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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08
Some Vermont ..Firsts'' in History

Vermont, the first state to be ad-
mitted into the union after the origi-
nal g states, is 125 years old as a
comm onwealth, as an integral part of
the United States. The Greater Yer
mont association has noted this ami
versary by issuing some attractive
matter reciting conspicuous facts and
attainments of the state and it's people.
The list is imposing surely and cannot
fail to impress Vermonters with the
importance of their state and incul-
cate a feeling of pride in the youth.
Here are some striking things:
Vermont produced the first man to
make a globe for school purposes; to
make a swivel pillow; to advocate civil
service, Dorman B. Eaton; to make
Bessemer steel in America, John f.
Winslow; to make a successful time
lock, James Sargent; to make a saw
for saving marble, Hiram A. Kimball;
to make a cookstove, Philo p. Stew
art; to make an electric motor, Thorn
as Davenport; to make gimlet,
Thomas w. Harvey; to make a car
penter's square, Silas Harris; to build
an elevated road in New York. Albert
M. Billings; to take a battle ship
around Cape Horn, Charles E. Clark;
to make an electric locomotive. Gard
ner Q. Cotton; to baptize Chinaman
in the Christian faith, Ira G. Tracy;
to can meat in America, William B.
CIapp: to print 1.-The Country Gentle
man." Arthur Tucker; to make a
steam calliope, Joshua c. Stoddard; to
discover the roller process for making
flour, V. L. Rice; to tell Lincoln of his
reelection, Charles A. Tinker.
Vermont leads the world in the
manufacture of scales. wire screens,
shoddy, maple sugar tools, granite and
marble machinery, silos, children's
wash clothes, soapstone products, dyes
for butter; the handling of green calf
skins.
Vermont leads the rest of the Unit
ed States in the production Of marble,
granite, asbestos, pipe organs, port
able ovens. stereopticons, butter per
capita, maple sugar.
Vermont was the first state to es-
tablish a normal school on the North
American continent.
Vermont was the first state to for
bid slavery by constitution.
Vermont was the first state to pro-
vide by law for a complete system OF
education.
s, Vermonters. young or old. aren
these enough to make you throw out
your chest and hold your head up
And aren't these enough to inspire
YOU to your best endeavors to be
worthy of your magnificent heritage?
News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

may find pursuing it's legitimate bust
ness on the high seas. regardless of
the possible presence OF neutral citi-
zens as passengers upon those ships
That is not warfare. it is wanton muir
der and piracy. 1t is something no
nation can claim as a right and no
thing any nation should be allowed to
do. Humanity dema4sls its suppress
sion and refusal to act in accordance
with the dictates of humanity is the
deepest disgrace that can come upon
a nation. Therefore United States
should not hesitate or waver in it's
championship of the rights of hu
mainly.
There is the possibility that in play
ing the part of a man the United States
may be forced into war but we hope
it will not However we feel it would
be a greater calamity for this nation
to refuse to play the part of man
and escape war than it would TO play
the manly part and take the conse-
quences Manliness might achieve
victory, cowardice never can.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08
Americans On The Sea.

The recent furry throughout the
country over the rights of Americans
to go to sea on belligerent merchant
men will go into history as one of the
ridiculous act of America. The self
respecting nations of the world will
look with scorn upon some of the cow
ardly talk uttered by American con-
gressmen and pity the frightened
editors who have urged this govern
ment to give up rights it has posses
sed ever since we assumed the title of
a nation. The real question before
the American government is. Shall
the United States insist upon the right
of her citizens to travel in safety upon
merchant ships of the Entente Powers
despite the threat of Germany to tor
pedo such ships without warning or
Offering the passengers and crew an
opportunity to leave the ship and Sc
cure a place of safety"
The answer of those congressman
who introduced and avoided the adop-
ton Of resolutions forbidding all per-
sons owing allegiance to the United
States to sail on such vessels was that
these rights should not be guaran-
teed One we'll informed writer of
this state made this statement:-"It
is new to most people, we expect, that
vessels of commerce belonging to bel
ligerent powers can claim immunity
from attack by hostile warships when
they carry heavy guns aboard, mount
ed anywhere, with gun crews to man
them" The fact that Charles of
England in 1925 issued a proclama-
ton compelling merchantmen to arm
and that an order in council in 1872
made it compulsory upon all mer-
chantmen to be properly armed for
self defense indicates this is not
very new proposition. This practice
was so general that Chief Justice Mar
shall in 1915 in deciding case said: !
I'm point of fact. it is believed that a
belligerent merchant vessel rarely
sails unarmed." This practice was
continued from that time to this and
has given rise 10 DOuy VI lhISA 10
tional law that gives armed merchant |
men a clear status and the rule that
in arming for defense a vessel did
not lose it's character as a merchant
man. These references show that the |
right of a neutral to travel upon an |
armed merchantmen is older than the
nation itself.
That there is an obligation on every |
nation to protect and maintain the
rights of its citizens will not be ques-
toned. If it cannot do this it is not
entitled to assert authority over any |
To repudiate it's obligations
a government would forfeit its sover
eighty and no American should so be-
tray his country while it enjoys it's
greatest potentiality for right. They
cannot be prevented from acting the
coward themselves but they should not
make their nation a despised coward
in the family of world powers.
What Germany asks is that her sub
shall be allowed to destroy
without warning or right of defense
any belligerent merchantmen they |
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08
The Republican Nomination.

George Harvey. editor of the North
American Review, in his usual able
and convincing manner discusses the
republican nomination for president
in the March number of his magazine.
Briefly summarized his findings are as
foIlows:-The republicans must name
man able to beat Wilson, the favor
lite sons now under discussion are not
large enough men for the tasks of a
president the coming four years, 1t is
an impertinence to further mention
Justice Hughes in connection with the
presidency, and that the republican
party would stamp itself a coward by
refusing, at this crucial time, to nomi-
nate for president Elihu Root, the
foremost statesman now living in this
country or in the world" His first
choice would be to give Theodore
Roosevelt the senatorship from the
state of New York, but if he was to be
the republican nominee for president
he would have Elihu Root for secre-
tary of state.
There is little to disagree with in
what Col Harvey has said about the
republicans duty at this time. We
believe there are eight fundamental
requirements in the next republican
candidate for the presidency. He
Must secure sufficient revenue to
support the government,
Must protect American industries,
Must restrain unwarranted expenses
of the government,
Must reorganize the diplomatic SER
vice,
Must prepare the nation to defend
itself.
Must extend the commercial activi-
ty of the nation,
Must protect American interests in
times of war as we'll as peace,
MUST harmonic the republican
party.
The ability of Hughes, Root or
Roosevelt to fulfill the first seven OF
these requirements is not questioned
but when the eighth requirement is
considered Justice Hughes surpasses
the others. Therefore we fail to see
the impertinence in insisting upon
Hughes as the republican candidate
for president. Not one of the first
seven requirements can be fulfilled un-
less the eighth one has been and it
certainly is proper for the republican
party to select the man who can har-
monte their ranks and make success
and the accomplishments of these
other things possible.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08
SHEFFIELD

MRS d. S. Roberts. Correspondent
The basket ball game between the
Square girls and Village girls last Sat
urday night drew a large crowd. The
Village girls won, the score being 1875.
The entertainment to be given by
the Daughters of Liberty will be in the
Town hall Friday evening, Mar. 10.
The play. Making a Sister," is enacted
by 10 ladies.
Dave Dopp has returned to his home
from New London, n. H.
Ethel Duncan closed her school on
the Square Friday. She has gone to
her home at Monroe. N. H.
Herman Sheldon has bought Herbert
MitchelPs farm. Possession is given
at once.
Mrs. w. S. Willard of Passumpsic
is visiting in town.
Perley Davis visited his mother Sun
day. also Mr.. and Mrs. Bane Quimby
of Sutton.
Miss Madeline Kennedy of Lyndon
will read at the entertainment Friday
night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08
American Indifference.

Nearly four years ago the great
White Star liner Titanic was sunk off
the Newfoundland Banks and 1896
lives were lost. The world was
shocked by the terrible disaster. In
the early days of March this year
news leaked out that the French aux
Hilary cruiser Provence was sunk on
the twenty-sixth day. of February with
1000 men on board and that only $40
had been accounted for. AT the same
time a battle of several days duration,
in which hundreds of thousands of
men were slaughtered daily was be-
ing fought around the French city Of
Verdun-a battle that is likely to
prove the crux of the whole European
war and of which we daily read of a
slight gain here. a recapture there.
each gained by an appalling loss of
human life and destruction of proper
ty. Yet the people of America went
about their daily tasks with less dis
cussion and comment of these terrible
events than of the political jockeying
for position that was going on at the
national capitbI in Washington.
Perhaps the following word picture
by Sidney Brooks will give some idea
how others see us. Writing on the
New America he said: ITO come
from England to Manhattan Island,
from country strung up as never be-
fore in it's annals to the heroic pitch.
full of the spirit Of sacrifice and en-
durance and in daily touch with the
grimmest facts of life and death-to
come from such country and TO land
in New York is to make change in
deed. For New York. always fever-
ish and pleasure loving city, is today
simply drunk with money. Even dur
ing the heighth of the steel boom of
twelve or thirteen years ago when
every train from the West seemed to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

The Fairbanks Museum has re-
ceived recently. through the courtesy
of P. F. Hazen. a most interesting
relic of the Civil war; namely, a pair
of brass stirrups which were manu-
featured more than SO years ago BY
e. & T. Fairbanks & Co.
1t is an interesting bit of local his
tory that during the Civil war the
Fairbanks company manufactured
stirrups and brides for use by the
Federal cavalry. One of this pair
bears the stamp of the company and
was in service during the war. 1t was
one Of a highly-valued pair of stirrups
owned by a Vermonter who settled on
Lookout mountain at the close of the
war. Some years later they were pur-
chased by Col. Wesley Shropshire, an
attorney of Summerville, Ga, whose
wife priced them highly and used
them as decorative handles on a brass
jardinere.
Another pair was owned by E. p
Grant of the Fairbanks company in
Rome. Ga, and was used as a part
of his saddle equipment until the in
PRODUCTION of automobiles a few years
ago. One of Mr.. Grants stirrups also
had on it the stamp Of the Fairbanks
company. but this became effaced by
much polishing.
At the solicitation of his friend, Mr..
Hazen. Mr.. Grant obtained from Col.
Shropshire the stirrup bearing the
Fairbanks stamp, who putting it with
his own sent the pair to Mr.. Hazen to
be placed in the museum.
Since both are genuine Fairbanks
and have served their coun-
try well both in war and in peace, it
is fitting that they should have the
conspicuous place, which they now oc-
cupy, in the case of Civil war relics
in the historical room of the Fair
banks museum.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08
DEMONSTRATION WORK
County Agent VIII Confinc Work To
Five Branches This Season.

Five Branches This Season.
Jay Coryell, assistant state leader In
charge of county agents. met County
Agent L. A. Wood and the executive
committee of the Caledonia County
Farmers association at st. Johnsbury
Saturday The meeting was called TO
lay out the agents work for the COM
ing season. Upon the suggestion OF
Mr.. Coryell demonstrations will be
conducted in FIVE lines: lime. alfalfa,
oats. soy beans, and hay. 1t was sug-
gested that the agent limit the num-
Der of plots to what he can carefully
supervise during the season.
1t was decided not to take up any
new orchard demonstration work this
year; with the understanding that the
agent shall keep in touch with some
demonstration orchards heretofore
treated and advise in the continuance
of the spraying and pruning by the
owners in the future. The agent will
advise any orchard owners as to orch
ard work as in any other line of ag-
ricultural work. There will be 25
demonstrations with lime. 10 with
alfalfa. 30 with soy beans in ensilage
corn, 10 with spraying oats for smut
and kale and five with top ldressing Of
chemicals for hay.
All of these demonstrations will be
beside the highway, properly labelled
so passers by can readily inspect them.
There will be at least one meeting at
each demonstration plot.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

If it is true as reported in the Brat
tleboro Reformer that Fred G. Camp
bell of Westminster West recently
sent three lambs, the combined
weight of which was eighty-four
pounds, to market and they were sold
for $3S, he certainly has found dia-
mond field on his home acres. But
Mr. Campbell evidently knows how to
raise lambs and that is more than can
be said of everyone. Still there-ts not
another state in the Union that has
reported such a good sale of lambs
and il shows there are great possibili-
ties in raising the best lambs-5ust
another opportunity to do big things
in Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08
NEWARK

(Porter Wallace. Correspondent
Mrs. Tuffle Berry has been quite
i'll for the past six weeks, but is a little
better now.
Mrs. Mabel Lyndon was in Lyndon
vile last week, Tuesday.
Howard Mosher has recently pur-
chased a pair of heavy horses
Mrs. Chester Bean and two little
girls have been visiting in Sheffield
and Lyndonville.
Little Barbara Litchfeld fell at
school Friday and broke the small
bone in her left ankle
Newark Grange held their regular
meeting Saturday, Mar. 4. The state
program of Vermont was carried out
by the children of the Street and
Sleeper schools, songs were sung, the
Newark Grange Gazette was read by
Mrs. Sleeper and remarks on Vermont
were given by Supt- Jameson A
goodly number attended and all en-
joyed a pleasant afternoon.
Mrs. Willie Beane spent the past
week with her sister, Mrs. Litchfield
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

Good morning. It's all over now.
The heavens have not fallen, Vermont
has not been translated. The govern
ment still lives. There's the same
moral fiber in our homes as yesterday.
We hope you enjoyed good break
fast. we. know you will have as good
a dinner as you deserve. Now let's
drop all the hysterical talk we have
been surfeited with and do something
today that will benefit ourselves and
our neighbor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

We would suggest to the state fish
and game authorities that they try to
get the large state forests on Mt.
Mansfield. Worcester Mountain and
CamePs Hump turned into hsn ana
game refugees. These tracts contain
headwaters of many excellent trout
streams and if these could be closed
it would give a practical demonstra-
ton of the value of protecting the rear
ing grounds of brook trout. Each OF
these tracts is large enough to give
wild game an opportunity to propa-
gate itself and a range that would al
low it full natural advantages. 1t
would seem worth a real test and
would not interfere with the develop
ment of the forests.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

Vermont was 125 years old last Sat
urday. During that time it has en-
joyed a development and produced a
body of men that have made it fam
GUS throughout the land. The Won
derful record of it's youth is. we
trust, an indication of still greater
things to be accomplished in the next
century and a quarter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08
a Good Beeinning.

The women of St Johnsbury have
inaugurated a movement to raise 49,
600 for the erection of an auditorium
for the community. At the initial
meeting $3.50 was pledged, which is
a good beginning. It is public
spirited movement that should be
brought to a speedy and successful
conclusion News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets. the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

The % cent piece was made famous
by the American Liver Tablets, the
perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

Local notices. wants. for sale. etc.
notices 10 cents a line. three inser-
tons Probate notices $500 each for
three Insertions. Dissolution. liberia
tion and similar notices $3.50 each for
three Insertions. Card OF thanks. rs
cents. Obituary poetry. 10 cents a
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entered at the ST. Johnsbury post
Banca an gecond-class mail matter.
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THEY LET HIM SLEEP

III. L. Straynge, Gainesville, Ga, n. r.
No. 3, was unable to sleep all night
few minutes after going to bed.
would have to get up, and I tried ev-
erything / heard OF for the trouble.
Finally / tried Foley Kidney Pills and
after taking one bottle I believe I am
entirely cured, and I sleep soundly all
night" Foley Kidney Pills tone up
weak, sluggish kidneys, rid the body Of
poisons, give appetite, energy and re-
freshing sleep.-C. G. BINGHAM.
The rs cent piece was made famous
by the American Liver Tablets, the
perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-08

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WEDNESDAY. MAR. 8, 1915.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY By
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-05-25
FAIRFIELD

Verde Webster came home Friday
evening to attend the funeral OF hei
cousin, Mrs. Will Bemis of Baraboo
which was held Saturday, May 20.
Ivan Newell is working on the steam
roller near Reedsburg.
Jerome Briggs and family, G. A
Briggs and wife of Baraboo and Al
mon Briggs and wife Of Chattfeld,
Mimi, we're callers at the Webster
home Sunday evening.
Mrs. George Brown has been spend
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Newell.
Rev. ]. w. Johnson will preach a
Mothers Day sermon at the Baptist
church here next Sunday, May %. Ev'
cry mother in Fairfield with her fam.
lily is cordially invited to be present.
Also the election of church officers
will take place. Everyone come.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-05-25
EXCELSIOR

The basket social in District was
well attended, the proceeds being $14.
A very good program was given by the
school.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Thursday, June 1, for supper, with
Mrs. Frank Montgomery.
The Albeit club will meet with Miss
Hirn on Thursday, May Is.
A Wardas, the cow tester, has made
his usual round
Miss Amy Clingman has been help.
ing Mrs. Zapp for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eschenbach
called at Fred Retzlaff's, Monday.
The Boys Agricultural club met
with Earl Clirxgman to get their po-
tatoes for the contest.
The Y. NJ c. A. held their usual
meeting Saturday evening at E.
Shulti's.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-05-25

Friends here have received the sad
news of the death Of E. E. Barrows at
Boulder, Colorado. They formerly
lived in Delton. Mr. Barrows died dur.
ing an operation at the hospital on
May Is.
Evelyn Martiny was at Ableman on
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Andrews spent Friday visiting
old neighbors on River street.
Gladys Turner is helping Mrs. Mar
tiny.
i! Heavy rains and cold winds hinder
farm work.
The Wisconsin river is higher
again.
Many orchards are not blooming
and there is very little corn planted
yet. -
j j. Parks and family were fishing OF
Saturday and they camped by the
river
Mrs. Robert Gibson is still in very
poor health.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-05-25
SOUTHDELTON

On Saturday evening our school
gave a very interesting program at
the schoolhouse. Ice cream and cake
were served. All report good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bass of Bara-
boo spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Capener and family and attended
the entertainment at the schoolhouse.
Miss Florence and Hazel Jones Of
the Gem City spent Saturday and Sun
day at the Ener Bayles house.
Miss Ruth Searle and her friend
Miss Douglas spent the weekend at
the formers parental home and at
tended the entertainment given by the
school.
Mrs. George Douglas and her sister
Mrs. Linnel visited with the formers
daughter, Mrs. Harry Mather of Bar.
aboo last Wednesday,
Mrs. Anna Barker was in Baraboo
from Thursday until Saturday visiting
friends.
Last Thursday P E. Waddell saw a
deer in the field near his house. 1t
was walking along slowly. A short
time before three others were seen in
The wood just across the fence.
Miss Pansy Miller of Fairfield visit
ed school Thursday and visited with
Dora Hartman until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs L. e. Welliman and
family of Baraboo, Miss Erickson. a
nurse from the Madison sanitarium.
Robert Koenig and daughter Anna,
called on Mr.. and Mrs. P. WaddelI
Thursday evening.
AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs. P. e.
Waddell Mrs. Anna Barnes Barker
celebrated her 69th birthday. She
was born in the beautiful Valley of
Ceresco, now called Ripon. Mr..
Barnes, her father, came to Wiscon.
sin In the early thirties and settled
near whore Kenosha is now. In 1889
he married Eliza Strong, descendant
OF the old Puritans that first stepped
on the virgin soil of America. She
was married to William B. Barker in
1870 at Rosendale, Wis, and has
been resident of Wisconsin nearly
her entire life, living in the territory
one year and fifteen days before it
was admitted as a state.