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The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-10
FULL QUART MEASURE

Old Famous Cedar Brook Bourbon
 Bottled in Bond, well Aged in wood,
 from the Renowned McBrayer Dis tlllery. Full Quart S1.50, at the Pack Train. 1T
The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-10

Most Modern Hotel in the North. White Pass Hotel, Whitehorse, Y. T.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-10
QUICK DELIVERY PHONE 90.

Baggage, coal and wood delivered upon shortest notice day and night.
 H. FREIDENTHAL, General Expressing Bonded Car rier.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-10

Lieut.. Herr of Fort Seward will leave on the Humboldt tonight for Monterey, Cal, where he will com pete in the sharp shooters contest held by the U. s. army.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-07-10

MISS NdIcS UT DVHNVI, NUI'l 9I'- ter of Humboldt Gates, q well known old timer in Alaska. has been sight seeing in Skagway for the past week. Miss Gates will go south on the Humboldt tonight.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03

Practically thirty thousand hunters
licenses have been issued in this state
already though the law has been in
force less than two months. This
means that about one in four of the
adult male inhabitants of Vermont has
taken out license. About everybody
who hunts also fishes and there are a
considerable number who fish who do
not hunt. This showing ought to shut
up the grumbling in some quarters that
the state legislature devotes too much
time to fish and game matters. The
Banner has always contended that this
grumbling was born of ignorance and
now we have the facts to prove the con-
tention. AS the Banner has repeatedly
stated heretofore, fish and game legisla-
ton interests more people than legisla-
ton on any other subject except taxa
ton; yet 1t has been popular for certain
editorial writers and Others who
observe public affairs mostly from the in
side of their Office, and who know little
of the great world of out of doors, to
rail at the legislature every time it spends
an hour or two in debating afsh or game
bill The demand for licenses this fall
should, and doubtless will, show them
the error of their way Bennington
Banner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03

An Atchison young thing had a
heart that ached. her honey boy hav-
ing taken his affections elsewhere, and
her father recently shut himself up
with her to reason with her. THAT
honey boy averaged spending 80 cents
week on you" be said. Here's a
dollar a week to take his place. Every
time he called he cleaned out the re-
frigerator Your mother will see to it
that your brothers do this In future.
He kept you up late nights. Your
baby sister is cross, and hereafter you
will let the baby do this for you. He
took possession of the most comforta-
BILE rocker on the porch. When you
look at that rocker in future it will
not be empty, bringing the pang to
your heart that your silly novels tell
about. 1t will be occupied by the man
who paid for it. and that's the. Your
mother and | stayed by you through
collie and teething and are going to
get you through this If we have to take
turns spanking you. Now take your
eyes off the moon and look at the dust
around you. "-Atchison Globe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
Business Men and Taxation.

The Norwood Business association of
Norwood, Mass, has accomplished a
work that might yield profit in many
Vermont towns. This association found
its town was seriously handicapped by
a tax rate of $685. go on a thousand dol
lars worth of property, or 1886 on
dollar of the grand list as computed in
Vermont. Last May the president of the
association called the members of the
financial and appropriation committees,
the board of selectmen, and chairmen of
the various departments of the towing gov
ernment together to see if anything could
be done to lower the tax rate. Several
meetings were held and finally a plan
was outlined The town meeting in
structed the appropriation and finance
committees to act as an advisory body
with the assessors. They worked for
weeks on the matter and the final result
of their combined efforts was the reduc-
ton of the town tax rate from $3.50
to $3.50 on a thousand, one of the
lowest rates in Massachusetts.
Many towns in this state are suffering
from high rates of taxation, and should
study the work of this Massachusetts
town and its business men. This result
was not entirely due to an increase in
the assessed valuation of property in
that town but these practical business
men inspected the amounts called for by
the different departments and made
practical suggestions as to how expenses
could be reduced. In a word this ac-
complishment was the result of an active
interest by the business men of the place
in the conduct of their owngovernment.
This example is submitted to the bust
ness men Of this town and village in the
hope that some improvement in the
raising OF revenues and the expenditure
of public funds may be made.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03

own brands of cigars and gets them to
the smoker without the middleman's
profits. There are 1900 drug stores in
this organization.
Some time ago Mr.. Landry found it
necessary to employ skilled pharma-
cist to have charge of some of the
specialties he had developed. For this
place he secured Frank L. Cheney, a
graduate of the College of Pharmacy
in Philadelphia with the degree of Doctor
of Pharmacy. He began work with Mr..
Landry in August, 1908, and has full
charge of the preparation of specialties
which the store sells. Among these are:
Landry's Compound Pine Cough Bal
sam, Landry's headache powders, Kur-I-
Doc and DR.. Quesnel's pills prepared for
the Pre-Lan Chemical Co. Mr.. Cheney
also has charge of the trade with the
physicians.
Some over year ago the first Innova-
ton Soda fountain for st. Johnsburv
was installed in Mr.. Landrys store.
Although the business is Is years old it
has by no means reached it's growth but
is increasing daily.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
Can This be True?

A fulsome and in some respects mis-
leading article on DR.. Mead appeared in
the editorial columns of recent issue of
the Newport Express and Standard in
which an attempt was made to answer
the st. Johnsbury CALEDoNIAN's candid
objections to that gentleman candidacy
for the governorship. The Express and
Standard explains at the head of the
article that it was not written by the
editor, precaution hardly necessary, as
it bears the ear marks of Rutland origi-
nality. While the News cannot say it
was written by candidate Mead, it is
hard to believe that anyone else inspired
it. The News ventures the opinion that
Dr. Mead will not deny having read and
approved the "editorial' before it was
sent to Newport MORTIFIED News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
Rockefeller and the "HOOkwOrm."

John d. Rockefeller has Just selected a
dozen noted educators and scientists to
serve as commission to combat the
'hookworm disease" and told them
they can ask him for necessary funds
during the next five years to the extent
of$1 100000. The Importance of the
work is shown by the statement of the
commission that there are 100000
people afflicted with the disease. The
members further say:
"The 'hookworm' parasites often so
lower the vitality OF those who are
affected as to retard their physical and
mental development, render them more
susceptible to other diseases, make labor
less efficient, and in the sections where
the malady is most prevalent, greatly
increase the death rate from consump-
ton, pneumonia, typhoid fever and
malaria. The disease is by no means
confined to any one class; it takes its toll
of suffering and death from the highly
intelligent and well-to-do, as we'll as
from the less fortunate 1t is conser-
vative estimate that 100000 of our
people are infected by this parasite.
The disease is more common and more
serious in children of school age than
in other PERSONS"
The "hookworm," according to New
York medical authorities, is a hair.like
parasite to which is due a form of anemia
prevalent especially among the poor of
the south. 1t was not until recent years
that members of the medical profession
discovered that parasite caused the
malady.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
VermOnt'S Road Policy.

Some corrections of the statements
regarding highway improvement made in
last weeks issue of The CALIFORNIAN is
due the public Massachusetts did not
build 800 miles of macadam roads this
season. 1t has built that number of
miles since it began the construction of
state highways at cost of from $4,000
to $4,000 mile. At this average it
will be seen that the 100000 used this
season for construction will give that
state about fifty or sixty miles of new
macadam highway for this season.
The situation in Vermont should be
more fully stated than last week in order
to give correct impression. There are
today in Vermont about 1000 miles of
selected highways practically under
state supervision. On these highways
there has been expended this season
above $226,O00 as stated last week, in
rebuilding the bad sections of these
roads
Under special provision of the state
aid law there has also been spent about
$4,000 on these selected highways in
towns where the roads are comparative
ly unimportant to the towns but are
important to the travelling public and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03

most of them are on trunk lines.
Making a total expenditure of over
$780, 900 for the year.
In addition to this there has been ex-
pended a little over $25, 900 received
from the automobile tax in keeping this
1000 miles of roadway in repair. Here
too towns are required to spend equal
amounts so there has been expended on
these roads over $50, 900 this season for
the little repairs necessary to keep them
smooth and in good shape.
These 1000 miles of selected highways
are the main roads leading from town to
town and are the roads most used by
the people of the town and from other
sections of the state. This we believe is
a wiser policy than the construction of
trunk lines of macadam roadways.
Building macadam highways would
mean the tearing out of all the roadway,
whether good or bad, as far as the
money would allow and its reconstruc-
ton with crushed stone. In Massa-
chusetts where the policy has been
followed for dozen years or more they
have less than 900 miles of macadam
roadway to show. If Vermont contin-
ues its present policy in few years the
state will have 1000 miles of good |
servicable highways constructed of earth |
and gravel and the worst places of tel
ford foundation at much less cost than
roads have been. We are
confident that when the Vermont policy
IS fully understood it will be found one
Of the best plans of road improvement
or a state like Vermont where the total
values are small compared
With the total road mileage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
Turn About.

A young English student late one
cold and wlntry night found the door
of his college locked against him. The
young man outside argued with the
doorkeeper inside, cajoled and entreat-
ed. but to no avail. Eventually he
slipped half sovereign under the door
and was admitted. 1t was a financial
deal wisely thought out on strict bust
ness lines Once inside, he informed
the janitor falsely that, unfortunate
ly, after taking the half sovereign out
of his purse he had dropped the purse
itself on the doorstep. The attendant
went out to secure it. but once on the
chilly, wet doorstep the door was slam
med. Then the deal was repeated, for
the shivering mercenary was not al
lowed into his warm abode until he
had slipped the half sovereign back
again.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
The Protection of Cattle.

The necessity of more thorough
measures to protect diaries from the
introduction of disease is one that con-
fronts Vermont as we'll as other states.
In this connection we may we'll profit
from the example of New York 1t is
stated in connection with the great sale
ofcattle, in progress at Syracuse yester-
day and today, that dairy conditions
throughout the Empire state are expect
ed to be materially benefited as a result
of this project as from most of the breed
ing states thoroughbred COWS have been
shipped.
Until recently diseased cattle went
into the state tor commercial purposes,
but this year, under law, no cattle were
permitted to be shipped there unless they
had been thoroughly examined and found
free from tuberculosis, CHAMBERS, anthrax
and other bovine diseases.
The watchword in Vermont in connec-
ton with bovine diseases should be
prevention first as we'll as the elimina-
ton ofexisting cases. Burlington Free
Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
The Demon Rum.

The subject given out for an essay in
one of the public schools was THE
Evil Effects of Alcohol" Here are ex-
tracts from some of the compositions:
alcohol has a very marked effect
on the doctors conclusions In cases of
sickness"
Medical men say that fatal diseases
are the worst"
Some people think the abuse Of
drink is a sin. others think 1t Is all
right. and others take 1t as a medi-
cine"
Eat the present day many people are
In jail for committing suicide while
under the influence of strong drink"
Doctors say that the increased death
rate from the effects of boozing short
ems life"
alcohol mocks at you. and at last 1t
biteth like servant and stingeth like
a bee"
1.-THE Bible says look not on the wine
when it is red, but Rhine wine is not
hurtful New York Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
ESTIMATING THE WHEAT.
Probabilities Of the Outcome of Very
Interesting Season.

Probabilities Of the Outcome Of Very
Interesting Season.
The wheat season starts with small
er reserves even than in the famous
year 1897, when low supplies of old
wheat, followed by 30 per cent short
age in the European crop and a
1000OO.000 bushel increase In our own,
had some remarkable financial results
This means a sure and quick market
for the new crop. 1t is impossible as
yet to estimate the probable foreign
wheat harvest of 1909; latest advices
indicate that, while the crop In France,
England and Russia will be sufficient,
Germany and the Danube states have
Jared badly, so that the total European
crop will hardly match the abundant
yield of 1905 and 1906. The obvious
meaning of such a situation is that
Europe must have such Of our wheat
surplus as the American market can
spare and must pay fair prices for 1t.
Had the winter wheat estimate Of
Aug. II confirmed the 400.000.000
'bushel prediction current few weeks
before. instead of raising the calcula-
ton to 432,000,000, and had the spring
wheat promise been In any way seri-
ously impaired the country would
scarcely have escaped later repeti-
ton Of the Chicago speculation of last
May and our export trade would have
been greatly restricted. But 100000
extra bushels make considerable diff
ference.
1t still remains to see what happens
to our spring wheat crop and to for
eign crops in the two remaining
months. But as matters stand. how
ever, there are several reasonable in.
ferences:
First, the American farmer will sell
an abundant wheat crop at highly
remunerative prices; second. those
prices are not likely to go again to
the famine figure" which will impose
hardship on consumers; third. the
railways will have the average amoant
of wheat to transport to market;
fourth. our export of wheat and -four,
which in the past twelve months was
cut down 100000 bushels from the
year before and 100000 from two
years ago. should be increased by
twenty-five to forty millions. thereby
helping our market for international
exchange and at the same time easing
the strain on Europe's wheat trade.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
WORTH REMEMBE RING.

Saddle grating is used for small
plants, the stock being cut to wedge
and the scions cut and set upon the
wedge. In splice grating of the sim.
plest form the two parts are cut across
diagonally and laid together, being tied
together with a string and waxed. 1t
is useful for soft or tender wood which
will not admit Of splitting.
By separating the ROSTERS from the
hens after the breeding season their
vitality as breeders will be strength
ened. If kerosene is rubbed lightly on
their feathers they will not fight and
will soon become acquainted with each
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
f Justices of the Peace to one in each

of Justices of the Peace to one in each
town.
Sec. 10 OF the constitution as amended
gives each town of less than 1000 inhab-
itants five and to towns of more than
5000 fifteen justices, with a proportion
ate number to towns ranging in popula-
ton between one and FIVE thousand.
Practically, however, the number of trial
justices in each town is generally limited
to one, so any change in this respect
would amount to nothing so far as any
saving to the state is concerned. We do
think, however, that in towns having a
Municipal Court, no fees should be al,
lowed to justices in criminal cases.
The present system of Municipal
Courts would be farce except that it is
quite a long step towards system of
District Courts established along the
lines of the so-called Finn bill introduced
into the House in 1906, the general prin-
ciple of which we believe will ultimately
be adopted Springfield Reporter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
A St. JOhnSbuTy Hustler.
Frank G. Landry Has Had Fifteen
Successful Years in the Drug
Business Celebrate.

On November IL, 1894, Frank G. Lam
dry began business as proprietor OF
Landry's drug store on Railroad street
and has been its active head ever since.
When he began he was not only head
man but everything else except the
errand boy. Each year has seen an
increase over its predecessor and now Mr..
Landry has a business which requires
high salaried skilled pharmacist and two
clerks beside his whole attention. To
celebrate his record Mr.. Landry will hold
an anniversary sale beginning Monday,
Nov. 8 and lasting until the closing hour
Saturday evening, Oct. 13. Details of
the sale are given in the advertising
columns.
Having had wide experience in the
drug business before beginning for him.
self, Mr.. Landry has been able to Judge
wisely of every new feature proposed as
to whether it would enable him to give
his customers reliable goods at cheaper
ability he has been able to make many
improvements which have made him
prominent in the drug trade.
One of the first of these improvements
was the joining of the Rexall company.
This is cooperative corporation COM
posed of $500 druggists which prepares
300 remedies for its own trade. 1t also
enables the members of the company to
buy all supplies direct and sell drugs
direct from its mandatory to the con-
sumner. 1t also makes its own candy,
the Fenway candies, and the Harmony
perfumes for the retailers who are con-
nected with the company.
Another cooperative organization with
which Mr.. Landry is connected is the
National Cigar Stand which makes its
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
The Deer Season and Game Laws.

Much space has been given in the press
of Vermont concerning the prospects,
merits and results of the law allowing
the shooting of both sexes of deer for six
DAYS in the month of October The
CALIFORNIAN has RETAINED from the dis
cussion for the purpose of seeing how the
law worked. 1t has realized that the
law was on the statute books and that
no amount of talk or agitation could
stop fair trial OF it and that the life of
the law will depend entirely upon actual
results effected under it.
Its first trial proves that the slaughter
of deer is large, probably larger than the
supply of deer can endure without severe
diminution, that hunters have no nice
distinction to make as to the sex of
deer if they can get good aim, that the
state fish and game league can secure an
immense revenue from hunters licenses if
the present supply of game can be main
AdlllNQ anu that SOlllC IctI lllClS vi fCl-
mont prefer to have their crops destroy
ed by deer at the expense of the state to
allowing hunters to operate on their
lands.
These results make the following pre-
dictions fairly reasonable. The farmers
willinsist on compensation tor whatever
damage they can make the state officials
believe was done by deer, that the fish
and game league will not agitate any
changei in the law so long as itcan secure
such large revenue with which to carry
out its purposes of enforcing game laws
and developing the fish and game inter-
ests of the state and that the sentiment
talists will continue their hue and cry
without any more tangible results than
they have secured during the past two
years.
The temper of the next legislature will
be largely moulded by the use made of
the funds the fish and game interests
have secured this season. 1t is stated
that Fish and Game Commissioner
Thomas has given out in excess of 49,
900 hunters licenses this season. AS.
Stunning they are all resident licenses,
which they are not, the fish and game
department has forty cents each or
from fifteen to sixteen thousand dollars
placed to its credit and practically free
hand in its expenditure. This too in ex-
cess of what it has ever had before. tits
reasonable to expect that there will be a
more thorough enforcement of fish and
game laws than previously and de6n-
lite development of the fish and game in
terests of Vermont With this new op-
portunitv also comes new responsibility
to the fish and game officials On them
rests the duty of demonstrating that
such large sums of money can be expend-
ed to the advantage of the whole state
and not in the interests of few enthus.
lasts. They must also give correct and
complete accounts of their use of this
money so that the public can Justly de
eide as to the wisdom of placing it SC
completely in their control. From this
summing up of the conditions, as it ap
pears to the writer, it will be seen tina
the coming year will furnish the real ties
of the states present law relating to tn
hunting of deer and the licensing of hun
tiers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
Time to Quit Now.

The new editor of the st. Johnsbury
CALIFORNIAN, w. ]. Bigelow, evidently is
not afraid to say things. He drew the
fire of a string of papers, in different
parts of the state, because he dared to
intimate, in reply to the Barton Monitors
questions, that DR.. Mead was too old to
be made governor. He came back at his
critics with good reasons for the faith
that he holds, last week, and the boys
had better let him alone and drop the
subject now.-[Vergennes Enterprise and
Vermonter
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
Beauty and Brains.

This slab of soil they call Kansas
has more prosperity, health and hap
plness. more sweet girls and sweeter
NOTWITHSTANDING and more gimlet faced
fail handed. mushroom footed men
who make up in brains what they lack
In looks than Nny other place on top
of earth, MzWh.- Hut hinSon Kan
Gazette.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03

At religious service IN Scotland the
late Lord Kelvin noticed youngster
accompanying his grandparents and
sitting wise as a young owl through
the sermon.
AT the close Of the service Lord KEEL
WIN congratulated the grandfather
upon the excellence of the young mans
behavior.
Och, aye" returned the veteran.
"Duncan's weel threatened afore he
gangs in"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03
PRESS COMMENT.
Justices Of the Peace.

The Constitution of Vermont is an in
teresting and instructive piece Of litera
ture. 1t should be read by all and more
particularly by one or two editors in the
state who seem to think the Legislature
should pass law limiting the number
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-11-03

Now that the deer season has closed
let the swarthy hunters turn their atten-
ton to the burning question of the
winters wood pile.