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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01
Prayed for Cure
Finds it After 10 Years
Food Would Sour and Boil
Teeth Like Chalk
Use ofDoan's, However. Brought Complete
Recovery and the Results Have
Been Lasting.

MI. Herbert M. Gessner writes from hi5
home in Berlin, N. H.:
had stomach trouble over ten wears:
Kept getting worse. ] tried everything for
relief but it came back worse than over
Last fall got awfully bad; could only eat
light loaf bread and tea. In January rot
SO bad that what l would eat would sour
n boil; my teeth would be like chalk.
! suffered terribly. l prayed every dav far
something to cure me. One day | read
about EATONIC and told my wife "a ~,
me a box at the drug store AZ ~
to work at q p. m. l took one-third Of It
and began to feel relief; when it WAS
lhree.fourths gone, felt fine and when it
was, used up ! had no pains. Wife cot ma
another box but | have felt the main hut
twice. used five tablets out of the new
box and have no more stomach tronh,s
NOW ! write to tell YOU how thankful /
am that heard of EATONIC. / feel like
: new man; eat wha. | like. drink nlentv
OF water, and it never hurts me at ali.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01
A Baby's Garden Of Eden.

Please read this story of Villiers-le-
Due. told by DR.. Francis Sage Bradley
to the last meeting IF the Child Hy-
giene society. Villiers-le-Duc is a little
French village situated in the foothills
of the Alps. The lima oitants are SIM
pie French peasants and the product Of
their toll is cheese of several varieties.
Perhaps an epicure here and there
has heard of the village, many know
that General Foch had his headquarters
there during the first battle Of the
Marine, a few have read in this column
and elsewhere that in this village they
have no baby death rate worth speak,
ing of, but the world at large has never
heard Of the little French village in
which the simple peasant Inhabitants
have solved some problems that have
baff1e& wise, rich, and strong commune
ties.
In 1854 the peasants made M. Morel
their mayor. The birth and death rec
ords Of their community were well kept
n the new mayor studied them to de-
eide on a policy. He thought it quito
as necessary to study these records Of
human beings as to inspect roads and
public buildings.
He found that one-third Of the babies
died before reaching one year Of age.
11C Dali O. 4o5o AA4OCI1116 o1lA S1
the people that they were more success
full in raising calves and pigs and asked
them to adopt a baby welfare program.
They agreed to carry out a simple pro-
gram anu this reduced their baby death
rate from 300 per 1000 to 200.
Mayor Morel died and was succeeded
in turn by several men who had no in
terest in hid welfare and who per-
mitted the work to lapse. By this timo
a son of Mayor Morel had grown to
manhood. The people elected him may
or and he took up the work of saving
the babies where it was when his father
died.
A mass meeting Of the peasants was
called and the plan Of tho elder Morel
brought down to date was adopted by
them. Every woman was to report her
pregnancy to he mayor Just as soon as
the condition was recognized. A physi-
clan was employed to come to the VII
lage m day a week n while there to
see the pregnant women and the moth
ers Of young babies. The women agreed
to breast feed their babies. The village
was to maintain q herd Of milch cows
to assure the older children as much
milk as they needed.
As soon as this program was begun
the baby death rate dropped. BY 1894
it had fallen to zero. From 1904 to 1917
not one baby under 2 years Of aga
ASN ~ ~ ASoSA IL COu-
finement, and there was only one stiu
birth.
In 1917 the mother Of a baby Z months
old sold her breast milk to another fam
lily and fed her baby on cows milk.
Her baby died. The peasants held a
mass-meeting n condemned the
mother. The mayor at the time, the
third Morel to serve as such, was in the
army, but he found time to write a
letter from the front to his people. In
this letter he expressed regret that this
baby had died-the first in more than
10 years-and he asked the women of
yiNlsEs-le-puc to better guard the good
name of their town.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01
eoITER AID TO ENERGY7

.This story was Did mo by . ply
siclan who sees few cases OF goiter--
In fact, does not calculate to see any.
A rather ordinary woman married .
rather ordinary man. They had severe.
average children. The husband ana
father wa an accountant making q
fairly good living for his family. Wnen
he went home from his work In the az
ternoon he always found his wife anu
children about the house preparing the
evening meal. After dinner the woman
attended to the dishes, fixed the beds.
and then sat quietly in the family circle
reading or talking until bedtime came
the ordinary, everyday home routine.
Then the wife and mother developed
q moderate sized goiter and things be-
gan to happen. She became restless
energetic, and ambitious. No longer
was she happy when quietly sitting at
the family fireside. About that time
movie picture houses began to spring
up. She tapped the family strong box
OF its little savings account against q
rainy day., borrowed some to put with
it, and opened a movie house. She rest
lessly went to other shows, picked out
he attractions. and then watched over
the front of the house herself. The
public taste began to demand finer
houses and q more elaborate outlay.
she plunged as recklessly as a darkey
shooting craps.
Other ventures were offered her. Sh
went into them with a restless enthusi-
asm. Sometimes she lost. sometimes
she won. She is now living in Cali
fornia with a competence sufficient to
maintain the family in comfort.
Whence came her drive, pep, enthusi-
asm. energy, ambition, courage, nerve,
daring? Nothing in her earlier life had
given any indication hat she possessed
any of these qualities. The physician
friend had an answer. 1t was her
goiter. People with too little thyroid
are slow mentally and physically. and
without ambition. People with too
much thyroid are quick, nervous. and
restless.
This little woman was content to be
a quiet housewife until she developed
goiter. With her goiter came energy.
restlessness, discomfort. and all of the
other new qualities already alluded to.
She plunged-often without judgment,
but always with vim and energy. She
sometimes lost. In fact, If she had not
happened on a coming business just at
the opportune moment, she might have
lost more thai she made, for her judg-
ment was often faulty. But, as it is,
she is fairly well fixed financially.
Her disease has made her thin, nerv-
ous, and a poor sleeper. but she Is now
at an age where the tendency is for
small thyroid excuses to decrease.
She may become quieter, better poised,
a better sleeper, and, If so, she will
gain weight.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01

I~S2 saH1& e.a.HF.E
Tt is largely due to his incompe-
tence and plgheadedness that the
kingdom is secretly in a state Of I'M
rest at the time Of rendering this
report; but it is doubtful If the king
will dismiss him from office mas
much as the baron is a sort of
family heirloom. I find nothing to
his credit save that he is bluntly
honest and loyal
There you are, Baron!" the king
laughed, almost gleefully; but the
chancellor, after gasping like a large
and overfat Goldfish hauled from
deep water, was now on his feet,
bristling with rage. his eyes CON-
tppisetsiy round anu blazing, mis- NOUS
taches quivering. his face red, and
his fist clenched and threatening
assault on Kent, who grinned cheer
fully and said In English. "Hoity-
toity! Got a rise out Of you that
time, you old porpoise!.
aBy what right, I demand to
know" shouted tho baron. @did
lyon dare to send q detective to
Marker. You have gone to Ear. even
II we do have to accept you as host.
BY what right, sir? Answer mel"
Kentss bushy eyebrows closed IN
IL heavy frown and all tolerance
and good-humour disappeared. Even
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01
Italian "city of crime0

The only town in the world which
can boast of possessing more criminals
than ~law-abfding folk is the Italian
city of Artena, which is known as the
City Of Crime. For several hundred
years nearly every criminal who has
escaped prison or done time in Italy
has emigrated to- Artena, and today
practically every inhabitant of the
place IS a criminal or the child of a
criminal.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01
Despots and Dynasties.

From the Indianapolis News (Rep)
h senators who controlled the re-
publican convention do not particularly
object to despots and dynasties If only
they are allowed to pick the despots and
dypasts. The methods used at Chicago
Wersr those of men determined to con-
troll at any cost. Their idea is that.
while the Senate shouldAhe fre.-e......
dictatioh at the hands of the presi-
dent, he Senate should be in a posi-
ton to dictate to the president and to
parties. BY their action they have
taken the vitality out of the issue that
7 was sought to make against the
president as a usurper of power. Such
q charge on the lips of men who rode
~fsughshod over the people of their
party, ~disregarded their expressed
wishes. and ave them a candidate for
whom few of them voted, and who
could not have been nominated In any
state OF the union by q majority vote
of h republicans-such a charge COM
ing from such a source affords one Of
the g~rotesque .spectacles of our politics.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01
GO DO Continued Next Weekly

A Los Angeles man has solved the
problem OF lawn moving. He has a
cement lawn painted grass green and
he claims 1t has many advantages
over the old fashioned lawn which
took 20 much tine to tend that he
newer had time to look at It
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01

StIleI LlSL, 10 NlkS USSL you Cdu Will
other rooms"
The Lady's maid, as if to- assure
herself nf the princess comfort,
arose, saying, Il will help YOU.
Plese lead the way" and, when
the peasant woman disappeared,
followed her. Kent, after a glance
at his guests, who, as if too detected
to be interested in anything ave
their own plight, still stared at the
fhG, again resamed his %pretense of
reading. Now and then his bushy
eyahr tsws tiyhtened and his mouth
fnok @n a grim, firm look, as if he
we're slowly threshing his way to-
ward a resolution; but his guests,
evidently feeling safe behind the
bauuier of their language, again
took up their conversation
What I fail to understand, de-
spite your somewhat lame explana-
tions, Won Glutz," remarked the
king with asperity, "is how Prov
arsk could have Matched his plot and
taken possession Of the palace before
o suspected it."
"a chancellor cannot see every
thing" doggedly grumbled Won
Glutz. "And you will remember, Sire
that it was you who did away with
our secret SERVICE"
bah! Why not! It accomplished
nothing, and cost much to keep"
"Now when your father was alive.
under whom you must not forget I
had the extreme honor to act as
chancellor" began Won Glutz,
crnstily and pompously.
Eyes, Father willed you to u.s." In
ter1ected the princess with acerbity.
The chancellor said "Humph!
Hum-m!" %noisily, and then, having
cleared his throat preparatory to
speaking, contented himself by get
ting extremely red in the face, open
ed his lips, closed them, and tugged
at his white mustache.
~And things went from bad to
worse, regardless of all l wanted to
do for all ny people!" The king
srs,ga with vnsca of rere+ and
sorrow.
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01
TheY,l Iak,

Mrs. Binks is a wonderful hostess.
Yes. but why do you say so?"
.Sness paired R1ones. who has a
week old al with Mrs. Smytbe. vha
has . ak months sad baby"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01

of the trouble some time ago and took
some more of your Compound and was
o o all right again. l always recon-
mend youT medicine and you may pub.
lish my testir onial for the benefit Of
other women. Mrs. JULES BERo, Jr.,
r. l, Box SO, Casco, Wis.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made fromnativeroot andherbs,
end tada NO h nadsG the record os na5% of bei oeu IS,
most successful remedy for female ills
in this country, and thousands of vol
untary testimonials prove this fact.
If you have the slightest doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will help you, write to Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (c%onfdential)
Lynn, Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be opened, read and answered by a
woman, and held in strict confidence.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-01

Now l. the Time to Get Rid of
These Uely Snots.

There's no longer the slightest need Of
feeling ashamed of your freckles, as Othins
double strengths guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
Simply get. an ounce Of Othine-douole
strength-from your druggist. and apply a
little of it night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t Is seldom
that more than one ounce Is needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
Othine, as this is sold under guarantee of
money back If 1t fails to remove frec5les.
A self-made man and a tailor-made
man a both learn something from
each other.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-17
LABOR FEDERATION EN-
DORSES GOVT OWNERSHIP

MONTREAL, June 17-Govern-
ment ownership with Democratic op-
Grafton of American railroads was
inGd rsed today by the American Fed
clation of Labor convention here af-
ter one of the bitterest fights on
record. Roll call showed that govern
ment ownership was indorsed by a
veto Of 29,059 to 9,349. Disorder in
telruptcd the roll call several times
when delegations Of the various
clafts, divided on their votes.
Charges of "steam roller" were
hurled at the chair by James Duncan
of Seattle and other delegates when
it denied the right of roll call to del
ceations that split on the question.
A, Dlause and "Boos" and Kisses al
tcrnatelv greeted delegation votes.
The building trades delegation pre-
souted almost solid front against
government ownership, supporting
Gtmpers and the administration fore
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-17

Meads' companion in flight from the
college, Charles Wise of Akron, O.,
who returned to Hanover when
Meads boarded the train for Boston
on witch he was captured, was held
{ in the local Jail as a material wit
ness.
The college authorities have sup
piled bonds of $1,000 each for three
other students held as witnesses:
Howard w. Whitaker Of Somer-
vile, Mass, Maroney's roommate
and companion in the escapade VIII ch
cost him his life, Richard Hart of
Chicago and James C. Chilcott of
Bangor, Me-, who were with Mafoney
prior to the shooting. No effer Of
bonds for Wise were made.
College authorities today said that
connection of the name of Erwin T.
Heiss of Hull Ala, with the case was
due to confusion of names and that
Weis had no part in the event coupl-
ed with Maroney's death of Meads'
escape.
The body of Maroney was sent to
his home today accompanied by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Ma
(CoOtinued on Page Four)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-17
FAIRBANKS BEATS
WOODSVILLE 10 TO 6

Pulling out of bad hole into
which they fell in the opening inn
ing the Fairbanks Athletic associa-
ton team won a fine 10 to-G victory
CVe,. Woodsvillc yesterday at Woods
vile. The Woodsvillc team made five
runs in the first two innings. 1t
took the st. Johnsbury players some
time to "fnd" Sullivan but when they
dill thev placed the. ball to advant-
age in all parts of the field and
wound up the game with five runs in
the final inning.
The batteries were: Sullivan and
Mitchell for Woodsville Mahan and
Kelly for Fairbanks. The score by
innings:
2 4 ) 6 IS Or II F
WCodsv1 | 0 | 0 0 O. G. T. ?
F. A. A. 0 0 l 0 0 5--10-1T-"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-17
HENRY BURGESS
WORLD WAR
"Y" MAN DEAD
Prominent Newport Merch.
ant and Mason Passes On
After Long Illness

Henry Burgess, member Of the firm
of Blodgett and Burgess, world
war veteran and one of Newport S
prominent and most beloved citizens
pessed away at his home on North
Avenue early Wednesday morning
following a protracted and stubborn
illness caused by a cancer IN ms
stomach Mr.. Burgess death comes
a. distinct shock to a large circle
of friends in this vicinity Funcra
services will be reld from st. Marks
Episcopal church on Friday after
noon, Rev. A. p. Banks officiating
The Masons will be in attendance
and will hold the regulation masonic
burial service at the grave and al
though not definitely decided, it is eX-
pected there will be an escort OF
the American Legion men and mem
beis OF Company l..
Mr.. Burgess went to the Montreal
General Hospital in January fol-
consultation and treatment for his
ailment and returned home within a
week apparently aided by the trip
But shortly afterward his condition
grew WOfSo ana IL was liiouSuI pCo
that he return to the hospital. He
returned on March 13 and on Marcl
lG was operated on. Physicians founf
n cancer in his stomach. Doctors ad-
mitted they could do little for him
after this discovery was made. He
declined steadily after he returned
TO Newport on April Is until the end
came suddenly, but not Unexpectedly.
The deceased was born in London,
Ing. November 3, 1873. He sailed
for Halifax on the steamship Cor
sican" in 1885. His first employ
mrnt on this side Of the Atlantic was
n a clerk in general store in Mar
tleton, p. @. He was also at one
time q bOokkeeper in the employ OF
X
- Continued on page fve)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-17
mt. ST. JOSEPH
PUPILS HAVE
: GRADUATION
Pretty Exercises at Colonial
And Many Prizes
Awarded

The closing exercises Of the pupils
of the Mt. st. Joseph Convent were
held in the Colonial Theatre We'd
nes day evening, and largely attend
ed by friends and relatives of the
children. The program was carried
out successfully, and given as fol
lows:
Overture La Fete du Hameau
Ernest Gillett
Chorus Farandole
M. NORM Labreque
Promotions Third to Fourth Grade
Trio The Little Prince Waltz
Promotions Fourth to Fifth Grade
Saynete Croquemitaine
Promotions Fifth to Sixth Grade
Trio Lily Bells
Promotions SiXthto Seventh Grade
Curious Story Stephen Heller
Song The Little Housewives Club
Promotions Seventh to Eighth
Grade
Qrartette lie Depart des Chasseurs
Lack
Oporetta Florinda, First Act
Florinda, a little girl changed in
II nightingale by Il witch, and res
cl ed by the discovery of magic
flower called the Rose and Pearl
CHARACTERS
Flcrinda, Il village maiden
Lauretto Gobeille
Fortuna, Fairy Queen
Angela Racicot
Iala, Queen of the Witches
Ethel Monahan
sylvia, sister of Florinda
Yvonne Gaudet
Thorus Of Witches
Jhorus of Fairies
scene, a Forest. Time, the Present
lrio Hazel March
7ltrinda, Second Aact
Tlic Waltz
,hcrus Jeanne dare
,rtifcates and Diplomas
rio The Secret ~
Those who have received certif-
ates of promotion from the eighth
rade, and are prepared to enter the
academy, are Misses Angela Racicot,
johanna Sicard, Jeahnette Desroch-
rs, Ruth Spreadby, Marie -Eustelle
Amontagne, Yvonne Racicot, Rhea
;audet and Leona Boisvert. Diplo-
naa from the Commercial course
Fere given to Misses Argentine La
tcie and Ethel Monahan. Miss Ar
;entine Lavoie received a diploma in
horthand, and Misses Jeannette
)esrochers, Marie Estelle Lamon-
acme, Ruth Spreadby, Yvonne Ra-
loot, and Lucia Lavoie received di-
,lcmas in typewriting.
The pupils who received diplomas
or their work in music were as fol-
ows: Fifth year, Misses Rhea Gau-
let, Yvonne Racieot, Marie Eustelle
5amontagne; fourth, Angela Raci-
.ot, Lucille Brunelle, Lucienne Cou-
ure, Ethel Monahan, Jeannette Bru-
,elle, Charlotte Laliberty, Iren Lam
iIv; third, Lorraine Assclin, Yvette
Boucher, Argentine Lavoie, Alice
Cote; second, Laurette Gobeille,
Laura Leclerc, Jeanette Lachance;
Continued on page FOUR
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-17
FIVE CHILDREN IN THREE
YEARS FOR ST.
JOHNSBURY COUPLE

If any sociologist, leftover
statesman from the Bull Moose
regime, or woller over the de-
cadence Of the old New England
stock, begins to get fused over
the prospect of race suicide in
this country, we invite them to
come to st. Johnsbuly and call
OF. one of our representative
families, that of Dwight Wells,
letter carrier. Five children
il three years is a good start on
raising family, and the arrival
of twins, a boy and a girl,
Wednesday of this week, com
pletes the quintette. A daughter
not quite three years old, twin
boy and girl just over a year old,
and the latest arrivals keep the
happy parents busy. All are
lively, healthy and give every in
dication of helping to keep their
home town on the map.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-17
OPENING BAND
CONCERT DRAWS
RECORD CROWD

A record crowd attended the
band concert given at Court
House Park, Wednesday night.
The band gave an excellent con-
cert under the direction of
Leader Ralph Provencal.
Chief Finley and his force did
their usual excellent job in hand
ling the crowd and the traffic
which came in from outside. At
$50 O'Clock he had parked I'll
automobiles and IS teams along
Main Street and Eastern
Avenue. This breaks the high
record of last season which was
154.
The record crowd served to
demonstrate the drawing power
of a small item inserted in the
Caledonian-Record. On page
two of our Tuesday night edi-
ton we made an announcement
of the opening concert. In our
Wednesday paper we published
q display line on Page 4. This
was the only publicity given the
concert except for the usual
small sign tackled in front of
band headquarters on Eastern
Avenue.
And this publicity in the Cal
edonian-Record drew III auto
mobile parties of from four to
ten persons from all up and
down the Passumpsic Valley,
from the Danvilles, Concord,
Lunenburg, etc.
The fact that the Caledonian-
Record now reaches over 1,000s
daily subscribers who live in the
towns outside of St. Johnsbury
and that its RAPIDLY increasing
circulation reach over 400 sub
scribers on rural free delivery
routes, makes it a tremendous
power in drawing trade into St.
JohnsbuIy. Last nights crowd
show conclusively that a COM
paratively small advertisement
inserted in this paper, if the adj
vertisement has behind it a
guarantee of real value, will
draw "a large crowd from all
parts of Northeastern Vermont.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-17
VICTIMS OF WORCESTER
WRECK IMPROVING

WORCESTER, Mass, June IT
Joseph Lyons of Allston, who was
fireman on the Boston &. Albany local
train which ran into the rear of the
express Tuesday night near Lake
Park in which nearly so men and wo-
men were injured has been placed on
the danger list in city hospital. All
the other victims are reported to be
improving.