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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

In spite Of oil kinds OF publicity tai.
ent In all sections, Paris continues to
be the best advertised town ON the
4 map.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

The baseball fan wants to know II
this League of Nations will agree to
Il world series.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

II we pricked through the pachyder-
mic cuticle Of Weston's old picked
skeezicks, we are sorry, but glad of it,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

With the disappearance Of highballs
how are golfers to play the nineteenth
hole?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Why not make the kaiser foreman
Of Hun chain gang 70 repair ravaged
Belgium?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Having licked Germany, 1t may be
that eventually We can conquer II. @.
L. In America.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

The thrift learned by compulslon in
war times should not give way to ex-
travagance In peace.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

The profiteers would like you great
deal better II you wouldn't squeal so
loud when they jab the gaff into you.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Russian misfortune has served Its
! useful purpose In showing the world
precisely whit 'bolshevlsm" means.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Soap Is going up, its manufacturers
say. Just at the time when general
cleanup Is begun throughout the
world.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

When the troops return we shall
hear just how some of the socks we
knitted fit.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

The hog market Isn't the only place
where the law OF supply md demand
and the price are strangers
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

The United States navy emerges
from the war Just as II went In, with
colors flying, only more so.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Some of the peace news Is almost
as exciting as the war reports used
to be.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Sitting on thrones Is becoming more
and more certainly nonessential In
dustry.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

At the same time It Is much better
to print news you do not have to ex-
plain next day.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Look asif lo'as ost in mere money.
If you think war pays.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

More of the mighty have fallen.
The flu Is no longer even a minor
topic of conversation. u
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

And now for the making of war his
tories, world without end.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

What else could one expect Of a ma
tion that bitches its women beside the
oxen to pull the plows on its farms?
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Cigarette smoking used to be re-
garded as bad habit. But that wass
In the old days, before the war.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

The food controller says we can
have two spoonfuls of sugar for our
tea now. Sweet of him.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Rug beaters have raised prices. The
bug In the rug seems bound to re-
main snug for long time.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

And after peace the historians will
resume the war!
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Powdered sugar is on the market
again, probably in lump form as usual.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-17

Now II sce'ns that Gorman efficiency
Yaa only skB aeep
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05

will be of permanent value to the
American people.
We are building a great merchant
marine. Upon cimpletion it will be the
largest, most efficient and modern
merchant fleet in the worI1. The
wharyes and terminal facilities we are
constructing in America for the ac-
commcdation of this mercna It ma
rine are an essential part OF it.
Our commerce after the war will
be facilitated by these great national
undertakings and the money used
for these purposes is an investment
of Unreasonable value to the Am
erican people. The loans to the Al
lied governments are represented l'y
obligations of great nations who VIII
in time repay them.
Out of the $4,000, 100000 of aE-
preparations made by the Congress
for the fiscal year 1919 it is prob
able that $8,0O0,000,000 to $4,000
100000 will represent loans to the al
lied governments and expenditures
for ships, docks, wharves and other
facilities which will be salvaged to
the. American people.-W. S. Nc
Adoo, Secretary Of the Treasury.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
GERMANY SHOULD BE MADE
TO PAY AND PAY!

The kind of destruction, spoliatlon,
and malicious plundering in which her
armies engaged during the invasion
and occupation of Belgium is too we'll
known to need description. But dis
cussion of an indemnity brings up the
principle again, that when govern
ment which has guaranteed neigh
Dor state against invasion proceeds
to invade it, when it's generals burn
whole sections of that nations towns
and cities, seize the tangible resources
of the country, impose on non-reslst-
ing towns a compulsory and illegal
tribute exceeding $500,OOO,OOO, re-
move to Germany the gold reserve OF
that country's banks and the machln-
erv of that country's manufacturing
establishments, and do all this while
their soldiers and officers are plumber
ing private houses of furniture, pic
lures, food, wines, wearing apparel
then there is no more possibility of
disputing the moral, legal, and prac-
teal necessity of money restitution
than there would be of requiring
notorious robber on the highways to
surrender booty captured on his per-
son.
What is true regarding Germanys
responsibilities for Belgium is equal
ly true regarding her conduct In
northern France. The claim of France
is IN some ways even more urgent;
for whereas, after the first fury OF
devastation, German commanders IN
Belgium, fol their own purposes and
with the motive of preventing utter
ruin of state which they meant
eventually to annex to Germany, had
stopped the hand of the destroyers,
in France they continued up to
close of war a deliberate campaign
to achieve complete industrial and
commercial ruin. Nothing like that
part of their conduct had been wit
messed in modern history. Even the
Goths, the Vandals, and the earlier
Huns respected sanctuaries and mon
uments of religious art, and the ac-
ton of the Germans regarding the
forests and orchards of France was
the first clear commentary in 25 cen
turtles on the meaning of Isaiah's ia
NOUS parable against the King of
Babylon: "The fr-trees rejoice at
thee, and the cedars of Lebanon; say
ing, since thou art laid down, no fell
Ter is come up against US.
What GERMANY had done on the
sea, in outright contravention OF the
laws of war and of common human
ity, nobody needs to be told. That
she would have to pay for this, her
own statesmen had in principle ad-
mitted, during their communications
with the United States over the Sus-
sex, and in their later negotiations
with Spain.-Alexander Dana Noyes,
in the February Scribner.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
GERMAN GOVERNMENT

ton of the Kaiser, with its expansion
by sea and its extension toward the
east, had only one object in view
that was the preservation of peace in
Europe and in the world"
This journal then turns its wrath
loose on the present Government:
"The Social Democratic party was
always demanding that break with
Russia be made. That party regard
ed the outbreak of the war as an
event which could not be avoided,
just as the Kaiser, who had exerted
every possible effort to find some way
out, was obliged to do.
s1n case criticism should be made
of the former Government on the
ground that it was unable to bring
peace, the. answer must be made that
every day that passes has demonstrate
ed that the present Government is
still less capable of doing so, despite
the fact that it made unconditional
surrender.
"The head of the present Govern
ment has subjected US to an armis-
tice which is constantly becoming
more unfavorable to US.
'Our industrial activities, which
were on the highest level under
Wilhelm IL, have now sunk under
the present Government to the low
est depths.
Gas to the abilities of the ruler
who is celebrating in a neighboring
country his sixtieth anniversary, there
may be differences of opinion. But
as to his intentions, the persons who
have especially taken as a motto for
the revolution justice and truth
should have no doubt.
"The most casual student of polit-
les must realize that the Emperor
who was the successor of the man
who founded the empire and ruled
successfully for thirty years would
not risk everything for mere motives
of personal ambition. To US, at least,
the thought Of the Kaiser amounts to
something more than historical re-
membrance."
One can easily surmise that this
writer would have said more did he
feel free to express his entire opinion
in. the presence Of the American
Army of Occupation, but the tone Of
these editorials, which reflect the
general opinion here, shows that at
least one part of Germany has not
yet doaned sackcloth and ashes for
the crimes committed at the order Of
Wilhelm
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Old Emblem is White Hart.

The white hart is very old emblem.
Diomedes consecrated to Diana q
white hart which. after a thousand
years. was killed by Agathocles, king
OF Sicily. Pliny records that AleXan-
der caught & white stag and placed a
collar of gold about its neck; then
this was done by julius Caesar. and
was handed down from hero to hero,
with the usual changes in story to
prevent anachrOniSm. There was once
white hart caught in Windsor Tor
est. one elsewhere in England, one in
France and one in Germany the last
of which was killed by Charlemagne.
Then after three centuries. Richard
Occur de. Lion slew it, the whole story
being inscribed in stone on the walls
of the cathedral of Lubec.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
NEW MUNICIPAL JUDGE

The appointment of Melvin q.
Morse of Hardwick as judge of Cal
edonia County Municipal Court came
as a surprise for it was expected
that Judge G. C. Frye would be re-
appointed. Mr.. Morse has just re-
turned from doing Y. M. C. A. work
in France and it was not known that
he was a candidate for the position
He was a candidate for the position
at the time of his reappointment by
Governor Graham, but Judge Frye at
both times had the support OF the
Caledonia County Bar Association
and was recommended for the posi-
ton at a specially held meeting. Mr..
FRYE has been a capable and eff
Gent Judge and given satisfaction to
everyone who has had anything to
do with his court and he deserved
a reappointment.
1t is understood that Governor
Clement in making the appointment
did not consult with any member of
the county delegation now in the leg
islature, and Senator Carr and Rep
resentative Writer'S knew nothing
about the appointment until after
it was made. Neither were any of
the local bar consulted and the APP
pointment came as great surprise
to them. In the parlance of the
street it looks as though something
had been "put over"
The office of municipal judge should
be in St. Johnsbury for the conven-
fence Of the county as whole and
because it can be conducted
here at a far less expense to the
state. The sheriff and states attorney
are here, and the local business be-
fore the court constitutes by far the
greater part of it.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
FABLES THAT POINT MORAL
Vienna Journals Amusing Story of
Imaginary Conversation Taking
Place Between Two Horses.

Even while the world war was rag
ing horse races were held as usual in
the suburbs of Vienna, and the sport
attracted large crowds. though the bet
ting was not as brisk and as active as
in times of peace. One of the news
papers of Vienna-a publication enti-
tied Peace-often made sarcastic COM
ments on this, and in an issue of re-
cent date, which has reached this coun-
try, it contains an amusing article on
what horses would say Of the matter
if they could talk. The imaginary con-
versation between a mare and a stall
lion, both participants in the races,
follow:
"Say, mare, how is it you stand for
a round-shouldered colored monkey
riding on your neck, digging sharp
steel into your TANKS, at the same time
whipping you viciously?"
Don't ask such a stupid question.
1t simply has to be-"
"Why?"
Because. We must suffer all and
give up all-lungs. heart. muscles,
ACi We uHu even llI0 W UdtllS anu Wlu.
That's d horses privilege"
"But why should we battle and
VIM"
First, to win the prize, and. sec
ond, for the sake of honor"
"But we do not get the prize nor
the honor, either"
mo, but when we win our master
gives US kindly tap and strokes our
name, perhaps"
"Ah, but in the heat Of the race,
when your breath is almost gone and
you feel you can run no further and
you are about to drop, what are your
thoughts then?"
"Then I simply say to myself: You
must hold out; you must not give up
and the whip and the spurs keep me
going"
did you never think of throwing
your rider?"
Never. How can you ask such
question? am for him with heart
and SOUL
"Oh. you old four-legged beast. In
you there lives human soul. It's dis
gushing. York Tribune.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Makers of Heroes.

Emerson says, ''Times of heroism are
generally times of terror" They show
true character. It seems that human
nature needs a test to show the stuff
it's made of. Spirits of heroic mold
often lie dorman. until aroused by a
mighty challenge. 1t seems as though
there is some nlilitarism of the soul
that waits the fife call and the meas
ire of the drum beat. Not fear but
lack Of occasion keeps the latent might
unconscious of itself. But let the need
call and the sleeping giant rouses and
strides Hayward to the dismay of petty
puppets OF annoyance.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
"Made in Germany"

A correspondent just back from
The Hague tells me, says a writer
in Westminster (England) Gazette,
that an exhibition has just been
held there of work done in Germany
by our men who have been trans
ferred to Holland. The prisoners have
evidently shown wonderful ingenuity
in gathering materials for their handi-
work. A colonel. who exhibited a Sc
ries of books tastefully bound in blue
and white, had obtained his binding
materials from cardboard packages in
his parcels. There was a considerable
show of knitted goods, for which the
wool WIS secured. by pulling down"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Plain as Day.

"The words 4 don't know are rap
idly disappearing from the lexicon of
the American boy" remarked, peda-
gogle at a recent teachers meeting.
"Only the other day | CHANGED on a
pair of urchins gravely regarding a
dentists sign which read facetiously
I. X. Tractem. Painless Dentist, Nj
trous Oxide
"Said one boy. What does that sign
nitrous Oxide" mean?'
"'Gosh, don't you know nothing?
retorted the unabashed comrade, it's
Latin for "Open All Night !"'"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Mexican sacrificiaI Stone.
By AID Carter

The sacriflcial stone was the stone on
which human victims We're sacrificed
before the war god Huitzilopochtl1, in
the principal Aztec temple in Mexico
1t was dug up near the site of the tenn
pie in 1871, and is now in the Mexican
national museum. The stone is disk
shaped, 3-5 feet in diameter and 2A
feet thick. The sides are covered with
elaborate sculptures.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Rivals the "Hunan Fly"

OF all American animals, bighorn.
the mountain sheep, is one of the most
remarkable. Not only is he equally
remarkable in his ability to live, and
i've well, in an environment where it
would seem that no animal of such
size could possibly sustain life. There,
on the roof of the world. he not only
sustains life, but winter or summer.
appears to be fat and in the best Of
condition, the Peoples Home Magazine
says.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05

old socks. Another curious exhibit
was a tiny model OF a motor chassis
made from meat tins. door hinges, and
such things. of which the rubber tires
were made t.v.n the handle of ten
mis- racket. Even German bread had
been pressed into service. as a pair
Of carved and painted sabots was pro-
duced from loaf. 1t is to be hoped
that London will soon have an oppor-
tunity of seeing this evidence of the
resource and courage with which our
men have faced the terrible captivity.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Little Things Cause Sunshine.

The sunshine Of life is made up of
very little beams that are bright all
the time. To give up something, when
giving up will prevent unhappiness !;
to yield, when persisting will chafe and
fret others; to go little around rath-
er than come against another; to take
an i'll look or a cross word quietly
rather than resent or return it-these
are the ways in which clouds and
storms are kept off, and a pleasant
and steady sunshine secured.--Aikin
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
AS Usual.

my brother-in-law. Oscar Snort, has
come over from Allegash and is going
to open grocery store here" said a
citizen of Grudge. 'He is tricky and
conceited and illmannered and unprin-
cipled, and blowhard and liar, and
thinks he is smarter than other people,
when as a matter Of fact he is less so.
He will make failure of it inside of
six months. and then as long as he
sticks around here will blame it all on
the knockers. kansas City Star.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Practice CheerfuIness.

Cheerfulness ought to be the Wait
cum vitae Of their life to the old; age
without cheerfulness is Lapland win.
ter without a sun; and this spirit OF
cheerfulness should be encouraged in
our youth If we would have the bene-
fit of it in our old age; time will make
a generous wine more mellow; but it
will turn that which is early on the
fret, TO vinegar.-COlton.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
FURNITURE FOR SALE
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE

Glenwood Parlor Stove, pipe and
mat, in good order $50. Estey Or
gan, practically new at great sacrifice,
cost $135. Singer Sewing Machine,
SIS. Edison Photograph, cost 800,
will sell for $15. Piano stool, ma
hogany finish, perfect condition,
$3.50. Extra good Art Spare, 7x9,
nearly new, cost s25 to duplicate to-
day, going at $15. Oak Extension
Table SO. One set (6) Heavy Din
ing Chairs So. Solid Oak Combina-
ton Book Case and Writing Desk
with Mirror, SIS. CHARTERED Oak
Sideboard $50. Couch Cover, Rugs,
Dishes, Tinware, Stoneware, Oil
Stove, ETC., at fraction of cost.
BERT U. WELLS,
st. Johnsbury, Vermont
Inquire of Harold Wells, II Gale
donia street. Tel. 617-W.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Two Great Levers.

The greatest results in life are u.s.
ually attained by simple means and
the exercise of ordinary qualities.
These may for the most part be
summed in these two-common &erse
and nerseveranca.-Felth
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Monasteries.

The menasteries once thickly strewn
throughout England and much of Eu.
rope were called abbeys, from being
ruled by abbots-or abbats from abbas.
Syrian for "father"-as those governed
by, prior were called priories.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Water REGULATED BY Pedal.

Pressing one end Of a pedal with the
foot admits cold water to a new wash
stand, pressing. the other end allows
hot water to flow and pressing the en-
tire pedal mixes the two so that mod
erately warm water is obtained.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Heroisn.

Heroism is always the same, how
ever the fashion Of a hero's clothes
may alter. Every hero in history is
as near to man as his neighbor, and
if we should tell the simple truth of
some of our neighbors, it would sound
like poetry.-George w. Curtis.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Explicit Directions.

Jessie was asked by a man if she
could tell him where Mr.. Dodge lived.
Pointing to the west, she replied: "Go
that way and that way, and stop at
the first house where there's dog"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
PROFITS TO COME

The huge amount expended by AM
erica in this war is not wholly used
for destructive purposes. Great sums
are used for constructive work which
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05

Bet you a quarter of a dollar
you've already forgotten for several
days to write in that Dairy you start
ed the first of the year.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Ever Think Of LIZ

Electricity can run through very
slender wires. And the energies OF
saving grace can enter the life through
the medium of very unfinished creed
Christian Herald.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05

Some men would be a great deal
better off if they'd let their wives
run their finances. And some
wouldn't.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAS

Apollo Lodge, No. 2. Regular
meeting Tuesday evening, Feb. a, at
7.30. Rank of Page to be worked on
two candidates.
H. w. Clark, C. C.
Fl. E. Anderson, K. R. & s.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05

And twenty years ago the Prohi-
bition Amendment would have meant
the end of newspapers as well as
breweries.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05

If you want to see some real Boil
shevism over here just let 'em start
monkeying with the Constitution
over Smoking, same as they have with
Booze.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05

A famous man is one who's had
a lot of newspaper publicity and lives
long way off.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05

The odor of real luxury is the odor
of your first automobile the first
night in your own garage"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1e1!
Lies Dreary Path

Pershing could be President, but
why should he risk it?
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05

What's become of those bead-cov-
cred Ex-senator" the ladies affected
a spell back:
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05
Punishment for the Teutons.

FUnISnTnent TOT tne ] eUtohS.
Ted-We're asked to feed the Ger
mans.
Ned-I'm perfectly willing, if Hoo
yer hands them out the same kind Of
portions served in the fashionable re-
sorts.-Life.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-05

Entered as second-class matter
May /, 1916, at the post Office at st.
Johnsbury, Vermont, under the act
of March 1879.