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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24

and he too has had legislative ex-
perience. So the republicans offer
list of thoroughly trained officials
whose honesty in public Office has
been tested and proved genuine.
These men are all interested in
further progressive and beneficial
legislation and can bring to the state
all the advantages of experience and
accurate knowledge.
When 1t comes to platforms of the
two parties we find nothing in the
democratic platform that promises
more economy, efficiency or public
benefit than the republican platform
does. We may give further COM
parison of them in the future.
So far as we can see the advantage
is with the republican party which is
pledged to give the people more ben
eficial legislation and offers the SER
vices of trained men to accomplish
it. Therefore we feel it is time for
every man who has identified with
the party in the past or who wishes
to be identified with the real progress
of the state at this time to give his
thorough and conscientious effort to
the support of the republican party
in Vermont The party needs active
workers and needs them now. Let US
all work together for decisive party
victory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24

The public will soon have an OPP
portunity to see how far the Beef
trust" is responsible for the high
prices of meat as the National Pack
ing Company has been dissolved.
The assets of the company have been
distributed between the Swift inter-
ests, J. Ogden Armour and Morris
& Co. The National Car Line Com
pany, operating the refrigerator car
system of the packers, has also been
dissolved. This action is taken as
the result of the government inves-
tigation and the probability of pro-
secution for violation of the anti
trust law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24

The supporters Of Mr.. Roosevelt
who have been named as presiden-
tial electors in various states say
they shall vote for him as president
despite the fact that Pres. Taft is
the party's nominee and thus far
Mr.. Roosevelt has not discouraged
them in such a course. Now suppose
Mr.. Roosevelt had been the party
nominee at Chicago and the Taft men
were declaring they should ignore
that fact and as electors vote for
Pres. Taft, wouldn't there be a howl
from all the Roosevelt men? Is it
any more fair or honorable for the
Roosevelt men TO do such a thing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24

The United States Senate passed
a resolution rebuking President
Taft for his activity against Sen. Will
liam Lorimer who was unseated the
day previous. OF course the country
does not want to see the president
trying to run the senate but the
general verdict will be that the SEN
ate sorely needed prodding in the
matter of purging itself of fraudu-
lently elected members. We are
pleased with the vote in the Lorimer
case but regret that Stephenson is
still firmly intrenched behind his
dollars in that body.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24


The state of New Hampshire, which
we understand already has law ex-
empting money loaned at a low rate
of interest on New Hampshire real
estate, evidently is in earnest in the
matter of tax reform. The main &C
complishment of the recent constitu-
tional convention was the proposal
of amendments relating to taxation.
The amendment proposed by the
convention would allow the state
legislature to protect growing wood
and timber until the crop natures
by taxing it at such a reasonable
rate it will encourage the cultiva-
ton of wood and timber; to classify
intangibles for the purpose of levy
ing a special rate of taxes thereon;
to legalize the present practice or
levying low rate of taxes on saw
ings banks deposits; to tax the in
come of foreign corporations and
foreign voluntary associations; to
tax the income of money at interest
Except money deposited in savings
banks) bonds, mortgages and credits
if this seems more desirable than
assessing a fiat rate on the principal.
Of course these things are not ac-
complished. The constitutional
amendments must be made and then
the necessary law enacted. But it in
dicates a live interest in the subject
and each of the propositions is in
accord with modern methods of tax
alton. Vermont evidently is some
what in advance of her sister state
as no constitutional changes are
necessary here for the state to do
some of the things proposed there.
But Vermont has no reasonable and
uniform rate of taxation on intangi-
bles nor a system of taxation that
gives sufficient encouragement to the
growth of wood and timber. But
these matters are likely to receive
serious consideration in the next leg
islature.
The city of Baltimore furnishes
evidence in favor of a reasonable
rate of taxation on intangibles. The
state of Maryland has a law fixing
a low rate of taxation on this class
of property and Baltimore had re-
turned $6,OOO,OOO Of intangibles
when they were taxed at the same
rate as property. In II years after
the legislature of Maryland provid-
ed for their taxation at lower rate,
the amount of intangibles voluntarily
returned for taxation had increased to
100000. This shows that peo-
pie are disposed to be honest if the
tax rate is not confiscatory of the in
come and that the revenue of towns
can be increased by this method of
taxing intangibles.
This is good argument for Vermont
and New Hampshire both to amend
their tax laws so to increase their
and more equally distribute
the burdens of taxation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24

The special committee trying to
raise the remainder of the stock for
the Woman's Club House Associa-
ton deserves success. The women of
St. Johnsbury courageously took
hold of the project and have demon
strated the value of such an insti-
tuition to the community as a whole.
They should be given the necessary
financial support to make their work
permanent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24
H. Knox Smith. commissioner Q

H. Knox Smith, commissioner of
corporations, has resigned his po-
sition in order to work for Roose-
velt's third term movement 1t will
be remembered that he was the Of
fetal who advised Pres. Roosevelt
not to offend the Morgan interests
in prosecuting trusts. He will un-
doubtedly be Mr.. Roosevelt's assist
ant trust adviser in the coming cam
paign.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24
BARNET
One Farm Trade During the Past
Week-PersonaI Notes.

One Farm Trade During the Past
Week-PersonaI Notes.
Ben. Galley has bought Fred Car
rick's farm, and he and his men
are doing the haying there.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kimball of
| Orange, Mass, are visiting Mrs. Kim
balls parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Parker, and last week Mr.. and Mrs.
Kimball and Mr.. and Mrs. McCon-
dack and daughter of Lyndonville
were at the Lakeside, West Barnet.
Walter Ross who has been work
ing for Chester SOmers in haying has
! finished and gone to his home in
Brockton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sampson of Spring
| field, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF
fers of LyndonVille, will occupy the
parsonage for the next two weeks in
the absence of the pastors family.
Mrs. Leonard Goss and daughter of
st. Johnsbury are visiting at Ed.
Morgan's.
Miss Nellie S. Laughlin has gone
TO New York to work in the Mis-
sion home.
Mr.. Bucklin of Rutland has been
here this last week setting monu-
ments.
Miss Edith Wallace has gone to
Portsmouth, N. H., for a vacation.
Mr.. Wallace will board at G. b.
Whitney's.
Chester somers and family spent
last Friday in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. G. B. Whitney and Hazel
Kay spent Monday Of this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cowles of Lyn-
donville.
Mrs. Willis Clough has closed her
house and gone to Bangor, Me.
Word has just been received of
the death of Warren Strobridge of
Oakland, Cal, formerly of Barnet,
VT. He was a brother of +. G. Stro-
bridge of Barnet and Mrs. Ida Som
ers of Peacham.
There will be no service in the
church next Sunday until evening
when the meeting will be led by the
G. e. Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Pocock and |
son of BeeBe Plain, Que, and Mrs. |
Wilbur Dawson of Dorchester, Mass,
together with Mrs. Miller are visit |
ing at Bert Gilfllan's.
The Christian Endeavor will give |
B. lawn party at the home of Horace |
Friday evening, July 26th. |
Cake and ice cream will be for sale. |
There has also been a short program
provided for entertainment, and the
Oand will play.
Mrs. Carl Peeve of Lyndonville is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Robert Par
zer.
Miss Elsie Hamlet of Lyndon is
stopping at the parsonage with Mr..
Ind Mrs. LETTERS.
Mrs. Fred Sheridan of Nashua, N.
T., and children have come to visit
Ter mother, Mrs. Francis Goodale.
Hrs. Sheridan will leave her children
With her mother while she visits her
lister Mrs. Efie Munson of Mas
ena, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. o. Wilson are
laving their house fixed over inside
where the fire damaged It.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24

The citizens of Waterbury are
planning to send Editor H. c.
Whitehill as representative from
that town to the next legislature.
Mr.. Whitehill is an aggressive and
successful young man who will make
his presence in the law making body
known.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24

Everybody who has ever visited
the little village OF Hyde Park,
Vermont, speaks of it's beauty of sit
uation, it's sidewalks, and well-kept
streets. 1t is a little gem of lowell
ness overlooking the Lamoille River.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24
Banking by Mail.

The Hyde Park Savings Bank in
sists that deposits sent to that Bank
are absolutely safe.
No depositor ever lost a dollar by
sending money through the mails to
the Hyde Park Savings Bank.
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than it would be for the Taft men?
Let us have consistency and decency
in the contest we are waging.
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Maine Central
Railroad.
SERVICE IN
EFFECT
JUNE ~, 1912

Through the White Mountains
To Lancaster, Colebrook, North Con-
way, Boston, Portland, Lewiston, nan~
gor. Bar Harbor and 90. John.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-24
LEAVING LANCASTER.
THRoU0H TRAINa

Train arrives at st. Johnsbury from Bos-
ton, Portland Lewiston, Augusta, North
Conway and White Mountain resorts 1.B6
a. m, $50 and 6.36 p. m, and has through
Buffet Parlor car to Montreal.
Stops on signal or on notice TO condue-
tor.
II. d. WALDRON,
General Passenger Agent.
NORRIS MCDONALD,
Vice President a. General Manages
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08
legislative Optimist.

A novel description of an optimist
was given recently by a congressman
who had suffered an onslaught of
popular protest in appeals from his
district. He insisted that an optim-
list was man who could make mice,
sweet, pink lemonade out of the yel-
low, sour things called lemons that
have been handed him"
THAT" he said, with a grimace, ''is
what l call an optimist" May it not
also be true, as one of his companions
suggested, that some of the sweetest
things in life owe much of their at
tractiveness to the subacid, aromatic
influence of this same sour lemon"
which is so frequently handed" po-
litical leaders?
The joke was repeated in the pres
ence of an attache of a foreign dele
cation, who thought it so good that
he wanted to pass it on, but he failed
to catch the full significance of the
phrase handed a lemon" so he
changed the expression to making
nice, sweet, pink lemonade out of yell
low added eggs thrown at him, you
know" and when there was a smile
he retorted hastily: "Oh-perhaps
I've got the yellow eggs broke ?"-Na-
tional Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08
GENUINE TRIBUTE TO WOMAN
Robert G. IngersoIPs Eloquent Appre-
citation of the Qualities of the
GentIer Sex.

It takes 100 men to make an en-.
campment, but one woman can make
a home. l not only admire woman as
the most beautiful object ever created,
but | reverence her as the redeeming
glory of humanity, the sanctuary of all
virtues, the pledge of all perfect quail
ties of heart and head. 1t is not just
nor right to lay the sins of men at the
feet of women. 1t is because women
are so much better than men that
their faults are considered greater. A
m@n's desire is The foundation OF his
her love. The one thing in this world
that is constant, the one peak that
rises above all clouds, the one win
dow in which the light forever burns,
the one star that darkness cannot
Quench is woman's love. 1t rises to
the greatest heights, it sinks to the
lowest depths. 1t forgives the most
cruel injuries. 1t is perennial of life
and grows in every climate. Neither
GOODNESS nor neglect, harshness nor
cruelty can eXtinguish it. \ woman's
love is the perfume of the heart. This
is the real love that subdues the
earth: the love that has wrought all
miracles of art; that gives us music
all the way from the cradle song to
the grand closing symphony that
bears the soul away on wings of fire.
A love that is greater than power,
sweeter than life and stronger than
death.-Robert G. Ingersoll.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08

publicanS in the party, is being financed
by Wall Streets interests because they
know Roosevelt to be practical man.
and have tried him out on several occa-
sions when he always stood for those in
terests and could be relied on to do moth.
ing IN the shape of the enforcement of the
Sherman Antitrust Law in the manner
IN which President Taft has been attempt
ing to enforce It, They say that RooSe-
welt IS both running with the hare and
hunting with the hounds In other words.
playing both ends against the middle.
and while he is whooping it up for the
common people, he is taking the money
OF the trust and combines to finance his
campaign. II is a pretty fight Just as it
stands and the atmosphere will have to
clear a little bit and people will have to
catch their breath before it can be def
nltely stated how much of an opposition
10 laltS nomination Roosevelt is going
to be-
So far as the Democrats are concerned
they are going along with their program
IN the House. regardless of Roosevelt or
TAFT and revising the schedules in the
tariff that they said thev were going to do
and putting them up to the Senate and
they hope to the President for his veto
1t is unlikely that the proeressives or in
surgents in the Senate will vote with the
Democrats in the Senate on some of these
schedules and put them through as they
did last summer during the extra session,
but whether they do or not the country
will know who to hold responsible for the
failure OF those schedules passed by the
Democratic House in the interest of the
people for their failure to get to the Presi-
dent or become laws. Some people
thought that the.DemocratS were going to
hedge when it Come to investigating the
money trust, but the resolution which
they put through absolutely means bust
ness and there is going to be some light
thrown on the reasons why people cannot
get money to start legitimate enterprises
which conflict with the continental
railroads and which are likely to reduce
freight rates on all those lines
When the Democrats get through with
this thing, the people will know whom to
blame and if they fail to vote their senti-
ments in the next election. the people of
this country will have nobody to hold re-
sponslble but themselves and their failure
to uphold the hands of a Democratic
Congress working in their interest.
CHAs. A. EDWARDS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08
Got Even With Critic.

The Abbie d'Aubignac. who wrote
admirably on dramatic composition,
and had instanced many living exam
pies of failure in that direction. was
so imprudent, after thirty years ST.
lence, as to write a tragedy himself
In the preface he boasted that he, Of
all dramatists, had most scrupulous-
ly observed the rules of Aristotle,
whose inspiration he had followed"
To this it was replied by one who had
suffered from his criticism: Il do not
quarrel with the Able d'Aubignac for
having followed the precepts Of Aris-
totle, but cannot pardon the precepts
of Aristotle that caused the abbe to
write such a tragedy"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08
is FULL OF COMPLEXITIES
Drawback to the Much Vaunted Sim
Pile Life Is That 1t Is Not
Simple.

The real drawback to "the simple
life" is that it is not simple. If you
are living it, you positively can do
nothing else. There is not time. For
the simple life demands virtually that
there shall be no specialization. The
hausfrau who is living the simple life
must, after all, sweep, scour, wash
and mend. She must also cook; from
that even Battle Creek cannot save
her.
She may dream sternly of Margaret
Fuller, who read Plato while she pared
apples; but in her secret heart
she knows that either Plato or the ap-
pies suffered. And from what point
of view is it simpler to have a maid
of all work than to indulge ones self
in liveried lackeys? Not, obviously,
for the mistress; and it is surely sim
pier to be an adequate second foot
man than to be an adequate bonne a
tout faire.
We should really simplify life by
having more servants rather than few
er; more luxury instead of less. The
smoothest machinery is the most COM
plicated; and which of us wants to
sink the Mauretania and go back to
Robert Fultons steamboat? One
would think that the decision would
be made naturally for one by ones
income. But it is the triumph of the
new paradox that this is not So
TbOuSandS Of DaOn1a caop, IN bo in
fected with the idea that by doing
more themselves, they bestow leisure
on others; that by wearing shabby
clothes they somehow make it posi-
bic for others to dress better-though
they thus admit tacitly that leisure
and elegance are not evil things.-K.
F. Gerould in Atlantic Monthly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08
Badly Beaten While Asleep.

While asleep in his bed in his quarters
over the stable on the dairy farm of
Mr.. James II. Ford, near Wheaton,
Montgomery county, shortly before day
tight on SUNDAY, March 3rd James
LumSden, an emplove, was attacked and
so badly beaten across the head and
face by an unknown assallant, that his
recovery is doubtful. Robbery is thought
TO have been the motive for the attack,
as $40 which had been in the room was
missing.
Latest reports says that Frank Burris
was arrested and placed in jail at Rock
vile, charged with the assault and ROB
berry of James Lumsden, which occurred
last Sunday night
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08
Expedition Across Greenland.

The Swiss Society of Naturalists is
raising funds to enable DR.. A. de
Quervain to undertake a journey
across the inland ice of Greenland,
from Disco bay, on the west coast, to
Angamagsalik, the only inhabited
place on the east coast. The expedi-
ton expects to leave Europe on the
steamer Hans Egede April 1, 1912, and
to start eastward from Disco bay the
middle of June. 1t is expected that
four weeks will be required for the
journey, but provisions for twice that
time will be carried. Two members OF
the expedition are to remain on the
west coast of Greenland until the
spring of 1918 to carry on pathological
and astrological studies-the latter in
connection with similar observations
that are to be made at the same time
on the east coast of Greenland, in Ice
land, and in Spitzbergen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08
May Go To Mt. G

From the preliminary PLAN
Department for encampments
next summer, it is more tn;
Maryland troops will go to M
Pa. This has been decideS
Maryland, Pennsylvania, De
Virginia. Virginia and Distri
bia militia will be sent there
be about 5000 militia men al
from the regular army.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08

Church-Here's an advertisement Of
a railroads night trains. 1t says "You
go to sleep in Philadelphia and wake
up in New York"
Gotham-WeH, don't genera b
take stock in railroad advertisemea
but l guess that ones true, ali RI
-Yonkers Statesman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08
Mr.. Weller at Helm.

Mr.. John NJ. Tucker completed his SER
vices as chairman Of the State Roads
Commission March I and turned over the
control of the big State enterprise to Mr.
o. E. Weller, of Baltimore county, who
had been appointed by Governor Colds
borough to succeed him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08

Let wife and mother love her
and her children with the most abs
unsWervlng devotion. and serve
with the most unselfsh fidelity, the
nevertheless times when she Is
She knows better than any one e
steps and the stitches, the same
done over and over again. an
pettiness of the trials that come
nursery and the kitchen. They
insignificant that she is ashamed
about them, and we fear that shel
times forgets to tell her SaviouI
hard they press upon her, and sd
ing her cross all alone until its
becomes crushing.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08

In the home should be found the m
delicate and refined society, as here i
that we receive our first and most mi
enual lessons in the great school Of n
These lessons should partake of pei
honesty, truthluness, manhood. heroiI
patriotism, and all things that tend
elevate the human character.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08

The father returns to his home a
a weary day of business. He is tire,
body and in mind. Coming back. as
latch kew turns in the home door
throws of his cares; he is Joyous at
thought OF the dear ones that he
meet after the hours of absence.
young daughter in a pretty gown. \
the bloom and freshness that only
hood wears. should be ready to
him the attention that he loves-the
and the cheerv word-to help
mother and the rest in letting her fa
see how much he is loved at home.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08

A true marriage is the souls T
1t Is the visiting place of angels.
given to words to express the r,
menl of pleasure. the delicacy of 10,
the abounding fullness of satisfa
that those whom God hath ioinedI
high marriage OF spirit. Such uni
the highest school of virtue. the 4
convent where the vestal fires of H
are kept continually burning. May|
such happy unions attend the young
and maldens of our vicinity who
even now be planning their we
garments.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08

Let us take time to speak sweet. 70
ish words to those that we love. By a
by, when they can no longer hear
our toolishness will seem more wise tn
our best wisdom.