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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-23
and bountifuIy provided for.-Edith
Thornton. 127 Ada st.
Edith

MARRIAGE AND MONEY! am
surprised that people will lower love
and marriage to the consideration
and standard of money. Why pass
an absurd law compelling every one/
to possess. $500 before they may\
marry? The trouble with people
generally is, they have too high
faIutin notions and are troubled with
too much prosperity as it is. Must
we cruelty all pure love, marriage and
conception on the cross of gold?
Parents of war babies and iIegiti-
mates, as a rule, are broke and don't
have a cent, but blessed nature sees
to it that they give us the brightest
and healthiest children. Marriage
should be based on pure love regard
less Of religion, politics or wealth,
even though the mother has to take
in washing and the father never
shows up again.
Love is eternal, natural, pure and
wins every time. The artificial can
not overcome the natural. Wealth
should be more an afterthoUght. to
marriage than a foTethought. Stan
dards of living should be lowered to
meet necessities even though the
couple has to live in a tent.-AIIen
Steven, 1925 N. Ridgeway av.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
WHAT our NE|GHBORs SAY
Mr.. Clements Paper FavOrs Ex-Gov.
Il. c. Smith for the United states
Senate.
(From the Rutland HeraldD

The names of Hon. f, c. Smith ard
Congressman Frank l.. Greene do not
look we'll together as being likely can
didates to aspire for Senator Page $
position. 1t can be put down as a cold
fact that if Mr. Smith should make a
run for the Senate Mr. Greene will not
The st. Adams Ex-Governor is fast
demonstrating himself in many ways
as being man to fill a big job
Waterbury Record.
1t was inevitable that the name of
Edward Curtis Smith should be suggest
ed In connection with the senatorship,
as no Vermonter to-day stands in a bet
ter attitude toward his native State than
he.
The Herald is uniformed as to his
desires and ambitions in the matter of
further public service, but is inclined
TO believe that If he should become a
candidate very considerable support
would attach itself spontaneously to his
cause.
Scion OF distinguished family, rep
resenting his town in 1890. Governor of
Vermont in 1898, head of important trans
portation. banking and business enter
prises, loyal Nermonter and personally
popular, ne would command at once the
respect or party, press and body polite.
This, Furthermore, is In no spirit OF
dlsparagement for the incumbent SEN
ator or in derogation of Governor Charles
w. Gates and Congressman Frank l..
Greene, both mentioned In the same con-
necAton. both near neighbors Of Col
Smith and both already engaged in i'm
portant public service
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
AUTUMN IN THE GARDEN.

The flowers droop their bright heads
the locusts have forgotten their unceas-
ing chirp; the air Is full of secd-para-
chutes flying hitler and thither. The
spider Is sending forth his gossamer
lines. while the goldenrod and aster,
sure tokens Of fall, are blooming every
where. The birds have ceased their
morning concerts, the hrcodng sea :
son long since gone; for the ecstasy of
spring is over As we stand on the
threshold Of autumn one thought gives
us consolation The eartlH is the great
storehouse for all the lives and loves of
summer. To be sure. we have witnessed
what appeared to be death and decay,
but close and warm in their snug nests
are the leaf and flower-buds for an
other year. Every plant has found a
place for itself in the bosom of Mother
Earth where it may hide until the
springs resurrection.--Harr Wood
ward Clark in the Countryside Magazine
for September.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

fifty miles in circuit and nearly two miles
wide, so closely planted and urously that
1t seems as If nature, glad to make an
open space between woods so dense and
ice so deep, were economizing the precious
ground and trying to see how many Of her
darlings she can get together in one
mountain wreath-daisies, anemones, col
umbine, erythroniums, larkspurg, etc,
among which we wade knee-deep and
waist deep, the bright corollas IN myriads
touching petal to petal. Altogether this
Is the richest subalplne garden have ever
found a perfect flower elyslum."
The lower attitudes of the park are
dcnsely timbered with fir, cedar, hem
lock, maple, alder, cottonwood, and
spruce. The forested areas, extending to
an altitude of about $500 feet, gradually
decrease ip density Of growth after an alti-
tide Of 400 feet is reached, and the high,
broad plateaus between the glacial can
yons present Incompatible scenes of diver
sified beauties. seemingly arranged to
suit every taste.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
COMMON NA5HRAG A MENACE
More Dangerous Than the Common
Towel, Says L. s. Public Health
Service.

The United States public health SER
vice and the various State and local
boards Of health have taken adequate
measures for the abolition Of that DIS
tributer of disease germs, the common
towel Now comes the news that the
common washrag is even a greater
menace to health. The hotels and public
hostelries have recognized this for some
time, and have supplied their guests
with sterilized wash cloths in individual
sealed packets. The damp, sour smell
ing washrag still EXISTS, however in
many private bath rooms. sImperfectly
washed out after use, frequently not
wrung out at all, it Is often hung over
rack or a radiator near an open window,
there to collect dust and dirt. FIRE.
quently the same washrag is used by
the entire family, thus afording an easy
means of transference of mouth secre-
tons from person to person. In many
households each individual has his own
wash cloth and his individual towel, but
these hang so close to one another that
there is ready interchange of bacteria.
Each individual should have his own
wash cloth 1t should be thoroughly
washed out with clean hot water after
use 1t should be then wrung as nearly
dry as possible, and If possible hung
in the sun to, dry. It should not come
in contact with other wash cloths, In
the investigations the United States
public health service is conducting In re-
gard to the prevalence of trachoma it has
been found that common towels probably
acted as a medium of distribution of the
germ of disease.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
THE QUEENLY PEONY,

when we are standing In our hardy
flower garden, in MAY or June, ohserv-
Ing the handsome blooms of our peonies.
With their glorious range Of color, we
should remember that we are looking at
p flower whose history runs back nearly
fifteen hundred years. at which time it
had already become the favorlte flower
OF the Chinese emperors and the theme
of poets and painters The tree peony
links its name with that Of gods and
heroes, for whom Paeon. q physician.
healed with the roots of this plant the
wounds of the god Mars, it received
from him the name Paeona, which has
been given by botanists to the entire
family.-Joseph II. Sperry in The Coun-
tryside Magazine for September.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
STYLE.

STYLES a queer and Whimsy dame,
odd the notions that she gets;
Freakishly she plays her game,
Strange the fashion that she sets.
Now and then, it seems to me,
Her DEGREES are VISIONS mockinSs;
Who'd have ever thought that she
Would insist on yellow stockings?
She has rugged up funny hats
For the young and old to wear
Ordered phoney curls and rats
Just to supplement her hair.
Narrowed skirts, or built them out.
Like the wrapping on a cello.
Now she rules for thin or stout,
Hosiery of fawn and yellow.
But if you are friends with style,
Mr.. Merchant all is well,
If on you she's pleased to smile,
Anything you've got to sell.
If she SAYS that it's correct,
There will be an end to knockings
who but style would eer expect
Them to fall for yellow stockings?
Detroit Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

hiuch as there has ever been anywhere
@' any time in the worlds history. This
Unrest Is Interpreted to indicate robust
h"''onal mental health, great independ-
ehce OF mind and superior intelligence
UT neurotcism and hysteria, according
10 the point of view of the observer.
am forced to the conclusion that
school work never causes insanity. I
nave seen not O few Indifferent scholars
go insane while at school, but they be-
came insane for the very reason that
they were Indifferent scholars, because
tney We're inherently weak. Really, our
puoilc schools need stiffening. in their
severity not a greater laxneSs."
The utterances of DR.. Burr show 1t is
just as possible to go to an extreme in
one direction as in another. For exam
pie. he gays hard drinking Is danger
mot because of the effect of the drinks
Ing, but because of the fact that the
hard drinker has allowed himself to be-
come such through degenerated mental
traits" Degenernted mental traits come
through hard drinking, according to ex-
SeiieHt authority, ana the way 10 aVOIu
that degeneration Is to sop the hard
drinking responsible therefor.
What DR.. Burr says about failure to
prepare youth to withstand the stress
and strain Of life, on the otSor hand
Is largely true We are beginning to
realize that We need physical strength
as we'll as cultivated and trained minds
to enable us to meet the strain Of every
regulated, Is one of the saving graces Of
this ago in this direction, and it Is only
a question of time when active outdoor
life will be recognized as one Of our
towers of American strength.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
STATE MONEY AND COLLEGE tn.
, ITION FEES.

With the beginning of he fall term
at the State University of Maine all
students coming from points outside of
the Pine Tree State will have to nay
an additional tuition fee of 500 a year
IN addition to the fees paid by students,
exclusive OF registration and incidental
fees. Heretofore students from other
States have been admitted on the same
terms as those from Maine and since
other institutions were not establishing
rs favorable terms as the University
OF Maine, a majority of It's students
came from outside tho State.
The Maine Legislature appropriated
for the State University sl22.sOO for
each of the two years OF 1915 and 1916.
and the fact that a large number Of
students from outside the State secured
the advantages OF this money taken
from tho States taxpayers naturally
created dissatisfaction. The authorities
OF the state University expect the
charging of an additional tuition to out
side students will remedy this situation
Tt will be recalled that an unusually
large per cent. of the students at the
University of Vermont We're found by
the Carnegie survey to be from our
own State. The State University author
tiles have adopted measures to distribute
tho advantages and benefits OF the lnsti-
tutions facilities still more thoroughly
in our own commonwealth. and the re-
suit promises to show itself In the in
creased attendance Of the new year
The free tuition offered the most prom
ising young, men and young women IN
the various preparatory schools through
out the state will return to those re-
spective communities In every county in
Vermont the benefits of special training,
Every young man and every young
woman who has had the right kind of
college education and drill on settling
In community contribute to the de-
velopment thereof in manifold form,
ami the bread cast upon the waters by
the taxpayers comes back to them In
various ways,
The same thing is true OF the scholar
ships established, in connection with
the State appropriations. These two
, sources ought materially to increase the
already large per cent, Of Vermont
students in attendance at the State
University.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
APPOINTMENT BY
SENATOR PAGE.
A Vermont boy to De Selected by Com
petition ms Cadet mt West Point.

| To the Editor Of the Free Press:
within the next 30 days I expect to rec
ommend some one from Vermont for ap-
pointment to the West Point Military
Academy.
| Capt Ira L. Reeves, L. S. A., professor
of military science and tactics at the Uni
versity of Vermont, and Capt ]. l.. Bond.
United States infantry inspector-instruc-
tor Of Vermont militia, have kindly con-
scented to take charge of the competitive
| examination Of those who awsh to com
pete for this appointment, and that ex-
animation will be held at the University
! of Vermont on Thursday, the 2sth day of
| october, 1918.
, Any Vermont boy wishing to compete
! for this place may rest assured that the
appointment will be made solely upon
merit and absolutely without reference to
political or other influences. The young
man who ranks highest in physical and
! mental qualifications. II he comes within
J the provisions Of the army regulations.
| receives the appointment. The men stand
ing second. third and fourth in the ex-
animation will be named as first second
and third alternates.
| There are special reasons to-day why
Vermont should send a good man to West
| Point. and it Is hoped this appointment
will be regarded as sufficiently attra ctive
to prompt the best young men of our
State to take the examination.
Any young man who contemplates COM
peting for this position, and who will
write me therefor, will be furnished with
the printed information and regulations
of the war department touching appoint
ments to West Point,
Very cordially yours,
G. S. PAGE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
JOHNNIE'S SYMPTOMS.

Johnnies undergoing change.
He IL quieter and thinner,
Distant to his folks and strange;
Has no appetite for dinner.
Careful of his shoes and rloes.
Thereby saving dad his dollars,
Asks ma to darn his hose;
Trains his free born neck to collars.
Johnnie wakens mothers fears;
so polite" she says, land formal
And he's learned to wash his ears"
Truly Johnnie is abnormal
Father knows what ails the lad,
Grins; insists on Johnnie tellin;
Puppy love-ye've got III bad
What's her name. Aha, It's Helen
Chicago Daily News
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
HOW LIE ESCAI,ED-

THE fighting at Spion Kop was .child'J
play compared with what I went through
during the Crimean war said a veteran
to recruit. II suppose you had some
exciting experiences" replied the recruit
We'll ! should say So My regiment was
ordered to charge fort. We dashed
amid a storm Of grape and canister into
the very midst of the enemy. and not a
man escaped. Every man, from the colo
mel to the drummer boy. was killed"
How did Won manage to escape?" Well
you see, | was at home on furlough az
the time. Buffalo Commercial
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
DID THE OLD MAN GOOD.

Geo w. Clough of Prentiss, Miss, is
seventy seven years old and had trouble
with his kidneys for many years. He
writes that Foley Kidney Pills did him
much good He used many remedies,
but this is the only one that ever helped
him, No man, young or old. can afford
to neglect symptoms of kidney trouble
j, w, O'Sullivan Adv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
FOR PRIVATE USE.

Chicago travelling man tells Of the
proprietor of a small town hotel who is
reckoned the meanest man in the coun-
ty, He kept everything under lock and
Key, and there was no chance for the
casual caller to get a newspaper pen,
INK, soap or anything else free. One day
the proprietor saw a telegraph boy who
mad called with a message looking at
the old timepiece which hung on the
wall The next day a large sign hung
over the face of the clock. 1t read:
Ihis clock Is for the use of the hotel
only."-New York Globe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
PROVED 1T.

Some people will never realize that
there are more ways than one Of arriv-
ing at the same result. They are like
the shockheaded boy who was asked e.
add six and four. He guessed nine.
eleven and twelve. mo, no; you are
only guessing!" expostulated the teach
err. But why didn't you guess ten while
you were about it? Six and four make
ten" 'Oh, no; they DON'T" triumphant
tly replied the urchn. You told me
yesterday that five and five make ten"
-Harpers Magazine
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

degenerates themselves overrefined, over
cultured, oversensitive mistake disease
Tor health and interpret as signs of prog
Fess thines which really prognosticate
racial death"
He continues;
There Is more social and mental UNI
rest to-day In America than there has
ever been before In jts history. and a.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
NOT OBLIGED TO WORK,

family that had only recently come
into great wealth bought q huge coun-
try estate. One day at reception the
wife was telling of the new purchase
IT'S all so interesting" she pushed.
were to have our own cattle and
pigs and hens" "Oh, hens?' interrupt
ed another guest. And they'll lay fresh
eggs for you" 'I don't know" was the
rather frigid response. "Of course, our
hens can work If they want to, but
situated as we are. It really won't bA
necessary. "-Everybo Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

The Massachusetts couple who eloped
on their wedding day and were on their
way to New York when the guests
began to arrive, knew a good thing
without seeing it. The rice they might
otherwise have scattered along the way
from the Hub to Gotham will now be Of
genuine use on some table instead of
falling upon stony places about railroad
stations such as usually greet bridal
party rice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
PARTRIDGE A POSSIBILITY.
(F'rOm the ST Johnsbury Caledonian. }

IT looks az though there may be COM
petition when the term of United States
senator {. S. Page expires The names
OF congressman +. l.. Greene and Secre-
tary or state Guy w. Bailey have already
peen mentioned and the Rutland News
says that at the proper time the name
OF, a native Nermonter graduate Of
Vermont educational institutions. a man
who has not been an office holder but
who Is thoroughly in touch with affairs
State and national and who would in
due course become such leader in the
Senate, II he became a member of 1t,
as were Proctor, Edmunds and Morrill,"
VIII be presented in due time, Vermont1
ers undoubtedly will begin to try to fit
this description to some west slider
We wonder II Editor Fairfield was try
Ing to describe Frank C. Partridge,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

ties. We spend millions of money in
trying to remove the stress and strains
Of life, while spending relatively little in
training youth to Withstand stress and
strain
"A nations breakdown" writes Doctor
Burr. is foreshadowed by increasing de-
generation In Its citizens. EgeauentlX the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

Roots impressive speech in the New
York constitutional convention against
invisible government and the domlna-
ton Of political bosses and in favor Of
Ing rule by the people, may go far to
make him the republican candidate for
the presidency in 1916. At the present
personality in sight apparently available
for the honor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
THE STORY TELLER.
CRUELTY TO SERVA NTS.

While Jane, the new maid, was taking
her first lesson in arranging the dining
table, some one in the basement kitchen
put something upon the dumb-waiter be-
lew
whats that noise?" asked Jane, quick
ly.
why. that's the dumb waiter" 70.
sponded the mistress.
We'll" said, Jane, hes a-scratchin' &C.
get out."-Coller's
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
FAVORABLE PROSPECT

Penurious Papa-Where is Maybelle?
Designing Mamma-She took some mic.
lures little while ago, and she and
young Muschcash are in the dark room
fenurlous Papa-DeveLoping negatives?
Designing Mamma-NO an affirmative
| hope.-Jduge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
GOOD WORDS FOR SENATOR PAGE,

Ola you hear that somebody wants
senator RACES seat in the Senate9 Yes
for they have caused to be published how
the senator is carefully looking at his
FENCES IT somebody thinks they can put
such buncombe over the people of YER
mont they will have another think com
ing when the votes are counted, Ver-
monters remember how Senator Page
has labored for the passage of such laws
as was for their good Not all of them
passed but they know they have a Sem
ator who is alert. looking after their
interests and always ready to stand up
and ha counted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Creditor-Can't YOU pay something on
account of that bill you owe me?
Debtor (srouchly)--How much do you
want?
Creditor-Well. enough to fee a lawyer
to bring suit for the balance anyway
Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
ARE AMERICANS LOSING vIRILITy.

ARE AMERICANS LOSING VIRILITY.
Pennsylvania University. has stirred up
a veritahie, 1lothet's nest by declaring In
an article ilr the New York Medical Jour
fifty and becoming effemnate Accord
ing to this authority We Americans are
spending too much thought and atten-
ton upon the establishing Of our rights
rs q people and too little upon our du-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

A letter from United States Senator
Carroll S. Page is printed elsewhere,
calling attention to the coming competi-
Vermont cadet at West Point In
this period Of pressing preparedness
there Is little danger that such an op-
portunity for distinction will ''go abeg-
ging.''
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
BURLINGTON, THURSDAY. SEPT.
WANTED.

The Boston Transcript refers to Nor
witch University as "Vermont's West
Point" That is good. Norwich Is also
Vermont's Annapolis 1t has furnished
the American navy two such diatin-
gulshed heroes as Dewey and Clark.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE.
IN KANSAS.
The wealth of Ormus
And Of Ind

IN KANSAS.
The wealth of Ormus
And of Ind
By the enormous
Crop II skinned 49,.
OF corn in Kansas
Now all binned.
The sunburnt ,tiller
OF the soil
Now counts his~silver.
Toll of toll:
The green ba cks srnake Q
Ten inch coil.
Each lusty voter
On the nail
Buys now a motor
Car by mail.
And politics will
Soon prevail.
For when;not busy
Raising grain.
Or dust in dizzy
Motors train,
The Kaw's cohorts are
Raising Cain
Maurice Morris. in n. Y. Sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02
ECHOES FROM PABLO REACH

Maude-iiow do you like my new bath
ing suit?
Claude-How can l tell, Maudle-I have
mt got my magnifying glass with me-.
Florida Times Union.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-02

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