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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29
Vermont CongregationaIists.

The 117th annual meeting of the
Vermont Congregational Conference
was held at Middlebury the first of
last week. The treasurer of the YER
mont Domestic Missionary society
showed a balance of $890.63 in the
treasury or $18,686.74 available for
the society. The election of officers
resulted as follows: President, the
Rev. Henry Fairbanks of St. Johns
bury; vice president, N. G. Williams
Of Bellows Falls; secretary, the Rev.
c. H. Merrill of st. Johnsbury; treas
urer, John T. Richie of st. Johns
bury; assistant treasurer, Harry M.
Nelson of st. Johnsbury; auditor,
Charles S. Adams of St. Johnsbury;
director for two years, the Rev. D. G..
French of Sudbury; directors for
three years, G. w. Osgood of Bellows
Falls, w. j. Van Patten of Burling-
ton, J. M. Comstock of Chelsea and
the Rev. w. Parkyn Jackson of st.
Adams; executive committee, the
Rev. Henry Fairbanks of St. Johns
bury, the Rev. G. S. Mills of Ben
nington, j. M. Comstock Of Chelsea,
C. w. Osgood of Bellows Falls, the
Rev. c. H. Merrill of St. Johnsbury;
finance committee, ]. T. Richie of
JOAASDuAys w. - Gil 4 o~SSCA Va
Burlington. The following were
elected members of the C. H. M. S.
for three years: The Rev. G. H Mer-
rill, the Rev. Henry Fairbanks and
N. G.. Williams.
On Thursday the Congregational
conference elected these officers:
President, the Rev. G.. w. G. Hill of
st. Johnsbury; vice president, George
M. Hogan of st. Adams; secretary,
the Rev. w. c. Clark of Barnet;
treasurer, F. w. Baldwin of Barton;
auditors, &c. Clark ofSt. Johnsbury,
w. H. Gilpin of Barton; trustees, @.
w. Osgood of Bellows Falls, the
Rev. R. H. Hall of Fair Haven, w.
r. Bristol of Vergennes, the Rev. c..
J. Peterson of East Berkshire and r.
f. Stevens of Hartford; Fairbanks
board of education, the Rev. E. T.
Fairbanks, the Rev. Henry Fairbanks
and Joseph Fairbanks, all of St.
Johnsbury. The time and place for
the next meeting was left in the
hands of the executive committee.
Use American Liver Tablets.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29

Park never takes note paying over
six per cent.
If any person brings paper to that
bank which will pay more than six
per cent, it turns it down, because
II wants no better evidence that IL
is dangerous than the fact that it
offers to pay more than six per
cent.
What is the result?
In it's more than twenty years Of
existence, this bank has never lost a
dollar by poor note.
Safety rather than high rates Of
interest" is it's motto; and, knowing
this, depositors, not only from Yer
mont, but from every state in the
Union Except three) select the
Hyde Park Bank as a place of de-
post for their savings.
You can send your funds there by
mail with absolute safety, and it is
perfectly safe to send them either In
Registered letter, postal money or
der, bank draft, personal check, OF
express money order.
During the entire existence of the
Hyde Park Bank, not dollar sent
to it by mail has ever been lost.
This bank pays four per cent.
compounded semi-annually, and
pays all taxes.
If you want to know all about its
assets, liabilities, management, etc.
address a letter to Carroll S. Page
president, or F. M. Culver, Treasur'
err, Hyde Park, Vermont, asking
therefor, and you will receiv'
prompt reply.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29
Why Savings Banks are Essential.

Because people have money to in
vest they are often tempted by de-
signing persons to go into schemes
which, while promising large re-
turns, usually bring disaster.
Probably there are no more
shrewd, far-sighted conservative
investors of money than successful
life insurance companies.
They employ expert men-men
who make the study of investments
their life work; who pass upon all
applications for loans and invest
ments; and it is a fact which any
one can verify by getting the insur-
ance companies reports, that four to
five per cent interest is all these
companies are able to make their
loans average.
Those schemers who would go to
unsophisticated women or inexperi-
enced men and tell them that they
could just as well get six per cent.
as four, well know that If their
schemes were solid, substantial and
safe, they could borrow money by
the million from these life insur-
ance companies.
The Lamoille County Savings
Bank and Trust Company OF Hyde
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29

We like the suggestion of the
state republican committee that no
county conventions be held until af-
ter the state republican convention
and the state platform adopted. Then
have the county senators who are
nominated pledge their support to
the platform. The republican party
lis always called upon to declare its
position on live issues and has done
so honestly but the republican mem
bers of the legislature have accepted
their election without regard to what
the platform has promised and refus-
ed to redeem the party pledges. This
has hurt the party and some method
should be adopted that would protect
it in the future.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29

Suppose St. Johnsbury take some
active steps to have the public ser
vice commission consider the eli
mination of two dangerous cross
ings just above st. Johnsbury Cen
ter, the crossing at the covered
bridge in the upper end of the Cen
ter and 1.-THE Blind Crossing next
north of it. 1t is but short time
before the bridge at the Center must
be rebuilt. If instead of rebuilding
it at its present location a new
bridge should be put across the riv-
er just above 1.-The Blind Crossing
and the highway run to the Center
on the other side of the river two
dangerous crossings would be elm
mated, and the highway farther re-
moved from the railroad. Isn't it
worth thinking about and taking ac-
ton?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29
The Vermont Progressive Republi-
can League.
(Printed by request. }


Whereas, This is a government of
the people, dedicated forever to the
principles of truth, justice and hui
man liberty, sanctified by the sacri-
fee and devotion of those heroic
men and women who founded this
state and nation, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the members
of the Vermont Progressive Repub-
lican League, reafirm those cardinal
principles and pledge anew our earn
est purpose to reduce those prin-
ciples into practice as living issues
of today.
Resolved, That to the end that the
people may again resume their right
full sovereignty as it was exercised
by their forefathers, to control the
government of this country, we are
in favor of
IA simple, direct primary for
the nomination of all public officials.
2-The choice of United States
senators by direct preferential ballot.
"a revision of the system of tax
alton so that all will be taxed alike.
THAT every citizen have the
privilege of borrowing or loaning
money on the same conditions as the
banks.
5-Full publicity of all campaign
expenses before election day.
Resolved, That no man is fit to be
entrusted with making laws; no man
is lit to be entrusted with executing
laws; and no man is fit to be en-
trusted with constituting laws, unless
he himself intellectually is willing
to live up not only to the letter but
to the spirit of the law.
We, the undersigned, subscribe to
the above and will do all in our pow
er to put them into effect as living is
sues of this campaign:
All interested in the above are re-
Quested to help by cutting out same
and circulating for signatures, in
their neighborhood. Forward by
June 1 to S. E. Abbott, secretary,
Bethel. Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29
Senator Lorimer Must Go.

Sen. Dillingham; as chairman of
the subcommittee to Investigate
the alleged new evidence against
Senator Lorimer of Illinois made a
strong report showing the defects
of the evidence of fraud in the Hi
nois legislature which elected Lor-
inner. But the report fails to be as
convincing as the committee had
hoped for it is known that only forty
senators are willing to stand by
Lorimer longer while thirty-nine are
ready to GUST him and sixteen de-
cline to commit themselves. Lor-
liners friends have been
working on the sixteen for some
time and cannot get another vote
pledged for him. So now his
friends have asked Lorimer to
resign his seat in the senate and
save them further embarrass-
ment. If Senator Dillingham; had
worked as efficiently to purify the
senate as he has to save Mr.. Lor-
inner he might have had a victory
placed to his credit instead of a
disgraceful defeat
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29

1t would seem as though the time
has come to make the number of
delegates in the republican national
convention dependent upon the num-
Der of republican voters in a state
rather than the number of men the
state has in congress. If we are
to have party candidates the party
should determine who the candi-
dates shall be.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29

1t is stated that owing to the re-
duced vote for governor two
years ago there will be ninety-two
less delegates in the republican
state convention this year than two
years ago. This is one of the pen
alties the republicans must pay for
allowing a candidate to secure the
republican nomination by the inn
proper use of money. 1t is evident
the party must name candidates
whose virtues appeal to the people if
it is to retain its prominence in the
state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29
suggestions About Vermont.


There are many good suggestions
in an editorial in the Herald and
News that advocates that what
Vermont needs is higher apprecia-
ton of Vermont by the Vermonters
themselves. 1t says 1--WE cannot ex-
pect others to think more of us than
we seem to think of ourselves" An
ohter true statement is:
Vermont has it's problems,
grave ones, to be sure, but
they are not problems of the
grave. They are the same live ques-
tions that other states are meeting.
W. must not quail before them or
give them up as hopeless. Cheerful
courage and real optimism will solve
them all"
Vermont certainly has the natural
resources to maintain as prosperous
and influential families as it has in
the past. All it wants is knowledge
how to make the most of these re-
sources. 1t is beginning to get that
knowledge through the agricultural
schools already established and
through the corn contests established
by the county Young Mems Christian
Associations. If the work of these
institutions could be extended into
other counties we would soon have
stalwart young men of moral force
enthusiastically engaged in the devel-
opment of greater and better Yer
mSnt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29

United States than a year ago. This
probably has more to do with the
increased cost of living than the tar
in on steel or chemicals. 1t also
shows that good business opportuni-
ties exist outside of the cities in
this country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29
ADvERFIsING RATES.

Local notices, wants, for sale, ETC.,
4 cents per word first insertion. Legal
notices 10 cents a line, three insertions
Probate notices $500 each for three
Insertions. Dissolution, liberation and
similar notices $3.50 each for three
insertions Card of thanks, 75 cents.
Obituary poetry. 10 cents a line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-29
LEAVING LANCASTER.
THROUGH TRAINS

Train arrives at St. Johnsbury from Boo
ton, Portland, Lewiston. Augusta, North
Conway and White Mountain resorts 2.15
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
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BOstOn-Eagle News Co, 597 Wash
ington and 76 Summer Streets.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Blodgett.
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This paper is entitled to a place on
the Printers Ink Roll of Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN co.
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Recently published statistics
show there are 100000 Oless cattle
and 100000 less sheep in the
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WEDNESDAY. MAY 20. 1912.
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Through the White Mountains
To Lancaster, Colebrook, North Com
way, Boston, Portland, Lewiston. BAN
gor. Bar Harbor and st. John.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-07-27
IN THE SPORT WORLD

Thirty greens will be in readiness
for the participants in the Information
al Lawn Bowling associations contest
this year. The tournament will be at
Buffalo from July % to Aug 3.
On July % Richard Arnst. the worlds
professional scullng champion. will de-
fend his title against Ernest Barry
the English champion. The race will
be held on the Thames Arnst, who is
twenty-eight years old, uses an oar
with seven inch blade, boat TWEEN
ty-flve and n half feet long with a
twelve and half inch beam and weigh
Ing twcnty-four pounds.
The western woman's golf champion
ships will be held from Aug. % to
Aug, 80 at the IIinsdnie Golf club, Chi
cago. An annomcclnent to this effect
has been sent out by Miss Margaret
Knapp, secretafy/ of the Woman's
Western Golf association.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-07-27
A Day of Sunshine.

o gift OF God, perfect day,
Wherein shall no man work. but play;
Wherein It Is enough for me
Not to be doing, but to bel
Through every fiber of my brain
Through every nerve. through every vein,
] feel the electric thrill, the touch
OF life, that seems almost too much
I hear the wind among the trees
Playing celestial symphonies.
| see the branches downward bent,
Like keys of some great instrument.
And over me unrolls on high .,H.t
The splendid scenery of the sky,
Where through n sapphire sea the sun
Sails like a golden galleon
Toward yonder cloudland in the west,
Toward yonder islands of the best
Whose steep Sierra far uplifts
Its craggy SUBMITS white with drifts.
Blow winds. and watt through all the
rooms
Tho snowtiakcs Of the cherry blooms!
Blow. winds, and bend within my reach
The fiery blossoms OF the peach!
o life and love. happy throng
OF thoughts, whose only speech is song;
O heart Of man, canst thou not be
Blithe as the air is and as free?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-07-27
A HUMAN FISH NET.
Queer Method Employed by Some of
the Islands of Oceania.

Queer Method Employed by Some of
the Islands Of oceana.
A peculiar method of fishing is en-
ployed by the natives Of certain of the
islands of Occania.
At stated intervals about 200 of them
will assemble on the beach and alto
gether plunge into the water, each
carrying n branch of the coca palm.
At Il given distance from the shore
they will turn toward it and form
compact circle, each holding his palm
branch perpendicularly in the water.
thus forming kind of seine The
leader of the party gives signal, and
this living net approaches the shore
gradually in perfect order, driving be-
fore it a multitude of fishes Sur
rounded by this living wall and caught
in the cbca palm branches many of the
fishes are cast on the sands, and others
are killed with sticks.-New York Her
aid.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-07-27
DISPLAY YOUR GOODS TO
THE BEST ADVANTAGE.
Merchant Who Follows This Rule Is
tho One Who Gets Cream Of
tho Trade.

II makes all the difference I'm tho
world how YOU display what you have
To sell A tradesman who Is n bit OF
mn artist In this respect will outstrip
his rival Of slipshod ways and no
method. The prospective customer is
certain to he favorably impressed with
the store which Is kept shlpshape and
whose wares are neatly placed on pub
lie exhibition.
The day has passed when n general
store or any other kind of store can
present an appearance OF disorder and
still do successful business. Now
adays the merchant I'm the smallest
town Is realizing that there should be
n place for everything and everything
in It's place Put samples of the artl-
cles you have to sell out In plain
sight. In other words, exhibit them
openly. TO show you are proud of
what you have to offer. Nobody wants
to buy pig in the bag.
Treat your customers with candor,
and do not stoop to petty deception to
acquire few additional pennies. 1t
doesn't pay In the long run. Steer
clear Of the receptions practiced by
hose mail order houses, which adver-
Use bargains that exist only in type.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-07-27
DOES 1T PAY TO TRY TO MAKE
AN OLD ORCHARD YOUNG?
Some Important Apple Tree Questions
Answered by tho United States
Department of Agriculture.

The question rs to whether II will
pay to rejuvenate old apple trees Is
frequently asked of the United States
department Of agriculture. VIII it pay
to fix up my old orchard of fifty trees?
What should ] do to make my three
acre orchard profitable? What can be
done 60 get a better income from our
small orchard, which has been neglect
ed for years? What will it cost. and
what returns may be expected? a
bulletin Of the department says:
Those orchards on which it probably
will not pay to spend much money or
effort may be put into four classes:
Orchards with less than 80 per cent
Of n stand of trees. especially when
they are more than forty years Of age;
orchards with poor or undesirable va
rleties; orchards on poor or unsuita-
BILE soil or in an unfavorable site or
location; orchards In which the trees
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-07-27
VOTING STATISTICS

An idea of the growth OF immiGra-
ton TO the United States is had from
show that while the foreign born male
voters are in the minority as. n whole,
they have a majority in the cities. The
men Of voting age in the United States
number about 270O0,000 The number
Of voters In the United States in 1910
constituted 29.4 per cent Of the en-
tire population of the country. The
100000 males Of voting age in the
cities of 25,O00 or more inhabitants rep
resent almost one-third Of the total
number of males of voting age in the
country.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-07-27
The Sunday School Lesson

tares and wheat have been intcrtwined
and more or less Of damage will re-
suit Until the harvest" The only
alternative was to walt with patience.
At THE time" or season when the
rcapers arrive on the field the sepa-
ration can be made with less damage.
Verses 3G-3J. The explanation.
The disciples had been In the habit
OF holding an after meeting with Jesus
for more explicit instruction. The par.
able OF the tares had difficulties and
needed clear Interpretation. DE
clare unto u.s." Explain unto us"
uievisionJ THE Son of man" This
was the favorte title which Jesus used
or himself. IL expressed his spirit of
sympathy and his service. He IL tbe
true helper of mankind, continually
busy, sowing 'thc good seed" of mer
cy, kindness and truth. - "Tbe
end Of the world" There is limit IN
the course of evil, when its damaging
career will be finally checked. "The
reapers are the angels" These are the
ministering spirits who work I'm har-
mony with the spirit of the Son of
man, to do service for the sake of
them that shall inherit salvation 0Ieb.
1, 14).
Verses 40-43.-The application.
Jesus always believed and taught
that good will triumph ultimately.
Shine forth as the sun" This
is fitting figure of the light Of purity
that will be seen all the more distinct
ly when the day shall declare 1t. "who
hath ears" All have ears. so the
appeal is reminder of responsibility
attached to every one. I3OAl
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-07-27

ala not marry. "He is waiting for
Mrs Dismal to die" said his friends.
Iheh the doctors recommended n trip
abroad for Mrs. Franklin, and on the
steamer who should appear but Lang.
don Carr. He showed great surprise
at meeting the Frankins, but this did
not deceiye-Nrs. Franklin. She feigned
seasickness, Remaining In her berth
and Keeping Frances In constant at
tendance
one night In a fog there was n sud
den jar, stopping of machinery. bur.
rying footsteps on deck, shouting of or
ders. Langdon Carr slipped on his
clothes and rushed up the companion
way to find that there had been a col.
lision with a sailing ship, and the
steamer was supposed to be sinking.
liurrying back to the cabin, he sought
Frances in her stateroom with her
mother and begged them to come with
him. Mrs. Franklin declared that she
did not wish to live and begged her
daughter to remain and die with her
whereupon Langdon took the old WON.
A boat was receiving the women. II
was the last boat at hand, and there
was none left for the men. Langdon
put Mrs. Franklin in It, then turned to
hand in Frances. Frances hesitated
Get in" he said.
mo. / once decided between vou
and mother In her favor. Now II 4,
your turn. l shall stay with you"
In another moment the boat was low.
cred into the water.
Langdon was so happy that even the
death which threatened both Frances
and himself had not the expected ter
ror for him. He tried hard to keen
from a muttered prayer that the boat
containing Mrs. Dismal" would be
lost. But there was little time for
anything except preparation. Langdon
secured life preservers, which he nut
on Frances and himself, then dashed
Frances to n skylight, securing him
self to 1t afterward. They then wait
ed for the ship TO go down. But the
ship did not go down. The breach was
patched up, and she proceeded on her
journey.
AS soon as the lovers reached Eng.
land they learned that the boat in
which Mrs. Franklin had left tbe
steamer had landed at Newfoundland.
Frances, cabled to know IL she was
well. A reply came:
FOR your cruel desertion can new
er forgive you"
That was the 'straw that broke TIM
back" Frances concluded 70
sacrifice neither herself nor her lover
any longer. and they were married an
hour after the receipt Of the message.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-07-27

are badly diseased and show very few
signs of-yigor.
Fout important steps must be taken
in the improvement Of the general
farm orchard. These are pruning, fer
tilization, cultivation and spraying.
If the orchard is and has been In
sod for a number Of years pillow in the
fall about four inches deep. If not,
pIow either in late fall or early spring.
During the winter put on from
twelve to fifteen loads of barnyard
manure per acre, or one load TO from
three TO FIVE trees. Another plan is TO
apply In the spring 100 to 200 pounds
Of nitrate of soda. 800 to 500 pounds
of acid phosphate and $50 to 300
pounds of sulphate or muriate OF pot
ash. T..
In the winter or In early spring be
fore the growth starts cut out all dead
and diseased wood from the tree, head
back the highest limbs and thin the
branches to admit sunlight.
Apply 1900 to 1000 pounds of lime
per acre. and work it and the manure
or fertilizer into the soil thoroughly
with Il disk harrow or spring tooth
harrow. Keep up this cultivation UNI
til midsummer.
After cultivation ceases 70" the sea-
son SOW Il cover or green manure crop
to plow under the following spring.
Glover Is one of the best leguminous
crops in the north. while cowpcas are
widely used'in middle ATTITUDES and in
the south. For nonleguminous crop
rye is the most extensively used.
though buckwheat Is commonly used
in some sections of the north.
Spray NE trees in accordance with
government and state directions.