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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
RI'RAL SCHOOL TEACHERS.

CFrOm the St Adams Messenger)
! Every teacher in a rural school has
a field for most valuable and helpful
service which is limited only by her own
ability and vision. Under proper condi-
tons community leadership falls as by
Gravtation into the teachers hands.
| What is done with this power and oppor-
tunity depends on the personal equa-
| ton.
| one of the most unfortunate phases Of
Normont's education efforts in the past
| has been a failure tc grasp the real i'm
portance of the rural teacher, but it is
to be hoped that the new education law
will in some measure prove a corrective
and point the way to greater improve
ment in the years to come.
Too many communities have made the
mistake of thinking that school con-
sists of a building plus some equip
ment into which they have placed a poor
~ paid human being to take charge of
the pupils 1t would be much nearer the
truth to say that the teacher makes the
school, for the teacher is by far the most
| important Of all factors, and an instructor
| fully prepared for her work and with q
fitting appreciation Of her opportunities
ana Responsiveness, even tnOuRn SUe De
handicapped by a poor building and
equipment, will accomplish far more sat
lsfactory results than the poorly prepar-
ed teacher who is surrounded by the best
of equipment set up in a model building
The human element is supreme In the
school, as elsewhere.
Now, if there is to be n renaissance in
rural Vermont ON the educational side,
this truth must he recognized and used
as premise in all calculations. The i'm
provement OF primary Importance must
be I'm the teaching. The first step to bring
this about has been taken in the new
law which places "A minimum wage land
it is stil low which may be augmented
by State aid varying in amount In ac-
Icordance with the qualifications possess
ed by the teacher
| Statistics taken in a representative YER
mont county show that the average rural
teacher enters upon her work at the ago
of IS years while the average age is %
years, all AZ which means obviously,
that these young women enter upon
temporary work early and leave 1t with
in very few years. The teaching popu-
lation Is floating population. That TINS
has been so unquestionably has been duo
to the policy of the community and the
state Is not making teaching propo-
sition sufficiently attractive as to make II
worth while for any one to stay in H.
| The inevitable result has been that
the community and the state have been
deprived Of the valuable leadership that
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
SHORT NOTES ON SPORTS


a''1'u'''oS -. me i"'e loo'pail
a,.' "ase iePo''c' ior 'hree weeks OF
'Pi"'S P''O'''''
>,,,,'a ''''' no" umpire 'o'''.ltN
- poui'us ana Is
''''e nv TALL
'alahah' business manager of the White
SoN' denies that h" is to be the new
leader OF the Newark Iuternationals
f'd Naish. veteran pitcher of the White
SoX' shows no signs of coming back and
is likely to land in the Pacific Coast
League
Cleveland will be without the services
of Joe jackson at tho start of the sca To-
son as the fence buster is almost a merry
Gus wreck.
Playing against the lndiananolis Amer.
iican Association team nv conn mad,
three doubles in four times to hat De-
troit winning to @
An invitation rou.ipo ro,,,,o ooo, -
| college. club and schoo, bov o,r.,,ar
will he held at Camhridgo ,rdor uoryord
auspices on Nav % and .,
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| openine game at Rrook,,r ca,u,da,.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15

fered permanent and profitable field
of endeavor. That this leadership has
not been exertcd has resulted In loss
which. while 1t cannot be measured ny
commonplace commercial standards, new
erthelcss has been very real To bring
this leadership into the rural communities
generally should be the aim of the CEN
trail authorities working under the new
law, for they have the opportunity to
make real start and by the results 1t
should be possible to obtain they can
establish to future legislatures the ne
cessity of further assistance in the work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
VERMONT ATTRACTIONS AND CO.
OPERATIVE PUBLICITY.

y guide book with illustrated cover
which describes the Long Trail and APP
proaches betN..a johnson and "amel's
Hump. h"r issued by tine Green
Mountain e.1u for free distribution
While barred from Long one of the six
best sellers" The boohict has nevertheless
attained first edition Of G2,5oo copies
in the season Of 1914 at least 9oo peo-
pie came from outside Of Vermont to
tramp the Long Trail as a result of very
slender publicity. More than 200 undoubt-
odly came but this number is definitely
known from correspondence before and
after trips The Smuggler's Notch regis
ter at Barnes camp showed 1,15o visitors.
i3o from outside Of Vermont. The total
number of visitors estimating those who
failed to register is 1900. This takes ac-
count only Of those who entered via the
stowe end, as those who enter via Cam
bridge rarely get as far as Barnes camp,
Interruption of foreign travel resulting
from the war will ensure big season
TOT nome resorts. Nofu comes thdt al
ceady the hotels of Maine and New
Hampshire are receiving many reserva-
ions for July and August whereas none
we're received last season previous to
May,
The booklet gives a description Of a
trip from johnson to Camel's Hump
over the Long Trail, crossing Stirling
mountain, GOO feeD Smuggler's Notch,
Mt. Mansfield 4,3S9 fecD, Nebra ska
Notch, Bolton mountain, $500, and
Cancels Hump G,OSS feeD, This region,
for several reasons, is destined to be the
most popular of the many beautiful parts
of the Green mountains traversed by the
Long Trail, Two remarkable peaks,
the highest and the third highest noun
tains of the State, Smugger's Notch and
Nebraska Notch, Stirling and Bolton
mountains, are all in the ifty-hve miles
Of trail. This part Of the Long Trail Is
open also to those who do not care to
pack an outfit and camp out at night as
accommodation is To be found along the
tral at camps. clubs and a hotel
A complete circle of communication
-urro,nds the region with the Central
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the summers publications of the state
department of publicity and the vacation
books of the Rutland and Central Yer
mont railroads
The success of this cooperative pub
LEFTY effort for the Green Mountains Is
exciting a good influence throughout the
State. Both railroads are featuring the
Long Trail in their summer books
Windsor viii issue a booklet on Ascutney
mountain and its region. Brattleboro
BENNINGTON, Manchester and Rutland
Mlddlobury and the Bread Loaf Inn re-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15

Vermont railway to the south and west
st, Johnsbury and Lake Champlain rail-
road, to the north, the electric railway to
Stowe and an automobile stage line from
stowe to Morrisvilo
The booklet gives twenty round trips
to the four mountains in this region
which may be made in a day from Bur
killington peak. are also given, In adj
dition to the foregoing, the means or
obtaining information Of the regions
provided. 1t is also shown how to get
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
Our EUGENIC LAW THROUGH OUT
SIDE, EYES.

"A former resident of Burlington, VINO
is on the United States vessel Philadel-
phia. sends us from Bremerton. Wash.
clipping from the Seattle Post-lntelli-
gcnccr. dealing with the subject OF Ner-
mont eugenlc law passed by the Legis-
lature at the session recently closed. In
that connection the writer wonders IL the
people of Vermont have studied the
gard It from the standpoint Of the out
side world. He expresses the opinion that
Ncrmont's young men as whole are
far more fit to enter matrmony than
those of the great ccnters. His closing
words are reasSuring, however. as to the
Drawing Of the new law for he SAYS he
Cor I have not found a place where I
could ever be MS we'll satisfied The cd
itorial taken from the Post Intclligencer
reads as follows:
Vermont is going to levy a fine Of sooo
AGAINST volators of the States new eu-
genie marriage law. The man or woman
,,,. ,,aa, .,,o ,,.,,ha,,. b,,.,ng mot tho
,e,,iror,o,.a - ,,at .,otr,o ,s 70 the o.
Establishment of physical fitness Will no
.ho,,,da.i,,. ,ao,., o,,,c;o, burden Mt
the outset, to say nothing of the prom
ability Of having the marriage declared
illegal.
This is not happy condition OF al
fairs in state which for years has had
ali ton fev MARRIAGES Vermont in COM
mon with other New England States
suffers from a dearth OF men as COM
W '''o "''''' .,' .,.
II, ,b. u.or,d and sa,do,o roturp Ofter
they forget the folk they left behind them
and wed in the new region to "hicf
".'H ''".e to"e "a" 'e'"'', '''''
20 VOW. sario,,s ..o,,t ~. ,vor,.r y,
maria geable age who will never be
wives.
ne" oatr''r 10 'e'n'on' "e'u''s
t. ,,.,,o,,,. ra 800 - ~. oa A,
it affects Vermont. however. the out
look is not pleasing. 1t means Yet fewer
"'luai events 'hcre fewer new homes es
,., ,,' 10y,
which inst nov If can 500 M homo O.
recovering
mere are Two siues 10 All THESE ques
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
THE STORY TELLER.

ONE SENSE NOT UNDER CONTROL
She was bride Of less than year, bu'
she had her troubles and naturally made
confdant" of her mother
MY dear child" said the mother, "ii
YOU would have neither eyes nor ear.
when your husband comes home from
the club YOU might be happier
'Perhaps So" answered the Young wifi,
with an air Of WEAKNESS; "but what am
to do with my noSe?"
boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
SHOWING JIMMY

"Nou'vc been fighting again"
II couldn't help it, | had TO.
You had? What do YOU mean by ts
ing me that"
Jimmy Green hoped onto me and
just had to show him that he isn't I
war lord of this nelehborhood. "-Detr
Free Press
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
BINKSS GOOD LT'CK.

Binks-lsn't it about time our daug
t7r began to think about getting ma
riod? Sho is getting on and sho'1l he
old maid the first thing she knows
Mrs. Binks-Yes, but she's me all ov
again. ] was the same way until II
mother warned me that if ] was ia ma
ny at all ! had no limo to lose
Binks-Um-- suppose So.
Mrs Binks-Yes. indeed, | made up n
mind To take the first stick that Offer,
and that very evening YOU oamc.-Bc
ton Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15

When you want anything. advertise
paper. Some bargains are offered
there this week which It will pay you
to read about See page two. This
every week and one cent a word will
reach them all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15

With 2Aooo women voting in a Chicago
election for the protection Of their
homes it is no longer possible to assert
that the fair sex will not vote If given
the opportunity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
\ BASE LIBEL

She-l gave Rover one of my doug
nuts to-day. and what do YOU supp,
he did with it?
He-l don't know. Did he eat it?
She-No, he took it out into the gard
and buried it,
He-No, Really? And yet they say d,
have no reasoning pownr.-Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
THE RETORT COURTEOUS.

lie-I don't like the idea of your
ceptins presents from other men
She-Well, | suppose your position
natural enough. You object To their
joying privilege YOU never want to
JOY Yourself, -Richmond Times Dispa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
II ARD ON HIM

The Gucst-Your wife is such a hand
some woman. should think you'd he jeal
Gus Of her.
The Host-I am-and for that | neve
invite any man here that any sane Won
an would take a fancy to.-Brooklyn Cit
zen
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
TOO LATE.

"You never asked me whether l wa
ed any hair tonic" said the haldhea
man.
What was the use?" rejoined the +
Der, The fellows who cut your hair
years ago ought to have asked YOU tn;
Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15

With IA particular purchase to make to-
day or tomorrow, all Of the ads
which bear upon that subject become i'm
mediately important to YOU.
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ALL THE RAGE.

What is the most popular dan
at Princeton.
He--The Latin trot,-The Prnoet
Tiger.
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FERTILIZERS.

TO the Editor of The Free Press:
The enclosed statement Is at your ser.
vice for publication If desired
TIC5. BRADLEF,.
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WANTED.

BURLINGTON. THURSDAY, APRIL Is.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
ELECTRICITY IN RAIN DROPS
German Scientist Has Measured tn,
charse-Describes Results OF His
lnvestia alton.

Rain drops are almost Away,
charged with electricity. The charg,
ia often positive, rarely negative
Many observers have measured tn,
charge approximately and made i,
from O.0OO, 900 900 ,O0O. .OOO,Ol to O.o00,
900, O0,000.001 amperes per sQuar,
centimetre. Prof F. Herath Of Kie
describes In the Revue Eiectrique tn,
experiments by which he has meas
ured them.
He received the rain on a fine me
tallic cloth 25 metres square insulat
ed and attached to a galvanometer IL
a cellar The galvanometer registered
photographically. Among the facts b.,
proves are these:
Rains with a constantly positive
charge are much more frequent thai
those that change to a negative. Th,
passage from positive to a, negativ,
charge corresponds to a momentar,
cessation of the shower. The quaint
ty OF positive electricity brought b.,
the rain is fifteen times greater thar
that of the negative. The positive
currents in steady rainfall are abou.
0000. 900 ,O0O. .0OO.00O.1 amperes pei
square centimetre; the negative cur
rents never exceed O.000. .000, 600, 900,
001 amperes per square centimetre.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13

ton his uew assignment. he was going
to the general staff at the capital. Mrs.
Galland murmured her congratulations
in conventional fashion.
Marta's chair was drawn back from
the table. She leaned forward In .
favorite position Of hers when she was
intensely interested. with hands
clasped over her knee. which her
mother always found aggravatingly
tomboyish She had 4 mass OF lustrous
black hair and q mouth rather large
in repose. but capable Of changing
curves OF emotion. Her large. dark
eyes, luminously deep under long
lashes, II not the rest OF her face. had
beauty. Her head was bent, tho
lashes forming a line with her brow
now, and her eyes had the still flame
OF wonder that they had when she
was looking all around a thing and
through It to find wha, 1t meant.
Some day you will be chief OF stafI.
the head Of Gray army" she suddenly
exclaimed.
Westerling started as II he had been
surprised in a secret. Then he flushed
slightly.
Why" he asked with forced care
lessness. Your reasons They're more
interesting than your prophecy"
Because you have the will to be"
she said without emphasis, in the i'm
personal revelations OF thought. You
want power You have ambition"
He looked the picture of 1t, with his
square Jaw. his well-moulded head set
close to the shoulders on sturdy
neck. his even teeth showing as his
lips parted in an unconscious smile.
Marta Marta! She isis SO ex-
plosiye." Mrs. Galland remarked apollo
getically to the colonel
Il asked for her reasons. | brought
It on myself-and It ia not bad com
pliment." he replied Indeed. he had
never received one SO thrilling.
His smile, smile well pleased with
itself, remained as Mrs. Galland began
to talk Of other things, and its linger-
ing satisfaction disappeared only with
Marta's cry at sight OF the speck In
the sky over the Brown range. She
was out on the lawn before the others
had risen from their seats
An aeroplane! Hurry" she called
How fast the speck grew,
Naturally, the business of war.
watching for every invention that
might serve its ends, was the first
patron of flight Captain Arthur Ian
stron. pupil Of a pioneer aviator. had
been warned by him and by the chief
OF stan of the Browns. who was look
ing on, to keep In a circle close to the
ground But he was doing so we'll
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
Oklahoma Man Tells About
Kidney Remedy

Several years ago ] was taken with
severe pains in my back, due to diseased
kidneys and was forced to give up my
daily labors. heard of your great hid
ney remedy and resolved to try it. / die
20 with wonderful results.
Since taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root l have had no trouble from my
kidneys. l am giving this testimonia,
Of my own free will to let others know
the wonderful merits Of Swamp-Root.
If you should care to, you are at iber-
~ to publish this testimonial whenever
you choose.
Very truly yours,
J. A. PARRISH,
Saltwater, Okla.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 9th day Of March, 1912. s
n. s. HAUSSDER.
Justice Of the Peace.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13

In this story Mr.. Palmer. the
noted war correspondent, has paint
I'd war as he has seen II on many
battieheids, and between many na-
tions. hIs Intimate knowledge Of
armies and armar ents has enabled
him TO produce q graphic picture Of
the greatest Of all wars, and his
knowledge Of conditions has led
hin, to prophecy an end Of armed
conflicts. No man 10 better quail
Fad to write the story Of the final
world war than Mr. Palmer, and
he has handled his subject with .
rnAster hand.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
IS CH|LO CROSS,
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue il
coated, give california
SYrup of EiQS."

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels. and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste. liver gets sluggish. sto.sse
soufs, then your little one
cross. half-sick. feverish. II ~,
sleep or act naturally. bfea ~,
system full Of cold. has soFe\ Ii,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. As5en.
Mother! See II tongue is coated, tfen
give . teaspoonful Of California
Syrup Of Figs" and in q few hours all
tho consdpated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out OF the sys-
tenn. and you have = well child again
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs because 1t IL perfectly
harmless; children love It. and 1t new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
OF California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13


that he thought he would Try rising q
little higher. The SUBMITS OF the range
shot under him, unfolding a variegated
rug OF landscape. He dipped the planes
slightly, intending to follow the ranges
descent and again they answered to
his desire. The tower doomed before
him as suddenly as II It had been shot
up out OF the earth. He must turn,
and quickly, to avoid disaster; he must
turn. or he would be across the white
posts In the enemy's country.
"Oh!" groaned Marta and Mrs Gal
land together
In an agony OF suspense they saw
the fragile creation Of cloth and BAN
boo and metal. which had seemed as
secure as an albatross riding on the
lap of a steady wind. dip far over,
careen back in the other direction, and
then the whirring noise that had grown
with its fight ceased. 1t was no longer
thing OF winged life, defying the law
of gravity. but thing dead, falling un-
der the burden of living weight
The engine has stopped" exclaimed
Westerling. any trace OF emotion in
his observant imperturbability that Of
satisfaction that the machine was the
suemy's. He was thinking Of ths az
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
DO. What fun!" she cried. as the

DO! What fun!" she cried. as the
car started.
The feld-marshal was Partow. their
chief OF stan?" Westerling asked.
YES" said Mrs. Galland. Il remem-
ber when he was a young infantry Off
Ger before the last war. before he had
won the iron cross and become so
great. He was not of an army family
"a doctors son. but very clever and
skiIful"
Getting a little old for his work."
remarked Westerling. But apparent
ly he is keen enough to take per
sonal interest in anything new"
Wasn't it thrilling and-and ter
rible!" Marta exclaimed.
Yes, like war at our own door
again" replied Mrs. Galland, who knew
war. She had seen war raging on the
pass road. Lanstron. the young man
said his name was" she resumed after
q pause. No doubt the Lanstrons of
Thorbourg. An old family and many
OF them In the army
THE way he refused to give in--that
was fine," said Marta.
Westeriing. who had been engrossed
in his own thoughts. looked up.
Courage Is the cheapest thing an
army has! You can get hundreds Of
young officers who are glad to take a
risk of that kind. The thing is" and
hts fingers pressed in on the palm OF
his hand in a pounding gesture OF the
forearm, TO direct and command
head work-organization!
If war should come again" Marta
began. Mrs. Galland nudged her. A
Brown never mentioned war to an Off
Ger OF the Grays; it was not at all in
the accepted proprieties. But Marta
rushed on so many would be en-
gagged that it would be more horrible
than ever"
You cannot make omelets without
breaking eggs" Westerling answered
with suave finality-
THE aeroplane Will take its place as
an auxiliary" he went on. his mind
still running on the theme of her
prophecy. which the meeting with Ian
etron had quickened. But war will,
as ever. be won by the bayonet that
takes and holds a position We shall
have no miracle victories, no
There he broke off He did not ac-
company Mrs. Galland and Marta back
to the house. but made his adieus at
the garden-gate.
I'm sure that l shall never marry a
soldier." Marta burst out as she and
her mother were ascending the steps.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-02-13
Prudent Woman.

II thought you said we were going
to share everything equally after we
got married." said the husband Of
rich woman
THAT was merely your own sugges-
tion." she answered calmly. II have
decided to retain the balance Of power
until I find out what division you are
going to make OF love and affection"