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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10
RUTLAND FARMERS ALIVE
Have Had Soils Tested and Will
Grow "A New CroD

/ ~ WV OAOPs
Scientific farming will be carried
out to quite an extent this spring
and summer by the farmers in Rut-
land county according to Henry Jen-
nings, agent of the Rutland County
Farm bureau. Over 500 tests OF
soil from the different farms in that
vicinity have been made during the
last year and this gives the farmers
sound basis on which to begin OPP
erations. These tests show the far
mer the requirements of the soil on
Inherent sections of his farm.
In majority of cases it developed
that there was a demand for sweet
ening in the soils in order to grow
| clover successfully. This applies al
most without exception to the up
land soils of the county. The tests
also indicated that over a ton and a
half of ground lime stone or it's
equivalent was required to each acre
of ground on the average farm in or
der to produce good results. This
the bureau has succeeded in getting
at reduced figures.
Many Farmers to Grow Soy Beans.
The county farm bureau is inter
ested in another and very important
crop, the soy bean, which has been
very successfully tried out in this
vicinity, especially when grown with
ensilage corn, where it acts as a fer
tilizer and is also a valuable asset as
a food product, not only for cattle but
for people.
Mr.. Jennings stated that he had
every reason to believe that a large
number of the farmers in the county
were planning to take up the cul-
tiVatiOn of this bean
Selecting the Seed.
Mr.. Jennings said: "In selecting
seed for this crop it is recommended
that varieties which will grow to a
height of from three to five feet be
chosen as it is believed larger yields
of fodder will be secured in this way
Varieties which have succeeded in
this county during the past season
are the mammoth yellow or guelph
either of which gave good yields.
THE planting is done by mixing
the soy bean seed with the corn and
planting an increased amount of seed
so as to apply at the rate of from four
to six quarts of the soy beans per
acre.
zone warning which should be
sounded is the danger of getting a
mechanical separation of soy bean
seed and corn which is due to the jar
which occurs in the seed hopper when
the seed is planted. In order to
avoid this it is desirable to place but
a relatively small quantity of seeds in
the planter hopper at one, time"
The cost of soy beans is from 50. so
to $3.50 a bushel which makes the
cost of the soy bean crop comparative
ly small considering the value of the
crop.
Valuable in Two Ways.
Planting and cultivation of this
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10
The sixty-Third Congress

The sixty-third congress adjourned
sine die on Thursday, March fourth
after having performed 637 days
work during the $50 days of its ex-
istence. This congress was under
the complete domination of the dem
ocratic party for the first time since
1895 but that party was unable to
carry out it's complete program, the
defeat of the government ship pur-
chase bill and the reduced appropria-
ton for rivers and harbors being the
most striking failures. The total ap-
preparations of the last session to-
tailed 81, 12O,4S4,324, which shows
that we have become a permanent bill
lion dollar government.
The most important measures
passed by this congress are:
The Underwood-Simmo tariff act
with the income tax, which replaced
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law
The Federal reserve act reorganiZ-
ing the currency system.
Antitrust laws to supplement the
Sherman act, including the Clayton
law and Federal Trade Commissions
act, the former providing for punish
ment of individuals who violate bus
mess regulations and the latter es-
tablishing a government institution
to aid in keeping business within the
law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

crop incurs no additional labor. The
value of the crop is derived from two
sources, first, the plant has higher
food value than the same dry weight
of corn ensilage; second, because the
soy bean belongs to the family Of
plants which can obtain a consider
able amount of the nitrogen they use
from the atmosphere and this assists
in enriching the soil where 1t grows.
This also assists materially i'm main
tanning the fertility OF the soil
In answer to the question often
asked as to whether the soy bean will
not twine about the corn and choke
its growth, it has been found from
actual experience that the plant is
an erect upright grower and pro-
duces no twining tendons which cling
to anything. This results in no
trouble from the addition of this crop
to the growing corn but means the
addition of a good quantity OF feed
to the ensilage, which in turn means
a lessening of the dairyman's feed
bill because of producing a larger
amount of food on the home farm.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10
EAST ST. JOHNSBURY

(Mrs. G. w. Dodge, Correspondent
Mrs Ellery ~Bugbee died Saturday
Feb. %, in Franklin, N. H, at the
Central Hotel of which Mr.. Bugbee
is the proprietor. For about year
Mrs. Bugbee had been in failing
health and about two weeks ago her
illness developed into an acute state.
She was 48 years of age and native
of Nova Scotia. Her father, who sur
wives her, had been making his home
with her in recent years. Beside her
husband, she is also survived by
three sisters, who live in Massachu-
sets and one brother, Alvin Durn-
ing of New York. She possessed a
happy and genial disposition and
leaves a host of friends. She was
member of the Baptist church. Mr..
and Mrs. Bugbee have many friends
and relatives in this vicinity and Of
ten spent their vacations here.
Mrs. Remick of Woodsville is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. H. M. Knapp.
George Wood, accompanied by his
Edna, spent Sunday with
his son in Warren, N. H.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

In the retirement of Hon. Alexan-
der Dunnett from the Office of Uni
ted States district attorney for the
district of Vermont, the federal gov
eminent loses a very capable and
faithful officer. Personal friendship
or political afiliation have never
turned him from the faithful per-
formance of his official duty. He
lays down his title with full assur-
ance that he has performed creditably
his full obligation to his party and
to his country. Mr.. Dunnett may not
appear again as a public officer but
he has hosts of friends throughout
Vermont who will hope to greet him
for years to come as a big, honest,
hearty attorney of the state of YER
mont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10
Continue the Association

AS noted last week, St. Johnsbury,
which would have the largest amount
of any town in the county to pay for
the support of the Caledonia County
Farmers Association, refused to ap-
propriate money for that purpose, in
fact about half of the towns in the
county refused to do so. This, we
feel was right as the support of such
an organization is not a proper bur-
den for the town to assume. But the
association should not be allowed to
cease on this account. 1t has demon
strated in its two years existence it's
value and service for the farmers of
the whole county. In the organiza-
ton of COW testing associations it
has performed a real service to the
profit of the farmers and we under
stand the State Agricultural College
is to turn more of the work in COW
testing over to the county agents. In
the purchase of unmixed chemicals
for fertilizer it has saved the farmers
who took advantage of it very large
sum of money. In fact it would
have been impossible to have got the
potash without the organization. In
the spraying of apple trees it has done
great benefit to those who had their
trees trimmed and sprayed.
= In each of these things the asso-
citation has aided the farmers in Sc
curing better returns on their labor
and capital invested. In other words
it has enabled them to earn more
money, to make a larger profit on
their products. The farmer who
earns most has most to spend among
the business men, therefore it is to
the businessman's advantage to aid
the farmers in increasing their out
put and profits. For this reason the
businessmen in every trade center in
the county should contribute towards
the support of this organization for
two years longer. BY that time its
value should be so evident that it
will be supported voluntarily.
There are other reasons than mere
hhahNAdA WY the WOIh VI the as
ISOLATION should be continued. Sue
cessful conduct of farm work tends
to make it more attractive. The de-
velopment of business ability in the
conduct of the farm enlarges the field
for the successful application of bust
ness principles. More profitable farm
ing will lead to better farm homes
and the development of a higher and
more satisfactory country life. It
will pave the way for better country
schools and raise the character of ru-
raj citizenship.
The chances that it will help the
whole community are so much greater
than the possibility of harm that they
should be most heartily supported.
With this opportunity to build for a
bigger and more prosperous commun-
ity before them the farmers and bus
inessmen of st. Johnsbury should rise
to their duty and assure the county of
two years more service in the develop
ment and improving of it's agricul-
tural interests.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

young Pole who found himself with
only six cents in his pocket and no
work in the city of Boston who
walked seventy miles to Portsmouth,
N. H., in forty-eight hours to try to
get a job on a farm where he had
worked the previous season. He
had no food or sleep on the trip and
was nearly overcome with fatigue
and exposure. We venture the guess
that he was made welcome at the
farm home and that a man who will
carry out such a difficult undertaking
as that will prove a good man at any
job even if he is a foreigner
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

What a fine lot of mayors were
elected in Vermont last week Tues
day. Beginning with the largest city
is A. S. Drew, a man who has served
the city for many years as alderman
and is thoroughly acquainted with
the conditions of Burlington. In
Rutland that fine young man B. L.
Stafford is placed in charge of affairs
Barre gave Editor F. E. Langley a
good vote and he is the head officer
there. Montpelier reelected Mayor
James Boutwell,, who is widely known
as a business and horse man. ST.
Adams reelected John E. Maun, a
man who has worked his way up from
the ranks and proven himself a safe
but strong leader. We do not recall
another time in recent years when
these places could show such capable
and favorably known heads of city
governments as they do now. 1t is
not only a credit to these cities in
dividually but to the state as whole
and we hope it is a beginning of the
recognition of stronger and better
men in local governments.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

Every one is glad to learn that the
Boston and Maine has secured an ex-
tension until September first on it's
notes amounting to $33, 100000.
While the roads gross income contin-
ues to decline it has reduced the
charges against the road half a mill
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

1t is alleged that flour dealers are
adding plaster of paris and other
chemicals to their flour in order to
increase the tremendous profits the
speculative conditions allow. If this
be true the guilty parties should be
dealt with more severely than the il
legal dispensers of narcotics.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

the century, the new way, the sure, painless,
simple way. 1t makes a fellow really feel
foolish after he's used toe-ee ting sa1ves
corn biting ointm- nts, toe-bund1inR band
ages, bloOd-bringing razors, knives, files,
scissors, jabbers and what-nots, when he
uses just two drops of &C FISH" and sees
his corn vanish. The difference is divine
lust try it. You won't vince when YOU put
on your shoes in the morning GETS IT.
is sure. gets" any corn. ca11us, wart or
bunion.
';CRTS-IT' is sold by druggists every
where, Csc bottle, senr direct by e.
Law ence & Co.. Chicago. Sold in st.
Johnsbury and recommended as the worlds
only real corn cure by c. C BING HAM
CHAS. SEARLRS & CO., FLINT BROS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

lion in the past seven months. Evil
IDENTIFY the Boad is enjoying the effects
of good management and we hope it
will be long continued.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

The statement of the Rev. Edward
T. Fairbanks in town meeting regard
ing his attitude on the matter of COM
pensation for writing the town his
tory should greatly strengthen the
love and respect the people of ST.
Johnsbury feel for him. He was par
ticularly fitted for the position of
author, to have a record of the towns
life was with him an ambition, and
he is to feel especially pleased that
he could realize his ambition. The
work without expectation of compen-
sation reveals his love for his town
and neighbors and all will unite in
calling him st. Johnsbury's Grand
Old Man"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

r. e. Wilson of GaysviIle, recently
cut down a pine tree on his farm
from which there were made nine IL
foot logs, with total measurement of
1882 feet. The diameter of the
stump was three and one-half feet
and the contents of the first log were
GAS feet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10

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three insertions. Card of thanks. 70
cents. Obituary poetry. 10 cents
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Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
once as second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-10
"GETS-IT' a Sure
Shot for All COrnS

Us Two Drops-and They Vanish
When cOrns make YOU almost die with
your boots on. when you try to walk on the
edge of your shoes to get away from your
corns. you're way behind time if you have
not used "GETS-IT." It's the corn cure of
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TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN
One year to any address. .. $50
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
THE CALIFORNIAN COMPANY,
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Editor and Publisher.
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-24
GERMANS DISCOVER
POWDER SECRET
(Bg Associated Press. J

lHavre, May "a News has been
received from Holland to the effect
that the Germans have discovered
the secret of the manufacture of a
special powder produced at the eau
telle factory near the Dutch border
in Belgium and are keeping the
works going night and day. When
the Beleians evacuated the region
they flooded the powder magazines
instead of blowing them up. The
Germans reopened the factory imme-
diately on occupying the region but
the employees refused to work and
were expelled into Holland.
The laboratories had been walled
up and secret underground vaults
containing plans and archives en-
closed in heavy masonry and then
covered with earth. The Germans
explored the ground continually and
finally unearthed the secret. They
are said to have succeeded in drying
thirty tons of powder that had been
flooded. The powder manufactured
there was of a special kind used in
cartridges made at the national arms
, factory at Herbsthal near Liege.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-24

| 'IHACKED.|TAL|AN
| ARSENALS AT Venice
ku,s WAS THE FIRST BLOW. SEW
ERAL CLASHES BETWEEN THE
FRONTIER PATROLS OCCURRED
TODAY, BUT NO OTHER FIGHT
ING IS REPORTED
(By Associated Press)

London, May "a. After having
been virtually in a state of war for
keyeral days with Austria and Ger
many, Italy today has ratified that
condition by a formal declaration of
hostilities directed against Austria
Hungary. A general mobilization
bf the Italian army is said to have
been completed and state of war
has been declared throughout the
northern provinces of Italy. On the
Austrian side the line of martial law
has been declared at Trentino. The
bge limit for military service has
been raised to fifty years.
Although not confirmed from any
official source, reports have been
published here that Germany, faced
with Italy as new foe, will have
10 shorten her western battle line
hnd that consequently she is prepar-
ing to withdraw from her advanced
line in Flanders. The reported
evacution of Bruges is said to be a
part of that movement. The latest
Russian official announcement indi.
Gates a pause in the Austro-Germar
advance along the San. 1t is claimed
that the Russians have adopted q
counter offensive with some success
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-24
MR.. DENSLow's BODY
SHIPPED TO NEW YORK CITY

The body of Mr.. w. S. Denslow.
who died Saturday afternoon at 1:5O
at his home south of town, was
shipped on the noon train today to
New York city, accompanied by Mr..
Chase and Mr.. Richardson, both of
New York, the former being Mr..
Denslow's general manager and the
latter his attorney
Mr.. Denslow came to Lakeland
last August, at which time he en-
gaged in the chicken business on a
large scale, establishing the Hill Ton
Poultry Farm on South Florida ave-
nue.. He was man of great wealth
and it is matter of more than pass
ing note to the community to know
that the extensive operations which
he has begun are to be carried on,
Messrs. Chase and Richardson giving
orders that his holdings here be con
Quoted on the same scale as begun
by the deceased gentleman.
fine. progressive citizen has
passed away and his is indeed a great
loss to the community. Those who
knew him speak in highest terms OF
him and his employees declare he was
one of the best men to work for they
had ever known.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-24
LATIN AMERICAN
FINANCIAL CONFERENCE

Washington, May pa delegates
from eighteen Latin and Central
American countries met here today
in Pan American financial confer
ence called by Secretary McAdoo.
The countries represented include
Argentine. Brazil, Bolivia, Chile,
Columbia. COSTA Rica, Dominican
Republic, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela, Guet-
emala, Honduras. Ecuador and Cuba.
The conference was authorized by
acct of Congress and it is believed it
will greatly stimulate South Ameri-
can trade, and special invitation was
given to the ministers of finance of
the respective countries to be pres
ent. Representative bankers of this
country are also present for the pur-
pose of arriving at plans for the bet
terment Of financial relations, also
for the general improvement of COM
merce and commercial facilities, be-
tween the respective countries and
the United States. 1t ia proposed to
arrive at an adjustment upon a basis
that will safeguard all nations con-
cerned against embarrassments and
depression incident to the general
upheaval of commercial conditions
President Wilson and members OF
the cabinet and members of the Fed.
eral Reserve Board and John Bar.
rett, director general OF the Pan.
American Union, will also be pres.
ent.
After the conference the delegates
will visit the principal cities and fl.
nancial centers of the country prob
ably including the PanamaPacifit
exposition Congress authorized the
expenditure of $4,000 for the ex
pense of the conference.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-24
PROMOTING THE
CATTLE INDUSTRY.

Recognizing the fact that Florida
has great possibilities as cattle
raising country. Governor Trammell
in his message to the legislature
said:
"One of the large industries of
this State is cattle raising, and we
have the possibilities for making
Florida the greatest cattle and stock
raising state east of the Mississippi
River. A menace to the cattle is the
cow tick. To eradicate this pest
some effort has been made by the
Federal government and also by our
State through the State Board of
Health. 1t is my opinion, however
that more extended efforts should be
made, and to this end | recommend
that an appropriation of fifteen
thousand dollars be annually ap-
propriated to carry on campaign
| for COW tick determination.
| L
the matter of providing means for
the eradication of the COW tick
This pest has kept cattlemen from
going into cattle production more
extensively, and has kept down the
| industry in Florida, when ii should
have been going ahead.
Florida should have a Bureau OF
Animal Industry. There are great
possibilities for the development OF
the production of livestock in this
State. and the COW tick isn't only
hindrance to the progress of the in
dustry. There are others, less SER
ious, pehaps, but obstacles just the
same. A measure creating Live
stock Bureau, or Bureau of Animal
Industry. to be placed in the hands
of a commissioner who Is recog'
nized authority on livestock, with
an appropriation sufficiently large
to enable him to engage in extensive
| investigations and the applcatloii VI
remedies and laws for the protec
tion of the stockraiser against al
nests. diseases and obstacles to the
growth of a great livestock interes
in the State, would do a great dea
IN nut Florida far ahead as live
stock producing State.
This state imports most OF III
meats. both fresh and cured. i
sbonld be a large exporter of meats
Florida should feed half dozer
States, as we'll as supplying TN
moods of her own people. A Live
stock Bureau with an experienced
scientific man at its head wouid D.
a great benefit to the state-Iack
sonville Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-24
new LUMBER Co.
Three LIVE WIRES

Another business institution of
Importance has been organized in
Lakeland, the Lakeland Lumber &
Supply Co., publishing its articles of
incorporation in today's issue of the
Evening Telegram. The incorpora-
tors are W. II. Harrison, E. l.. Cor
derry and E. II. Garland, all WE'LL
known and prominent business men
of Lakeland. The latter two have
been identified with the lumber and
building interests of the city for
years, and their ability and practi-
cal experience undoubtedly will con-
tribute largely to the success of the
business. Mr.. Harrison, the presi-
dent of the concern, is the proprietor
of the fremont hotel and Is connect
ed with various other business en-
terprises.
The company's plant and Offices
are located on East Rose street on
the site formerly occupied by the
Builders Lumber and Supply Co. A
general lumber and manufacturing
business will be conducted, and
building materials of all kinds will
be handled. Some large contracts for
building have already been secured,
and the concern starts out with ex-
cellent prospects for a splendid bust
ness.
The capital stock of the company
is $4,000. w. II. Harrison is
president +. l.. Cordery, secretary
and treasurer and general manager.