers sold
their plant This was three years ago.
To-day two outside concerns are buying
milk. There Is no competition because
these concerns do not compete with each
other. The price Of milk has dropped
back. The farmers are absolutely help
less They sold their rights and can now
take what is offered them. The manager
of the cooperative creamery declared
that the stock was worth $50 that was
sold for $l25 The outside concern got
the plant and business for song. The
next Is months demonstrated the fact
that II the farmers had stood by their
own business they would have made more
than they got for the plant and would
have still owned the plant.
Farmers who will deliberately do bust
ness In this way deserve nothing better
than bankruptcy. Business men in a
small town who win deliberately try tc
ruin the farmers business are not de-
serving of their trade.
A milk agent In an eastern State said
to us recently: TT doesn't make any DIFF
ference what We pay the farmer. If he
gets more money he takes less care OF his
business He spends everything, any.
way, so we get the milk for as little as
we can"
What commentary on the business
ability Of the farmers where this mar
worked We are sure not many Of the
readers of Hoard's Dairyman belong t.
that class This milk agent said wha
his experience in dealing with farmers
had taught him. Impressions are gather
ed little by little and this man spoke ou
as he was impressed.
We do not stand for this kind OF farm
ing and we do not believe that many
farmers or dairymen could be classed &C
cording to this milk agents estimate
The history Of this creamery Is, however
as true n statement as we could ge
from many sources of information ant
II is not flattering to the farmers in thu
deal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
"MADE IN L, &. A."

Our democratic friends may yet become
fairly good moderate protectionists with
U.S. They are just now joining heartily
in the chorus growing out of the war in
Europe, Buy goods made in the United
States"
That is all we protectionsts have been
working for, and the fact that a few
big industries and monopolies squeezed
into the deserving list has not changed
the desirability of buying at home and
thereby helping yourself by helping the
workingman who trades in your store or
buys coal from you or spends his money
with you in some other way, to earn
more money.
That is the law and the gospel OF pro-
lection, and when our democratic friends
get ready to Join with us In cutting out
the monopoies and giving deserving in
lustries' Just enough protection to help
as all buy goods Made in L. s. A."
the whole country Will blossom as the
rose.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
LOVE AFFAIR IN A FLOWER GAR
DEN.

(From an Old Scrap Book
With whom did he fall in love? Rose
mary.
Beauty.
Did she have many admirers? Phlox
What was his name? Jonquil.
How did she propose? Aster.
What was the color of her eyes? Violet
What was the color OF her cheeks? Pink.
What was the color OF her hair? Night
shade.
What did he wear upon his hands? Fox
glove.
What fastened his coat? Bachelors
Buttons.
What else did he wear Dutchman's
Brooches.
What did he carry Dutchmans Pipe.
What had she on her feet Lady Slip
pers.
What did her lover offer her. Tulips.
What was the result? Love In tangle
What did ne say, pleading to her.
Honeydew.
What did she hope would never effacs
their lover Thyme.
II she refused him what did he pro
pose adopting? Monkshood
What did she think of becoming? Yelled
Nun
He fell on his knees before her; what
did she say 10 him? Johnny Jump-up.
What did he do? Rose.
What did his hair resemble? Flax.
When the parents relented, what did
the lovers find? Heartsease.
What did he tell her his love would do?
Live Forever
What canIy did he bring her? Winter
green.
What hour was set for the wedding ?
Four O'clock.
What did she carry7 Orange Blossoms
and Maidenhair.
Who were the bridesmaids? Myrtle,
Lily, Daisy and Marguerite.
who was the best man? Sweet william.
Who was the minister? Jack in the Pull
pit
What did mother say to the bride? For
get Me-Not
Where did they liver Cape Jessamine.
What did the lovers find in married life ?
Sweet Peas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
OCCULT WEATHER MAKERS
Phiiosophic Oregon Editor specuIates
about the Universe in WAR Time.

F'rom the Portland Oregonian)
The earth's Inhabitants see good deal
OF space as they fly round the sun. but
thcre is also good deal which they never
see Those who live in the northern
hemisphere are cut off from the southern
SKY by the earth's globe which lies under
them The southerners, for their part.
Know nothing of our northern sky with
It's D1pper and Polaris, though they have
beautiful consultations of their own
Ihe earth itself does not venture upon
any excursions through unknown regions
OF space 1t stays always in a single per-
fectiy flat and invariable plane which
asromers call the plane OF the ecliptic.
we can look across this plane In every
direction as we are carried round in he
daiiy rotation of our planet and we can
look upward from Its surface. but there
our explorations must end. Everything
else Is cut off by the mass OF our terres-
trlal abode. The consequences are that
we Know by positive experience very
niue about the contents of space. Out
side OF the flat surface where we pass
our existence II may be full of the most
wonderful objects
such objects would escape our knowl-
edge entirely If they emitted no light,
since we never can by any possibility ap-
pfoach them OF course the chances OF
collision between the earth and wander
ing bodies are greatly diminished by the
perfectly regular course of our annual
voyage. a vagrant star would have to
be erratc indeed to come into our path
ana actually strike us. Halley's comet
passed excitingly near us in 1910, but,
as far as anybody knows, 1t did no
harm
Besides the unknown objects which no
doubt hestrew the unexplorcd regions
OF extra-ecliptical space, there are also,
according to the French astronomer,
Meunier, masses of invisible gas scatter
ed here and there In our own system.
Ihey lie about in the plane of the
ecllptic without any particular purpose
and occasionally the earth passes through
one Of them. Happily no gaseous cloud
that we have yet encountered has been
combustible If we had met any such
our various hearths and furnaces would
certainly have set fire to it and there
woulc ha been a grand connagration.
But many gases which are noncom-
| hustible are active in other ways NJ
Meunier believes that they can and do
modify our climate as we sail through
them. They probably affect the health
of the world and influence the growth
of crops more or less. Who knows but
the moon is accompanied by mass
of gas Of this nature? At new moon
It's properties may be neutraized by the
light of the sun, while in the darkness
of ur satellite they may be practi-
cally active. This fact, If It is a fact
may account for the common belief tina,
the moon affects animals and plants
There are intelligent farmers who SOW
and cultivate by the moon and they
may not be unwise as some have sup
posed. Their only blunder seems to con-
sist In ascribinE to the moon itself ac.
tivities which very possibly emanate
from its attendant envelope of gas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
THE PRIMARY IN NEW YORK.

A real direct primary has been tried
in New York, and, Ms, indicated by the
incomplete returns published yesterday.
1t worked" The New York World says
that less than nfty per cent, of the voters
vent TO the polls, but that is a far
greater per cent. than went to our "od-
style" primaries recently In Burlington
under our present law when twenty-six
voted in the republican caucus and
thirty eight voted in the democratic
caucus out OF voting population OF
about 1900. When the voters of the
Empire State get used to their new sys-
tenn, they will unquestionably respond ir
still greater degree
The enrolled vote Of the State was
i,3260+S, divided between the parties as
follows; Democratic, 632,ol5; republican
622, go; progressive. 1881 socialist
Go96S, II the World is correct about
half this number of votes was cast.
According to the returns the New
York republicans have given District At
torney Charles S. Whitman the nomina
ton for governor with a plurality ovei
Hedges and over Human, but not ma
jority over both while former Speaker
Wadsworth has received a. small major
lty over Congressman Calder of Brook
Iyn for the nomination for United State'
senator.
The democrats endorsed Governor
Glynn for reelection by large majority
over Hennessy, while Ambassador Gerart
defeated Franklin ID. Roosevelt for thu
democratic nomination for United State:
senator nearly four to one. 1t was nil
and tuck race between Davenport ant
Sulzer for the progressive nomination
for governor, with the exact figures still
remaining to be determined.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
THE RISE AND FALL OF A CREAM
cry.
(From Hoard's Dairyman.)


In 1901, a certain milk contractor of
New York city was so arbitrary and paid
so little for milk at one OF their plants
that the farmers organized n co-opera-
tive creamery and started In to compete
with the old and we'll esta blished con-
Germ.
One hundred and seven farmers
subscribed 800 each, and on April
first they had n creamery ready for
business. These men were so thoroughly
aroused over the situation that they dug
up 800 each to get free. When II came
to delivering the milk to their own
plant only47 men showed up Sixty OF these
farmers started in the first day to kill
the business they helped to organize and
owned. OF course, tho rival concern
had been telling these farmers that they
would lose their money II they delivered
their milk TO their own plant. So
these wise men (O waited to see
II the other It would be paid for their
milk before they would venture
The rival company had been busy all
winter and spring trying to discourage
the farmers. They took options on all
land available for creamery purposes and
made the farmers pay 5000 more than It
should hav cost to get place to build.
They took options on all the natural Ice
within five miles OF the town. They
probably needed the Ice TO freeze the
farmers out. But the farmers
built and in spite OF opposition from
within and without the cooperative
creamery prospered
The merchants In town discouraged
every move on the part OF the farmers
For some reason they preferred to throw
their influence to the foreign concerns
But In spite OF opposition, the creamery.
In five years, paid the farmers Sl26, 900
more for milk than the old company paid
for the same quantity. 1t would seem that
the business men OF the town and the
farmers OF the community would bend
every effort to make this cooperative
| plant successful, Not so. however Oc-
casionally the other company would pay
two or three cents more than the CO.
operative concern and then there would
be 80 dickens to pay. Some OF the far
| mer stockholders would begin to deliver
| to their rival They seemed determined
| to break up their own business When
ever their own creamery was in a posi-
| ton to pay more than the other plant.
| the farmers insisted on having every cent
paid out. The manager could not get
them 10 use ordinary business sense and
| let IN II surplus accumulate for repairs,
renewal of machinery, etc. No sir! The
farmers must have every cent on tho
| spot The consequence was that whepever
new machinery had to be purchased or
any unusual expense occurred 1t all came
| out OF one months check and the price
| for that month wonld be lower than that
of the other plant
AM so the fight continued for ten
years II is said that in that time the
| cooperative creamery had saved for
the farmers Of that community from $780,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
THE WAR OF THE NATIONS.
(From the Indianapolis star)


Somebody asked what the war In Europe
shall be called. 1t is too early to an
swer. II might be described as the war
OF Christian nations, or OF civilization,
but before 1t is ended some event or place
or person may stand out so distinctly as
to fix its title.
All great wars are briefly designated,
Not to go back of the middle ages. there
was the War OF the Roses a name &C
quired through the wearing Of the OPP
posing forces Of red and white roses as
emblems. The Thirty years War named
itself in history. but while II was IN pro-
gress 1t had localized names. The War
Of the Spanish Succession and that
of the Austrian Succession gained their
names from the causes of the conflicts.
The American and the French revolutions
did not go by those names when they
were first in progress. The fact Of rev
oution" was only realized later The
Mexican war, the Crimean war. the
Spansh-Amerioan and Russo-Japanese
wars gained their names on geographical
grounds.
Is 1t to be the European Revolution"
Is it to go down in history as Emperor
williams or Gar Nicholas war? VIII II
so make over the face of Europe that q
new nation will be born and give the wal
it's name? Or will It be so prolonged, sc
destructive. such a shame to enlighten.
ment and to civilization that by com
mon consent It will be known as the "las
war;?
AS yet the world is looking on in be-
wilderment, hardly believing still that a
part of the flower of civilization Ia II
process of destroying itself by bruta
slaughter. No words as yet seem adequate
as designations Of the conflict. Time alone
can fix its name
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
TREES THAT FIGHT THE SEA.

The river banks in Sarawak are lined
with nipa palms and mangroves At
low tide you can see the manCroves
standing on trestles of black woody roots,
looking like snakes writing in the mud,
Upon these pedestas crowns OF bright
green leaves thirty to forty feet in
height. form aquatic forests at the
mouth of the rivers all along the coast
Each branch is weighed down by fruit,
which, when ripe, drops into the mud and
starts a new tree. The npa palm has
matter roots, which easily retain the
flotsam and tetsam carried down by the
unceasing current of the waters. and II
has an angular fruit which like that OF
the mangrove, sinks into the mud, ger
inmates, and forms forests on Its own
account. The inCcssant action OF these
encroaching trees adds continually to
the land Indeed, there are certain aged
natives who have been heard to say that
part of the coast near Sirik, although
exposed to the constant surf OF the
northeast monsoon. has encroached on
the sea for two miles or more during
their lifetime. When the land reclaim
ed by the mangroves and the nipa palms
becomes drier, the trees die and give
place to other tropical vegetation.-The
Rance OF Sarawak in the october Wiie
World Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
TOWN REPRES ENTATIvEs IMPOR
TANT.
From the Rutland Herald. }


In the steady succession OF convention
and the multiplicity Of platforms, on
is apt to forget the voters most In
portant duty this fall. viz, the e,e,ec
ton Of exceptional men to serve as tow
representatives.
A governor is important, a Unite
States Senator of the right type indis
pensable and an efficient state Senat
necessary, but even these fail TO reach tn
indubitable and paramount importance o
a House of Representatives alive 70 tn
thronging duties of new political orie
and equipped for useful and efficient ser
vice.
The Herald believes that the people q
Vermont are In favor of fewer laws, nd
more; and they are tired of long, cost4
and inefficient sessions OF the Legislature
that they will forgive a Legislature al
most anything If 1t only will convene d
New Years and adjourn in time for Mard
meeting.
With these fundamentals in mind arl
a general determination 10 vote again.
all bills that mean an increase in Sta
expenses and to favor all bills that al
sure a saving, legislators will not go n
wrong, but, simple as these requirement
seem. men capable OF performing IN
simple routine of business and adiour
Ing In 60 days are not found every day.
In fact experience proves that the
ficient legislator is one of the harde
men to find In any community. Civ
the foregoing outline OF the simple pro
II is then plainly up to the people to ~
vide the men to carry out the program
There are from one to dozen train
Legislators in every Vermont commun,
In this respect, perhaps. Vermont stan
pre-eminently above all other stat
Wealth OF material, simplicity of nomll
ton and election, legislative traditc
and fairly well estabnehed program
legislation are all ready to hand
Remains only enough public and co
cunity interest to select a veteran leg
lator and return him TO Montpelier
this special service,
A simple plan. truly, but how ma
towns will follow it and how many
fall hack on the time-honored but n,
lamentable custom of passing rour
the office?
IT seems to the Herald that there
veteran members of house and Sen
in every Vermont town who would
willing to make the sacrifice deman
for a 60-day session, 1t is certain
they would do better work by 100 per c
than new members. no matter how a
who have had no previous experience
legislation.
Let us see how many towns have
public spirit needful to brush aside n
personal desire and dubious tradition
elect members of the Vermont house
know their business and who are pied
to economy fewer laws, not more, al
session limited to 60 days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY.
IN INTERESTS OF VERMONT FoREs.
TRY
(From the Barre Times

Urom the Barre Times)
individuals possessed Of much farm land
are often designated as land poor" be.
cause of their inability to raise money on
their property, but the State Of Vermont
will never be land poor with thousands Of
public acres, provided those acres arr
covered with growing timber, at Is tn
case at the present time. Therefore tho
requirement of such land through dona
ton or purchase need occasion no alarm
Rather should 1t occasion a feeling Of re-
lation, not alone because Of the direct val.
ue Of the timbered land but because OF
the incentive to scientific forestry which
the examples In scattered sections Of the
State may furnish the people of the com
monwealth. The generous gift of 10
acres OF land in the town Of Cavandsh
by Redfied Proctor, grandson of the SEN
ator of that name and son Of the lat
Fletcher D. Proctor, governor and a lead.
Ing citizen of the State, makes n notable
addition to the States holdings Of public
land of this sort, there being now about
$500 acres set to tree growth.
Now that the State has acquired SC
much timber land and has gone to the ex-
pense Of setting out other trees on these
tracts Of land, 1t would seem to be an ex-
cellent policy to prosecute a plan of gem
eral education along the lines Of forestry
so that the entire people Of the State
might become interested In the proposal.
The State forestry department has done
considerable work along this line: but as
yet only the people In the immediate vi
cinity Of the State forests have become
enthused to any appreciable extent in
the business Of raising forests. A State
wide interest ought to be aroused, IL pos
sible, so that Vermont's waste land would
he utilized FOR development OF forests
| 1t is a slow investment but tolerahly safe
under careful watching 10 prevent devas-
tation by forest fires. And already the
state Is doing something to aid in thnt
| guarding.