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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
A Word to Progressives

The average progressive voter
claims that he is supporting Thee
dore Roosevelt because he represents
the people as opposed to the inter
ests. That claim if honestly made
is a valid reason for his change in
political alliance but the facts in
the case are still worthy of consider
alton and here are some uncontro-
vertible facts brought out by the
Senate investigating committee.
First, in 1904 when Theodore
Roosevelt was elected president the
Standard Oil Trust did contribute
100000 to the republican campaign
fund and it was never returned to
the donor although Mr.. Roosevelt
claims that he dictated a letter or
dering it done. In that year seventy
three per cent of all the fund used
for the election of Mr. Roosevelt was
contributed by the trusts.
Second, That in the preconvention
campaign of 1912 when Mr. Roose-
welt was seeking the republican
nomination for the presidency Will
liam Finn of Pennsylvania contri-
buted $144,3OS. George w. Perkins
contributed 1927, 900, Frank A
Munsey contributed $11S,OOO and
Dan r. Hanna contributed $177, 900.
Each of these men is identified with
interests which have violated the law
and which Pres. Taft has taken steps
to bring to justice, interests opposed
to the reelection of Pres. Taft.
Now Mr.. Progressive we ask you
candidly If it would be the act of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

When the votes were counted in
the election of a state superintend-
ent of education the opposition to
Mason S. Stone looked like bunch
of progressively claims and
small votes. Mr.. Stones victory en-
sures the state of a continuation or
his loyal service for the Improvement
of the rural schools of the state. And
we believe it did not require half the
politics and wire pulling that the
concentration of the opposition votes
did. 1t was simply an endorsement
of Supt. Stones conscientious work
for Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

an honest man to vote for a candi-
date whose campaign has been
financed to such an extent by the
very interests you claim to oppose?
If you are the honest champion of
popular government that you claim
to be can you conscientiously vote
for the man who has represented
himself as the candidate of the peo-
pie while using such enormous
sums of money from such suspicious
sources to promote his political for
tune? If you have been deceived by
the claims of your candidate as to
his political integrity is it not as
much your duty now to change your
political alliance as when you desert
ed the republican party? The same
investigation has shown the republi-
can candidate to be free from the
use of the interests money for poll
teal purposes. His family furnish
ed him the necessary money to
combat the interests, and he is as
free as the day he entered the con-
test. The progressives will effective
ly show their honesty if they have
the character to vote for the man
proven to be the peoples candidate
instead of the man they once be-
lieved to be the peoples choice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

The junior class horse work was
held Oct. 26th and resulted as fol-
lows: 1st, Kenneth Pierce with 23.5
points; End, Edwin Woods with 2.15 /;
3rd, D. Gerald Donley with 21. The
intermediate class will have horse
work next Saturday.
Next Saturday a troup of Boy
Scouts will be formed at 3 p. m. The
great physical, moral and education
al good and genuine pleasure that
can be derived from this organization
can not be estimated, so we hope that
parents will urge their sons to join.
Roy B. Wakeman has been appoint
ed Scout Master and will be glad to
answer any questions regarding this
movement. 1t is not necessary to
hold a membership in the Y. M c..
A, to hold one in the Scouts, and
there is no fee attached
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
ADJUSTMENTS
The Bohemian Girl Tonight at The
ColOniaI-"Excuse Me- Later

The Bohemian Girl Tonight at The
ColOnial-"Excuse Me- Later
The promise is made that when
the Aborn Opera Company presents
it's new version Of ''The Bohemian
Girl' here that local patrons Of the
theatre will be given an opportunity
to see this splendid old opera with a
setting such as was never before last
season attempted. The extreme limit
of attention to detail has been reach
ed by Milton and Sargent Aborn in
this their greatest achievement. Adv.
The Farce Excuse Me-"
The impressive success the Ru-
pert Hughes Pullman Car farce tEx-
cuse Me- has achieved proves that no
form of dramatic entertainment is
as popular in this country as the one
that makes people laugh. When Mr..
Hughes conceived the idea of making
a farce out of the incidents that
might punctuate a railroad journey
from Chicago to the Pacific coast
hit a novelty of tremendous posi-
bilities for humorous exploitation. 1t
will be at The Colonial Thursday
Nov. 7th.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

crowding of political matter we
have tried to keep this paper the
best Caledonia county newspaper
published and now that we have
more room we hope to do even better
in this line. Next week you will
learn the results of the election and
we shall hope to begin the considera-
ton of matters of interest to all
anxious for the development of
Vermont and hope this work will be
more agreeable and more profitable
to US and our readers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
Square Deal for Pres. Taft

On Tuesday next every legal voter
should go to the polls and exercise
his right of choice as to who shall
be president Of the United States for
the coming four years. He should
not make his vote the expression of
prejudice or spite but rather a judg-
ment of the man best fitted to serve
the country in that capacity. He
should be prepared by his ballot to
give the various candidates a square
deal. That is all the republican par
ty asks for its candidate and it is
confident that if he is given a square
deal he will be returned to the pres
idential chair for another four years.
OF all the candidates before the peo-
pie Pres. Taft lacks the most of any
of a square deal up to the present
time.
The fact that 162 of the contests
claimed in the preconvention cam
paign were admitted by the Roose-
welt men to be fakes when the con-
vention sat gives no voter reasonable
cause to vote against Pres. Taft in
the election. The fact he has been
nominated and does not owe his
former election to the use of funds
contributed by the trusts should give
the people confidence in him. His
record calls for endorsement at the
polls.
No President has been more faith
full and effective in the enforcement
of the written law than Pres. Taft.
No other president has proposed
more practical methods for reducing
the expenses of maintaining the gov
eminent and securing greater eff
cheney among the government en-
plOyes. No man has so fearlessly and
effectively enforced the civil service
rules in the different branches of the
government. No president has had
less friction with the legislative
branch of the government. No pres
ident has occupied the presidential
chair for so long a period and had
less suspicion of his honesty and in
tegrity. No president has proposed
a more practical and reliable method
of revising the tariff. No other man
can assume the position of president
with less disturbance to business
conditions and general prosperity.
No man has conducted a more honest
or honorable campaign. No man has
had stronger faith in the sober judg-
ment of the American voter or
stands for safer or more desirable
principles than the republican can
didate. Our last appeal to the voters
is to give Pres. Taft a square deal
at the ballot box and at the same
time honor themselves as they can
in no other way.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

Dear Reader:-With this issue
we close our prediction political
editorials and promise from now on
to give you something else to read.
We have spoken to the best of our
ability our belief as to what is best
for the country as a whole, we wish
we might have spoken more ~con-
vincingly because we believe we are
facing an important crisis in Amer
lean politics. Because we have per-
sisted in the policy we believed to
be right we have aroused very bitter
opposition and been subjected to
some of the most senseless SANDER
spoken by those whose only political
capital has been charges agains
their opponents. To these we would
state that the whole political policy
of The Caledonian has been deter
mined by the editor and determined
in accordance with what he has be-
lieved to be right. Despite the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Prize Essay Written by Ruth f
Harris
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Harris
When Christopher Columbus was
born in Genoa, Italy in 1895 the
earth was generally supposed to be
| fiat and much smaller than it actu-
ally is.
The only countries then known
of Africa, Iceland and the British
Isles.
The ancient philosophers were
among the first to make observa-
lions which led them to suspect the
true shape of the earth.
Early navigators thought that the
world must be round because when
ever they came in sight of land the
tops of trees and SUBMITS Of noun
tains first came into view, while the
land was still hidden from sight
Christopher Columbus did not go
to school until he was fourteen
years of age, when he attended the
University of Pavia Until this time
he assisted his father at his trade
of woolcombing.
In his fifteenth year he changed
his college life for that of a seaman,
which calling he followed with
slight interruption until his death.
AT this time people were not aware
of the existence of America and they
supposed that the daring mariner
who steered his vessel to the far west
would certainly fall off the earth.
Columbus, however, had a very
different opinion. He believed the
earth to be round and that by sailing
directly west he could reach the
eastern shore of Asia
He had read Marco Polo's book
of his travels in Eastern Asia and
knew that the inhabitants were
heather people.
Columbus was very pious, and it
was his firm conviction that he was
an instrument in the hands of Pro-
violence to bring them the light OF
Christianity.
First he applied for aid to carry
out his plan to the government of
Genoa and then to the King of Por-
tugal, but without success.
Finally he got his friend, Father
Juan Perez, to intercede in his be-
half with Isabella, queen of Spain.
She resolved to aid Columbus and
even offered to pawn her crown and
jewels to defray the cost of the ex-
petition II the sum In the treasury
was not sufficient. The queen was
not obliged to do this as the royal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

for Mrs. Freeman Johnson for a few
weeks.
Mrs d. e. Burns was in Woods
vile, Thursday.
Quite a number from Barnet, Nc
Indoes and North Monroe attended
the chicken pie supper Wednesday
and Thursday nights.
Mr.. Frazer's brother, William, has
gone back to his home in the West
and Miss Hattie Frazer went with
him.
The chicken pie supper was a sue
cess. Eighty dollars was taken in
for the supper and sale for the
two nights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Moore
have gone to housekeeping at the
Plain.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
WHO WILL GET THE s15 IN GOLD

The Second Count in the CaIedonian
Piano Contest will be held ON
Saturday, Nov. End, at z.3O
O'Clock. Special Prizes Have
no Bearing ON who Will be
the Winner at the Final
Count
Interest in The Caledonian popu-
lar voting contest is now at fever
heat, and the contestants and their
friends are hustling for new sub
scribers and renewals in a manner
that is very interesting They rea-
lie that the one who wins the
beautiful piano will get a prize
worthy of their efforts and they are
doing all they can to see that their
favorite candidate comes home
ahead.
That capital prize is certainly
worth a lot of hustling, goes without
saying.
You will have to hurry to get your
votes in as the second count in this
day, Nov. 2, the bonus votes hold
good only until then.
Don't wait Keep right on hust-
ling because, while you are laying
off, some one else may be working,
and getting the new subscribers that
you might have had if you had kept
going. Ten dollars in gold to the
contestant making the greatest gain
since the first count. The ballot box
closes at o'clock and the count
will take place at once.
At the same time don't forget the
merchants COUPONS Every time Won
get forty of them you can get an
extra bonus of 500. 1t does not
make any difference whether the
coupons all come from one merchant
or not as long as you bring them in,
in punches of forty.
Bear in mind that the ballot box
is closed for the second count at 500
p. m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. Be sure
and have your votes all in by that
time so that you will have a fair
chance to show what your standing
is.
For the next few days the follow
ing bonuses will be given and may be
withdrawn at any time. Remember,
these are positively the largest bo-
muses. that will be given for these
during the contest, SO
get busy and get subscriptions while |
the bonuses are big and your work |
will count for the most. Here are |
the bonuses:
For every seven new subscribers /
we will give 10000 extra votes, max |
ing a total of $4,000 M
For every seven renewal subscrip- |
tons we will give 5000 extra votes,
making total OF 1850.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
Practically the Whole Thing

1 dreamed that the big Bull Moose
was dead
And his carcass was being divided
Some claimed his antlers, some his
head
And the claims were being decided
In the midst of debate the devil ap-
peared
Saluting one and all
And his small request was loudly
cheered
For he wanted the creatures gall.
DR.. TOMBSTONE.
North Orwell, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

Statements of campaign expenses
filed by the national committees of
the three leading political parties
with the clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives as required by law show
expenditures as follows: Democrats
$732,6O9, republicans $558,311 and
progressives $334,682. There they
are and the reader may draw his
own conclusions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

St. Johnsbury well understands
the situation in which Barre finds
itself with several cases of smallpox
in its midst 1t would commend the
publicity given to the facts and en-
courage the officials of that city to
strictly enforce every precautionary
measure. 1t was because st. Johns
bury had a health officer who dared
to enforce his authority in quaran-
timing the disease that this village
was spared from a much more seri-
Gus scourge than it experienced.
Meantime it would be a great favor
to Barre if the public would accept
the full statements of the newspaper
regarding conditions there and not
attempt to tell more damaging stor-
les. The stories hurt st. Johnsbury
much more than the disease.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
MONROE

Mrs. Wesley Emery was in st.
Johnsbury Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Murray were
i'm Woodsville Saturday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Murray's brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lord Murray also at
tended the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard James Wis
tied Wesley Emery Monday.
Mrs. Oliver Hastings and Mrs. Bert
Bedell and little daughter were in
st. JoIlnsbury Saturday.
Lester Lang was at the Plain
Thursday.
Mrs. Charlie Pratt and Mrs. Burt
Bede1l were in East Ryegate the first
of the week.
Miss Virginia Hastings is working
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

For every seven back subscrip-
tions we will give 5000 extra votes,
making a total of $500.
Subscriptions turned in for the
first count will not count for these
bonuses. They will count just the
same for the piano at the
final count, but these bon
uses are good only on subscrip-
lions brought in from now until the
offer is withdrawn.
The following are the enterpris-
ing merchants who give coupons:
G.. G. Bingham
Randall & Whitcomb
G. A. Stanley
Steele, Taplin & Co.
F. A. Scott e. Co.
G. III. Clark
f. G.. Landry
Lillian Gordon
Lurchin e. Lurchin
G. A. Calderwood
The following young ladies have
been nominated in the contest. They
are authorized. to accept money for
subscriptions to The Caledonian and
give receipt therefor:
RaoTVIfc of First Vote
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
once as gecond-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
ADVERTISING RATES

Local notices, wants, for sale, etc.
q 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 $50 each for three
insertions. Card of thanks, rs cents.
Obituary poetry. 10 cents a line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

This paper is entitled to a place on
the Printers Ink Roll OF Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

OUT OF TOWN AGENTS.
BOatOn-Eagle News Co., 697 Wash
1ngton and rs Summer Streets.
LymdOnvAlIe-Campb and Blodgett.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN.
One year to any address, $3.50
Six months, rs
Three months, so
ClerRymen IN Caledonia County, s1.O0
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
THR oALEpoNIAN ooMPANY.
w. J. BIGELow,

re Eastern Avenue. St. Johnsbury. VT
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30
st. Bloomsbury GaIrdOniau
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1912
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-30

Through the White Mountains
To Lancaster, Colebrook. North Goa
way, Boston, Portland L@wtgton. B@m-
gor. Bar Harbor and st. John.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-28
.IMiss Agatha, and eOuId ~ no

toward the entrance. Then the
class and Miss Browne simultan-
eously perceived a second figure,
a bent, irreselute, middle-aged
figure approaching the same por-
tails from the classroom in
Roman history.
And then occurred a peculiar
phenomenon such as had never
been known to happen during the
memory of the class. For Miss
Browne, instead of continuing
upon her resolute way toward the
gate, made a short cut across the
soggy grasS-Miss VINE,
whose state of health was always
known to be exactly commensur-
ate with the hygienic condition of
her overshoeS.
And, as an immovable body en-
counters an irresistible force, so
Miss Agatha Browne encoun-
tered Prof. Boylett beside the
portals of the Ledham Seminary
for Young Ladies. The professor
saw her, Strengthened himself and
spoke.
"Er-among the S amnit e S
there existed a custom" he be-
gan.
IT have always told my class,
Miss Browne remarked at the
moment, ''that the custom which
restraints the female half of the
community"
(which l would be the last to
condemn"
From taking the first step"
when hin IS an d gentle
chances failed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-28

Gam I the first man who ever
asked you for kiss?"
Yes. The others showed more
nerve. They took it.,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-05
HOLD FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR LATE JUSTICE BLAIR

LANSING, Mich. Sept. Funeral
services for the late Justice A. Blair
we're held here yesterday afternoon.
the Rev. James Williamson. OF the
First Congregational church, oficiat-
ing.
The remaining justices OF the SUI
preme court and Gov. Osborn acted
as honorary pallbearers and the body
was escorted TO the special car and to
Jackson where interment took place.
by the entire Ingham county bar asso-
citation.
Clerk Charles G. Hopkins, OF the
supreme court Assistant Clerk James
Mertz. Reporter James Reasoner and
Deputy Attorney Generals H. Z.
Chase, T A. Lawler and c. w. Nc
Gill were pallbearers. At the request
of Gov. Osborn all the state ofices
we're closed and the capitol steps
draped In mourning.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-05
PAY CLERK CONFESSES
TO Theft PAROlED
Fred E. Bruce's Mother Mort
cages Home to Make Good
$1,000 Defalcation

Fred z. Bruce. 26-year-old pay
clerk In the Pere Marquette railroads
local ONCE, pleaded guilty before
Judge Phelan, Wednesday, TO q tech
nical charge of embezzling $50 from
the railroad. though he admitted that
his populations had amounted TO
about 81 800 within year.
Bruce told the Judge that every
nickel OF the money went for drinks
In cafes, where he spent on the av-
erage Of $50 to $50 q night. When
Judge Phelan expressed astonishment
and even disbelief, at that statement.
Bruce said: Honestly, Judge, /
never sper. a nickel Of that money
except In cafes and saloons. II all
went for drinks"
Bruce's mother, who lives In Elk
Rapids. Mich, mortgaged her home TO
settle the young mans defalcation.
and his sister, q stenographer, also
worked hard TO obtain his release.
mo young man ever deserved a
prison term any more than you do
| said Judge Phelan, but the noble ef-
forts OF your mother and sister, In
! your behalf, make me reluctant TO put
curse upon them by sending you to
prison"
He pareied Bruce for one year
Bruce has job waiting for him and
Twin pay back the embezzled money
In sums Of s25 a month.
Bruce was first required to take q
solemn vow never TO touch liquor
again.