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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-28
NOTICE, FOR PUBLICATION

Department OF the Interior.
United States land office at Duluth. MIMI,
March IL, 1911
Notice is hereby given that Ralph p. lager
of Timber Lake, 8. D.. who on April IL. 1908,
made Timber and Stone Application, No.
Oi43l, for EM of NEk and EX of sen OF
Section %. Township. So N. E. O. West
make Final Proof. to establish claim to the
land above described. before the Register
and Receiver of the u. 8. Land Office. at
Duluth. Minn., on the 9Th day of June,
1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: Barney
Eden. of Duluth. Mimi. Addison L. Glenn.
OF Duluth, Mimi. James e. Names. OF Cook.
Mimi. Ed. Ballet, Of Cook, MINI. John
JAEGER, of Minneapolis. Mimi.
Charles e. Hartmana
3-31 5-26 Register.
w. II. SAaAIIlWo0p. Attomsy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-28

1912.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said city council at
hall in said city, county and state
on Tuesday the End day of May,
1911.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said city this goth day Of April,
1911.
4-2l 4-2S liver Visited, City Clerk.
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not be granted.

not be granted.
Ordered Further. That thisorder be served by
publication in the The Ely Miner according tc
law.
Dated at Duluth. Mimi. April 10th. 1910.
By the Court,
(seaD JB. MIDDLECOFF,
Ala 4-28 Judge of Probate
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-04-28
Application for Liquor
License Transfer
State of Minnesota, !

City of Ely. So
Notice is hereby given that appli-
cation has been made in writing to the
city council of the City of Ely and
filed in the office of the City Cletk
praying for transfer of license
granted to Ben Benson. in the lower
front room Of the building situated on
lot6, block IL, of the original plat of
Ely, and to the following named
person tO-wit:
CHAS. PETERSON
for the un-expired term, beginning
April goth. 1911, and ending Oct. 7th,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
Regulating Railroads.

Two very important decisions have
recently been made regarding rail-
roads in this country. The Supreme
Court of the United States has de-
cided that it is not legal for rail
roads to pay for service with trans
portation. This upholds the ruling
of the Interstate commerce COM
mission against such an exchange.
The other decision was by the in
ter-state commerce commission it
self and was made first by that body
regulating freight rates. About
eight months ago the railroads all
over the country announced that they
would make a general increase in
freight rates on July first. The
president interviewed and the roads
postponed the advance for time and
congress passed the law giving the
commission the power to reduce
rates where they were thought I'M
reasonable. The railroads were sum-
moned to show cause why they
should advance rates and given a
full hearing. After due consideration
the commission, in decision
written by the Hon. c. A. Prouty,
denied the roads the right to raise
their rates at all, with the excep-
ton of few roads in the Southwest.
One important finding of the COM
mission was that railroads are not
entitled to raise the rates until they
show they are conducting their
business with a reasonable economy.
This shows to what extent the gov
eminent can regulate the business
of public service corporations and
If it is accepted as final will
go a long way toward protecting
the public from unreasonable exac-
lions by such corporations.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
When Champs i'm the Chair.

Wen show 'em a thing or two,
Champ Clark,
When you are in the chair:
Well show 'em a man from the
woody West
Who's truly the peer of the very best
That ever sat in the Speakers place
And day by day with grit and grace
Welded the gavel there.
Well show 'em a thing or two,
Champ Clark,
When you are in the chair:
Well show them a man from the
'tShow me- State
Who's known from the Hub to the
We've priced him long in old Mizzoo,
But others have learned to prize him
And caps are in the air.
Well show 'em a thing or two,
Champ Clark,
When you are in the chair:
Well show 'em a man all the way
from Pike
Who values the North and the South
alike,
Who'll favor the people and fay the
trusts
And deal the tariff some deadly
thruStS
With brawny arm and bare.
Well show 'em thing or two,
Champ Clark,
When you are in the chair:
Well show 'em a man-and mark
my word
Already the tops of the trees are
stirred
Well show 'em man who's fitted
for charge
Of the land we love from marge to
marge,
And we're going to put him there.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
PRESS COMMENT.
Congressman Plumley's Position.

Congressman PIumleysS POSItl0n.
Representatives Foster and Plum
ley voted against Canadian recipro-
city when the bill came up in the
House last week. In so doing they
acted with a majority OF their party
associates in the House, both regu-
lars and insurgents. The Dill was
passed through a coalition OF practl-
cally the solid democratic strength
and of a republican minority. Ger
tain newspapers having taken the
Vermont congressman to task for
their action, Mr. Plumley has replied
in moderately toned letter in which
he says that he voted against the Dill
because his doubts concerning the
effect, as a whole of the trade agree
ment proposed with Canada were
not sufficiently dispelled at the time
of final action to permit him to vote
in the Affirmative. Mr.. Plumley says
that he has favored the republican
reciprocity as defined by Mckinley
in his Buffalo speech in which that
statesman upheld purchasing OF our
neighbors ''such of their products as
we can use without harm to our in
dustries and labor; or in other words
such of their products as are not pro-
duced by our own labor, and obtain
in exchange a market for the class
of merchandise which we desire to
SELL Mr. Plumley holds that the
Taft reciprocity plan is of an entire
ly different character, and after CIV
ing it such Independent Judgment as
he could in the short time at hand,
though it came from a republican
president, he could not convince him
self that such an agreement would be
best. Apparently writes Mr.. Plum
ley, it proposed to place the entire
burden upon the farmer, with no
compensatory relief A somewhat
similar pact from 1854 to 1866 had
proven exceedingly harmful, and its
removal was sought by all Vermont,
through Messrs. Morrill,, Collamer
and Foot, then representatives at
Washington. From these considera-
| lions, especially since the time for
taking counsel and giving the sub
ject thought was very brief. Mr..
Plumley decided to withhold his vote
for the agreement, though the lines
of least resistance at Washington
were all the other way. In our opin-
ion, Messrs. Foster and Plumley have
acted wisely in this matter and will
be sustained when the people of YER
mont get a true understanding of
what the Taft proposition means to
them and have time to make them
selves heard.-[Herald and News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01

Thss will greatly facilitate border
traffic, and will extend the markets
of each producer. The United States
enjoys a general advantage in lati-
tude, although the climate of YER
mont is not greatly warmer than
that of southern Canada. Fluctua-
tions in the American prices of farm
produce will be lessened by the en-
largement of the supply and the
present taxed at rs per cent by the
United States and at 80 per cent by
the Dominion. Potatoes have been
dutiable at Csc per bushel upon en-
try into this country, and at zoe per
bushel upon entry into Canada.
Nursery Stock
Canada has agreed to concede her
intermediate rates upon nursery and
horticultural stock, taxing fruit trees
2 " C each in place of &c each, and
vines and berry bushes II ~ per cent
instead of 20 per cent. While these
rates remain higher than those in
force in this country, the conces-
sion should be of much value to
Vermont nurserymen and fruit tree
growers.
Fencing Materials
All American duties are to be re-
moved from fencing wire, whether
barbed or not, as we'll as from pick
cts and palings for fences. Our pres
ent duty on fencing wire is not less
than 81 per cent and on barbed wire
q C per pound. Pickets and palings-
are taxed at 10 per cent The wire
industry is well advanced in Canada
and the competition of Dominion
manufactures may we'll effect the
American market price of wire fenc-
ing.
Cream Separators
Up to the present time a IS per
cent duty has prevented Canadian
manufacturers of cream separators
from offering their product to Amer
lean farmers and creameries. Under
the pending agreement this duty will
be entirely done away with by the
United States, and the extensive Can
adam cream separator industry will
be given an opportunity to do bust
ness in this country
Grain and Flour
1t is proposed to allow Canadian
wheat and other grain free entry in
to this country. This will be of spec
ial benefit to Vermont, whose pro-
duction of wheat is next to the low
est among American states but whose
flour and milling interests are large.
In 1903 Vermont produced but $780,
600 worth of wheat, while as long
ago as 1904 her -four and grist mill
products were valued at over $780,
900. Free raw material for this in
'dustry should prove most acceptable
to Vermont. 1t is not to be antici-
! pated that the free entry of Canadi-
an wheat will lower the price of
that article in the United States i'm
mediately, since that price is fixed
by the worlds markets so long as.
we produce a surplus. Our produc-
ton is increasing less rapidly than
our consumption, however, and the
assimilation of the Canadian sup
ply with our own will obviate the
creation of an artifcially protected
high price level in the United States
at the time when importation shall
become necessary. In the meantime
mutual free exchange of grains be-
between this country and Canada will
prove of great convenience to both
parties.
At present wheat is dutiable by
Continued on page 3D.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
ssFarm Economics"

Farm economics was the title of
recent editorial in the ST. Adams
Messenger, and it was, as a whole,
a comparison of farm methods as
they prevail in the United States and
those of some of the countries in
Europe and Asia. Quite naturally
the deductions and conclusions of the
editorial in question were not very
reassuring to American rural econ
omy. It could not have been and at
the same time be truthful, for all
who have given thought and study
to the subject are well aware that
farming as carried on in the United
States, and particularly in Vermont,
is anything but commendable when
compared with the work in other
lands. That such should be the case
is all the more to be wondered at,
when it is recalled that more money
is expended in this country in the
maintenance of national and state
agricultural departments, state agri-
cultural schools and colleges, and
experiment stations, and all things
pertaining to these various agencies,
than in all the rest of the world COM
bined. In the 20 years past, Yer
mont has expended upon its agricul-
tural department in the near vicinity
of 100000. This is a generous
sum for a community of $4,000
people to eXpend upon a single state
department. The Federal govern
ment maintains an experiment farm
of 500 acres, while little Japan has a
national experiment farm of a little
less than six acres in extent. Some
six months since The Land
mark had occasion to speak of
and compare these two government
for hn in
all the world is keenly alert as to
what is doing there, for from it has
come a multitude of the worlds
choicest possessions in soil products,
but the world knows not nor cares
for Uncle Sans big 600 acre farm
in Washington. Occasionally, how
ever, it is the means of producing a
hearty worldwide laugh.
We wish the Messengers editorial
could be placed in the hands of
every Vermont farmer for him to
read and ponder. 1t was a sort of
a ''brainstorm' editorial such as the
woodstock Standard accuses The
Landmark of producing. Says the
Messenger: ''The farmers of Europe
| look to America and then wonder
how we do it. The United States to
them is land of wanton destruction,
land where the cream is separted
| and the milk thrown away"
| But great as is the waste of the
| American farm, it is as nothing com
| pared to the evil wrought by our ig-
norance of all that pertains to farm
ing. The Egyptian on the Nile rails
es 40 bushels Of wheat to the acre
and the English farmer 35 bushels
| to the acre, and that from land that
has been titled for centuries. The
| United States, as a whole, grows 13
bushels of wheat to the acre.
Every arce of land in Switzerland
has market value of $4,000, and
the Switzer is almost solely dairy
| farmer. Denmark's laws prohibit
the owning of a farm greater than
eight acres in extent, and the Dane
also is a dairyman, save that in re-
cent years he has gone into poultry
as a side line. The land upon which
| the Dutchman grows his tulips, hy-
acinths and other bulbs, has mar
| ket value of better than $500 per
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
A Pleasant Dream.

We read with much interest of an
article entitled 'The Rudolph Engel
Farm Foundation" in the March Lip
pincott's. 1t represented that many
abandoned homesteads in New Eng
land had been purchased and four
large model farms established in diff
ferent parts of the country and used
as schools of instruction. Practical
agriculturists, with scientific knowl-
edge of farming in all it's branches,
are in charge, and under them are
men and women from all walks of
life-clerks, mechanics, seamstress-
es, school teachers, and the like. All
are trained at the practice farms, and
encouraged to specialize in the
branches which appeal to them most
strongly, and for which they seem to
be best fitted.
AS soon as a student becomes pro-
ficient, he is sent to one of the COM
pany's smaller farms, either as man
ager or assistant. He is eventually
given entire charge of a farm located
him, the place having first been put
in good condition, and supplied with
the necessary live stock, implements,
etc. He is required to make regular
reports as to his progress, and at in
tervals supervisors visit the place for
consultation. He may write to the
company for advice at any time, and
if necessary an expert in his line will
be sent to his assistance. Where
possible, several farms are located
near one another, so that the latest
improved machinery-too costly for
a small farm-may be used for all of
them.
After the manager of a farm
proves his ability, he is permitted to
buy the place from the company onthe
installment plan, out of his share of
the crops or for cash if he can COM
mand it. The company, however, re-
tains the title until all Indebtedness
is wiped out. The newly-made farm
ers are encouraged and helped in
every way to make good, and only
laziness or rascality need ever cause
failure or dismissal. If a farmer
wishes to enlarge his holdings, he is
helped to do so, if practicable.
After telling that the plan was so
successful that it actually paid a
small profit on the money invested
the writer gravely informed his read
ers that it was all creation of imag-
ination but a scheme he thought
some wealthy man might well try.
So it will be seen that no money has
been lost in the scheme up to date
We hope there will not be- The
scheme has one or two features that
would prove dangerous. 1t confines
itself to model farms for instruction
and abandoned farms for the practi-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01

cal application of its instruction.
There are very few abandoned farms
that can be used in such a scheme as
profitably as good farms already oc-
cupied. The need of the day is for
well trained and educated farmers
on the best farms of the land. When
we get them on the good farms
people will take up the abandoned
farm land if there is profitable de-
mand for it. AS for the model farms
of instruction Vermont already has
one and is expected to have another
soon so we will see how that part of
the scheme will work
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
What are We Fighting.

The Lorimer case is serious bust
ness. The charge that Senator
from the great state of Illinois owes
his seat to wholesale bribery is a
very grave one. If it is true,
then not only Illinois but this whole
country is shamed before the world.
Such a charge demands the most
careful and thorough investigation,
and in the end a clear and respon-
sible decision. 1t is no laughing
matter. But it is pardonable to be
amused at one turn the debate has
taken. The speech of Senator Johns
ston of Alabama, a member of the
committee to investigate, and who
signed the report in favor of Lori
mer, has this surprising conclusion:
1.-The people of Alabama are a brave
Intelligent, and laW-abiding people,
and they expect my vote in this case
to be cast as juror according to the
law and the evidence and under my
oath as a Senator. They shall not
be disappointed.
At first blush one is a bit puzzled
over the relation of Alabamians to
the case. In fact, one doesn't quite
see what special interest the people
of Alabama have in Lorimer. But
they have a special interest in
Johnston, and the trend of opinion,
in the senate and elsewhere, has been
pretty strongly against that report
which Johnston signed. 1t is there
fore entirely logical, though a trifie
abrupt, for Johnston to announce
to the senate that the people OF
Alabama are "brave, Intelligent, and
lawabiding. II Harper's Weekly.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.
A Statement of Alleged Benefits to
State of Vermont.

State of Vermont.
Following is an enumeration of
products that would be effected by
the ratification of the Canadian re-
ciprocity which would be of particu-
lar interest to Vermont:
Fish and Meats
Under the proposed reciprocal tar
if legislation fish of all kinds, fresh
or preserved are to be made mutual
ly free of duty The United States
imports nearly $5,000,000 worth of
fish from Canada, this constituting
one-tenth of our entire consump-
ton. Our present duties are 3, or lie
per pound upon the principal varie-
ties purchased from Canada, and the
sum collected under these rates
amounts to nearly one-half million
dollars annually on Canadian fish.
The removal of this tax upon a food
much used by large classes of our
population would render fish at once
less expensive and more abundant.
The price of meat in this country
will also very probably be kept down
by the lowering of our tariff rates on
fresh meat from IL to II per b.,
and on preserved or smoked meats
from 25 per cent to " c per Id. The
removal of our duties on live animals
will have similar tendency. Al
though Vermont cattle are mainly
dairy stock, it may be mentioned
that, so far as either country profits
more than the other by the arrange
ment in regard to meats, the United
States has the advantage, since Can
ada reduces her duties more than
this country. Her present rate. on
fresh meats is SC per pound, and on
oil fc % TxYhf 10 he
reciprocal rate is to be 1 IA c per Id.
Live Animals
By the terms of the pending agree
ment live animals will be exempt
from duty upon entrance into either
country This will not only affect the
cost of living, as indicated above, but
will be of great convenience to the
American farmer in selling stock be-
yond the Canadian border or making
purchases there for his own estab-
lishment in this country. Our pres
ent rates on cattle and horses are in
general equivalent to 27 per cent or
% per cent ad valorem, while Can
ada's rate is rs per cent. We at pres
ent tax swine and sheep $3.50 each,
Canada's rate being 25 per cent for
sheep and L 1ac per pound for swine.
Hay, Straw, Oats and Salt.
Under the present high United
States duty on hay and straw Yer
mont has very frequently suffered
severely, in years of crop shortage,
from inability to procure cattle for
age from Canada. Hay is taxed 81
per long ton by the Payne tariff, and
straw $3.50 per long ton. These du-
ties are to be entirely abolished as
to Canadian hay and straw, under
the agreement, thus permitting far
mers to supply the needs of their
stock to the best advantage in sea-
sons when the American production
of hay and straw is inadequate. The
mutual removal of all duties on oats
will operate similarly. Oats have
been dutiable at 15c per bushel when
entering the United States, and at
loo pr bushel when entering Can
ada. Salt is also made mutually
duty-free.
Fresh Vegetables and Fruits.
1t is proposed to make fresh vege-
tables and fruits free of duty be-
tween the parties to the agreement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
The United States has raised it

The United States has raised its
standing in foreign countries by
passing a law authorizing the pur-
chase of permanent homes for it's
ambassadors and ministers abroad.
An appropriation of 100000, 1000
has been made for the purpose and it
is expected all of the representatives
abroad cannot be permanently
housed for ten years. This seems to
be an opening for practical and
trained diplomats in the place of
wealthy politicians and may i'm
prove the service in addition to
raising the standing of this country
in foreign capitals.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
PIKE-RIX WEDDING.
Cards have been received announc-

Cards have been received annOunc-
ing the marriage of Major E. Ber-
tram Pike of Pike, to Mrs. Marie
Pearson Rix at the home of the
brides mother, Birmingham, Ala
The wedding took place Satur-
day evening, Feb. IS, at 7.3O
O'Clock, and the service was per-
formed by DR.. w. E. Evans of the
Church of the Advent of Birming-
ham. No Invitations were issued and
the members and connections of the
two families only were present. Mr.
and Mrs. Pike left Immediately for
the west and will sail for Honolulu
for their wedding journey. Upon
their return they will be sat home
during April and May at Hotel Marie
Antionette, New York City, and
after June 1, at Pike.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01

TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN.
One year to any address, $1.50
Six months, 10
Three months. so
Ciergymen in Caledonia County, $1.00
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
Will Hep

Gov. Mead is on a visit to the
Pacific coast and Lieut.-Gov. Slack
is acting Governor these days.
Wonder if the genial Lieut.-Gov.
will get enough taste of 'guberna-
torial honors'' as to want the f'real
thing" in 1912?-[News and Citi-
zen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01

has expressed his ideas to a modest
extent in public prints for people to
accept for what they are worth and
not to promote any political purpose.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
A Mothers Safeguard.

Foley's Honey and Tar for the
children. Is best and safest for all
coughs, colds, Group, whooping-
cough and bronchitis. No opiates.
c. c Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01

Entered at the ST. Johnsbury post
office as second-class mail matter
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
A Special Medicine for Kidney ALL
mentS.

Many elderly people have found in
Foley's Kidney Remedy quick re-
lief and permanent benefit from kid
ney and bladder ailments and from
annoying urinary Irregularities due
to advancing years. Isaac N. Regain,
Farmer, Mo, says: fFoIey's Kidney
Remedy effected a complete cure
in my case and I want others to
know of it, c. G. Bingham.