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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-16
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Wheat hauling is the order of the
day. That dollar per bushel looks
good.
Harry Brown and son Lester, OF
MuIlenVille, were here visiting frlenGs
last week.
J. F. Sch,enk received a car load of
hay from Wichita Monday. Hay Is
getting to be a scarce ARTICLE.
Amos Wilson, R. F. D. carrier on
Route 2, is taking vacation. L. I'm
merman is hauling the mail.
VIM. Mauler Of near Larua1, was
here last week visiting Relatives and
friends. VIII used to be a resident Of
0lmitz.
4 nice shower of rain fell here Mon
day, which TUNED into snow in the
evening and by morning a blanket of
SHOW about six inches thick covered
the ground.
Amos Wilson and family left Tues.
day morning for Kiowa county for a
short visit with Harry Brown, form.
erly resident Of Olmitz. Mr.. Wilson
also owns a farm down there.
Those from HOisingtou who attend
ed the married folks dance here, wer
Doc and Reg Gray and wife and Ear
Ha,Nlme and wife. All came on No
and went back ON No. i'm The
morning.
Mrs. Anton Krmela met with a pain
full accident while attending the enter
tainment at the Hlavaty hau las
week. The bench that Mrs. Krmel:
and many others were sitting oil
broke, and bruised the old lady s foo
which caught under it, considerable
She is not yet able TO use 1t.
Ben Bnack and August Galyard
and family went 70 Russell Saturday
via the auto route, to visit over Sun
day, and returned Monday afternoon
in the rain.
John Wagner, better known as "Bt,
Bnl'', had to abandon his rar i'm tn.
mud near Paul PaScal's, on his wa,
home from Great Bend last Mondar
evening.
The stOrk again visited the HON,
Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Harper, south
west of town, one day last week bu
as yet We have been unable to lear
what it was he left.
The married folks dance at tn
Hlayaty hal last week was a gram,
success and we'll attended. Everybod
present enjoyed a pleasant evenini
and many didn't go home until tn,
nooSters announced the early moruin;
L. Zimmerman had a runaway ON
day last week, on the mail route. Tn
team of mules started to run and 20
beyond control The lines both brok
and the wagon turned over. Ate
dragging it some distance the tear
stopped, giving Lew a chance to &c
out. The wagon was damaged consit
erably, although Lew got out OF tn
scrape without a scratch.
The entertainment given by th
school children last Thursday nigl
at the HlaNaty hall was a great SUI
cess. Every one OF the tots knew Id
part we'll. The 0lmitz band aSsiste
by playing between acts and the ha
was filled to It's capacity. A sma
admission fee was charged, the r
ceipts amounting to $3.50, whhc
was used to pay expenses
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-16

Bert Barnd had the misfortune this
week of having the end Of one Of his
fingers cut off i'm the folder at the
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-16

Nice, clean beds and everything
necessary for an uptO-date room can
be found at the Saddleuock for so
cents per might.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-16

Go TO the Saddlerock for that spA
cial OF favonte dish.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-16
HOW SHE HAD LEARNED IT.

After a lesson on digestion the
teacher, anxious 70 know just how far
her instruction had reached, question.
ed the class.
The first answer was not very en-
couraging, as the little girl called up
on said:
Digestion begins In the mouth and
ends In the big and little testament.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-16

If anybody has bad luck in getting
trees, see August Garlng.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-16

For evergreens see August Caring.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-16
MO. PAc. TIME CARD.

Eat at the saddlerock, grow fat and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-16

ARRIVE.
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DEPARTS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13
A Correction

st. Johnsbury. VT, Mar. s, 1919.
Editor of Caledonian:
There was a slight error, typogra-
phical or otherwise, in my sermon of
March 6. III / may make a correc-
ton so as to make my meaning clear
1t will give me much pleasure The
error would not matter much If it
did not so radically alter the thot.
Every teacher of Christianity
should know that one of the best
ways to show love to God is through
love for man. Without loving man
no man can truly love God. Hence
when read Raise up a generation
of men of affairs who love God more
than man and who therefore refuse
for selfish gain to trade in the fol-
lies of men and we should strike
this curse a tremendous blow, etc. >"
it seemed like strange teaching. If
the conclusion of my sermon had
read: Raise up a generation of men
who love God more than Mammon,"
it would have expressed my thot.
In thanking you for the correction
/ wish to congratulate the Caledon-
ian on it's progressiveness and its
manifest desire to serve the COM
munity as shown by it's opening its
columns to us during this time of
quarantine.
B. F. BUTLER.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13

besides her husband as near rela-
tives two sons, Harley Colby of Lyn-
don and Harry Colby, who is some
where in the far west, one brother,
Benjamin Young in the west and
one sister in California, besides
nieces and nephews. Those from
out Of town to attend the funeral
were Harley Colby and wife from
Lyndon Center, Robert Gordon and
wife and Mrs. Silas Burbank from
st. Johnsbury, Lucius Gordon,
Iphus Gordon and wife and Mrs.
Florence Wishart, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Stockwell of Lyndonville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Clinord, Lyndon Center
and Mr.. Carl Clifford from Newbury,
and b. d. Ruggles and wife, Mrs
Emily Way from West Burke, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie Willard from
Sheffield.
The town voted to raise 80 cents
on the dollar of the grand list for
1912, to repair school houses, 10
cents for general school purposes,
35 cents for summer and winter road
work, and 10 cents for general
fund, selectmen and overseers' or
ders, making $2.45 in all on the
grand list for 1919.
1t still remains cold here on the
height of land between Boston and
Montreal more like January and
February weather than toward
spring. Forty-one years ago at this
date farmers were making sugar at
good rate and finished that work
and were at work on their land
April Is.
At the monthly meeting at the
church Thursday it was voted to
have the June session of the Wheel
ock association here at which time
it is expected there will be services
to commerate the building of the
first church building in town known
as the Rev. John Colby house built
100 years ago in June.
There was a good attendance at
the Pomona Grange meeting Thurs
day evening, March z, some from
East Haven and some from Newark
being present. The Pomona degree
was given to a class of several. A
bountiful supper served by the ladies
of the grange was followed by an
interesting program of reading, re-
citations and singing.
The ladies' aid furnished dinner
at the school room town meeting
day and added quite a sum to their
treasury. The grange ladies furnish
ed a good dinner at grange hall, re-
ceiving a good sum of money for
their treasury.
Miss Elizabeth H. Blake from ST.
Johnsbury is visiting at her broth
er's, H. A. Blake's, for some days.
Mrs. Jonathan Stevens, who has
been at her. daughters, in Canada,
has returned. Mr.. and Mrs. John
McLane, where she has been, have a
little daughter in their home.
Mrs. R. r. Davis and son Her
man visited friends at Barton re-
Gently.
F. w. Barker who has been i'll
for some time is slowly improving.
Mr.. Barker was not able to attend
the annual town meeting last
Tuesday and we understand that
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13

it was the second time that he has
been absent from a March meeting
since he was a voter
Mrs. o. E. Harris visited her sis
ter at Orleans recently Miss Ethel
Chapman and Mrs. Harris attended
the concert while there.
Mrs. H. r. Colby of Lyndon Cen
ter has been at L. w .Gordon's the
past week helping care for Mrs. Cor
don.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corydon Parker
visited at David Smiths at West
Burke the past week.
Misses Grace and Angie Davis
visited friends at Barton recently.
Rev. Mr.. Harris from Sheffield at
tended the Pomona Grange meeting
Thursday evening and stayed at HI.
A. Blake's Thursday night.
Mrs. Henry Turner (Be1l Parker)
from New York Is visiting her
father. F. w. Barker, no has been
i'll for a few weeks past.
A child few months old of John
Gray's was buried Saturday after
noon. It's mother was taken to the
State hospital at Waterbury recent
ly.
The ladies' aid are to give an en-
tertainment at their hall Thursday
evening the 14th, at which sugar
and doughnuts will be served fol-
lowed by literary exercises.
The Wednesday evening service
is to be at the residence of Charles
McKown this week.
The G. E. meeting is to be at the
hall Friday evening this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13
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HARDWICK

The freezing OF the penstock and
putting out of commission Of the
temporary electric light plant at
the village power station last week,
has necessitated some action to-
wards furnishing lights and power
until the new machinery Is installed
and ready for use, and the trustees
have decided to install a steam
plant at the dam. It is hoped to
get this plant going in about ten
days. The granite manufacturers
visited the electric power station
Friday and Monday forenoon and
in the evening meetings we're held
at the association rooms to talk
over the power question. The re-
suit Of these conferences is the de-
cision to establish the steam plant.
Harold Smith was badly hurt
last week while jumping in Mr..
Chubb's barn. His ring caught on
a nail and tort off the third finger
on his right hand Just about where
the ring was worn. The finger drop
ped on the hay where 1t was found
the next morning. The ring ne
manned on the nail while Harold
fell to the barn floor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13

GUS speech at Montpelier, immed
lately denounced this statement al
untrue and said, in no equivoca
term, that the reasons given By
Mr.. Taft were misleading. He also
asserted that If the Taft bargain be-
came a law IL would result in severe
and continued injury to Vermont
farmers.
Colonel N. J. Batchelder, master
of the National Grange, also about
the same time, showed in several ad-
dresses the utter fallacy of Mr..
Taft's claim and said that the pro-
posed bargain was made without
regard to the republican platform
and that the principle of protection
laid down In that platform has been
completely ignored.
But neither of them said one-hali
what they might have truthfully
said in this respect.
Now hay and apple dealers tell
me that they find wages in Canada
to be from one-third to one-half
lower than they are in Vermont.
Land is lower in Canada than in
the United States. One of Sir Will
fred Laurier's committees found that
farm lands in Michigan, eleven
miles west of Detroit, were selling
at $500 per acre, while eleven miles
east Of Detroit, in Canada, the same
quality of land was selling at $50
per acre.
Then again, to show Mr.. Taft's
inaccuracy, it may be said that far
mers in the Province of Quebec do
not pay one-half the taxes the YER
mont farmers pay, and where there
is one piano in a farmhouse in the
Province of Quebec there are so in
the farm-houses of Vermont. Where
they pay 10 cents for schools we
pay $1.OO, and yet Mr.. Taft says
economic conditions are equal.
Mr. Taft, in two of his speeches,
says that his compact with Canada
is along the same lines that were adj
vocated by Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
1t is hard to prove negative, but
/ have $1,000 that / will divide be-
tween the two Children's Homes in
Burlington if Mr.. Taft or any other
person can find where either Blaine
or Mckinley uttered a word or wrote
a line favoring the scheme which de-
prived farmers of all protection
against their almost only competitor
and at the same time compelled them
to pay a high duty on nearly every
thing they had to buy.
Whether reciprocity be good or
bad Mr.. Taft has certainly deserted
the republican platform, and seems
to be ready to renew his Canadian
bargain at any time.
The Free Press, a few weeks ago,
said if the republicans expect to sue
coed in 1912, they must have a good
platform and put a man upon 1t
who will stay there. This is good
doctrine. Mr.. Taft has failed to
stand by the republican platform OF
1908 and cannot be trusted again.
hear men on every side say, II
never will vote for Taft again." but
there are very many men who can
be trusted, such as ex-vice-president
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13

Mervin Gray who was burned by
the explosion of a gasolene torch
some weeks ago has so far recover
ed that he returned to Barnet
Monday and is boarding at Walter
Johnson's.
Theodore Stinks, who got his leg
caught between two logs returned
home Monday and is boarding at
L. It. Parker's.
The no vote printed in our coll
umns last week as Ii should have
been Ill which puts Barnet on the
right instead Of the wrong column.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13
is OPPOSED TO TAFT
Ex-Gov. J. l.. BarstOw Dislikes His
Attempt to Secure Reciproc-
fly with Canada.

MT. Edltor;-
That part of the republican plat
form Of 1908 which refers to the
tariff reads thus:
''In all tariff legislation the true
principle OF protection is best main
tanned by the imposition of such
duties as will equal the difference
between the cost OF production NJ
home and abroad together with @
reasonable profit to American indus
tries, the aim and purpose of the re-
publican policy being not only to
preserve, without excessive duties,
that security against foreign compe-
tition to which American manufac-
turers, farmers and producers are
entitled, but also TO maintain the
high standard OF living OF the wage
earners OF this country who are the
most direct benefclaries OF the pro-
tective system"
This was republican doctrine in
1908, and will remain so until an
other convention forms another plat
form. 1t contains a pledge of pro-
lection to farmers, and when Mr.
Taft attempts to give free trade
to farmers on what they have to
sell to their nearest and almost on
ly competitors, while a high protec-
tive duty was still levied on nearly
all manufactured articles that he
has to buy, l think it is time to ex-
press some opposition to his becom-
ing our candidate again.
In January, 1911, Mr.. Taft COM
pleted his Canadian bargain which
seemed to place farmers in a class
by themselves to be slaughtered by
free trade and was a direct violation
Of the republican platform.
When Mr.. Harrison was elected
president in 1910, with John Tyler
as vice-president, (and Mr. Harris
on died within 80 days), it was
found that Mr.. Tyler had become q
democrat and the wings ever after
characterized him as the traitor
president. Mr.. Tyler did not de-
part from the whig platform OF
1910, any more than Mr.. Taft has
departed from the republican plat
form OF 1908.
Mr.. Taft has violated the pledge
of the republican party made to the
people. Many great lawyers claim
that his compact with Sir Wilfred
Laurier was unprecedented, unau-
thorized and contrary to the consti-
tuition, which requires that all rev.
enue bills shall originate in the
House.
When he found what a storm his
attempted bargain had created he
made a series of speeches attempt
ing to defend his course. Among
them he said, at least twice,
that there was no more differ
ence in the economic condition
existing between the border
states of the United States and
Canada than there was between the
states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Senator Dillingham;, in a vigor-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13

Social Events and Personal Mention
for the Week.


Mrs. Jennie Brock attended the
birthday party of her brother, Her.
bert Stanley OF st. Johnsbury last
week Saturday. It was his 5Oth
birthday and all the sisters and
brothers were present.
Mrs. Prussia Brown has been
confined to the bed by sickness the
past week.
Rev. Mr.. Clark gave an illustrated
lecture last Sunday evening on China
after which a collection was taken
for the famine stricken people In
China. About $40 was taken. Mr..
Clark will give his lecture at East
Barnet next Sunday evening.
Mrs. Margaret McLarer is visit
ing Mrs. Jane Somers.
Mrs. 4hayer of Passumpsic is
visiting her cousin, Nelson Renfrew.
The w. C. T. u. had a dinner
town meeting day for the voters. and
had a very good crowd. They will
clear about $21.O0.
The c. E. meeting will be held at
Mrs. Goodale's next Sunday even
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Hubert spoke at the
brotherhood last Friday night on
what part Vermont has in the
worlds work, and judging by what
Mr.. Hulburt thought Vermont has
Ia large part. Every Vermonter
should have heard him.
Mrs. Annie Gilfillan has gone to
Beebe Plain, Que, to spend the
week with her sister Miss Edith
Blair is keeping house for her.
Mrs. John Foster of Passumpsic
spent few days last week with Mrs.
Charlotte Dow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Somers and
daughter Emily spent Friday in
Passumpsic.
Mrs. L. E. GilflIan entertained
the Dramatic club last Monday
night. After the business they had
refreshments of cake and ice cream
and punch, and a general good
Mrs. Ruth Hunt of Burton, N. H.,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Welch.
Mrs. Margaret Gilfllan who has
spent the winter with her daughter
in Turner's Falls, returned home
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will HASTE of East
st. Johnsbury called on friends here
and in Peacham last Thursday.
Will Welch lost a good cow last
week with milk fever.
Mrs. Frank Cheney has been i'll
for the past few days.
Miss Prussia Brown is back in the
N. E. telephone Office after an alb
sence of a few days on account of liz
ness.
Mrs. Willis Clark has not been as
well for the past week.
M. E. Turner lost a valuable cow
last week.
1t was reported that there was
case of smallpox in town last week.
This was only a rumor as there is
not a case here.
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WALDEN.
d. s. Cox still remains very i'll.

d. s. Cox still remains very Ill.
Madame Rollins of Hardwick is
visiting her son, Alton Rollins.
Herbert Walker Of St. Johnsbury
was in town recently.
Leon Perkins of Barre visited
friends in town over Saturday and
Sunday.
Harry Taylor expects to move into
the Rogers tenement house in the
village soon.
The entertainment held In the
M. w. hall Friday evening was we'll
attended and the net proceeds were
$23.
Mrs. G.. H. Kingsbury spent part
of last week in East Hardwick.
Mrs. N. J. Kingsbury is confined
in the house with an attack Of the
grip.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick who has been
in poor health for some time is lit
tie more comfortable.
H. A. Bryant of ST. Johnsbury
was in town last week working In
the interests of The CALIFORNIAN.
Use American Throat Tablets.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13
SUTTON
Death of Mrs. Lewis w. Gordon
To Observe Church AnniveP-
B. F. BUTLER
versaI'y i'm June.

To Observe Church AnniveP-
versary i'm June.
Mrs Lewis w. Gordon died Fri
day morning, March 8. Her maiden
name was Lucy Young, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren w. Young, for
mer residents here. May II, 1857,
she was married to John Wesley
Colby, Rev r. D. Richardson then
pastor here performing the cere-
mony. They resided on the South
Ridge until 1888, Mr.. Colby dying
in August of that year. December
rs, 1896, she married Lewis w Cor
don of this town, Rev. J. W. Burgin
then pastor here performing the
ceremony. They moved to Montpel-
Ter in the fall of 1900, where they
lived until they came to Lyndon
vile, from there coming back. to
Sutton, nearly three years ago. Mrs.
Gordon was one of the best of
neighbors. She was very decided on
any question of right or wrong and
free to express herself on a question.
She was baptised with her husband
by Rev. E. c. Heath in May, 1866,
and they united with the Free Bap-
fist church. and she was a member
at her death. Her funeral service
was held at the church Sunday after
noon, the pastor conducting the
service and burial in the family lot
beside her first husband at the vii
lage cemetery. Mrs. Gordon leaves
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13
CRACKED LIPS.
Now is the Time to Use Menthola.
tum for Chaps, Rough Skin,
Sores etc.

Sores, etc.
Now is the time when nearly ev-
cry one is troubled with cracked
lips, rough face or chapped hands,
as cold weather causes these
troubles unless special care is taken
of the skin.
They can be prevented if Men
tholatum is used after washing the
hands or face. If, however, the lips
are cracked or the hands chapped
and rough, apply Mentholatum at
night and in the morning the sore
ness will be gone and the cracks
healed. 1t is of special benefit for
cold sores, taking out the burning
and healing the sore.
Every one should have a jar of
Mentholatum in the house to use In
case of burns, chilblains, frost
bites or any pain or Inflammation.
1t is of great value in curing catar-
rhal colds. Money back if Menthola-
tum does not give perfect satisfac-
ton. Buy jar today from your
druggist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13

Fire at Williamstown March s,
destroyed the mill property of Geo.
w. Lynde at a loss of about $1,000.
The property included a polishing
mill which was not used, grist mill
which had not been used since last
fall and a saw mill which was left
as usual at six O'Clock and the fire
was discovered at nine. The mill
was built so years ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13

Fairbanks, or Knox, Beveridge,
Cummins, Bristow, LaFoIlette and
many others.
y. L. BARSTOW.
Shelburne, VT, March 4, 1919.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13
$4,000 Worth OF Cream

Manchester, Me- Feb. 5, 1912.
We have used the u. q. Separator for 10
years desire to make a change.
proof of the extra quality of cream, say that
we furnishing cream for the table OF Mr. B.
of Boston, who I'm the expert Judge of butter,
cream and milk the various dairy conventions.
He prOnOunces IL superior to any he has found
for favor, mmOOfhmesm and keeping qualities.
We have received the rotary washer for wash
ing the bowl OF the Infer1ocking Separator and
and that Il cleans the sections I'm minutes .
that 1T requires very little washing.
CHAs 8. POPE q SONS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-13

Here is Vermont's Record. Facts
and figures both prove the superiority Of
her Cream Separator. Now the Price.
Brand New United States Cream Sepa-
rators-the same kind that are Winning
the greatest awards in the cOuntry-$25
and up according to guaranteed capacity.
Do not such unequaIIed records and
such reasonable prices warrant your
investigation? It's now mp to you.