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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16
NO CITY CHARTER.
The Board OF Trade Favor an Amended
Village Charter.

The October meeting of the Board of
Trade was held on Monday evening and
was rather poorly attended. After the
meeting was opened President Mackin-
non said that the election returns would
be announced in the Board of Trade
rooms on the night of Nov. and that the
public are cordially invited to be present.
The subject OF the meeting was thep pro-
posed city charter and Judge Smith re-
ported for the special committee. He
said the committee had been asked to
report a charter that would apply to
the whole town OF ST. Johnsbury, and il
adopted would dispense with the town
and village systems of government. He
thought the Montpelier charter with
slight notifications would be the best
for St. Johnsbury.
Elmore T. lde then made a strong plea
for a city charter He proposed to have
the town divided into seven wards with
an alderman from each ward and
mayor at the head who should be re-
sponsible for the management of the
city. He pointed out the present ex-
pense of two forms OF government here
and proposed to equalize taxation in the
new city by taxing the wards i'll the
farming section less than those in the
centre.
The whole matter was then discussed
bv the members and remarks were made
by William Higgins, Daniel Carpenter,
p F. Hazen, F. A. Pierce, S. II. Brackett,
John {. Clark, E. l.. Hovey, Arthur F.
Stone, Judge Smith and {. A. Calder
wood.
Mr.. Hazen said he had rather live in a
model village than in one-horse city
and preferred village charter just as
near city charter as possible. If build
ing regulations could not be enforced
under a village charter he was in favor
of city charter.
Mr., Pierce thought we were not ready
for a city charter and that the farmers
would not favor it.
Professor Bracket said Keene became
city when it had population of about
5000 and that no one now wanted to
return to the town system.
John c. Clark said the general bill to
amend all existing village charters pro.
vided Tor building regulations, but that
he thought this bill would be reported
adversely to the legislature by the spccial
committee appointed by Gov. Woodbury..
Capt Hovey didn't believe a city gov
ernment would be cheaper and thought
the town would be more prosperous to
drop this matter and get their village
charter amended.
Judge Smith said he had found very
few people that wanted city charter
and he was afraid the farmers did not
want it. He thought the end could be
better and more economically reached By
the amending of the village charter.
On motion of c. A. Calderwood the
report of the committee was accepted
and the matter laid on the table.
On motion of A. H. Mcleod commit
tee was appointed to draft an amended
, village charter to be adopted at thi
, session of the legislature. Presiden
: Mackinnon appointed on this commit
tee the village trustees, Arthur F. Stone
: w. P. Smith and c. II. Stevens. Th
meeting then adjourned.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16
FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Knights Of Pythias.

SPECIAL MEETING.
special meeting of Apollo Lodge No, X
of p is called for this Friday evening at 8
O'Clock The rank of Knight will be con-
ferred on two candidates at this time.
REGULAR MEETING.
At the regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13,
Grand Chancellor ). NJ. Holman of Massa-
chusctts, supreme Representative Chas. A.
Lee OF Rhode Island and others prominent in
The order will be the Sdests of AIpOio
Lodge After work in the Page rank re
freshments will be served followed hy short
addresses by the visiting brothers and music
by the Imperial Quartette and 7. n. Shuielt
w w. HUSBAND c, c.
HENRY w. ELLIS X. X. $.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16

rIusicale.-A musicale will be given
under the auspices Of the Girls Friendly
society in Y. M. Z. A. hall, Monday even
ing, Oct. 49, at o'clock. Tickets may
be obtained from members of the society,
or at the hall on Monday evening The
proceeds of this musicale are to be used
i'll aiding a destitute family for which
the members Of the society are working.
The following is the programme:
PARTI.
1. March. Reeves
Miss Gorham, Mr.. Hodge, Mr.. Wright,
Q. Song, "a Heart that's Thankful for ALL"
King
Mr.. Shufelt.
8. Reading, From Maine to Denver"
Stapleton
Miss Ranney.
4. Violin solo, departed Days" Louis
Miss Helen Boynton.
5. Song, Selected
PART IL.
6. Piano Solo, "valse Arabesque," Locke
Mr.. Harris.
7. Reading, "Seein' Things" Eugene Field
Miss Ranney.
8. Violin Solo, Loves Dream After the
Ball" Czibulka
Miss Helen Boynton.
@. Song, "Protestations," Norris
Miss Shufelt.
10. Tonight We say Farewell"
Schepgerell
Miss. .Gorham, Mr. Hodge, Mr., Wright.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16
A Valuable Tub of Butter.-R.


Jaynes OF Ryegate won total OF $34 in
premiums on a single tub OF butter at the
Valley fair in Brattleboro last year, and
he duplicated the winning at the fair
held there two years ago. He was
awarded first prize in the tub class
sweepstakes for the best creamery butter,
and special premiums offered by the
Worcester Salt company and the Yer
mont Farm Machine company. Mr..
Jaynes' exhibit scored 81 points out Of
a possible 100. Mr.. Harris OF Boston, the
judge of the dairy exhibit at Brattleboro,
served in similarcapacity at the World S
fair and he says he never saw butter OF
such high average quality as that at the
Valley fair only two exhibits being
marked below 90.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16

and then all will repair to the audience
room where addresses of welcome will
be made by the pastors and Others and
responses by Mrs. Read, the president,
and others. The public are invited and
urged to attend.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16
NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Girl Wanted.
Wood for Sale.
Work Wanted
House to Rent.
Rooms to Rent.
Kid Mitten Lost.
Leghorn Hens for Sale.
Lessons in Vocal Culture.
Clothing. Amos w. Scott.
Lamps Scott s. Underwood
First National Bank Statement.
Pres of Acct Geo. PettingillS Est.
Business Card Packard s. Thorne.
Caledonia National Bank statement.
Pres. of Acct.-Sophia S. Salter's Est.
Cheap Insurance. -Chas. S. Hastings
Recent Events -Barbour's Business Col,
Stanley Opera House Prof. Carpenter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16

w. c. T. U. Convention The annual
convention OF the Vermont Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
in Grace Methodist Episcopal church, in
this town, beginning next Thursday
evening at 7.30. A reception will be
held in the vestries from 7 to O'Clock,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16

A Farewell Reception. Many of the
friends of Rev. H. NJ. Douglas and wife
gathered in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday
evening and gave them farewell recep-
ton that will be long and pleasantly
remembered. The company was received
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16

and Smith st. Johnsbury Academy '93,
members of the executive committee.
By the will of the late A. b. Darling OF
New York, $4,000 is left in trust for
the Mary Hitchcock hospital.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16
Knights Of Honor, No. OtS.
Masonic.

Meet second and fourth Tuesday in each
month in 6. A. r. Hall
n. NJ. JOHNSON, Dictator.
Masonic.
Special Convocation of Hasweli Royal
Arch Chapter, No. IL, Friday evening the
10th. The Royal Arch degree will be con-
ferred
j. ALLEN DEXTER, H. P.
DELos NJ. BACON, Sec.
Stated Concave of Palestine Commandery,
No. 5, *. T., Tuesday evening, Oct. goth.
CHAs. A. CALDERwooD, +. {.
DELos NJ. BACON, Rec.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16
WEATHER RECORD.

At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
ending October Ia. 1896.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22

schools in some that are larger, a de-
mand for cheap teachers, not that poor
teachers are desired, but the money
for paving HIGH salaries is not in eX-
istence in these towns. Teachers there
have no induccment. and many OF them
would find it impossible to attend an
expensive central school: for ii goes
without saying that such school
would be far more expensive than one
Of the three smaller ones.
The pupils III Our normal schools are
usually from families of moderate cir
cumstances and often from the small
towns or the farming communities of
the large towns; they wish to engage
in teaching, or, having been teachers,
they desire a better preparation. They
get scholarship and hire rooms suita-
bic for collaborating and attend the
normal school at an expense, many OF
them, less than two dollars week.
The pupils form "A community of them
selves not oVerShadowed or injuriOusly
outshone bV the residents of the small
places where the schools are located.
They wear plain clothes and practice
close economy with no feeling that
they disturb the harmony OF their sur
roundines. Returning to their homes
they can accept such situations rs offer
without humiliation or fea: of bank
ruptcy. Unless the state gives subsi-
dies to the new school eXtrayagantly
this elias, OF pupils will be largely shut
ont by the expense.
The graduates of such a school will
look for salaries in keeping with the
cost of their education and the small
towns must accept teachers without
any normal training whatever. L.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22
THE NORMAL SCHOOLS.

We have reproduced elsewhere
another series Of press comments on
the absorbing question of the state
normal schools. The discussion has
proceeded far enough to develop an
overwhelming sentiment against aban-
doning normal schools, whatever else
may be done. Those most opposed to
the present system are very strongly
in favor of a step forward rather than
backward of improvement, instead of
abolition.
This sentiment is well expressed in
an editorial in Saturdays Free Press.
Its salient points are: That three
normal schools were established in
Vermont so as TO have one in each
(them Congressional district; that if
this proposition were followed through
out the union there would be 500 such
schools, whereas there are only 12l;
that Vermont has twice as many nor
nal schools in proportion to her popu-
lation as any other state or country
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22

II" SD annual meeting of the Yer.
mont state Medical society was held
At ~. JohDsbury last week with qaite
IA large attcndance.
There was The usual number of pro-
fesSional papers, which were of high
order y banquet was among the feat
ures OF the meeting. The next meet
ing of the society vii! be held at st.
AlbaBs.
The following officers were elected:
President, +. X. Studdard, Shelburne:
vice president, NJ. d. Warren. Cabot;
secretary, -. c. Iiawley, Burlington:
treasurer, u. G.. Kemp, Montpelier:
auditor. l.. ). Albee, Bellows Falls:
executive committee. Stoddard. law
ley and Jennie. Committees were an
pointed and delegates were elected to
the various societies.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22

Letter FRI m Bellows Falls Times.l

lLetttf lFt m bellows Fails T1mes.1
The discussion of the normal school
has, perhaps, already been ample. but
II seems to me some points have been
overlooked. The schools have been
much criticised for their narrow cur
riculum and for the low entrance re-
quirements. Grammar school schol-
ars, a. one paper says. care admitted
To the normal school and in two wears
turned out labeled as finished teachers. g
Those OF us who are old enough to
remember thcS schools from their
start n normal schools know that the
prejudice against them was very strong
in the state and that the entrance eX-
amlnations, urses of study. tte.,wcre
prepared with the greatest care to make
the schools better than nothing and
still not good enough to offend The peo-
pie and dcsiroT even the little foothold
they had
The law still limits the schools to two
courses and 10 the English language
but from time to time the courses of
study have been broadened and the
standard of examinations for entrance
and graduation has been raised and
the schools have been brought moro
nearly to the ideals of their founders
and teachers.
The people have hecn slowly edu-
Gated to an appreciation OF these
schools but what has brought them nj
one bound to ''demand one central
school conducted i'm accordance with
the most modern ideas of edncation~ if
Is hard to see, 80 nard that some of u>
doubt that it has been done.
There i much to be said in favor of
such a school. but in opposition are an
array OF hard.unmanageable conditions.
There i. and for thepre>cnt must he.
IN our small towns and Tor the small
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22

lature does not take this view Of the
matter. These Institutions have been
and are TOO closely and usefully con-
nected with the common schools OF me
STATE TO be put out OF existence IN this
summary manner. All the leading
states in the Union support normal
schools and have no thought OF abol-
i.hing them. and what has been thus
approved a. useful in our sister com
monwealths can hardly beqtlite useless
i'm our own. Moreover many OF those
who have enjoyed exceptional oppor-
tunities for becoming familiar with the
subject speak highly of the work OF
these Institutions. Teachers who have
met with conspicuous success III the
profession gratefully acknowledge the
help received from these schools. one
of the most efficient teachers Black
River academy ever had, the late Miss
Piper, was wont to speak in the high
est terms of the training she received
at Randolph. This is only one case
out of the many which might be cited.
II the work of these schools Is not up
TO present day requirements il can cas-
ilv be brought up to the required lever
by a slight addition 10 present appro-
priatiOns.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22
The Ca.e of Vermont Farmers.


II is the most astonishing thing il
the world that the farmers who consti.
tute the immense majority in our sue.
cessiye legislatures should insist ycar
after year ON holding their own noses
10 the grindstonc by way of our iniqui
touS system OF the double taxation q
mougaged real estate.
Just look at it.
\ farmer, let lis say, has two sons
each OF whom scrapes together a few
hundred dollars. one son decides to
be farmer and buys "A little farm on
mortgage. The other decides To %
into mercantile busidess and buys d
stock OF goods on credit
Does the state deal equally witt
these young men =?
Not by amy means.
II taxes the young farmer for the en-
tire value of his farm. 1t taxes him
both for what he owns and what he
owes. And at the same time it take,
the capitalist who lent him the money
on every cent of that money.
And how is it about the brother who
has gone into trade. Why, the state
taxes him only ON what he actually
owns. 1t permits him TO offset his
debts against his property
And that's the way Vermont encom-
ages her agricultural interests.
Now experts say that one-half of all
the farms in Vermont are under mort
gage. and therefore the burden that
our farmers are carrying through dou-
bile taxation is appalling.
Why, oh why, will our farmers per
pctuatc system which is so manifest
~ and enormously to their disadvan-
tage?
No wonder that our brightest Young
men are leaving the farm and leaving
Nermont-that farm values have shrunk
prodigiously-that our agricultural
districts are declining in wealth and
i o.i.;ion evcrv year.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22
Double Taxation.

GovIGrout's special recommends
ton in favor of the abolition of double
taxation of mortgaged real estate is the
keynote OF his message. He shows NJ
the iniquity in a clear and convincing
manner and points out a remedy
This interesting portion of his message
is rs follows -
1.-The public burdens should be borne
by all equally, according to what each
taxpayer is worth, yet the grand list
upon which taxes are extended does
not rest upon such an equitable found
alton; until it does there will be I'M
easiness among the people. The tax
payer who owes more than the APP
pTaisal of his personal estate, as the
law now stands. pays taxes on his
debt, or more than he is worth. on
sets against personal property in max
inc the grand list are an acknowledge
ment that taxes should be paid upon
| the basis of solvent worth.
To illustrates The debts of 4 are the
credits of Band b should pay taxes on
| these credits unless he is. in turn, a
debtor. If \ cannot offset his debts
against his property appraisals he pays
taxes on more than he is worth. b
may hold credits secured on As farm,
the full appraisal Of which goes into
As list. In this case, value for which
the credit was given, and the credit.
are both taxed.
b should pay taxes on the credit, for
A pays him interest with which to do
it, but \ should not pay taxes on the
value part of the farm covered by the
credit, because he pays interest to b
and owes for it besides. 1t is conceded
that this feature Of our tax system is
wrong and that the parties burdcned
by it are entitled to relief. The indi-
rect remedies heretofore proposed are
at the best theoretical Some of them
have been suspected of making a bad
matter worse Remember it is the
debtor that should be relieved. If
farm mortgage Indebtedness, wherever
held, were taxed against the mort
gagee, the tax paid by the mortgagor
and deducted by him in settling with
the mOrtgagee, and the mortgage al
NV w OiiNCl tt8llilNl Ms ltul tSldlt dIl-
praiSal, the landed values of the state
would pay taxes once, and the pay
ment would be by the right parties.
Each mortgagor and mortgagee would
then pay on what they respectfully
held in the property This would, by
short cut, accomplish the desired re-
lief without changing materially. if in
the least, the volume of the grand list
of the S,ate
Ii is to be hoped you will give this
subject your earnest attention, and un-
less satisfied it is wrong without
remedy, provide necessary legislation.
Measures will doubtless be intro
duced 10 bring about the change. prac-
tically on the lines suggested by the
governor. Few question the injustice
of the present law. The only doubtful
consideration seems to be, How are we
TO get rid Of it without serious disturb
ance? That this can be done, we have
little doubt, bearing in mind Grecley's
saying, The only way to resume is to
resume.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22
Our Normal Schools.

From the Ludlow Tribune.l
The proposition to abolish our nor
nal schools is rash and foolish and if
will be surprising il the present leois-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22

1
(proof of which it furnishes by sta.
tistical table,. The article closes a,
follows:
"All honor to the men who have
! achieved SO much with 80 little aid
from the state. Vermont owes them a
debt. But the question of the hour is
Have we been pursuing the right pol
! icy9 Have we not been too liberal
in the number of our training schools
and too niggardly rs TO to their cost2'
II would be useless to deny that
there is force in the Free Press argu-
ment. While on account OF the state,
peculiar contour, it is easy 10 under
stand why three schools were conSid-
cred preferable to two or one in the
early days. and though Vermont has
less schools in proportion to her size
(not populati0n) than amy other New
England state save New Hampshire, il
is probably safe to say that if we were
to start over again, less than three
schools would be deemed sufficient
But what are we to do now Shall
the state give up the three schools it
/ has the free use of, with their build
ings and appliances, which are worth
probably not less than S25,00o. and
make heavy appropriation for new
plant, when the spirit of retrenchmcnt
in expenses prevails 80 generally I?
And where would the new school be
located OF course there are places
enough Iwilling to offer inducements.
(and possibly some of the animosity
shown toward the existing schools has
its source in such desire) but it would
not be I'm easy matter to locate sin
ole school in Vermont, convenient for
all and advantageous for instruction.
And what would become of the
abandoned schools? Ii is needless to
say that they would have to be closed
and probably surrendered to the ele-
mentS to dispose Of Take the Ran
dolph school. for example Three
years ago the buildings were DESTROYED
by fire. The amount realized from the
insurance would not replace them To
it was added considerable amount
subscribed 10y friends of education and
the school, with no thought OF the pos
Sibility OF the schools abandonment
before 1900, at least, as the system was
chartered until then \ school plant.
modern. convenient and commodiouS.
was the result This still stands and
its free use is rendered to the state a>
long rs il is wanted for normal school
purposes. 70 reject it would be to re
pndiate a moral, ii not legal, obliga-
ton to those who recently came to its
assistance Tor the states welfare.
But it is not on account of the fine
school facilities alone that the friends
of the Randolph Normal school urge
its continuance. They challenc any
one, even tic commission itself. TO
show that every dollar given it as tut
ton by the state las not been well
spent. They are prepared to give an
account of their stewardship. They |
can sustain their claim that results |
have been commensurate with the ex-
pense-better, indeed, than those of
many schools far more literally sus-
tanned. Concerning the other schools. !
we are not well enough informed to
speak. But when it is proposed to
close the doors of the Randolph Nor
NAL school and end its proud record
we say that great mistake is contem-
platcd-one that no Legislature, after
due consideration Of the question-is
likely TO make.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22

While all indications point to Nc
Kinley's election, we think there Is
over-confidence in this section. Some
Republicans are so sure of it that they
hardly think it worth while to go to
the polls. This is all right in the East,
perhaps, but the safe way is to make
evnrN vote count
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET
PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
of Ohio.
VICE PRESIDENT,
GARRETT A. HOBART
of New Jersey.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Archbishop Ireland, the noted liberal
Catholic. is out with ringing declara-
ton for Mckinley and against an
archy.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-22
GIudness Comes

with a better understanding of the
Wv transient nature of the many phys
Zeal ills which vanish before proper ef-
sprts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
lightly directed. There is comfort ID
he knowledge that so many forms OF
3ckness are not due to any actual DIS
Ease, but simply TO constipated condl.
ION of the system, which the pleasant
Amily laxative, Syrupo Figs, prompt
" removes. That is why it is the only
semedy with millions of families, and Is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. tits therefore
ali important, in order to get its oene-
fetal effects, to note when You pur-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists. -
If in the enjoyment Of good health
and the system is regular, then Taxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
NAV be commended to the most sklllful
physicians, but if in need of laxative
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informede everywhere Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction