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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20
NORTH MONROE.

There came near being a serious
fire at George Boris last week from
an over-heated brick in the chin
ney. The flame burst out in a cham
Der and did considerable damage
before it could be extinguished.
Mrs. Ella Avery of Lyman has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Emily
Cross.
Miss Addfe Carr and Mrs. Kib-
by visited at Henry Nelson's re-
Gently.
Agnes Hall has been home from
her duties in Springfield, Mass, to
see her father, R. B. Hall, who is
not so well having taken his bed.
James Briggs will work for
Hugh Nelson this season and move
his family to one of Mr.. Nelson E
houses.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20
Scientific Farming.

1--WE shall see at many of our noun
tain streams great electric works
taking the nitrogen from the air, as
is done in Norway. The same cleo
trio force will make available the
potash in our granite, and we shall
use our common ragweed and others
as potash plants, and smartweed for
utilizing phosphoric acid"
The above quotation is from a
speech delivered by editor H w. Col
liDgwood of the Rural New Yorker
at meeting of farmers week at
the Massachusetts, Agricultural Col
lege. 1t sounds somewhat imagin-
airy but the speaker cites the devel-
opments of the past twenty-five
years as evidence that such improve
meHts are possible. To us the
statements are significant as show
ing what science has already learn
ed. Potash in ragweed and phos-
phoric acid in smartweed would
have been discredited' when we
were boys" But now people know
they are there. 1t is still question
whether potash and phosphoric acid
can be secured in practical and pro-
fitable ways from these sources, but
science can determine that as accur-
ately as it did their existence in
these plants.
The great point of the quotation
is the suggestion it makes of what
we may expect science to accom-
plish and the broad field open to
the man who earnestly takes up the
work of agriculture. Editor Col
lingwood's closing sentences are
worthy of full quotation. He says:
History, as 1 read it, thus far has
been largely the record of civiliza-
ton in the city, built up by draining
the blood and money away from the
country. Sooner or later this civil
ization came down, because it had
no roots in the soil. That error has
been going on in New England for
years. The problem for the agricul-
tural college is to reach the dis
couraged people back upon the
hills as well as the strong and am
bilious whose lives are laid in sof-
ter places. We need knowledge as
to lime and drainage and the higher
agriculture, but more than all that
we need to build up the old home
life, as well as to make the soil more
productive. 1 think the coming
farm educator will not be so much
a man of high scientific attainment,
but one who really feels that he
must in some way lead a form of
consecrated life if he would do his
full duty, for we can say what we
will about the material possibilities
of a New England farm, yet with
our peculiar history and the pecul-
lar sentiment which clings to our
hills, the redemption of rural New
England must still remain a moral
question"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20
COMMUNICATION
Farmers Express Thems elves as
Opposed to Pres. Taft.
Editor of Caledonian:

Editor or CaledOnian:
have just read Ex-Governor
j. L. Barstow's letter in your last
issue and l think he struck the nail
square on the head. Every word he
said is true. Taft is not willing to
give the farmer a square deal, and
all that saved us was Canada, and l
do not think many of the farmers
in this section will vote for Taft.
When he took possession of the
government, the republicans had
control of congress and all the
northern states, and under his lead
ership we have lost congress and a
good many of the northern states,
and l think if the party dominates
him again they will make a terrible
mistake. l see by your paper that
you think Roosevelt is a dangerous
man. We lived under his admins
tration seven years, we never lived
under better one, and we all got
a square deal, and with his great
experience, I think he is just the
man the country needs at this pre-
sent time.
S. P. WEIGH.
Groton, VT, March Is, 1912.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20
GREENSBORO.
Death of John Wright From Result,
.-----..- -..--....----..

Death of John Wright From Results
of a Shock-PersOnals.
John Wright passed away peace
fully Wednesday morning from a.
shock. Mr.. Wright had been in the
village the day before apparently
as we'll as usual and the first the
family. knew he was sick he called
his brother about three O'Clock in
the morning, and went down quite
rapidly, dying about five. The fu-
neral was held at his late home on
Friday, Rev. S. F. Achenbach con-
Quoting the service. His brother,
Charles Wright of birmingham,
Mass, and a nephew, Ralph Street.
er of Worcester, Mass, came up to
the funeral, also Mr.. and Mrs
Drown from Johnson and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Tillotson of Craftsbury.
Mr.. Wright was 50 years OF age the
day of his death. He was born in
Lowell, Mass, coming to town with
his parents when a small boy and
has always lived on the same farm
owned by his father and grand
father before him.
Several from town attended the
meeting of the Hazen Road Pomona
Grange at Hardwick Saturday and
all report a very interesting meet
ing.
Miss Flossie Magoon is helping
Mrs. M. d. Chase.
Miss katherine Johnson has gone
to Hardwick to work.
Miss Estella Goodrich is home
from Barre for a short vacation.
Dorothy Porter visited in Groton
last week.
VIII Jackson has been home from
Waltham, Mass, for a few days.
Mrs. George Rodgers returned
from the hospital at st. Johnsbury
last week and is gaining slowly.
Cd DISTRICT CONVENTION
Will be Held at Montpelier April o.
Secretary George H. Groham Of
the republican committee of the sec
ond congressional district has sent
out the call for the convention Of
this district to be held in Montpelier
Tuesday, April 8, at 2 p. m, for the
purpose of electing two delegates
and two alternates to attend the re-
publican national convention at
Chicago, June IS. The primary
meetings for the election Of dele
gates to this convention, the call
states, should be held in each city
and town Saturday, March 80.
Out of 357 delegates Caledonia
county is entitled to 46, apporion-
ed as follows: Barnet 3, Burke 3,
Danville 8 Groton 3, Hardwick 8,
Kirby /, Lyndon 5, Newark /,
Peacham 2, Ryegate 3, Sheffield p,
St. Johnsbury g., Stannard /, Sutton
2, Walden 2, Waterford 2, Wheelock
2, total 46.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20

whose prosperity and growth should
be a matter of pride to all who
dwell on the American continent. /
welcome the proposed reciprocity
treaty as marking signal advance
in bringing about the closest and
most friendly relations between the
two countries"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20
ADVERTISING RATES.

Local notices. wants, for sale, etc,
notices 10 cents line, three insertions.
Probate notices $500 each for three
insertions Dissolution, Liberation and
similar notices $3.50 each for three
Insertions. Card of thanks, rs cents.
Obituary poetry. 10 cents a line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20

We republish elsewhere a personal
letter of F. E. Howe in answer to
some questions asked him by a cor
respondent in the Manchester Jour
nal. OF course every man will form
his own opinions on the statements
of Mr.. Howe. To our mind he
takes a stand worthy of any good
citizen. The correspondent of the
Manchester Journal did not give his
name and we have seen no guesses
about it, but we think we recognize
in it the voice of F. G. Archibald,
who wants to be elected attorney
general of Vermont. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Archibald as a
member of the last senate repudiat-
ed nearly every pledge made by the
republican platform of 1910, and
these questions sound very much
like the Nominations he poured
forth in the senate in answer to his
critics at that time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20
Democrats After the Farmer.
A Washington despatch to the
Republican says:

- " COhAAS3SOA 0OSPe1bSh " IAO
Springfield Republican says:
City democrats are urging the
ways and means committee to re-
port out a housewives free list
bill" 1t is especially being suggest
ed by such influential congressman
as Representative Fitzgerald and
Redfield of New York. They want
things that go in the market basket
to come in free of duty, such as but
ter, eggs, potatoes, milk, bacon,
ham, fresh beef, veal, mutton,
lamb, pork, lard, poultry, vegetab-
les in their natural state, wheat and
wheat -four and beans. 1t is also
proposed to add boots and shoes to
the list. Free sugar is already pro-
vided for in another bill and free
sewing machines are arranged for
in the steel bill.
This looks as though the demo-
Gratis are ready to put the farmers
produce on the free list if they can
gain votes by it. So the farmer can
not turn to them with any conf
dence of square deal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20
FIowers I'D speedweII

Peaches, apricots and nectarines
are now in bloom in the green
house at Speedwell Farms Anyone
wishing to see them may do so any
time this week Friday and Saturday
afternoons at / o'clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-20

the perpetuation Of the union,
choose our wisest and best fitted
men to work out our governmental
problems for US.
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Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
@f1ce as second class mail matter.
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This paper is entitled to a place on
ehe Printers Ink Roll of Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN CO.
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Il. II. SI1G141OO4N.
Fair Haven, VT, Mar. Is, 1912.
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Letter from Fair Haven.


Groton, VT, March Is, 1912.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
LEVER GOES TO MARYLAND
Will Speak for Democratic Congress
man Seeking Reelection.

Washington, Oct. 3.-On his way
10 Maryland, where he will make a
number Of speeches during the latter
part of this week in aid of Congress
man David j. Lewis, Of the 9Th dis
trict, Representative A. f. Lever. Of
the 7th South Carolina district, stop
ped in Washington today to take up
with the Postmaster General the
question of installing city delivery in
the following South Carolina towns:
Batesburg. Leesville. Lexington, Bish-
opville, Branchville, st. Matthews
and Mayesville. All Of these towns
are in Mr.. Levers district. One or
two Of them will probably be selected
by the Postmaster General for free
delivery.
Next Saturday night, Mr.. Lever will
leave Maryland for Ohio to campaign
for week under the direction Of the
Democratic national committee. and
after that he will speak also in Kan
sas. Oklahoma and Missouri chiefly
to agricultural audiences.
Questioned as to the national out
look, Mr.. Lever expressed the opin-
ionion that the election of Governor
Wilson is practically assured, and
that Col. Roosevelt has been losing
ground during the past month. Mr..
Lever believes that the former Presi-
dent will run third in the race
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09

Walsh I'm Fatal 2,OOO-FOOt Fall Be-
fore Crowd of Fifty Thousand.

Trenton. y. j.. Oct. 3.-With g.
600 persons watching him at the In
ter-State Fair grounds this afternoon,
Charles F. Walsh, while making a
spiral descent in a biplane. fell 1000
feet to instant death about a quarter
Of mile outside the fair grounds.
Practically every bone in his body was
broken. and his face and body were
badly cut.
Walsh had been giving exhibitions
at the fair all week, and today for the
first time was doing fancy stunts in
the air with the machine. He was very
nigh today. probably 5000 feet, as
he began his descent. He was max
ing the spiral descent with the front
OF the machine when he lost control.
Walsh could plainly be seen strug-
Cling to regain his balance. but with
out avail. The machine then began
its fatal descent to the earth and the
large number Of spectators realized
that the aviator's death was immi-
nent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
WILL BE SENT TO COLUMBIA.
All Boys who Make Reports Will be
Given Free Trip to Corn Exposition.

The time for the harvesting of the
boys prize acres in the corn contest
has come. october 1st being the
time when the harvesting might be
commenced. All reports must be in
to the county superintendent Of ed
ucation by the 18th of the month and
meeting of the corn club will be
held on October 10Th when the award
CT prizes will be made.
Every boy in the corn contest should
send In his report. as only those who
send In their reports will be eligible
on the list Of those who will be given
free trip to Columbia to the Corn
Exposition In January. all Of those
who send In their reports being prom
ised this trip.
All boys who make over one hun
dred bushels Of corn on their acre
will have to submit 1t to the depart
ment of agriculture for a moisture
test. Packages can be secured for
obtaining this test from Bradford
Knapp. Washington. d. c., which will
be filled with corn according to d.
rections and returned to Washington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
Avoid ScIatiyc Cough NcIiCincs

If you want to contribute directly
to the occurrence Of capillary brOn-
chitis ana pnucmOnia use cough ed
lcin"S That contain COdine morphine.
hcroin and other scdatiVcs when Won
have cough or cold. An eXpoctor-
ant like Chamhcrlains Cough Rem
cdy ~ what il needed. That cleans
out the culture beds or brecdInr
places Tor tn" germs of pneumonia
ana other diseases That Is WHY
pneumonia never results from y cold
when Chamhcrlain's Cough Remedy
IS used. II has world wide rcputo-
tion for It's cures. IT contains no
morphine or other scdativc. For sale
by all dealers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
Not a lawyer"

formula is going the rounds of "a,
rev points in Woodrow Wilson's IA
vor," and the first of those cited is
that He is not a lawyer" Governor
Wilson is graduate of a law school
and holds the degree of r. d. con-
ferred at his graduation. He was al
practising attorney in Atlanta for a
time, and it was his original purpose
to make the law his life's career. La
ter he changed his course, returned to
scholarly pursuits, and became a
great educator and the head of one
of the most distinguished universities
OF America. Later still he came into
active and practical political life, and
In that career he is upward and on
ward bound and is almost certain to
reach the pinnacle and establish a
new record for success in American
politics. If he has any profession at
present ii is the profession Of politics.
Just as two years ago he was engaged
80 N''N PiNANSSioii VI bStCflDS ana as
at the beginning Of his career he was
engaged in the profession of the law.
All Of these are honorable and useful
professions, and Governor Wilson has
adorned them all. In the law he was
not so conspicuous as he has been i'm
the other activities of his career. nor
did he rise to fame as a practitioner.
but is ii not n reflection on his ability
10 say OF man who has engaged in
practice as an attorney that "he is not
lawyer"
And why should il Ice considered
creditable in any degree TO Governor
Wilson that "he is not a lawyer" or
conversely. why should il be any dis
credit To him IL he wereo The law IS
great profession and an honorable
one. and knowledge "f the principles
of law is certainly no handicap to n
man who is to administer a great
public office. 1t is curious turn OF
mind that holds lawyer diSoualified
Tor the Presidency Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
TRAINS At S1Ah0STlLl.
CREW FRIGHTENED AWAY FROM
TRAIN AT DEARING ON
GEORGIA ROAD.
Number of Shots Heard but When
Authorities Arrive, They Find No
NictimS-fOurtccn Trains at Ca
mack.

Augusta, Ca, Oct. AT LIS, east
ern time, the general Offices Of the
Georg a railroad announced that they
have abar doned hopes of getting pas
senger train No. 2S out of the siding
at Deariny The conductor and flag
man, they admit, have not been seen
u heard of since the shooting. but
Sheriff Clary has rot found any one
wounded.
AT Camack ID trains are tied up,
one Of them a branch line passenger.
the others freight trains. Crews Of
these trains are camped at Camack,
except so many as could get hotel ac-
commC dations, and are going to re.
main ready to take charge Of and
move the trains If an order comes
directing truce in the fight after DR..
Neill arrives here.
long distance telephone message
from Thompson gave the news that
Sheriff Harry Clary and Deputy Wall
were en- route to Dearing, eight miles
distant, where the passenger train
was derailed. The call for Sheriff
Clary carried the information that
the train was blocked by derailment
of the engine and that the entire
crew, except the engineer, was taken
off and made to take to the woods.
Considerable shooting was heard
following the derailment.
Officials at the general offices of
the railrc ad at first denied that the
train had been derailed, and explained
that the switch was set for the sid
Ing. on which there is a derailing
switch at south end, the light turned
showing the clear way and the train
was run into the siding. The con-
ductor attempted to set the switch in
the right direction after the train had
been stopped and was fired on num-
ber Of times.
He succeeded In getting into the
station ard called up the sheriff at
Thompson. The train, the officials
say. Is still In the siding waiting for
the arrival Of the sheriff and his posse.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
FALL WORK OF THE v. NJ. G. A.
Interest Among Men and Boys Keen
and Good Work Will be- Done In
Gymnasleum Classes.

Members of the Y. Nj. G.. A. are
looking forward to next week when
the formal opening Of the fall or
winters work will be inaugurated In
the physical department.
The regular schedule will then be
introduced this being classes for min
listers on Monday and Friday at 1890
o'clock; business men. Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday afternoons at els
O'Clock: young men. Tuesday and Fri
day at SIS o'clock: working boys,
Monday and Thursday at SIS o'clock;
high school boys. Monday and Thurs
day at 5 O'clock; boys 10 to 12, in
elusive, Tuesday at o'clock and Sat-
urday at $50 a. m; boys 13 to Is. in
elusive. Tuesday at AIS o'clock and
Saturday ut III a. m. Leaders club
Tuesday and Friday at 7.15 o'clock.
Wednesday and Saturday nights
will be used for regular league games
of basket ball. and other indoor
sports.
The past spring and summer much
interest has been shown I'm the GYM
nasium and other features of the
physical department. and this season
promises great things as the enthu-
siasm Is very keen and general among
the men and boys of the association.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
YOUNG'S PAROLE NAY RE .EX.
TENDED.
Understood That Former Seminole
Secretary Will be Allowed Free.
dom Until December 1.

Columbia, Oct. At is understood
here that the parole Of j. Stobo Young
FORMER secretary Of the Seminole Sc
curlties Company, who was serving a
sentence OF one year in the State
penitentiary, has been extended by
the governor from October l to De-
cember 1. Officials at the peniten-
tiary said today that, while no official
order had as yet been issued, that
1t was understood that an extension of
time had been allowed. Young was
convicted at the same time with
John Y. Darlington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
RAILWAY yTSPUTE SETTLED.
agreement Reached After Many Con-
ferences.-PrOvides for Wage In
crease.

Washington. oct. "a settlement
or the protracted wage and working
conditions controversy between the
Southeastern railroads and their en-
pioyes was reached late today. The
men, by the agreement signed will
receive an average advance in wages
Of approximately 10 per cent.
lhe rules and working conditions
on each of the roads remain substan-
TALLY unchanged. Approximately 49,
900 employees, including 5000 ne
groes, are affected. They are conduc-
tors, brakemen, baggagemen. fiagmen
and yardmen. Trackmen and shon-
men are not involved. The agree
ment means to the roads an increase
In fixed charges for operating ex-
penses of approximately $1,000, 900 a
year. AS an offset to this, assur-
ance is given that there will be no
strike Of the men and that the work.
i'i6 SoHuillOHS now agreed upon are
fairly satisfactory to the operatives
and to the railroads.
After several weeks Of futile effort
1t was decided that the controversy
should be referred to the mediators
designated by the Erdman act-Pre-
siding Judge Martin A. Knapp of the
commerce court and DR.. Charles p.
Neill, commissioner Of labor. For
ten days the mediators have conferred
daily with both sides, wrestling with
one of the most obstinate controversies
In the history Of such negotiations.
For more than a week it appeared
impossible for the mediators to bring
the opposing sides to anything ap-
preaching an agreement.
Finally, a day or two ago, what
substantially amounted to an ultima
tum was made, looking to a settle
ment Of the controversy on the basis
reached by the officials Of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio, Norfolk & Western
and Virginian railway with their men
at Norfolk
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-09
MORGAN FINANCED TEDDY.
DENIES ATTACHING STRINGS TO
HIS CONTRIBUTIONS.
Admits Helping Republican Commit.
tee to Extent of $1sO,OOO i'm 1904

Washington, oct 81. Pierpont
Morgan told the senate campaign con-
tributions committee today that while
he had contributed $lSO.OOO to the
last Republican presidential cam
palgn funds, the gifts were made
without expectation Of return"
After saying he had contributed
$15O,OOO to the fund of 1904 and
$4,000 to the fund Of 1908. Mr.. Nor
gan turned to the committee and ex-
planned earnestly:
i want it distinctly understood
that j. P. Morgan & Co. never made a
single subscription to any election with
any promise or expectation of any
thing in return in any way shape or
manner and we never made it without
we deemed it advantageous for the
Improvement Of the people. We new
er had communication from any
candidate. We never had an appli-
cation from any candidate for money
and anything that we did or that was
done under my suggestion-and we
were all in harmony-was that it was
necessary for the good of the country
and the business of the people. There
was never a commitment of any ex-
pectation of any return and we never
got any return, either, from anybody"
This statement came after a series
Of questions by Senator Pomerene as
to whether New York financiers had
conferred and ascertained the attitude
of various candidates towards busi-
ness before making contributions. Mr..
Morgan repeatedly denied there was
any concerted action" among New
York business interests in support Of
the Republican candidate in 1904.
Mr.. Morgan said that after making
his original contribution of 500, 900 in
1904 he was importuned to give an
other $4,000, which he did. This. he
said, he understood was part Of the
so-called Hartman fund and was
turned over to B. B. Odell, Jr., for
use by the New York State commit
tee.