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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-07
MUCH EXTRA woRK IN MARCH,

It's between seasons now, when few
persons perspire as much as health de.
fiands. The result is double work for
the kidneys. for the kidneys must
throw out waste matter from the sys-
ten that is eliminated through the
pores when persons perspire. Over
worked. weak or disordered kidneys
need help now. B. FL. Stone. Reading.
Pa.. writes Whenever 1 need a kid
ney remedy l rely on Foley Kidney
Pills. They have been worth their
weight in gold to me."-CHARLEs A,
SEAPIES e co
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

slices of bread mean to him? He fig
 ures that if he does save them some other fellow will come along and car ry on the work of destruction. Any way. he has paid for this bread. Therefore he is entitled to use it. That is the business sense of the plan. We have reached the state where business and patriotism must mold
 into the same thing with patriotism playing tho entire role. It might be ,, business to consume all the food stuffs bought in a restaurant. It is patriotic to curtail some of these supplies and save so that the men in
 the trenches may not go hungry. Ex- perts have figured that each and every man and woman in this coun- try consumes about five pounds of Wheat-bread in one week. That Is too much. There must be a saving of one pound of this foodstun. If four pounds are consumed where now
 five pounds are needed the United
 States will have little If any difficult
 ty in sending the desired amount of
 flour to the Allied countries
 In order to effect this saving the
 men and women of the Union must
 willingly do their bit. There must
 be no mental reservation in filling out
 pledge cards. There must be no fall
 ing by the wayside. After little
 while saving of this kind becomes part
 of the daily routine. Once started it is
 easly continued.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
A Poets IieSS0n.

Poet, my master, come, tell me true. And how are your verses made? An, that is the easiest thing to do- You take cloud of 0 silvern hue, A tender smile or sprig of rue, With plenty of light and shade. And weave them round in syllables
 rare,
 With a grace and skill divine With the earnest words of a plead
 ing prayer, With a cadence caught from dulcet
 air, A tale of love and a lock of hair. Or bit of a trailing vine. Or, delving deep in mine unwrought, You find in the teening earth The golden vein of noble thought. The soul of statesman still un-
 bought Or a patriots cry with anguish
 fraught
 For the land that give him birth. A brilliant youth who has lost his way On the winding road of life, A sculptor's dream of the plastic clay. A painters soul in a sunset ray, UT the sweetest Ln1n6 woman caH
 say,
 Or struggling nations strife. A boys ambition, a maiden's star, Unrisen. but yet to be. A glimmering light that shines afar For a sinking ship on moaning bar' An empty sleeve, a veterans scar' Or land where men are free. And if the poets hand be strong To weave the web of a deathless song' And if a master guide the pen To words that reach the hearts of
 men, And if the ear and touch be true, It's the easiest thing in the world to
 do!
 ARTHUR MACY.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
"OVER THE TOP"

They asked New Britain to give a05, 5,Ooo for our soldiers fighting the battle of democracy, and New Brit ain gave $7o,s7s. The campaign com nntttees of the Y. M. c. A. and the Knights of Columbus met with suc- cess at every turn. Even now those figures may be augmented. for the house-to-h -house canvass conducted by the K. of c. has not been a complete one. There are those who believe a few days more should be allowed for this work. Whether the time Is ex- tended makes little difference so far as success goes. The objective point has been reached. and passed. Go- Ing out for s65, ,ooO and bringing back more than $7o,ooo is no sign of fail ure. It is success with capital 8. Tn terms of the war it is what may be called going lover the top"
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
LESS BREAD.

Wheat bread is rapidly giving way to war bread in this land, and as the long winter days get better grip on mankind and folk have more time in which to think things over there will be even greater saving in the future than there has been in the past.
 Before this war began the United States of America sent approximately eight per cent of it's flour supply to European countries. Now, with the war running at full speed ahead we are sending twenty per cent of this supply, with the possibility that even one-fourth of the entire supply may reach foreign shores. Our Amer ican troops abroad must be taken care of, and their fighting comrades in other armies cannot be allowed to go hungry.
 The average man who enters a res taurant and sees a plate piled high with choice wheatbread cannot imag- inc any reason why he should not eat as many of those slices as he sees fit What does the saving of one or two
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
7own Topics

Unless the board of public works takes some action soon In remaining certain streets there may be some confusion in the future when these streets become more thtckly popu- lated. At the present time there are no less than four different instances where two streets have identically the same name, and another instance where two streets have the same pho netic name, though spelled differently. There is a Beech street running off Lasalle street and there is a Beach street on Osgood Hill. There is an Albany avenue running off Clinton street and there Is a second Albany avenue off Cambridge street Over look boasts of a Birch street and so does Stanley Quarter. Florence street also seems to be popular name as there Is one in the eastern section of the city, running off Coburn street and a second running off East street Likewise, there are two Bea- con streets, one running off Oakland street and the other in Stanley Quar- ter, just off Allen street.
 Since the Landers, Frary & Clark factory took over for private use all properties at the corner of East Main and Elm street, causing a high board fence to be erected there, this inter section of streets has become one Of
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
ION THE JOB."

sS .rtxy iAss an observer than Lord sII6rthclffe, after spending five months Watching war work in this country believes the United States, in It's short six months of active campaign ing. has already outstripped England.
 rha+ is so far as work behind the lines Is concerned. No sooner had he ret foot on British soil than he took the English government to task. and even foretold a complete taking over of war management by the United States unless Great Britain puts new life into the work. Without quite agreeing with everything the Eng nshman says 1t Is cheering to note that things in this country are not so bad as they are painted by our own Heading lights" We have some orators and writers who have gone up and down the land banging and alamming and even maliciously mls' representing the administration. Yet Q hurried glance over the situation should SulllCe lo PAoNo 'AAe'e
 Ia Ion the job.'' From the moment war was declared, to this time. every
 thing that could be done has beer done There were mistakes. O.
 course; that is natural. Yet, we hav' seen the Selective Service Law g' into effect: we have seen the trans formation of our young men iron civilian life to the military; we hay seen Liberty Loans launched and sue cessfully f1oated; we have seen Re- Cross work financed and made a par of the national life. These and diver other things show where this natlo1 stands, and the American way of do Ing things. Little time has been lost
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
COMMUNICATED.
KNITTING.
Contributor Tells of Many Amuse-
 n1ents While at Serious Works.

COnCT1DUGOT le49 O1 N1AI1y A"uS0s n1ents While at Serious Works. Are you knitting for the soldiers? What are you knitting-a vest, scarf or a helmet? How many stitches do you put on? Your needles arc finer than mine. What number are they? Did you get your yarn at Red Cross" or buy it? And you knit l German styla? Have you always knit? I'm just learning and purling l in such diffloultA work. Is this all bromidic? I'm sure you recognize the Red Tape" and the "Red Cross" 1 exams to which a knitter is a victim 1 when once she appears with one of those huge masses of cretonne deco rated with peaches Or apples? Our grandmothers spun their yarns differ ently-didn't get so "balled up'' as some of us do nowadays. There are so many different kinds, one could write a book about them and the nee- l dles-blunt and pointed; steel, ivory, and wood! And the stitches often dropped Oike many remarks), spoil ing the whole harmony and effect, be- cause of difficulty in strengthening out and picking up.
 Do you wind your yarn from out
 side or inside, or leave 1t matted on !
 cape tangle, snarl and maybe a final break-off?
 Sometimes needles like people, are
 too blunt or too sharp or too large.
 I've wondered why W. B. Hill, of
 N. Y. Tribune did not give the knitters
 a show among Us mortals' or that
 pr. Frank Crane, in "The Globe ''
 didn't write us up. Certainly the be- ginners in knitting would make a fine 1 study. The faces are amusing as they
 intently and reluctantly move the
 yarn toward, what seems to them, tel l ephone poles.
 Some use their mouths. not merely
 to keep up the thread Cor yarn) of . conversation, but to catch the slip ping stitch, and. indeed, the nose has 3 been seen to turn up" at purling,
 And when the rows take the same
 meandering gait of the COWS return ! ing from pasture, homeward bound. 3 Then comes unravelling and "get- ting set up again. Would that we I could have the same opportunity in 1 life to begin all over again. s wonder what our grandmothers @ talked about when they were knit }. ters Shall we judge by the Boston
 woman in 1704 who complained o1 h meeting 50 sleighs, and they drove 8 SO furiously. they turned out for none y but leaden cart" Shall we recall
 Mother shipton's wonderful prophecy
 of 1710-
 y When pictures look alive with move. " ments free,
 When ships like fishes swim below
 the sea,
 f When man outstripping birds car l. seem to fly,
 Il Then half the world deep drenched Il in blood shall (die") lie.
 Can't we knitters arrange to cas, n off extra food supplies, stop overeat. - ing, and then, as we cast on, can wt l. l not shape our work along artistic B womanly lines and lengths, change
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY BY LIEUT.. F1TzHUGH GREEN U.
A Famous Chase.

yachtsmen can tell you about Juy calms off the Jersey coast. But this wasn't time for mint juleps and bridge under the after awning. l: was a case of dig Johnny or you're done for. Johnny dug.
 Tho stretched their sails until the bolt ropes oreaked. They spread spars and canvas until the old bucket was top heavy. Water was poured from the yards that sailcloth might hang taut for the faintest breath o1A air. Anchors were laid out ahead and the ship warped bodily on her way. But two of the Britishers doubled their crews from the rest of the squadron and gained. Pulling boats were manned. Work was fran tic-no sleep, no rest, and capture too close for appetite. A For forty eight hours the struggle went on. Did single patriot waver? Not one-while his pipe plug held. And ever and anon (about once in eleven seconds, Ed.) Capt Hull went l among his men and exhorted them to l "Give her He'll" The Old Boy was 1 getting a little nervous. But his ex- hortations weren't needed. Ar emil l nent scientist has recently deduced that the Crew of the Constitution woyked at the rate of about two mulepower per man per hour.
 The end came quickly. A black cloud appeared on the horizon. II was summer squall. Like a flash of the storms own lightning Capt. Hull had hunch. The squall struck. It wasn't anything serious. But the Yankees jumped to their Shippers command and furled sail like mad men. British captains saw them. Must be a sheet-splitter!" spat the Lmeys and sprang for their mega phones. Lay aloft and shorten sail!" rang over the enemy's decks.
 The bluff worked. Once thick in the rain Capt. Ike slammed home his tackle, respread every cracking stitch of her, and ran for itA His pursuers waited for the expected hurricane. II never came.
 Thus does History demonstrate thai retreat. rout, fear, haste, and other unconventional behavior may some- times be justified. It's not what you do but how you do 1t.
 Also-as we should be thinking to- { day-there is more than one way to |, skin a cat.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

several members, determined to critl- else at any and all times. are under stood to be all cooked and primed, waiting the fall of the gavel to be- gin the onslaught.
 If the two young men mentioned in the following episode in the life of a Church street cafe proprietor doQ not eventually become wealthy it will not be because they are not economi- cal.
 Eater the two young men. One calls for glass of whiskey and also asks for ginger ale chaser. He fills both glasses, then drinks half of the first and an equal amount of tha chaser. While the wine clerk stand4 with open mouthed astonishment he proceeds to pour tho remnants of the first into the second, whereupon. young man No. swallows that. A whiskey straight and a ginger ale highball for fifteen cents is some f1nanciering.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
BY LIEUT.. Fl

History as a whole Is pretty much of a back number Of course it has it's value It's lessons are often our only education for tight times. But to rely on precedent for skill which only experience can give is like the man Thoreau describes who ate ground COW bones that his own shank pins might grow strong. Theoret- ically it's good dope. Practically it all depends.
 Once in while History hits the nail on the nose.
 War was declared June IS, 1812 One writer records that President Madison wished to keep our navy un- der the protecting guns of the forts. But Captain Bill Bainbridge "stlffened the Presidents limp backbone" q don't know just how. but I can guess from what I've heard of Cap'n Bill) and got little action out of Congress.
 First result was that Captain Ike Hull (another bone-stiffener) closed his accounts in the Fifth Avenue bank, paid his poker debts, and hove up the U. S. s. Constitution's star board anchor. By next morning all hands had slept 1t off and rose with clear heads. The ship was about abreast the Atlantic City board walk
 Sail ho!' in lusty tones from tht masthead. Good rye and Virginia Hong cut used to give our boys thos' lusty tones. Nowadays its cigarett squeak we hear on deck.
 There turned out to be five of tn enemy. four frigates and a 64-gul ship of the line. Not that you knov the difference, but the words giv local color. What ho" ejaculate Capt. Ike; followed almost imme
 diately by, Holy jumping stuns'ls!' and other expressions indicative 0 strong emotion.
 Did he fly to the attack? Did h. l single out victim after victim lik the Greek hero and sink them in il lustrious rotation? Was his battl 1 flag nailed and his halliards double 1 as he dashed to the raking fra l and gun-belched battle-or words t 1 that effect No, not by several jug l fuls. He turned tail and fled, recoile
 retreated, evacuated, and beat it. And he was nearly mortified t
 death when he found he couldn'
 flee fast enough.
 1 The wind petered out. New Tor
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
DOES TIT PAY TO ADVERTISE?

Newspaper advertising for some time past has been held up as one of the greatest mediums for placing sales. It is contended, and with some show of statistics, that the daily newspaper is the best channel through which to reach the people, not only with news but with advertisements. Without ignoring the periodicals, 1t paper which goes into the home day after day should hold high rank, and even outrank other competitors. For the advertisements can be changed once every twenty-four hours, and a new touch put on everything.
 Some business men who advertise feel that the money thus expended Is utterly thrown away. Ono instance of this was brought to tho attention of this newspaper last week The merchant in question felt he was con- tributing money which netted him nothing in return. He had about de- cided to give 1t all up,-advertising,- as a bad job. He was then induced to place small ad., one that cost less than six dollars. Upon "check-up" system he found that this advertise ment brought him approximately $4Oo worth of business. His sales from this one advertisement amounted to more than that amount Today this said and done 1t does pay to adver- tise.
 Newspapers sold on the street for one. two, or three cents, could not be assembled and placed before the public for that amount were 1t not for the money received from advertise- ments. The cost of the paper in most instances. is more than the price re- ceived from the newsboy. who in turn must make a profit. Because of this condition many people have felt that the advertisers are the backbone of newspaper business and, as such, hold 8 wh1p-hand over the editorial policy of the paper. This, however, is untrue. The advertisers need the newspaper just as much as the news paper needs the advertisers. If the newspapers cannot get along without | advertisements, 1t is equally true that advertisers cannot get along without l the newspapers. If all the news 1 papers of this. or any other city, were driven out of business tomorrow the
 retail and wholesale merchants would
 be at a loss to find some medium to
 take their places, would be hard hit
 because of having no way to reach
 the bulk of the population. Men who
 advertise in the daily press do pot do
 so from a philanthropic impulse
 They know. if they care to check up
 just where the returns como in, and
 how much 1t pays to advertise
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
Notice of Hearing on Conservator's
 ANonV11Nf

Notice of Hearing on Conservator's
 Account.
 District of Berlin, Probate court, ss. New Britain, Nov. 16, A. D.. 1917. Estate of Lottie E. Cornwell Ber- lin, in said district. incapable.
 The executor of the will of Ida NJ. C. Correll the deceased conservatoN ' having exhibited his account with said estate to this court for allowance, 1t is Ordered-That the 23rd day of Nov. A. D.. 1917 at o'clock in the fore noon, at the probate office in New Britain be and the same is assigned for hearing on the allowance of said account with said estate and this court directs the said executor to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order in some newspaper pulp lished in New Britain and having a circulation in said district.
 BERNARD F. GAFFNEY.
 Judge,
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
Sure Test.

The lieutenant was instruct1ng the squad in visional training.
 Tell me, Number One," he said, "how many men are there m that trench digging party over there '?
 Thirty men and one officer, was the prompt reply.
 Quite right" observed the ieuten- ant after a pause. But how do you know one is an officer at this dis tance?"
 "'Cos he's the only one not work ing, sir."-Stray Stories.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

compelled to take the will for the deed in reference to repairs.
 
 What appears to be the height of nerve, also conceit, is the more or less well-known local Beau Brummel who, desirous of calling upon a lady fair in another oity, called her on the 1ong- wire to make the ap- pointment and asked the operator to reverse the charges.
 A news item from New York says: Miss Marie Antoinette Elliott offered to kiss any man who would enlist in the volunteer recruiting campaign. Three responded and they were kissed and cheered." The local re- cruiting committee should clip this out for future reference, and, if called upon again to solicit volun- teers they have only to ask their fair friends to do their bit'' Who wouldn't volunteer for a kiss from a New Britain miss? Line forms on the right!
 We wonder just what she meant when a young wife whose better half is now at Aver remarked: My one regret is that I have but one husband to give for my country"
 In his ultra modisi. and faultless- ly adjusted attire, he looked the pie ture Of confidence as he seated himself beside her on the Hartford-bound trolley In fact he looked like a back page clipped from tho mems fashions advertisement in the Saturday Even ing Post. That he was well pleased with himself was evident. She was pretty and her dark eyes sparklcd merrily, not to say temptingly, as she glanced through the pages oe the latest motion picture magazine.
 He cleared his throat. He adjusted hi, tic. He cleared his throat again and their eyes met.
 Pardon me, but haven't we met before,'' he said ingratiatingly.
 ''If we have you made such 8 slight impression that ] don't remember you" she replied lightly as her eyes reverted to the book.
 The dub in the wrinkled suit, who did not look like page clipped from the fashion book, sitting in the seat just behind laughed aloud. In fact he laughed mirthfully.
 
 behold He got off at the next white pole and waited fifteen minutes more for the next car.
 Cold weather is almost here, so why not revive the ancient agitation for a trolley waiting station at the center? The public is entitled to some con- sideration and should be given some protection from the elements as they stand about the triangle waiting for their car Especially is this so since the trolley schedule here is so ar ranged that cars for some lines do not arrive until some time after the other cars have departed. A shelter not unlike the one in Hartford would be appreciated by the public and would not be expensive, nor would 1t be a detriment to the city. It could he erected at nominal cost in the restricted district where the trolley men are wont to leave a large col lection of headlights for the public to stumble over in their wild attempts to catch their cars. Cannot some thing be done?
 Also, someone inquiries whatever became of the plan taken up more than two years ago for the establish ment of public comfort station somewhere about the center. This may be a growing city but it does not expand in every direction as lack of certain improvements show.
 Wednesday evenings council meet ing should develop some fireworks when this report is read however, for
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

It is quite in order, and helpful to the allied cause, that President Will sons speech at Buffalo is to be print ed in various languages and dis tributed throughout Europe. The head
 of this nation has come to be in sur
 prising measure, the spokesman of q world cause.-Springf1eld Republican.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

One of the youngest New Britain men in the service is Baden P. Thompson. Thompson, who is but Is years of age offered his services to Uncle Sam August 13, 1917. He was accepted as a member of the regular navy and imm ediately ushered into the service. He Is the son of Ben 1amin Thompson of 55 Trinity street.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17
The Guiding Stars.

Freedom of religion, freedom of the press. freedom of person under the protection of habeas corpus, and trial by juries impar- tially selected-these principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and auaided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.
 THOMAS JEFFERSON.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

War hath it's poetic justices! Many a soldier who cast his candy upon sundry damsels, after many days finds it returning to him-cigarettes. -Meriden Journal.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

The Italian boot may begin to pinch that German foot if the latter gets in far enough.--springfleld Daily News.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

Over in Indiana they're talking o1 instituting "coalless" days. Say, be- fore this saving of things stops, vel be lying in bed all day, empty!- Paterson Press Guardian.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

Kerensky may feel comforted in the fact that Lenine and Trotzky never stay long in any p1ace.-New York World
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

The government of Russia seem to depend upon the control of tn telegraph off1ce.-New York Tribune
New Britain herald., 1917-11-17

In justice to Queen IAl. 1t should be explained that the report that she inveneed the ukuele is unfounded.- Boston Transcript.