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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28
MARSHE'IEIID.
(Mrs. w. r. Rowland, Corr

(Mrs. w. r. Rowland. Corr
Miss Esther Rowland and friend
George Gault of Meriden, Conn.,, were
over Sunday guests at w. r. How
lands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason johnson were
recent visitors in Barre.
Mrs. Fred Currier of Richmond Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.
Johnson, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Rowland and
daughter, Esther. We're visitors in
Cabot one day last week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28

OF such vehicle. Senator Bancroft for
the committee said the amendment
would not cause any additional eN-
pense to the owners of vehicles and
would benefit automobile operators.
Sen. Chalmers opposed the amend
ment and Sen. Morse feared if the
bill went back to the House the SEN
ate might never see it again.
At this point the amendment was
rejected by 4 yea and nay vote of 20
to 5.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28
SAVES BOY FROM WORMS

Mrs. Jennie Bowen, of Meredith, n. H..
writes this kind of letter: .You have helped
my little boy. He wou1d have been in bis
grave before long"
Some symptoms OF worms are: Deranged
stomach. swollen upper lip. sour stomach.
offensive breath. hard and fall belly with
occasional gripings and pains about the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28

navel. pale face OF ieadcn tint ),
eyes beayy and dull. twitci,ing
eyeIids. itching of the nose.
itching OF the rectitna, short
dry cough. grinding of the
teeth. lit tie red points sticking
Gut on tongue. starting during
sleep. slow fever
Ifrou hive the least sitsnic.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28
SATURDAYS SESSION
Report On Industrial ScEooi-Status
of Legislature.

Montpelier, Feb 24-The House met
this morning with hundred MEM
bers neither present nor accounted
for but the LA that were there took
hold like the veterans they are and
turned off large amount of "small
business and adjourned. Three bills
were introduced, two were killed and
some third readings were ordered.
Two bills were passed and one Senate
bill was passed in concurrence.
The Committee on State institut-
ions made a splendid report on their
vi it to the State Industrial school.
The eighth week of the session of
the General assembly has closed.
1t will be interesting to note what has
been done towards final adjournment
during the EAST week.
Bills introduced in the House IS
Bills introduced in the Senate II
Bills passed this week by both
houses So
Bills killed this week by both
houses IS
of this week IS
A total number of bills disposed
| This is real net "clean up of "a
bills in both houses. ATS bills have
| thus far been introduced in both
houses and 21S have finally been pass
ed or have been buried in the boil
err room. This leaves $50 bills now
before the two houses in some stage
| OF the legislative game At the
| the rate work went this week, if no
more bills come in. ("Ah. that's the
/ point which must needs give us
pause") we would be getting through
in less than four weeks more, or
about the gard of March.
But this is not a safe prediction,
for all the really important measures
have yet to be acted upon. New meas
ures, yet sunthought OF will be berth
our solans still wrestling with the
/ problems. of the state.
Governor Graham has received q
petetion from the Penal Board sign
ed by Chairman Weeks and the 9th
er members OF the board, acquaint-
ing the Governor of the overcrowded
condition of the State Industrial
scool at Eergennes. The board calls
attention to the fact that the schoo
is de igned to accommodate 352 boys
! and girls and that is all, yet they &C
on to say that there are now at the
school, go boys and so girls, or As
more ia all than should be there
They ask to have commitments to the
institution temporarily suspended.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28

or s drops of "Gers-1t' on the corn
right away Pain and inflammation
will disappear, the corn will begin to
shrivel from that instant-then 1t
loosens and falls right off.
There's no other corn-remover IN
new discovery has been made in corn
removers since "Gets-It' was born.
Don't forget that fact "Gets-It' does
away forever with the use or
salves that irritate. bandages that
make a bundle of your toe, piasters
that half do the work, knives and
scissors that draw blood. Use Gets
It"-no more digging or cutting.
''Gets-It' is sold everywhere, 25c. a
bottle, or sent on receipt of price by
E, Lawrence & Co., Chicago. III.
Sold in ST. Johnsbury and recon-
mended as the worlds best corn REM
edy by c. C. Bingham, Chas. A. Searles
e. Co: Landry's Drug Store.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28
|Corns Peel Right OFF
With !" Gets-h."

Drops and the Corn is a sooner
When you've got to walk on the
sides of your shoe to get away from
those awful corn pains, there's only
one common thing to do. Put
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28

hsss hafk 81. 1851 ion thar ro1r child is troubled
.s.,h ston a,h orIns or pin worms, put him
on the road to good health bv usinE DIR
frue's Elixir. the Family laxative and
Worm Expeller. This remedy has been on
laxative made for young or old. At all
dealers. aac. soc ana $l.o0. Write for
information.
AUBURN. ,'.'.. a4998E
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28
Better Demand
For Better Seeds

q 4p. u - h
Very significant changes are
taking place in the demand for
seeds.
The chief inquiries used to be-
How cheap can you sell?''
Today the leading questions
"How good are the seeds Of
fersd?''
care they guaranteed to have
strong vitality?''
Will they grow big crops; big
enough to show profit over labor
and other fixed COSTS"
Is the brand reliable?''
Whose reputation is back of
i. the seeds?" &.
Our Brand WHITE MOUNTAIN
was trademalked by us years ago
to meet this demand, to make
and to keep our reputation as
dealers in highest, quality seeds.
tits none too early to order for
Spring delivery.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-10
IIIIIIkIlil.

She Tells Her Friends Take Lydia Pinkhams Remedies
North Haven, Conn When As had the Change of Life
which IS trouble all have At first it didn't bother
after while bearing pains called doctors who
told to try different things but they did One
husband home and said Why don't try Lydia
and took about 10 bottles of Vegetable Compound and could
feel myself regainng my health also used Lydia PnEhams
Sanae Wash and has done great deal of good Any
coming house who suffers from female troubles or Change
If rs here who think the world of hemaM FLORENCE IEL
Box 1g7, North Haven, Conn.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-10
FORMER LOCAL WOMAN /
IS AUTHOR OF POEM |

At meeting of the "Marys'' society,
an organization whose members al!
bear the name of Mary, which was
held recently at NobIesyille, Ind =.
Mary A. Krout, former resident of
Honolulu, wrote and presented an
original poem. According to the No
blesyille Daily Ledger. the poem writ
ten by the former Honolulu woman
was received with great enthusiasm.
Copies of the verse were given to the
members as souvenirs.
The poem follows;
THE MARYS.
liz the worlds Shortages long
A myriad Marys live:
Still Frightening many a sombre page,
Their need OF grace they give;
A Highland lass in deathiess song,
With Mary, Scotland's queen,
And her three Marys, proud and leal,
AS any maids e'er seen. ...
Wisely they've ruled DER many a
realm;
Our Mary gave a son
To carry down to hosts unborn
The name of Washington;
Today in homes DER all the earth
With children round their knees,
Or in the worlds wide fields of toll
They know no rest nor ease.
They speak the heartening word that
cheers,
They guide the faltering hand,
They live and serTe as heroes serve
Their well beloved land;
They do their part, and, at the last =.
Where Heavens glories shine
They shall behold Mary crowned
Witt motherhood divine
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-10
Supervisors Seem Willing to
Better Federal Highways it
Army Will Give Coral

New. hose and chemical motor ap
paratus for the fire department, new
auto trucks for the water works de
partment, the floating of improvement
| bonds authorized and immediate &C
ton on the repairing of numerous bad
| roads we're some of the matters con
sfdered at the meeting of the board
of supervisors last night. Many OF
the resolutions were tabled until the
next meeting. +....
RAYMOND Brown, representing the
Chamber of Commerce, addressed the
board on the subject of repairing the
makai Diamond. Head road so that
it would be in presentable shape when
the congressional party arrives next
month. Mr.. Brown declared the
Chamber of Commerce would gladly
60 ahead with the supervisors in any.
thing they would suggest to improve
the road. ........ .... ~-.-
Supervisor. Petrie suggested that
the city and county leave the roads
just as they are and let the congress
men get a glimpse of their federal
roads in Oahu. The Diamond Head
road is federal property. said Mr..
Petrie, and it is up to them to repair
tenn. He also suggested that the
same be done with the Puuloa road.
MIR. Brown, however, said he would
take the matter up with the army
engineers today. The supervisors
seemed willing to go through with
the improvement plan, but only If the
army would allow them to use coral
from the federal quarry. ~-
S. G.. Stibbert, acting superinten-
dent of the electric light department,
notified the board that because OF
the lack of rain, the city plant was
obliged to shut down on Saturday.
1t win be necessary to buy light from
the Hawaiian Electric company until
the rainy season commences. The
authorization was granted to contract
with the Hawaiian Electric for cleo
tricity, and $1,000 appropriated.
Resolutions for the sale of improve
ments bonds for Smith street. from
Queen to Beretania, and of Hotel
street, from Nuuanu to Bishop, were
also adopted. The amounts involved
are S12 800 and sS04625.
Supervisor Arnold introduced a
resolution which was adopted, calling
for the city engineer to investigate
and report conditions of the Waialae
road so that improvements may be
made.
The police committee was handed a
requisition from Sheriff Charles Rose,
asking for new motor police patrol.
The sheriff has his eye on a special
45-horsepower BIS. The matter is un-
der Amusement
The traffic cops want a raise in
pay. They ask SIS more month, be
cause of the high cost Of living" APP
parently the cops went over the
sheriff's head in the matter, so the
request was tabled by the police COM
-nittee.
F. G. Kirchhoff, water works man.
age-, wants five new Fo.d trucks, a
Ford runabout and new Buick road
ter. total cost s4l16-a0. The matter
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-10
TRIP TO HAWAII
FIGURED Inn. Y.
TRUSTEE ACTION
A. K. Conkling, Known Here,
Found Dead After Daughters
Start Litigation Over Inheri-
lance

Word has been received of the
death in New York City few days
ago of Alfred R. Conkling, lawyer,
geologist and author who, two years
ago, spent several months visiting in
Hawaii with his two daughters and
who made many friends here during
his stay, He was found early one
morning in the court yard of his East
10th street home, having fallen or
jumped from the fourth floor during
the night. The police reported his
death as suicide. -.
Mr.. Conkling, who is 81 years old,
has been separated from his wife and
estranged from his daughters for some
time, circumstances over which, it is
said, he had been breeding. He was
to have appeared before referee
shortly for examination to the charges
made by his two daughters, Muriel
and Ulga, that he had mishandled
funds in his charge as guardian and
trustee. ..s.
The Misses Conkling some years ago
inherited 100000 from relatives. and
their father was appointed guardian
by the surrogate court. The daugh-
tiers had applied for his removal. They
alleged that he had grossly over
charged the estate for certain minor
matters, one being a trip to Honolulu
in 1915 by the daughters
with their father as companion. Mr..
Conkling had denied the allegations
and the referee had been appointed
tG hear the testimony of both sides.
Mr.. Conkling was not related in any
way to d. L. Conkling, treasurer of
the city and county of Honolulu, al
though the two had met during the
time the late author and geogolist
visited the islands
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-10
WHAT SHALL A POOR GIRL DO
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman
Writer r

n YOUNG girl is engaged to Sam.
A nv who Is somewhere in France"
u fighting for his country, and she
wants 20 know what she shall 90 whlle
her fiance IS away-whether she shall
go about to places of amusement Win
ether young people or NOPE in her
home and wear the willow.
II am young" she writes. Il work
hard ali day and when come home oil
an evening ! find It very. dreary and
lonesome to sit up alone. so | have
been going oIt with some OF my friends.
II masses the time more quickly and
keeps me from worrying about my
sweetheart who has answered the call
of his country but my parents think
that for me 20 amuse myself in his
absence is not being true to MIN.
Many other girls are in my position.
Will you tell us what we shall do?
Take the innocent pleasures OF
youth as they come 10 you, my dear.
Life is not so full OF sunshine that we
can afford TO miss a single hour Of IT,
and these who would darken a day OF
your girlhood know not the crime that
they commit. .......-s
The most mischievous cult in the
world is that which teaches US that
there is some peculiar virtue in tears
and grief. and that making ourselves
miserable will be accounted unto us
for righteousness. These people think
that they are never so fully doinG
their duty as when they are worrying
themselves sick, and that to be morbid
and melancholy shows that they have
DEPTHS of character not possessed by
those who get over things. ST.
This is rank tommyrot nonsense.
Worry does nothing but FRAGILE out
your nerves and put razor edge on
your temper. Anxiety achieves moth
ing, but II makes lines in your face.
Unayailing tears only dim your eyes
md constant brooding over the danger
md death that may come to beloved
inc has no effect except to make you
pick and miserable and such a gloomy
companion that everyone avoids your
society.
AS you say, there are. thousands OF
other young girls whose sweethearts
have kissed them and ridden away to
the war. What useful purpose can be
served by all these young women with
drawing themselves from all the pleas
nres of life and sitting down in soli-
tary rooms to pine, and wait, and
weep for their lovers return, and
torture themselves by letting their
imaginations picture the risks their
men are running.
Not one bullet will their tears turn
aside. not one trench win their fears
make safer. not one gas bomb will
their despair make innocuous. They
win add needlessly to the misery that
hangs over this darkened old world.
and their letters, filled with gloom and
approximations as they are bound to
be. will sap the courage and take the
heart out of the men who get them
at the front.
Now women are called on as never
before in the history OF the world to
assume brave attitude towards life.
and the biggest part of this bravery
consists in keeping a smile on their
faces. They cannot do this if they
deliberately make themselves misera-
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and batteries, and while the others
are ready, paper and pencil Il hand,
she begins to send message. The
cliek-click of the instrument is accom-
panied by the scratching OF pencil on
paper as the pupils translate and write
cut the message. When the sender is
finished with the message the notes
are compared and corrections are
made. {,
. The women have volunteered for
this work. and IL the call comes for
operators, they are ready to respond.
A number Of women In the East have
already enrolled IN the Naval Reserve
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bic by refusing every pleasure ana
pining themselves away to shadow.
The best thing that any girl can DO
for her. Sammy is to go on and lead
her normal life with courage. keep
herself cheerful, and write him the
iolliest letters she can pen, telling him
that just as he is doing the part OF
man at the front, so she is trying TO
do the part OF woman at home.
That's the sort Of girl man likes
10 think Of coming back TO. not a poor
Lidia Languish creature who has fret
ted herself into case Of nervous pros
tTation ~
As for the danger of a girl not re-
naming true TO her sweetheart be-
caHse,she goes to places OF amuse-
ment where she meets other men, that
is not worth considering IL a girl Is
SD poor and weak nninded~and tickle
as that, and has so little real love for
a man that as soon as he IS cut of
sight he is out OF mind, why, the soon
er he gets rid of her the better.
She isn't worth any real mans love,
and the man who misses getting her
for wife ought to go down on his
knees and thank God for his lack.
There is no magic in a wedding ring
that keeps light and frivolous wo.
man true and steady, and the woman
who is a faithless sweetheart will
make faithless wife ..
As a matter of fact il would be
good thing if every engagement could
be tried out by absence, and by both
the man and woman being thrown in
the society of other women and men.
Then they would find out how strong
their love for each other really was,
and whether they were destined for
mates. Ii time and distance served
only to make them dearer to each
other, If no other woman had power
to charm the man, and no other man
could make the girls heart beat quick
er, then they might go ahead with the
wedding without fear for the future.
But IL absence weakens the tie be-
tween a couple, and their affection
is so fragile it cannot endure the test
OF association with other people, then
surely it is good thing to find 1t out
on the safe side of the altar, for d.
yoree is a messy thing and unpleasant
te have about the premises.
Personally should not think that it
would be very difficult for a girl to
remain true to her Sammy, when she
compared him with the clackers who
remain at home. Between the stalwart,
clear eyed youth who rose up and
answered Here" to his country's call
for men to defend 1t, and the fellow
who lets some other man fight his
battle while he escorts girls to the
movies, or hands around tea. or fox
t7ots with them, there isn't much
choice for woman who wants real
man for husband. B..
So don't be afraid, girls, that it will
shake your allegiance to Sammy for
you to receive a few attentions from
other men. If you really love Sammy.
and are a worth while woman, fit to
be brave mans wife, you will be
faithful to him. And If you are of the
type that prefers lounge lizards, why,
you will be doing Sammy an inesti.
mable favor by marrying somebody
else.
OF course the war will break up
many engagements. For when all is
said, absence is the acid test of love.
Many young people honestly believe
that they entertain deathless affec.
ton for each other when all that
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-10
MADAME LESTER OBTAINS
NEW DANCING ACADEMY

Madame Lester has opened an acad-
envy in the residential district of Ho.
nolulu, located at the intersection OF
LunaIiIo and Alapai streets, on the
line of the Punahou cars.
: The large assembly hall on the
second floor of the building will be
devoted to the teaching Of ballroom
and fancy dancing, the children's
classes being under the personal d.
rection of Madame Lester.
An innovation will be introduced
this season for the little ones in the
nature of a kindergarten class"
which win be in charge of Miss Doris
Noble.
Glasses are now being organized for
instruction in the one-step. fox-trot
and the waltz: the latest craze, the
"Sammie fox-trot" will also be intro
duced this season.
The "oid-tinle" waltz is again COM
ing into its own and Madame Testers
many years experience in teaching
this graceful dance places her In a
position in the front rank of her pro.
fessi0n. She attributes her great sue
cess in thin branch of terpsichore to
the use of the famous "Dodswortn sys-
tenn" of New oYrk.
The gratuituous use of this beau
tiful hall has been extended to the
Honolulu branch of the Red Cross So
ciety one day in each month and
Madame Lester will also contribute
specialties to assist in the raising OF
funds for the Allied cause.
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draws them together is physical
attraction. When this is broken they
have nothing in common. and they I'M
consciously and inevitably drift apart.
Neither one is TO blame. r.
They were the playthihgs OF nature.
War has caused her to pull another
string on which she made them dance.
They are separated, and find other
partners. and thank heaven that they
found out in time that the impulse
that they mistook for love was not
real love. Other engagements will be
broken because the men who come
back from war will come back chang
ed. They will not be the same Sam
mics who went away. Some of them
will come back broken in body and
spirit, and it will take big, strong,
great hearted women to take these
wrecks into their arms and nurse
them back to manhood again. 49,
Other Sammies who went into the
war gay and laughing boys will come
out sober, serious minded men, older
than their years, and they may not
want for wives the silly, frivolous
little girls who were the ideals of
their callow youth. -
So for these. ana a hundred other
good reasons. | advise the girls who
are engaged to soldier boys not to re-
tire to a nunnery while their sweet
hearts are away. And above all en-
treat them not to admit the folly of
becoming war brides on the theory
that marriage certificate is certi-
ficate of faithfulness. 1t is wisest and
best to keep the door OF freedom
open for both parties. +.
g..
Copyright, 1917, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
Dorothy Dix's articles appear regu-
larly in this paper every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
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firm
Is MEANINGLESS

PORTLAND, 0re.-It's a far cry to
Hawaii, the home Of the lei. but that
las not deferred the Victor Inyen-
tons company Of Portland. from man
ufacturing them in all lengths and
lhues. Moreover, the company II find.
ing ready market for the leis. not
only in Portland, but throughout the
Northwest.
There isn't conventional picture
Jet made of Hawaiians which does
not portray them wearing at least one
lei around their neck. And gener-
ally the lei depicted is Of solid
color.
But those made by the Victor -
ventions company offer a wide y
riety of choice. They are made OF
paper, and in all colors and eombina.
lions Of colors. A few OF them are
displayed in the Teiegram's windows
this week, along with one Of the latest
California conceits-a wide brimmed
beach straw hat, trimmed with LET'S.
Along with the ukuIeie and South
Sea Island songs-yes, and the ma
tional dance-has come the LEI. II
appears at parties, dances and other
social functions. To supply the de.
mand is the object OF the local con
Germ, and apparently IL Is succeeding
in its mission. Telegram.
STAR-BJLiE1sN GIVES YOU
TCOAN.S NEWS TODAY
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-10
IETOURBADROADS STAY BAD So
SOLONsCANSEE Them SAYsPETRIE

was referred to the water works com
mitee ~ -. E..
Fire Chief Thurston asked for a
new hook and ladder, new combina-
ton motor driven pump and hose
cart, and new motor chemical wagon.
He also wants 10000 feet of hose, but
will be ready to take 5000 If he can
get it. The hook-and.ladder now in
use Isl fifteen years old and obsolete.
The supervisors were favorable in
their reply, but will reserve their de-
cision until the next meeting. The
total cost of the apparatus would be
$4,000. r.. 49,.
A special committee consisting Of
Mayor Fern and E. A. Mott-Smith
we're appointed to represent the board
of supervisors at the organization of
the Liberty Loan committee.