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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1920-01-21
MONROE

The annual meeting oi the Ladies
Aid society WIS hcl'! with Mrs. c
II. Hosford, Jan. +. The newly elect
ed officers alc q, follows: Prcsi lent
Mrs. Fred Gibson: vice president
Mrs. Emily Bort; secretary, Mrs
Louise FlaZcr: treasurer, Mrs. C.. II
Hosford; entertainment committee
Mrs. Charles Pratt and Miss Mabe
Frazer; soliciting committee, Mrs
+. E. Blanchard and Mrs. Howard
BuiTill.
The women of the grange met
with Mrs. Emily Bort last Wodncs'
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1920-01-21
Let's Send Mr.. Vail

Waterbury Rccord)
rather like the suggestion of
: Hon. r. n. Vail as head of
ermont delegation to the next
lean national convcntioa. This
opportunity to put a national
in the Chicago convention from
ate. Let's do it. The gather
Is fair to be composed Of the
usiness brains this country af-
and with Mr.. Vail as chairman
group from this state, we can
ability. Mr.. Vail will honor
nv if he will accept the position
Y saying the word he is as
IS elected. As long as this dis
,hcd citizen keeps Vermont as
gal voting resit!cncc-just so
hould tho state honor him when
ght and proper occasions arise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

Bottled ripe olives are likely to become
something Of drug on the market Is q result
Of the campaign Of education undertaken BY
the public health service since cases Of poison
ing from them have been brought to light
kilograms have been sent out from Washing
ton to state health officers warning the. people
against not only olives but other canned or
bottled foods in which danger may Turk The
public is advised mot to eat any food that is on
in color or odor, or which is packed in con-
tainers that seem to have swelled or which.
when opened, show an accumulation Of gas or
evidences Of decomposition" II precautions
with reference to injurious foods are as effec-
tive as those recently taken to acquaint the
public with the dangers Of wood alcohol the
health service will be in line for ccngratula-
tions-and possibly for more liberal appro-
priations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13
The Highway Banquet.

Those responsible for last evenings road
meeting have reason to be pleased with them
selves. The affair was plainly success. The
country districts were we'll represented from
Morrison to Aledo. responsible men were on
hand to speak for the cities, there was q COM
plete harmony of sentiment as to what should
Be done and how to go about it and q dispo-
pition to cheerfully assume responsibilities
collectively and individually.
= 1t was made clear to all that Whiteside,
Rock Island and Mercer counties are jointly
Interested in whatever will lead to the early
completion OF Route 3. as defined in the bond
issue resolution. The route should be the most
direct and serve the greatest possible number
" people There was agreement that the way
favored by the cooperating road organizations
Nils the requirements Of the community.
1t was pointed out that the proposed road
will be an important link in the main north
and south highway in western Illinois and a
such is in ]ine for early consideration at the
hands OF the state highway commission and
that. furthermore, since the three counties are
vastly more interested than any others in the
part Of the road within their borders their
wishes are bound to be respected with refer
ence to the general route to be followed. The
thing to be done is to settle local differences
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

peonetiy and present shitsd mont n d.
Hnaads a ths stats anthostties. n tbs b doas
results ase assured.
Hasiy knowiedge q what the stats highway
esmnnsion proposes TO % II important p
order that the several counties and localities
caa make plans for local projects to supple
nent the general undertaking.
Last nights nsstlns unquestisaabiy viii
20 long way toward bringing the three
counties into accord On Route and that was
Ill the promoters hoped to gain For taking
the initiative the country highway associa-
lions deserve much credit - do thoSe Who
locked AFTER. the city end Of IT, especially
supervisor W. H. schillinser. Mr.. schillinger
has been q tireless worker in the good roads
cause. II there was any regrettable feature 1t
lay in the absence Of representation OF the
city government However. they are In SYM
pathy with the purposes Of the meeting and
may BE- dependa upon for full cooperation Is
opportunity offers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

to him. His memory. Of little gray
house in the fields of golden corn.
or among the tender spring shoots,
or the whitened stubble of Deem
Der. sent hot tears to his eyes. The
Christmas box from home had been
meagre. "The girls" who took pies
and cookies as q matter of fact, and
who never knew what it was to be
away from home, could not under
stand.
But little Benny, queer kid" had
sent three ears Of the prize corn
from the farm. and all the pop
corn he had raised in his school
garden. Queer kid, Benny"
thought the big brother. But, the
corn looked good to him. It was
the best present he had ever had.
Meanwhile something he had not
expected was happening from the
room below. The strains Of the
violin hoated up to him; bravely.
cieerily they began. 1t was q tune
he knew and loved. A voice Joined.
~ yOOA6 vOsCc, sWoct AuU LtN0eT.
The voice trembled and ceased in
sob. The chords Of the instru-
ment stumbled and ceased. The
door banged. shut.
John leaped to his feet. He
hastily selected the three lusty ears
OF yellow corn from the others
and bound them together with their
own dried silk. and rs hastily re-
moved his heavy boots. Then
stealthily he cnept down the stairs.
Outside the room under his own,
he notseleesly fastened the ears Of
corn to tho door knob and, stealthily
returned to his room Up there he
hurried '-tidying up," whisking his
toilet articles into 1-drawer, kick
Ink his shoes and rubbers under
the bed. and stufhng his clothing
behind the soiled curtain which
served Is q closet.
Thea h. snatched uDs his hanjo
aid strunAsd the strings. His own
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

voice, unframed, but young and
spontaneous, swelled.
Singing Justify, John heard
sounds other than the stunning
and his singing. Was he sure he
heard stifled cry Of pleasure? Was
he sure he heald . rustic on the
stairs? He sang on.
The Unmatched door swung open
and standing there half afraid. half
joyous, the ears Of corn tightly
clasped in her arms stood q girl.
black haired, red Tipped, black eyed.
Her cheeks glistened with tears Of
inconsistencies and surprise.
John was singing the tune.
Sobbing, the girl finished the
stanza and corn and somebody to.
talk to. You will talk, won't you?"
she pleaded. Tell me all about it.
! am so homesick."
John was shy, and he flushed,
but he saw the girls distress was
greater than his, 50 he smiled
bravely and said:
Il Come from Mineral. Where do
your"
The girl smiled brightly now. The
tears sparkled in her dimples. "Oh,"
she said, I'm most . neighbor. I'm
from Sheffield" =
"Shefiield!" JOINED laughed with
delight I'm John Devine," he said,
simply.
And I'm Lois Prentiss," volun-
teered the girl. They both laughed
for sheer JOY.
"John Devine," the giel smoke
decided. I'm 90 hcmesick I don't
know what to do. And, II you're
from Illinois you must be all right.
And. II you're ono q the Dsvines
from Mineral I've heard about You.
20 that's ell right, too. Now" she
entered the room and placidly
seated herself On Johns lumpy
bod. I've got somsGhing % say..
John griAAsd q her.
LAksS take thax,. shs puln4ea 70
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

Save The Wrapper-U Shn DIS.
ease from Bathing.
The popular conception OF the
itch (scabies) Is that the disease
arises from fifth, lack Of personal
cleanliness. There is ~ much
sense in this notion as in the pop
ular theory that colds come from
exposure to some kind Of weather.
Scabies Il caused by a parasite
known as acarus scabiei, and aca-
rus scabiei has no choice whatever
between q clean person and . dirty
one. To have the itch - NO more
distinctive than it ID 70 have the
fiu.
Outside of romantic novels and
sex-story magazines the frequency
with which an individual bathes
has no appreciable relation with
the individuals personal cleanli-
ness and freedom from disease.
Indeed many skin diseases are
directly caused by too frequent
bathing. Not the least annoying.
II the least evident to second per-
son, is pruitis. This is the term
applied to itching without apparent
cause-applied it is but fair to ex-
plain, many years ago before the
doctors had formed any definite
opinion a. to the cause Of the itch
ing. In our profession, when We
don't know anything about some
thing we endeayor to put q forbid
ding label on It That eithef dis
courages questions or gives one an
evasive answer to use.
Most of the sufferers from pru-
ritis are over S. In their tissues,
II mean, irrespective Of years.
About IS Tin ussues) We attain our
physical perfection. and very
shortly we begin the long glide
down to seility. One Of hte ear
Hest signs Of approaching senility
is the dryness of the skin. In
youth the skin was oily, perhaps
much too oily for a few years. But
now, as age looms up ahead, the
skin begins to grow dry and rough
and harsh and cold. All right, quit
bathing. Quit soap and water
baths anyhow. Substitute an air
bath every morning, with dry fric-
ton with a warm rough towel.
Battle as rarely and as briefly as
the law demands, in water.
The itching il the result Of dry
ness. Perhaps it is burning instead
Of itching.
Two skin specialists inadvert-
emily suggest formulas for the re-
lief Of senile itch bath -pruritis OF
whatever you please to call It One
dermatologist gives this formula:
Lanolin, 2 drains.
Boroglycerid, l dram.
Cold cream made with white vas
cline, 6 drains.
To be dispensed in collapsible
tube. A little may be used to
anoint the skin after a bath or each
evening.
The other dermatologist gives
this formula:
Powdered tragacanth, l dram.
Phenol.
Glycerin.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13
JOHN FROM ILLINOIS.
By Dorothy o. Graves.

THE Wheeler Syndicate, Inc, 1873
Fourth avenue, New York;
Perhaps the only Sreal pleasure
John Devine had. day in, day out,
was the too brief interval OF hall
space between the third and fourth
lights Of his rooming house. Here
"a the room directly beneath his
own, the door often stood OPEN a
nv inches, enough to allow q
e1mpse to . passerby. There was
. Jolly little stove always cleaning
fed-freQuently- cracking gayly.
Beside It stood gaunt, a violin rack.
mat was all.
John never passed the doorway
without . longing glace at the stove
and . prolonged gaze into the mar
TOW opening. Often he heard .
ynstlA delightfully."- feminine rustic,
hit he never saw the roomer. Some
Nmss. II he was not too late In the
ovening, he heard soft trills Of .
violin, scarcely more than whis-
rofs. They floated up to him
enoagh to make him long for more,
hit csasing almost - soon as they
bsgan.
Tor weeks this room had fasci-
1Ated him. Why. he could mot say.
Vat II the stove? Was il the
1oomer" he.never saw:
Tonight he passed the door slow
II He. saw the same few inches
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

Benny's popcorn. "and pop it You
come down and we'll pop it on nv
stove"
Have you . popper?" asked the
practical. John.
"Of course not" answer Lois
but anybody can pop Illinois pop-
corn in a tea strainer, provided she
wants to" chuckled Lois as she
Jumped up from the he'd and ran
to the door. "Of course, If you
don't want to"
But John was talking, too. PRO.
vided she and HE want to-" he was
saying, emphatically.
Lois was tripping down the stairs
and laughing gayly, 80 naturally
John laughed, too. and hurried
after her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13
In the Days News

How love for mechanics led IN
fortune is illustrated by the ro-
mantle career Of F. H. Royce the
English engineer and auto mann
facturer who designed the aero an
gtnes which made possible the
epoch making flights from Amer
lea to England and from England
to Australia Beginning life AZ An
apprentice in q railway shop. M
Royce ultimately obtained emnlov-
ment AZ . filter with an engineer.
ing firm in Leeds, and acouirad
that practical knowledka which
enabled him to seize the onpor-
tunity when the boom in motor on.
cheering came. He Ii another
example OF the ADVANTAGE az start
ing at the bottom Of the ladder And
today he works a. hard a Ia dld
in his early factory days. Each dav
finds him busy in ais o0oss eyoly-
ing new plans for his works AM
anGineA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

OIL Of bersamot, Of each, s an.
Olive oil, 4 ounces.
Distilled water, to mako =.
This Is to be agitated inta =. !.
emulsion. It may be used to ss = =
q dry, harsh or rough skin Ana y.
vent itching. A western a..
tolosist calls this the dew q =,
hara-"
Questions and Answera
Cuties-Can you tell me Inn !.
get rid Of cuties in the clothn,,,
write in behalf of a little mNh..
whose soldier boy brought Inn.
the cuties although he n,-.s
through six rigid inspections hoss
in FrsAce and on this side hsso.s
he came home. She has hur.s
formaldehyde. scalded. boiled H.,
without Kidding the clothing -
tirely Of the pests. E.Es
Answer-Soak the clothing /,
gasoline for half an hour To AN.
hour. That will discourage ~,
eOotie that ever crossed the v,t.,
We Are So Cramped-I wrot.
week ago and requested that VIM
print the answer to my query \
today's issue, but I was dina.
pointed when found you had mn
done 80. Would you mind tellin,
me why you refrained from ansvs,.
ing my letter, also what your n.
dress is, what your Office bon,
are, what your fee is for advics ~
any other information you think /
should have. E.S
Answer receive many letsnl
from readers. Most of these m
answered by mail. l have spaoe "a
answer only a few questions her
The subject Of your inquiry NAV
have been unsuitable, or it NAV
have been a repetition of a hact.
neyed subject, or it may have been
a request for prescription or a d.
agnosis which l do not attempt %
give. My address is in care Of this
newspaper. My fee for such ID.
wise as l am able to give a reader
is good will. am a Republican by
birth, a Democrat by choice. q s.
oialist by nature, and a Prohibi.
zionist by gosh. II you wish a sure
fire reply to your letter always H.
close an envelope with a two-ceat
stamp affixed and your address
written on it.
Bran-Would the use Of lrn
regularly three times a day for Ok
month, taking a little less each day.
leave the stomach in normal con.
dition?' Also advise way to taks
it E. c.
Answer-It would not injure tn
stomach. Take it mixed with am
cereal, or eat the bran straight OF
mix it with water, Ut take ii n
bran cookies, bran gems. brar
bread, etc. 1t is a valuable add
ton to the diet in constitution
furnishing the natural stimulus o
a bulky residue in the bowel. Tot
often our modern food has tn,
very life refined" out Of it. Whit,
bread, for instance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13
Military Strength on Armistice
Day.

The United States made the third largest
contribution in fighting forces during the war.
namely. approximately 100000 men, accord
ing to figures compiled by British statisticians
France headed. the list, while Grea. Britain
came second with grand total Of S.ss4.467.
The ration strength OF the American army
in France on Armistice day, that is, the total
number Of men who were being fed from army
stocks, is placed at $4,000 while Great Brit
aims ration strength in THIS theatre on the
same date was 1.731.57S. This does not take
into account prisoners Of war or the negro
labor employed by England.
Americas combatant strength in France on
Armistice day is set down at 100000 and
Great Britains at 1,164,790. The combatant
strength includes all troops whose functions
are. in the first place, fighting
The captures of prisoners and guns in
France during the victorious offensive against
the German army between July Is and Nov.
II, 1918, are given as follows:
British armies, 100000 and $50 respective
ly: French armies, 1s5,72o and 1880; Ameri-
can armies, 1890 and 1,421; Belgian armies,
$500 and 4H. It is pointed out that in addi-
tlOn 10 Ine ABOVE tnere were 6OUOU brltlSn
combatant troops in Italy who cooperated in
the final defeat OF the Austrian army at VIII
torio-veneto, capturing 10000 prisoners, and
that in the eastern theatres Of war, Palestine
and Mesopotamia, where about 100000 British
troops on an average throughout 1918 were
fighting, the complete defeat and destruction
of the Turkish army was effected by the Brit
ish alone. and total of $4,000 prisoners taken.
/ The following figures show the number of
troops contributed by the various parts of the
British empire during the war:
British Isles. 5,704.416; Canada, 64o,SS6;
Australia, 416sos; New Zealands go oss; South
Africa, 136,070; India 1,4o1, $50; other colo
MES, 134s37. The grand total was 8,e54467.
The casualties Of the troops OF the British
empire are stated as follows: British Isles,
| killed. 6620S3; missing or prisoners, 140,s12;
wounded, 1,644,7S6.
Losses Of troops from India, Canada, Aus
tralia and other parts of the empire brought
the total to. killed. S51.117: missing and pris-
oners, 142,057; wounded 2067,442
Prisoners repatriated are not included in
the foregoing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

confidential. the replies being sent dirss
paid to anonymous letters).
@. Is it eugenically dangerous for
first cousins to marry? T. E. L.
A. The United States public health
service says that. on the whole, the
dangers growing out Of the mar
rage Of first cousins have been
much exaggerated. When there is
a physical or mental family defect
common to both cousins this defect
is, likely to be accentuated in the
offspring. The defect may exist
without its being apparent. If both
individuals are normal there is NO
eugenic reason why they should not
marry.
@. Has the average salary paid
school teachers increased any dur
ing the last two years! A. M.
A. The bureau of education says
that the annual salary Of teachers
in the United States has increased
only an average Of u dollars in
two years, or from 1868 to $685..
This includes all the teachers in
the country. OF course, the SAL
aries of rural school teachers run
far below this average, some Of
them running as low as $500 or less
per year.
@. What is the largest Protestant
denomination in the world? BIB.
A. This distinction goes to the
Lutherans, there being about 65,-
000, 900 members OF this religious
body in the world. The second
largest is the Methodist Episcopal
church with 100000 members.
@. How many presidents have
been assassinated and to what polit-
[ical parties did they belong? -
W. RI.
A. Three presidents Of the United
States have been assassinated, and
all OF them were Republicans.
These martyrs were Lincoln, Gar
field and Mckinley.
Q. What kind Of metal does not
rust under ground or in water?
K-C.
A. One Of the qualities which
makes gold one Of the most valu-
able metals y its resistance to va
ter. Gold has been found in per
sect condition aNer having been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

Y Tho first thing President Peret, newly elect
I'd by the French chamber of deputies, did was
to say. in effect. Gentlemen, you'll have to
close the food gates and stop the oratory which
has been swapping the place lately. FranoA
needs your services. Quit talking and get
down to business" Hurrah for Peret! Would
We had few like him in congress!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

70 eacn INDIVIDUAL. No attention will b
buried or submerged many cen
turtles.
=. From what is ivory obtained?
E. o. V.
A. The best ivory is that taken
from the tusks of elephants. There
is also a vegetable i1bry found in
south America, which is a good i'm
itation Of real ivory.
Q. What was the death rate in
the United States in 1918!
L. N. C.
A. The census bureau saws that
1t was the highest on record. NOR
tality statistics show that during
1913 there were 1,471, 1867 deaths
representing a rate of IS per 1000
population. OF the total number
OF these deaths, about 80 per cent
were due to influenza and pneu-
monia.
.. Who succeeded Admiral Sims
in London? e n
A. Vice Admiral Harry S. Knanp
succeeded Admiral Sims as the
highest ranking officer of the
American navy in London. He WAS
recently promoted from Rear Adj
m1ral to vice admiral.
=. Where is the home Of the sn-
gar cane! q Mc
A. The bureau Of plant industry
says that 1t is not definitely known
where sugar cane was first grown
It may have come from Indi.
There also is some evidence point-
ing towards the South Sea islands
with Borneo as the possible place
Of origin. ~
Q. When was Lincoln Beachev
the famous aviator, killed,
- w. J.B.
A. He lost his life in an acc;.
dent at the San Francisco exnosi.
tlon on March IA. 1915. He WAS
Tying tn = new monoplane which
gave way when he Strengthened ont
from . steep dive.
Q. 10 Major General Leonard
Wood West Point man! RID
A. He is not. He was graduated
rom Harvard Medical school And
his nrst appointment in the United
States army was rs IN assistant
SURGEON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

q Rear Admiral Sims considers the public
Ignorant" concerning the navy. 1t Is not As
ignorant % 1t was few weeks ago. though.
For instance, until recently 1t had supposed
admiral Sims himself good deal bigger man
sthan he has turned out to be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

stamp Is not enough.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a
married woman and have my
household duties and small chil-
dren to care for. l also write
poetry and prose.
would like to earn money from
my work and would like to have
you advise me Just what rules l
must follow in order to get some Of
my work published.
l am poor and my education was
limited, but l have talent and my
greatest desire is to write poems
and stories that will interest chill
dren.
l am just learning to use tho
typewriter. YOURS TRULY.
You will find many helpful sug-
gestions in the Editor" magazine.
lit will give you suggestions about
preparing your material and the
papers which will be most likely to
accept it
Only typewriter matter is con-
sidered. 1t should be written on
one side of the paper with ample
margins for corrections, and double
spaced. II you want the copy re-
turned. send stamps and make the
request that they mail it back TO
you in case it is not used.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
widower Of 80 and have two chill
dren. l am in love with a country
miss Of 81. ! have known this lady
for some time and have been trying
TO win her, but she tells me we
would never be happy on account
Of our ages. What do you think
about it?
She goes with me to shows, but
l never make love to her, for
know she would not allow it. am
a jealous-hearted fellow and hate
to see her with others. She says
she does not love me in any way,
but likes me as . friend.
What do you think l ought to do
about it? GRASS WHOEVER.
Sixteen years is a very great diff
ference in your ages, and since the
girl says she does not love you and
offers no encouragement, you
might just as well give up thought
Of marriage. You will have to make
your own choice Of keeping the girl
as a friend until she marries some
one else, or giving her up now, try
ing to be happy in the company OF
some one else.
Don't forget that you had your
great adventure when you were
married before. 1t seems to me
that the girl is right in wanting a
man more nearly her own age and
who. like herself, has not been mar
ried before.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: In the last
sad hour ! am coming to you for
help. It II the same old story. like
20 many others-I am in love with
. married man. I have loved him
for q long time. Something caught
~ in . net over which We had no
control.
Ii Il not vain to fght. bitter fate!