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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14
The Duty of the Voter.

The provisions of the new caucus Law
become operative next month when thu
listers make their annual tour. The exc
cutive board of the republican state
committee recently met i'll Burlington
and decided to issue a letter to every
member of every republican town com.
mittee in the state, calling attention to
the provisions of the act in question.
Commenting on this meeting and the
Importance of the new law the Burling.
ton Free Press says:
The particular section of the law in
| question provides than in "caucuses to
elect delegates to conventions to nomin-
ate state and county officers and repre-.
sentatives in Congress. and to nominate
town representatives, the voting shall
be by ballot and check list, if
request therefor, in writing, sign
ed by persons qualified to vote
in frtemen's meeting equal in mum.
Der to per cent OF the vote cast for
governor in that town or city at the last
biennial election, be filed in the town or
city clerks office on or before the 18th OF
May in each biennial year"
The importance Of observing the terms
OF this law becomes evident when one
considers its possibilities. For example,
in the last late election the total vote
tor governor in the to wn OF Shelburne was
250. fiat any time on or before the 18th
day Of next May 5 per cent. OF that
number, or 10 voters Of that town in
order to be sure of the per cent.
should file with the town clerk
a signed petition calling for the use
Of check list in the republican caucus
it would be impossible for any Republi-
can to vote in such caucus who had not
tIed with his inventory for the assessors
IN April a certificate OF his intention to
vote with the republican party this year.
The object of this law was to prevent
Democrats, for example. from voting in
republican caucuses and vice versa, but
unless voters generally file theft intentions,
1t will be entirely possible Tor a compare.
tive few schemers in Shelburne, for ex.
ample, to keep host of republicans from
voting in the republican caucus nasmuch
as the petition can be brought after
voters have failed to register. Registra.
ton laws in all states make it necessary
for voters to attend to the matter of see.
ing that their names are on the voting list
OF their party, and now that we have
a registration law republicans through
out Vermont should see to it that they
file their party intentions when they
make out their list tor the assessors. 1t
follows as matter of course that Demo-
Gratis have similar interest in seeing
that they are not prevented from voting
in Democratic caucuses.
In short all voters should register this
spring when they visit the assessors to
make out their lists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14
Praise from PraisewOrlhy Source.

st. Johnsbury has been glori6ed by
many writers. but its scenic beauties, its
industries, its institutions, it's nota BILE
men, and the characteristics which dis.
tingulsh its social, educational and relig.
ious life have never been described more
Interestingly than in an article by Mary
K. T. Hatch which is one of the features
OF the New England Magazine for Febru
airy. The text is embellished with numer-
Gus views and portraits. A history is
given of the towns leading industry,
the scale works of E. and T. Fairbanks
and Co., including this summary of the
business OF the concern: There are about
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14
Congressional Politics.

The Waterbury Record hears upon
reliable authority" that Governor
Charles J. Bell will soon formally an
nounce bis candidacy for Congress to
succeed Hon. Kittredge Haskins. Far be
it from any one outside of the second
district to attempt to suggest to it what
1t should do in this matter, but we cam
not refrain from expressing the opinion
that Governor Bell would be marked
Improvement over the present incum.
bent Rutland News.
Gov. Bell has been very shrewd in con.
cealing his plans, though it seems to be
pretty well understood throughout the
district that be will soon announce his
candidacy. We are free to say, however,
that we do not think be would be
marked improvement over the present
incumbent" He has made good COVER
nor and pleased Vermonters by his indie
pendence, adherence to his convictions,
and his urbanity and good fellowship dis
played in Swinging round the circle"
But these qualifications do not make a
and the ripe experience of
Col. Haskins, his devotion to the inter
ests OF his constituents, and his recognized
standing by his associates in Congress
will do much to make him his own sue.
cessor,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14
Who Can Solve Wte

The question of double taxation re-
duced to its lowest terms is this: If a
farmer who has practically no mont y
buys land from a capitalist for $4,000
and gives mortgage to secure the pur.
chase, should the man who is worth
nothing pay all the taxes and allow the
holder OF the mortgage to go free OF tax
alton to that extent Burlington Free
Press.
There are few who are willing to agree
that double taxation is right but REM
edy that will work with equity is what
bothers the head of the legislator. The
question is sticker. By the way, what
was the idea Of the man who recently
addressed the labor men and delegation
of farmers in Rutland county on tax
alton? The Journal has seen no news
paper account of the details OF his ideas
on the subiect.-[ Mont pelier Journal.
Col. George Harvey of New York,
must have had the time of his life when
he ran up to his old state few weeks
since. Besides meeting the leading news
paper men OF Vermont, he was captured
by an enterprising insurance agent and
escaped only aI(er having largely sam
pied the real Vermont brand in life insur-
ance policies, Col. Harvey had mighty
good time in Vermont and SO did every
one else who met him. Mortified News.
In speech before the gathering of YER
monters in Boston recently, Gov. Bell
said the Mormons had just erected a
large monument in Vermont and that his
only regret was that the whole Mormon
religion was not buried under it. Gov.
Bell is always on the right side Bar,
ton Monitor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

In the luxury of our writ
ings and of our life, let us at
least love and regret that sim.
plicity which we have no longer,
and which, perhaps, we can no
longer have. While drinking from
our gold, let US regret the
ancient cups. Finally, that we
may not be corrupted in every
thing, let US cherish that
which is better than our
selves, and let US, in perishing,
save from the shipwreck our
tastes and our Judgments
[Joubert.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

1000 men employed at present; the cap
ital is 50 100000, annual output $4,-
100000; varieties of scales 10000;
patents, 1872; yearly pay roll, 100000
to citizens of St. Johnsbury. Besides
the employees at St. Johnsbury there are
many more OH the road and in the
branch houses. St. Johnsbury people
are proud of their town, and like the
proud Miss Mcbride are proud Of their
pride. There is certain amount Of
reason in all this. About the next thing
to living in Brattleboro is to be able
to live in St. Johnsbury.-[ Brattle boro
PheuiX
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14
A Frivolous Question.
Editor Greene Aims His Shnf, In NM,
at ST. JOhnsbury

lti is not New England alone which
is famous but the separate towns and
individuals who have made her So Read
the account OF the history OF St. Johns.
Dury, w. and her men and women. for
a vivid and interesting story Of New
England town. Long years agone when
the pioneers OF Vermont wrestled with
the prlmeval forest, when the long red
pung OF winter and the Noah's Ark OF
summer summer made bi,yearly pilgrimages for
suPples TO- Boston, one OF the latest
drivers, Winchester Burt of Rnrke usod
to take off his shoes and STOCKINGS $50
go through St. Johnsbury barefoot he
cause ne declared with grim humor that
IL was NJ holy ground. Why?-T Mary r
r. Hatch in the February number Of The
New England Magazine. LIZ
Why Mary, Why? How can YOU ask;
hlsmet That's why. 1t was ordained
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

The CALEDoNIAN joins with all YER
monters in extending congratulations to
ex-Gov. Holbrook of Brattleboro, who
celebrates tomorrow his 93d birthday.
Vermont's war governor is the Oldest
ex-governor in the United States, his
mental vision is undimmed and his body
sound. He may with propriety be
designated as "Vetmont's Grand Old
Man." and we hope in the evening Of
life" his days may be full of health and
happiness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

Prot John M. Tyler of Amherst College
always hits the bulls eye when he talks
on educational matters. Speaking at an
Amherst alumni dinner in Boston last
week he said,
I'VE make lot of fuss about sending
men to Washington for Presidents or
congressman; but the congressman don't
do much good, and Divine Providence
keeps them from doing much harm. But
we don't make half as much fuss or take
half as much interest as we should in the
school committees and superintendent
OF our own towns"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

The South Carolina dispensary system
has proved failure and the lower branch
OF the legislature has passed bill abolish.
ing it and it is expected the Senate will
pass it. The system abounded in graft,
political patronage and was only en-
forced in the rural communities. The
system was denounced by the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union and other
temperance organizations from the start
as a compromise that would never &C.
compish the results that its advocates
claimed for it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

In a whiskey case tried at Concordia.
Kan, last week, one of the witnesses
was asked what he understood a nuisance
under the prohibitory law to be, to
which he made the following answer !:
"A place where man goes in at the
front door on his feet, apparently in his
sober senses, and is hauled out at the
hind door on his back like a dog"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

The Chinese boycott of American
goods, which grows more serious every
week, was supposed to be due to the
rigid enforcement in San Francisco of the
Chinese exclusion act. Now the idea is
advanced that it originated in Japan
and is encouraged by Japanese mer-
chants who are taking this method to
get the Chinese trade. This may be SO,
but it is well to remember in this con.
nection that seven centuries before the
Christian era Confucius gave his follow
ers the Golden Rule and that the Chinese
have not forgotten it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

In the death of the young negro poet,
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the race loses
Its greatest man next to Booker T.
Washington. Mr.. Howells has cbarac.
terlzed Mr.. Dunbar as "the only man of
pure African blood and of American
civilization to feel the negro life aestbe.
tically and express it lyricalv.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

Entered at the St. Johnsbury post Office as
Bt fond-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14
st. 5uhushur9 Galrduniau
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
THE CALIFORNIAN COMPANY,

ARTHUR F. STONE,
Editor and Publisher.
rytS'an Building, st. Johnsbury, Vermont
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-20

lowing officers Saturday afternoon at
their regular meeting: Oracle, Mrs
Ida Bridger; vice oracle, Mrs. Aldo
Drummond; recorder, Mrs. S. E. Car
michael; receiver, Mrs. Annis Greeson;
inner sentinel, Mrs. Eliza Ward; outer
sentinel, Mrs. Mary Wallerich.
Mrs. Anna Paxon of Winfield and
Mrs. Harry Mathews of Wayland visit
ed the Jacob Jones family last week.
Mrs. Jacob Jones visited over Sunday
with relatives in Winfield.
Miss Hazel Pendergraft went to
Galesburg, ILL.,. few days ago to work
In telephone office.
Mrs. Zeb Johnson and daughter Of
Veo were calling on friends in town
Saturday afternoon.
A. G. Logan of Des Moines came in
Saturday for a few days visit with his
mother Mrs. Logan.
Miss Bessie Drummond, who has
been trimming in millinery store In
Newton, Is at home for the winter.
Rev. Blanchard Of Wapello occupied
the pulpit In the Christian church Sun
day and Sunday evening with a view tc
being employed regularly.
The Methodist Episcopal church held
quarterly meeting here Saturday ant
Sunday. The presiding elder preached
excellent sermons.
Addison Hadley, living three mile.
southwest of to nwi.s very Ill al
his home with consumption.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-20
THE OTTUMWA COURIER

says, to advocate the idea that the fed.
eral government had the power or
should have the power to override the
states On the contrary, he intended
his remarks to be in the nature of all
appeal to the states for concerted ac-
toin on all questions wherein the
rights and interests of the union were
concerned.
He did not purpose to evade or defy
or distort the plain edicts of the con-
stitution as result of which the fed
eral government is invested with
specifically delegated powers only,
while the constitution reserves to the
states all rights and powers not grant
ed to the federal government in so
many words.
The secretary of state, in short
makes it plain that his remarks at
New York we're either incorrectly re.
ported or seriously misunderstood. He
certainly removes the approximations
of those who may have feared that he
was advocating the right or the ad
visibility of the federal government
asserting the doctrines of nonuses and
fulfilling those duties or powers
neglected by the states.
We must accept Mr.. Roots disclaim
er all the more readily because he is
too good lawyer not to know that the
doctrine of nonuser is not effective
with respect to the constitutions
rights of the states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-20
HEDRlck.

Hedrick, Dec. 17.-At the annual
business election of officers at meet
ing held last Tuesday evening, Hedrick
Chapter, No. 1852, Order of the Eastern
Star, elected the following officers for
the ensuing year.
Worthy matron-Mrs. G. w. Storey.
Worthy patron-W. o. Cuddy.
Associate matron-Mrs. G. F. Young
Secretary-Mrs. j. F. Dare.
Treasurer-Miss Winnirfed Hines.
Conductress-Mrs. r. M. Lindsay.
Associate conductress-Mrs. G. L..
Eller.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Fleener of ottum-
wa visited friends and relatives in
town yesterday
w. H. Cooper and James Lynn were
in Webster Saturday on business.
Miss Rhoda Wilson has returned
home from Cedar Falls, where she has
been attending State Normal school
She will not return to resume her stud
les after the holidays, but has accepted
the position Of deputy county auditor
and will go to Sigourney about January
first.
John Wilson Of Ptkin was in towr
Saturday on business.
Paul Houghton returned home Thurs.
day after a short visit with friends il
Iowa City
Mrs. w. H. Young was in Martins.
burg Saturday.
Mrs. Mont Beck was passenger Il
Ottumwa Friday.
H. H. Dickens of Farson was in towi
Friday on business.
Misses Katherine Hines, Lizzie Nor
gan and Hattie Dixon were in Ottum
wa Tuesday shopping
Alex Wellard of Farson, was in tow
yesterday.
| Allen Hawk was passenger to Os
kaloosa Saturday on business.
Miss Mary Stevens is quite i'll witt
| typhoid fever.
Mrs Sarah Hawk was in ottumw
j Saturday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-20
rRouRLEs lN TEXAS.

Senator Joseph w. Bailey Of Texas,
is having his troubles. He insists
that he is the democratic nominee
for United States senator to succeed
himself but some of the Texans are
not so sure that this is equivalent to
an election. The power of making the
s~nator is still lodged with the legis-
lature and there it will be exercised.
Several Of the members of this body
are against Bailey and say so openly.
How many are saying nothing but
standing ready to name some other
man if the move is made, is not
known.
The connection of Senator Bailey
with the Waters-Pierce Oil company
has not been fully cleared up and
some ugly allegations have been
made with the assurance from certain
parties that the proof lies back OF
them. No charges of violation Of law
are lodged against the sena,or but
many are convinced that he has violat
ed the confidence of his constituents
| 1t is quite probable that if he is re
elected to the United States senate he
has learned lesson that will last
for some time. He took it upon him
self to sit in judgment in most deter
mined manner in the case of Senator
Burton and left nothing unsaid II
dealing with the Kansas senator. Bur
ton violated the law, as it is now con
strued, and is now serving a term il
the federal prison. Bailey has become
badly mixed in the web of the Waters
Pierce Oil company, one Of the mos
hated corporations in the state o
Texas, and asks that his reward b.
six more years in the United States
senate. He may go back, but he ha
lost his standing in the Lone Sta
state and in the nation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-20
WILLIAM coWLEY DIES.
Former Citizen Of EddyvilIe Passes
Away in California.


Eddyville, Dec. 18.-F. M. Epperson
and George Hartman received tele-
grams Monday reporting the death of
William Cowley at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, at 116 o'clock Sunday after
noon, December 16, at the age Of about
"a years. Mr.. Cowley came to Eddy
Vile many years ago and resided here
until last August. when a severe attack
Of asthma forced him to move to Los
Angeles. The immediate cause Of death
was heart failure He is survived by an
aged wife and one son, Grant, who
moved from here to Los Angeles during
October. Mr.. Cowley was prominent
Mason having been a member of the
Eddyville lodge for about fifty years.
The remains will be cremated today.
Personal and Otherwise.
Misses Grace and Blanche Crosson
entertained about seventeen friends at
the home of the former at party Sat
urday night. Various games were play
ed and refreshments were served.
H. p. Warren and family departed
Monday for Kirksville, Mo-. to spend
the holidays with his brother, Ernest
Warren. They also stopped off in OF
tumwa on short visit with relatives.
Ben Sayille, son of Fred Saville, gave
party Saturday afternoon to about a
dozen of his young friends nj honor of
his eleventh birthday anniversary. He
was remembered with several nice
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-20
STOCKPORT.

stockport, Dec. 1s-J. H. Watson
and family returned Monday from FIT.
Madison, where they had been visiting
Mr.. Watson's brother Joseph Watson.
j. E. Balls returned from Chicago
Tuesday with his herd of black cattle
from the stock show.
Harry Robinson went to Fairfield
Monday to visit the Malleable Iron
works.
Seth silvers of Cantril visited his
brother ]. G. s;Silvers. over Sunday.
Pitt Plumer of Hillsboro was in the
city Tuesday.
Newman & Morris shipped car Of
horses Tuesday to Columbus, Ohio.
Nat Brow returned from Ottumwa
Tuesday morning.
Harry Robinson returned wednesday
morning from Fairfield.
Six car loads of oats, hay and stock
were taken from the switch tracks
Thursday morning.
Eight car loads of cattle were ship
ped from here Sunday to Chicago.
Mr.. Wagner, who has been critically
i'll with kidney trouble, is better and
hopes are entertained for his recov-
cry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-20
BEYOND RECALL.

There was time when Death and
Met face to face together;
was but young indeed to die,
And it was summer weather;
One happy year welded wife,
Yet was slipping out of life.
You knelt beside me, and 1 heard,
As from some far-off distance,
A bitter cry that dimly stirred
My soul to make resistance.
You thought me dead; you called my
name,
And back from death itself came.
But o! that you had made no sign
That I had heard no crying!
For now the yearning voice is mine,
And there is no replying;
Death never could SO cruel be
AS life-and you-have proved to me!
Mary e. Bradley.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-20
BUYING TITLES.

In sermon preached in Ottumwa
Rev. Pearse Pinch of Fairfield talked
of title buying as shame to Ameri-
cans. Much has been said on this
subject, but daily events will not al
low the matter to down. One day an
American woman is seeking divorce
from her purchased husband, and
another day separation or an at
temp at reconciliation is chronicled.
Mr.. Pinch says:
A man grows wealthy, in one night
perhaps His wife and daughters are
sent to Europe on the next steamer
to buy the title Of some decaying nobil-i
aty This silly fad of title buying is
the greatest shame of the age. 1t is
bringing the ridicule of the world up
en- us.
Figuratively this appears to be true.
The world has Just got through watch
ing the Castellane divorce trial in
which the count came out second
best, both as to the decree and public
opinion. Mr. and Mrs. w. K. Wander
bilt, Jr., have sailed to Europe and,
whether 1t is true or not. it is re-
ported that their mission is to bring
about a reconciliation of the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough, the
duchess being Mr.. Vanderbilt's sister.
There are others.
On the other hand there are the
daughters of wealth who have accept
ed their own countrymen as the best
men in the world who are able to
thank themselves now that they were
not caught with the fad Of having faith
err buy them a duke or a count Dis
plays of wealth and freakish fads are
bad enough in America, and English
writer's have taken note that Ameri-
cans do not have the traditional his
toric relations that decide for them
the right manner of display and dis.
posal of wealth. However, this may
be American girls who have taken the
names of the nobility have had thrust
upon them the sight Of things as dis.
gushing as were ever born Of wealth
in America.
1t is not for any one to say that
because man has title he should
be Stunned by American girls simply
because marriages of the past have
turned out SO badly. Lady Curzor
was beloved in India as was her hus
band. the lord and ruler of the land
Her welded life was happy one so fal
as her husband and family were con
cerned. Neither is 1T for some one t
say that divorces and estrangements
+ In circles of wealth are unknown II
this country, for they are not. Some
of them have been equally shame
to Americans. But in the marriage
of American wealth to American!
there has not been such wholesale
failure of fidelity and happiness al
there has been in the purchasing c
foreign titles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-20
Requiring the o'clock train to ar

Requiring the 8 o'clock train to ar.
rive at 5 O'clock.
Requiring dyspeptics to laugh hear
tily at least three times day.
Giving every boy pass to at least
one circus year
Prohibiting preachers from speaking
more than an hour and half at any
one time.
Making it unlawful to sell cigarettes
to all boys under 81 years of age.
Prohibiting any man from Joining
more than sixteen lodges, and women
from attending more than three club
meetings a day.
Making it a crime for mosquitoes
and fever ticks to come within the
boundaries of Oklahoma
For 2 commission to regulate the bill
of fare for hotels and boarding houses,
the right being reserved to change the
same at any time by giving six weeks
notice to the landlord.