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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23
Establishing Libraries in Vermont


1t is to be hoped that the work of
library establishment in Vermont
will not be hindered by any belief
that it is wrong TO seek state aid as
a nucleus and that the self-reliance
of the communities so seeking will
be destroyed by such aid. AS the
Times understands the law, it allows
the state board of library commits
sioners to appropriate the sum of one
hundred dollars for the purchase of
books for such towns as indicate a
desire to have library. There is no
intent in the provision to foster a
dollhouse infant, but it is hoped to
stir up the interest of the people of
and to develop an ambition to pur-
chase more books, using the state
ted that a library of good books
is a benefit for community
then it must be admitted that the Ii
brary is a benefit whether it is fur
nished by the townspeopIe them
selves or by the state or by outsiders.
The existence of a library is a power
for good, and the manner of acquire
ment is of negligible bearing on that
value. 1t is agreed that certain per-
sona1 interest will be added if the
people of town are alone respon-
SlDl0 LOT Cu0 0SLdDllSum0uC Ol IL
brary, but it is far better to have a
trifing state aid in such towns as
would never of their own initiative
establish an institution of this sort
barre Times.
Youthful Shyness.
Will it be girl scouts next? -St.
Johnsbury Caledonian.
Quite likely, but there's no call
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23
Investigate Court Expenses.

1t looks as if Barney Kelley, the
genial and complete master of
Franklin county politics, let his
natural joy over accomplishing the
death of measure obnoxious to him
bubble out in too unrestrained
manner, and that it would return to
trouble him. The fact appears that
in several cities and towns having
municipal courts, whose judges
draw good salaries from the
state, most of the court business is
really transacted before justices of
the peace who come in for fees, the
result being that the state is MIXED
twice, when once would amply suf-
flee. The municipal judge probably
doesn't care, for his salary comes
along with little to do on his part.
The justices of course. enjoy it, and
the lawyers like it because it gives
them a choice of trial courts, with
all that it means But the taxpayers
don't enjoy it, and a bill was in
troduced by Mr.. Maun, the democrat
who represents ST. Adams city in
the House, cutting off the justice
fees in cities and towns where there
are municipal courts, so as to throw
the business into the latter, make
the judges earn their pay and save
the state money. Such a manifeStly
fair bill ought to have gone through
like creased lightning, but it didn't.
Somebody interested got word to
Barney Kelley and he dropped down
to the capital. He wired ahead to
Maun to get him room, which
Maun did. He sauntered over onto
the Senate side, was busy a few
minutes, then returned and slapped
Maun on the back saying: 1--WE kill
ed your damned bill" He had. He
made enough of the senators see the
gross wrong about to be perpetuated
on the worthy and time honored
justices of the peace in robbing
them of their fees to head the thing
off. Then he chuckled and Dragged
little-and little too soon For
the bill has been revived and with
a clearer understanding and some
amendments will doubtless pass.
The figures show st. Adams to be
the worst offender under the present
law. Several thousand dollars are
clearly wasted every year in dupli-
cate court expenses. The Messenger
and other state newspapers have
clearly shown it up, and the correc-
ton of the abuse, if accomplished,
will be due largely to them. While
we are on this theme, we will add
that in our opinion if the matter
of court expenses could be rigidly
investigated by a capable commits
sion, the majority of whom were
not lawyers or court officials, but
with a fair representation of the lat
ter, and the subject could be given
thorough attention, we should get
recommendations that would result
in a very large saving to the state
annually, with no loss to the efficien-
cy of our judicial system. There's
reason why court expenses have
grown and grown and grown in re-
cent years. Herald and News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23

Entered at the ST. Johnsbury post office as
aecond-c1ass mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23

Unfortunate indeed is it for the
state of Vermont that Gov. Mead in
his pre-conTention campaign made
promises which compelled him to
appoint another man in the place of
c. H. A. Stafford as member of the
board of trustees of the Vermont
asylum for insane and such a man as
Mr.. Warner to the public service
commission. Mr. Stafford was pre-
eminently qualified for the place and
no matter how pressing the COVER
nor's political creditors he cannot
take such man out of Vermont af-
fairs without injuring the best inter
ests of the state. The appointment
of Mr.. Warner is recognized every
where as simply using a state OPP
portunity to pay campaign debt and
is not the kind of politics Vermont
ers believe in. 1t is to be hoped that
the governor has enough of his po-
itieal debts paid now so he can exer-
else business judgement in making
the rest of his appointments.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23

In the list of appointments made
by Gov. Mead the past week appears
a successor to Mrs. Walter P. Smith
upon the Vermont Free Public
Library Comission. The retirement
of this St. Johnsbury lady fom this
state board calls renewed atten-
ton to the faithful and most efficient
work she has performed in the years
of her public service. AS superin-
tendent of the travelling libraries,
and in all the manifold departments
of the work of the commission, Mrs.
Smith has left an impress that will
be of lasting benefit to the libraries
of the state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23
Standard Oil Victory.

Judge John E. Mccall of the
United States Circuit court last week
made a ruling that ended the efforts
of the government to impose fine
of $3O,OOO,O00 on the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana. The govern
ment alleged that the company had
violated the Elkins Act in accepting
freight rate concessions. The judge
does not deny that rebates we're
paid on shipments of oil made by the
defendant company but that they
we're paid to the Standard Oil Com
pany of Kentucky who received the
shipments made by the Indiana COM
pany for all points beyond Grand
Junction and that no evidence had
been intoduced to show there was
any understanding between the two
companies.
On the charge that ''blind billing
was resorted to the judge held this
was done by the railroad company
and not by the Standard Oil COM
'GuBd
Thus ends for time the govern
ment's effort to convict great cor
poration of violation of law by Sc
curing special privileges for itself.
Either it should be but a temporary
halt or else the attorneys for the
government have made poor job
of the prosecution. If we under
stand the judges ruling correctly he
does not question the fact that re-
bates were paid on certain ship
ments of oil but the Kentucky
company instead of the Indiana
company was the recipient of them;
that "bind billing" was resorted to
in an effort to conceal the actual
freight paid but the railroad was
responsible for this. If this is right
we see no reason why the govern
ment should not proceed against the
railroad and the Kentucky company
and punish them for this infraction
of law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
& "A . T . RIA
The Record Of ST Years

l. Since it began business in 1S43. The
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New
York
Has paid to policyholders
1891, 412. 264. 80
Has accumulated for pol
icyholders 55S, 02O, 1O6.97
Total benefits to policy
holders aggregate 81 ,449,432, 371.35
In 81 years it has received
from policyholders 1 1904. 251 1885
The excess of benefits to
policyholders is $145, 1SO, o12. 80
2. That is to say, in the 81 years of
it's existence The Mutual Lite has paid to
policyholders, and has accumulated for
policy holders, more than $145, 100000
in excess of all that it has received from
policyholders. The gain has, of course,
accrued chiefly from earnings on invested
funds.
8. During its career it's total payments
to policyholders have exceeded those of
any other company by over $185,OO0,-
600.
4. Since organization the Company
has paid in cash dividends to policyhold-
ers the sum of Sal ,S77, 5OO.96. This is
greater than any other company has
paid in dividends by more than
$2O.OOO,OoO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. chief of the
bureau of chemistry of the depart
ment of agriculture, says that the
recent reduction in the price of
meats was a deliberate manipula-
ton of the market by the inter
ests'' the same as the previous in
crease in prices had been. If DR..
Wiley can prove such statement
he has a serious duty to perform
for the people of this country. If
the price of meat is controlled en-
tirely Independent of natural condi-
lions it should be shown to the
courts and the offenders punished.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23

TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN.
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Six months, rs
Three m onths, so
Clergymen in Caledonia County, $1.oo
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23
ADvERTIsING RATES.

Local notices. wants for sale, etc, 2 cents
per word first insertion. Legal notices 10
cents line three insertions. Probate notices
So 90 each for three Insertions Dissolution
liberation and similar notices 81 so each for
three insertions. Card of thanks, IS cents.
obituary poetry. 10 cents a line
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23

This paper Is entitled to a place on the
Printers Ink Roll of Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN co.
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puBLIsHED 49, ~

WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER a. 1910.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-11-23
THE CALIFORNIAN COMPANY.
". J. BIGELOw.

&c Eastern avenue. St. Johnsbury. VI.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-27
PearY on DR.. Cook.

When the new of Peary's dis
covery of the North Pole was frs
flashed over the country on Sep
TENDER 6, 1909, DR.. Cook had al
ready returned. 1t will be re-
membered hat in the controversy
which Immediately arose, after
his first message in regard to DIR.
Cook, Peary remained silent. In
the first chapter of his history
in the September Hampton's
Peary refers to this episode as
follows
con July 18th, the Roosevelt
left her winter quarters and de
liberately was driven out into the
middle of the channel pack off
Cape Union. Instead of hug
ging the shore, as on the way
up, and on the previous expedi-
ton, the ship fought her way
south in the middle of the chan
mel, and passed Cape Sabine on
August Sth, thirty-nine days earl
Ter than i'm 1906. We steamed
south for Whale Sound, with the
intention of killing a good sup
ply of walruSes for the EskimOS
before we landed them. We stop.
ped at Cape Saumeres, the Nerkt
of the Eskimos and a boats crew
went ashore. 1t was there
first heard of the movements Of
DR.. Frederick A. Cook during tn,
previous year, while absent from
AnOratok.
From Nerke, the Roosevelt
steamed to the walrus grounds il
Whale Sound, then turned on he
course and proceeded northwar,
again to Etah, arriving there Au
guest II TIL. There | learne,
! further details as to the move
ments Of DR.. Cook during hi
so.journ in hat region"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-27
What in lecture s.

Foremost among the articles in
the September McClure's is the
first instalment of the Reminis-
cences of Goodwin Smith, one Of
the greatest scholars and critics
of public affairs of his time. This
instalment deals with the A
merican Civil War and with the
important men Of that period
such as Lincoln, Grant, Emerson,
Ben Butler and Charles Elliott
Norton.
Burton j. Hendrick, in his ar
ticle on the Albany Gang, tells
the story of Governor Hughes
struggle with the strongest and
most highly organized political
ring in any of our state govern
ments.
Ange Galdemar contributes an
account of the romantic literary
career of Edmond RoStand, and
gives the poets own views con
corning his much discussed
"Chantecler."
DR.. Henry Smith Williams
who wrote the famous liquor Sc.
ries for McClure's has made
thorough investigation of tho
causes of the greatly increased
cost of living and presents al
article on the subject.
Amos Pinehot, brother of thu
former Forester of the UniteC
States, contributes an extremel.
important and timely article OF
"Two Revolts Against Oligarchy
The Insurgent Movement of tn
Fifties and of Today"
"The Adventures Of Miss Greg
DRY, by Perceval Gibbons, head
the list of the September fiction
This is the first of a series o
twelve short stories and start
with "The Adventure on a Port
uguese Trader" Among tn
other stories in this number ar
"Paradisio,'' the droll story of
japanese man-servant, by o.
tavia Roberts; "The Black Oh
child, the adventures of an Oh
chid-hunter in the South Amer
can wilderness by Marjorie Pick
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-27
WHAT'S THIS.

The Payne-Aldrich law is not
now bringing in sufficient rev
enue to run the government, re-
ports from the Republican press
bureau to the contrary nOtwith-
standing. The tariff law. the
corporation tax, internal revenue
receipts, and all other sources OF
revenue, combined, failed by So
O14.S42.S7 of producing sufficient
funds to run the government dur
ing the first 10 days of August.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-27

hall The Road to St Lizzy s.
a soldier story by VIII Adams ;
The Hero, another story about
the Cascys, by Clara f. Laugh
lin and The Kingdom of JOY, %
by Mary Stewart Cutting, a love
story Of the delightful old-fashion
ed kind.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-27

Mrs. N. B. Payne went to
Kansas City Saturday for a
few days visit.
Mrs. Neal Coyle of Kansas City
arrived Friday to visit her
sister, Mrs. William Welsh.
Miss Nellie Russell of Kansas
City spent Sunday in Lexington.
j. R. Sydnor Of Kansas City
spent Sunday in Lexington.
Oscar Westerman spent Sun
day in Wellington.
Miss Mamie Shaw visited il
Higginsville Monday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-27
Another Wonderful Discovery.

Another Wonderful Discovery.
Electricity, telephones, airships
and all the wonderful inventions
of this scientific age seemed inn
possible a few years ago. But
it seems there is nothing so inn
possible but what some scientist
will discover the means of ac-
cOmpliShment. Prof. Emerson
has now discovered a preparation
which will really grow hair.
Iowa people are amazed and as
founded by Emerson's new dis
covery for the hair. Emerson
said that one bottle of his new
discovery would grow "a full
head of hair to its natural color.
The people did not believe him.
1t was too much to expect and
too good to be true. They had
tried all the highly advertised
hair ~restorers and had always
been disappointed and they could
not believe one bottle would
really grow a full head of hair.
But now comes the most start
ling part of all-for Emerson
proved it-yes, absolutely proved
it. What do you think he did,
He made the bold and remarkable
statement that he would give five
dollars to any person who used
one bottle Of his new discovery
and failed to secure a new and
satisfactory growth of hair. The
people were astounded by the
unheard of offer, but they knew
that Emerson was financially re-
spOnsible and would do as he
agreed if it cost him his fortune.
Thousands bought bottles Of his
new discovery, though most OF
them had little faith and expect
ed to be paid five dollars for us.
ing the bottle of new discovery
IlOut of the first thousand bottle.
sold only seven claimed they wer'
not entirely satisfied, and the,
Immediately received the fiv
dollars without question. Tn.
rest of them were overjoyed t.
find that Emerson's new DiscOv
cry had really promoted a new
and healthy growth of hair. Wha.
is this remarkable new discovery
Emerson won't tell, and chemist!
have tried to analyze it and hav,
failed to find out what it is. En-
erson asks us to publish this sam.
offer to the readers Of this paper
He states that with every bottl
of his new discovery, the price o
which is 81, he will send
/ written agreement to pay yol
five dollars if you r not en-
tirely satisfied with the resul
which is invariably a new heat
, of healthy, vigorous hair. TIL
new discovery is not sticky, oil,
or greasy and is very pleasant t.
use. This is the most remarkabl
offer ever made by a responsible
firm, such as the Emersol
Chemical Co., which is backing
Emerson in his offer. Just sen,
: a 81 bill (money order not neceS
g., sary) to the Emerson Chemica
! Co., S%cottsbluff, Nebraska, an.
secure a bottle Of the neN
y Discovery and the agreement
pay you So or grow a full hea
of hair with only one bottle q
: this new discovery.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-27
Vital Washington News
By Tayenner.

H'NeO BLlCt INVESTIGATING CoiW
mittee found that no part Of the
5S-per cent increase in the cost
of living in this country in the
last 10 years was due to the tar
iff. Political economists all
over the land were sorely puz
zled at the report:
The phenomenon can now be
explained. The report Of the
minority of the committee, recent
ly published, shows that the Re-
publicans made no serious at
tempts to ascertain whether the
tariff was responsible or not,
Listen to this extract from the
minority report:
I'm examining the witnesses we
(the committee) scarcely touched
upon the territory of the highly
protected commodities"
Lodge, who helped frame the
Payne-Aldrich bill and takes the
position that the ultimate con
sumner is a myth, saw to it that
I
the Investigations were confined
almost exclusively to foodstuffs
and cotton, and to the product
ion. distribution and cost to the
consumer of wheat, corn, beef,
mutton and hog products, OF
which commodities the United
States produces a large per cent
of the worlds production, and
which we export in enormous
quantities. As to these articles
it may be supposed that, when
freed from the influence of trusts
and monopolies, the tariff should
not cut a large figure except that
it increases the cost Of their
production.
Do you see the point, Mr.. Con-
SINNER Lodge had been as
signed by Senator Aldrich to
make a report, obviously for cam.
paign purposes, which would alb.
solve the tariff from all blame II
connection with the awful in
crease in the cost of living under
our system of excessive pro
lection. lodge evidently con
Guided that the safest way t
accomplish this end would be t.
avoid asking any questions OF WI
nesses concerning the advances Il
the prices Of highly protected ar
ticles. such as the products OF tn
sugar trust, the steel trust, tn
harvester trust and the lumbe
trust. all of which contribut
heavily to the Republican cam
paign fund.
The Lodge report gave tilteei
reasons for increased prices, an'
found that the tariff was m
material factor" This repOr
is being used by the men WIN.
voted for the Payne-Aldrich bI
in the hope it will prevent ther
from being retired to private llte
TARIFF INCREASES RPlCES
Senators johnson of Alabami
Clarke of Arkansas, and Smlt
f South Carolina, the minOrlt
members of the Lodge COMMITTEES
find that the three substantl'
causes for increased prices are;
1. Tariff.
2. Trusts, combines and mono
poles.
3. Increased money supply.
Owing to the tactics OF tn
Republicans in avoiding higl
~ protected articles, the minorlt
members found themselves witt
ont sufficient data to apportlo
the degree of responsibility b
tween these three causes, 'bl
state" that the two first are IL
chief malefactOrs we have I
doubt; and they r of our oW
creation or permission.
A CAMPAIGN CANARD.
Taft will no longer co-opera
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-27

copied as nOJhlng more imam d
ruse. The Republican campaign
managers played the same trick
on the public in the last PreSiden-
tial election. The rumor was
quietly started that Candidate
Taft would not stand for Can
non. The inference was strong
that would not stand for Cannon
as speaker. This false rumor
Enthusiastically helped Taft in the
insurgent districts.
Immediately after Taft va in
augurated an attempt was made
to defeat Cannon as speaker.
The combined Democrats and
Insurgents would have aecOmp-
lished this and had not the Presi-
dent used all Of the resources at
his command to p%erpetuate Can
non as speaker.
Taft is not going to read Aid
rich and Cannon out of the party,
because Aldrich and Cannon
(and the special interests they
represent will not permit the
President to have a denomination
Iif he tries it. Mr.. Taft knows
which side his bread is buttered
/, on.
Furthermore, there is no rea-
! son for discord. Taft, Aldrich
and Cannon, and Ballinger, too,
5 are all working to the same end,
) Their views are in harmony on
/ big questions. No newspaper
) man can be here in Washington
| and know his business, and not
know that Taft, Aldrich and Can
non are consolidated in a great
political firm, and that this oligar
chy has never had any
serious dissension.
, The three men m constantly
paying each other compliments
1t was Just a short while age
l that Taft eulogized Aldrich t.
the skies and referred to "Uncl'
Joe" as being in the Abraham
Lincoln type of statesmen.
q Taft, Aldrich and Cannon, ant
o especially Taft and Aldrich, cal
+ have no break. Thy mus
n sink or swim together.
: ROOSEVELT VS.. TAFT.
I Roosevelt will not indorse Tai
{ or the Payne-Aldrich law, in tn.
j opinion Of the writer. Their
{ never has been any doubt on TIN
point in my mind, and | have ex
pressed the view repeatedly
L dispatches since March A., 1905
y But Roosevelt will indorse Lodge
= tool of Aldrich and special ser
ate representative of the tarlf
:, trusts, railroads and other Ne'
L England corporate interests. No
Il do | expect to hear of Roosevelt
campaigning for such genuin
!. p~rogressives as LaFollette. Roos(
d welt is playing for the Pres.
h dency, and is jealous of LaFo.
" %lette's popularity. At this stag
q Taft appears to stand a bette
al chance of hauling down tn
next Republican presidential non
nation than does 7. R. Thi
o. is because Taft stands right wit
the great corporate interests Q
the United States, and they cor
70 troll absolutely the Republica
machine. Roosevelt was turne
Nv down in New York because tn
h. machine politicians know tia
m Roosevelt is to be an insurgen
e. They feared that if they PERM
nt ted him to be even a temporar
he chairman he might take adval
~ tage of the opportunity to weal
IN en- machine rule. The figl
may be expected to be intense.
interesting from now on. Ket
a close eye on the political chez.
tie err board, because a few intim
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-08-27
A CAMPAIGN CANARD.

Taft will no longer cooperate
with Cannon, Aldrich, and Bal
linger is to be retired"
This is the gist Of statements
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