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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03
The Passing of Elihu Root.

Tomorrow the term of Elihu Root
of New York as United States SEN
ator expires and he retires to private
life. His passing from public ser
vice takes from American political
life unquestionably the brainiest man
that has been connected with it in re-
cent years. Mr. Root attained his
wealth as a corporation attorney but
there is no evidence that he ever
profited from that source since he
undertook his public service. No
other American has been identified
with greater things in America in
the last quarter of a century than
Mr. Root.
His first public service was from
1888 to 1885 when he served as Uni
ted States attorney for the south
ern district of New York under ap-
pointment by President Arthur. In
1894 he was appointed delegate at
large to the state constitutional con-
vention of New York and did valiant
service as chairman of the judiciary
committee. In 1903 he was appoint
ed a member of the Alaskan boun-
dairy commission and served the
cause of America with distinction.
From August 1, 1899, until January
81, 1904, he served as secretary of
war and was one of the great men
to hold that position. July z, 1905,
h. -
and American diplomacy was never
more successful than under his able
and fearless management. He re-
signed that position January q,
1909, when he was elected to the
United States senate to succeed
Thomas c. Plat.
He succeeded a political boss and
STAINLESS champion of ''the inter
ests' but never attempted to emu
late his predecessor in either respect.
He has been a firm defender of con-
stitutional government as estab
lished by the fathers, an advocate of
sound financial policies for the ma
ton and the champion, of a broad
and honorable International policy.
He has not been identified with many
of the popular changes in the Amer
lean government but an able expo
nent of what he conceived to be
right in all policies of government. |
He has served well, won distin-
guished honor at home and abroad
and retires to private life with a rec
greet or shame. Few indeed are the |
members of the United States SEN
ate that have won such prominence
in one term in that body as he. His
is great and honorable in American
public life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03
Legislative Salaries.

We hope that the prediction at
the time the bill fixing a lump sum
salary for the members of the legis-
lature was killed that bill would
be formulated later and passed will
prove correct. A lump sum salary
for legislators was a party pledge,
seriously made because it was be-
heved response to a popular de-
mand. Vermont is the only state
in the Union without a limitation
either on salary or length of ses-
sion. 1t cannot be that the forty
seven other states are wrong and
Vermont alone right.
There is no disposition on our
part to criticise the diligence or in
tegrity of the present legislature
when asking a limitation on the cost
of our state Legislature. But the
state needs a limitation to assist in
restraining the proposal of useless
legislation. Up to the town meeting
recess there had been practically
500 bills introduced in this legisla-
ture-a better record than many of
it's predecessors could show. AT the
same time there has been an usually
large percentage of necessary and
important legislation proposed. But
who would dare assert that one
fourth of the legislation proposed at
this session is desirable? The es-
tablished record of the legislature is
a great proportion of useless and I'M
desirable bills. If there was a imi-
tation on the compensation of the
members we believe it would tend to
decrease the presentation and con-
sideration of such measures. Fur
ther we believe it would have a ten
dency to increase the proportion of
experienced lawmakers in the legis-
lature. Experienced men can turn
off much more legislative product in
a limited time than the fellow tax
ing his turn"
The present legislature will be
handicapped in one way in fixing a
limitation. 1t has had so much i'm
portant and unusual legislative work
to act upon this session that it might
be inclined to allow too much time
for the ordinary legislature. How
ever we feel it would be doing pop
ular and good thing for the state to
fix a limit on the cost of our bien-
NAL sessions of the legislature.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03

suffering of imprisoned stock. One
or two little safeguards would go
far toward doing away with possibil-
tiles of such fires; and one of those
safeguards is to attach the lighted
lanterns on pegs somewhat beyond
the sweep of animals or equipment
so that the lanterns could not be
knocked over by accident. Another
safeguard which ought to appeal to
everyone is the imperative necessity
that there be no smoking whatever
in the barns, filed as they are with
highly inflammable material. 1t is
inviting disaster to smoke in the
average barn on Vermont farms. No
doubt one-half of the farm barn fires
could be eliminated if these two or
binary precautionary measures were
to be followed faithfully. Every
farmer should adopt these small sug-
gestions if the suggestions are not
already represented by settled and
unbreakable customs in their daily
routine. ''No smoking allowed" is a
warning peculiarly adapted to the
conditions in barn; and some far
mers who are themselves careful in
that respect post the warning signs
on their property to notify visitors
of the rule of the place. Let us re-
solve to be less careless about the
use of lighted lanterns and as to
smoking in veritable finder beds, for
every barn that goes up in smoke
means just so much permanent loss
in the general wealth of the world;
the insurance policy may protect the
loser to a certain extent but the pay
ment of that insurance means the
drawing upon other resources
Barre Times.
RefOTmers Again Defeated.
Up in Vermont there is going on
a curious battle between educational
experts in and from out of the state
on the one side and politicians and
newspapers protesting on the other
that fervent regard for economy
which is almost always so pleasing
to a population largely agricultural.
A recent Survey of the YER
mont schools by the Carnegie foun-
dation-made at its own expense,
by the way-reVealed grave made
quacies and inefficiencies in the
teaching system and facilities, and
accompanying these disclosures were
suggestions for the remedying of the
evils and weaknesses found. The
carrying out of the plan proposed
was warmly advocated by the state
superintendent of education, Mason
S. Stone, a man of recognized author
ity in this field and by a special COM
mission that was appointed to pass
upon his proposals. They involved,
however, not only a Capitalization
in educational matters of powers
now scattered, but also the abolition
of certain small schools, the exis-
tence of which, like that of some of
our navy yards and army posts, is
locally advantageous.
Strong antagonism to the changes
at once developed or was aroused,
bitter cries about their cost were
raised, and it now seems likely that
things educational in Vermont will
for the present and for some time
to come remain in the condition de-
scribed in the Carnegie report-a
condition about as bad and archaic
as it could be. Incidentally, Super
intendent Stone, to the great joy of
his opponents, has been moved to
resign, apparently because hopeless
of accomplishing anything worth
while in the circumstances.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03
NEWARK
(Intended for last we

(Intended for last week.
(Porter Wallace, Correspondent
The Ladies Library has added 20
of the latest books to it's collec-
ton.
The ladies will serve dinner at the
town hall, town meeting day. The
Ladies Library Social will meet in
the afternoon.
William and Porter Wallace were
in Barton last week Tuesday.
Don't forget the oyster supper at
the hall Thursday night.
Clayton Ball of Keene, N. H., is
at home for a few months vacation.
Miss Della Geer is at home.
Charles Rice and family of St.
Johnsbury have been spending a few
days at C.. E. Balls.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03

The public in general will approve
of the proposition made to the house
of abolishing the Office of commits
sioner of weights and meas
ures and putting that work in
charge of the commissioner of
agriculture at an expense of not
more than $4,000 per year and
abolishing the office of factory in
spector. This would reduce state
expenses about $4,000 a year. If
the senate will pass the house bill
abolishing the office of attorney gem
eral another saving of from 100000
to $4,000 would be made. This
would be practical retrenchment
without injuring the efficiency of
good government
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03

The Hardwick Gazette reproduced
an editorial paragraph from The
Caledonian last week with the head
ing Should Have Gone Into the
Wastebasket" Are we to under
stand that Editor Appolt was carry
ing out his own suggestion by put
ting it in his paper?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03

Now that the members of the leg
islature have been home and had an
opportunity to hear from ''the peo-
pie" they doubtless will not wait for
any more public hearings but report
their bills out of committees and
hasten their business to completion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03

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

Local notices, wants. for sale, ETC..
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cents. Obituary poetry. 10 cents a
line.
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AdvertIserS-All copy for advertise
ments must be in by noon on Tuesday
to insure it's insertion in the issue of
Wednesday. Our subscription books
are open to your inspection.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03
Me for 'GETSTT'
When | Have COrnS

Simple AS Saying Ii; Never Fails.
1t does your heart good to see how easily
and quickly any corn comes out when you
put "GETS-IT" onl And then when you We
gone along for years trying everything.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03

New Hampshire holds fast to it's
Fast Day but this hungry festival is
not likely to attract many tourists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
Ofhce as second-class mail matter.
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TIE CALIFORNIAN COMPANY.

Editor md PnbIfgher-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1918.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03

At least one of three serious farm
fires in Washington county during
the past week or so has been due
to careless handling of lighted lam
tern by persons who went into the
barns to do chores; and in all three
of those fires there was heavy finan.
cial loss, together with the death
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-27
WHITCOMR SPRINGS.

spend YOUR vacation AZ WiitCprnb
springs. HuHrd aud Room st2.OO per
Wcch. Rate hN the month.
w rcnt saddle Burro-. Snic noun
tain climber.
4. q. S1RONn.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-27
CASE AGA|RST MAN
AND WOMAN IS
DROPPED
Ferris Tells Court He and
Wife Entirely Reconciled
and He Hasn't Any Cause to
Prosecute.

Mrs. Allie Ferris, the who
was found In Jemcs with Jack Hill-
man three weeks after she disappear
cd leaving three children and "a sui
eide note, was discharged by Justice
of D. PcaCc Cratg this morning. so
was Hillman Robert Ferris, the
womau's husband, ON whose COM
plant the pair were brought back
from Jcmcz Withdrew the cumrlliut
Ferris got his wife out of the coun-
" Jail yesterday IN bail They came
Co count together. the picture of doe
mcstic felicity. Ferris told Judge
craig that he and his wife were en-
tiroly r%ccuncilcd. and ho didn't see
what there was for him to prosecute.
Judge CraIg dismissed the case. aH
requested hy the husband. but
charged the costs against Ferris He
win Dee called on TO pay not oEiy for
tho court action but the expenses 81
the shcrifrH office ga COINS after hir
vito and Hillm1u.
BEFORE the case was dismissed AIRS
Ferris pleaded NOT guilty. but there
was up Testimony Thu woman aH-
serted Hftcr hor return to town that
she Sid not make the trip willingly
HillwHu said he went with her out
of pity. hclicying .h, was uot h1ppy
iu her married life
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-27
BEGINS
RAISING FUND
FOR G. R. A.
Representatives Of CONNER.
oial Club, Retailers and
Good Roads Local Soliciting
Funds to Entertain Roads
men.

a committee composed ct repre-
%sentatiycs OF the Commercial club.
tho Retail Merchants association and
b local organization OF the state
Good Roads association is raising
funds today to dcfray the expenses
OF entertaining tho annual meeting
Of tho state hishwuy association.
which begins here next week. The
committee, which 80 far has spent
bur "a tow hours al the work, re-
ports 70 hearty response and expects
To- raise . sufficient sum hy tomor-
row al latest
Nonc of the money raised is 70 go
to the association, thauks to "a mis-
understanding uf the terms OF tho
resolution passed or endorsed hy
the retailers at their banquet some
seven coz eight weeks ugo 1bio
members OF tHc rcteilc,a serving ou
the finance committee mentioned
above thought that this sirOrcd of "a
huld-tip and was unreasonable.
Tho guud roads association head
quarters has received 30 letter from
the governor, promising to attend GO
least a part OF the session and Ca
make q speech DO that is insisted
upon, The state engineer. James \.
French, has accepted an initiation "a
address the meeting ON tho subject
90 "Thc Rest Field for WORK for the
Sintc Good Bonds Assueiutipn,'
which he suys is u "prott5 good sub.
iect" \ feature added Co IN, pro-
rr1m ycsterday was 30 talk ON 'rori
reports by telephone which viii hc
-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-27
NBsoLvTrIN prHE LNup.
WESTERN MEAT 90.

bilious Feel heavy after dinner
Bitter tlstc' ClmploNIuo Illow
Liver perhaps needs waking up.
Deans Hcrulots for 70 mlId laxative.
Sold ut HIl drlp H'ur.s
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-27
DURAND TO ATTEND
HUNDRED THOUSAND
CLUB ANNUAL MEETING

Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Durund will
loayo Friday for Denver aud Salt Lake
city. A the latter place they VIII
attend % convention ~ the one Hun-
drVd Thou sand club. which is nm or
r%anizatlun composed of all Representa-
tiyea of tho Kansas City Life who
have writto1 500. 600 Of life insur-
nnce in "a given t!mc.
Mr. Durand. Mrs. Cora g.. Mat
thews. Of DENNIS. and g.. G.. Han. oi
sampson. are the Ncw McNieo repre-
snrtativcs Who are entitled 90 attend.
Al expenses Will hc paid by D Kan
fas city lJfc and after attending tho
convention in S1lt Lake, which con
ycucs August 80 tho entire member.
ship of tho convention VIII be taken
Boz % special train 60 the two oXposi-
tons in California and given O. delight
iul dftcen days outing. Mr.. and
Mu. Durand viii remain away q
IuEth.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-27

DR.. provinces. eye, rst. nose ana
throat. y. 7. Armiic B!ds Phone
527.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-27
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU
-KNON-


Henry hauls baggage. Phone $50.
Fees cold root Beer &c. Fees
candy store.
city Clerk Thomas Hughes return,
cd today from a trip to El Paso.
Martin Lovato and Ines Porca tooK
ou. a marriage license yesterday.
Miss Bessie McNama. Of strong's
hook store. ms returned from a
weeks stay In the mountains.
s. N. Crosby. Of woathcrrord
Texas. registered today at the Com
mercial clun.
George c. Taylor. an attorney. has
returned from Santa Re where he
has been spending "a few days.
Will Self, OF winslow. came IN ycs-
terday 20 visit Mrs, Self. who is spend
ing some time here.
II. I. Pincus. Of Fort Forth. Texas.
registered today at the Commercial
club. lie was introduced by Sccro-
tary Tom Egan.
g.. n. sweeney. manager Of h Al
buquorquc creamery. has returned q"
she city after a visit to eastern New
Nicxico.
W. G. Whltcomb mas aecn appoint
ed travelling auditor ~ the Harvey
system 60 succeed the late !. G.
Brown.
%. y. Caddlc. q newspaper man
widely known IN III paso and alon-
tho border. registered today a. tho
Commercial CLUB. lie is ON his way
90 SANTA re.
M. NJ. butcher is entertaining his
r-sn. gftArs.. ~ T1HF.h.W 80 fHRNA
umbuf. o.. who has been %attcudins
the shrine meeting ON The coast ana
has stopped over here.
j.. n. O'Riclly. formerly general
manager OF tho Occidental Life 11-
surtncc company here and now iu-
tCrestcd be- q Kansas city Insurance
concern. rs visiting his cts.
Tho Loyal order of Moose viii
meet this evening az the Moose club
rooms. Business OF Importance VIII
1c discussed and light refreshments
WIll be served.
O.. Byron smith. president of the
old Albuquerque academy, the FIRST
institution for higher education iu
iris city. was here yesterday for the
FIRST time in % years. He Is now
head uf the iberia academy. an lbcria,
Mo-. institution.
Members of the Mystic SHRINE from
Texas were entertained here l'A'
night They arrived late yosterd''
afternoon on train No. 2 n lcIi on
train sos for FL Paso az lo.3O. Th'r'
were iorty-oiEht Shrlners ~ tn' parry
4 dance Boo their honor was held az
Masonic temple.
The Rio Grandc river 1t this point
todny reached the sprin- fl""d m"lN,
\ rush or W"l'r llh' 'h'l u
at this time of year county sur
vcy"r ritt Ross said thai 90" d'i''-
was threatened. TIN m"Ik was '"'
crest ni the food and th' "'''i '
beginning q" -' down
T. II. Wen ANA j w 'Ii'N'i n',
returned from "u "nl" uH ''
fr. Ih'} encountered % N'""
90 'i'""i' liNHh ''" """ ""'
wa. '''H r'IN '"''
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

,to towering Olvmpus Of Turkey as if to keep her
robes from touching the level valley and dividing
into three sections to allow two snow-fed streams
to tumble through with their icy splash.
Long the capital Of the kings of Bithynia,
"Prusa" was built by Prusas, protector OF Hannl-
bal or, as some think, by Hannibal himself. II
was left to the Romans in 10 B. G., when II De-
came the residence Of the governors Of the prov
ince, and from letters to Trajan from Plny the
Younger written when he was Governor the city
was prosperous and possessed a gymnasium,
market place, a library and the "therme" which
TO this day form the chief attraction OF Turkeys
Saratoga.
During the Byzantine period, Brusa became
Christian and Mahometan by turn. The bold, in
accessible citadel, still protrudng insoently above
the city proper held out for ten years, until the
Osmanlis under Orkhan, son of Osman captured 1t
in 1926 At once it became the magnet for holy
mon. soldiers Of fortune and men of letters, who
iourneyed from Persia Khorassan and even from
Bokhara
In 1856. SuIeiman Pacha, Orkhans son, crossed
the HeIlespont now the Dardanees), and planted
the Ottoman standard in Europe. He was killed
AT Gallipoli and buried with the earlier princes
and prncesses at Brusa. Murad ! extended the
European domains of his father, and made Adri-
anople the seat Of government in 1861, SO Brusa
was the capital for only thirty-fve years.
Murad was also buried at Brusa. His turoeh
stands in Chekirgeh, a suburb of the city where
the chief sulphur and iron springs burst forth
steaming hot A fountain in the courtyard spoutS
hot and cold water from alternate apertures.
His mosque, across the stony road and sur
rounded by plane trees. is Of an unusual design
for it has incorporated into its second story the
cells for theological students who are usually
housed in a separate "medresseh." During the
Balkan wars, and probably again at present the
students were elected to make room for refugees
For months each tiny cell sheltered an entire
family of peasants driven from their Thraciah
fields bv the onward sweep of the Bulgarians.
Each cramped room reeked with the odor Of lamb
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11

stew cooked over a rude brazer o. glowing char
COAL and the prospect of piece of "malab' due
to a tourists buying up sweet vendors entire
supplv would cause numberless urchins to scam
per out into the corridor which formerly had
known only the soft tread Of the theologians.
With the keepers attention diverted by scamper-
ing children, it was easy matter to slip quietly
up a minaret AID emerge above the plane trees to
view the valley from new angle. A single
fatiguing ascent and the climber will understand
why the muezzin's calls to prayer take a melan-
choly strain-he has TO make the round trip five
times a day.
Near the mosque of Murad II is secluded spot
of the greatest charm. Within rambling wall and
shaded by immense plane trees stand the tombs Of
the Sultans amid bowers of roses. fountain
bubbles, green grass sprouts up between the tiles
Of the pavement and the atmosphere Is heavy with
the odor of the blossoms.
Murad II was democratic enough TO order his
grave left open to the sky as other men, so an
opening in the dome of his turbeh admits the rain
and snow. Every spring grain is sown in the soil
above his remains, and allowed TO sprout
The Ulu Jami or Great Mosque, stands in the
centre Of the city, rubbing elbows with the
bazaars Its twenty domes in four rows account
for its size and one in the centre is left open, so
that rain falls into fountain in the floor, well
stocked with fish. Common whitewash now covers
some of the ancient splendor of this edfces in
terror. and the visitor must beware of the huge
slippers provided that Christian feet shall not
pollute the floor. They of particularly way
ward variety in the Ulu Jami, and take delight in
silently slipping away, or in running under car
pet edge and attempting TO throw the wearer.
Nearby the bazaars lie in wait with their leaden
domes and covered arcades leading in thousand
ways Donkeys, loaded with silks, push through
the loiterers snd merchants emerge from their
shops to invite an examination Of their cunninglJ
faxed "antiquas."
Luxuriantly soft burnooses, made Of the finest
towelng for use in the baths. present in album
dance, all of native manufacture, and the mere
vbisper of silk will cause a row Of merchants to