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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
Vermont officers

A revised edition of Deming's Yer
mont Officers and Gazetteer has just
been pnblished by the Secretary of
State under the editorial supervision
of John NJ Comstock Of Chelsea
The work contains the names of all
the state and county officers, United
States ssoffiVce4rs from Vermont, town
representatives, etc, from the organi-
cation Of the state to the present time,
togeth& with the data showing the
year of the birth and death of each
so far as can be obtained.
No man in the state is more pains
taking I'm Buchl work than Mr.. Com
stock and for the past five years he
has devoted much time to its prepa-
ration. aIt viii prove a most valuable
additioH to the historical literature of
the state, even though largely statis-
teal in subject matter:
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
CONCORD

Mrs. Flors Beard Of ST. Johnsbur!
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Jennie
Barnett.
Carl Kelsc of Camp Devens spenz
the Christmas holiday with Mrs
Kelso.
! Harold RutIcdge is home from
Camp Dcvens on short furlough,
The frierds of Felix Mcqueen vii
be sorry to learn he is in a hospita
at Camp Devens from the effects O.
influenza.
Mrs. George Palmer and littls
daughter, Madeline, of St. Johnsbur.
thave been spending q few days will
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. c
Harvey.
| Ariel Cobleigh is visiting her aunt
Mrs L. V. Hastings, St. Johnsbury
!. Miss Mildred Quimby of Shcr
brooke, P O., has been visiting he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A
Quimby.
/ Mrs. Ernest Grant has gone to 81
tJohnsbury hospital for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. w D. Blodgctt wen
Tuesday to Colebrook to visit Mrs
Blodgett's sister, Mrs. George Brown
There was business meeting O
the local Red Gross Friday evenine
at the home of Mrs. F. w Chapman
1 Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ. Tatro of Chi
cago are spending the holidays a
Green Mountain Hail. Mr.. an
! Mrc Doxy;,oo H,,,,,,,o;,,oc o,1 -,
tDevine, Evlyn and Frank, Dir. ans
Mrs. H. Fl. Miltimore and children
Marshall, Hepsibeth and Jack, of 81
Johnsbury and Horace Miltimore o
Glen Sutton, P. O., have been guest
at the Hall during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Daniels an
sons, Gerald and Howard, of S
Johnsbury, were guests of Mrs. Dan
iels' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Howard, over Christmas day
Miss Genevieve Sergeant was in S
Johnsbury Thursday, a guest as tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Ford.
Reginald Reed, Ralph Reed and I
II. Bazin were at their homes her
over the Christmas holiday.
Harry L. Bennett returned to h
work in Boston Wednesday night.
Mrs. Edith McGinnis Julian of S
I } ohnsbury visited her father, Hem
McGinnis, over Wednesday ar
Thursday.
Henry Cheney of St. Johnsbul
spent the Christmas holiday in tow
= Mr. and Mrs. Warren Temple
ST. 5oirnsbury have been guests
their son, L.. w. Hastings, and fan
. lily.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
THE EVENING
!, CALIFORNIAN
E.,aOpsnsd Weekly n,1-Daiy lsl,

Established Weekly iss7-Daiiy 1915
Published daily, except Sundays
and holidays, by the w, d. Pclley
Publishing Co, Inc, at Eastern Az
ci,ue and Main Stgeet, 81. Jolmsbury,
Vt. Telephone GEO.
TEkMS-By mail, 81 year; six
months So; three months, 81. De-
llvered by carrier in ST. Johnsbury at
% cents alnopti. All subscriptions
by order OF the government are pay
able 10 advance.
As ,nembdc$ of the Associated
Press shat organization Is entitled ex-
cIuSivdly 10 tho use for republication
Of all 't.ews~despateles credited to il
Sr not otherwise credited III this pap
cr aud also the local news published
herein. ,rAsl rights Of republication OF
special dispatches herein are also re-
served.
Entered as, second-claSs matter
May Is19lG, at the post Office at st.
bloomsbury, Vermont, under the act
oil March 3, 1879.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
DISGRACEFULLY BOTCHED
SYSTEM

IT seems necessary to say frankly
that the business of receiving re-
turned soldiers at New. Y DIRK is being
abominably and disgracefully botch-
ed. Some time ago q company of
men who had never got further than
England was received with trench
dous demonstration while on the
same day g shipload of wounded
men from the trenches was landed
and sent away without the slightest
attention The other day the har-
Dor went into Mysteries over the ar
rival Of ship on Which there was
only one solitary soldier, while on
the same day another ship, with hun
dred5 Of soldiers, was permitted to
reach her deck with no moro notice
than q scoW-lcad Of coal would get
There is something radically wrong in
system IN which such things arc
possible. There is, moreover, some
thing more than a suspicion that the
whole business is being manipulated
for the sake of personal exploitation,
! if not for the rehabilitation Of per-
sonal regulations which have been
tsmirched with suspicion of sedition.
What VIC said last week about monu-
ments to dead soldiers is adaptable
to the reception Of the living. There
should be no suspicion of personal
exploitation in it, and indeed it ought
to be something very much moro
than a local function. Montana
j Mississippi and California are as
much interested in these returning
heroes as is New York. We should
think that the matter might be taken
in hand by representatives of the
Army and Navy Departments, as .
national function; with citizens
committees appointed, not by a loca
Dogbelry, but by the Federal Gov
crnment.--North American Reviews
War Weekly.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER

MISS Lillian Newell of BROOKLYN.
N. Y, is q guest at Mrs. C. +,
Palmer's.
There will be dance Friday night
at Green Mountain Hall. Good
music.
M. and Mrs. Archie Massey of
hyde Park, Mass, came Wednesday
night to visit her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Brown.
pvt. Maynard Massey from Camp
Deyens and Mrs. Massey visited at
John Stark's Thursday evening
Mrs. Raymond Whitney is more
comfortable at this writing.
| Mrs. Harry Ramsey and son,
Philip, spent Christmas day at the
home Of Arthur Chaffee.
/ Mrs. Mary Paddleford is visiting
friends in Barnet.
Miss Florence Sealey of St. Johns
bury spent the day "Wednesday al
| the home of Charles Mayhem.
William and Frank johnson of tn,
Darling farms at East Burke are a
the home of their brother, C. /
Johnson
Allen Knights of Plattsburg spen
the day Christmas with his sister
/ Mrs. Walter Hall.
Harry Chaffee and Wendall Mas
/ sey. Catherine Chaffee and Shirlc
| Astle spent the evening Thursday a
the home of Mrs. U. G. Goss.
II Miss Jessie Williams returne
Il Thursday from her home at Concor
u Corner, after spending Chistmas wit
her mother. Mrs. Minnie Williams.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
WEATHER STRIPPING
WILL SAVE YOU COAL

Following are few suggestions by
the United States Fuel Administration
on weather stripping of houses, To
save coal:
1t is best to put weather stripping on
ali doors and windows because. there
is heat loss through every one, no
matter how tight they might be. BY
all means strip those which are loose,
or which have large crevices.
All doors and windows which have
northern exposure should be care.
fully stripped. Windows thus exposed
would be much better protected if dou-
bile windows are provided, because
there is a certain amount of heat loss
through the glass.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
COAL PRODUCTION CUT.

The influenza epidemic cut anthra-
cite coal production 100000 tons, ac-
cording 10 the estimates Of the United
States Fuel Administration. Another
half million of tons was sliced from
expected production Wien the miners
joined with the rest Of the country III
celebrating Tie signing OF The arms
tjce
These are the reasons that mike il
necessary for every person possessed
Of anthracite TO gel the utmost posi-.
bic good from it. There is not enough
anthracite for the needs of every
household.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
MAKE AN AIR POCKET
WITH WINDOW SHADE
.IT KEEPS OUT THE coLp.

There has come 10 light the neyei
fact that window shade will not only
keep out the light, but will keep edt
the cold!
Unreasonable, you ssy2
Not at all
glass window, while 1t effectively
keeps out the wind, allows consider
able radiation of the heat from 4.
room through the single thickness OF
the pane In very cold countries doubis
windows are the rule. ~,
|. No matter how thin the windpT
shade, if it is pulled down and held
snugIy against The easement. it ferns
an mir pocket which insulates the
warm room from the cold outside tie
same way % does The air space OF NE
1ouble window. ... H..
For thar reason, III cold Weather,
pri! your window shades down at
night II the curtains Or hangIlias
do not hold the shades close to the
easement, pin the shades. It is not
necessary TO seal the shades tight
against the easement but merely 10
haze them hang close enough So that
the air will not cireAlate too freely.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28

The scarcity Of broom corn has
led to the use of a substitute. In
southern California the yucca, or
Spanish bdyonet, as it is Familiarity
called, thrives. This has been sue
cessfully used in manufacturing
brooms. Another species of yucca
is good o-7surgeon spliuts, and now
experiments are under way to sec
if it may not be utilized in the making
of artificial limbs.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
Ash Sitter Hard to Beat as
Money Saver; Easy
to Build.

The Illustration in the upper right
represents homemade ash sitter made
from plain boards and one-half inch
mesh cellar window wire. lis meas
urelnents are 30x2I inches, and it has
IN elevation of one foot
In the center is another view of the
me ash sitter. 1t shows the sitter
placed against the ash pit OF heater,
with a box in back of it to catch the
reclaimed coal.
Ashes are drawn from the ash pit
With hoe, as shown in illustration AS
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
OLD WINTER
Mihna Irving in the Bulletin

MIIfla irving IN the Builctin
Where gypsy Autumn sat alone
Beside the summers flame,
Old Winter with his frosty beard
In haste a-wooing came.
He told her of his palaces
Among the northern SHOWS,
Where like bonfire in the sky
The bright aurora CLOVIS.
Then she took off her crimson cloal
And dotted her russell shoes,
And left her yellow petticoat
= Upon the frozen dews.
And now behold her as she stands
An'ayed in all the pride
Of snowy satin, lace and pearls,
KingsWnter's royal bride.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28

A million and half households IN
the Middle West. accustomed 10 the
use OF anthracite, are getting either
none or only partial supply of an
thracite fl1js Writer. Nuke the most
Of the anthracite you are fortunate
enough 10 have.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
Getting Ready for a Campaign

The administration seems to IA
flirting with government ownership,
hut whether there is much support for
1t remains to be seen. 1t has been
assumed that the republican Congress
would not tolerate it; in that event
we arc probably witnessing the max
ing of issues for l920'-Springfeld
Republican
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
PRESS COMMENT
Not Yet but Soon-Perhaps

1t will be a glad day when the
dilatory war department makes it
possible for the newspapers to "throw
inn that sinister heading CASUALTIES. !"
RUTLAND Herald.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28

The best way Of assuring Yourself
Of plenty of domestic fuel This winter
* bv the use Of wood Cut wood on
holidays and in your spare time aud
save anthracite.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
c0AL0GRAMs.

Why try to heat all outdoors,
Turn off the heat when you open
a window for the night. Save
anthracite.
Clean out your furnace, range
and fues. Save anthracite.
SCOT is better heat insuistor
than asbestos. Clean il out and
save anthracite.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-28
VERMONT NEWS

The records in the office of the
adjutant general show that there are
four towns in the state which failed
to register man in the war. These
are Glastonbury, with population at
the time of the last census of 20;
Kirby, 297; Baltimore, 72, and Flct-
cher, 737.
The Vermont Poultry Association
officers have decided to have poul-
try show this winter. Earlier in the
season it was voted not to have the
annual exhibit. The dates have
been fixed for IAN 81, % and % and
the city council of Barre has donated
the use of the Barre opera house.
Alexander Gordon, one of the most
widely known men in the Barre gran
tie industry and q longtime member
of the Barre city school commission
died at his home Monday. The enc
followed an Illness Of nearly a year
He was born in Methlic, Aberdeen
shire, Scotland, in 1856 and came te
Barre in 1885. He is survived b,
his wife, one son and five daughters
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
800,4OO PRISONERS
l33 GUNS CAPTURED
BY AMERICANS

Washington, Aug. 4.-Gen. Persh-
lng's communique for yesterday, re-
ceived to-day by the War Depart
ment, says:
The full fruits of victory in the
counter offensive, begun so glorious
ly by Franco-American troops on
July 18. were reaped today when
the enemy, who met his second
great defeat on the Marne, was
driven in confusion beyond the line
of the Vesle.
The enemy. in spite of suffering
the severest losses, has proved in
capable of stemming the onslaught
OF our troops, fighting for liberty
side by side with French. British
and Italian veterans. In the course
OF the operations. 8,4OO prisoners
1873 guns have been captured bv
our men alone.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
fine Castle, FLA.

Dear Editor:-I thought l would
write few lines to the Journal, as
we have never seen anything in
the paper from Florida.
We are always pleased to get it,
for it is like getting a letter from
home.
We have had very fine season
here this year. 1t is rather hot here
now. The orange crop looks very
good.
We are always glad to see the
letters from the different parts OF
North Caralina, more especially
from Jackson county, as that has
has been our past home. We ex-
pect to leave for our home in Bun.
combe county, near Asheville about
the 18th of August for a short stay.
We expect to visit friends and rela
tives back In Jackson while ur
there.
No more for this time.
JOHN F. SHELTON.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
WHEAT Higher IN
NORTH CAROLINA

Raleigh.-North Carolina farmers
will receive from Is to 20 cents per
bushel more for this years crop OF
wheat than they did for last
years crop, according to a state
ment from Food Administration Off
clals to-day. The whole policy of
the Food Administration Grain Corpo
ration for the stabilization of the
flour and wheat industries have
been changed and under the new
permanent plan maximum prices
are in effect, fixed for flour and
for mill feeds. Each mill in the
State has its own individual basis
and the average prices in the State
are approximately $1O.85 per barrel
for flour and $3.50 per ton for mill
eeds. These prices are bulk, carlots
at mills, and mills are allowed to
add cost of bags and, where the pro
ducts are sold to retailers or con-
sumers, they are allowed to add
one dealers profit.
According to the permanent
plan of the Grain Corporation, the
average fair price" for wheat in
North Carolina is approximately
$2.45 per bushel on a basis of No. /
Red winter wheat. The price for
No. 2 wheat would be $2.41 and the
price for No. 3 in to which most of
the wheat in N. C. this year will
fall. would be approximately $2.38
with poorer grades ranging lower.
These prices of wheat are not fix
ed. The mills are allowed a defini
te spread on their milling opera
tons and they will naturally pay
such price for wheat as is war
ranted by the prices they receive
for flour. This year, to greater
extent than last, prices of flour and
feeds will be regulated by the law
OF supply and demand. In all prob
ability wheat will sell at the mills
in N. c. at $2.35 to $2.40 per bn.
although considerable portion of
light wheat will sell at a lower
level.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09

bottles with corks sterilized in the
same manner as the bottles. and
make alright seal by dipping the
cork and lip of the bottle into hot
paraffin. When sugar is more plent.
HUI, fruit juices may be made into
jelly.
SUGAR SUBSTITUTES
Extensive and conclusive tests
nave shown that corn sugar, corn
syrup. cane syrup. and sorghum
syrup may be used in making pre-
serves and marmalades which do
not suffer in comparison with the
Sane products in which sugar is
used. USE SUBSTITUTES!
Write to John Paul Lucas. Con-
servation Director, Food Admins
tration. Raleigh, N. c.. for leaflet
containing formulae, recipes and
suggestions for the use of sugar SUBJ
stitutes.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
THE EVANGELISTIC
Campaign

The Simultaneous Meetings which
are being conducted over the coun-
ty are progressing finely. With but
a few exceptions, the churches are
having good meetings. At this
writing number of professions
and much interest have been re-
ported.
Most of the meetings will come
to close before the Association
meets, which will be August 18th
and we trust all the churches will
be represented. and that this will be
the best Association we have ever.
had. w. N. Cook,
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
WAT GEN. J0FiRE
SAYS ABOUT U. S.

pelov is statement issued by
c,o 1offre at the besi. ming OF the
r,h III year of the world war:
The fifth year of the war opens
MI Of hope, thanks to the generous
:. .,,veution Of the United States of
,narca Thanks to them (the
: ',ed States) all the Allied armies
:, 6Iled with a powerful feeling of
,,,ce while those of the enemy
/, tho contrary, faller under the
!,rous blows dealt them. l am
=, happy and proud of the first sue
.,es of the American Army on
;, battlefelds as if | myself were
ctizen of the United States.
j. JoFFRE.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
FRUIT F ,UIr!
+. IL STEAM AHE d ON CAN.
NING.' w IY?

BECAUSE:
l. Canning saves the crops.
z. Canning saves transportation.
3. Canning saves labor.
4. Canning builds up home re-
serves.
5. We can afford to waste nothing.
BECAUSE:
l. German submarine sunk sugar.
2. German submarines sunk sugar
boats.
3. Boats have been released to help
feed Belgium.
4. Germans have rendered useless
sugar beet factories of Northern
France.
5. Our own crop of sugar is small
er than anticipated.
Are you a good provider Mrs.
Housekeeper? Then full steam
ahead on canning. Never mind the
shortage of sugar. Take care of the
fruit now and the future will take
care of itself.
Who says you neeed sugar for
canning?-You don't!
SAVE SUGAR IN CANNING.
Sugar is not needed as a preserv-
ative if fruit is properly sterilized
and sealed. By canning we can get
along without the use of heavy syr-
ups and thus save sugar.
FRUIT JUICE
Fruit juices can be bottled with.
out sugar and used as fruit drinks
in jelly deserts. pudding sauces anC
ice cream.
Directions for making fruit juices
Prepare fruit. cook until soft ant
strain. Boil the strained juice fol
five minutes and pour it into jar.
or glass bottles that have been ster
ilized by boiling for Is minutes
| filling the jars to overfowing. Sea
the jars Immediately. Stopper tn,
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
Ethel Mcdonald. City Home Demon
stratlon Agent, Asheville, N. C..
APPLE BUTTER

Measure the apples, wash to re
move dirt, but do not pare, slice in.
to small pieces and for each peck
lpples add about 1 gallon of water
Boil until fruit is soft, then run
throughra seive. To the pulp from
each peck of apples add 2 quarts of
cider that has been concentrated to
one half of its original volume bv
boiling Tor apple and other fruit
juices may be boiled down to a
syrup and used the same as the
cider) Bring to a boil and add four
cups OF ! sht Karo corn syluo or
five cups of country sorghum, The
amount to be determined by the
tartness OF the apples, continue the
oven, stirring occasionally. When
the desired consistency is reached,
add spices, cinnamon and cloves;
according to taste. When the but
ter is thick as desired place in hot
containers and seal Immediately.
PLUM BUTTER,
Wash plums. To each peck of
plums add two quarts of water. Boil
until the fruit is soft. Rub them
through h seive. Add two-thirds as
much light corn syrup as pulp. If a
good sweet country sorghum is used
add three fourths as much sorghum
as pulp.
PEACH BUTTER
Follow directions for making ap-
pie and plum butter. and use one
half as much light corn syrup as
peach pulp.
T PEACH PRESERVES.
Into one quart of boiling strained
honey add two quarts of sliced peel
ed Cook until each piece
is transparent. Fut into hot steril-
lied jars and seal.
MARY FE1MsTER.
County Home Demonstration Agent.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09

Follow directions for making ap-
pie and plum butter. and use one
half as much light corn syrup as
peach pulp.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
Demonstration Work in
Home Economies
MAXIMUM CANNING WITH
MINIMUM SUGAR"

Just because there is a shortage
in sugar there is no reason for a
shortage in canned products. In
fact it is imperative that there
should be a large increase. Put
up fruit and fruit juice to be made
into preserves and jelly later.
Use thinner syrup in canning. A
good proportion 1 pit. Zone pound)
of sugar to 1 gal. of water. Use
corn syrup, sorghum or molases.
PEACH PRESERVES
Prepare fruit as if for using with
sugar. Put in preserving kettle suf-
ficient karo, corn or cane syrup,
sorghum or molasses to make syrup
sufficient for quantity of fruit used;
and sliced lemon or small ginger
root or both-allowing one slice of
lemon or one small root for each
quart jar; as soon as syrup IS boiling
hard drop in fruit sufficient to pack
jar desired tightly. Let boil till fruit
is tender; place fruit in hot, sterilized
jar. Let syrup boil; skim, pour suf-
ficient hot juice over fruit to fill jar
Seal and process Is minutes.
Any other fruit may be used just
as peaches.
FRUIT MARMALADE,
Use soft peaches, or ripe tender
fruit that cooks easily (the fruit
may be used impaired. Pared fruit
makes smoother marmalade.) Sup.
pose peaches are the fruit used
pare, cut in small pieces, place in
preserving kettle with only sufficient
water to keep fruit from burnins
till juice is extracted. Cook till ten
der. If fine grain marmalade il
desired, mash fruit through colan
der or potato ricer. Be sure fruit j.
cooked till very little juice remains
measure cooked fruit and for ever,
cup of cooked fruit add one cup O
any kind of syrup; stir we'll and cool
until mixture is clear and jelly-like
This marmalade may be kept il
glasses covered with paraffine jus
as jelly is kept. If desired lemon
Juice or any powdered spice
may be used to flavor. Combina
tions of pear and pineapple or appl
land peach apple and pineapple O
pineapple and peach make deliciou
|marmalades.
! The following receipts have bee
worked out by Mrs. w. w. Hannah
man, Home Demonstration Agen
Ifor Buncombe county and Mis-