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The herald., 1919-01-02
LIVE ON ARTIFICIAL ISLAND
Salt Water Natives Who Wage An A.
most Constant War on Solomon
Head Hunters.

Built up artificially on reefs OF
sandy pits, numbers of miniature Is
lands dot tho tranquil waters of ehek
tered cOves among the So.omOH: IS
lands, Gertrude Emerson writes is
Asia Magazine. Here live, separate
from the head hunters who inhabit the
unhealthful mangrOve swamps and un
dulating grasslands of the interior o.,
the lofty spurs running down to thu
sea, a saltwater people more or less a.
enmity with the bushmen. Yet thes,
salt water people are as fond of theiI
fruits and vegetables, for which there
Is no room on their narrow, crowded
island, as the junglefOlk are of theiI
fish. Truce is declared on regular hi.
weekly market days and on neutral
territory along the coast the women Of
both peoples meet and do their bar
gaining. The jewellers on the artificial
islands are skillful in all things Der
tanning to the sea, especially in the
building and handling of canoes. Fol-
upon this slender thread their exist.
ence hangs. The deliberately carved
crescent-shaped canoes may always
be seen plying busily among the is
lands. Frequently they are the only
sign of human habitation in a world of
otherwise empty sea and rooted palms.
When the interminable circle of the
horizon softens and disappears and
the fever-laden evening mists creep in
when the pale waters reflect as in q
mirror the burnt-out sky of day, the
canoes, silhouetted against the lumin
GUS water, slide swiftly to the method
zeal beating of paddles, accompanied
by the low barbaric chanting of dark.
skinned men.
The herald., 1919-01-02
FROM MINDS SECRET PLACES
Come the Materials for Dreams Which
Sometimes One Finds So Hard
to Explain.

You read a book and forget every
word of it. Years later a scene from
the same book will come into your
mind as dream; you will not recOg-
nize it and will marvel where 1t came
from. Or you will see a person casual
ly on the street and be perfectly I'M
conscious of 1t. But every experience
Is registered in the mind somewhere,
and some day you may see that same
person In a dream. Perhaps some Of
the great store of impressions hidden
away in your unconscious mind will
come to the surface in dream in such
a way that you will feel that there is
something mysterious about it.
An old lady once told the writer Of
a dream she had, citing it as a COM
plete justification Of her belief in
spirits. While on a shopping tour she
mislaid a valuable umbrella, and for
the life of her could not remember
what she had done with 1t. 1t worried
her considerably, and that night she
had dream In which she saw herself
go into a restaurant, hang up the um.
brella, and after eating her lunch go
away, forgetting it.-New York World.
The herald., 1919-01-02
Open AvowaI.

There is one family in Washington
that has Germanic name. There are
many more families with cognomens
smacking Of Teutonic extraction, Of
course.
This particular family has a very
little boy in it, who, In playing with
the other boys Of the nelghborhood
has been gibed more or less on ac-
count of his name. The battles are
small affairs, Of course, since the par
Elephants are very small.
Perhaps the young man saw the fu-
tility Of war. Perhaps he Is a phi
losopher. Anyway, his latest reply
speaks of genius.
you're a German! You're a Ger
mani" playmate yelled at him.
The four-year-old grinned peacefully,
and drawled:
I'm German spy, am"
The herald., 1919-01-02
Y. N. G. A. In Italy.

The Y. NJ. @. A. In Italy, as every.
where else, has asserted itself In q
most splendid and generous manner.
While the red triangle, known the
world over as the sign of brotherhood,
Is much in evidence in the italian war
zone, the four letters "Y. NJ. c. A." are
nowhere to be seen. The reason given
for this Is that the Italians, IN general,
are opposed to any organization Of q
public nature which is controlled by q
religious or sectarian element, a
Washington bulletin says. Such a IT,
tie as that Of the Y. NJ. c. A. would
create a certain feeling Of mistrust
among the Italian people as to the pur.
poses Of the association.
The officers Of the Y. NJ. c. A. in
Italy have been quick to sppreciate
this and in order to work In full har-
mony with the Italians have changed
the name Of the association to $50
sieta (dD Fratellanza Univessale" or
Society Of Universal Brotherhood"
Accordingly, the letters as. F. o." have
everywhere been substituted Sor Y. M.
G. A.
The herald., 1919-01-02
White Silk Wells.

Pure silk wells In white, rather
coarse mesh, come in large rectangular
shape, to be thrown gracefully over the
brim Of summer sailors; the mesh,
quite open over the face and hat,
grows finer at the bottom Of the veil,
and sprawling flower design is WOW
en- into this finer mesh. These white
silk wells give a dressy effect to the
sport or semisport costume, and they
are very graceful, floating about In q
summer breeze. Best Of all. they may
be washed in soap and water and dried
In ones room overnight. If pinned out
while damp over pillow they require
no ironing.
The herald., 1919-01-02
BENTLEY NAVAL STORES co INC.

bENTLE NAVAL STORES co INC,
United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
Be it known, That on this fifth 90 day of
the month of December, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the one hun
dred and fOrty-third. Before me, Charles
j. Denechaud, a Notary Public duly com
missioned and qualified, in and for the
Parish of Orleans. therein residing, and
in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared: The parties whose
names are hereto subscribed all of full
age and residents Of this Parish and
City, who declared: That awaiting them
selves of the laws of the State of Lou
isiana in such cases made and provided,
and particularly of the provisions of Act
Z6I and of the Acts of the General As
cembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, they have coyenanted and agreed
and do, by these presents, covenant and
agree and bind themselves, as well as
such persons as may hereafter join or
become associated with them, to form and
constitute corporation and body polite
in law, for the objects and under the
articles and stipulations hereinafter set
forth and expressed. which they adopt
as the charter of this corporation, to-wit ::
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of
this corporation shall be Bentley Naval
stores Co. Inc, and under its said cor
pOidtc IL sudll nave ana ENJOY cor
pOrate existence and succession for the
full term and period of ninety nine 900
years from and after the date hereof; to
contract, sue and be sued. to make and
use corporate seal, and the same to alter
and break at pleasure; to hold, receive,
lease, purchase and convey, as well as
mortgage and hypotbecate property, real.
personal and mixed, corporal and incor-
poreal; to own and hold stocks and bonds
or other corporations; to name and ap-
point such managers, agents, directors
and officers as its business or convenience
may require, and to make and establish,
as well as alter and amend, from time
to time, such bylaws, rules and regula-
tons for the proper government of the
affairs of said corporation as may be
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of said
corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans. State of Louisiana, and all cita-
tons and other legal processes shall be
served upon the President, or In the event
Of his absence or inability to act, then
they shall be served upon the Vice Presi-
The herald., 1919-01-02
Borneo Not Vet Civilized.

Although civilization has made ex-
cellent progress in some parts Of the
East Indies, barbarous practices by the
natives on the island of Borneo still
continue, according. to o. X. Hoey, q
merchant Of Batavia, Java. He said
that traders who visit Isolated sections
Of BOrneo found 1t necessary to re-
main constantly alert in order to guard
against attacks by Dyaks, who, how
ever, are gradually being driven farth-
er inland.
~On the island of Bali the men still
load themselves up with many jewels
and heavy chains as ornaments" he
declared. "The natives make good in
comes from their rice fields and traf.
fic I'm pearls, but until short time
ago the sight Of an automobile caused
great amazement."
The herald., 1919-01-02
TAKE PRIDE IN UMBRELLAS
Indo Chinese Workers in France Never
Fall to Carry Them on Sundays,
Rain or Shine.

Riding along through France on a
Sunday in these times, one is reason
ably certain to meet many Cinnamon
under umbrellas.
They mostly hail from IndO-China.
The French imported them by thou
sands for service in the labor battal-
Ions behind the lines. During the
week, dressed In nondescript mixtures
of native garb and cast-off uniforms,
they work at road mending or at
ditch digging or at truck loading Jobs.
On Sundays they dress themselves
about the countryside. And, rain or
shine, each one brings along with
him his treasured umbrella and carries
1t unfurled above his proud head. 1t
never Is a Chinese umbrella, either,
but invariably a cheap black affair Of
local manufacture.
Go into one of the barracks where
these yellow men are housed, and at
the head of each bunk there hangs a
black umbrella, which the owner
guards as his most darling possession.
If he dies suppose 1t is buried with
him.
Nobody knows why every Sunday
the Chinaman sports an umbrella, I'M
less it be that in his Oriental mind he
has figured 1t out that possession Of
such thing stamps him as person
of travel and culture, who, like any,
true cosmopolitan, Is DESTROYS Of con-
forming to the custom Of the country
to which he has been transported. A
Frenchman, if careless, may leave his
umbrella behind when he goes forth
for a promenade; Chinaman never
dOeS.-Irvin S. Cobb in Saturday Eve
ming Post.
The herald., 1919-01-02
HOW WOMEN HAVE ADVANCED
Interesting Now to Recall Their
Status In Great Britain Less
Than a Century Ago.
Should women be whipped?

Should women be whipped?
Just a century ago wiseacres, poll.
ticians and noble lords Of Great Brit
ain were debating the point. 1t was
quite a new idea to worry about what
was happening to women, but after
some discussion ii was decided that
they ought not to be whipped-that
the best way to handle them was on
the "gentle-but-firm" method-and in
1920 the wiseacres, politicians and
noble lords passed bill known as
the whipping act, prohibiting the cor
poral punishment of women.
Having made this exertion on wom-
ems behalf they returned to the dis
cussion of things which interested
them.
Fifty years passed. The seed which
had been planted in 1920 began to
take root in 1870; and the question Of
special legislation for women again
bobbed up. This time an act was
passed allowing women to be posses
sors Of their own property-a mag
unanimous document known as the
married women's property act.
Those two acts, small in themselves,
were of great portent to women. They
were the first admission that women
had any rights or legal status.
In the last fifty years women have
come to the foreground in leaps and
bounds, BY the Interpretation act Of
1889 the government went so far as
to allow that "words in any act of
parliament passed aftOr 1850 lmputing
the masculine gender shall include
females unless the contrary intention
appears."-London Mail.
The herald., 1919-01-02
Uncompjjmentarv.

The audacity OF a famous writer In
bis book, Joan and Peter" Is making
all who read it-ipcluding the victims
-chuckle. Nor does "H. G." spare Mr..
Wells.
After calling himself a counter.
Jumper" he puts this description Of
bis personal appearance into the
mouth Of one Of his characters:
"A heavy hang Of hair assisted q
cascade mustache to veil pasty face
that was broad rather than long, with
q sly. concsited expression i.
and rubbed together two large, clam
my. white mlsshapen hands,
The herald., 1919-01-02
Material for Payino Bricks.

The Stag of British blast furnaces
contains 20 per cent of silica and %
OF alumina and makes excellent paving
bricks of stony texture; but bricks
from American Stag, which has "a per
cent of silica and IA Of alumina, are
CLASSY and brittle. The American
bricks quickly sOlidify in a thin outer
skin. In the process patented by ]. B.
Shaw product Of improved texture
Is obtained by immersing the hot
bricks In red hot sand and cooling
slowly for twelve to eighteen hours,
to solidify the interior as rapidly a.
the outside.
The herald., 1919-01-02

ing, ct cetera, prompt the suggestion
that the war countries of Europe are
no place at present for persons with
out definite business of actual value to
war or war relief work.
'The war council of the American
Red Cross announces that the Red
Cross commissions abroad do not de.
sire any person to enter into foreign
service except upon the explicit under
standing that they shall be ready at
any and all times to undertake any
service and In any place, subject to
the control and direction of the Red
Cross officials under whom they are
serving; and that. until further order
by the war council, no person shall be
sent to service with the Red Cross
abroad for the purpose merely Of In
specting the work, with the intention
Of using the results of such inspection
for lecture or literary MATERIAL"
The herald., 1919-01-02

In its issue Of July 8. 1918. the Red
pross Bulletin, issued at Washington,
has the following account of the hero
I'm Of Red Cross nurses under fire:
"Private A. @. Mcleod, the first
American soldier to be wounded In
france, was hurt when the Germans
bombed Red Cross hospital. He owes
Ills life, he believes, to the Red Cross
iurse who stuck by him In the shat
sered ward, and saw that he had
rompt surgical attention. Two of the
purses were wounded by the same
bomb that hurt Mr.. Mcleod, but the
'est of the women, 1t was stated, were
n cool as the men. Here is his own
story In which 1t will be noticed the
Red Cross nurse is given the principal
place:
sour hospital, a Britlsh-American
,ne In Flanders, was bombed the night
II September 4, last. was working in
his hospital, at which / had been as
dgned to the transportation section.
The patients who could do so went to
he bomb-proof cellar when the air raid
opened, but there were a number of
soldiers 80 badly wounded that they
.ould not be moved. A number of
lurses stayed with the soldiers, and I
emained to help.
Suddenly, bomb made a direct hit
md exploded nearby. 1t pretty nearly
cleaned out the hospital. My legs were
mashed to a pulp and I was raving
With pain. won't describe the scene
tDout me. for that would be too hor-
able. A nurse stayed by my side. She
tuck to me and saw that 1 had prompt
sftention. and probably owe my life
% the immediate amputstion which
vas ordered. The bombing of this hos.
htai cost one nurse an eye, and an
sther foot The rest Of the nurses
sere as cool as the men. can't say
20 much for the work of the Ameri-
hn Red Cross In France"
Here Is something from the Central
division Bulletin, published at Chicago.
which needs to be considered Just now (:
Willing Workers Only.
The growing seriousness Of condi-
Ions respecting transportation, hous-
The herald., 1919-01-02
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT.

Liquidators Prudential Savings &
Homestead Society etc VS.. Mrs. w. E.
Schabel, two motions of appeal.
Charles Mattern VS.. The l.. Graham
Co, Ltd, devolute and suspensive ap'
peal taken by defendant.
S. Gumbel Realty & Security Co.,
Inc, VS.. J. Fiorello, 500 interest and
costs.
SALES AND CHATTEL MORTGAGES
Herbert Lee Harding to Henry
The herald., 1919-01-02
Made at Homo Labor. Saving Devices.

Made-at-Home Iabor-Saving Devices.
In II communities Of our country in
Oregon the women are making home
made driers, homemade fireless cook
ers, and homemade iceless refrIgera-
tors under the direction Of the home
demonstration agent. In connection
with this project one woman found
that an investment Of so cents In q
dish drainer and wire dishcloth for
pots and pans saved her ten minutes
Of the time required to do the dishes
after each meal, or 80 minutes q day.
In year she figured this time II &C.
cumulated, would give two weeks, Of
II hours day, leisure. Was ths n
vestment worth whilef
The herald., 1919-01-02
roos for the Little Chan.

For the little chap Of the family
linen rompers In tones Of gray, blue.
tan, dark blue or cream, with collars
and cuffs Of white linen. Directly In
the center front Of the waist have an
appliQued elephant, cat or dog. II is
sure to delight the heart Of the small
child.
The herald., 1919-01-02
Dance FrOcks of
Enchanting Beauty Arrive
for the New Year

The Joy OF peace time and the promise OF winter
reflected in the evening rocks of auring charm
which have just reached us.
The soft becoming lines and subtle colorings extend
irresistible invitation join the making OF this holi-
day throughout the winter.
Many features have been introduced in the styles,
which developed with the and skill of the artist
Sleeves make their appearance either in quaint puff style
long, loose angel effects often the sleeve effect given
by loose fold falling from the shoulder and caught the
Overskrts draed and tunic effects also
Taffeta and satin used for of the models and
tue always soft and becoming is fashioned into sleeves
shoulder straps and fimy over-draperes.
The colors delicious enough capture Womans
fancysuch shades Nile orchid, peach, American
beauty turquoise and yellow promise aryke appearance
when fitting under the soft glow OF light with back
ground of dark palms them off.
Soft girdles often partly conceal punches OF dainty
flowers loops of silver ribbon.
Every model distinctive and has charm all its
The will often find lmiess enjoyment in
the consciousness OF being at her best
Holmes Readyto-Wear Section-Second Floor
d. H. H0ln1eSCO.
III: Nv t Es:. :.. r... LIMITED A,ss .s H.
The herald., 1919-01-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Harry L. Loomis Jr., to Third Dis
trict Building Association, lot, Della
ronde, Pelican, Bouny and Seguin
$4,000, cash.-Wegener
Purchaser to Dominick Tranchina
same property, $4,000, terms
Wegener
The herald., 1919-01-02

Rozier, Ford Auto Truck, $3.50 cash,
$3.50 mortgage.-Hennes
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
TWO MILLION
FEET LUMBER
WILL Be CUT

The Moose River Realty Company
the St. Johnsbury concern of which
George C. Caldbeck is at the head,
are busy this winter cutting the for
ests and saving the lumber in the
township of Merrilltown, Me. The
company own whole township of
around $4,000 acres. This is covered
with forests, some of second growth,
and the owners expect to cut over
100000 feet this winter. A force
of 60 men are now employed at the
plant. About 50 of them are cut
ting the trees, while dozen are en-
ployed at the mill saving the lum-
Der The choppers are cutting
about 10000 feet a day, while the
mill is turning out about 10000 feet
a day.
Merlilltown is located about four
miles from the Canadian Pacific rail-
say and not far from Lowelltown,
Me. The latter is located on the Hal
flax and st. Johns line of the c. P.
Ry. and north of Moosehead Lake.
Mr.. Caldbeck is spending the month
of December at the camp and early
in January he will come home for a
while and V. E. Lurchin will take his
place. Either Mr.. Caldbeck or Mr.
Lurchin will be at the camp through
out the winter.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
OUR VILLAGE
I, POLITICS ARE
WARMING UP
The Caucus Tonight Will
Bring Out Many of
the Voters

The St. Johnsbury village caucus
comes at the Town Hall tonight 1T
7.30 o'clock and there is every indi-
cation that there will be a large at
tendance of our voters. AS usual,
the interest centers around the Offices
of village trustees. David Frechette
and Ralph 9. Hamilton, who hay
faithfully served the village the past
year, are candidates for reelection,
but Philip A. Fletcher does not want
a reelection. Mr.. Fletcher has given
the village good service and his
many friends regret that he does not
want to run again. Among the names
already suggested for village trustee
are Y. E Lurchin, Fred S. Hartman
and John c. Danforth. Mr.. Lurchin
is one of the best known merchants
and keen business man; Nh. Harri-
man has bmeen on the board before
and understands municipal affairs, and
Mr.. Danforth, running on the issue of
better roads and better sidewalks.
This is free country and if other
good and true men want to throw
their hat in the ring it is their priv
ilege.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
CANADIAN
SILVER TO
Be REFUSED
st. J. Banks Will Not Handle
Canadian Silver Owing to
Exchange Conditions

At meeting of the ST. Johnsbury
banks on Saturday afternoon it was
decided owing to the abnormal eX-
change conditions between the Unit
cd States and Canada that on after
Wednesday, Dec. "a, no Canadian
silver would be taken except at "a
discount of 10 per cent. The St.
Johnsbury Gas Company have also
notified their customers that they
will not accept Canadian quarters in
the gas meter. The discount on Ca
madam money has been as low as 20
per cent within the last ten days, ten
IL per cent and now around 10 per
cent.
Notices were \ kosted in Newport
this morning that Canadian money
would be taken at nine per cent dis
count. Last week the Dominion
currency was taken at II per cent dis
count, the merchants taking half the
loss and charging the other half to
their customers. On this proposition
the last issue of the Newport EX-
press and Standard said: "We believe
the city is missing it in not taking
Canadian money dollar for dollar. 1t
is hurting trade and keeping outside
customers away. Canada and the
banks are not bankrupt by any
/ means"
The St. Johnsbuly banks are now
accommodating a big collection of Ca
madam silver and those having any
should try and dispose of it before
Wednesday unless they want to keep
it for while as souvenirs. With the
banks taking it only at discount on
and after "Wednesday the, stores, tht
post office, the railroad station and
other places of business will have to
refuse them.
The difference in value allows for
some speculation if one is so inclined
and the story comes to this Office
of Burling<sa party who cleared
$1,000 il ten days in buying up Ca
madam money at the prevailing dis
count rate and then disposing of it
in Canada at par.
The banks at their meeting Satur-
day took no action on Canadian bills
as they have not taken over the
counter for some time.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22

A riot call was turned in~and--the
police restored order. The mob form
ed around the gatekeepers cage sew
eral minutes before the attack was
begun than woman proclaiming her
self an anarchist stepped forward and
drove both fists through the glass
window. The crowd began chanting
the international hymn of the "Reds." "
"Down with the dirty, rotten gov
ernment. They have taken my hus-
band and are taking husbands, broth
ers and fathers of US ALL" the woman
screamed.
The transport Buford sailed for an
unnamed Russian port Sunday with
radicals ordered depoited will be fol-
lowed by a second load of Reds, ac-
cording to the best information OBJ
tainable.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-22
SUNLIGHT HOP

Christmas afternoon, Mr.. Hill,
manager of Hills Novelty Orchestra
will conduct Sunlight dance from
2 to $50 o'clock. This is the second
sunlight hop that Mr.. Hill has offer
cd to his patrons. Mr.. Hill conduct
ed one Thanksgiving afternoon
which was largely attended and each
and everyone enjoyed themselves
dancing in the sunlight. There will
also be dancing Wednesday evening
and Christmas night. Hills Novelty
orchestra will furnish music and will
have an entire change of musical
program each dance, playing all the
latest hits. 'r