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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02

There may be a real boom in sum-
mer and hunting camps in the White
Mountain national forest reserve. The
government is said to be ready to
lease camp and cottage sites up to
five acres for five dollars a year for a
term of thirty years. The restrictions
are very reasonable, simply requiring
care in handling fires and keeping
the camp sanitary, and any one de-
sirous of spending a few weeks a year
in the solitude of the woods can do so
at a very reasonable cost.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02

this nation TO which we belong.
There is no spirit of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
in America There is no desire on the
part OF any thoughtful and cOnscien-
tious American man to take one foot
of territory from any nation in the
world.
There is something that the Ameri-
can people love better than they love
peace They love the principles upon
which their political life is founded.
They are ready, at any time. to fight
for the vindication of their character
and their honor. They will at no time
seek contest, but they will at no
time cravenly avoid it. Because if
there is one thing that the country
ought to fight for. and that every ma
ton ought to fight for. it is the integ-
rity of it's own convictions. We can
not surrender our convictions.
The first and primary obligation is
the maintenance of the integrity of
our own sovereignty-which goes as
of course. There is also the main
tenance of our liberty to develop our
political institutions without hind
rance, and last of all, there is the de-
termination and the obligation to
stand as the strong brother of all those
in this hemisphere who will maintain
the same principles and follow the
same ideals of liberty.
Behind these principles the Ameri-
cans will stand as indicated by the
non-partisan stand taken by Congress
man Mann, republican leader of the
house of representatives. There may
be some disagreement over details
but we hope not enough to seriously
delay the beginning of preparation.
The president undoubtedly spoke adj |
visedly when he called attention to |
the uncertainty of what our interna-
tional relations might be on the NOR
row and we repeat what We have said
before that failure to meet the situa-
ton fully and fearlessly at this time
may bring disaster. The way to pre-
pare is to prepare and let US be about /
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
CONCERT FOR PARISH POOR
VIII Be Given In E. G. A. Hall Sunda,
EVening-Club Activities.

The annual concert under the aus
pices of ST. Vincent de Paul conference
for the benefit of the poor of Notre
Dame parish, will be given in the +.
c. A hall next Sunday evening at 8
o'clock DR.. c. A. Provost, director of
the church choir, has the arrangement
of the program in charge and this
assures those who attend a fine en-
tertainment. Among those who will
take part are Miss Emma Lavigne and
DIR. J. D. Bachand who will render
solos, the convent choir. the boys
band from st. Gabriels school and O..
Laurencelle and G. Rosseau who VIII
stage a little comedy sketch. Rachel
Provost is on the program to render
reading and Thomas Provost will
sing. An orchestra made up of John
3. Heneault, r. x. Lanctot, Fred ST.
manton, A. Proyencal, r. Provencal,
owen F. Beer, and DR.. G. A. Provost
will play several selections. This will
probably be Miss Emma Lavigne's
last appearance before a st. Johns
bury audience for some time as she
goes to Boston next week for vocal
study and her many friends will hard
" want to miss this opportunity of
hearing her.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02

Friday evening Of last week with an
attendance OF about rs.
Miss Emma Lindsay has been visit
ing in Burlington for two weeks and
returned home Friday.
The electric light poles have been
erected through the village. Mr.. Car
ter of St Johnsbury IS wiring the
Cuthbertson houses.
Mrs. Florence SouIe of Burlington
is visiting her mother. Mrs Mary c.
Ingalls,.
Lewis Kesslema1 intends going to
Boston this week for a few weeks
visit
The Ladies Social circle of the Pres
hyterian society hold their annual
meeting and election Of officers with
Mrs. N. L. Drown on Thursday. Din
ner will be served.
The ladies of the Home circle of the
Congregational parish will hold their
annual meeting and election of off,
GERS with Mrs. J. A Goss on Thursday.
The ladies will also serve dinner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
President on Preparedness.

Every citizen who believes in Amer
lea without regard to political afilia-
ton will endorse the presidents effort
to awaken the country to the necessity
Of preparing to protect our rights as
a nation and the rights of our citizens
in the United States and outside of it;
to ensure the unembarrassed realiz-
alton Of our political development
within our own borders, and protect
the peace and political autonomy of
the Americans"
In assuming this position the presi-
dent has made a great change of at
titude but frankly admits he has
learned something in the last four
teen months. His courage to change
his mind and publicly to announce it
is encouraging. We quote some de-
claratioDs in the speech with which
we heartily agree:
Let no man dare to say, if he would
speak the truth, that the question of
preparation for national defense is a
question of war or of peace.
II there is one passion more deep
seated in the hearts of our fellow
countrymen than another, it is the
passion for peace. No nation in the
world ever more instinctively turned
away from the thought of war than
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
Do Not Want Law Changed.

Sportsmen and others interested in
the protection of fish and game in
Vermont are much interested in the
announcement by Lieut.-Gov. Hale K.
Darling. who is revising the laws of
Vermont, that he intends to rewrite
the chapter relating to fish and game,
making the statutes prohibitive rath-
er than permissive. The permissive
form of fish and game laws was
brought about in 1912 when under the
direction of the fish and game commits
sioner all the laws relating to fish and
game were codified, and, instead of
attempting to prohibit the taking of
certain fish and game, provided that
a person might take certain fish and
game, at certain times of the year and
in a certain manner. Anything out
side of these permissions is illegal and
punishable.
This law has worked we'll. 1t has
removed technical points under which
cape legal punishment, has made clear
to the ordinary man what he was able
to do, has made litigation more ex-
peditious and certain and has become
well understood. For these reasons
it seems desirable that the present
form of the law be unchanged. Ex-
perience has proven that the permits
sive statute is the more simple and eff
fective. Possibly the lieutenant gov
ernor could rewrite the chapter into
a series of prohibitions and make it
as safe and effective as it is in the
present form, but it has not been done
in the past. Then the present law has
been tested before the courts and its
force we'll established. To completely
change it would subject it to another
series of legal tests that would make
lots of business for the legal fratern-
ity and keep the statutes for a time
in a state of uncertainty. This seems
unnecessary and we believe
the lieutenant governor will be wise
to change his mind and leave the fish
and game laws of the state as they are.
Other states which have adopted the
permissive form of law have not re-
jected it and it would hardly seem ad-
visable that one man should attempt
at this time to remake such an impor-
tant set of laws as this.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02

The New England Insurance ex-
charge is reported to have raised the
rate of insurance on state property
from $1.7O to $2.04. The state is re-
ported to carry insurance on $2.185,-
700 worth of property. AT this new
rate the cost of insurance would be
$44.5SS.2S per year. We believe the
state might cancel it's insurance and
lay aside that sum in a bank for a few
years and carry it's own Insurance.
The state property is located in so
many different places it will not all
be burned in any one year, with a
fund of $150.OO0 laid aside for fire
losses the state would undoubtedly be
i'll condition to meet all its fire losses.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
THRIFT BY EDUCATION
The Plan to Celebrate Feb. as Thrift
Day Another Step in the New
Education

The Plan to Celebrate Feb. as Thrift
Day Another Step in the New
Education.
The ability to make money is a fine
thing, but without the proper dis
cernment that ability can be practi-
cally wasted. AS a nation of workers
our citizens command larger wages
| than are paid in any other country,
but as a nation of savers we are far
behind many who are far less favored
than we are, and one of the hoped for
influences of day set apart annually
for universal thought to be directed
toward the true meaning. the efficient
practice and the inestimable benefits
of thrift is that the attitude of the
public mind may be changed from one
which welcomes extravaganza and toll
crates debt to that of a real belief in
the desirability of spending a little
less than is earned.
In the meantime, while this change
is being wrought in our workers by
determination and effort on their part.
cannot the practice Of thrift be made
natural and comparatively easy for
the coming generations through an
intelligent, systematic course of in
struction in thrift in our public
schools?
The aim to educate the children of
our country to thrift is indeed one
which should receive the support Of
every thinking individual, for by so
doing we will be educating them to
habits which will produce men and
women strong in character. They will
have learned that thrift is not signifi- |
cant alone of saving; but that it ne
cessitates working, planning and some |
times, to a certain extent. self-denial. |
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02

Congressman Burnett of Alabama
has introduced a bill to refuse adj
mittance to this country of the fol-
lowing classes of immigrants: Those
who are of known criminal instincts
and habits; those who are diseased;
those who are likely to become pau
pers and public charges; those who
are incapable of understanding our
institutions and form of government
because they cannot read or write in
some language or dialect. Mr.. Citizen
do you want any of that class of peo-
pie unloaded on this country? We
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
GREENSBORO

Geo. A. Porter, Correspondent
E. c. Kinney visited friends in town
over Sunday, returning to Montpelier
the first of the week.
Miss Bessie Silver visited her friend,
Miss Maude Lewis, at East Hardwick,
over Sunday.
The BedeII orchestra gave dance
at Town hall Friday evening which
was attended by about 80 couples.
A goodly number of patrons from
Caspian Lake attended the Pomona
meeting at Hardwick Thursday and
the ladies' degree team e0emplified
the third and fourth degrees.
Caspian Lake Grange will present
the play The Deacon at Town hall
in Craftsbury, Friday evening.
The town officers are busy on the
town accounts.
The Tuchabache class held their an
nual meeting at the church parlors
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02

Edward Hooper of Hardwick has
paid in municipal court a fine of SIS
and costs of $7.45 for intoxication.
Last Wednesday Nelson Barnett OF
Walden for the same offense was fined
IS and costs of $10.35 while Foster
Johnson of Calais for a second effense
was sentenced to serve 80 days in Jail.
Last Saturday Dora Lattrell faced
the Judge charged with a third offence
of intoxication and was sentenced to
sc days in Jail.
On Monday Joseph Emo pleaded
guilty to intoxication and paid SIS and
costs of 1895.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02

made pro rata, according to the fall.
1t is understood. At a recent session
OF the legislature proposition was
considered which involved the consol-
idatfon OF certain powers but it did
not carry, as it involved the question
of taking land by the right of eminent
domain. An increase in the area of
the pond would make a handsome
lake of Groton pond, flood much
marshy land, in many ways make it
more desirable for campers, at the
same time providing an immense
storage basin in the plan of conser-
walton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
WEILS RTVER

| (MrS. D. q. F'arwe1l, Correspondent
Miss Agnes Whitelaw spent tn,
weekend with friends in Bath, N. II
Feb L the Woman's Missionary so
ciety met with Mrs. ]. F. Hale. Mrs
{, N. Ransom who was born in Sy
ria, spoke on that country. A socia
hour followed at which tea was serv
ed. This being the open meeting
| goodly number of women of the par
ish were present
| Mrs. Nelson Bailey is visiting hel
mother, Mrs. Sarah Rogers, in Paris
Me-
The Ladies Aid society meets fol
| sewing Wednesday at $3.50 at the
home of Mrs. Donald Fraser.
Miss Bernice Baldwin returned
Monday from a two weeks visit in
Boston and vicinity.
DR.. Robert o. Blood of Concord, N
H., was in town Thursday.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage in Boston,
Jan. 26 of Percival G. Smith and AL
ice Leavenworth Croker.
r. E. Farwell returned Saturday
from business trip to New York.
Mrs. H. H. Wentworth of Oxford
spent Thursday with Mrs. J.sF. Hale.
On Friday evening Miss Pearl Hin
man entertained a party of friends at
cards.
Miss Davis gave an illustrated lee
repeatg( ETAO IETAOI ETAO AOI
ture on "China-Y esterday and To-
morrow before the c. E. society here
Sunday evening and at West Newbury
Monday evening and South Ryegate
Tuesday evening.
Frank Rourke spent Sunday with
his n9ranfS in Malrnco Mass
Mrs. Alice Folsom and Miss Folsom
spent the weekend at the Tavern,
Mrs. Folsom returning to Nashua,
Monday, Miss Folsom remaining for
a week. Mrs. Nellie Sturgis of New
Britain, Conn, is also staying at the
Tavern for few days.
Mrs. Charles Quimby has recovered
from her recent surgical operation
and went to Bradford to visit her
mother. Mrs. Cove. over Sunday.
Mrs. Donald Frazer entertained
about 20 young ladies at her home |
Saturday afternoon, serving a dainty |
supper at five O'Clock
Mrs. George Shortsleeves and daugh-
Ter Thelma of East Ryegate visited
Mrs. Vernon Howard recently.
The Wells River High School bas-
zet. ball team played at Bath, N. H.,
tr1day evening bringing nome a score
# IL to 8 in favor of Wells River.
Claude Hinman spent Sunday with
ais parents.
Mrs. Charles Bracy is visiting Mr..
md Mrs. J. P. Gammell for two weeks
n Wilder.
Mrs. w. H. Munsen spent Friday IN
st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. ]. G. Marcy of Newbury spent
friday with Mrs. Carl Marcy.
Quite a number of our townspeople
attended the installation of Rebekahs
It Woodsville Thursday evening.
Mrs. Catherine Denning of Lisbon.
Y H, was at the home of Kilburn
Powers Friday.
Robert Clark is able to be in school
gain after a recent attack of appen-
licitis.
Hon. d. S. Conant Of Bradford was
Il town Monday.
Dorothy Healey and Marjorie Ken
on of Bradford spent Saturday with
Hiss Bernice Smith.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
WHEELOCK
Harry Brown the New Postmaster
Personal News

marry DrOWn Tic New LOSNAHdStCT-
Personal News.
(Mrs. G. L. Gerry, Correspondent
Harry Brown received the appoint
ment of postmaster in this village.
The V. I. S. met last week, Tuesday
afternoon, with Mrs. Harry Rannie
Light refreshments were served. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Ernest
Barber, Feb. 8.
Mrs. Alex Dwyer visited her sister
Mrs. Carl Bean and father, Mr.. Lang
at Glover Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Barnett of Pennington
Me-. preached here Jan. %, and was
much liked.
George Cree of Lyndonville visited
his father, S. G. Cree, last week.
The v. I. S. gave a pleasant dance
Friday evening to old and young peo-
pie. which was a decided success.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Aldrich from
Lyndon Center visited Mr.. end Mrs.
II. J. Mathewson Sunday.
Mrs. G. L. Gerry returnei Satur-
day from a weeks stay in st. Johns
bury, called there by the death ard
funeral of her brother, Frank Eaton
Mr.. Gerry was there Monday to at
tend the funeral.
George and Elsene Dresser, Harold
Currier and Ralph Dean are at home
from their school at Lyndon Center
because of scarlet fever there.
s. A. Buck was in Burlington last
week to attend the Masonic meeting
and also to visit his mother who re-
sides there. He returned SaturdaJ.
Mrs. Olive Osgood of Bradford IS
visiting her niece, Mrs. Emma Miles.
Cliff Sanborn who has been quite
sick the past week is better
A. F. Emerson was in st. Johns
bury and Passumpsic last week visit
ing relatives
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02

The nomination by President VIII
son of Louis d. Brandeis to be an as
sociate justice of the United States
Supreme Court is an insult to the
American people, entirely uncalled
for and unexpected. Mr.. Brandeis is
an able lawyer and an honest citizen
but in all public work he has shown
himself a strong partisan, a zealot
and a man of prejudice. He has new
er shown a judicial temperament and
the payment of a political debt by the
president Of the United States in an
appointment to the supreme bench is
the dirtiest piece of politics of recent
years in this country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
LAKE STORAGE RESERVOIR
Big Proposition Under Consideration
BY Power Companies ON GrotOn
Pond Outlet; Would Raise
D0r,d IN EEoof

Pond Outlet; Would Raise
Pond 10 Feet.
A proposition is under way to raise
Groton pond 10 feet for storage pur-
poses and a committee which has been
appointed by the water power COM
panies on the river between the pond
and Wells River will soon interview
the campers and ascertain their views
on the subject. The cost of the pro-
ject is unknown at this time, since
one of the purposes of the conference
is to ascertain just what arrangements
can be made with land owners and
the probable cost. Some campers al
ready have been interviewed about
the matter by members of the COM
mittee and it is said that a member
of the committee will soon come to
Montpelier to see local owners of
camps.
There are about 40 camps around
the pond, some on leased land and
some on land owned by the individ-
uals 1t is estimated there are about
$50 rods owned outright by campers
on each side of the pond. OF course,
the bulk of the land is owned by the
lumber. companies, with whom it is
said that an arrangement can be
made, if it has not already been ar
rived at, as one report has it, but the
campers must come in to make the
plan a success.
To raise the pond ten feet would
oblige most of the owners of cottages
to move back onto the side hills. An
increase in the height of the pond to
ten feet would flood most of them.
Some on knobs it would flood around
them so that they would be located on
islands. Their boat houses at any rate
would have to be moved. 1t is said
that the promoters are willing to give
the camp owners an equivalent to
what they now have or purchase out
right and where on leased land to
make an adjustment so that they will
own the land.
1t is also the report that the pro-
position is not TO raise the pond ten
feet at one time but to have the right
to raise it up to ten feet should it ever
be necessary to do so. The project
would involve the construction of
large dam at the lower end.
There are several owners of water
powers between the pond and Wells
River. The payment is proposed to be
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
WEST LUNENBURG
(Mrs. w. II. Carpenter, Corresp
ant

(Mrs. W. II. Carpenter, Correspond
ent.)
Rollo Wright and Ray Bennett were
in Lancaster, N. H., Wednesday eve
ming.
Theodore Sanborn is working for
Charles Bishop.
Mrs. Gilbert Convey was in st. Johns
bury recently on business.
Thomas Fournier remains very i'll
with no chance of recovery.
Irving Brown is driving the milk
team this week.
Miss Jennie Carpenter was in St.
Johnsbury last Wednesday.
John Convey was in Concord to see
DIR. Johnson last week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
WHAT CHILpREN NEED NOW

In spite or the best care mothers can
give them this weather brings sick
ness to many children. Safe, reliable
family medicines are in demand. Mrs.
Z. Neureuer, Eau Claire, Wis, writes:
"Foley's Honey and Tar cured my boy
of a severe attack of Group after other
remedies had failed. / recommend IL
perience that it is a wonderful remedy
for coughs, colds, Group and Whooping
cough" It stops the coughs that hang
on and weaken after the lagrippe. G.
@. BINGHAM
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02

The Safe Roads Automobile asso-
citation in Massachusetts is urging
among other things that no license
shall be granted to any woman to OPP
crate any motor vehicle of more than
go horse power" If that prevails all
little cars may be called she cars.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
AErER LAGRIPPE-WHATe

Coughs that hang on" after lagrippe
exhaust the strength and loIer the
vital resistance. f. g. Prevos Bedford,
Ind, writes: IAN attack of lagrippe
left me with a severe cough. I tried
everything. I lost in weight and got
get well. 1 tried Foley's Honey and
Tar and two bottles cured me- I am
now well and back to my normal
right at the trouble. It is a safe, re-
liable remedy. c. c. BINGHAM.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02

are able to produce all that class of
citizens we want and vermont's dele
cation in congress will be serving
their constituents well to support the
bill