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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-19
EDITORIALS

The Worlds Greatest Birthday
Up to the day that Jesus Christ
was born in Bethlehem of Judea
the world never knew settled and
permanent civilizations. Great ma
tons and races had developed arts
and sciences and literatureS. But
there was always some destructive
flaw in their systems, and after a
few centuries they would decay
The coming or Jesus promoted
sentiments of love and justice
that have revolutionizGd any com
munity in which they have obtain
ed foot hold, These convictions
and tendencies have developed, I'M
til they form a stable basis for
human society.
The old evils still exist, and
bring with them misery and ca
lamity Men harden their hearts
against the message that Jesus
brought, the acceptance of which
would solve all problems. But the
force of Christian sentiment is so
powerful that it creates a founda-
ton of righteousness that stands
the shocks of time and wickedness.
1t would be almost impossible to
find a country that had once ac-
cepted the Christian faith that has
returned to the practice of barbar-
ism.
The birthday of Christ, then, the
day that brought this new force
into the world, has long been ac-
cepted as the most interesting and
hopeful anniversary Of the year.
Many customs have grown up
around the day End express diff
ferent aspects Of its spirit.
The Christmas present habit,
much as it may be exaggerated in
many cases, suggests the thought
that is better than getting. The
evergreen decorations hint at the
thought of immortality and the
persistence of life for all who imi-
tate the spirit of Jesus. The carols
and anthems bring the note of Joy
and merriment that comes to the
heart that throws off theb urden
of wrong doing. Christmas is the
day of peace on earth and good
will to men. If. its spirit could be
universally accepted, every army
could be disbanded and every navy
strapped with entire safety.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-19
The Use Of Wealth

A Young man once remarked, If
DAYS when the cost of living was
les, that if he could save $4,000
he would never do any more work
but would settle down and live or
his money. An older head told him
that if he even. got that $4,000, he
would find that his wants had in
creased.
fThe more people have. the more
they usually want. When man
eetS q million. the pleasure of the
game or the desire for new ex-
penditures lures him on still furth-
ek 1t the people woh ACQUIRE large
wealth could think little less of
heaDinp up money for themselves.
it, would make our special system
work more smoothly If the mil
li6naire spends al his money on
himself. he shuts himself off from
hR fellow men. and bitter feelings
arise
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| Me and Sid Hunt both had 2
cents each, and we was tawking
about the dif'rent things we could
buy and the diffrent things we
couldent and wished we could, me
! saying, Lets 90 GROUND to Nom
my Simminses and look in the
window and Sc if there's eny spec
ials.
WITCH we did and witch there was
being a sine saying, Large sour
balls, special today, 3 for a cent.
0 boy, 3 for a cent for big'balls
this is cur lucky day, Sid sea.
G, for a cent, that's the cheep-
est I've ever saw them, G wiz |
wish | had about a doller to invest
3 for cent, o boy that's CRATE,
hi bray | sed.
And we started to go in with
our cents apeece, and Sid sed,
Hay, waite a minnit, watts a hurry,
wat do you say we go to the High
Class candy store and see how
meny they're selling for a cent,
maybe they're selling 4.
G, lets go and see, | sed. And
we waWked to the new High Glass
candy store, being about blocks
and we waWked in and wawked all
the ways back to the end of the
store ware you can buy things by
the cent insted of the pound, the
man saying, Well boys, are you
going to buy the store out today?
Hoy mulch is big sour balls?
sed.
A cent apeece, the man sed.
G wiz, holey smoaks, good mite,
a cent apeece, iimminy Crissmas
G, good mite me and Sid sed.
Is that so? the man sed. And me |
and Sid went out and went back to
Mommy Simminses and asked for
2 cents Werth of big sour balls |
apeece and Mommy Simmins sed, |
Ii you had of come in Jest one |
minnit sooner you could of had
them, but some boy jest bawt >
cents werth and they were the last
l had
So we bawt Jelly beens insted,
not injoying them mulch on ac-
count of keeping on thinking of
the sour balls. Proving there's no
time like the present.
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Company ID Plays
Barre This Evening
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
Johnsbury fans will miss this YER
satile lad at the pivotal position
and the best wishes of them all
will attend him on his new venture
but with "Puss" Common playing
the brand of ball that he has dis
played this season the vacancy
caused by the losing of Marshall
will be ably filled.
The management of the Com
pany D team have decided to start
the game a few minutes later to
accommodate the Christmas shop
pers and the clerks in the stores
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-19
The Christmas Tree TRACE

About this time some people al
ways depounce the custom Of cut
ting down little evergreen trees
for Christmas use. They maintain
that land owners are thereby vast
ing one of their resources and
helping to keep forest lands de-
nuded.
Nothing however seems to lake
the place Of the little tree for
Christmas decoration. 1t brings
the loveiness of the woods into
crowded city homes dnd stimulates
good cheer and merriment. 1t adds
to the happiness of children and
suggests thoughts Of beauty to the
older folks. 1t is worth a good
deal to the country to have this
spirit of gladness come into mil
lions OF homes.
Farmers and owners who cut
these little trees claim they grow
fast. They are found on land most
of which otherwise be worthless.
If our woodlands are properly car
ed for, the children can have their
festive little evergreen saplngs
without interfering with national
prosperity.
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which are open until 8 P. M. dur
ing the holiday season.

Between the periods of the
game the observation-disclosures and
Les Petits Francois will perform
in an endeavor to break the tie
that they played in their last per-
Torrance.
There will be dance after the
game with Henault's orchestra as
music. Unless the crowd turns out
at this dance it will be the last one
of the season. The management
have endeavored to make these
dances as attractive as possible
but unless there is enough of ap
attendance to pay the expenses of
the orchestra they will of nee
cessity have to be discontinued.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-19
Fidelity in Public Service

A tribute of appreciation has
been paid by men of all parties to
the late James r. Mann, who for
25 years has held a conspicuous
place in Congress. People might
disagree with him, but thew recog-
nized his untimng work to serve
the people intelligently.
While many politicians were
running around to flatter their
constituents with little favors and
special privileges for their own
districts, Mr.. Mann was investiga-
ting with untiring diligence the
merits Of legislative propositions
as respects the interest of the
whole people until he became en-
cyclopedia of information about
government activities. The coun-
try wants more faithful. men of
that type, and fewer pork chasers.
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help they give to the whole COM
munity and the admiration that is
felt for them. A man of that type
whatever his wealth may be, IS
richer in the satisfactions Of life
than one who is worth ten times
as much in cash, but who does
little for his fellow men and the
community.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-19
TUESDAY, DEC. 10, 1922
EDITORIAL
HOLIDAY SPIRIT

The spirit Of The holidays in
cites many ataid and sober folks to
renew the ways Of their kinkier
days. Stirred by the young crowd,
they display many of their old
Aged grandparents get down on
THEN hands and knees and romp
with the kidlets as if they were
about the same age. Old and young
play whimsical Jokes on each other,
People who usually wear serious
fares get into gales Of laughter
and scarcely can stop.
Not everyone can be thus light
hearted. Some have met with sor-
row and loss, others are burden
eH by anXieties. Some are natur-
ally melancholy. But life was
meant to have these periods when
burdens arc thrown off. People
WHO lead active and useful lives,
who dismiss fears, who trust in
thfir own powers and those above
them, can acquire this cheerful
vitw, and it helps amazingly to
bSghten up the daily path. Most
os life's clouds re Of our own max
ing and the holidays should be a
tlFe when the sun shines for all.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-19
POSTING NOTICE

My wife, having left my bed
and board without just cause and
provocatidn, hereby give notice
that I VIII pay no more Of her bills
after this date.
LEON MARTIN.
Dated Danville, Vt, Dec. Is, 1922.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-19

In sentencing the young bandit
George Mills, to the state prison
for the maximum term of ten
years, Judge Butler asserted that
the young man had been described
as more or less u an adventurer
but intimated that that was only a
small part of the story. The other.
and major, part of the story was
that in carrying out this venture
the young man rad ridden rough
shod, over the laws of Vermont
and of neighboring states, besides
showing utter disregard for the
rights Of the people he came in
contact with. Hence, Judge Butler
sentenced the young bandit to the
maximum term, much as he re-
GREETED to be compelled to do be
cause of the respondents youth
tulness. In view of the apparent
lack of Self-restraint by the young
man 1t seems the best course to
pursue to keep him for a consid-
cradle period where he will have
chance to get a changed perspec-
tive on life, to Gene, perhaps to a
realization that we are not living
IN an age when ones own will is
laW.-Barre Times.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-06-09
Entertaining

Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Jeffrey, 1912
Douglas avenue, celebrated their fifth
wedding anniversary, Tuesday, June
6, at dinner at their home, at which
twelve guests were present. During
the evening friends and relatives
called.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Greenberg,
5O14 Lyndale avenue south, enter
tanned at family dinner Saturday
evening, at the Oak Ridge Golf Club,
in honor of their son and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Perlman of
Youngstown, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Purner entertained
sixty guests Sunday, June 18th, at their
home, 1923 Bryant avenue north, in
honor of their tenth wedding anniver-
sary. Card playing provided enter
tainment for the afternoon, after
which supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Shapiro, CAT Elwood
avenue, received Sunday evening,
June 4th, at their home, for their
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Shapiro
of Bloemfontein, South Africa, and
Mr.. Lazar Shapiro of New York City.
Miss Rae Schwartz of Chicago, who
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. Schwartz,
1918 Sixteenth avenue south, was en-
tertained Tuesday, June 6, by her cous-
ms, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Abrams, 1926
Newton avenue north.
Miss Evelyn Brooks of Dupont ave-
nue. north, entertained informally at
her home on Saturday evening June
8, in honor of her cousin, Mr.. Meyer
Rose of Chicago. Twenty-Five guests
were present.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-06-09

June II. Mr.. Baker will also attend
the wedding.
Miss Rae Schwartz of Chicago mo-
tored to Saltwater with Mrs. M.
Abrams, 1926 Newton avenue north,
and Mrs. H. Greenberg to spend the
week with her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Lott.
Miss Ida Bliss, 814 Morgan avenue
north, left Saturday, June 3, for an
extended trip to Salt Lake City, Utah,
to be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
N. Collins.
Miss Ella Gordon of Chicago, whose
engagement to Mr.. Harry Coplinsky
has just been announced, is spending
several weeks as the guest of Mrs. A.
Coplinsky, 4O1 Lyndale avenue north.
DR.. Maurice Lefkovits will leave
Saturday for Chicago to attend the
Victory Conference of Zone of the
War Relief Drive, which will be held
Sunday morning at the Standard
Club. Others who are planning to at
tend are I. S. Joseph and Peter Mar
kus.
Mr.. J. S. Raich and daughter Frieda,
of Herried, S. D., are in the city for
several days.
Mr.. Morris Rose and son, Meyer, of
Chicago, who motored to this city,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Brooks of Dupont avenue north, and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Resack of St. Paul.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-06-09
With the Travellers

With the Travellers
Mrs. Ada Gellat of La Crosse, Wis,
is the guest of her sister and brother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Mayer, 5015
Emerson avenue south.
Mrs. M. S. Kahn of Chicago, who has
been the guest the past week Of her
mother, Mrs. Rosenstein and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Brecher, 1928 Emerson
avenue south, left Monday for her
home.
Mrs. S. Lowenstein (Irma Wilk)
and baby daughter, East Franklin
avenue, left Monday for Syracuse, N.
Y, where she will spend the summer.
Mrs. M. Freiler of Chicago, who has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Alexander, 1900 Emerson south, for
two weeks, left Wednesday for her
home. During her visit in the city,
Mrs. Freiler, was extensively enter
tanned by relatives and friends.
Mrs. Samuel Pflaum, daughter
Ruth, and son Leo, James avenue
south, will leave shortly for three
months trip to Europe. In Paris
they will meet Mrs. Pflaum's sister,
Miss Theresa Rothschild, and from
there will continue their tour together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nose J. Rosenstein,
800 Bryant avenue south, returned
Sunday from months visit to New
York, Atlantic City and other Eastern
points.
Mrs. L. S. Frisch of Chisholm,
Mimi, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Lenske, 1915 Knox avenue north.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Friedman of
Cakes, N. D., who were in the city
for a few days, motored home on
Wednesday, June Z.
Mrs. Arthur Reichman and little
daughter, of New Rochelle, N. Y, are
visiting Mrs. B. Gradwohl of Newton
avenue south.
Mrs. H. Loss and daughter Adith,
of Annapolis, Md, arrived Sunday, to
be the guests for the summer of Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. Cooperman, 1927 Sheri-
dan avenue north. Mr.. Loss is ex-
pected to join them the latter part Of
the month.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Lambert of
Brooklyn, N. Y, were guests in this
city for a few days, having come to
attend the wedding of their son Noah
D. Lambert to Miss Clara r. Ravitch.
Mrs. L. Daniels of Milwaukee, Wis,
is guest of her daughter, Mrs. j. H.
Margolis, 1912 Newton avenue north,
and her sister, Mrs. w. J. Patterson,
80 Twenty-second avenue northeast.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Lichterman and
baby daughter, Hazel Arleen, 1914
Humboldt avenue north, returned
Tuesday, after spending a few days
in St. Cloud. Mrs. M. J. Kaufman
and children, Sidney and Ruth, of
st. Cloud, motored back with them.
Mrs. Benjamin z. Baker of Chicago,
ILL.,, is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Baker, TIT Seventh street north.
While here she will attend the we'd
ding of Miss Goldie Ettelman to Mr..
Louis Bennan, which will take place
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-12
BY DWIG

and Forrest ". Brown, Special Com
missioner by deed of August Sth.
1887, recorded in the Clerks Once
of the County Court of said County
in Deed Book Q at page 442, and de-
yised by the said w. c. Carroll to
the said Susan r. Carroll.
This is a very desirable farm.
we'll located, with about IS acres In
timber and improved by a dwelling
house, barn, barracks, granary two
corn houses, and well fenced.
TERMS OF SALE: At least one
third cash on day Of sale, balance in
equal installments, in one and two
years, evidenced by the purchasers
notes bearing interest from date,
payable scmi-annually, secured by
a deed Of trust upon the property or
cash in full at the option of the pur-
chaser.
Anyone desiring further infor-
nation may write or call upon either
Of the undersigned at Charles Town,
w. Va.
J. JAMES SKINNER.
FORREST a. BROWN,
s It Wk wks Executors,
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appraised fingers. Il may have
plan
Shea resumed his seat and watch
ed Sheng Kung Pao gravely consid-
ering and turning the yellow check
over and over in his fingers. At the
sound of a slippered footstep both
men turned their heads to see the
Eurasian granddaughter enter the
room. GeorGeue-a smiling Georg-
cite. at peace with the world-fol-
lowed her and greeted Shea as he
rose to his feet
silence, my Children the old
man babe them half seriously.
You have interrupted my train of
thought Be seated and busy YOUR
selves with your books while l tell
my son about the goldladen black
sands Of Kai-fenG."
Shea picked mp his ears at the
mention OF the gold-laden sands, for
the sto'V Of them, the apparent I'M
possibility of working them, had
been circulated around the treaty
ports and settlements for years. In
q far corner of the library the girls
- tf'tl i'tll CT ~ a. llNlJh NIllNll A'i'}'t
knew to be lined with shelves hold
ing many files OF bound illustrated
MAGAZINES.
Many pleasant hour he had
spent himself in that very nook,
while Shcng Kung Pao buried him
self and his cares between the
leaves OF some huge tome selected
from another part of the library.
But with the disappearance Of the
girls Shea's thoughts reverted to
the alluvial gold in the sands of the
Cow Ho River
You know the story of the Brit
ish company that wanted control Of
TIE river bond?" ShenS Kung Pao
mt on to ask
Shea nodded. In a general way"
he answered. It's simply the case
of the feudal taotai who controls
the district refusing absolutely to
let any foreigner work the sands.
And either the Chinese are not en-
terpris:ng enough to organize and
dredge the rich bend, or else the
taotai of Kai-feng has more gold
than he has any use for He hates
the white race, their religions, their
railroads, and everything connected
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-12
EXECUTORS SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

BY virtue Of the authority vested
N the undersigned executor by the
I2Et VIII and testament of William
1pears, deceased, he will offer for
sale at public auction at the south
west corner of Burke and Samuel
streets, in Martinsburg, Berkeley
county, West Virginia. on
SATURDAY, AUGUST IS. 1922
Commencing promptly at 10
o clock A. NJ. the following person
al property: 8 coal stoves, l COOK
stove, II benches. 1 large player
piano tables. lot of roller skates,
| stool, l good refrigerator, iron
bed mattress and springs. . iron
chairs, l wood chair, l bureau. 1.
wash stand, rocker l wardrobe.
porch swing, l oil stove and baker,
l range, box, l screen. , pool
tables and ] chair and other things
too numerous to mention.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash. No nron.
erty to be removed until paid for.
D. w. SNYDER, JR.,
Executor of William Spears. decd
Geo. ". keeseoker, Auctioneer.
8 8 IA II -
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want you to be offened at my re-
+usal. l simply can't take it-thatt
all. II father was alive, he would
MT take money from you for his
own selfish purposes. Nor can l."
Strangely moved, Sheng kung
PaO gras3cd the hand that rested on
his sleeve. 1T is nothing, my son"
he declared To speak truly. | do
not know my own wealth. I have go
downs full of silk and rare timbers.
I own countless mows of lands in
hN and valley. The Shuzong SILK
FNature Works in the Sinza Road
is mine: the Yen Chong Match Fac
tory, the Yu Nuen Cotton Mill, are
Mne have gold and silver with
aNest banGcrs all over the land.
The million taels which this
Holcr represents is nothing to me-
Freely l have given away this
wealth 10 others this wealth which
Cows i'm upon me faster than | can
u~' it-and now | want you to en-
r.. scWn of il. md more is yours
the asking do not urge it on
"pu as paymon, for your fathers
iNdnoss. The uttermost and
"alleSt copper cash, the last jewel
4 my children, all | possess in this
"arld, could not wipe out that debt
This is not payment, my SON
Take it freely as a gift, as a re-
Wbrancc'
\sain Sheng Kung Pao rendered
yellow slip, and once more
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with them
"t{a Ives surrounded NV sordiars
who would feht even the t~oors Of
the emneror and ali foraign tros.
nassers who enter Kai.fonq and on.
nroacb tho hand of tho CIV 10 700
closely are marked men vbev dis.
annear Few of them orar 1.-Two f.
retrrn to civilization
"That's about an 1'vo hoard ov.
cept that British syndicate was
organized. and offered the taotai a
fortune for a ten-yeac concession to
Work the deposit"
Your information is true" Shcne
Kung Pao conceded. as far as il
goes. And now these facts stand
out:
THE taotai is rick beyond Gus.-
ton; the third wealthiest man N
China. He is not avaricious. and
has no wish to develop for his own
use The gold-sands. Far rather
would he see the aold remain where
it is for ages, to tense and annoy
the British.
The next hing 10 consider is the
richness of the deposit and the ex-
tcnt of it. Both of these points we're
investigated many years ago by en-
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leading mining engineers reported
on their honor that there was work
there for ten years at least, and that
gold amounting to not less than
twenty million pounds sterling
could be extracted
Sheng kung Pao ceased speaking
and closed hiseyes in thought, Shea
was deeply impressed, yet he could
but wonder whore al this talk was
leading. What had his aged friend
to Go with the sands OF kai-fen%?
And how could he himself be con
nected with the matter
But now the Old mans eyes waro
open again and he was smiling.
Thoughtrully he fingered the blue
cloth edge Of his blouse, and after a
Looked at Shea.
My Young friend he said. each
man has something in life that he
values above all else.To cain that.
to hold it, whether it be a woman,
a jewel, 2 book, or oven rare
flower, he Will sacrifice what he
holds less dear. So ono need not
be philosopher to know that a con
ceasion can be lad from my friend,
TEN ling, the taOtai Of Kai.fong. if
we find something for him which he
values above his cherished hatred
for mon of Your color.
And II occurs to me that | know
~ something which he has lost,
and for (which he would give his
Likelihood to regain"
S1p0 b,,o nod .
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MartinsburS
I'm The Past
(Ta&en From thc Files Ct The
tour1aE
TEN YEARS AGO.


Friendly suit concerning the will
Of the late Josiah II. Alexander is
cadcd when Judge Faulkner, in va
c1an, hands down 4 ruling on the
H>'JE declaring bcTaasts ere valii.
Republican primaries are held,
nominating local candidates for
magistrates, constables aad school
commissioners.
FIVE YEARS AGO.
Lightning strikes and totally de-
stroy5 the large barn ard contents
on farm of c. r.. Ropp, near Spring
Mills
Special trains nun to and from
Martinsburg and Eidgowly and
many persons attend camp meeting
ut latter place.
ONE YEAR AGO.
Arrests are made for running
traction engines over new asphalt
streets
Asphalt work IS halted few days
70 allow the Flanagan force OF men
10 return to Baltimore 10 complete
job of some 10000 square yards.
Assessments for street paving are
chg PAID.
Journal Office is presented with
.ivo blacksnake. by Mr.. Allen b.
Noil Snake measures feet.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE

Having qualified as the executor
II William Spears deceased. notice
Il hereby given to all persons know.
ing themselves indebted to said es-
ta.e to call at once and set = same;
ar | to all persons having claims
gains said estate, notice is likewise
given to present same, properly au-
thenticated, for settlement.
l. W. SNYDER, JR.,
Executor Of Wm. Spears, Decd.
! "A 1,Wk 4Wks Nor