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thirty-hve yards. while the range at
which caribou are ordinarily shot was
shown to be about seventy-fve yards.
When the exhibition was over l set
UP a stick at about two hundred yards
and fired at it. The people who stood
around had no idea as to the character
of the thing l was about to do, and at
the loud report all the women and chill
dren scrambled for the houses. while
the men ran back fifteen or twenty
yards and stood talking together eX-
citedly behind a snow wall. l asked
them TO go with me to the stick and
SEQ what had happened to II. After
some persuasion three of them COM
piled, but unfortunately for me had
failed to score. At this they seemed
much relieved, but when I told them
| would try again they protested earn
estly, saying that so loud n noise would
scare all the seals away from their
hunting grounds. and the people would
| therefore starve.
| They Consider rifle as Magic.
1t seemed Imperative. however. to
show them l could keep my word and
perforate tho stick Mt two hundred
yards, and In spite Of their protests
| got ready to shoot again, assuring
| them that we used these weapons in
the west for seal hunting, and that the
noise was found not to scare seals
away. The second shot happened TO
hit. but on the whole the mark of the
bullet on the stick impressed them far
less than the noise. In fact they did
u gN Ill wv.
I explained that l could kill n polar
bear or n caribou Mt even twice the
distance they exhibited no surprise
but asked me II with my rife l could
kill caribou on the other side OF n
mountain. when l said that / could
not they told me n great shaman in a
neighboring trlbo had n magic arrow
by which he could kill caribou on the
other side OF no matter how big a
mountain. In other words, much &c
my surprise they considered the per.
Torrance Of my rife nothing wonder,
full.
understand the point OF view bet
ter now than l did then, 1t Is simply
this: IL you were to show an Eskimo
bow that in tho ordinary way coulC
shoot fifty yards further than any bow
he ever saw, he would never cease
marvelllng, and he would tell OF that
bow as long az he llsed. He won.
understand exactly the principle or
which it works. would Judge it by thu
standards of the natural. and woulC
find Il TO excel marvellously. Rut show
him the work OF tho rifle, which III
! does not in the least understand, anC
he is face 70 face with miracle. HI
judges It b the standards OF the gu
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do such things until few years ago,
when they abjured their familiar
spirits on learning from the mission
airy of heaven and hell, and that no
one can attain salvation who employs
spirits to do his bidding? 1t was too
bad that salvation and the practice Of
magic were incompatible-not that
such trivial things as the recovery OF
! lost articles were of moment, but in
the cure OF sickness and the control OF
weather and ice conditions prayers
seemed so much less efiicacious than
the old charms.
Still of course they did not really re-
gret the loss OF the old knowledge and
power, for did they not have the in
estimable prospect of salvation which
had been denied their forefathers
through the unfortunate lateness OF
the coming missionaries? 1t was mere
shortsightednes to regret having re-
nounced the miraculous ability to cure
disease for God knows best when one
should die, and to whom who prays
faithfully and never works on Sunday
death is but the entrance TO happier
life.
EnrIy Morning visitors.
We did not know, next morning
when We woke and began to stir
within doors, that some one had beer
for a long time listening outside, walt
ing for signs OF our being awake
From familiarity with their customs
now know that 1t was a signal from
him that brought US our earliest
} visitor, the hunter whom We had first
encountered. He approached slowly
| singing at the top OF his voice that We
might have ample warning. When III
: reached the outer door of our twenty
J foot alleyway, he stopped and an
nounced: 81 am So and SO; my in
tentions are friendly; ] have no knife
May I come in?" This was tho in
variable formula In our case. Among
: themselves they would merely an
nounce as they were about to enter {
. house: II am So and So; am com
ing in."
The talk that morning turned OF
, various things. Who were their neigh
, bors to the east and to the north? Ha,
they ever come in contact with tn,
r Indians to the south? Had they an!
knowledge of white men visiting thei
= country? U considered It possible
Q though not likely, that some survivor
{ OF Franklin's luckless ships, wreclSe'
g more than half century ago near tn
I east coast of Victoria Island, nigh
have lived for IA time among thes
u people)
r They had never seen white men, al
Y though they had heard about them tn
4 - - ~
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IN this article Mr.. Stefansson
tells of the Dolphin Straits Eskimo
who never had seen white man,
and who built a snow house for him
thst he might live with them for
time in their village on the sea ice.
By VILHJALMUR sTEFANsSoN.
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Gro % continued mort ssnaay,
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the message that II would take
breakfast at their house tomorrow I
should have whole fiipper. for one Of
my companions was at their house.
and had told them that I considered
the flipper the best part of seal.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24
THAT ROCKING-CHAIR SHRINE
Place Where Mother Sat Is Forever
Sacred in the Memories of Her
Children.

BY the window in the sitting room
stood the old chair. 1t was "moth-
er's chaig"-otherwis it would have
been just a chair. With mother in it..
however it became q shrine to which
flocked her devoted little worshipers.
In the rocker, as we sat on moth
erG knee or at her side-for the chair
was generously made--the bumped
head and the bruised heart were
healed, says a writer in the Peoples
Home Journal. Frightened, we found
there safe retreat, refuge from ev-
cry harm. At night the bedtime story
was told to the rhythm of it's soothing
swing. Joys, sorrows, all were brought
to it's encircling arms. Mothers chair,
rocking, rocking rocking by the win
dow.
The old chair, we think had hand
in the making Of character. Maybe
it was more effective in this service
than we realize Seated in it, we
watched the needle in quick, nimble
fingers, glinting in and out among the
frayed edges tirelessly; we heard our
childish perplexities explained over
and over again, with no hint of veX-
alton we sang the songs which taught
us some of the beauty of life; we lis
tened to stories of bravery and truth.
Industry, patience, beauty, courage,
honesty-they can be traced back
through a golden pathway straight to
mothers chair.
The old chair has seen valiant serv-
ice. Old-fashioned, SCARED and worn,
it still stood in the familiar place by
the window. Why is it not refinished
the scars smoothed out, the worn
places covered? What! Cover the
marks which little hands have made,
the worn spot where mothers tired
bead rested, the scars made by tiny,
restless feet? Such a question came
from one who did not understand. To
him the old chair was mere wood and
pant-just a piece Of furniture, not
a shrine.
We do not say it aloud-our great
est longings are not spoken-but some
times when life gets tangled we find
ourselves going again to the old chair
to have the Knots united. When grief
comes we sob it out there. When joy
comes we run to tell it there. When
we fail, when we win, our thoughts
take us to the old chair. And at night
the little lisping prayers come beg
glng TO be said, and we send them,
along with our grown-up petitions,
up to heaven by way Of that sacred
shrine.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24
Evening Caledonian
Established 1887
SATURDAY, MAY "a, 1919
LOCAL NEWS

At the Colonial tonight, the "Rose
Girl" Last chance to see this play.
Sunday service at st. James Chapel,
Concord at three O'Clock with sermon
by the Rev. DIR. Grint.
F. P. Wells of McIndoes, the his
torian who is at present writing a
history of Barnet, was a visitor in
town Friday.
At st. Peters church, Lyndonville,
Sunday evening at o'clock, Rev. DR..
Grint of St Johnsbury will officiate
and preach.
Sunday service at the South church
Rev. Francis A. Poole pastor. Morn
ing service conducte b. the pastor.
Sermon by Rev. Chauncey A. Adams,
in which he will speak of his own eX-
periences in France. Sunday school at
IL o'clock.
Beautiful Ethel Clayton again ap-
pears as leading role in a tremendous
ly interesting and heart appealing
story of great dramatic power IN
maggie Pepper" a splendid new
Paramount photoplay. Elliott Dex-
ter is Miss Clayton's leading support
and he needs no introduction to St.
Johnsbury fans, who have recently
seen him to such wonderful advant-
age in "The Squaw Man." These
two stars in this human American
story assure the patrons of the Please
U a splendid evenings entertainment.
Do not miss this tense and compelling
dramaa the Please U today.
"The Island of Intrigue" is stir
ring romance of mystery and intrigue
which gives May Allison a role that
accentuates her vivid personality and
clever artistry. 1t is story of the
sensational abduction of a beautiful
society girl who is spirited away to a
lonely island where she is held cap
tive for fabulous ransom. How
she effects her escape by means of
wireless is shown in series of thrill
ing incidents which end in startling
climax. The story is one of absorb
ing interest-brimful of life and ac-
h ton and abounds in tense and grip
ping scenes that eliminate in ro-
\ nance of youthful charm and rare
1 beauty. See vivacious May Allison as
4 the bewitching heroine. At the
Globe today.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24
THE ROSE GIRL
Continued from page two)

Bertha Hodgkins, Blanche Haskell
Dorothea Clark, Mary Grint, Ra
chel Vaughn, Helen May, Mildred
Gordon, Lena Williams, Mildred
Smith, Natalie Marden, Doris
Cowles, Gladys Livingston, Caro-
line Williams, Harriet Weeks
Hazel Ramage, Celia Harris, Bea-
trice Hadley, Julia Stuart, Hazel Pc.
wers, Wis Dennis, Marion Stevens
Ruth Cole, Louise Stevens, Ruth Goss
Mildred Ram, Maude Hall, Doris I'm.
derwood, Marion Hall, Alma Reed
Gladys Magill, Marjorie Day, Vera
Clifford, Frances Taylor, Irene ST
John, Margaret Brooks, Doris Ford
Marion Babcock, Edith Carpenter
Alberta Asselin, Marguerite Gagner
Priscilla Brooks, Vera Doyle, Rolande
Gagner, Abilene White, Evelyn AID
ANS, Vesta Lovett, Barbara Gray
Charlotte Stiles, Mildred Berry, Viola
Legare, Lillian Martin, Louise Brown
Lillian Garfield, Eva Hall, Lorene
Mays, Edna Day, Dorothy Burns.
Gertrude Tinker, Eleanor Bowman.
Eleanor Stone, Mary Rathbun, Beu-
lab Brunette, Hazel Wilkie, Bernice
Lawrence, Eula Marsh, Clara Goss,
Bernice Roundy, Hazel Burbank
Della Walker, Arlene Gilman, Elean-
OF Steele, Thelma Wright, Clara
Tinker.
Now what indeed shall be said of
the event as whole? Starting out
to pen scathing criticism, what
indeed is its sum and substance?
What indeed, but that local talent
in st. Johnsbury after all has to have
its due and if the whole cast tonight
can speed up a bit and inject little
more of Philbrook's pep into the
whole piece-as we said, put some
jazz into 1.-THE balance of local
folks who didn't go last night can
safely lay down their coin tonight
and pass inward without fear of COM
ing out with a foolish lot of 2rinning
and buttonholing somebody on the
street to send them in a la Mark
Twain) to get stung in turn.
Come to think it over, and consider
ing how plays go with the joints I'M
CREASED the first night, it wasn't so
bad after all. And lots of profession
al shows have played this town and
bamboozled the public a good deal
worse than the actors in "The Rose
Girl"
But get some jazz into it; get some
jazz into it! boys and girls. The
audience won't bite! And go ahead
to the second spasm tonight, st.
Johnsbury folks. It's taken ten dol
lars worth of space here tonight to
review last nights performance so it
must be that deep down in his heart,
the local critic admits that it's worth
the money!
If the paper doesn't come out Mon
day night you'll know the reason.
The local critic will be among the
for his ultra-frankness.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24

R.R. No. 1, Lorne, Ont.
esFor over three years, l was
confined to bed with Rheumatism.
During that time, I had treatment
from number Of doctors, and tried
nearly everything I saw advertised to
cure rheumatism, without receiving
any benefit. Finally, L decided to
try- 'Fruit-a-tives' Tor Frnit Liner
ZeLIcts). Before I had used half a
box, noticed an improvement; the
pain vas not so severe, and the
swelling started to go down.
/ continued taxing this fruit me-
Gieiae, improving all the time, and
now I can walk about two miles and
do light chores about the place"
far ALEX AMBER M UNRO.
zoe. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c.
At all dealers OF sent on receipt OF
price, by FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited;
OGDENSBURG, N. Y,
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24
PASSES BOGUS CHECKS
CONTINUED from page one)

cured blank checks on a st. Adams
bank and passed three checks on the
First National bank of this village.
None of these checks were drawn for
sums over $500.
From st. Adams Bill went to Mon
treal where he passed one check and
from there came to Wells River. Soon
after his detention he was searched
and seven blank checks on a st. AL
bans bank were found in his possess
sion. He has a wife and baby about
a month old living at 1896 Woodlawn
street, Hartford, Conn.
Bill relates rather pitiful hard
luck story of his going wrong. His
father and mother kept a boarding
house in Hartford, Conn. They were
respectable people, but as sometimes
happens, one Of their boarders got to
paying too much attention to his
mother. About four months ago the
mother went to the police. The hus-
band and boarder met, the latter
'ilOOliilS Dill D lelIHcI uCciu, anu llcC-
ing to his room ended his life with
bullet. Bill had about $500 in a
Hartford bank and when this was
gone hebrew spurious checks to the
amount of $500. This case was set
tied and overlooked. He left Hart
ford on trip up country and money
got scarce so he resorted to this last
output of worthless checks which
was brought to a close by his deten-
ton at Wells River.
He used the name of George
r. Wright" on all checks except one
which he signed "Myron G. Baldwin"
Sheriff Worthen called up the police
station at Hartford, Conn.,, and they
told him Bill came of good family
and had always been straight up to
about three months ago when he be-
gan going wrong.
He is at present confined in the po-
lice station at Wells River He will
probably be taken to Chelsea Jail
where his case will come up before
the grand jury at the June term of
Orange county court.
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273-278
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., Preferred
Stock Dividend

Notice is hereby given that the
regular Quarterly Dividend of one
and one-half per cent, az per cent
has been declared on the Preferred
Capital Stock of the above Company
and will be payable on June list, 1919,
to stockholders of record at the close
of business on May 21st, 1919.
The transfer books of the Company
will be closed for the registration of
transfers from the close of business
on May 21st, 1919, until ten o'clock in
the forenoon of June list, 1919.
F. M. BOUGHEY, Secretary.
Chicago, ILL.,, May 18th, 1919.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24
U. S. MERCHANT MARINE

Men wanted to be trained as Sail
ors, Firemen, Stewards, for good
jobs at good pay on ocean going
ships. Pay while training; board and
quarters free; ages IS to 35; bring
birth certificate. Apply to
F. G.. LANDRY,
SO Railroad Street. Agent U. S..
Shipping Board.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24
LEGAL NOTICE

All persons are hereby forbidden to
harbor or trust my wife, Mrs. Charles
Joslin, on my account, as l shall pay
no bills of her contracting after this
date.
CHARLES JOSLIN.
st. Johnsbury, VT,
May 10, 1919.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24

WANTED-Foreman for Wood
Working Department of established
Manufacturing Company. Hard wood
Shop and Box Shop. State age, ex-
perience and wages wanted. Reply
Caledonian Office.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24

FOR SALE-Furniture in six rooms
to be sold at lowest prices on or be-
fore Thursday on account of moving
out of town, Call at % Elm street.
: r.t 1850 pd
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24

Mrs. A. o. Ferguson was badly
burned about the face, neck and arms
at her home in Burlington Tuesday
while cleaning some clothing with a
sponge soaked in gasoline. The
sponge caught fire when she laid it
too near gas stove.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-24
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

LOST-ORDER BOOK, Grand
Union Tea Man. Please leave at this
office or Elm street. 277-279
The evening world., 1919-01-16

rosy checks Instead Of bsinx 80
nervous and irritable all tho
ilmr and looking ~ haggnru
aud 0ld-1he doctor gave
some To susie smiths muth.r
aud she was worse off thnn
Nou are and now -he looks
wears Younger aud frrls Iu,t
fine"
The evening world., 1919-01-16
MOONEY HAS ONE BACKER.
Radical Element at National Labor
Congress Threatens NntIon-
Wlde strtke

CHICAGO. June is.-After an nll-
night session the Committee on Reso-
lutons OF the National Labor Congress
found only one resolution referred to
II which related to the case Of Thomas
J. Mooney. In whose behalf the con
ventlon was called. Early to-day sew
enty-clght resolutions had been exam
ined by the thirty members OF the
committee and a larger stack remained
20 be considered
While the Resolutions Committee was
wrestling with tho papers heapcd upon
IL by the congrcss ~ the result Of n
stormy session yesterday. the radical
element among the delegates and others
not given credentials as delegates held
a long caucus. w. r. Dunn OF Butte.
Mont. presided
II was stated that the resolution
embodied a provision that Mooney and
oil political. class and industrial prison
crs be released, April being fixed as
n date for general nation wide strike
should this fan
The evening world., 1919-01-16

"Brlghten the Corner where You
Are" Those boys went into battle
calm and cool and gave a most ex-
cellcnt account OF themselves.
con another occasion two Catholic
boys came and told mo that there
we're iG5 regiment boys in their dlvi-
sion who wanted TO go to confession
before they went into action.
travelled ali that night till | found
a priest and returned with him to
the division.
AT Catholic Night one night in
the ~ was glad to join in an effort
being made to enlist Protestant boys
in the Holy Name Society.
IL played the trombone all over
the front and on one occasion went
up in an airplane and played "Brigh-
ten the Corner Where You Are" at
IN altitude " l.5OO feet. This ras at
CIcarmontc Ferant. Army officers
there wanted to try tho effect or
sound M "a height. We dropped lown
to 500 feet and there they heard
Brighten the Corner quite plainly"
Rodchaver looks hale and hearty
and says that he would not have
missed tho experience for anything
in the world.
The evening world., 1919-01-16

DIR, FERDISAND kING. New York
Physician and Medical Author. says
phyaicians should presrrbe NOR. organic
ITon-Nusatei Iron-to supply the iron
deficiency. Opinions Of Dr. jane.
Prancis Sullivan, formerly Phy yslcinn Of
IisIlrvu. Hospital tOutdoor DrptD. Ne~
York; Dr. A. .. Srwman. former fOlton
surgeon of Chicago, and other phy =
slcians who have thoroughly tested the
value Of NuIats-i Iron.
The evening world., 1919-01-16
RELIEF SHIP OFF TO-DAY
WITH NEAR EAST SUPPLIES
Carries Ambulances, Food and
Clothing for Armenia, Syria,
Persia and Asia Minor.

The relief ship Mecurius. chartered
by the American Committee for Re-
lief in the Near East. sails to-day with
many hundreds OF tons Of supplies for
the starving populations OF Armenla.
Syria, Persia and tho Greeks In Asia
Minor.
Members OF tho committee nre sail
ing TO distribute the supplies. and
Thomas Linn, representing the Ar
menian Relief Committee, Is going
along to help In this work. Toe ships
cargo includes q small motor cars. 20
motorcycles. Is ambulances. IN motor
trucks. 2.O0oOOO yards Of cloth. loo. 900
blankets. 5Oono pairs Of shoes. Ion cases
Of clothing, ~ tons OF foodsturs, 7.iOO
beds with other hospital equipment and
10000 cases Of condensed milk.
Surgeons and nurses will be sent on
another ship to help combat the cholera
epidcmlcs. Secretary Of War Baker
has assured Charles G. vlckrey. sccrc-
tary Of the committee. that other re-
lief workers will bc sent from France
The evening world., 1919-01-16
RODEHEAVER BACK;
PLAYED TROMBONE
ALL OVER FRONT
Billy Sundays Old Partner I'M
pressed With Religious
Unity of All CreedS.

Homer Phodchcavcr, Billy Sundays
OLD revival partner. with his from
bone, returned this morning after
four months in France. where he
visited many Of tho fronts. holding
services undcr the auspices OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. for Catholic. Hebrew and
Protestant alike What impressed
hi mmost, he said. was tho religious
unity Of all crcods
- conducted services" ne said ON
the little theatre az Ncrdun. at tho
request of the Colonel OF one OF the
regiments OF the Goth Division. which
was Just going into action. There
was room only for one battalion at a
time We prayed together and sang
The evening world., 1919-01-16
Physicians Explain Why Women Need More
Iron in their Blood Today than 20 Years Ago

Iron Strength Vitality and
the Modern American Woman
The evening world., 1919-01-16
Few Drops When Corns Hurt,
Pain Stops! Corns Lift Out
Don't let corns ache twice! Lift any corn
or callus off with fingers Here s magic!

Put a few drops directly
upon any tender, aching corn
or callus Instantly the sore
ness disappears and shortly
the corn or callus win loosen
and can be lifted of with
the fingers.
Frcezone doesn't eat out
the corns or calluses but
shrivels them without any
irritation.
Womcni Keep frcezoue
on your dresser and apply a
few drops whenever a corn
begins aching. Pain stops,
corn gocsl
The evening world., 1919-01-16
INFLUENZA CASES INCREASE.
Total Of 700 Reported To-Dny-Pncu-
monln Decreases.

Influenza cases reported 70 the
Health Department showed another in
crease to-day when 7o6 were reported
1863 more than yesterday. Deaths were
g., an increase OF five.
Pneumonia cases reported were tB
or five less than on the previous day.
Deaths from pneumonia were 20, a de-
rrpa sp of H.
The evening world., 1919-01-16

Rla,k Kld. Brown XIII Russia Coco
CAR. Gun Metal Cal'. Tan ana RrnNn
CAlf and KID, Hu,H aud Cloth tops
IN contrast aud to match. N.no q Q
Gray ND aud al Gray Suede pain
toes, straight or wing tpH Frenrn,
Spanish tubAn or military heels.
The evening world., 1919-01-16
The cl&E 'erea-Wde, Is Your Aa,4p

"Motlier. whV
don't Nou TAKE
y 1 y 4 q D. ~
lRON and be-
strong and we'll
and have nice