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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19
SUTTON
Special Town Meeting to be Held
Saturday-Other Locals

The legal voters of the town in
March meeting should remember the
special town meeting to be held
Saturday afternoon, March % at
two o'clock, and be on hand
if they care who are to
be chosen to fill the Offices to be
filled at that time.
Remember that the Pomona
grange is to meet with the grange
here Thursday of the present week.
The remains of Alvin Smith,
a brother of Enoch F. Smith of Lyn-
donville, who was killed in a rail-
road accident at Orleans last Thurs
day were brought to the cemetery
here for burial Sunday afternoon.
The funeral was at Lyndonville the
same afternoon at the home of E.
F. Smith.
The school at the village is to re-
sumo for the next term Monday,
March 81 with the same teacher as
the last term, Clinton Hasbrook
from Bridport The reason for this
early commencement is that Mr..
Hasbrook has an engagement else
where about the middle of June.
Jonathan Stevens has moved from
the place where he has lived for the
past several years below the BLACK
smith shop, to the place bought of
George Lamoray at the upper end
of the village.
Joseph Masure has purchased a
complete rig for saving wood, drag
saw, circular saw and gasoline en-
CINE.
The Wednesday evening service
for this week is to be at the resi-
dence of Lewis Gordon.
E. r. McShane who has been in
poor health for some time has gone
to Boston for medical treatment.
Orrin Curtis has hired Mr.. Row
land and son to work for him
through sugaring and Ernest Nc
Shane has engaged Avery Curtis
through the sugar season.
F. R. Whipple started his lumber
mill the past week. He has about
400 thousand feet in his yard be-
sides single timber to be cut out.
From 500 thousand feet to 100
thousand feet of nice lumber has
been sawed by Mr.. Breeds mill on
the Tilton farm already and it is
no where near all cut. Probably
there would be 1900 thousand feet
if it was all cut. The time for re-
moving expires April 1, 1913.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19
Progressive Illinois Farmers

The illinois Movement" is one of
the most progressive developments
to be found among the agricultural
classes of the country. 1t is interest
ingly described by B. E. Powell in
the Review of Reviews. 1t had its
source in the Illinois Agricultural
Station and the Illinois State Farm
ers Institute and aims for perman-
ent increased production from the
soil. This is done by a knowledge OF
the soil through soil surveys, sup
plying more of the elements of
plant food than are exhausted by the
first crop, applying the proper mix
lures of lime and leguminous plants
to make mineral elements of the soil
available, keeping the soil filed with
organic matter, properly drained;
encouraging the breeding and proper
feeding of live stock and introducing
a well balanced agriculture based on
a comprehensive system of crop ro-
tation. They also propose to encour-
age THE New Country Life" build
modern sanitary homes and barns
and teach children the Importance,
the dignity and happiness and the
independence of farm life
Already the farmers of that state
have increased the yield of corn per
acre six bushels in the past ten
years and wheat three bushels. AL
ready the increased crops have in
creased the income of the Illinois
farmers $2O,OOO,OOO a year and the
end is notyet. They are aided and en-
couraged by the business men, the
bankers and transportation compan-
les. 1t is proving profitable as we'll
as pleasant for the farmers. The
railroad station agent at Tampico
says that for every carload of pot
assium salts shipped into that sta
ton eighty carloads of corn are
shipped out. One strong feature OF
the move is that it confines it's eff
forts to the improvement of normal
soil and not with the development
of naturally sterile soil. It's sue
cess is due to the earnest way in
which the farmers are seeking
knowledge and applying it to their
land.
What has been accomplished in
Illinois can and should be done in
Vermont and if the present interest
developed by the county farm asso-
Citations is continued there is reason
to believe it will be.
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PAssnMpsn
Sudden Death Of b. S Dow at Rail.
road Station

road Station
B. S. Dow died very suddenly
Monday morning. in the vicinity of
the railroad station. He had gone
to the station with the intention of
going to st. Johnsbury to attend to
some business. While walking along
the platform he suddenly dropped
dead. He has had two shocks and
is supposed to have experienced an
other at this time. He leaves a wife.
The funeral services will be We'd
nesday afternoon at 100.
Passion week services are being
held each evening at the church.
Rev. P. d. Moody, son of ID. L..
Moody will speak on Thursday eve
ming.
Mrs. Almira Annis died at her
late home Friday night of meningi-
tbs. Almira Bradley was born in Dam
Vile in 1927. She was married
twice. Her first husband was Willard
Whipple who went to the army in
1863 and was fatally wounded in the
Battle of the Wilderness and was
buried in Arlington cemetery. In
1866 she married G. A. Annis, who
died nine years ago. Four girls
were born to them all of whom are
living, Mrs. J. G. Foran Of St. Johns
bury, Mrs Lindley Masure of Enfield
N. H., Miss Hattie Annis of West
Somerville, Mass, and Mrs. Guy
Hovey of Waterford. There are
three grandchildren living from the
first husband, one, Ora Morrill,, who
lived with his grandmother at the
time of her death. The funeral was
held Sunday at the home at 100,
Rev. Mr.. Sanford officiating The in
terment was at West Waterford
cemetery.
Last grange meeting was observed
as gentlemen's night and was a sue
cess in every way. There was a good
program and a good hot stew of oy-
sters for supper.
Mrs. Waldo Reed of East St.
Johnsbury spent Sunday with Mrs
Fred Miles
Miss Margaret Gillander is home
from her school in Littleton, N. H.,
for a two weeks vacation.
John Gillander spent a few days
in Littleton, N. H., last week.
The Grace Mason club will meet
with Mrs. o. p. Pinney, Thursday af-
ternoon.
Miss Bertha Louie underwent a
very serious operation Wednesday
night. She is as comfortable as can
be expected.
If you want to sell farm or buy
one John Harris advises against
writing the advertisement on the ice.
See another column of this issue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19
A Cheap Fertilizer For Oats

Farmers having a light. sandy
soil, or whose farms are a 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 fertili-
zer 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 it contains more
or less refuse matter which comes
from the hides on which it has been
used. The price is only $500 per
ton, f. o. b. Hyde Park, and the
freights are moderate, especially on
Is ton carloads. This price is SOC
less than last year and is likely to
be only temporary. Orders there
fore should be placed as early as pos
sible. Prompt shipment can be
made and full particulars will be
given on request.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

The above illustrates the winter
web of the Brown Tail Moth. This
insect has become established in St.
Johnsbury and the towns surround
ing. The species is an important
one and has caused great damage
in Massachusetts, and other New
England States, both on account of
the defoliation of trees caused by the
larvae, and also because the hairs of
the caterpillars and moths have
very poisonous effect on human skin,
causing an irritation and swelling
somewhat similar to that of poison
ivy. For the latter reason it is most
undesirable to allow this insect to
become established in cities and
towns, or around dwellings. The
caterpillars feed on all fruit trees and
most of our shade and ornamental
trees. They do not feed on pine, or
other evergreen trees and seldom
damage birch, beech, poplar or the
more common forest trees except
oak. Each web contains several
hundred small caterpillars which re-
main in it throughout the winter
and in the spring feed upon thefoi-
age, as soon as the buds open. The
caterpillars become full grown about
the middle of June. They then spin
cocoons and about two weeks later
the moths begin to emerge. They
are attracted to strong light and are
often found in large numbers around
electric arc lights. This insect can
be controlled by cutting the webs
from the trees and destroying them
by FIRE. This should be done at once
as the caterpillars leave the webs
and scatter over the trees as soon as
the buds begin to open. Care should
be taken to burn them thoroughly
If they are allowed 10 remain on the
ground the caterpillers will emerge,
seek the trees, and cause injury. The
Commissioner of Agriculture desires
the hearty cooperation of the off,
Gals and citizens of all the infected
cities and towns. Further informa-
ton concerning this insect will be
furnished by applying to Mr.. E. S.
BRIGHAM, Commissioner of Agri-
culture, St. Adams, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

for a Federal building site AT 81.
Johnsbury, Vermont the site
must be approximately $4,000
square feet in area. aud VI the lot
offered is rectangular as minimum
dimension must be not less than 1870
feet.
Upon application the Postmaster
viii SUPPLY prospective bidders with
circular giving pa ~tIculars as TO
ths requirements aud instruction for
preparation of bids and data 10 &C
company same.
w = McADOO,
Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

The coal barons who raised the
price of coal over $14,OOO,OOO tc
pay an increase of 100000 in
wages to their employees are clos
ing their mines three days a week
to prevent an accumulation of Goa.
and reduction in price. Here is an
opportunity for the new administra
ton to make itself solid with the
people by bringing these coal bosses
under control,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

The mobbing of the suffragettes
in London last Saturday and in
Washington recently is as repre-
hensible as some of the things the
suffragettes have done themselves.
Still it seems a fresh illustration of
the old truth that Like begets like. -
The resort to disgraceful disorder by
the suffragettes has aroused the
attacks upon them. People are not
so violently opposed to their prin-
ciples but to their methods.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

Someone has sent in a little poem
on New Tangled Schools that no
doubt would interest some readers
but the writer did not give her
name to the editor and the article
cannot be published unless the edi-
tor at least knows who the author is
We are glad to give other people
an opportunity to publish their opin-
ions but cannot publish opinions OF
anonymous writer's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19
Wages and Virtue

The country is much stirred al
present over the revelations brought
out in the vice Investigations in New
York and Chicago. Some of the
fallen women say that their down
fall was due to lack of money and
others say it was not a matter of
money but the deception of lustful
men. Some politicians are very firm
in their advocacy of a minimum
wage for girls and women, a wage
not determined by their personal
ability but by their personal needs, as
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19
ST JOHNSBURY CENTER
Wide Awake Grange to Entertain
Friday EVening-PerSOnal

Friday EVenlng-PerSOnalS
On Friday evening, March FL,
Wide Awake Dramatic Club pre-
sents the two act drama, can Old
Maids Wooing," with the following
cast of characters: John Hopkins,
Sally's bashful admirer, E. G. Learn
ed; Dan LETTERS, Deacon Smith S
nephew, F. A Hill; Richard Dunn,
Sally's lawyer, A. B. Goliath; Rev.
Mr.. Brown, the young parson, Harry
Hovey; Steve Muchmore, a country
pumpkin afflicted with stammering,
A. B. Goliath; Sally Ann, a plain,
unsophisticated country maiden of
thirty-nine, Mrs. F. A: Hill; Mrs.
LETTERS, Dams spirited wife, Mrs.
Harry Hovey; Mrs. Perkins,
Mrs. Jones neighbors, Mrs.
A. B. Goliath, Miss Bertha Salmon.
There will be other numbers on the
program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rollins of Bar
ton spent Sunday with her mother,
Mrs. Jennie Forsythe.
Miss Mabel Teller of Barton was
the guest of Miss Ruth Johnson on
Sunday.
Mrs. Houghton was called to SUIT
ton last week on account of the ILL
ness Oh ner 1aCner.
Mrs. Florence Robinson and son
of Durith, N. H., is spending few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A B. Pringle.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega-
tional church will serve a supper
at the vestry from 6 to 8 o'clock,
Friday evening, March %.
The church and society will hold
tel nA he
church on Tuesday evening, March
rs.
The Christian Endeavor will give
a musical concert on Sunday evening
as it is Easter Sunday.
The rain of Friday and Saturday
broke up the ice in the river quite
badly and Saturday the river was
so high, it kept some who lived on
the banks of the river on the an
xious seat, but it went down Sat
urday evening and Sunday, so that
it is hoped we will pass the year
without a freshet.
M. D. Parks store was broken in
to a week ago and about $50 worth
of fur taken. The lock of the barn
was broken and it was very easy
to roll back the door and enter the
store. Mr.. Parks bought the furs
of Fred Park of Lyndon.
Mrs. Walter Hall who has been
sick in the hospital several weeks
was able to return home last week
Thursday.
Shepherd Pomona grange will
meet at Green Mountain Grange
hall Wednesday evening, March 10.
The Concord grange, No. 408,
came over to this place in spite of
the rain and bad going and gave the
play, 1.-THE Woven Web" On account
of the going they did not have as
large a house as they would if it had
been pleasant.
Clifton Campbell has gone to
work for Eugene Hallett.
Mrs. Grace Duncan and two child
rem who have been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley for sew
eral days have returned to her home
at Sheffield.
The wise man foreseeth the OPP
portunity and humpeth himself. See
what Jack Harris is willing to do for
you in proclamation in this issue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

1t is Senator Henry F. Hollis
democrat, in New Hampshire, aftel
more than two months balloting. H,
led on every ballot in the long tigh
but could not poll his full party
strength until the last ballot takeI
last Thursday. That adds one more
to the democratic majority in the
United States senate and, if he votes
according to his party pledges,
drives one more nail in the coffin
of New England industries.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

ing of the Summer Street school
buildings. A refusal to do this is a
declaration that st. Johnsbury wants
no more school children ard is un
willing to furnish proper aecommo-
dations for those it already has. A
vote IN the affirmative means prepar-
alton for growth that will surely
come if the people of the tIwn will
allow it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

Anyone having a corner lot cen
trally located that is $50 feet square
or 100 by 40 feet should put in a
bid to sell it to the government for
a post office site. The government is
ready to go ahead on this deal and
the quicker the owners of real estate
act the quicker st. Johnsbury will
have a fine new public building.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19
A Cold, La Grippe, then Pneumoni.

Is too often the fatal sequence
La Grippe coughs hang on, weaken
the system, and lower the vital re-
sistance. K. G. Collins, Postmaster,
Barnegat, N. ]. says: Il was troub'
led with a severe La Grippe cough
and was completely exhausted after
each MT of violent coughing. Before
I had taken one half bottle of Fo-
LEWIS Honey and Tar Compound, the
coughing spells had entirely ceased
/ wish to say it can't be beat" G..
G. Bingham. adv
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

There are unmistakable signs that
the democrats are striking difficult
ties in amending the tariff law &C
cording to their platform claims.
Their platform said:--''We favor the
immediate downward revision of the
existing high, and in many cases,
prohibitive, tariff duties, insisting
that material reductions be speedily
made upon the necessities of life.
Articles entering into competition
with trust controlled products and
articles of American manufacture
which are sold abroad more cheaply
than at home should be put on the
free list" That statement if it
means anything means free coal,
beef, sugar, oil, steel manufactures,
agricultural implements, lumber,
watches and boots and shoes, and
material reductions on cotton and
wooden goods, -four and agricultural
products.
Those are things favored when
making a platform and appealing fol
votes. Now that the democrats are
in actual power and called upon to
revise the tariff they do not tind
these changes easy to make. They
are preparing sixteen bills, one re-
vising each of the fourteen sche'
dulles in the present tariff law and
one creating a free list and another
embodying the administrative fea
lures of the new tariff. But New
England democratic senators do moi
like the proposed reductions on New
England manufactured products
Western democratic senators do no
like the reduction proposed on farm
products which promise to be more
harmful than the Canadian recipro-
city that Pres. Taft proposed. Both
western and southern democratic
senators oppose free lumber. Dem
ocratic senators from the South OPP
pose free sugar, rice and semi-tropi-
cal fruits. And the democratic mar
gin in the senate is so narrow they
cannot lose any support if they &C
complish these changes in the law.
Then the matter of revenue is
bothering the democratic tariff doc
tors. They have planned passing an
income tax which would raise al
least $1OO,OOO,OOO revenue per
year thinking this would give them
enough revenue to sacrifice some OF
the revenue now derived from the
tariff. But they discover that the
last democratic house anticipated
this increase in revenue and has
made appropriations that will alb
sorb all of the present tariff reven-
ne and the proposed 500, 100000
from an income tax. A reduction III
tariff means a deficit in the national
treasury, the only thing democrats
have thus far been able to produce
with regularity. Again it is doubted
whether the democrats can remove
500, 100000 protection from Am
erican industries per year without
Gripping thin to a serious extent
Their path promises to be anything
but pleasant or profitable to the
American people. The difficulties
have already led to a weeks post
ponement of the calling of the spec
ial session of congress and talk of
federal patronage so
it can be used to whip the opposi-
ton into line. All conditions point
not to scientific revision of the
tariff but to a period of trading and
bulldozing that will be of little ben
eft to the consumer and of material
damage to the industrial welfare OF
the country. We would like to see
better things in store but cannot
honestly say that we do.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19
Advertisement for Federal Building
Sites
Treasury Department,
Office of tile Secretary,

Washington, d. c., March 10, 1913.
Proposals are hereby solicited, to
be opened in the Office Of the Super
vising Architect. Treasury Depart
ment, Washington, ID. c., at ten
o'cock m, on April 1, 1913, for
the sale or donation to the United
States of a corner lot, centrally and
conveniently located snd sTi'Gble
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

Special town meeting comes to-
morrow and the voters will be asked
to authorize the school commits
sioners to expend not to exceed $780,
600 for the remodelling and enlarg-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

applied to your roof now will save
you the cost of new one later, be-
cause 1t will instantly impart new
life to the roof and extend it's term
of usefulness many years. STRONG
HARDWARE Co., Burlington, VT
Adv.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-19

The Mems Bible class finished a
20 weeks course on "Christ's Mes
sage of the Kingdom" last Monday.
The total attendance was 348.
The Boys Bible Glass will take
up Paul Escapes from the Riot of
the Silversmiths'' tonight, and close
their course next Wednesday with
True Friends
Pictures of the gymnasium class
es were taken this week.
The Backward Jump in the Jun
Tor class was won by Edwin Woods
and Wallace Carter with it. in;
3rd, Gerald Donley, with it. 5 in.
One game of the bowling tourna-
ment was rolled during the past
week with the following result:
BIodgett's Team VS.. Perry's Team
Blodgett's 364 386 38S 1913
Perry's 401 4O3 418 1922
Team Standing
Team Points
Perry's 20
Clerks FL
Allstars 10
Blodgett's IL
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This paper Is entitled to q place On
che Prfmter'u Imk R0n Of Homer.
THE CALIFORNIAN CO.
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Probate notices SAGE each for three
Insertions. Dissolution. liberation and
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Insertions Card Of thanks, rs cents
Obituary poetry, 10 cents line.
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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.
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Entered at the St JOhnsbury post
Omco as sec0nd-class mail matter.
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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10, 1913
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY by
TMla CALIFORNIAN COMPANY.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-27
He Knew the Answer

A man making a visit to his bon.
town was invited to address the sundag
school.
Il am reminded" he said, "of m.
career of boy who was once no laroo.
than some of you little fellows II.
played truant when he was sent n
school. went fishing every Sunday ran
away from home when he was ten wears
old, learned to drink, smoke tobacco and
play cards. He got into bad comnan.
spent his time in stables and saloons
finally became a pickpocket, then .
forger. and one day, while in a state n
intoXication, he committed murder
Children he asked, in an Impressive
tone. where do you think that man il
now?" =
Willie rose to his feet and quickly
shouted:
He stands before u.s."