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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29

Mrs. W. w. Dow and children were
at his brothers in Orleans last Fri
day for the day.
Mrs. Virginia Perry Phelps visited
at H. ]. Phelps at Barnet last Thurs
day. She left Friday morning for her
sisters home in Belmont, Mass, for
visit before going to Dolliver, Ia.
w. w. Dow has six months leave
Of absence from his duties at the sta
ton and has gone to Edmonton on
a business and pleasure trip.
Mrs c. I. Smith entertained a party
of ladies Monday afternoon in honor
IF Mrs Julia Smith, it being her
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Sargent and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Duncan took an
auto trip through northern New
VI npshire into Maine and stopped at
Lake Aziscoos over night Thursday.
Saturday they made a trip to Lake
Willoughby.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29
PRESS COMMENT
School at Home

Despite the walls of the calamity
howlers who saw Vermont children
hauled across mountains, driven into
adjacent counties and compelled to
leave the state by reason of the Car
negie report, Vermont children are
still being educated at home.
This is the fact, Notwithstanding
that the much denounced concentra-
ton plan for schools is still in force
and likely to be extended. 1t is de-
spite the failure of the anti-Carnegie
people to cripple the power of the
state board. 1t is regardless of the
disparagement of the teacher train
ing courses in the high schools and in
spite Of the greed of certain institu-
lions which almost robbed the bare
foot boy of state aid.
The little red school house may
not glow on every hiil, but in the
concentrated school the teacher is
better and costs the taxpayer less.
1t is true that many rural pupils
must still travel a little to reach
high school because the legislature
did not provide for junior high
schools, but there are few towns
where first-class high schools are not
aVailable-"close handy by"-at tut
ton rates.
The teacher-training courses are
being extended, which means a big
ger supply of teachers, more practi-
cally equipped for their work. and
state aid means that they will be bet
ter paid.
State agricultural schools, the Lyn-
don school for girls, manual training
and domestic science all mean prac-
tical education. while the colleges
and universities are awake as never
before, under the spur of criticism,
and beginning their winter terms de-
termined to vindicate their places in
the school system of Vermont.
A Vermont boy or girl is now able
to go to school and college if not in
his own town at least in his own
county and state. This, we repeat, is
despite the efforts Of those who
willed it otherwise. Vermont do
move.-Rutland Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29

Two Vermont youths who walked
rs miles to return to Middlebury col
lege this year furnish a sharp con-
trost to two western youths who
started to motor to Yale University in
high-powered racing car and tipped
over. one being killed and the other
perhaps fatally injured. The race
for education surely is not always to
the sWift.-Barre Times.
The .Middlebury students will sue
coed in life regardless of their rank
N the classroom, because they are
possessed of commonsense and an am
b.tion to get the best out of life. One
of the most brilliant clergymen that
ever graduated from the University
of Vermont once told the writer that
he couldn't afford to hire a team to
take his trunk from the Burlington
depot to the college dormitory, but
borrowed {. wheelbarrow and carried
1t through the streets of Burlington
himself. And when he preached his
first sermon as he walked up the aisle
he heard lady Cd remark upon the
shiny condition of his suit. He was
too big a man even then to be in
fuenced by such an unkind remark
and when he died years after he was
pastor of one of the largest city
churches in the United States and
tower of strength in great denomi-
nation.-Springfeld Reporter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29
A Pioneer.

When we write down the list OF
Vermonters who have blaZed the
way in important changes of world
wide influence we should remember
Albert H. Copeland, a native of Mid
dlebury, who died recently in Mil
waukee, Wis, at the age of 85. In
1852 railroads had no Geographic
service of their own. Trains were
operated wholly by time card rules,
which provided that one train would
wait at = certain station until an
other train had passed. If one train
was late at the meeting point the
other was required to wait IL hours
or until the other showed up. Such
a condition existed on the winter
morning in February, 1852, when
the first telegraphic train order flash
ed over the wires. The north-bound
train, due to meet the south bound
train at Middlebury was in a snow
bank in the Green mountains south
of Rutland. Mr.. Copeland. who
worked in the post Office at Middle
bury at that time, was also the local
telegraph operator.
The conductor of the south bound
train was, of course, unaware of the
stalled train at the south, and only
before them a wait at Middlebury
anywhere from IL minutes to 12
hours, when at the expiration of the
latter time his train regained its
right to proceed south to Rutland
As the length of delay increased, the
restless, irritated passengers grew
bold and wandered from the depot.
Some of them struggled into the
post office and happened to tell Cope
land of the delay. The operator
thought a moment. Then he said:
"You bring the conductor up here
and perhaps we can fix it so that
you can go on to Rutland without
waiting for the north bound train. "
The conductor demurred, but finally
acceded to the demand of lbs irate
passengers.
Upon arrival at the post Office Mr..
Copeland handed him a message
from his superintendent at Rutland.
1t read something Ike this: North
bound train in snowbank south of
here. You come on down to Rutland
and I will not let any train go north
until you arrive Mr.. Conductor
read his order, looked Copeland
straight in the eye and said: 81 am
afraid to do this. 1 might be taking
a chance. How do I know it is gen
uine?" Copeland quietly replied:
'I'll ride on the engine to Rutland. 3"
That settled it and the train went
on it's way, the passengers rejoicing
and heartily thanking the operator,
who kept up wonderful amount of
thinking while quietly sitting in the
cab from Middlebury to Rutland.
Mr.. Copeland's happy thought re-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29
McINDOE FALLS

CT. D. Nichols. correspondent
Last Friday afternoon the town
schools met at the school house hall
at Barnet and held their exhibit of
the children's handiwork. A large
crowd was in attendance and Super
intendent Burbank made his usual
fine remarks and awarded the prizes.
County Agent Stimson, resigned, and
Leland Wood, elect, were there and
their remarks were also enjoyed by
all. The prizes awarded our schools
were as follows: Madeline Little, ap-
ron, 1st prize; Norman Little, draw
ing, 1st prize; John Whitehill, Gu
cumbers, End prize; John Whiteh:ll,
wood carving. End prize; Muriel Dow,
patchwork, End prize; Dorothy Mich
ais, darning, LIST prize; Dorothy Mich
OILS, cake, End prize; Lawrence Benja-
min, chickens, End prize; Gladys Bry-
ant, fancywork, 1st prize; Blanche
Larvey, embroidery, 1st prize; Erwin
Whitehill, cabbage, LIST prize; Lillian
Bort. second section, fancywork, LIST
prize; Loren Bort, chickens, 1st
prize; Loren Bort, chicken coop, End
prize. Certainly the children are de-
serving of a great deal of praise. Sew
eral of the pupils in the Aiken school
got Prizes Oh SdIu0u pIOuuCIS, IuI-
KEYS and canned fruits.
G. d. Chase of Woodsville is at
Charles Chase's for a few days.
Miss Jennie Cowles of Plymouth,
Mass, is spending a week with Mrs
A. ]. Finlay.
Mrs. Julia Smith was at Ryegate
Saturday at Mrs Shackford's. 1t was
Mrs Shsckford's birthday.
Mrs. Bedell's brother, Mr.. Lang
from Corinth is visiting at o. N. Be-
dell's.
John Gochee was at Groton last
Friday at an auction.
w. NJ. Phelps returned Thursday
morning from Dolliver, Ia.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29

suited in the despatch.ng of trains by
telegraph over the Rutland railroad
after that date. The method was
quickly adopted by other railroads
and eventually came into use
throughout the world.-Brattlebor
Reformer.
Don't Smother us
1t is a question of fullness. No
paper expresses the opinion that Mr..
Wilson surpasses in foresight and
observation-disclosures all the presidents
who have preceded him. 1t is an
opinion, and it stands by itself in the
Newspaper that takes that view. But
when one newspaper, after express
ing this opinion on its own account,
proceeds to cram it's columns with
every similar utterance that chance
places at its disposal, the effect is
sicken:ng. 1t is like being tickled to
death-t.ckling being a pleasant
sensation by itself, but not pleasant
at all when it is carried to the point
of death.
If President Wilson actually pos
sesses the surprising sagacity ascrib-
ed to him, there is no sense in max
ing a party matter of it. Let US all
have a share in this wholly unusual
good fortune. If, on the other hand,
his sagacIty IS much like that of
other men-now of fairly good quail
1ty, and now running so thin that
you cannot tell it from downright
laundering, as in the case Of Mex
ico-what is the sense in saying 20
times day that it is the most re-
markable ever and wholly supernal?
What these eulogists are so ex-
travagantlv praising IS nothing more
than ordinary human fallib.lity of
judgment, which sometimes hits it
and sometimes does not. To make it
appear as never missing fire can be
nothing less than an effort to estab-
lish for President Wilson Fictitious
reputation-an effort that does not
shine for respecta bility, and which is
neither fair for him nor fair for the
country.
Let us say that the President is
trying to do the best that he knows
how, but that his know how" is no
keener nor surer than that of other
public men, That lets President
Wilson ont when he plumbers, as he
undoubtedly does from time to time,
and secures full credit for him when
he does not blunder. Those who have
so much fattery in their systems that
they must give vent to it dozen or
twenty times a day ought to pack it
away in private letters and send
these at shutdown to the White House
by parcel post. Private Secretary Tu-
multy's intellectual stomach is strong
enough to dispose of such stuff
Hartford Courant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29

a dozen courses the system has grown
until now the state is well covered
with them. That they are doing ex
cellent work, is the very genera
! opinion That their graduates are
going out into the rural schools
where teachers of quality and train
ing are sorely needed, the figures
abundantly show. 1t is, of course
rather early to pass judgment on the
merits of the system as a whole
which should be based on the finish
ed product-the rural teachers pre-
pared-as time and experience put
them to the test, but up to now there
is much encouragement. Almost
without exception the graduates OF
these courses are taking up the work
expected of them-doing that for
which the state has given them prac-
ticalIy a free training, since it pro-
vides the instructors for the
high schools and the latter charge
no tuition. Certainly these young
ladies are better prepared for teach
ing than were the many who former
ly went into the rural schools di-
rectly from high school academical
courses, without any pedagogical
training whatever.
thirty-four teacher training courses
at the end of the present year fully
three hundred teachers. If the
normal schools give one hundred,
Vermont will have about four hum
dred candidates to draw upon for its
rural and grade work. This number
IS amply sufficient, in the ordinary
course, to fill all vacancies caused by
retirements. 1t appears likely, there
fore, that very soon Vermont will be
able to supply her elementary schools
with trained teachers of her own,
specially prepared for the kind of
work in which they are to engage,
and that it will not be necessary to
hazard the experiment of trying out
the ordinary high school graduates
who have been able to pass the
teachers examinations. Indeed, the
latter may be entirely eliminated,
putting Vermont in the enviable po-
sition of being the only New England
state with enough trained teachers
to draw upon, so that examinations
of candidates are unnecessary.
Of course this condition will not
be attained until there is a surplus
of teaching material, so that GER
tain per cent. who are unlikely to
qualify under the test, can be dis
pensed with by the weeding-out pro-
cess that takes place in every line
of work When this time comes, it
may be thought desirable to enlarge
and strengthen these teacher-train-
ing courses somewhat, either by
making them entirely postgraduate
or by adding a year of postgraduate
work, with part of year of prepar-
alton during the senior period; or by
partial fitting during the junior year.
Vermont has been complimented
recently by a high official of the
United States Department of Educa-
ton on making the most notable
progress of any of the states that
undertook the training of teachers
IN secondary schools. Her
aid and News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29
The Autumn Equinox

Tomorrow marks the Autumnal
equinox, according to the good old
Walton's Register, and according to
the Old Farmers Almanac look out
for storms about this time. Yet criti-
cal men smile at old folks for believ-
ing that the suns crossing of the
line compels a storm. The celestial
equator, like the earth's is only
imaginary. They point out, too, that
the Iinestorm seldom comes exactly
on time. With two or three weeks
leeway on either side of September
%, any marked disturbance gets the
name of equinoctial and feeds the
fancy for another year. Once men
may have thought the linestorm
rained and blew and raised the tides
over all the world at once. But now
barometer and telegraph show that
storm travels on a local track.
This break with tradition is never
theless too hasty we are told. The
weatherwise say that the linestorm
of our fathers weather lore neither
is fact nor yet is fiction. OF course
the suns crossing of an imaginary
line cannot beget a real storm. But
on the other hand, at the time of the
autumnal equinox the sun is shining
SlIdlSul uONn upOn lAC C4uctIO4 AeAA
sea and the region of Gains is a lit
tie north of the equator. These are
just the conditions for easy develop
ment of tropical cyclones, and for
their easy passage westward. The
violent storms arising from over
turns of hot and cold air in the dol
drums follows the general wind move
ment westward to the West Indies or
into the gulf; there they reach the
prevalent southwest drift of air. and
recurve to the right, sweep north
eastward near the coastline, and dis
appear at last far out in the North
Atlantic.
1t makes mighty little difference.
though, for if there is a furry of
rain or a lively breeze around the
last seven days of September it is
popularity classed as the eQuinoctial
storm.-Burlington Daily News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29
A Great Vermont Product.

Vermont stands next to the head
among the stone-producing states OF
the Union.
Pennsylvania has always held first
rank except in the year 1908. when
Vermont reported the largest produc-
ton, and in 1914 it produced more
than 10 per cent. of the total of the
entire United States. Vermont was
second, with over eight per cent.
Other large stone-producing states
named in order of output, were New
York, Ohio, California, Indiana
Massachusetts,, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Georgia, and Virginia, each
Of which produced stone valued at
more than 100000.
The value of the production OF
stone in the United States in 1914
reached the great total of ST., 412,-
292. according to a statement of G.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29
RYEGATE
Blue Mountain Club Annual Meeting
Visitors in Town.
(Mrs. c. A. McKirahan, correspond

Blue Mountain Club Annual Meeting
Visitors in Town.
(Mrs. c. A. McKirahan, correspond
emit
The Blue Mountain club met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. U. D. White
on Friday evening for the annual
business meeting. The retiring presi-
dent, DR.. E. S. Miller, of Woodsville,
N. H., gave a most Interesting review
Of the trips taken during the past
year. Plans for the coming year were
formulated. The following officers
wore elected: President, w. D.
White; vice-president, C. E. Gibson,
South Ryegate; secretary. Miss Olive
Nolan; treasurer, James Nelson,
Ryegate. The chairman of the fol-
lowing committees were elected:
Trails, DR.. E. S. Miller, Woodsville;
camps and shelters, Arthur j. Symes,
Ryegate; publicity, Dale S. Atwood,
st. Johnsbury; membership, Helen
Gibson, Manchester, N. H.; excur-
sions, J. E. McKirahan, Ryegate.
William Nelson lost one of his
work horses last week.
The severe wind storm Sunday and
Monday damaged corn, fruit trees for
est trees and emptied almost all the
apple trees of their fruit.
The birthdays of Mrs. S. F. Nelson
and Mrs. John Shackford were re-
membered by the Birthday Circle,
that of Mrs. Nelson on Tuesday and
Mrs. Shackford on Saturday. Quite
a goodly number of neighbors were
present on each occasion to enjoy the
afternoon in a social way and to wish
the hostesses another year of bless
ing.
Rev. and Mrs. BrownIee and daugh4
ter, Jean, of Barnet Center were Wis
itors at the home of Mrs. J. A. Nc
Kirahan on Thursday.
Knox Nolan has gone to st.
Johnsbury to work for the Swift
company.
Mss Ina buchanan visited her sis
ter, Mrs. w. Sargent during the past
week.
The Unity class, Mrs. Symes teach
er, held business meeting with Miss
Orpha Nolan last week.
Mrs. Lawrence Leach of St.
Johnsbury spent a few days with her
mother, Mrs. w. T. Nolan last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29
STANDARD

IF. K. Bartlett, correspondent
Ralph Smith and Flossie Leavitt
visited at L. D. Leavitt's recently.
Celas Goethe of ST. Johnsbury Wis
tied in town last week.
Thomas Robinson has returned to
work for L. L. Dezan another year
after enjoying a short vacation.
The M. E. Church Sunday school
picnic was held in Clark's grove last
Saturday.
Miss Grace Spiers is at home for a
few days.
Frank Simonds visited his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gertie Youngman at Green's
boro recently.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29

Operators of automobiles in New
York who fill up on booze and then
attempt to run their motor cars are
going to get all that is due to them
if they are arrested and hailed before
one of three judges of the court of
special sessions, who recently held a
conference and decided to inf1ict the
maximum penalty on all offenders
who were brought before them and
found guilty. This penalty is a fine
of $500 and a year in the peniten-
tiary, which is little enough.-Mont-
pelier Evening Argus.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29

George c. Dixon, who has purchas-
ed the Londonderry Sitter, announces
the coming installment of new ma
chinery and other improvements
which will put that journal well to
the front among the progressive
weekly newspapers. Editor Dixon
is not new to the Vermont field, and
he will unquestionably win the sue
cess he eserves.-Burlingt Free
Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29

The European powers are begin
ming to inquire how much longer the
United States is going to permit an
archy in Mexico to continue. 1t is a
reasonable question. The leaving
Mexico to work out her own saliva
ton is not creditable to the American
nation.-Benningto Banner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29

The jolly little deficit, like the
Ford, just "ambles right along" The
first two months of the fiscal year
showed a discrepancy between reve-
nue. and income of over 100000, 900.
Rutland Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29
Corn Limpers! Use
"Gets-It" and Smile!
COrns Come Right Off, Clean and
Quick! You Needn't Limp, or
Fuss With Your CornS
Anv MOrof

What's the use of spelling a good
time for yourself by limping around
with fierce corns? It's one of the east
est things in the world, now, to get rid
of them. "Gets-It" does it the new
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
0Mce as second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-29
Those Corns Come Right Off. Clear IA
Whistle. by Using 'Gets-It'"

Whistle, by Using Nsets-Iu
way That's why "Gets-It' has become
the corn remedy of America, the big
gest selling corn remedy in the world,
preferred by millions. Do you remem-
sticky tape, that oe-bundIing bandage,
the gouging you've done with knives,
razors and scissors? Well now, forget
them all. No more fussing, no more
pain. Whenever you use simple, easy
'Gets-It," the corn is doomed, sure. So
is every callus, wart or bunion. Never
cut corns or calluses, it makes them
grow that much faster and increases
the danger of blood poison. No cutting
is necessary by using "Gets-It" Use it
tonight and end your corny existence
"Gets-It" is sold by all druggists, Csc
a bottle, or sent direct by E. Lawrence
& Co, Chicago. Sold in st. Johnsbury,
and recommended as the worlds best
corn remedy by G. G. Bingham, Chas.
Searles & Co. and Flint Bros.
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st. Bloomsbury CalrdOniau

WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 20. 1913
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Editor and Publisher.
Ta Eastern Avenue. st. Johnsbury. W
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PUBLISH ED WEEKLY ~
THE CALIFORNIAN COMPANN
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TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN

Six months .......... %
c chIse m1n' In CALEDONIA County. 800
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-25
RICHARDS WILL PROPOSE
NEW DAKOTA PRIMARY

PIERRE. 5. n Feb s4-Ospecisl Tele-
ErAlnl-R O. RichRr5s came from Huron
this Afternoon with his petition % initiate
new primary law which be proposes n
Al sgnendDenf TO the law adopted thru.
years Ego On popular vote The new huI
as very similar 70 the present Law. hu.
contains several provisions not shown in
the old act He VIII Tie his petr5on,
with over s.aae names with the secretarv
% state tnEnorrow. and as soon as COMES
can Be made. they VIII be NED with IN.
two houses az the Legislature
The senate judiciary COMMITTEE. -.
turned an adverse reporx on the hons.
hih fnr n ffre-stKrhs jury reraict in s,vil
n8seA. and the senate temper on tat vas
shown by n reversal of the couutttA.
rapport. placing the hln upon the senate
calendar. with the indications that IL WI,
pass
The house committee On state 1t6sirs
Declined 70 70 On record On the hin 70.
Normal school Al BoDestesa ana r.
turned that biH without recomusnd.sio,
which VII AIlow Il 10 20 upon IN.
nA1enoer hy motion