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Flax. High. thoroughbred.
Stokes was in every line Of
N his nature the patrician. He
v knew al that schools and
colleges could teach. Aside
from books. he owned an outdoor side.
and boxed. and fenced. and a. much a.
any Comanche was at home IN the
saddle Just a. Fisk grew tubbily gross
and girthy. 90 Stokes remained slim and
clean and trained. stokes's eyes were
large and full Of . brown hre Alert,
straightforward. the soul q COURAGE.
the feeling he furnished was . feeling
Of force. Commercially keen. he was
what u called . good business man.
But he took his temper into his bust.
nsss. And. because his gun went with
his temper. to rob him or cheat him
possessed Q discourasing side.
Stokes was six years younger than
Fisk. He came 10 New YorL from Phil
adelphia IN 1880. and broke into business
by way Of the Produce Exchange. lie
wasn't long In making . record as .
Nvalryman erspeculation, and since he
Ion all his battles soon reared UP a
budding fortune.
OIL rose to the Weston Pennsylvania
surface. and Stokes was MED with
ystroleum dreams. He put up a $50. 900
refinery at Hunters Point, and all In a
moment was brskly In the greasy swim.
The panic Of 1851 laid Stokes on mis-
knaaciai back. Also. before ne again
could scramble 10 his feet, his unin-
sured refinery burned to the ground.
This left him a. nat ~ . founder.
Stokes had credit-that bower anchor
q business. His trade genius was ~
.'hiOA - his te~ or. his word ~ spotiess
, -, dis courage. Scores ot good men
knew these things Of Stokes. and now.
Ia the hour OF his adversely. those
him On his leGs again. He borrowed
s0o.ooo, rebuilt his burned refinery. and
before the year ended he was again in
'ooaeeseton OF thousands and IN close.
hot puvusit Of more.
!. Rockefeller over about on City con-
ceived the underhand idea Of rebates.
He made his rebate deals with four
railroads, among them the Erie. FISH
a. sharp q huntsman as any Rockefel-
Ter Of the wild beast called . dollar
~bshsA ana knew al hungry glance
the pocket IbuiGing beauties Of rebates.
Through himself and Gould he was IN
control Of the Erie. He. too. would 20
Into, oil: and thus-<hxing what freight
=, rate tor himself no pleased-with oil
and rebate working in conjunction cord
sup double gold.
~ Fisk had heard Of both Stokes ana his
Hunters Point refinery. but didn't know
either. He wired Stokes. summering In
garAtoGa, to Sc him ION business"
Ssokes came; and Fisk. carrying him
up into tNs hgh places Of . probable
. preoL showed him TIE kingdoms Of oil
ana rebate and the glories thereof.
Fisk and Stokes constructed hew oil
- company Stokes was given $4,000 q
rear salary. $4,000 q year rent for his
refinery, with 80 per cent. Of what profits
might be made. Thus, to the extent OF
oil and rebates. and through q rebate
. oooT. was Stokes brought into Erie.
a. Meanwhile Stokes had his hvnored
. place at those celebrated Mansfield din
~. where, with wine and laughter and
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lCopyrshs. 1919. BY Lsu,s yosspa vascs.)

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Hugh whitaker. New York lawyW and sthlsts.
Il told By his doctnss that b. b sulfsfins frvn
. Mortal nalads and hAs. = most. but zig months
Z, live. He hean Incidentally that psstty Man
LAdiAlAs sod her fathers ohauffess hsss &oped.
Hugh secretly lsavss New York. AZ tewa whom
he stops he 10 shown by uAstaks 70 . hotel Suom
where Mar LAdis.as y about to hill hassh by
dri hing oxalic acid. He rrsctss hss iron suicide.
Tn chauffeur rs deserted her and ~ fsttsF
will not tale her hack. hugh aaegsts that she
sxtsicsts hassslf from h9 dilsnna b. nAnyins
him and thus derive vhst bsnnt. ~ can from
his nans and nonsy; She psote.ts, but q l.s:
psT :. once sssss ~ cs.,aouy With IL shuS.
l,stsg stsrt the hyidsuoo1 itsrts on 9 tour q
Silrk Il drowned wh0 hs yacht strks! . rsel
eA Huh , alss reported lost. For az ysen
T1sn b. FstusuS 70 New York and cans on his
former law partner. Drummond. who stars At
him - at Q gloN.
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n.-ROPD.
n y0ARIH III rope y naAs fsem
M hsmo. TAs bsse An0iaan hemp
Y Hsws In OaAsssaia aaA Ksnsseky.
A sort a kshe s1A10s, reDs y made
from tAs Avsls e ~ soeesant But
the mose wondered rope g I'll y MADE
esoa . peAss thas sSSvS " ne Philip
pines eaJlsA The 'SSasa." o. AanliA
hsmp TIE Islanders sseslvs nearly a.
10000 yearly from its output
In oad days rope wss made ~ hand.
Now u b ~ machine made. The hemp
10 arst stripped. Thsn II y spsit and
scrapsd After thst Il 10 washed.
comosd BY spiked machines and oardsd.
More than . hundred ysArs ago DR..
Edward Cartwright made . rops-spin-
ming machine which he called the cor
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A Warning.

70 young girl
N should sh. lac. &C,
gifts and favors
from Q married
man.
Many Of you win
ut& this state
nent . Natitude,
but not an otyou.
apparently. IAave
jVse s1>a4vad o let
ter &rNo , yoanE
woman Rho q erf.
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Ten NatiOn-FamOus
New York Murders


'RpcfDINa INsrAtMENTs.

.sAHRoesIs OF PRECEDING IssrAtMENTs.
- M. . vanontsr. aft<s various provincial
aslsn1ulancs with JAy Gould 81 together tkey
,sOessd osutroa of the Erie Raalrpad. To ins...v
a 1907 u thaS nAnipuistioas a he railroads.
menssn Of the Tweed RinG'' political organ.
. iottna whlch ct that time ruled Nsv Yerk City.
FAk ~ uch and boastfui. tokinGy styiins him.
[ ~ Ths Prince Of Ehe.' He paid .1Ashrd at
49, 10 Q BEAUTIFUL woman pamsd Maufisld
IN hasiiy tool "a stohss 10 call % ~
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blue cigar smoke over ali. fresh schemes
OF piracy In stocks and politics were al.
most nightly shoved from shore.
An UnIucky "z0ast.''
When Flax took possession Of the Pike
Opera House he rcbaptissd II the Grand.
0me. Monteland was brought over from
Paris to sing IN Les BrigandS" Fisk
gave her . dinner In the Erie rooms.
and ell tho world was there'-inoluddng
the Mansfield.
Carried away on the tides Of his own
exuberance. Fisk proposed the health
OF Ia Monteland, and although no
Cicero he made a speech.
He informed la Monteland. among
other matters OF equal interest II not
Importance. that whereas in times past
she had been -winsd and dlned by Eu-
ropes counts Of no account and dukes
without dollar. she was now being ban
quoted by one Of tho royal family of
Erie-a prince 20 goldsn that he owned
tho opera house she was to sing In. a
prince so powerful that he could change
the name Of New York to Fiskville
whenever moved BY the spirit Of his
own splendors 90 TO do. This was all
very impressive to Ia Monteland.
As for the Mansaeid. she showed her
appreciation Of the Princes sloQuencs
by leaving the table.
This cold conduct on the part Of the
Mansfield nearly sobered Fisk. When
he called later at No. 50 Twenty-third
street to explain she wouldn't let him In.
The Mansfield didn't love Fisk: but ono
needn't be In love On order 70 be Jealous.
Fisk didn't love the Mansfield: but one
needn't be in love IN order to feel the
cold scorn OF beauty like an icicle
through his heart. .. .t.'
Fisk asked stokes to prevail upon
the Icy Mansfield TO thaw. and SEQ
things in their proper light. The Stokes
ambas sdor&hip was successful:' Fisk
was rs(toreH to Mansfield favor. But
he soon fell out again; and when. for
the second time. Stokes souGht to
bring about a reconciliation that me-
diator didn't md his path 80 smooth.
The Mansfield stood perched upon the
high pedestal OF her manifest wrongs.
and stonily refused to come down.
After q soft and pleading siege of
several days. however. Stokes was
again victorious and led the half-fOr-
given. wholly repentant Fisk into the
Mansfield presence.
Stokes. to the day Of his death. pro-
tested that his own relations with tho
Mansfield, rippIeless of romance. car
ried no warm colors Of the heart. He
declared and redeclared that nothing
more dulcet than dollars was ever
talked Of between them. The Mans
held-not without . sheer At herself
for being 80 pridelessiy weak as 10
notice the subject-said the same.
Fisk. however. spoke often and fully
to the blushing contrary. Since. how
ever. II was only when the Mansfield
refused him her smiles. even those
who believed most in him felt that
the charges were merely q Fisk frst
line Of defense. With Fisk's own wife
not twenty doors away. II was difficult
even for the impassivs Gould to keep
his face straight when Fisk began
telling OF how Stokes had deceived
him.
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by he arm and started for the door.
'tJo-ionS. Drummond."
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After the second reconciliation. Fisk.
talking to. Stokes. INDUCED In much
pride-blown Boosting. II might have been
that then and there no signed his own
death warrant. Stokes was a. proud -
any Lucifer at top-,nost notch of spirit.
His courage. too. was as tall as his
pride. Moreover. he carried within his
heart that bitter drop which. given
right-or wrons-occasion. incites to
murder.
Cro Be Coatinued)
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tContin,,ed.'

tCootinusd.)
TOKE6 was the an&ithesis OF
Flax. High. thoroughbred.
Stokes was in overy line Of
his nature the pAtrician. He
knew al that schools and
nN1nn~AA AAs,aA A..-1 q,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-18
30 MILES MOUNTAIN TRAIL
Vermont A Leader i'm Developing
Pedestrians Paradise

| The annual meeting of the Green
Mountain club, which took place in
Brandon Saturday, was remarkable
for climb by all present up Mount
MoOsalamoO, and the arrival on the
scene of Assistant State Forester R.
M. Ross, with a gang of men, report
ing the completion that morning of
50 miles of the Long Trail over
Killington, Pico, Mount Carmel and
Mount Horrid. This trail together
with 80 or more miles of completed
trail from the summit of Camel's
Hump over Bolton mountain and
Mansfield 10 Sterling Pond, and bits
of new trail and improved old trail
in various parts of the state, repre-
sents the present progress of the
scheme which is to make Vermont
the pedestrians paradise. An expe-
dition is working to extend the
Mansfield-Camel's Hump trail from
the Hump south through a beautiful
and extremely wild country to Lin
coin mountain. After that has been
| accomplished, the cutting of a link
of trail from Lincoln to Mount Hor-
rid will be all that remains to COM
plete the greatest piece of consecu-
tive mountain trail in America. At
held at the Brandon Inn at IL
o'clock in the forenoon, reports from
the officers of the club and the pres
idents of the various sections show
ed more active interest and accom-
pl1shment in opening up Vermont's
scenic treasures this season than
ever before. The Appalachian club
is considering visiting the state en-
masse this summer for an extensive
hike. Members of local sections are
making organized pilgrimages to
the mountains in their vicinity With
few exceptions the officers elected
were those of the preceding year
They are: President, James P. Tay-
Tor, Burlington; vice presidents,
Judge Seneca Haselton of BurIing-
ton, M. E. Wheeler of Rutland, SEN
ator Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park,
the Hon. M. J. Hapgood of Peru,
Senator w. p. Dillingham; of Water
bury, Fred A. Rowland of Montpel-
Ter and A. G. Farr of Brandon; sec
rotary and treasurer, Louis ]. Paris,
M. D., Burlington; chairmen of COM
mittees: membership, Louis j. Paris,
M. D., Burlington; trails, State For
ester Austin F. Halves, Burlington;
publicity, the Hon. Guy w. Bailey,
Essex Junction; photographs, Prof
H. F. Perkins, Burlington; board of
councillors representing counties:
Addison, Judge J. w. Weeks, Mid
dlebury; Bennington, Lieut.-Gov.
Frank E. Howe, Bennington; Gale
donia, Hon. L. P. Slack, st. Johns
bury; Chittenden, Prof George H.
Perkins, Burlington; Essex, Senator
Porter H. Dale, Island Pond; Frank
lin, Congressman Frank L. Greene,
st. Adams; Lamoille, Henry c.
Fiske, Morrisville; Orange, John c.
Sherburne, Randolph; Orleans, Elk
Gov. G. H. PrOuty, Newport; Rut-
land, Hon. Redheld Proctor, Proctor;
Washington, c.. G. Graves, Water
bury; Windham, the Rev. Charles
A. Harris, Brattleboro; Windsor, F.
H. Clark, Windsor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-18

should aid in the support of educa-
tional institutions are large and
serious subjects, but we submit that
the children in the public schools
should be given a better prepare
ton for their life work and less in
formation concerning the discarded
language and customs of the past.
Vermonters will watch with much
interest the effort of Sen. w. P. Dill
bingham to secure the passage of
his immigration bill. This measure
is said to be much like the one pass
ed last winter by congress and We
toed by Pres. Taft because it con-
tanned a literacy test. The present
bill does not contain this test but
restricts the immigration from I'M
desirable countries in another way.
Sen. Dillingham; has spent many
years studying the immigration
question and how to remedy
it and it would seem as
though he might give the
country now law that will protect
it from the criminal agitators that
have caused so much destruction of
life and property during the past
few years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-18
BIG FIRE AT NEWBURY
Eighteen Buildings Burned Satur-
day-OId Landmarks Gone

OAl"OAu 1xauUlll11EAS NlOAAO
A 100000 fire swept the bust
ness section of Newbury village Sat-
urday afternoon and evening, taking
Is buildings, including the Hale
store, valued at $4,000, the Sawyer
hotel, Advent church, Newbury
seminary and several large dwell
ings, most of which were well COW
cred by insurance, although the
hotel was not insured. The burn
ing of hotel and seminary take from
the community two of the Oldest
landmarks in this ,aection of the
state. The seminary was originally
the Methodist conference seminary
which is now established at Mont
pelier under the name of the Mont
pelier seminary, while the Sawyer
hotel was used in old stage coach
days and was one of the few left on
the route from Montreal to Boston
by way of the Connecticut valley.
The house accommodated 400 guests.
The fire was caused by heavy
wind drawing shavings up the Chin
ney of Peter Chase's blacksmith
shop and when seen by a small girl
the roof was on fire. Mr.. Chase had
only time to save five horses in the
shop to be shod.
Wind carried the flames to the
barn of James Hale, from which it
was communicated to the store
house, the dwelling house and store.
The fire then travelled along
Maple street and jumping the Meth
>dist church, IL burned the seminary
building, after which it jumped to
the hotel, leaving several buildings
between in a damaged condition.
Mr.. Sawyer moved considerable of
his property into the Cobleigh house
across the street, only to see it
burned to the ground. The wind
then brought the fire back across
the street, burning three more
houses along Main street. One fea-
ture of the fire was that everything
was cleaned up, no timbers being
left about the places burned.
Another old building to go was
the Horace w. Bailey store, one of
the Oldest in the town, owned by G.
M. Knight. The use of carpets and
blankets on the store of o. c. Holton
and the Hibbard & Company saved
these buildings. If they had gone
all mercantile enterprise would have
been swept away. So fast did the
fire do its work that by 10 o'clock
the territory had been entirely burn
ed over. Alexander Greer opened
his houses on his farm allowing any,
one to use them. The loss on the
hotel is estimated at $25, ZOO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-18
The Farmer Would Howl.

Edward G. Riggs, executive assist
ant of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company,
says
Were the price of farm products
to be fixed by commission in this
country in the face of a steady in
crease in the cost of farm imple-
ments and materials and a general
advance in the wages demanded by
farmhands, there would undoubtedly
be a shrinkage in farm values
which would speedily become mat
ter of national concern.
THE plight of the farmer would
become a subject of general discus
sion. A thousand, nay, a million
tongues would wag in his behalf. To
the opportunities of agriculturalists
facing ruin under such conditions
legislators would be among the first
to listen. Relief measures would be
undertaken and with the approval of
the people as a whole, for the pros
perity of the farmer must be insured.
Next to the agriculture the rail
roads form the greatest single in
dustry in this country. They collect
and distribute wealth as does no
other single agency. They employ
$1,000 people and pay out in
wages every year $1,239, 9,2S4.
This does not include the railway
supply industry, employing almost as
many more.
But to the plight of>the railroads
the people have become callous. To
take more money out of the railroad
treasures, to compel them to pay
higher wages. to buy better equip
ment, to employ more men, to pay
more in taxes and at the same time
make them charge less for what they
have to sell has become the most
natural thing in the world"
No matter what ones attitude to-
ward the railroad is they will admit
the truth of what Mr.. Riggs has said.
1t should be remembered, however,
that the railroads brought this trou-
BILE on themselves in a large degree
by 'the public be damned" policy
they once so arrogantly adopted.
Times have changed and the public
seems to be i nthe saddle on 1.-The
railroads be damned" plan. 1t is
not any more right for the public
than it was for the railroads, how
ever, and unless there is greater mod
Grafton in dealing with the subject
we shall experience some very harm
full effects.
If the public could be assured there
is no watered stock in a public SER
vice corporation, that too many roads
are not built and that proper service
is rendered, it seems as though it
might allow the railroads to run the
rest of their business on good bust
ness principles.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-18
been staying with her brother. She
is staying with Mrs. Green
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
ESTATE OF DANIEL SMITH.

The undersigned. having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Caledonia, Commissioners TO receive
examine, and adjust the claims and demandt
of all persons against the ests te of Daniel
Smith. late of ST. Johnsbury, in said District,
deceased, and all claims exhibited in Offset
thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purpose aforesaid at the home of the
late Daniel Smith, 10 Lincoln ST., in the vii
lage of st. Johnsbury, in said District, on the
9Th day of July and 9Th day of December
next, from 10 O'Clock a. m until 3 O'Clock
q. m, on each of said days and that six
months from the 10th day of June, A. d.
1913, is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims to US
for examination and allowance.
Dated at ST. Johnsbury, this 14th day of
June, A. d. 1913.
CHARLES ROSS,
LUMAN A. LADD,
Commissioners.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-18
NORTH DANvILLE
Some Observations On Automobile
Travel of a Sunday-LOcaIs

Some Observations On Automobile
Travel of a Sunday-LOcaIs
Mrs. Jamieson's sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sort of st. Johnsbury spent
Sunday with her at their farm.
Sunday 107 autos and 10
motorcycles went through the place.
Some were large and some were
small Some looked as though they
would reach their destination and
others as though they had made
their last honk.
Mrs Mary ellis of Danville Wis
tied her aunt, Mrs. Jack Miller, the
first of the week.
Thursday night the officers of the
Grange were installed by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hallett of st. Johnsbury. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hooker of st. Johns
bury Grange were visitors.
G. H. Stanton was in Barre
Wednesday on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Stanton are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bell of Lunenburg.
Miss Ida Emmons of st. Johns
bury Hospital is having a Short va
cation visiting her aunt and uncle,
Frank Emmons and other friends.
G. D. Clifford and C. c. Massey
were in North Walden and Noyes-
vile Saturday on business trip.
Harry Varnum of Jefferson
vile visited his mother, Mrs. Je-
NINA Green Thursday, and Friday
took his mother and Mrs. F. r..
Palmer to Barre in his auto and
brought them home Saturday. He
and Mrs. Varnum spent Sunday at
L. G. Stanton's.
Mrs. Alice Locklin of Wheelock
is keeping house for Mrs. Alice
Chickering while she is visiting her
son Merton in Massachusetts,.
Charles Sanborn is improving the
looks of his house by new veranda
Mr.. Gilman, man over 80, is doing
the work.
There were quite a number from
here that attended the commence
ment concert at st. Johnsbury Tues
day evening.
B. A. HIATT and Helen Massey of
st. Johnsbury visited her brother,
c. C. Massey Friday.
Miss Jennie Gadapee graduated
Thursday from St. Johnsbury Acad-
envy and is at. the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gadapee.
Mrs. Goodrich has closed her
home and gone to live with her
brother at st. Johnsbury
Timothy Emmons has finished
work at Fairbanks shop and is
working for James Cassidy.
Mrs. Fred Gadapee visited her
uncle at Morrisville Friday and Sat
urday last.
Mrs. Henry Newell is visiting at
Mr.. Adna Clifford's.
George SWEET of ST. Johnsbury Wis
tied his son Frank, Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Russlow was in the
place Sunday, calling on friends and
relatives.
Mr.. Solomon and wife from Can
ada are at Frank Bickford's, living
in the cottage and Mr.. Solomon
working on the farm.
Charles Hubbard and wife of
Hardwick spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. William Robinson.
Arthur Rogers and wife of Wal
rem visited Mrs. Rogers sister, Mrs.
Guy Clifford, Sunday.
Darwin Houghton and wife and
daughter Mabel visited Mrs. Hough-
toms father, Mr.. j. P. weeks, Sun
day.
Charles Badger visited his sister,
Mrs. Fred Gadapee Sunday, her
mother, Mrs. Badger, has returned
from MorrisVille, where she has
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-18
Probate OF WIN
ESTATE OF EZRA II. PARKER.

1SAA y OE E[HNA - EARh6R.
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Caledonia, ss.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Caledonia. To all persons inter
ested Ina the estate Of Rxra lib. Parker, late
Of Waterford. IN said District deceased,
Greeting;
At a Probate Court. holden at st. Johns-
bury within and for said district on the 2sth
day OF May A. ID. 1913, an instrument pur-
porting 70 be the last VIII and Testament
of Ezra b. Parker. late of Waterford. Ia
said District, deceased was presented to the
Court aforesaid, for Probate.
And Il Is ordered by said Court that the
21st day OF June, A. ID. 1913. at the
Probate Office in said st. Johnsbury
be assigned for proving said instrument;
and that notice thereof be given to all per-
sons concerned, by publishing this order
three weeks successfully in the CALIFORNIAN
a newspaper circulating in that vicinity. in
said District. previous TO the time appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notified TO APP
pear before said Court, at the time and place
aforesaid, and contest the probate Of said
will. If you have cause
Given under my hand at st. Johnsbury In
said District, this 51st day OF May,
A. ID. 1913.
WALTER p. SMITH. Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-18
A worker Appreciates This

VIM. Morris, a resident of Flor
ence, Oregon, says: For the last IA
years my kidneys and bladder inca
paciated me for all work. About
eight months ago I began using Fo-
ley Kidney Pills, and they have done
what other medicines failed to do,
and now l am doing and feeling fine,
heartily recommend Foley Kidney
Pills" Foley Kidney Pills do not con-
tain habit forming drugs and are
tonic in acting, quick in results.
They will help any case Of kidney
trouble not beyond the reach of med
icine. G. G. Bingham. Adv.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-18

We are told that dynamite is be-
ing used to break up a part of the
hardpan in the abandoned farming
sections to aid in securing bet
ter crops. We have seen farmers so
disguised they would be willing to
buy the dynamite to blow their
whole farm off the face of the earth.
But seriously speaking we hope this
method will not be generally encour-
aged, as it would only mean the
loosening up of little more soil to
rob. What abandoned farms need is
not more robbery but more intelligent
feeding and cultivation of the soil.