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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24
Explaining Geysers.

In word, the whole secret Ut the
Intermittent gcyser lies in s':btcrran-
IAN reservoir. the contents OF WI ich
are forcc9 ont by steam expansion ev'
cry time ii gets filled up. Tho Yellow
stone park is q region which not so
very long ago was ncrccly volcanic.
In that role il has ceased to play an
alarming part. but locally Tic carth'S
crust is extremely thin. A very liter
NJ hell RACES not far beneath the plac'
es frcquented by tourists. end thence
is derived the heat that causes the out
aulSts Of the geyscrs. H., ..
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24

A tradesman was brought bcfor.
the magistrate charged with having
sold unwholesomc articles for con.
sumption az food. The charge was full.
" proved. II wish TO point out to the
court" said counsel for the defeuse
in dignlfied tone, that the house
Of business that I have the honor TO
defend was founded in 1902" HAS It
renewed its stock since that date?"
asked the magistrate,
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24

No man can he happy 'yhcn ha @e-
spIscs his own acts. when he hns my
consciousness OF wrong, whether Of
motive or act No man can be happy
when he harbors thoughts Of revenge.
Jealousy. envy or hatred. He must
have q clean heart and clean con.
science, or no amount of money or
excitement can make him happy
Exchange.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24
BARNET

The Sunday school will have a
Christmas, tree with music and appro-
pirate exercises at Town hall Thurs
day evening to which everybody is in
vited.
New Years evening the men will
give a supper in the interest of the
Ladies' society at School House hall.
There will be an entertainment after
wards, the nature of which will be
announced later.
The farce given last Friday even
ing by the young people was enter
tanning and we'll given. Much credit
is due Mrs. Gregg and Mrs. Phelps
and others who helped to make sue
cess of it. About $14 was added to
the treasury of the Y. P. S. c. E.
Miss Florence Wilder is home from
Westford, Mass, where she has a
position as a teacher in the Massa-
chusetts Industrial school for boys.
Mrs. Benz. Galley received word of
the serious illness of her mother, Mrs
Lieut.. Darling, who is spending the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Ed
ward Rollins, in CRANKY, Conn.
Miss Christina Hall is home from
Bridgewater, Mass, to spend the
Christmas vacation with her mother,
Mrs. James Hall.
Mrs. Kate Kinney was recent Wis
itor in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Minnie Campbell and son, Fos-
ter, who have been in town packing
up their household goods that have
been stored at John Lang's, have sent
their goods to Concord, N. H., where
they are making their home and
have gone there.
Wedding cards announcing the
marriage of Frank Wiley and Miss
Helen Givlas in Philadelphia, Dec.
18th. Mr. and Mrs Wiley will spend
Christmas week here at the home of
his father, Mr. Eben Wiley Congrat-
ulations from Barnet friends
Marjorie Albee returned home
from Simmons College, Boston, Fri
day of last week.
Miss Katherine Potts, who has been
visiting here, has returned to her
home in Holyokc, Mass.
Edith Hazclton is home rom
Boarding school in Philadelphia. On
her way home she Visited her sister in
Springfield, Mass, and friends in Lc-
banon, N. H.
May Gilfillan is at hc- home Tor The
Christmas vacation. She is attending
a Domestic Science school in Boston
Dascom Rowe is home from the
University of Vermont in Burlington.
Dean Rowe and sister are also home
from Peacham Academy.
Harriet Elliott is at home for the
Christmas vacation. Loren Elliott is
spending his college vacation here
also.
Barnet has experienced the coolest
in the month of December
the past week for years.
Schools closed Friday and the
teachers have gone to their homes.
Miss Johnson to Brandon ond Miss
Randall to Sheffield.
The many friends of Mrs. Mar
garet Gilfillan will be glad to know
that she is slowly recovering from her
recent illness.
Stephen Hooker of Groton has
stored his goods in one of BENZ. Cad
cy's houses and he and he his wife
expect to go to work at Walkers Inn.
In this case it is expected that Walker
will soon open his hotel which has
been closed to the public since early
n the summer. The public will be
very glad to see it's doors open once
more.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24
Almost FORGOTTEN,

Tho bride and bridegroom We're just
about TO say II will" when the brides
mother dashed madly from the room,
and returned, running up the aisle to
the bride, and pushed the bridal 'hnu-
quot into the brides hands. In tho
excitement Of the occasion the flowers
had been forgotten.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24

Po-roWed Dignity.

Shc-"Doesn't Charles look dis
tinguishcd IN that full-dress suit" He
--"IIow could he help ft7 That outfit
in its tluy has been on the backs of
three football captains, two editors
and the leading man In our last col
lege production. stamford Chapar.
ral. J.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24

II wonder, said the discontinued
bachelor, "what one Is going to dc
when ono buys wColen wear guaran-
tccd not to shrink, and patronlzcs n
laundry that guarantees not to shrink
the unshrinkables. and then finds that
the unshrinkablc laundry shrinks the
unshrlnkable garments" - London
Sketch.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24
Rino lip the Gods,

II China many temples are provided
with hell at the entrance. and when
a wOrshiper enters he gives the rope
pull to ring the bell in order that the
gods may be notified Of his coming and
be at band to attend to his prayers
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24
S62,00O.00
His Language.

Mother told sister that baby came
from heaven, 50 when baby was eight
months old sister said to a playmate:
"Our baby Is talking now. but we can't
understand him, cause he talks sky
talk"
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24

Frank Ingalls, of York, Me-. all her
children and sUns-ir-law.
Mrs Margaret sc Cam ha been
in Laconia, n. H., for few day.
Mrs. Almon Smith IS visiting y"l-
atives in Boston.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-12-24

vailing and the urgent needs of the
different departments the trustees
recommend these appropriations for
the COMING, Ncar.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-26

! too aA166a wa not diSaucllhe0 % view
the lion u the occasaon.e He!kSd been
advertised far and wide among the
group who revolved about It's gifted
and exclusive center, Mrs. Branded,
the popular writer Of the day, HOratiO
Birmingham. Forthwith Nyra, armed
with the little book, 4 volume con-
tanning he signatures Of numerous
social and liters4y notables. hurried
along.
"The tuft hunter" pretty. impetuous
Myra was very generally designated.
In truth Myra cherished her auto
graph album as might a schOolbOy q
rare coin or stamp collection.
Alma was Of a timid. retiring ma
ture. the precise opposite of Myra,
but to a certain degree she could
share in the ardor Of her friend. She,
too, had her favorites In the higher
realms of literature. art and music.
Very especially was she an ardent
lover of poetry. Hector Birmingham
did quite a little in that line, although
his principal illusions were novelistic.
There was a minor celebrity, but the
real poet, In the estimation Of Alma,
was also to be present at the function.
1hls was Armand Lisle. many of
whose exquisite little sonnets Alma
and many another who loved pure
sentiment and expressive feeling had
by heart. She was curious to have a
view of him. but too retired to ask
Mrs. Branded for an introduction.
In her rushing, impetuous way
Myra, like the typical %shunter, fixed
her eye upon the person Mrs. Bran
dell had suppositiously indicated and
made direct for him. The subject Of
her fixed gaze was a young man stand
ing silently behind a group listening
to the words of an overdressed and
seemingly Overfed man with a faring
tie. a very red face and an affected
lordly air that indicated he was one
of the lions of the occasion. In her
headstrong, helter-skelter way, think
ing only of the coveted autograph.
Myra reached the supposed object of
her quest. The young man seemed
somewhat distracted, as though deep
in thought, and almost mechanically
took book and pencil rendered In his
land as Myra said:
Won't you please add to my little
collection Of autographs? Mrs. Bran
dell directed me TO YOU"
Tie young maj bowed and smiled
aGc2lnmolatingly. He penciled a
name, Ms own. Myra gushingly
thanked him, turned away and came
10 a blank halt. .-~ -
"Ah, Alma" She exclaimed. "See.
[ have made a mistake. He is not
Hector Birmingham at all.' and Alma
noted the signature: Armand Isle"
Myra reversed her pencil and deliber-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-26

ately .sase1 IN naJlA With IL -
END. and nashed away aftef the MAJ
nearer the plano.
Alma directed . quick glance 1T IT,
young poet, admiring and r~eyerential.
for she sincerely recognised hfs.
genius. He had noted the ~unthinhdne
n u~ngraciOus act Of Myra. A sense
of deep pity for, the afrront moved
Alma t attempt to molllfy any hurt
he might feel.
My friend is so enraptured with
her favorite writer" she said, "that
IN her needless way she has hurried
to her shrine of devotion. What she
has ignored l would cherish. MIR.
Lisle, won't you please autograph this
little volume?' and she drew from her
pocket a dainty book Of his own
poems.
Il could not think OF aspiring to at
t%ention, with Mr.. Birmingham pres
emit spoke Lisle lightly, but there
was a shade Of annoyance on his
clear, intellectual face. He wrote his
mans on the fly leaf of the book with
q iOuiitNIu pVH. AHcu lie UcSAu run
ming over the pages, where a number
OF passages We're underlined. A Won
derful look of pleasure came into his
eyes, while Alma flushed holly, for
the sentiments she had by heart were
those covering the theme of love.
You encourage me by understand
ing me- he said, and his magnetic
eyes flashed a grateful CLEAN, and
then Mrs. Branded came UP, intro
dGced them, and the continued com
pany OF the gifted writer for the eve-
ming made it one OF the most memo
rable in the young life of Alma Dy-
sart.
Myra Lane was a very much en-
lightened and indignant person, when
a charge of plagiarism against her
favorite resulted in the discovery
that most of Hector Bermingham's
illusions were TRANSACTIONS.
In the meantime Armand Lisle had
corresponded regularly with Alma.
His fame had increased and his mas
terpiece won the public far and wide.
You inspired it, my darling" he
said to Alma the evening when he
FIRST told her low he loved her.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-26

spare me q couple Of evenings. the com.
pensation viii he ,ltberatssr Il wtsf 10
say, however, that the work aust be
regarded as strictly confidential"
1t was so confidential that Isabel al
Q gasped after dlctation the frst
evening. A wise and observant young
man this handsome. well-bred stranger
must be. for the ruthless, rigid man
nor in which he showed up the hap
hazard, hit-or-miss business tactics OF
Clifton was drastic in the extreme.
The second evening wOurd up with a
telegram to headquarters. 1t said !:
"Seni on a substitute for the great
est tgotiSt and most incompetent agent
In cur employ" And the our" was
explained by the fact that the tele-
gram was signed "Volney Thearle,"
who quietly told Isabel that he was
the junior controlling element in the
Central Manufacturing company.
He waited until the substitute ar
rived, which consumed a week. 1t was
pleasantly spent, however, for calling
at the Blair home had become a habit.
and the poisoning friendship pre-
Saged a omanc Then the facts in
the case anne out. Clifton Day hid
his discontinue by finding Il new mi
nor position in another town. Divest-
ed of the income adequate to enter
tain Miss Beatrice Merton in a luxrri-
Gus style. that young lady discarded
him. As to Miss Blair and Mr..
Thearle, they became to one another
Isabel and Volney.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-26
prospective fortune.

prospective fortune. -
One day as Oitfb0nf was seated In
his ONCE o. tilted swivel. chair, his
elegantly encased feet on the desk and
smoking = big cigar. there entered 4
young man who presented q card bear
ing the name Of the company, and UNI
der It: arthur Barry, Travelling Au-
ditOr."
Il am inspecting the new branches"
he announced.
Clifton expanded. He began telling
Of how he was %popularizing himself
and the company by giving a series
Of banquets and the like. His cigar
bills showed that he was no niggard.
His jaunts about the county, though
expensive, indicated that he was keep
ing in touch with affairs. It was all
IL" and his Quiet-mannered call
er did not resent in words the palpa-
bile intimatiOn that "I' was probably
the most valuable agent the company
had ever employed. and you" a mere
cog in the big machine and a mere
perfunctory quantity.
MI. AINIul bdIlH' rs Hc ueSisLutcu
himself. made neither comment nor
suggestion. He examined the books
and took an automobile trip owe the
county. Isabel had heard Of him, had
seen him on the street, and was a
good deal surprised as she reached
home from her banking duties one
afternoon to find him awaiting her.
Il have ventured to intrude upon
YOU, Miss Blair" he said, because /
have some letters and reports to be
written for headquarters. l cannot find
any public typist here, and, If you can
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-26
Big II"
Little You"
/. ~
BY
THERESA MAY BOGART
<Cenyrisht. 1919. By the wsstsrn Nsws.
paper Unton.)

paper Unl0a.J
Prosperity had spoiled Clifton Dav
and he was not aware Of it. Isabel
Blair was, consciously. They had been
good friends and verging on something
nearer and dearer, when the tide came
In the affairs Of Clifton. He drifted
with n current, tool his good for
tune as fully deserved and blossomed
out into the s%pendthrift and autocrat
complete.
Isabel was disappointed in a person
she had really liked. AS a humble,
plodding clerk in an abstract office,
Clifton had been modest, moderate and
contented. An advertisement in a news
paper designating half a dozen towns.
where the Central Manufacturing COM
pany was DESTROYS Of establishing
branches, caught the eye of Clifton.
or day. He answered it. proving
that he knew the Belleville district.
thoroughly, ave good references and
was forthwith appointed official repre-
sentative Of the company at a salary
OF three thousand dollars per year and
snpnr,iScic,,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-26

I'm Ike a partner In the .nrm," he
vauntingiy announced. "Have my own
stenographer use Of m automobile,
hire and nre and work easy and pay
goo&."" The Central Manufacturing
company specialized In a mineral fer
tilizer and cement. Clifton was sup
piled with several IONS Of booklets. cir
culars and stationery. His set task
was to educate the district up t the
use Of the special brands put out by
the company and gradually build up a
permanent trade.
ut ought to be easy" commented
a local gossip, "you being acquainted
with every man in the county"
Easy as falling of a log" replied
Clifton in q sen-sufficient way, and
purchased his fourth new suit.
The day that the local newspaper
grandiloquently referred to the fact
that "our ambitious young townsman"
had allowed himself to accept an i'm
portant position. its columns also con-
tanned an item to the effect that Miss
Beatrice Merton was one Of the heirs
to the estate Of a relative In another
county. During the initial days Of his
rise in the world Clifton had contin-
ued his bi-weekly visits to the Blair
home. Already Isabel had noticed and
deplored the change in him. He had
become boastful. almost blatant. She
was poor and worked in a bank as an
undeIpaid typist.
Be rice Merton now came in for
full attention. Isabel attributed this
disloyal choice by Clifton to the abil-
ity Of Beatrice to dress well and her
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-26
Handshake 10 Costly.

Wheeling, w. Va.-Alleging he has
been injured for life as q result Of
q handshake. John A. Tennyson Of THU
city, filed suit in the circuit court fOs
5000 damages against Riley Brigga
4 former Wheeling policeman. The
declarations ailege that In grasping his
hand, Briggs fractured q bone, leaving
rennyson a cripple for life.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-26

Copyright. 1919. by the Western News.
paper Union.)
"Oh, Mrs. Branded. Where is he?
Which is heI"
1t was Myra Lane who pleaded ex
cltedly, a small gilt-edged blank book
and a pencil in her hand, and with
radiant face she gazed eagerly through
the crowded pariors of that queen of
Longdale society, Mrs. Eunice Bran
dell.
Right behind the piano, DEAR de-
clared the latter. Tell him sent
you and your sweet face will do the
rest-~~
Come, Alma" urged Myra. catch
ing the arm Of her companion, Alma
Dysart, and hurry1ng her forward.
Alma would have drawn back, only
that Myra was a close friend. Then.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-26
A even $500. and the other Of tho young

I IERE are two photographs Of the mms rh ono showing attire oMmg A even $780, and the d@ 81 tn young
: : The PICTURES were posed in large Department store especially for the War; Savings Organization With
aM cost to the mvMnnet for the purpose Of giving striking mudatnd tn Indifference between speedy pend
attire persons who can aMd It. ~s%n Tot wish to encourage anvsnan md We rhMmorv do corset IL
many outfit are ally s3 that u% 500 in cost The price" lists give S MMs =" c%s ana s ~. ean"s MA %~ 81 IS
never before It ps to shop" "-"
,v II tn ns roman .@w was mra to don the $500 nlMah had oena satisfied with the nA ay ss .ms
than December Invested in -four United States Treasury department savings certificates M would have On Jan Il
49, m AN em wen SO, and nd te' w%Md. Mm be $3.50 in her purse each the four 500 savings cHunahs would
Mss eNs Pollock ns charge Of womensa activities in connection with the Wars saving ounhAhnh took 90
nkA the photographs and exclaimed: 4 @MM@
Doesn't she look charming in that sensible medium Priced omt and how much trMw m bn ~snhhAN
nnh b bead hHrM fancy mw!"I
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-12-26
05e
Tuft Hunter
~
By
AMALIE ELIZABETH COBB

Copyright. 1919. by the western News
paper Union.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-07
YOUR CHILDREN
need Laxative

The children need your closest a,
tention. especially after "stuffing"
themselves with sweets. etc. at a PARTY
or the like!
They are liable to get up in the morn
ing complaining of cramps. bad tasting
mouth: liable to have pulled eyes from
restless slumber: feel tired and cranky:
distempered and whimpering. Act
promptly. Give them dose Of Dr..
Trues Elixir. the Family Laxative and
Worm Expeller. which millions Of
and who themselves are administerins
today. to their little ones.
Only the purest of herbs are used-no
harmful drugs-will relieve pleasantly.
the ordinary cases of children's illness.
onstipation-worms. etc.
Symptoms of Worms: Consultation.
deranged stomach. swollen upper lin,
sour stomach. offensive breath, hard
and full belly. with occasional gripings
and pains about the navel. pale face Of
leaden. tint. eyes heavy and dull.
twitching eyelids. itching of the nose,
itching of the rectum. short dry cough,
grinding of the teeth, little red points
sticking out on the tongue. starting
during sleep. slow fever.
Mrs. VIM. G.. BONN of Caddo, Okla
homa wrote regarding Dr. True's Elixir:
I'VE have used it for our children for
the last twelve years and certainly
know the value of it,
Three sizes. AT YOUR DEALERS
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-07
KENNEBEC co. REAL
ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate trans
fers have been recorded during the
past week at the Kennebec county
registry Of deeds:
Albion-Charies E. Wilson to Fred
c. Littlefield. land.
Augusta-Naney H. Thayer and
Mary H. Pratt Of Wakefield. Mass,
trustees under the will Of Ashton H.
Thayer. late of Wakefield. to Lillian
NJ. Ryan Of Augusta. land and build
ings on Sewall street; Alma S.
Boardman to Myra B. Staples Of
Boston. one-sixth interest undivided
in certain parcels Of land: Frank B.
Staples Of Wytopitlock to Alma s
Boardman Of Augusta and Myra c.
Staples of Boston. several parcels
Augusta and J. Harrison Bailey OF
Portland to Fannie V. Davis. two
lots Of land with buildings. Arcnllle
Breton to Benedette Lamartince and
Eva Lamartince, land ana buildings.
Harry p. Reed OF China to Wilson
H. Shaw and Eta Julia Shaw, land
$500. Gertrude Morton Cannon and
Alma S. Boardman Of Augusta and
Myra p. Staples Of Boston to Harry
II. johnson and Florence E. John
son OF Augusta, land on Park street.
Belgrade-Grace B. Sanford of
New York to William lloyd of New
York, land and buildings and right
OF. way.
Benton-Martha Barton to Alton A.
Hodges. land by Sebasticook river:
Julia A. Pike of Fairfield to Ellis
L. Basford Of Detroit, land.
Chelsea-Fred Collar of Bath to
Leroy F. Welsh and Ethel v. Welsh
OF Augusta, land and buildings.
China-Willard F. Woodsum of
Sausus. Mass. to Sydney J. Brown of
China, land; Thomas Sulya and
Katie Sulya to Charles W. Sea-
ward. land and buildings; Selma L.
York and Samuel B. York to Alonzo
T. York, land, $50: Alonzo T. York
to Dighton Knox, land
Gardiner-Mary Fender OF Brock
ton. Mass, to Thomas F. Cleary, land
on North street: Richard G. Plaistcd
to Georgia A. Savage. land by Cob
bossee stream.
Hallowell-Cora NJ Dyer to William
A. Nye, land and buildings.
Misunderstanding D. Peters to
Fred B. keene, land and buildings
Mt. Vernon-Mary E. French Of
Auburn to Dora Ham Of Winthrop,
land.
Oakland-Ernest ]. York to- the
Inhabitants OF the town Of Oakland,
land; Lydia A. Higgins to Edwin r.
True Of Clinton, land and buildings.
Waterville-Grace D. Hill, guardian
OF Morris Folsom Hall. to Octave
Fortier OF Oakland. real estate. $500:
Walter f. Blanchard to Charles
Blanchard. land.
Naturalization F. Merrill to
Orrin B. Merrill. land.
Winslow-Ethel A. Bates, Madge
B. Morse Of Winslow and Ralph L.
Bates Of Hyde Park, Mass. to David
D. Simpson Of Waterville, land;
Brown to Mary Ryon, land and build
ings: Albert E. Ellis and Jennie F.
Ellis Pickett Of Portland to Marshall
G. Cole, land on Bay street.
Winthrop-Charles A. Frost to
Harry U. Frost, land and buildings;
Ella M. Norcross to Arthur L. Pease
Of Auburn. two parcels Of land with
buildings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-07
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