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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS : THURSDAY, JULY 2. 1908, THE SECOND DISTRICT (Continued from pngr nix.) th.ercforo make no seconding speeches, Thn Hon. Frnnk Huntley was nom inated by John W. (Innltm of Unrre, who said before rinmliitf another can- dldnto duo praise should lui kIvcii to ( Colonel IfiiskliiH ror the i;nod worn )o hnd ni'inmpllsliod In the past. lie. wild our forefathers struck oft thu most prrft i t form of civil iruvormne lit Known from fr-ctHio.1 ' conventions und no Innir terms of oil oo. IIu cited the fiirt Unit no president of thu United States lin.i ruled lunger than ulgh. years and sold It cheers sulileed fur the head of a nation after olrfht years' trrvlee tile Kami) should hold with 1 Vermont ''"tm'ri'santiin. The, nomina tion was teeonded by .Mr. ''union i' Island, 1'otid, K. W. Smith of Wei's H'vor, 1" N. ("!rant;er of I'onchiU'i, and II II. lilaiiebard of Sprlrm'tloM Tho result of the ballot was: Whel numb) r of votes 37', necessary for ihul'-fi 1SD. 1'lumbiy 217, Itasltlns 153. l'UMUlV UI,Vi:N OVATION. A committee, wna appointed con tslatlnir of Mr. Ornrirer, Mr. Flynn and Mr. iJulo to wait on ::r. I'lumley and escort him to thu IihII. As Mr. I'lum ley enured, the convention arose and jjnvo cheer after cheer. Mr. 1'lumlcy epeko ns follows: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of tll9 Convention; For this valued expression of your conildonco and regard from tho '.bottom of a deep und grateful heart I than': you. If your selection ehuuld be ratllloil nt tin polls It will brim; to me. tho rea lization of a dream of ninny years. It l.i also to be paid that should your numle. tton be fniii iwed by an election maltlri" nic v ur representative In Congress from t Is district. 1 pledge to you. KUitlemen f the t"ncntlon, and through you tJ toe people of this district that I brlni? tj the discharge of the duties of high i rrire a deslru und a purpose to stve you 'nd-.ist-v. honesty and fidelity. I shnl1 stand upon tho platform of tho llcpub 1 'an party Interpreted by my best Judg ment, In accordance with Its principle itnd the dictates of my conscience. This Is no time nor place for an extended ppeec i. When the State platform Is formulnted and we have before us the i atlonnl platform as well, there will then lit presented the Issues of this campaign 1 shall be happy then to rrft yon In fMiir respective localities for their dls rtisslon until then permit me to say that the Republican party of this district, the State and the country, has n Just prldo 1 l Its history of the past, achieve ments nf the present and snnrrillno pes of the future. From the admin istration of tho Immortal Lincoln, savior of his country, emancipator lind martyr, to the current administra tion there have been a series of great und striking events which havo com manded the admiration of tho world und not paralleled i " any historic pre cedent From the administration of tour peerless President. Theodore Roose velt, there will be no rhanfro but transition only to tho administration of the eminent Jurist, Kreat statesman, trained executive and skilled diplomat, "William 1 1. Tuft, by the voice of the people and the vrlcc of God the. next President of tho United States." The following district committer was elected- 15. W. Slmonds of St. Johns bury, Irving J. Howker of 1.,unonbunr, 3)r C. 11. Oorh.im of Hollows Falls, 3" H. Fllnn of Springfield, John F. Mead of IMn.lolph, O. S. Annls of irth Troy, and J IL Lucia of Mont peller THE SUfVKSSFUL CANDIDATE. Frank Plumley, lawyer, was born In 1 den Deo'inber 17, 1S1-I, tho son of Wll 1 ,un and KHza I'lumley. Ho was edu- ated at the University of Michigan and re elvtd the decree! of A. M. and LL. D. 3 im Norwich University. His wife was 3 ivlria L. Fletcher of lCden, whom ho ivarrl-d August 9, 171, and they have, t ivo rVMren. Ho was admitted to the. 1 H ir In J55!, has been a delegate to the j I n.tl reiubllcan conventions, U. S. ii strlr-t ntiomey for Vermont, member of both branches of the State Legisla ture and !.- now chief Judge of tho Ver i tout court of claims. Ho was appointed ' t mplro in tho Venezuelan emUrogllo for Great lirltaln and Holland and served iliy selection of Franco and Venezuela as umpire nf French claims, lie is lecturer on international law at Norwich Unher Fltjy Ho is a prominent Maton, Odd Fellow and Good Templar. (FRANKLIN COUNTY'S DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Unnsl .irgh Falls, June 30. The demur ratle county convention was lie'rl hi re to-day at ten o'clock with A H !eorgn of St. Albans as chair man and W C. Harry of Falrlleld, sec r'tary Tho f'dhiwInR ticket was j nlnated- For county senator, S. S A1 Hin.ii of St. Albans city, J. M. M. 1 'zirerald of Fletcher: assistant i dr , n. f Gnllup of Sheldon, II. A. 'J id of Fast Herkshlre; Judge of pro 1 itr I). G Farman nf Swanton; sher 1", W V Phelps of RnosburKh Falls; -'tiro's attornov, Sheldon R. Jinright of R'.hford; high lialllff. W. II Morey, 1 st pnirflen) The following county r irmlttee was elected. C. 1). Watson rf St Albans, J. H. Mehan of Fair Held S W Hllss of Swanton FR. CLOAREC'S JUBILEE. Vrm-ruble Hector of SI. .loicpli'N (lr (liiliiiil no Vrnri .leu. T f flebrntlnn of the Wth nnuiverat y of ' r o.dlnntlon to the priesthood of the 2v' H v, XUT. J. M. Clonrec beKan last -vrr at St. Joeph's Clinreh, when a I'na musical proKram, which In' luded Wa'ennan's full orchestra, was reiub '' d. An tiddrehs was Khen by a. St. Tlerre, who .poke of the lonif and faithful ktviCp (,f leather Cloarec and the respect and love held towards him, not only ,y tho members of his' parish hut by thu members of other religious denominations ns well, Mr. St. Plerro then present) d Father Cloarec with a purse of money 3n response Father Cloarec thanked tho members of his parish for their cffoits und tho Rood will shown towaids him. The church wns prettily decorated, each of tho largo pillars belni? festooin d with ptrlpi of yellow and brown. At rnch end of the center alsln tho numerals UK madi of yellow and brown (lowers, wero huliK and nlom? each of the thren aisles tho eeats and pillars wero decoratml with (wreaths of overcreon. Fully 3,0W people wero present nt tho servlco. Mrs, "WinBlow'n Soothing Syrup liti liitn (tot for rnt lIXTT.nTIS TF.AH9 br iiru lilfLta..Sjl0TU,:M CHILUKKN wnibB WKnUNO, wild tH.Ktt.CX BUCCI03. I SOOTHES (In CIIII.P, SOirrEN tlx QUM8, ALLAYS til TAINt CUKES WIND OOI.IO, aid ll till b.M ,o,lr for DIAIV 11IIIUA, fcold f llruiilill In prl of the orM V 'lire und ,tk ft! 'Utl, Wlnilo'l loothlnf StnB," nil Uk na dthvr kind, Tnnty.Svt cantt t bolilt. ,Oml. HIMd undcillu rtod and Druil Aal. JuoaS0th,M. Srtlal lUK,trW, 'AJ OlJi AMU WKLb TJUXD T Almost Covered wkh Eczema No Night's Rest for Nearly a Year Feared Lifelong Disfigurement All Treatments Failed and Limit of Endurance Seemed Neart PERFECT RECOVERY IS DUE TO CUTICURA "With thp oxcoptlon of hit hands nntl feet, my son Clyuo (thirteen years old) T8 alrnofit completely rovoreci with eczema. Pliyslciam treated him for nearly a year without helplne him nny. Vhllc thov were very kind atitl did nil In their poner, yet nothing seemed to re llevo him. And I had tried many rem edles sent to mo by kind friends btit they nil failed. IIU head, face, and nook were coYcrea with Inrgo scabs which ho would rub until lliev fell off. Then blood and matter would run out and that would be worse. Many a time he looked as if his oars would drop off. Friends com ing to eeolm said that If ho got well he would bo disfigured for life. " When It 6oemcd as if ho rnuld pos sibly stand It no longer, I decldod to try Cutlouro, I bought a oak of Cutl cura Soap, a box of ( utlcuru Ointment, and a bottle of Cutloura Resolvent. I used them In the evening and that was tho first night for noarly a year that he idept. This may sound oxaggcr.itod to you, but In tho morning there wca a great change for tho better. In about pli week you could not have told that ho had ever had anything wrong with him. 1 treated him twice a day for six months and at present ho has a fine complexion , r . .t i fri.f i I ana not a scar on ms ooay i nm siorjr may seom orerdrawn, but nolthor words r.n.n onn rU.erlhe Plvrio's siirTerlnir i and now he looked. Our leading phy- alelan. Dr. . recommends the uutl- cura Hemodies for eczeta. Mrs. Algy -A-1.K.. CUM.U I T .. n a 11 IQM " Frequent shampoos with CuMotira Uottp and weekly dressings with Cutl oura stop falling hair, remove crusts, scales, and dandruff, destroy hair para sites, soothe irritated, itching surfaces, Stimulate the hair follicles, supply the roots with nourishment, loosen (ho soalp ekln, and make the hair grow upon a aweet. whclpsomo, healthy scalp, when all other remedies fail. CoBBleto External s4 Inurstl TTMtmrat tt Etrr uumot it Intinu,. Cblff(ai. MiiT AialU ruDtltto oc CMtlcir Bqp (f .) (e Cl3ne tht Hki. C5cur Ohitnunt 5(fc.) to Ittil ik Skin, tnd (Siltcur Roolvt(Wc,Mort"1C'OTO6til0':,l Cntted rilla. 25c. per vial ot 60 tePurlrr Uie Blond. Bold Uinjunhost tbe world, potter Dni Cfcfi. Corp.. st Props., Bortnn. ttu. ajrMaled Frw, Cuucurt Book an Bkla Olntaak. PLANNING CENSUS OF 1910 Work Will Require Force of 70,000, Stout ftlRnntlc Enumeration Ever Knnvrn AnjTrhere About 814,000, 000 Estlninted An Tout Im portant f'hnnKcs In the Method Will He Made. It will lerjulru an army of seventy thousand people to take the thirteenth census in 1310. The task of making the enumeration of the ninety million people in the United States, Alaska. Hawaii and Porto Ilieo and in Guam., Samoa and the Panama Canal 7.onu will bo one of enor mous proportions, says tho Washington correspondent of tho Hostou Transcript. It will bo the most gigantic work of enu meration that has ever leen attempted In this or any other country, and it Is In tended to reach the acme of correctness and thoroughness, Not merely a count nnd compilation concerning the popula tion alone, it will Include a census of agriculture, manufactures, mines and quarries. Director 8. N. D. North of tho Census Bureau Is already getting ready for the thirteenth census, lie has been planning on it for a year or mole. ft. was hoed by Mr. North that the Crtimpoeker bill to provide for the thirteenth and subsequent decenlal cciimis-cs would be passed the last f-esslon of Congress, Hut it failed of enactment along with numerous other measures of Importance bv icason of the rush at the close, of the session and the anxiety of the Congress leaders to hurry the session to an end. The Crumpaclter bill, however, will doubtless he passed early the next ses sion. It Is the ilrst bill of high privilege on the House calendar, and it Is expected It will be taken up the first or second day of the session and disposed of by tho House, it has not yet hi en acted on by tho Senate committee on census, that committee having held brick until tho House had opportunity to pass the mea sure. No delay In the Senate, either in committee or on the door, Is anticipated. It will cost about $l!,0or.r00 to take the thirteenth census, but Is not carried In the Crumpacker bill, as It Is on the House calendar. It was In the hill at first, but the speaker and Chairman Tawney of the House, committee on appropriations thought it unwise to make, to largo an authorization a year before it would bo used and tln-ie was nlso a feeling that tho appropriation f-hould be put In ono of the regular nproprlatlon bills, as the icgls latlve, executive and Judicial bill. The coming session of Congress will no doubt appropriate llherally for census purposes. A census of the Philippines will not be Included In tho coming decennial census for the reason that one wns taken In 100.1 and it Is doubtful whether tho Phillip pines government would caro to bear tho cost of another enumeration so soon Important changes in the taking and compilation of thn census nnd In tho method of publication of thn returns will hn mado. For one thing, tho returns will be greatly rondensed. The twelfth census required ten volumes. It Is the expecta tion of Director North that tho thirteenth census will he published In six volumes or seven at tho outside. The mortality satis ties of tho last census will be dropped They wero found unsatisfactory as col lected at tho last decennial census, Tho reduced number of volumes will con sldcrably lower the cost of the thirteenth census, A chnngo that Is believed to bo in the Interest of accuracy and completeness will requlro tho enumeration of population to be made ns of April 15 Instead of June 1 as has been the case heretofore, The ren son for this Is Inteiestlng, Tho population nf tho United Htntes Is exhibiting more and more a tendency to go to the senshore and the mountains nnd the lakes to avoid the hot weather, and It Is going much onrllcr than formerly, Tho result Is that enumerators who nro set to work Juno i are cerlnln to find many houses deserted and their ncciipnnts gone away for the summer. It Is thought April 1 will bo a much more satisfactory date for this rea son. At that time of year, tho exodus to tho resorta will not bo begun. e mm AWFUL HUMOR 9 Provision will bo mnrlo for S30 district supervisors and there will bo several Ihotiinuid In the elerlcnl force In the l ensiis llureali establishment In Wash ington. The number of enumerators wilt be n(ir0. As already mentioned, the total for'e needed to do the work will npproxl mate 70,0011. The clerical force will be. tin i iler civil t-ervlce, but It Ii thought to be I hnprncllcable to altempt to make the enormous foire of enumerators suhject to the civil service requirements. Mr, North considers It out of the question to try to pelect the enumerators by civil fervid! methods though objections have leen raised by friends of Hie civil service to the proposition that Its workiiiR.i lionld not be extended to census enu merators. It Is apparent that those polltl lans who are hostile to the civil service - reo excellent opportunities In the selec l lion of a vast body of enumerators In the old-farhloned way, tliroiiKh political preferment, hut these Is unnucstlonabty loom for doubt whether n wnt liable civil rri-lce f-cheme could be devised to meet ' the situation. j A live-year census of agriculture It i a feature of the CrinnpacUer bill. No doubt, Uotwos will m.ike provision for nidi a census. Secretary Wilson believes Mich ;i census should be hart. Siieli is the piociess beiliK made by the United States ''ii an rcrlMilturnl wit,' that he nndt his 1 department line? Us reckunlims badly If I'm repnn !; liken for agriculture but I once In ten years, And In this connection ! II may be raid that n live- year census of ' optil.itlnn Is pomethliii; tint the coun- try Is likely to come to before many pears. Director North confidently ex pects It. Now, a census of manufactures If taken "everv live years. The same rea 1 innlnir that prompted this will hold Rood Mr North believe", for the taklni; of a 1 Letieral ciiuii" evei'y live years, Instead of (very ten jnrn. The country Is iiiwim: by leaps ami bounds, and Ions I efore the decennial census Is taken and 1 ."l "" r ,- results made Known tne preceding ,r .,.,, ,.rnM1s , utterly cut of date , ,' ., . ,. , , ., and Its llpurrs of little use except In way o' comparison. The mlnlnc census has been taken se parately from the manufaeturliiK census, -.nt tlw pendllii; hill would have tho two t'lUen conjointly The relations of mining rnd nianufacturlnr; are tn intlmute that this Is deemed necessary . PRINCIPAL AT PvUTLAND. Isnne Tlmnuis nf IlnrlliiRlon r.nKOKcil for HIkIi Scliool at SI.SOO. Itutland, June 20 Isaac Thomas, who roMirnfd as principal of PiirllnKton hlfih c'leol to take effect at the end of the ''nr Just ended, was to-night elected principal of the Rutland hlKh school at salary of ll.w succeeding Pnmuel H. "rsklne, reslcned. There were 40 appll ants for tho position. FOUR BALLOTS TAKEN. Ornngc County Hrpubllenns .Named Ticket Plumlcy Spoke, The republicans of Orange county held their convention for the nomination at county otliceis Saturday at the town hall In Cheli-ca, all of tho SI delegates being In attendance. In the forenoon tho con vention was organized with Victor I. Spear of ltandolph as president and Kl- bcrt 1. Clallin of Uralntreu and J, M. Knight ef Corinth as secretaries. Horace White of West Topsham was made chair man of the commltteo on resolutions. At the noon recess, the delegates from the two probate districts met separately and put in nomination tho following candi dates for the' office, of Judge of piobatc: ltandolph district, George 1,. Stow of Chelsea; Hrndford district, John H. Peck- ett of Llindford. In thu latter district was a contest, tho Hon. Samuel M. Glea- t-on of Thetford, who has been Judge sineu 1W6, lecelved 18 votes to L".' cast for John 11. Pecket. At the afternoon r( slon the following candidates were nomi nated: Senators, James It. Mcl.ani of Topsham and George W. Flagg of Uralntree; as slstant Judges, Horace Wlhte of Tophhum and Dana II. Morse of Randolph; State's attorney, Stanley C. Wilson of Chelsea; t-hcrlff, Hamilton T. Baldwin of New bury; high bailiff, Stephen H. Darling of Vershlre. linllots were taken on .our of the oftl- ees, iKjth senators, ono assistant juuge and the State's attorney. For east side tenator, James It. M,i'ira received votes to lit cast for William M. Hatch of Strafford. For west side senator, George S . Flagg received CO otes to 21 cast for I.owis M. Seaver of Wllll.ims.town. For assistant Judge from the west side, Dana IJ. Morse received M votes to 21 cast for Almond It. Hlcknell of Tunhrldgo and ono scattering. l'or sinio s attorney, Stanluy O. Wilson had 65 votes to II cast for Frank S. Williams of Bradford, and one scattering. After adopting an excellent set of reso lutlons presented by Chairman White of the resolutions committee the convention listened to a short pithy and Inspiring ad dress by the Hon. Frank I'lumley, who had ridden over from Bairo with ex- Mayor John W. Gordon In tho hitter's automobile. Mr. Plumlo was received most enthusiastically. Not How ( heap Hut How Good. A brick front painted with D. & M I'alnt years ago and not painted Mnco may be seen at 472 Bergen St., Brooklyn, New York. Paint with L. & M. Bril liant Hod and trim with Bhaker Green White. Tho body won't need paint ing In :.'i years. It. K. Blown, North Wllllston; S. E. Wilson, Fairfax; II. M. Hull, Hlneshursi F. E. Blgwood, Wlnooskl; I. II. Flagg & Hon, Itlchmond; W. S. Nay & Co., Underbill; C. I. Hatch & Co.. Water- bury. TRIBUTES TO MISS HAQAR. Deception tn Visiting; l.lhrnrlnn at Hilling Library. The annual meeting of the Vermont IJbrary association opened In tills city Monday evening with a reception at tho Billings Library tendorul by the. Ver mont library commission to Ul librar ians who tiro hero and to citizens gen einlly. Tho gathering wns n very pleas ant one. Music was furnished by the Borneo orchestra. Tho company gathered In the npso of the library where addresses were de livered by President M. H. Buckham of the University of Vermont nnd by Mayor W. J. Blgelow. M. M. Wilson of Randolph, chairman of tho Vermont li brary commission presided. MAYOR U1GKI.OW. Mnyor Blgelow after emphasizing tho Importance of the library In tho com munity and showing how hstellectunl ad vancement In very many places Ts entire ly dependent upon tho library, paid tri bute to the lain Miss Sara.h O. Hagar, for 2.1 years librarian of the Fletcher Free Library In BurllnRtnn. He said ho felt that Burlington nnd tho library had lost a grent Influenro for good In the death of Miss Hagar. flho was iwor ready to glvo nil of her time, training nnd advantages ,for tho good of those who patronized tho library, particularly tho boyB and girls. Ho held up the spirit I of Miss HaRT's work ns tho spirit of (he Ideal librarian. Vll ICS I UK NT DUiCK HAM. President lliickhani oljaraclerlrejl MIm 1 lot;ar as a rare person, a rare librarian, who would violate alMjbrary rules but who was nevertheless nn admirable, librarian, If Mr, Dewey were to lay down 10 rules, Miss Hapar wpulri violate every one of them. .There' are, said-President Ihlekhain. three tU.i',ltlciitlons of the per fect librarian; lntolllt;eneo, heart and will. VJ'ss I Incur had all these. She had a Rood eduiatlon, advantages of wide travel, .vi extensive knowledge of history and letters. She" had n heart for booka nhd loved them, not professionally but with her heart. She also had a will as the trustees oflen found and nlthoURh the trustees put Inwork ind what know ledge they had, the' lSlctchor library to- day Ik what Miss linear made It. LIBRARIANS TALK SHOP Business Sesnion Followed by an Exchange of Ideas. Condition In Several Vermont Town neirrlhed by Member nf Stale As sociation Artilrrsx by Mrlvll Dewey on l.lhrnrlnn'n Work. The business t-esslon of the Vermont Mhrnry association was held nt the Billings Library Tuesday morning. The meeting opened with nn nddress of welcome by W. J. Van Patten, trus tee of the Fletcher Free l.lbrnry, Bur lington, nnd response by Miss Frances M. Tierce of I.udlow. president of the library association. The report of the treasurer, Miss Edith H. Ciarkn of Burlington, showed nbout $40 In the treasury, with nil bills paid. Hedlleld Proctor of Proctor made an Interesting report of tho work done In Proctor In furnishing books In their own language to Ital ians, Hungarians and Poles. Those books have been used very much It wan voted that committees be ap pointed tn continue thn work among foreign population nnd to consult with thn State forestry commission with a vlmv to placing exhibits In libraries to arouse Interest In the matter of forest preservation It wns nlso voted to appoint committees on publicity and edticntlonnl work, the former to make known the opportunities afford ed by the State library commission and the .Vermont Library association and the latter to bring the libraries Into co-operation with tenchers' meetings, etc. Three of the six second vice-presidents, Mrs. Barney, W. A. Kills and Miss Mary Macomber, made reports telling of conditions In their respec tive districts. Two honorary members were, elected to thn association, both of them na tives of Vermont. They arc Jnmes 11. Cnnfleld, librarian of Columbia Uni versity, nnd John Cotton Dnnn, librar ian of tho Newark, N. J., public library. IN MISS HAGAH'S MEMORY. The morning session was brought to n conclusion by the expression of tributes of appreciation to tho memory of the late Miss Hagar, librarian of the Fletch er library. Mrs G G. Benedict of Bur lington, a trustee of the Fletcher library, spoke of Miss llagar its a friend and as she knew her through nfllelnl relation with thn library, M. M. di-on of Ran dolph, chairman of the Vermont library commission, spoke of Miss Hagnr as he remembered her during Ids student days nt the University of Vermont. Miss Edith Clarke, librarian of the Univer sity of Vermont spoke of Miss Hagar as a colleague. Tributes were also paid by Mrs. M. It. Buckham nnd Joseph Dana Hartley of Burlington and hy Miss Franco Hobart of Cambridge. It was voted that Miss ClarPe, secre tary of the asoclitlori, be Instructed to draft suitable resolutions in Miss Ha por's memory. These resolutions, which were appointed nt the afternoon session, worn as follows: Tho Vermont Library association here by expresses officially nnd for Its mem bors Individually Its sorrow and deep pensn of loss In the death of Miss Si rah C. Hng.ir. She was our first and for 10 years continuously our president; for 11 years librarian of the largest public library In tho State. In position she was a pioneer nnd leader, In her unassuming relationship to us, our friend and sym pathizer. We acknowledge our Indebtedness to her for her noble and self-forgetful ex ample In work, for her broad and high Ideals, and for nsslstanee given ungrudg ingly ami without condescension. Wo re.lo'ce that she wns permitted such a long life of usefulness In which she do llghted, and strength for work until al most the end. Resolved, That tills miniito bo put upon the records and rent to the family and the city newspapers. At the conclusion of the morning ses sion, the members had their picture taken outside the library building. A ITER NOON SESSION. Tho afternoon session was devoted to the discussion of mbjects relative to libraries by various members of the Vermont Library association, nil subjects being well calculated to Instruct tho memtiers nresent. Miss Frances Hobart of Cambrldgo was the leader. Gov. F. D. Proctor was tho Urst speaker. Ho expressed the hopo tnai legislation would holp tho association moro In the future and promised to use his efforts In thnt direction. Miss Mary Montgomery of the free. library, Isle Ii MJtte, spoko briefly on tho raising of money for libraries ami told of her experiences, She said that the islo L.i Motte association was composed of women and that money wns raised by holding fairs, having ico cream panics selling rugs, etc. Thny started tho as sociation without any capital, but were confident that money would come to them. The library has been founded four venrs at n cost of Jl.iW and is now in debt alxmt l."iC0. The deui, however, mens soclatlon is In hopes of paying within a year's time. Miss Emma Leavenworth of thn Breezy Point library, Charlotte also sooko on the name subject, Tho latter library was founded 13 ytars ugo SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's Foot-Ene. a powder. Ie lleves painful, smarting, nervous feet and Ingrowing nails, nnd Instantly taKes the sting out. or corns ami bunions. It's the greatest comfort dls covery of the age. Allcn'a Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It Is a certain cure for sweating, callous swollen, tired, ncuing tect, Try It to day, Sold by all Druggists and Shoo Stores, ny mall for 2r,c. In stamps. Don't accept any '-substitute. Trial package FREE. Aoaress Allen S. Olm steo, LjO Itoy, n. and money win raised In the usual ways, mteh as sales, plays nnd socfals. Three hundred dollars Is the largest gift that has been contributed, Miss Fanny H, Flotchor, president of tho Cavendish Llbrnry association, nlso tpoko along the same lines, , Mrs, Kutn W. Harney, librarian town library, Sprlnglleld, read n paper treat ing on books for men. She found that bonks treating of agriculture, mechnnlcal art, electricity and mechanics wero In great demnnd by working men nnd that after such books had been Installed tho demand for works of fiction fell off from fS to 70 per rent, Rcdlleld Proctor re gretted thn fact that men uso the library much less than women nnd children, It" thought that works that treated oti mechanics should bo moro conelso for working men as these men were usually In search of somn definite information nnd did not like to wade through a whole treatise on nny given .subject. He said that prisoners 111 . the Stnto Institutions used very good Judgment In tho selection nf books, calling for such works ns "Thn Life of Thomas Jefferson" and the "Evolution of Music." Miss Lucy I). Cheney, llbrnrlan of Free Library, Rutlnnd, read a very InterestltiFf paper on bonks for ehll- dren She found that many standard works that pleased adults wero nlso most pleaslnir to children. Some of the works of Ernest Thompson Reton, Ititdynrd Kipling nnd others, written for ndults, have beecomo favorites for children, She thought that chil dren used very irood Judgment in the selection of books, Invariably choosing- works of good English nn.l sense. Their criticisms, she thought, wero also well worth listening tr M. M. Wil son, chnlrman of the State Library association, nlso spoke on tho same subject, relating his own experience when n boy In the selection of rending matter. Boys, he thought, nnturnlty turned to works thnt wero alive with good, henlthv action and adventures. Ho thought that there was no beaten path laid down for the "election of books for children, but rather favored letting them browse around nnd select their own literature. He thought that the books In the Sunday school and church libraries were not well calcu lated to please children, boys especial ly. Miss May Congdon, librarian of Gil bert Hart Library, WnlUnptf ord, spoke on branch libraries nnd Mrs W. P. Smith of St Jolinsbury, State library rtnmmlssloner, spoko on buying hooks. E. M. Goddard, assistant State librar ian, Montpeller, nlso spoke on the same subject. It developed thnt works of llctlon have rrot advanced In price but that books have n.lvanccd for var- Ions reasons. Books of value and of rare editions, It was thouirht, could b purchased more cheaply from second hand stores In the large cities, while It was thought moro advlsablo to pur chase fiction and works of lighter eln from established book stores of reputation. Mrs. Smith was of the opinion that where one dealt exclu sively with one company the company could help the llbrnrlan In many ways. She thought they would take Interest In the llbrnry and would also help in the selection of books. OFFICERS ELECTED. The following officers of tho Vermont Library nssorlatlon were elected: Presi dent, Miss Frances M. Pierce of Ludlow; Ice-president, Mrs. Kate W. Barney of Sprlnglleld; secretary-treasurer, Miss Edith E. Clarke of Burlington; second vice-presidents, Miss Lu:y Holmes of Sheldon. Mrs. C B. Akley of Vernon, Mrs. John V. Merrill ot Bennington Cen ter, Miss Elizabeth Hills of Lyndnnville, Dr. Mary Mixer Plntt of Shoreham nnd Mrs. Abble Doten Chamberlln of Pom- fret. MR. DEWEY'S LECTURE. A lecture wns delivered in the evening In the apse of the Billings library by Melvll Dewey, founder of the New York State Library school and author of the decimal classltlcatlon.Tho subject of the speaker's nddress was "The Librarian Share In the World's Work." At the outset he traced the evolution of the library Idea from tho early days to tho time when the llbiary came to be a place In which to store books to be studied and examined there. In those times no book? could be taken out of the library and at Oxford there still may be seen books hrnvlly chained to their stalls, a relic of the old library idea. At thnt stage of development the library wns for the privileged few. Tims the movement grew tn the prcs ent free public library system and the tendency Is more to encourage everybody to take books freely. We know that knowledge Is power and cannot do better than to put the best hooks In tho hands of the rnnsses. Wo have come to have a cnncentlon of n library as a fountain rnthcr than as a cistern and this Idci has led In the great cities like Now York to the establishment of hrnnch libraries with deliveries Moreover, books aro sent out on orders by telephone nnd by post card. We havo come to have the same conception of the library as n modern huMnei-s house doea of Its out put. Wo try to mako It as Interesting nnd valuable to the public as we can, o as to compel their patronage. The purpose of the public llbrnry Is to give Information, Inspiration nnd recrea tion and tho library Is coming to be re cognized ns an absoluto necessity Just ns the school is. No movement has spread with so lit t If opposition, so much commendntlon, so many munificent gifts nnd such liberal tnx support as tho li brary movement, The library Is going to take to Itself n grent many new func Hons. Tho speukrr dcslgnnted the year 1870 ns the, beginning of n period which will ho known in history ns the "library period" and the breadth of the work to be accomplished cannot yet be cstlrmt cd, VICTIM OF APOPLEXY. nrnt'h of (i. C. fluxion, while Visiting; Daughter In Thin City. The death of George C. Buxton of Proc torsvllle, formerly of Burlington, oc curred very suddenly Tuesday morning at the homo of his daughter, Mrs. 15, C Rogers, 121 North Wlllard street. Death was due to apoplexy. Mr. Buxton was In tils' tard year and had lived In Burlington for 17 years Last year, owing to the poor health of Mrs. Buxton, he moved to Proctorsvlllo to reside with Is son, Dr. O. D, Buxton Ho came to Burlington Mondny evening to visit at the home of his daughter, while his son u attending the school of In struction for health officers, Ho was in tho best of spirits Tuesday morning nnd nte a good breakfast. Intending to come down town, hut was stricken without warn lng. Mr. nuxton was a member of Wash Inerton Lodft-e, F. & A. M. He Is survived by his wife, a daughter, .ws, lingers and ns son, Dr. G, D, Buxton of I'rociors vllle. Tho funeral which will bo prl vnte will bo held at the home of his daughter. 121 North Wlllnrd street, thla wftrrnoon nt two o'clock and burti will be In Elmwood uvcnuo ceme tery. FREE PRESS Contest ! Washington Philadelphia and EW York The Frre Press Associntion will pay nil expenses from Bur lington to Washington and return, covering a period of eighl days. Further details will be announced later, but tho main fea tures include A SEA VOYAGE from Boston to Norfolk, Va. About thrca days wilj be Rpent in Washington, nnd the return journey will bo by rail, with stop overs in Philadelphia and New York. Wo beliove thnt pvnrythinp; necessary to make this trip en joyable has been provided, including enrfare. meals, hotels, r drive about, Washington, a visit to tho Mint and Independence Hall in Philadelphia, etc. But if any successful contestant prefers to visit some other place not costing moro than the Washington trip, this can be ar ranped. One substitute trip of great interest would be from Bur lington through Lake Chnmplain and Lake George to Saratoga; thence to Albany and NIAGARA FALLS By trolley to Lake Ontario, to Toronto, through the Thousand Islands to Montreal, and by rail to Burlington. To one who has visited Washington this Niagara trip offers a greater variety of interest nnd scenery than any other of equal cost Any successful candidate who prefers money will be given $60.00 IN CASH or to the three successful candidates receiving the largest total votes we offer either EUROPEAN TRIPS with all expenses paid, or, if they prefer, the cost to us of such a trip in cash. As in the last contest the groups will be determined by resi dence, rather thnn by occupntion. This arrangement gives every candidate an equal chance. Contestants will be divided into fivi groups. 1. Residents of Burlington. 2. Residents of Winooski, St. Albans, Montpclier and Mii dlebury. 3. Residents of Essex Junction, Bristol, Vergennes, Swan ton, Morrisville and Wntorbury. 4. Residents nf Chittenden and Addison Counties, not includ. ed in groups above. H. Residents of Vermont not included in first four groups. To the successful enndidnte in each of these proups one ticket .vill bo given, but to tho three successful candidates securing the largest total votes we will give free trips to Europe or the cost to us of such trips in cash. The contest is open to men or women of nny nge. CONDITIONS: The recipients of the tours offered by the Free Tress aro to be selected by ballot. Aoy candidate whose character, occupation or reputation seems to s likely to Injure the success of the plan wo reserve the right to bar out from the contest. Candidates must reside In on of the prescribed localities. A ballot Is printed In each Issue if The Free Tress, on page I. Each ballot must be cast within seven days nf the day It Is printed, and will be counted as on vote for the ono named on It. Coupons nnd ballots must be sent direct to this offlco nnd must be fully prepaid or they will ho reject ed nnd not counted. Pnld In advance subscriptions, monthly or longer, must ha SENT DIRKCT, by mall or through the agent, TO THIS OFFICE, and on re ceipt of remittance coupons wilt be Issued. Tho paper will bo delivered through tho rr.nll, by carrier or agent, ns requested by tho sub scriber. Bpeclal ballots ar provided to carry with them additional voting value, according to amount paid and length of subscription. 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WHAT TO DO FIRST Notify your friends nt onco by telephone or by mail that you arc to be a candidate and ask their help. ( Nominate somo ono whom you would liko to help, twing the spccinl ballot good for 500 votes. If nny organizations would liko to work for tho money priza, let a candidate he chosen who will agree to devote the prize money to a special object, then get after the votes. Voting The right Is reserved to withdraw this offer to any locality presenting but one active candidate. Any protests against the ellglbll Itv of any candidate will not be con sidered If votes have been cast for said candidate for a period of thirty (SO) days or longer. In the event of a tla between con testants in any locality both will be taken. Any successful candidate shall hnve tho right to name a proxy, subject to ottr approval. No ballot or ojpupon will be count ed unless received at the office of The Free Tress Association, 1S9 Col lege street, nurllngton, Vt., prior to the time set for the contest to end. Any question that may arise will bo determined by The Free Presa, and Its decisions wltl be absolutt and final. Tn fare special conpoaa all moneys must reach thla oftle. Affents are authorised to rcl7 nubscrlptlnna, hnt eonpoaa arc aly Issued from TIIB FREE PRESS of. flee nftrr rrrelpt f the money from th agent. All candidates must accept and agree to abide by the abera conditions.