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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06
WANTED

AGENTS WANTED in St. Johns
bury to sell the Original Watkins
Remedies, Spices, Extracts, etc. Nee
essities and rcpeaters. All or spare
time. Write Watkins Co., 50 New
York City. 1880 156-162
WANTED-An Academy student to
work for her board and room. Frost
Sanitarium. .137-139
MALE and FEMALE attendants and
nurses wanted at the Vermont State
Hospital. Wage scale materially adj
vanced April /, 1926. Apply to E. 4.
Stanley, Supt. 134 #
PARTIES having rooms ami board
or rooms without board, notify EN-
ployment Office. Tel. $50. K. and T.
Fairbanks Co. 134 If
WANTED-By young man. six or
eight hours daily employment. Phone
1881. 134-140#
WANTED-Pupil nurses and attend
ants at the Ta-nton State Hospital.
Wages $4,000 per month with main
Atthnr Y Coz Snnt Ia #
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w AN lED-N oman Tor table WORK
no,+ tV "N'''ue i'''''' u '''' "a HI r.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to do the
work for family of five at present and
three month later A. J. Newman,
Heights House, Lunenburg, Vt, 1874 If
WANTED AT OMEGA young
man TO learn the nrjnting business,
also a compostor. Inquire f. and
4. Fairbanks Co., st. Johnsbury, VT.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

MALE and FEMALE attendants and
nurses wanted at the Vermont State
Hospital. Wage scale materially adj
vanced April 1. 1926. apply to E. 4.
Stanley, Supt. 134 IF
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

FOR SALE-Fivc year old Holstcin
COW. Three tons hay, chamber set,
garden and carpenter tools, cot bed,
one man saw, whcelbarrow, grind
stone hand sled, buck saw, axes. Mrs,
James a. Cade, barnet. Vt. 137-139
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06
WOODEN CLOTH.

For the boys. Mothers you can
cut down the high cost of living on
your boys clothing. We are selling
direct from the mill. Strong durable
cloth. Nice line of patterns to select
from, suitable for all the family.
Write Us for samples. Ashuclot
Wooden Co., Gilsum, N. II.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06
Classified Dept.

ROOMS TO RENT-1G Summer ST.
1876 If
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

FOR SALE-Two parlor stoves. In
quirc of Charles II. Howe, Jeweler.
1913 If
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

TO LET-PIivatc Garage for Auto
Storage Is X. r. street. Pleasant
House. 131 II
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

FOR SALE-Baby carriage with
runners and bed couch. Call 556-W.
1876 If
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

PARTIES having rooms ami board
or rooms without board, notify EN-
ployment Office. Tel. $50. K. and T.
Fairbanks Co. 134 If
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

FOR SAAE-Onc light four cylinder
ten horse power tractor Makes fine
portable outfit FOR general power pur-
poses. Why not have an easy start
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

LOUISE CHASE, the guaranteed
louise killer, money back if it don't do
it, A. +. COUNSEL & Son 134-140
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

WANTED-W Woman for table work
nights at Lakeside Restaurant, New
port, ". 134 t
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

WANTED-By young man. six or
eight hours daily employment. Phone
458-1 134-140
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

TO RENT-Six room tenement with
electric lights. Tel. 12G-l1. 1874 tt
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

WANTED-Pupil nurses and attend-
ants at the Taunton State Hospital.
Wages $4,000 per month with main
tenance. For particulars address DR.
Arthur Y. Goss, Supt. ia If
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

or whom you can buy it for less than
the cost Of the ordinary eight horse
power gasoline engine? A. E. Coun-
sell and Son, St Johnsbury, Vt. 1874 If
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

WANTED-Nursing by an expert
cnced Protestant American Nurse.
Tel. 448R or address J. NJ, Caledo-
137-139
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

Observation-Disclosures to do the
work for family of five at present and
three a month later. A. J. Newman,
Heights House, Luncnburg, VT 1874 If
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

WANTED-Man and wife. Man to
do farm work. Woman to work in
DINING room. Ideal place. lmpcy &
Cummings Employment Agency.
1pI If
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-06

WANTED AT OMEGA young
man to learn the printing business,
also a compositor. Inquire +. and
I. Fairbanks Co., st, Johnsbury, VT.
1874 If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
M'KINLEYS WAY

and not alone with members of his own
 party Democrats often visited him, and always met with a cordial reception. | It was in this way that Mr. Mckinley got along so well with Congress, and secured so much respect for his recom- mendations. He knew how to address
 Congress; how to humor it, so to say; how to compromise with it when com promise became necessary.
 An easy mark he never was, An up- standing man he always was. He leaned
 upon others only to the extent of com manding them when he needed them; and he never commanded in vain. Those he called upon were always glad to serve. Others-many otners-leaned. upon him; and he as gladly served all he could. He
 had so wide knowledge of public busi- ness. and his nature was so generous and fair, those who sought his advice and assistance felt themselves fortunate in finding the approach to so rare man open and easy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
IDEA FROM EUGENE SUE

our civilization continued, property rights continuously maintained. and money as commodity always in demand at fair interest, such an idea is not Quix- otic, if the giver of the original sum can depend on the agencies of administration tc be at once shrewd and honest.
 Sue made this confidence hinge on the personal faithfulness and uprightness of a trusted Jewish banker, whose descend ants were to take up the task where he left off It is pleasant thought that the Cornell professor may not be mis- taken in assuming that the management of a great American university should have equal confidence, as perpetual body of trustees, always guided by busi- ness intelligence, always dominated by integrity and common sense. Such op- timsm merits the hope that Cornell will pluck the fruits that take century to ripen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 We are not much disturbed over hectic criticisms of certain publications which
 have their being because of minority class support. It has been said that the oldest instinct
 is that of self preservation, the next old
 est the sex instinct, and after that the news instnct-a fact which, without go- ing through the evolutionary history of
 the process, we may hold, explains the
 presence of the modern newspaper, the agency which responds to the demand created by this ancient instinct to know things, and the truth about them The president of a famous university
 includes the journalist with the states
 man, the diplomatist and other civil servants as ever to be held to truthfui standards, betrayal of which would in lyciye discipline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Any way, now that sugar is so high,
 there won't be so much of it wasted
 tsying to make the cranberry taste like
 something to eat.
 You would think that fat woman
 would get mad when she picks up a
 fashion magazine and sees nothing but
 danes shaped like alarming needles and
 fishing poles displayed therein. Bu,
 she doesn't.
 Men do not use Mustache Cups any
 more. But it is about time some of the women were using them. Ever notice that it is the lad who hasn't 100 pennies in his kick who always wants to bet you million dol jars on something? Any married woman will gladly feed a tramp. She likes to see man eat without hearing him kick about the food.
 If you want a girl to marry 8 fellow
 keep on knocking him. But if you don't want her to marry him. keep on praising him. Let a woman make out list of the things she knows she can't get and she'll have a list of the things that she simply must have. Too bad the Census Bureau can't de- duct the Dead Ones before it gives out the population of a city. Some of our cities wouldn't rank so high. And what has become of the o. f Belle whose father had to keep her Rcaus away from the house with a shotgun?
 Even if her dress isn't new and sstyl- ish looking. girl feels good if her clothes are clean where you can't see them
 If girl has on the right kind of stockings she wouldn't give a hoot fl tne street Gar steps were twice as high If girl hasn't got wonderful hai, you can get that it isn't because she
 doesn't take good care of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 Millions of the Wandering Jew have been fascinated by the idea Eugene Sue worked out of moderate sum invested and untouched for a long period of time, doubling itself in short period, and then again and again; and becoming before the date of distribution a fabulous amount. Once in great while this comes into the mind of a testator, and will is drawn on these lines. But Cornell pro- lessor, whose name is not given out, is almost unique in his determination to start such a fund in his lifetime for the university he loves. He and his wife have agreed to donate $50, ,oo0, which at com pound interest they figure will reach the sum of S6500,00 in a hundred years. 1t will then be at the disposal of the in- sttution at Ithaca.
 Manifestly, granting the existence of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
NEWSPAPER AND THE TRUTH

It is common to hear the trite superior
 ism: You can't believe what you read
 in the newspapers" But the fact is that people do, and with reason, believe what they read in the papers; and it is well for them that they do so believe. The av- craze newspaper policy is not controlled by folly or sentiment; it's mission is to disseminate the truth as it sees 1t. This
 is education. It is the best kind of edu- cation to know the truth, even if the truth hurts. Because this is so, when . reputable newspaper backs, or opposes. any sort of proposition or principle, t is evidence of the honesty of it's convic- tions and its unfaltering devotion to the right as it sees the right The fulmina- tions of fanatical emotionalism will all
 ways fall harmless, when opposed to duty conscientiously performed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30

From the Washington Star.
 An opposition newspaper in an effort to score against MT. Harding accepts the likeness to MT Mckinley. but describes the latter as "an easy mark, who leaned upon others" Absurdity could go no fur ther.
 MT. Mckinley as President knew when he needed advice knew where to go for it, sought it, and when he found it good, accepted it. He was a thoroughly hkaple and approachable man, and had wide circle of friends.
 When he drew the great prize and en- tered upon the duties of the presidency he put himself into close touch with the official world around him and kept close track of all that was in progress; He paid particular attention to all doings or: Capitol Hill, and from lang service there was able to appraise the situation without assistance.
 Nevertheless, he was in frequent con- sultation with the national legislators,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
His Maiden Name

Some amusing things happen occa- slonally to relieve the monotony of the recorders court" says William c. Cum n:ngham. the clerk. For instance, the other day a negro came into the court with the name of Roosevelt Wilson. A ripple of laughter went through the courtroom when the negro gave his name to the judge.
 '"rhe bailiff of the court knows many of the violators of the law who are fre- ouently haled before Recorder Martin darky why he gave his name as An drew when he used to be known as Smith, the negro replied, Well, ye see, captain, Ise married now.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
Have Good Crops.

T am from Walker county says T. J. York. and while we have gotten a reputation as being the home of states men and politicians, let no one think
 that we give our whole time to the game of politics.
 "As matter of fact, our people are awake on the subject of education, to the need of good roads, and to the worth of diversified farming. We by no means are dependent on our minerals for our support.
 T am glad to be able to give out tne good news that in spite of the late planting, the crop outlook is very much more favorable than the most sanguine had expected. The farmers have good stands of cotton and corn and both are clean"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
Wilson the Leader of
 the Democratic Party

Z mRESIDENT WILSON'S aloofness 0 has been criticised, even by those who sincerely admire the man and regard him as Americas pre- eminent statesman. MT. Wilson never was what is called "good mixer" and the secrecy which shrouded his illness created no little resentment. The nation was entitled to know the true condition of it's leader.
 But Mr. Wilson has increased his popularity by maintaining strictly neutral attitude toward his successor in the White House. If there is some difficulty in making a choice at San Francisco, he may exert his influence, yet he has so far said nothing and done nothing to advance or minimize the chances of any aspirant to the presidency. It is a dignified position, the correct position for the chief ex- ecutive to assume. It has unques- tionably added to the Presidents pres tige and has silenced his enemies who predicted that he would try to per- petuate the Wilson dynasty" or at least name the man to succeed him.
 That MT. Wilson is all powerful at the democratic national convention was shown not alone by the demon stration in the convention hall Mon day, but it is evident in the success of his supporters in controlling the convention machinery. Mir. Wilson is still fighting for that great ideal of his embodied in the Versailles treaty and the League of Nations. He stands today greater man than ever and more disinterested than he has yet appeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
THE ONE-LEGGED IBIS

From the Kansas City Star.
 Where do all the classic tales origi- nate?
 The story of the banquet of the Caliph Omamer at which one-legged ibis was served, was printed in the Star last week. Petit Parisien in which it was set forth as the thousand and second tale from the Arabian Nights"
 The caliph gave a splendid dinner in which an ibis was the central piece. Just before the bird was carried into the hall the chef, Fl Khaviar. yielded to sore temptation and cut off leg for hin- self The caliph was infuriated and or dered a beating for the chef.
 Fl Khaviar protested that the iois was of a species that had only one leg and that he had not discovered 1t until the bird was cooked. Omamer was scornful but the guests urged that the chef be given the chance to prove his case. 50 the party adjourned to q pond where Ei Khaviar pointed to an ibis asleep with one leg tucked up The scornful callph clapped his hands and the bird at once displayed the hidden leg. But" pro- tested the chef you did not clap your hands at the bird on the table,"
 A story of the same sort appears in Hopkinson Smiths "Colonel Carter of Cartersville," in which goose with a missing leg is served at dinner party. The leg has been stolen in the kitchen by a negro girl, Henny, and the colonel re- breaches his negro servant, Chad. who. to shield Henny, uses the defense em- ployed by Fl Khaviar. The colonel shoes the geese to get them to show the sec end leg and Chad points out that this was not done at the table,
 The Horkinson Smith story is years earlier than the Petit Parisien- But pre- sumably it was not original even in Col onel Carter. If memory serves alright tEere is a similar tale in Bocaccio. in- volving a roosting chicken. and presum- ably Boccacfo picked 1t up as ono of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
At the Ton

Blue Ridge is all that is claimed for 1t, and then some" says Claude C.. Shotts, who, with four other Alabama boys, has returned from six weeks conference in the mountains of North Carolina.
 For scenery and recreation Blue Ridge is far ahead of any region that have seen. The last week that wa there I was one of a party that climbed to the top of Mount Mitchell and en- joyed the splendid view to be witnessed from the summit"
 MT. Shotts was accompanied by Mar win Kelly, L. D. Nixon. W. w. Wood ruff and John J. Sparkman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30

patent medicine almanac jokes o( his day. Very likely it goes back to tho earliest times.
 In some instances stories of this sort probably spread by word or mouth from country to country. But there is noth-
 ing improbable in the same story origi- hating in half dozen countries inde-
 pendently. The mind is at least S per
 cent human and is disposed to work in certain well defined grooves. It would
 not be strange if in dozen different countries the familiar sight of the roost- ing fowl with one leg missing, had sug-
 gested the notion of the excuse for the serving of a one-legged fowl at dinner And as Kipling suggests, when 'Omer snote his bloomin lyde. he took what he
 pleased from other story tellers, as hls successors have done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
sOIssONs

" Hardwicke Nevin ir Scribners Maga- zine. Over these winter wastes where broke the wars Now falls the weary night. And once again High in the hollow dusk burn the great stars Like rockets, rise and gleam-upon the Aisne. Over the buried dead no brown leaves hover; No spring scents finger. In her death hung lair Here Autumn mourned alone the pass- ing year And walled unto the moon. that all was over. Peace, like snow. has feathered down and sighed, And swung the living heart to . fAr height. From wastes aflash with guns. thaee hearts that died Have taken wing. for some great evening flight
 On vaster pinions of the Soul; to okiea
 Of spring. brown autumn leaveoond
 memories q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
Rains Helped

During the past few days I have mo- ticed many blackberries being brought in," says M. P. Ray, and there seems to have been very large crop. l have especially noticed in coming to town on the street car that people are pick ing them all along the way. This would indicate that they are going to have jam or preserves provided they can get the sugar to go with it or perhaps a little blackberry wine.
 Early in the spring, when we were having so much rain. everyone seemed to think it would ruin the berry and fruit crops, but this does not happer to be the case, as I gathered from farm CTS living a few miles out of Birming ham. They say that the blackberries are larger this year than usual and are plentiful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
THE SHOPPERS.

Of gay, light-hearted creatures
 There seems to be no end; Te see their smiling faces
 Most everywhere we wend. No problem seems to vex them,
 Ncr wins passing thought The while they are proceeding
 Where finery may be bought. Why should they not be merry
 Indulge in cheerful chats2 There's nothing much upcn their min1s Except their hair and hats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
Another Drive"
 Proves a Failure

THE collapse of the billion dollar < drive" of the Interchurch movement was not surprising. The good men and women who gave it their support were actuated by the highest motives, but it was not a practical undertaking and it was started at the wrong time.
 The campaign to raise billion dol las fund came just when the country was suffering the economic effects of the European war and when large part Of the world was in need of both material and spiritual aid, with ma- terial aid having the first call. It came, too, when rapid succession of "drives" had left the pocketbooks of many philanthropically disposed per- sons almost flat.
 The withdrawal of the Baptist and Presbyterian churches cast a damper on the movement, but it was destined from the beginning to fail. The "overhead" expenses were. heavy and a great many church people were not convinced that so large a sum of money was either needed or would be judiciously spent if it were raised
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
SOON UPSET.

SOON UPSET. ''I do not mind the filings of fate,'' Said one whose manner was sedate, But forced upon train to wait, His anger rose To such a high and fervent pitch That islanders round, the poor and rich. And 'en some diggers in ditch Gan to suppose A thief had walked off with his purse, Or, what by somes considered worse. In love he'd suffered a reverse, As love permits, Which weighed upon his spirits SO He restlessly paced to and fro And looked as if he'd like to blow
 The world to bits.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
Birmingham Makes an Excellent Showing

NlIE HILE Birmingham popula- w tion is somewhat less than estimates called for, it is not a poor showing by any means. The census figures are 17S,270, gain of 45,585, being an increase of 34.4 per cent over the census of 1910. Atlanta, with a population of 100000, shows a per- centage gain of only 29.6-a good gain, of course, but considerably less than Birmingham's.
 Many citizens were disappointed that our population did not reach or go above the 100000 mark, and there was a disposition to ask for re- count; but thoughtful persons take an optimistic view and accept the governments statement as it stands. The Chamber of Commerce census committee, composed of representa- tives of the various civic organiza- tions, met yesterday and decided that | it was the consensus of opinion that Birmingham accept the preliminary census. The committee feels 3isap- pointed in the showing" it was set forth, but believes that there are reasons for it and that, everything considered, it is a good one."
 The committee further says that there is every reason to believe that Birmingham will again come next to New Orleans in urban and out lying population owing to the tre- mendous growth in our consolidated suburbs.
 After the details of the census are completed, the bureau pub fishes a bulletin of cities of 100000
 inhabitants and over, showing the population in the ten-mile limit, the city proper and the territory ten miles from the boundary line.
 In the case of Birmingham, the consolidated population included Bes. semer and many smaller communi. ties. In the 1920 census the same communities and all the newer ones will be tabulated.
 In 1910, Birmingham's population was 1S2,6S5. The ten-mile limit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
AN EASY MARK.

AN EASY MARK
 There's lady up in front who wants
 to buy an oriental vase" said the curio dealers assistant. Does she Took as if she had money?" "Yes, but she doesn't look as if shed
 had it long" Good. I'll wait on her myself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
Kinship Successions
 at the White House

TITO those who are afraid that the N nation might not take kindly to a son-in-law of the President step- ping into his shoes, a little story might prove Illuminating.
 Benjamin Harrison, the twenty third President of the United States, was the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth President.
 John Quincy Adams, the sixth the son of John Adams, second Presi- dent.
 Son and father, and grandson and grandfather. are much closer kin than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-30
GOOD FOR COLDS.

What did you say Mir. Goppit does7' He operates what you might call sweat shop"
 "A slave driver. eh?"
 "No, he's the proprietor of Turkish bath"