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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03
EAST CABOT

(Mrs VIM. D. Barr, Correspondent
The auction sale at N. H. Gates
Tuesday the 26th was largely attend
ed. Everything sold well. Cows av-
eraged $500 a head.
Robert Barr and son spent Monday
at North Danville on business.
Mrs Cordelia Fife returned We'd
nesday to her home in Barnet, after
keeping house for N. H. Cate for the
past three months.
George Drew with his men and
team spent last week at Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chesley of st.
Johnsbury, George Stone and Arthur
Morse of South Danville were recent
guests at Harry Young's.
Mrs. Elizabeth Houghton of Wells
River visited at the home of her son,
Ellis Leonard a few days last week.
Bert Cate of Rockford, ILL.,, was
here to attend his fathers auction and
help settle accounts. Thursday morn
ing he started for Illinois accompanied
by his father, n. H. Cate, who will
make his home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Barr and Mr..
and Mrs. Ira D. Reed went Thursday
to Speedwell Farms, Lyndon.
L. B. Dodge of Barre was a business
visitor here Friday.
Harry Young is carrying the mail
while V. d. Blake takes his vacation.
Mrs. George Drew spent Monday
with her daughter, Mrs. George Du-
rette at Marshfield.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03

We publish elsewhere an article
School Teaching Adventure written
by Adele Duval and published in The
Vermonter. 1t is reproduced because
we believe it will be helpful to every
young person engaged in teaching. II
wildly brought to the writer's mind
his first term of school, and it's ex-
periences and compensations. 1t also
reveals a very successful policy for
any young person engaged in teach
ing to follow.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03
Manual Training In Schools.

The extent of manual training in
the public schools is indicated by the
exhibitions at the annual exhibit OF
the Vermont boys and girls at Rut-
land last week. The following schools
or institutions had working demon
STATIONS Agricultural school,
Randolph, butter making demonstra-
ton, blacksmith forge in operation,
bench work; st. Johnsbury public
schools. manual training exhibit, pu-
pills to build garage on grounds; Proc
tor schools, demonstration in cooking,
baking and sewing and agricultural
display; Warner Home for Orphan
boys, Saxtons River, cooking contests
in competition with girls; Rutland
city schools, manual training and do
nestle science demonstrations; Essex
Junction schools. dressmaking; Or
leans agricultural high school, milk
ing test and display of bees; State Ag-
riculturaI College, Burlington, various
vocational courses; State Normal
school Castleton, corn judging con-
test, cooking and sewing; Springfield
public schools, machine shop in opera
ton using one machine worth $4,000,
demonstration of cooking and sewing;
Windsor schools, canned fruit and
poultry.
Schools having exhibits but no
working demonstrations were:-Brat-
tleboro, Bennington, Burlington. West
Rutland, Castleton, Pittsford, st. Al
bans, Concord, Lyndon garden class),
Stowe, Chester Townshend, Irasburg,
Bristol. Newfane. Wallingford, Lud-
low, Stamford, Fair Haven, Jefferson
willie, Winooski, Colchester, Saxtons
River
Manual training has a far greater
value than instruction in actual per-
Torrance because it gives proper
recognition of manual ability. In
former years the schools recognized
only mental accomplishment as honor
able attainment and thus denied a
large proportion of the children a
standing of merit in the public school
or mind. The recognition of the mer-
it of good manual work admits a much
larger proportion of the children to
the field of creditable endeavor. 1t
extends the enthusiasm of learning
and accomplishment far beyond the
earlier prescribed mental circles. 1t
cannot fail to prepare many more
boys and girls for useful and respect
able citizenship. 1t is a work that
should be encouraged and developed
until the state can give all but its de-
fective children preparation for a use
full life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03

the country would be taxed without
receiving any benefit. Especially
should the people hesitate to empower
an administration that has proven un-
able to pay the running expenses of
the established government to under
take the establishment of such an I'M
promising project as government own
ership of all the Improbable shipping
routes for American merchandise.
They should kill the project so effect
lively the administration win not at
tempt to use more time of congress in
killing it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03
GREENSBORO
Ralph Silver Has Leg Broken Again
Death of Gladys Mathews.
Geo. A. Porter. Correspondent

Geo. A Porter. Correspondent
Thursday as Ralph Silver was play
ing ball at school he fell and another
lad who was running behind him
stepped on his ankle breaking the
large bone just above the ankle and
near where it was broken a few
months ago also while playing at
! school DR.. Kinney was called and
reduced the fracture.
Gladys Mathews, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer J. Mathews, was TAX
en- to the hospital at Hardwick Satur-
day the 23rd of October for an opera
ton for appendicitis and was operat-
ed upon that day but failed to rally
from the shock and died Sunday
morning The funeral was held at
the home of her parents Wednesday
and was largely attended. The child
was IL years of age and a great fav-
orite with her teachers and pupils at
school.
John Clifford of Cabot was a bust
ness visitor in town Friday.
Rev. E. G. Hayes was in Burlington
on business the first of last week.
Mrs. Amanda Debrune returned
from Georgia Tuesday.
DR.. F. C. Kinney was a business Wis
itor in Georgia last week.
Mrs. Anna Miller spent last week
with Mrs. Dick King in Stannard.
Mrs. Robert Wiley of Waterville is
spending a few days at the home of
her son, B. M. Wiley.
Mr. and Mrs. Sabeska Farrand of
East Hardwick visited at S. D. BOWS
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ingalls, entertain
ed large party of friends from Barre
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Blake returned to
their home in Massachusetts, Friday
after spending several days with Mr..
and Mrs. George Wright.
Mrs. Frank Eastman visited her
mother in Jacksonville over Sunday.
The first number of the village
course of entertainments Friday eve
ming was we'll attended although the
rain made it very unpleasant travel
ing. The next entertainment of the
course will be Nov. IL.
Merle Howard was home from Mont
peIier over Sunday.
At the regular meeting of Caspian
Lake Grange Thursday evening four
candidates were initiated into the my
steries of the first and second degrees
and after the business session the
meeting was turned over to Pomona,
Mrs. Clara Kaiser who furnished one
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03

of the best programs we have had for
some time. Instrumental music BY
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eastman; songs
by Mrs F. F. Wakefield. p. N. Allen
and the male quartet of the Grange,
Messrs. II. H. Haines, Guy Allen.
Charles and Maurice Goodrich; dis
cussion of the question. Does the
Average Farmer Encounter Greater
Disbursements than One Engaged
In the Trades or Professions?" by O.
B. Cook and H. H. Haines for the
farmer, and George Porter and John
Darlington for the trades and profess
sions Interesting papers were read
by Mrs. Gertrude Jackson, Mrs. Mar
garet Darlington; selections by Will
Miller and Master c. H. Miller. After
wards the ladies attired in ghostly
garments were sold to the highest bid
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03
The Swiss Army system.

In the discussion concerning an in
crease of the United States army for
defense the Swiss military system is
often mentioned. 1t is generally com
mended and we take a quite full de-
scription of it from the Boston Rec
ord that our readers may be more
familiar with it.
The military education of the peO-
pie begins in the public school and is
a part of the general educational sys-
tenn. In Switzerland universal edu-
cation up to the age of Is years is
compulsory, and all during this per-
iod simple exercises are required of
all pupils as a preparation for mill
tary service. There are also volun-
teer cadet corps of boys from IL to 16
years. in which drills and some exer-
cises in the manual of arms are given.
Target practice is the real purpose
of these corps for rifle shooting is the
national sport in Switzerland. A boy
would as soon refrain from target
shooting in Switzerland. as a boy in
the United States would abstain from
playing ball. The canton gives a mon
ey prize of francs (1.OO) to each
member whose shooting is reported
upon favorably by the instructor.
After 16 years of age and up to 20
the Swiss boy may. if he chooses, be-
come a member of a preparatory mill
tary organization, operating on the
same lines as a cadet corps. except,
that the regular army musket is fur
nished.
These corps do none of the tire
some and useless stunts required of
he fro nj he
don't have drill halls, or practice in
tricate movements, with head up,
chest out. feet at an angle of 45 de-
grees." and all the usual precision of
tiresome drill; instead the emphasis
is laid upon gymnastics and shooting.
At the age of 20 comes the call to
military duty. This does not mean
separation from family. life in bar
racks" three or four years of grind
ing and uninteresting military drill.
To get into the Swiss army means q
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03

The shooting of Miss Cavell, the
nurse, by the German government and
the conspiracy formed in New York
to blow up American ships carrying
war munitions across the Atlantic add
two of the darkest blots to the record
of the German government. OF course
the government claims it had no con-
nection with the men now under ar
rest in New York but that has little
weight. The fact is the men had accu-
INFLATED a large quantity of explosives
and have even attached experimental
bombs to some ships and the act was
done to help the Germans. They also
deny some stories about Miss Caven
but she was shot and is dead. 1t looks
very much as though the Germans are
not only murderers and assassins but
disgraceful liars.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03

1t is to be hoped the Allies will not
be fooled into making another error
in the Balkans. They opened HOSTILE
ties in the Dardenelles before they pos
sessed sufficient strength to carry the
strong Notifications there and there
is danger of the same mistake in the
Balkans. The thing for the Allies to
do is to keep hammering away on the
east and west battle lines of Germany
and Austria so the Teutonic forces
cannot send large enough forces into
the Balkans to seriously distress those
countries. They have the men and
the supplies in each of these positions
to make the most telling blows there
of any place in the world. If they
will persist in fighting it out along
those lines they will finally be in po-
sition to demand fair treatment of the
Balkan states in the terms of peace.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03

high degree of merit; to be refused is
sign Of unfitness-and no Swiss boy
wants to be declared unfit to defend
his country.
The young men are put through a
stiff medical examination, then lit
erary examination, then elementary
gymnastic tests. then a running test
of 80 yards which must be made in
under IA seconds
Those falling below a certain stand
ard are exempted.
If totally disqualified they are al
lowed not more than four years to
qualify if they can; If only partially
disqualified they are incorporated in
the auxiliary forces; that is. the pion-
GERS, hospital, commissary, intelligence
and transport departments.
If totally disqualified the man must
pay a military tax.
The examination over, the recruit
goes home. Next spring he is called
out for his first training given a uni
form and rifle (Which he takes home
and keeps until the end of his mill
tary service at the age of so, when
they become his property.
The recruits during their first year
serve for different periods, according
to the arm of the service; infantry
and engineers. 65 days; artillery and
garrison troops. rs days; cavalry, go
days, auxiliary troops, so days.
Roughly, the recruit is taken away
from his regular employment for only
about two months Cat the most
three). After that the men in the
Elite Cor first Hne) are called out only
seven times during their term of ser
vice Cup to age 32) and then only for
a period of II days on each call. The
Landwehr cages 33 to 400 is called
out only once for a training period of
IL days. The Landstrum is not called
out except in case of war or national
danger.
To install such a system in the
United States would require some
radical changes. First the citizen
must acknowledge an obligation to
give some of his time and service to
the defence of his country The sys-
tenn of education must be changed to
itary service. Then as the age for
military service is acquired there must
be universal enlistment for military
training. These changes may sug-
6CSl d nAlllldIy VI Tie
country but the Swiss policy may be
further followed by having this army
belong to the people and no one be-
long to the army.
The Swiss system would seem to of
fer very reasonable organization for
defense without an unreasonable in
crease in the standing army of the |
country. The education of a sufi-
cient number of officers would be nee
essary but no large body of men would
be supported in barrack life and hab-
it's. If in addition to this the plan of
Thomas Edison could be carried out
and a large quantity of the ingredients |
for the manufacture of arms and am
munition could be prepared so they |
could be quickly manufactured in
case of necessity we should attain a |
satisfactory degree of preparedness
without an unreasonable expense The |
Swiss system is certainly worthy of |
further study and consideration by |
the American people.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03
RYEGATE
MRS c. A McKirahan, Correspond
ent.)

Mrs. c. A. McKirahan, Correspond
ent.)
The many friends and Acquaintance
es of Thomas Meader of Groton were
shocked to hear of his death on Sun
day morning of pneumonia.
Calvin Murray, youngest son of Mrs.
Chauncey Murray. bought the home
farm sold at auction last week.
Leon Adams of Providence, r. l.,
returned to his home last week after
three weeks stay with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams Mr..
Adams did not gain as rapidly in
health from his rest as his friends
hoped he might.
An error in last weeks items. The
property of C. F. Smith was not sold
as reported.
Rev and Mrs. F. c. Collins were
called home earlier than they planned
the first part of last week because of
the death of a young lady in his par
ish in Greensboro.
The tops of the mountains round
about are covered with their first
blanket of snow.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03
STATE TEACHERS CONVENTION
Support Pledged to Constructive
School POlicy-Largest Regis
tratiOn In History.

/ There was a total registration OF
1905 at the annual convention of the
Vermont State Teachers Association
which closed at Rutland last Saturday
morning. That exceeds by more thar
/ 100 any previous. The resolutions
adopted admit some defects and in
consistencies in the new educational
law and pledges support to the State
Board of Education in the develop
ment of a constructive school policy
endorses a "a week school year, the
vocational bill before congress and
thanks t. N Vail for his magnificent
gift for the promotion of agricultural
education in Vermont
The following officers were elected:
President, Edwin L. ingalls,, Burling-
ton; vice president Miss Alberta Bee
man, st. Adams; secretary, Miss Eta
Franklin, Rutland; treasurer. E. A.
Hamilton, Newport; executive commit
ltee, H. 0. Hartman. Middlebury. Miss
Margaret Kelley. Derby, E. F. Green,
Richford, directors for three years,
miss Caroline S. Woodruff, st. Johns
bury, Miss Rose Lucia Montpelier,
! James G. Walker, Vergennes, for one
year, Miss Eliza Allen, Lyndon, J. H.
Fuller, Hardwick, in place of E. F.
Green, resigned.
The following honorary members
were elected: Theodore N. Vail, Lyn-
donville; United States Senator Car
roll S. Page, Hyde Park; Gov. Charles
w. Gates, Franklin; Miss Lucy Vince
lock. Boston; Miss Helen M. Winslow
Boston; Arthur W. Edison, New York;
Miss Emily Dutton Proctor, Proctor.
The Vermont Schoolmasters' club
held it's annual meeting and banquet
at the Congregational church Friday
evening with 125 members present
! officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent c. D. Howe. Morrisville; vice
president, J. F. Colburn, Burlington;
secretary-treasurer, E. V. Perkins,
Woodstock; executive committee, c.
H. White, Barre, H. D. Casey, Spring
field and S. c. Hutchinson, Montpelier.
Supper was served by the home cir
Gle of the church. There were brief
addresses by Mason S. Stone of Mont
pelier, state commissioner of educa-
ton, Dr. Thomas E. Green of Chicago,
national peace worker, and Prof.
Thomas McConaughy
The banquet of the Vermont Women
Teachers club which was held at the
basement of the Shrine theatre Friday
evening, drew over 800 pedagogues.
The supper was served by the Hotel
Bardwell. At a business session these
officers were elected: President Miss
Minnie Hayes, Essex Junction; secre-
tary, Miss Eliza Allen, Lyndonville;
treasurer Miss Minnie Sanford, Cas-
Teton; auditor, Miss Eleanor J. Mel
don, Rutland. 1t was voted to give
$25 to the teachers retirement fund
and $25 to the Normal school at Cas-
Teton for three scholarships. 1t was
also decided to join the State Fedora
ton of Womans clubs.
Miss Eta M. Franklin of Rutland
was toastmistress at the banquet.
Those who spoke included Mrs. Doro-
thy Garfield Fisher of Arlington, Miss
Lucy A. Yendes of New York, Mrs.
Annie E. Snyder of Barre, Miss Mar
garet Powers of st. Adams and Miss
Ellen H. Wagner of Richford.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03
GUILD BOY or CRouP.

Nothing frightens a mother more
The labored breathing, strangling.
choking and gasping for breath call for
instant action. Mrs. II. Neureuer, Eau
Claire, Wis, says: 'Foley's Honey and
Tar cured my boy OF a. serious attack
of Group after other remedies had fail
ed. 1 recommend IL to every one as we
know from our own experience that IL
is wonderful remedy for coughs.
colds, Group and Whooping cough" 1t
clears air passages, soothes and heals.
c. G. BINGHAM.
Honest advertising is the best.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03
Kill The Project Now.

There is every indication the pres
ent administration has learned no
thing from the defeat of President
Wilson's scheme for government owned
ships by the last congress. 1t was a
very expensive operation but the per-
sistent fight by Senator Burton finally
secured its defeat and a victory for
public sentiment. Notwithstanding
this Secretaries McAdoo and Redfield
are diligently advocating a government
rine. Their appeal has been cleverly
made to the sentiment for proper ma
tional defense but they are asking
that the government be committed to
tai will not consider because there is
no profit or probability of establishing
a profitable business in it.
They urge that our navy would be
without auxiliary service in case of
hostilities with any nation and the
government should own these vessels
so they could be used in connection
with the navy if necessary. That has
been unnecessary in other countries
that have utilized many more auxili-
airy vessels than we have and we see
no reason why this country should be
obliged to go to such an expense now
1t would seem much wiser to adopt
the methods that have proven prac-
teal and effective in other countries.
Government owned ships operating
between a limited number of ports
would benefit only a portion of the
shipping but its expense would be paid
by taxation upon all sections of the
country. Thus a large proportion of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03

der by the Grange auctioneer, N. II.
Kaiser. and the successful bidders es-
corted them TO supper
Miss Bessie Silver returned from her
vacation Wednesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03

on 'Gets-It,' the corn was sure to CO."
Mary, like thousands of others, used to
be a heroine, suffering martyrdom, US
sticky tape, toe-harnesses, blood bring
ing razors and scissors! She says now
there's no sense in it. Use "Gets-It,"
applied in seconds. Easy, simple, new
way-just painless common sense!
Millions are doing it. Never fails. You
can wear smaller shoes now. You don't
have to limp around any more, or walk
on the side of your shoes to try to
get away from your corns! You know
Tor sure before you use "GetS-It' that
the corn or callus is going away. For
corns, calluses, warts and bunions-
"Gets-It" is sold by all druggists, 25c
bottle. or sent direct by E. Lawrence
& Co, Chicago. Sold in st. Johnsbury,
and recommended as the worlds best
corn remedy by c. c. Bingham, Chas
Searles & Co. and Flint Bros.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
once as second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-11-03
New-Way Wonder
for COrns, "Gets-k'
The Big Surprise for Corn Owners.
It's Sure, Simple, Safe, Quick.

Listen to the wee story of "Gets-It,"
the worlds greatest corn remedy. It's
a short story,-only about two feet
Mary had a little 'Gets-It,' and corns
upon her toe: and every time she put
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4 cents per word first insertion. Legal
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cents. Obituary poetry. 10 cents
line.
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Honest advertising is the best.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-22
Smoke the Famous Councils.-Adv.
CONTRACT TO DEI1v.
Err COAL e<>.

Washington, June 21.-The contract
by which the Delaware Lackawanna
and Western railroad company sold
in 1909 the annual output 0 f seven
million tons from it's anthracite coal
mines to the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Coal company, which it
had just organized, was annulled to.
day by the supreme court as a viola.
ton of both the commodities clause
of the Hepburn rate law and the Sher.
man antitrust law. 1t directed the
lower court to enjoin the railroad
from transporting the coal under the
provisions of the contract. III
The decision was hailed by the
government officials as a great vic.
tory, and likely will have an impor,.
ant bearing on the fight waged for a
few years to break up the ~so>called
''hard coal trust"