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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
OPEN OUT YOUR HAND.
Then Note the Effort IL Requires to
Keep IL From Closing.


Many thousands of years have elaps-
I'd since the ancestors Of man lived in
trees. sIt is never to be forgotten that
though ape-like forms, they were not
npes.I Yet. In spite of these tens Of
centuries that have passed by. man has
not yet forgotten the instinct of self
preservation In the forest. AS he was
a tailless creature he was compelled
to depend for his safety on the grasp
ing power of his hands and feet For
many ages. however. he had gradually
been going on the ground more and
more and in the trees less and less so
that his feet became more adapted for
walking and his hands exclusively for
grasping. with the result that the grip
and muscular strength of his hands be-
came immense. This is still most pow
erfully evidenced in a young baby.
which, without muscular development.
can within few days of birth hang
by both hands to a stick for as much as
Eve minutes at time and by one hand
only for two or three, task beyond
the power of any adult except an ath-
lete and gymnast.
But a fact which is still more re-
markable is that to the present day
there is not one Of us that can hold his
hand open without discomfort and
absolutely no one whose hand will stay
open at all unless the will is exerted to
that end. Try It'll Hold your hand
open for three minutes by the watch
and see how tired you will be! Lay
your hand on the table. the palm on
the wood, the fingers over the edge, and
see how, in spite Of yourself, they will
curve round and grasp 1t. Look at the
hand of a sleeping person and think II
the fingers are ever shown to be out
straight.
When the anatomy Of the hand Is
taken up it will be found that on the
palm and on the under side of the
fingers are numbers Of nerves sensi.
tive to touch which respond as read
fly as the nerves Of the eye do to color
or the nerves Of the ear drum "a
sound. These were the principal pro
lection of our tree living ancestors, fol
an immediate clutch at a branch wal
necessary in rapid travel In the lowel
branches of great forest trees. Tbs
sensitiveness is being lost, but 1t Il
being lost slowly. Yet even today We
can no more prevent responding to tha
stimulation of the sense Of touch tn
our hands than to the sensation o.
light in the eye or sound in the ear.
! Disregarding the thumb, the human
hand is really nothing more than -
adjustable hook. 1t Is at rest onl1
when In the position Of hook. WheI
any one loses a hand the best subsd
tute is a stout metal hook.-New YOEA
! American.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
EeYPT's GREEN SUN.
A Phenomenon That Was Commences
Upon by the Ancients.

The appearance of a green light a.
sunset was noticed and cOmmenteG
upon by the ancient Egyptians and
more particularly SO because in the
clear air of Egypt the tints of sunset
are peculiarly distinct.
AS the sun there descends nearer
and nearer to the horizon and is Inn
mensely enlarged and flaming 1t sud-
denly becomes for an instant a bril-
Hantly green color, and Immediately q
series of green rays sunfuses the sky In
many directions. well night to the 70
NTH. The same phenomenon appears I'd
sunrise, but to a smaller extent Some
times, Just as the last part Of the suns
disk vanishes, its color changes from
green to blue, and so also after it has
disappeared the sky near the horizon
often is green. while toward the zen1tb
1t is blue.
This was alluded to in Egyptian
writings Day was the emblem of Life
and night that of death. and the noe
turnal sun, being identified with Osiris,
thus rendered Osiris king Of the dead.
The setting sun was green; therefore
Osiris. as the nocturnal deity of the
dead, was painted green. The splendid
collins of the high priests Of AmmoR
frequently depict the green sun, ana
the funeral deities are all dolores
green.
There are innumerable instances In
the Egyptian relics Of representation
relative to death being colored green.
The practice undoubtedly arose from
the green tints Of sunrise and sunset
The green sun disk is referred to 5000
years ago In Egypt. This Is the earli-
est known human record OF an az
Economical phenomenon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
Formation of Worlds.
Weekly.

There are two hypothesis in reference
to the condition of the matter of the
universe at the moment when science
begins its discussion of the formation
Of the worlds. Both these agree that
the matter was in nebulOus condition.
AS Professor Young says: This does
not assume that matter was created
in a nebulOus condition. AS the egg
may be taken as the starting point for
the life history Of the animal, SD the
nebuIa may be taken as the starting
point for the life history of the planet
airy slstem" On one theory the nebuia
was in the form of a heated gas; on
the other, it was a cloud OF cold me-
teoric dust. This latter many astroD'
omers think is more likely to be true.
Scientific American.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
TWO QUEER ANIMALS.
But the Hook Tail Bear Put One Over
on the SidehiII CreePer.

But the Hook Tail Bear Put One over
on the SidehiIl Creeper.
Paul Smith, the famous Adirondack
guide and story teller. once met his
match. There was an Englishman.
supposedly with the proverbial Eng
fish sense of h1mor, who went TO
Smiths for some deer shooting The
morning after his arrival he started
out with a gun alone. AS he left the
camp Paul told him to beware of the
"side hill creepers-"
whats a side hill creeperT asked
the Englishman.
WELL said Paul, Its an animal
that lives on the side of hill, and as
its right legs are long and its left legs
short it can only run on sloping
ground. They are very ferocious, and
Ii one starts after you you must run
up or down hill, as on account Of its
defOrmity it cannot catch you when
you do that"
The EngIishman shouldered his gun
and went out. About night time he re-
turned. The guide said to him, well.
/ see you lodged the creepers. all
right
mo, 1 met one." said the English
man.
"YesP' said Paul. 'How did you
get away from him?"
81 ran uphill" said the Englishman.
"You shouldn't have done that. You
could make better time running down
hill.'
81 know it," said the Englishman,
''but you see met hooked tail bear
and l just naturally had to run up
hill.'
Flows THAR" asked Paul.
"WeIl, you know when a hooked tail
bear gets started running the only
way he can stop is to wrap his hooked
tail around a tree. If had run down
hill he could have stopped. but when
/ ran uphill why every time he hook
ed his tail around tree he just tum
bled over backward, and so got
away"
Paul owned himself beaten and
when the Englishman left refused tc
accept any money for his board--NeW
York Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
AMUNDSEN Is HONORED
Presented With Gold Medal by Ma
tionaI Geographic Society

tlonal Geographic ooclety
Washington, Jan. 1S.-Captain
Road Amundsen, the Norwegian ex-
plorer, was formally recognized for
the first time in the United States as
the discoverer of the South Pole and
honored for his achievement with a
special gold medal by the National
Geographic society at its annual ban
quet, where he was the guest OF
honor.
Beside Amundsen sat Rear Admiral
Peary, U. s. N, retired, to whom
the society two years ago gave a SINH
lar medal, recognizing him as the dis
coverer of the North Pole.
Captain Amundsen, in replying to
the speech of presentation OF the
medal, modestly tried to minimize
his own great accomplishment and
gave strong words of praise to those
who had preceded him in the Antarctic
fields.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
IN BOSTON MARKETS

Butter-Choice northern creamery,
-em35c; western creamery, 33034c.
Cheese-York state, fancy, ITO
lsc; fair to good, 1914 017c.
Eggs-Choice hennery, 32Q33c;
eastern extras, 31032c; western ex-
tras, 3O@31c; western firsts, ESQ
99c; storage, 20022c.
Apples aldwins, fancy, $2.259
$50; No. 1, $1.75@2.25; No. q,
1.2501.75; Hubbardstons, 81. SOC
FPS; greetings, $2@2.5o; northern
SPY, s2@2.75; kings, 50. 50Q3.5O;
pippins, s1.75@2. rs.
Potatoes and Central
Paine, 81. SO@1.4O per 2-bu BE-;
sweets, Jersey. s1.1501.25 bskt.
Poultry-Northern fowl, large, Is
819c; medium, 15@17c; roasters, 20
n22c; live fowl. 15@1ec; native
broilers, dressed, 10000; native
chickens, live. 14016c; turkeys.
northern, choice, 10000; western
choice, 22@24c; squad. $4G4.5O
doz.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
FUND OF SlO,OOO.OOO
YET Aside by John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., 70 Reclaim Fallen Women


Washington, Jan. 13.7John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr., has set aside $780,
600 900 in bonds, title of which has
not passed as yet, for the purpose OF
establishing the Rockefeller founda-
ton, a charitable institution, the one
and only object of which will be to
reclaim women of the tenderloin,
give them good homes and place them
in lucrative positions where they will
be self-supporting.
Stanley o. Finch, chief of the
United States government bureau Of
investigation, will be in active charge
OF the entire work, with the exception
OF the finances, which will be under
the control of Rockefeller and his as
sociates.
The plan of Rockefeller recently
was outlined by a man who expects
to be in close touch with it, and it's
magnitude is appalling. Rockefeller
expects to bring about the reform OF
these women by going at it in husi-
ness manner, and after he has put UP
the money to start the affair, to en-
list the assistance Of great business
acquaintances and place these women
in positions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
Clever Feat.

The girl was talking to the excel
lege man.
"And what are you going to do now
that you have completed your educa-
tionT' she asked.
"Oh, think I'll live on my income"
be answered airly.
81 am disappointed In You. Live on
your income, indeed! Why don't you
do some great deed to show the world
how clever you are?"
My dear young woman. If ! sue
coed in living Oh my income it will be
the cleverest deed any man ever ac-
complished. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
The BRIGHT Guide.

1t was a party of visitors seeing the
sights in Pittsburgh that finally enter
ed the conservatory presented to the
city by Mr. Phipps. The curator while
showing them around was called away
on business and left the visitors in
charge of one of the clerks. They
came to a beautiful statue which was
admired immensely. 1t was of trans
lucent marble. He pointed out the ex-
cellences of the statue. told the name
Of the sculptor and showed it from ev-
cry viewpoint One asked. "Alabaster.
isn't it?" NO" he said. Venus
Argonaut
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
NINETEEN DIVORCES GRANTED
No Contest Made in Case of Hard
wick Men Who Accepted Small
fine in County Court

Judge E. l.. Waterman and the
assistant judges were present yes
terday to finish up the business of
the December term of Caledonia
county. 1t was expected there
would be a jury trial of the cases
of State VS.. r. Mastini and p.
Maldre, the two Italians arrested
in connection with the labor day
trouble at Hardwick. But when
the court came in States Attorney
Dutton said that at a conference
with the attorneys for the respond
ents it had been agreed that plee
of nolo contendere be accepted to
avoid the great expense involved in
a trial and he recommended that
the plea be accepted and a fine of
SIS and costs be imposed. This
was done by the court and the fines
paid and the case ended.
Decisions were announced in 20
divorce cases heard during the
term and 10 petitions for divorce
granted as follows: Minnie O..
Patch was granted divorce from
Walter d. Patch for intolerabie Sc
verify; Della d. Lankey from Felix
Lankey for intolrable severity;
George c. Granger from Ina M.
Granger for wilful desertion; Sadie
N. Johnson from William ]. John
son for wilful desertion; Agnes
Ruth Sulham from Walter Stone
Sulham for refusal to support;
Jane Thayer from Lorenzo F. Thay-
er for intolerable severity; George
A. Wheeler from Ellen M. Wheeler
for adultery and was given custody
of the children; Carrie ID. Kittredge
from Bertrand w. Kittredge for
wilful desertion; Flora E. Baird
from Iker G. Baird for intolerable
severity and was given custody of
child; Nellie M. Heath from Ar
thur r. Heath for wilful desertion;
Nelson Toussant from Pauline
Toussant for wilful desertion; Eli
zabeth M. Crown from Allen w.
Crown for wilful desertion and CIV
en- custody of child. In the case OF
Morrill, VS.. Morrill, a bill was
granted for wilful desertion; Rob
ert Rogers from Alice /. Rogers for
adultery; Elizabeth M. Rogers from
Henry M. Rogers for intolerable Sc
verify and $500 alimony; Jennie A.
Graves from Henry E. Graves for
wilful desertion; Mary G. Cross from
George H. Cross for intolerable Sc
verify and right to resume her
maiden name; Daisy M. Wheeler
from Ernest L. Wheeler for intol-
cradle severity and given custody
of child; Henrietta Jones VS.. John
5. Jones temporary alimony of 81
a week was granted and also in the
case of Tilton VS.. Tilton.
The rest of the time was spent
in disposing of the cases before the
court and it is expected final ad-
journment will be reached this
| forenoon
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
Merchnnts Natlonal Bank

The annual meeting of the Mer-
chants National bank was held yes
terday and the following directors
reelected: Elmore II. Ide, Harry
Blodgett, Alexander Cochran, Tru-
man Stiles, George HI. Cross, w. l.
Powers, and George ]. Asselin. The
directors organized by electing Ell
more T. Ide, president; Harry Blod-
gett, vice president; Charles w. Ruiz
ter, cashier; Frank H. Philburt, tel
Ter; Fred G.. Johnson and Dwight W.
Harris, bookkeepers; Miss Jessie b.
Hayes, stenographer.
Citizens Savings Bank
At the annual meeting of the Cit
liens Savings Bank and Trust Co.,
Tuesday morning the following OFF,
GERS were reelected: Directors: A. L.
Bailey, d. R. Densmore, Harry M
Stevens, Horace w. Bailey, Andrew
c. Richie, Haddon w. Lyster, Fred
ID. Gilman and Joseph Fairbanks.
The directors elected the follow
ing officers: President, A. L. BAILEY;
vice president, d. r. Densmcrs,
treasurer, John T. Richie; as 'istant
treasurer, Gilbert E. Woods.
The reports showed that the last
six months were good ones with
large increase in surplus and de-
posits.
Caledonia National Bank
The annual meeting of the Cal
edonia National bank was held yes
terday wher the old board Of direct
ors were elected as follows: Peter
Wesson, F. B. Stocker, w. A. Rick
er. A. E. Tolman and B. G. Rogers.
The directors organized by rejecting
officers as follows: President, Peter
Wegson; vice president, F. B. Stock
er; cashier, Asa Wesson.
Lyndonville National Bank
The annual meeting Of the Lyn-
donville National bank was held yes
terday and the old board of directors
elected as follows: T. N. Vail, w. l.
Powers, H. E. Folsom, L. B. airs,
| G.. M. Campbell.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
ROAR OF TIE ARCTIC.
SuIlen Thunder of the Gales and the
"Voices of the Ice"

Sulten Inunoer OF the GaisS @H0 @aiw
"Vcices of the Ice"
Most of us cherish the idea that In
the far reaches of the Arctic circle
there prevails an everlasting death
like stiffness. But those who have
spent much time in the far north as
sure us that that region is far from
being silent, although so little life is
manifest for the greater part OF the
year.
On polar seas the ice, though thick
and solid as granite, is hardly ever still.
There are tides in the arctic. ana
these lift and lower the huge iceheids,
causing them to give out all manner
of noises. Even as late as November
the pack will wake up without warn
ing and pile itself in huge heaps with
indescribable crashings, groanings and
roarings. Peary speaks of the "rabld
roar" of the 'tumbling chaos OF ice
blocks" His Esikimos were terribly
frightened and set up weird hoWlings.
The dogs whined and barkeds and alto
gether the noise was terrific. Every
arctic explorer has given similar ac-
counts.
The movements Of the ice-the grad
ual crowding and pressing, bending
and pushing, the breaking of the
masses of snow lying at the lice foot"
have given rise to the expression OF
explorers, 1.-The voices Of the ice.' 1t
may be that one will hear low sing
ing, splashing or grumbling, alternat-
ing with various other sounds, crack
ing and swapping. These sound irreg-
ularly from a great distance. like a
confusion Of human voices. the racket
of q railway train or the skurrying OF
a sIedging party. Then, again, the
noises are such as to cause the ex-
plorer to fancy he hears the steps and
voices of various species of animals.
Spring is the noisiest time in the po-
| lar seas. Mcclure of the Investigator
compared the breaking up OF the ice
at that season to heavy thunder or the
sound of great guns. Another writer
Iikened the sound of the breaking ice
foe to that produced by a volcanic
eruption.
Moreover, the air in the arctic re
gions is seldom absolutely still. Gales
are frequent. The winter winds. &C
| corning 10 f0dTys DlOW Win dlAAOc
unimaginable fury. On one occasion
in the cabins Of the Roosevelt the
sound resembled that of some gigantic
power plant. everything vibrating t.
the pulsation of the machinery. Tht
whole atmosphere was filed with the
deep, sullen roar of the wind, and 81
thick was the cloud of snow picked vi
and swept forward on the wings of thu
gale that powerful lamps were invisi
BILE ten feet away.
On high ground, such as that of in
ner Greenland. the wind is never still
hansen tells of the constant hiss o
the breeze laden with tiny bits of ice
which flowed along knee high like
shining white river glittering in tn
pale arctic sunlight.
Nor is there lack of sounds caused
by animal life. In the arctic may OF
ten be heard the baying of wolves ant
the barking of seal. while in the sum
mer the harsh cry of sea birds echoe
along the faces of the cliffs.-Harper'
Weekly
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
THIEF AND FORGER CAUGHT
Clarence Aldridge Stole From En-
pIoyer and Robbed Mail Box
Now in Jail


pIoyer and Robbed Mail Box
Now in Jail
Clarence Aldride, a married man
"a years of age who was employed
by e. A. Simpson in Kirby, had q
short but very busy criminal ca
reer and is now resting In Caledo-
MIA county jail awaiting action by
the federal government for break
ing into a mail box and opening an
other mans mail. While he was cap
tured by the sheriff's department
for stealing and forgery the fed
eral government demanded him af-
ter he was caught and will have
first chance at him.
About 1870 Sunday evening Mr..
Simpson notified Sheriff Worthen
that Aldridge who had been work
ing for him had left and taken Mr..
Simpsons dress suit case, gold
watch and some money. He also
stated that he had been seen taking
the north bound air line train here
headed for Canada. Sheriff Worthen
telephoned Sheriff Hill of Newport
and asked him to look out for the
man.
Mr. Simpson telphoned again say
ing that he had learned that Web
ster and Jennings OF Lyndonville
had sent him a check on Friday and
he had not received IL. He believed
Aldridge had got the letter out OF
the mail box AMI stolen the check.
At midnight Sheriff Hill telephon-
ed that he had the man and Sheriff
Worthen took the morning sleeper
for Newport. When he got Aldridge
in charge he confessed to the. rob-
berry from Simpson and that he had
broken open the mail box and open
ed the letter containing the check
and taken it. He forged Simpsons
name to the check and had IL cash
ed by MIR. Hubbard in Lyndon.
Sheriff Worthen telephoned Mr.. Hub
bard and delivered the check to him
as they were passing through Lyn-
donville.
The sheriff landed his prisoner In
Jail here and he is awaiting a hear
ing before u. s. Commissioner
Blodgett which will probably be
held the last of this week.
More Criminal News
On Saturday Sheriff Worthen ar
rested Napoleon Nedo on the charge
of furnishing and selling intoxicating
| liquor. He was taken before Judge
Porter and sentenced to four to
five months in prison.
William Michaud was arrested on
a similar charge and placed under
| $1,000 bail for appearance in county
court. He could not raise the money
and was held in jail.
Charles Sease was arrested yester-
day as it was alleged that he had
been disposing of a shipment OF IL
| quor that came to Michaud after his
arrest. He will be heard today.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
BURNING WOMEN ALIVE.
A Punishment That Was Abolished In
England In 1890.

The horrible punishment of burning
women alive seems to have existed in
Saxon England, but perhaps only in
the case of slaves. Under the Norman
rulers any woman, bond or free, who
killed her husband was burned alive
and the same punishment for this
crime and also for high treason ana
even for coming and other minor Of
lenses continued or arose from time
to time through the second and third
periods until it was abolished by act
of parliament in $780, the last actual
execution of this kind having, however.
taken place six years earlier.
The whipping of women for various
offenses continued even later. Public
whipping was not abandoned until
1877, and cases of private whipping Oc-
Cured as late as 1920.
There can be no doubt. we think,
that the savage human instinct OF
cruelty had something to do with the
barbarous punishments above mention
ed. As the old Roman public longed
for the carnage of the circus. as the
Spanish populace crowded to the auto
da-fe In the fourishing days of the in
QUESTION. so the lower tperhaps not
only the 1ower) strata of English ma
tionaIity took delight in witnessing tor
lures which in all probability We're de-
vised and kept up partly for their en-
tertainment. Judge Jefreys in SEN
fencing a woman to be whipped is re-
ported to have said:
'Hangman, charge you to pay par
ticular attention to this lady. Scourge
her till her blood runs down. 1t is
Christmas time, a cold time for madam
to strip See that you burn her shout
ders y."-Cornhill Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
He Got on Deck.

A sailor who had landed after a long
voyage. and having been paid of. call
ed a cab. threw his luggage inside and
jumped on top himself.
BEG pardon, SIR" said the astonish
ed cabman. but you should get inside
and put your boxes on top"
steer the craft ahead, jarvey. Pas
sengers always go on deck and lug
gage in the hold" was the reply from
the top.-LondOn Tit Bits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-15
BANK ELECTIONS
Passnmpsic Savings Bank

The semi-annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Passumpsic bank
was held Wednesday. The officers fol
the ensuing year are as follows;
Theron M. Howard, president; Wal
ter p. Smith, vice president; Richard
c. Baker, treasurer; Charles S. Ad
ans, bookkeeper; Alvin G. Noyes,
teller; and Miss Mary L. Jewett
stenographer. The same board of
trustees as last year was elected; T.
Nj. Howard, A. B. Noyes, L. p. Slack
w. p. Smith, p. +. Hazen, L. B.
Hartshorn, H. G.. Ely, L. p. Leach.
The dividends will be the same as
the previous year 4 per cent per an
mum. The past year has been a very
profitable one, with a very material
Increase OF dividends. The surplus
is almost twice what the law requir-
es. Richard G. Baker has been add
ed to the list of incorporators.
First National Bank
At the meeting Of the stockholders
OF the First National bank yesterday
these directors were elected; A. H.
Mcleod, G. III. Stevens, w. p.
Smith, 7. G. Clark, III. A. Stanley, F,
III. Brooks, w. A Kicker The direct
ors did not organize.