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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-01

Palestine commanaery No. S. X. I.
Stated ConcIave Tuesday evening, Apri
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-01

Notices will be inserted in this
column in reading matter type at the
rate OF ten cents a line for the first
insertion and i've cents line for sub
seQuent Insertions Of the same copy.l
The Rector's Aid Society will hold
it's May Day sale, dinner and supper
E-SA
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-01

The MBssum Of Natural Science.
,pen wesk days 9-12 A. NJ, IA p. II
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An ws~sfnrm wve1enwaaMd
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-01

yOU invited garment department Saturday hs
week. April inspect Ladies' Separate
leading
City Special viii be
THE BERRY-B BALL DRY GOODS CO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-01
TIE BERRY, BILL DRY GOODS CO.
Bargain
Day
FRIDAY, APRIL Sd

Chiffon Waist, made over lace high neck and long
sleeves, light grey and navy. Regular price $4.50
Bargain Day $1.75
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15

1t is elaimed sentiment in town is with
the principal and that at a special town
meeting called for the 2sth a resolution
viii be offered asking the school board
to resign. Feeling runs high in the
town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15
PRINCIPAL OUSTED
BY COURTS ORDER
Special Town Meeting to Settle Contro-
versy-Lived in School Building
Two Weeks.

MONTPELIER, Dew. l5.-Justice of
Supreme Court John IT, Watson yester-
day issued an order on the petition of
Orlando l.. Martin and Z. W. Page,
school directors of Plainfield, against
@. B. Wood. principal of the high and
grammar school of that place, to require
him to deliver the school register and
keys of the building and vacate the
school property of which he has been in
possession day and night for two weeks,
but denied the petition for an order
against Bertha l. Wood, his wife, on
the grounds the school directors had no
power to discharge teacher under the
Vermont law, that resting with the
town superintendent.
Mr. Wood on Nov. 26 sent a letter to
the school directors giving the school
board the option of discharging the
janitor or accepting his resignation. The
school board accepted his resignation
and claimed Mrs. Wood resigned orally,
which she denied. Wood claimed his
resignation was Illegal because it was
written Sunday, but the court held
otherwise.
He has been in possession of the
school property since then, holding
school with almost a full attendance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15
AND LIVESTOCK
RATES SUSPENDED
sammission Will Look into the Pro-
aosed Raise, Which Would Yield
Railroads S1o,0OO,OOO.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 15.-Proposed
increase in freight rates on livestock,
tresh NETS and packing house prod
uets Ifoni !hicago, st. Louis and other
western ee+ers to Eastern cities were
suspended ysterday by the Interstate
commerce cpfnission until April 10
for investigati9.
IL IS estlihiSeS that, had the in
creased rates beenuermitted to 90 into
effect they woull ave Welded to the
roads an added ince1e of nearly $lO,-
100000 annually.
The proposed advpnAs affected not
only livestock of all llls,is INF fresh
meats and packing ho,se nroducts of
every description.
On cattle, for instance,Stla increase
would have been from % tt' q cents .
hundred pounds between .ChGgo and
New York; on fresh meats fri Ak ~
SO cents a hundred pounds, andN soen,
eral packing house products fronfS n
33 cents . hundred. pounds.
Vigorous protests against the
| increases were made to the commissio
not only by the meat packers and lis
Isteek producers, but also by the ge
eral consuming public.
The commission, in its order did n
pass upon the feasonableness or the u
reasonableness of the proposed a
I'vances, but indicated that they wou
be made the subject of an investig
ltion to be held at a later time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15
EDUCATIONAL BUTTER SCORING.
Improvement Shown by Buttermakers
i'll Series of Shipments.

The fourth educational butter scor-
ing, conducted by the agricultural ex.
tension service of the University of
Vermont. took. place ut Morrill, hall,
Burlington. Oct so. There We're 81
samples of butter scored. This is an
excellent showing for the season of the
year, and the butter attained the high
est average score since the Inaugural
ton of the educational Scorings. The
average score OF all initial samples.
that is to say the first samples received
from each shipper, regardless of whethr
er it was received in winter, spring,
summer or fall. was 9o.53. The aver
age score Of all second shipments re-
-eived from persons hitherto sending
was 92.Sl, that Of all third shipments,
1892 and that of all fourth shipments
94.39. The number of packages in each
case is not identical, so that the com
parison is not q strict one; but it may
be said that those who have stuck
through to the end-doubtless good but
termalIers at the outset-show on the
whole consistent Improvement. This is
evidence that this phase of the agricul.
tural extension service of the state uni
versity has proved beneficial to the
dairy interests of the. state; and it is
hoped that it will prove increasingly
helpful in the future.
The judges were Orrin Bent Of Bos.
| ton, Prof A. A. Borland of Burlington,
| W. E. Ayers, state creamery inspector,
and C. w Fryhofer of the dairy divi-
sion, United States department of agrir
culture, Washington, d. c. The aver
lage score of all buffers entered was
98.7t as compared with 1886 at the
iaAngust scoring. The average score
lof the twenty two creamery samples
| was 94.01 as compared with 93.12 at
tthe August scoring; while. the score of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15

Paper was made from rags in Ara
bia more than 10 centuries ago, the
art being brought to Europe in the
thirteenth century.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT
ssHh Inc first Insertion; 2l2 subsequent haum
Cash Advances. Minimum Charge
Wanted
For Sale

FOR SALE-All kinds of dry wood
J.. a. Larrow. 139.ti
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15

the - dairy samples was 9328 in com
parison with 9l.57 at the August seoF-
ing. The moisture and salt contents of
the creamery butter We're / L. 81 per cent
and 2.4H per cent, respectively. while
those of the dairy butter were 9.57 per
cent and LII PEI cent.
Each person sending a sample receiv-
ed the score of his butter be the differ
ent Judges, a. brief letter giving sug-
gesriens for Improvement, and check
for the butter as sold. less express
charges. The price received was 80 cents
a pound, which was ll4 above the Bos-
ton chamber of commerce quotation
for October 30
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15
DUNKLEE coRREcTs FIGURES.
Cost of Milk Production sos Cents per
Quart Instead of So.

Editor of, The Reformer:- --.
1t being evident that some erroneous
Impressions may be drawn from the re-
port of your Bellows Falls correspond
ent asr Published in your paper of Dec
II regarding my statements and figures
given, by request, at the hearing be-
fore the Boston Chamber of Commerce
at Bellows Falls Dec. II regarding the
production and sale of milk and cream,
feel it my duty to correct one or two
errors which appear in this report
The figures which | gave and filed
with the committee showed the cost of
production of milk TO be S23l6 per cwt.
or 5.0S cents per quart instead of IS
cents, which would make quite mate
rial difference.
The cost of production as given in
cluded feed at market prices at the
barn, labor. depreciation of cows, taxes.
interest, insurance, rent of barn and
dairy equipment, bedding, light, medi-
cine, ice, veterinarian services, heating
water, and keep of bull, and gave cred
it for calf and manure produced and OF
skim if product was sold as cream or
butter. ..-
/ also stated that my personal mar
,ket was for cream and not milk and al
q price which did show a prifit above
production. In reply to an interroga,
tion from the committee / did state il
substance that if my milk was sold al
the prevailing prices as it is now being
shipped from the. state it would show
a loss.
My figures were based upon the pro
duction of jersey milk testing ) pei
cent or better of butter fat, ant
whether it may be possible to produc,
| milk from cows of other breeds at (;
| less price per quart | leave it for thei
| owners to prove, but that the cost o
| production exceeds the returns at price
prevailing at the present time for ship
| ment to the Boston market | heliev,
is apparent to those in the business, an,
we hope that these hearings being hel,
throughout New England may lead t,
a more satisfactory adjustment of con
| litions.
| Yours very truly,
South Vernon, Dee. IA, 1914
| a. A. Dunklee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15
HAVE RECEIVED 20 MEASURES
Bill Revisers Hold Their First Official
Meeting in Burlington. s.sa.

BURLINGTON, Dee. 15.-The 1egis-
lative bill revisers. Collins NJ Graves
of Bennington and Thomas c. Cheney
of M0rrisville. held their first official
meeting, since their appointment a few
days ago by Gov. Allen NJ Fletcher,
last night at the Van Ness house at
which time Daniel A. Guiltinan Of
Bennington was named as clerk. \
Stenographer will be engaged later
The revisers will net be in. session
at Montpelier until Monday of the
week the Legislature convenes For the
present the revisers find that they can
attend to their official duties at their
homes. ~ 'H ~>'-t ..,o
Already % bills have been submit
ted to the revisers and word has been
given Messrs- Graves and Cheney that
about II more are on the way to the
revision mill
About every variety of legislation
with the exception of legalizing grand
| lists, has thus far been covered in the
bills, submitted to the revisers.
Several bills have been sent to the
revisers by persons not members of the
! legislature and these measures cannot
be acted upon. The revisers call atten-
| tion to the fact that persons wishing
TO introduce bills should submit such
measures through the representatives
! of their towns.
| The revisers expressed 4 desire to
receive alE bills as early as possible
before. the general assembly eonvenes
on January 8.
As soon as the legislature settles
down to business the revisers will be
on duty at the capital and will be OK
tremely busy with the usual crop of
measures which goes through the legis-
lative MILL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15
VIOLATION OF MANN ACT.
eeylon Clark Held at st. Johnsbury
Il for Alleged Offense.

ST. JOHNSBURY, Dee. 15.-Ceylon
Clark of Waterford, who was arrested
at Concord in company with Pearl
Hawkins. Is year old girl, and who
has been held on charge of a viola
ton of the Mann act, in transporting
the girl to Littleton, N. H, was yester-
day turned over TO the federal authori-
ties.
Papers were served upon him before
United States Commissioner Harry
Blodgett and his bail was set at $1,000
He will be given hearing at the of
flee of United States District Attorney
Alexander Dunnett next Saturday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15

midas total population is 80, l56.-
396. Ten years ago the figures were
294. 1861 .056
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15
Automobi Ies For Sale

Pierce Arrow, cylinder, 60 h. p,
seven passenger, in first-class condition.
Cost $4,000. Will sell for $1,000. Chew
rolet Big Six five-passenger, absolutely
new, list price $4,000; will sell for 81
600. We have many other bargains in
used cars. Will demonstrate. HOMER
A. HARVIE, North Adams, Mass. ia
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-15
our AIM IS NOT TO DO

an excessive or an ambitiously great
business bu4 a. sound and serviceable
one. All on. policies, now amounting
to two hundNd millions, and all our
practice are bsed upon that idea, and
if that is 50, tits worthy of consider
alton by those who contemplate self
protection. Natioqal Life ms Co. of
vt. (Mutual.) EARLE S. KINSLEY,
General Agent, Rutland, vt.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-05-09
Southern May-Day Resolutions.

The Equal Suffrage Club OF
Franklin held a meeting on May
End which had been selected as
the national day by the advocates
of equal suffrage.
The meeting was we'll attended,
and an address was made by Mr..
Rene H. Himel, upon the subject
of equal suffrage from the stand.
point of q Federal Amendment to
the Constitution.
The following resolutions were
unanimously and enthusiastically
adopted:
Whereas, Woman Suffrage is world
movement now conceded as inevitable;
and
whereas, 5000, 900 women in the
industries of this so-called republic
need the ballot for protection as much
and more than the working men need
it, demonstrating thereby that Woman
Suffrage is no longer theory to be
debated, but q condition to be met; and
Whereas, there are but two ways of
securing this extension of suffrage to
WOACA q A>0vAOA0A 1AAAOAN"
ment to the Constitution or through
the State submitting to the voters the
question; and
Whereas, We believe suffrage is a
state right and not Federal right,
and that the best interests of the
nation will be conserved by preserving
to the State the right to define its
electorate;
Be it resolved. that We women Of the
South, guided by the lessons of the
past, do affirm our faith in self
government, not alone for individuals
but in self-government for the State
as the greatest constitutional heritage
which in the wisdom of the trainers of
our government was chosen to insure
"a free man and a free state" as the
central ideal of Democracy.
Be it further resolved, that the time
has come for the Democratic Party,
the States Rights Party, to record
itself in favor of votes for women,
and to this end, we the men and
women of the South consecrate our
best efforts to make the party so
record itself.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-05-09
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par-
ish of st. Mary.
Succession of John Williams, de.
ceased. No. 1910.

Under and by virtue of an order of
sale to pay debts, issued out of the
Honorable 23rd Judicial District Court
of Louiriana, in the above numbered
and entitled succession and to me d.
rected, l will sell for cash, ct public
auction, at the Court House in the Town
of Franklin, Parish of st. Mary, Louis
lana. on
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
JUNE, A. D., 1914,
between the hours Of II O'Clock, a. M,
and O'Clock, p. M, the following
described property, to-wit:
That certain tract of land lying and
being situated in the Parish of St.
Mary, State of Louisiana, about three
miles cast of the Town of Morgan City,
and more particularly designated as
being the north one~half acres of the
tract of land purchased by Williams
Lewis, from Moses Robertson, by act
passed before Septime Lanaux, q No.
tary, in this Parish, Sept 18th, 1892,
the land herein described having q
depth of one-half acres, measuring from
the northern boundary of the above
tract, by width of one-half acres, be-
ing the full width of said tract, and
being bounded on the north by land
now or formerly of Moses Robertson,
on the east by same, south by the
lands of William Lewis, and west by
Bazile Thomas; together with a right of
way in perpetuity over and through the
lands of William Lewis, bounding the
property herein described, for the use
of John Williams and his assigns, as
thoroughfare, said right of way to be
not less than twelve feet in width and
to be at all tines subject to the free
and unimpeded use Of the said John
Williams, his heirs, administrators and
assigns.
Together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, and all the
rights. ways, privileges and appurten-
ances thereunto belonging and apper-
tanning.
Being the same property as was
acquired by John Williams from Will
liam Lewis, by act Of sale executed be-
fore Charles L. Wise, Notary Public,
May Goth, 1905.
Recorded in Book 20 o" of Convey.
ances, page 295, of the Recorders Of
fee of the Parish of St. Mary.
WILBUR H. KRAMER,
Administrator.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-05-09
Something Of Mexico.

just now while the Mexican re-.
public IL In the lime.light 1t may
be interesting to our readers to
know something of the county
with which We have had q little
unpleasantness.
From the manner in which our
President has managed the matter
one might assume that Mexico is
q great big proposition, and that
we were really afraid of our
ability to cope with the greasers
In q warlike struggle, but these
are the facts.
In the first place, the population
Of Mexico is only 15,063, 407, of
which 43 per cent are mixed, SO
per cent Indians, 20 per cent white
and per cent foreign born. There
were $4,000 Americans, 5000
Germans, and 5000 British in
Mexico in 1910.
Very much of the country is
untillable, q large area Of 1t being
mountainous and unfit for any
kind Of cultivation.
The country hae $1,000 miles of
railroad, and $1,000 miles of tele-
graph lines.
There are in Mexico only 1894
postoffices.
The largest city, the City of
Mexico which is the capital. has q
population of 470,650, and there
are In the republic ~ states, three
territories and the Federal district.
The poorer class Of the Mexican
citxenship are not az good men,
and no better treated, than were
our slaves. The masters Of the
country are those who have the
wealth, and the peon fights be-
cause he prefers fighting to labor.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-05-09
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd judicial District Court-Par.
ish of st. Mary.
r. E. Broussard We. Henderson
Doty. No. 1892.

BY virtue of writ of feri facias
issued out of the Honorable 23rd
Judicial District Court in and for the
Parish OF st. Mary, State of Louisi-
ana, and to me directed, In the above
numbered and entitled suit, I have
seized and will offer for sale, for cash,
to the last and highest bidder, at the
front door Of the Court House in the
Town of Franklin. Parish of st. Mary.
Louisiana, on
SATURDAY. THE 23RD DAY OF
MAY, A. D., 1914,
between the hours of IL o'clock A. NJ.
and O'clock P. NJ. the following de.
scribed property. to-wit:
One bay horse 16 hands high.
w. T. PETERNAN, Sheriff.
Sheriff . Office, Parish Of st. Mary. L..
April %, 1914.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-05-09
Southwest Louisiana DEVELOPMENT
Bureau.
SOUTHWESTERN REFLECTIONS.

Has defective drainage inter.
fered with the planting and work
ing OF your crop this spring ? Any
farmer will tell you that his crops
ore from two weeks to one month
late ssoecause the Spring is back
ward"
In This case the "backward
Spring" 10 simply another way OF
saying that the lands are 90 poor
II drained that the water soaks
into the ground instead of being
carried OF az fast 40 1t falls.
A backward Spring" some.
times costs the farmer lots OF
money. To illustrate: Two weeks
ego potatoes were quoted on the
Chicago market at 500 per
barrel. This week they are quoted
from $500 down. Thus, the two
weeks you have lost because of
he'd drainage has cost you, II you
have potatoes ready for shipment
now, just 300 per barrel.
Let's do some figuring on this:
one acre Of land, cultivated under
favorable conditions, ought to
produce q minimum Of Atty
barrels, This means that the
'sbackward Spring" or bad drain.
ago cost the farmer 500 per acre.
Ut course, to those farmers who
haven't had the enterprise to Join
the Southwest Louisiana Develop.
ment Bureau and plant early
potatoes for the market this is eli
''Dutch." But 1t means q loss of
500 Of good American money on
every acre he planted--not to
mention the reduced production,
Now. 10 the man who is paying
500 per acre for the privilege Of
enjoying bad drainage, going
To- kick when he 10 asked to pay q
drainage tax Of s mills on forty.
dollar land-or twenty cents per
acrep And vet the country IL fun
q men who kick just that way.
What do you think Of such men 2
The Southwest LouisiAna De.
velopment Bureau II ct work on .
big drainage plan and We are
going to s'aheli the woode' with
logic along this line.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-05-09
FOR SALE.

Three Duroc jersey Boar
Pigs, five months old. Eli.
gible to registration I'm.
mune from cholera. Sired
by Red Rock, by Col. 8, by
Prince Of Col. e.
j. D. BERWICK,
Foster, "a.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-05-09


On motion OF Mr.. Gooch, sec
onded by Mr.. Boudreaux, and
carried, that the Secretary be in.
structed to write out q warrant for
$500 In favor of Ed. Smotherman
in error for payment Of parish
tax.
On motion of Mr.. Robichaux.
seconded by Mr.. Boudreaux, and
carried, that the Secretary be in.
structed to issue a duplicate war.
rant in favor of Laura Sanders,
pauper.
The Secretary filed a report as
to the number of dog tags re-.
ceived by the Jury and the mum.
Der issued to the constable In the
different wards.
On motion of Mr.. Haydel, Sec
onded by Mr.. Boudreaux, and
carried, the report of the Secretary
was received and ordered placed
on Ale.
The Secretary fled his report Of
his Investigations of the Parish
Licenses, and on motion Of Mr..
Thorguson, seconded by Mr..
Aucoin, the report was received
and ordered spread on the
minutes:
Td Tax Collector, Treasurer,
Clerk Of Court and Finance Com
mittee 6led their reports, and the
bills recommended by the Finance
Committee were ordered paid.
There being no further business,
on motion, the Jury adjourned.
CHAS. N. FROST,
Presi lent.
w II. LATHAM.
Secretary.