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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-05-18
Business Directory.
physicians.
WILLIS q. FITCH, M. D.

Office e615 Railroad Street. Residence 90
Railroad Street.
General Practice. Office hours to 9 a. M
to and to pm. Sundays to q. M.
Both Phones.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
TRrrE BIT TRUE.

Thrse.ffths Of the voters in TIE town
Of Somerset IN Windliam county were
for no.liceuse. that IS three out Of the
five votes cast went that way. What a
stirring contest there must have been in
the town meeting there yesterday Five
votes cast on one Of the most important
issues Of the day Undoubtedly, some
Of the good citizens there are loaded
down with a multiplicity Of town Offices.
for It must be 50 n the nature 81 things.
Five votes cast in the Somerset town
meeting, yet those five voters have as
much representation in the state legis-
latnre as Barre, with its i.525 votes east
yesterday or Burlington, with its 25o0
voters We are aware that It IS a tfite
comparison to make each election but
the injustice Of the thing Is 50 elaring
that Il commands attention again and
again. when Somerset shall have been
wiped of the map We suppose that the
deserted fields win stili clamor for repre-.
sentation in the State House at Mont.
pelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
Oldest Leaf Ever Found.

Thirty feet beneath the surface Of a
newly built railroad IN Spokane.
Wash. einkgo leaf was found last
spring. its age being estimated at Too
900 years. 1T bears message o.
more certainty than those carved ia
tablets Of stone" writes Fred Nieder-
hauser in Hrrper's Weekly. rhis
discovery tends to substitute the the
orr that the coast section has been
formed by successive upheavals Of the
great sea dixie which has now de
veloped into the system Of the Rocky
mountains. So violent were the up
thrusts that in the process the beds
II the inland lakes or arms Of the sea
were turned into rock The clay was
changed to slate the sandstone to
quartzlte. the limestone to marble"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
80 orTooTNa MAYoR.


4 word Of appreciation viii moi come
amiss at this time for ex Mayor John
Robins, who retired from the Office yes.
terday, after three years service in be-.
half Of the municipality That the city
las kept along the progressive course,
steadily entrenching itself financially,
reducing ita public debt, increasing its
assets, adding to the comfort and con.
venienee Of the people and, above az,
maintaining high moral tone-for chat
much the municipality is in very consia.
erabie measure indebted to tie retiring
mayor, who had, too, the cooperation
81 city government that worked in
hafmony throughout Che entire year,
Mayor Robins vas conservative execu.
tive, who, while alive e the best inter.
ssts IF me city preferred II feel Biz
ground thoroughly before committing
the municipality TO movement irreyo-
cably; and if taere be any dissatisfaction
whatever Us to things not DOPE during
Ills three years administration, It Is be-
rause Of Mayor Robins desire not to
plunge the city into debt or litigation
unnecessarily, rather than because Of
lack gf Interest.
Indeed, 1t would b difficult to have
more interested executive than the
retiring mayor has been. Rarely has
he allowed q meeting Of the board Of
alderman to pass without his attendance,
ard this is unusual, when It Is remem-
berea that the presence Of the mayor IS
required only for the meetings Of the
city council; and whether presiding over
the meeting Or being present merely as
spectator Mayor Robins has followed
the details Of the City government close
N III order that he might have good
grasp On the situations as they came Up.
Aided, as he has been, BY capable advis
ers, he has been enabled to complete
three years Of service, which cannot be
considerable anything but successful.
For the new mayor James Mulch, the
public will cordially hope for the same
measure Of success that attended Mayor
Robbins efforts; and while the new *
eeutive II unacquainted with the actual
duties 81 the position, he has had con
siderable executive experience with vari
ous labor organizations, which experience
should prepare him to cope with the new
work Let Barre continue along policies
definitely settled, and the city viii con.
tinue TO progress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
10 Lenn Your NnLl, crow.

The growth Of an average finger nail
Is about one fhlrty-second OF an inch
a week, or nearly one and one-half
inches IN a year, 50 those aristocratic
Chinese who proudly exhibit nails six
10 eight inches IN length must have
refrained from cutting them az least
four 10 six years Finger nails grow
faster II the summer than In winter
The nail on the middle finger grows
faster than any Of the others. and that
o. the thumb Is slowest 10 growth
The nails Of the right hand grow fast.
er than those Of the left A nail is
supposed 10 reach its fun growth 10
about four and a balf months. and at
this rate man seventy years old
would have renewed bis nails 262
times On each flnger be would have
grown nine feet Of pail. or on all bis
fingers and thumbs 40 less than ninety
feet Of nail. st Louis Republic
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE

AT University Of Vermont, March 10 10
Ia, with Prominent Speakers
The annual educational conference viii
be held at tbe university Of Vermont
IN Burlington Thursday Friday and Sat.
urday March 1912 The program viii
consist Of two parts the first on Mod
ern Languages and the second 81 Ped
aeogy" The conference Is 70 open with
x lecture 81 Professor Winchester 81
Wesleyan university ana other promi
nent speakers win Be Professor p 0
skinner Of Dartmouth college and PROBES
SCR S. P. Capen Of Clark college. Speak
ers from tile q. v. N. and secondary
schools ii the state will also have parts.
and an interesting session IS anticipated
The program IS as follows;-
Thursday evening, March 10, at s
o'clock. an address By Professor G. Il.
Winchester 0f Wesleyan university
Friday morning 2 o'clock, IN Williams
Science ball Proper Method of Study
Of French i'll the Secondary schools.
Principal Il. q. Abbott. Montpelier high
school EDO What Shall BE Our Aim
III the Teaching Of French ia the Second
arv Schools n Miss Louie Al Clarke,
Brandon graded school; discussions
1920. French as an Element Of Cul
ture,p Professor a. 3. Myrick. uniyer
sitv Of Vermont: discussion. lls00, .The
Purpose Of Modern Language Instruction
Tor American students, Professor E. O.
skinner, Dartmouth college
Friday afternoon, beginning al .
o'clock, Getting Started III German,
Principal John n Colburn, Bellows Free
aeadeuy discussion 2:40 German
Methods Made IN Germany" Miss Jean
w. fIoueh, ST Johnsbury academy; dis
cussion 800 aThe Outlook Professor
G. 3. stetson. university OF Vermont
discussion: 400, HThe German Teacher's
Problem Professor S. p Capen, Clark
college
Friday evening, reception at Billings
library at o'clock and schoolmastefs
banqnet in the y. M G. A. room at
6;ao
Saturday morning 900 1.-THE Art of
Study Professor j X Messenger. Uni
Yersity 81 Vermont; $3.50 Professional
Principal tyman Allen.
johnson normal schools 1000, general
discussion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

A tinman IN the south OF England
has q sign which reads, Quart Meas
ures Of An shapes and Sizes Sold
Here"
AZ market town in the midiands
ihe following placard was affixed to
the shutters Of matchmaker who had
decamped. leaving bis connding cred
itors mourning: Wound Up and the
handspring Broke"
In one Of tie principal streets Of
another small town the same shop was
occupied by a doctor and d shoemak-
err the man Of medicine having the
front and he Of The leather working IN
the rear Over the door hung the sign.
I'VE Repair Both Body and Sole"
On the window 81 q coffee room
there one day appeared the notice.
"Thls Coffee Room Removed Upstairs
Till Repaired"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
JingIes and tests
Top-noteh Ambition.

DO not hope some day 20 be a king
I'm looking for JOB that's greater
far;
Nor do aim % Re 30 weak q thing
A. emperor Or poteniate. Or ear
Some little fame most mortals win con.
tent
Some want bat few to listen while
they're speaking;
] want to run this whole blame oonti-
nent--
It's Speaker Cannons job that I am
seeking
To run bank some men make LIES
endeavor,
And some in comic opera strive 70
star;
While others, vefsed IN law, and very
clever
As Judges. gfareiy decorate the bar;
In little power some men find great Ella
ton,
Some are content to sway a local mob
] want to be the boss 81 ali creation
I've got my eye on Speaker Cannou's
job.
Edgar A, Guest in Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
rrInIdnd,. lie q AsphaIt.

Notwithstanding the enormous guam
tity Of liquid asphaitum, or btu.
men. removed every year from the
great lake Of that substance in the
island Of Trinidad the supply Is m
diminished. The lake covers about
a hundred acres and IS higher in
the middle than at the edges. Near the
center the black pitch Is semi-liquid,
but toward the sides crust. inter.
sected with assures. covers the sur
face. and on this crust man can
walk. although when he stands for a
time the crust gradually sinks about
him. forming kind Of basin some
yards across. Between $1,000 and a0
GOO tons Of asphsltum are removed
from the lake annually. -Harpers
Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
A INUNDATED MONKEY.
The Crippled old Despot Was Made to
FaaI hia MIGHTY FalI.

The Crippled old Despot Was Made to
Feel His Mighty FALL
The following amusing story IL told
by j. L, Kipling IN his MAN and Beast
In India" OF the humiliation o. a mon
key whom physical disablement pre-
vented from maintaining his despotic
position as leading male Of the troop.
zone morning there came monkey
chieftain. weak and limping, having
evidently been worsted IN a severe
hght with another o. his own kind
One hand hung powerless, his face
and eyes bore terrible traces Of bat
tle. and be hirpled slowly along with
a pathetic air Of suffering. supporting
himself on the shoulder of female
wife. the only member Of bis clan
that had remained faithful TO him aft
er hls defeat
I'VE threw them bread and raisins.
and the wounded warrior carefully
slowed the greater part away In bis
cheek pouch. The faithful wife, see
ing her opportunity, holding fast bis
one sound hand and opening bis
mouth. deftiy scooped out the store Of
raislns Then she sat and ate them
very calmly at a safe distance while
be moved and chartered in impotent
rage.
HE knew that without her help be
could not reach home and was fain TO
wait with what patience be might TIL
the ralslus were finished This was
probably her FIRST chance Of dlsohedi-
ence or Of self assertion IN her whole
life. and ! am afraid she thoroughly
enjoyed e."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

France is now In the midst Of CON
troyersy as to the identity Of the man
who invented machine guns. The In.
vention has always been attributed +
Cutting and Nordenfeit. but it was
recently asserted on some authority
that the real inventor was a japanese
fl 1T04, who was promptly killed for
being TOO clever, 1t has now been put
forward and holly argued that what
may be called French patents existed
as far back as the fifteenth century.
and some pieces in the artillery mu-
scum are cited as evidence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

apes and goriilas are usually vicious
and resentfnl and less addicted to
playful tricks than the common mon.
key Indeed. the monkey. as we al
know. IS triekster both 10 his wild
and domestic state. Ia their native for
ests monkeys spend hours 10 swinging
from the branches Of trees. suspended
by their tails. and ehattering and gri-
macing with evident signs Of delight
Humboldt mentions seeing over hun.
dred so employed in a South American
forest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

An appalling case Of deafness was
chat Of an old lady who lived just
across the street from the navy yard.
on Washinetous birthday they fred
a salute Of twenty-one guns. The old
lady was obseryad to start and Listen
as the last gun was fred then, nd
justing her cap and smoothing her
dress. she exclaimed. Come inr-
Success Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
RamaIns Of : Famous shlp.

In scientific annals the Beagle, in
which Darwin made his frst exploring
expedition. Is almost as sacredly re.
membered as "Old Ironsidesr in Amer.
lean history. This ship has long been
lost from sight, and nobody knew e3.
actly what had become Of It. Toyozi
Noda now writes to Nature that the
Beagle was broken up n Japan, where
II was used as q training ship until
1889. and that part or its ribs has
recently been found IN use as stand
for stones piled up near the temple Of
Suitengu, near the oaki shlpbuilding
yard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
Modern millionaire.

Price Hill want to marry your
daughter
Grandin Impossible. my son.
My daughter has expensive tastes
and
Price Hill bur can crafty them
i have chicken farm that yields
more than three dozen eggs a day.
Grandin Road Take her, my boy.
had no idea You were a millionaire
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

For March our Cloth
ing covers the full range
Of the thermometer If
the weather is mild as a
lamb, or roaring like a
lion here are the right
wearables to keep you
comfortable. Spring
coats, shower coats, slip
ons' and suits in every
weight without waiting.
If you'd like looking
over tile New York fash
ions for men, it's a pleas
ure to US to show them.
Suits from $40 to S45.
Overcoats from SIP to
$50.
W. ctasr pr..s s,a pe,.fr rfothg,y
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
Noshina Miraculous.

"You had rheumatism In your right
leg for years and were cured Of Ii III
an iustaut7 How
'3y being accidentally mixed up IN
a train wreck My right leg Is a cork
leg now Chicago Tribune
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

Mr.. Boastem-i often regret that
did not attend some college and &C.
suire a little more polish. Miss Cut
ting Hlntz-Why don't you hire some
brass fnishef to rub you up a trlhe9-
New Orleans Picayune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
Current Comment


Former Senator Edmunds, nov s resi-
dent Of Philadelphia, brushes aside the
e5bwehs Of his retirement long enough
IL announce that be IS opposed 70 the
income tax amendment. Somehow You
would sort OF expected It, if you hadn't
heard from him.- Randolph Herald and
News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
keen out Of aelttlna into rhine..

Keep your life Insured and DO net wor-
nv. 6lst year. National Life Insurance
Company, Montpelier. w. lMutual
S. S. Ballard, General Agent, Mont
pelier. Vt; n. B. Ballard. local agent.
Montpelier. vt. lMutuaLl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

Washington county lily whitei What
reputation these twenty cities and
towns have got to live mp tol
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

EIla--That clumsy fellow has been a
conductor Stella How do you known
Ella when said something about his
being on my train he said, Tickets,
please. ~ New York Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

Besides making a good run for mayor
Laid later showed that he is 3 good
oser.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

Too Mutch for the other fellow chat
explains Il.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

The local option pendulum didn't swing
very violently, either way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
a 90 Ii wantad.

Artist ito burglar who IS making
dway with paintings Er-by the
way, Il you should manage 10 dispose
Of them would you mind sending ne
your customers address Life
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

Rather powerful seven votes in Mont
peler to control the liquor Issue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02

IN spite Of everything, Barre showed
more voters yesterday than last year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
5,43O

Barre is acquiring the habit Of voting
mo-
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-11-25
UNsIGHTLY COMPETITIONS.

y - ~.
The constant use Of Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticuraii Ointment, nfor
! toilet, bath and nursery purposes not
only preserves, -purifes. and beauties
the skin. scalp, hair and hands, and
prevents Inflammation, irritation and
clogging of the pores. the common
cause of plmples, blackheads, redness
and roughness, yellow. oily. mothy and
other unwholesome conditions of the
complexion and skin, iAllw delight
In a clear skin. soft, white hands. a
clean, wholesome scalp and live, glossy
hair, will find Cuticura Soap most sue
cessful in realizing every expectation.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are adj
nlirably adapted to preserve, the
health of the skin and scalp Of In
fants and children, and to prevent
minor blemishes or inherited skin hu-
mors becoming chronic, and may be
used from the hour of birth. Cnticura
Remedies are sold throughout the CIV
ilized world. Send to Potter Drug g
Chem Corp, sole proprietors, Boston,
for their free Cuticura book, 80 pages
OF. invaluable advice on care and treat
'ment of the skin, scalp and hair.
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-11-25
'ulEcLE eALHoUA SPOKE cut
Answer NO Doubt Truthful, byt hy No
ii L. Ms'ns What lthsn orst6rt ~ lIof
W Deslrediis ~, III Ia

\ u - NtH
Booker 7. Washington. cansratSi
lated py Anew York reporter on tho
success he had made ef M Life. said
VITA = smile; 4 y ~ ef n &;
p Il suppose must be- modest and
declare that luck has had more TO do
with my progress, or othetwiss I'll be.
IN Senator Dash's shoes. n & "A
!. senator Dash Of TallapoosaSi prided,
himsen on his rise from the bottom.
Tor Senator Dash In his youth had
worked with the colored people in the
cotton, fields. 10 - 2
" "boastng at a political meeting
about his rise, the senator singled.
out Uncle Calhoun Webster among his
audience and said:
I ~ see before me old Calhoun Web
ster, beside whom, In q the sbroilins
southern sun, toiled day after day.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, I, appeal
to Uncle Calhoun. Tell us all, uncle,
was ! or was 7 not, a good man in.
the cotton field? q HE5pllN''' '''''
~ 'Yo' wuz a good, man.. .senatah,
the aged negro replied; yoc wuz, q
good man, TO a fack; but 20, sut'ny
didn't work much.'P .''l2 -
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-11-25
AN EFFECTIVE HOME MADE "-
~,kIDNEfAhD BACKACHE CURE
Easily pr.parM medlsIne' Wbihoh9 . ls
u Said 70 Regulate the Kidneys
and End Backache.

To make up, enough of the 3"Dande-
lion Mixture" which Is, claimed to be
a/prompt tdrsl Tor Backache and Kid
ney and bladder trouble, get from any
good Prescription Pharmacist one-half
ounce fluid -sxtract Dandelion; one
ounce Kargon Compound and three
ounces Compound Syrup OF sarsapa-
rilla. Shake well in a bottle and take
in teaspoonful doses after each meal
and again at bedtime.
Those who ,hsye tried 1t say It acts
gently but thbf@Sasy on the Kidneys
and entire urlnAf5 H6stem, relieving
the most severe BackachA at once.
sommends the Madiptip9 "a be taken
the Il iPEG nGnsnE zen ,,,N ,SN lY!R,ssct any Kidney.
constant dull Hssxi6ks,. or IL the urine
sedi%snt, 4 irresdiaf psssase 2 'ori or at. at
tended by a scRlaAs Sensation; or for
night ''fN
This Is real harmless vegetable
mixture which could not cause injury
to anyone and The relief which is said
to Immediately fellow its use is a rev.
elatiou to men and women who suffer
from Backache, Kidney trouble or any
form Of Urinary disorder.
This Is surely ~ortK trying, as Il IS
easily mixed at home or any druggist
win do It for YOU and doesn't cost
much. Ht
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-11-25
ehibaso Options.

Chicago. .Aoash quotations were as
follows: -, i'..2'
} F1our-Steady.<T <Tsr-'-''-'i'' ~ ''''' -
:. Rye-No. 2,S78@T81kc.; ;'';'s1'''~.' '' '''' .
Barley--Feed or mixing, ! 55Pz0G:-
fair to choice mailing, 759SOc.
Timothy Seed-s9.60. z y -
Clpver-$14.30.
Provisions-Mess pork, per Dbl,
$17.bO@1775; lard, per 100 lbs,
5000; short ribs, sides Qoose), 5000
91o.25; short clear, sides (boxed).
ss.75@1o.OO.. ..
Butter-steady; creameries, 249
3Oc; dairies,- 23@27c.--------.-----
Eggs Steady; receipts, 2,548 cases;
at mark. cases included. 1sh@22hc;
'firsts, 2sr; prime firsts. 31c.
]. CheeseH Steady; daisies, 1910
1bxc; sFins, 14A@14Mc; young
Americas 15N @1ec; long horns, 15A
PotatosE Firm; choice to fancy, As
f@4Sc; fair to- good, 3S@43c. /.
- Poultry- Easy; turkeys, live, TIC;
dressed. 22c; hens. live, 1oc; springs.
i've, 1oc.
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-11-25
AlARkSHERptstQlB|
a. tss 4, 4, ~ y, A+-s
IMoaiVuri9vent Now a: GinI shIaNts.'
! /. S.LontNaoIs saAd 9 trhse:sess y s;fi Fl. Fl.
10 Foash.a With ssoIseinssioh in sIyy'
( VAR. served Jhtss st.fsS iss ~
Senator apd aSFsor3h ...iiil, .aoG,,ss 80

.Carroiiton, Mo.-ITos hays served M,
senator from three states and as 8oIu
ernor OF q tourth is a: disphp ptiob, thai,
has come to only one oman In the ihis-,
tory Of the United States, And yet
for nearly -ysars that man, -den.-
lanes H. Shields, whose military recs
ord WAS even more illpstrious than
his, record as q stafesnan. nay In an
almost forgotten and pnnar rkef grave,
He was the frst territorial goyerrdc
of oregon, heEservedi SsntiI term AZ
senator from Illinois. thssv4s atns OF
the first two senators from Minnesota'
and he served out an, uae1pired term
as senator. from Missourt, fHe- went
Into the Mexican war "a brigadiers gen
.eral and served with spch distipctt0n
that his sword Found feady deere tance
and he, waso commissioned d brfgadier
general 1atJ the sooutBFeak 81 tthel Civit
war. u s'n51TA sAisjTeo h2lu7l2
: General Shields lseryedI four Estates
and his adopted country (he owas Irish
born), both faithfully and, yell, and
doubtless had; public attention been.
called earlier to the NEGLECT ), of his
grave tt Mary's Cemetery here.
Congress would have BEEN quicker TO
show, ibyE a monument sits appretia.,
don of ahis serviees.' However. when
Representative 'Rucker,i Of Missouri,
,introduced1a bill at theSlaat ,session of
congress to appropriate $1,000 for that
purpose. it was quietly passed and
the monument was recentlY unveiled
T General Shields was one o. the
, many young ftishmeh WHO came to
America I'm the 5genefadon that pre-,
oeded the OWL war gand gave, their
adopted countryiacause, toEfsel proud
, Of them He was sbernE in . County
Tyrone, December .12s 1Sl0.gAbontsrhe
age of .16 young, Shields, emisrated to-
the United States, and finished hiis edp
cation. He studied, law and, began.
practice, at Kaskaskia,n: Illp Ia 1892,
He rapidly, achieved professtonh dIs
o.. ,gTL FKhft tiAIJLSlf sllk