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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-01-29

The first installment of the Nil
lion Dollar Mystery was shown at
the Royal Theatre in this city on
Monday Of this week and was seen
by very large number OF people
considering the ievere weather.
People in both city and country
started reading this great story IN
the last issue Of The Tribune ana
a great many had planned on see
ing the pictures, but were prevent
cd from doing so by the severe
weather. The next installment will
be shown at the Royal Theatre
next Monday evening, and same
appears in this issue Of The Trib-
une. The pictures are exception
ally good and all who can should
plan on seeing them.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-01-29
CHIEF
RUNS BLIND TIGER

Stanley, N. D., Jan. 2S.--James
Brown, formerly chief Of police of
Stanley, was arrested under war
rant issued by Ray Mcdonald, JUS
tice of the peace.
States Attorney F. F. Wyckoff
swore out a warrant for his arrest.
Defendant waived examination and
entered a plea Of guilty of main
tanning a gambling house at Stan
Icy. Defendant yesterday appear
ed before Judge Fisk at Williston
and entered q plea of guilty to the
charge of maintaining gambling
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-01-29

Bob Mertes and family left last
week for St, Cloud, Mimi, where
they will spend six weeks or two
months in visiting with relatives.
Mrs. Mertes' mother is very ill, and
this is one reason why they are
making this visit
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-01-29
CUTTING ALFALFA
At PROPER TINE

An alfalfa field to remain thrifty
must be cut at the proper time.
When the new shoots begin to- ap-
pear around the crowns it is a sig
nal that the crop is ready to cut
for hay. These basal shoots US
ually appear the beginning Of
blooming period, although dry
weather may retard their growth.
If alfalfa is cut before the young
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24
j. B. Campbell in Windsor.

Last weeks issue of Vermont
Journal published at Windsor had an
elaborate account of the Board of
Trade banquet in that place and had
this to say of James B. Campbell of
this village:
Mr.. Campbell of the St. Johns
bury Commercial Club was the next
speaker. His address was one of the
best delivered of the evening. The
policy of local agitation was what
had been a great advantage to the
people Of ST. Johnsbury, he said, since
it had been the means of improving
the fire protection there and thus had
been the means of having a lower
rate of insurance. The Commercial
Club of Mr.. CampbelPs town, too, has
been the means of the building
new hotel. 1t had also been the So
luton of the care of the Vermont
state teachers convention.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

and opposed to the ideas Of the ed
vocational profession Supt. Stone has
made many enemies, caused many
jealousies and received very liberal
criticism. To these opponents the
retirement of Supt. Stone will be very
satisfactory. But in the ranks OF
the common people, the real friends
of useful education, thousands will
look upon his retirement as the loss
of a good friend and loyal supporter.
The attitude of the state board of
education to Mr.. Stone is of interest
and apparently is expressed by the
editor of the Orleans Monitor who is
a member of the board. He said:
although able, conscientious and
industrious, Mr.. Stone, because Of
the system, had become aligned for
or against policies, men and measures
which kept things in a constant tur-
moil. Many men of influence and
many educators in the state have be-
come aligned with one faction or an
other, and the instant legislation was
attempted all sides saw things.
The situation was unpleasant and
contributed little to advance along
broad, constructive and fixed educa-
tional lines. So we repeat Mr..
Stones resignation, strong man that
he is, comes at an opportune time
and clears the situation for concen-
trated action, it is hoped. A new
man will come into the field another
summer. one who should be free from
all entanglements, man able to COM
mand the respect and attention of
all, man who knows his place and
job
The commission seems to have
overlooked one fact-that Supt.
Stone did not represent all the pol
itics in the educational field. Supt.
Stone has had to combat politicians
among the would be educational
leaders" every minute. The worst
that can be said of Supt. Stone in this
respect is that he was able to win.
His retirement is something of a vic
tory for those who have not been
able to match him in the past. So
we fear that the hope of the COM
mission that they have eliminated
politics from education to Vermont
will not be fully realized. 1t is bare
ly possible they will find they have
elevated inferior politicians to power.
However, we hope this will not be
the case and that the commission will
be able to put a man in at the head
of the department of education who
will work faithfully and effectively
for the best interests of education in
Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

East Burke, Leonard Hovey of st.
Johnsbury and Mr.. Poperwill OF Lit
Teton, N. H., were also recent guests
at the Parks home.
Harry Briggs has gone to Grove
ton, N. H., to work TO Frank Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Sayers drove TO
St Johnsbury last Tuesday on bust
ness.
Mrs. j. C.. Mcdonald is entertain
ing her sister, Mrs. Stella Folsom and
Miss Grace Waite of 81. Johnsbury
for few days.
Mrs. Dora Grant has returned home
from Concord.
Ross Folsom spent a part of last
week with her cousin, DR.. Folsom at
Johnson.
Mrs. Alfred Briggs and daughter,
Burnace, who have spent the past
few weeks in st. Johnsbury, have re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mayo of Lu-
nenburg were entertained by their
sister, Mrs. Lizzie Nichols last Sun
day and Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24
EAST CONCORD
Mrs. J. c. Mcdonald, Correspond

(Mrs. J. c. Mcdonald, Correspond
ent)
Ira Fisher has sold his place at
Fitzdale and bought Clark Fishers
| farm in Lunenburg and takes imme-
date possession.
Robins and crows have been seen
which indicates an early spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Morse enter
tanned card party of IA friends
last Wednesday evening. Saturday
evening % of the friends and neigh
bors came to repeat the event. Re-
freshments were served and all en-
joyed the occasion, especially, Mr..
Morse who is recovering from a long
illness.
Mrs. Alfred Wright and daughter,
Bertha of Waterford, were called
here last Sunday by the illness of
Mrs. Wright's sister, Mrs. Fred Say
ers, who is now gaining.
The annual election of officers for
the Ladies Aid Society will be held
with Mrs. H. A. Smith on March s..
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whipple, who
took a sleigh ride to McIndoes last
Wednesday, returned home Sunday.
They were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bell while there.
Mrs. H. A Smith has returned home
from Lisbon, N. H., where she has
spent several days with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith of Lam
caster, N. H., spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. M.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phillips of
Lower Waterford, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Phillips mother, Mrs. Electa
Fisher.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Mcdonald took
a sleigh ride to Whitefield, N. H, last
Mrs. Thomas McGill of East Burke
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Bert Parks
for few weeks. Thomas McGill of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

Ralph and Raymond Briggs from
East Concord, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. y. w. Williams.
Robert Cross spent Sunday with
his brother, Kenneth Cross Of st.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. Luette Lewis visited in town
the first of the week.
Ellsworth Jock and Dennis Rivers
from Lyndonville were at Frank
Jocks Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Stockwell from
East Concord we're Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Rivers.
Mrs. T. J. Marten of Breton
Woods and Miss Iona Crawford OF
Whftefield, N. H., are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Wal
ter.
Miss Anna Ferrin is stopping in
st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Dudley Walter was in St.
Johnsbury Saturday.
Mrs. F. E. Mcdonald of East Burke
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
0. B. Cutting, the past week.
Mrs. Charles Bennett of st. Johns
bury has been spending several days
with relatives in town.
Members of the Methodist choir
and friends went to the home of Mrs.
+. l.. Carpenter for a social and re-
hearsal Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lassier have
moved into Mr.. Higgins tenement in
Union Block.
Albert Goodan of Coventry is Wis
iting at Louis Carpenters.
Mrs. Martha Harlow of st. Johns
bury is spending a few weeks with
Mrs. HI. B. Dowse.
Mrs. Clinton Lovett and daughter,
Emma of st. Johnsbury, spent Fri
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
B. Dowse.
Mr.. and Mrs Halle Morton and
son, Paul of st. Johnsbury, spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs c. A. Meltimore entertained
at a quilting party Saturday after
noon in honor of her birthday and
that of one of her guests, Mrs. f. w.
Chapman. Other guests present
were Mrs. H. H. Miltimore and Mrs.
Philip Fletcher, of st. Johnsbury,
Mrs. Eben Miltimore, Scottsmore, p.
c.. Misses Genevieve Sargent, Nell
lie and Jennie Ranney and Mrs. Clar-
ence Cutting. Refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Minnie Seavey of st. Johns
bury spent Sunday at her home here.
The base ball club will present the
drama "Cramsford Clam" or Mug
gett Nell, the Pet of Poker Flat at
the Town Hall Wednesday, March 3,
followed by social dance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24
WOULD BENEFIT WHOLE COUNTY
J. w. Titcomb Urges Town Appropri-
ations for County Farm Agent


ations for County Farm Agent
Editor of The Caledonian:
In your last weeks publication un-
der the caption Town Meeting" you
comment on the article in the warn
ing whereby it is proposed to raise
by taxation a portion of the cost of
defraying the expenses and salary of
a county agent as if this method of
raising funds is unusual. One might
infer also that you believe the bene-
fits resulting from this working dur
ing the past two years are limited
to the farmers who have through
membership in the Farmers Asso-
citation received direct assistance
from the agent.
When the association was started
the merchants of St. Johnsbury and
other public spirited citizens liberal
ly contributed to the support of the
association an amount about equal
to what is now asked the town to
vote and they did it cheerfully be-
cause they believed that indirectly
any benefits resulting from the work
of the association would benefit the
entire community. st. Johnsbury
as the trade center of the county ma
turally receives more than any other
town.
While this method of raising a por-
ton of the needed funds is unusual
to Caledonia County, it has been sue
cessfully tried in other counties in
Vermont. In states like New York
where the county is the unit it is
quite customary to assess the tax
payers for portion of the funds re-
CURED to carry on similar work.
l have not accurate statistics on
the subject, but l believe l am cor
rect in stating that a larger percen-
tage of the farmer population of the
county are contributing members of
the association than in any other
county in the state. The problem of
these associations has not
been satisfactorily solved.
The federal government now con-
tributes about 40 per cent of the
salary and expenses of the county
agent. The county by votes in town
is now requested to raise a |
like amount. The balance will have /
to be raised by the association.
1t is generally acknowledged that |
the association has been of great ma
terial benefit to the community, and |
the work accomplished in Caledonia |
county has stimulated other coun-
ties to employ agricultural agents.
AS a matter of pride, can we af-
ford to give up this work and have
1t heralded throughout the state that |
Caledonia county, recognized as be-
ing most progressive in the new agri-
cultural movements, has failed to
keep up with the procession?
JOHN w. TITCOMB.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24
EAST ST. JOHNsBURY

MRS. G. w. Dodge, Correspondent
Frank Bonnet was the victim OF
painful accident last week. He
was packing ice and a heavy cake
feel against his leg crushing It
against the side of the building and
breaking a bone in his leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Grady and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moulton OF st.
Johnsbury were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. /. M. Locke the first OF the
week.
Job Gross of Colebrook visited his
uncle, J. w. Webster, last week.
Mrs. Charles Owens, who 10 re-
covering from a serious operation,
was able to attend church Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Davis Of Lyndon, who
died very suddenly last Saturday,
was buried in Grove cemetery Tues
day.
The cantata was well attended and
the children did their parts remark
ably well. The proceeds amounted
to $13 which will go to the Belgians.
Misses Helen and Jeanette Slapp
of Hardwick and MIR. Karl Emerson
of Newbury were weekend visitors
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w.
Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Griswold of
Lyndonville were Sunday guests of
their mother, Mrs. H. F. Griswold
The % cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24
Retirement of supt. Stone.

The resignation of State Superin-
tendent Mason S. Stone to take eff
fact on August 1, of this year, will
remove from public office a man who
has held his position longer than any
other state official now in public Of
flee. For eighteen years he has had
charge of the educational department
of the state and during all that time
has been a persistent worker for the
advancement of education in YER
Vermont" movement and successful
conduct of it for many years has done
more to interest the public in educa-
tion than any other agitation in the
state during the past quarter of a
century. His selection of editors
and other public men as assistants
did much to popularize the work and
brought to these meetings thou
Stunned educational gatherings.
Supt. Stone was the pioneer in the
to improve the rural
schools of the state and to make the
education of the boys and girls there
in for the life they must necessarily
live. He also was the first agitator
of a more equitable distribution of
state funds among the common
schools and a reduction of the proper
ton of state funds that have been
going to the institutions of higher
learning. The unsatisfactory work
of the state normal schools has also
been given fearless publicity by him.
In advocating so much that was new
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24
Regulation Of Marriages.

ANS4AAANNAQaA ia 0MI4hAEAfSIHM
The legislature is most seriously
considering the question of regulat-
ing marriage to prevent people af-
fiicted with venereal disease, fools,
lunatics, paupers and people under
guardianship from marrying except
In cases of necessity. The bill was
reported adversely to the house by
the judiciary committee but Mr.
Eaton, the author of the original
bill, asked for a hearing and in com
mittee of the whole the members
of the house received information
that convinced them of the serious
danger and injustice of allowing the
perpetuation of such disease in the
community. 1t is now proposed to
amend the bill making it a little
less drastic and at the same time eff
fective in the regulation of marriage.
1t seems to US such bill should
be passed. Medical science has
slown so conclusively that fools be-
get fools and so on through the list
of people mentioned above that So
ciety should protect itself from their
propagation An unfortunate fea-
ture of the case is that incompetents
left to their own will are much more
prolific than intelligent and self sup
porting people and they threaten to
seriously overload society with their
kind. Society should protect itself
from such a burden and handicap.
There are so many known
cases where person afflict-
ed with loathsome disease has
ruined the health of an in
nocent person who has become en-
amoured with him and in cases of
marriage has inflicted the penalties
of the disease on innocent children
for three and four generations that
decent people should be a unit in de-
handing its prohibition. To those
who claim that an "inalienabIe right"
would be violated by such restric-
ton we would say that any person
who has contracted a disease that
ruins the health and usefulness of
innocent parties has alienated him
self from the right to marry or to
expose anyone to the terrible scourge
he suffers.
We think the bill as amended will
prove hardly sufficient. Fornication
should be made crime and sufficient
penalty imposed to reduce the neces-
sity of undesirable marriages to pre-
vent the birth of illegitimate chill
dren. All persons suffering from
diseases of this ma
ture should be quarantined or iso-
lated until they have recovered suf-
iciently to be no longer dangerous. |
If every person, no matter to what
rank of society he belongs, knew that |
such a penalty would surely follow |
he would be more careful than in
the past in exposing himself to such
public disgrace.
To those who are appalled, by the
expense of such procedure we would
say the expense of eradication would
be much less than the support of the
rapidly increasing number of vic
Tins of the disease. 1t would in
reality be real economy and tend
10 purge society of one of its most
serious evils. We trust the legisla-
.ure will perform it's full duties to
he innocent children and decent
members of society.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

The department OF agriculture gives
out statement that in January the
average price of meat animals was
seven per cent lower rnan a yeaD
ago, butter two per cent, potatoes
thirty-fve per cent, apples thirty
seven per cent and chickens slightly
lower. We venture the guess that
no one has discovered such reduc-
tions in the retail price of these sta
pies of food. There is also wheat
enough in this country to supply the
normal home demand and allow the
expectation of a million bushels
every day for a year which shows
the power of spectators in fixing
the price of this staple article of
food.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24
CRANKY

tMrs. l.. e. Smith, Correspondent
Mrs. Inez Dunn of Glover is visit
ing relatives in town.
Miss Ruby Smith closed a very
successful term of school last Fri
day and has gone to her home in Luz
nenburg.
Mrs. R. C. James is visiting friends
in st. Johnsbury.
Miss Edna Wells, who has been
teaching school in Lunenburg is at
home.
Miss Nina Smith has finished her
school in Fitzdale and has gone to
LyndonVille.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

There are three propositions be-
fore the annual town meeting on
March 2, that should attract all the
voters of. the town. Two of these
are propositions to expend money for
unusual purposes and the third is the
vote on the license question. In the
latter case voters must remember
that 500 no votes are necessary to
make sure licenses shall not be grant
ed in st. Johnsbury the coming year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

The bill to establish state de-
tention farm has been killed by the
house, largely on the plea the state
could not afford it at the present
time. The bill had some merits but
there were also many impractical
features about such an institution.
Now the state will not build a sep
arate institution for the care of habi-
tual drunkards how would it do to
provide a new sentence, confinement
in Jail at hard labor, and allow the
sheriff to work the prisoners in some
local industry or on some farms in
close vicinity of the jail, all the
wages a prisoner earns above his
board and costs of prosecution to go
to him. Perhaps this would not be
practical in all of the county jails,
and if it is not, designate a part of
the jails where this can be done and
allow other counties to send any such
prisoners there for confinement and
We think it might be
possible to accomplish some reform
atory work along this line without
going to the expense of constructing
a new building.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

President Wilson has been hope
lessly defeated in his effort to push
the government into the shipping
business, also in his leadership of his
party. 1t is reported that in pri-
vate conversation at the national cap
itol the democrats vigorously express
their dislike of him and his meth
DDS, a sure forerunner of his polit-
ical downfall
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

Every one will congratulate Har-
land B. Howe on his appointment on
his forty-second birthday as judge
of the United States district court for
Vermont to succeed the late James
L. Martin. 1t is a life position with
the privilege of retirement at the
age of seventy on full pay, so Mr..
Howe has his life's work definitely
determined by the appointment. Mr..
Howe has been a democrat both in
season and out of season and fought
valiantly for his party during the last
two state campaigns when there was
no hope of victory. So his appoint
ment is a proper political reward.
His success as a lawyer has taken
him into wide legal field and equips
him for good work on the bench.
We join with thousands of his friends
in the hope that he may have long,
useful and honorable career as
United States judge.
We're looking for your printing now.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

Hundreds of health articles appear
in newspapers and magazines, and in
practically every one OF them the i'm
portance of keeping the bowels regu-
lar is emphasized. A CT nstipated con-
dition invites disease. A dependable
physic that acts without Inconvenience
or gripping is found in Foley Cathartic
Tablets. g. c. Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

Entered at the ST. Johnsbury post
ofico as second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24
Try "GETSH," Its
Magic for COns

New, Simple, COmmon-Sense Way
You will never know how really easy it Is
to get rid of a corn, until you have tried
'GETS-IT." Nothing like it has ever been
produced. 1t takes less time to apply ii
than it does to read this. 1t will dumbfound
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

This paper is entitled to a place on
the Printers Ink Roll Of Honor.
THE CALIFORNIAN co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

EUILUE UMu
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

you, especially If you have tried everything
else for corns. Two drops applied in few
seconds-that's all. The corn strivels. then
or trouble. If you have ever made a fat
bundle out of your toe with bandages; used
thick corn-pressing cotton-rings; corn-pul1-
ing sa1ves; corn teasing plasters-weIl
you'll appreciate the difference when you use
"GETS-IT." Your corn-agony will vanish.
Cutting and gouRing with knives razors,
files and scissors, and the danger of blood
poison are done away with Try GRTS-IT''
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Never fails.
"CETS-IT'' is sold by druggists every
where csc a bottle, sent direct by E.
Lawrence 81 Co, Chicago. Sold in St
Johnsbury and recommended as the worlds
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SRARLES & Co, FLINT BROS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-24

OUT OF TOWN AGENTS
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TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN
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TME CALEDoNIAN COMPANY,