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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
An Answer to Various Inquiries Re-
garding the Eyes.

Many wonder, and with due cause.
why it is that so many children and
young people of today wear glasses.
whilst their fathers, mothers, and grand
parents did not.
There are three answers to this query:
First, the art of discovering the eye de-
fects and visual defects, and the Correc-
ton or neutralizing of these defects with
properly focused lenses, is of recent
origin.
Second, in these days of cheap books
and periodicals, coupled with our pre-
sent educational facilities, when the very
poorest of our children may learn to read
and have all the reading matter that it
is possible to find time to read.
Third, the rushing of students in our
educational institutions has caused the
present generation to use their eyes more
and at work which causes greater strain
on the mechanism ofthe eye, than any gen
Grafton since the world was organized.
Our proponents had eye defects, but
suffered on through life without relief,
and how often we have heard the older,
uncducated ones say they could not go to
school and acquire an education on ac-
count OF weak eyes. If these unfortunate
ones were struggling against such disad-
vantages today they would be advised to
see an eye specialist, who would relieve
these defects with properly adjusted len
ses, thus removing grave handicap and
give them equal advantages with the more
fortunate ones, who were not so afflicted.
So often people came to our Offices
with their children, who have been sent
home from school on account Of their
having defective eyes, feeling that it is a
needless expense, and hardship imposed
upon them, and that it is only a within of
the teacher or the school principal, not
realizing that their children are suffering
from any eye defects. This is so, from the
fact that the parents are used to the
manifestations as exhibited by the child
from eye troubles or retroactive error, due
to improperly formed eye balls or re-
fractive media in the eye.
These manifestations are squirting,
frowning, holding things near to the eyes,
turning the head to one side and looking
obliquely at objects, redness of the mar
gins of the lids, watering of the eyes af-
ter reading, constant winking and blink
ing of the eyes, complaints of constant
headache, or too frequent headaches to be
caused by any but some function which
is constantly performed. There are
many other symptoms, but those who
suffer will have one or more of those
symptoms already named, and whilst
many of these may be present, but are
seen so often and constantly by the par
ent that they do not notice them, how
ever, the school authorities, knowing the
great disadvantages to the student and
the amount of harm which may come
from eye strain, look out for these mani
festations and insist on their correction.
These eye defects keep the students
back, and are great disadvantage,
making school life distasteful to them,
whereas it might be pleasure A lack
of education is hindrance all the DAYS
of their lives, and in these days of keen
competition, when it is practically sur
vival of the fttiest in any vocation in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
The President and DR.. Long.

Rev DR.. Long has not yet commented
upon President Roosevelt's story on
hunting in the louisiana canebrakes
Il Montpelier Argus.
Oh, yes, he did, and the eagle-eyed
editor of the Argus failed to see it. The
New York World of Oct. 81, 1907, had a
column interview from the nature writer
in which he handled the President with
out gloves. saying that 'he went into
the canebrakes, according to accounts,
with six or eight professional hunters,
two surgeons, sixty odd dogs, unnum-
bered camp followers, camera men, and
a few despatch bearers to carry out
accounts of his heroism to a breathless
world" Dr. Long characterized the hunt
as pure brutal cowardice" and said
there was hullabaloo enough to scare
any bear from Connecticut to Texas"
On the canebrake episode the Connect
cut naturalist had the President down,
though in his lecture in St. Johnsbury a
few evening ago he confined himself
entirely to his subject and never men
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15

life, from the highest down to the COM
monest kind of mechanical labor, it
stands us in hand il we have the real
good of our children at heart. to be sure
that they have every faculty in the best
possible condition, and that all irritating
causes are removed if at all possible
In some states the school authorities
make it compulsory on the parent to
have their children carefully examined for
any defect which might be present and
would be a hindrance to the child and in
sist that all defects possible be amend
ed before the student can enter school,
This is not because the parents haven't
the best interest of their children at
heart, or because parents are too pc
nurious to stand the expense, but be-
cause the parents are so familiar with
the actions of their children that they do
not realize that they may be suffering
from any defects. Every child should
carry a certificate with them when enter
ing school, attesting their soundness, or
pointing out their weakness, physically,
so that the school authorities NAV be
properly guided when they are assigned
to classes.
Visual defects and detects of hearing
are the greatest drawbacks to students
and those should be especially looked
after, for how can child with defective
eyes or ears be expected to hold his
own with more fortunate school-mates,
or how is it possible for him to get the
full benefits of our great educational sys-
tenn without the use of all faculties.
The children of today, who during the
next generation must rule the earth, bear
their mothers and fathers burdens,
maintain their high standing of citizen
ship, and carry out and extend civliza-
ton to all the earth, should have all the
advantages it is possible for science to
procure for them. A good primary edu-
cation is one of the best preparations for
good, useful, and happy lives, and with
out this they would be placed at dis
advantage all the days of their lives, and
it is aconceded fact that toda your prisons,
asylums and epiletic institutions con-
tain many inmates who would be lead
ing useful happy lives if their eyes and
ears had been perfect, so they could have
attended school without suffering pain
and humiliation, but having these defects,
school was distasteful and they evaded
it and fell into pernicous habits, which
have led to their present state Not only
this, but many of the terrible diseases
which impair health, cause premature
death, and destroy vision, might be
avoided if the eyes were properly attend
ed to. Even though vision is perfect it is
no sign that the eye does not need glasses,
as the most nerve draining defects are
found in eyes which transmit a perfect
image along the optic nerves and tracts
to the brain.
A. S. HAsKINs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
Sheriff Winch Nominated =,

Caledonia county has reason to feel
proud of her sheriff, George F. Winch,
and his faithful deputies Sheriff Winch
in his work at Sutton in attacking the
barricaded house of the Desperate muir
derer and suicide, showed sterling quail
ties of courage and promptness in the
execution of duty. Mr. Winch is man
kindly and courteous, yet fearless and
faithful in following wherever duty calls.
He has proved a conscientious and intre-
pid officer and has on every occasion
made good. He has brought honor to
his office and the county. Caledonia
county will do better than we'll to con-
tinue the office of sheriff in Mr. Winch's
keeping.
In the piping times of peace" occasions
often arise when offic RS are called to face
as great danger as confronts the soldier
on the field of battle, and most of them
rise equal to the test, and bring honor to
themselves, their constituents and the
public which they serve Such man is
George F. Winch of McIndoes.- Groton
Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
The Meat Trust Defeated.

The Chicago meat trust, which has
defed courts galore, controlled state and
national legislation, and repeatedly die
tated it's own terms to our great railway
systems, met with a signal defeat last
week when the United States supreme
court rendered decision against the
Burlington Rendering Company, a by
product, so to speak, of the Chicago
octopus 1t will be recalled that when
the Burlington corporation were on
trial for selling diseased meat for food
they shipped all their books to Boston
and Attorney General Fits was obliged
to temporarily drop the suit. A bill was
rushed through the legislature COMPEL
ing the company to produce their books
but the corporation fought this on the
grounds of the constitutionality OF the
statute. When the case came up in court
Chief Judge Rowel fined the corporation
$4,000 for contempt of court, but this
didn't faze a corporation that has always
fought the courts and they appealed the
case to the supreme court of Vermont.
This court affirmed the decision OF the
lower court and the case was appealed
to the United States supreme court.
This august tribunal affirmed the de-
cisions of the Vermont courts, adding
the costs to the defendant corporation.
The state of Vermont will therefore get
$4,000 from the verdict and the meat
trust will be out many thousand dollars
more for the expenses of litigation.
The state was represented from the
beginning by Acknowledgement Fits and
the verdict is a great victory for the
people against an Inscriptions and
always defiant trust. AS the GALE
DOMAIN said some months ago we do not
believe any bona ide Vermont corpor-
alton would ever have made such a
spectacle of itself in fighting public
opinion, the legislature and the courts.
Our Vermont corporations are amen
able to our laws and their managers and
stockholders are among our leading
citizens.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
toned the President. And in this he
showed excellent Judgment.
Good for HaSkinS.

At the first meeting OF the committee
on agriculture, of which Congressman
Haskins is a member, he introduced a
motion that the friends of the White
Mountain and Appalachian Mountain
national forest reserve bills be given a
hearing. The motion was agreed to and
Thursday, January 80, was the date
fixed upon for the opening of the hearing.
As most of our readers know, Speaker
Cannon has successfully prevented any
legislation on this matter up to the
present time, but we are pleased to see
that our Vermont congressman, though
a warm personal friend of the Speaker,
is standing by his own convictions and
helping along the good cause. We hope
the measure will pass this session OF
Congress, as government foresters have
repeatedly called attention to the deple-
ton of the forests of the White Noun
tain and Appalachian ranges.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
Everybody SPELLS"

Everybody spells" IN the central Gale
donia supervision union The other day
a lady 70 years old spelled the whole
crowd down in the town of Waterford.
At the Pumpkin hill spelling school one
of the mothers spelled everybody down.
This is indeed an "eye opener" to all who
will pause and ponder the methods and
results of education today. They are
Weakening up in the central Caledonia
supervision union because their super
visor, Harvey Burbank, is putting en-
thusiasm into the schools and thereby
getting results Eighteen spelling schools
are booked for the month of January.
Won't they bring results2 1t is plainly
evident this union is getting results from
the new system of supervision.-TG roton
Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
In MemOriam.
1924 John h. streeter 1908.

In the early hours of January 10, the
angel of death again paid visit to our
peaceful village and summoned to the
higher life, John H. Streeter, an aged and
highly respected citizen. With the sigh.
ing of the bleak and wintry winds on the
wires and around otherwise cheerful
firesides, the Master has called this much
esteemed man to his final home. long
and peaceful life has been closed, and to
recount all that there is of credit is I'M
necessary, for John H. Streeter has
always led life that was filled with use
fulness and honor.
He was born in Concord, February 10,
1924, and was therefore in his S4th
year. For ~ years he continued to re-
side in his native town, but more than
40 years ago he came to Burke and since
then has been one of it's most respected
citizens May "a, 1865, he was united
in marriage to Viletta Hudson. Two
children came to bless their union: Bur
ton W., and Dwight H., both of whom
survive him. Early in lite Mr.. Streeter
united with the Free Will Baptist church
and has ever been devoted and con-
sistent member of that society. He be-
lieved that the world progressed, and
today was better than yesterday, that
tomorrow would be better than today
And in his death, though ripe in years
and feeble in health, our people have met
with distinct loss and of him we may
well say:
The seas are quiet when the winds give DER;
SO calm are we when passions are no more
For then we know how vain it was to boast
OF fieeting things too certain to be lost.
Clouds of affection from our younger eyes,
Conceal that emptiness which age describes
The souls dark cottage, battered and de-
cayed,
Let's in new light through chinks that time
has made;
Stronger by weakness, wiser men become
AS they draw near to their eternal home.
Leaving the old, both worlds at once they
view,
That stand upon the threshold of the new.
w II l.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
PRESS COMMENT.
County and Town Affairs Discussed by the
State Press.


State Press.
Powers of State Board Of Health.
We are pleased that at least one com.
munity in this state has sand enough to
attempt to find out how much power
our imperial Board of Health really has.
The citizens of St. Johnsbury, through
their attorney, have filed a demurrer
against the autocratic body in the case
brought by the State Board of Health
against the St. Johnsbury village trus-
tees and others to compel all alleged
users of the village water for drinking
purposes to desist. Lawyer Blodgett
contends that the order is not binding as
it is brought against the village trustees
whose term of office expired January 1,
1908. Our well known citizen Elisha
May has filed a demurrer in his own be-
halt. The question therefore will be
threshed out in all its bearings, includ-
ing the constitutional question.
1t is high time that somebody tackled
the arbitrary methods of the State
Board of Health. The Board came to
Burlington and ordered the city
peremptorily to provide better water
supply. Our water supply showed by
analysis that it was no worse than it
had been for quarter of a century The
people were drinking and using it all
ways that potable water is used; there
had been no epidemic IN our history that
could be laid to the water, and no I'M
usual amount of illness. The tests of the
water merely showed danger, as it had
showed for 25 years, with a rate of
mortality lower than many other COM
munities in the state.
The Mayor who was then in office
delayed action and the Board finally
advertised to the world warning not
to use the Burlington water because it
was dangerous. This caused a panic
among the timid but the vast majority
of the people continued to use the water,
with 40 loss of health. This advertising
injured the city beyond computation.
During the whole period, however, there
was discussion of the question and at
tempts to decide how to satisfy the
Board of Health. The Board always
came loaded with rehabilitation.
They persisted in this plan until they
finally loaded us down with $4,000
filtration plant--a burden to be borne
for many years. And during the time
the plant has been building the offensive
advertising has been continued.
We hope that St. Johnsbury will find
out for us whether or not our State Board
of Health has the legal power to con-
denim and damage a community in its
own autocratc way and then load it
with an unnecessary debt Burlington
News
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
That Music Hall Lease,

A hall owned by the ST. Johnsbury Y.
M. {. A. has been leased by a syndi-
cate OF young men who will open house
tor theatrical Entertainments. The quar-
tiers formerly occupied by the Brattleboro
Y. M. c. A. have been leased to firm
who will open moving picture theatre.
However, these facts do not mean that
love of things theatrical has stihed the
principles for which the Y. M. c. A.
stands. st. Johnsbury is to have new
association building soon and Brattle-
boro hopes to have one some time
[Brattleboro Reformer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15

While attempting to XIII a hog at
Middlebury, Jan. 7, John Lowell, aged
35, plunged sharp knife into his leg,
and it is feared he may not survive his
injury. The hog was an unusually large
and lively one and struggled when
Lowell entered the pen and attempted
to reach it. The man suddenly made a
lunge at the animals throat, but the hog
turned its head at the same time and the
blade of the knife sank into Lowelrs
right leg just below the knee making a
wound an inch and one-half deep and
two inches long, and severing number
of the veins.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
We shall make
Special Prices

on the following.
Bed Spreads. COmfOrterS. Sheet,
Pillow Cases. India Linens. Lon
Cloths, Bed Blankets. etc.
We want to emphasize TIL
Blanket end of this sale. 500 prs
Blankets at this season of the yea
Is a pretty big stock. We hav
them and offer them during TIL
sale at last years prices. soc. Csc
SIC and Sl.00 a pair and up Il
$500. Buy what Blankets vol
need.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
Napkins

All sizes and grades 75C to
$3.50 per dozen. Special prices
at LIS. $50. ZOO and $3.50 per
dOz.
Last season we advised every
one to buy CottonS. They advdnC-
ed 80 to rs per cent. We do not
predict quite such an advance on
Linens. but they are sure to 90 I'D
enough to be a good investment
at our sale prices.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15

we have filled our shelves with the
best things available and with the
large stock on hand which was
procured at much lower prices
than are now obtdindbIe.
We feel that we Can give our
customers as good values II not
better. mdrketC0nditiOns consider
ed. than ever before.
1000 yards best GdldtedS at Ia
yard. 1000 yards Prints. short
ends. &c yard.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15

LIS. 1874, $50. LIS and $500
yard. These goods ruin from 81
to u In. wide and most of the best
grades have Napkins to match.
We shall show quite a good assert
ment of Made Cloths. $3.50 to
$3.50 each. Also matched sets
500 to $1,000 each.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
Mental Anguish Among the Fans.

Company D met their second defeat of
the season at Pittsfeld Tuesday night by
the narrow margin of 81 toll Through
an error in transmission the first report
gave St. Johnsbury the game, II to 8,
and the fans were hardly in receptive
mood for the corrected returns.-[ St.
Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN.
Another case for the mental anguish
bill which had such a hard and finally
disastrous time in the Vermont legisla-
ture in 1906 Barre Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
Our Brave County Officers.

The Caledonia county officers who sur
rounded the house of the Sutton murder
err and broke down the barricaded doors
under threat of death deserve great
praise for their bravery. 1t is simply
sample of the courage that exists gener-
ally among all officers of the state, and
all that is required is the opportunity to
demonstrate it, Montpelier Argus.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
That Village Water Suit.

1t looks as if St. Johnsbury will spend
good deal of money in litigation over
the water question which might better be
expended in improving the supply
Montpelier Argus
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15

St. Johnsbury demands its own peculiar
brand of water Barre Times.
At last a governors "tin" colonel has
won claim to his title. Col. Ruiter of ST.
Johnsbury helped storm the castle OF that
Sutton murderer and suicide at risk OF
his life Randolph Herald and News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15

Entered at the St. Iohnsbury post office as
second-class mail matter.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-10
ARcHsR PERSONALS

Archer. sept s--jas Skinner and
wife who went 20 Tolado 80 the q
A n Eeunlon. have gnnc on 10 Wis
eoualn xhers they win rpend some
time win relatives
Judge A. n. chambiia and vlis. a.
.sr spending several weeks ni neAr
IA bone IN woodruff . c. are home
again.
Mr. W. 1. Jaekpon "a Acme AGAIN.
srsr virsf o. relatives % 0eorEia
ara south Carolina she Eas eeiay'
"a ~ ne hiEh water tsrerHi dayA
Mlsu Essia SAITH the easaaie milil
49, sor me nrn ~ c. w nsufnlsht
!. home araip. star a munth'a vaea.
slou rgssriar Aflania. sarnnuah ana
.ther poinin n Georgia
Ma Rohs Hsagy was tahen aa'ir
- ~Nns 90 . wssis y ~ hssa.rd
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-10
a NEW rIaM.
Coles and son viii Engage IN Js~sIry
Business Here.

Referring 10 C. n. Coles and son,
gho win shortly open an extensive
iewelry store in this city. The Sand.
wich ulll Journal Of september lth
says:
This week another weil.knowu
business arm on Railroad street sold
out Il was that Of G. " Coles. the
jeweler. The purchaser % thls we'll
kept and successful business Nas y.
J. Newton a Go.
For the past niieen years Mr..
Coles has conducted the Ieweiry
business IN the brick block and made
many friends b. bis fair deallag We
enjoyed q healthy trade, and erpreasss
regret that he II obliged 10 leave oar
city. On account o. the eriilcai eondi
tloa Of tbs youngest con. Harold. Or.
Coles must take 40 NE Fealdence N
Florida. whqFp the ciimate u most
agreeable 10 the BOYS troublesome
disease. asthma tbs ismiiF ha4d'
Wich can ~ afford 20 loss.
"Wr ard MIRA c8iea sEpeef % q
lev days 10 have sold ali theiS psup
srty IN Sandwich NJ Coles eii eu.
ga9e 10 the jeweiry business ~
Gsinasgime Fiorias. ana plH tshs hsa
son. raWFense. inie farsrefship. ~
having lately Ernannisa from ne
bradley watch cchooi a. PooFia saa
a. optical cbiieFs 10 chieaFo
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-10
HAWTHORN NEWS NOTES.

Hawthorn. Sept. oh, c. Barnett.
wife and baby, left this morning for
Meben. n. c., for some two weeks
visit to Mrs. Barnetts parents.
Miss Ruby Pledger went 10 Macon.
thence to Milledgevllle. Ga, where
she will graduate next spring. She
has been visiting her sister, Mrs Y.
NJ. Hume. for two months.
Mrs. r, J. Hammond is still Ia
North Carolina. Miss Myrtle and Mrs.
NJ. A. McFadden are pleasantly 10.
Gated at Moore's Hotel while Mrs.
Hammond Is away.
w. s. Moore and his force Of men
returned from Cedar Key, where he
put IN an acetylene gas plant for W.
n. Hodges new residence ana
Hodges Brothers store.
Mr. chauncey. agent for the Sea.
board Air Line railway here. has NOV
ed into r. -. Weeks house on Main
street. .
The cotton piekers are getiing busy
and the gins are running. The crop
viii be very short as many OF the
plants have blight and rust The
quality OF llnt seems good
The rains have put life into the
gardeners.