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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

waited the fields lived not on the little
farms but in closely built villages of
from 100 to 500 people each.
Devastation Is Complete.
1t is hard to realize today that these
villages ever existed. that the land
along this long, straight road was ever
cultivated, ever produced foodstuffs
for a people. In fact, it is hard to
realize today that this was ever an in
habited country.
OF these peaceful villages, the living
places of these farm people, there is
no trace lett. There are not even piles
of debris, of broken brickS and stone
and lumber, to mark the spots where
they stood. There is no single thing
by which the returning peasants, wear
lily, dragging themselves back to that
spot which had been home to them and
to their ancestors for almost countless
generations, can mark the place where
not only their home but their village
had stood.
I have seen old men and women,
wearied by four long years Of exile,
stand beside this road and gaze long
ingly over the devastated landscape
In an effort to locate some familiar OBJ
ject that would remind them of the
spot they had known all their lives,
and then turn away with tears on their
cheeks because they could not find
even one small object that would tel
them cf the homes, the only homes,
they had known.
It was German ambition, German
cruelty, German lust, German wanton-
ness, German brutality, that were the
cause of the destruction of these
homes, Of the agonies of peaceful,
thrifty people.
What can possibly compensate these
people for their loss, for the misery
they have suffered and must still sui
F., fer. for the homes and the associations
that are gone forever? No. Germany
| can never pay in full, but she can con
| time to pay and pay and pay until
there has been bred out OF the German
neople that desire for war, that love
conquest. that brutality, that It bal
! "a esn4gsies, almost, TO breed int
"a has resulted in layins
aste.
| : - '..se.4--een Ynre.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

and Nenin on both sides of that long
straight road, am snre did not sec
one square foot of soil that was no
q part Of shell crater. What had
once been the richest soil of the
world is today but waste, made SC
by the shells that fell upon it be-
cause Germany sought world domino
ton. This soil has been destroyed by
countless thousands of shells falling
actually one upon another, each dig
ging deeper into the earth until the
very subsoil has been turned over and
the land made worthless for cultiya-
ton for years to come, If indeed it can
ever be reclaimed.
unexplcded Shells Buried In Soil.
There lie. today on the surface of
this land many thousands of unex-
pIoded shells, and there are buried in
the soil many, many thousands more,
each one of them menace to any
farmer who attempts to put a pillow
into the soil in an effort to reclaim it.
And this land is destroyed, as the
homes were destroyed, because Of Ger
man ambition, of German cruelty, OF
German lust, of German wantonness
and German brutality.
Who is to pay for it? Who is to
risk destruction that it may again be
put into condition for cultivation, that
it may serve the purposes of the hu-
man race? Shall the peaceful Belgian
peasants, who had no part in the start
ing of this conflict, suffer their loss
without compensation? Shall these
peasants who have endured more than
four long years Of homeless agonies,
who have suffered not alone the loss
of homes and land but the loss OF
relatives and friends as well, be the
ones to risk destruction in the effort
to again bring these lands back to a
condition where cultivation is posi-
BILE? Shall they be blown to bits by
! the bursting of these shells, hidden as
they are beneath the surface of the
/ ground when the pillow strikes and ex-
plodes them? If undisturbed, those
| shells continue to be menace for
years to come, but who are to risk
their lives in removing them?
Could the American people gener
ally, and especially the American farm
ers. have seen the sights / have seer
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
Monks cow.

The cowl, Or hood, was originally
covering for the head to protect It
fron the inclemeDcy Of the weather.
asd was worn by all classes without
disiis.rion. Its ready adaptation to
ccncsa the features led to its adop-
ticn at very early age by monks
end aseetics. As these Multiplied and
&6fmed themselves into various dis
tsnct orders. their hoods assumed a
different fashion in cut, color and ma
tsriai. From the monks It passed to
the cathedral and collegiate churches.
aa6 xEpna them to the universities.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
old.Tlmo temperance pledge.

An interesting relic of bygone das
has come into the possession of tn
Scottish Society Of Antiquaries, in IL
form of a minute book of the burgf
Of selkirk which reveals an instance
of q burgher who decided to take the
pledge not TO touch drink, SO long age
as 1892. The burgner. Thomas Kerr,
gave as his bond zone pair Of gray rus
sit breikis.''
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
TO RENT

TO RENT-Two furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Inquire Gale
DOMAIN. 1853 If
TO RENT-Unfurnished room with
pantry, sink, closet, electric lights, gas
and water. Inquire OF A. B. Dow, IL
Eastern Ave. 1864.
TO RENT-Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping, coal and gas
rance, running water. Pleasant House.
Is Railroad street. $50 If
TO RENT-Two room tenement, 3
Bagley street. 157 f
TO RENT-Tenement-10 minutes
from Scale works. Hardwood floors,
electric lights. newly papered. Plenty
land for large garden, $500. Call
459-M 1923 If
TO RENT-A small tenement near
the scale shops at $3.50 a month.
Tel. 99-J. 1873 If
ASHES Moved am ready to
move ashes from cellars anytime.
Fred Blay. Tel 254-2 143-165-
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
The Once Over.

Life lis book. Read it carefully
ker -yoe can only read it oace.-Bostor
transcript.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
FOR SALE.

.OR SllLE-SIxteen inch slab wool
and sawdust. Inquire of w. H. Zero,
it. Johnsbury. Mill at Passunpsic.
16S-174.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

RESTAURANT FOR SALE-In
own. Money making proposition.
oard is high, provisions going lower.
God time to buy. Will sell cheap.
B. Dow, IL Eastern We. 155 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
FOR SALE

A bungalow off School
street, electric lights, gas,
bath, with all modern i'm
proyements, and a good big
garden. To rent or for sale.
Also a two tenement
house we'll located.
To rent-5-rOOm tenement,
electric lights, gas.
C,has. {. Kirk, 81. Johnsbury
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

WANTED-Men with teams to hau
legs and pulpwood. BENZ. p. Smith
Rassumpsic, Vt, tel. 213-11. 1916
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

PLAYER-PIANO-Nearly new. best
make, used, will sell for balance due
on it. Come in and see it.. Guaran-
.eed. Terms if desired Mclean.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

Neutrality-suspicious. middle-age
woman for general housework. Tele
phone Barnet, 37-14. 160-162
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

YOUNG MEN, 16 and over, al
eligible for government Railwa.
Mali Clerks. SOP month. Examina
lions soon. For free particulars
write j. L. Leonard, Former Civ
Service Exarliner,) 1140 Kenoi
Building, Washington. 1926 pd
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

FOR SALE-Eight foot traverse
sled. Inquire Caledonian Office.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

WANTED---Girl for kitchen work
Cell at II Main street 160-165
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

OR sALE-Two-horse traverse
led. Fl. N. Penniman. 163-168.
OR SALE-Three registered Hol-
sein Bull Calves from weeks to 5
lonths old, also one ii months old
md a good one. These are all first
lass individuals and well pred. Also
We 50-pound shoats. o. N. and G. Z.
rev, st. Johnsbury, Vt. Tel. Dan
lie 1921, R. F. D. No. 8. 159 If.
TWO HOUSES FOR SALE
5aEAP--Both two-tenement, one
las barn, sell less then insu ance on
,lillings. Dow's Agency, II Eastern
venue. 100 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

roadways, and the families that c,,,ti-
waited the fields lived not on the little
farms but in closely built villages of
from 100 to 500 people each.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

WANTED-to purchase a second
hand boring machine and a second
hand buzz planer in good condition
A. E. COUNSEL & Son. 1876
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

OR Buildings for sale and
ice tenement to rent on Cliff street
,ickahy Real Estate Agency, 8
harles Street. l03 t {
FOR SALE-Good secondhand tim
Der. Used cars bought, also all kinds
of junk and hides. H. Dolgin, 80
Portland street. Tel. 537-M. If.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

BOYS WANTED

10 sell Vanilla Flavoring after
Behool hours and Saturdays. For s.
We will send you eight ts) bottles
that retail for rs cents each. Send
post card for free sample bottle. Ad-
dress, / WAKEFIELD EXTRACl-
Co, Sanbornville, N. H.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

WANTED--At once a middle-aged
woman for chamber work. st. Johns
bury House. 156 If
syNANTED--At once, meat cook at
Shefburne's. lab If
NANTE D. Weekly Galedonian of
October 80, at Caledonian Office.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
SCOUTS HEAR INDIAN TALK

One night while camping on spot where the celebrated renegade Indian Simon Girty, camped about the year 1900, the members of Troop No. 3 of Williamsburg, Pa, were entertained around the campfire by stories of those pioneer days.
 When their interest had been reused to q high pitch, they were startled by seeing an Indian chief in full war cos tune who suddenly stalked from the woods into the circle about the camp fire.
 It was several minutes before any boy felt sufficiently at ease to ask any questions. The chief broke the silence by expressing himself as being inter ested in the young pale-face scouts and their work. He explained to the boys the costumes and habits of In dians from the time they were born until they became warriors.
 The scoutmaster, in inspecting the camp about midnight, was amused by finding some stout clubs outside num- Der of the tents. The scouts were pre- pared for any less friendly visit which might be paid during the hours of dark ness.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
WASTED HOT WATER IS so MUCH COAL
 THROWN OUTDOORS

Almost without exception domestic water is provided in the cities of the east by pumping plants which burn coal. .a..
 Therefore, any of the hundred ways in which we habitually and commonly waste water is a direct waste of coal
 So far as cold water is concerned this is a very small waste indeed, but it is a much more serious matter where hot water iss concerned, the United States Fuel Administration points out
 A Ieaky tap on a hot water pipe will waste several gallons of water-and several pounds of coal-in an hour
 SEE THAT ALL YOUR WATER PIPES AND FAUCETS ARE WITH OUT LEAKS.
 A little careful supervision in the kitchen Will often cut in half the quantity O. hot water used, with an obvious saving in coal
 Likewise. many of LIS are spend thrifis when we get into a bathtub and use two or three times as much water as necessary, for a perfectly good bath
 Don't let the water run after you have enough in the tub for bath.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30

At Court of Probate holden at Sharon, in and for the District of Sharon. on the 22nd day of January A. D. 1919.
 Present, Willard Baker, Judge.
 Estate of Hiram s. Potter, late of Sharon in said District, deceased.
 The administrative made applica- tion for an order authorizing and empowering her to sell certain real estate belonging to said estate, des- cribed as follows and as by said ap- plication on file and record more fully appears, viz;
 l. An undivided one-half inter- est in that certain tract of land in the town cf Sharon, Connecticut, in Sharon Valley so-called, bounded Northerly l>y lands of Harry Killmer and Elsie ". Caldwell; Easterly by the highway running through said Sharon Valley. The Webotuck River, lands of Frank W. Dakin and Aug ust Kruger; G24therly by lands of August KeesSer cnd George Carey; and Westerly by the State line be- tween Ccnu2ctir"t and New York, contajning sis< <.y-aye acres, with the
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
Worth $5O.OO a Bottle

Wm. Barnes, San Antonio, Tez:. writes: "Foley's Honey and Tar is the best cough remedy in the world. It has been worth $50.00 a bottle t; me. I had the flu followed by pneu- monia, which left me weak, with Q persistent cough. I needed rest and sleep, which I was unable to get Some one advised Foley's Honey and Tar. I began taking 1t that ary night. Before bed time I noticed re- lief, and that night had souni eiecr and perfect nights rest, the first since the beginning of the flu. have completely recovered and d. nol cough at all. It cost me Jnty $l 70 to cure that obstinate cough with Foley's Honey and Tar. Lei; all vld read this letter try FolaY's" Free, man Dempsey, dealer.-sd,.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
ALL OUT OF SORTS
Has Any Canaan Pcrson Never Felt
 That Way?

Feel all out of sorts?
 Tired, Blue, Irritable, N&svouc?
 Back feel lame and achy?
 Perhaps it's the story Of disorder ed kidneys
 Bad blood circulating abo1t;
 Uric acid poisoning the body.
 There's way to feel right again,
 Stimulate the sluggish kidneys;
 Do it with Doan's Kidney Pills.
 Doan's are recommended by many Canaan people.
 Here's one case.
 Mrs. Jacob Scamerhorn, W. Main St., Canaan, says: T had dizzy and nervous spells and my back and head ached. My kidneys were out of or der, too. At night, l was. restless and mornings I was all tired out. Doan's Kidney Pills soon made me feel better and the symptoms all disappeared" Statement given July 20, 1911.)
 On September IA, 1916, Mrs. Scamerhorn said: "I am glad to confirm my former recommendation. I still use Doan's Kidney Pills occa- sionally and they have never failed to bring quick results"
 Price COG, ct all dealers. Don't
 nply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney PIlls-che same that Mrs. Scamerhorn had. Foster-Mil- burn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.--adv
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
SIFTIk(5 FURNACE, STOVE, CRATE ASH
 SAVES MUCH FUEL
U. s. Fuel Administration Urges Reclamation of All Waste
 to Aid Fuel Situation.

Thousands of tons of coal can be reclaimed and proportionate dollars saved in fuel bills if the house holders of the nation will adopt the simple, homely method of sitting their ashes. About i've bucket fuls of coal are thrown away in the ashes each week by the wasteful householder. Each bucketful weighs about nineteen pounds. and fresh nut coal sold by the bucketful costs about 16 cents each If this coal is reclaimed by sitting the ashes, it would repre- sent a saving of so cents a week and conserve just so much coal for the dealer to supply other householders. The United States Fuel Administra- tion gives the following directions for reclaiming coal from ashes:
 How to Sift Ashes.
 Shake the sitter until all the dust like particles fall through. You will then have Jeff in your sitter mix ture of black and white-covered pieces of coal and probably q few clinkers and pieces of stone
 Pick out and throw away all stone Do not throw away clinkers unless they are thoroughly burned. Coal will often fuse in such a manner that the part in the center is not burned Break clinkerS apart, and if there is any black substance in them 1t is carbon, and they can be burned over again.
 White chunks generally contain a large amount of carbon, though their covering might be soft and have the appearance of ashes. Do not throw them away. -
 Coal thus recovered should be spread on the ground and sprinkled With water. This will open the seams in the coal, and winch it is placed in the heater the fire will reach and ig- mite the unused carbon.
 It is better not to mix the coal thus reclaimed with fresh coal. Keep 1t in q separate pile.
 Reclaimed coal should generally be used on a red hot fire, although it can also be used in banking a fire at night ' u. s. Fuel Administration.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30

District of Canaan, ss. Probate Court, January 15, 1919. Estate of Frank Bonfanti, late of North Canaan, in said district, de- ceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Canaan hath limited and al lowed six months from the date hereof, for the creditors of said es- tate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly at tested, within said time, will be de- barred recovery. All persons in debted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 Peter Bonfanti,
 Administrator, East Canaan,
 Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
SCOUTS FIRE-MAKING TEST.

The most important part of the scout test in fire making is to be sure that the scout will never, under any condi- tions, build fire which could get be- yond his control, or fail to extinguish the fire even to the last spark before leaving it.
 Thousands of acres of valuable wood land, scores of homes and large acres of valuable crops have been destroyed as result of carelessness in starting or leaving fires.
 The scout should know how to lay a fire under any conditions-on stony ground, on heavy grass ground, in tim Der land, and under these three condi- tiOns in a heavy rain.
 He should describe the following fires: The hunters fire, the trapper's fire, the Indians fire. The question Of materials for the fire is one which has troubled some scoutmasters. Should the boy be allowed to use pa- per or dry kindling carried in the hav- eIsack, or oil any other material which he would not ordinarily find in the woods or on the plains? In most cases scoutmasters require the scout to build the fire without any of the products of civilization except matches. Some have reported that they even matches.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
District of Canaan, ss., Probate

District of Canaan, ss., Probate
 Court, January IA, 1919.
 Estate of Olive E. Dean Taylor, late of the City, County and State of New York, leaving estate in said district, deceased. .-@
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Canaan hath limited and al- lowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said es- tate to exhibit their claims for settle ment. Those who neglect to pres ent their claims properly attested within said time will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 John H. Taylor, Administrator,
 565 West 190th Street,
 New York.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
Notice

The Annual Meeting of the Ca naan Fire District will be held at the Town Hall in the Village of Canaan on Saturday, February 9th, 1919, al 8 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of electing Officers of said District for the ensuing year, to lay a tax to defray the expenses of the District for the ensuing ye&r and to transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.
 By order of Executive Committee. J. Clinton Roraback, Warden.
 John s. Reed, Clerk.
 Dated at North Canaan, Conn.,, Jan. 18th, 1919.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
District of Cornwall, ss. Probate Court, January 20th, 1919.

District of Cornwall, ss, Probate Court, January 20th, 1919. Estate of Margaret Palmer, late of Cornwall in said District, de- ceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Cornwall hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said es- tate to exhibit their claims for settlement. All those who neglect to present their claims properly att tested within said time will be de- barred a recovery.
 All persons indebted to said es- tate are requested to make imme- diate payment to
 Nellie A. Poland, Administratrix, Post Office address, AT Deacon St.,
 Bridgeport, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30

buildings thereon.
 2. An undivided one-half in.c-e3 in that certain tract of land witt buildings thereon, in Sharon Valle. in said town of Sharon, bounded b. beginning at the Northwest corne of said tract in the line of the high. way leading from Sharon Valley t. Sharon Station; thence NAY degree. E-and N-89A degrees E. about 17t feet in line of lands of Mrs. Caul- k;ns to a stake on the west bank C. the brook running past the Olc Sharon Valley Iron Furnace; thenc' along the west bank of said brook for about 232 feet to a stake: thence westerly about 106 feet to said high. way; thence in the easterly line o4 said highway to the place of be- ginning; containing about half ar acre, more or less.
 ORDERED-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Sharon on thc fifth day of February A. D. 1919, a. two o'clock in the afternoon, anC the Court directs said administratriX to give public notice to all persons interested in said estate to appear if they see cause, and be heard there. on, by publishing copy of this or. der in some newspaper having cir. culaticn in said Probate District and by posting copy of this order on the public sign-post in said Shar- on five days before said day o1 hearing, and return make to this Court.
 Attest, Willard Baker, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
Notice

To the taxpayers of the town of Canaan:
 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Relief will meet the tax payers of said town in the Select mems Room at Falls Village at 10 o'clock on Saturday, February 1st.
 Henry W. West
 Daniel A. Scoville
 Theo. Watson
 Board of Relief
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
Notice

To the taxpayers of the town of North Canaan:
 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Relief will meet the tax payers of said town at the Probate Saturday, February 1st at 10 a. m.
 W. J. Hatmaker
 G. K. Goodwin
 c. H. Sage eE Board of Relief
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
Our exports since is country

F Our exports since is country F entered the war have justified a r statement made by the Food Ad- F ministration shortly after its con- + ception, outlining the principles + and policies that would govern
 !. the solution of this country's r food problems.
 + '"The whole foundation of de- r mocracy," declared the Food Ad- !. ministration, "lies in the !ndi- + vidual initiative of its peopln r and their willingness to serve the !. interests of the nation with con- + plete self effacement in the time + of emergency. Democracy can + yield to discipline, and we can
 + solve this food problem for our + own people and for the Allies in
 + this way. To have done so will + have been a greater service than + our immediate objective, for we !. have demonstrated the rightful-
 + ness of our faith and our ability l. to defend ourselves without be-
 + ing Prussianized."
Connecticut western news., 1919-01-30
District of Sharon ss. Probate Court,

December 31st, 1918.
 Estate of Ashbel W. White, late of Sharon in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the dis trict of Sharon hath limited and al lowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred recov- cry. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make inn mediate payment to
 Florence D. White, Administratrix, Post Office Address, Sharon, Conn.