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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26

poets of higher farm values, and a
hopeful outlook for larger develop
ment Of apple growing, dairying, and
agriculture in general, then New
England farmers have good reason
for confidence in ga splendid future
for their particular industry. Mr..
Mellen does not claim to be purely
a philanthropist. He sees that the
development of New England agri-
culture means more tons of freight
for his railroads and therefore he is
wise and far-sighted enough to be
willing to establish such bureau at
the expense of the railroads to pro-
mote this development which means
SO much for the prosperity of all New
England and in which Vermont will
have very large share.
It is particularly significant that
special stress is laid on scientific
fruit culture. This paper over and
over again, has laid special stress up
on the splendid opportunities for
apple growing in Vermont. We have
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26

In the publication and distribu-
ton of a general summary of the
Vermont fish and game laws Com
missioner Titcomb has removed the
excuse of ignorance for the violation
of these laws. A copy will be pre-
scented to every applicant for a hunt
er's license. This pamphlet is doubt
less the most complete and accurate
summary of the laws published. 1t
was compiled by Harry Chase of
Bennington, whose compilation was
gone over by two able attorneys and
the whole subjected to careful re-
view by the commissioner in person.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26

With the requirements of the state
normal schools raised to graduation
from an approved high school and
two full years of professional train
ing the people will have an oppor-
tunity to see whether the young
people of Vermont are willing to
prepare themselves so thoroughly for
the work of teaching. If experience
should show US they do not or cannot
afford to the people will be glad an
expensive high grade central nor
NAL school was not authorized at
the last session of the legislature.
We hope however, that the expert
ment will prove that with state back
ing the normal schools they can
prepare as we'll equipped teach
ers as any other state. Prin. Allen
of the Johnson Normal School has
some very good ideas about YER
mont's rural schools that we intend
to publish in an early issue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26
VERMONT NOTES.

G. J. Ferguson has resigned the
position of superintendent of the
Vermont Anti-Saloon league to take
effect June 1. The league has liza
bilities of about $500 and assets of
$2667.17.
William Sawyer of Mendon was
taken i'll while eating supper April
Is and had just reached the piazza
when he dropped dead He was So
years old and that day had been to
Rutland by team.
Rev. ]. G. Gooding, for At years a
Methodist minister, died April 16 in
Manchester leaving a wife and two
sons.
Charles H. Willard of Manchester,
a well known hotel man in Vermont
and in the south, died April IT, after
years illness. He had been in
Manchester since 1906.
Paul Sanders of Bennington
caught hawk last week which
measured % inches from beak to
tail and had a wing spread of 48
inches.
Frank Machinon, a Finlander, who
was arrested in Montpelier, suspect
ed of murder and robbery at Port
Arthur, Ont, has been released on
orders from the immigration in
spector.
Leona, IS months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Marcelle of
Montpelier was severely burned
April 16 by splitting the contents of
pail of hot lard over her face and
shoulder.
P. c. Dodge of Randolph and M.
G. Reynolds of Burlington have pur-
chased the Encyclopedia Vermont
Biography of J. G. U1Iery of Brattle-
boro and opened an Office in Burling-
ton. Mr.. UlIery will be retained as
editor-in-chief.
The Chace cotton mills in Bur-
ingtOn have closed for an indefinite
period on account of the high price
of cotton and the low price of cloth
The mills employed $50 hands and
had pay roll Of $250O week.
Levi Kidder died at his home in
Bethel after a weeks illness with
pneumonia. He was one of II child
rem and was born in Rochester
in 1853 and resided there un-
til thirty years ago. His wife,
four sisters and three brothers,
Johnsbury, survive him. He was a
prominent mason.
The Sake place in Highgate, the
old home of the poet John G.. SAKE,
has been repaired and restored with
all the old fashioned features re-
tanned.
Harlan Patchen, a stallion owned
by L. T. Lowell and son of Bellows
Falls died April 10 of intestinal in
digestion. He had a record of 2:18
and was to be started in tho intop
national circuit of Vermont and
eastern Canada this. year. An offer
of $1,000 had just been refused for
him.
c. E. Pease, Burlington clothing
dealer, died April IT of heart
trouble. He was 81 years old and
had lived in Burlington As years. He
was a Mason and member of the
old volunteer Hose Company. A
daughter, two brothers and two sis
tiers survive him.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26

the climate, the soil, the proximity to-
city markets that are big factors to-
be considered. Now, if proper CO.
operation with the railroads in the
matter of marketing the fruit can be
obtained, what stands in the way of
adding very materially to the wealth
of Vermont except our own failure to-
realize our splendid opportunity? The
fact that Charles T. Holmes has an
orchard of 100 acres in Charlotte for
which he does not care to take $780,
600 shows what profits may be made.
in scientific fruit culture. Last year
his crop was worth $4,000 and his
profits are said to have been $15,-
600, which is a return of 10 per
cent on $4,000. This need not be
an isolated instance. What Mr..
Holmes has done many other Yer
mOnters may do.
i Montpelier Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26
PRESS COMMENT.
Not Too Early to Think.


A reader thinks it is somewhat
early to begin to figure on the mem
bers of the next legislature. That
is often the cry of those who would
throw the people OH their guard
When the Free Press last summer
secured inside information of rail-
road operations and warned the
people of Vermont that it would be
necessary for them to guard against
an effort to imperil their interests in
the last legislature, some people
went away to laugh but later came
back to join hands in the effort to
keep the interests of the common
wealth superior to the railroad in
terests.
The trouble is that any great cor
poration seeking it's own success
works while the people sleep. It has
men constantly looking ahead, map
ping out policies, planning expan-
sion, anticipating obstacles and
scheming how to overcome the
same.
The people as a rule wait until an
emergency arises or an election is at
hand or a legislative crisis faces
them and then discover, if indeed
they find out the true facts of the
case at all, that the situation has
been foreclosed and the corporation
is in possession of all the avenues of
approach and probably of the cita-
del itself.
If the people of Vermont will
keep close watch they will discover
that there are men who even now
can tell very clearly who are liable
to be candidates for the Senate in
most of the counties in the state, and
that careful watch for new develop
ments is being constantly maintained.
1t therefore behooves the people
to do little thinking for themselves,
consider the names of men they can
trust and plan to act in their own
cause instead of allowing powerful
interests to shape legislation for
them.-I Burlington Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26

to the state a supply of revenue that
would quickly liquidate the expenses
of such session. We do not like
special sessions but hardly think the
business of the state of Vermont
should be permanently managed for
the benefit of the Central Vermont
railway.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26
If You Have Piles

send to us for sample package of
H1l1's Special Pile Laxatives. They
Will give you great relief. Just
send name and address. R. M. Hill
Co., Springfield, VT.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30
GRAIN

CHICAGO. April 2o.-whsat futures
ruled nrm throughout Saturday short SEES
siog, though a slight lowering OF the price
The trade was moderate and not OF an
important nature: local elevator interests
were apparently arrayed against each
other. Pesvy brokers were sellers while
covered short contracts. An advance Of
25c in Paris April contracts, due to even
Ing up Of short lines, was the noteworthy
foreign development. Domestic crop news
continued OF the same bearing tenor. Cash
markets were dull and slightly lower. with
demand somewhat slackened. Primary re.
ceipts totaled $1,000 blu. rs compared
With 227.O00 bu year Ago: Seaboard
cieerances were heavy zS.ooo bu wheat
the corn PIT the buying e o. H. NAY Nrm eon
interests was the feature; Cudahy brokers
were buyers OF May and commission houses
were the principal sellers. The forecast
Of unsettled weather and reports OF farm
ullish influence. Primary receipts, $50.
900 bu, a. against 276O00 blu q year ago.
Closing out Of loLg May contracts and
Reinstatement Of Tires In the July delivery
Was tho feature In the oats pit and caused
10 further widening In the two options. The
trade was Of moderate volume. Primary
receipts, $4,000 blu, as against $4,000 bu
q year ago. Cash markets were slightly
support Of May contract PORK wa: per
plex King to the provision pit crowd. the
trading otherwise was without feature
Lower prices for hogs at the yards and
estimates Of liberal receipts for next week
caused > besrish feeling.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30
WALL STREET

NEW YORK, April 29.-Canadian Pa,
cinc cost somebody 1888 per share In the
first half OF today's two-hovr session
Sros va: else about IS. bu.,.-
nrst hour Saturday session the stock eA
change has experienced for some time
Substa initial gains were scored throughou
short sellers" Union Pacific. Readin;
and Lehigh Valley acted in perfect unis9l
each each gaining aE IL the Hin shares aT o M,s
standard rails moved up to but 81
Paul was a hRgard, quoting Y decline
when everything else was at the maximum.
gain.
In the industrials the big volume OF
Steel common changing hands In the inttia!
trading was worthy Of note; an advan"e OF
ferred was again In the forefront. .luotin
" point advance: Smelters and Virginia
Chemical rose y; Anaig,n"sed Copper
ssr hs eee
trical industry shares continued In d.
mand; General Electric rose IN; westins
house point Toward the close sliS hi
London was good buyer at the openinx
Union Pacific and Steel common being PAL
ticmlarlv favored.
- The brilliant crop outlook. the plsthor'
as wen as for new issues Of preferred in
rm sss tsss the
decisions will be handed down not latei
than May 15 although expected to be ad
markins an end to the uncerfainty at
tendant thereupon and which II 10 be
lieved augurs well for the immediate re
sumption in general business all over the
The market closed strong. with ecvry
indication that interests committed TO.
the fall In values were thoroughly arouse
and ready to take the broad view Of ths
general situation
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30
Joe Jackson Given the Credit
For The Longest Hit on Record

Cleveland. April 29.-When Cleve-
land secured Joe Jackson, the mighty
Dixie batter, the management little
thought it had a rival of Sam Craw-
ford as well as of Ty Cobb. Conse-
quently, it was not learned until re-
Gently that in Jackson the Maps had q
slugger who could not only duplicate
Crawford's mightiest feat at League
Park, but excel it by no small margin.
When League Park was reconstruct
ed wire screen was placed over the
right field wall for the express pur-
pose of preventing Crawford from
making home runs. which had bssn a
common trick of his in past seasons.
But the forty-five-foot wall and screen
did not stop Crawford at that, for in
the second Detroit series here he
placed ball over the first exit gate,
distance of 290 feet from the plate
to wall. With the width of the street
added. Crawford hit the ball a total
distance of $50 feet, not counting the
height of fifty-five feet the ball at
tanned in it's ascent.
But Jackson beat that hit last Fri
day by thirty-six feet, knocking the
ball over the second exit gate, which
is located fully $50 feet east of the
spot where Crawford made his mem
orable swat The distance from the
plate to the spot where Jackson's
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30

smash left the field Is 326 feet, while
it landed on the far side Of the street.
a distance OF sixty feet more. It also
attained a height OF fifty-five feet. IL
not more, possibly SIXTY or seventy
feet. At any rate. the distance from
the plate to the spot where the ball
fell was $50 feet.
1t was the first ball pitched by Roy
Mitchell to Jackson that the Nap out
fielder hit so hard and the 2.6O6 spec
tators could scarcely believe that
Cleveland had man who could eclipse
the mighty Crawford until they saw
Centerfielder Hoffman throw up his
hands indicating that the ball was go
ing over the wall
1t was by all odds the hardest hit
ball made at League Park since the re-
construction days Of year ago. Three
hits were made last fall which rivaled
it in everything but height. On Sep
TENDER 10, Crawford secured three
bases on q drive which hit only few
feet from the top OF the screen over
the second gate, while on September
81. Baker hit practically the same spot
and gained but two bases. A week lat
er Joe Jackson, the hero OF Fridays
game. planted . three-sacker high up
on the screen that al but cleared tho
netting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30
orMRa LIVE STOCK MARKETS

PITTSBuR0, Pa, April D.-Cattie-
supply light: mss1st steady; CHOICE g; 10
; Sss es%%ss Z. e s SsS 81 E:
cow: lsSsieS; ie.ssr:s SssoSs4 IS C'o f.esS
sheep and .Lambs--Supply- fair; market
sss;ssdy; .Psi%9.:. =, vssser@ sS0+.;. ICED *
go; :prius lambs. .57&iO.S6. HOGS
ceipts. is double decks; MARKET lower ;
prime prime ssss:ssz s hog. Sao0e2Ss dssssIxy
fh.cvy workers., s645@65o: light workers..
ea5o; pigs. $3.50; roushs. so00.so; stags.
EAST BUFFALO. y. X. Apr, e..c..,
ss. :sy:: s ss S suseh 70 ; ss.S..
fairiy active. arm cub to choice. MYQ
Mssl.s ss active, 40 iooisc sisnsr eSii to ssis.
W1o4o.2S: ysarlings. e44A5oi SheeR. SITS
csiI,s ssS i n.sss, ais scsiv. saioc
! :i::s ';;ss;sss. ss Sa S::s 'Is;sss s
Soushs. SS2S0S10; stays, G.s006
UNION STOCK YARDS. H.. April r.
Hogs--Rsceipts. l100o; martet e lower
pi1sd and bvschere. eSS1eis; al S S
SsS hEsss y PIG: iSssocs d dS
.sS s: :s:s9 S:sI:: ..sssss. ma
ssad f Ess:;Ds.. u.s. @ s:ss
stesdyi sseavs asd Western sS0s.eo; 'amos
v4.U0UV.1A
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30
Farmer is an Auto Buyer
Because He Knows Utility


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,r.a $500 :. 49, go 49, 49, -
der the .urerv,.,cr a ~. Am.-s...
Antomoh,la ...cci.t,or m. rs.,,,t.
showed that tha motor r.r 80. -
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hor.a "a h,,-.v ~ =. ....~- u...
tation. vhereas the ntir,tv v.lre -
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q farmer can nut his car are too ven
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30
The BAD Bankers.

An Irish laborer in the federal prison
at Atlanta had to undergo serious
surgical operation when he was serv-
ing his term. His nurses were two
prominent bank officials who for the
sake OF their sins were wearing away
the days by working as attendants In
the prison hospital.
How are you today?" the doctor
asked the Irishman when he was con-
yalescing.
ooh. pretty fair" he answered. "but
these bank presidents make mighty
bum nurses. They don't know their
business. should have been well. but
they have put several bad checks on
my recoverv."-St T.aris papublic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30

montgomery HOllOWeH OF the Unit
ed States Motor Company told the
Sphinx Motor club members of New
York, the other night how Benjamin
Briscoe, president of the motor COM
bination, investigated through 24,4Q0O
bankers. the charge that the folks
ey got through mortgages and found
the arraignment just about baseless.
1.-The Utility Car and the Farmer" was
Mr.. Hollowell's subject and here 10
some of what he said
Toward the close of our 1910 sell
ing season New York banker OF high
position and acknowledged ability de-
he declared the purchase of automo-
biles represented an enormous eco
nomic waste. He blamed the motor
car for about all the ills from which
our country might be suffering. He
read a carefully drawn indictment
against the American people In gener.
al.
HE charged them with squanderine
annually hundreds of millions Of DIAL
lars in pleasure vehicles-automo.
biles. He charged them with mortgag.
ing their homes to buy cars. In short.
he spanked everybody for extrava-
gance. and when he reached the far
mer he spenked him good and plenty,
This started the ball rolling. Ev-
cry promoter and stock jobber who
had schemes to sell shouted against
automobile extravagances. 4Ier
chants whose business was not good
was quick to attribute it to the motor
car A candy manufacturer whose
trade decreased blamed 1t on the au
tomobile industry and deplored the
decline in the public taste for Dor
bons.
A Pennsylvania divine held up his
hands in holy horror because the mon
ey that should go to the Lord was be
ing invested in devil wagons. Like Z
wave, the calamity cry against the
motor car swept over the country. Ev
cry manufacturer of automobiles and
every man who owned or contemplat
ed buying car was made a target FOL
a popular crusade.
BENJAMIN Brisco, president of the
United States Motor company and
father of the utility car idea, imme
diately began an investigation Of the
said bankers charges. He circulariz
ed $4,000 bankers in the United States
and asked how many had borrowed
money or mortgaged property to buy
motor cars. He asked how many cari
were used wholly or in part for bust
ness purposes.
1.-THE result was astounding. l,
was found that one-half of ! per cent
had borrowed money or mortgaget
property to buy cars. Furthermore
practically all of the one-hald Of the
l per cent of the farmers, physician
and merchants who had bought carr
in this way considered it good in
vestment and used the car largely fol
business purposes. Likewise thu
bankers admitted that these buyers
were persons who could well afford t.
own automobiles.
'In other words, broad attacl
had been made on the automobile in
dustry, based upon the acts OF one
| half of one percent of motor car own
ers. 1t was also found that nearly z,
per cent. of the cars owned today arr
used entirely for business purposes
that in reality 20 per cent. may be call
ed utility cars. The result of this can
vas proved the utter fallacy of the 30
called extravaganza charges.
I'm this connection it may be inter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
COST OF CORN PRODUCTION.

"Fnrmers do not line their clothes en-
ttrely with velvet" says C.. A. King 4 Co.,
of Toledo. Department Of agriculture
shows some interesting figures about cost
Of cosr production. Average yield per acre
shisey two and tvo-afths bushels. Fifty
eeetS on. he fAsn msans about 3le an
can Of 90 to produce corn. rent included.
or Se1U without reot South Atlantic states
n costs about - more. rents included.
eouth ceutfal states 81 less, north CEN
tral nearly - more than the average. Yield
per acre q smaller In The south, but larger
aosth and west
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30

Thompson Towle & Co., New York. say :
"Of the dfty seven producing copper mines
but thirteen can earn amy dividends on
12c copper. and but four properties can
earn their present rate of dividends,
per. So: Nevada Consolidated, $50. and
Old Dominion, Il.
Under these circumstances II IL hardly
to be expected that 12c copper market
can be OF very long duration. The small
profits on 12c copper should Of itself bring
about sanity IN the conduct OF the copper
in the trust cases would probably do more
On 12c copper. the copper production Of
and Of this value SITS 900 600 represents
cost Of production. leaving but So. OOO, 900
for profit to the producers. This profit
distributed gives a small return upon the
capital invested. and this fact should
bring about the corrective needed, helped
possibly by combination. to again place
one Of the country's greatest Industries
upon u profitable basis"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-30
Stung!

The police of a certain uptown pre-
cinct in New York have for long
time been trying to get the goods on
the keeper OF certain little restau-
rant. Last Sunday the plain clothes
man assigned to the job gave up in de-
spair. II can't get through the door, "
he said to a couple Of friends. HE
knows me- But you take this dollar
and go in and buy drinks and then
come out and tell me, and I'll make
the pinch"
"Fine, Bob" said the friends. "Fine.
Give us the money"
And they went into the restaurant.
They were there for an unconscionably