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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
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of useful and fancy work. The last
hour, from nine to ten o'clock. has
been spent socially with dancing and
music. Some instruction in cooking
has also been given. These classes
have been successful and helpful, but
one thing that we hoped for has not
followed. We hoped and still hope
these rooms may be used more than
they have been for a gathering place
for young women who have no homes
in our village and wish for some place
to meet their friends. We hope this
year Mrs. Eaton may be able to help
many in this way. The classes are to
begin again this month.
You will readily understand that
from building used in this way the
income must be very small, but with
money raised in various ways by the
association, all necessary repairs have
been made, taxes, insurance, interest
on mortgage note (the last no longer
an item) and all bills for running ex-
penses have been met. Not one dollar
of money paid for certificates of stock
has been used, except to meet indebt-
edness represented by this note, which
is now to be burned, and one part of
our larger aim successfully accom-
piished.
But this does not include all we de-
sire to do for our village. We have
no medium sized hall easily accessible,
we have no place for large banquets,
we have no place for our girls and
boys to have basket ball and other in
door games during the winter season.
Our first aim was to erect a building
for an auditorium, with good stage,
committee rooms, banquet room, kit
chen, etc. Now we have a larger Wis
ion. We desire the erection of
building to be used for community
purposes, to be called a Community
House or Hall. This will, of course,
call for some change in our plans, a
broadening of active sympathy and
helpfulness among the citizens of our
village. We are most thankful for
what has been accomplished and we
ask your continued interest and active
help in meeting what we conceive to
be a great and pressing need of our
village, and which we feel sure can
be accomplished if all are willing and
ready to cooperate.
REBECCA P. FAIRBANKS,
For Directors of Club House
Association.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
LOCAL GATHERINGS

The Snowshoe club will meet this
Wednesday evening at 1880 at the
Athenaeum for a tramp. The party
will return to G. A. r. hall for supper
and a general good time. All old
timers are urged to be present and all
newcomers invited. Those unable to
snowshoe are welcome at the hall af-
forwards.
The Chin Chin club meets this
week with Miss Madeline Clark, at 101
Railroad street.
The regular meeting of the w. r.
c. will be held on Thursday evening.
A. large attendance is desired.
The following letters are adver-
tised for the week ending Jan. 1 La
dies, Mrs. Ella Dole, Mrs. Ida Gay,
Mrs. Earle Jensen, Mrs. Alfred Miller,
Miss Bonnie Nourse. Miss Annie Thur
Der. Mrs. w. G. Wheeler; gentlemen,
Homer Hamet, Fred Martel, Nose
Meteiver, c. T. Orr, II. DeMott Perry.
Some 80 or more relatives and
friends, who came here from Maine
and New Hampshire, being called here
by the death and burial of Anne
Juneau. after services being over, re-
paired to the home of Joseph Juneau,
where dinner was in readiness, and
were cordially entertained and their
kindness was greatly appreciated by
the family. Such sympathy helps to
alleviate the grief we feel for our
loved ones.
There will be a special meeting
of Mystic Star Chapter, No. 20, o. E.
s. Tuesday evening, Jan. IL, for the
purpose, Of entertaining Mrs. Emma
Coburn, ID. ID. G. NJ, and David r.
Cole. d. d. G. T. The degrees will be
conferred on seven candidates. All
members of the order are invited to
be present.
The Women's Home Missionary
society of the South church will meet
with Mrs. Helen c. Thompson, AZ Sum
mer street, Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The Brightlook Hospital Aid Assn
will hold its annual meeting at the
nurses home. Monday. Jan. 10, at
$3.50 p. m. This will also be a sewing
meeting.
Levi ]. Vance has 81 Plymouth
Rock pullets, which have laid 1873
dozen eggs since Sept. 10. 1915. The
record for December was 81 dozen.
Much disgust has been expressed
by many of the prominent business
men of this town because Of the way
in which the streets were, or rather
were not, being cleared of snow. Sun
day morning it was nearly noon be-
fore the streets were broken and then
Eastern avenue only had a dog path.
People going to church had to wade
through the deep snow and when the
man on the pillow was asked why he
had not plowed it sooner he said that
people would tnst have to go to church
in the snow OF wait until he got good
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
nYNDoNvmLE WON DEBATE
Woman's Club Meeting Decided
Against Mothers Pensions.

The new year began for the St.
JohnSbury Woman's club with one of
the largest meetings of the club year
and one of the most entertaining as
well. The program was arranged by
the civics committee, Mrs. Martha B.
French, chairman, and consisted of
a debate between the Lyndonville and
st. Johnsbury clubs on the subject,
Resolved, That the State Should
Grant Mothers Pensions" The af-
f1rmative side was taken by st. Johns
bury with Miss Kate Wakefield, Miss
Margaret Robe and Mrs. Maude E.
Bailey speakers, while Lyndonville was
represented by Mrs. E. J. Blodgett
and Mrs. G. E. Gould upheld the
negative. Mrs. H. E. Folsom, Lyn-
donville's third speaker, had to go to
New York at the last minute. The
judges, Mrs. McClary of New York,
Mrs. A. P. Fit of Mortified, Mass,
and A. F. Stone of ST. Johnsbury, de-
cided unanimously in favor of the
negative. The debate was greatly en-
joyed and all the local club women
seemed agreed in hoping that it may
be only the beginning of what the two
neighboring clubs may do.
At the executive board meeting an
additional 50 was voted to Mrs.
French to pay for the expense of the
joint debate; SIS was voted to the
music committee for gentlemen's
night and $50 was voted for the in
dustrial committee. In addition to
the sum voted by the board, the club
voted an amount not exceeding SIS to
the music committee. The chairman
of the social science committee, Mrs.
Minnie Tolman reported that the dis
trict nurse, Mrs. Lena Arnold, has
made 33 calls since she began her
work December Is. Announcement
was made that Mrs. Elizabeth Grin
nell VanPatten Of Burlington would
read at the annual gentlemen's night.
Her selection will be 1.-THE Twelve
Pound Look by J. M. Barrie, and
1.-THE Wine Press" by Alfred Noyes.
The music for the afternoon was by
Miss Marjorie French, violin, with
her sister, Miss Lola French as ac-
companist, two delightful numbers.
The president asked the executive
board to hold the February meeting
at the club house on the Saturday be-
fore gentlemen's night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
WONfEN'S SWEATERS

SIS and 81 Wool Sweaters,
Closing $S.9S
$500 Wool Sweaters Closing $2.9S
$500 Children's Sweaters
Closing SLIGO
$2.25 Children's Combination Sets
Closing $1.9S
WONIEN'S UNION SUITS
Fine quality, silk trimmed, medium
weight, were $1.OO Closing sec
WOOL SERGE SKIRTS
Is only $3.50 value. Sale $2.49
MEMS FOUR-IN-HAND TIES
soc value Sale 3Sc
Mems SOC Suspenders Sale SSc
Mems Csc Suspenders Sale lee
Mems 1Oc Work Gloves,
Friday sc pr
IRISH CROCHET COLLARS
$500 Grade Closing $1.9s
$3.50 Grade Closing csc
$1.OO Grade Closing zee
DAYS SALE
On Manicure Sets, Toilet and
Baby Sets, Bead Bags, Shaving
Mirrors. Trays. ETC., these goods will
be found on and in Show Case,
Dry Goods Dept. 3 days Sale, "
off regular prices.
CROCKERY DEPT.
only SIS pc White and Gold Din
ner Sets. stock pattern ware, reg
price $3.50 Friday $6.10
1 only 112 pc Dinner Set. was 81.
Friday $3.50
1sc 1 at Earthen Pitchers
Friday lie
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
EAST CONCORD

Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Isham and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Savers and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Isham
and family attended the New Years
tree at the home. of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Isham in Dalton, N. H., last Sat-
urday evening. There were 81 pres
ent and the occasion was a very hap
by one for all, especially to Mrs. Har-
ry Isham who was presented with a
handsome piano from her husband.
William Parham of Sawyer's River,
N. H, spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Emma Bugbee is in Bright
look hospital at st. Johnsbury for
treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Emery were in
Monroe, N. H, New Years day to at
tend the golden wedding anniversary
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Emery.
The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets. the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

and ready to pillow it out, otherwise
they could stay at home.
g. f. Chamberlain has sold a
half interest in the stock shed and lot
east of his store on Portland street to
James Weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
GET RID OF RACKING LA GRIPPE
COUGH-TT WEAKENS

For the severe racking cough thai
comes with la-grippe, Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound is wonderfully heal.
ing and soothing. 1t eases the tight
ness over the chest, raises the phlegm
easily and helps the racking, tearing
cough that is so exhausting and weak
ening. r. G. Collins, ex-postmaster,
Barnegat, N. J., says: "Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound soon stopped the
exhausted me. 1t can't be beat" c.
C. BINGHAM.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
Real Estate Sales

Adds p. Ladd of Parker avenue,
sold his farm on Lower River street to
Charles Anderson oc Danville.
The late Anthony McCormicks
blacksmith shop on Portland street
was sold to w. H. Barker of Danville.
Both sales were made through the
Caledonia Real Estate Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
REMNANT SALE FRIDAY A. M.

REMNANT SALE FRIDAY "A. M.
Before stock taking all remnants
and short lengths go on sale this
Fridays Bargain Day at prices you
can't resist.
DRESS GOODS
/ piece Tan Covert Cloth, sec value
Friday $50
4 pieces Pepper and Salt Cotton
Dress Goods, regular price 12k C
Friday &c yd
1 piece only Bath Robe Cloth, was
Csc yd Friday 1Sc yd
only Bath Robe Blankets, were
$2.75 Friday $1.9S
BUNGALOW APRONS
Were S9c Friday 29c
FLANNELETTE NIGHT ROBES
$1.00 Robes white Friday zoe
SLIPS Robes white Friday CSC
OUTING FLANNELS
Small lot 1Oc value, Friday &c yd
PERCALES
Small lot IL &c value. Friday SC yd
BED SPREADS
$3.50 value Friday $1.29
l lot Bed Spreads Friday soc
CLEARANCE SALE
HOSIERY
Women's Csc Fleeced Hose. Tans
only, u price 2 for ESQ
HANDKERCHTZFS
Women's &c Handkerchiefs. used
for Xmas trimmings,
Sale for 1Oc
wool HOSE
Women's Wool Hose, soc grade.
ribbed top. oft sizes. Sale SSc pr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05

Read the Advertising talks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-05
,ou can save money on seasonable merchandise

TEA KETTLES
$50 All White Enamel Tea Ket-
lies Friday CSC
s1.25 All Copper Tea Kettles
Friday $1.O5
$3.50 White Enamel Coffee Perco-
lators Friday sec
Wooden Coat Hangers
Friday for &C
TIN PALS
10 OF Pals FRIDAY &c
6 of Pals Friday sc
$3.50 Traverse Friday $3.50
Rabv sleighs Sale $2.9S
Boys Clamp Skates, 75c value
Friday S9c
$1.75 Model Enamel Roasters, self
basting Friday $1.20
CLOTHES WRINGERS
$500 Universal Tub Wringers
Friday 1925
$500 Universal Bench Wringers
Friday $4.75
WALL CLOTHES DRYERS
soc quality with 10 arms
Friday 49c
WASH BOARDS
a5c quality Friday 1Sc
SLAB Ironing Boards, Friday SLID
s1.25 Rocking Horses Friday 95c
1926 Doll Carriages. English
Friday $2.49
6 only 75c Girls Sleds
Friday csc
3 only $3.50 Boys Low sIeds
Friday CSC
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14
WHY YOU SHOULD
VOTE FOR HUGHES
BY ALvtN +. HERTZ -.
Chairman Republican Western Cam
paign Committee)

There is throughout the United
States an overwhelming desire for
the return of permanent prosperity
"a prosperity founded on a protec-
tive tariff lava prosperity that
will be general in it's benefits as dis
tlnguish;ed from a temporary pros
perlty, based on war orders and con-
lined to certain sections and to GER
tain Industries.
Ihere is an equally strong desire
that the United States shall regain
That exalted position it once occupied
among the nations of the earth
mat nigh eminence it attained for
the hrst time under the administra-
ton OF President Mckinley, at the
close of the Spanish war, and re-
tanned under the two succeeding Re-
publican presidents.
Inc American people also want to
feel that under the next administra-
ton American lives and American
property will be protected, not only
at home but in any and all foreign
lands. They want to feel that the
american flag will be held in respect
by every nation, be it great or small:
they want to know that American
commerce shall not be interfered
with.
For these reasons, the voters OF
the country will elect to the presi.
dency the candidate pledged and de.
voted to the principles just enumer.
ated; they will elect the candidate
who believes in A nrotactivo tor;Af
the candidate who will guarantee
the protection of the life, property
and commerce of American citizens
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14
ANY prejudice whatever will
be insurmountabIe if those who
do not share in it themselves
truckIe to it and fiatter it and
accept it as a law of nature"
John Stuart Mill.
HUGHES FOR EXACT JUSTICE

HUGHES FOR EXACT JUSTICE.
Many colored people have been in
doubt about Mr.. Hughes stand on
the question of their rights as citi.
zens:
The Republican candidate for presi.
dent settled the matter by his dec.
laration in his address before the
students of Fisk University and other
colored citizens at Nashville, Tenn,
when he said:
Il say to you that stand, if stand
for anything, for equal and exact
justice to all. l stand for the main.
tenance of the rights of all citizens
regardless of race or color. The one
word that I love above all others is
the word Justice We want in this
country what is right and fair.
I am sure you do not wish particular
things done because of color. You
want what is right and fair. I desire
to see such fair and decent and Just
treatment as will make you proud of
your manhood and womanhood."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Thursday Eve, Oct. 10
TICKETS 35 CENTS

The people of the Twin Cities are
to be furnished the greatest musical
treat probably that has ever been their
good fortune to hear when Mrs. w. T.
Francis presents Mr.. H. T. Burleigh
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society and the Social and Literary
Society of Pilgrim Baptist church at
that church on Thursday evening of
next week.
Mr.. Burleigh is the foremost singer
and composer We can boast of and he
has been fifty called 1.-THE American
Coleridge Taylor" Many of the read
ers of THE APPEAL have doubtless
heard Mr.. Burleigh sing and many
more have heard of his wonderful bari
tone voice and of his being "com-
poser of Divine Right
This will be Mr.. Burleigh's first visit
to Minnesota and he comes to sing
before the Thursday Musical Club"
OF Minneapolis, the last word in must
cal organizations in the state, on next
Thursday afternoon. He comes to St.
Paul and appears in song recital at
Pilgrim Baptist church.
Musical America" the leading must
cal publication of this country, printed
long article on April 20, 1916, telling
who and what Mr.. Burleigh is in the
musical world.
The article tells of how he started
and the difficulties he overcame in
climbing the ladder of musical fame
until he reached the topmost round.
That he possesses unquestioned
merit cannot be doubted when it is
stated as fact that in competition
with sixty applicants he won the posi-
ton of baritone soloist at st. George
church in New York and that he held
the position for % years and that he
was also engaged as soloist at the
Jewish Temple Emanuel in New York
and sang there for II years.
He has composed the music for very
many songs but the latest and most
popular at present is "The Soldier"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14
MISS ELIZABETH FREEMAN
Tells the Story of the Waco Horror,
at Pilgrim Baptist Church.

Miss Elizabeth Freeman, of New
York, author of the story of the Waco
Horror, which. was published in The
Appeal a few weeks ago, told large
audience at Pilgrim Baptist church
last Sunday morning the troubles,
trials and tribulations she had in Sc
curing the facts in the case. She was
introduced by Mrs. w. T. Francis as
"the bravest woman in the world"
and the story she told of how she got
the data for the story as published
gave evidence that she was all that
Mrs. Francis said she was.
Miss Freeman is a very pleasing
speaker, and despite the horrible de-
tails which she so graphically depicted
one could not help but say it is we'll
to be here.
She told of her desire to raise the
$4,000 anti-lynching fund and that she
had not only succeeded in raising that
sum but felt sure the amount would
reach $4,000 when the canvass was
closed.
Her address had a very inspiring
effect upon her auditors.
Mrs. S. E. Hall rendered in a splen-
did manner a solo, mot Understood"
Mr.. Robt. S. Strong at the organ
Miss Freeman appeared at Bethesda
Baptist church, Minneapolis, in the
evening and again told the horrible
story to large audience presided
over by Mrs. Donnivan. Mr.. John M.
Allison sang solo and Mrs. Hall re-
peated the solo she sang in the morn
ing.
Both meeting were very inspiring.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14
Points Emphasized by Hughes

The demand by the administration for such legislation 1.-THE
Adamson the price of peace humang spectacle
The phrase day. apparently used to tickle
the public in order establish something quite different
the asserted judgment of society inspired it, why does
the act apply to only limited number railroad men, rea
lively few?
Had the executive at to Congress immediate
authority to prompt and thorough investigation of the
stated grievances in advance of action had he thus made
instant provision for inquiry entirely competent as to
command the respect of the country satisfied there could
have been strike.
Within few hours demand of the administration Con-
provided mandatory increase Of wages involving mil
lions of dollars without any idea whether the increase or
justified And this action was taken in connection
with the essential fundamentally commerce. the Of
commercial life.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14
WANT COTTON PROTECTED.

In a memorial to Congress, issued at
Fort Worth, Texas, and entitled 1.-THE
American Farmer and His Govern
ment," H. N. Pope, president of the
Association of State Farmers Union
Presidents, asks that cotton be pro-
tected by twelve-cent minimum loan
from the government.
The people in the murder belt are
always very solicitous about the pro.
lection of the material interests, but
when it comes to the protection of
human life that is another story. The
Texas Farmers Unions ought to do
something toward wiping out lynch
ing and racial injustice in their home
districts before making an appeal for
aid of any kind from the national gov
eminent.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14

was the election of Bishop Thomas F.
Gallor of Tennessee as chairman
THE APPEAL has a. little list" of
Infamous expressions by famous men
and we quote an utterance of Bishop
Gailor, made some time ago, which
speaks for itself:
The granting of the right of suf-
frage to the negroes was a crime and
blunder. Take away the suffrage from
the negro as it is disallowed to other
of our :colored' citizens" 20
Within a week or ten days, the cur
tain will ring up on the second scene,
when, If present plans carry, the
church will insult the God who "of one
blood made all nations" by drawing
the color line and authorizing the elec-
ton of Jim-crow suffragan bishops for
the colored people, and when the un-
holy act has been contaminated, the
and men will assume an unc-
tuous mien and say: 1T was done at
the request of your people!"
But the Jim-crow colored men who
have been working to segregate them
selves do not represent the masses, but
are men who are willing to sell their
very souls for paltry recompense.
The venomous whites and the col
ored ours who have entered into this
conspiracy should remember that God
is not Knocked.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14

sonnet by Rupert Brooks, which Mr..
Burleigh set to music and is now
being sung all over the world.
Columns might be written about Mr..
Burleigh as has already been done by
others and then one would have to
hear him to fully appreciate his Won
derful voice of musical genius. So 20
and hear him next Thursday evening,
your only chance. "
That the Burleigh recital will be a.
musical success goes without saying
and that the occasion will be a social
success the following list of patron
esses and patrons, each one of whom
is in honor bound to purchase one or
more tickets, cannot be doubted. So
those who wish to hear him should be
in the church on time as the program
will begin promptly at EIGHT FIJI
TEEN O'CLOCK and persons who are
not in their seats at that time will
not be seated until after the first part.
A hint to the wise is sufficient.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14
BEAUTIFUL, BUT BUNK.

President Wilson, speaking before
the citizenship convention, urged a
square deal' for the immigrant and
demanded that America be kept the
finest example of the objects and ideals
that go to promote the standards of the
world.
1--WE ought to be careful to maintain
a government at which the immigrant
can look with the closest scrutiny and
to which he should be at liberty to
address this question: You declare
this to be land of liberty and of
equality and of Justice; have you made
it so by your law?'
II believe America should exalt
above everything else the sover-
eighty of thoughtfulness and sympathy
and vision, as against the grosser i'm
pulses Of mankind. No nation can live
without vision, and no vision will exalt
a nation except the vision of real lib
erty and real justice and purity of
conduct"
Natural born Americans were
warned by the president to examine
themselves carefully to see whether
they have burning in them the true
light of America which they expect
to show to these foreigners.
If square deal" for the immigrant
why not square deal for 100000
AMERICAN BORN citizens who are
bounded and Inundated, Disseminated
against and often mob-murdered be-
cause more or less African blood flows
in their veins? E>E. .s.-..s
The president is the leader of the
Democratic party which has displayed
the greatest zeal in enacting discrim-
mating legislation and the president
himself has sanctioned the most in.
famous racial determinations which
were wholly outside the law.
The presidents rhetoric is perfect,
but those who have suffered from the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-10-14
"CLEANlNG UP THE SOUTH"

The federal department of agricul-
ture is very busy these days and an
nounces with great flourish of trum-
pets, that by the first of the year, con-
siderably more than half the terri
tory in the South which was infested
by the cattle tick will be free from
the pest, and also states that in five
years more the entire South will be
cleaned up"
That is good work, but one of the
governmental departments ought to
start out and do a little moral clean
ing. For instance: if the brutal
lynchers, the legislatures who enact
Infamous prejudice-inspired laws, the
officials who enforce them, and the
cowardly colored leaders" who con.
done these crimes and kiss the hand
which smites them, were all taken
out at sunrise to face the firing squad
that would be cleanup" which
would place the ancient South in
touch with modern civilization.