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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22
" BANKING UP" VERMONT
HOUSES
(By Daniel L. Cady)

A house without suller wall
Is Jest no kind of house at all;
A mud, OF CLAIBORNE, sill
Would be tabu in Underhill;
They alw lys excavate the spot
Beneath a building in Charlotte;
You find, jest as you s'pose you
would,
Vermont foundations pretty good
But here's the gall inside the cup,
They every one need banking up.
No underpinning ever cost
Enough 10 wholly block the frost;
Unless you pack it round with leaves
The cisterr pump will have the
heaves;
The spuds and turnips turn to stone,
The headcheese harden into bone;
Your wife3 preserves all go to waste,
Your cider lose that claret taste
You'll lack the means to dine or sup
Unless you bank your buildings up.
It's quite a little labor-quite,
To bank house and do it right;
You've lost the boards you used be-
fore
Andshayc to go and hunt for more !;
I've 8seen old hencoops, sheepracks,
doors,
Yes Sir; End parts of stable floors,
The pen that held the fatted calf,
All utilized in this behalf
III bet 'twould bother Bertha Krupp
To bank the whole of Hinesburg up.
1t gets so late before you start
The ground is like a miser's heart ;
The stakes you drive with singing
whack5
DO nothing, much, but dent the axe
At last your temper gets so tense
You yank the pickets off the fence;
Before the leaves your house encase,
There's nothing loose around the
1t amt like touring in "Hup,"
This banking of building up.
The "boxing" done, the boys begin
To rake the Raves and pile 'em in
The youngster cocks 'em up like hay
While Johnny baskets 'em away;
But, My. he treads 'em in so stout
He. pokes the basket bottoms out,
Aridathen, By George! the first you
Gknow Il
It Starts to rain and sleet and snow
There's bitter, sure, inside the$cup
Oftshins WHO banks a buildingsup.
.t@s y, q
|. Right here YOU have to make a pause
Ofggssveral days until it thaws e..
AID; then the4sodden mess dema1fds 4,
N9Y. Leaves aid labor at your hands
A ) II stIyoursJwork !, with sslabsxyor
II Ard rob 9 wall ito; hold Fem dowfHf:'t !. J.
z YqpSthaaas goeiRssand1 heave a sigh, &
And 5fxE the fire1andA burn a pie =
The catEwalkst 'roundzbeside the pup
They know you've finished banking
up.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22
VERMONT NEWS

| At the semi-annual meeting of the
board of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church held at Yonkers, N.
Y, last week, Bishop Charles Bayard
Mitchell, LII. D., of Minneapolis,
Mimi, was assigned to hold the Yer
mont conference and Bishop William
Burt, LII. d., of Buffalo, N. Y, to
hold the Troy conference containing
the Burlington district.
Herbert Reynolds, %, son of Mr..
and Mrs. II. B. Reynolds of St. Al
bans has been missing since last
Friday night. He escaped early in
the evening from the Sherwood sana-
forum where he had been taken
short time before. He had been
i'll mentally since an attack of infu-
enza in October.
Congressman Frank L. Greene is to
speak Friday evening to the mem
bers of The Barre board of trade on
"Some Phases of,the War Situation"
! Burlington oversubscribed her
quota by more than $4,000 in the
war work campaign.
A thousand feet of ditch has been
started in Burlington to connect the
Vermont Milk Chocolate company
plant with the water system.
Following the call for nut shells,
with which to make the. gas for gas
masks, owes a ton accumulated at the
federal building in Rutland, which
had not been shipped at the time the
armistice was signed. 1t is not ex-
pected the government will want
them now and the caretaker of the
building will probably use them for
fires until they are gone.
A Ford car on the wrong side of
the road in the darkness and a team
ahead without lights were the prin-
cipals in, an accident at Essex juno
ton recently. In the carriage were
Nh. and Mrs Charles Caswell and
infant daughter of Essex and in the
auto Mr. and Mrs. Weston and
three othels of Milton. When the
auto struck the team the later was
overturned, throwing out Mr.. and
Mrs. Caswell and child, and the car
went over seven-foot embanklnent,
breaking off an electric pole in it's
descent. Mrs. CasWell was thrown
on top of her child and it was
thought ut first the child was killed.
Alexander Coburn, one of the earli-
est granite manufacturers of Barre,
died at his home Saturday following
long illness. He leaves his wife
and two children, Miss Maude E.
Coburn and Private John Coburn of
Company E, 308th U. S. infantry.
Private Ccburn is in an American
bease hospital in France, receiving
treatment for injuries received in ac-
ton.
Miss Mary Churchill of Middlebury.
about 6o years old, who is very deaf.
was struck and seriously Injured
Sunday afternoon by an automobile
driven by Chester Brush. Both legs
were broken and her head severely
cut. She was taken to the Fanny
Allen hospital at Winooski.
Club Work achievement Day" for
the season was celebrated in Pitts
ford last Friday. Robert Greed, ~
years old, was awarded for the best
calf club member, purebred Ayr
shire, donated by the Holden Bros of
Holden Vermont
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22

Club Work Achievement Day" for
the season was celebrated in Pitts
ford last Friday. Robert Greed, ~
years old, was awarded for the best
calf club member, a purebred Ayr
shire, donated by the Holden Bros. of
Holden, Vermont
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22

/ News has been received of S the
deathlof Miss AlieesPotts in Brattle-
Boro, saged 281years, SSuntil recently
nateEnity nurse {for1the Brattleboro
MUTUAL Aid asso cia tion,,%w result
Ed fflpm influenza near PhiladelpIiia
Saturday. Miss Potts enlisted SasE a
Red Gross *nadEse34 anad went to Boston
October j l, being i. sent sat. onceN to
Rennsg lVania zt6 1care : fol, 7 Influenza
patignKs, NJ iisss hpsAlice4 IF. Z M Kinnon,
Rurse1 ffDf, the Mutual association,swho
eshlistedsat thefsame time as aired
Gross nurse, accompanied the body to
Swampscott, Mass, for burial.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22
WORK DRIVE
MORE SUBSCRIBERS TO WAR
Continued from page u

Greene q DdFTStL 1U.O
A. r. Brooks (Adl.) ESQ
F. S. Woods 25.C
Beauregard Bros. 25.C
10 V. Hooker & Son 25.O
Edgar r. Brown (Adl) 100
Heiress Rollins (Adl.) 100
Rosie B.We eks SO
Jennette A. Aver (Adl.) 1.O
E. A. Lafoe 80
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Brown (Adl.) 100
Ida P Brooks (Adl.) $50
William A. Brown 20
L. w. Wells 90
Arthur C. Moves 10
Ed. S. Buswell so
F. B. Carr 20
Mrs. Amos Scott 25.O
Twin State Gas & Electric Co.
(Adl) ESQ
George P. Barrett 100
w. H. Worthen ESQ
E. & T. Fairbanks C. (Adl.) 5000
E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. (Adl.) $50
Walter P. Smith (Adl.) ESQ
MI. and Mrs. r. j. Randall Z5.O
Phoebe J. Porter SO
Mrs. II. II. Mlltlmore 1o.O
A. j. Roy 1O'O
Mrs. +. Z. Harris Zo.O
Ernest Turgeon SO
geo. r: -fo"ell o' o
T. T. Hooker ~
r. b. Granger ~
II. A. rage o-o
Joe VallaeuX IL
John Wlikle 10
w m. M. Brown 20
>. Martln rowe
~ "a WI1eHV "a
T. A. otreetef d .
Joe Castoneu 20
H. - ~el.oo' 90
.: =: MorrlSol ~ y
n e. Dearo o' y
D w. oomers 30 ~
Eugene . ~ Duiitoii ~
henry ": oionop o y
W. \: Dehsmore 90 o
aaron Jenhe o o'o
w. .. Mackay o'o
Al1red boucner o'o
Thomas Corheid o' u
A. H. BROOKS ~ ~
Ernest Wiley 81
1t. Z. Belden o.o
Wallace K. Dee 80
Arthur Pierce 1.O
]. Mcleod 3.O
G. X. Green 20
II. W. Welfoot 30
Fred H. Dolloff Ia
O. A. Dimick 40
J. L. Spencer 2.7
Homer Collins %
8
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C. Edward Waite
William Carpenter
George Marcott
Joseph Davey
Albert E. Powell
E. r. Bishop
H. O. Blaisdell
Albert Crowdy
Peter Hansen
John King
r. w. Leonard
| John Mclean
William Miller
A. o. Morrison
Warren J. Knapp
E. E. Wadleigh
L. D. Annis
George Desiletts-
Michael County
John Campbell
W. H. Taylor
Ola Warner
w. w. Blodgett
George A. Wright
! E. Bovee
Elmer E. Gognon
| Francois x. Nolin
Fred Marcott
Frank D. Bowker
H. B. Carpenter
Fred Lacasse
Ira Chickering ~
| Harry Waite
j. S. Champany ..,...
Selipha Lamora
J. N. Relation
George r. Greer
Eugene Robinson
Carl B. Smith
IN. C. Ranney
| Nelson LaGacy
! John Flynn
Arthur L. Piper
r. P. Hawley
Fred Damon
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22

Miss Mary Churchill of Middlebury.
about s. Years old, who is very deaf,
was struck and seriously injured
Sunday afternoon by an automobile
driven by Chester Brush Both legs
were broken and her head severely
cut. She was taken to the Fanny
Allen hospital at Winooski.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22

Herbert Reynolds, %, son of Mr..
and Mrs. II. B. Reynolds of st. AL
bans has been missing since last
Friday night. He escaped early in
the evening from the Sherwood sana-
forum where he had been taken a
short time before. He had been
i'll mentally since an attack of infu-
enza in October.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22

Congressman Frank L. Greene is to
speak Friday evening to the mem
bers of The Barre board Of trade on
"Some Phases of,the War Situation"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22

A thousand feet of ditch has been
started in Burlington to connect the
Vermont Milk Chocolate company
plant with the water system.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08
DO THEY DESERVE PEACE?

destruction and not peace is what
the German military cast deserves
ana most people will be of the same
opinion after reading the followino
statement made by a French profes.
sor who vouched for the facts:
In a German prison camp for tbrae
years and was recently released. Was
for six weeks in camp with a groun
OF americans, June, July and August
OF 1918. The German officers con.
celved this idea of good time. PIT
a huge wolf dog in a room Tbor
stripped the American soldiers and
sent them into the room one at q
time' setting the dog at them The
woil dog leaped at the thigh. throat
ana arms and some of the bows vera
terribly torn and lascerated. German
oincers in the windows, lokinp in
yelled with delight"
For men guilty Of such barbaritv
SWIFT death is too easy a punishment
IL is cruelty beyond the belief of civ
iilzed men. When one thinks II MICH
nave been his boys so treated II mai5as
one see red and extinguishes every
ieeiing OF mercy. And to think tbat
tnese are the beasts that a number
oi congressmen thought it was a crime
TO declare war against. It is too had
tnat some of those congressman could
not nave been among the prisoners 60
.teated' They would have had a
change Of heart. n'o
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

endorsed Dill naturally he. would
have to endorse Mr.. Dill's vote in con-
gress. No man can endorse the one
without endorsing the other. If you
believe in Mr.. Dill you must believe
in what Mr.. Dill stood for, and
still stands for, as he has had no
change of heart. There is no middle
ground upon which to stand. OF the
several men who voted against war
it remained to Mr.. Dill to crown his
infamy by grossly insulting the presi-
dent by saying that he entered war
for mercenary purposes. At least we
who have stood by the president from
the start of the war looked upon Mr..
Dill's declaration as gratutous in
suit, for we could not believe the
president would risk the lives of mil
lions of his people for a monetary
consideration. And yet if the presi-
dent endorsed Dill then our sympathy
for Mr.. Wilson was wasted IL lie
did such an indefensable thing then
our boys have been rushed to France
under false pretenses, for they are
bleeding and dying for the sordid
purpose of stimulating trade and not
for the purpose of making the world
safe for democracy. Any such claim
that President Wilson endorsed Mr..
Dill's stand in congress is incredit-
able, and for one we cannot believe
it, and no one who has any respect
for the president will repeat the alb
surdity
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

If the democrats have lost control
or congress, as the present returns
would indicate, Mr.. Wilson alone is
responsible. Up to the time OF the
issuance of his ill-timed and i'll
starred letter rejecting upon the pa
triotism of republicans the campaign
was going by default. Republicans
were taking the president at his word
that politics is adjourned, and were
putting forth no efforts. The issuance
or that letter aroused the fighting
spirit In every republican in the land
and whirlwind campaign was in
augurated with a united republican
party protesting against the unjust
aspersion.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

The old democratic trick of circn-
lating all kinds of lies against poll
teal opponent at the eleventh hour
so that there was no time to prove
their falsity, was practiced to great
err extent at the close of the last cam
paign than ever before in the history
of the state. The mails were flooded
with circulars charging Judge Web
ster with every crime and INSIDE
meanor that the imagination could
conjure up. Such demeaning and con-
|temptable methods may change a few
votes. but never a one among voters
who possess anything to think with.
Those who stop a moment to consider
such charges know at once that they
were made up from whole cloth. with
out scintilla of fact to rest upon,
If they were true why were they not
circulated earlier in the campaign so
that they could obtain wide publicity,
could be discussed and investigated?
They were not so circulated because
their authors knew that investigation
would prove the charges to be false
hood, and those responsible for their
issue did not want investigation
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

We're it not for the universal IN
terest in the war in which everybody
is so deeply absorbed, the several
frightful accidents that have recently
occurred in this country would create
a most intense wave or syIlpa'h9
throughout the land. When thou-
sands are dying on the battleheiu
every day local disaster entalllhe
the lives of a few hundred and en-
ormous property values receives put
scant attention If there were no war
the forest fires of Minnesota, the
sinking of the Princess Sophia Win
all on board, the frightful Brooklyn
train wreck, the prevailing epidemic
that has claimed thousands OF victims
would be a severe shock to the people
of the country The apparent mar
ference. or hardly more than casual
mention. in such cases is not that
the hearts of men are hardened, but
the greater calamity of war over
shadows all minor catastrophles.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

President Wilson sent out num-
Der of personally signed endorse
ments for certain candidates running
for congress in different parts of the
country, which was in very bad taste
for chief executive, but the people
Of the state noticed that he sent out
no personal endorsement of the demo-
cratic candidate for congress in the
Fifth district. With all of his hide
bound partisanship, that even went
to such an extent as to charge people
with sons fighting in France. and who
have subscribed to the limit of their
ability to war bonds, as not loyal if
they voted the republican ticket, the
president did not have the hardihood
to endorse Mr.. Dill
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

That the democrats of the Methow
valley do not believe that President
Wilson made war against Germany for
mercenary purposes, as was charged
by Mr.. Dill, is proved by the vote cast
in the strongest Methow valley pre-
cinct this year as compared with the
vote for congress in the same pre-
cinct two years ago. In 1916 Dill
carried Winthrop by vote of 1879
as against 101 for Cookery. Tuesday
of this week in the same district Web
ster received 119 votes to 70 for Dill
That makes Winthrop the banner
Webster precinct in the county in the
matter of majority.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

The defeat of Dill is not claimed
as a republican victory. 1t Is sun
ply the expression of the patriotic ma
iority in the district. Full credit for
the result must be given to those
democrats that held country above
party. In every precinct IN the dis
trict were old line democrats VINO
could not stand for and endorse Dill 8
attitude on the war and they laid aside
all political prejuduces and voted for
his opponent. Had Dill proved HIM
self 100 per cent American in con-
gress no republican candidate for
congress that could have been pat up
in the district would have had a show
against him. In fact thousands Of
republicans would have supported aim
at the polls. The vote was merely a
reputation of disloyalty and nothing
more can be made of it.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

The past week has been a moment
GUS one in the progress of the world
war 1t has ceased to be world
war Hostilities are confined to a
finished fight between Germany and
the allies, and there can be but one
end, and that near at hand. Bulgaria
was the first of the Central Powers
to throw up the sponge. Within the
last few days Turkey went 10 the
wall and Austria followed in Turkeys
! footsteps. Austria, the nation that
was the cause of the terrible holo-
caust that has drenched Europe in
| blood, caused the death of millions,
suffering beyond the pen to describe
and property loss beyond estimation,
supplicant. AS a result Austria Is
dismembered by the acts of the vari-
Gus races that heretofore have made
up the empire, a just retribution for
the crime committed, and for which
| there is no atonement within her
power The terms granted Austria
were drastic and humiliating, but had
| to be accepted on account of revolu-
| ton at home and the defeat of her
armies at the front. Germany is now
considering the terms of an armistice
promulgated by the allied powers.
They should be more drastic than
those Austria was forced to accept,
because it was in the power of the
kaiser to have prevented the war and
he failed to do so for he wanted war
and had been preparing for it for
years. Indeed evidence is not want
ing which proves that had not the OPP
portunity arisen when it did the kaiser
would soon have found some excuse
| for precipitating war One OF the
provisions of the German peace terms
should be demanding the surrender
of every German submarine CON-
mander and every officer who has
been in any way responsible for the
henious crimes committed by the Ger
man soldiery in Belgium and northern
France. Aye. and many Of those
crimes that have shocked civilization
have been committed by the hands
of commissioned officers. And when
these officers are in the hands of the
allies those officers should be hung
as high as Hannah, although that
treatment would be entirely too mild
a retaliation for the suffering those
officers have inflicted upon soldiers
and civilians since Belgium was in
vaded
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

Some democrats and democrats
newspapers have endeavored to give
out the impression that President
Wilson endorsed Mr.. Dill's candidacy
for congress. II they only stopped a
moment to consider what an infamous
position they placed the president in
they would hesitate long before max
ing such a statement. II President
Wilson endorsed Mr.. Dill he would be
man utterly unworthy the respect
Of the American people. He would
have to admit that the declaration of
war against Germany was 1.-The great
est crime of history" and that the
war was declared solely "for trade
with the allies" in other words for
mercenary purposes. II the president
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

In order TO make point in faVor Vi
nroGerman Dill the Nelson Leader
stated last week that Dill was ohv
of 1.-The first American commissions,
sent TO France from this country. we
do not charge that this Is one OF tne
subtle lies" that was put out Ny 'n0
Dill following during the last hours
of the campaign, and there "eis
many lies put out both raw anu
subtle, but are charitable enough "
believe the statement was haue
through ignorance. Dill and Johnson
of this state. and several other con-
eressmen. went to Europe last year
at their own expense ana upon tnei'
own voition. They were not ap-
pointed" they represented no one pu'
themselves. 1t was pure ana simple
junketing trip, and was never claiii-
ed to be anything else. Dill never
realized there was war unul ne eot
to France. And that trip did not par
ticularly improve Dill's loyalty, nor
awake any sympathy for the brave
American BOYS offering their lives lor
their country. The other congress
men returned and were enthusiastic
! in their praise of the American SOL
der, but for long time AFTER HIS
return Dill had not a word to say on
behalf of his young compatriots. or
at least no word of praise from MN
was seen in public print. or course
| it could hardly be expected that OH
would take much stock in the Amen
can soldier while his heart was Win
the kaiser, for he realized that those
sturdy, bright-eyed, strong-limbed, de-
ltermined young lads were going &c
give his Berlin friend merry hell. The
man who tried his best to prevent
America giving that fiend in human
shape. the German war lord, the
knock out blow, naturally would MOI
take much interest in the men wac
were to deliver the blow.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

democratic politician in the oni.eu
states than ]. Ham. After serving
one term in congress from Washins-
ton he was defeated for reelection n
md drtfted back to Illinois Throhbh
one one Of those inscrutiable acts of provi-
donce for which there is no account
ing Lewis managed to get TO tne
senate from Illinois, a state usually
regarded as sure republican. he mas
heen AN irritant to the republican
Marty of that state by his domineerihs
and high handed methods ana they
have taken the first opportunity TO
animate him. But ]. Ham. issh MAJ q
70 eliminate, and we would not De
surprised if he changed his resl s,,,S
70 some state more certainly "enio-
cratic and bob up again in congress
an acknowledged leader of The party
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

This paper desires to file a protest
' the last issue of the Nelson Leader
incorporated in an article defending
that arch traitor, Dill. The Leader
had the hardihOod to charge those OPP
posing Dill as "ringsters," thus plac-
| ing that paper in the same category
with the president when the chief ex-
ecutive insulted every republican in
the land by intimating that their
loyalty was not to be trusted. The
Leader brands everything said in
criticism of its tin god as Subtle
lies" when he knows, as every other
individual who has taken the trouble
to read Dill's record in congress
knows that no paper in this district
has gone beyond Dill's established con-
gressional record when criticising that
individual. Out of his own mouth was
he condemned. and all the choice in
vective of his defenders cannot change
the facts one iota. A man who voted
wrong in congress on seven war
measures out Of eight must have
acted through sentiment more favor
able to Germany than America, and
all the fine spun sophistry of the
guilty man, or Grass coarseness Of
his shoe-lickers, cannot make the
loyal people of the county believe
otherwise, nor wipe out single line
of his disloyal utterances. If it is
Subtle lies" to hold a man account
able for his own acts then we for
one are guilty, and proud of the fact.
Dill invited all the criticism he has
received, and will receive throughout
the ages. He may be returned to
congress, which would be disgrace
to the Fifth district, but such ver-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-11-08

In two years there has been fall
ing Off in the vote of this county of
at least 80 per cent. Many are in the
military service, while vast number
OF residents OF the county have been
attracted to the coast by the lure of
high wages. Then there was gen.
eral apathy over the election this year
and many did not take the trouble to
register.