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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
EAST BURKE.
Rev. r. f. Lowe and Family Me-
With an Acknowledgement News.

Rev. r. f. Lowe and Family Met
With an Acknowledgement News.
District Superintendent R. F.
Lowe and wife and Mrs. loves sis
ter and two children from st. Johns
bury met with quite an accident last
Friday. They were coming up from
LyndonVille with a livery team over
the hill to visit the Darling farms,
when they met an automobile. The
horse became unmanageable and
threw them out. They got consid-
erabIy frightened, but aside from a
few bruises they will come out all
right. The wagon was considerably
damaged.
Mrs. Frank Fairbanks and child
rem have returned to their home in
Warertown, Mass, after visiting sew
eral weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Dashney.
Jesse Counter from Brownville,
Me-. is visiting his uncle, Frank
Counter.
Mrs. Dale Walter and little daugh-
ter, Florence, is visiting relatives and
friends in st. Johnsbury and Monroe.
George Counter from Megantic, P.
O., spent Saturday and Sunday with
his brother, Frank Counter.
Joe Jock and two little boys from
Lyndon Center spent Sunday at B.
F. Humphreys.
J. G. Lucia is building a piazza
on the Joe Laveley house.
Carl Colby and Miss Jones return
ed from Old Orchard, Me-, last week.
Carl Frasier has purchased an
Everett Touring car.
Don't forget that it is installation
of officers of the D. of L. this
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Ellen Gle returned home
Sunday to St. Johnsbury. She has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. F. E.
Temple.
w. H. Jeffrey went to Montpelier
Monday. From there he goes to Bos-
ton and will be back about Friday
The Ladies' Aid meet with Mrs.
Nellie Jeffrey this Wednesday after
noon.
Remember the illustrated lecture
with pictures at Algonquin hall by
C. e. Horton from New York City
this Thursday night.
There will be a business meeting
this week Thursday night of the Ep-
worth league. All officers try and
be present
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
GREENSBORO.

The Water Company have the
pipes laid through the village as far
as J. A. Goss' and several houses
have been connected with the sys-
tenn.
Miller and Kaiser have been re-
shingling their large barn.
Farmers are busy harvesting one
of the best hay crops for seevra1
years.
Caspian Lake grange held an open
meeting Thursday evening, the oc-
casion being observed as children's
night, under the direction of the
lecturer. The program consisted of
recitations, music and songs by the
children after which refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served.
Harry Olmstead has his new barn
we'll along and is busy haying.
Work on the concrete basement
for the Presbyterian church is pro-
crossing quite rapidly.
Mrs. Ellen Gordon returned to
New York last week.
w. S. Rossiter is with his family
now at their cottage.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17

est fight with the bumps" in the air.
The weather was ideal for climbing.
1t was cold, but the air was fairly still,
and the first few thousand feet of my
ascent were made smoothly and with
out much difficulty in a steady rise
that was almost mechanical in it's ex-
actness.
The Paragraph record is interesting
in showing the progress Of this fight.
For those who do not know it may be
well to explain that the Paragraph is
an instrument which registers altitude,
and by means of a pen point filed
with indelible ink it records the varia-
ton In a constant line on a piece Of
paper which is moved around by clock
work.
Story Told by Barograph.
This Paragraph record shows that in
the first fifteen minutes / rose to a
height of $500 feet. The increasing
difficulties of the climb are indicated
by the fact that at the end Of the next
fifteen minutes was only about 100
feet high, but the line traced by the
pen up to this point is fairly steady.
and only when it passes the 1000 foot
mark does it begin to waver. 1t was
during this part of my fight that the
strain began to tell upon me and the
steadiness of my climb was interrupt
ed by frequent descents.
In the next few minutes 1 got my
self together better, for the line shows
a sudden jump Of nearly a thousand
feet in about five minutes, and then it
is plain to be seen that my troubles
began, for the line from $500 feet
to the topmost limit, which was graft
fyingly close to the 10000 mark, is lit
tie more than a blur. 1t shows that
the pen point was vacillating up and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
AMyAEROPLANE
~ ADVENTURES
By
S~| j. ARMSTRONG DRExEL
vI.-When Man Takes to Flying
U.ARMSTRONG DRE1E1

Copyright, 1911. by Henry M. Nelly.
Copyright I'm Great Britain and Canada
All rights reserved-l
~O the man on the ground flying
In an aerOplane looks like the
smOothest sailing in the world.
Under ordinarily favorable
weather conditions the air craft seems
to skim along on a perfectly even keel
and without the slightest deviation
from a straight line, and that is posi-
bly, one reason why the average man
thinks that the life of the aviator
must be one constant succession Of
pleasant and exhilarating experiences.
Air conditions 500 feet from the
earth are vastly different from those
5000 feet up. The lower layers of the
atmosphere are enticingly smooth and
easy to sail upon and offer none Of
the unpleasant surprises which we get
as we 60 higher and higher. There IS
nothing in the first 500 or 1000 feet
to look out for except the vagaries or
the wind, and these can usually be
pretty we'll forecast from the indica-
lions on the ground before starting
and from the conditions met in the
first few minutes of flight.
But up above that, in the realm Of
the scudding mists and the drifting
fringes of clouds, where one dashes
out of q warm air current into the
GOODNESS of suspended moisture, one
meets surprise after surprise and is
forced to be always on the alert, with
brain calm and hands and body ready
for instant action at the first sign of
an aerial hillocl- or ravine.
Dumping the Bumps" In the Air.
Have you ever on warm summers
evening gone to a pleasure resort, paid
your nickel or 10 cents through little
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
McINDOE FALLS
The Book Club Has Voted to Dis
band-TOcaIS

Inc BOOK CIuD Has voted to Dis
band-LocaIs.
The McIndoe Book Club has de-
cided to disband and will sell at auc-
ton on Friday evening ut 8 o'clock
at K of P. hall their books. If
enough money is realized the club has
voted to put up three electric lights
on Academy grounds.
Mrs. Robert Kendall and son
Robert are visiting her brother Lew
is Pollard at Montpelier. Mrs Ken
dall's mother, Mrs. Luther Pollard of
Monroe, N. H is keeping house for
her during her absence.
Arthur Peck and daughter, Flea
nor of Hanover, N. H., were guests
at A. L. Guthrie's over. Sunday.
Corcell Stuart of st. Johnsbury
spent part of last week with his
father, J. H. Stuart.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Liddle and
children went out to their farm last
week to stay through haying. Bert
Stevens is staying with them
Mr.. and Mrs. M. d. Hunt were
guests Friday of Mr.. and Mrs. Char
els Mcfarland in Barton.
G. r. Winch, Miss Flora Winch and
Miss Abbie Van Dyke went to the
bayans Sunday to meet George Saw
yer of Portland, Me-, who is visiting
his grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. G. f.
Winch.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Winch went to
the White Mts., N. H., Friday to at
tend the Northern Bankers banquet
held at the Crawford House. Sat
urday they enjoyed a trip through
the Mountains to the Flume. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Bailey of Wells River.
Mrs. Julia Smith spent part Of last
week at Barnet the guest of ner
niece, Mrs. A. E. Carter. This week
she is at West Barnet the guest of
Mrs. William Roy.
Mr.. Hunt of Fairfax a graduate
of the University at Burlington has
been engaged as principal of the
Academy the coming year.
F. J. Lyon is visiting his brother,
Leo. Lyon at Bridgeport, Conn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
WEAR AlqI19lD e ~! s.s!s:
SUTTON.
Sudden Death of Vad Laraby-Other
Deaths and Funerals.

Vad Laraby who had a Cedar Oil
Still near Mrs. Hodges place, and
boarded at Manson Whipple's went
out to help Mr.. Whipple about get
| ting in some hay and took a rake
to rake. He had raked but two or
three tumbles when he spoke and
said he would not rake any more and
he dropped dead in very few min
! utes. His remains were taken to
Hardwick for burial Tuesday. He
leaves four children as near relatiV-
es, his wife being dead.
A child two years old of I. E..
Holmes died Wednesday and was
carried to South Barton for burial
Friday. The funeral was at the house
here.
A son and daughter were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. WaIdron Hamilton
Wednesday. The son died the same
day and Mrs. Hamilton is in a seri-
Gus condition.
Ellsworth Holtham, a former resi-
dent put in appearance from Cal
ifornia where he has been the past
six or more years, Friday night, at
his fathers, James N. Holtham's,
taking his father by surprise.
The funeral service of Freeman
44y uC w liz ulC0 nOI0dy Tie CIug Was
held at the church Wednesday after
noon. The G. A. r. of which he was
a member and commander this year,
were present in body and the Re-
lief Corps was present. The G.. A
r. service was held at the cemetery.
Mr.. Hyde went to the front in the
Civil war when the nine month men
were called for and after serving that
time he enlisted in the cavalry regi-
ment where he served until he was
discharged. He was in several bat
ties and was called a faithful sold
Ter.
Miss Sadie Blake expects to go to
New Hampshire Thursday of this
week for a vacation to visit friends
at Concord, Manchester, Hampton
and Rochester, being away some
three or more weeks.
Miss Abbie Chapman is at home
here from the hospital at Burling-
ton on vacation with her parents.
Ralph Chapman and family from
Lyndonville were at their parents
here over Sunday.
There was a good attendance at
the grange meeting Thursday even
ing. The Ladies degree team work
ed the third and fourth degrees for
q CldSS VI i've III CEGQlLdDAS uldn-
ner Mr.. and Mrs Wilkinson, Mr.
and Mrs Merrill from Lyndon grange
were present and spoke for grange
work After the work the usual har-
vest supper was served by the ladies
of the grange.
Miss Grace Davis is at her home
here for the summer vacation from
her school work at Campton, n. H. |
The report of the school directors
for the year ending June 30 has been
printed and is being distributed |
among the tax payers in town. Total
orders drawn for the year, $3O45.03, |
which is the cost of the nine legal
schools.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
MONROE.

Rev E. G. Langford will preach
next Sunday at two p. m.
D. E. Burns and family are spend
ing their vacation at George Mills,
Lake Sunapee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse Green had
their baby baptised at the Methodist
church in this place.
Miss Harriet Burns and Miss Muir
ry Fisher have gone to Center Har-
Dor to work for the summer.
Oliver Hastings has been quite
sick.
Gladys Hunt has gone to Mt. Suna-
epe to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Emery visit
ed at Angie Pratt's Sunday.
Ralph Waters is working for Jean
Bedell.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
WALDEN.

Miss Minnie Langmaid of Danville
spent last week at G. H. Kingsbury' S.
Carl c. Perkins and family of
Barre spent Sunday az A. A. SCOTS.
Ethan Garfield of st. Johnsbury is
working for N. J. Kingsbury during
the haying season.
Mrs. W. E. Newton and children
accompanied by Miss Myrtle Wal
bridge of West Berkshire returned
to their home in Onoco, Conn.
last week.
Mrs. Maud Kittredge VINO has been
visiting friends in Manchester, N.
H, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Whitcher and daughter, Cora
of Passumpsie called on friends here
last week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17

an Une snr1eKIng tends Of the afr. The
wind screeched past my ears. Madden
ing shreds seemed to whip into my
eyes with knife edges that sometimes
seemed as though they were cutting
into the flesh. Every square inch Of
my body felt as though it were being
gripped by unseen hands that were
literally lifting me from my seat, so
great was the pressure of the air as
rushed through it. / had to hold my
breath and shut my eyes. for it was
impossible to inhale in the terrific rush
of the wind past my mouth, and to
have held the eyes open would be to
have courted blindness, temporary at
least.
When turned upward l went at an
angle little short of suicidal. Had
anything failed it would have been
Impossible for me to get the machine
on an even keel and head her down
ward. There would have been no al
tentative but a backward drop to in
evitable and awful destruction.
For about twelve minutes, as shown
by the Paragraph record, 1 continued
this desperate means of attaining my
goal. Finally looked at my baro-
graph and saw, as thought, that the
needle had reached the 10000 mark. l
thought of nothing then but of ending
the strain and getting to earth again
as quickly as possible. So 1 headed
her downward and dropped at such
terrific speed that the indelible ink in
the pen point could not flow fast
enough to make a mark, and my baro-
graph record shows no trace whatever
of my descent. 1t is for this reason
that / doubt whether any human be-
ing ever lived through such a fall, for
l know of no other Paragraph record
on which the same conditions can be
found.
The first part of this upward climb
was smooth and easy, with one excep-
ton. That exception, which iIlustrat-
ed another phase of the rough riding
in the air-of humping the aerial
bumps-came as I burst through the
clouds and into the sunlight above.
Here we always expect to find gusty
winds. The clouds seem to have the
effect Of breaking up air currents, just
as hills and valleys will do on the
earth, and the change of temperature
from the cool moisture of the mist to
the dry heat of the direct sunlight has
a tendency to create whirlpools and
worthless that are mighty nasty things
to fight in an aeroplane.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
RYEGATE.

William Gibson returned to Han
over on Monday to enter the Thayer
school for a two years course in
engineering.
Mae McKenna who has been work
ing for Mrs. Ray Hays at East Rye
gate was at home during the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William McKenna.
Mrs. Fred H. White went to Grot-
on Pond on Saturday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Belle Doe, who is ill.
Margaret Nelson has fully recover
ed from an attack of humps.
F. Hood and Miss Alice Taplin of
Corinth came on Saturday for short
stay at the home of Miss Taplin's
sister, Mrs. w. D. White, and family
Rev. J. A. McKirahan and his son,
Edwin, are spending their vacation
at their farm near Bridgewater.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17

down and up and down, and shall
not soon forget the plunges and jumps
the humping the bumps-the rough
ricing-that caused this line to take
such an appearance.
had set out to make 10000 feet.
and when was sure that / must be
somewhere near there looked at my
Paragraph and found that it registered
nearly a thousand feet short of my
mark. / had almost reached the limit
of my strength. 1t seemed impossible
to make the Bleriot climb any higher,
yet showed her nose up at an angle
that threatened destruction If any
thing went wrong, but the motor only
spat protestingly and dragged her for
ward horizontally without seeming to
pull her up an inch.
l decided to see what an increase of
speed would do. Accordingly headed
the nose of the Bleriot downward, and.
with the engine running at it's utmost.
took a deep plunge into the space
below and kept plunging until my
speed must have been somewhere near
100 miles an hour. Then, with this
tremendous impetus. headed the ma
chine upward again at a good angle
and was rejoiced to find that not only
climbed above my starting point, but
that the propeller seemed able to hold
me there without difficulty.
Time after time I tried this extreme
~ dangerous expedient, and at the end
OF each rise / found myself a little
higher than I had been before, and,
best of all, / found that was able to
hold the advantage thus gained.
Attended by Shrieking Fiends.
1 cannot explain adequately just
what a tremendous impression was
made upon me by these aerial hurdles.
On the downward slope seemed to be
hurting madly into eternity, catapult-
ed toward the earth and attended by
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
Business Opportunity
Shop and Water Privilege,
Wheelock. Vermont.

80 Z so two story building; two stor-
age sheds, all in first class shape. Good
water power. Previously used for man
ufacturing threshing machines and
horse powers. The only wood work
shop in a good locality. All repairing
work and lumber dressing within several
miles comes to it. Excellent reputation
for good work. Well equipped for gen.
eral repair work or light manu-
featuring.
Sale includes verything-machiner
and tools of all kinds, stock of iron,
steel, lumber, bolts, screws, patterns
and plans, as well as finished product
now on hand.
Five miles from Lyndonvi1le station.
This is a good opening for the right
man. Owners age reason for selling.
S. @. Cree, owner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
Must Watch Constantly.

The philosophy Of the hole in the air 7
1t seems that many conditions of sun,
clouds and earth will bring about diff
ferent conditions of air over practical
ly the same locality. In one place
there will be a rising warm current
and next to it cold current that falls
toward the ground. An aviator in fly
ing through the warm current adjusts
his machine and his mind to the con-
ditions met with in that particular
phase Of atmosphere. Suddenly he
passes from this rising current to the
falling cold air. Instantly the sus-
tanning power of the atmosphere is
decreased, the machine plunges down
ward and continues to plunge until
the aviator RECEIVERS himself sufficient
ly to adjust his machine to the chang
ed conditions met with in the atmos-
phere of lower temperature. So, too.
there are whirlwinds and vortices
formed and sometimes between the
warm and cold currents pockets Of
extremely rareied air that offer prac-
ticaIly no support for a flying machine.
These things are, as l have said,
usually met only by the men who fly
very high above the earth.
Still, the man who flies close to the
ground will frequently encounter hills
and valleys in the air, not so great
nor so suddenly presented as these
bumps" and "holes" that I have de-
acribed, but yet unpleasant and dis
concerting enough to put his nerves
on edge and give him an uncomfort-
able sensation for days afterward.
No; flying is not the smoothest and
easiest kind Of travelling, especially
when there is trough riding to be
done, when there are aerial bumps"
to be bumped"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
LEAVING LANCASTER.
THROUGH TRAINS

Train arrives at ST. Johnsbury from Boa
ton, Portland, Lewiston, Augusta, North
Conway and White Mountain resorts 1876
a. m, $50 and 6.36 p. m, and has through
Buffet Parlor car to Montreal
Stops on signal or on notice to conduc-
n. d. WALDRON
General Passenger Agent.
NORRIS MCDONALD,
Vice President & General NanaRaA
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
Human Hair Goods

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Wigs. straight
and wavy Switches, Psyches, Puffs,
Transformation and all the latest styles
in Hair Work.
Switches made from combings and cut
hair. All work guaranteed satisfactory
and strictly sanitary.
Orders by mail promptly filed from
samples Of hair.
theatrical and masquerade wigs to
rent.
MRS. e. wi. HARRIS,
43 Eastern Ave, st. Johnsbury
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
Maine Central
Railroad.
WvTTfW. SERVICE IN
g@f3tf7sy1t EFFECT
iillIs:l:..I: JUNE "a, 1912

Through the White Mountains
To Lancaster. Colebrook, North Con-
way, Boston, Portland Lewiston. Ban
gor. Bar Harbor and st. John.
LEAVING ST. JoHNsBURY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-17
Holes In the Air.

Still another phase of aerial rough
riding is due to the holes in the air. 1
have heard a great many people ridi-
cule this expression, and they have
been surprised when 1 have asserted
that these "holes" really do exist and
that they are a constant menace to
the aviator.
met them first very early in my ex-
perience when began practicing alti-
tude flying at my private grounds at
Beaulieu, in England. My first expe-
rience with them was a complete sur
prise to me. 1 was flying comfortably
and easily at a height of about 5000
feet. 1t was toward sunset, on per-
fectIy calm summer afternoon, and
not a breath had disturbed me from
the time 1 had left the earth.
So smoothly had my climb gone on
that I had relaxed my vigilance and
was sitting back comfortably, really
enjoying the fight, when suddenly the
Bleriot seemed to drop from under me
and I felt myself falling straight for
the earth. For hundred feet or more,
I should say, we fell, and then the
BIeriot landed on a cushion of air and
L landed on the seat of the Bleriot with
a bump that Jared me.
Fortunately l was headed slightly
downward at the time and was able to
recover my equilibrium, but the shock
of the surprise was sufficient for one
day of flying for such a novice as l
was at that time, and came to earth
at once.
When Glenn Curtiss made his IA
nous fight from Albany to New York
he was several times almost thrown
from his seat by these sudden drops
through holes in the air. So serious
an impression did it make upon his
mind that, am told, he has since had
the back of his seat made with little
curved metal braces that go over his
shoulders and hold him firmly down
upon his chair.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
The Concerns Advertising This Page Give Votes The Aes $4,000 Contest

was 30 delighted that she swirled and
swayed before him ~ though she we're
posing for living pictures. He said en-
phatically II was the best looking gown
he had seen in Paris. and I have learned
to listen with great respect to q mans
opinion about q costume. He may moi
know the why's and wherefores. the cost
or the name on the label. but he has an
amazing way Of knowing what Is be-
coming to a woman and what has good
lines and not false ones.
The frock was Of rose pink taffeta.
The lower skirt was narrow and plain.
and the paniers were formed by side
plaits arranged into the belt, facing
each other in two groups. and then
narrowed into a curved hem well below
the knees. You can easily see how this
manipulation gave them great width
between the knee and hip and the fabric
had body enough to keep the plaits from
falling in.
The bodice was a casual affair Of pink
tulle and pink taffeta, with floating
sleeves that were caught about the arm
In much the same careless. graceful way
that Romney draped the arms Of Lady
Hamilton. The gown. even though u
The Washington herald., 1912-10-20

represented a modern fashion. had q
charming old world aid and distinctly
suited the occurrences of the girl who
wore II.
It would be an enchanting frock for
debutante. The spread Of the panier II
far enough down on the figure to give
grace. and 1t allows a long line from
shoulder to knee to be preserved. II
could be repeated to white. and some
one has initiated 1t after a measure In
pink and blue tafeta: but 1t is at Its
best in this rather delicate shade Of
rose pink.
Paquin shows other skirts. some for
walking, others for afternoon wear. that
have a drapery which has been insti-
gated by the fashion for the panier. 1t
is made up of folds Of cloth passed
around the figure in straight lines or
on the bias and then looped up into a
drapery at the back that Is strongly re-
miniscent Of the days Of the Grecian
bend
Many Of the gowns have this drapery
at the back. which in soft materials Is
just q series OF bunched-up effects, and
in the harsher materials is effected by
nat folds caught up one under the other.