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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-08
Food Gave Out

They had gotten a little food to-
gether and, sncaking by the guards
one night, headed for the German
lines. They Travelled several nights.
THEN food ran out, and they lived on
wheat and vegetables from the fields.
They kept to the woods most of the
time, but, occasionally allied soldiers
saw them. On account of their
French uniforms no one paid any par
ticular attention to the fugitives.
After four days the Heinies reach
ed the Warne region. Things were
lively there then. Troops were on
the move, everyone was busy and no
one paid any attention to a pair OF
unattached French soldiers. So the
Germans became bold. They passed
through a village in broad daylight.
Peter had just taken up his early
afternoon trick at his post right at
the gate Of headquarters His rifle
was shining; his shoes clean, and his
tnnic buttoned up as smartly as for
parade. Peter looked things over.
There was considerable movement
along the road Wagons, men and
horses were hurrying past. Most Of
the men were Americans, but Peter
noticed some French here and there,
Then he saw two Frcnchmen in
particular. They were walking
slowly. The first thing that Peter
noticed was that they needed shave.
Also their uniforms were soiled. Pc
ter,s curiosity began to work. He
watched tic pair closely, and became
more curious. Just why should two
frenchment be as far back of the
lines as headquarters, and look as
though they had just stepped out Of
the line? Peter asked himself, and
couldn't think of an answer.
The objects of Peters curiosity by
this time were right in front of the
gate leading to headquarters.
Glow are your" Peter ventured in
his very best French
Every good, and you?" came the
response.
Then Peter wanted to know where
the two were going, and where they
came from. He got an answer, but
his retort was:
ooh, guess, not"
simultaneously his rifle clicked and
he covered the strangers.
Peter marched them away A
brisk line of questioning, and the
story of the two Germans came out
| Peter returned to his post. And
then, with the Americans pride in his
newly mastered" language, Peter
told his pals the real secret of his
capture.
at was all up with 'em, as soon as
they began tc talk to me-" said Peter
"Thcy spoke rotten French"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-08
Do 1t for Baby
BY Ruth Darenhowc4r Wilson of The
VigiIant as

The little human animals arc very
much alike in their development. 1t
is helpful for a mother to learn the
average times of growth, though q
perfectly well, normal child often de-
parts slightly from the average in
some respects.
Here are some statistics given by
DR.. Holt and Dir. Kerley to- show the
average development.
During the first week of its life 4
baby usually loses from four to six
ounces, and after that makes q
weekly gain of from four to eight
ounces up to six months OF age
From six months to year q baby
usually gains from two to four
ounces week. During the seco-ad
year there is a gain of seven pounds.
To put it differently, the. average
baby weighs about seven pounds at
birth, doubles the weight at five
months, nearly triples it at one year
of age and at two years weighs %
pounds.
The fortanel should be closed at
Is months, surely at two years. &C.
casionally it will be closed at four
teen months.
A baby should hold up its head
during the fourth month.
1t should laugh out loud from the
third to the fifth month.
1t should reach for toys and handle
them from the fifth to the seventh
month.
1t should sit up without support al
seven OF eight months
1t should begin to creep at nine or
ten months.
At eleven or twelve months it
should stand without aid.
The first attempts at walking usu-
ally come in the twelfth or thirteenth
month, and the average child can
walk alone by the eighteenth month.
At a year a baby usually has six
teeth, at year and a half twelve
teeth, at two years sixteen teeth and
at two years and a half the full first
set of twenty teeth
The newborn baby usually sleeps
nine-tenths of the time, the six
months old baby two-thirds of the
time. At five months baby should
sleep from 10 p. m. to a. m. with
out feeding.
Between fifteen months and two
years of age baby should learn to
sleep twelve hours at night without d
feeding.
Up to eighteen months or two
years of age the average baby takes
a nap of from one to two hours
morning and afternoon. After that
age baby usually takes only an af-
ternoon nap.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-08
COOPERATIVE UNIONS
SAVED SIBERIA
The People Did Not Care for Boil
sheviki Methods

Toxic, Sept. 24-(Corrcspondencc
Of The Associated Press)-I7ailure
Of the Bolshevili to control Siberia
was partly due TO the fact that the
leaders of the Provisional Siberian
Government have organized coop
erative unions" throughout the coun-
try which have welded the people III
to one great family, hostile alike to
the Establishments Of radicalism and
Of the Germans.
Twenty-nine of these bodies were
formed in villages and counties short
ly after the beginning Of the revolu-
ton, according to Already Petroff,
deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Autonomous Siberia, now in To-
kio, and number about 100, 900 con-
sentative socialists, democrats and
army officers Of the former regime
living in the region between Ural
and Irkutsk These organizations
are secret and, while each is Separate
and independent entity, all are unit
cd for mutual benefit for. the main
tenance Of the Provisional Govern
mcnt, financing and the transaction
Of business.
Mr. Petroff declared it was owing
to the assistance Of these societies
in providing arms, munitions, food
and clothing that the CzechoSlovaks
have been so successful against the
Lenine-Trotzky troops. The people
Of Siberia, he said, were anxious
when he left Siberia to see the Gown
try along the railway cleared of the
Bolshcviki and order and tranquility
restored by the Allies.
Contrary to inspired German re-
ports, MI. Petroff stated, there is
only one government in Siberia, the
Provisional Government for Autono-
nous Siberia. This government he
said, is supported by the "coopera-
tive unions" which have organized
self-deterninate government in va
rious parts Of the country and these
are now coordinated.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-08
RED GUARDS DYING
How the Germans Treat Russian
Prisoners

The Hague, Sept. Is, (Correspon-
dence OF The Associated Press y
Thousands of Russians and Finnish
Red Guards imprisoned in q secret
camp at F1iedenort, near Konigsberg,
Germany, are living and dying amid
terrible conditions, according to a
neutral who has just arrived here af
ter a long visit in Germany. Many
Of them, he said, are virtually naked,
and the remainder are clad in rags.
Deaths are common, and he predict
ed that with the coming of winter
most of these still alive would perish
from exposure.
Food cnl ditions in West Prussia,
his informant said, are by no means
as good as in East Prussia, the
home Of TIC Junkers. Ample food
was obtainable at fairly reasonable
which the population was COMPARE
lively cheer full. To this situation he
ascribed the continued resistance of
the Junkers to the desire for a quick
peace, which, he stated, was growing
rapidly in other parts of the country.
The wreckage caused by the Rus
sian invasion of 1914, was still evil
dent, according to the traveller, who
found the streets of Gumbinnen in
ruined condition. Reconstruction of
military works, however, WAS going
forward steadily by the forced labor
IF many Russian and Italian prison.
crs, who were being worked on rail-
ways, bridges, barracks, and fortifca-
TONS
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CURIOUS YANKEE
GUARD FOILS HUN
Spoke French Too Badly to Fool
Inquisitive Peter

Peter Eegenski, American, of Mt
Carmel, Pa, always was curious
sort of person. As sentry on duty
just outside headquarters of his outfit
in the was zone he was always want
ing to know just what business other
people had around there, if he didn't
know them, or if they didn't appear
to be at hcme. Peter would stop a
member OF his own outfit if the lat
ter's actions didn't look good to him.
While Peter was thus looking after
his job as sentry, always curious and
always stopping people he wasn't
sure of, two Germans escaped from
a prison camp. This camp was some
100 miles OF SO from Peter and his
sentry post, on the Marine. The tive
Heinies in some way had obtained ole
French uniforms.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-08
PEACE PREPOSTEROUS

The United States Senate Do Not
Look Upon it With Favor
Washington, Oct IA discussion
Of the peace offer Of Germany was
begun in the Senate this afternoon.
Senator Poindexter, the republican
Senator from Washington, character
lied the proposals as insidious. Sen
ator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, said the
acceptance of the peace offer would
be preposterous. can arrnstice nov
would mean simply the loss Of the
war and all we have fought for"
said Senator Lodge of Massachu-
sets.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-08
INCREASED ACREAGE
One Country Where Crops Have
Been Heavy

Washington, Oct. 8-Despite the
fact that war has been raging
throughout Mesopotamia and that
many of the inhabitants abandoned
their homes and holdings, the soil
Of that region has been made to
add a large share to the worlds pro
duction of foodstuffs for 1918.
A report from Consul Oscar S,
Heizer at Bagdad tells of record
crops in many parts of the land Of
The Caliphs. The British army au
thoritics are given credit for much
Of this production. AS result, it
is estimated there will be a surplus
Of 10000 tons of barley and wheat
after supplying the needs of the civ
il inhabitants.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation for the kind
acts and words of encouragement
given US by our friends during our
recent bereavement. Also for 7Ec
beautiful flowers from friends,
Grace Mason club, and Fibre Leath-
CT Co. and employees.
Clarence Elmer Badger,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Lacasse, -..
Edward Bailey,
Mrs. Mittie Bailey,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Badger,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Badger,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Gibson.
Passumpsic, VT, Oct. 5, 1918.
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MASONIC NOTICES

Passumpsic Lodge, No. 81, F. * A.
M.
Regular communication Thursday,
The 18th of October, at 7.30 p. m.
Masonic Temple. Visiting brethren
welcome.
Orville n. Pinney, w. NJ.
Fred Fl. Dollof, Secretary
Haswell Royal Arch Chapter, No. IL
Stated Conyocation Friday even
ing, Oct. II, at 7.30 J.. M.
Birney L. Hall, L. Ell. p.
r. G. Moore, Secretary
Palestine Commandcry, No. 5, K. 7.
Stated CoDclave, Tuesday evening,
Oct. Is.
z. S. Waterman, e. C.
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Cuckoo Suoerefsffa7o

IN some parts of England. when tire
first note of the cuckoo is heard in
the woods, every village girl asks the
question, Cuckoo! Cuckoo! When
shall ] be nar.'ied?" The hirC in an
sWcr, is supposed to sound as many
notes as years will elapse before the
happy event takes place.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-08
PUPILS WANTED

| am now ready to take a limited
number of violin pupils for advanced
instruction. No beginners need
apply. Pupils will be received at my
+ ,me, No. 13 Charles Street
T. F. BURROUGHS
St. Johnsbury
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HEARDDURINC THE DAY

Dr.. W. G. Kicker is i'll at his home
on Winter street.
Miss LeIi;l A Humphrey is assist
ing in the telephone Office at New
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Currier of Brat
tleboro are the guests Of Mr. S. B.
Hooker.
Ella, the small daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B. s. Wright, was quite
badly burned Tuesday morning by
the upsetting of pot of coffee.
Mrs. B. S. Wright, who has been
confined to- the house with the infiu-
enza, is gaining slowly and their
three children are able to be out
again.
During the absence in army service
Of DR.. Charlotte Fairbanks her office
will be occupied by Mrs. Martin, the
teacher of music in our public
schools
The local health authorities have
taken the Charlotte Fairbanks cot
emergency hospital during the pre-
valence Of the epidemic.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Sheldon an
nounce Tie marriage of their daugh-
ter, Eula Vcsta, to Henry NJ. Bat
chelder, on Wednesday, October 2,
at Randolph.
| Mrs. K. Fl. Sparhawk has been
cal ed to Gl'eylock Inn, Williamstown,
Mass, by the illness of her son, Car
roll SpaihaWk, who has Spanish in
| fucnza.
Miss Margaret Covcny has return
| cd to her home from Springfield
Mass, her school being closed dur
| ing the epidemic Her father, D.
P. Covcny, is confined to the house
with the grip but getting along com
| fortably
Mrs Henry Fairbanks and Dir
! Charlotte Fairbanks leave today fo1
New York, from which port DR..
Fairbanks expects to sail in a few
days for her new work in France
She goes with the American Women's
hospital units to be assistant surgeon
geon in a military hospital at the
front under the French government
Balentino Barquin died at his home
in Barre Saturday, following an i'll
ness Of less than a week One broth
er died last week He is survived by
! two brothers and one sister. His
brother, Emclio C. Barquin, has beer
in Barre for a week caring for the
sick in the families Of his brother
and sister.
Miss Ethel Perowne, who has beer
doing government work in Washing
ton, D. c., for the past month, has
been promoted to private secretary
10 Col. Baird, head OF the personne
Of the coast naval reserve.
Among todays fatalities are Mrs
/ Henry Estabrooks, Miss Anna Tub
man, Mrs. Georgianna Boomhowe1
Ellsworth H. Russell
The man who stole Daniel Hurley
automobile from the Carr & Juneau
garage about 10 days ago has beel
arrested III boston where he was Try
ing to sell one of the city garage
the car. Mr.. Hurley, States Attor
ney Campbell, Sheriff Worthen ant
Mr.. Juneau went to Boston Tuesda,
afternoon where they will apepar a
the trial in court on Wednesday.
I Harry F. Clifford died Tuesday
morning Of pneumonia He has livet
in town or the past five years ano
has been employed. by A. L, Bailey
He was born in Danville 40 years agt
and lived there until he came here
The funeral will be held Thursday a
his home with burial in Mt Pleasant
cemetery. He is survived by a wife
and four children and two sisters
Mrs. Hattie Stanton of Danville anc
Mrs. Alice Massey of St. Johnsbury
Center. He also leaves two broth
ers, Will and Guy Clifford of Dan
vile.
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ADVERTISERS!

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proper display, III order to give
our employees a square deal, in
order to give the Evening Gale
donian timely distribution on
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proper makeup Of the paper it
is essential that copy for change
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lished as much for your benefit
as for ours and will help lis make
better CALIFORNIAN.
We anticipate yotff hearty CO
operation.
+ THE EVENING CALIFORNIAN.
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MOTTO
AUCTION POSTPONED

BY order of the State Board of Health, the
Auction which was to take place on the w. C. Hill
farm i'm Waterford at 10 a. M, on Wednesday,
October 9th 1918 has been postponed, account of
Spanish Influenza in this vicinity Watch this paper
for future date of sale.
A. T. YOUNG
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AFTER THE SENATE

WOHItH oUIII aBG FIOLE5tdIAa IIEEkIT
the Senators
Washington, Oct. disappointed
members of the woman's party have
transferred their activities from the
White House to the United States
Senate. They attempted a stage dem
onstration on the Capitol steps and
four having banners were arrested.
After being deprived of their ban
ncrs they were released.
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s@ifty-Eiffv.

f{at Good7-ia is blamed for the fol-
lowing: Johns wife never knows
where he is after nine in the evening.
but neither does he.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-08
WEATHER

Fair and slightly warmer tonight
and Wednesday. Light frost tonight.
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BULGARIA ACTS
Tells Her Former Allies She Must
Leave the Country

Leave the Country
Amsterdam, Oct Bulgaria on
Saturday notified the powers with
which she had been allied that they
must quit Bulgarian territory within
a month, says a Sofia dispatch to the
Berlin Tageblatt.
Most of the Austrians have left
Bulgaria, the dispatch adds, and the
Germans are leaving.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-1916 Studebaker s
Cylinder, 7 passenger, In good
shape. Run less than 1000 miles.
All good tires; 2 on rear nearly
new; / extra. Only $3.50 viii trade
for live stock. NJ. W. Strew, Barnet,
Vt p 6-88
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Buy Liberty Bonds to sink sub
marines.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-23

be bought at reasonable price. II
the vertical rulings in the book do
not serve the purpose others may be
inserted with pen or pencil. Ac-
counts are sometimes kept in n book
having small pages. A small page,
however, is soon filed, is often
crowded, and the information is scat
tered over too many pages for conven-
fence In recording and studying the
expenditures.
In order to simplify accounts 1t is
well to group expenditures. If all In
dlvidual items were listed in separate
columns. it would require a great
amount of detail work. The distribu-
ton of the different household expen-
ditures into groups is largely matter
Of individual viewpoints. The follow
Ing ten divisions should be satisfac-
tory for the average farm family: An
imal food, fruits and vegetables, cereal
products, other groceries, clothing.
household furnishings, running expen-
ses, advancement, incidentals and saw
ings.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-23
Peppers and Celery In Brine.

Green peppers and celery can be
preserved for future use by brining.
If properly done peppers so prepared
can be used as substitute for fresh
peppers in pickles or salads, or after
freshenng in water can be used for
stuffed pepper. Properly prepared
peppers The method of brining Is as
follows:
Remove the stems and seed and
pack nose down into water-tight,
non-metallic receptacle, such as keg,
barrel, crock or glass fruit jar. Cover
with a brine made by adding two
pounds of salt to each gallon Of water.
If keg, barrel or crock is used, sus-
pend wooden cover in the brine so
that 1t will keep the peppers well below
the surface. II the cover is placed on
the peppers and weighted without sus-
pension, it will crush the peppers and
make them lose their shape. Add
more salt to the cover until no more
will dissolve. If put in fruit jars or
other containers that can be sealed, no
more salt need be added. In this case.
allow to stand for three or four days
to allow gas to escape, then MI per
fectly full with brine and seal tight.
Kegs or barrels that have good head
can be filed full with peppers and
brine and headed up. Fresh peppers
can be added from time to time as
they mature. Before use, freshen in
water to remove salt and then use like
fresh peppers.
Celery can be preserved in the same
manner, and after freshening is e1-
cellent for soups, creamed celery and
for f1avoring purposes.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-23
Two Simple Methods Of Making
and Classifying Records OF
Expenditures.
use Ordinary BLANK BOOK
Details Encourage Economy and Show
Relation Of Home Expenses to
Farm Business Ten Divt-
sions Satisfactory.

The modern farmers wife is no
longer satisfied with the old accepted
Idea that "the farm gives us liv-
ing" but she gets out her pencil and
paper and asks "How much Of liv-
ing does 1T give us?'
Generations ago neither the farm
nor the farm household had any but
minor dealings with the outside world.
Under such conditions the need for
accounts was slight. But those con-
ditions no longer exist. The farm
household, though still in many cases
receiving it's major support In farm
products consumed at home, purchases
far more extensively than ever be-
fore from outside sources. Farm house
hold accounts have become essential
to economy.
Household expenses on the farm are
very intimately associated with the
business of the farm itself. The farm
normally supplies much material
which otherwise would become
household expense. The household, in
turn, very often furnishes board for
farm labor which would otherwise be
a farm expense. Merely from the
standpoint of keeping track of house
hold expenses as related to the farm
business, household accounts are de-
sirable and should serve to supplement
and round out farm accounts.
Ways Of Keeping Records.
There are two methods Of keeping
a record Of household expenditures.
One is to record the purchases or
money paid out without classifying
the expenditures. The other is to clas-
sify when the record is made.
The first method is very simple. re-
quires no special form, and gives all
necessary information regarding ex-
penditures. At the end Of the month
or at the end of the year the total
expenditures readily may be deter
mined In order. however, to know
the totals for each kind or class 1t Will
be necessary to make up monthly
summary, in which the items will be
distributed in different columns, by
classes. This extra work at the end OF
each month (or at the end Of the year,
may cause discouragement and neglect
of classification, with the result that
the greatest good that could be derived
from the records is not realized.
Under the second method. in addi-
ton to being entered all together In
one column, the items are classified in
separate columns. This method has
the same advantages as the first meth
Cd and the additional advantage OF al
lowing for the distribution Of the items
Of expenditure to the proper classes
without the inconvenience Of turning
to some other page. The distribution
may be left to moments Of leisure II
the farmer is busy at the time the
entry Is made. When the page is
filled the next page is begun. the top
line next to the heading being reserved
for the total carried forward from
preceding page. The items may be
totaled at the end Of the month and
these totals carried to the summary
page at the end Of the book.
Book Not Important.
The kind Of book to use is not i'm
portant. An ordinary blank day-book
~ ledger book with q stiff cover may
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-08-23
inereaee In Corn Flour.

1t Is estimated that during the last
1S months the output Of corn flour has
increased 500 per cent. There is now
enough cornmeal being turned out to
care for all demands in the United
States. The remarkable increase in
output, which is certain to become
greater each succeeding month. is dus
in considerable part to the conversion
Of much wheat-milling machinery into
corn-milling machinery.
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Try II Out. Ma.

Ma" said five-year-old Willie to
the cleanliness administrator Of the
household, II believe 1 could be a bet
ter boy II you wouldn't wash ne so
much"
What has washing to do with your
behaviOr?"
"Well. ma, you know that after you
wash your hair. you say you can't do
II thing with it."
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Sentimental Gush.

''It's positively silly. Of course, but I
guess most of us have been that way
at some time In our lives"
what are you talking about?
II Just now overheard a young chap
telling 'earth's fairest creature why
It was that the sugar shortage wasn't
bothering him in the least."-Birming-
ham Age Herald.
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BE THRIFTY

Accounts will show you how.
comes from and where 1t goes.
Study your record book and
plan ahead.
Buy carefully today and give
to Uncle Sam tomorrow.
Save food, fuel and clothing.