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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06
EAST CABOT

(Mrs. VIM. D. Barr, Correspondent. }
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. badger of East
Montpelier were at Walter Abbott's
the first of the week and Mr.. Badger
and Mr.. Abbott attended the dairy
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Austin, Mr..
and Mrs. r. S. Barr and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ID. Barr were at Cabot Fri
day to attend the New Years reun-
ion at the Congregational church.
Miss Inez P. Abbott visited her
cousin, Miss Lou Abbott, at Walden
Thursday and Miss Lou Abbott &C
companied her home for an over
Sunday visit.
M. e. Beckley of Groton was at s.
e. Houghton's Friday.
George d. Morse slipped and fell
striking on his shoulder, at Danville,
Wednesday. He now carries his
arm in a sling and will be laid up
for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Barr were at r.
A. Halcrow's at Peacham recently.
Ray Abbott has been working at
G.. A. Drew's while Archie Ennis is
away.
Arthur Reed has returned to his
school work at Lyndon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Witham of
Noyesville were at Isaac Peck's the
first of the week.
Eugene Hall visited his mother at
Cabot Sunday.
Leon Dow is back at N. H. Gates.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. K. McCosco of
West Danville were recent visitors
here.
G.. A. Drew was at Barre Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Houghton
and son spent Friday at George
Heath's.
Misses Maidene and Merna Wal
bridge of Cabot spent New Years
day at G. H. Austin's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06
MISCELLANEOUS

PADDOCK Street, st. Johnsbury, VT
Cut Powers and Floral Dasfgns
For sale at all seasons AZ Aha wear
on short notice. For immadiata ar
tention order by telegram taIanbona
or special delivery
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06
EAST HARDWICK
(Fleda Hassam, Correspondent.

(Fleda Hassam, Correspondent
Arthur Jameson and family have
been visiting at Silas Marshall's.
Misses Mild ed Greenwood, Mil
dred Wark and Vera Watkins Wis
tied at DR.. Harvey's last week.
Mrs. B. Loverin and daughter Wis
tied at W. w. Talbert's Saturday.
Mrs. Clarence Russell has re-
turned from Boston.
Mss Alice Hancock and Jack re-
turned Saturday from Northampton.
The following have returned to
their schools: Roy Albee and Ma
ion Hancock 10 st. Johnsbury,
Wayne Montgone to Randolph
Agricultural, Weld and James Mont
gomery to Lowell, Mass, Fleda Has
sam to Barre, Alice Fay to Peach
am, Wilma Wright to Burlington
and Roxie Talbert to Morrisville.
Miss G. Croker has returned to
Walden, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilmenson
from Hardwick were at e. S. Smiths
few days last week.
A son arrived at the home of
Harry Judkins Christmas day.
Miss Fleda Hassam visited Marion
Rogers in Walden Thursday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06

Mrs. Nellie Davis visited at Mrs
Hardy's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Green have moved
into the tenement over Lyman AL
lens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Stevens were
in st. Johnsbury last week.
The roll-call and dinner at the
Congregational Church were well at
tended.
Mrs. E. J. Rutter of Danville has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Gilbert.
Miss Hazel Lawrence has beer
confined to the house with tonsilitis
Miss Helen Coburn from Hard
wick was at George Wilson's las
week.
Henry Wright was at home fol
the holidays.
J. Farr is on the sick list.
Miss Eula Marsh visited Miss Ar
line Albee last Wednesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Durgan and
children were recent guests at Thorn
as O'Brian's at Cabot.
Isaac Peck was home over Sunday
from his work at Walden.
Miss Wheeler of Cabot is visiting
her sister Mrs. Dan Newton.
Misses. Marion Morse and Isabelle
Davenport we're at Mark Fellows at
Harvey's Hollow, Thursday.
Miss Harriet Guy and Guy Daven-
port were guests of friends at Wood
bury New Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Newton attend
ed the masquerade promenade at
Marshfield Thursday night.
Clyde Davenport has been sick.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Village Properties and Farms
RICKABY & co.
% Eastern Ave. st. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06

Rolfe Cobleigh, associate editor Of
the Congregationalist, was a holt
day visitor at his father, +. E. Cob
leigh's.
VIII Webb, who has been out on
probation for a few weeks from his
recent Jail experience, is under ar
rest again for the same offense, and
an added fraud. He will probably
be confined in some appropriate in
stitution.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06
Daniels Got silver Cup.

Harry B. Daniels attended the
Queen City Poultry Show at Man
chester, N. H., last week with 40
entries, winning 10, first; IL sec
onds, IL thirds, fourth and 1S spe-
Gals, including the Siton cup and
gold prices. A Dominique cockerel
that Mr.. Daniels raised scored So
points and was the highest scoring
bird in the show, and holds for one
year the beautiful silver cup the
governor of New Hampshire gave,
to be won three years in succession.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06

The indoor life of winter, with lack
Of outdoor exercises, puts a heavy load
on the kidneys. Nearly everybody SUI
fers from rheumatism, backache, pain
ailments. A backache may not mean
anything serious, but IL certainly does
not mean anything good. It's better
to be on the safe side and take Foley
Kidney Pills to strengthen and inVig-
crate the kidneys and help them do
their work. They help rid the blood
of acids and poisons. Sold by G. Z.
Bingham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06
MRS. A. Z. GROW

FOOI SPECIALIST
Every ailment of the human foot
scientifically treated 20 Pearl St
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9 to
~ to 6, to 9. Tel. 1881.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-06
LyndOnViIle
Reception. Races and Silver Ami
Versary On New Years
Personal Notes and
Local Gossip.

(Mrs. E. ]. Blodgett, Correspond
ent.)
Mrs. w. c. Wheeler went to Man
chester, N. H, for a short visit, when
she was called home by the serious
illness of her son.
Mrs. Cynthia Aldrich and daugh-
ter, Myrtle from West Burke, Wis
tied relatives in town recently
Miss Cora Smith spent the holt
days at her home in CRANKY.
Mrs. Inez Knowlton and daughter,
Leslie from st. Johnsbury, recently
visited MS. Elisha Bigelow.
Mrs. Arthur G. Emery spent few
days last week with friends in New
port.
The annual New Years reception
was held at the Cobleigh Library as
usual, Friday afternoon from 8 to
5. Mrs. Edwin A. Daniels, chair
man of the library committee, with
Mrs. McGovern, Mrs. Wood, Mrs.
Jenkins, Mrs. Burpee and Mrs. A. E.
Ruggles, members of the committee,
had charge of the affair, and were
assisted in the social part by Miss
Hills and several other ladies. The
library was beautified with ferns and
carnations and other potted plants,
and looked very home-like with wood
fires burning in the CRATES. The
long table in the trustees room was
laid with service for tea and Mrs. o.
D. Mathewson and Mrs. E. J. Blod-
gett dispensed the cheering but not
inebriatfng cup.
The seniors at the Institute will
hold dance Friday evening.
The New Year dance planned for
Dec. 81, was given up as not enough
interested we're found to make it
successful.
The Driving Club held their reg
ular matinee on Main street, the
afternoon of New Years day with
good attendance. The following
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Finder Not Always Keeper.

Do people realize that finding an
article worth over five dollars and
not trying to find the owner, is COM
hitting q theft under the laws OF
Iowa? Possibly not, but such is the
case. There are very few who would
steal anything of value, except apples
or watermelons, who are very care
less about reporting things they find.
Many make no report but watch the
papers for advertisements OF things
lost. Not long ago woman came to
the Republican Office and asked II
anybody had advertised q lost pocket
book with small sum of money.
When told no such article was adver-
tised., she said she had found q
pocket book, but If the owner did not
care enough about it to advertise, she
would not hunt the owner. The right
way is to advertise what is found. The
owner is always glad to repay any ex-
pense or newspapers will take such
things and collect for the advertising
from the owners.-1owa City Repub-
1ican
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
IoWA's TAXABLE WEALTH.
Per Capita Holdings Increase $46.O3
i'm Year.

The per capita taxable wealth Of
Iowa increased $46.O3 in the last
twelve months, according to report
made by w. H. Williams, revenue
clerk of the auditor of states office.
Based on the readjustment of as
sessments as made by the executive
council for 1915 the per capita tax
able wealth is $1,825.01. Based on
the 1914 adjustment the per capita
assessed wealth was $1,778.98.
On the theory that property Is list
ed for taxation at the rate of 60 per
cent of it's actual value, as claimed by
attorneys in arguments before the ex-
cutive council the actual per capita
wealth of Iowa is $3,041.
The wealth entered for taxation In
Iowa this year totals $4,06O,132.l5.
The moneys and credits amount to
$27O,5O6, 359:
The increase in taxable wealth
listed in 1915 compared with 1914,
was about $60,00O,OOO. On the re-
adjusted assessment, the owners of
property will pay taxes in 1916 to the
various bodies.
From indications received at the
state house, many of the taxing bod
les of Iowa have raised the tax levy
for 1915. No reports have SO far been
received of any taxing body reducing
the levy, the officials say.
The state levy of taxes to be col
lected in 1916 has been reduced from
AS to 40 mills. This will be reduc-
ton of nearly 100000, compared
with the revenue received by the
state from direct taxation this year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Horse Runs Away.

Gladys Hoadley, Lucille Fierce and
Arthur Fierce, all members OF the
Van Vert High School, had a very
narrow escape from serious injury
and probably death last Tuesday
morning AS they were driving into
town on south Main street, Harold
Traupel started to go around them
on the gallop, this frightened the
horse and he became unmanagable
and ran away. When nearing the
railroad track the buggy upset spill
ing the occupants out The buggy
ran over Miss Lucille but no serious
damage was done. They were badly
shaken and bruised but fortunately
no bones wese broken.
The young people have been drlv-
ing to and from town since school
started, but Tuesday morning they
had to change horses, driving instead
of the old trusty, an animal of not so
gentle disposition.
The horse seemed to realize he had
broken the speed limit, as he headed
directly for the Mayors office, and
nearly got inside. The buggy was
completely wrecked.-Van Vert
Pathfinder.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
School Entertainment.

The following program will be rem
dered at the Scott school house, 3h
miles southeast of Davis City on Sat
urday evening, Nov. 9Th.
Song, Welcome, by school.
Dialogue, 1.-THE Temporary Squire. .
Recitation, midnight Tragedy"
Dale Flora.
Recitation, "The Sword of Bunker
HILL" Lena Dennis.
Recitation, "The Winning Com
pany," Thelma Ross.
Recitation, 'The Bald Headed
Man." Mirna Graham.
Song, "Star of Twilight" Fetty
sisters.
Recitation, playing Drunkard,"
'e Recitation, ..rhat Hired Girl"
Dale Dennis.
Recitation, THE Smack in School, .
George Stuteville.
Song, Speed Away" Fetty sisters.
REGULATIONS, ''Whisperin' Bill, .
Vera Ross.
Recitation, "Peter Sorghum in
Love-" Raymond Graham.
Recitation" 1.-The Bewitched Clock,
Georgia Graham.
Recitation, "Reuben's Baptism
Edna Dennis.
Dialogue, Raising the Price OF
Butter"
Recitation, walking in the RAIN
Lorraine Fetty.
Music, selected, orchestra.
Admission free.
Ora Fetty, teacher
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Report Of Brush College School.

The following is the report OF
Brush College school, Eden township,
for the fall term commencing Sept.
6 and ending Oct. 20, 1915:
No. enrolled, rs.
No. of days taught, 38.
Those neither absent nor tardy
during the term were May, Ethel,
Florence, Roy and Raymond Evans,
Opal, Carl and Hazel Poole, Ora Nc
Daniel, Glata Garner, Frank Camp
bell and Ernest Robson.
Hazel L. Moore, Teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
SCHOOL NOTES
HAZEL STUTEVILLE
JOHN GATES
Editors Z

Wonder why every one is so hap
by this week? Mid-semester exams
are on Thursday and Friday.
! The girls basket ball team Will
play at Garden Grove Saturday.
The 1920 pound" foot ball team
played Lamont Saturday, the score
being 20 to Z in favor of Leon.
Miss Geneva Green of FOntanelle,
Iowa, visited High School with Muir
lei Butler Friday.
The Lamont High School team
cancelled their foot ball game with
us for last Saturday. AS word was
not received until 3 p. m. on Friday
it was impossible to contract with
any other high school team. The
boys go to Coryd0n next Saturday.
i his team has won all their games
thus far, defeating Charlton, Abba,
and other teams in their vicinity.
Leon has come the nearest to win
ming from them, the score three
weeks ago being 16 to a. The boys
are confident they can win this time
Here's hoping they do.
Mrs. Stempel visited Miss Coon
ey's room Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Frank Myers and Mrs. John
Myers visited the End, 3rd, 9Th and
7th grades Friday.
Helen Gammill played piano
solo, in the Sth grade Friday morn
ing.
Mrs. Fred Marvin visited Miss Ep'
perley's room last week.
Lawrence LaFollette entered the
18th room last week.
Mrs. Matt Pullen and Mrs. Kim.
port visited Miss Grogan's room and
Miss Epperleys room last week.
Lucille Spicer entered Miss Men
coughs room Monday.
Mrs. Bennett visited Miss Bruce's
room Monday.
Helen Deck visited the SOUTH
school Friday forenoon.
Helen Spicer entered Miss Epper
ley's room Monday.
Mrs. l.. P. Jennings visited Miss
Bruce's room Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Tenantry and Land Values.

The alton Democrat, in a recent is
sue, referred to the owner OF q farm
near that city who was offered IS an
acre, cash rent, and turned down the
offer. 1t was stated that his farm
would be on only per cent basis,
allowing for taxes, insurance and re-
pairs.
To bring net returns of per cent
a 5000 farm would need to rent at
about $13 an acre, and $3.50 land
would need to bring about SIG an
acre. These figures are above the
range of rental prices, even on at
tractive farms.
This is exactly the evil to which
such students of farming problems as
Henry Wallace have been calling at
tention, and against which they are
warning not only Iowa but all the
richer agricultural states.
Farm tenantry Is growing and at
the rental owners of land must
charge in order to take even 6 per
cent ON their investment, it is result
ing in too very disastrous things:
First, depreciation of the land due to
it's being overworked by the tenant
in his desperate necessity of making
HIS rCuC anu q MSo6CA INAA6 OCoAuC0'
Second, steady decrease in the
character of the tenants and con-
sequent lowering of the standard OF
communities where farm tenantry
prevails.
Both of these processes are killing
the goose that lays the golden egg in
agricultural states. The evil effect
upon the land is apparent. The evil
effect upon cities and towns depend
ent upon farming communities for
their trade and jobbing business
should be equally apparent, as a hand
to mouth existence for tenants neces-
states cutting down "store" expenses
| to a minimum and is ruinous to the
implement business.
Land owners will have to modify
their terms of tenantry, go back to
the land and work it themselves, OF
reduce the price they have been ask.
ing. Farming cannot be made to
pay on basis of fictitious prices any
more than a boom city can keep on
booming" The laws of nature and
economics are memorable and all
things-even land values-must seek
their own level.-Sioux City Tribune
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
THEY ARE STILL AT IT.
Many Are Worrying What Tho Win.
ter Is Going to Bring.

There is q strange streak in hu-
man nature, that makes people worry
about the coming winter, whereas
we are enjoying the most beautiful
autumn on record. How much bet
ter to enjoy the things that we have
than to worry over those that we are
going to get. Especially when it is
something like the weather that we
cannot change. However, Leonites
are no worse in this respect, or little
different from other people else
where. Thus says the Chicago Even
ing Post:
The weather prophets are busy
We are told by one that all the signs
point to a cold winter and by anOth-
er that they all point to warm win
ter. Only half of our weather proph-
cts are held in honor, and it is their
fate usually to be SO held only one
year at time. Half of them are
bound to be wrong, anyway
In October, the muskrat, the squir-
rel, the hickory nut, the goose and a
lot of the other children Of nature
are studied by men with eyes OF
faith to determine whether the winds
of December are to blow cold and the
SHOWS to drift deeply across the vast
ed fields.
Some few days ago man down
the country reported that he had seen
flock of wild geese headed for the
southland. Hence, inevitably, we
were to have an early cold winter
There may have been fifty geese in
the flock which the. easy working
prophet saw wedging it's way across
the sky. How about the $1,000
flocks of fifty geese each still insist
ing on hugging the Hudson bay
country. Are they feathered fools
while the fifty were feathered wise
ones?
There are millions Of hickory nuts
this year, and some one who has pick
ed few says the shells are unusual.
ly thick. We wonder If he compared
them with the shells of the hickory
nuts of another year. Anyway, a
thick shelled hickory nut is a sure
sign that winter is to come down on
us heavy handed and cold.
The muskrat is building his house
high and the squirrel is laying up
more nuts than usual. So it is proved
beyond the proverbial peradventure
that the coming season is to be worse
than that which came near blasting
courage and the lives of the colonists
at Plymouth Immediately after they
had stepped from the rock to the
ground at the forests fringe.
Every year in October we have
been told that the winter was to be
cold and we have been told that the
winter was to be warm. We have
learned to steel ourselves to take it
as it comes, but far be it from us to
discourage the prophets. Their
autumn avocation keeps them out OF
doors looking at nature, and no man
can so engage himself without being
better, even if the occupation does
not sharpen his faculties as long
distance weather forecaster.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
school Report.

The following is the report of the
High Briar school, Eden township
district No. 4, for the fall term com.
mencing Sept 9Th, and ending Oct
29th, 1915:
No. of days taught, "a.
No. of pupils enrolled, Is.
Average daily attendance, 1891.
Those neither absent nor tardy
during the term were Cecil Hamil-
ton, Mildred Latta, Catherine Latta
Clarice Cowles, Raymond Hamilton
William Latta, and Lawrence Latta
Blanche Marshall, Teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
The Champion Corn Grower of the
World.

Raising al bushels of corn on an
acre at an expense of only $13.73 for
rent, seed, horses, labor and husking
helped make Willard Zeller, an Iowa
farmer, the champion corn grower of
the world, according to an article in
the current issue of Farm and Fire
side, the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield, Ohio. And
when much of that corn has longer
ears, bigger kernels, and smaller
is complete.
This is how Mr.. Zeller raises the
champion corn:
every early he came to under
stand that the one biggest thing in
the corn business was good seed, and
Systematically began to develop it..
"A termination test was made of a
large number of ears, and from
among them ten ears, all of which
tested 100 per cent perfect and
strong, were selected. Three hun
dred kernels from each of these ten
ears were planted, and the corn from
each ear was planted in separate
row. All grades of quality were rep
resented, the best ear yielding 11S
bushels to the acre and the poorest
yielding only 81 bushels.
"But they were not satisfied with
one test They were anxious to veri-
fy their experiments, and planted
corn from the same mother ears un-
der similar conditions the next year.
The results were also similar. The
ear which was best the first year was
best this year also, and produced a
yield of III bushels, and the poorest
ear was again poorest with yield of
IS bushels.
"The third year, under similar
conditions, there was the same gen.
eral difference in quality among
those ten original ears from which
the test was being made, the first
was again first with ia bushels, and
the poorest was again the poorest
with "a bushels.
"The soil is plowed to depth of
Z inches in the fall. Early in the
spring it is narrowed to make a dust
mulch. BY the narrowing it seems
that the small capillary like open
ings in the ground are broken and
the moisture that would otherwise
escape remains in the soil. Just be-
fore planting, the ground is disked
and then narrowed again. With the
soil soft and fine and warm 1t Is in
condition for planting. No fixed date
is followed, but the planting is usual
ly done in the early part of May"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
How to Enjoy Movies.

Do the movies hurt your eyes?
The Journal of the Medical Asso-
citation, one of the leading publica-
tions of the kind in the United
States finds that there is an increas-
ing tendency to patronize this form
of theatrical amusement and makes
the following suggestions for the pro-
lection of the eyes in case eye strain
is felt:
The progress made in the charac-
ter of subjects presented in the NOV
les today, makes it desirable for all
occasionally. Annoying after-effects
on the eyes of many prevent them
from enjoying the social diversion
and often the educational advantages
thus derived. The great majority OF
those who suffer from eye strain at
ter watching moving pictures, can
find much, if not complete relief, in
perfectly fitted glasses. The picture
may not be quite SO sharp, but this is
more than compensated for by the in
creased comfort. For those with
very sensitive eyes, a colorode glass,
either amber, yellowish green or am
ethyst, may be necessary to give
complete relief. There have been
put on the market recently several
varieties of colored glass, each of
which has some advantages, so that
some suitable color may be usually
secured. A subdued light in the
theatre is much less irritating than
when the only light visible comes
from the screen. 1t is also advisable
to avoid sitting in place where 1t
is necessary to look upward, as the
additional strains becomes very tire
some, and frequently leaves head
ache
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-04
Brealks Shoulder blade.

John Newton last Wednesday had
the misfortune to fall out of the hay
NOW at his home. He had just gone
up into the loft when he slipped and
fell striking on his right shoulder
breaking It. 1t will be many months
before he will be able to use it again.
Davis City News.