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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-06-03

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a toe. It's goodbye Johnnie. You apply
"GRTS-IT'' in two seconds-no fussing with
that make corns -"pu1Is and make the toe
beefY and raw with knives, scissors, razors
and diggers that make cOrns grow faster
and that may cause blood poison from corn.
cutting and corn-b1eeding. GRT&-IT''
shrivels up corns, they come right of.
sense. No more corn pains. HGRTS-IT'' 10
safe and never hurts the flesh. Get rid of
corns and calluses.
''GRTS-IT'' IL sold at Csc a bottle by GIl
druggists, or sent direct if you wish, from
B. Lawrence & Co. Chicago.
ssCETS-TT'' il sold in ST. Johnsbury by G.
c. BINGHAM, CHARLES sRARLES CO.,
FLINT BROS.
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BOstOn-Eagle News Co, 597 Wash
ington and rs Summer Streets.
observation-disclosures g. Blodgett.
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''Gets-It" for COrns On
Your Piggy -Wiggies!
Quit Puttering With Corns. Use, This
Sure, New-Plan Corn Cure.

few drops of "GETs-IT," the biggest
seller in the world today of any corn
remedy, is enough to spell positive doom to
the iercest corn that ever cemented itself to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
French Say Posters
Prove that Kaiser
Premeditated War

PARIS, Aug. 9.-An official statement,
issued today. say that German mobiliza-
ton posters placed on all towns Of Vic
and Moyenvic. in Alsace-Lorraine, prove
the French contention that the war was
premeditated on the part of Germany.
The towns were occupied by the French
yesterday and, according to the statement,
the posters which they found afforded
them valuable information concerning
Germany's mobilization. besides reveal
ing that Germany mad decided upon war
at the time the triple entente was redoub-
ling its efforts for peace.
BERLIN, Aug. 9.-(Via Amsterdam and
London. 1.-The German newspapers COM
carried out to make Germany appear the
disturber of the peace. They maintain
that 1t was Russia that pushed Germany
to war.
II is reported here that the Germans in
France who were unable to leave within
the time limit are being sent to western
France and compelled to help with the
harvest. They add that German women
in Russia are being expelled while the
men have been thrown into prison.
Matthias Ersberger. leader OF the cler-
zeal party in the Imperial Parliament and
chairman OF the arms committee. states
that the German army and navy are both
splendldly equipped, while the German
rifles and cannon are superior to those
of the adversaries. He declares Ger
many can absolutely rely on its defensive
| forces.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Kemp at Capital
Much Encouraged
(From a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 9.-(Special.)-
Senator j. II. Kemp of Fullerton, candi-
date for the republican nomination for
governor, arrived in Lincoln today from
a speaking trip out in the Third district
and a days stop in Omaha.
Senator Kemp is much pleased over the
situation. II have met with a good re-
ception everywhere have BEEN" said
he, land 1t looks to me that there ought
not to be much doubt as to my nomina-
ton. l find that republicans are keen
for victory this fall all along the line.
MY record in the two sessions of the
legislature is open to the public and II
seems to be the general opinion that If
nominated can be elected because 1 can
come into the fight with no entangle-
ments which would cause the party
trouble and therefore can win the much
wanted victory"
Senator Kemp will return to Omaha
for a day or so and will spend the rest
of the week in several towns where there
is a demand for him to speak and where
he has promised to go.
His itinerary for the week is as follows:
Monday. Tecumseh. Falls City and
Auburn.
Tuesday. Omaha.
Wednesday. Fremont and Central City.
Thursday, Diller.
Saturday, Lancaster county.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Nebraska.
Howell Given
His Welcome by
Denis at Lincoln
cFrom a staff Correspondent

NfTOm a CNdll correspondent
LINCOLN. Aug. s.-Cspeciai )-Escorted
to the speaking place by representa-
tive Of the democratic Lincoln Daily Star
and welcomed most cordially by a rep
resentative of the democratic Omaha
world-Herald, II. r. Howell, candidate
for the republican nomination for COVER
nor, spoke to an audience OF less than
fifty people. which had been drawn to
the corner of Thirteenth and L streets
in front Of the oliver theater by a drum
corps, last night
His entire talk of about thirty minutes
was devoted to. What l have done for
Omaha" with considerable accent on the
"I." Once he alluded TO himself as
Manager of the city of Omaha" but
in his talk seemed to forget state issues,
confirming himself almost entirely to his
work as boss of the Omaha Water
board He reiterated his former state
ment that II elected to office he would
reappoint Harley G. Moorhead. a demo-
crat, as election commissioner OF Omaha
and proceeded to lambast the CORPORA
tfons and said when he got to be COVER
nor they would have TO fish or sut
bait"
His address was greeted by frequent
hand clapping by one lone man, except
at the close. when the aforementioned
democratic representatives jcIned the APP
plauding solist in a closing trio.
II is said that his auto trip around the
state has brought him out crowds, at
one place there being four voters, at
another place six and a stin larger
crowd OF seven at another place.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Gar Says Russians
Fighting for Their
Slav Blood Brothers

ST. PETERSBURGH, Aug 9.-(Via
London, $3.50 p. m.)-The Russian emperor
with Grand Duke Nicholas today re-
ceived the members Of the council Of the
empire and the Duma In audience at the
winter palace. Addressing them. the en-
peror said:
I'm these days of alarm and anxiety,
through which Russia is passing, greet
you. Germany, following Austria, has
declared war on Russia.
THE enormous enthusiasm, the patri-
otto sentiments and the love and loyalty
to the throne-an enthusiasm which has
swept like q hurricane through the coun-
try-guarantees for me, as for you, 1
hope, that Russia will bring to a happy
conclusion the war which the Almighty
has sent 1t.
ut Is also because of this eagerness
to make every sacrifice. even of life
itself, that am able to regard the future
with calm firmness. 1t is not only the
dignity and honor of our country that
we are defending, but we are fighting
for brother Slavs, co-religionists blood
brothers I see also with JOY the union
of the Slavs with Russia progressing
strongly and indissolubly.
Il am persuaded tnaL all ana eaCn OF
you will be in your place to assist me to
support the test and that all, beginning
with myself, will do their duty. Great
is the God OF the Russian fatherland."
After the emperor's speech, NJ Golubeff,
president of the council Of the empire,
and NJ. Rodzianko, president of the
duma. addressed Emperor Nicholas. They
declared the loyalty and devotion of the
whole empire and Its readiness to mako
all sacrifices for the honor and glory
of the fatherland until the dignity Of
the country was preserved.
After the singing of the national an
them, the emperor briefly thanked them
and reiterated his confidence in Rus
SLAMS.
At an extraordinary session OF the
duma in the afternoon. which was opened
with a solemn religious service, NJ.
Rodzianko read the emperor's manifesto.
He asked the blessing of God on the
Russian arms, which was the signal for
renewed demonstration. He then pro-
posed that the public should salute the
diplomatic representatives Of the friendly
countries. The whole assembly arose and
bowed towards the diplomatic gallery
with resounding cheers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Chautauqua I'D Fairhnry.

FAIRBURY, Neb.. Aug. 9.-(Special)-
The ninth annual Eession of the Fair
bury chautauqua is being held at the
city park auditorium and Is being fav-
ored with good attendance. notwithstand-
ing the drought that has prevailed in
this section. The chautauqua Is owned
by a stock company comprising Fair
bury and Jefferson county citizens. and
DIR. Albert Lynch is president OF the
organization. good program, includ-
ing entertainers and speakers. has beer
arranged.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10

for foreign.born whites. i21 per cent,
and for negroes, S9.5 per cent.
AEe OF Workers,
The gainfully occupied males in 1910
we're distributed according TO age periods.
as follows: 10 to Il years. ASS; u to Is
years. 700; rs to - years, $3.50; q TO ~
years and age unknown. s2i. 22i. and a.
years and over. 9o,O5S. The proportion
which the gainfully occupied males
formed OF all males In each age period
was: For those 10 to 10 years Of age. ~
per cent; for those Il to Is years Of age.
81 per cent: for those Is to 20 years OF
age, IA per cent; for those q TO a years
OF age. 96.S per cent-thst Is. all but four
men In every 100 had gainful occupations.
and for those Is years Of age and over.
so FER cent
The gsinfully occupied females in 1910
were distributed according to age periods,
as follows 10 to Is years, 81; IA to IS
years, 1.O52; 16 to ~ years. 1884; p to
~ years and age unknown, s6,Soi. and
Is years and over. 90l6 The proportion
which the galnfully occupied females
formed of all females in each age period
was: For those 10 to 10 years OF age, 0.S
per cent; for those "a to Is years OF age.
as per cent; for those Is TO % years of
age. 26.5 per cent; for those 81 to ~ years
OF agc. lS2 per cent; and for those a
years OF age and over, 81 per cent.
Number of Children at Work.
In Nebraska in 1910 there were l0,S9
males and 1.4S9 females 10 to Is years OF
age engaged In gainful occupations; OF,
stated otherwise, las per cent OF the
males and per cent Of the females 10 "a
Is years of age were gainful workers. In
1900 there were 12,2S2 males and 2,taS fe-
males 10 to 10 years OF age engaged In
gainful occupations. which was lSs pei
cent Of all males and 35 per cent OF all
females 10 to is years OF age,
Principal Occupations in Nebraska.
The principal occupation followed by the
males and the females, respectively. in
Nebraska in 1910 were as follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Falling Pole Kills
Baby in His Carriage

NEWBURYPORT. Mass. Aug. "A
forty-foot flag pole dropped to the ground
in the midst OF large crowd gathered
for balloon ascension at the End Boat
club today. killing John Pray. an H.
months-old baby, in his carriage and Sc
riously inJuring his mother. Mrs. Eliza
beth Pray. and William B. sauires.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Finger Crushed and Bruised.

HHNE NEW7HNW WHU HEUNHWua
Bucklen's Arnica Salve gives sure re-
lief. Quickly heals sores bruises, burns.
Csc. All Observation-Disclosures
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
RurrInrY nj Union.

AVoCA. Neb., Aug, s.-Cspecial)-T
store OF C. H. Dysart at Union was en-
tered by burglars Tuesday night. They
entered the store by breaking a window
and unlocking the door from the inside.
They secured jewelry and other articles
to the amount of 400. 1t is though to
be the work OF professionals.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
rnr nn 1mpn,red Apnetlte.

To improve the appetite and strengthen
the digestion try a few doses Of Chamber
lains Tablets. Mr.. J. II. Seitz OF Detroit,
Mich. says: 'They restored my appetite
when Impaired. relieved me Of a bloated
feeling and caused a pleasant and salts
tory movement Of the bowels" For sale
by all deaiers.-Advertisem
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-08-10
Frut, Grovera VIII Picnic,

AVoCA. Neb., Aug. s.-(special)-o
August 10. at the home of Hon. T. NJ.
Pollard at Nehawka, will be held the an
nual picnic OF the Eastern Nebraska
Fruit Growers association. A number of
visitors from Missouri Kansas and Iowa
are expected to attend.
The record., 1914-09-10
Settino Small Fruit.

Set raspberries and blackberries in
rows seven feet apart and two and
one-half feet apart in the row. Nir
back the canes when they are about
two feet high. OF the red raspber.
ries only Shaffer and Cuthbert need
be nipped back, for the others will not
grow very high. Blackberries should
be laid down for winter and the whole
cane covered. RaspbeEries can sim
ply be bent over and the tips of the
bushes covered with soil. Mulch In
the row with manure and cultivate be.
tween the row. Currants and goose
berries are the most profitable small
fruits grown. Set them in rows sew
en- feet apart and five feet in the row
Thin out so as to let in the air anG
light freely. AS soon as the leaves
start in the spring, so over the bushes
and sprinkle with water, to which
paris green has been added-one-hali
teaspoonful of the poison to a pail OF
water.
The record., 1914-09-10

spring, and will be on hand ready to
plant at the time most proper and
convenient, says The Farmer.
p Select a spot where water does not
stand, and where potatoes or grain
would do well. Dig trench two feet
deep where the roots are to rest and
slanting up toward the surface where
the tops will be, as indicated by the
illustration.
Break open the punches and lay the
trees and berry bushes with their
roots in the deep part of the trench
ard their bodies and tops lying on the
slanting bottom. Work In the dirt
among the roots as carefully as in
planting. II you cannot get in all OF
the stock in the first layer, one or two
more layers may be put in, keeping
the dirt carefully worked in among the
roots and tops.
When all the stock is In and well
covered with the earth, pour in all the
water that will soak away, and then
fill up the trench with all the dirt
thrown out, and finish by covering
with a heavy mulch of straw or other
litter held in place by sticks or boards
The object of the mulch is not to pre-
vent the ground from freezing but to
keep from alternate thawing and freez
ing.
The record., 1914-09-10
Horticultural!
0|NCl!WNS;5' vs. S #
AMONG SMALL-FRUIT BUSHES
Guard Against Ravases Of Rabbits by
Using Thick Paper. Gunny- Sacks
or Regular Protectors.
Ry l.. NJ. BENNINGToND

With the exception of raspberries.
which should be attended to early In
he spring. ali the small fruit bushes
should be pruned, sprayed and fertil-
zed, during the late fall months. This
will include the goose6erries, currants.
olackberies, grape-vines, etc.
After all danger of bleeding" Is
past, the grape vines should be care
,ully pruned, and all posts and trel-
Uses Strengthened up, which will guard
against doing this work in the spring
when 1t will damage them. Old straw
Jr cornstalks make a good fertilizer
nere, and then 4 goodly per cent of
wood ashes should be supplied to furn-
ish the desired muriate of potash.
which will keep down the too rank
growth, thus guarding against fungous
diseases and rot. and giving the fruit
an excellent flavor. and good size.
Where one failed to SOW oats 10
form the mulch in the strawberry bed,
a covering of straw should be pro-
vided t. protect the plants from severe
freezing weather. and to furnish fer
tilizer next spring.
All fruit bushes or orchard trees
which are where the rabbits can reach
them, should be wrapped in thick pa.
per, gunny sacks, cornstalks, screen
wire, or the regular tree protectors
made of veneer, this protection ex-
tending is or 81 inches from the
ground, so the SHOWS of winter will
not enable the animals to gnaw the
bark from the trees.
Young and tender fruit plants should
be carefully bent down to the ground,
a quantity of straw placed on them,
and n few sradefuls of dirt carefully
spread over them to protect them
from severe freezing till spring, when
this straw may be scattered around
them for fertilizer.
The record., 1914-09-10

with the navel Of the young calf,
through which it finds Its way into
the circulation of the animal
The remedy is to have the place for
the young calf carefully cleansed. and
as soon as the calf comes into the
world, to dress the navel with prep
aration Of carbolic acid: that will de.
stroy any infectious matter that may
attach itself TO the navel.
Naturally failures have been re-
ported even when precautions have
beca taken, and doubts cast on the
theory of Infection.
sun. seeing that infection Of dis
eases similar TO this may be carried
on the point of a fine needle. how can
we say with confidence, that the dis
ease. white scour. occurs through any
other cause than infection in places
where the infective mateer has been
known almost with certainty to exist?
There are districts where this
scourge is unknown. Let diseased
calf be brought in and the disease at
once appears.
All houses in which young calves
ere reared should be made thoroughly
clean; q large application of disinfec-
tants should be made until the place
Is purified. All calves should have
their navels dressed with carbolic
acid dressing as soon as they are
born. ard they should be literally sup
piled with clean dry straw for bed
ding.
Another disease appears to be a
form of contagious bronchitis. II Is
The record., 1914-09-10

generally fatal II 1t is allowed to run
unchecked for some time.
II is possible that this very serious
disease may be caused by allowing the
calves to remain out in the fields too
long in cold or wet weather.
Provide good comfortable, dry quar-
ters for the calves while they are
young. Let them have sufficient ven
tilation in their houses. without
drafts. Allow them open air exer-
else only on warm days, and not until
they are sufficiently strong to stand
even moderately cold weather. Never
allow a young calf to have its coat sat.
urated with cold rain water.
The principal matter to be borne in
mind is that all young animals taken
from their natural conditions of life
and living must have thoughtful care /;
and it should not be necessary to OBJ
serve that in the management of
calves, we are dealing with a valuable
farm asset that will repay consider
able care.
The record., 1914-09-10
KEEP A DAILY TALLY SHEET
Written Record often Proves Valuable
In Recalling Some Little Trans-
action on the Farm.

On our farm place there was hung
in a convenient passageway a large
slate for the purpose of hastily jotting
down any notable happening occurring
during the day.
Each evening the accounts were per.
manently tabulated and kept for any
later day references which might oc.
cur, assisting in making decided
point
In this simple way a great deal Of
the tax and responsibility of endeavor
ing to recollect this or that happening
on the farm was removed and the to-
morrow begun afresh-every day in
reality a new beginning with the pre-
ceding days hard work forgotten.
cleaned off the slate and the minds OF
proprietor and helpers.
One has no idea how often such a
slate will prove the many instances
and transactions taking place in year
on farm of only ten acres, though at
the time they seem of trifling account,
but later are worth recalling for some
purpose to some one who wishes data.
This kind Of written record re-
freshes and proves interesting to look
over at any time; 1t tells of certain
amount Of labor that has been passed
over, Af blunders, successes. failures
that have been entirely forgotten.
1t also gives history of the helI
employed. which is of importance in
recommending them to others.
In the various industries of stock
raising, poultry work, fruit growing
dairying, hay and grain raising, In
erecting buildings, the whole story
may be given OF the "slate tally" day
by day by those most interested on the
| farm.-F. r.
The record., 1914-09-10
A New Cherry,

The Bing cherry Is sweet variety
that has attracted more than the ordi.
nary amount of attention, says Farm.
ing. II has a very solid flesh and a
flavor of the highest quality. The tree
is thrifty, upright, very hardy and pro.
dnctive. A fine shipping and market
variety. 1t is excellent for canning
and for dessert fruit. The variety
comes from Oregon, where it was orig
mated by Seth Luelling. a noted
cherry-grower.
The record., 1914-09-10
FALL TREATMENT OF TREES
Should Be Carefully Heeled in to Sc
cure Best Condition for Planting
In the Spring.

In the Northern prairies, with the
exception of strawberries, 1t is not
good plan to plant out stock in the
fall but if carefully heeIed in as soon
as received it will be in the best possi-
BILE condition for planting the next
The record., 1914-09-10
REMEDY FOR WOOLLY APHIS
Finely Powdered Tobacco or Waste
Stems viii Prove Effective In
Eradication Of Insects.

C3y +. H. HILLMAND
Some effective remedies for the
woolly aphis are as follows:
For the apple root form. which
causes knots or swellings on the small
cr roots-rcmove the earth. three or
four inches of soil, about the crown
for a distance of two TO four feet from
the tree and sprinkle in four TO six
pounds of finely powdered tobacco.
Waste tobacco stems. which can be
purchased very cheaply, can be used
in place of powdered tobacco.
Natural enemies do far more than
IS generally supposed toward reducing
the nunber Of aphids, but in dry
season. especially, nature must be as
sisted If these insects are TO be kept
reduced TO nondestructive numbers.
Kerosene emulsion is an efficient
The record., 1914-09-10
PREVENT DISEASE IN CALVES
White scour and Lung Affection Are
Two Great Seourses-Latter Is
Caused by Carelessness.
nv W II GU.BERTD

The two great scourges in calf rear
ing are the white scour and the lung
affection. which latter has been proved
to be quite preventable.
The method requires extreme but
not laborious care in carrying out.
When this care Is taken, satisfactory
results are obtained.
Investigation has proved: First,
that the disease IS located in districts;
and second. that il is more prevalent
where sanitary conditions are not per
feet: third. that the disease is
contracted through allowing the infec-
tious matter cf the place. when the
calf is dropped. to come into contact
The record., 1914-09-10
Success In Hoo Breeding.

One of the most successful hog
breeders in Illinois says that he never
breeds from sows under IL months
and hever keeps his breeding stock
fat. This man thinks that much trou-
BILE with very young pigs is caused by
feeding them too early and that they
should not be fed until they have
grown big enough to exhaust their
mothers milk entirely.
The record., 1914-09-10
Soybeans and CoWpesS,

The power of the soybeans and
cowpeas to gather nitrogen from the
dir, tho large amount of organic mat
ter they are capable Of producing and
their beneficial effect upon the tilth
Of heavy soils are qualities which
commend them in the highest degree.
to say nothing Of their value as feed.
ing stuffs.
The record., 1914-09-10

When horses are idle, they should
be given not more than half the grain
that is supplied when hard at work.
- idle for a long period, the grain
could be reduced to very small guam
tity If an abundance Of good roughase
n supplied.