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The Washington times., 1919-01-07
of
Disease
BY Brice Be1den, M. D.

NJ oWADAYS great stress is
nj laid upon the prevention of
disease. although 1t Is true
that our methods OF deal
ing with sickness are highly per-
fected. Nobody wants to be sick
even IL doctors are marvelously
skillful and nurses never SO accom-
plished
The degree Of our civilization 1,
really measurable by the extent to
which we practice preventive medi-
cine. for nowadays our public
health experts can deal competent
ly with disease II we permit them
to apply their vast knowledge and
back them generously. Public
health Is today actually purchas-
able. The prevalence of certain
diseases in a community is proof
that its citizens are not availing
themselves of what modern medi-
can science has to offer.
Disease is not the result Of di-
vine wrath or a natural conse-
quence of sin in the old sense. It
results from violations of the laws
OF health-from a SHINING against
hygienic and sanitary principles.
Much Of our "rheumatism." diges-
tive disorders and heart disease Is
due to infections in and about the
teeth. which infections We are now
well equipped to deal with.
Proper and adequate nourishment
will ward off whole host Of dis
eases, among them tuberculosis
II is obvious that clean living
would soon put stop 10 the raw
ages Of the so-called social dis
eases.
The removal OF adenoids results
in a sufficient development of the
chest. proper general growth. the
conservation OF hearing. the regu-
lar alignment OF the teeth. the pre-
vention Of anemia and "coIds." and
the preservation Of attractive facial
features.
GIanduiar tuberculosis in children
is in many cases the result OF in.
vasion by way OF the tonsils and
teeth. The germ Of tuberculosis
fnurishes famously in diseased ton
sils and decaying teeth.
Alcohol used to head the list CT
the causes Of physical disease and
misery, but We have gone far in our
feht against this poison and there
must be few people who have not
a pretty clear understanding CON
cerninG it's pntcntiality for harm
The conquest Of alcohol is proof
OF what can be accomplished
through general enlightenment
And the Taxpayer is rapidly com
ing to realize that community
health means administrative econ
Omy In Tho long run Finance the
public health authorities generously
and there will be fewer prisons and
hospitals and agencies for tho care
OF dependents and the insane
The Washington times., 1919-01-07
Advice to the
LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Worries About Appearance.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ am nineteen, with . very poor
complexion. So I arm ashamed TO 70
out with a girl who has a perfect
complexion, though I have known her
for year and have already taken
her out to places.
] know thi3 girl likes me very much
1 have always treated her well. and
I am good -natured. Many . night
when meet her she stops to talk with
me. and before ] leave her she stands
there still and silent waiting for me
to say, Would you like to take In
the show tomorrow night, or 60 TO
dancer" But am ashamed and say
good night. have a round face.
dark brown wavy hair and brown
eyes but when I think of the face
that settles It. Could you advise me
what to tell the girl, whom I ike
very much? A READER.
The only thing you can do 10 70
try to overcome your self-con-
sciousnuess. Other people don't
think about your complexion near
ly as much as you do. and you must
have learned that when a person Is
Interesting and friendly appearance
doesn't matter seriously. Ny ad-
vice is that you ask this girl to go
out with you at the first opportu-
nifty. II she is willing to go. you
must try {" realize that you have
no real cause for worry.
The Washington times., 1919-01-07
Puss in Boots
Jr.
BY David Cory.

- NE fine morning as Puss Ju-
nior and Goosey Goosey Gan
der, who had carried him
through the air for many
miles. alighted near & little red
schoOlhouse. they heard the teacher
saying this little poem:
There's a neat little clock,
In the schoolhouse II stands.
And il points to the time
With its two little handa
And " any scholar
Is found in disgrace
This dear little clock
With its hands hides its face.
Just then the teacher looked to-
ward the door and saw little Puss
Junior standing there with Goosey
Gander. So he stepped down from
the platform and walked down the
aisle in the center Of the school
room How do you do?' he said,
bot he didn't ask them in.
And I'll tell you the reason. He
vas the same schoolmaster who
taught the school that Mary went
70. and OF course you know what
happened when she took her lamb
to school
Well. he knew, anyway. and so
he politely bowed to Puss and Goo
sey Gandsr. but he never ask ed
them in. Oh, dear no!
Il cannot ask you in. my friends"
hs said. for I'm afraid II will make
the children laugh and play. and
they must study hard today. for
school days will be over soon. a few
But just then one OF the boys be-
gan to sing:
Here's a pussy cat and = goose.
III study no more. for whats the
use.
II eats and geese are coming to
school.
And up he jumped and threw his
spelling book at another boy and
hit him on the ear, and. Oh. dear
that school for the next few min
utes.
Tn" teacher ran back and took
hold OF that boy and shook him by
the collar. and some OF the little
girls screamed, ard the little clock
II stopped ticking right away and
=
You see, IL just couldn't bear to see
such a dreadful sight And then Il
began to strike one. two, three,
four. five. and II wouldn't stop.
Louder and louder IL struck tn.
time. until the children became so
frightened that they sat perfectly
still They didn't dare whisper. and
when II Was all quiet again the lit
I've clock stopped. and turned its
hands back to the right time. and
began TO tick away as peacefully
a. ever
Then little Puss Junior and
GoOsey Gander slipped away un-
noticed. for they were afraid Ia
make a noise lest the children
should laugh. And in the n.xt
story you shall hear how Puss Jun-
ior meets Mary. but not her little
lamb.
Copyright, 1919. David cory)
(ro BE Costfs1eA)
The Washington times., 1919-01-07
Vanuuished.

"Wfllie," said the village eurate
in a severe tone OF voice. "I am par
ticularly sorry. Willie. TO sec YOU
have black eye. ] must read you
a lesson"
YOU'D better g" home yer>eif,"
retorted tho ur"hin rhe"kIly, land
read your Jimmy ono, then. Hes
rot tvA"
The Washington times., 1919-01-07
A Matter Of Age.
DEAR MISS rAIRFAX:

DFAR MISS FNIHFAN:
am twenty and in love with q
young man of eighteen. No one knows
his age, except, OF course. his family.
I do not think any fellow could treat
girl as nicely ss h. treats me and
that 10 why cuntinpe going With
him. Ne 10 polite In all respects and
my sisters and father like him very
much. Now Whist ] want 70 know 10
IL there is any harm in going with
him because he Is younger than I am
A READER
II two young people are congeI-
iai. II can make no possible dirres-
cnCe which Of them Is younger.
The disparity in yAur ages IL sur
ly not p oiasracefUl thing that y.u
need conceal, l think you are St
taching a great deal too much in
portsnes to ie
The Washington times., 1919-01-07
A City of Zinc.

RARE1RA in Portuguese Fast Africa. is the only zinc
city in existence Zinc is the only material capable
of wthsandng the peculiar climate. 1t took thou
sands of people who make up the population only six
months to build the place Hospital church, arsenal and
! every dwelling is Of zinc.
The Washington times., 1919-01-07
The Club-FOOted Man
A NEW SPY SERIAL BY VALENTINE WILLIAMS
Gerry Insists That Desmond Produce
His Passports, and the English
man Promises to Get Them.

the morning. Gerry" she said. -
In the mornin& In the morn
ing" he cried. throwing up his
hands. Good Cod, how can you be
30 shiftless A law L. q law. The
mans -Npers must be sent In To-
DAY. this instant"
Monica looked apeSlingly st ne.
I'm afraid I'm to blame. STR"
said. The fact is, my passport 40
not quite In order and I shall hsvs
10 take IL to the embassy bstUre !
send IL to the police" ... .
Then saw Josef stsndiar by
the bed, p salver In his hand
zom letters. sir" be said 70
Gerry. :
wondered how long he had been
In the room -. \
Gerry waved the letters aside ana
burst into q regular screaming et
He wouldn't have thtngs done thas
way IN the house: he wouldn't have
unknown foreigners brought q.
with the city thick with spIes-
especially people with an Eneiish
accent-his nerves wouldn't stand
IL: Monica ought 20 know better,
and so on and % forth. The long
and the short OF it was that I was
ordered TO produce my passport I'm.
meoistely. Monica was 60 ring On
the embassy 10 ask them 60 stretcR
q point and see 20 It out OF off,os
hourA then Josef should take me-
round to the police.
1 don't know how we rot out of
that room. II was Monica, with her
sweet womaniy tact, who managed
IT, i believe the madman even de-
manded to see my passport, but
Monica scraped me through that
trap as well 4
had left my hat and coat In tia
entrance hall downstairs. I put ON
coat then went to Monica In TIA
mornIng-room.
There was much she wanted ts
say could see tt In her syes-Sut
think she gathered from my fscs
what j was going 20 do. 50 she said
nothing. s
At the door said aloud, for IN.
benefit OF Josef, who wa on The
stairs:
Very good, my boy. I will eop<
straight back from the embss.v
and then 60 with Josef to the po-
lice"
The next moment / va, .drirt IN
Berlin
The Washington times., 1919-01-07
If the Child
Hates Milk
BY Loretto G. Lynch.

Hkku NJ SO glad my little boy has
become disgusted with
milk-and just at a time
when the milk companies
The Washington times., 1919-01-07

There has been no shooting
there for two years now and the
place Is overstocked with game.
The government has been appeal.
ing to people with shooting pre-
serves to kill their game and put
II on the market, so had arranged
to go up to Bellevue this month
and see the agent about this. 1
thought IL could prevail on Gerry
to come with me, you could ac-
company him and you might get
across the Dutch frontier from
there. It's only about fifteen miles
away from the Castle. II can get
. move on Gerry, there is no rea-
son why we shouldn't 20 away in
. day or two. In the meantime
you'll be quite safe here"
told her / must think IL over:
she seemed to be risking too much
But I think my mind was already
made up. ! could not bring de-
struction on this faithful friend.
Then / went upstairs again to
Gerry, who was in as vile q temper
, as before. His lunch had dis
agreed with him: he hadn't slept:
the room was not hot enough
these were . few of the
complaints he showsred at me as
soon as I appeared. He was In his
most impish and malicious mood.
He sent me running hither and
thither: he gave me an order and
withdrew IL in the same breath:
my complscency seemed to irritate
him, to encourage him to provoke
me.
At last he came back to his old
sore subject, my English accent
"I guess our good American Is
too homely for q fine English gen.
tleman like you" he said, 'but
believe you'll as lief speak as you
were taught before you're through
with this city. An English accent
is not healthy in Berlin at present,
Mister Meyer, sir, and you'd best
learn to talk like the rest Of us II
you want to keep on staying in
this house.
"rm in no state to be worried
just now and I've no, notion Of
having the police in here because
some OF their dam plain-clothes
men have heard my attendant say
ing 'charnce' and 'darnce' like any
Britisher-espeeiaIly with this
English spy running round loosa
BY the way, you'M have to be
registered? Has my sister seen
about II yetT'
I said she was attending to Il
81 want to know IL she's done II
I'm q helpless cripple and / can't
get q thing done for me. Have
you given her your papers? Yes
or no?"
This was a bad nx. with all the
persistence Of the invalid, the man
was harping on his latest whim.
So / lied. The Countess had my
papers, said.
Instantly he rang the bell and de-
manded Monica and had fretted him
self into a 1ne state by the time she
appeared.
"what's this I hear. Montca- he
cried In his high-pitched( querulcuf
voice. Hasn't Meyer been regis
tered with the police yetT
I'm going to see to IL myself IN
The Washington times., 1919-01-07

NJ OWADAYS great stress is
nj laid upon the prevention Of
disease. although 1t Is true
that our methods of deal
The Washington times., 1919-01-07
USE FOR GERMAN HELMETS,

''My boy has sent over a German
helmet. What do you suppose 1 can
do with it?"
Personally I'd use It for . gar
eags pail"
The Washington times., 1919-01-07
This Day IN History.

the anniversary of the recapture of Calais by the
French from the English in 1883 The loss of this I'M
Porant sea port the last holding of the English in France
broke he spirit OF Queen Mary who regarded Il of
the prize possessions of the kingdom. -
The Washington times., 1919-01-07

tsynopsis OF PrecedInr chsptersI
Desmond okewood, British army Of
ncer, goes 20 Germany in search OF hts
brother, Frsncis. . member OF the Brit
tsh secret service. Al Q small frontier
town man named SemIin. q GermAn
Government agent. drops dead In his
room. Desmond approprtstes SemliuS
papers and assumes his identity. He
reaches Berlin without incident and 10
conducted into the presence OF Genersl
Won Bodsn. an aide OF the Kaiser.
Bodsn he IL really senIin. 10 Sshercd
into the residence Of The kais~r.
Later be receives 4 cipher messASs
from his brother, FranSls
Desmond meets Clubfoot, who ex-
plains what he wants OF Semlin.
Desmond encounters Monica. who
hides him from Cluefoot's men. She
explains that Clubfoot's identity In .
mystery to her.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04
DELAY
MEXICAN
ULTIMATUM

WASHINGTON Dec. 4-Secretary
of State Lansing will be called before
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
lnittee before action is taken on Sen
ator. Falls resolution requesting the
President to sever diplomatic rela-
tions with Mexico. The committee
hopes to have the secretary before it
later today. The decision to call
Lansing was reached by the commit
tee after two hours session behind
closed doors.
American ambassador to Mexico,
Fletcehr, gave the committee his
views on the situation. Considerable
difference of opinion in regard to the
best method of protecting American
interests in Mexico is said to have
been revealed at the session. When
the committee recessed the Senators
said the whole situation is in an un
certain state. Democratic leader
Hitchcock said Administration Sena-
tors had not taken a definite stand
agaist the resolution but wanted the
committee fully advised before any
course was decided upon.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04
<. H. MCLEOD Mill BURNED WITH 100000 LOSS
LATE NEWS BULLETIN
(DY ASsocintcd PrcsSl

LONDON, Dec. An agreement
which it is hoped will solve the AdIi-
attic question has been prepared in
Paris by the American, French and
British Peace representatives, Tor
submission to Italy, according to phi
vate dispatches. Under Secretary
of State Polk and Premier Clemen-
ceau they are said to have signed the
agreement and it is understood Great
Britain has prepared to sign, upon
which the agreement will be handed
to the Italian plenipotentiary.
The nature OF the proposal is not
stated but it is said to have been
llamed with view to satisfying the
Italian people. According to Rome
dispatches to the Exchange Tcle-
graph, Italian regulars will occupy
Fiume and territory included in 4he
treaty OF London signed in 1916 and
DAnnunzio's volunteer forces viii
withdraw.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04
E7,s us TO HELP
SALE /, XMAS
RED CROSS SEALS

All of the motion picture reels
sent out by the Famous Players
Laslly Corporation during the month
of December will have added on to
the end OF the picture short seen
ario showing some of the things in
the fight against tuberculosis that
have been made possible through the
sale of the Red Cross Christmas
Seals. One scenario will show a
nurse going to home where there
is tuberculosis and instructing the
patient how to properly protect
others and provide him with the
necessary sanitary articles. An
other will show patients taking the
cure at a tuberculosis sanitorium
that was established through the
sale of Christmas Seals. Another will
show pretuberculosis children at a
Preventorium.
The National tuberculosis Asso-
citation plans to raise six and one
half million dollars this Christmas
Seals. The Campaign is to be con-
Quoted by the State and local or
carnations affiliated with the Nation
al Association and most of the
funds will used in the districts
where they are raised.
In Vermont the sale Of the Christ
mas Seals is under the management
of the Vermont tuberculosis Asso-
citation.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04
Hunters Fire at Deer
and Hit a House

BRATTLEBORO, Dec. 4-When
several hunters fred @ollev of but
lets at a deer inVernon today, three
of the bullets struck an old farm
house in. which the families Of Char
les Iafig and John Delaney live to-
gethui-, One bullet ripped off some
of the ceiling in bedroom where
Delaney was sleeping and when De-
lancyf was awakened when the plas-
terine fell into his face. Another
buried itself in a door casing and a
third went through a window and hit
the Kitchen range, The deer was shot.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04
AUTOMOBILE
CASE STILL
BEING TRIED

About dozen witnesses for the
plaintiff have been heard in the case
of Philip X. Beck VS.. Mrs. Margaret
N. Haywood in Caledonia county
court at st. Johnsbuly Stree Wednes-
days story of the trial and the attor-
neys for the plaintiff expect to close
their side of the case Thursday af-
tenoon. 1t is hoped to finish inc
case this week, though it may not be
finished until early next week,
The witnesses that have been on the
stand are Clayton Silsby, the drive"
of the car which went into the riv, !;
Harry Livingston, an employe of tire
owner of the Silsby car; Herbert +.
Balch, Dir. J. NJ Allen, John Lee, one
of the boys in the Silsby car, Joseph
X. Beck and Mrs. Beck, the parents
of the plaintiff, Miss Annie Davis,
one of the occupants in the team that
figured in the case, and James Johc-
son.
Harry Livingston explained in dc
tail how a Packard, or car equally
as heavy, made track in tie high
way. The witness visited the spot
after the accident and say a compGra.
lively smooth track, indiczing that
the Silsby car was not running at a
high rate of speed.
Mr.. Balch also visited the spot af-
ter the accident and testified that 'he
bank was sleeper ut the time of he
accident tEan now and covered with
underbrush. He also said the bank
on the river side had been filed in
since the time of the accident
Dr.. Allen testified as to the pln N
tiff's injuries, going into some detail
as to the present condition of the
arm and the cause of its uselcssless.
He also said he advised his patient
to visit a Boston specialist and the
witness said he heliexed; the -Boston
surgeon helped the boy little, but
not as much as, was hoped for b.
Joseph X. Beck testified as to his
sons condition after the ac4icc t.
The testimony Of James Johnson 'el-
ative to the speed of the car at the
time of the accident was excluded.
Mr. Perham produced a survey -
the scene of the accident and on
cross examination, with exceptions
taken by the plaintiffs lawyer, made
numerous marks on the plan indicat-
ing various distances from the point
where the car went over the bank.
The case attracted quite a few Wis
itors, but the evidence was not at al
sensational in character.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04
ST. JOHNSBURY LOCALS

Raymond Deer has returned TO
Bristol, Conn, after visit here
Mrs. C. E. aPlmcr and Mrs. B.
A. Palmer went to iWlder 10 visit
Mrs. ID. E. Palmer few days.
Mrs. Daniel Gallagher, Miss Mar
tia Hill, Mrs. T. f. Wheaton of
Centervale was here Thuraday
Mrs. A. J. Corriveau of Lyndon.
vile and her sister, Mrs. Helen Bo-
nett OF Concord, spent Thur 3day
here. 5, w
g Patronize the art gallery and for
tune telling booth; buy a dressed
doll for the kiddies, clothes for the
baby, sweaters and mittens fo3
,lirnther and sister, aprons and en-
lisUidcies for the grown7ups, warm
socks. for grandfather and Grand
mother and food for the whole FAM
lily. . Next Friday and Saturday, Dec
eanber 5 and 6, afternoons and eve
.nings. adv
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04
ST. JOHNSBURY LOCALS

Clifton Maynard of Burlington
was here on business Wednesday.
Mrs. George Steele of Ryegate is a
guest of Mrs. c. B. Chase at No. 6
Summer street.
DR.. J. d. Bachand returned Thurs
day morning from Waterloo, Que,
where he was the principal speaker at
a special meeting of the Waterloo
Board of Trade Tuesday evening.
You will want box of Non
Scent, the cleanliest and daintiest of
deodorants. Endorsed by leading
physicians. Can be bought only
at st. Andrews Christmas sale at the
parish house.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04

Edgaf K. Brown, treasurer and
manager of the plant, told rep
resentative of the Caledonian- Record
this morning that the company would
rebuild as soon as possible and have
bigger and better mill. He places
the loss at from 100000 to $65, 900,
divided approximately as $4,000 on
the building, $4,000 on the machin-
cry and fixtures, and $4,000 on the
stock. Elevator A, which was burn
ed, contained 40 different bins. Six
teen of these were comparatively
new ones, that were built by the late
A. H. Mcleod and the replacement
of these will run into money. Eleva-
tor A contained the loose grains
oats, corn, barley and maize, while
Elevator b, the larger building that
was saved was filed with -four ard
the sacked products.
The plant was covered by any loss
by blanket insurance policy, With
the customary so per cent clause,
and Manager Brown expects that the
insurance adjusters will make 4 sat
isfactory settlement. One of the I'D
justers is already here. The bulk
of the Insurance is with grain deal
ers' mutual companies, though the
local agents have many policies.
Mr. Brown is very appreciative of
the splendidFseTvices Off tiIe sairenicn
who confined the fire to the first
building and saved the bigger elcv4-
tor.
The fire was too hot to- permit
much examination of the ruins
Thursday morning, but the big safe
still stands in its accustomed place
in the Office and Mr.. Brown believe !;
its contents are intact. Some wears
ago to prevent any further cracks
from amateur burglars, the late Mr.
Mcleod had iron bands placed
the safe and riveted into the
foundation. This undoubtedly kept
CoptiD,1nd IN noun eixl
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04
(By Associated press)

PARIS, Dec. 4--London advices
state that papers recovered from the
German warship Emden which has
been foated at Scapa Flow show
that Rear Admiral Won Trotha, head
of the German Admiralty, wrote a
letter to Admiral Won Reuter- on May
8, 1919, telling the latter who was in
command Of the intelned German
ships that a surrender of the ships
remains cut of the question. Orders
from Won eRuter to officers giving
directions as to scuttling the ships
was also found in the Emden's safe.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04

PARIS, Dee. Prank L. Polk,
head OF the United States delegation
to the Peace Conference, summoned
Kurt Won Lersner, chief of the Ger
man representatives at Versailles
Monday andS told him Germany
should not interpret as being in her
favor any delay that might be en-
eountered in ratifying the Versailles
Treaty Mt Washington, according t.
the newspapers here.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04

Eight pages OF the greatest
Christmas news ever published in
Northeastern Vermont is the
story today. Tomorraw there
will he IL pages of news and adj
vertiSin% in the Calcdonian-Re-
cord. Leave your order tonight
for tomorrow's big edition. The
supply of papers will be limited
and if you don't want to get left
ORDER TODAY.
Read the advertisements today.
1t makes Christmas shopping
eaSV.