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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-17

insurance, rubber and innumerable 9TH
er great industries he is a commanding
force.
Quietly, silently, unobtrusively, he
has gone ahead year after year with
never backward step. He has tram
pied on no one. He has made no enc
mics, aroused no antagonisms. His
name has appeared rarely in the news
papers. He has money enough to buy
out all the Lawsons, Gateses, Pattens
and the rest Of the crowd who shoot
off skyrockets every time they buy or
sell few bushels of grain or cotton on
a margin. Nobody has heard of Baker
buying any stock, but when one
comes to look over the list of the big
American properties printed in connec-
ton with this article he finds the own
ers to be Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Baker.
Most Silent Millionaire.
Those who know George F. Baker
and have a fair idea of the power he
wields do not hesitate to say that he is
an 'irresistable force" and the most
silent among all the great million
aires. Now and then some one sees
him on the street engaged in conver-
sation" with some one. That means
that the other man is doing all the
talking and that Baker is listening. 1t
is said that a visitor once spent six
weeks at Mr.. Bakers summer home at
Tuxedo and never heard him speak a
word in all that time. A nod or ges-
ture was his usual expression of greet
ing or qualification.
Mr.. Baker worked up from a clerk
in the First National bank, which he
now controls. 1t was when he was
cashier that the opportunity of his life
came. He gTasped it instantly and
turned defeat into victory. His assist
ant had made an error in judgment for
which Baker would also be held re-
sponsible. They stood shoulder to
shoulder and personally assumed the
Prospective loss. And instead of being
dismissed they laid the foundations of
their fortune.
Story of His Rise.
AS the story goes, John Thompson,
the originator OF the national banking
system, was the president of the First
National bank in those days The re-
lations between the bank and the gov
ernment were close, and to the bank
was intrusted the buying of all foreign
exchange that the government needed
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28

as in the past? The difference
is that with the money that
could I've raised upon bonds voted
upon Knox County we wouI'
within the next few years have
road that could be used in sucl
manner that they would more
than pay for themselves by thu
saving in hauling over them, and
yet we would have paid out ~
more money than would have
been paid out each year in TEN.
porary improvement work.
Think it over and study SHE
systems used in other counties.
and if you have a better system
or plan than the bond Issue pla'
let us have it. and we will be
glad to hear from you and Civ,
you all the space you want to put
your views before the people o.
Knox County. We want to heal
men from off the railroad ia
upon this subject and know
what they think bout our roads
Here we will have to caution
you to be discreet in your langu
age, a. the Government law il
very strict about using too strong
language in print,
Write to the Advocate eacl
week and say something abou
roads.
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28

until our citizens awaken to ac-
ton. We spend a great deal Of
money, but not judiciously. and
each year at this season We find
it just as impossible to use the
roads with any degree of sue
cess as years preceding. Is this
the fault of the officials or is 1t
the fault of the system? We
say the latter to the greatest ex-
tent, although there are instan-
ces where better judgement
could have been used in our
present system. But just SO
long as little money is spent
here and a little there, and a
ditch is cut in one place and
some dirt thrown up in another,
with no stone or ballast upon the
surface to make it permanent,
just that long will we find it inn
possible to pull more than one
horse load with good team of
two.
We now have a County Road
Engineer TO whom we pay $1,000.
90 per year to oversee the work
of road building. He can only
spend the money allowed for this
work, in small amounts to each
section, for it would not be fair
to pave a road i'll one section OF
the county and leave another
road utterly neglected, SO what
is he going to do? There is only
one thing he can do, and that is
use the money according to his
best judgement and distribute it
over the county in the places
that need it the worst. This is
no fault of his, it is the system.
/ To some, the words bond is
sue," is a scarecrow, and they
throw up their hands and al.
most have Mysteries when they
think of putting an indebted.
ness upon the county, such al
would be required to give as q
satisfactory system of highways
What is the difference whether
We spend the money all at once
and pay it during the next
twenty years or spend it eacf
year for the next twenty years
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28
WAR NEWS

To many of our readers, espe-
cially those off the railroad and
and those who do not take daily
papers we may be criticised for
not giving more Mexican War
news. One reason, and a sufil-
cient one, is that conditions
change down there so often that
with the slow facilities of a
country weekly where all the
type is set by hand it would not
be news by the time it reached
the reader. New sensations de-
velop every day and no one can
tell what is in store for the next.
One day the daily papers are
tull of scare" news that the
United States will intervene and
that troops are being rushed to
the border TO be in readiness
for the call to war. Right on top
of this the following day every
thing has Gained down and
seems to be settling dC~n. The'
again the next day it is all over
again, war and bloodshed, typl-
cal of the Latin States over run
at intervals by revolution. just
at this time conditions seem to
warrant that peace will be re-
stored without the intervention
of the United States and that
within few days all will be Sc
rene where one week previous
the streets were filled by the
conflicting forces of Diaz and
Madero. However, as in the
pastall may be changed before
this paper is off the press and 8
renewal of the turbulent scene:
of the past few days may tran
spire.
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28
Fine Home For Sale

| have a fine home Tor sale near
Barbourville This home consists
of about twenty-five acres Of land
on which is an ideal two story,
eight room building which has wide
Railways and concrete sidewalks
leading from the roadway to the
house. Has good barn, gaod well
and all the necessary GU buildings,
and has n eocd twelve year old
orchard which is now bearing.
These buildings are practically new,
having been built only about six
years and is in good state OF repairs,
This home is just outside the cor
poration limits Of the city of Bar
bourville on the State road leading
to Pineville about one half mile Fl ON
he depot and about three hundred
yards from the Fair Grounds. Bar.
bourville has two colleges and a
graded school and churches of differ.
ent denominations and this is an
j ieal peace OF property.
If this home is not sold before
March 22ad it will he sold at auc.
tion. Also will sell at that time
one fine harness mare, wagon, bug,
gy harness and farming implements
II you want to make a de al before
the day of sale call on or write
T. J. VERMILLIoN,
Barbourville, KY.
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28
The Kentucky Education
al Association 10 Meet
In Louisville

The Kentucky Educational Asso.
citation is the organized leader IN
matters educational in the State,
and its plain duty is to make a
supreme effort to improve the con.
tent, the organization and admin.
istration of the public schools. II
the organized teachers Of the State
do not take and maintain an iutelli
gent and patriotic lead in these
matters which embrace their life
work, have they any cause to com
plain If others assume their abdI
Gated leadership. One part OF our
school S, stem cannot suffer without
all parts su6er. IL is the duty OF
every man and woman engaged IN
school work of every grade and
kind to put his shoulder to the
wheel and assist in lifting the school
ont OF the rut OF indifference. Nero
6ddled while Rome burned; let no
school men bicker while the chilir, u
OF the state suffer. j, is the duty
OF every teacher TO attend the an
nual meeting I this Association and
to lend his hand and heart To a.,
great work il is doing. The next
meeting will he held 10 Louisville
April 81. Mas l,2 and 3.
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28
Republican Candidate For
Sheriff of Knox County.

To the Citizens and Voters Of Knox
County,
| hereby announce myself "A can
date for the office OF Sheriff, sub
ject to the action of the Republican
Primary, to he held the second day
OF August, 1913. For the last TT
teen years in my precinct on Brush
Creek at the request OF my neigh
bors and the Comfy officials, hav.
ing the appointing power, and with
out my asking, | have held either
the position of Deputy Clerk or
Deputy Sheriff or course I did not
hold these positions tor income
only, but that might be of service
to my community and aid IN keep
ing down lawlessness. All this time
| did my duty as best | could and
my official acts are record Of
which | am not ashamed. men.
ton this that you may krow l am
somewhat qualified by experience
for the position l seek.
] have also all my life fought for
the good Of the party and what l
considered the interest OF the coun.
try. But in doing this feel that
no one is due me anything. lsimp-
ly did what thought was my duty,
as any other good citizen should
have done ask your support be-
lieving that am qualih,d by ex-
perience and otherw Use to efficiently
discharge the duties of the Office.
If l am favored with your support
and am successful in the primary
and the final election, l sincerely
pledge you that will faithfully,
fearlessly and impartialk discharge
my duties.
Very sincerely yours,
SAM l.. LEWIS.
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28
ROADS

Never a week passes but that
we see accounts in the weekly OF
daily newspapers of road i'm
provement in the State, and this
seems to be uppermost in the
minds of every community
where they have not mecadamiz-
ed roads or some other equally
good sytem of highways. Ne
cessity is the mother of inven-
tion :" hence this agitation. No
one could at this season of the
year be working so zealOusly
for road improvement solely for
the purpose that the improve
ment would add tc their pleas
ure of driving over them in auto
mobiles. Too many people think
that when a business man or
merchant living in the cities and
small towns advocate road i'm
provemeat that is because he
wants them for pleasure only.
This is not so except in rare in
stances, and usually the man
that is most bitterly opposed to
spending money upon the road
is the one who derives the most
benefit from in the long run.
Bad roads are a burden and this
burden rests upon us all, If not
directly, indirectly. aud that
is why we should all be interest
ed together.
At intervals we have used ar
ticles in these columns pertain
ing 10 road building and i'm.
provement. and we have just
begun. We shall continue TO
hammer upon this one subject
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28

Elsewhere in this issue will b.,
found the announcement of Mr..
Sam Lewis, a candidate for SheI
if of Knox County, subject t.
the action of the Republican
Party at the General Primary tC
be held next August. Mr.. Lew.
is is a candidate on the Republi.
can ticket, the party he has beeI
affiliated with all his life, ant
under which administration h,
has faithfully performed the du'
ties trusted to him at variou,
times during his career.
He is we'll known all over tn,
county and will be a popular
candidate with the people anC
the man that beats Sam Lewis
will have 10 90 some. He is the
first to publish his announce
ment for Sheriff.
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28
ANNOUNCEMENT

We are authorized to an
nounce Thos. G. nammons as a
candidate for County Judge sub
iect to the action of the Repub-
lican Party at the General
Primary to be held Aug. End,
1913.
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28

We authorized to announce j.
II. Blackburn as a candidate for
Jailer of Knox County, subject
To the action of the Progressive
Party, in the General Primary,
to be held August 2nd, 1913.
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28
Success in Audsclty.

Great effects come Of industry and
perseverance; for audacity doth al.
most bind and mate the weaker sort
OF minds.-Bacon.
Mountain advocate., 1913-02-28
ROYAL
Baking Powder

is the greatest of modern
time helps to perfect cake
and biscuit making. Makes
home baking pleasant and
profitable. 1t renders the
food more digestible and
guarantees it safe from
alum and all adulterants.
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BIRTHS

At St. Johnsbury, March %, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl M. Morris.
At Barre. March 20, son, Earl Reginald
to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ta1bert.
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Wanted, For Sale, Etc.

ISmar advertisements will be insert
ed In this column at the rate or two
cents a word for the first insertion and
one cent a. word for subsequent In
sertions.1
POSITION WANTED at once by a respectable
lady TO learn clerking or post Office work.
References given. Address l. H.. Caledonian.
FoR SALE. Indian Runner duck eggs for
eign and white American Standards, 75c a
setting. A. II. LYsTER, st. Johnsbury, VT.
LIGHT BRAHMAs, these have taken first
they have been shown and all the special
prizes in their class. Eggs for Matching
$500 per 10. G. l.. CLARK, st. Johnsbury.
BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS. Great laying
strain. Eggs for Matching. 500, per 10;
$3.50 per 100. :. L. CLARK, st. Johnsbury.
WHITE PLyMorTH Rock eggs for hatch
Phone 1892.
BARRED ROCKS. The famous Gowell
strain, bred to winter lay coo and 100 a
setting. REV. j. +. SCHNEIDER. Danviile.
VT. n. z. Phone.
SIX ROOM COTTAGE to rent for man and
wife. Apply CALIFORNIAN Office.
FARM HAND wanted. Must be good milk
err. II. n. PENNIMAE.
FOR SALE CHEAP, Steel gear top buggy.
Cost $780, Call at American News Vending
Machine Co., Bay Street or f. X. Somers
1O5 Railroad st.
To RENT. Furnished suite Of two rooms
at 80 Pearl street.
To RENT. Two large comfortable rooms,
heated and lighted. WoMAN's CLUB HOUSE,
Cherry St.
BARRED ROCK eggs for Matching 6Oc per
setting: also setting hens. CARRUTHRRs'
Center Road. Phone 233-14.
For SALE. Two registered Jersey bulls,
five months. Five Boston terrier pups. A.
c. CRIcKRRINC, X. ID. 3, City.
EGGS FOR MATCHING. Single Comb Brown
LeRhorns. c handler laying and Kulp strains
100 for $3.50. 10 for 75c. Guy w. HILL.
FIVE good houses for sale. Several build
ing lots on the Plain and in Summerville.
c. Z. KIRK.
Rooms for storage of furniture Apply 20
A. +. COUNsRLL s. SON.
STENoGRAPHY and Typewriting. Public
work. HELEN M. BAILEY. 81 Main street.
WANTED. One plumber and steam filter
also one good tinsmith who can do furnace
work. permanent position to competent
and reliable men. None others need apply.
RIcHARDsoN 81 CAMERON Co, Littleton, H.
VACUUM CLEANERS for sale or to rent at
AcLRAN's STOLE. SO Railroad st.
MRS. c. ]. HKoN, professional nurse 30
st. Mary's Street. N. Z. Telephone 37o-13.
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CARD OF THANKS.

CARD OF THANKS,
We wish in this wav to express our graft
tude to the many friends for their kindly
acts and words of sympathy as well as for
the flowers at the time of the death of our
husband and father.
MRS. MICHAEL CALDBEcK
MISS LILLIAN CALDBRcK
EDWARD CALDBRcK
Mas. T. S. MARLowE
St. Jol1nsbury. VT,
March 81, 1919.
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PERSONALS.

The fact that Boston University is
to have a college of business adj
ministration has an interest to peo-
pie here because Supt. Clarence II.
Dempsey of Maiden, formerly of st.
Johnsbury, was one of the coniLlit-
tee from the Mems Graduate Climb
of the university who brought about
the organization of this depart
ment. Its purpose is to give prac
teal training to young men ard
women who are employed during
the usual school hours.
Lindol French came Thursday
from the University of Vermont to
spend the Easter recess at home
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
e. French.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Comfy are
spending ten days in Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Lydia Beck is spending the
school vacation in Manchester, n.
H., and Lawrence, Mass.
Frank L. Cheney of Rutland, for
merly employed at F. G.. Landry S
drug store was a business visitor in
town Saturday.
Miss Madeline Randall was at
Newport Friday evening to read and
is spending the vacation in Boston.
Mrs. F. A. Collins of Greensboro
was the guest of Mrs. w. G. Kicker
Friday and Saturday.
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CHJTRCH NOTES

First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Pythian Building. Sunday morning
service, 1916. Subject, "Unreality. ]"
The reading room is in the
same building and is ope1
daily, except Sunday, from 2.30 to
D. M, also Saturday evening from
100 to y.
Rev. Peter Black and Rev. George
w. C. Hill preached in exchange
Sunday morning.
Church of the Messiah, Universal
list. Preaching by the pastor in
the morning. Division A will have
charge of the Y. P. G. u. meeting
in the yestry at seven o'clock. Top
ic for evening meeting, Our
Church"
Preaching service in Summerville
at the schoolhouse Sunday after
noon at three o'clock. All cordi-
ally welcome.
First Baptist church. Sunday,
1870 a. m. Subject, Some Anar-
chists in the Church" p. M, "A
Narrow-minded Man and What
Cured Him." Wednesday evening,
mid-week service, THE Girdle of
Truth" Thursday three p. m, joint
meeting of Ladies Aid and Mission
airy societies at the parsonage.
Grace Methodist church. Sunday
being the last in our conference
year an extra attendance is desired.
In the evening at z o'clock a spec
ial musical program will be rem
dered. On Friday of this week, at IL 0
o'clock will be held the fourth quar-
terly conference. All interested in
the church's welfare are invited to
attend.
Free Baptist church. Subject of
the Sunday morning sermon, The
Crowd at the Door Sunday school
at 1145 Prayer meeting this
Wednesday evening in the vestry at
seven o'clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-02
Nipping aCOld
in the Bud

The last cold you had came upon
you unawares. That's the way not
only your last cold came, but all the
other colds you ever had.
First there is a little Tightening or
dryness of the throat-but not
enough to worry you. You have a
feeling of disquietude-you are a bit
shivery. Something is wrong, but
you don't stop to figure it out. It's
the cold germ getting its start.
In few more hours you begin to
sneeze and sniffle and then you begin
to realize that you've got another
distressing cold.
Even now if immediate action is
taken the cold can be broken up over
night by using A. D. s. Cold and
Grippe TsbIets.
If neglected two or three days the
cold gets firmly established and is
very difficult to shake off.
Colds which you try to wear out"
often turn into Tonsilitis, Diphtheria.
Grippe, or become chronic. They
wear you out instead.
If you have a cough at the same
time take A. d. s. White Pine, A. D.
8. White Pine with Tar or A. D. s.
White Pine MenthOIated as you pre-
fer.
1t costs you only a quarter to
break up cold, it may cost you a lot
more to neglect it. Better still get
the preventive medicine today at our
store.
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from Lynn, Mass, where he has
been spending the winter.
Mrs. Margaret N. Haywood who
has been in Philadelphia for some
time is expected home Thursday
Her brother, Selim Newell of Hol-
yoke, Mass, will accompany her.
The marriage of Miss Helen May
Rickaby and Albert Drew. Whaples
of New England Junction, CT, will
be solmenized this noon at the
home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Rickaby. The
groom's mother, Mrs. Mary Whap-
les is here for the wedding.
News was received yesterday
that Alonzo Potts died at his home
in Kansas City Monday.
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A-before figures indicates below zero.
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Mrs. lanes

Mrs. James Russell and son,
Thomas went Friday to West Burke
to spend the vacation but were call
ed home Sunday by the illness of
Mr.. Russell who was threatened
with pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Nichols
and family who have been living on
Pine street have moved to Lyndon.
Mrs. r. S. Weber and daughter,
Marion have returned to their
home in Hardwick. Mrs. Weber has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. A.
J. Remillard while Miss Marion
was at BrightlOok for an appendi-
citis operation.
The Spauldings, formerly of Pad
dock Village have moved to Noun
tain avenue.
Linus Lorimer of Newport who
has been visiting friends here and
in Waterford returned home Sun
day.
Carl Hovey has been in Boston
on business for the E. n. Randall
Company.
Miss Cora Howe has resigned her
position with E. and T. Fairbanks
and Company to accept one at the
Stuart garage.
Godfroed Dumas fell from the
sidewalk on Concord Avenue Sun
day evening and hurt himself very
badly. He has been unconscious
much of the time since. They are
afraid of internal injury and his
recovery is doubtful.
Raymond HawIey who has worked
| for Asselin Brothers some time, had
a severe attack of acute indigestion
Saturday noon. He was found I'M
| conscious in the store and was taken
to Brightlook hospital where he
stayed until Monday afternoon.
Miss Winifred Drew is home
from teaching the intermediate
room at St. Johnsbury Center.
Mrs William Scroggie of Beebe
Plain P. O., spent last week with
Mrs. Ernest Blodgett.
Armour Smith spent Sunday with
his brother, A. E. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Gray who
have been staying a few days with
Mrs. Gray's mother, Mrs. Louise
Stoddard,- have returned to Lowell
town.
Mrs. Ruby Hawley of Rich
ford has been in St. Johnsbury for
a few days.
Miss Elizabeth Peck gave violin
selections at the exercises in Miss
brakes room Friday morning.
Mrs. Sadie Goss Aldrich and
daughter of Jefferson, N. H., are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. H. Goss.
Peter Gaudette has been sick for
several days.
Walter and Rodney Ware of
South Fairlee were in town last
week and expect soon to come here
to make their home, having secured
employment with E. and T. Fair
bank and Co.
Mrs. w. S. Schoppe of Canaan,
Ray Schoppe Of Sudbury Ont, and
student at the U. v. NJ, BurIing-
ton, have been guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur w. Schoppe.
Mrs Harry d. Waite and two
sons are spending the week with
Mrs Waites mother in Wolcott.
| Mr.. Waite will spend Sunday there.
Alexander Duff of Berlin, N. H.,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. A. R.
Menut.
John walbridge of Brattleboro
was the guest Of Charles H. Wood
bury one day last week.
Miss Josephine Fisher is spending
a week at her home in Lakeport. N.
H.
Miss Marguerite Hunt of Welles-
ley College is spending the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy N. Howard
Rev. and Mrs. Edward P Lee
have returned from a trip to Cleve,
land, Ohio, and Pittsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John WadIeigh