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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
PRESS COMMENT
How to Meet Mail Order Competil

How to Meet Mail Order Competition
Too many merchants look upon
putting an advertisement in their To-
cal newspaper as patronizing the pa
per. They should actually consider
that it is a privilege to have a local
newspaper in which they can adVer-
tise. The parcel post is said to be
the means of increasing the business
of the mail order concerns. No sym
pathy or sentiment should be wasted
on small town merchants who COM
plain about the mail order concerns
but persistently refuse to let the buy
ing public know what they have to
offer. There is lot of good ink
wasted on the future of the mer-
chants in the small towns. They
have a decided advantage over the
mail order houses but they must inn
prove their opportunities. They
have got to go after business and the
best possible way is through the To-
cal newspapers. The small town
merchant who adVertises in the right
way will not be put of the map by
the mail order DEMONSTRATING
Clipper.
The country merchant will always
suffer competition from the mail or
0CI AOubC6 UuI AO Ctn U1OIO Iudu
even the score If he will follow the
advice laid down by the Clipper.
The mail order houses get their BUSH
ness wholly by advertising. They
are all the time letting people know
what they have and how cheap they
will sell it and how promptly they
will send the articles by parcel post.
The country merchant on the other
hand fills his shelves full of goods
and then waits for people to come
around and ask for them. In many
things the country merchant has the
advantage. He can make his deliV-
cry more promptly. He can invite
his customers to come in and talk
over what they want if they are not
quite sure. If things prove not suit
able for the purpose for which they
are intended he can often exchange
with only a small charge for the ser
vice. His first essential thought is
to let the people know that he is
ready and willing to serve them and
that he has the goods to supply their
needs. 1t does no good to put one
announcement in the paper and
leave it there week after week. Ad-
vertising, just like the reading mat
ter in paper, must be new and
alive. IL the COuALTy m0ICudnI Will
spend from fifty cents to three dol
lars a week, according to the size of
his business, in his local paper, doing
it persistently the year around, max
ing every advertisement new one,
and will back it up by prompt service
and honest values, he need have no
fear of the competition from the
mail order horses Bennington
Banner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

The number of church me;abers is
exactly the same as last year, a.
527, varied only by lesser prep0hd-
erance of the feminine element.
While the whole number OF adj
ditions, 1892, is smaller than the
average for the ten years preceding,
the additions by confession, 6S1, are
above the average for that period.
The removals by death, 42S, and by
letter, 447, vary but little from the
average, the total OF 1892 being made
to equal the total of additions by a
considerable increase in the number
of removals by roll revision, 217
Although the names so removed may
he supposed to be largely those Of
absentees, the nonresident total has
still increased by 90, making the
present number, 1854, the largest in
a constantly increasing column. This
number of go represents the decrease
from last year in the. number of re-
sident members.
Two welcome items are the in
crease in number of Sunday school
members and of Christian Endeavor-
ers, the former being GA and the
latter "a more than last year. Boys
clubs are reported from four more
AAuAGACS Than AoSb yCdAg OuN IAAC
Der of members is "a smaller. Or
ganizations of men, while the num-
Der of churches reporting them is
identical, have decreased 81 in mem
bership.
A gratifying increase is in benevo-
lence. The gifts applying on the ap-
portionment, while still far below
the desired goal, have increased
$805, now standing at $34,449.
Other Congregational and outside
gifts have also increased, making an
increase in all benevolence of $4,-
1O1. Home expenditures have also
increased, the present total, $685.
854, being $23,33S more than last
year. There IL a large increase in
the endowment funds, now reported
as $535,749.
The figures summarized above
seem to contain more of encourage
ment than otherwise.
JOHN M. COMSTOCK, Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

hath it. It is rather to be chosen
than silver. He that heareth re-
proof getteth understanding. Get
wisdom, get understanding; forget 1T
not; with all thy getting get under
standing"
Some years ago an Indian stood
at a white mans door. When the
door was opened the red man knelt
at the white mans feet. When bid
den to rise, he said:-''My father,
only knelt because my heart is
warm to a man that pities the red
man. / am a wild man. My home is
500 miles from here. / knew that
all the Indians to the east of
the Mississippi River had persisted
and / never looked into the faces of
my dear children that my heart was
not sad. My father had told me of
the Great Spirit, and / had often
gone out in the woods and tried to
talk to him Then he said so sad
ly as he looked in the white mans
face: You don't know what
mean, you never stood in the dark,
and reached out your hand and
could not take hold of anything.
heard one say you had brought to
the red man a wonderful story of
a Son of the Great Spirit" That
man sat as a child and heard the
story of the love of Jesus. When
he met the white brother again, he
looked in his face and said, as he
laid his hand on his heart: 1T is
not dark, it laughs all the while" A
knowledge of the Holy One is under
standing
A Groton Subscriber.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
WEST LUNENBURG

James Nichols was in ST. Johns
bury one day last week.
Ernest Bennett and wife are work
ing for Mr.. Timson on Baptist Hill.
Henry Coyey has returned home
from Graniteville where he spent the
week end.
Alfred Lord and wife have finished
work for Lewis King and gone to
Berlin, NJ. III.
Ray Bennett attended the play at
Lancaster, Thursday night
Mrs. Gertrude Carpenter and Miss
Josephine were visitors in st. Johns
bury, Wednesday.
The many friends OF Irwin Blood
were saddened to hear Of his sudden
death at his home in st. Johnsbury,
Saturday.
Mrs. Mira Dodge spent the past
week with her sister, Mrs. H. l..
Dodge.
Willie Blood was called home the
past week by the death of his brother,
Irwin Blood.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
State Y. M. C. A. Convention

The Woodstock Association has
kindly asked the State Committee of
the Y. M. G. A. to hold it's Forty
third State Convention in that town,
beginning Tuesday afternoon, May
u, and closing Wednesday noon,
May 13.
BY action of the State Committee,
the Convention is open not only to
all members of the Young Mems
Christian Association but to those
from Churches, Bible Glasses, Mems
Brotherhoods, and Clubs, whose OBJ
ject is the building up of Christian
manhood.
The people of Woodstock have
kindly offered free entertainment in
their homes to all accredited dele
gates. But the registration card
must be sent to George w. Merrill
by Saturday, May 8, at the latest.
For those who prefer, the Wood
stock Inn, the New Park, and the
Commercial House, are available.
A strong and interesting program
Is being arranged, and the following
are some of the speakers who will
be present:-M. A. Honline, Phi. D.,
of the Religious Work Department of
the International Committee of the
Y. M. G. A.; Fred B. Freeman, State
County Secretary of the New Hamp-
shire Y. M. c. A; Hon. w. J. Van
Patten, Chairman of the State Y.
M. c. A. Committee; Hon. E. s.
Brigham, State Commissioner of
Agriculture; Willis N. Cady, Master
of the State Grange.
Credential cards, programs, or any
other information may be obtained
of any Association Secretary, or of
Byron N. Clark, State Secretary, Y.
M. c. A. Building, Burlington, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
NEW OVEN COMPLETED
The Geo. III. Cross Co.'S. Modern and
Well Equipped Bakery Doing
q Large Business


The new oven at the Geo. H. Cross
Co.'S. bakery has Just been completed.
1t is modern in all it's appointments
and has a capacity of baking 800
lOaves at one time. 1t has a white
porcelain front and the oven is auto
matically lighted with electricity
when the door is opened. The pro-
cess of bread making is very inter
esting from the time the dough is
mixed until the bread is baked,
wrapped and ready for sale. The
dough is put into a big machine that
kneads it and cuts it into pieces the
right size for a loaf. 1t is then passed
to another machine which shapes it
for the tins at the rate of so loaves
a minute. Besides this new oven Oh
the second floor there is a gas oven
with a capacity for 100 loaves, and
downstairs there are two large re-
volving ovens used principally for
crackers but where some bread is
baked. 1t takes about 20 minutes to
bake a loaf of break IN these ovens
Besides the bread biscuit and crack
ers, very delicious looking pastry
and cakes are baked every day. There
is also a candy department
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
MuSEuM NOTES

Three most interesting groups are
now on exhibition in special cases al
the Fairbanks Museum. One group
is of foreign birds, the Bell-bird OF
South America and the Common
SpoonbiIl of India. The Bell-bird is
so named from it's song that resem-
bles the tolling of bell. It sings
at morning and evening in the high
lands Of Guiana. The male is white.
A jet black horn, sprinkled with
tufts of white down arises from the
forehead and connects with the pal
ate, aiding in producing the bell
like notes of the song. 1t hangs
Imply over the beak except when
singing or on defense. The female
is protectively colored in dull green
,plumage.
The Spoonful is so called from the
shape of its bill, which is fattened
and spoon-shaped at the end, a spec
ial adoption for getting its food from
the sand and shallow water on the
shore. Its note is very harsh, as it
has no syrinx or voice-organ and
cannot modulate it's voice.
The beautiful Crowned Pigeon
from South Africa is the largest of
the pigeons. 1t is of a slaty-blue
color and is easily tanned. Its flesh
is valued by epicures on account of
its delicious flavor.
Another exhibition illustrates the
principle of albinism which is a con-
dition of birds, animals and plants
in which the color pigments are lack
ing.
1t may be complete in which the
skin and hair or feathers are white
and the iris pink, or it may be par
tial in which only parts of he body
are involved and the eyes nearly nor
NAL. Another case closely allied is
where the fermentation is incom-
plete, there being some color areas
that are normal and the rest of the
body white. The fourth form of al
binism is a case of protective color
alton in winter, when the fur of some
animals and feathers of some birds
change to white, on the approach of
cold weather and assume normal
colors in spring.
In this special collection is a wood
chuck, illustrating pure albinism, a
red squirrel, partial albinism, a rob-
in incomplete pigmentation and a
weasel and ptarmigan seasonal al
biIism. Other albinOs at the Mu-
scum are two porcupines (pure al
binos), a crow and red-Shouldered
hawk partial albinos.)
The Bird calendar shows these ar
rivals for the season: American
Crow, Feb. %; American Robin,
Mar. 27; Bluebird, Mch. %; Song
Sparrow, Apr. 1; Tree Sparrow, Apr.
2; Junco, Apr. 2; Red-winged Black
bird, Apr. 4 Phoebe, Apr. 4; Broad
winged Hawk, Apr. 8; BrOnzed
Crackle, Apr. 8. A Snowy Owl was
reported at Passumpsic April z.
The Bird-Calendar at The Fair
banks Museum shows these arrivals
since last week: Red-tailed Hawk,
Summer Resident, April IA; Chip
ping Sparrow, Is. R.) April 10; YES
per Sparrow, Is. R.) April 16; Tree
Swallow, Is. R.) April IS; Ruby
crowned Kinglet, migrant, April 18;
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Is. R.)
April 10; Savanna Sparrow, Is. r.
April 10; Hermit Thrush, Is. r.
April 10; Barn Swallow, Is. r.
April 10.
Speckled Alder and Colts Foot
have been added to the hower-table.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
VERMONT ID. A. r..
Good Progress Shown By Report o.
State Regent at National Con-

greSS
Following is the annual report OF
Vermont State Regent to GARD Con
gress, N. S. D. A. r. in session at
Washington this week.
Madam President General and Mem
bers of the 23rd, Congress-
l have the honor to present here
with, a second report to this society
as state regent of Vermont.
In April, 1892, IS months after
the organization of the national So
ciety at Washington, the first chapter
in the Green Mountain State was or
ganized at Burlington with IL mem
bers. Three years later, first me-
mortal tablet was erected to the Yer
mont hero, Ethan Allen, by that lit
tie chapter.
The first state conference occurred
in 1900, the result of arduous work
on the part of our founders. Since
that time, six state regents have pre-
sided over her destinies.
From IL members, we have in
creased to 1859, our present mem
bership. During the past year, 127
new members have been admitted,
and two new chapters added, at total
of 20 chapters, with another nearly
4OdOJ " VI 61A1AS dI 4NOl
We deplore the loss by death of "a
loyal members, sincerely regret the
resignation of ] 5 and discontinued.
One real daughter still honors our
roll and 81 members-at-Iarge in the
state tempt us for their capture
AS a state organization and in in
dividual chapter work, a commend
able progress has been recorded, as
the following figures, which speak
louder than words, perhaps, will at
test.
By concerted work and through
individual donations, $4,000 have
been contributed to memorials in
Continental Hall; to education in Yer
mont and to Southern Schools, $237.-
rs; by individual chapters to debt on
Continental Hall, $3.50; to local
miscellaneous work, $119.98, a total
of $613.23, which with $1.60 of the
$500 dues sent to the National So
ciety, amounts to S2,072.23 in money
contributed from March 1st, 1913 to
March 1st, 1914.
Five chapters have established
funds for memorial work, amount
ing to $1,750.00 which has been in
creased somewhat during the year
and is not included in foregoing
statement.
During this Congress, Vermont
chapters present to Memorial Hall,
an inner railing of mahogany along
the staircase between the first and
second floors, as a modest express
sion of continued interest and loyal
ty to our principles.
Two beautiful memorial boulders
have been dedicated in Vermont, to
soldiers of the American Revolution,
buried in the towns of Woodstock
and PouItney, with approprite public
exercises in each place.
The work of completing the mark
ing of the Old Crown Point Military
Road mentioned in last years report
has taken definite form.
Thfrty-three markers were placed
previous to 1913 by individual chap
tiers and through their influence,
along this historic old TRAIL nearly
as many more win be needed TO COM
pIete the work, which the last state
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

strong and interesting program has
been prepared.
sFor the first time in the history
of Vermont state prison the fnstitu-
ton at Windsor is full, every cell
having an occupant and even the hos
pitaI being used as a roOming de-
partment. Thirteen arrived during
the past week. There are more wo-
men than there have ever been be-
fore
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
Give Comfort to Stout Persons

A good wholesome catharthic thai
has a stimulating effect on the
stomach, liver and bowels in Foley
Cathartic Tablets. Thoroughly
cleansing in action, they keep yoI
regular with no gripping and no un-
pleasant after effects. They remove
that gassy distended feeling SO un-
comfortable to stout persons. G. c
Bingham. adv
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

Train arrives at St. Johnsbury fRom Zoe
ton, Portland, Lewiston. Augusta, North
Conway and White Mountain resorts at
1.55 am, $50 and 0.35 p. m.
Stops ON signal or ON notice to coaAue-
tor.
H. d. WALDRON.
General Passenger Agent
d. c. DOUGLASS,
General Manager.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Congregationalists To Hold Annual
Meeting In Rutland, May 1921

CongregationaIIsts To Hold Annual
Meeting In Rutland, May 1921
Following is the tentative program
for the annual Vermont Congrega-
tional Conference to be held at Rut-
land, May 1921. The central theme
OF the meeting will be, The Country
Church"
Tuesday Afternoon
2:OO Organization, I'D election Of
scribe and assistant, I'D appoint
ment of committees, (3)s other rou-
tine business.
2:15 Greetings.
$3.50 Reports of committees, I'D
Sunday school, Chairman, Mr.. Arthur
r. Stone.
1900 CD Young peoples work,
Chairman, Rev. "A. p. Pratt.
Discussion.
$3.50 address: 1.-THE Annuity Fund
for Ministerial Relief" Rev. Frank j.
Goodwin, d. d. Discussion.
4:10 Conference sermon, Rev. G.
C. Adams, Essex Junction.
4:30 Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per, Rev. Richard G. Woodbridge,
Vergennes; Rev. Raymond Boards
lee, Springfield.
500 Reception for delegates.
Tuesday Evening
1880 Devotional service, Rev. Roy
NJ. Houghton, Brattleboro.
7:4O Report of Corresponding Sec
rotary, Mr.. ]. M. Comstock, Chelsea.
$40 Address: "a Working Plan
for the Church." Rev. Charles s.
Mills, ID. D., Montclair, N. J..
Wednesday Morning
$3.50 Devotional service, Rev. Roy
NJ. Houghton.
$40 Unfinished business. Report
of Treasurer, Hon. r. w. Baldwin.
e:O0 Reports from the National
Council, Cd Rev. Benjamin Swift.
$3.50 CD Rev. A. p. Pratt.
Discussion.
1000 Vermont Domestic Mission
airy Society, 96th Annual Meeting.
Rev. c. H. Merrill, ID. D., Secretary.
Reports: (1) Treasurer, CD Direc-
tors.
1915 Addresses: State Missionary
Experiences, Rev. G. s. Haynes; En-
couragements in the Work, Miss
Mabel T. Winch; Revival Successes,
Rev. Thos. Hall.
ISIS The Problem of Leadership
in the Country Church, Conducted
by Rev. Z. p. Treat.
Discussion.
Wednesday Afternoon
1880 Reports or Committees: (1)
Civic Justice, GAP Discussion, Cd
Church Federation, OBJ Discussion.
2:45 Address: problems of the
Country Church." Rev. Charles o.
Gill, Discussion.
400 Devotional service, Rev. Roy
M. HoughtOn, Brattleboro.
AIN Address,. taIOW Can the
Stronger Church Aid the Weaker?"
Rev. Ernest G. Guthrie, Discussion.
$3.50 Unfinished business.
900 Banquet by the Mems Club
of the Rutland Church.
Wednesday Evening
1880 Devotional service, Rev. Roy
M. Houghton.
TAO Music.
1850 Address: Rev. Paul Douglass,
ID. d.
Thursday Morning
$3.50 Unfinished business.
900 Addresses: Rural Condi-
lions in Vermont" ID From Stand
point of the People, Supt. ]. N. Barss.
Vergennes (2) From Standpoint of
Church and State, Rev. John M.
Thomas, D. D., Middlebury, Discus
sion.
1880 Devotional service, Rev. Roy
M. Houghton, Brattleboro.
10:40 Final Adjournment.
The Annual Statistics
The tabulation of the annual
church reports has been completed,
and the figures have been sent to the
editor of the Year Book. From two
churches no response could be OBJ
tained-Salisbury and Upper Water
ford. This is the first time the for
mer church has been delinquent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

The rs cent piece was made IA
GUS by the American Liver Tablets,
the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

If you can teach music, art, dane
ing, swimming, or any useful thing,
classified advertising will find pupils
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

Now is the time to get a new
roof or the old one repaired. A
Corrugated Galvanized Iron Roof
lasts best, costs less than shingles
and needs no painting for years.
If you need rubber roofing call
and see me. We repair and lay all
kinds of roofing. Let me show
you a Galvanized Iron Roof.
0raveIed Roofs a Speciality
q. K. MEADER
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
Maine Central
Railroad.
SERVICE IN
EFFECT

SEFts <oS tSI3
Through tho white MountAima
ne Lancaster, Colobrook, North Goa
way, Boston, Portland. LoWtaton. BAm-
w0F. Ear Harbor and 1t J0hm.
LEAVING ST. JOH1GgHURY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
The Annual Statistics

The tabulation of the annual
church reports has been completed,
and the figures have been sent to the
editor of the Year Book. From two
churches no response could be OBJ
tained-Salisbury and Upper Water
ford. This is the first time the for
mer church has been delinquent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-28
uvVsIi. I juet came over from the |,

We'll. I Just came over from the
Grand hotel" the Judge began.
Did you 9 the young manf"
Only FOR a minute" The Judge
laughed indulgently. He was eating
breakfast In his room, and his valet
had just borrowed some hot fiat-irons
and was pressing out his clothes" The
judges laughter became very hearty.
Even Josie smiled; but the fact that
they had brought a valet with them
was a bit Of news to her. She ex
pressed surprise.
The Judge laughed again. ooh, he
just got here this morning. 1t seems
they both came off without any bag
gage, 30 they telephoned the valet, lat
last night. to bring them on sons
clothes"
1T must have been very late, for 4
was almost eleven when they left your
house. wasn't IT."
"Oh, those New York people-they
don't think a thing OF sitting up til
all hours-midnight, sometimes later
The judge preened himself a little
after this sensational statement. ant
Josie. though she had heard such wilc
tales In the past, was much impressed
by this one. 1t seemed SO much mort
possible. more real, now that she hat
seen Broadway In his maturity. How
exciting 1t must be to stay up, RICH
along. till midnight! But 1t mus
strain ones health. She hoped h,
would not do 1T often In the future!
She was beginning to feel a definite
personal interest in the youths health
Such a nice young man! For him te