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Health Talks by Prof. Slocum

Professor Fl. w. Slocum of Bur-
lington, secretary of the Vermont
Tuberculosis Society, will be in ST..
Johnsbury on Monday and Tuesday,
March "a and Is.
Monday afternoon at 4 O'Clock he
will speak to the teachers, Monday
evening at 8 o'clock at the Fairbanks
Museum.
Tuesday morning. at 9 o'clock he
will speak to the children.
In the morning he will give Health
Talks to the children in the different
grades and explain in detail the
Modern Health Crusades as carried
out through the schools. In the after
noon at four o'clock, there will be an
open meeting for all the teachers in
the schools for discussion as to the
best methods of presenting these
Health problems in the schools, Open
Window schools, and Child Welfare
in general.
In the evening at eight o'clock in
the Lecture Room of the Fairbanks
Museum Professor Slocum will speak
to the parents and all others inter-
ested in Child Welfare, on Public
Health, Health Crusades and kind
red topics.
Professor Slocum will explain in
detail the new intensive campaign
soon to be started in Vermont against
tuberculosis. This campaign is to
start in Rutland in the near future
and is intended to ultimately cover
the whole state.
1t is through the efforts of Profess
sor Slocum that the Prevention for
Children was started about a year
ago at Essex.
Vermont is one of the few states
that has any work of this kind and
a remarkable work has been done at
Essex during this first year.
1t is hoped that many of the towns
people will grasp this opportunity to
hear at first hand of this splendid
work being carried on in our own
state. Remember the day and date,
Tuesday evening, March 25, at the
Fairbanks Museum.
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large firm of brokers with head Off
ces in Montreal (Hanson Bros.) think
it worth their while to advertise in
the "Caledonian" and only eight of
the hundred or more large business
houses located in St. Johnsbury think
it worth their while to advertise and
tell the public-the rich buying pub
lie that always looks for the best
and nearest place to buy-that they
are still doing business and are ready
with the goods and the service! Do
the merchants Of Caledonia county
realize that fully from so to 100 thou
sand dollars worth of merchandise is
purchased annually by the residents
of their county through the mail-or-
der houses; that the goods thus pur-
chased are the same as they them
selves have in their stores and would
sell to their own people if they ad-
vertised the same as the mail-order
houses do?
By the way I noticed in the news
items that citizen of ST. Johnsbury
had a S. gold piece presented to him
last week in celebration of his 39th
birthday. This gives me a little hope
as l have not yet reached my 39th
year!
Last, but not least, I noticed the
cartoon on the front page, (you see,
Lieut.. Tierney gave me the "Caledon-
lan' inside out-being physician he
shows aptitude to get to the INSIDE"
of things). 1t is by Rogers and re-
presents the profteer freezing out
the soldier. Now, having rubbed
with "Buddie" for four years l have
a note of warning to sound. 1t is
this: The soldier answered the call
to arms, he gave up his business, or
profession, or trade, for the rude,
rough and relentless business of wal
He gave up his comforts of home,
his comfortable bed for a bunk in
cold barracks, his delicious meals for
the Gas Mule" of the K. P.'s-did
his whole duty, without a murmer.
While he was thus enduring and suf-
fering the patriotic" Profteer pour
ed out his increasing profits purchas-
ed Liberty Bonds, w. S. S. , etc. Now
that the armistice is declared and
peace is in sight, the profiteer feels
that his whole "duty'' is done.
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BAND LEADER FOR 40 YEARS
George D. Sherman, Leader for 40
Years Of Burlington's Band,
C;ve,, Pe1eHt

BURLINGTON, March 24-Geo
D. Sherman, who has been leader OF
Sherman's Military band for AZ
years, is to be given a benefit con-
cert by the band and some of the
leading artists of the city on Sunday
evening, April 6. The affair is being
planned as a demonstration of the
esteem in which Mr.. Sherman is held.
Practically ali of the city's best must
clans will have some part on the pro-
gram with the band.
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LOCAL NEWS

Robert Richie of Greensboro was
in town Saturday.
Woodbury. & Benoit will open their
garage April 1.
Leo Porter was a guest at the
Avenue House Sunday.
Samuel Merchant of Boston spent
the week end in town.
Mrs. Edward Merrill of Newport
has been visiting in town.
The roads to West Barnet are I'M
passable with automobiles.
Harry Brown from Swanton spent
the week end with Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Frank Robinson of Newport
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Ram.
Ernest Barbiery is home from at
tending the automobile show in Bos-
tom,
Mrs. H. w. Lyster and Mrs. Mer-
chem of Lyndonville were in town
Monday.
Clement Ling of East Ryegate
spent Sunday with MI and Mrs. w.
J. Ling.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Morrill, have re-
turned from week spent in Portland
and New York.
Mrs. Glenn Woolson of Springfield
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Stevens.
Miss Albertinet Lamontagne be-
gan work at Miss Waite's millinery
parlors Tuesday.
Miss Alice Cryan of North Haver-
hill spent the week end with Mrs.
Kenneth Winters.
Miss Edna Steele of Groton is Wis
lting MI. and Mrs. c. B. Chase at
Summer street.
Floribet Parady had an operation
performed on his nose at the St.
Johnsbury hospital Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bllodeau of
Lancaster, who have been>visiting rel
atives in town have returned home.
Mrs. Leila Fitzgerald of West
Burke, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Steele of
! Barnet were here on business Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas McCarry who
have been visiting relatives in town,
| have returned to their home in Leb-
anon.
Harland A. Tolman of the U. S.
navy spent Sunday with Miss Ruth
Flint, returning to his station Sun
| day night.
Miss Bertha Goodnough, who has
been visiting Mrs. E. B. Hastings, the
week end returned to her home in
Roxbury, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Cove of New
port, Mrs. Jerry Buckley and Mrs.
Cornelius Buckley of Barton were
I visitors here Monday.
William Davis, who has taken John
Pages place travelling for the Cross
bakery, is back in the house and Mr..
Page will soon take his position.
Mrs. Hattie Bates, district deputy
from Orleans will visit Clover Temple
No. 1, Pythian Sisters at their regular
meeting, Monday evening, March "a
The Grand Chief, Maude K. Derrick,
from st. Adams, will also be present.
+ The Rev. c.. II. Morse. who has
been supplying the pulpit of the Adj
vent Christian church for the past
three months was unable to preach on
Sunday owing to illness. Rev. O. w.
Brock Of Newbury preached in his
place.
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March 10, 10.
Editor The Evening Caledonian:
Sir
Well, we'll, to think that the "Cale-
DOMAIN" should find its way down here
to Camp Meade! Either the world is
small, or the circulation of the "Cale-
DOMAIN" is large. | am inclined to
favor the latter supposition.
1t happened this way, | have been
doing K. of C. work in Canada for
most of the time during the war and
on Feb. 10 was ordered to report at
Camp Meade, Md. On the 18th of
February I reached here and on the
night of the 18th, 18th, was brought
to the Base hospital very i'll, where
| am at present with the prospect of
spending a few more days in bed.
Irnmagine my pleasure and surprise
when found out that one of the first
friends to call on me in my ward Il
was isolated as suspected diphtherla
carrier) was an officer from the old
Green Mountain state, Lieut.. Tier
ney of st. Johnsbury, who is in
charge of surgical ward Is at the
Base Hospital here
When I told him that I knew St.
Johnsbury well, that had worked on
the st. Johnsbury "Caledonian" for a
couple of months in rs, he told me
that he would bring me copy of
your paper. The pleasure was forth
coming today. Lieut.. Tierney is in
charge of perhaps the busiest ward
in the hospital-at least he mostly al
ways has "full house." 1t was very
kind of him to bring me the Caledon-
ian-and I was delighted. I have
worked for many papers but there
was none that I took a more sincere
feeling for than the fCaledonian."
But one fact notice. Are all the
business houses in st. Johnsbury
gone out of existence? Or have they
lapsed into a complacent somnolence,
induced by mistaken conception of
self? In world notice that one
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-24

IN CLOTHES

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Visit our garment department. today.
Try on some of these distinctive as we'll as
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Our newest models in Suits, Capes and
Coats are attracting many buyers-better
see them this week.
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Evening Caledonian
Established 1887
MONDAY, MARCH "a, 1919

The Brute-Wife (complainingly)
You used to say before we were
married that I was a dream
Hub-"You were. A dream is
something that one wakes up from
and discovers that it wasn't SOL
Boston Transcript.
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IT was looking for my brother"
"You ought not to be out at night
alone here"
"It's morninRw
"Wlth every Indian IN the countrv
coming In. I'll send Parrish viii
you"
She recognized Parrish behind him
She tried TO tell him that she knew
every Indian In Mexicali, every Med.
can In the twin towns, but he would
not listen 10 her. I'm not going TO let
you go home alone"
She bllnked rebellion at the sun.
planter OF her brother. But she found
herself following Parrish. She took
deep pride In her independence, her
fearIessness. Tom let her go where
she liked. She had an impulse to dis
miss Parrish; every man was needed
but he would obey Richards orders
MacLenn had told her that! "They
don't like him. but they mind hlml"
Rickard made his way down to the
levee. "Where Is HardlnT he asked
of every one he met. Silent came IN
TO explain that Hardin had gone up 10
Fassett's Just a few minutes ago 10
carry dynamite. The river was cut.
ting back there. Good" cried Rlck.
ard. "tbat's bullyw
"He left me In charge" glibly lied
the friend OF Hardin. "Any orders
sirf'
"Things are going all rightT began
the manager. He stopped. From
above came dull roar.
'Dynamite" cried Rickard.
The friend of Hardin had nothing
to say. II thought you said he went
only few minutes ago?" demanded
his chief.
There was another detonation. Down
the river came the booming Of the sec
ond charge.
"Thats dynamite for sure" evaded
Silent.
mot minute too soon" declared
Rickard, going back to his inspection.
(To be continued next week.
-O-
Let us do that next lob work
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"A pretty time to tell me-" Had
he been looking at her he would have
been left no illusions. Her blue eyes
flashed hate.
II did not know Il until we got
here. There was message from Mac
Lean at the desk, waiting"
MacLean was not there, eitherl
I'VE are all ready" she cried.
Mrs. Hatfield and Mr.. Rickard cannot
come" Not for worlds would she give
In to her desire to call the whole
grim affair on; let them think she
was disappointed not she. Though
the world blew away, she would 60.
She found herself distributing slips
OF nangled quotations. The white
slips went to the women; the green
bits OF pasieboard to the men. She
held n certain green card In her
glove: Leads on to fortune" Rick
ard might come dashing In at the last
moment, the ideal mans way; spe-
clal, perhaps; II did not seem credible
that he would deliberately stay away
without sending her word.
In a burst OF laughter, the com.
pany discovered then that the guest
or honor was also absent. Mrs.
Hardin hurried them out TO the walt.
Ing buggies.
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CHAPTER XIV.
on>the Levee.

Hardin did not go home that night
! He was. feeling 10 the quick the irony
of his position; his duty now to pro.
tect the levee he'd rldlculed; now the
only hope of the towns The integrity
of the man never faltered, though his
thoughts ran wild. Like the relentless
hounds OF Actaeon, they pursued him,
barking at his vanity.
He started the anxious ranchers M
sacking sand. Bodefeldt ran up to tell
him that there was hill OF filled
sacks over In Mexicall. "Rickard had
bunch of Indians working for n
week."
The confusion of the SHY fellow did
not escape Hardin. Oh. he knew what
sister and his friend looked at each
other. the same thought In mind:
Richard. In from the Heading!
On her face Silent saw the same
spectacular impulse which had flashed
over Hardln's features a short time
before.
She put her hand on his arm. '-Si-
lent, you're his friend. Straighten this
out We can't have him come back
spylng--and find this" She waved her
hand toward the dlsorganized groups.
I'D take more orders" suggested
the engineer.
Then send n third OF them home.
tell them 20 come bnck tOnllht ut six.
Send away the other third. tell them
TO come back at noon. Keep the other
shiff. Say you'll have coffee sent
from the h0tel, tell them Hardin says
to stop wasting stun. Tell them, oh,
tell them anything you can think OF.
Silent. before he comes" Her break
down was girlish.
She could hear the signal OF the To-
comotive; coming closer. Then she
could hear the pant OF the engine as
it worked up the grade. II was a
steady gentle climb all the way from
the junction, tSo hundred feet below
sealevel, 10 the towns resting nj the
level of the sea. 1t qulckened her
thought OF the power OF the river.
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herself In against further argument
She came back into the room, pow
dered and heavily yelled against the
wind. A heavy winter ulster covered
the new null gown which she had moi
worn at supper, though Innes could
have helped her with the hooksl But
there was always so much talk about
everything
They had TO face the gale as the
machine swept down the wind-crazed
street.
II was too bad to have n night like
this And all her work--Tom md
his sister would have It go for moth
ing She was made of stubborner
stun than that. Life had been deal
ing out mean hands 10 her, but she
would not drop out of the game, &C
knowledge herself bcaten--luck would
turn, she would get better cards.
In the hall OF the Desert hotel, the
party was assembling. Mrs. Hardn's
rowing eye secured the hall. Richard
was not there. Patton called her from
the desk. Some one wanted her at
the telephone. II was Rickard, OF
course, at the office; to say he had
been detained. The fear which bad
been chilling her passed by.
II was not Rickard on the wire, but
Mrs. Hatfield, loquacious and coquet-
tish. She urged frightful neuralgia.
and hoped that she was not putting
her hostess to any Inconvenience at
this last moment. She wanted to
prolong the conversation-had the
guests all come? Were they really
going? Then she must be getting old.
for night like this dismayed her
Gerty felt her goodnight was rudeiy
abrupt. But was she to stand there
gabbling all night, her guests wait
ing?
She prayed that Rickard would be
there when she returned. What n
travcsty If the guest OF honor should
dlsappoint herl Though he was not
among the different groups. her con-
fidence In his punctliousness reas-
sured her. She must hold them n lit
tie longer She fitted gaIly from one
standing group TO another. Her eyes
constantly questioned the clock.
"IIow long are you going TO wait
for Mrs. Hatfield" Her husband
came up, protesting.
"Mrs. Hatfield" she explained dis
family. as not coming. We are wait
ing for Mr.. Richard"
'He didn't come in oh that train;
he's at the Heading" Hardin added
something about trouble at the intake.
but Gerty did not heed. Tom had
known and had not told her wher
there was yet time to call II OIL
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Dragon Takes a Hand.


The company's automobile honked
outside. Hardin frowned across the
table at his wife. you're surely not
going such night as this?"
Gerty gave one OF her light. elusive
shrugs. No need to answer Tom when
he was in one OF his black moods.
This was the first word he had spoken
since he had entered the tent. She
had warned Innes by n lifted eye
brow-they must he careful not TO
provoke him. Something had gone
wrong at the office. of cOursel How
much longer could she stand his hui
rpors, these CHASTITY silent dinners?
The river on. rampage. and we
so for drive1" jeered Hardin.
The flood was not serlous-yet
Tom loved to cry wolf" No one
was alarmed in fown-Patton, Mrs.
Youngberg, would have told her. OF
course, one never knew what that
dreadful river woul6 do next, but II
one had to wait always 10 see what
the rivers next prank would be, one
would never get anywhere!
innes was leaving the table. "WelI,
1 suppose should be lashjng on my
hat" Gerty's pretty lips hardened as
the girl left the tent. These Hardlns
always loved to spoil her enjoyment.
They would like her to be nun, II
cioistered NUM-
At the opening Of the door, the
wind tore the pictures from the piano.
Gerty ran into her room, shutting
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I Nothing between II ana the tracks mt
Snlion. Nothing TO stop its flow into
that spectacular new sen whose basin
did not need n drop OF the precious
misguided flow. She could hear the
bells; now the train was coming into
the station; she would not wnit for
Silent. She did not want TO meet
Rlcknrd.
No one saw her az she left the levee.
She passed silent, who was issuing or
ders. She heard him say, '"The boss
says so."
She took the road by the railroad
sheds, 70 avoid the dismissed shifts.
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Innes Made Dive Into the Darkness.
figures In front of her. She could
hear some one breathing heavily by
her side. They kept apace, stumbling,
occasionally, thc moving gloom betray-
ing their feet. A man came running
back townrd the town. "It's cutting
backw lie cried. Nothing but the
levec will save the townsw
The leveei
The harsh breathing followed her.
As they passed the wretched hut OF a
Mexican gambler, sputtering light
shone out. Innes looked back. She
saw the wrinlled face of Coronel. who
had left his water tower. His black
coarse hair was streaming in the
wind. his mouth. aJar. was express
sIonless. though the fuhlment OF the
Great Prophecy was at bnnd Beneath
the cheek-splotches OF green and, red
paint rested curious dignity. The
Indian was TO come again into his own.
What was his own. she questioned,
as her feet stumbled over loosened
boarding. ditch crossing she had not
seen. More corn. perhaps more fiery
stun to wash down the corni More
white mans money In the brown
mans pocket-Tthat, his happiness.
Why should he not thank the gods?
His gods were speaking! For when
the waters of the great river ran back
TO the desert. the long ago outraged
gods were no loager angry. The towns
might go. but the great Indian gods
were showing their good will
She Joined group at the levee,
winding her veil over mouth and fore
head. Dark shapes swnyed near her.
The wind was making havoc OF the
mad waters rushing down from the
channel. The noise OF wind and wa
ters was appalling. Strange loud
voices came through the din, of In
dinns. MeXicans; cultural sounds. Men
ran past her, carrying shovels. pulling
sacks Of sand; lanterns, blown dim.
finished their pale light on her chilled
cheeks.
Not even the lcvee. she knew then.
would save the towns. This was the
end.
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table that had else been gay. The
womens teeth shivcred over the fees.
Their fnces looked ghnstly by the light
shed by Gerty's green shades. She
wished she were ut the levec. She
simply mustigo 10 the levce. Tin 60
Ing to get n wrap" She threw to Gerty
MS she passed. ~ left II In the hail."
She stole through the deserted Of
flce. past the white and silver soda
fountain, and out into the speeding
blur OF the night. Formless shapes,
soft-footed, passed her. AS she sped
past the French windows Of the din
Ing room she could get view Of the
shattered party.
Inncs made dive into the darkness.
There was dim outline Of fastening
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His sisters gaze rested on him with
concern. He had too little to do. She
guessed that his title. consulting en-
chief, at least, did not consult him.
Was 1t true, what she had heard, that
he had made iluke about the ma
chinery? He was looking seedy. He
had been letting his clothes go. He
looked like a man who has lost grip
who has been shelved.
She knew he was sleeping badly
Every morning now she found the
couch rumpled. Not much pretense of
marital congeniality. Things were go
ing badly, there
Everybody has accepted" Gerty
was saying. "They have been waiting
for me to set the date"
"And you cater to him, let him
dangle you all. l wonder why you do
II, unless it's to hurt me-"
'Hurt you. Tom," cried his wife, her
deep blue eyes wide with dismay.
"How can you say such thing? But
IL 1t is given for him, how can do
anything else than let him arrange
the day to suit himself? 1t would be
funny for the guest of honor not to
be present. wouldn't it?"
~ don't see why you want to make
him Il guest of honor" he retreated,
covering his position.
Gently, Gerty expressed her belief
that she was doing the best thing for
her husband in getting up public af-
fair for his successor. She did think
that Tom would see that IL showed
they had no feeling.
81 think 1t n fine idea" agreed In
mes heartily. "Tm sure Tom will. too,
when he thinks about IT," But she did
not give him any chance to express
himself. How are you going to man
age 1t. Gerty? You said IL was going
TO be progressive?"
1--WE shall draw for partners" said
Mrs. Hardin. "And change every half
a mile. The first lap will be two
miles; that will give some excitement
in cutting for partners" Easy, being
the hostess. to withhold any slip she
pleased, easy to make 1t seem acci-
dental
"When is this circus coming oif?"
inquired her husband.
''Mr. Rickard says he will be back
on the first; that he'll be free on the
second"
'For half an hour. I'll listen to Mrs.
Youngberg tell me how hard It is TO
have to do without servants, as she's
never done it in her life before. For
another half-mile. Mrs. Hatfield will
fiirt with me, and Mrs. Middleton will
tell me all about her dear little kid.
dies Sounds cheerful. Why didn't
you choose cards? No one has to
talk then"
There was an interval when his wife
appeared to be balancing his sugges-
tion. mo. / think 1t will have to be
a drive; for I've told every one about
IT,"
"well," remarked her husband. ~
only hope something will happen to
prevent it,"
Toni" exclaimed Gerty Hardin. |
what dreadful thing to say. That
sounds like curse. You make my
blood run cold"
.. "Shu" said Hardin, picking up his
nat. THAT was no curse. You
wouldn't go if it rained, would your"
,"Oh, rain!" She shrugged at that
possibility.
s"Well, you wouldn't go II the wind
blows" retorted Hardin, leaving the
room.
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sour stomach, bloating. coated tom
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Unadilla, Ca, writes Foley Cathar-
tic Tablets give quick relief" Sold
everywhere.