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Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25
Side Talks !
w Rqdtln Cameron
AN EASIER WORLD FOR WOMEN

of them seemed to have lived to com
| Portable old ages.
NV mother IS father was Il Methodist
| minister He worked hard himself but
his wives worked harder, and two OF
them died before he was so, with the
strain Of moving every year Or two
years, being president of the Ladies
Aid and helping with the Sunday school
and the choir, and bringing up four
children and sending one to college, all
on a salary of $40 week. suppose
histories similar to that lie behind
manv of those headstones to "Prudence,
beloved wife of Lemuel, died at 81
or "Emily, loving wife Of John, aged
/ Al. She rests in Heaven (and
mighty glad to doubtless.)
Truly the world is a much easier place
| for women than it was in those days.
| Conditions Reversed
| Indeed, l wonder if the student of
| the headstones of our age may not find
the condition reversed. AS | looked at
the old headstonesFI saw another pic
ture I saw various Inns and Hotels
at which 1 have strayed where u large
part of the clientele is made up OF
elderly, women, mostly widows, portly,
silk-clad and bediamonded, living evil
| IDENTIFY on the incomes their hard work.
ing husbands had laid up and had not
themselves lived to enjoy.
1 should like to get figures from an
insurance agent as to whether the bal
ance of greater longevity has not
swung from the male to the female
sex.
The problem of the Press publishers
is to furnish the sort of reading that the
ipeople want. The Press should be COM
plete within itself and meet the needs
Of ALL the people in its field. The
woman's page and Ruth Cameron
are provided for the women readers and
the ''Uncle Wiggily'' stories are for
tho children. Uncle Wiggily and Ruth
Cameron are on trial. Do they meet a
need and are they the thing wanted?
The Press will take a STRAW vote"
until May 1. If you wish either Of
: these features continued, kindly fill out
the following and either paste it on a
post card OF inclose it in an envelope
and mail to the Press. ,,a.
u I find Ruth Cameron Of interest and
wish the feature continued.
, Name ................... ,..
AuuIeSS
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25

Did YOU ever wander about an old
burying ground?
| mean Il really old one where the
stones date back to the 1900 s and
lichins hide the letterings, and the
hand of time has smoothed out the
graves until their mournful mounds
have completely disappeared.
/ love the feeling Of peace in such a
burying ground l think one can lay
hold Of sense of the unimportance
Of one s small troubles better There
than in almost any place. l would &c
asmilc to escape going through a mod
crn cemetery with all it's SNUG and
shiny gravestones, and it's ghastly
suggestion of the formalities and trap
pings of death, and / would walk Il
mile for the sake of passing through
an old burying ground. And then
too, | love the glimpses of the life OF
the old days that one gets through
reading those old headstoncs.
For the Anthologist
One gets bit here and a bit there
and ones imagination supplies the
rest. Here is a stone to the memory
of Olive--beloved wife of the Rev. So
and-So, who died at the age of II. By
referring to the Reverend Soand-So Is
stone we find that he must have been
AZ when the event occurred and thai
he lived to be 80. And by referring
to a tiny hcadstone at the foot OF
Olive s grave we find recorded tn.
death of twins at the age of two ant
three days respectively. What a story
in nutshell that gives us!
And how often, one reads simila
stories. To be sure, the death o
Olive, q wife and mother at II, is a,
unusual record, but over and owe
again one finds the wife dying in you'll
or middle age while the husband live
OH to a comfortable old age, perhap
leaving another wife, perhaps 0utliv
ing her, too. In small burying groun,
in which l browsed while on II vaca
tion trip to a little New England town
I found two or three wives who die
between 20 and 30, and half dozel
who died between 80 and 40. The ma
jority Of the rest did not live to b
60. ....
Why They Died First
OF course there were some men VIII
died in youth or middle age Cone NJ
tably who according to his hcadston
was "drowned at sea- but the mos
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THE BANKER AND ADVERTISING

San Bernardino Sun: Your banker
furnishes, in one way or another, Il
large part of the money with which
business is conducted. Having lent
money to be used in business venture,
he keeps keen eye on the progress OF
that venture and on the growing or de
creasing value of it's assets. A man
who advances the money for the plOw
and the fertilizer and the seed and
the livestock, to be repaid from the pro-
ceeds of the crops, is naturally inter
ested in the growth of the corn and the
wheat.
What does the banker think of adver
tising as q force tending to insure the
repayment of the money he lends tc
business?
Guy Emerson, vice president of the
National Bank of Commerce in New
York, says.
II is becoming more and more com
mon for bankers, to regard a radical cut
ting down of an advertising expeadl
ture with close attention. The sharl
reduction in the advertising of national
ly distributed articles, the reputation!
Of which are apparently SO firmly cs
tablished that nothing could effec'
them adversely, has been followed S,
regularly by heavy falling off in sales
| that the need for caution in such cases
is widely recognized. The banker, i
coming to realize that public interest i!
not necessarily a permanent possession
Not even the greatest corporation or Tho
most popular prodnct,can hope TO built
mp reputation which WIN of its ow,
force endure.
Mr.. Emerson is little guarded il
his language, but you get what he
means. The banker does not like Il
see his clients business chokcd by ad
vcrtising curtailment.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY'S LETTUCE
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
: paper Syndicate)
Bv HOWARD r. GARlS

"Wen, they re all ready to put out, .
called Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy to
Uncle Wiggily in the hollow stump bun
galow one morning.
"What's that 70 cried the bunny gen
tleman. "Who is ready to be put out
Don tell me the Fuzzy Fox or the
Woozie Wolf are in here, and that |
must put them out!7
= ''Oh, nothing like that! - laughet
Nurse ane as she tied % new pink bow
of ribbon on her tail. For she hat
finished washing the dishes, and was
going to sit down and mend the hole:
in the bunny gentleman IS socks. 81
mean the lettuce plants are ready tc
put out. " - . '.-5
"Oh, that's different, " spoke Uncle
Wiggilv. "Well, if it is a fine, warm
sunny day and if / put my lettuce
plants out now we shall soon have big
heads of lettuce in our garden
"We may if frost doesn Z come,
agreed Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy. "Summel
ism Il here yet, though the days are
warm" .-.
ooh, En- sure Jack Frost would not
be so unkind as to freeze the little let
tuce plants after i set them out, re-
marked the bunny uncle.
r~' He might not do it ON purpose, y
said the muskrat lady housckcepcr
but ack Frost must go wherever tho
Ice King sends him. And until Queen
Summer comes to stay there is always
a chance of Il visit from Jack Frost
However, it is time to set out the let
tuce plants! -
#"And hope they won t freeze, - ex
claimed Uncle Wiggily.
Some time, before this Nurse Jane
had planted in Il box of brown earth
in the warm kitchen some lettuce
seeds. The seeds swelled, burst open
nnder ground and up came some tiny
green leaves. Soon there were more
leaves until the lettuce plants were
getting too large for the small box
Then the muskrat lady told Uncle Wig
gily To- transplant, or change them
into the big bed in the garden out OF
doors.
st'l love to make garden! said Uncle
"Wiggily to himself, as he spaded uI
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25
The Preacher Declares

In his ceIebratcd' 3 Anatomy Klch-
ard Barton wrote that two of the frin.
cipal causes of melancholy arc love and
over.study, one being an excessive func.
tionipg OF the emotions and the other
an excessive functioniug of the intellect,
How fortunate that these causes never
both operate the same semester!
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25
SEATTLE BANS ARBUCKLE

SEATTLE, WASH April %" Fat
ty" Arbucklc has been banned in Seat
tie. An Arbuckle picture entitled
"Fatty's Wild. Night" was today ord
cred withdrawn. e.
The Seattle board Of theatcr censor:
declared that none of the Arbuckle
funnies will be permitted to be show,
here until the ban put on the picturcs
by Will II. Hays has been removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25

".Oh, thank you'll said Uncle Wig
gily. "That s very kind!'
"And I'm so glad you aren't the
Fox or Wolf" added Nurse Jane
Now Jackie and Pectie, for saving tho
lettuce we II take you to the movies. -
And as the frost didn t hurt the
plants, the lettuce soon grew into large
heads for the bunny to eat. And il
pussy cat doesn t go and live in the
dog house, so the postman thinks she IS
going to turn into "a butterfly, i III tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and
his carrots.
The problem Of the Press publishers
is to furnish the sort of reading that the
people want. The Press should be COM
plete within itself and meet the needs
Of ALL the people in its field. The
woman's page and Ruth Cameron"
are provided for the women readers and
the "Uncle Wiggily'' stories are for
the children. Uncle Wiggily and Ruth
Cameron are on trial. Do they meet
need and are they the thing wanted?
The Press will take ''straw vote"
until May l. If you wish either Of
these features continued, kindly fill out
the following and either paste it on a
post card or inclose it in an envelope
and mail to the Press. tt.
find Uncle Wiggily Of interest and
wish the feature continued. .s-
Aodress -...,..-.......-....-.........--.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25
About some Woman or other

/ Ruth Muskrat, an indian girl in. the
Esther Home of the Woman $ Foreign
Missionary society, soon sails as a dele
gate to the World y Student Federation
in Peking, China, She is the only Indian
girl to 20 from the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25
Old Timer Cogitates

kin remember seeing a farmer dump
a wagon load of potatoes in the river
because he wuz only offered 'leven
cents instead of Is. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25
FATAL WRECK IN KANSAS
United Press Leused Wire

FORT SCOTT, 'Kans., April, 25.-One
was killed and several injured, when a
Kansas City Oklahoma City passenger
train on the Frisco route crashed into
the rear end of a train carrying circus
near Girard today.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25
The Bachelor Maid Says

The same woman may be a goddess to
a boy, temptation to married nan
and menace to a bachelor.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25
Impressions
Foolish Dictionary

Pcacherino--A sweet and luscious
thing with complexion resembling the
Elberta. 1t is usually transported in
taxicabs. N
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25

Sometimes we think the only thin!
Europe is out Of is her head.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25

Some folks arc so anxious t git thcr
money s worth that they al buy ticket
I a home talent show an then go, says
Abe Martin.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25

Boys leave, the farm because they
can I take it with them -
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25
The Curiosity Shop

At The age of n years, Bridget Ca
hill has just been naturalized at Water
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25

Look for the funny names of the new
soft drinks. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25

1t begins to look as if it would soon come TO
every home will find it as necessary to have in il
set as a refrigerator.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-25

pen season is good while arriving this year ii
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-17
FOREST or 5000
ACRES Is NOW
STATE OWNED
Miller Land In PeaCham
and GrOtOn New State
Forestry

MONTPELIER, May IA
deed has been signed for the
transfer of the Miller forest prop
crtv of 9,l00 acres in Peacham
and Groton to the State. and this
tract, combined with 1900 acres
which the State already owns, will
be used by the State forestry de
partmelt for forest demonstration
on a large scale. The State already
has several small tracts which arc
used to show how wood-lots may
be profitably operated, but mas not
had any means of extensive demon
stration. Much of the timber on
the new tract is in a good grow
ing state, and it is expected to con-
vert it into a perfectly managed
regulated forest. The development
will of course take many years.
The settlement of the transfer has
been held up by a difference WIKI
the owner over water rights.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-17
COMINANDERY
INVITED TO
BELLOWS FALLS
Officers Elected at Annual
Meeting knights
Templar
The annual conclave of Palestine

The annual conclave of Palestine
CQmmandery, No. 5, X. r, was
held at the Masonic Temple Tues
day evening when these officers
were elected and appointed for
TIE coming year.
Eminent Commander, W. B.
Eastman.
Generalissimo, Alvi p. Calder
wood.
Captain General, Donald Nc
GreEor.
Senior Warden, X. A. Camer.
Junior Warden, B. A. Palmer.
Prelate, Alexander McCarte.
AsSo. Prelate, 2. S. Waterman.
Treasurer, B. A. Johnson.
Recorder, Arthur NJ. Lang.
Standard Bearer. J. A. Spare.
Sword Bearer, 7. A. Carr.
Warder, Geo. A. GonnevilIe.
Captains OF thu Guard, Robert
A. Babcock, H. d. Marchessault.
Sentinel, Myron E. Smith.
Past Commander P. f. Hazen
t'''itNh uuIi iilS tHt tlCCllOIl anu
installed the new officers with Past
Commander Fred C. Beck acting
marshall. On behalf of Palestine
Cammandery Mr.. Hazen in a few
well chosen worus presented the
usual Past Commanders jewel Civ
en- the retiring Eminent Comman-
der, to Past Commander Frank E.
Humphrey, who responded in a
very gracious manner.
An invitation was read from
Holy Cross Commandery, No. II
at Bellows Falls to come there
June l and to attend the eight
eenth annual conclavc of the
Grand Commandory of Vermont
1t is hoped that Malta Command
cry of Newport and Palestine
Commandery of st. Johnsbury can
get 100 Sir Knights to attend this
annual conclave accompanied by d
band.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-17
FLEW THE COOP
AFTER RUNNING
DOWN A BUGGY
Mrs. c. J. Wheeler of st,
JOhnsbury Center In
jured Sunday

As Mrs. c. j, Wheeler, who lives
on Bible hill, was driving home
late Sunday afternoon she was run
down by d touring car near the old
brick yard on the sharp turn on
The road to the Center. Mrs. Whee-
ler was watching car coming
towards her and she without any
warning her buggy was struck a
side-swiping blow by an automobile
that came up from behind. The
wagon was badly smashed by the
impact and Mrs. Wheeler was
thrown out, buth eld on the norSe's
reins. She was considerably bruis-
ed by the accident but no bones
broken.
The man who ran into her gave
his name as Frank Carpenter of
Springfield, Mass, and drove an
Oakland runabout with a Massach-
usetts registration of 206,387.
Another gentleman and two ladies
were with him in his car. Mr.. Car
penter claimed he sounded his horn
and promised to settle for damages
to the wagon. He was interviewed
Monday morning ~ Chief Finley
and promised to appear later and
fix it all up, but he evidently for
got about it as he has not been
seen since Tuesday and Mrs.
Wheeler has heard nothing from
him,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-17
DEATH OF
CURTIS H. BACLEY
AT AGE OF Is
Many Years Prominent
Merchant and Business
Man of st. J.

The funeral of Curtis II. Bagley,
who died Thursday in Lynn, Mass.
after a short illness Of pneumonia,
was held Sunday afternoon at
Grace Methodist church, Rev.
George w. Hylton officiating.
Prayers were said at the home IN
Lynn before starting for st.
Johnsbury. The service there was
conducted by Rev. L. w. String
fellow of Lynn, assisted by Rev.
Donald II. Gerrish of Lawrence,
Mass.
The escort for the funeral from
Palestine Commandery chosen
by Commander Frank +. Hum
pnrey consisted of Il. S. Water
man, W. B. Eastman, X. A. Bah
cock, Donald McGregor, George
Bonneville, Frederick Wilson. The
bearers were J. f. Putfer, II. E.
Wilson, +. A. Pierce, f. n. Ran
dali, l.. N. Smythe, S. u. Atwood.
Those from out of town to attend
the funeral, besides the immediate
family, included Mr.. Bagley's
brother, Leon g. BGPley of Rut-
land, and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl e.
Hinsman also of Rutland. The
burial was in the family lot in Mt.
Pleasant cemetery.
Besides his wife and daughter,
Mr. Bagley is survived by two
brothers. Leon c., of Rutland, and
Charles of Brockton, Mass; and
two sisters, Mrs. Kate Evans Of
ST. Johnsbury and Mrs. Mary
Hooker of West SomerVille,
Mass.
In the death of Mr.. Bagley, St.
Johnsbury loses one of its oldest
business men, both in point OF age
anf of actual service. He was a
native of this town and was born
October 2s, 184l. the son OF IRA
and Cynthia H. Bagley. His an
cestors were among the Mayflow-
Continued On page two)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-17
SALARIESI
STATE NEARLY
MILLION DOLLARS
Employees Get One-FOurth
of Annual Receipts of
Vermont

MONTPELIER, May IL
About one-fifth of the States ex-
penses of S5,000,000 for the pre-
sent fiscal year is going for salar-
les of state employees, according to
figures complied by State Auditor
Benjamin Gates. The total salary
figure is $978,592.48, not including
the pay-rolls of the district high
way commissioners, which will run
close to $4,000 for the year.
Where employees in State institu
tions are concerned, the figures
are taken from the December,
1922, payrolls. About 200 employ
es in the state institutions also
receive subsistence.
The number of state employees is
700, which with the II district
commissioners, makes a total of
721, not including any employees
on a per diem basis of pay. The
average salary of all state em-
ploves is S1.3S0,229.
The yearly expense at present
for the administration of justice is
S169.550.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-17

been opened during the night and
those responsible retreated as
they came.
They had jimmied the outer
door of the town hall in which the
treasurer's office is situated, bored
a hole through the door, lifted the
latch and opened the safe by fol-
lowing the combination.
Chief of Police Nelson and
Town Clerk Riley, said that the
thieves had made use of the COM
bination which lay on the treasur-
er's desk. The robbers had looked
over the place several days ago,
their letter said, but when they
went to work cleft their can-open-
er behind,-so had to use a hair
pin"
The letter was written on the
town treasurers typewriter which
lay on the safe.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-17
TOO DARK TO
FINISH FIRST
SUNSET GAME
Elks Lead Legion With
Score 6 to A In First
of Fourth

The Sunset League haG its ov-
erture last night on the Campus
when the Eiks and the American
Legion mixed things up on the
diamond for a little over three
hectic stanzas. The game was
called on account of darkness by
Umps Gene Racette after Sleeper
had slid into Smith at third, unin-
tentionally cutting the latter's
hand. The score at that point
stood 6 to A in favor of the Elks,
but the game will have to be play
ed over at some later date.
In the field the Elks played the
better game, with no errors chalk
ed up against them. The legion
ers on the other hand, committed
no less than six bobbles.
Both the twirlers, Sleeper and
Hill, were wild owing to the fact
that this was their initial start OF
the season.
The hitting stars OIL the sawed
off game were Morrison, Beattie
and Wendell Wright all of whom
slammed out two baggers.
st. Johnsbury band, the direc-
tors of the Sunset League and
several of the ball tossers in
uniform, marched from Railroad
street park down to the Campus
Just before the contest got under
way. J. H. Brooks, one of the
Scaletown's most ardent baseball
fans, with a few appropriate re-
marks spoke of the great benefits
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-17
GENERAL GRANTS
VT. MESSENGER
IS DEAD
Saw Historic Battle Be-
tween Monitor and
Merrimac

Eighty-two years of an active
life, filled with stirring historical
events, ended Thursday morning
with the death of W. H. H. Stew
ems at his home on Pine street.
The funeral was held Sunday al
ternoon at the home, Rev. A, S.
Woodwork officiating, and the
burial was in Mt. Pleasant ceme
terry The bearers were members
of Frost Camp Sons OF Veterans,
and the honorary pail bearers
were comrades of Chamberin
Post, G. A. r., of which organiza-
ton Mr.. Stevens was. an honored
Continued on Last Page
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-17
CAN REPAIR
SCHOOL HALL
AT Low COST
Newport Mayor In Favor
of Definite Action
at Once

Considerable business was dis
cussed and passed upon at the
meeting of the Newport City
Council Tuesday evening. Among
the most important matters to be
heard was that of the housing ia
cilities to result from a remodel
ing of School Hall. A special
meeting will be held on May % to
decide definitely the outcome of
this question.
Mayor Lindsay, superintendent
+. A. Hamilton and Ralph Hamb-
lett, chairman of the school board
met at the old school building d
few days ago where thorough
inspection was made of the build
ing.
"The proposed alterations and
the temporary needs Of two grades
is possible alta nominal cost, said
the Mayor and 81 recommend that
additions necessary to be made for
definite action be taken in the
matter at once"
Upon Alderman Prouty'S mo-
ton the City clerk was instructed
to request Superintendent E. A.
Hamilton and the school trustees
to be present at special meeting
of the City Council, May % at
73O p. M, at the Council rooms,
when it is hoped decision may
be reached, and the work of get
Sting the rooms in readiness for
the fall term be not further de-
layed.
The new two ton truck which
has just been purchased by the
city for the street sprinkler Is
now thought by the city council to
be inadequate and they now pro
pose to exchange it for a heavier
one in view of the fact that the
tank to be used has a capacity OF
5400 pounds of water and the
weight of the tank is 1850 pounds.
|. c. Bryant claims his car would
do the work, but would make no
provision for over strain. Mr..
Bryant did not have a heavier
truck in stock for exchange.
Alderman J. f. McCarten sand
in view of the dust nuisance which
can no longer be allowed, 81 wish
to make a motion that the alder
men meet Wednesday morning at
nine o'clock at the Champlain Mo-
ltor Co. office and purchase a suit
hble car for S2965 for which they
have agreed TO take our new
truck at a valuation of $2500.
They further guarantee any re-
pairs to the truck for one ycal
will be at their expense"
The Raymond reservoir which
is part of the Raymond water sys-
tenn is to be discontinued ant
already the Derby Pond water is
turned into the pipes leading ou,
from it. 1t is proposed to use the
Raymond water which comes
from the hills above Glen Derby
70 furnish water 10 the 80 houses
this section, many of which are
not now properly supplied. This
will be a great benefit to Gler
Derby, which has never had prop
er fire protection.
The Raymond water system
formerly supplied all Newport
with wateE and was bought by III,
= city from l.. F. Kay, two years
vapo for $4,000.
The subject of the water meter.
was not discussed at this meeting
L. o. Joslyn, representative OF
the James Manufacturing Co.
barn ventilator, systems, etc, vii
be in town in a few weeks and viii
submit engineering and install
ment data of their system. 1t j,
estimated that il will cost $500 tc
equip the new city barn with ven
tilatorS.
Relative TO the proposed
Continued on page 81