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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
Please Feed The Birds.

The deep snow covers their usual
food-insects' eggs and larvae and the
seeds of weeds-and they will starve
unless we feed them.
Give them "Hayseed," chaff from
the barn floor. crumbs scraps of meat
bones and suet; anything eatable and
they will repay you a thousand fold
by their work in the garden and or
chard all the spring.
Do it now. Fasten the meat scraps
and suet securely to the trees and see
how eagerly the chickadeeS and wood
peckers go to it. Tread the snow
down hard and scatter the hayseed
and crumbs there, or put it on board
or box and watch the juncos and tree
sparrows fill up. Put out chaff and
grain for the quail and meadow-larks
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

The first lesson in geography for
1916 shows that New York city is the
largest city in the world. The YER
mont Phoenix says:-"The exact num-
Der of persons in county of London,
according to 1911 figures, is 4,521, 1858,
whereas New York city in 1910 num-
bered 4,766,SS3. Counting in Extra
London as London outside is termed.
the population is 7,251,S 1858, whereas
that of New York city, including West
chester and New Jersey suburbs, was.
at last census. 7,383,S71." New York
became the leading financial center
of the world last year and we hope it
will soon be entitled to claim that it
is one of the best managed cities of
the world and that it is more beauti-
full and gives better care and housing
of it's poor than any other city in the
world.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
Pan-American Progress.

Important results are promised
from the Pan-American congress
which opened last week in Washing
ton and is being continued this week.
Perhaps of world wide importance is
the formation of the American Insti-
tute of International Law, headed by
Elihu Root. as president. This body
Is composed of los leading publicists,
five from each None of the twenty-one
countries on the American continents
and IL hopes to bring about the re-
Mobilization of international law. Its
purpose seems to be closely allied to
that of the National League to En-
force Peace, namely. to establish in
ternational law and an international
tribunal which shall hear and deter
mine disputes between nations that
cannot settle them by diplomacy. BY
uniting all the Americas in this pro-
ject there Is promise that sane inter
national regulations will be formulat-
ed that viii strongly appeal to the
rest of the world.
The formal invitation of the United
States to the Latin-American repub-
lies to join in a convention to compel
arbitration OF boundary disputes and
prohibit the shipment OF war NUM-
tons to revolutionists in any country
is a step that may bring about per-
manent peace on the whole American
continent. Boundary disputes are
practically the only cause Of hostilities
between the republics. and revolutions
fed and supported by munitions Sc
cured in a neighboring country have
been the bane OF the Latin-American
governments. II peace can be per-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
Goodrich on 1915.

We not only wish, but we believe,
that 1916 will be a Happy New Year
for you.
We want 1916 to be complete for
you. We want it to be built like a
Goodrich Tire.
May its fabric be one of dependably
happy days, with never 2 broken
thread, with the warp and wool of the
hours woven firmly and smoothly.
May its bead be one that holds good
fortune tightly to the rim of your am
bition.
May its tread be one that gives you
safety and good going always.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

BY the gift of a community house
that will cost $4,000 and the earlier
gift of $4,000 chapel to Middlebury
college. ex-Gov. John A. Mead has
easily won the title of Vermont bene-
factor His gifts do not rank with
those of the late Redfeld Proctor. or
Theodore N. Vail, but there are very
few other Vermonters who have done
as much for their state as John A.
Mead.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

Henry Ford on his return from his
peace junket in Europe said: CT have
been a voter thirty-one years, and in
all that time 1 voted only six times,
and then because my wife made me-"
A man who has failed so miserably in
the duty. of a common citizen should
hardly expect to manage nations. ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

The Providence Journal has done
great work in ferreting out the Ger
man schemes for destroying American
property and showed it's spirit and
courage in sending wireless to Capt.
Earl Boyd who was ordered out of
the country on account of his activity
in this kind of work. It's message in
part was Your farewell statement to
the American people in so far as it
relates to the Providence Journal is
wilful and deliberate falsehood. Has
the Providence Journal created a n.y.
sterical suspicion concerning the de-
struction of American factories, the
murder of American workmen, or the
daily plots against the peace and safe
ty of this government and it's citizens,
almost all of which acts have been IA
thered and financed from your own
office? Every word of what the Jour
nal has published with regard to your
personal connection with these plots
has been true and nobody knows it
better than yourself" The futility
of trying to fool the Americans about
his nefarious work must be evident
now to Capt. Boy-Ed himself.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
the pasture. they work for us all

in the pasture. They work for US all
summer long, eating insects.
Keep it up while the snow lasts. 1t
is not only a fine philanthropy but a
paying investment for each one of us.
If you want to know more about feed
ing and protecting birds, write to
Winthrop Packard, Agent, National
Association of Audubon Societies, Sc
Newbury ST., Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

Mrs. Mary Doran, 1O2 years of age
and an inmate of the Pittsfield, Mass,
city farm died Tuesday night of last
week from the effects of burns re-
ceived while smoking. Poor victim
of tobacco, if she had not smoked
she might have lived to respectable
old age.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

We hope the people of Springfield.
Mass, will succeed in raising within
forty-five days the money necessary
for the erection of buildings to ac-
commodate the national dairy show
for its next falls exhibition. The
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

represented in its councils to work for
the real sentiment of the republicans
from their home state. Suggestions
are in order and we would suggest the
name of Theodore N. Vail.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

executive committee of that show has
voted to come to Springfield under
these conditions and the exhibition so
near home will mean much to the
live stock interests of New England.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

the corn from the true flesh, easily,
and then makes 1T come clean ON"
4S hours ends corns for keeps. Tt
makes the use of tape, concentrating
bandages, irritating salves, knives, scis-
sors, and razors really look ridiculous.
Get rid OF those corns quickly, surely.
painlessly,-5ust easily,-with Gets
It" For warts and bunions, too. It's
the 10th century way.
"Gets-It'' il sold by all druggists, use
a bottle, or sent direct by T.. Lawrence
& Co, Chicago. Sold In St Johnsbury,
and recommended as the worlds best
corn remedy BY c. G. Bingham. Chas.
Searles q Co, and Flint Bros.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

Local notices. wants. for sale. etc,
Z cents per word first Insertion. Legal
notices 70 cents a line; three inser-
three insertions. Dissolution, liberia
tion and similar notices $3.50 each for
three insertions. Card OF thanks. rs
cents. Obituary poetry, 10 cents a
line.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
once as second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
'Gets-t" for COrns,
SURE as Sunrise!
Amy Corn, With "Gets-It'' on 1t, Is an
Absolute "Goner!"

Yes, it's the simplest thing in the
world to get rid of a corn,-when you
corn ridder. Really, it's almost a
pleasure to have corns just to see them
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

And may it prove to be the best in
the long run" of your life so far, with
the greatest mileage Of success you
have ever known.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
Prosperity Under Local Option

Vermont has prospered under local option perhaps
directly of that the
gone forward instead of backward.
friends the old prohbory law declared that
would backward that the farms would be abandoned
money the banks would elsewhere Nothing of
kind happened under the local option law
contrary the savings banks show that the people
of the have prospered and that the Of
against a rainy day has grown steadily greater
go 1915. the savings banks and trust COM
panieS deposits amounting SOS 49,
75 increase 1902 the last of wide pro-
hibition $53482 22778, yearly average of
$4456 652 81.
year 1915, the savings banks and companies
paid into the treasury in taxes $6O20L08 In 1902
year prohibition, this tax only $H2 1905
had been amended meanwhile, but
business of the savings banks compan
les had increased enough stand this significant
Possibly option only affected this situation indirectly,
dscardng of obsolete discreded law,
other good laws were enacted.
steady progress Why condition which
action?
The Local Option League stands for Home Rulefor tenn
under local control influence Why not let well
enough alone3
LOCAL OPTION: A TEMPERANCE MEASURE
Raymond Traino Secretary,
White River Junction, Vermont
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Hughes or Roosevelt.

Following are excerpts from letter
by Edward B. Clark Washington cor
respondent of the Chicago Evening
Post:
81 have just returned from Oyster
Bay where spent a considerable part
of a Christmas-tide evening with
Theodore Roosevelt.
Just before I took the train for
Oyster Bay 1 met a Wall Street stock
broker, who is a standpat Republican.
L never had seen the man before. He
jumped into politics, and without
knowing anything about his hearers
predictions he said, The majority in
Wall Street is for the Colonel
II said, That may be good news or
it may be bad news. Why is it?'
WELL he answered, Wall Street
does like the yellow that is in gold, and
perhaps some Wall Street men are
temperamentaI enough to like the yell
low in a sunset, but / never yet met
any one in Wall Street who likes yell
low in a man. Down underneath what
you Westerners and others who are
not Westerners call the sordfdness of
the Street, there is a foundation Of
Americanism. Wall Street likes a
man who dares to be an American and
IL hates a coward The majority in
Wall Street today is for the Colonel
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-07
SUPPLIES
 CHINA'S NEW MILLS

Washington, January 6.-(Special) The Chinese government has decided to equip two cotton mills with American machinery, and has placed orders with American manufacturers and builders for machinery and plants valued at more than $700000. The action of the government is particularly gratifying to American manufacturers of textile machinery and power equipment be- cause it was taken after a careful con- sideration of the claims of rival con cerns in European countries, and be- cause it means & royal entrance to market that will be inviting for many years to come.
 The two new mills are to be erected at Shanghai and Tientsin. and the government is interested to the extent of 40 per cent of the capital involved. Each mill is to be equipped with 25,- 900 spindles, the order for which has been placed with the Saco-LowelI shops of Boston. The contract for power equipment for the two mills has also been placed in America and the actual s7lperintendence wilL be Amer ican
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-07
COTTON PRICES TAKE. A DECIDED SLUMP
Sag Was in Response to Sharp Break Late in the
 Day in Liverpool

New Orleans, January 6-An initial advance of 3 to 6 points was followed by a slump of 14 to IS points in the cotton market today, but no great ac- uvity was displayed at any time. At the lowest the trading months were Il to 12 points under yesterdays last quota tions The close was at a net loss of to points. The higher prices around the opening were in sympathy with the wide advance in the English market, and the sag was a response to the sharp break late in the day in Liverpool.
 Freight rates from New Orleans to Liverpool of $15 a bale were posted on the blackboards at the cotton exchange today, and they excited much bearish comment. At the same time spots held steady at quotations and reports from interior spot centers were to the effect flat sellers were not willing to offer concessions.
 The market was given steady under tone by bullish expectations concerning the forthcoming census bureau report on ginnings, many traders looking for fig- ures not to exceed 10,5OO,00O bales as the ginnings to January 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-07
MISS GREGG'S MARRIAGE
 TO MIR. ROBERT MEYER

The interest of many friends centers about the marriage of Miss Cora Gregg and MT. Robert Randolph Meyer. which will be solemnized at 4:30 o'clock Satur- day afternoon at the home of Miss Gregg's parents, MT. and Mrs. M. J. Gregg, on Sycamore street. In a charm ingly informal manner, the bride-to-be has invited her closest friends, debutantes and matrons and men, to be present for the ceremony, and afterward to be seated at an elaborate bridal supper.
 The arrangements for the wedding will be very simple, the bridal party includ- ing only Mrs. George Taylor of Tennes- see, and Mrs. Robert Ingalls,, Miss Gregg's sisters, as matrons of honor, and Jane Barrett the little daughter of Mir and Mrs. Edward Barrett, and Robert Ingalls, Jr., as ribbon bearers. MT. Meyer will be attended by his father, MT. Fred erick E. Meyer of Montgomery, as best man, and pr. John s. Foster of the First ing minister.
 Although less than weeK mas passed since the announcement of the engage ment of Miss Gregg and MT. Meyer, the days have been filled with parties, for nal and informal in nature, as tribute to their popularity, and the remaining hours will be made gay with luncheons and dinners and their attendant joys. The coming ofSa number of charming people from out of town has heightened the happiness of the occasions, and .he mar riage, as the crowning event of the week. promises to be one of the loveliest and most brilliant of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-07
Produce Market

New York, January 6.-Butter steady; receipts, 51S3; creamery, extras (92-score), 33c; creamery (higher scoring), 331a@34c; firsts, 2S@32c; seconds, 26@271ac. Eggs steady; receipts, 77SS; fresh gathered, ex- tra fine 37@3Sc; extra firsts 35@36c; firsts 33@34c; seconds, 31Q321ac; nearby hennery whites, fine to fancy, 43@45c; nearby hennery, browns, 39@40c. Cheese firm; receipts, 766; state whole milk, flats, held specials, 17%c; state whole milk, average fancy. 174171hc; state whole milk, current make specials, 17@171ac: state whole milk, average fancy, 1614@ 16%c Live poultry steady; western chick ems, 15c; fowls. 15a161sc; turkeys. 22925c; dressed quiet; fresh killed chickens, 16@ 17c; fowls, 13171ac; turkeys, 24d25c.
 Chicago, January 6.-Butter unchanged. Eggs: Receipts, 3577 cases, unchanged. Potatoes higher; receipts, 27 cars; Michi- gan. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota white, and Minnesota and Dakota-O -Ohios, eOc@s1. Poultry, alive higher; fowls, 151sc; springs, 151hc; turkeys, 1Sc.
 St. Louis, January 6.-Poultry: Chick ems, 1od12c springs, 15c; turkeys, 14G1Sc; ducks, 14c; geese, 10912c. Butter: Cream cry, 32c Eggs unchanged
 Kansas City, January Clutter, eggs and poultry unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-07
Coffee Market

New York, January 6.-Reports that ocean freight rates on coffee from Brazil had been raised from about 50 cents to $1 per bag were followed by sharp advance in coffee futures here today. There seemed to be some division of opinion as to whether the difference between prices here and in Brazil would be finally ad- iusted to increased costs of transporta- tion by declines in the prices of primary shippers or by advanced values in con- suming markets, but some trade buying was reported as well as covering by shorts and fresh bull support on the ad- vance to 715 for July and 723 for Septem- Der contracts.
 The general list opened at an advance of 4 to points and the more active months sold 25 to 29 points net higher during the day. Moderate reactions fol- lowed under realizing, with the close 16 to IS points net higher Sales, 56,500. Jan- uary, 6.67c; February, 6.76c; March, 6S4c; April, 6.S9c; May. 6.94c; June, 6.99c; July, 7,04c. August 709c; September, 7.14c; Oc- tober 7.18c; November, 7.21c; December, 7.25c.
 Coffee steady; Rio No. Is. 7Ec; Santos 4s 9c. The cost and freight market was more or less confused, no fresh offers having been received from Brazil up to the close of the futures market.
 The official cables reported no change in milreis prices with Rio exchange 1-32 lower. Rio reported clearances of 4000 bags for New York. Brazilian receipts, 55, GOO; Jundiahy, 44,000 The worlds visi- ble supply statement showed decrease of 1ts, ,155 bags for December, against 166,- S92 last year, making the visible 10, 2S7 92O on January 1. against s,sSs7s5 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Outlook club will hold a meeting this morning at 1O:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Walter McNeil on Summit ave- nue. A current event programme has been arranged.
 The members of the extension board will hold meeting Saturday morning at 11:90 o'clock at the Young Woman's Christian association building on Twentieth street. All members are urged to be present.
 The Civic Study club will meet this aft ernoon al 2:30 with Miss Elizabeth Dick inson at the Ridgely.
 Prof. c. B. Glenn will lecture at the Seventeenth Avenue school this evening at o'clock. All patrons are cordially in- vited.
 The Study circle will be entertained this afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. w. A. J. Kopp as hostess at her home on Milner Crescent.
 The Birmingham chapter of Athens Col lege alumnae association luncheon, which was to have been given Saturday at the Southern club, has been postponed until Saturday January 15.
 The R. D. Jackson chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will meet this afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. R. l.. Newsome, at GOA First avenue.
 The Edgewood club meets this after noon at o'clock with Mrs. H. Blacklock as hostess at 1014 Glen Iris avenue.
 MT. Robert Thatch. Jr., chairman of the play committee of the Drama league calls meeting of his committee for 4:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Tutwiler.
 Miss Laura Lee Patrick of Montgom- cry, secretary of the Alabama Baptist Women's Missionary association, will speak this morning at 10 o'clock to the Baptist women of the Birmingham district at the Twenty seventh Street church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-07
SHARP BREAK ON
 COTTON MARKET
General List Closed Steady at Net Decline of 3 tO8
 Points

New York, January 6.-The cotton mar ket was nervous and unsettled today a slight opening advance being followed by 1ather sharp break, with March selling or from 12.51c to 12. 4Sc, and closing at l2.5Oc The general list closed steady at net decline of to points
 The early cables from Liverpool, show ing continued strength, were followed by an opening gain of from to 5 points in prices here This carried the list into new high ground for the movement, with May selling at 12.S3c and July at F. .9Sc, or little more than $3 per bale above the low level reached shortly before the holidays. Liverpool was a good buyer here presumably to undo straddles, but otherwise the advance seemed to be at- tracing very little demand, while there was active selling from Wall street, local and southern sources. The latter was supposed to represent hedging against cotton purchased by exporters in the scrth late yesterday, while local offerings were inspired by feeling that the south was supplying the demand at slight ad- vances and little later by sharp break In the Liverpool market
 It was claimed that the recent heavy buying by Liverpool straddlers here had released corresponding number of con- tracts in Liverpool, thus supplying the more urgent demand from shorts abroad end that the setback might be found to represent a turning point in the Eng fish market. Selling on this theory seemed largely responsible for the local decline, which carried May contracts off to 12.66o and July to 12.S1c during the afternoon when the general list sold about to 15 points under last nights closing figures.
 A rally of ' or points from the lowest in the later trading reflected covering and a little Liverpool buying and was accompanied by reports of continued steadiness in southern spot markets.
 No change was reported in the ocean freight situation and it was said that offers of $2.50 per 100 pounds for room from New York to Liverpool were being refused by local steamship companies. ow- ing to the fact that tonnage was moi available for January or February sail ing.
 New York Cotton Futures