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Works Primarily
for Two Objects.

upon the free list and the establish
ment of art commissions. both state
and municipal. throughout the coun-
try. In addition to this the clubs are
working continually for the establish
ment of permanent art collections in
each state capital. as we'll as in other
large cities. The Women's Club OF
st. Louis has established the nucleus
of a permanent art collection for that
city. which will be augmented every
year through its influence.
Besides these general objects, the sew
eral state declarations AMI also the in
dividual clubs continually vie with one
another in initiating special activities for
extending an interest in art in their own
localities. More than half Of the state
declarations now have travelling art col
lections which are shipped from one
town TO another. thus giving many clubs
"A chance to study from pictures which
would otherwise be unobtainable in a
4 mall town. Sometimes states exchange
s their collections. During the past. year
Z Illinois has lent to Nebraska a collection
of oil and water colors by well known
Chicago artists, which have been widely
circulated and greatly appreciated by the
clubs privileged to command their bene-
hts. In st. Louis committee composed
of one member from each of the city and
suburban clubs has made a number Of
cOllcCtioIS VI IeplOuuCtlonS o. Wen huOWn
paintings and pictures OF classic sculpture
together with art reference books to assist
in their intelligent use. The first OF these
was sent to the Canal Zone, where it was
much appreciated by the American wom-
en- now living upon the Isthmus Of Pana-
ma. Others have been circulated among
the rural towns Of several surrounding
states with good results.
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Leagues Work
IN Schools.


formation Of public school art leagues In
and educa tional facilities limited every
public school in the territory received
Two fine pictures from the club women OF
that territory. One large department club
in a western city has expended over
$4,000 In schoolhouse decoration.
The decoration of a school building as
memorial TO some prominent woman is
a custom originating with the Civic
Club of Philadelphia. which raised suf-
ficient money To decorate a school in
such manner as TO make il a model
and then induced the board of education
10 rename /; :. A memorial &C woman
VINO. up To the time of her death. had
been devoted to the improvement of tn.
civic conditions Of her city
Inc art depa rtment OF the Alaba ana
r ederation Of Nomenss Clubs arranged
10 award a plaster east of the Winged
victory OF Samothrace' to the first high
schooi In the state, Which would raise
.haH of its ccst. II went to the nee
sydney Lanier School in Montgomery.
Where II received much admira ton
That other schools in the state are en-
gneaVoring 10 secure similar decorations.
Many or the clubs are now holding tray
eiins art exhibitions and using the pro-
ceeds TO purchase pictures for the decora-
tion of public schools.
The value of the work women
are doing for the artistic i'm.
provement of the country is be-
ing generally recognized in Mime
sofa the art committee of the
Federation of Homen's Clubs has been
MADE an associate with the state art
commission. which it was instrumental
In founding. In Kansas the club
women have been asked to provide an
advisory committee for beautifyfnx the
grounds or the state capitol
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General Courses
for Art Glasses

of confining themselves to the study of
classic works of art which filed up their
programs a few years ago. Now such
subjects as What can the Women's Club
do to raise the standard of taste?" What
can be done to improve dress and home
decoration" What can be done to lead
TO better appreciation of the work in
the arts and crafts" What can the
clubs do TO influence civic life in the di-
srection of the beautiful" are among the
newer topics presented upon the club pro-
grams.
8 With the realization of the fact that
true art lies only in proper appreciation
OF beauty wherever ii is found comes the
discarding of many of the false and un-
natural art standards. which constituted
the earlier art work in many clubs Every
community has its objects of natural
beauty and the art department of the
fluO should seek to encourage the ap-
probation of them and to secure their
proper preservation. Sometimes prizes are
offered by clubs for the best photogra oh
OF the most distinctive trees of a town or
OF an artistic picture OF some Bit OF
heishborhood scenery. These pictures NAV
be exhibited in the town library or In
public school buildings and afterward
preserved for future use
Perhaps the most extensive and popular
work OF the art departments of women's
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One of the matters in which the art de-
partment OF the general federation is in
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The Missouri club women bay.
taken for their motto. Art in RI.
a r t-place." and
Motto Adopted have arranged in
- N:.: Vulnerable exhibitions
for the benefit Of the
people who ordinarily have little op-
portunity for such pleasures. In Mis-
Sfssippi free travelling art exhibi-
tions under the auspices Of the clubs
are enthusiastically received. In Ne
brasks three travelling galleries OF
original paintings and Q box Of pot.
terry hsve been provided BY the state
federation to be loaned only to fed
Grated clubs. and this one induosmsnt
has added q number Of clubs to the
'membershtp roll. This state federa.
fion has, also provided Q number Of
portfolios Of English. Flsuioh and
Dutch art Tor the use Of individual
snlubs interestsd In these subjects. to-
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: The art study classes taking the gen.
eral federation courses are introducing
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13
The Recent Election

Woodrow Wilson will be elected
president when the electoral college
meets by the largest majority given
a president in recent years. Theodore
Roosevelt is a very poor second and
w. H. Taft is about as poor a third
1t looks now as though the demo-
Gratis would have full control of the
executive and legislative departments
of the government for the next four
years. There is little use in making
suggestions as to what they should
do as they are in a position to do as
they please. We hope for the good
of the country however that Pres.
Wilson will be able to accomplish
what he expressed in a statement
made after it was sure he had won
the election. He said
The result fills me with the Lope
that the thoughtful progressive fore
es of the nation may now at last
unite to give the country freedom of
enterprise and a government releas-
ed from all selfish and private ;nf1u-
ences devoted to justice and pro-
gress. There is absolutely nothing
for the honest and enlightened bus
mess men of the country to fear.
mo man whose business is con-
Quoted without violation of the
rights of free competition and with
out such private understanding and
secret alliances as violate the prin-
ciple of our law and the policy of
all wholesome commerce and enter
prise need fear either interference
or embarrassment from the admins
tration.
"Our hope and purpose is now to
bring all the free forces of the ma
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13
Railroad Taxation

Gov. Fletcher certainly made a
sensible proposal when he suggested
by message to the legislature that
the railroads should no longer have
the option of paying a certain per-
centage on their gross earnings in
lieu of a tax on the appraised value
of railroad property. The railroads
have not been paying as much taxes
on their appraised value as other
forms of property in the state. A
table prepared by special tax COM
mission as far back as 1900 showed
that for a term of five years the rail-
roads paid only three and ninety-fve
hundredths mills on a dollar of their
appraised valuation while property
in the grand list was paying at that
time fifteen and nineteen hundredths
mills on a dollar. Since then the
rate to be paid on appraised valua-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13
To the Bull Mooser

You have won. The thing you aim
ed to do is done. The greatest poll
tical organization known in the
worlds history, as judged by the
benefcence of it's works, has been
split and temporarily crippled. In
his campaign speeches about the
state, Winston Churchill has frankly
declared in words. as he did in Pet
erborough last Friday night, that
the Third Termers we're out ''to
smash the republican party" Those
who regarded that as a worthy OBJ
ject must feel highly gratified. The
great party that began with Lincoln,
that saved the Union, gave freedom
and citizenship to the slave, and such
a period of prosperity to this coun-
try as has never been known in
equal years anywhere in the worlds
history-the party that has fostered
and effected all the progressive leg
islation the country has seen from
Massachusetts, to Wisconsin, and on
to Oregon-lies bleeding from the
blows of it's own offspring, added
to those of its hereditary and legi-
innate enemy. Mr.. Bull Mooser, you
must feel surprised if many consider
this one of the wickedest, cruelest
things ever done in the annals of
political warfare. And what have
you accomplished? Your wild claims
that Roosevelt would sweep the
country, that nothing could stop
him any more than it could stop the
flow of Niagara, appear in their true
light. The one thing you have ac-
complished is the overwhelming tri-
umph of the democrats, the election
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13

The annual report of the pension
bureau shows the governments pen
sion roll to be $4,000 soldiers and
sailors, 321,932 dependents and
widows and 362 army nurses. OF
the widows 238 are widows Of SOL
diers of the War of 1912. This fact
calls out the suggestion that the
government should change the pen
sion law so only widows who were
married at the time their husbands
entered the Union army should re-
ceive pensions. Americans will not
object to the payment of pensions to
every man who actually went to
war nor to the payment of pensions
to women who had husbands in the
war. But because a comparatively
young woman marries an aged vet
eran simply because it will give her
a pension after his death tor The
rest of her life is not right. 1t is a
form Of graft Jnat should be cut off.
Our plan would be to give every per-
son who actually suffered or sacri-
feed for the war all they deserve but
cut off the graft that has developed
by the marriage of people who per-
haps were not born until all the
hardships of the war were over.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13


It is to be hoped the legislature
will take a definite step toward the
establishment of a detention farm
where confirmed drunkards and 9TH
er degenerate people may be segre-
gated and allowed to work until they
are reformed or in case of the in
curables kept separate from society
and prevented from producing more
of their class to become public
charges and menaces. Here is a plan
of segregation suggested by an
Englishman that has been published
in some of the state papers.
1.-The medical officers attached to
the different schools, and acting in
conjunction with the teachers,
should notify to the asylums commit
tee of the county all the mentally
deficient children. These should then
be certified before a magistrate and
be sent to some farm or Industrial
colony until the age of 81, when they
again should be examined by some
GApCIb DOQy dPpOAnbCO LOA lhC P0A
pose and decision arrived at as to
whether they should be allowed out
into the world or be segregated for
life. The main reason
for making the age 81 is that there
is a large number of dull and back
ward children whose mental condi-
ton closely resembles that of feeble
mindedness, but whose state is
really due to faulty environment,
lack of nutrition, ETC., and is not
Unborn. These under favorable con-
ditions would become average-may
be of more than average-intelli-
gence and really take their place in
the world and in time beget healthy
offsprings."
OF course such a plan will be ex-
pensive but it is doubtful if it is as
expensive as the present method of
allowing these people to reproduce
in unrestraint and forcing more and
more of their kind on the state for
care. The great proportion of our
crimes and criminal cases in court
are caused by intoxication. The GRIM
inal expense of our courts, the great
est single item of court expenses, is
caused by the confirmed drunkard
and any punishment of him robs his
family of his support. The reten-
ton of such men at a detention farm
where he would be compelled to
work to the extent of his ability and
his earnings sent to his family for
their support would be much more
beneficial than the present method.
We hope to see legislation that will
allow this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13

ton into active and intelligent CO.
operation and to give to our pros
perity a freshness and spirit and a
confidence such as it has not had
in our time.
1.-The responsibilities of the task
are tremendous, but they are COM
mon responsibilities which all lead
ers of action and opinion must share
And with the confidence of the people
behind us everything that is right is
possible.
MY own ambition will be more
than satisfied if 1 may be permitted
to be the frank spokesman of the
nations thoughtful purposes in
these great matters
We accept him at his word and if
he makes it good will have little to
say in criticism of him. OF course
he may fail to make good but if he
does it will hurt him and his party
more than anyone else and we will
not begin the role of a calamity
bowler.
The progressive party has DEM
onstrated it's destructive power and
nothing more. Unless it is able to
show other qualities it's life will
be short because the American peo-
pie admire construction more than
destruction. It's future will depend
largely upon the principles it may
adopt and the leaders it supports.
The republican party should fin
ish it's work in the time left it. to
control the government and then
simIy wait for a time. 1t is not
dead. 1t is not simply a party of
Office holders. 1t is party of rrin-
ciples that will not be destroyed by
Temporary defeat. 1t should adhere
to it's principle of a government of
law rather than men. 1t should CON
to support constitutional gov
eminent with the vital rights of the
minority permanently assured by the
basic law of the country and never
yield to the tyranny of temporary
majority.
It should still be the champion OF
definitely established and effective
law against untried theories in con-
troll of the great corporations at
tempting to do an illegal business
1t should continue to be the cham
pion of a tariff system that will yield
the government sufficient revenue tC
meet it's obligations and encourage
the development of American Indus
try and the profitable employment OF
American labor.
1t will continue to stand for these
principles and if any party in power
attempts to violate them it will be
displaced and the republican again
given control. 1t is not a time fol
despair but rather time for consist
ency, patience and optimism for the
future of our organization.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13
Effect of a Primary

After giving the figures showing
the effects of direct primary law in
certain counties the Montpelier
Journal summarizes its findings as
follows:
. In the II counties thus far studied,
the following towns, by counties,
would gain in influence:
Addison: (Three out of a total of
.23) Bristol, Middlebury and Vergen-
mes.
Bennington: (Six out of total of
10, Arlington, Bennington, Dorset,
Manchester, Pownal and SALISBURY.
Caledonia: Give out of total of
10 Barnet, DanvilIe, Hardwick,
Lyndon and St. Johnsbury.
Chittenden: Five out of total of
10, Burlington, Colchester, Es-
sex, Jericho, Milton and Richmond.
Essex: zone out of total of 49,
Brighton.
Franklin: (Nine out of total of
15), Berkshire, Enosburg, Fairfax,
Fairfield, Franklin, Montgomery,
Richford, St. Adams City and Swan
ton.
Grand Isle: (None out of total of
fve).
Lamoille: Give out of total of
1O), Cam bridge, Hyde Park, John
son, Morristown and Stowe.
Orange: (Four out of total of
10, Bradford, Newbury, Randolph
and Thetford.
Orleans: (Four out of a total of
49,, Barton, Derby, Newport and
Troy.
Rutland: (Ten out of total of
28), Brandon, Castleton, Fair Haven,
Pawlet, Pittsford, Proctor, Poultney,
Rutland City, Wallingford and West
Rutland
There are So towns in the above
list and their total vote was 29,014.
In the above mentioned counties
there are 126 towns which would not
gain in influence. Their total vote
was $4,000. These SO large towns
would, therefore, have 38 per cent
more influence than the 126 smaller
ones because their total vote is that
per cent larger.
These So large towns now have
Just a little over % per cent of the
total power in the House, while their
influence in the popular system
would be about 3 per cent because
the 29, OLA vote bears that proportion
to the total state vote election Of
Governor 1879, $4,000. These
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13
The New Year of St. Nicholas

A notable feature of the new vol
ume of St. Nicholas, which begins
with the November number, will be
a series of drawings, in color and
black, by the famous English artist,
Arthur Rackham, picturing some Of
the favorite verses and characters of
Mother Goose.
Serial features of the volume will
include the story of an American
lads adventures in Egypt, 1.-THE Land
of Mystery" by Cleveland Moffett;
Beatrice of Denewood," sequel to
''The Lady Sixpence," by Emile Ben
son Knipe and Alden Arthur Knipe;
a series of inspiring biographical arr
ticles entitled More Than Conquer
ers,'' a series of articles covering the
history of architecture, and serial ar
ticIes under the heading of with
Men Who do Things" giving much
information about the wonderful de-
tails involved in some of. the great
constructive engineering enterprises
under way in and around New York
The st. Nicholas Department.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13

In the above total of $76,966,698,
limestone still leads, being nearly
one-half of the entire stone produc-
ton of the United States, while
granite is second easily, being far
above marble. The limestone pro-
duction was $33,897,612, and the
granite production $21,391,87S
and the four other products included
in the tabulation were as follows:
Marble, $7,546,718; trap rock, &c.,
500, 1922; sandstone, $5,854,395;
bluestone, $1,S76,473. Vermont's
part in the Increased production is
very important, because from year to
year the granite production, at least,
shows a marked gain. At the end
of the next five-year period, Vermont
should be found ahead of New York
and cutting down Pennsylvania lead
for first position as stone-producing
state.-E Barre Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13
The 1911 Stone Production; Ver-
months Part In 1t

At the rate Vermont is turning
out stone, the Green Mountain state
soon will be the third state in the
union in total amount produced. We
are only three-quarters of a million
dollars behind New York state and
about $35, 200 ahead of Ohio, while
Pennsylvania retains a clear lead of
all with total production in 1911 of
$8,147, sos. Vermont is to be reck-
oned with in minerals, as is to be
seen by the following tabulation of
leading states for 1911 from the re-
ports of the United States geological
c11rUov.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13

towns would, therefore, gain 23 per
cent in influence by a change, or
about double their influence on the
whole law making power.
On the other hand, it is evident
that the 126 votes of the smaller
towns under the present system give
those towns 81 per cent Of the total
vote of the House at the present
time, or half the law-making power;
their influence would be reduced
under the initiative plan to 2714 per
cent because their total vote of IT,
846 bears that proportion to the total
state vote. So those towns would
lose 2315 per cent in influence on
the total state power.
10 sum up, So big towns would
gain % per cent in influence and
126 smaller towns would lose % "
per cent influence, and the former
list of big towns would have 38 per
cent more influence in law-making
than the latter list of small towns.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13
LEAVING ST. JoENsBURX.

Train arrives at ST. Johnsbury from Bos-
ton, Portland, Lewiston. Augusta, North
Conway and White Mountain resorts 2.16
p. m, (parlor car to MontreaD
f Stops on signal or notice to Conduc-~
torC
n. d. WALDRON,
General Passenger Agent.
NORRIS MCDONALD,
Vice President & General Manager
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13

Hildegard Hawthorne's Books and
Reading" Professor BigeIow's inspir-
ing Mature and Science" and the
st. Nicholas League-will be contin-
ued, with number of new features.
The work of the ST. Nicholas League
will be broadened to offer contests to
readers of st. Nicholas who have
passed the eighteen-year-old limit of
the league membership. Adv.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13

Mrs. L. M. Webb, SO White St.,
Danbury, Conn, says:-''We have
been using Foley Kidney Pills in our
family the last few weeks and they
certainly have done everything claim
ed for them. They have made two
complete cures right In our nome
and we are very pleased to recon-
mend Foley Kidney Pills" G. G.
Bingham. Adv.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-13

ton has been increased also the per-
centage of gross receipts the roads
might pay in lieu of the tax on ap-
praisal. The roads are paying be-
tween ten and eleven mills on dol
lar but other property pays over
thirteen mills on a dollar.
OF course in adjusting the rate of
taxation the railroad must be given
the credit >of paying on all its prop
erty without any exemption on ac-
count of debts owing and a proper
adjustment of this difference made
in fixing the rate the railroads should
pay. But the law at present aims
to make them pay twelve and one
half mills on dollar of their ap-
praised value and they actually pay
less. 1t has been long hard fight to
been done and the states right to do
this established. 1t is now time that
they should bear their just share of
taxation and this legislature viii be
uO1uS dn 44pOA boAI PuOAAS Del NhSC II
it accomplishes this result.
The latest reports indicate that
Mr.. Wilson will have Az electoral
votes, Roosevelt seventy-seven and
Taft twelve. Expressed in percen-
tages Mr.. Wilson will have slightly
over eighty-three per cent. of the
total electoral vote, Mr.. Roosevelt
over fourteen per cent. and Taft less
than three per cent. The actual re-
turns and estimates show that the
total popular vote cast for president
was 14,O65,666. Of these Mr.. Viii
son had 6,39S,997, Roosevelt 4,3O7,-
3O5 and Taft S,S59,S64. Expressed
in percentages Mr. Wilson had slight.
ly over forty-five per cent of the
total vote, Roosevelt over thirty anC
Taft over twenty-four. Tue wide
difference between the percentages
of the electoral vote and the popular
vote show how far our present sys
tenn of electing a president fall!
short of an election by the people
We still think it would be more sat
isfactory to have the president elect
ed by the direct vote of all the PEG
nile