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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

New Mexico, reminds one of the ex-
periences of the Russian army in the
Russo-Japanese war or of the French
army in the Franco-German war in
1870. In each case the paid armies
were not prepared and were unable to
do effective offensive or defensive
work
Another system has shown very
different results and that is the univer-
sal military training of Germany. That
has shown Germany prepared to strike
first and strike hard the first time.
The German system was wonderfully
successful in the war against Austria
and against France when each of those
countries was whipped before they
could prepare to defend themselves.
The German army may not win in the
present war because it is faced with
the armies Of too many powerful ma
tons but it has surprised the world
with it's tremendous force and it's abil-
ity to drive hard and fast in any cam
paign it has undertaken. Japan was
wise enough to adopt the German
method and astonished the world when
it defeated Russia. Although it's gov
eminent is honeycombed with cor
ruptiOn and inefficiency the Turkish
army which has been trained and de-
veloped under the German system has
shown itself the most effective part OF
the FTr1rlxich M in &c fob 70
day and in the Balkan war. Belgium
developed a wonderfully effective
army under the German plan. In fact
all through Europe where the plan of
universal military training has been
adopted we find the best armies and
in many respects the most progressive
nations.
These facts strengthen our belief
that the preparedness issue in this
country will never be successfully
solved until we adopt the system that
has proven the most successful in the
world history. United States should
be in condition to get a force of 5000
men across the Mexican border in less
than a week but it's paid volunteer
system did not enable it to. 1t did not
give it an army worthy of the name at
the opening of the Civil war or at the
opening of the Spanish-American wal
and it gives no promise of better re-
suits in the future. We should break
away from the failures of the past and
adopt the only system that has proven
uniformly successful in the rest of the
civilized world. Let us compel uni
versal military training as a part of a
citizens obligation to his country de-
tect and eliminate the terribly expen-
sive features of the present brass but
ton factory, and we shall be able to
defend ourselves against all corners.
We cannot longer afford to be blind to
the lessons of actual experience in 9TH
er parts of the world.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

neve. speaking within bounds to say
that some 400 Americans have been
killed in Mexico. If you add those
that fell at Vera Cruz, you will find
that more American lives have been
lost in Mexico than were lost in the
Spanish war. under the operations of
the President whose great glory is
proclaimed to be that he has kept the
peace"
Sen. Lodge said much more that
will become classic in the discussions
of the coming campaign, but these
expressions emphasize the failure of
Pres. Wilson to perform the duties of
neutrality 1t may develop that Sen.
Lodge has shown himself so well in
formed on foreign relations of this
country that his name will be con-
sidered in the list of republican can
didates for the presidency.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

1t looks as though the terrible Ger
man drive against Verdun is a failure,
If it is, it is the beginning of the end
of this terrible war. So many Ger
man lives have been sacrificed in this
fight that Germany cannot put another
force of equal strength into the field.
1t cannot produce big guns fast
enough to ill the gaps made by the
French Of course the French have
met with terrible losses but the Allies
have a larger reserve force to draw
upon than Germany can possibly have
now. 1t is improbable the German
army will be driven back into its own
country but it cannot advance and
soon will be unable to stop an advance
against it. The Germans undoubtedly
are wise enough to sue for peace be-
fore that time comes. The outlook is
growing more encouraging daily and
imperialism has already
done its worst.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22
Our Foreign Relations.

Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge in an ad-
dress before the Republican club of
Lynn, Mass, made a very plain state
ment of the failures of the foreign
policies of the Wilson administration.
On the 21st of October, 1915, the
Secretary of State, in a note to the
British government, speaking, of
course, in the name of the President,
said:
TT is of the highest Importance to
neutrals not only of the present day,
but of the future, that the principles
of international right be maintained
unimpaired.
This task of championing the in
tegrity of neutral rights, which have
received the sanction of the civilized
world against the lawless conduct of
belligerents arising out of the bitter
ness of the great conflict which is now
wasting the countries of Europe, the
United States unhesitatingly assumes,
and to the accomplishment of that
task it will devote it's energies, ex-
ercising always that impartiality which
from the outbreak of the war it has
sought to exercise in its relations
with the warning nations"
Sen Lodge said: Brave wordsi
You will find no lack of bold language
in dispatches to the British govern
ment. where there is nothing at issue
but trade and dollars. where the ad-
ministration thinks that votes may be
gained and none lost, and where they
feel assured there is little danger of
war"
Sen. Lodge again:
But out of this miserable tragedy
of Mexico one thing arises and COM
our attention above all others.
Americans have been murdered in
Mexico; soldiers wearing the Ameri-
can uniform have been shot on the
soil of the United States. 1t is, be-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

The presidential primary so far in
dictates desire on the part of the
people to have the convention select
the republican candidate for presi-
dent In the middle west the repub-
licans have declared for Fairbanks
and Cummings, evidently with the
knowledge they will not appear i'm
portant in the national convention.
In New Hampshire the only candidate
for delegate at large who had an
nounced his adherence to any presi-
dental candidate was defeated two
to one by delegates who had not an
nounced the man they should vote
for. 1t is probable just this thing will
be done in the Vermont primary. The
voters will not have the opportunity
to vote for the man they want for
president, so they will allow the state
convention to elect delegates to go to
Chicago and exercise their own judg-
ment in the choice of a nominee.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

If it is true as stated in an exchange
there is a man in Vermont who pro-
duces regularly Northern Spy apples
that sell from ten to fourteen dollars
a barrel there is another opportunity
to do big things in Vermont Don't
forget young man that you can do
just as big things in Vermont as any
where else if you will only work for
it, and then pitch in and work for
bigger Vermont
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22
EAST BURKE
A Real Estate DeaI-Much Sickness
In Town.

1 HI 4OWn.
(Mrs. B. F. Humphrey, Correspond
ent.)
Miss Beth Hoffman from Lyndon
spent the weekend at Adna Smiths
Roy Smith has bought Eugene Hun
ter's farm and Mr.. Hunter is moving
to the Bundy farm that he recently
purchased of Eli Eastman.
Mrs. Ethel Legasy is keeping house
for Mrs. George burlington while she
is in Lyndonville with her daughter,
Mrs. o. K. Lang.
|. d. Bemis is visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. II. Noyes, in Nashua, N. H
Mrs. F. E. Temple spent a part of
last week in ST. Johnsbury with his
sister Mrs. Ellen Gle
Grover Allard is gaining quite fast
from his recent severe illness.
"A. E. White has returned to his
home in Montpelier after spending a
week at the home of w. fl. Jeffrey.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Lucia were bus
mess visitors in West Burke Monday
The Epworth league meeting Thurs
day evening will be held in the League
room as usual. Leader, Miss Gladys
McNally; topic, "A World Program
for the League"
H. D. Webster and Mrs. George
Kittredge are i'll with the prevailing
distemper. Mr.. Kittredge, who has
been i'll with the same disease is able
to be out
Mrs. Mabel Vance is working for
Mrs. A. I. Rose who is sick with an at
tack of appendicitis.
Otto Gordon has finished work for
George Hubbard and is visiting friends
in Lyndon.
Ernest Mathers has finished work
for Frank Counter and went Monday
to Montreal where he has accepted a
position.
c. E. Harris has not been as well
the past week.
DR.. and Mrs. E. F. Root were bust
ness visitors in ST. Johnsbury Wednes-
day.
There will be union services next
Sunday morning at the Methodist
church with special music The Rev.
and Mrs. Keeling and Harris jerks
leave Monday for conference in Mont
pelier. Rev. Mr.. Keeling and wife
will be guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Merle
Heath during their stay there.
The Ladies Aid meet this Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Matte WEIGH.
Mrs. George burlington is in Lyn-
donville helping care for her daughter
Mrs. Hattie Wright and son Drill
are at their home here for a short
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Webster were
visitors at Herman Burpee's in Lyn-
donville Friday.
Mrs. Harvey Horner visited friends
in Montpelier a part of last week.
John FyIer is quite sick with the
grip.
Dennis Rivers from Lyndon Center
is papering and painting at Willie
Jenkins and Charles Fosters
Miss Marjorie Root visited her sis
ter, Mrs Lottie Leach, in Kirby,
part of last week.
Miss Lizzie Jenkins is quite sick
with tonsilitis and liver and stomach
trouble. Mrs. Emily Jenkins is caring
for her.
Mrs. Dana Coe is sick with the pre-
vailing distemper.
Mrs. I. A. Rose is quite sick. Leigh |
ton Phillips is i'll with bronchial trou-
BILE. Oscar Phillips has the grip.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

Miss Carrie Mitchell. at Sam FTtzpat-
rick's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mills and two
children from Lyndonville are visiting
his sister. Mrs. A. b. Colby.
Willoughby Valley Pomona met
with Burke Mountain Grange last
Tuesday night. The 9Th degree was
conferred on 10 candidates. Their
officers were installed for the ensuing
year. A bountiful super was served
to 100 and a good time was enjoyed by
all present
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

Miss Amy burlington has finished
her school in East Newark and is
spending her vacation with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Will burlington.
Mrs Maggie Smith and children
spent Sunday in East Haven with Mrs.
Ed Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Remission and
family are visiting at Bert Jenness
in Barton.
Mrs. John M. Carder from Meredith,
n. H, spent last week with her sister,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22
Passing of A Correspondent.

To a large circle of acquaintance
the announcement of the death of
Mrs. ]. c. Mcdonald of East Concord
brings genuine sorrow and many read
ers of The Caledonian will miss as a
letter from home, the weekly report
she has for years sent to this paper.
To our mind Mrs. Mcdonald possessed
many desirable qualities as a CORES
pendent for a country newspaper. She
lived in a small community where but
few large events took place and she
never had the opportunity to become
a great writer. But she kept herself
well informed regarding the minor
and common events taking place in
her vicinity and faithfully reported
them to the paper that they and their
friends, wherever located, might know
about them. She felt that many read
ers were depending upon her for the
news from her village and she worked
most faithfully not to disappoint them.
She always tried to tell the news about
everyone because sne realized each
person has friends who would like to
read about him. Another principle
she adhered to was not to exploit
those things that would discredit her
community. Death has stopped her
work but her friends and relatives can
always feel that she had performed her
task faithfully and well. Her passing
is a distinct loss to this paper for
which she labored so diligently and
we'll
Mrs McDonald's death is the only
one of this year to occur among the
correspondents of the paper. Mrs
Curtis Dickinson of East Barnet and
Mrs. Mary Goodwin of Wells River
who corresponded for the paper until
compelled to give up the work on ac-
count of i'll health, passed away last
year. Each of these was able to sug-
gest worthy successors in their work.
but Mrs. Mcdonald did not give up the
work until stricken by death. Mrs.
John I. Folsom has been engaged to
carry on the work she did so well.
Another correspondent who stands
out among the corps of faithful work
ers for this paper is II. A. Blake of
sutton, who has just completed his
forty-seventh year as correspondent
for The Caledonian and who is stin |
alert and faithful in recording the |
daily and common events of his |
neighborhood. We take this occasion |
to express one thought on the work of !
the local correspondent of the country |
newspaper. He or she writes all the |
printed record of at least eighty per |
cent of the residents of their commun-
ity. Very small is the number of peo-
pie in these small communities whose
names are printed in anything but the
local paper. Thus these correspond
ents are local historians and with
them lies the question of how much
of the community history shall be
preserved in printed form. In this
respect their work has a dignity that
should not be degraded or ignored by
their fellow townsmen. The work of
the country correspondent should al
ways be honorable and, if to honor
can be added the faithfulness. the
sympathy, the efficiency that Mrs. Nc
Donald put into her work, it can truly
be called great.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

These words were not spoken by
President Wilson on the massacre of
the Beigians or slaughter of Ameri-
cans in Mexico, but by Metternich,
the Austrian statesman in 1924 when
the Turks were Strengthening the
Greeks. But they show us that but
little progress has been made in the
past century in the protection of neu-
trails or our own citizens in Mexico.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

Very recently the fortieth anniver-
sary of the first call by telephone by
Alexander G. Bell to Thomas Watson
in Boston was observed by the erection
of two tablets on the buildings in Bos-
ton between which the first message
was conducted. Anyone predicting at
that time such a general use at such
a reasonable price as people now en-
joy would have been called a vision
airy creature. During the fortieth
year of it's use the transmission of
messages by wire across the continent
has been developed and wireless or
radio transmission made possible. In
the annual report of Pres. T. N. Vail
of the American Telegraph and Tele-
phone company in answering the
question, will the wireless ever take
the place of wire systems in the trans
mission of speech? he says: $50 far
as any present knowledge or any pres
ent indications govern, the answer may
be an emphatic MOI" Still the de-
velopment of a practical wireless sys-
tenn within the next forty years would
be no greater advancement than has
been accomplished in the past forty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

The report Of the Lamoille Valley
Cow Testing association for the month
of February shows that a registered
Holstein COW owned by E. A. Baker
of Greensboro produced 1873 pounds
of milk and 1914 pounds of butter fat
during the month. We do not recall
another COW in Vermont that has
equalled this record in the published
reports of COW testing associations.
The nearest approach to her record
for butter fat in that association was
the registered Jersey COW, Orsena,
owned by the T. G. Bronson estate,
that produced COL pounds of butter
fat That these COWS are in good COM
pany is shown by the fact that forty
four other COWS in that association
produced in excess of forty pounds of
butter fat. This is a very good ad-
vertisement for Vermont cattle and
should awaken new interest in the
dairy business in all sections of the
state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

Seventy years ago it is said the life
insurance companies in England
charged an applicant for life insur-
ance who said he was total abstain
er an increased premium because they
considered him an extra hazardous
risk. The attitude toward total alb
stainers today shows what a healthy
education there has been in the effects
of alcohol.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

and Fitzda1e last week. making the
Cottage hotel his headquarters
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Carr of st.
Johnsbury drove Sunday to the
Heights House to see their uncle,
George Temple, who is i'll there.
w. r. Bell was in Guildhan on Sat
urday on business connected with the
coming road commissioners meeting
to be held in that place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

Editor Davenport of the Spring
field Reporter. who recently gave us
little free advertising of our live
stock, is cordially invited to come up
and see the Jerseys. We have got
some pretty good ones and it is rath-
er pleasing to watch them ''chew their
cud."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

Three or four hundred thousand
individuals hanged, butchered, i'm
paled down there, hardly count"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-03-22

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-01
DIR. H. Nj. WRIGHT
DENTAL SURGEON

Mt. Sterling Kentucky
Office over Geiger's Pharmacy,
Court and Maysville SITS. Formerly
occupied by DIR. F. A. Willard.
Office Phone 237. Fees reasonable,
work guaranteed. (27-1yr)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-01
MR.. DUFFY's DEFEAT

One of the most encouraging
signs lately in state politics is that
Mr.. H. C. Duffy has been forced to
withdraw from the Congressional
race in the Ninth district to save
himself from an overwhelming de-
feat. Mr.. Duffy not only had no
chance to win the nomination, but
there was said to have been an ex-
cellent prospect for Mr.. Fields, the
present Congressman, to have car
ried Harrison county, wherein Mr..
Duffy resides.
Mr.. Duffy was selected by Gov
ernor Stanley and the liquor obi
garchy to represent them as Speak
or of the last House, and his course
during the Legislature was one of
unmisfakable loyalty to the in
fuences that were responsible for
his election.
While his arbitrary and defiant
stand for the whisky and brewery
interests aroused Indignation
throughout the state, Mr.. Duffy said
or did nothing at Frankfort which
attracted so much attention as his
voluntary statement that he hadn't
been to church in twenty-five years,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-01

man.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-01
CLIPPINGS FROM THE
SNAGTOWN TORCHliGHT

j. +. cross has bought a pocket
book to. keep his money in, but now
finds himself in as bad a fix as he
was before, having spent all his
money for the pocketbook.
No matter how warm it is in the
summer time, you never observe a
fly lighting on a cake of ice.
The pretty cover of a magazine
sells many copy of it, just as
the fine garments of woman will
attract men.
Several friends Dragged on Miss
Margaret Isley's singing at the Frog
Hill church last Sunday. If she
gets many more compliments she
will try to go on the stage at Snag-
town.
A belled buzzard was seen in this
locality one day this week. This
bird has had Snagtown on his cir
cult for the past several seasons,
and has many followers here.
At the Coon Holler school house
Wednesday night the school teacher
presented a powerful lecture on
"World Wide Peace He had a
large and intelligent audience, which
sat spellbound until about the mid
die of the Discourse, when old Mart
Lowery started big dog fight just
outside.
George Rye has spent the past
week looking for his mule, which he
suspicious was stolen from the sap
ling at the Frog Hill church last
Sunday. AS yet he has no clue,
though he has asked at least a doz-
en- men if they are guilty. He be-
lieves the crime was committed by
Jack Goodine or a member of some
other church.
A plug tobacco cutter has been
installed in the store at Lazy Holler.
The storekeeper, old dad" Schren-
COST, will practice on it this sum-
mer by chOpping up watermelon
rinds.
Another window is being cut in
the blacksmith shop in Coon Holler.
The reason it is so hot there every
summer is because it takes all Of
the extra air around there to run
the bellows.
DIR. J. Walter Smith, who spent a
portion of last week trying to slip
upon a crow near Rattlesnake Ford
to get Il shot at him, has got long
er gun and started out again this
morning. He got several shots at
the crow at long range, but each
time the crow got wind of it and
moved before the bullets got there.
Ben Murray left this morning for
Possum Ridge. He took picture
frame along with him to stick his
head through when he has his pho
tograph made.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-01

1t is the person rather than the
occasion that adds dignity to labor.
There are those who can beautify
the most mental occupation or SER
vice and there are others who can
degrade the most honorable calling,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-01

Whoa! Love is said to be Blind,
but most wives seem to think that
Married Love ought to wear Blind
ers. In other words Married Love
should not look Around.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-01

and had no respect for the pqSst-
hood or clergy"
Shortly after the Legislature nd
journed Mr.. Duffy, in speech a,
Cynthiana, gave to the people Of
Harrison county an account Of his
stewardship at Frankfort, and his
race for Congress was made upon
the record he made as Speake..
His withdrawal is matter Of keen
disappointment to many Democrats
in the state who were anxious to
learn just what the people Of the
Ninth district thought Of that rec
ord. Everyone, of course, knows,
however, that if Mr. Duffy had be-
lieved he had the slightest prospect
Of election he would have continued
in the race
In the meanwhile Mr.. Fields win
be renominated by large plural
ity, and the priesthood and clergy
of the entire state are still flourish
ing.-EIizabethtown News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-08-01

Life is just one day after an
other until We reach the end, but
the question of whether those days
will be Of sunshine or shadow rests
entirely with us.