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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

with agriculture. What is the nee
essary living expense of the average
family of FIVE? Who puts in the
most hours of hard work, the mer-
chant, banker, preacher, editor, or
farmer, and who has the fewest
privileges? How can the purchasing
powers of the consumers of the
farm products of this county be in
creased without increasing the cost
of the product? How can the cost
of handling the merchandise of the
county be reduced without reducing
the salaries of the clerks, or the
profits of the merchants? What is
the greatest question now demand
ing solution by the producers and
consumers? What is the actual cost
of feeding and caring for colt one
year; or a horse, calf, COW, pig,
sheep, a dozen hens, and what is the
average income from the above
named animals in one year?
If these questions could be ac-
curately answered, l believe we
could go at our work with more
courage and direct our efforts to
much better advantage, and our
children would grow up to see joys
in the country that heretofore have
been hidden from their sight.
The suggestions are excellent but
Vermont should not wait for its
boys and girls to be educated along
these lines before acting on the sug-
gestions. The program laid out by
Mr.. Flint is one that should be
adopted at once by the farmers
themselves because it lays down a
good business program for every
agricultural producer in the state.
The chief trouble with Vermont
agriculture is the strong adherence
to the customs of the fathers and a
lack of sound business analysis of
what the farmer is undertaking. 1t
does not pay the farmer any better
than it does the manufacturer or
business man to follow improbable
methods. Because the farmers have
failed to analyze their business on
public schools of the state have been
urging bright boys and girls to
make something better of them
selves than a farmer with the result
that much of the talent best fitted
to make farming profitable and pro-
gressive has been directed into other
channels. If the farmers themselves
will start the move to put their bus
mess on a better and more attrac-
tive basis they will bring about the
definite results mentioned by Mr..
Flint quicker than they will if they
wait for the public schools to ac-
complish it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23
A Cheap Fertilizer For Oats

Farmers having a light, sandy
soil, or whose farms are fair loan.
but which have been exhausted by
long-continued cropping without
much fertilizer, will find it still pos
sible to raise fair crops by the use of
Fertilizing Salt. This kind of fertil-
izer appears to give especially good
results on Oats. 1t not only makes
the straw sitter, consequently MAX
ing the crop less liable to lodge and
rust, but also keeps the ground
moist and so insures a better catch
when grass seed is sown with the
Oats.
A very desirable Salt for fertilizing
purposes is sold by c. S. Page, Hyde
Park, VT. 1t is more valuable than
most cheap salts. as itcontains more
or less refuse matter which comes
from the hides on which it has been
used. The price is only $500 per
ton, I. o. b. Hyde Park, and the
freights are moderate, especially on
Is ton carloads. The price is soc
less than last year and is likely to be
only temporary. Orders therefore
should be placed as early as possible.
Prompt shipments can be made and
full particulars will be given on re-
quest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23
Order of Notice of Allowance OF
account

ESTATE OF FRANCIS III. SHEPHERD.
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Caledonia 81
The Honorable Probate Court for the dis
trict aforesaid: To all persons interested in
the estate of Francis III. Shepherd, late of
Waterford, in said district, deceased, greet
ing:
Whereas, said Court has assigned the 2nd
day of May next for examining and allow
ing the account of the Executrix, of the
estate of said deceased and for a decree of
the residue of said estate to the lawful claim
ants of the same, and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons inter
ested in said estate by publishing this order
three weeks successfully previous to the day
assigned, in the Caledonian a newspaper
published at St. Johnsbury in said district.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to ap-
pear at the Probate Office in st. yohnsbury,
in said district, the day assigned then
and there to contest the allowance of said
account if you see cause, and to establish
your right as heirs, legatees and lawful
claim ants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this 18th day OF
April, A. d. 1913.
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

The recognition great man
brings to his state is well illustrated
by Ex.sSen. George F. Edmunds who
now resides in California. The last
issue of The Century has an article
written by him concerning the re-
CONSTRUCTION period and the i'm
parchment proceedings in the case
of President Johnson and the editor
speaks of him as Senator Edmunds
of Vermont" 1t has been many
years since Mr.. Edmunds retired
as Vermont senator but as long as
he lives or his deeds are recorded
Vermont will be given prominence
as the home state of this man with
a national reputation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23
Order of Notice-BeneflciaI

ESIAIE OF LUSENA B. HAYNES.
STATE OF VERMONT. District of Caledonia IS .
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict aforesaid: To the heirs and all persons
Interested in the estate of Lusena B. HAYNES
late Of st. Johnsbury, in said District, de-
ceased, greeting:
Whereas, application hath been made to
this court in writing. by the Executor of the
last will and testament of said deceased
praying for license and authority to sell the.
whole OF real estate of said deceased to wit:
One dwelling house and lot, situate on the
of St. Johnsbury, in st. Johnsbury aforesaid
representing to said court that It would be
beneficial to the heirs and all persons inter
ested In the estate of said deceased to sell
said real estate and convert the same into
money.
And bringing into Court the consent ana
appreciation in writing, of all the heirs to
said estate residing in this state, and setting
forth the situation of the real estate.
Whereupon, the said Court appointed and
assigned the Bird day of May A. D., 1913, at
the Probate Office IN st. Johnsbury, in said
district, to hear and decide upon said appli-
cation and petition, and ordered public
notice thereof to be given to all persons in
terested therein, by publishing said order,
together with the time and place of hearing
three weeks successively in the CALIFORNIAN
newspaper which circulates in the neigh
estate, all of which publications shall be
previous to the day assigned for hearing.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to APP
pear before said Court. at the time and place
assigned, then and there in said Court to
make your objections to the granting Of such
license. II you see cause.
Given under my hand at st. Johnsbury, In
said district. this 18th day of April A. D.
1913.
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

A real progressive step has been
taken at The Peoples Academy in
Morrisville and the Spauld1ng High
School of Barre where the girls have
decided to give up expensive gradu-
alton gowns and all appear in neat
but in expensive dress. This is a
most commendable thing to do. A
costly dress is no certificate of good
education but the inability to secure
one is very humiliating to some pro-
ficient students. The cost of edu-
cation would be very materially re-
duced if the flowers and expensive
dresses could be cut out of the grad
uation season.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23
1t seems that Vermont must hav,

1t seems that Vermont must have
a special session of the legislature to
change the laws to comply with the
constitutional changes adopted by
the people at the last March meeting.
One necessity is a change of date of
election. Gov. Fletcher might do well
to call it for the first Wednesday
in January 1914 and let the people
on the date fixed by the constitution
see how a session of the legislature
will really work. That would give
some of the new laws an opportu-
nifty to be tried out and there might
be less danger of the lawmakers at
tempting to undo some of the things
they have so recently done. OF
course there might be something
said about the next governor but
that would be progressive and con-
sequently all right.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

The Orleans County Monitor
prints list of ten cows owned by
members of the Memphremagog Cow
Testing Association that have pro-
duced in excess of forty pounds of
butter each in thirty days. The
lowest production in the list is 4O.5
pounds of butter while the highest is
57.2 pounds. The average per COW is
45.5 pounds. 1t is certainly worth
something to these farmers to know
they have cows that are such good
butter producers but it is probably
worth more to them to find out they
have COWS that on the same feed
and care are not producing over
half or two-thirds of that amount of
butter. They will know at the end
of year which COWS it pays them
to keep in their dairy and get the
most profit. 1t does seem strange
that more farmers are not having
their COWS tested and securing better
returns on their feed and labor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23
Do Not Wait for the Schools

George G. Flint of Braintree in
a contributed article to the Ran
dolph Herald and News asks:-"Are
our schools as a whole teaching the
things they should teach?" Farther
on in the article he makes these
suggestions:-
That we may be able to develop
a better understanding and promote
closer union of interest between
the farmers and people of our
country towns, let the advisor in
quire into the cost of living, and
some of the bottom facts connected
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

Clifford L. Snow of Manchester
who was elected a member of the
New Hampshire legislature as repub
lican, turned after election to a pro-
gressive and tried to sell his vote to
the democrats, was expelled from the
membership of the house last We'd
nesday by the decisive vote of lit
to 119. In that act the legislature
of New Hampshire has acted wisely
and we hope it will permanently inn
prove the conduct of it's members.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

Last Friday in Washington coun-
ty court Judge Frank L. Fish SEN
fenced twenty-four illegal liquor sell
lers and the fines imposed totalled
$1,000. A news account of the af-
fair says Evidence in all these
cases was secured through secret in
quests, the most effective weapon
yet devised in Vermont to obtain
evidence and convictions in liquor
cases. We would respectfully rec
ommend this weapon to the states
attorney of Caledonia county in
bringing local liquor sellers and
houses of i'll fame to justice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

is spreading the name of St. Johns
bury all over the country but we
desire to call attention to another
organization that is not so frequent
ly mentioned but which nevertheless
is giving st. Johnsbury wide publicity,
the Merchants Association of St.
Johnsbury. With constantly in
creasing membership in many diff
ferent states it is Carrying
the knowledge of a good col
lecting system and one of the best
systems in vogue for protecting it's
members from trusting dead beats
and it's stationery shows it to be a
St. Johnsbury institution well estab-
lished and effective in it's work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23
Order of Notice of Allowance OF
Account
ESTATE OF MARY MoRRAU.

ESTATE OF MARY MOREAU.
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Caledonia, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict aforesaid: To all persons interested in
the estate of Mary MORGAN, late of Water
ford. in said district, deceased, greeting:
Whereas, said Court has assigned the end
day of May next for examining and allow
ing the account of the Executor of the
estate of said deceased and for a decree of
the residue of said estate to the lawful claim .
ants of the same, and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons inter
ested in said estate by publishing this order
assigned, in the Caledonian a newspaper
published at st. Johnsbury in said district.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to ap-
in said district, the day assigned, then
and there to contest the allowance of said
account If you see cause, and to establish
your right as heirs, 1egatees and lawful
claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this 18th day of
April, A. D. 1913.
WALTER p SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23
with the soil.

with the soil.
Nv. Because it is the most indie
pendent business in the world, and
is coming to be regarded as one of
the most honorable and ennobling.
". Because it requires a real
man to be a real farmer, success in
it being quite as dependent on ener-
gy, scientific training, business-like
methods, organization for distribu-
ton and general mental equipment
as that in almost any other career.
Probably, too, far more versatility and
adaptability and resourcefulness are
required for marked success in agri-
culture, on the average, than in al
most any other line of human en-
deavor.-ICoos County Democrat.
incorporated Under Vermont Law
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23
Vermont Municipal Bonds
BOUGHT AND SOLD

The Hyde Park Savings Bank is al
ways able to supply investors with gilt
edged town, city and village (Vermont)
bonds. Correspondence invited with
parties desiring either to buy or sell.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

corporation with the secretary OF
state at Montpelier. IL has a cap
ital stock of 100000. This is a
company connected with the +. and
I. Fairbanks and Company and is
simply incorporating under the Yer
mont law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

No, we don't hear much about
the senatorship these days. But
what we do hear indicates there will
be very strong sentiment in favor
OF nominating Charles A. Prouty Of
the interstate commerce commission
for the position.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

The Greater Vermont Association
in it's weekly bulletin of news calls
attention to the advertising of St.
Johnsbury that is being given by
the wide spread distribution of
goods from the Towle Maple Pro-
ducts Co. 1t is true this company
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

ganized labor.
Let's begin an agitation for relief
to all classes of consumers that has
proved a success elsewhere and not
choose longer ineffective means Of
relief.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
office as second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN
One year to any address, $3.50
Six months, 10
Three months, 30
Clergymen in Caledonia County, S1.OO
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23
OUT OF TOWN AGENTS

BOstOn-Eagle News Co, 597 Wash
ington' and rs Summer Streets.
MISUNDERSTANDING & Blodgett.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-23

Incorporated Under Vermont Law
The Moline Scale Company of
Moline, ILL.,, has filed articles of in
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Local notices. wants. for sale, ETC.,
2 cents per word first insertion. Legal
notices 10 cents a line, three inser-
tions. Probate notices $500 each for
three insertions. Dissolution, liberia
ton and similar notices $3.50 each for
three insertions. Card of thanks, rs
cents. Obituary poetry, 10 cents line.
This paper is entitled to a place on
the Printers Ink Roll of Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN CO.
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7s Eastern Avenue. St. JOhnsbury. vt.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-11
M'CoY KNEW HUMAN NATURE
Explaining How the PugIIIst Was Able
70 Get, HIs Car Through Jam
Where Others Failed.

Kid Mccoy drove down In his large,
shiny motor. A friend accompanied
him. Coming up the avenue was q
flock Of hooting cars. 1t seemed I'M
possible for Mccoy to find a way
through.
Lets turn down side street, Kid"
said the friend. "We1l make by It"
Watch me-" said Mccoy.
He turned his head to one side, and
looked into the eyes Of the alarmed
friend. He drove his car right at the
approaching covey. Their drivers set
up a quacking like lot Of frightened
ducks. Mccoy drove on, without look
ing at the road ahead. All the other
cars pulled to one side and made way
for him. As he passed, all the other
drivers leaned out Of their cars to
make Injurious comment upon Mr..
Mccoy.
Get your blur in first" said Mccoy.
That's the. rule in life that applies to
motoring as we'll as to fighting. II I'd
dropped back and hOnked timidly ev-
cry one Of those guys would have
crowded me a little farther into the
curb. Because they thought was
careless, reckless, E-Aat mushhead'
who'd as lief have an accident as not,
they gave me the right Of way."-NeW
York Times.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-11
Frisco Time Table.

NORTH BOUND.
No 112-Meteor for Kansas City 2.45
No 323 For Kansas City via Columbus and Psburg LIS pm
SOUTH BOUND
No Ill Meteor 2.12
No 1877 Alton Accommodation 40 am
No 1S1 Sapulpa Passenger 60 pm
EAST BOUND.
No 312 ST. Louis Express 225am
No 3l6 From Kansas City OBS am
No 1876 Joplin Passenger direct 70 Joplin HOO
No St. Louis Limited $50 pm
No 3Ss Joplin Passenger $40 pm
WEST BOUND.
No 300 Wichita Passenger LAO am
No Kansas Limited SIS am
This schedule went into effect Sunday August H. 1913
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-11
THINGS THAT ALMOST HAPPEN
Steamboat Captain Tells Why He
Hair 10 Nearly White, Though
He Never Had an Accident.

1T is the things that almost hap
pen which cause gray hairs in this
business rather than the things that
actually occur" said q veteran cap
tain Of an excursion boat to q New
York Sun man.
"When was thirty.three years old
was running a boat to Coney Island.
On one occasion. In the lower bay, fog
settled down thicker than mush. /
held q compass course and everything
went smoothly enough until 1t was al
most time to change the course and
head from the bay toward Coney. !
had heard q boat-by its whistle !
knew It was a towing tug-pass me
further up the bay.
Even though ! could not see the
bow Of my boat, I was hanging with
my head out Of the pilot house win
dow and straining my eyes to see,
when my quartermaster, who was
standing on the very peak Of the
bow, called for me to reverse. l rang
for full speed astern and threw the
wheel hard to port.
The fog lifted for an instant and
lead ahead of me l saw a scow with
Dynamite written on its side and a
red flag floating above 1t. ! kept the
wheel hard over and 1t seemed to me
the engineer was an eternity in get
ting the engine reversed. We just
grazed the scow. ! learned afterward
that It had been in tow Of tug and
that the hawser broke and the tug
crew had lost sight Of the scow In
the fog.
when got home that night my
wife pointed out gray hair-the first
had ever had.
'Tn all my experience I've never
had serious accident, but as you see
I have o head full Of gray hairs
caused by things that almost hap
pened."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-11
Authorization Gone Mad.

There are people in this country
who have so much respect for its gov
eminent and institutions that they al
most consider those guilty Of treason
who spell the capital Of the country
Wash" It Is all they can do to
restrain themselves when they get .
letter dated wash, D. c." They
would Just as soon see one addressed
to ',Bos., Mass" although Bait, Nd,
or Phila, Pa, does not offend 90 much.
Nobody but q human Sloth would
think Of writing on his envelope
Chic Ill.," or Buff, N. Y" Yet the
practice Of unauthorized contraction
has Rfowh to such an extent that It IL
high time that business houses lay
down the law, as found In the back
part Of nearly any dictionary, against
the practice. And II you follow the
feelings OF the purists In spelling,
you'd dock the man or woman q whole
days pay who Is 80 utterly dead to
patriotic Instincts as 70 address q
letter 70 ''Wash-s D. C."-Wan strest
Jogznal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-11
Missouri Bargains.

Is acres, five miles from Yer
sailles, all in timber. Part OF
this tract is good and part rough,
1t adjoins one of the best orchards
in the county, recently sold to
Kansas City parties who have
built a new home there. This
land is located in a district adapt
ed to apple culture and other
fruits. 1t will also make a fine
small ranch or poultry farm. 1t
is near school. 1t is also in a
fine mineral district. $3.50 per
acre. On easy payment.
80 acres open timber grass land
in Camden county close to where
the new Missouri Pacific r. K.
runs from Springfield to Bagnell.
The survey crosses the Section
this eighty is in. Its all virgin
oak timber in the noted blue stem
grass district and in one of the
best lead and zinc districts in
Central Missouri. This land is
located about where the depot
for the Ha- Tonka resort and
springs will be. Part of the 80
is tillable and part rough. $500
per acre. On easy payments.
80 acres of open timber land,
nearly all large oak timber, very
little underbrush. Good public
road and good neighborhood, six
miles from Versailles and FIVE
miles from Slower. Part of the
land is billy but all fine fruit and
grass land and will make one of
the best little combination farms
in the county for grain, fruit,
poultry, hogs, etc. 1t is in a
fine mineral district, in fact the
best mining machinery in the
country is located on the land adj
joining, where much lead ore has
been taken out. While only a
farm price is placed on this land,
it's liable any day to become very
valuable on account of mineral.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-11
FOR SALE.

blue grass pasure, and the balance
is in cultivation. Improvements
consist of a nine-room house, big
fine barn, sheds and other outbui!d-
ings. There is a good well, cistern,
and two fine springs on the place.
Want to trade it for land close to
Baxter Springs.
A finely improved eighty acres
west of Baxter Springs, for sale. Has
good six-room house, barn, 2 els
terms, we'll, Is acres of pasture, ~
acres Of NOW land, 3 acres OF fruit
balance in cultivation. The price
is only $40 per acre, and it can be
bought for half cash and long time
on the balance.
We have a mighty fine we'll i'm
proved so acres miles from town,
which we will trade for 100 acres
and pay cash difference. Come a
runnin'.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-11

How would you like to have a
good farm in Colorado, Well, we
have one for trade, 100 acres, 100
of which is in cultivation, and
good crops were raised this year,
in spite of the dry weather. If
you feel interested in a trade of
this kind. Gene in and see rs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-11

To Trade-A good 40 acres OF
l.,a An cruuford county, Kansas
50 sorlI Is IN grass, 40 acres e IN
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-12-11
r. r. D. Notice.

Patrons on rural routes are
hereby uotifed to put stamps on
mail matter hereafter, and not
put coins for stamps in the mail
boxes. This is an important mat
ter, and we trust all patrons will
take due notice of this change.