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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13

The golden bees had been discovered
in considerable numbers, and were
thought to have decorated the royal
robes, and it is interesting to recall
that Napoleon, ever entering into the
spirit of historical display, chose this
decoration for his coronation robes.
Has Beautiful Buildings.
Journal claims to be the Oldest of
the cities Of Belgium, and is certainly
one Of the most interesting and most
picturesque, and contains a large num-
Der of beautiful buildings. There has
always been great sympathy between
the people of Journal and the French,
and much intercourse between the
town and Lille, just across the from
tier.
In the Grande place stands a statue
of the Princess d'Epipoy, who distin-
gllished herself in the defense of
Journal against Alexandra Farnese in
1851. She fought in full armor and
saved the town by her. energy and
courage The beautiful cathedral is
one of the finest examples of the Ro-
manesque type of architecture, and
challenges comparison with the splen-
did churches of northern France.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13

with gold, some remains of human
bones and q gold signet ring bearing
the inscription, "Childirici." Here was
the key to discovery, for the presence
of the ring led experts to consider that
this was the burial place of Childeric,
king of the Salian Franks, whose CAPT.
tai was at Journal, and who died in
4S1.
This conjecture was further strength
ened by an examination of the differ
ent objects, which were of such fine
workmanship that they could only
have been wrought for some great
chief or royal parsonage. The hilt and
scabbard of the sword were mounted
with gold, enriched with a mosaic of
garnets and other precious stones held
in gold cIoisons. Gold ornaments in
the form of bees, and having the wings
outlined with an inlay of garnets set
in gold, and also a small votive object
in the form of a bulls head, with the
solar disk on the forehead, recalling
Mycenean examples, formed part of
the treasure, and on the ring bearing
the kings name was engraved the head
of a man with the long, straight hair
worn by the Merovingians, and with
the gold torque or collar round his
neck. Perhaps this. was meant for a
representation, as near as might be, of
Childeric.
This rare treasure, after changing
hands two or three times, eventually
found its way to the Cabinet des Me-
dailIes, Paris. In 1881 thieves, in an
evil hour, broke in and stole almost
the whole of 1t, leaving behind them
only the mounting of the sword, two
golden bees, a fibuia and a few stray
fragments.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
WAITING FOR ZERO
Tense Minutes Before Argonne
Battle Opened.
English Officer Describes the Behavior
of American Soldiers in That
Fight as Wonderfut-"WiIl
Forever Honor Them"

st was the zero hour in the Ar
gonne." remarked Maj. II. T. Hayden.
an English officer. now in this country.
when was first Impressed with the
greatness of America. | happened to
be detailed to an American unit.
There were French and American and
English soldiers there. but was with
an American command. 1t doesn't.
matter what the occasion. When the
battle of the Argonne began ! was in
a dugout when an American officer
commanding a regiment of artillery
stood with his watch in his hand.
counting the seconds. He had been
ordered to begin firing al 5 30 in the
morning. All along that line of many
miles the officers of the groupings had
their orders. The zero hour was 5 30.
This particular officer stood waiting.
waiting. ] lived an age in five minutes.
The seconds seemed TO drag an awful
length. One. two. three. four ! counted.
But finally zero came. This officer
turned to his aid. 1t was not neces-
sary. This aid. a captain, had antici-
pated his commander. 1t was q shock,
the greatest and the grandest shock
| ever had. Waiting, waiting for the
time, was taken off my pins when it
came by the thunder of the artillery.
For miles and miles and miles the guns
roared. 1t comes only once in a life
time, and few lifetimes. at that, to be
present on such an occasion. 1t seemed
that hell had broken loose.
81 don't know how any human being
can live through such thing. but we
did. For six hours the guns spoke, and
then for a brief period there was
cessation. Once more they started.
and it was not until after noon that
they stopped. Meantime the infantry.
was preparing to make its charge. |
rode along the front lines of artillery
in the early morning. Below l saw
the American boys getting ready to
make their drive. It was the most
wonderful, the suhiimeSt sight ] ever
saw or ever expect to see. | shall
never forget. because it is stamped in
delibly in my brain, the enthusiasm
and the exuberance of the American
gunners. They may have had no previ-
Gus training, but | shall forever honor
the American artiflerist, and | shall
never forget the opening of the battle
of the Argonne."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
Mrs. Henry Davio, 1886-1e19

Again we are reminded of the UNI
certainty of life and of the slender
tie that birds us to this earthly exist
cnce, in the death of Clara L. Bullet,
wife of Henry Davio, which occurred
at her home on Sias Avenue, Sunday,
Feb. 2, after a sickness extending
over a period of three and half
years with that dread disease, tuber-
culosis. Funeral services were held
in the Catholic church the following
Tuesday and the interment was in
the cemetery on the Coventry road.
Clara L. Bullet was the daughter of
Joseh and Emma Bullet and was
born in Derby, December 10, 1886,
where nearly all of her life was
spent. June 15,I1903 she was united
in marriage to Henry Davio, who
with two sons and four daughters are
left to mourn for a devoted wife and
mother, andsto whom the sympathy
of the entire community is extended
in this hour of sorrow, and may the
One that watches the destinies of men
comfort them by His encircling arms
thus helping them to bear this bur-
den.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
CANNOT RANK AS DIPLOMAT
2 BY His Unseemly Employment
of Plain Language.

The language of the law is the most
formal in the world and the most pre-
else. 1t seeks the definite SO ardently
that, with its repetitions and where
only that rather perverted form of in
tellect, the legal mind, can wind
through it's labyrinthine verbiage. The
language of diplomacy, borrowing
something of formality from the law,
is nevertheless far more dignifed. The
law deals merely with estates and pri-
vate contracts. 1t DEGREES the fate of
the individual. But the fate of ma
tons may hang on the phraseology of
diplomacy. Its greater Importance has
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
Cheerful Blinded Soldiers.

Cheerful news comes along from st.
Dunstan's allotment holders. Here, as
in other directions, the blinded soldiers
are making good. E. Clarke, a poultry
farmer at EdwinstOwe. is winner of
the first prize for the best potatoes
and carrots at local show. we read
in the current number of st. Dunstan's
Review. and on another page of this
bright little record of the blinded sol
diers' work and sport, we read: "One
allotment holder. who is otherwise oc-
cupied during the day, contends that
he has the advantage over ordinary
sighted people. for he need not hurry
home to put in an hour before dark /;
he can get on with it while they are
in bed !''-London Mail.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
Poetic Justice!

The first four letters of the name
Amerongen, which designates the
moated castle in Holland where the
former Kaiser Wilhelm II is observing
the twilight of the HohenZollerns as
rulers, compose the French word mean
ing bitter. One might find in this a
fitting reply to the name of the place
where, under Frederick the Great,
HohenzOllernism began its rampant
career. This Potsdam castle. with its
French elegance, Voltaire associations
and German mechanism for raising the
dinner table. the monarch named in
French ns-SOuci." (without care)
and for nearly two centuries it has
shone forth brilliant example of
Prussian impertnence. But now the
Hohenzollern has his cares, and no
doubt they are bitter.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
She Did.

She was a four-husher, particularly
as to her abilities in various sports
DO you golf?r he asked.
''Oh, love golf" she answered. 81
play at least SO holes twice week.
And how about tennis?"
Il won the woman's championship
in our state"
land do you swim?'
''The best | ever did was a half
mile straight away" she replied.
Somewhat fatigued he changed to
literature. "And how do you like. Kip
sling?" he asked.
81 kipped an hour only yesterday
was her unblushing reply.-Journal OF
the American Medical Association.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
NEWPORT LOCALS

Frank Patterson is confined to the
house on account of sickness.
Z Mrs. Lynn Carr was able to return
home from the hospital at st. Johns
bury, Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Colodny are in
Boston this week enjoying short
vacation.
Ralph Cameron of Bredenbury,
Sask., who has been visiting friends
in town the last two weeks, returned
to his home today.
Owing to illness in the family of
Mrs. w. r. Prouty, the Congrega-
tional Missionary Auxiliary will meet
with Mrs. Dean Dwinell on Friday
afternoon at three o'clock.
Mrs. Rosa M. Sawyer will go to
Boston and New York Monday for q
four weeks stay in the interest of her
millinery department. Mrs. Sawyer
will visit her son, Harley, while she
is away.
H. H. Somers of 81 Autumn street
East Side, was taken sick about a
week ago with bronchial pneumonia,
and his recovery is doubtful. The
children are all home excet DR.. Hen
ny, who is in France.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13

the Merovingian kings, is
truly city of romance,
whether we think of the tomb of Chill
deric, the father of Clovis, with its
wonderful treasures, discovered after
being lost to sight for nearly 1,200
years, or of the poor, deluded youth.
Perkin Warbeck, the tool of the York
lists, and through them brought TO an
ignominious death, says a writer in
Sphere. For us in England perhaps
it's primary interest centers in its be-
ing the birthplace of Perkin, whose
real name was Pierce Osbeck. This
strange impostor was the son of a
simple Flemish weaver. Made a pup
pet of by some of the Yorkist party, in
Guiding Margaret of York, dowager
duchess of Burgundy, to personate
Richard Duke of York, whom they de-
clared had not been murdered in the
Tower with his brother, but had es-
capped and been concealed, only await
ing an opportunity to declare his royal
birth, he succeeded for time in ex-
citing q formidable revolt against the
king, Henry VII.
After many strange adventures and
much ill success, in spite of the recog-
milton of his claims by the kings of
Scotland and France, Perkin, finding
himself insufficicntly supported in his
sorry fraud and realizing that he 'had
not the heart of a king" but only ''the
heart of a weaver's son. made confess
sion of his impOsture and was I'M
prisoned in the Tower. Soon after, on
attempting to escape, he was hanged
at Tyburn, finishing with a rope round
his neck instead of the promised crown
upon his head.
Tomb of ChiIderic.
An interest wholly different from
this passing futile deception, however
romantic some of it's circumstances
may have been, attaches to Tournai
when we think of it as the seat of the
Merovingian kings. In 1858 some
workmen, whilst digging foundations
for hospital, came upon collection
of gold ornaments, sword mounted
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
The committee to draft a plan of

The committee to draft a plan of.
reorganization for the Valley Fair as
ISOLATION of Brattleboro met num-
Der of the stockholders at the Brooks
house in Brattleboro' Saturday and
presented to them the new articles of
incorporation. It seemed to be the
mind of the stockholders that they
would be willing to sell out for
enough to pay the Indebtedness of the
old corporation and F. C. Adams was
chosen agent to complete the trans
fer. (
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
LARGE offer for Map Halo Used

Offers up to S1,750 have been re-
ceived for the map used by Sir Doug
las Haig in the direction of the Brit
ish armies on the western front Octo.
Der s and three following days. and
sent to the lord provost of Glasgow's
secretary for disposal in aid of the
kings fund for disabled officers and
men. The map eventually will be put
up at auction.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
EAST BARNET

A large attendance is necessary at
the all day meeting of the Red Cross
at Mrs. William Cilley's, Friday, Feb
14th, as there is a lot of work to be
done. Come and sew, haste or run
the sewing machine. Bring lunch for
picnic dinner. Tell your friends.
Mr.. Simmons Of st. Johnsbury Wis
tied his daughter, Mrs. Guy Lindsay,
Sunday.
Mr.Salaa Mrs. E. F. Moore have
gone to Hanover, N. H., where he has
his old position back in c. H. Dud-
ley's store.
Mrs. Arthur DEMO of Passumpsic
visited Mrs. J. r. Moore Friday.
Mrs. Emma Blake Gammell, wife
of r. B. Gammell, who passed away
Feb. 4, 1919 was born in Haverhill,
N. H., April IL, 1859, the daughter
of Henry and Susan Blake. Her
childhood days were spent in Haver-
hill, N. H., coming to Monroe, N. H.,
and later to East Barnet. On Dec.
II, 1885 she was united in marriage
to R. B. Gammell of this town and
has . made this her home, making
many friends; always ready to do for
and help those in sickness and times
of trouble. She was a member of
the Ladies' Chapel Society, Red
Cross, Helping Hand and Mystic Star
Chapter, No. 20, Order of Eastern
Star, always ready and willing to do
more than her share for the success
of these societies. She will be great
ly missed, not only in her home, but
by everyone that knew her. Five
children came to bless her marriage:
Robert (deceased); Henry, George,
Harold and Belle, who are left to
mourn her loss besides her husband,
her aged mother, one sister, Miss
Belle Blake, one grandson and a host
of friends.
Some day you will surely find her,
Some day you will understand,
AS again you walk together
In the light of the Better Land.9'
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
FOR sAcKACHE kidneys AND BLAD nER
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
His Retort.

"You should work for something he
sides money"
IF you mention something besides
money that my grocer and coal man
will take, I'll be glad to work for it. .
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
Mutual Help.

Il understand from what your wife
says you help each other with the
house bills"
"Sure we do. She hands me the
bills and | foot Them
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
More Uses for Electricity.

AS might be expected, the use of
wire resistances in fabrics to give cleo
trio heating has suggested great va
riety of applications. Besides the
electric pad as substitute for the
hot water bottle these devices include
electrically heated bath robes. sweat
ing robes. heating bags, rugs. foot
warmers, ear warmers. motorman's
gloves and even an electric blanket
for the old and rheumatic horse Elec.
trio current may be taken from light
ing circuits or special batteries.
Records Seeds, Value.
In a patented seed tester of A. f.
Esslinger, Michigan inventor. a
stripe OF cloth or other material is
folded over pad and then stitched
across and lengthwise so as to form
little square sections The seeds to
be tested are placed In these squares
The pad retains moisture for censid.
cradle time, long enough to produce
termination of the good seeds, and
numbers on the squares give a means
of record and Identification.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
N @ 7 ICE

TO DELINQUENT TAX
PAYERS
Taxes not paid ON or be-
fore Saturday, Feb. 18th,
will deprive the voters of
the privilege of voting at
March meeting.
0. A. SWEET, Constable.
Newport, Vt.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13

Collar Button Causes. Divorce Suit
An elusive collar button was respon-
sible for Andrew J. Emmert abusing
his wife. Angelina Elnmert. according
to her testimony before master in
chancery in suing for divorce. She
said when he dropped his collar but
ton and she would not search for il
he struck her. A divorce decree is
recommended. = Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-20
PRINCE MAX SEEKS
THRONE OF GERMANY
Former Chancellor Said to Be
Backing Deep Plot.


LONDON, Jan. 1.-the plot OF Prince
Max OF Baden to obtain control Of Ger
many by means OF secret conferences
and orders to Chancellor Ebert IL a
deep laid scheme to rule over q re-
united Germany as Emperor. according
to Information received here.
Tho conspiracy is to develop in
stages. it Is said. OF which the first
already has passed. Immediately before
the downfall of Germany the Prince
appeared on the Threshold of German
politics as a fullledged democrat. He
resigned the Chancellorship and APP
parently was interested only in a So
cialistic fatherland.
In the second stage, according to these
reports, he will reappear and make a
bold bid for the Presidency OF the new
republic; In fact his name already has
been mentioned in certain circles In
Germany as the most likely President
Ebert. Scheidemann and Noske are but
men OF straw, preparing the way for
Prince Max as President
Afterward the Prince. who always has
been a close student OF Napoleon. will
scatter the revolution as the great
French leader did, and at the right mo-
ment will proclaim himself Emperor.
Meanwhile a minor conspiracy Of the
same nature. but. unlike the former GER
tainly doomed 20 failure, Is that Of
former Kaiser Karl, who has not the
brains OF Prince Max, but IL trying to
play a similar game.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-20
FRENCH DEMOCRATS"
JOIN PUBLICITY PLEA
Journalists Also Ask Re-
moUal of Censorship.
BY the associated Press.

PARIS, Jan. 1a.-Representatives OF
the American and British press met in
the Chamber of Deputies to-day the
representatives OF the syndicate Of "the
French democratic press" which Is COM
l.osed mostly OF Socialists and other OPP
position newspapers. The French news
paper men thanked the American jour
nalists for their attitude on the question
Of publicity az the proceedings OF the
peice Conference AMI announced that
the regulations Of the conference as pub
l!shed were una cceptable to them.
The French Journalists also said they
favored complete abolition Of the censor
ship for France. as well as for the
United States and Great Britain, and
freedom 10 confer with the delegates TO
the Peace Conference. and also that they
desired open sessions OF the conference
and the admission of at least one repre-
sentative for each newspaper
An effort will be made to call fuller
conference of the representatives OF the
press OF all nations. The Socialist news
paper men disavowed the expressions of
other French journalists against open
sessions Of the conference. They said
they were not present at the previous
conference Of the journalists, because
they had not been invited or informed
that such a meeting was to be held.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-20
HEDJAZ APPEAL TO U. 5
Kings Son, In Paris to Attend Com
ference, Tells Aims.

rAnIs. Jan. 19-Prince Feisal. n son
of the King OF the Hedjaz In Arabia. Il
In Paris awaiting instructions from his
IA ti,er concerning the appointment of
two delegates to represent the He'd iaz
Kingdom at the peace conference. Cot
Lawrence. who accompanies the young
Prince as aid. expects Feisal himself
will be chosen rs the first delegate of
the kingdom Of the IIedjaz IN order to
give greater weight TO the important
propositions TO be submitted TO the
peace conference.
This proposal will consist Of the
fa.ma don of federation or al the
Arab States from the Fed Sea to the
Persian Gulf. free from any Turkish
domination and under The protection of
the United States.
The Arabs OF this most ancien,
race" said Prince FeisaL using Col.
Lawrence as Interpreter, desire TO be-
come the youngest Independent State in
Asia, and they appeal TO America as the
most powerful protector OF the freedom
of man."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-20

to the United States Senate and to the
American public as soon as plans have
taken definite shape at the peace table
Thus a plan which the conference
deemed practicable, subject to the APP
prevail of tho peoples concerned, would
at once become matter for general
discussion and might stand or fall In
the face of analysis.
Little would be accomplished. officials
explain, to make public an American
plan which had not been tentatively
agreed to or even seriously considered
by the conferees in Paris. All discus
sion of the plan. approval or disapproval.
with attendant excitement among the
peoples concerned. might serve only to
inject new complications into the peace
parleys, all Of which would be un-
necessary II the leaders concerned found
the plan through some reason or other
impractical OF execution.
II an American league of nations
plan were published there would be
no reason why British plan or a
French plan or Serbian plan or a
Chinese plan might not be published
at the same time, IN order that the
public might get a birdseye view of all
proposals. Under these circumstances
the peace conference. officials point
out would degenerate into an interna-
tional debate, with individual opinions
in all countries necessarily attempting
to usurp the duties OF the regularly
appointed peace delegates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-20
FORMATION OF NEW
GERMANY SOUGHT
Peace Delegation Will Confer
Regarding 1t.

LONDON, Jan. IA German wireless
despatch received here to-day ANNOUNCE
ing the formation of a German delega-
ton to attend the Peace Conference In
Paris says the delegation will confer
regarding the formation of a new Ger
many. The Government In discussing
the question was agreed that every
thing must be done to carry out the
stipulations within the limitations Of
President Wilson's programme and the
delegation must decline demands cX-
cerdus that programme.
Alter giving the points as wired from
TN.s the despatch says the delegation
"a, have to support an immediate M
vi arrangement based upon justice
for imports OF raw materials and food
stuffs. and also strive to provide for a
future economic rapprochement with
the nations on conditions as far as
possible equitable.
The despatch concludes by saying
that the attention Of the German repre-
sentatives had been drawn finally to
the establishment of league OF nations
in the spirit of President Wilson's pro-
posals and also in connection Herewith
to the setting up of an international
court OF arbitration, because only by
this means can a state of lasting peace
be guaranteed