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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-09
LUNENBURG
Maple Sugar Song.

Maple Sugar Song.
When you see the vapor pillars link
the forest and the sky,
You may know the days of sugar.
making then are drawing nigh; ;
Frosty night and thawy day make the
maple pulses play,
Till delighted with its sweetness, it
delights to bleed away.
CHORUS:
Then-bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
bubble, goes the pan;
Furnish better music for the season
If you can.
See the golden pillows watch their
cbb and flow,
Sweetest joys indeed we sugar-mak-
crS know.
When you see the farmer trudgine
with his dripping buckets home,
You may know the days of sugar
making then have fully come;
AS the fragrant odors pour, through
the open kitchen door
How the eager children rally, ever
loudly crying "more"
You may wax it, you may grain it,
fix it anyhow to eat,
You will always smack your lips and
say tits very sweet.
O had David tasted some, meath his
cedar palace dome,
Maple Sweet had got the praises Of
the honey and the comb.
And for home, Or love or any kind
of sickness, It's the thing:
Take in allopathic doses, and repeat
it every spring;
Until every one you meet, if at home
or on the street,
Will be half inclined to bite you for
you look so very sweet.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-09
CABOT

Union services were held at the
Congregational church last Sunday
both afternoon and evening.
Rev. A. A. Platt is attending con-
ference at st. Adams.
Miss Alice Paine went Saturday to
iIardwick to spend Il month with her
sister, Mrs. Thomas Crowley.
Miss Esther Wells has gone to
Plainfeld to teach school.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Walker are
the happy parents of d son born on
March 10Th.
Mr. and Mrs. George Walbridec
have daughter born on March 30.
Miss Judith Haincs went Saturday
to Barre to resume her duties as
teacher, after spending Il weeks vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. ana %rS.
NJ. s. ilaineS.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-09
"A GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED
PHYSIC"

Foley Cathaltic Tablets, whole
some physic, thoroughly cleanse the
bowels, sweeten the stomach, tone up
the liver. For indigestion, bilious
ness, bad breath, bloating, gas, or
constipation, no remedy is more
highly recommended. VIM. o. e.
Biclkc, Hancock, Mich, writes: 81
have given Foley Cathartic Tablets
a thorough trial and l can honestly
recommend them as mild but sure
laxative. They work without grip
ing" Give stout persons a free, light
feeling. SOLD EVERYWHERE.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-09

Will Eastman was home most of
last week sick.
Mrs. Eliza Bradley is working for
Mrs. d. C. harrington.
Miss Fanny Parkhurst Of st. Johns
bury has been visiting Mrs. D. c.
harrington.
Miss Kate Somers has been sewing
for Mrs. Addic ScIuton and Cora An
mis-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Watts of
Barnet visited at Margaret Sawyer's,
Sunday
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-09
PASSUMPSIC

Henry Gammell of East Barnet was
here in town Sunday.
Mrs. w. S. Willard was in Sheffield
few days last week.
Miss Olive Rood spent the week
end in st. Johnsbury.
Thelma Champany has been quite
sick for the past week.
Mrs. Emma Woodcock is sicl, with
erysipelas at Mrs. Fred Young's and
little Nina Young is sick with ton
silitis,
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-09
NEWARK

There we're no services here at the
church Sunday.
Ncrlc and Gladys Beane have been
spending a few days with their sis
ter, Mrs. Homer Gustin in Lyndon
vile.
Mrs. Chester Deanc is to board the
mill help this spring.
Mrs. Bertha Ball has decided her
farm to Mrs. Thomas Lapean.
Louise Ball spent the weekend
with Mrs. Bertha Ball in Barton.
Henry and James Ball of Barton
are visiting their grandfather, James
+. Bah for few days.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-09

Regular meeting of Concord
Grange, No. 40S, Friday evening. The
first and second degrees will be con-
ferred.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24
A Line On Men
You Read about

Germany has developed a new man
of iron His name is Noske, Gustave
Noske, and he is as democratic as his
uaine implies. He is minister Of de-
Nfense In the new German cabinet-they
used to call his Job imperial minister
Of war" but war and Imperial are
unpopular in present-day Germany, so
tina title, Is changed.
When the central council OF soldiers
and workmen met in Berlin the latter
part of December, Noske was the log
ical choice for the position OF DEFENSE
In the new cabinet.
From the moment he assumed power,
Noske made war upon the BolsheVikl'
He proceeded at once with the organl,
zation Of the home defense guard, and
in his first speech al the national as
sembly at Weimer last month urged
the establishment OF this guard on a
firm basis. 1T would be criminal care
~lassness," he said, mot to protect. our
eastern frontier, which is menaced by
the Bolsheviki."
the forces of law and order in Berlin
and to discourage the hoodlums who
have been killing and plundering Tor
weeks past. II make Noske the dom
mating personality In the new German
government, a personality which g
likely soon to overtop the too-timid
Ebert and the middle of the road man.
Scheidemann.
Noske has been woodworker, editor,
socialist, reichstag member, anti-revo-
lutionist. And he has been most sue
cessful in each one of these five ca
pacities.
Like almost every member Of the
Ebert Scheidemann government, he is
a man OF the people. His father was
a poor B~randenburg weaver. who could
uot~ give his son more than the ele-
m-ltary school education prescribed by
law. He was apprentieed to n wood
worker in Brandenburg and for Il years
worked at hts trade, taking n live In
terest in the socialist movement
against which Bismarck was making a
vain fight.
In the years when those Bismarckiar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24
CHAPTER NO. 81.
mPlaln Jane

And it vas only a night or two later
that Freddie ventured to speak OF
something he had had on his mind for
a long while, He would not have had
the courage to do so at all had lie
been able to ~foresee the storm he would
involve.
The matter concerned E~stre!da's
name. Jane Estrelda Smithers' 1t was
before her marriage. Now 1t had be
come Jane Estrelda Mason But "Es-
trelda" she always had preferred to be
called. And this meaningless and
elaborate title had been a source OF
to Freddie from the first.
His natural good taste shrank from it,
He was acutely ware that his mother
and father both thought the name x
traordinary. A pang Of embarrassment
passed over him whenever he spoke 10
Estrelda in the presence of other poo
pie. 1t seemed to Freddie that he could
read their thoughts and almost could
hear them say: "What a funny name!
1t sounds like a girl in a circus
So now, one evening when his VIE
seemed to be in unusually god humor,
Freddie made up his mind to speak
to Yer about this. He had been read
Ang the evening paper ana mad oeen
forced to put it down, because his
bride was playing a strenuous Jazz
on the victrola. He was watching her
and thinking of her. Estrelda did not
know at the moment that he had
stopped reading, She stood beside the
vittrola, tapping her foot in time to
the dance music and humming, 1t to
herself very low. As usual, she did
not look very tidy. But the heat OF
their small apartment had brought the
blood flaming into her cheeks. Her
eyes we're dark with the quick and
superficial excitement the music stirred
in her. She's beautiful thought
Freddie, his gaze still very blind with
love for her. 'She's perfectly beauti-
full, and now that she isn't quite so
homesick and things are less strange
TO her, she's getting happier, | think
The needle on the victrola record
grated and stopped. Estrelda glanced
over at Freddie. 81,
"Oh, / thought you were reading,
she remarked, .
No" he told her, II was looking at
YOU and-and thinking how lovely you
are
She gave him one of her wide, warm
smiles for that. He made a little in
viting gesture toward the arm of his
chair.
Want me to come over there?' she
asked, coquettishly.
"Do-n,ease.' he urged. 81 want to
kiss you"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24

C0P. J0HN r. o 5Te0, OF Boston, company K, 2d TnaNTy.
Look Corr. OBten ove and understand why the Germans signed the
aTmisdceir His appetite for German machine gun was, Unsuitable He received
a particularly pesky machine gun nest July IS. Machine gun hunting
is more sporty than any other game say OBrRn. He a also cited in
general orders No 40 for his success az a commander Of his platoon, of which
no assumed command after his lieutenant and sergeant had been severely
wounded" He kept his men Of the platoon well up on the lire, controlling
their fire. and by good advice and judgment conserved many lives This on
the 9Th of June:
Copyright, 1879
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24
MAGAZINE FEATURES
A9VNCMM GGILX2 q
N BEDTINE STORYI /.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE CRYING CROCO-
MI Il
Ollie.

Il did! I threw the stone to let you
know l was coming.
And who are you. II I may ask?'
inquired Uncle wigghy, sort Of polite
like and at the same time a bit sar-
castle!
I'm the crocodile-second cousin TO
the skillery-scalery alligator" was the
answer. II came for my dinner.
And with hat there came crawling
into the garden a long-tailed scaly crea-
ture, with big claws and a larger
mouth, just like the alligator -,
"You-you came for your dinner!
said Grandpa GOosey, looking at the
flowers and vegetables. why, your
dinner isn't here
crocodile, most unpleasantly, Z! can
see my dinner now, and he looked very
hard at Uncle Wiggily's ears. 'Souse
is my dinner" cried the crocodile
"Souse | want, and souse | must have
"Oh dear" shivered Uncle Wiggily.
who will save me from the crocodile?'
"HuhI" whispered Grandpa Goosey.
"Iu play a trick on him. Leave 1t TO
me" Then, turning to the crocodile,
the gander gentleman said :"Wouldn
YOU like a little relish to go with your
souse, dinner? Something green. for in
Il certainly would" said the croco-
die. Yes, indeed" .
Then pull up those green stalks"
said Grandpa Goosey, pointing to some,
and the crocodile, with his claws, began
pulling. But he had not pulled many
green stalks before his eyes filled with
tears. And he began to cry! Great blg
drops Of water came IN his eyes and
splashed down into the garden like
rain.
whats the matter? What's the
matter?' cried the crying crocodile. II
can't see you, Uncle Wiggily! There are
so many tears in my eyes | can't see
to bite any souse off your ears? What
happened"
why, you pulled up some strong on,
ions, Just as | meant you should, and
| the onions made tears come in your
eyes, you bad crocodile" quacked
Grandpa Goosey. Now you cant see
either Uncle Wigglly or me, and we can
run away Ha, Hal"
Then the bunny gentleman ano
Grandpa Goosey got safely out OF the
garden and the crocodile cried so hare
he wet 10 pocket handkerchiefs, ano
he had to hop away without getting
any souse,
So this teaches us that onions have
some uses after all. and II the toe OF
the shoe doesn't tickle the leg OF the
stove when the tried egg is playing tag
with the sugar bowl, I'll tell you neXt
about Uncle Wiggily and the cookie
plant.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24
HOROSCOPE
ERlnAY. APRIL %. 1910.
copyright, 1919, by tho Mcclure News
paper SYndICnLel

paper Syndicate
Until the evening hours the planetary
Influences are not fortunate, accord.
ing to astrology, Jupiter. Mercury and
Uranus are all IN evil aspect, After
nightfall the sun Is In friendly away.
business IL subject to fluctuations
owing 10 rumors, whispered and printed,
aud many Of these are due to enemy
propaganda,
The stock market is likely to he cS-
ceedtnR uncertain during the nc>t few
days. Speculation will DC more than
usually risky.
Under this planetary government 1t
IL held to he easy to deceive and false
reports more easily command attcn-
ton than At other times,
Sensations of national interest are
prognosticated, but behind them all are
Indications Of great advantages to this
country.
Travel Is not well directed while
Uranus Is menacing II Is particularly
p]erilous to 60 up In airplanss or to
journey in vehicles propelled by cleo
tricity
Love letters are believed to he sub
ject to malign Influences while the stars
are posted az they are today and wise
men viii be Careful In an their writings.
even in business communications
During this CONFORMATION the - crs
declare that race consciousness IL en- .
phasiHed and constituencies accentuat"d.
The idea OF universal brotherhood
should be uourishcd.
The evening Of this day should be an
suspicious time for entertaining per
sons in places Of the sun. 1t is also a
lucky night for conferences with emf.
ncnt mon.
Financial troubles will reach q dee-
pcrate crisis in Russia before the SUM
mer quarter, astrologers forecast, bui
conditions win continue to grow worse
az the spring advances.
Persons whose birthdate If Is have
the forecast Of success in business af-
fairs. but they should make no changes
and should not risk money.
Children born on this day may be
errs tic and strongly individual These
subjects OF Taurus =r- usually repu-
lar and very suceaSstuL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24

ITS fame, love and fortune I'm after
now. I've had enough Of adventure-if
you call war 'adventure'-tO last me
the rest Of my llfe."
1t was a young soldier. speaking
who had recently returned from over
there"
II wouldn't say that to most people.
he continued, f~latteringly, I'D be well
laughed at II did. But mean It,
just the same
1t was a big order he was giving
to the high gods. Fame, love and for
tune! The summit Of life's ambitious
seen through the perspective Of youths
dreams. Yet why shouldn't he realize
that dream, or any other?
As he spoke | recalled something |
had read OF another soldier, dead ~
France, above whose bed were found
three little verses called "The Wage
They tell the story OF A man who
bargained with Life for a penny. and
Life would give no more But At the
end of Il day he ound:
II worked for n menial's hire.
Only to 4earn, dtsmayed,
That any wage ! had asked Of Life,
Life would have paid
There is always a fair crop of un-
believers those who never accomplish
anything themselves and are never VIII.
ing to believe that others ran. And
as soon AS the impossible Is proved 10
be tho possible In that instance, an.
other crop Of unbelievers Is at hand,
Doubling Thomas la a fixed institution,
Still It Is comforting to remember
that IN every community there Is his
| opposite the man who started to sing
as he tackled the thing that couldn |
be done-and he did it
Only the other day We had an Illus
tration Of this, Weagant, during the
-ur a.,,-1xl thnt kA ba1 nlIn1iNutnd
static interference in wireless telegra.
ply. Tho experts insisted that II
couldn't be done. Then Weagant dem
onstrated his theory to a convention
of experts, and they all said; why,
Of CourseI'
The list Of important things that
couldn't be done and have been done
is practically endless. American his.
tory began with Columbus, who HAD
The courage to act oil his much -derideo
conviction that he must sail west te
find the east, and America has pro,
dnced man after man who has dare
the unknown and proved the unreIta
bility OF any such final word as i'm
possible, among them Edison and the
Wright brothers.
There Is a story told Of Lord Rose
berry, that when he was 81 years ole
he said he meant TO accomplish three
things before he was 50-marry al
heiress, win the Derby with n ~ hi
horses n become prime minister o
England.
Those who heard him smiled wisely
They regarded it as the boast OF I
bumptious young man.
There was not the slightest chance
Of his wishes being gratified. The con
ditions OF his life at the time did no
point to the realization Of such SOARING
dreams.
But Lord Rosebery made good hi
boast, lie married a daughter OF TN
Rothschilds. his horse won he Derh,
and he became one of the younges
| prire ministers that England ever had
WHY is Il. by the way. that We coun
: all our wishes and find most OF on
: happiness IN life by the rule Of three
In the old fairy tales the prince o
/ princess was only allowed three wishes
quantity In the trinity Of the family
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24
Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspa-
pc Syndicated.1
nv LnWAPn r GARIS.

Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspa-
per S~yndicated.1
BY HOWARD r. GARtS.
Uncle Wiggily Longears, the bunny
rabbit gentleman, was out in his gar
den. It was some weeks after he had
planted the seeds and the flowers and
vegetables were growing nicely,
As the rabbit gentleman hoped here
= and there. pulling a weed now and then
a.ruN digging in the dirt to make 1t nice
and soft around the cabbage, lettuce and
carrots. he heard a voice singing a song
like this;
Uncle Wiggily! Uncle Wiggily!
How does your garden grow?
With beets so red
an the cabbage head,
And icicles out in the snow
'Ha, Who's there?' asked the bunny
rabbit gentleman as he looked over the
fence.
1T is I, Grandpa Goosey Gander,"
was the answer Il heard you had Il
new garden, and as you have so often
been kind to me l came over to see II
l could help you with your work"
THAT Is very kind of you said the
bunny. Il do need help to pull up the
weeds. They grow almost as fast as
the flowers or my beans and peas and
lettuce"
oh, | a help you weed all right
said Grandpa Goosey Gander, with
my strong yellow bill I can pull up the
Weeds
But please be careful not to pull up
any flowers or cabbage plants, begged
the bunny. First along, In a garden,
it Is hard to tell which are bad weeds
and which are the good vegetables. So
be careful"
Il WILL" promised Grandpa Goosey,
So the gander gentleman and Uncle
Wiggily began pulling up the weeds in
the bunny rabbits garden, and as they
did this they talked OF old times, II
the fun they used to have when they
were boys on a farm.
All of a sudden, as Uncle Wiggily was
pulling up a big weed that was trying
to scratch the head Of lettuce, a stone
came flying over the fence and landed
with a thud right between Mr.. Long
ars n Grandpa Goosey.
"Ha! Who threw that?" asked the
bunny, looking over the tops Of his
glasses and around the corner Of his
pink, t%winkling nose.
Perhaps 1t was Johnnie or Billie
Bushytail, n Of the squirrel boys,
said Grandpa Goosey.
a Il hardly think they would do any
thing like that" said Uncle Wiggily.
blinking his eyes, They are fond of
playing jokes. but throwing stones isn't
any fun. They wouldn't do that"
Il wonder who did it," sale Grandpa
Goosey, and, just then a harsh and un-
pleasant voice cried:
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24
WHO'S TO BLAME
ETHEL LLOYD PATTERSON.

There Is Just as much instructive good taste In tho 'p0ken word is there Is
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24
Mrs. Wilson WOOdrOW'S Article
by MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The world famous writer on vital subjects.

father, mother and Child-and then
keep on triangling our way through life,
The necessities Of existence are three
food, shelter and clothing, The funda-
mentals Of education are three -rcadin' .
writin' and 'rithmetic.
And the soldier boy with whom |
talked WIS demanding Of Destiny
fame, love and fortune.
Perhaps the reason he put IN such
q big order is that in his experience
as a soldier he had seen big things
done, had taken part IN accomplish
ment on a grand scale and had learned
to discount failure and disaprotntments,
but even II he should not win his
three wishes, he will still have chosen
the better part, and he'll have n beau
tiful run for his money. The mere pIr
suit will mean adventlTc, something OF
romance, a lot Of life and a combat
with himself.
one who aims for the big prizes may
not realize all Of his ambitions, but
he does not sit in the cellar and eat
cold potatoes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24

and submitted rather prettily to his
caress,
Il love you!' he whispered close to
her cheek.
Estrelda made a soft sound and chung
to his hand.
II love you,' said Freddie again, land
and I wish l had a nice little name
for you!'
Estrelda drew away from her hus-
band the better to regard him.
What do you mean-'a nice little
name" she asked.
"Estrelda is-awful long" he sug-
gested.
you feel like it," she told him, sensi-
II know" agreed Freddie, but you've
such a pretty first name; dom o
think it would be nice II people used
1t instead of t'Estrelda p"
Instead of Estrelda?' she repeated
after him, Freddie Mason, what is
you mean? My goodness, are you try
ing to say you want to call me
'JaneT'"
Jane is a lovely name" said Fred
die, slowly. IT'S so plain and-sweet."
Estrelda stood before him now
well, Of all the crazy things" she
began, Il thought you were only fool
l believe you really want to call me
Jane"
Don't you like it, sweetie?" he
begged. Don't you think it's nicer
"Once aid for ALL" his Wife told
him, don't you ever let me hear any
more of this Jane. indeed! Jane was
my grandmother's name. Mother
thought she was going to leave some
money-that's why I'm called jane
But 'Estrelda' mother, got out Of a
book. It's Spanish, ! thinker it's
foreign, anyway, Everybody says with
my black hair and eyes | look Span
ish. Everybody says the name just
suits me! My own husband is the first
person ! ever met who thought |
looked like a plain ,Iane.'
But, dear" Freddie managed to
say, you see, really 'Estrelda' isn't
a Spanish name and besides, you really
don't look a bit Spanish. You're an
American, and don't you think it's in
better taste to
"Oh. If you're going to begin that
taste business, I'm going in my room
and shut the door" interrupted Es-
trelda, II won't be called Jane, and
you. might as well make up your mind
to it,"
"'A rose by any name is Just as
sweet" said Freddie, good temper
eddy,
But his wife was now in no mood
for a reconciliation
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-24

laws of exception which oblige the
German socialists to carry on their
propaganda under cover were in effect,
Noske absorbed socialist doctrine and
began writing for the radical news
papers. His ability resulted in his APP
potntment to an editorial position on
the socialist Brandenburger Zeitung in
1897 at the age Of 20. From there he
went to the important K~oenigsberger
Nolkszeitung and IN 1902 became editor
Of the Nolksstimme, the leading social
list newspaper Of Chemnitz. He soon be-
came the acknowledged leader of tho
social democratic party In the Chem
nltz district, and in 1905 at the first
opportunity he was elected to the
~reichstag from Chemnitz.
From the first he showed ~independ-
enCe and he was 500 out Of sympathy
with the splneless attitude Of his party
with respect to the war program Of the
German junkers,
As a result OF Noske's agitation the
government was obliged to Curtail the
activities Of the fatherland propagsn-
dists and the social democrats were
granted equal rights with the other par
ties In communicating with their adj
herents among the members of the
army and navy,
Noske was a vigorous opponent of
the Brest-Litovsk treaty and was one
OF the first members of the majority
faction Of the socialists to realize that
a thorough going house-Cleaning was
essential to Germany's regeneration,
even If 1t required a revolution.
Recently he summoned 10000 troops
to the German capital. and since their
arrival things have happened. The first
order issued b. Noske after he had
received authority from Weimar to sup
press disorder by whatever means he
thought best read rs follows: IAN found
opposing government troops with arms
in their hands will be shot on the spot
The order has been obeyed. They
have learned that even a socialist min
lister Of defense can issue an order
that has teeth In it." II the salutary
effect proves lasting and the Sparta
cans turn to more peaceful methods
than they have hitherto employed. the
credit win be Noske's. And when Presi-
dent Ebert grows tired of his burdens
mayhap Noske. who Is younger and
more vigorous. win succeed.
Don't forget It takes about 100 days
- A. ---l --- "