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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
THE HARVARD CLUB.
Annual Meeting and Dinner mt Home
of l.. c. Clark.

The Harvard club of Vermont enjoyed
rare banquet and evenings entertain
ment Friday night at the regular annual
meeting. which was held at the home of
L. c. Clark, At the business meeting,
which was held after dinner, the follow
ing officers were reelected: President,
W. b. c. Stickney of Rutland; vice-pres-
ident, Clarence Morgan OF Shelburne;
secretary and treasurer. Y. r. Stearns
Of Burlington. The following new mem
bers were elected: Prof. ]. r. Wheeler
of New York, Prof. G. W. Benedict OF
Provid ence, r. l., j. B. Clark of Burlng-
ton, John r. Steerns of Rutland. The
following members were present: l.. c.
Clark, W. 3. C. Stickney. Clarence Nor
gan, F. Fl. Dewart, II. b. Shaw. S. r.
Moulton, w E. Burditt of Rutland, r G.
Fleetwood of Morrisville. L. p. Smith
j. T. Stea rns, Prof. A. w. Slocum, Dr.
]. b. Wheeler Prof J. r. Wheeler, Prof
q. ". Benedict. r. r. Powell, the Rev
c. ]. Staples, Dr. r. NJ. Williams of Rut-
land, Prof. j. f. Messenger and DR.. c. b.
Ross of West Rutland
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
THE CENSOR.

Mayor Baker of Cleveland. in defense
Of political movement that had been at
tackled, said the other day
ITS an honest movement and a
straightforward movement and they
who attack It are as censorious as the
Seabright old maid.
"A Seabright old maid was talking to
a sunburned college boy on the beach. A
pretty giI1 passed and the old maid said'
There goes Minnie Summers. You
took her to the hop last evening, didn't
you?'
Yes said the college boy, and he
added politely. As I was taking leave
Of Miss Summers after the hop It dawned
upon mo
1T dawnedv said the old maid. You
kept her out till dawn. That's what
these nav dances lead up tor" 400.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
UNRESTRICTED DELEGATES
Republican state Convention Will BE
No Cut and Dried ATnir.

Additional reports of Thursdays eau
cuses throughout the state which reach
ID the Free Press office Friday further
emphasized the fact that an over
whelming majority of the delegates &c
the republican state convention are un-
instructed, Furthermore, their individual
preferences are not known and the sew
eral candidates for the gubernatoria
nomination will be kept guessing until
after ballot is taken Mt Montpelier
September .. The candidates for the sue
cession to Congressman -'lumley in tn,
second district are in the same boat,
II all the towns in the state should be
represented in the convention there viii
be sos delegates, but the actual number
will surely be less than this The re-
publicans of Richmond, for instance
decided to postpone their caucus and
learned Friday that the time for actor
had passed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
PHILLIPS FAMILY AGAIl
This Time Husband Assaulted y
and Took to Ills Heels.

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
VERMONT BREVITIES.

Frank Bartoli of Woodbury. has been
fined $500 and costs, pleading guilty to
selling charge.
e. II. Kennedy of Chelsea has paid
fine OF 81 and costs of $5,li for running his
automobile without rear light
The republican Windham county con-
vention Is to be held at Newfane on
Monday. September a. The total num-
Der of delegates entitled to seats is SO,
William Peters of Rutland is to serve
n sentence of three months In jail be-
cause he was found guilty of borrowing
q bicycle from his cousin and tried to
sell It shortly afterwards
George j. Chad wick OF Londonderry. a
farmer and lumberman, has filed petit
ton In bankruptcy giving liabilities of
$3,bss and assets OF $4,000 with s1,225.90
claimed exempt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
PATS CONVERSATION.

Pat was called into court to testify &c
a talk that he had had with the defenden'
In civil suit, and everything went along
as swimmingly as flock OF bullfrogs
until the lawyer attempted to bring out
the important points of tho conversation
Now. then, Pat" said he encouraging
ly, please tell the court what you and
the defendant talked about"
'Yis, sor' answered Pat willingly.
I'VE talked about Is minutes"
mo, no, no." interposed the lawyer
81 mean what did you and the defendant
talk over2'
"Yis, sor" was the calm rejoinder OF
Pat, I'VE talked over the telephone, sorf
-Philadelphia Telegraph
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
GET RIGHT ON THE JOB.

Some time since a public school teacher
was instructing a class Of youngsters in
geography, and. wishing to impress on
their minds the vast population of China.
said
Just think Of 1t, children, two Cinnamon
die every time you draw your breath!'
A minute later her attention was attract
ed to little Jimmie James, who stood at
the foot OF the class putting vigorously,
with his face redeemed and his cheeks dis
tended.
What is the matter. jimmy" asked
the teacher in alarm. what on earth are
you doing?'
"Nothin' Miss Mary" was the indiffer-
ent response of Jimmy. Just KILN
Cinnamon"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
NEW CANDIDATE FOR LIEUT.
GOVERNOR

At the Windsor republican town eau
Gus Thursday 1t was announced that
Seth n. Gage OF Ascutnevville, who has
represented the town OF Weatherstleld In
the last two Legislatures, and who has
been a candidate Cor the office OF county
senator from Windsor county in the
next Legislature, was no longer sena-
torial candidate. but would like support
for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Others
mentioned in connection with the second
place on the State ticket are Hale X.
Darling OF Chelsea Fred II. Rabbit OF
Bellows Falls. II H. blanchard Of Spring
field and r, l.. Laird of Montpelier
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

department room. For s5 years he had
swept the place out and kept things tidy,
besides lending a hand wherever needed
Ho received small wage and was held
to POSSESS no more intellect than his wage
paid for. But Felix knew more about
that device than the superintendent the
general manager and the president Of the
corporation, singly or combined.
Felix heard the question, looked at the
ceiling a moment, gave the dav and date
the device was applied first told who was
In charge of the Job, how many men were
dispensed with through the operation Of
the patented contrvance and how many
Of the devices were in use in the place at
that moment.
He ratified off the information in a way
| that made you think he deserved little
| credit because you put him down for a
freak on dates and figures. But when
other questions were asked his interes It
shone in sparkling eyes ard animated ges-
lures He deved into the aCcumpllsh-
ments of the device and dilated upon It's
beautiful mechanism. Ho wound up by
saying: And they don't take half the care
of them they should. They're too nice a
piece Of machinery to hurt. and besides
we're out money by abusing machinery.
| I've told them so"
Here was a porter who knew moro about
an important end Of the business than
anybody else in big factory. They said
the reason why he had never been ad-
vanced was that he became overnervoua
when the slightest little responsibility was
placed upon him. And yet no fairly
dreamed of the business and studied and
| remembered all ne saw and heard But
the rer1arkabl BILE thing is not why the por-
ter was not promoted-at least not in this
story-but rather why it was that three
high officials of a corporation did not
know as much as he about matters in
which they were daily concerned.
Further inquiry, suggested by this incl
dent revealed no end of Felixes. visit
to a well-known hat establishment for the
purpose of getting information about tn
significance of style changes during the
last two or three decades disclosed about
the Same state Of affairs Nobody seemed
to know when n hat made by the firm wa
first placed before the public. or what wa.
it's exact shape, or It's cost or composition
The man who could tell. after the que.
toner was passed along from one boss t
another, was not named Felix but he wa
a Felix in the way he handled the topic.
He was n little weakened man, prcssin'
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
THE PASSING OF A RACE.

The death of a single bird in a ptJ
lie 200 is usually of but passing Il
portance. but there will be historic
terest in the death of Martha. the VI
Gran passenger pigeon in the ZOO at q
cinnatti. Martha is twenty-nine years
age and is claimed TO be the last of \
race In the United States With her ded
that class Of wild pigeon will becol
extinct
Within the memory of the present ed
Grafton there We're millions Of these wi
birds flying a will through the cound
from the Gulf to the Lakes. Throu|
Ohio and Indiana there were vast flod
Of them, their numbers being countle
Ravenous, after one of their fligh
they played havoc with many crops, al
hunters employed nets firearms al
other devices to slaughter or fright
them away.
AS their numbers became reduced tn
were hunted with great zeal and ST
piled material for most appetlzinG +
pies. They travelled in great floc'
were able to cover great distances in
flight and because Of their migrato
and color they were much Ike the {
nestle pigeon seen in most villages a
cities on the wing they could distar
the domestic pigeon.
Because of their numbers. their slauf
ter was ruthless. and they rapidly {
creased in numbers. Gradually the floc
became fewer and Of less numbers a
finally they ceased to travel. When tn
became scarce a few were secured
the zoo at Cincinnati. Gradually ii
have died, and the veteran bird. n
weakened and near death. Is claimed
he the sole survivor known Of the n
lions seen only few years ago
In the country where the numbers VI
the greatest the final extinction Of {
race Will he seen. The rare event
the extinction of a race will take pls
at the Cincinnati zoo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

Moore. w NJ. McGsttr1ck, John Me-
1ntyre "Parkhurst," p, Ryan, Rev and
Mrs. T. Il. Richard, Roy Reed, Clarence
Thomas, Raoul ]. Whcelock. q. Ward,
John Young.
wINOOsKI LIST.
John Corron, Mrs. Josephine Hcnder-
son, Miss Edna Joslyn, Estanislas Lopez.
George Perkins.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

WOMENS LIST
Mrs e. r. Allen. Mrs c. G. Adams,
Miss S. f. Baker, Mrs. II. l.. Baker,
Mrs Marguerite Brown, Miss Marion g.
lombard, Mrs. Horace r. Buck, Mrs
Rose Currier. Mrs. Walter Cook Mrs
j. NJ. Coates. Miss Emma Cleveland,
Mrs. Clark Mrs. L. r. Campbell. Rena
c. Davis, Mrs. Adeline Deroser (2), Mrs
Nerrilla Drown IT, Miss katherine
Donnelly. Mrs. Lottie Greenleaf. Mrs
n. Goodrich, Miss Sophie f. Hilbert,
Miss Alice Hotchkiss, Mrs. Mary Howe,
Ella King, Mrs. Helen King, Miss Flor
ence J. Lewis. Mrs. w. o. Landin Mrs
VIM. f. Marsh, Miss Frances Moore,
Mrs. n. L. Morey. Miss Josie Mitchell,
Miss Carrie Megger. Mrs Emma A.
Nichols. Mrs. W. NJ Palmer, Pa rkhurst.
Lena Ryan, Mrs Ethel Sweet Mrs b.
Smith, Miss Rose Scott, Mrs Joseph
Thompson, Miss Mildred Wilson, Mrs.
Frank Wtscott. Miss Sue Waterbury.
MEMS LIST.
A. Baushory, Dollard Bergmille, Willie
Coates, G. j. Chandler. Arthur Con-
naught. +. p. Downer George D. Elliott
-, w. Il. 'arrer. G. NJ. Farnsworth
Antoine Garows, Sidney Harrington, Keel
Head, A. S. Hyell, James & Walker.
Antoine ]. Lennre, Albert r. Lamb, ia ok
Lally, Joseph Laurence, A. ]. Mathews
Forest MacNeil. u. Macnick. r D.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
DOG HAD INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

A dog owned by Ralph Putnam OF Put
namville had to be killed the other day
as II was thought to be suffering with
infantie paralysis. Mr.. Putnam noticed
that the dog seemed 20 limp Tuesday
morning and supposed that 1t had been
fghting. Upon inquiry of neighbor this
was found to be true. The dog was worse
Wednesday and several symptoms tend
ed to show that 1t had infantile paralysis
OF which there have been several cases
in the ncighborhood. The dog was chloro-
formed for post -mortem purposes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

health again. 1t is truly great bless
ing to women, and l cannot speak too
highly of it. take pleasure in recon-
mending it to others. Mrs. ANNIE
CAMERON, RED, No. l, Swan Creek,
Michigan.
Another Sufferer Relieved.
Hebron, Me. Before taking your
remedies / was all run down, discour-
aged and had female weakness. l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used the Sanative Wash, and
find today that l am an entirely new
woman, ready and willing to do my
homework now, where before taking
your medicine it was dread. try to
impress upon the minds Of all ailing
women l meet the benefits they car
derive from your medicines. - Mrs.
CHARLES ROWE, r. F. D., No. l,
Hebron, Maine.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia f. Pinkham Med.
icine Co., (cOnfidential) Lynn
Mass. Your letter will be opened
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
BIG ORGAN COMPLETED.

The Estey Organ company OF Brattle-
horo has completed the installation of a
memorial pipe organ in the Tniversalist
Church and on Sunday dedicatory SER
vices We're held, The organ which is
of dark oak, was presented to the society
by Mrs. George s. Dowley and Mrs. Lu-
cius II. Richardson in memory of their
father and mother. the late Deacon and
Mrs. William II. Esterhrook.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
WOMEN WHO ARE
ALWAYS TIRED
May Find Help in This
Letter.
Swan Creek, Mich. -" cannot speak
too highly of your medicine. When

through neglect or
overwork l get run
down and my appe-
tite is poor and !
have that weak, lam
guild, always tired
feeling, I get a bot
tie of Lydia E. Pink
hams v eg e Ia b lie
Compound, and ii
builds me up. gives
me strength, and re-
a+oroa vVo to parfoct
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CLUBBING LIST.
rhe Free Press and Other Periodicals.
At Low Rates to One Address.

The Weekly FREE PRESS can be OBJ.
aimed in combination with other leading
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hat after the subscription has begun
notice Of q change OF address, or any,
hing concerning the receipt OF the other
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Mo Office Of that periodical.
The Weekly FREE PRESS and any one
OF the fo!owins periodicals will be sent
10 any one address in the United States
for one year at tho prices annexed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

Victim-Look here! You said the hou
was only stones throw from the ST
ton It's fully half mile.
Agent-Well, I've seen blast from
quarry throw stones twice that distar
many a time.--Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
DUTIFUL.

The Old One-You should always DEFER
to your husbands wishes, my dear
The New One-Tve done so ever since
he told me his one wish was to see me
happy.-Puok.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
APPRECIATED IN FRANCE

a wharf beside the Seine river. Pals,
France. was recently rooted with our
Compo-rubber roofing. Samples free.
Strong Hardware Co. Burlington. VI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
ADD $4,000 TO APPRAISAL

The quadrennial appraisal Of real es-
tate in Barre has been completed by the
| assessors, who have increased the APP
praisal .2oO,on, mostly on residential
property.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
MONEY FOR STREETS.
Board of Aldermen stands for Over
draft of 10000.

A special meeting OF the board Of
aldermen was held Thursday TO act upon
the report Of the committee of three
appointed to investigate the financial
needs Of the street depsrtmsnL Ths re-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
THE ROOF RESTAURANT,

Waiter. this Is a very small portion"
TT is, sir. But II Is impossible with
the place crowded as you see, sir, to serve
a larger onA"--New York Post
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
VARICOSE VEINS, RAP PIE:

re nrorn pity relieved with mex pensive home treatment
Absolutely removes the pain. swelling. tiredDess ard
disease. Full particulars on receipt OF stamp.
NFYOuNG. P.D.F.. $50 Temple St Springfield. Mas.
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We furnish no publication except In
connection with q subscription to the
FREE FRESS.
Our clubbing list includes all papers
and magazines published. Only those
most frequently asked for are printed In
our list. but others may DO had on appii.
cation.
Subscribers may have more than one
paper from this clubbing list Always
send a stamp for reply when askins
about this as we do this work at no profit
k,sa accommodate our subscribers
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If THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETa

be sure and use that old and we'll
tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
syrup. for children teething. II
soothes the child. softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and
IL the best remedy for Dtarrhoea
Twenty 6ve cents a bottle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
ONE OR THE OTHER

Mrs CraUford-Do you think you'll
able to keep up with your ne!ghbors?
Mrs Crabshaw-tf we can't my de
well move. Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
ROCKS ADVERTISE INDUSTRIES.

BOOKS ADVERTISE INDUSTRIES.
The new State advertising book. I'm
dustrial Vermont" VIII be ready for
distribution within a few days. First
proofs are now In the hands of its COM
piler, Walter II. Crockett. director of
publicity in the secretary of States Of
flee. The book Is to be neat volume
about the size of the average monthly
magazine, or similar to Picturesque
Vermont issued some time ago While
the earlier publication set forth the va
cation features Of the State, this will
bring to the attention of the commercial
world industrial opportunities in Yer
mont
Granite and marble deposits, many Of
which are yet undeveioped, and posi-
siderable space Copies of the book will
be sent to industrial men throughout the
country. Advertisements will be placed
in technical and trade magazines, and
to those interested copies will be sent
free. IF Typographical appearance and
interesting reading matter go for much.
It is expected by Mr., Crockett that there
will be profitable results for Vermont.
He says: Few States In the East have
the possibilities In undeveloped water
power. which Vermont possesses. There
are any number of swift mountain
streams waiting for the manufacturer
to harness. and this state should, be-
fore many years, see great development
along this line.
However. we are looking principally
for further development along mineral
lines Although there are many granite
and marble quarries in the State. there
are immense deposits of each which are
not worked The book will call atten-
ton to them and We hope that it will
interest Investment"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
VERMONT NOTES.
State Hns 2,3os schools. Says superin'
fendent Of Education.

The coming school year there Will be
I'm Vermont 2,9s legal schools according
to the statistics complied ut the office
OF State superintendent OF Education
Mason S. Stone. This 10 decrease OF
10 from last year There has been
steady decrease the last few years,
largely due to the consolidation OF
schools. The tendency IL to combine
small and struggling schools into one
larger one.
The number includes practically all
schools In the State. Legal schools are
those taught by teachers who have pass
ed the state examination. and received
certiflcs' to teach. This Is required OF
all schools. by law, which continue for
30 weeks
In some cases, although they are very
few. a school does not continue for that
length of time. because of too few pu-
pills Such are the only ones not in
cluded in the figures compiled. Each
hiEh school counts a g one, while in gram
mar schools each body of pupils under
a single teacher counts as a school This
is because Of registration being according
to teachers in grammar schools, In high
schools there is one register for the
whole school Statistics as to the num-
Der OF pupils and teachers have not been
compiled Certlficated schools for each Of
the last six years were: 1909. 1889: 1910,
2,4o3; 1911. 2,425; 1912, 1887; 1918, 2,37s; and
1914. 2.S6s.
Practically all schools will open Sep
TENDER s. While 80 weeks is the school
Dn
32ih weeks. In some of the larger places
the terms aggregate a few weeks more.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List Of unclaimed letters remaining
undelivered in the Burlington postoffice
for the week ending August %, 1914
WOMEN'S LIST
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
MILE PARALYSIS.

DIES OF INFANT1LE PARALYSIS
Herbert A. Burnham, an Instructor at
the Johnson normal school, died Thurs
day at his home at sutton after n few
days illness with infantilc paralysis, He
was 80 years of age and was a graduate
OF Lyndon Institute and Middlebury Col
lege
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-07-03
Her Art Not Appreciated.

Vanishing day at the Royal academy
ia always an important and interest
ing function. Canvases and panel,
that have been thirsty enough to alb
sorb the oil from the whole or portions
of the pictures painted upon them have
once more the luster Of their frs
painting restored by these pick-me- ups
Members OF the years hanging com
mittee are always at hand on thes.
occasions to consider suggestions and
complaints about their recent labors
The chief complaint was by lady
who found her work had been huns
horizontally instead OF vertically. I'm
kind friends cautioned her that posi-
bly, It had been accepted on the hori
zontal Understandings New York Sun
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-07-03
Majority Of Friends Thought Mr.
Hughes Would Die, But
One Helped Him to
Recovery.

Pomeroyton, Ky.-In interesting ad-
vices from this place, MIR. A. J. Hughes
writes as follows: 81 was down with
stomach trouble for five ~ years, and
would have sick headache so bad, al
times, that thought surely would die.
| tried different treatments, but they
did not seem TO do me any good.
got so bad, could not eat or sleep,
and all my friends, except one, thought |
would die. He advised me to try
Thedford's Black Draught. and quit