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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1914. The WEEKLY FREE PHES3, 3 cents per copy, CO ccnt3 for six months, J1.O0 per year, postngo paid. Advortlfloments and subscriptions ro cflvcd nt tho office, 1S9 Collego street Tull advertising rales sent on nppllca tlon. Accounts cannot be opened for subscrip tions. Subscribers will pleaso remit with jrder. Names aro not entered until pay ment Is recelvod, and all papers are stop ped nt tho end of tho tlmo paid for. remittance nt tho risk of tho subscriber unless made by registered letter, or by check or postal order paynblo to tho pub lishers. Tho date when tho subscription expires Is on the nddrcss-labcl of each paper, the chnngo of which to a subsequent dnto becomes a receipt for remittance, No other receipt Is sent unless requested. The receipt of tho paper Is a sufficient receipt for the first subscription. When a chango of address Is desired, both tho old and now addresses should be given. Ternin $1.00 n dir. 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Tic took occasion on the eve of his departure for nn alien land to express his admiration for the Ameri can people, and well he may have done this, for It ho has (succeeded in storing away $5,VI,000 In Europe against a time of need, as reported, he probably learned his "frenzied financiering" from his American neighbors. Tho slashing of John Everett Mlllals's portrait of Carlyle by a militant suf fragette Is one more blow In the face of fuffrnge. British sentiment has been fan ned to such a heat by the insane ac tions of these absurd creatures that the granting of suffrage to them would bo Impossible. It would seem like n sur render to a, campnlgn of bullying and tho average Englishman whatever his faults mny be Is at least not fond of being bullied. As a result of United States Senator O'Oorman's clash with President Wilson ! following the latter's recognition of the j progressive wing of democracy the npin- I on is expressed by the democratic New j York World thnt the democrats will have little change of winning In the Empire i Btato election next November. It would 1 bo splendid politics for the republicans 1 to take the New York democrats at their j word as reactionaries, and force the lib eral and progressive elements to support a progrcst-lvo republican ticket. Martin A. Brown, to whom sacrilegious aemocrats outside of tho Wilson breast works refer In sarcastic terms because of his passing the President's pie In Ver mont, announces his purcnasn of tho Deerfleld Valley Times, published at Wil mington, so thn democratic administra tion now has a mouthpleco in the Green Mountain State. Time was when Ver mon domocrncy had a vigorous news paper representative In the Montpollur Argus and Patriot, but owing to tho In fluence of that paper's "llttlo brother," the evening edition, which tries to make believe It Is independent, nnd the conse quent attempt not to let the weekly hand know what Its dally hand Is doing In politics or vice versa Vermont democrats have como to regard their whilom news paper editorially ns a erosF between a pair of scissors nnd a bill board, with tho .lock, of expression of both. The edi tor of tho new democratic weekly Is Mr. Edwin L. Foster and the business man ager and treasurer is Mr. Henry 8. White. There Is a large field for a paper such as tho Times enn be mndo with Its present political affiliations, nnd wo con sratulato both the editor nnd manager on tho prospect that they will be able to '111 tho bill. hedical collece recognition. The official announcement that tho Traduates of tho University of Vermont's College of Medicine lead thoso of all other medical colleges In tho country In certain examinations conducted under Btato auspices and therefore supposedly lmpifrtlal, would seem to furnlHh conclu sive answer to tho strictures of the Car neglo Foundation, which for n long time has been Eeeklng to eliminate nil modl cal colleges In Now England except Har vard and Ynle, Tufts College Is one of tho Institutions igalnst which tho Carnegie cducntlonnl rust has raised Its list, and a Tuflsr in flcial, talking to nn Interviewer regarding Iho future of tho collego and lt grnduato departments, makes a point worth con siderable emphasis. He says; "Men going to Harvard almost Invar iably come out specialists In the oyc, thn ear, tho mouth and nose, In this, that end tho other organ or disease. What Is becoming of tho old general practltlon rr? Ho Is needed, and especially In tho ,'nuntry. Hy this method we shnll stop producing him." It will he recalled that the Caineglo Foundation declared Vermont will ex. pirlfiico no f-lmrtngc of doctors If tho Vermont College of Medicine Is dlscon- WHAT THE AUTO CAR IS ACCOMPLISHING FOR VERMONT. The automobile, like most innovations, is regarded from manifold points of view, varying from irreconcilable antag onism and hostility to mild toleration and so on to enthusi astic championship and slavish misuse. In this connection as in so many directions people occasionally go to extremes and are unable to see there is more than one side to this modern agency of rapid locomotion. It is either all good or all bad in such instances, and those who think differently are nimibskulls or villains of the deepest dye. If we pause a moment and consider this new factor in civilization from a sociological point of view, we shall dis cover, in the first place, that the influence of the automo bile so far as its champions are concerned is producing in Vermont and elsewhere two kinds of people. One of these is the "road hog," and you never fail to recognize him, for he is sure to make his existence manifest in one or more of many ways. He wants most of the road, and takes it by mere weight and size of car, if no other means is his. If he collides with another and smaller car or smashes a team, he opens his throttle and dashes away, either in cowardice or brutish indifference, or both, and leaves his victims to their fate. He usually combines the bicycle face with the auto cycle hump and the prize fighter's mug, even though he may wear a diamond pin with other togs under his duster to match and have a proxy at the wheel. He is a reckless scorcher usually and leaves a trail of dust like a comet. Mark him well, for he is a disappearing gun. in more senses than one, and, both law and society will soon eliminate him forever as a public nuisance. The other class in process of development by the auto are known for their genuine spirit of cameraderie, and are linked by invisible bonds of common interest and sympathy, which level all ranks of wealth and society and make for gen uine democracy. The gentleness and thoughtfulness of the nursery in case of unavoidable accident are combined with good breeding and manners befitting the drawing room. Moreover the auto owner or driver who asks the stranger in trouble, "Is there anything I can do for you," answers the question "Who is my neighbor?" and shows that after all the whole world is kin. The more material effects of the advent of the auto are to be found in visible evidences notvonly but also in consid erations that must be given thought in order to be appre ciated. For example, when the auto first appeared it was all the farm wife's life was worth almost to start out for a ride with a green horse and run the risk of meeting a red auto with a green driver. Now all hands are getting accustomed to each other, and it is now recognized by most farmers that the auto was a friend in disguise. It required the auto to show the taxpayers of Vermont they were wasting money in trying to build artificial roads of crushed stone in a host of communities having an abun dance of good road gravel, which is now recognized as mak ing the best country roads in the world. It was discourag ing for a time to see autos draw the binder from beautiful, smooth crushed stone roads, but we are building highways differently now and oiling them or otherwise treating them in a way to make them resist both wear and moisture, the latter the deadlier of the two. v It is only a few years since some of us were seriously considering the project of issuing State bonds for the con struction of trunk lines of crushed stone highway on both sides of the Green Mountains. To-day autos are paying taxes in Vermont aggregating $150,000 a year, all of which is devoted to the supplementing of other and regular high way taxes for the improvement of our roads. To put the matter in more direct light, Vermont's autos to-day are paying in this $150,000 in taxes annually the in terest that would be payable on the enormous loan of $3, 750,000 in State bonds bearing interest at 4 per cent. This revenue will be increased next year and the next and so on, and it will all be spent on Vermont roads, helping to increase the value of every farm in Vermont as well as making it easier and consequently more economical to haul farm prod ucts. And the beauty of it all is that in thirty or forty years all the taxpayers of Vermont will not have this $3,750,000 in State bonds to pay, with nothing to show for it. While once in a while a foolish man mortgages his farm or his lit tle home to buy an auto, most of this tax comes out of peo ple of means who can best afford to help improve our high way. The auto is doing more than all other influences com bined to develop Vermont as a "Noble pleasure ground the most beautiful region in eastern America," in the language of former Ambassador Bryce. Beauty spots beyond num ber had smiled for centuries unseen in all parts of Vermont previous to the advent of the auto. The railroad opened up many an entrancing scene to the traveling public, but the greater part of the State's accessible but hidden sylvan scenes remained just "over the hill" and thus "far away" from all tourists save the occasional mountain climber, who is only now becoming a class appreciative of the Green Moun tain trails. The auto is helping rapidly to promote the establishing of summer homes in many parts of Vermont formerly be yond the reach of people and is thus in still another way aid ing in the increase of land values, while adding to the attrac tions of Vermont as a place of business as well as of fas cinating homes. tlnucd, and tho Tufts official quoted teems to havo hit upon a conclusive an swer, in speaking of this problem tho Boston Record well says: "Whatever tho merit of this hit nt the Haivnrd Medical School, It Is a note heard often, that thero aro too fow gen eral practitioners and too many special ists being turned out by many great uied- ; i- schools nowadays. It tho charge Is correct. tho fact Is unfortunate. Tho gi eater apparent rewards of specializa tion tempt young men, but the public loses." The Carnegie Foundation has been an swered in still another direction In rela tion to tho splendid Work or tho Vermont Collego of Medicine. Tho college's grad uates aro not only taking high standing In dllferent States ns practitioner but al so bb teneheis. In this connection It Is announced that Br. Ilmdett L. Arms, a graduate of tho University of Vermont Collego of Medicine in tho class of 11103, has Just been elected professor of pro ventlvo medicine in tho medical deport ment of tho University of Toxas, In Gal veston. During tho past years Dr. Arms has been associated with tho Btato board of health at Portland, Ore., In a respon sible position. In view of tho recognition which tho work of the Vermont Collego of Medicine Is receiving throughout tho country In a practical way, It will be a difficult mat ter for tho Cnrneglo Foundation to provo theoretically thnt its work Is not effi cient or that It Is not deserving of sup port, to say nothing of meeting tho de mand for general prnctltlonerB In tho rurnl regions of this and other States. DANA1IA AM) THE MINIM'S. The riot of thn would-bo Hindu Immi grants held up on a Japanese ship In Van couver harbor Is tho sequel to a chnln of ovonU which bus been causing discussion throughout tho British Empire for many months. Tho pressure of population In India on overyono knows Is very great, For somo tlmo Canadians have vlowed with nppruhenslon the tendency of tills brewing storm to tlutatun their wosturn coast. That thero was reason for this fenr was proved about three months ago when this Japanese vessel bearing threo hundred and fifty Hindus attempted to land Its human freight nt Vancouver. Tho first movo had been tho declaration on the part of Cntmdn thnt Hindus might not enter unless they camo direct from India, There being no direct lino from India to Cnnnda this was a seemingly F.ifo subterfuge warranted apparontly to Itcop out the Asiatic laborers and yet to somo extent dodging tho appearance of nn affront to India. Hut theso three hundred nnd fifty slkhs led by ono Oenghlst Singh arranged to sail direct In tho Jnpnnesu steamer. British rule Is none too popular In India. Tho Indian Is quick to sec Its disadvantages, and now that ho attempts to avail himself of ono of tho seeming ad vantages of being a subject of tho em plro thero Is danger of a grave rcnctlon If ho llnds himself balked. The British rub, of civilization has succeeded so woll In exterminating cobras, diseases, fanatic sacrifices and other agencies by which the denth-rate In India had for genera tions managed to keep pneo with the birth-rate, thnt the problem of over crowding can In n sense be laid at Its door. Now tho question Is what to do with tho surplus humanity. Australia does not want It. Canada does not want It. Until tho settlement in the courts of the dispute arising out of this at tempted Invasion, It was not clear whether or not Cnnnda would be called upon to sacrifice her Interests to the In terests of the empite. Such n demand would probably be the shortest road to a separation of Canada from the mother country. Local oll'leials forbade them to land on tho ground that they were undesirable immigrants. The question was taken up in the court nnd about a week ago the court of appeal decided that they should not enter. The Hindus llrst tried n hun ger strike In protest ngalnst the treat ment with which they met, but found this method less effective In British Columbia than the mllltnnt women have found It in Fnglnnd. Their latest activ ity seems to have tnken the form of mutiny. Hut this "is only one symptom of tho resistance ngalnst Invasion by people of differing civilizations which seems to be demanded of tho peoples of the western hemisphere to-day, and In fact of nil civilized peoples. The development of means of transportation makes the popu lation of the world tend to seek a uni form distribution Just as water tends to seek a uniform level. Some races are convinced that they embody higher as pirations and greater advancement than the crowding peoples. Among these peo ples more and more It Is a fact, though many are loth to recognize It, that the birth-rate lft held In check by consldern- Hons of economic pressure. These peo ple tend to have ns many children as they can keep out of tho poor-house. Tho greater the pressure of competition among the people of civilized peoples, tho smaller the birth-rate. Among Asiatic peoples this Is hardly the case. If Asiatic peoples with their standards of cheap living were admitted to this hemis phere, the economic pressure would Im mediately bo increased. That would mean that the birth-rate of the present occupants would go down. They would tend to bo supplanted and their civiliza tion wiped out. This is a look Into the future which v. mild eem to Justify ex clusion acts. IMrilMC EXPENSES. Figures on the expense of governing American cities made public by tho cen sus bureau have an lllumlnntlng effect In their benrlng upon tho whole tendency of self-government. The mo3t striking revelation of these llgures is tho Im mensely Increasing expense per capita which they show. Thus where In 1902 the annual per capita payments for ex penses other than public utilities was $13.02, ten years later It was $17.31, a rather huge Increase per Inhabitant when It Is remembered that the number of In habitants In these cities had Increased greatly In that period. These figures nro tho more Interesting because they bear out practically all llgures touching upon public expenses whether of city, Stato or federal government. Th0 whole trend of public expenses is to Increase by leaps and bounds. Tho per capita expenses of Congress have In creased In a way that Is proverbial. The expenses of our own Stato havo gono up steadtl" while Its population has stood still. And this Increnso per Inhabitant Is true of practically every other State. Tho high cost of government Is ono of thn elements of thn high cost of living. It bears directly or Indirectly upon tho richest and the poorest, It speaks through rents, through prices, through tho prnvalenco of Jobs, It means oppres sion nnd suffurlng. Why doos It reach such enormity then In a rightly governed country? Where the pooplo ruin, why Is It popular to mako tho people bear moro and moro7 Perhnps the most natural answer to this question Is tho moBt satisfying. It is always easy to spend money, and It is always tstlngy business to retrench, Onco nn ndded expense has been laid on tho shouldors of the public. It requires a crank or a political suicide to bring tho out-go back to normal, and crnnlts on tho sldo of public economy nro not com mon. It Is always a popular move for a politician to mako Jobs and an unpopu lar one for him to abolish them. Tho great mass of voters have not Im agination enough to defend tho whole, which Is merely an Idea, ngalnst thn particular, which Is nearly nlways a friend or a relative, a personal gain or something else very real and tangible Tho giimo of tile clovor politician of tho typo which falls short of statesmanship In to play the part agnlnst tho wholo, Ho will get n M for como particular perwon and convert that person Into an active worker In his behalf nnd ovon though tho movo lnvolvo public loss tho illimlensuro arising from a slight ln crenso In tnxes Is spread out so thin that It never Is brought to his door. Ho will strlko tho national treasury for n pension for JoBlah Stub, who Injured his too mnrchlng to the front a week after tho surrendor at Appomattox. He will drivo a trade with other representatives to obtnln a sumptuous federal building for Mudvlllo Fourcorncrs. llo will con nive nt a stenl llko that which was effected the other day when $733,000 was voted for Oklawaha River, Florida, on which occasion Tteprescntntlvo Frear of Wisconsin wrote: "Wo have a crooked crook that has a crooked name, And grabs a crooked million while in a crooked game, To rnako n crooked water-power run up a crooked hill It crooks your Uncle Samuel through a crooked river bill." And all the pooplo haven't Imagination enough to seo that In tho end their greatest advantage lies In ndhcrenco to principle and demnndlng the protection of the Interests of the whole ns against tho plunderous desires of the parts. THE GOVERNORSHIP, (From the Rutland Herald.) Gov. Allen M. Fletcher, almost with out exception when ho speaks In pub lic, gets himself In close touch with his audience by a humorous story, the butt of tho Joke on himself; and when he tnlked tn the French societies of Rutland county nt the fair grounds no exception to the rule was observed Ills latest Rutland story concerned a visit In East Rlchfnrd, a small hamlet near the Canadian line, In Franklin county. Governor Fletcher said: "Just to show you good people of Rutland how little Is really thought of a governor, I must tell you of an experience I had In East Rlchfnrd, a town probably few of you are familiar with. I was booked to talk there before some educational association or meeting, and I arrived in town a few hours before It was time to speak. 1 strolled over to the only grocery store In the village and there 1 found several of tho townspeople, none of whom, however, knew me. I approarhed one man who stood outside the counter and said: "Doesn't our good friend Charles dates live near here? 'Why, yes,' came back from my northern friend, 'about ten miles from here.' "What are you going to do with Mr. Gates? Make him governor of the State of Vermont? "The man looked nt me with some sur prise nnd then repled: 'No, I don't think so. lie Is the best road commissioner the State ever had, and we really need him Just where he Is. And then, you know, anybody can be governor.' "About two hours after this conversa tion I had mounted the platform, and when I was Introduced I looked down into the audience and I taw that same man. He did exhibit a funny expres sion." WAIT FOR THE REGULAR SESSION. (From the Rutland Herald.) 'Hie Lyndonvllle Union-Journal, which Is notahlo for a particularly conservative and fairly clear vision in matters of State policy, makes the following re- ' (lection nn the direct. liHmrir'.sneclnt . -pssn oitu.nlm, n it nmv To be sure a majority of the people didn't express a desire one way or the other but of those who did express a desire with their voto a inrge majority declared for a primary. It was suppos ed that a special session of the Legis lature would be called to pas a pri mary law hut this has not been dono and no one appears to know yet, for sure, Just how the candidates will be chosen or nominated for the coming fall elections. Perhaps It would he just ns well, If It can be done, to go lhend this fall In the usual way an'l let tho Legislature take care of the primary law at the regular session. We douht If It would mako any material difference with the nffolrs of Stato ono way or the other. This uncertainty Is getting monotonous and would-be candi dates must he getting anxious as to how they aro going to get the office and there fore shy about coming forward. Tho contemporary Is perhnps a trifle misinformed as to what the people ex pected when they voted for the adoption of the direct primary, and the Horald does not bellovo that they considered for a moment tho necessity of a special so"- slon. If they had behoved that a con comitant part of the vote, It Is more than likely that thn entire proposition would havo been voted down. The fact Is, without any doubt, that tho voters believed they were actually putting tho direct primary In effect by that vote The contrary is the case, due to the falluro of the Legislature to do Its duty. When one calmly reviews tho situa tion, It Is not difficult to understand tho Governor's reluctance to a special session, and the Herald, for one news paper, is perfectly content to trust caucus nnd convention until a regular session of tho Legislature can placo a proper primary law In effect. HUSBAND FOR OO.VORES8. (From tho Brattleboro Reformer.) Tho St, Johnsbury Republican an nounces that Walter W, Husband may try conclusions with Porter II. Dnlo, John W. Gordon nnd all dark horses In tho second dlstrlot congressional raco. Mr, Husband possesses ono Important qualification that cannot be claimed for any other candidate he hus already had 12 years of flxporlonco In Washing ton 'ifo. Ilo wont to the capital ns pri vate secretary to Senator Dillingham, later was mode secretary of the national Immigration commission, and filled this Important position In a way which won high pralso from tho ropresentntlves nnd senators composing tho commlsolon nnd other officials In Washington After tho commission finished Its work ho was s-jnt abroad by the department of labor on Immigration work. If Caledonia county will give Mr. Husband solid support ho will bo u uror.g candidate for the ro publican nomination. NOT FROM WEST INDIES. Some time ago the teacher of a mihllo school was Instructing a class In geogra. phy, nnd when It came time to hnnd out a few questions, sho turned first to Wllllo Smith, "Wllllo," sntd she, "can you tell mo what Is one of tho prlnrlp.il products of tho West Indies?" "No, ma'am," frankly answered Willie, after n moment's hesitation. "Just think u bit, Willie," encourog. lugly returned the teacher; "whom does tho sugar como from that you usu nt your houso? "Sometlme from tho storo," answered Willie, "and sometime! wo borrow It from tho next-door neighbor." Philadel phia Telegraph. SPANISH II VETERANS Annual State Encampment Held in Burlington Tuesday. nnslncnN Mcetlnjr Held during !Mn on Lake Clinmplnln Dr. .1. M. Ham ilton of Itutlnnd llr-eleeted Department Coininnmlrr. Tho largest nnd most enthusiastic moot ing which tho State encampment of tho Spanish War Veterans ever held was held in this city Tuesday, about 200 of tho members and their ladles from nil parts of tho Stato attending. The annual busi ness meeting was hold In the morning, followed by a rldo on the lake In tho aft ernoon and tho cnmpflre nt tho armory In tho evening. Tho business meeting was called to or der nt the armory nt 10::;0 o'clock In the morning. Br. J. M. Hamilton of Rutlnn'l presided nnd about BO members of the State encampment were present, all of tho six encampments about the Stato be Ing represented. Regular routine busi ness wns transncted nnd the reports of the various olflcors and committees wric read, approved and ordeicd pland on (lie. Remurks weie mode by several present, a most Interesting talk for the good of the encampment being given by Sherld.n. Ferree, inspector-gcnernl of the nntlornl , encampment, who represented the com mander-in-chief of tho order. It was also moved that nn effort be made to raise money for a Hag nnd colors for the Stat encampment. The matter of forming n ladles' auxiliary wns talked over A nominating committee of live, con sisting of L. W. Fennel!, E. H. Hyde, H. E. uyer, II. W. Ellis nnd C. H. Proutv. wns appointed and Instructed to present n list of officers for the ensu- ing yenr m ne voice, on ui me uujuurneu meeting held on the stenmor Chateaugay In the afternoon. A resolution of thanks and appredatlon for the entertainment and hospitality extended to tho State encampment by James w. Flynn Camp of this city was Introduced nnd adopted. Adjournment was then taken. At the business meeting, held on the Chateaugay In the afternoon, the follow ing list of officers was presented by I.. W. Fennell, chairman of the nominating committee, nnd unanimously elected to office for the ensuing yenr: Department commander, Dr. J. M. Hamilton of Rut land, re-elected; senior vire.c nmmnnder, E. N. Miller of Brandon; Junior vice commander, E. B. Hyde of Salisbury; Inspector, A.lhert Durgee of Brandon;, Judge advocate. Col. E. P Woodbury of Burlington; seargont, Col. Harmon Phlllp son of Brandon; chaplain, Richard '""orry of Newport; marshal, H A. Snugee of St. Johnsbury. The officers were instal led by Installing Officer Charles Bashaw, assisted by L. W. Fennell ns master of ceremonies. Department Commander Hamilton re-appolnted William R. Tos Mng of Rutland as department adjutant and Charles II. Landon. nlso of Rutland, as department quartermaster. B. H. Stlckncy of Rutland Invited the encampment to hold the next meeting in Rutland and it was voted to leave tho appointment of the time nnd place of tho next meeting with the council of admin istration with the suggestion that It bo held at Rutland. The four dclcgntes and their alternates to the national encamp ment at Louisville, Ky., are to bo ap pointed by tho department commander by the 31st of July. It was so voted to en sure a representation nt the national en campment. The meeting was then ad journed. Following the encampment meeting a business meeting of the Military Order of the Serpent was held nt which the fol lowing officers of the Grand Lair of the State of Vermont were elected: Grand gu gu grnndlsslsslmo, H. E. Dyer of Itut lnnd; grand dntto, B. H, Stlckney of Rut land; grand slick and slimy keepers of the ophidian, J. E, Creed, C. II. Lan don, W. S. Towne and J. C. Holdon, all of Rutland. At a meeting of the ladles on tho boat It was decided to open a campaign to raise funds for a ling and colors to be presented to the State encampment at the next meeting. Ways and means of ln Ftilllng new nnd more enthusiastic In terest In the local Ladles' Auxiliary and of starting auxiliaries tn the other camps in the department were reviewed. The sttnnier touched the dock on the return at about six o'clock after a most enjoy able four hours' sail through tho north ern bays of tho lnke. CAMPFIRE IN EVENING. Iiiwneetor-Genernl Sberldnn Fcrrce the Prluclpnl Speaker. The campllre In tho armory was largely nttended. nil of the seats being filled, Col. E. P. Woodbury pre sided nnd with a touch of keen wit In troduced the speakers of the evening. Tho Rev. C. V. Grlsmer In his talk spoke of the effect of the Spanish-American War on tHe United States, n brought this country Into grenter prominence ns a naval and military power and gave It n position In diplomacy among other nations which It hnd not before received. Capt, Ira L. Reeves In his tnlk gavo many reminiscences of tho Spanish wnr, Interspersed with humorous stories. His account of the eagerness of tho troops to enter the battle and the effect of tho mnlarln on the soldiers proved to be of unusual Interest. Sheridan Ferree of Washington, D. C, lnspoctor-genernl, representing the commander-in-chief of the national enenmp inont, was next Introduced. His talk on the work of tho encampments was at tentively listened to nnd called forth severol bursts of applause. Ho said: MR. FERREE'S SPEECH. I am always glad of an opportunity to talk with outsiders about our order, Its principles and Its purposes. Wo aro not. as many Imagine, an organization of "Has Iieenw" banded together for mutual idmlratlon. We endeavor to keep right up to the minute, and tho ln dividual who Is seeking admiration will not llnd It In n Spanish War camp. Our onward march did not end with muster out, and wo did not put aside our patriotism with our uniforms. We are forced to ndmlt that the war we fought was, In duration and battles, a small one. But wo have no apologies to offer. The American people can review the beginning and the conduct of tho strug gle without self-approach. The war was Just In Its origin, glorious and unparal leled In 1U record. Tho martyred McKlnley. whoso vigor In wnr matched hlo wisdom In penco, pought to avert tho conflict; endeavored to meet tbo crying demands of humanity, whtlo avoiding tho evils of bloodshed. Only whon every effort failed, only after tho foul waters of Havana harbor hnd pDcneil nt thn assansln'H bidding, cneulf- Ing the Maine, nnd American lives was tho Issuo accepted. Then tho laws of hu manity were put In force ngalnst the perpctrntom of cruolty. For Its participants tho conflict had Its hardships, Its sacrifices, Its tears nnd Its victories. To tho nation It brought compensation In great and far-reachlnfl results, tt changed tho map of tho world and gave this nation a more respected and honored place among tho grcnt powcra of tho earth. It united our country ns It had not been united slnco tho foundation of th republic. It Is an Inspiring truth that not slnco the days when Hunker Hill and York town wero reddened with tho mingled blood of Puritan and Cavalier; not since tho time when Gen. George Washington of Virginia and Alexander Hamilton of New York vtood side by sldo In tho con stitution convention have tho people of tho North nnd tho people of the South been hand In hand nnd heart to heart ns now. The war obliterated si-ctlonallsml tho Lees, the Wheolcrs, the flutters of the South shared the camp nnd drew sword with the Miles, the Shatters and tho Rooscvelts of the North. And the laurels of victory won nnd gallantly won In the eyes of the whole world wrcathod the brows of Schley of Maryland and Dowey of Vermont. Out of this war grow tho organization of United Spanish War Veterans, found ed upon the ennobling principles of free dom, patriotism nnd humanity. Every camp Is n university for the preparation nnd graduation of ideal citi zens. ,v patriot Is ono who serves his country because he lovei her an Ideal eltlr.en l a patriot In the way and walks of pence. What Is the meaning of pa triotism? I.ove of country. What Is thll country we love? Is It the land Itself? We are proud of our vast domain, of the grandure of our mountains, the b auty of our lakes, the vostness of our prair ies but Is that our country? Is It tho home,? Is tt the place where you wero born? Is It the room where your mother lured you to sleep with the cradle song? ,g thnt mr rolmtry? l9 ,t tne peopip7 , Does ,ne ,mtrot ma(p tnp facTlace for an Individual? Did you ever look upon n vnst nspembly and feel the thrill that quickens your pulses as when you look upon the flag? No, It Is not the land, the home, nor the peopleIt Is a sublime creation of tho heart and mind. Tt Is an Idea or, better still, It Is an Ideal. It Is an Ideal mother of millions of living sons Men of Imagination have striven to make this real to us Sculptors have ,0V(,d to ch,gel hpr , mt,,., or ca9t her In bronze; poets have sung of her; muslo has breathed of her; orators havo In voked her; until, although we havo rever touched her robe, nor looked Into her eyas, we havo heard her voice, and she has become a real and living presence to everyone of us. Did you ever stop to think how much has gone to make up tho Inspir ing conception? Why, all of her past Is In It. The braving of unmapped sens, tho perils of tho pioneer, all the great deeds, all the noble sacrifices of her creation. All the pure, generous lives that have been lived, the live and deaths of the millions gone all these have blended to give beauty and gran dour to the Idea thnt fills our minds, when we say "Our Country." We think of what she has stood for before the world for liberty, for jus tice, for equality between man and man, for the universal brotherhood of man. Wo think of her great achievements: how she cast off the foroltrn vokn: subdued a continent; built great citiesi with courts of Justice and schools for hor children; now, with her best blood, she wiped out tho single stain upon her beautiful banner, nnd then we recall how, In theso later days, she became the champion of an op pressed people, how sho put nn end to Spanish tyranny, and proudly claimed a new place among the na tions. And then we think of all wa hope and believe It yet to be we min gle the golden fruit of tho past with the (lowers of hope of the future. All this we see and mean when wa say, "Our Country." It was some such splendid vision Nathan Hale hnd before his eyea when, ns h stood with his hands bound behind him waiting to be hang ed, he lifted up his face and exclaimed. "I regret that I have only one life to give for my oountry." Is It a wonder men have been will ing to die for nn ideal llko that Happy is the man who, by his life, or his death, can add lustor to tha name of his country. These are some of the great lessons the United Spanish War Veterans arn organized to learn, love nnd teach G. A. Ball, military Instructor at thn Vermont Industrial school, was 'alleil upon nnd spoke Interestingly of the work he Is doing thero among tho boys E B. Hyde In his remarks asked that every member appoint himself a committee ot ono to go home and work for the In terest of the encampment If this wero done ho was sure the State encampment would be the largest both as regard tha percentage of members and thnse In at tendance at the annual encampments. Following the enmptlre n largo number of thoso attending went to tho roof gnrdon of tho Van Ness House whero a buffet lunch was served and a social hour enjoyed with dancing to music fur nished by the hotel orchestra. MAKING GOOD MUSIC POPULAR. (From tho Rutland Herald.) Ono of the results of playing 'ict'cr music of nn enslly understood type In tha theatres, hotels and In band concerts is observed In the frequency with which ono henra the "Humoresque," "Traumerol," "Intermezzo," "Anvil Chorus," "Mis erere," "Spring Song," "Sextet from Lu cia." "Toreador Song," or oven "The I'll, grlm's Chorus" hummed nnd whistled on the street. One of the pleasant surprises of the ngo Is to pnss a bell-boy, mall carrier, paper hanger, chnuffour, painter, mesfenger or nny member of the "clever" vocation nnd hear. Instead of the wretched rag time, a whistled strain from some stand ard work. Whnt the bnnds nnd orchestras may da In this respect should be no less than that the churches might accomplish by playing the more popular good music on their organs or oven Introducing tho now nenrly perfect reproducing machine i which bring the actual voices of th world's greutest artists Into our home nnd halls by menus of the phonograph The late J. Harry Engels perhaps did moro than nnv other one man to mako. standard music popular in church, and the cause of Christianity would be scnsl. bly ndvnnced by the more frequent sound of whnt our forebears uied to call "thea ter music" in our churches. SIGNIFICANT. "I suppose your wlfo enjoys havlnfli wlfo enjoys havlnfli 1 the week end with)' Ight after pay dwi"j you run out to spend her?" "Yos, they como right