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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1915. 10 DC 1C WOMEN'S DEEDS WITH BALLOT GREAT AMERICAN INVENTORS by BREWER'S DEPARTMENT STORE Summary of Work Accomplished Suffragist a In Illinois Reveals, a Variety of Activities. List Extends from Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Edison. Ji Hundreds of requests have come to the 'fices of the Illinois Equal Suffrage as sociation for information on what the ing from the life work of so many other men. Perhaps with the growing agriculture interest it was natural thaj improvement should be made there.

It was in 1851, at the world's fair, England, that Mr. Mccormick's reaping machine was given a trial. Other makes failed, due to heavy, wet grain, and the farmers laughed at the American for wishing to try, but his demonstration placed his machine in the front ranks. It was some 10 years later that Richard Gatling came forward with his gatUng gun. The Germans cannot take all the credit for war inventions, for this revolving battery nm was adopted by several European governments.

FIELD WAS A CAPITALIST. Passing on a few years we find Cyrus Field, who in 1866 saw that wonderful cable stretched across, the ocean. Mr. Field was an American' capitalists awarded in 1867 a Grand medal, the highest honor in the Paris exposition. Previous to Fevr Have Reaped the Financial Ben eOta That Their Work Warranted Whitney and the Cotton Gla a Noted Example.

of Kitchen and Household Needs. Every Housekeeper Should Tako Advantage of This Money-Saving Sale. mm (GrfM Sail Days We have learned that "necessity Is the uother of invention," and with this in mind we can safely say that invention oeg-an with the world. From the first few 3f the materials have been used exactly is originally found, and to-day we are Congress had here given him a gold riad tn And the encouragement that 25th Beginning Wednesday. Nov.

17th, Closing Thursday. Nov. women of Illinois have done since acquir-ii says the Chicago Tribune. Mrs. Edward L.

Stewart, corresponding secretary of the association, has written an account of the work accomplished, and it will be distributed by the thousands in pamphlet form through the suffrage campaign States. The report covers the activities of the suffragists from solving the tramp problem in. a rural community to electing a mayor. A Kst of some of the things which women have accomplished in various places in the State the items pertaining mainly to regions outside of Chicago since the suffrage act went Into effect follows: Women school and library board trustees. Better school buildings.

Free kindergartens. More vocational training. Penny lunches in schools. Depots to supply needy school children with clothes. Bad dance halls and poolrooms exposed.

Municipal dance halls and poolrooms substituted. Moving pictures censorship. Community houses. Streets and alleys cleaned. Spot man showing housing condition, poorlv paved streets, and dirty alleys.

Suffragist's civic primer text book in i aay we realize inai no invention nas maue such a change in business, commerce, I trade, politics and government, except the original telegraphy. George Westinghouse was at this time GREY ENAMELED WARE, YOUR CHOICE OF THE FOLLOWING AT CT 2 5 becoming known. He began inventing at the age of 15 years. His inventions included the automatic airbrake, electrical machinery, railroad signals, etc. riven for new developments, writes Betsey M.

Buell In the Philadelphia Fublic Ledger. Think of the way Benjamin Franklin's first efforts were met. Stepping from the boy, who dipped candles, to the man, who Invented lightning conductors, was a long Btep, but. perhaps, the most pathetic event of his life was during the period of 1742, which he spent in Philadelphia, where he devised the "Franklin stove." It was a wonderful arrangement for those days, and a great advantage over the fireplace, as this could be used in the center of the room. He declined a patent, as he wished to give the people the benefit, but his generosity was not allowed to count, as a London manufacturer made some inferior changes not improving it in the least tout he obtained a patent and kept the profit for himself.

Trobably none of the first inventions affected this country more than that of the 2 qt. Tea Pot, No. 5 Tea Kettle, 4 qt, 6 qt. and 8 qt. Covered Berlin Kettles, 2 qt.

Coffee Pot, 4 qt. Preserving: Kettle; sizes 14 and 17; Dish Pans; 1 qt. Double Boiler. In 1876 we find Alexander Bell exhibiting his telephone, designed and partly completed some years before. MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL.

We now come to the man whose name goes down as one of the most important of all times. In his early life he was denied the privilege of continuous schooling, and at the age of 12 years Thomas Edison was a tralrtboy on the Detroit and Port Hudson branch of the Grand Trunk railroad. His first invention was a- commercial stock Indicator, the proceeds of which established a laboratory at Newark, N. but afterward moved to West Orange. Perhaps we think of the phonograph and incandescent lamp first when considering his inventions.

As a matter of fact more than 300 patents have been issued on his work, and he "has besides produced hundreds of minor improvements not covered by patents. Among other inventions we might mention the carbon telephone transmitter, the magaphone and a storage battery for street railway cars and automobiles. schools of her town. Neglected and, forgotten roads repaired ana oiled. Fly swatters and antl-mosquito campaigns organized.

Children work for civic betterment. Sanitary food in stores. Sanitary milk and water supply. Improved parks and shrub planting and floral decoration around factories, depots, and public buildings. Unsightly railway stations replaced by new ones.

Municipal groves. At first exercise of ballot 1,000 saloons driven from State. Municipal employment bureau; tramps put to work. Segregated district abolished. Saloons closed on Sunday in many townt where formerly open In violation of the State law.

Policewomen. Increased interest in the charity funds expended by pu1lic institutions. In majority of towns committee of women present at every council meeting. GUBERNATORIAL TIMBER. cotton gin.

Eli Whitney was one 01 tne 13 children in the family, and it was in the shop where the older ones worked that he became skilful in the use of machinery. He began by repairing fiddles, and did it so well that soon the inhabitants of the whole country side came to him. At the age of 13 years he made the first machine for manufacturing nails. While in Georgia, as tutor, the mother of his pupils suggested that Whitney should be asked to invent a process for cleaning cotton. He could make or mend anything in the toy line, she knew from his demonstrations.

At first he refused, with the explanation that he did net know a cotton seed when he saw one. But Mrs. Green gave him a room where he could experiment. PLANTERS STOLE INVENTION. The model was completed in 1793, and was to be kept entirely away from the curioua public until a patent could be obtained.

Soon the crowds about the house became uncontrollable, while later the place was broken into and the result of all his efforts was carried away. As a Graham, Babbitt and Plumley Now 25c Wire Knife Tray 10c 25c Wire Bowl Steamer. j25c Wire Frying Basket, 19c Dover Egg Beater, hotel -size 19c Food Choppers The Rollman Celebrated Food Choppers, for meat and other foods, five knives with each, No. 1 size 90c No. 2 size $1.15 No.

3 size $1.35 Lead the Field. Probably the republican State convention or a State-wide primary election will be held in seven or eight months to choose candidates for governor and other State offices. Often an active campaign for the governorship is under way at this period, but such is not the case this year, says the Montpelier correspondent of the Springfield Republican. No can didates have appeared in the open thus $1.00 Aluminum Sauce Pan 75c $1.45 Aluminum Sauce Pot $2.00 Aluminum Tea Pot, $1.25 $1.65 Aluminum Tea Kettle $1.25 $2.00 Aluminum Tea Kettle $1.65 50c Aluminum Percolators 45c 75c Aluminum Dippers. 50c 87c Aluminum $1.25 Aluminum Colanders 99c $2.95 Aluminum Steamers $2.25 $3.25 Aluminum Steamers $2.50 $2.50 Aluminum Waffle Irons $2.25 far, and any man is seeking to promote In some towns women's vote larger than the men's.

In Bushnell, with 800 women eligible to vote, 768 voted. towns adopt commission government. "It had been stated by politicians," the report reads, "that there would not bo 25,000 Women registered in Chicago for the first election. It had a tremendous educational value when on the first registration day 186,000 women registered and on the second day 60,000 more women registered. Nearly 200,000 women voted at the first spring election, and six good aldermen were elected by the women's votes." his candidacy he is doing it very quiet ly.

Conditions do not differ material ly from those mentioned in these columns a few weeks ago. Apparently if State Auditor Horace F. Graham will permit the use of his name as a candidate for consequence the planters began to use it without even a word of thanks. It was not until 1800 that Whitney was able to obtain recognition from the southern planters. Then in 1812 a renewal of his patent was refused, and thus he failed to realize the amount to which his invention really entitled him.

Inventions appear to be a case of "try, try again." No doubt Robert Fulton thought this when he awoke one morning and learned that his first steamboat had gone down as rapidly as a rocket goes up. The machinery proved too heavy. But he began his "try again" process and. WOODEN WARE DEPT. Pastry Boards, 37c, 45c, 50c and 59c Rolling Pins 10c and 19c Knife Tray and 25c Round Bread Board 10c Wood Sugar Buckets, 45c, 75c, 90c Floor Brooms, 25c, 3Sc, 50c and 65c 25c Self -wringing Mop, complete with 19c Vifcod Coat Hanger, per dozen 30c Games For Thanksgiving Evening.

Ouija, the Wonderful Talking Board $1.00 Parlor Baseball. 50c and $1 Parchesia, the old home game 75c India, always popular, 25c and 50c Logomarchy, the War of Words 50c Crown Cards, 12 great games in one 25c Game of 42 50c I lot 50c Dressed Dolls 35c 1 lot $1.50 Character Baby Jointed Dolls $1.00 Casseroles Nickel Plated on brass frame brown dish, white lined, 2-pit size, regular $1.75, for $1.25 the governorship he can have the nom ination with little or perhaps with no op position. It is by no means certain, how 4 ever, that Mr. Graham will be a candi date. Two other names have been men BRANDON.

4 Mi tioned of late. Frederick H. Babbitt of Bellows Falls and Frank Plumley of ii in a-K it si, i Northfield. Mr. Babbitt is about 56 years old, and is head of the second largest waxed John Welch Dies Siftldenly Was Veteran of Civil War.

John Welch died at his home on Depot street suddenly Monday afternoon at five o'clock. Mr. Welch had been in poof health for some time. He was 75 years paper manufactory in the United States. In 1910 he was a member of the Ver old, and Is survived by four daughters and at last, when the Clermont traveled from New York at the rate of 150 miles in 33 hours, she was considered a great success, although it is difficult to imagine this in an age noted for rapidity.

Another experiment that was a long time perfecting was that of the friction matches. But John Walker, in time, brought them to a state where each individual used about a thousand matches apiece each year. This applied, of course. four sons, all of whom reside away from mont Legislature from his town, and probably was the most influential man on the floor of the House. In 1912 he was a member of the State Senate, was its president pro tern, and one of the leaders of that body.

He is an active and forceful man, much Interested in Brandon. Mr. Welch enlisted in Company 7th "Vermont regiment, December 10, Double Roasting Pan, made of heavy sheet iron, small size 10c Medium size 20c Medium size extra 25c Large size 35c Extra large size 45c Single Roasting Pans, 10c, 15c and 25c Special size, 12x17 Oval Seamless Double Roaster, made of heavy sheet iron, $1.00 size. Gray Enameled Double Roaster, $2.00 size. Lisk High Grade Enameled Double Roaster, with inside tray, sizes 2, 3, 4, 5 $2.25, $2.50, $2.75.

Gray Enameled Single Roasting Pan, 38c, 42c, 45c; 50c to 75c No. 9 Steel Griddle for rying griddle cakes. No. 10 Steel Griddle 25c No. 7 Steel Spider 10c Large size Steel Frying Pans 19c No.

8 Waffle Irons 90c Iron Gem Pans 25c Iron Doughnut Kettle 75c 1861, and was mustered out August 30, 1S64. He again enlisted In Hancock's Re All Copper Wash Boiler, No. 8 size, value $3.75, $3.00 No. 9 size, value $4.00, $3.45 No. 8 Metallic Bottom Wash Boiler $1.00 No.

$1.25 $1.25 Lisk Heavy Retinned Sanitary Dairy Pail $1.00 79c Heavy Retinned Strainer Pail 65c $1.50 Heavy Retinned 3-compartment Steamer, Vermont development, and is president of the Greater Vermont association. Air. serve corps and served during the remainder of the war. He was a member of C. J.

Ormsbee Post," G. A. R. The funeral will be held at St. Mary's Church this morning at nine o'clock, with burial in Plumley will be 71 years old next month- He has just retired from Congress, where he served three terms.

He has been a member of both branches of the State St. Mary's cemetery. The Grand Army burial service will be conducted at the grave by C. J. Ormsbee Post, G.

A. R. Legislature, United States district attorney, judge of the court of claims, and umpire of the claims of Great Britain. Mrs. John Raymond and daughter, Mrs.

Frank T. Whitlock, of Rutland, are visit 1 France and Holland against Venezuela. ing relatives here for a few days. (Mrs. He is well known as an orator, and has S.

W. Jones is spending several days in been active in temperance work. New York! city. Whether the mention of his name in dicates that he is to be put forward by the friends of the proposed prohibitory VERGENNES. Colonel and Airs.

Walter Scranton have liquor law remains to be seen. 1.25 $1.25 Heavy Retinned, 3-compartment Steamer, $1.00 50c Buffalo Tin Cereal Cooker 75c Buffalo Heavy Retinned Double 59c While several candidates for lieutenant- to America. It was in 1835, that another discovery was made that concerned fire; this was the patent of the revolver bySamuel Colt. He was a sailor at the age of 15 years, and it was then that his attention was called to firearms. He afterward built that most extensive weapon factory at Hartford.

SUCCESS FROM FAILURE. One of the next important patents was that of vulcanizing rubber and with which we connect the name of Charles Goodyear. Amid poverty and ridicule he patiently pursued the experiments, which ended in 1844 in the issue of his patent. He afterward discovered new uses till it required 0 patents to secure his inventions and his materials were applied to about 600 uses, while he gave employment In the United States, England, France and Germany to 60,000 persons. It was about this time that Samuel Morse perfected his plan for employing electro-magnetism in telegraphy.

His certainly was checkered career. He very much wished to (be a portrait painter, and at one time was professor of fine arts in the University of the City of New York, but at the age of 41 years began experiments with electric telegraphy. He toiled long and patiently to form an alphabet of marks and dots. Then eventually he obtained a patent for but he did not have money enough to put the invention. governor have peen mentioned, present gone to Orange, N.

J. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bostwick, Mr.

and Mrs. S. B. Bacon went yesterday to Lincoln to visit Mr. and Mrs.

H. E. Sweet. Harold Le-Beouf and Miss Bessie Fortier visited Indications are that the contest will be between Speaker John E. Weeks of Middlebury and Roger W.

Hulburd of Hyde Park, a well known lawyer and JAPANESE CAKE BOXES 75c Cake Box 65c 65c Cake Box 50c 50c Cake Box $1.25 Cake Closet $1.08 75c Oval Front Bread Box 59c 37c Japanned Oval Trays, 31c 29c Japanned Oval Trays, 25c 25c Steel Edge Dust Pan, 21c 10c Imitation Brass Tray, 5c Mr. LeBeouf aunt. Mrs. Wilfred Sears, orator. Other State officials are likely in Shoreham Sunday.

Mrs. George Oras- to be renominated unless State Auditor Graham should be a candidate for governor. In that event it has been sug- sett of Charlotte visited her sister-in-law, Mrs. Phoebe Langevin, here Monday. The ladles of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Ferrisburg will hold their annual Christmas sale in the parlors of the fested that Benjamin Gates of Mont pelier, secretary of civil and military af fairs, might be a candidate for auditor.

church Thursday evening. Friday eve 5,000,000 MEN KILLED. ning the society will serve a chicken-pie supper and the State Industrial school band will furnish music Mrs. David Roberts and children are spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Emma Field of Ferrisburg.

Miss Kate Hayes of Tl- Hfevr Estimate of War Made by Col. llenssler, Swiss Statistician. colonel Heussler estimate of the conderoga, N. is the guest of Mr. and in operation.

He was so reduced financially at one time that he was without Mrs. Desire Renaud. Mrs. Samuel B. number of fatalities In the present war is higher than any hitherto made.

food for 24 hours. Booth, who suffered a shock while visiting whether official or otherwise. Mr. and Mrs. Geonre Elliott of Starks- Neither France nor Russia issues tctaJs boro, is somewhat Improved.

David of casualty lists, while Germany either Roberts has gone on a business trip i combines her losses with those of Aus iron inward, -N. Y. OJlgs Martha Thorne speni yesterday at the home of Mr. and HOWE AND M'CORMICK. Ellas Howe was another much unappreciated inventor.

His sewing machine was taken to England and the right sold because of discouragement here. This was about 1S46. But he afterward gained control, and great financial success was the result, which we have so often found lack- tria-Hungary or designates nearly the Prussian casualties, leaving the other Mrs. Frank Bacon In Walthana Q. a.

Solid Copper Tea and Coffee Pots, nickel plated, 3- pint size 90c 4- pint size 5- pint size Coffee Percolators, solid copper. and $2.50 Wilkins of Morrisville was in town on business yesterday. States of the empire to make public what they choose. On July 31 Premier Asquith announced in the British House of Commons that the first year of the war showed the total number of slain, based on German as well as British calculations, to have been over 2,000,000, distributed as fol ENOSBURG FALLS. Charles Burnor of Fairfield, who has The Dover Nickel Plated Sad Irons, with nickel over-cup for retaining heat, set of 3, regular price $1.25, per set.

-The Dover Asbestos Sad Irons, set of 3, nickel plated holder and stand $2.75 Gas Iron, with, ber tubing, to close. Mrs. Pott's Celebrated Sad Irons, nickel plated, set of 3, with handle and stand, per set 99c purchased and moved to the farm of Charles Longey in this town, was a busi Table Glassware Water Set, 7 pieces, large Glass Pitcher with heavy gold band, 6 tumblers to match, nickel tray, per set $1.00 Water Set, 7 pieces, large Glass Pitcher, decorated with 6 tumblers to match, nickel tray, per set $1.38 Water Set, 7 pieces, Glass Tankard with plain cut flower, 6 tumblers to match, nickel tray 7 piece Glass Salad Set. 7 in. footed dish, 6 small dishes to match, extra special for this sale, value 50c 25c 7 piece Glass Berry Set, 10 inch" glass dish, 6 small dishes to match, value 59c 45c Plain Glass Tumblers, per dozen 25c Plain Glass Hotel Tumblers, per dozen 50c Plain Glass Sherbet Glass, per dozen 60c Colonial Glass Cordial Glass, per dozen 30c Colonial Glass Wine Glass, per dozen 45c Glass Water Bottle, each 10c Glass Night Set, thin glass water bottle with tumblers to match, per set 25c Decorated Lamps with globe to match, bronze ness visitor In this village Mondav $lGray Enameled Stove Pot 87c Gray Enameled Coffee Percolator Turquoise Blue White Lined Coffee Percolator, White Enameled Inside and Out Coffee Percolator Ray LTtchell and his mother, Mrs.

May Mitchell, left Tuesday to visit a daugh lows: Great Britain 116.000 France 400,000 Russia 733,000 Belgium 47,000 Serbia 64,000 Japan 300 ter of Mrs. Mitchell's, Mrs. A. W. Fad-den, In Springfield, Mass.

They will also visit In New York before their return. Mr. and Mrs. H. H.

Budd are passing Total allies 1,360,308 Germany 4S2.000 Austria 311,000 Turkey 45,000 the week in Springfield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Prosper Longey left Tuesday on a visit to their son, Cortes Longey, In New London, Conn. E.

W. Foster of St. Albans was in town Sunday on business connected with some farms, of which he is the manager. i Total Teutons S6S.000 Sam Sly is looking through all the keyholes in town for point 7. You'll find the key to the solution by chewing Sterling.

Grand total 2,228,300 On this basis which shows a monthly average of slain, the total of the nations recorded, omitting Japan, would he to November 15, 1315, from Silver. Potato Ricer 25c 75c Coffee Mills 50c Tea. Kettle, solid copper, nickel plated: No. 7 size, reg. $1.19.

No. 8 size, reg. $1.38. No. 9 size, reg.

$1.59. Aluminum IVarc 2-qt. Aluminum Double Boiler 75c Aluminum Preserving Kettle 50c August 1, 1914, to which may be added the unofficial estimates of those killed on the Austro-Itallan front (Aus-trians 110,000, Italians making a grand total of 4,017,834 killed since the war began. BRIDPORT. The Friendry club and auxiliary will have a dinner at the vestry to-day.

Mrs. Henry Beldenhas returned to her home at Shoreham. The home department will hold a social at Masonic hall Friday evening. Refreshments will be served. Mrs.

George Sellers, an invalid, broke her leg recently. Mr. and Mrs. Thurlow Pratt have returned to their home at Chapin. I1L W.

D. Sunderland has gone to Chicago. Floyd Myrick is with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.

A. Myrick. EL T. Col-burn and daughter have returned from New Hampshire. George W.

Field has returned from Plttsfleld, Mass. Patty Mould, Swedish per set Corn Poppers, small size 10c Corn Poppers, medium. 15c Corn Poppers, extra large size 29c with 75c Garbage Pails, deep cover base, all complete $1.00 FLETCHER. A farmers' meeting will be held at the Union Church this eveninx at eight PfFPIKMINT-IN RSO WHAPP' CINNAMON -IN BLUE WWrW o'clock..