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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05
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pitfalls For Treatment-Personals.
(Ance p. Massey, Corespondent.)
Mrs. TfIden, who has been very sick
the past few weeks was taken to the
ST. Johnsbury hospital Friday.
Charles Drew. who has been sick
the past week threatened with pneu-
monia and a bad quinsy sore was tax
en- to. the hospital Saturday.
Mrs William Clifford attended the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Gilmore Ide
at st. Johnsbury Tuesday.
The Rev. Mr.. Collins Of Newport
Center preached very able sermon
here Sunday.
Raymond Emmons began working
at the scale factory at ST. Johnsbury
last week.
Mrs. Warwick Smith was sick with
the grip the past week.
Mrs. Arthur Pearce, who has been
caring for Mrs. Tilden the past few
weeks has gone home.
Miss Jennie Martin of Goss Hollow
has been sewing at Mrs. Herbert and
Homer Stantons
Doris Gadapee has been gaining the
past week.
George Hanna spent the past week
visiting his parents at Walden.
Mrs. Arthur Sanborn is sick with the
grip.
Mrs. Harriette Bailey visited Mrs
Adna Clifford last Tuesday.
James Johnson has rented the
Green place here in the village and is
moving.
Ben Tousant has bought the farm
of his mother and takes possession
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Clifford called
on Mrs. Elvira Badger last Tuesday.
Mrs. Badger has been in poor health
all winter.
Horace Goodwin has bought ar
automobile.
Florence Clement is stopping with
Mrs. j. p. Weeks for while.
Mrs. Anna Sanborn is visiting Mrs.
Charlotte Sanborn at Cole Corner.
Ida Emmons of st. Johnsbury is at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. f. c. En-
mons, convalescing from her recent
operation for appendicitis.
Billy Smith of st. Johnsbury spent
the past week visiting friends in the
place.
The Rev. AIdrich preached at New
port Center last Sunday.
Mrs. Birney Hall of st. Johnsbury
visited Mrs. Alice Chickering part Of
last week.
Little Elizabeth Stanton visited her
aunt, Mrs. Frank Hubbard, Sunday.
Mrs. Sidney Aldrich has been sick
the past week with the grip.
The village school began Tuesday
after two weeks vacation, with the
same teachers. The school honses are
having their spring cleaning
This is very poor sugar weather.
There will be a sugar social at AL
bert Blewitts Wednesday night, given
by the North church society. Ladies
please bring doughnuts.
Mrs. Mary Weed is visiting at ]. E.
Parker'S.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Parker have re-
turned from Thorndale, Mass, where
they have been visiting their daugh-
ter for the past two weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05
Proof of Statements Wanted.

Stephen E. Royce of st. Adams is
dress in that city last week that ac-
cording to statistics, over 90 per cent
of the bread winners of the country
had average earnings of $500 a year,
of which they spent $2S5 and saved
only SIS. OF the 1855 expended, $50
went for taxes.
six percent of the people have in
comes averaging $1,000 a year, of
which $1,000 went for expenses. 1924
of this amount going for taxes.
-Four per cent of the heads of
families had incomes averaging ST.
600. The average expenditures of
this wealthy class were $3.50 year
and the average amount of this paid
for taxes was only $500.
Mr.. Royce estimated the average
taxes per person at $50 a year, or
$3.50 a year for each head of the fam
lily. whose average income today was
$500 or $780,"
These figures indicate that the
bread winner with an income of $500
per year spends eighteen and two
thirds per cent of his gross income for
taxes, the people with $1,000 income
spend fourteen per cent, those with
$4,000 income spend three and
eleven-se per cent and those
with 500 income spend twenty-one
and three-sevenths per cent.
These statements are mighty i'm
portant, if true. But who can believe
that a man with $500 income per year
spends $50 a year for taxes. Such
men have no property to be taxed
The average poll tax cannot exceed
four dollars per year and we know OF
no other tax a man with such pitt
fully small income is asked to pay
we are not so we'll informed on the
matter of taxation as Mr.. Royce but
we challenge the accuracy of his
statements and would respectfully ask
for proof of the truth of the same.
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by sending out blanks t5 the churches.
Supt loves Report

In his report, Supt. r. F. Lowe of
the ST. Johnsbury district characteriz-
ed the past year as time of unusual
ministerial stringency'' and a period
of unexpected victories" Under the
heading of material improvements the
superintendent refers to the construc-
ton of a $4,000 edifice for Grace
church in 81 Johnsbury. repairs to
the church at Newport Center, changes
at Holland, Island Pond, South Al
bany, Albany Lowell, West Burke,
Lyndonville, East Lyndon, Irasburg
PlainfieId, Danville, Peacham and
Greensboro Bend; and also a new pipe
organ at Orleans.
Some of the churches have slightly
increased their minister's salaries and
frequently the ministers are paid
weekly. Endowments are generally
well invested. The debt on the dis
trict parsonage has been wiped out.
The ladies aid societies are given
great commentator by the superin-
tendent. Evangelistic work has not
been allowed to suffer amid the other
activities, and Superintendent Lowe
reports considerable progress along
that line in many of the towns.
In closing his report, superintendent
Lowe mace Two Suggestions, the HrSl
of which was to have the minister and
the laity get together and determine
to destroy the bad habit of talking
down the Methodist church, of pick
ing flaws and looking on the dark
side of things, and the second of which
is to have definite objective for tt
conference and for each individual
church. 1.-The church is not here to
save itself but to save the world. The
pastor is not here to save little coter-
lie of people called saints or church
members We must either earnestly
attempt to save the community and
the world or to spend our lives fruit
lessly.''
AT the session Wednesday a resolu-
ton endorsing national prohibition was
adopted and signed by the presiding
officer of the conference, Bishop Ham
ilton, and ministers. The Rev. G. H.
Smith of the Anti-Saloon league spoke
briefly of that organizations plans for
the next few years, education, and an
effort to defeat any legislation favor
able to the saloon. He said he had
just emerged from clclone cellar.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05

Gov. johnson of California has just
issued a proclamation refusing about
$500 corporations the right to do
business in that state because they
tax of last year. Among the corpora
lions who have failed to pay is the
Ford Automobile Company which
owes $4,000 tax for last year. The
company refuses to pay because it
considers the tax excessive. To an
outsider it would look as though the
state of California is trying to be too
hoggish with outside interests.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05

CUT THIS OUTFIT is WORTH MONEY
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc and mail it to Fol-
ey & Co, Chicago, Ill, writing your
receive in return a trial package con-
tanning Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound for bronchial coughs, colds and
Group; Foley Kidney Pills, for lame
back, weak kidneys, rheuma tism, blad-
der troubles, and Foley Cathart1c TAP
lets, a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic, for constipation,
biliousness, headache and sluggish
bowels. G. c. BINGHAM
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05

Editor Tobin of the Swanton COur-
Ter has pulled off another original
stunt. The enterprising people of
Swanton gave him 1881 worth of ad-
vertising for one week and he came
out the next week with a four-page
paper saying that was as good a pa
per as the advertisers were paying
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05

(AIrs E. A Blodgett. Correspondent
Mabel Fisher is working for Mrs
George Worrill at West Waterford.
Miss Helen Cushman returned Sun
day after visiting her grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs e. o. Cushman, a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Worrill are
rejoicing over the birth of a son
March %.
Fred Taylor has moved to the r..
w. Remick farm
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05
NEWARK

(Porter Wallace, Correspondent
The Parker and Young mill started
Tuesday morning with Herb Beck as
sawyer.
G. e. Moulton is quite i'll with
stomach trouble.
Oscar Buzze1 lost one of his horses
last week.
Mrs. Belle Johnson has returned to
her boarding place at D. w. Kings
after spending the winter at West
Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Damon and
family returned to their home at Is
land Pond, Monday.
Will Moulton- has moved to the
Charles Hopkins place.
Mrs. Myra Ross is i'll with harden
ing of the arteries. Her sister, Mrs.
Silsby, of st. Johnsbury. is spending
some time with her.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05

Among the achievements" of the
democratic administration, Josephus
Daniels mentions "a revision of the
tariff so as to help the average man. )"
Help him how? Threw him out of
job; made him go on half time;
caused the small business man to face
bankruptcy; increased the cost of liv-
ing; gave the foreign laborer a market
here for his products. Josephus was
manager of the democratic publicity
service of the last campaign. If he is to
have a controlling influence in the
publicity work of the next campaign
he will find out mighty soon that
democratic candidates want no men
ton of the democratic tariff.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05

Hence the realistic education we
propose must eventuate in intellectual
power"-Abraham Flexner. Say,
dear reader, do you feel educated
after reading such lurid description
of education?
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for. His paper me out with eight
pages the next week. An eight-page
pager should be a good servant for
swanton merchants, If they are only
live enough to use it,
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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-21
The Peoples of Laurium.

Some years ago there was. seen In q
silver mine of Laurfum a curious In
stance Of the resuscitating power OF
light after many years. The silver
mines of Laurium were abandoned
more than 1000 years ago as unwork-
able and were filed for the most part
with the Stag from the workings OF
the miners.
1t was discovered, however, that this
Stag contained plenty Of silver, which
could easily be rendered available by
up to date appliances. Accordingly II
was removed to the furnace and, when
next the mine was visited, a wonderful
transformation was found to have
taken place. Instead Of a heap Of rub
bish. the mine has become a gorgeous
flower garden. The entire space was
covered with a brilliant show Of pop.
pies. This profuse vegetable life, it is
asserted, belonged to the age In which
the mines were worked Twenty cen.
turtles old, therefore, were those poppy
seeds, yet when the removal Of the
Stag allowed the light to fall upon
them, they sprang into life and bloom
under its influence. y y
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-21
Burma's Teak Trees.

x During the reign Of the Burmese
kings teak was the royal wood and
the king had a right to all teak The
palace of the kings in Mandalay Is al
most entirely built of this wood, and
one Of the THRONE rooms is Supported
by fine pillars of teak. The bamboo
forests In Burma, which sometimes
grow to a height of from fifty to sixty
feet and are a glory in themselves, are
but an underground above which tow
err the teak trees, giants Of strength,
dignity and beauty, attaining a height
of from $50 to 100 feet. The teak trees
grow several hundred yards apart,
three mature trees to the acre being
considered a good yield. Beauty is
not however, their chief feature, for
their wood is used extensively for
home building both In Burma and In
,dia. and In Europe for men-of-war. Its
durability is due to an essential oil.
and when used as a backing for armor
plates it is found that the bolts and
rtvets do not rust owing to the oil con
tanned in the wood.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-21

The lash steadied Tom q little. He
went away without a word as the
window slammed down and In some
way reached bone and bed:
Long hours later c5nsciouspess slow
ly came back to him. His aching head
demanded an explanation, and the let
ter lying On the table supplied It with
a little thfob Of excitement The
momentary joy faltered and sank as
he remembered how he had found
Mary out for a mere fortune hunter
after him for his money, though an
other mans arm had been within an
inch of her waist a moment before.
And then out of the mists and vague
ness came like a burst of sunshine the
knowledge that she had thrown him
down because he had drunk, had turn
ed on him as he deserved, without a
pang for his money and had given It t.
him straight from her angry heart
the darling! And 50 the joy begrn to
steal back. g ~
He had meant to make straight FOL
the patent leather shoes and the black
cutaway coat that had been his dream
Of years, but instead he put on his old
Sunday suit, and, after q shave and 8
shampoo, he turned to Mary's. She
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-21
a Fern hat Walks.

The walking fern is a native Of the
United States. 1t Is found In certain
localities of the eastern states and
westward to Kansas, usually growing
on moss covered rocks, or near the
bases of cliffs. The fronds, when
fully developed, are from six to twelve
Or fifteen inches long. their tips reach
ing down into the moss or crevfces Of
the rocks, where they develop young
plants Of two or three tiny fronds. At
a later stage, a mass of fine rootlets
forms and holds the little rosettes In
position. After several months the
long frond to which the little plant is
attached becomes withered, and the
young fern sends out fronds which pro-
duce new plants. II Is said that In a
few years a single plant under favor
able conditions will develop into a
whole colony.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-21
In All Time Of
Our Prosperity
Heir to Fortune Finds Money
Won't Buy Love
By JULIET wILBoR rompKlNs
Copyright by Frank A. nsunsey Co.

well win you look al that" NUT
tered Tom for at least the fftfeth time.
He had been saying It at intervals,
sitting IN his trunk In his little bunk
Of a room, ever since he had mastered
the meaning Of the letter. The ex-
preston had not varied by q hairs
breadth except once. when he had au-
dramatically substituted, SWELL IN be
hangedr =.
Thirty thousand dollars-thirtethou-
sand-dollarsl And for three years it
had been hunting for him over two
continents, while he In serene igno-
rance whistled at his stocking. lived a
frugal life and tried 10 put by IS a
month. He looked down at the sleeve
Of bis flannel shirt, grimed with Gin
ders: at his broken, blackened hands;
at his frayed overallA washed to a
blush white. All at once concrete
pictures Of what this was Going to
mean to him, this stunning, bewilder-
ing event, began to- crop up before his
blinking eyes. He saw a.shining vision
of patent leather shoes trousers creas-
ed In front and In back, a diamond
ring, theater tickets, restaurant din
ners and-Mary. Mary Ryan,
A sudden wide yell Of pure Joy burst
from him. Swinging to his feet, he
began to cakewaIk, then to dance,
leaping up and down the tiny roCsl,
skipping, buck1ng, smashing hts great
boots against the wall, Netting out his
voice In a tumble Of song I'D war
whoop that made the Boom tHemble.
"Mr. Fogartyl For mercy's .saker"
The landlady was pale and breathless.
"Do you love me, Molly, darling?
Let your answer be a kfssw roared
Tom, and, finging both arms about
her, he gave her the desired answer
with resoundfng heart1ness. Then he
whirled OF down the stairs, four steps
at a time, with q whoop that opened
every door on the way. The landlady
stood gaspfng; then she slowly shook
her head.
"No, that amt no drunk" she decid-
ed. II guess it's a girl" And she
smiled shrewdly as she put out the
gas Tom had left lighted
In the street Tom returned to a
measure OF dignity, though his heels
seemed to be ramming holes In the
pavement at every stride. and his heart
pushed up his chest nhe an internal
balloon It was pay day. and In his
pocket was a months wages By the
same token he knew where 10 find a
sufficient number Of the boys. There
were a dozen Of them Longing about
the little tables or leaning against the
bar at Stimson's. Toms heart warm
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-21
DOGS N

Laddfe and Brownie are adventurous
collie dogs. They live In the Kansas
city of Kansas City, and their play
yard is a grove of trees. Every morn
ing they fare forth to this miniature
forest, and woe betide the squirrel that
letters too long upon the ground.
With a furious barking and "woof.
ing and snorting, Laddie and Brownie
rush back and forth among the trees,
seeking whom they may devour or at
least to have fun with the little wood
folks.
At first the squirrels were greatly
disturbed by the terrible antics Of
,Laddie and Brownie. In the midst
of nut gathering they could not spare
time to scramble clear to the tops OF
trees every time the two dogs came
along.
One day the dogs frightened a SOUR
rel that had just found a nut. With
the nut In his mouth Chatterer rushed
up a tree and chung to one of the lower
branches. Laddie and Brownie stood
beneath and barked. In his rage Chat
terer opened his mouth to hurl invec-
tives at the dogs and the nut fell out
of his mouth.
It landed right on top Of Laddie's
head. In the display of temper that
followed, Laddie seized the nut be-
tween his teeth, cFunched his jaws
down and cracked II.
Presently, when the dogs were bark
ing up another tree, Chatterer descend
ed and ate the "goody" from the nut
Laddie had SO obligingly cracked.
So that's the game they play. The
squirrels often drop nuts and the dogs
in furious rage crush the hard shells
with their teeth. Both e to enjoy
II, and 1t saves the squirrels a lot OF
work.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-21

II ALwAYs LIKED YoU BEST, TOM"
opened the door at his ring, but die
not ask him In. There was only hos
tility In her teal Redeemed eyes.
MARY DEAR" he said humbly, Evil
you just let me in to apologize and
tell you how It came about? And Their
I'll go away and not bother you, fol
I'm not fit to say your name"
She wavered a moment; then, I'm
graciously enough, threw back the dool
to let him In.
Half an hour later she lifted he
flushed face from his shoulder.
II always liked you best, Tom, bu'
Jimmy made love so persuasive, and
you didn't seem to are like him, and
it's terrible upsettfng to be courted
And when he came all out of breath
and said It was just love drove hin
running-the cheat! He most goi
me-" she said, with a long sigh. Their
her face grew serious. And, mind
you, Tom, If ever there's any more
doings like last night, fortune or NJ
fortune, III wish it had been Jimmy
Do you understand"
He drew her back to him.
"God bless you for that!' he said
TT has been a lesson to me. I'll nevei
drink a drop of liquor as long as
i've" 80 E
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-21
THRIFTY MAN LOOKS AHEAD
Systematic Saving Recognized ~
Means Of Preparedness Against
Possible Day of Want.

It is a trite saying that thrift neces-
states self-denial and that the pos
session of a savings account imposes
the obligation to surrender many
things that are desired. But the pos
session of a savings account is mere
ly M form in which thrift expresses
itself. Thrift means preparedness. It
mean adherence to orderly processes
OF thought and action. It means calm
calculation of the relation of income
to outgo and the discernment of the
necessity and the advantage In every
penny that Is spent. j..
The thrifty man or woman does not
buy what is not needed. He takes &C.
count Of the future. He measures the
uncertainties Of human existence. He
realizes that sickness and unemploy.
ment are among the inevitable ac-
compartments Of existence. He makes
provision against the day of want and
looks forward to the condition In
which those who are dependent on
him will be when he dies.
The thrifty man also takes account
Of the larger matter of citizenship
and his relation to society. He is in
q position to insist on the economical
conduct Of the affairs of government
If he conducts his own affairs in an
economical way. He has a sense of
responsibility as q contributor to In
dnstrial progress that makes him a
better citizen and If, in the end, he
prefers to s the savings bank as a
convenient place in which to accumu-
late funds and then to invest them as
hts own judgment directs, he becomes
even more a participant In the indus
trial advance Of the nation and as
sumes directly the control Of the cap
ital he produces.
Specifically it may not seem a cor
re~t conclusion to assert that thrift
finds its first demonstration In the
possession of a savings account, but
it does. Such a possession is the first
step toward the goal of real achieve
ment and it leads to independence and
q belief in the ability to conduct ones
own affairs.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-21


ed to them with q sudden tenderness
that made the bridge of his nose ache:
He loved them all, w Jimmy Nc
Carthy, who was Mary's alternative
and whom he usually passed In surly
silence. Well, he could afford to be
sorry for Jimmy now.
'Coms on all Of you! It's on me"
he called jovially, leading the way to
the bar.
They came, loud with surprise.
whats up? Got a rafse"
Eyes, a $4,000 raise" said Tom sol
emily, 'from an old chap I never
heard of and who never heard of me.
Blood relation at that. Here's to him,
boys!"
They took Ii for a Joke at first
When at last they were convinced they
were uproarious with joyful excite
ment-aIl but Jimmy Mccarthy, who
set down his glass half emptied and
seemed lost In somber thoughts.
Then Tom noticed that Jimmy Nc
earthly had slipped out
"Poor JIMMY It's kinder rough on
him." he confided to Stimson. Were
both after the same girl. I guess this
fixes him"
"Why don't you wait a bit?" coun-
Beled Stimson. with all that, money