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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18
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HE defender of his eoansyy--tke
y founder Of hberty-the friend
of man. History and tradition
gre. explored III vain for a parallel to
his character.
In the annals of modern greatness he
stands alone; and the fso5Jest names
of antiquity lose their i.sSfer IL: MS
! presence. Born the tcSe5Gcfor ct
mankind, he united all the qualities
necessary to an allwstYsoas career.
Nature made him great; he made him
self viYtaoas.
Called BY his country to The defense of
her liberties, he tYiMmbha,stly yiHdi-
Gated the rights of humanity, cDd on
the pillars of national i,sdebe.oessce
lad the foundations of great Yepg5-
lie.
Iaviee INFESTED with Supreme -Magis-
people, he, surpassed tn the Cabinet
the giories of The field, and, COLIN
tarily YeSi9ning the scebter and the
szVord, retired to the shades of bri-
gate life.
a spectacle SO nezU and so sublime zyas
contemplated avi5b the profoagdest
admiration, and the name of Wash
ington, adding mea0 lMster to hnn,aH
atty. resoanded to the remofest regions
of the earth.
Magnan;mows in youth, glorious through
life, great II, death. His highest Gnt-
bttiom, the happiness of mankind. HIS
modest victoyy, the conquest of him
self.
BeqMedthiwg to posteyity the inheritance
of his fame, and building his mona-
ment in the hearts of his country
men, he lived the ornament of the
eighteenth. century, he died regretted
BY mourning zVo.Jd.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18
'''The Flu

Scarcely a home in Caledonia coun-
ty but what the E'fiu" has visited IN
some form or other these past few
months with more or less sad results.
The influenza has been the great
cause of sorrow next only to the war.
Truly the past year has been time
of great trouble "such as there never
was since there was nation" And no
more interesting figures have been
compiled in the present generation
equally those of the toll of war and
pestilence through which we have
undergone. Because both have come
home to us, these figures cease be-
ing mere tables and computations and
become vital actualities.
The war has slain its thousands and
the "fiu" it's tens of thousands, at
least so far as American lives are
concerned; for $4,000 soldiers killed
in France, we have hundreds of thou
sands killed at home by the epidemic.
In the world at large the London
Tines estimates of 100000 dead
from influenza and pneumonia does
not fall short of the estimate, also
sent out from London, of 1896, 504
men killed by the war. These last
figures are, however, admittedly in
complete. The New York Times
doubts whether the whole truth will
ever be known about the sacrifice OF
life, the manning of men doomed to
&c remnants of humanity, and the
many lost to view and never to be &C.
counted for.
For months to come, casualty tab.
les. will figure in the newspapers, anc
The Times is not alone in believing
that "when all the returns that car
be gathered are in, it will be found
doubtless, that 100000 men lait
down their lives in the greater war
But even this, we read elsewhere, vii
probably not be half the total los
of life for which the Prussian authors
of the war may be held responsible
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

AS the Atlanta Constitution reminds
US, millions of civilians died in
France, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Ser
via, Roumania and in the enemy coun-
tries from starvation from overwork
while enslaved, from Hun barbarities,
from disease brought on by conditions
which would not have existed but for
the war, from exposure and from
broken hearts" 1t is still too early,
the Georgia editor adds, to try to foot
up the number of deaths in these
classes, because severy day thousands
OF helpless men, women, and little
children are dying somewhere in Eu-
rope and in Asia from sheer starva-
ton as direct result of the devas-
tations of war, and for years chill
dren of today who may survive the
existing post bellum famine period
will be dying one by one as result
OF constitutional weaknesses being
brought on now by malnutrition.
Some call the influenza epidemic a
by-product and charge it's fatalities to
the war. Our own total of battle
deaths will probably reach about 5O,-
900 as noted below. The Federal
Census Bureau gives 1928 as the
infiuenza-pneumonia mortality total
in forty-six cities of the United
States up to January 4. These cities
contain only one-ffth of our popula-
ton, the Kansas City Times reminds
US, and the Springfield Republican
considers the figures absurdly small
The Massachusetts, daily notes that
from October to December "a insur-
ance companies received 10000
claims due to influenza or pneumo-
MIA, and expected $4,000 more for the
same period. Using these figures as
a basis and checking up by other sta.
tistics, the writer in The Republican
comes to the startling conclusion that
tie nationl loss of life from the ep-
idernic up to the end of last month
is between 1,312,000 and 100000
But it does not seem incredible wher
attention. is called to the ravages O.
pldS III OC11GI ldIuS.
"The loss in India has been estima
ted as more than 100000. In tn,
South Sea Islands people died in sucl
numbers that the bodies had t,
be burned IN huge piles. In Mexico
it is said the plague caused 432,0O,
deaths. Its ravages in Germany an,
among German soldiers has beer
, pointed out as not negligible facto
| in the disintegration of the Hohen
zollern Empire. In France, in Eng
land, in Spain, in Italy-in fact, il
nearly every land on the globe
has taken enormous toll. An out
standing feature of the plague is tina
, it has been even more destructiv
[ among southern peoples than it ha
t been among peoples dwelling i
: northern countries"
5 In an editorial discussion of wa
! and mortality The Republican oh
{ serves that the total wastage of hu
, man life from starvation-even
> Russian and other figures may hav
: been exaggerated unjust run far il
to the millions" It continues:
: CLOSELY related to famine is di.
4 ease, both in the innumerable indi,
? idual cases in which want has reduce
n vitality, preparing the way for a fl
|, tai malady, and in the terrible ep
denies which a great war alway
y brings in its train. These pests al
Il at their worst when as at presel
S Europe and Asia are both involves
s Maladies endemic in remote place
}. are spread broadcast by the disturb
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18
GoodIiscme Herbs.

pluck up the geodlisome herbs OF
sentences by pruning, eat them by
reading, digest them by musing, and
lay them up at length in the high seat
of memory-by gathering them togeth-
er.-Queen Elizabeth.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

Most every man cherishes in his
life the memory of one woman who
could make a real apple pie.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

A model husband is one who Sits
the ashes without having to be driven
to it with a stuffed club.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

Did you ever stop to think how
you and your wife came by the pic
lures that "adorn" the walls of your
home?
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

Love, war, poverty. and boil on
the neck-no human life is complete
without knowledge of these four.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

Every attic has little toy-scarred
baby chair that brings lump in the
throat of most men and women.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

The men whose wives won't let 'em
smoke in the house are few and far
between nowadays.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

Entered rs second-class matter
May 1, 1916, at the post Office at st.
Johnsbury, Vermont, under the act
of March 1879.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

There's been no tragedy in life
since, that equalled that of the day
you broke the big glass in the front
door with your baseball and you
waited the arrival of Dad for sup
per.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

Now that the Red Cross knitting
spasm is over, our wives can sit
down and talk to us of an evening.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

The farmer-folk who "drive in' on
Saturday afternoons are the real
backbone of this state. We towns
people are merely the stufiin's.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

Gee, we'd hate to be The Public
Service Commission!
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

be definitely known about Austrian
losses. The figures quoted in the
London press dispatches set Austria's
killed and wounded at 100000, the
killed being estimated at 100000.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18
THE CALIFORNIAN STAFF

Responsible for good newspaper in
St. Johnsbury
Editor and Manager w. D. Policy
Local Editor Chas. C. Lord
Reporter Mrs. Alice Massey
Bookkeeper Robert Mackinnon
Office Manager Miss Florence Rouse
Proofreader Miss Margaret Robe
Subscriptions Mrs. w. E. Barrett
Foreman Raymond Packard
Operator Miss Ruth Impey
Operator Myles S. Gilman
Pressman Arthur Boucher
AID. Compositor Mrs. Annie Moran
Press Tender Maurice Barrett
To save time on phone business, call
for the person desired by name
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

AS members of the Associated
Press that organization is entitled
exclusively to the use for republica-
ton of all news dispatches credited
70 it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news pub
ished herein. All rights of republi-
cation of special dispatches herein
are also reserved.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

TERMS-By mail, 81 year; six
months 50; three months, 81. Deliv-
cred by carrier in st. Johnsbury at
so cents a month. All subscriptions
by order of the government are
payable in advance.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1919
Lies Dreary Path

Every man likes to see his wife
The world is made up of tired men
and women.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-18

Published daily, except Sundays
w. d. Pelley Publishing Co., Inc,
rs Eastern Avenue
st. Johnsbury, VT. Telephone ego
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
August Sale of
Georg@tt@ Bl0wses $3.50
Values Up to 81. SO

Values Up to $7.98
Dainty up-todate Blouses of plain or printed
georgette trimmed with the most attractive
beads, embroidery or lace edging; finished with
round, square or V necks with or without COL
lars. White, flesh, navy, gray or bisque.
Georeette Blouses plain Georgette Blouses, in
or printed, with round, pretty polka dot pattern,
or souare necks or in with lace ruf1ed net col
s;nover models EN- lars and cuffs In and
hrp;dered headed and white, blue and white,
lace trimmed In navy bisque and blue, or black
,yh;+e Aesh sand tea and white. Sizes 36 to
rose etc Sizes. 36 to A6 49, Value $5.oS at 1898.
Values IN to S6A8 at Second Floor
S4.ss Lansbu,gh g Bro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
ANTI-SAL00N Lacquer
DENIES TOBACCO FIGHT
New York Leader Resents idea He
May Oppose Hot Bread,
Tea, Coffee, Etc.

NEW YORK. August 4.-The Anti
Saloon League of New York state IL
50 busy fighting liquor that 1t will
have no time to attack the use of to-
bacco. according to . statement is
sued by Andrew b. Wood. assistant
superintendent Of the league.
Mr.. Wood said his statement was a
reply to one issued Saturday by the
league opposed to national prohibi-
ton, in which the Anti-Saloon League
was charged with aiding the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union in
an effort to secure constitutional
amendment banning tobacco.
They have been saying that we
plan to attack hot bread, tea and
coffee, tobacco and other things" Mr.
Wood said. but this is merely trick
to stir up resentment against the
league We are fighting only one
thing, and that IL BOOZE The peo-
pie have had time to find out by now
that we are not bolstering up any
other movements. I understand that
the w. c. T. U. and perhaps some
other organizations are getting ready
to fight tobacco.
when we take our law enforce
ment program in this country and
our programs abroad. where we are
assisting local and national organi-
cations that invite our aid, we have
all we can do. and have no intention
Of scattering our attack"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
COBLENz WILL Be
c. H. Q. OF YANKS
Is to Succeed Paris When
Grand Headquarters There
Are Closed.

COBLENZ, Saturday, August 2, by
courier to Paris (by the Associated
Press).-Coblenz will become the
headquarters Of the American forces
In Europe when American grand
headquarters in Paris are closed,
about August 20, 1t became known
today. when Gen. Pershing arrived
here on his final tour of the battle
fields: Antwerp will be the base port
Tor the American contingent that is
to remain on the Rhine indefinitely.
Gen. Pershing said he intended to
sail from Brest about September 1.
1t was said to be probable that the
composite regiment of picked men
that marched in the Paris and Lon
don victory parades will sail with
the American commander-in-chief.
Pershing Discusses Plan.
Gen. Pershing arrived here yester-
day and spent this afternoon with
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen. They dis
cussed the personnel OF the perma-
nent American garrison that is to
remain here after the departure Of
the Sd Division next week and the
LIST Division the middle of August.
Gen. Pershing said the area to be
occupied by the Americans on the
Rhine has not been determined by
the interallied council, but that de-
cision Is expected soon.
The French have virtually COM
pleted plans to take over the dis
tricts to be evacuated by the home
ward bound American units.
Gen. Pershing spent today visiting
the LIST Dixision, which is on the
east bank Of tho Rhine, and is pre-
pairing to turn over the bridgehead
proper to French forces about Au-
gust Is.
First Division units, according to
the present schedule, will begin sail
Ing from Brest during the last week
In August. Officers said they expect
ed the entire division to arrive in
the United States just before Gen.
Pershing reaches there.
Gen. Pershing, accompanied by Mai.
Gems. Hines and Brewster and Brig
Gen. Conner. will leave here tonight
to complete a tour Of the battlefields
where Americans fought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
August Sale
White Canvas Footwear

All discontinued models of white .
* +; !; Is; e.. +:
choosing at the low price of 1886 pair
Included White Canvas Oxford with turn soles
French or covered Cuban heels White Canvas Pumps with
French heels in opera colonial styles White Nubuck
Canvas High Lace Shoes with Goodyear weted soles
low heels.
You will find good range of sizes from IA to D and
lengths from to-.
Also 100 Pairs of White Low Shoes at $2.19.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
ALLIED DOCUMENTS STOLEN.
Trunk Belonging to Commission q
Berlin Contained Papers,

BERN. Switzerland, Sunday. Au-
gust s.-Advices received here from
Berlin report that trunks belonging
stice commission In Germany were
stolen recently. The trunks contained
important documents concerning
agreements for the restitution to Bel
GUM and France Of machinery that
had been removed by the Germans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
|SAyS FORMER KAISER
IS NOT Chief WAR CAUSE
Ex-Prince Henry Holds Allied
Statesmen to Be Partly
Responsible.

COPENHAGEN, August s.-The
former Prince Henry Of Prussia, in .
letter to King George. published to-
day by the Hamburger Nachrichten,
says the truth about the war may
be had from the allied statesmen.
and he suggests that II the former
German emperor 10 placed on trial
the statesmen also appear.
The letter asks King George, "in
the name Of Justice and his own in
terests." to desist from demapdinr
the extradition and trial Of the for
is signed "Yopr humble cousin,
Henry" charges that England plot
ted Germany's commercial downfall"
Primarily Suspected"
IF tho allies want the truth" the
former prince says, "the leading
statesmen Of Great Britain and her
allies should also be brought before
the tribunal - primarily and urgent
ly suspected Of guilt In the world
war"
The letter continues: Germany and
her brave people have been lift Sc
verely. but they are not yet dead.
The German spirit, which now seems
dead. still lives and will one day
awaken to full consciousness of the
disgrace and shame which have been
inflicted and will one day demand q
reckoning"
The letter charges that 1t was
solely the British government which
for years prepared the world war, in
order to eliminate Germany az a
troublesome competitor from the
worlds markets. Prince Henry con-
tinues:
Declaration Of King Cited.
Let me only remind your majesty
| Of your meetings with NJ. Sazonoft
(then Russian minister of foreign
anairs) in September, 1912, at Bal
moral, and the utterances of your
| majesty on that occasion. which leave
no doubt Of the fate planned for the
German war and merchant navy"
Germany was overcome, Prince
Henry declares. not by the arms of
the entente but by silver bullet"
| which lodged in the back Of the Ger
man people. The letter refers to the
hunger blockade, (which failed as
| little in its effects upon the German
| people as did formerly British meas
ures against the women and children
| of the Beers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
81. Our Csc
Economy Dinner

served from As30 to 1850
Pm. fs . town topic. Try
II today.
Milk direct from the Farm
TO you in the original
Bottles.
Pies. pastry and Ice cream
are our own makes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Real Comfort

uYHILE EATING at the
:" Bellevue Farms Lunch
rooms, for they are VEN
. tiIated and cooled by the
ia m us typh00n systems,
ereby eliminating the
: usual lunchroom Odor and
assuring real comfort while
eating.
You may choose a sand
witch, salad, pastry or \ full
meal, each receives that ever
80 efncient service and the
prices, considering the high
quality, make you forget
Mr.. H. C. l..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-04
Editorial

We recently read an
article by "the Merchan-
disc Man" in which he
says such prices as 13c,
36c, o8c, etc, were bad at
fractions, and he also
said the same items
marked 19c, 39c and $1.M
would sell several times
as fast.
Thank our lucky stars
this IN. NJ" has nothing
to do with pricings in
THE Store of Greater
Service"
Why, raising 13c items
to 19c just to get a
what he calls "psycholog-
ical price" would increase
the cost of that one item
to the public almost 50
per cent.
No store has a right to
add more than a legiti-
mate profit to its mer-
chandise, and no reason
can justify one cent more
no matter how freakish
the sensible price may be.
1t is a pity that such
false ideas of store
keeping should be spread
broadcast.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-02-28
MINNESOTA LEADS
IN HOMEMADE BREAD

Bread like mother used to make is
more plentiful in Minnesota than in
any other state. At least Minnesota
leads the nation in the production of
homemade bread, according to reports
based on the sale Of yeast, say ex-
tension workers of the United States
department of agriculture. For many
years Pennsylvania held this enviable
record with Iowa third and Minnesota
fifth, but five years ago bread ma
king clubs were organized by the fed
eral and state extension forces in
Minnesota. There have been about
10000 boys and girls in these clubs
each year, and every member has ia
ken part in public demonstrations,
and many have contested at the state
fair. Three years ago Minnesota
went into third place, and in 1918 she
took the honor away from Pennsyl-
vania by producing the greatest
amount of home made bread Of any
state in the union.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-02-28
RREEDERS' ASSOCIATIONS
ASSIST IN STOCK SALES

One of the many advantages which
is to be gained by a number OF live
stock breeders organizing an asso-
citation for their.mutual interests is in
building up a reputation for the sale
of stock more rapidly than would be
possible by each member working sep
arately. This is illustrated by the rec
ords which are being made by the
three community breeders associa-
tons of Waukesha county, Wisconsin.
Rivers who come to this section often
ask the local county agent whether or
not the owner of stock they intend to
buy belongs to one of these organiza-
tons. The organizations have won
the reputation of standing behind all
sales made by the members, and buy
ers know that any animal purchased
from an association member will be
"as represented" The three organl-
cations are nov affiliated in an effort
to make their community a tuberculos-
is-free area by repeatedly making the
tuberculin test and disposing OF al
animals that show signs of this dis
ease. The county agent reports steady
nrogress in this cleanup work.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-02-28
PROFIT FROM ONE PIG, $5S7.

Ample proof that pig clubs pay IS
contained in reports being received
continually by the United States de-
partment of agriculture from club
leaders. One report recently recelv-
ed tells of the success of a Tennessee
boy who, in May 1918, invested $50 in
a pure-bred gilt, and now figures his
profits at $87.35. She narrowed sew
en- pigs, part of which the boy sold
for 1888. With this money he pur-
chased a boar of excellent breeding,
which he exhibited at the East Ten
nessee division fair, winning the grand
championship Of the breed over all ex-
hibits. He won $87 in prizes, $45 of
it in competition with experienced far
mers. His animals r now valued
at $525. This, with the money from
sales and prize winnings, amounts
to $745, from which he deducts $751;
65 for feed and care, leaving a profit
of $587.35.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-02-28
TAKE H LAND.

The new constitution of the Rus
sian republic adopted in July, 1918,
has recently been translated into Eng
lish. Among other provisions of this
constitution those relating to land,
natural resources, factories, railroads.
and banks are as follows:
"For the purpose Of realizing the
specialization of land, all private prop
erty in land is abolished, and the en-
tire land is declared to be national
property and is to be apportioned
among the h~usbandmen without any
compensation to the former owners,
in the measure Of each ones ability
to till it.
All forests, treasures Of the earth,
and waters of general public utility,
all implements, whether animate or
inanimate; model farms and agricul-
tural enterprises, are declared to be
national property.
GAS a first step towards complete
transfer of ownership to the soviet
[ republic of all factories, mills, mines:
railways, and other means of produc-
ton and transportation, the soviet law
for the control Of workmen and the
establishment of the supreme soviet
national economy is hereby confirmed
so as to assure the power of the work.
ers over the exploiters.
"The transfer Of all banks into the
ownership of the workers. and peas
ants government, as n of the con
ditions of the liberation of the toll
ing masses from the yoke of capital
is confirmed."-Butte Bulletin, n Of
Townley's Montana papers.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-02-28

to carry on the work this year, not
w~ithstanding the fact that the farm
bureau cost a little yer half that
amount last year. The county COM
missioners acted after the special farm
bureau committee had laid before
them 1,4OO farm bureau membership
cards. These showed that rs per cent
of the farmers of Saline county are
members of the county farm bureau.
Fifty counties in Nebraska now lave
similar bureaus.