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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
THE NAVY.

= contracting concern in Philadelphia
largely engaged in naval supplies, has
purchased 1920 dozen packages of con-
fectionery for use upon the L. S. S, North
Dakota. II a proportonate amount of
candies Is given to all OF our warships as
a part of the regular food and condiment
supply provided for officers and enlisted
men of our modern fleets, what a telling
concession the fact is to the vast and
ever-increasing Sweets" Industries or
the nation,
Another item in the list of wants for
the jack tars also of interest is the liberal
quantity of sailed peanuts.
That the old prejudice against candles
of all sorts. especially for the palates
of rough-and-rcad sallormen. has been
overcome so completely is due to an Of
fetal recognition that the men on the
ships know what they want. They GER
tainly do appreciate candies and choco-
late, and so do the hardy and healthy men
and boys In mills and machine shops
everywhere.
Candy is no longer just delicacy for
women and children but a food product
needed by the men who do the heavy
dustries. The United States army has
long been a large consumer of confec-
tionery, but the vogue for candies, and
more especially for chocolates among
American soldiers was originally Dor
rowed from military arms Of Germany,
France and Great Britain.
Talking upon this subject with veter-
an naval officer of the Civil War period.
the writer ventured the question, What
would the boys on the old wooden sides
and the officials of the Navy Department
have thought of an admiral of the eos
who fed candy to his crew, especially at
any other time than Christmas?"
why" replied the veteran, "the boys
would have swallowed the candies all right
but the Navy Department would have
sent that admiral to a board of inquiry
on insanity. Worse than that the news
papers would have laughed him out Of
his commission"
But times change; and now, as it has
come about that, according to orders, the
messroom ice chest Is dry" we may
reasonably predict that when distinguish
ed visitors come aboard of the North Da-
kota or any of our up-to-date fighting
craft, the correct thing for the captain
to do will be to pass around the candy
box-and he might do worse,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
DETECTIVE SERVICE TO SAVE
MONEY!.

Concerning the increase in detective
expense for the State of Vermont from
$500 or so a year in 1901, before We had
created the office of encouragement to
save money for the taxpayers, to the
rate of $751; 900 or so a year, the Newport
express says:
"Has the State of Vermont become so
depraved, so criminal, so low and de-
generate in it's morals that it costs over
$4,000 in nine months to cleanse and
purify it from all faults? Are its Off
GERS so dull, and ignorant, and lacking
in penetration, or in (seeing things, that
it costs over $4,000 in nine months to
do work that virtually falls upon them
TO do? Is it not generally known there
is more genuine humbuggism in this de-
tective work, more false testimony given
in, and more real sin resulting therefrom
than from any other known system under
the sun? II these facts are not known,
then let Vermont keep fooling away
s34 coo every nine months until 1t opens
its eyes to the fact that such work is
very seldom needed"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21

We repeat again the warning that II
those who have subordinated the public
veal and the interests of our party to
their own selfish purposes. and prosti-
tuted the organization to the promotion
of predatory politics persist to the point
Of success In their efforts to control the
party machinery and Its nominations, and
continue this prodigal use of the tax
payers money, the people will grasp the
means most ready at hand to do needed
housekeeping on their own account the
first Tuesday of next November.
The question is whether we as repub-
lcans shall do our own housecleaning
or whether despite the lessons of Aldrich-
ism we shall blunder along defantly
until the people take this work into their
own hands and turn our party out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
THE DUSTY TOME"

High in the blue, the morn's rose spread
Her petals pure and bright,
blue-bird trilled his matn' hymn
To honor waking night.
An old monk pushed his musty way
Into an ancient crypt
And found among the convent books
\ coptic manuscript,
The tome was shabby, dust encased-
A vision of decay,
It's outer leaves, the wanton moth
Had eaten half away
But crouching in his dingy cowl
With tunic. streaked with age.
The Christian monk with glowing eyes
Perused each printed page
The chant. the fast, the rosary
And duties of the day.
The sunny hours forgotten were
And quickly slipped away.
TIL evening entered silently
The loop-hole windows small
And over the monastery sped
The spirits bell clear call
With haste the old monk clasp the book
And tenderly apart,
He drew the yellow wax stained leaves
And pressed them to his heart
"Oh! old and precious tome" he said
Thy casket is not fair,
But meath its raiment of decay
The Jewel resteth there,
81 too like thee am old and worn
My casket frail and thin
But in this ruin there is room
To set a jewel in
"A fairer cask | do not seek
Nor youth or beauty free
But place herein this wonderous speech
With which We spake to me"
o. II. COMSTOCK.
Middlebury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
CONFLICTING OPINIONS.

Jim Smith was riding in a railroau
train one day when he got tangled up
In a wreck. For a month he was con-
fined to the house, and then ne slowly
emerged on crutches, Two weeks later
still on crutches he was met by MS
friend, John Jones.
Hello, Jim" happily exclaimed John'
stopping to shake hands. How Is ths
bum leg getting on?'
pretty fair. John" answered jim, not
too enthusiastically 81 suppose I should
mt complain"
Lets see" unused the other 1T has
been more than six weeks since you
were hurt. Do YOU mean to tell me
that you still have to use crutches?"
well. it's this way, John" responded
Jim MY doctor says l don't, but my
lawyers say ] o,"-Philadelphia Tele-
graph,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
WISDOM OF FATHER.

Brown, who lived in the picturesq,
suburbs, returned homo late one evenir
with a package under his arm whiC
he laid on the dining room table Mot
er, naturally curious, lost no time
starting to investigate.
What have YOU been buying, Jimmy
she asked, taking up the package al
untying the string.
"A cornet," answered Jimmy; II ha'
been thinking for some time"
"A cornet?" was the wondering int
lection of wiley. II thought you kne
better than to buy a cornet, You kno
very well that the man next door worri
you almost TO death with his"
Yes, l know" was the smiling Il
Spouse of father THAT is the one
bought"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21

The Progressive party contains a large
proportion of men of high ideals and
worthy purpose and its platform In many
respects is superior to that of the older
parties. The Progressive party. however,
Is cursed by the fact that nearly every
political sorehead and place-hunter who
has been turned down for cause by the
republicans and the democrats has Joined
the progressves in the hope of getting
something out Of 1t. These form just as
serious menace to the Progressive par
ty as the reactlonary element does to the
Republican party.
None the less interesting is the lieuten-
ant governors condensed opinion OF the
Democratic party. The last sentence of
the following paragraph tells about as
much as it was possible to say in an equal
number of words:
The Democratic party is exceedingly
pa triotic and high minded but is hamper
cd by the fact that Democratic party
theories of government never work out
as the party hopes and expects. Conse-
auently the party Is a good one to have
| but a poor one to have In power.
Having thus set forth the virtues and
the shortcomings OF the three parties, the
editor of the Banner sums us as fol-
lows
All the parties have their strong points
| and their weak ones and when anybody
tells you that his party is all right and
the others are all wrong ne is fooling him
self mostly and other people very little,
In Vermont it is to be regretted that the
earnest, progressive elements of the Re
publican and Progressive parties cannot
get together. We believe that they Will
| in the long run, though not this year.
| In these days of political independence
there are very few intelligent voters who
think their party is all right and the other
fellows all wrong. Now and then cam
ddate anxious for office may claim It, but
| he fools no one. And as for republicans
and progressives getting together We be-
lieve IS the Banner says, that there is
very little hope for It this year, either in
Vermont or elsewhere. And not much
hope for It, any time or anywhere. while
Theodore Roosevelts powerful influence
| prevails.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
A REPUBLICAN HoUsECLEANING

An esteemed reader thinks it is a bad
thing for the Republican party for the
FREE PRESS to publish the summary
showing the remarkable increase in the
cost OF justice and especially the detec-
tive service since 1901. The FREE
PRESS might have gone further, for
there are other bills still to be rendered,
so that the total will be largely in
creased.
We have always insisted that the
Republican party should do its own
housekeeping. II republicans had cast
aside Aldrichism before the brow beating
Tariff. the party would not have been
called to account for failure to carry
cut It's pledge to revise the tariff down
ward in tho AlGrIch-Payne tariff bill.
Ii the Republican party IN 1908 had made
Charles E Hughes It's candidate for
president and adopted his rolin!es in
stead Of using a steam roller to crush
opposition TO MI Taft, that same steam
roller would not have besr turned
against its creator at Chicago in 1919
and smashed everything within react,
Including its drivers.
We have frequently said that the chief
need oc the Republican part? in Vermont
was to be relieved OF the domination of
the System" One OF the conspicuous
eeido1ces Of this truth was the recent
attempt on the part OF the representa-
tives of tho System" to discredit the
carrying out OF a direct primary and to
use the old method Of nominating candi.
dates nj the corning elections IN Vermont
We assert without fear of successful
contradiction that the tremendous In
crease in the cost OF running the State
government extending over a series of
years is the result OF the multiplication
end the scattering OF funds for the pur-
pose of strengthening the "Systems'
hold upon the party machinery as well
ms that of the State government.
In the not distant future we nope TO
80 further into detail as regards facts
and figures in this connection than we
have been able to up to the present time.
In the meantime, it is clear that If the
disclosure of this remarkable situation
had been reserved for some other party
in the midst of State campaign, it
would have unquestionably resulted In
the overwhelming defeat of our party.
AS the matter now stands republicans
have ample time to put their house in
order by doing their own housekeeping,
go that when the coming campaign opens,
the more progressive element of the party
shall be in control and so that our nom
nations and our declaration Of principles
may show the people that the old order
has passed away, and that our party is
truly standing for the New Republl-
.canism." 4.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
MOVING FURNITURE.

And now ma moves things around;
No chair or case
About the house to-day is found
In its old place.
She's shifted sisters secretare
OF polished wood;
The parlor sofa now is where
The bookcase stood
The hatrack had to take a jump
Across the hall.
Pa came In late and got bump
And quite Il fall.
Most everything has left its groove
Or had change.
There was but one she couldn't move
The kitchen range.
Lou sville Couyier-Journ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
IN CHICAGO.

Mrs. Wabash-John, I thought | heard
a woman's voice at the door last night
when you were having trouble opening
ii with your night-key.
Mr. Wabash-Yes, dear, you did.
"But, John, what did that mean
"Why dear you see the woman you
heard talking was the policewoman who
brought me home.'t-Yonkers Statesman
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21

The opinion has bean expressed that
permanent peace win never be estab-
llel,ei in Mexico until the peons are
rescued from a condition Of slavery and
given what they have for years de-
manded some chance of modest ownor-
ship in the land. The man who owns
order.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
FAULTS IN ALL PARTIES.

VI the NtTBeIlrtS iNhttTlTlsc')
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Howe, one OF the
shrewdest political observers in YER
gennes, sums up conditions In this State
as represented by the three great parties,
Mr., Howe finds none of them just to his
liking although he sees more hope for
the republicans. In recent issue OF his
paper the Bennington Banner, he has this
to say of the G.. o. p:
In Vermont. as a whole large proper
ton of the most progressive citizens and,
we believe, a large majority Of those on
whom the State must rely for political, In
dustrial and moral advance, are idontihed
with the Republican party, The Republic
can party, however. has to contend with
n considerable number OF members VINO
seem to think that the party should be
managed by them for their personal ana
business benefit In this respect the Re-
publican party Is worse off than the demo-
cratic or progressive,
The progrcssiVcs, too. have ther taults'
as tha lQWinsx ys,i1l ShonHi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
RURAL UPLIFT.

DO you try to make home life plea
ant for your SOM"
Yes" replied Farmer Corntoss
but it's mighty hard to live up to I
refined ways he insists on. I'm annoy
him terrible because when I'm work
around the barn I keep forgettin to
fer to the hay-loft as the mezzani
door. "-Mashington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
AN OFFENDED SERVANT.

We had to let that servant go, She
ala her work all right, but she couldn't
get along with the children"
THAT SOP"
Yes. She'd lose her temper every
time they kicked her on the shins''
Chicago News
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
HINTS FOR TOURISTS.

Brewers should to Malta go,
Fools to the rocks of Scilly,
Quakers to the Friendly Isles
And furriers TO Chill.
London Standard.
Hungry men to the Sandwich Isles,
Anarchists to Bombay,
Topers to Ear Harbor-tramps
In Bath should make stay.
Smokers should go to Havana,
Following out this plan.
Gamblers to the Farce Isles
And old maids to the Isle of Man.
Boston Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
IL THEY LIVED TO-DAY.

Socrates was street loafer and
would to-day be pulled in as a vagrant."
says q Boston law professor.
And we presume Diogenes, shopping
about in the daytime with a lantern,
Would. be. Austled into a, home fog Auts1
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
THAT'S ALL.

(from the Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The earth is but whrling crust.
That tlreless through the ether flies
Where man, the atom of the dust,
Spins. Attic MsRa RRd DROPS aud dies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
FOREST FIRE SEASON GETS EARLY
START IN SECTIONS.
(From the Rutland News)

(from the Rutland NeWSD
The first reports of forest fires have be-
gun to come in to Washington from the
national forests and they indicate to the
federal officers an early start of the fire
season, with unfavOrablc weather condi-
lions from the very beginning. In the
northwest there was less snow on the
mountains at the end of the winter than
for many years past. Railroad rights of
way which were last year deep in snow
are reported clear now and dry enough to
burn readily.
From the Canadian border to Mexico
the reports are similar, and there have
already been extensive fires in California
and Arizona.
The chief forester reports, however, that
the fire-fghting forces of the service are
organized, better than ever before. par
tiCuarly in respect to the fire detection
system of lookout stations. BY means Of
these stations fires are reported quickly
and accurately. so that the control forces
may be on the ground at tho earliest pos
sible moment.
In those States where the gravest dan
ger threatens, special efforts are being
made by the government forestcrs and by
cooperative fire protection associations
organized among timberland owners, TO
secure care with fire on the part OF camp
crs, prospectors, loggcrs, and by rail-
roads The Northwestern Forestry and
Conservation association with headquar
tiers at Portland. Oregon, Is one of the
leaders in this campaign.
In respect of forest fire danger Vermont
is in very favorable position this spring.
as compared with most of the States that
are thichy wooded. The great quantity
of snow that accumulated during the win
ter months has only just melted and the
trees and ground are well protected with
| moisture. Nevertheless the utmost care
should be taken TO prevent fires from
starting and running wild. The woods
| dry out quickly and It is essential that
fire prevention methods be adopted at all
| times.
In the aggregate Vermont in common
with other States, has lost millions Of dol
lars through the wasteful burning Of
standing timber 1t is essential. with the
constantly increasing cost of lumber and
| the inauguration of systematic efforts to
restore our forests, that every possible
effort be made to prevent all further loss
| of trees by fires carclessly allowed to get
a start and as carelessly and wantonly al
| lowed to ravage the wooded sections.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
WANTED.

Whet vuu want anything. advertise
Ia til; n-w special coluDn OF this
paper. Some bargains ere offered
there this weeL which 1t Will pay you
to read about. Gee page two This
every week ani one cent n word will
reach them al.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21

Terus--6i.OU n Year. I'm Advance.
DAILY by snniI $500 year in advance
RATE IN CANADA
Daley. n year In advance.
WEEKLY. a2OC n year in advance
FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION,
Publishers, Burltngt.n. We.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-21
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY.
a Call for Statement by Attorney
General brown for Particulars.
From the Montpelier Journal)


From the Montpelier Journal)
Discussing the increase in state expen-
ditures revealed by the statement recent
| ~ Issued by Auditor Ora ham, the Rutland
News states the case accurately when IL
says there is not a citizen of Vermont VINO
has observed the comprehensive program
of highway Improvement entered upon
during the last few years who begrudges
n cent of the generous amount paid out
| of the State treasury for better roads
There are, 1t adds, few taxpayers inclined
to utter word of complaint against
| many other generous OUTLAWS of the peo-
| pies money for the establishment ana
maintenance Of useful Vermont institu-
| tons.
When however. the News comes 10 the
| amazing Increase in the expenditures Tor
detective service authorized by the attor-
ney-general 1t is emphatic, direct and ex-
plicit in Its censure The Rutland con-
| temporary declares:
The vast Increase in public expense,
| however. in some directions. Is a most
| serious matter that should concern every
thoughtful Vermonter There is no dues-
| ton that many thousands of dollars nave
| been wasted, and worse than wasted, by
direction, that of detective service In the
attorney-generals field of operations
money has poured out to private detec-
tive agencies as if there was no limit to
the resources of the state Vermont
money has been spent by some Vermont
officials like drunken sailors.
| The News truthfully contends that only
in extraordinary asses is there any neces-
sitv for employing expert" detective ser
vice. "1n fact" It declares, exceedingly
few instances can he named where the
private detective agencies, which during
the past 20 months have been the benefci-
| aries of the Vermont treasury to the ex-
tent of something like $65 ,636. have done
single thing to warrant the expenditure
of dollar"
There Is little doubt this view of the
matter will receive the hearty endorse
ment of the intelligent citizenship of the
state which can discover no valid reason
| why service that cost the State but
$l,Si5 in 1907 should have called for the
| payment of s34, FOG in 1918, with every in
dication or reaching the astounding total
of more than $4,000 for the current fiscal
year.
At a recent meeting of States attorneys
at Burlington Acknowledgement Brown
made an address in which he justified the
extraordinary outlay for the detective
service during his term of office, insisted
! they We're Legitimate and necessary and
declared he intended to prove this by
showing both sides Of the ledger" That
is just what the people of Vermont wish
him to do Moreover they will insist up
on his doing it. They have a right to
know in detail for what purpose such a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-04

minute of their stay. Hope Taylor,
as usual, and the young man from
over Dayton way who accompanied
her to the party, were the last to
leaVe.-Ely Qowal Echo.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-04
HOPE DEFERRED

There was card party at Jason
Burgers house the other night. Cards
were played until II O'Clock, after
which dancing ensued till the last