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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-24

Petroarad, May 21--Russia's nov
coalition government has decided
on the repeal Of all existing agree
ments with the allies, to be followed
~ lew treaties by new Russia with
the allies.
II was stated that President vii.
sons aid will be invoked TO carry
out this program.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
MUSEUM NOTES.
Stations Discovered Within Local
Range of Rare Gentian Species.

The most interesting botanical dis
coveries during the past week were
stations for Downy Rattlesnake Plan
tain and Narrow-leaved Gentian. The
former within the local range, the lat
ter in Danville. This is one of the
rare species of gentian; found only at
high attitudes. The Downy Rattle
snake Plaintain is the most beautiful
of the four species listed by Gray and
it's discovery here gives to st. Johns
bury stations for each of the four.
The flower list since Aug. 20 is:
Russian thistle, Hungarian grass,
groundnut, and asparagus, Aug. 20;
high mallow, white panicled aster,
narrow-leaved gentian, seaside gold--
enrol (from Maine), and fruit of wild
clematis, Aug. %; clammy and fra
grant everlasting, beechdrops, and
downy rattlesnake plantain, Aug. %;
three seeded mercury, villous long
leaved aster, purple-stemmed beggar-
ticks, Aug. "a; gray or field goldenrod,
old witch grass, and pigweed, Aug.
rs: water plantain, Aug. 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
NORTH DANVILLE.

(Alice P. Massey, Correspondent
Dea. and Mrs. Charles Clifford, Mrs.
Harriette Bailey, Miss Florence Cliff
ford and William Smith were in Bur-
lington Monday to see Benjamin Cliff
ford before his leaving. The best of
wishes go with him and all others
Mrs. Emile Eastman, who has been
spending the summer at George Stan
toms, left Thursday to visit friends
in st. Johnsbury.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Emmons were called to Pas
sumpsic on account of the death of an
uncle, Mr.. Gadley.-Andrew FitZ-
gerald left Friday for their home in
California, after spending a few weeks
at their old home here.-Miss Gladys
Devenger of South Newbury is visit
ing her brother, VERNE Devenger, at
B. A. Landmark ST. E. Allen hurt
his foot quite badly by sticking nail
in it.-Mr. and Mrs. George Bedor,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Drew and son,
Harry, were in Morrisville, Montpelier
and other points Sunday, going by
auto.-Madam Cleveland and grand
daughter, Gratia EXley, are visiting in
South Ryegate.-Miss Edith Sprague
of Colebrook is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. Ollie Ward, and uncle,
Herbert Wood.-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Smith of Rochester, N. H., are visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. George Drew.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bedor have
been visiting their uncle, George Be-
dor.-Mrs. Elvira Badger has return
ed from a visit to her son, Charles
Badger, at Danville.-George Drew is
building a silo. Oscar Astle is work
ing for him.-Mrs. Martha Harlow
visited Mrs. F. j. Hubbard Thursday
afternoon.-There are a great many
sad hearts on account of the boys at
Fort Ethan Allen leaving
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
PERSONALS.

Donald McWain received orders
Sunday night to report at the naval
reserve training station at pumpkin
Island. He left ST. Johnsbury early
this morning. McWain enlisted with
many of the other Academy boys
several months ago but did not receive
orders to report until recently.
Mrs. J. S. Weeks, Mrs. Hattie Reed
and Miss Alma Reed are in Boston
this week where Mrs. Weeks and Mrs
Reed will attend a millinery opening
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Locke
on Railroad street Sunday afternoon
The occasion was the birthdays of the
two infant sons Of Mr. and Mrs. Locke
Three great grand parents were pre-
sent, w. L. Locke and Mrs. ram!
Giffin of Lyndonville and JOSIAH
Reed of this place.
Yesterday was busy day at tn
Central fire station. The members
the force put in large part OF the ia.
giving the chemical truck complet'
overhauling. Although in seemlngl.
first class condition the motor wa
thoroughly cleaned and tuned up
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Roy Run Over By Automobile.

An accident in which Alison Bowen,
12-year-old son of Clarence Bowen OF
Derby was seriously injured, occurred
on the Derby road near the Grout
place yesterday forenoon. Young
Bowen had been riding on cream
gathering truck, and had just got off
at the Grout farm and while engaged
in loading a can of milk was struck
and run over by an automobile driven
by Mr.. Gray from Holland, receiving
seriously injuries to his head.
The boy was picked up in an I'M
conscious condition and taken to his
home in the B. S. Curtis and Company
ambulance from this city. DR.. G. S.
Adams of West Derby was called and
dressed the wounds which required
many stitches. Owing to the boys
condition it was unable to ascertain
whether any internal injuries were re-
ceived or not.
No blame is attached to Mr.. Gray,
as he was running very slowly at the
time and had the car completely I'M
der control.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Women Are Eager to Serve.

Mrs. Frank A. Vanderlip, wife of
the president of the National City
Bank in New York, has been extreme
ly active in war relief work, both as a
worker herself and as a director of
the thousand and one new occupations
that are open to women at this time.
Writing in the September issue of
Harpers Bazaar, now ready, Mrs. Van
derlip makes this statement: ''Wo-
men are eager to serve. They have
always served at home. Now our gov
eminent needs their work outside their
homes. They will be ready for every
sacrifice. I believe that the idea of
democracy with it's promise of oppor-
tunity for every child, is a clear and
definite belief in the minds of women
and that we are ready to give to our
utmost to create a world democracy
Among the great things done by wo-
men thus far, Mrs. Vanderlip mentions
the development of the Red Cross, the
increase and conservation of the fooo
supply, the taking of the Military cen
sus of resources, and helping to raise
our Liberty Loan.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
GERMANY STARVING
ilrp TRAVELLERS ASSERT

New York, Aug. 27-That Germany
is on the edge of famine and is MAX
ing supreme efforts to keep her des-
perate internal plight from becoming
ing known to the outer world was
\ the'oconsensus of sentiment among
passengers who arrived recently by a
neutral liner at an Atlantic port
Several of these Passengers have been
recently in Germany and they agreed
in the declaration that foreign resi-
dents who desire to leave the empire
sSaress akept Sin seclusion several weeks
oefere pelng permi.eeo TO depart ana
civil or military life is permitted to
reach them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Work of "Clever" Lawyers.


After two cruel, heartless fiends in
the form of women have confessed
that they choked and pounded little
crippled Alice Bradshaw to death, it
is a great comfort to learn that
Clever lawyers are planning to prove
that their guileless victim wandered
away of her own accord and persisted
from starvation and exposure. Until
was q brief period of fearful belief
that the electric chair could not this
time be cheated and that Mesdames
Hicks and Remission would really
have to pay the penalty of their
crime. Such a conclusion was rank
injustice to the Clever legal talent
of the state which proposes to con-
vince even the two A1urderesses that
they are a pair Of unjustly suspected
ladies, who ought to be sued for de-
famation of their own characters. If
it weren't for Clever" lawyers, indis-
creetly communicative criminals in
this state might once in a while get
into trouble. AS it is about the worst
that ever happens to them is to be
sent to the insane asylum for observa-
ton and then, by the time the public
has only hazy recollection of then
misdeeds, they are discharged as fl
to be at large agaip.-Springfield Re
! porter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
FARMERS NOT HOLDING CORN
culture from, Typical Surplus
White-Corn States Indicate
That Holdings by Farmers
Are Unusually Low.

Washington, D. c., Aug 2O-That
the unprecedentedly high price of
corn is not due to abnormal holding of
supplies by farmers is the belief of
the United States Department of Agri-
culture, based on reports just received
from crop correspondents in Illinois,
Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa and Missouri.
These states are typical of the great
surplus white-corn producing region
of the United States, the department
declares, and their conditions indicate
conditions throughout the corn-pro-
ducing area. The Investigations dis
closed that farmers are holding only
enough corn to insure their seed sup
ply for next spring and to protect their
live stock feeding interests until the
production of sufficient supply from
the present crop is assured; and that
the stocks in their hands are much
lower than normally.
Among the conditions making for
high corn prices, according to the De-
partment of Agriculture, are shortage
of the 1916 crop and the carry-over
| from 1915, increased exports, increase
in the general level of prices, and the
laCi SdoCu HuIIIOSIo VI live OLOCh Oll
| farms. The 1916 corn crop, it is point
| ed out. was 400,0O0,O00 bushels short
| of the 1915 crop, and stocks on farms
on March 1, 1917, were 30O,000,00C
| bushels short of the stocks on farms
on the same date the preceding year
The exports of corn in the year ended
June 80, 1917. were approximately II
per cent greater than in the preceding
| year and about seven times greater
than in the year ended June 80, 1914
the year preceding the war. The gen
eral level of prices, it is pointed out
has increased greatly during the las
year, especially as regards foodstuffs
i Live stock in the United States ha
increased about three million head il
the past three years, statistics of tn
department show, and so has helped t.
increase the demand for corn for feed
ing purposes.
With short corn stocks, the depart
ment specialists point out, the highes
corn prices are naturally being reach
ed just before the maturity of the ne,
crop, when the shortage is mos
marked. The departments repor,
point to the harvesting of large Gro
of corn this year provided climati
conditions are favorable during the re
mainder of the season.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
BLACKBERRIES FOR TROOPS.
Children to Practice Patriotism
and Earn Money.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 28-Wild
blackberries picked by children will
help the army and navy to get the
eleven million pounds of blackberry
jam they must have In view of the
shortage of cultivated blackberries,
the United States Department of Agri-
culture urges the women and girls and
boys to gather all the wild blackber-
ries they can find, to supply CONNER
cial canning establishments.
Black berry jam is particularly de-
sirable because it has medicinal quail
tiles which counteract certain inter-
final troubles, in addition to it's well
come place in the diet as sweet.
The wild fruit is not as pulpy and
is likely to be more seedy than the
cultivated varieties, but there is an
abundance in many of the northern
states. The difficulty of getting help
on a commercial scale has prevented
the gathering of the wild berries, but
if the children can be enlisted to do
their patriotic part, it will give the
packers a chance to supply what the
military authorities need. It is also
pointed out that at the prevailing
prices they may get good money re-
turn for their time and labor.
In each community some local gro
Ger should be able to learn the name
of a manufacturer who may be will
ing to buy the berries In New York,
for example, the canneries are so nu-
merous throughout the state that little
trouble should be experienced in find
ing a market.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
ARRESTS DECREASE
In FIRST 8 MONTHS
Police Department DOcket Shows 81
Arrests Against 68 Made in the
Same Time One Year Ago

Arrests made by the st. Johnsbury
Police department during the first
eight months of the fiscal year beginn-
ing in December, 1916, have number
ed 81. The police docket shows a de-
crease of II arrests over the number
made during the same time year ago.
The big decreases came Largely in the
number Of DRINKS arrested. February
was lily white month for the depart
ment, not an arrest being made. July
was the busiest month with 13 arrests
also those in custody in that month
were held in the greatest variety of
charges. March ran a close second
with II arrests being made and led
with the greatest number of drunk
cases which was eight.
In the month of December there
were seven arrests for intoXication.
January 1917, four arrests were made,
two for intoxication and two for
breach of probation. There were eight
taken into custody in March on intox-
ication charges, two for Burglary, one
for non-support and one for breach of
peace. April was small month with
two arrests made on adultery charges
For the month of May the docket
shows, six DRINKS, one arrest for sell
ling intoxicating liquor, one breach of
peace. one for larcsny and one for non
support. During June there was one
arrest for drunkenness, one for nom
support, and one for selling liquor. In
July there were five arrests for petit
larceny, five on intoxication charges
two for breach Of peace and one for
operating an automobile while under
the influence of Intoxicating liquor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
"GONE HOME"
In Memory of Mrs. D. S. Cox Who
Passed to the Higher Life Aug. is,
After a Few days Illness.

Another dear one has finished her
earthly work and gone to meet the
loved ones gone BEFORE" Zeruah
Folsom was born in Tunbridge June
80, 1897. Sept. 1, 1856, she was united
in marriage to Mark F. Noyes of Tu1-
bridge. Nov. 81, 1859, little son,
Walter N, now residing in Hardwick,
came to gladden. their home. Dec. 1,
1860, the loving husband and father
passed away with typhoid fever. But
the young wife and mother worked on
teaching school, or doing house work,
keeping the little one with her, until
June 10, 1865, when Daniel Cox of
Walden became a husband to. the
widow and father to the fatherless.
Soon after their marriage they bought
the farm where they have since lived
and from where he passed away five
years ago last March. Two sons were
born to them, Albert E., who passed
on five weeks after the fathers transit
ton, and Frank Elmer, who now owns
the home farm, and with whom the
dear mother has made her home since
she was left alone.
She is also survived by three sisters,
all widows. Miss Sylvia Dearborn of
Chelsea, aged 81 years and six months;
Mrs. Lucy F. Spears, aged IT, Mrs.
Lamila F. Stegeman, IA. both of San
Diego, Cal. Their mother was 90
when called to go. Surely they must
have honored their father and their
mother as their days have been long
upon the earth. All being loving and
lovable women, doing with their
might what their hands found to do.
At nine years of age Mrs. Cox began
singing in the choir, and has con-
tinued to do so. Even the Sunday but
one before she left us, she was in her
accustomed place. She has ever. been
a faithful worker in the church, and
was president of the Mite Society more
than 20 years. A little more than two
weeks ago she joined the Red Cross
and said, 'Now 1 will have knitting
and sewing enough to do" Her life
has been a useful and busy one, yet
she always found time to care for the
sick and help wherever she was need
ed. Friday, Aug. II, her funeral was
attended at the M. E. church. Many
and beautiful were the floral offerings
from her children, the Mite Society,"
neighbors and friends. The services
were conducted by her pastor, Rev. ].
@. Angel, in a beautiful and impress
sive manner, and the choir sweetly
sang her favorite hymns.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29


wrist1ets and ScarfS. Headquarters
has apportioned $500 as Vermont s
share of each of these four garments.
Some sweaters and socks can be
bought ready made but wrist1ets and
scarfs can not SO readily be found so
it is hoped that the knitting force of
all the branches will concentrate on
these two articles for the next month.
In order that we may know just
how many we have of each article you
are requested to fill out and return
the enclosed card to Miss Cary at
once. Please hold all knitted goods
you have on hand until you receive
notification where and when to ship
them to apply on this requisition.
BERTHA CARY, Chairman,
Supplies and Hospital Dressings
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Gov. Mccall Delivers Stirring
Speech to Boys Bound for War

the plains Of Mexico, and yet return
ed to US again with scarcely the loss
of a man, SO may youEhaving shown
yourselves willing to do and to dare
everything before you-return again
to your homes with ranks unbroken
May you keep yourselves unspotted
and return home morally as clean as
your own mothers would have you be-
1 feel sure you will show yourselves
worthy defenders of the flag and up
holders Of the fame and honor of our
country
Col. Edward L. Logan, in behalf of
the officers and men of the regiment,
thanked the governor for the efforts
he made earlier in the year which
insured more complete equipment
thereby making it possible for them to
have the honor of being the first
citizen soldiers to be ready fol foreign
service.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Sidney j. Borland.

Sidney J. Borland, % years old,
passed away Saturday afternoon at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Borland, 80 Main street. Mr..
Borland was born in Florida but has
lived in town the greater part of his
life, attending the public schools here
and graduating from the Academy
with the class of 1912. He was en-
ployed in the E. and Z. Fairbanks and
Company office and was very popular
with the younger set of ST. Johnsbury.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon at o'clock in the chapel of the
North Congregational church and
Rev. Frederick E. Richards officiated.
The interment was in the Mount Pleas
ant cemetery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
co. AGENTS TO BE INCREASED
Plans Made to Expand Extension
Work of u. S.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 20-Plans
have been made to expend immediate
ly the cooperative extension work of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture and state agricultural COL
leges, by large increase in the num-
Der of county agricultural agents and
home demonstration agents. Women
agents will be placed for the first
time in the larger towns and cities.
More or less technical training in agri-
culture and home economies will
be required in this service. The
appointments are to be made
on the recommendation of the di-
rector Of extension work at
the state college. Approximately
1,400 men agents and 500 women
agents are at present employed. The
plans formulated contemplate the ex-
tension of the men county agent work
to all the rural counties of the Union
in which there is a need for the work
and the placing of an additional agent
in some of the larger counties already
organized. They also contemplate a
considerable increase in the number
of women agents engaged in extension
activities. The number to be employ
ed will depend upon the number of
trained men and women available.
Proved ability in leadership as we'll as
technical training will be required
The use of city agents in the con-
duct of the extension work of the de-
partment is a new departure made de-
sirable by the Importance attached in
| the nroSant fond oricic IF tho u,orIJ 70
| the conservation and efficient utiliza-
| ton of foods The city demonstra-
| ton work will be carried on by women
agents who will work in cooperation
| with the existing organizations of wo-
men.
The aim of the extension work is to
| carry directly to as many people as
possible information in regard tc
proved methods of agricultural pro-
duction and home economics. Econ.
omy in the purchase and use of food
and methods of food conservation by
canning, drying, etc, will be empha-
sized. The men county agents are
! concerned chiefly with agriculture
production while the women are en-
ployed in demonstration work in home
economics
With funds furnished in the foot
production bill the States Relation
Service also will seek greatly to en-
large the enrolment Of young peopl
in the boys and girls clubs which ar
devoted to increasing agricultural pro
duction and conserving the food sup
, ply through canning, drying, an,
, other means
The service also will work out prob
lens in the efficient utilization of va
rious foods and will aid institution
devoted to agricultural education t
plan and conduct courses of instruc
ton especially suited to the presen
emergency.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
EARNINGS OF MANY
HAVE BEEN DOUBLED

! Washington. Aug. 27-Iron, steel
and wooden manufacturing workers
earnings per capita for the two and a
half year period just ended increased
more than the advance in the retail
prices of foodstuffs for the three year
period, July, 1914, to July, 1917.
statement by the Department of La
Dor today shows that iron and steel
workers per capita earnings increased
SO per cent and wooden manufacture
ing workers. As per cent, while the
cost Of foodstuffs increased AZ per cent
Workers in other industries did not
fare SO well.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Electric Iron Sets Bed Afre

Miss Minnie Hurlburt narrowly es-
capped being painfully burned Sunday
night when she fell asleep forgetting
the electric iron she had put in the
bed as footwarmer. Miss Hurl-
but awoke just as the mattress was
about to burst into flames and with
the aid of little water extinguished
the smouldering mass. The mattress
and clothes were badly charred.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29

birmingham, Mass, Aug. 27-Gov.
Mccall said goodbye to the new
101st regiment tonight at the conclu-
sion of an official review which is ex-
pected to be the last before the de-
parture of the troops from the camp
grounds here. The regiment is made
up of the 9th regiment of the Massa-
{ chusetts National Guard and portion
of the 9Th regiment
Is "As you go forth from the old
state" said the Governor, 'remem Der
that you will be foremost in the
thoughts of those who remain at
home; that we will tenderly guard
your interests and the interests of
those whom you leave behind and who
are dependent upon you; and as one
year ago you left US to brave the heats
of far southern cline in mid-sum-
mer and perhaps to meet death upon
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Two Newnort Bows Enlist.

There is as much patriotism wrap
ped up in the little city of Newport as
can be found in any other place of it's
size in the state. This is evidenced by
the fact there is borne on the rolls of
both the army and Navy, a large
number of young men representing
this city and vicinity, and within a
week two more have enlisted, been
examined, and accepted in the United
States Navy. These are Reginald
Savage and Charles Borella, who will
leave for Burlington tomorrow morn
ing where they will report for duty
They expect to be sent to Newport, r.
l., for training. The best wishes of
the entire community goes with them
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-29
Sherry-DOe.

A quiet wedding took place Satur-
day afternoon at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. P. A. Smith when Ralph d.
Sherry of st. Johnsbury and Mrs. Car
RE Leet Doe of Topsham were Joined
in marriage by Rev. Mr.. Smith. Both
of the contracting parties are well and
favorably known in this vicinity. Mr..
Sherry resided here around Is years
and for a number of years was an
efficient and popular postmaster. re-
signing the Office on leaving town
about six years ago. The many
friends of both Mr.. and Mrs. Sherry
unite in extending congratulations
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