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VI IK BURLINGTON hiimm 1'ttESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY, OCTOHKtt 27. 1910. 11 PRIMARY ELECTION BILL INTRODUCED Measure Submitted by Mr. Mc Cum Resembles Kansas Law fliul Gibson Bill. STATE BOARD AGRICULTURE Rill for It.3 Creation Carries Ap propriation of $25,000 Bur lington Traction Co. Would Issue Bonds. Mnntpolter. net. 21 The Legislature worked industriously to-day nnd it f tor transacting a considerable amount of routine business, adjournment mi tnlwti th's nf tcrntinti until Monday "Ip 1'otlsn will Ko In nt two '. lock Monday afternoon, mid tho Senate .ii f "0 111 tw cloning. D o ItmiM! this morning took up thn fir ' thing as tin f I ti I lit-i I business, the I III which i hnnges the until" (if utter f'riek to Otter river, which wits mi ller ll.cu-iori when nit adjournment mis rendied Thut -.lav afternoon. In the nl sen,,, tci-d.n nf Mr. MoCiion of Vi rgennes who i- sponsor for tin1 lilll 1" ,i ago In oi ii. i nl to lip. Tim I'll ini in .in. .-ii to-day liy Mr. 7 (' ion nf da. mi. which creates n S' t. hour,' (. i.rl nlttue, forestry, i v and 1." t at Inn carries ah 1 nppt "tin . . mil nf $25.nuil and 1 s si nn.i ..ii' icai fur the snl ' . nin.i ' -mm r i-'P ,f r.rn.ikf ipld Ititrmli d - t.i ithst Itntc imprison- '. f... . aiiit.il punishment r. i ( !l I If tn v 11 n Hatt- discussing tin" il s phases- hy the pres 'i in i his cnnni'ct Ion a i .- Ii.tr.. flu. pd to e om it . i m . n for life tlio . nl i ' r.. Kent. '11 u " niutp t" flcatl, -pi.' 1 HI I hin. illM .'I c.l h- ..n t. vni Hip I.I'.. ' l ii i.S" 1)11,1, II C 1 P . 1 t P - Inteiest tin .'i.i I V Ii pr. . tit pr --'ones f. r r led pes II I! H ff 1 . r i 1 1 ,. it i i . O'l I nil ' ai ti and i T 1,' 'I 1 v I took rc.i.l li nit I hp' J'l.ii r ii -if H This Mil Ht ten fin l I 'PVl( h ! 4 0 mil at a quite chippie ih .i years ago and s "-nlilP V I in force il to the law nmv In i. n 'lici hill Introduced to-day bv y M"('itrn of Veigennes, provides f . ri Unhorsing the Baxter National 1 lit of null. md for the S30.000 Inn Mini of it bv Attorney-General Sui j t .md State Auditor Urnham to pas eert-iln claims against the Statp that e '1 not ho met in 1901, because of ti ipf . Ipncy In t he appropriation for t'c administration of justice. Mr IV. U of Burlington lntrniliicpd r, 'il to-. lav imondlng the charter of tl e Burlington Traction company vvllrh eniowc-rs that company to Issue liddtiioti'il bonds to the extent of ,300, 000 fter nn animated discussion which vv i'o- nlcdlv oiie-sleleil hecause no ri. furore. 1 the measure, thp Ileui.-o 1: l'p 1 wh hardly a dissenting vni" t e 1.1 empowering the puhllc sol -vt n ' 'ii mission to establish a code of d -ntiriago rules similar to those In foir in other States. Thin hill came In'., the House with nn adverse n in r' frnrr the committee nnd vn opi ed r.ri the floor by Mr. Babhitt of Rocklt .-ham. Mr. Shaw of Stowe, Mr Hrownson of Ilafd wlclt, nnd Mr. Tian ols of 'Wnrren. OFFICIAL RECORD OF DAY SENATE MORNING. rKAP THIRD TTMK A N'Tl PASSKH. R 0 n f. ct to amend section -IS nf i; i 21 1. a. ts 1!"2, lnrorporatlni; city and town .if I'iirre hoi ki: nn.i.H iti-.i'T,itui:n H. 1? A act prohibiting payment of fees i -biMl.e of the jieaee In criminal la e Ht itn and court expenses. r.n.i.s lNTRourn-:!). 1" By Scntor Ciarlc of Tlutlaiid, in Ii 1 re. ).rt.' id.ni; fur Ihu Indexlnir of probate rns (lCiieli .iudKP of probate vho.e is not provided with a general i.ud C.l I ll de of ri colds shall within two years from Jierenil.er 1. 1 1ll ft. providn a imp. Auditor of accounts authorized to draw C.mrs for the same when approved hy . ic on nd-lniicr of State prlntlni,'.) tlen-E-t 1 . . iinii-I 'i'P P 1 By Kenntur Bardiin of Rutland nn kit 1 1 c i 1 1 iMze nidation. Seftion 1. public statutes, section 4ffl, is hin 1 nuii'li'd by adding thereto suli ihi ion .'. V ' follows: Money loaned In Uih- K'i't.. upon real or personal prnp l.eri , mortjjaKr n as security, late ot lnt rest not cMPedlnK l',t per cent, such ill n not exempt In excess of listed val le of property so inorts'aKed. Unto of Interest to bo spicltled in tho inortKUKC nnd note Hoc " When mote than tH per pent, i. pnld upon ii.dehtidnnsH claimed exempt, Iierion so pnyliiK iecovers Inteiest pio Vlded hy lnw in recovery of usury. Sic. 3- i;lstlm; niortKHKi! debts sub ject this ,icl bj recnrilltiK town clerks ofllco in town v. hero mortKiiite Is n- cordert. slKtied by the patties of rate Interest such debt shall bear. Sec I Persona cliilinlni,' exemption tiinl- r t; ts net hIihII state lux Inventory, mi. mint whi. h eiemptlnn Is claimed, In terest puld r.ar.ies uf persons owniiiK such debts Sic r. No deduction for debts owlns fhah lie .. I. .wed a taxpayer. See ij Sinlnss hanh.'i, trust comiuinles, liisu ncr conipanieH hnldlne lndchlediut'-'s ;x n .tid uider this act may deduct such Jnrti .tedness from the kiush amount on V-'i'.h ttio; aru rcqtilii'd pay State taxes. !To cuinmlttrn on kiiiiiiI INt. tin motion of Senator Uavls of Windsor UiO Senato ndjouined SENATE AFTERNOON. On motion hontitor DarllnK Senolo Is to race nt :'-(ji p. m Monday. Hi lor JiaiilelH naked to reconsider JMHion lo mmt at 2;''i p. in, This was voted "n liio.lon of Henntor Daniels of Wash Inrlon Sfimtu -j to meet nt 7:30 p. m. 'AfO.u'li Senver nf I Til tier HOUSE MORNING 1' N l-'l N1SHK1) HUS1 N KHM, II !-To chfitiRo the name nf otter creek to Otter river. In Ihu absence of Mr. Mct'uen of VerKcmies, on motion of Mr. Stone of WnllltiKford tho hill was ordered lo He. AUDITION W. IMtlNTIN'O. tin motion of Mr, Mnrilu of Hrookllno (hi! clerk n llistrncled to procure (he pillitlnj of ,W extra copies of the Senate and House Joint committees ami the I louse conimltteeii. On motion nf Mr. C'alderwood ot Ht. .lohnsbury the clerk was Instructed to procure the prlntltiK of snO extra copies of the weights and measures bill. (11 DO) 1111, I.S 1 N'TROIM'I 'I'D. II. d'i -By Mr. Sliirruril of Brattlehoro. to ptovltle for the tiiPtllcr.l inspection of piildli and prlvato schools. (School ill rcctois may appoint medlcnl Inspectors, pun idi d voters so Instruct). To Joint committee on puhllc health. 11. TO-Bv Ml. Hunt of Now Haven, to Increase the Jurisdiction of Justices of the ponce. (In civil cases to have jurisdiction of actions of n civil nature where debt dues not pxccpiI $.H). May try and dclei mine prosecutions and actions of criminal nature, wbcie punishment Is hy fine not i eeeiliiiK or lniiiloninent not ex iled ;'D days). To committee on minor com ts. II. 71 By Mr. 1'ienian nf Milton, to amend section 32 Id puhllc statutes, its amended by No, of tho laws of IPos, re lating to the election of town olllcers. (I'lovldes for a tetiirn to the old svntem of electlnn seh'i linen yenilyl. To Judic iary committee. 11. 7J -Hy Mr MiCuen of VerRennes, an act to amend No. 11, acts of VXis, re lating to the ci cation of a honrtl ot acil culture and forestry. (Oreales State hoanl of agriculture, forestry, publicity and exploitation, of (Jovernor, director of Vermont expcilment station and three citizens lo be appointed by the (hivernor 'lev, rnor to appoint commissioner of iiKrleultnte .lanuary 1 at salary not to e.ecpi1 Jl.tKni. also a director of publicity and exploitation at salaiy to be llxed hj Oovernor. Approprlntex L.r.,(i0ii annually. To iiimiiiltteL' on i ousprvation. II. T.l-Ily Mr. Kills of Hi ooktii Id, to abolish capital punishment. To seneral committee. II. 71 By Mr. Barton of Plymouth, re latini," to daimer slninN and sHed of motor vehicles, i Selectmen upon petition of In voters shall plan- at corners or ' iir v os of highways, slqns palntid. read iui; "Slanal, mil slow" Speed limit elttlit miles at such places). To nuneral eom mittre. H 7.". By Mr Roheits of Itnppii, io piotei-t fur l'farint: animals, d'lose sea "iin for Usher, --liiink. niiiskrat, mink, -able, fox or n 'ii-lwei n April I and v..vember 1. A fun of .',o lor iIIhuIhk from its buriou, a skunk, miiskrat or mink) To joint committee on same and 1 i -1 1 1 rles II. 7i;-B. Ml .l.itkman of Waltbam to iiinend secllon .M"' of the public statutes, relating to the (.'r.intlnc of lleeiises. (In towns votlnn liiense, In.-uldltion mono toi I.Wi Inhabitants, then, nuiv be fiianted In addition, llfens.w of the lift Ji class to the followhm number, not nunc than two in each town so whim; where the popu lation doe not (ieed ".'"i0 ami an addi tional one for e.u h ',mi population addi tional These limitations not to apply to the number of licenses of the fifth lass which tnaj be planted In towns votlni? no). To joint committee. II. 77 By Mr. McCueti of Vcrncimes to pay John !. SarRent and Horace )', Oraliam the sum therein named. To committee on appropriations. H. 7S By Mr. Stone of WallliiKford, (by request), to amend section If.. ot the puh llc statutes, relatlnp to additional polllni; plaees. (Selectmen In towns of two or more villaEcs nn petition of I'i voters shall, at least In days befotp a netipr.il election tlx number of polllnu places in eai-h tow a, not to exceed the number of suph villiiKPSI, To committee on elec tions II 7S- H Mr. Mcf'uen nf Versennes, an net n-latliiK to primary election. nnd re jie'allns act- In conflict herpwlth. To committer- on Internal affairs. H. SO- llv Mr. Peck of Burllnttton to amend the charter of the Wlnooskl and Burlington Horse Itallrond Co, now the Huillni-'tnn Traction Co.. empowers the company to Issue bonds W:..l THIRD TIM1-: II. 1 ft - Relatlns to debts from trustee process. Opposed Chapman of Windham Mr. exenipt by Mr. Carl of Canaan proposed an amendment strlk Inc out the Xo. 10 exemption. Mr Bo ( e of Waterhui y opposed the nmendinent. On motion of Mr. Dartt of Sprlnittii'ld the bill was ordered to Hp and was mad" a sppeial order for Tuesday, Ocinbei- at 2.20. third uiiAiiiNc, oRDi:ni:n. II. 2. Relating to the public service commission. II. 47.--rixiiiK the dates for holdlnK county court in Rutland county. H. r..". --Itc-lat lni; to the sale nf com mercial fertilize! .-. 11. r.fi. A niendlnir act Inrorporntlnu tho American l-'ldelty company. II. 3. To icfiind the Agricultural CoIIprp fund loan of D12 (as amend ed.) K'lI.I.HD. unienil section 3032 pub- II. I.r,.-Tii lie statutes. latln to marriage. r i-i il'r 1 latiiiK to s,.)e of land taxes. Ulslns i-ote r.ri tei 00 On motion of Mr Shaw of Stowe It was voted that when the House ad journ this afternoon It he until Mon day afternoon at two o'clock. on motion of Mr. Taylor of Bruns wick the House adjourned HOUSE AFTERNOON. ORDBRI-:!) H. 24. AmcndlfiK to un. act tnenrnnrtlns the trustees of tho Soldleis' Home In Vermont. Made speclnl order, after boltiR lead the third time for next Tuesrtnv at three p. m. ItP.AD THIRD TIM II AND PASSI-JD. II 30. To nniend the net Inrorpor ntini? the K. ft T. Fairbanks company of St. .lohnsbury II. .'Pi. To amend act Krantlni; cer tain powers to tho vlllntre of Hyde Pink. 11. Mi, To amend net Incororatliitr tlin Fiilrvlnw Casualty company. JOINT RICSOI.PTION. IiiHtrur-tinif Joint slandlmi commlt teo on Industrial school to visit that Institution. Adopted In concur! once SKNATH HI I. I.S ltUI.'P.ltltlCD. S, fi. An act lo amend suction 203ri of the public statutes, relating to hus band's rlKht to waive will of wife. To judiciary committee S 9. An net lo amend Hoclion is of No. 311. of the ads of 100:' enlllled "An Aet to Ameiwl Nn ifi.l of t),,. ts of 1S04 InciirporntliiK Hit it and On motion nf Senator -clinic adjourned. Town f.f Barre" nnd all amendments nnd additions thereto, To committee on municipal corporations. KIM-ED. II lf. To repeal section 1004 public slntlitiiF. II. If. - Providing f"r tho election of a Slate hlKhwny cotnmlsslnn. Tinnn itivA dino onDunun. S. r,.--To ameml section RRO, ptihlle; stntties, relating to npponls from the first decision of llsteri KIM.HP. II. 37. Ktnpowei'lnc tho public ser vice commission to estubllsh n code of deinurragn rules. Opposed by Mr. Babbitt of RofKlnithnm, Mr. Shaw of Stowe. Mr. Bronsoti of Hardwlck, find Mr. Daniels of Wnrren. oti motion of Mr. llnya of nnshen, adjourned. STATE GRAND LIST $2,070,405 l'leuren t'oiiipllril liy Tn t'oiiimlsilnn er mill rrplnry of Stnte Mio Hiind Ini'reiifte, Montpeller, Oct 21. By dolnt; a little nteissnry work after attendltiK chure-h this mornliiK "uy W. Bailey, secietary of state, anil .1. B. Ciishman State com missioner nf taxes, completed ibis after noon, a rii 11 1 1 1 1 1 a t loi i of taxation statis tics for the yeai 1 H 10. These llitutes show that the total uratul lis! of the State this year J2 7(l'i.". Ul, the lotal amount raised by taxation Is $'l,7(,iii r7.3il, (he rate per thousand Is $17ss:!, and the averaKe rate on the dolliil Is $1,711. A iomparloii of these fluures with those of former years shows that the rate has been hleadlly llicreaslns; from vear to ear. The tli;ures In 1t? were as follows: Toial Ktand list. .ni3,,,3.(..ri; total amnnnt raised, S.1,o77,(i7'J.!'7; rate per thousand, Td'f.iC-i nveraue rate on the dollar. SI 7R. In 1' the total erand list was fL',(i"l.7:?. 1!i, tot il amount inlsi-d, ,".!is,7f.2.l'l, rate per thousand. "SIC "r'A: aver me rate on the dollar, $1.!7. In 11"' the latp on the dnllnr was I.C In I'f'l It wat- l nn nnd In lf"J it was Jl.ily CtiMMISSluN XAMKS OATHS Newport. Oct. i!3. --Burns W. Spear, clclk of the board uf pllblh se- Ice i-iuunilssione! s. makes public the fol lowing dales Nmenihcl i. 'he cnminlsslon will In-s-tiei t the Delaware ,V- Hudson lull road and. I'l'innlntr nil the moi-liu: of Nmenil.ii will inspect the Rut land load The In a' liiu In l lie case of .1 C .Lines s New lOnKland Tele phone Telciii aph Co.. which was continue J In November :!, is further continued to No ember 3 7. TPIE BATTLE .HYMN. Mm .liilhi aril lliitM- lialneil Inc. in A iiierlciin lleiirls, the New York Tribune.) ( Pi .an .1 1. 1 W nrd Howe gained a latlnn plaic lieiuts with llei "Battle iti public." It was nn In caine to liei while !lsitinn in Mnerl an ll.ui'i ol Mte spli'ainii that W.isl ItiKtoii with hir husband In the elosiim days of lvi',. They were natih luu a view of the Arinv of the Putoin.ie, on the Vliulnla side of the river. A sud den attack of the enemy Interrupted the inanni-nvi es and delayed the return ot Hie pauy They hi'Kiilled away the time by slmjlni; "John Hrown-s Bo.ly," and the soldiers took up the refrain. The swIiik Iiik erses suiiff b Hie inarebnirf tlirom; made a ureal Impression on the author. "Awakenlnir Iiefoie dawn I lie next moinlni;," sie afteiward told a friend. I found myself seeking to Rive form and shape to certain lines that seemed capa ble of l inn sunn to the 'John Brown' music. Line after line swiftly shaped It self In mv mind, and when 1 bail thought out Hie last of live veise- I resolved -not to llsk ihe danger of their effaccmeut by i tnoinliiK nap. So I spram; out of bed, md in the dim, einy 11k' ht found a pen and paper, whernon r wrote, scarcely seelnc them- for 1 had Ions been accus tomed to scribble In a room made dark for the repose of my Infant children the lines of the poem as it now stands." The lines were published soon after ward In the Atlantic Monthly. They attracted little attention, however, till more than a year later, when they found their way Into a southern prison. A northern nrmy chaplain, routined there at the time, came to Washington after ids release and told how the federal pris tine! s hail hei'ii insplri'd hv the hymn. It bpcamc luime-dlatPly a popular battle sonvr. The hymn follows: Mine eyes have seen the sino of tho enm- Inc of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage wherp the grapes of wrath ate stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightnings of Ills terrible swift sword; Ills liuth is marching on. I have si i-i! Htm In the watchllres fTf a bundled clt cling camps; They have hullded Him an altar In the. exenlng dews and damps . I can rend His rhihteous sentence by the dim anil flaring lamps. His day is marching on 1 have re'.ul a fiery qospel, writ In hur- nlslnd rows of steel; "As ye deal with my contemners, so with you My t'race shall ileal; l.i't the hero hoi n of woman crush the serpent with his heel. Since find Is marching on." Ho has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He Is sifting out the hearts of men before Ills judgment seat. O! be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet! Our Hod Is Hunching qn In the b-iuulj of Ihe lilies flu 1st was born across the sea, With a ghuy In Ills bosom i hat trans- figures you and mo; As lie died to make men holy, let us tile to make men free, While find Is marching on. NI-.W WW Ol" ((il.oltiMj WOODS. The use of minted woods In the con struction of fiirnltuio lias long been known, the material t,0ng stained after the necessnrv .nasonlng process. With in the last few je.irs, however, a method ol Ausltl.in oilgln has been employed wheieln Ihe wood Is coloied In a green state Hy nn-ins of heavy pressuie In n closed vessel the sap U dilven out of (liu wood "I'd l leplat-i-d hy the coloring llultl, which may consist of a solution of tho moi it pc liniment aniline dyes. The liMt kinds of wood for treatment ale found to he birch, beech, alder, plane, elm and Hun', oak Mr and pine being unsuitable b cause they do not stain uniformly. The colored wood Is used for fuillltliril making ami for the manufacture of doors anil window frames, says Haiper's Wiekll. Stops earache In two minutes; toothache or pain of I"""'1 r'1- ,RL'uld In live minutes, hoarnenoss, one hour; iniiseloai lie. two hi urs; sore throat, twelvi hours - Dr. TlmmuM l.eleetlc TELLS OF SHORT WEIGHT SWINDLE Vermont Consumers Suffer for Lack of Proper Laws. Says H. W. Clement. STATUTE A DEAD LETTER No Attempt Made to Enforce It in Recent Years Conditions as Found by Inspector in Larger Towns. Montpeller, Oct. 20. At a hearing this evening on House hill 30,: amending tho Inws relating to the legulallon of trade and the Inspection of weights 'Vnl meas ures the following address was made by H. W Clement of Itiitland, who wni on the eiiminlsslnn appointed by Oovcrnor 1'routy to Investigate the subject. Incor porated In It are rppnrts on local condi tions lecelved ly Mr. clement from the I'nltPil States otliclal who lmt'stlgaled I the matter In the larger places of tlm Slate. MR. CI.ICMHNT'S ADDRICSS "The laws of the State of Vermont In tplntlon lo the suoject of weights and measures have been upon tho statute I hooks for a number of years, and no ie- cent revision has been made. The pro vide thai there shall he sPts of stantlaids in cai'li cotinlv and town throughout the Stale; that the Slate, county anil town1 IreasuteiH shall be ex-olllclo sealers of1 weights ami measures, and petinltv Is j provided for using any nppaiatus tint' conformable to Ihe standards adopted hy the State or foi altering any apparatus, anil making false use of the same after It I lias b"cii staled hv the local otliclal. ' "The swtem as p'-ovlde-d for i till-' doiihttilK a wry poor one tor a number i of reasons, l-'li-t, the Persons who are 1 authorized to do sealing are all e.-n,tlcio , otlielals and arc thus e-ho-en wholly with- ! on I regard for their cnpahllltl, s for per-j forming the wotk which thus devohes upon them. M'eonil. It appeals to be poor pulley to have a sepaiate ollh'lal In e.i'h township slni the ohllne of wolk aliv iiiii' man will h, ohhueil to do will he so small that no nun will gain -'illlcleut experience to lender toe test which he1 ma. make a nuaiantee of the eoriiec of the apparatus. Moreover, a er l.u number of sets of apparatus must bo pro- ' vldt'd. .i great majorlt! of which will be put lo no good use. 'I'hlid, thee is no compulsion put upon the treasurers to test mid seal tin appartus In u-e In I In n aiioits dtslriets, nor nl" the merchant required to see i.i it that their apparatus Is seale-d. The provision Is that 'the State, county or town trensuiers shall prow anil eal stales, wciirln and measures ptesentod to them for thai purpose' Also since a fee Is charged for the sealing of such ap paiatus the merchants will in almost every ease neglect lo ha u sin b eivlce performi d. RBAMSION nl-' LAWS NICOKSSARY "The secllon pmviding a line for the use of faulty apparatus Is practically useless since no machineiy Is provided for the prosecution and punlslmienl of offenders. And in niiv event convic tion would practically be Impossible since fraud must knowingly be eon nut tod and tills piovislon makes It necessaiy to prove the stale of mind of the user of the faulty apparatus All of the above objections to the law are geneinl ii nil would exist If the law were enfeirced, It Is a fact that at the present time the law is practically a deml letter and B Is evident In recent years no attempt has been made to enforce It In the ma lor part of the State. Thus the county and town treasuter aro In many casus Ignorant that thev havo duties undei this law "This State may be said then to have no inspection of the weights anil measures in use in trade and existing conilltlons must bo considered .vltli this In mind. A thorough levi. Ion of the laws now upon the statute hooks will be neeesnrv before this State can afford proper protection for Its citizens In this Important matter. "In the last few years several cities havo endeavored to remedy this nog leet within their boundailes by the passage of local ordinances and the establishment of a department of weights anil measures. Burlington ami Rutland have local ordinances In reference! to weights and mensuies. The Itiitland system has lapsed for several years on account of Inck of co-opeintlon 111 adjoining sections of the State nnd en account of objections of (bo mrcbants to tho payment of fees. In Burlington, weights anil measures are still being Inspected hut the failure is hero almost entirely to be, attributed to tho fee system In vogue, pieventlng co-operation be tween tho merchant ami the sealpr "The condition of the apparatus in use, tho manner of sale of commodi ties and the weights of amounts of commodity delivered are most deplor able and 'undoubtedly result from the lack of protection afforded by the State statute" CONDITIONS IN MONTPKl.lllR. "The ciindltl'iiiK found In Montpeller do not differ materially rrom those in other cities, only R 1T cent, of the scales tested are current ; all of thosn specifically listed deliver less than the quantity represented. Sales of dry commodities by tho Illegal liquid measure Is heio very prevalent anil the usual large shortages result. In other casos tho legal weights am of ten disregarded and shoit amounts aro delivered accordingly Thus one merchant Is found who delivers only 40 pounds for a bushel eif apples and proportionate weights for subdivisions of the bushel, while others deliver 44 pounds. These shortages are 13 and 4-12 per otnt. .itispce lively. Other commodities are sold similarly short wnig'lit while a number of merchants uso the 'giie method' of lining bags. And this method us In previous cases Is followed by large discrepancies. "Tho difference of the avernse weight of brands of print butter sold as pounds Is found lo be t,U per cent, and as hofore short prints pnrdumlp, ato, the nvernKe ' 8" 'li' weighed being only I"1'45 0,""''s' Hhortagu of 3 4 per eent T'' "lf pound prints ttefago 7.49 ozs., the atnolinl delivered In this crso being .1.9 per cent, short of the quantity represented by the mnnufaoUu-ers and retailers, CCfSDITtONS IN DA lUll. "Cotidlllons here compare with those detailed previously. Forty-one per cent, of the scale1! are her Incorrect and about three-quarters of tho.io specifically listed deliver less than the quantity represented. The State Inws In relation to tho sale nf dry commodi ties aro constantly being violated nnd largo shortages nro delivered, "As usual a large amount of butter Is sold In print form nnd Is furnished nl moit exclusively by dairies and cream eries Imiated within the Stnte. Seimn brands of butter weighed are full nnd even over weight while others aro very ser iously short. Thus the average weigh: nf one product discovered Is 10,14 eizs , an excess of one per cent , while another product weighed only 14 Rt ozh , per nverage print. Both of there htnnds were nn sale in the same store, the prints of each being Identical. Competition Ixitween two dealer In this commodity l practical ly impossinio anci tne honest manu facturer is hound to suffer thtough the unscrupulous methods nf hit competitor. Short print! greatly predominate here, the nvernge weight of nil one-pound prints Inspected being only ir.-ll ozs., thp half-pound ptlnts nvernge only ','" Ois. The prices on these prints being flxetl by the value of n pound of the commodity, the monetary loss to the con sumer Is considerable. "An Instance showing how the lack of an inspection service and suitable laws can nullify the advantage following the Inspection service elsevvhete Is shown by the mantic of sale of small fruit anil 1'irles In this city lien lev are received from other States h dealers here in basket? holding about 113 en In., a short n en of only three per cent, from the t pprespnled qnait, and are then turned over before being sold Into baskets hold ing only St en. in , a shortage of 25 per eent Tims each thiee qunrts receive! imp ir.iasfe iretl Into four so-called qu.i't baskets arid each basket contains 2, p r ie.it h s.s than should ho delivered. 'Some mill: bottles are ilNe-ov ered wdileh have i giealer error 111 cap.iclly than should he allowed Some of the lew p.n k, mes , done up ready fin- deliver;, show undoubted Intention to defraud, sin e siiort.'iue's of iibout I-I pound on 5 pounds ,n e illseovei-etl with no faulty appatatits to which this discrepancy im.v he attributed. CONDITIONS IN lid'THAND. The general conditions existing here aie veiy unsntlst'actoi y, anil the mod of some otliclal to supeivlso the hnsli-.s ,, the illy Is very apparent This otliclal ! should not be nnelei the fee- system, liow- ' ever, lis It Is pt ll Villi (1 111 the present loe.lt I oldlnanees, since the conditions which ' shonlil lie lemeilled do not depend ell . lui'lv upon He- frtlsltv of the apparatus i In use, but ii i mole general lii chiinictei. anil It has been shown that in pr.ictie.illv I ev-erj ease, the c,i1oi, winking under ihe fee svsiein. will devote all the ilmi spent the duties of in. orMce lo the ap , t paratus alotn. and none to the manner ol use of the same and the nuinuei of sab- of i onimodltles ; since for tin- littler vvntk no i iimpensnttou Is tcijulteil uud this- system. cent, of the large of the s, ab-s In use U per those inspected ai,. multy and majority of these are woihlng to the det riment of the i onsuinei more ilnin sa per cent, having .1 gie-iter ei ror than fl pet cent, while niativ are 0 per cent, and eve-n IJ pel t cut In tlellcienc.v These I14-1II-PS lllllliale huge losi to the consuming public and 11 v et j Insecure basis for fall anil honest .nmpetltlon among the deal ers in lids eitv While It Is probable that many of the errors are accidental la character anil lesiilt from Ignorance rather than ftnud, it Is, however, shown tli.it in one store cveiy ealu In use Is mole than 0 pi r cent. In favor of the merchant, while In other stoles from 75 tier cent, to K") per eent. of tin.' scalps In use are fast, the errors ranglns from 3 per cent, to more than 12 per cent of the dry masures tested only 14 per 1 cut. are correct, all tho others l.elng short from 3 per cent to nunc than 0 per cent. In addition drv commodities aie very fiequentlv sold by liquid measure, tho usual short ages approximating 10 to 1,". per cent on each sale made. When dry com modities are sold by weight, less the legal weights are being delivered In 11 number of Instances Some merchants I poll by nelthei weigh' nor measure, I but approximate lv hit ertaln sized bags and deliver there amounts of commodities for !tnndard quantities. Specific Instances 011 packages thus put up Indicate that large shortages result from this- method aU... Slxtv two per cent, of the liquid measures tested are incorrect, all of these be ing small, and shortages on oil pumps vary from 7 to 23 per cent. 111 1 111a cnv a largo amount of tne butter is delivered to the consumer In "bricks" or "prints" represented as pounds or half pounds; the prices of this butter "!0 delivered are fixed by the prevailing prices of a pound of butter. This butter Is furnished to the retailers hy various creamery anil dairy companies, nearly all of which aro located within Ihe State. While the product of some manufacturers Is heavier than others, the average weight of practically every brand weighed Is less than that represented. Tho average of nil pound prints In spected Is only 15.31 o?.r., a shortage of .09 o.s., or 4 per cent. This short age Is a very large ono and has very rarely been exceeded In any spqMoii of the country thus far covered br your Inspectors. Ah before noted these prints aro sol, as pounds and charged for as pounds and tho actual nmnetarj loss to tho consuming puhllc Is vury large In con sequence!. Tills condition may only ho remedied we believe by the appoint ment of an otliclal with slilllclcnt pow er to check such fraudulent sales. And until such ofllclnl Is appointed tho public anil tho honest competitor will continue to suffer. CONDITIONS IN Bl-'HMNCTON. Tlio condition of the appurntus here, although slightly butter than other cities In this section, Is unsatisfactory, tiveiii though Ihe majority of this test ed has been sealed within two months, the sealer lining started on his yeur 1) trip Homo time previous to this In spection, The apparent cuuses of this condition have beon described hereto fore. Thirty-six per cent, of the scales are found to bo faulty, while 22 per cunt, of the weights nnd 37 per cent of the measures nre In this cundltlon. As before many dry ciiinmodltliih are sold by the Illegal liquid measures, usual shortages resulting from this method Also, the weights given In pome elites do not conform to these established by law, and paper bags aio again approximately tilled und the YmmintH delivered show serious lesult. ings shortages, tlon und as befote It Is hugely put up within the State. The average weight of all pound prints tested Is 15 f.'J ozs a short age of .41 or., or 2.6 per average print CONDITIONS IN ST. JOIINSHFUV Klxty-llve per cent, of the Male tested here are listed ns correct, while those scaJos listed as Incorrect In the percentage columns nro all prejudicial to the buyer and deliver less than the quantity repre senti'd. In addition there are a large number of scales In use which vary more than should he allowed, which should tin repaired befote the Use of the same ilioulil he continued. These scales usual ly deliver cortect quantities on a few values although on other values correct weight Is not Indicated, In many cases It Is Impossible for tho users to discover stall emirs before a competent test Is mado and many such errors aro thus creeping In without tho merchants being aware of their pres-ence. As before the method of selling drv comnieidltles Is very faulty. And all the Incorrect methods previously detailed nre found In use here. Thnt conditions like these should he systematized there H no room for doubt, nnd such an endeivnr Is 11 part o'f tho legitimate functions of tho fcttler of weights and measures. Several brands of print butter sold here as half pounds average slightly over weight, while others are very seriously short. Thus one brand averages S.Oli ozs. In weight, while another sold as the same amount we.lgheel only 7.1D 02 v., a dlfretico In actual weight of .87 oz , or about 11 per cent, per nvernge print, of theso two brands. No difference in price Is noted, however, on account of this dlsctopancy, and that fair competition in this product Is Impossible, there Is 110 room for doubt. The predominance of short weight brands and conaeeiueht losi to the consumer Is shown hv th" general average of all prints which is only 7..Vi ounce.", a shortage of .41 oz.. or 5 5 per cent, average print. Assuming that only 1-3 of the total consumed hen; Is sold In print form, statistics prove that thfi loss on butter In this fo.-m alone to the people of St. Johnslewy amounts to about Jl.Oevi a year. In some store;, short weight and meas ure Is constantly being delivered as Is proven by packages done up toady for leliveiy weighed hv your Inspector. In one store It pat knges of different com modities ami sizes vvcte weighed and ten of those were found to be short. The shortages in many case." WPre serlom onis. aiiioimilns to 5 5 per cent, on one pound. '1.1 p'-r pptit. on two pounels pet eent. on three pounds, eto. At Hie hearing there were pipsent. sides Mr i",eti,ent, of the 1 ommlttee 3 3 be- ap- pointed lo draft a bill on the s'lbtoet e'nl .1 B Phliloi'k of Saxtons River and Mr With. un of Randolph, chairman llab , hilt ol the committee announced Hint t is tie intention to holel a public hearing ..n the bill later when he hoped that Mr. 1 1 lenient would ii.ive the exhibit lie made at hi Slale fair heie for Inspection Ho also ed H.nt the eoniiuittPn favorptl a bill 1 hl kind ami thnt the bill with some i.iirnetiis 01 substitute would un- ' tedlv be reporte-d favorably roiri't .!: in I'ntMis mil Hie Detroit News-Tribune pei-sna wlio buys t nickel's worth 1 I'r The j of peanuts in munch nl the ball game. to d to ihe siiuintls in the p.tik. or to 1 gladden the hen is of the kiddles at home, st-itt'i fly re-allzes that lu has coti- I intuited to un Industry that hist year I farmed a f l,'intj.yn crop, which placed on I the market In vat ions form-), rt ached ihe enormous sum of J.':0."0eim. Hut It Is ,1 fact! This little seductive nut a iesolu tiou to "eat Just one" is soon fmgottrn whose birthplace Is Ameilca, was, un lil pom11.11 utivelv recently, unapprecia ted, either as to the "money In It" or as a really nutritious ptoduct. To-day the peanut pl.ijs an important pan In ple.is uie, Hum the swell dinner paity to the ever-piesent tlemiK racy of the circus, hall game or picnic Bv fai the largest part of the crop Is consumed from the peanut stanel, yet there are millions of bushels that go to the fattening of hogs throughout the South and the feeding of poultry, while the vines often ciued as hay, feed thous ands ol head of cattle and even old mother earth Is nourished hv the roots of the plant, which furnishes nitrogen from the air Tin' lesult of all this Is, thai scientists i lalm that th" peanut, which In the past was not verv highly regarded. Is the only food staple that will at once nnuiis-h man, beiis.!, bird ami Held It is the most nutritious of the whole nut family, rich hi tlssue luiililhiK properties, containing glucose nnd enrbnhydrntes anil Is the .-heapest. Bevonel the shadow of a doubt It Is tlrst from both a dietary and cconoml.- stand point The fnet nf the mattei 1-, Ihe pe'iinnt Is about ev-prv way In 11 "lass by ltsedf ns regard' price, average number In pounds, edible part, waste nnd fat Peanuts average about 351 to a pound, nt n cost nf 10 cents, the edible port ion is 73.lt, waste 26 4, nnd the amount nf fHt is placed nt SO per cent of the edible portion. I , (snxintntm i WISH. "I wish you all might ciiauit ni.n know of the benefit I received from your Foley's Kid lie'v Remedy," says I N Regan. Farmer. Mo Ills kidneys anil Madder gave him e much pain, misery and annoyance, he could not work, nor sleep. He says Fo ley's Kidney Remedy completly cuieil him J W O'Sulhvnn, 24 Church street. Shanley A- Kite-y, Wlnooskl rojiMissio.N r.nv votice. Instate of Joseph F. Hunker. The undersigned, having been ap pointed by the Honorable Probate Court for the District of Cnlttenden, commlbSluncrR to lecelve, examine and adjust tlu claims and demands of all persons against the estate i'f Joseph F. Blinker, late of Burlington, In said district, deceased, and all claims exhibited In offBel thereto, heiehv give notice that we will meet for the pur pose aforesaid, nt tho probate of fice, In the city of Burlington In said district, on the fourth Mondav of October.! ft 10, ami March next, at ten o'clock n in on each of said dn.vs end thnt six months from the lSth day 01 October. A I). 1910 Is the time limited by sahl court for said creditors to pre sent their claims to us for exnmlna tio and nllovvance. Dated at Buillngton, thl IMh day of October, A. D. 1910, A. T. WAY. F RED JODONOTT. IC.wSt Commissioners COMMISSION'!.:!!)' NOTICI. lMtnlf of (iottlelli roim. The undersigned, having been ap pointed by the Honorable Probut Court for tno District of Chittenden. I'onimlsloners to receive, examine and adjust the claims and demands of ull persons against the estate of Cioltlelb Wronn. late nf Burlington, In nalil dlstrtrt. deceased, and all claims exhlhlted In offset thereto, hereby give notice thnt we will meet for Ihe purpose aforesaltl, nt the probate office In the cltv of Pr llngton, In said district, on the 4th Monday of October. 1910 and March, next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on each nf said days anil lh.lt six months from the 19th day of October, A D. 1910, Is the time limited by said court for said creditors to preent tholr claims to us for examination and allowance, Dated nt BurllnBtnn, this 19th day of October, A, D. 1910. OSCAR HKININORR, S. J RF.ATTY, I8,v3t Commlnslnncrs, rt rr 1:11. District il Chittenden. The Honornblii Probaio the. District eif Chittenden Court for To all persons Interested n the e in tn of Julia I-:. Puffer. late , I Jericho, In said dlstrh t de, eased ,, , OltMBTINO At a I'robnle Court, l.olden a Bui llrigton within ami for said dlstrl") on the 19th day ot October .HO a r instrument purporting to be thi la. will and testament ,i.f j.n , Purfer. Into of Jerhlie. n ,i. dls'trltt, ilerensed. was pi'- ei ip , 1 , court aforpHalel, for pihiCr Ann It Is ordered In ni,i , the fith day of Novciiihet 1 i Prohnto elfllce In snhl Burl, assigned for proving -aid tr and that notice thereof h, all persons coneprnnd, hv r this order three weeks su.-.-e-the Burlington WookW Pr. -newspaper circulating' In 11 Ity, In said district, previni limn appointed. Therefore, you nre herel.-, , appear betfore said court m . 1 1 u nt r - g. ., if ' ru -neni It 1 Vet 1 bli .1. ng In ed a nn place aforesaid, 1111 I probate of snltl will, if v nv (liven under my hiintl a' In Haiti district, thi', loth Inhor, 1010. I-, 1 io ORM 10, vv 3t I ' I. ' .1 fiOTTI.IHIJ WIIO.WS STATU OF VIJRMdv '. lT VI I I Chittenden Tho Honorable j for the Dlstrh t f I To the heii ate. 'csted ! Hie est.iii. Cour lr.li r Wronn dlstri t '1 lull tl ll ! -nil .ntti . ., inie or niitiingti n 1 s I dei ens,., 1 i ORI.'l.'IINtJ' . hotei npplherie. , b.t, beer 'mail" to this inurt It. writing bv th I ndmlnlst ratrlx, praing te - It ensi jiiiul authority to sell ail of Oe re I estate of sau deceased r.'piesentlns to said Court, that It nrl br bene ficlal lo tin- heirs nnd all irr-ons n tntestitl in the estate of -i.ld deeeasei , I to sell -ill of the real es-ate of said deceased, and cot-vert Ihe sU-ao Int-i money. ' And bringing lntf. cour' the nmsen nnd approbation in writing, of all H.e heirs to said estate residing In this Slate, and setting rorth tho situation of tho real estate. Whi'reupon. the said murt appoint ed und assigned the 2Sth day of Oc tuber, 1 a J 11. at the Probate Court rooms, in said district, to hear and dr elele upon saltl application nnd petl Hon, anil ordered public notice there of to ho given to all persons Interest ed therein bv publishing said order, together with the time anil place of bearing, three weeks successively In Un- Burlington Weekly Free Press a newspaper which circulates In the neighborhood of those persons Inter ested in said estate, all of which pub llcatlons shall bo previous to the day assigned for hearing. Therefore, you are heiebv n .titled to appear before said court, at th tlmo and place assigned then and there In snid court to make your oh jeetioiis to the granting of sueh 11 lense. If you see cause. (liven under mv hand, at the probata Court rooms, this 11th day of October, 1910. OHMAN P BAY 13.w3t r.vr.t, Judge. or vi 1.1,1AM vi:a vr.n. li -tr a ot (5TATK OP V1JRMONT. Chitt'-ndi n, s. The Honorable Probate r f r the Distil, t of Chittenden To all persons Interestei -n -he es late of William Wenvei, late . ' Bur lington, in said .ll-tilct, deceased URI'iiTl.VG At a p'nhd'e Court, hidden at B.ir lltigton. wit'. in und for said district on the loth diiv- of October 1010. an Instrument purporting to be t 10 las' will and testament of William Weaver late of Burlington, In snid district, rleceusud, was presented to il.i3 court aforesaid for probate. And it Is oidered by said Cour that the 9lh il.iv of October 1 9 1 0. at tl Piohatn oili.-e In -.ml Burling ton. be assigned for pr- ng said In st rtinient ; anil thai notice Hereof b given lo all persons concern -d bv publishing this eirder three weeks sue oesslvelv In the Burlington Weeklv Frce Pre-s. a newspapci clt .-ulatiri g In that vh-lnlt In said dlstrlet pi.v ioiis to Hie time appointed Therefor, you are hereby nr-ttfieel tr appear heforp s.ild Court, at the Mmi ami plaro afoiesaid, and contest the probate of 'aid will, If -ou have -anse. (liven under my hand, nt Bur'.lng'on In said district, this 10th daj of Oc tober. 1910 ORM AN P HAY 15,vv3t Judge iistati: or i.yuia j. IMIOCTOH. !ist t of STATU OF VERMONT. Chittenden, hs. The Honorable Proba; IV J for the District aforesaid . To all persons Intel esu-d . ' .r es tate of l.ydla J. Proctor, late if Bur 'llngton. In bald district, decenst d I OBKFTIN. i 1 Whereas, said court has asslgnv the jmh day of October, 1910, f c r ex lamlning and allowing the utojh of j the executrix of the estate of salt deceased, anil for a decree of I c J residue of said estate to tne 'awfi. j claimants of the same, and ordered 'that puhllc notice thereof be glv er t all pel!... lib .nteres'ted In said estate by publishing this order three wee'ks 1 sin passively p-evbiiis to the .a as I signed. In the Burlington Weekly Free , Pre-s, a newspaper published at Bur illnglop, In tnid district : Therefore, you are hereby notlfU-d to appear at .ho Probate Office In Burlington in aid evstrlfl, on th duv . assi'itn-d then 1 nrt 'hero to contest Ine allow. jice of said account If you spe cause, and to establish your right is heirs, legatees and .awful claim ants tn said residue. (Jlvon under my hand, (his 6th day of October, 1910. CK.M AN I'. It AY, 15.w8t Judge. i;TATI3 OF WTIiMAM II. "II.AS. j'dstrict of STATU OF VKHMONT, Chittende!, ss. Tile Hmiorahle Probate Court for the District Aforesaid To all persons interested In the es tate of William R Vilas, late of Bur lington, In saiil dlatrlct, deceased, OR P. FT I NO Wlierris. said Court has assigned the h dav of October, 1910, for e-xiunln-tug and allowing the account of the administrate! tie bonis lion of the e late of said deceased, and for a decree of the residue of said estate ti Ihe l.ivvfui claimants of the same and ordered that public notice thereof he glvin ' ' all persons Interested In said estate hy publishing this order three weeks successively previous to tin tiny assigned, In the Burlington W.eklv Prep Pre.'.', a newspaper pub llshed at Burlington. In said district Ti.erefnre you sre hereby notified to appear at the Probate Office in Burlington, In said district, on the elay assigned then ..nil there 'o contest 1 lie allowance of -aid neecuin If yen ifii cause, tin el to pstnb'lsv our right' os hplrs, es,atpp aid la-wf' I claim nnts to snld residue. (liven under mv hand. th' fit'' da- nf Oetohpr 1910 ORM AN P RAY 15.vv3t Judge rstv.'f, or iMioriir. ll SCIIPTT. STATK OF YKlt.MO.NT Di tri.i if Chittenden, ss. The Honornhle Probate the District cf Chittenden Court 'or To nil persons Interested In th'" es tate of Phoebe H. S'hutt. late o' Burlington, In said district, de eased OR1CI TIM At a Probate Court, holdon at Bu' llngton, within and for said district on the 3rd day of Octol er, 1910 an Instrument purporting to be tl r last will and test. .men! of Phoed 1 It Schutt, late eif Burlington, 111 said district, deceascil. was presented to the court afoiesaid, fir proba to. And It is ordered hv raid Court thnt the 24th tins of October 1910, at Hie Prnhatn Office In said Burlington, bo i.s-liined for proving said Instrument; and that notice thereof he given to all persons concerned, by publishing this order three weeks successively In the Burllnirlnn Weekly Free Press, .1 newspaper circulating In thnt vicinity, In snid district, previous to the tlmo appointed. Thorefotp, you urn hereby notified to ppi'Hr before snld Court, at the time and place aforesaid, and contest th. probata of nld will, If you have rausej Olvon under my hand, nt llurllnstton. Ill mild district, thin 3rd day ot Oc. 'nher, 1910 ORM AN P 11 V, lli,w3t Judgt nsTA'i'i-: or .ipma f, STATU OF VHIlMONT.