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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-14
FOR SALE

offdr for sals the Captain Gore
farm situated less than one mile
from the Village OF Bennington The
farm completes amour i55 acres ~
ahundantly snppueo with water has
large frame dwelling house with
'nnlmodlnus bqrns and out buildings
n desired the purchaser can have al
ruasurtble prices The stock aud farm
NIX implements now on tho farm
IRVING e GIBSON
executor Estate OF Ransom o. Gore.
Bennington, VT, September IL. 1871.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-14
So Did Lstn a o.her.i

Votiug was q new thing 70 one. North
side mAtron, who. when asked wheth.
er her husband had voted replied
"Yes. he was away from the div. so
he used the 'ahsent-linded' vote"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-14

The settlement in Ireland will b.
temporary or permanent accordIn
to the patience exhibited by the Iris
people The IRISH as race are
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
Summerville

Mr.. and MIS-. Bert Brigham
and daughter, Lois, Of Newport
were recent guests at the home of
their sister, Mrs. George Blakely.
Mrs. Edward Higgins is visiting
relatives in LyndonviIle for a few
days.
William Moore was taken sud
denly i'll at Fairbanks factory
Monday and was removed to his
home on Portland street and
Thursday was taken to st. Johns
bury hospital suffering from acute
Brights' disease.
Mrs. Agnes Lowrey of Plain
field is visiting at the home of Mrs.
George Blakely.
Mrs. Pearl Drew of Portland
street is confined to her home by
illness.
Mrs. Lawrence p. Leach is i'll
at her home with a nurse in atten-
dance.
MIS-. Addie Comytocll is at the
home of her brother, F. VI Crosby.
Little Lesley Somers is very i'll at
his home on Caledonia street.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
st. JOhnsbury Boy
Prominent at Boston u

Vermont students are making a
record at Boston University both
in scholarship and in student acti-
vities. Since Boston University has
an enrolment of nearly 10000 this
yeal, high ranking in scholastic
lists and the holding of class ofTic-
es and other positions of promin-
ence are correspondingly hard to
attain.
Edwin r. French of St. Johns
bury has been appointed a second
lieutenant in the Reserve Officers
Training Corps, the student mill
tary training unit, by Major Paul
W. Baade, head of the Military De-
paltment. Mr.. French is also
of the r. O. T. C. band.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
Gilman

Mrs. Emily Barrett of St. Johns
bury was business visitor in town
several days last week
Rehearsal for "The Minstrel
Show" Tuesday evening, Novem-
Der 28th, under the direction Of
Rev. C. W. Kelley.
The play Deacon Dubbs" given
in the hall last Saturday evening
by "Home Talent" of Concord was
well attended and pronounced very
good.
Remember the whist party given
by the Ladies auxiliary this We'd
nesday evening at the hall.
The basket ball team of Gilman
will play with the Berlins Thurs
day evening, dancing after the
game.
Miss Marjorie Morrison, Marion
Brown, Edith Fades, Marjorie
Powers, Marie Fellman, Vernon
Kruse and Walter Buchanan, stud
ents of st. Johnsbu1y academy will
spend the Thanksgiving recess at
their homes, also Edward King
and Lindsey Hartsholn from Con
cord Junior High, are having a
weeks vacation.
Mrs. Jack Mansfield had her ton
sils removed Saturday, DR.. Pullen
performed the operation.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02

and gave it a fair trial. Now l am
able to do my work and don't even
have a backache every month. | can
not praise your Veget able Compound
enough and highly recommend it to
those who have troubles like mine. l
am willing for these facts to be used
as testimonial to lead all who suffer
with female troubles, as did, to the
right road to health. Mrs. LULA
VANN, Box 43, Fulton, Arkansas.
It's this sort of praise of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
given by word of mouth and byletter,
one woman to another, that should
cause you to consider taking this we'll
known medicine, if you are troubled
with such symptoms as painful peri
DDS, weak, nervous feelings, misera-
Bile pains in your back, and cannot
work at certain times.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
GalIups Mills

The open season for deer is over
and not a great many reports of
deG have been made as yet. 1t
has been very poor open season
on account Of the weather.
Mrs. Stella Tyler, who has been
stopping with her daughters fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Lund, has
gone to North Stratford, n. H q.
for the winter.
Miss Lydia Chandler has gone to
West Acton, Mass, to work this
winter.
The hay pressers are in town at
work for Skiff Anderson this week.
Miss Mildred Crawford, has re-
turned to her home here. She has
been working for Mrs. Allen Lara
bee at st. Johnsbury for a few
weeks past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Shores
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Sha stany
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
MRS.LULA vANN
FULTON, ARK,
Suggests to Suffering Wo.
men the Road to Health

Fulton, Arkansas.-'1 used Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
locaa2leMs

Charles Preble of Gilman wa
brought to st. Johnsbury hospital
with a ruptured appendix.
Mr.. Preble withstood a serious OBJ
Grafton in spite of his 70 years.
and yesterday sat up for the first
time. This was very satisfactory
to the staff because of the serious
nature OF the case.
open house at the BPW club
rooms Sunday afternoon from 8 to
6 for members only.-Advertise-
ment.
{. e. Hamblett and family of
Barton came to st. Johnsbury to
spend the holiday with Mrs.
Phoebe Hamblett.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
East Burke

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Burpee of
Lyndonville spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Webster
jefferson Welch and Sherbuln
Lang were business visitors in
Montpelier Monday.
Mrs. a. A. Barber and daugh-
ter, Flora, Mrs. John Rosebrook
ard Mrs. f. K. Harvey were bust
ness visitors in St. Johnsbury on
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Jesse Drew of St. Johns
bury was a recent visitor at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Knapp.
Miss Macomber Of the gram
mar room went to her home in
Essex Junction for Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and and Mrs. Robert God
ding end daughter Margaret are
spending Thanksgiving in Boston
with her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Dashney and sister, Mrs. Frank
Fairbanks and family
Mr.. and Mrs. James McHarg are
rejoicing over the advent of a
baby girl born Saturday, Novem-
Der 25. Both mother and child are
doing well.
Nh. and Mrs. Persey Remission
are to move into the house where
f. Z. Mcdonald moves out.
Nj. and Mrs. Oscar Beck Of
s.. Johnsbury spent Thanksgiving
with Mr.. and Mrs. V. L. James.
Mrs. Levi Robinson and three
children have returned from sew
eral weeks in St. Johnsbuly.
Mrs. Daisy Sherbuln has re-
turned from the hospital where she
has been for a slight operation.
Nj. and Mrs. Freeman Lang
we've recent visitors at the home of
their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Knights in Burke Hollow.
Mrs. Mabel Legassy has finished
work for Mrs. G. J. Giiillan and
returned to the home of her
brother, Elbridge Legassy in New
ark.
The Ladies Library association
gave a whist party at the club
house Friday evening.
All having fancy articles for the
Ladies Aid sale will kindly leave
them with Mrs. Freeman Lang or
Mrs. H. d. Webster on or before
The second day of December.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Allard and
.hreC children from Speedwel
IL .ms were Sunday visitors at the
nome Of her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Adna Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Page OF
sutton were recent visitors at the
lome of her uncle and aunt, MI.
md Mrs. ]. C. Lucia.
Perley Edmunds was home from
lis work in Ryegate for the week
md
MI. and Mrs. Percy Remission
ld family are here for the week
packing their household goods for
forage. F. f. Mcdonald has pur-
hased their house.
The following pupils attended
he fall term at Pinkham school
missing day: Evelyn
3lanch Gilman, Frances susanna
ireene, Vannah Lillian McHaig,
Two others missed one day only,
hese we're William James Green,
md Gerald Ernest Leach.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
OUR WANT ADS. PAY
Cut This Quit Is Worth
Money

Cut out this slip, cncolse &c and
mail it to Foley & Co., 1885 Shelf
field Ave, Chicago ILL.,, writing
your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return a trial
package containing Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for coughs,
colds and Group; Foley Kidney
Pills for pains in sides and back;
rheumatism, backache. kidney and
bladder ailments; and Foley Cath
artic Tablets, a wholesome and
thoroughly cleansing cathartic for
constipation, biliousness, headache,
and sluggish Observation-Disclosures
ment.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
st. Johnsbury Man, c.
r. Burt, Has Made Good
CONTINUED from Page II

to the board of directors of the
company.
During the year 1914, Mr.. Burt
made an extensive trip to Europe
for the company, for the purpose
OF investigating the manufacturing
of sleeve type motors, remaining
there for several months. In 1915,
ne again went to Europe to inves-
ti2ate the manufacture of time war
munitions.
On returning from Europe, Mr..
Burt equipped four complete fac
tories in Canada for the manufac-
turc of time fuses and shells for
the British government, and en-
ployed approximately eight thous-
an people. In 1917, he was made
general manager of the Russell
Motor Car company, with head
quarters in Buffalo, N. Y, and in
1919, he undertook a contract to
manufacture gun mounts for the
Ufited States Navy at Buffalo, N.
y, where ne had built and fully
equipped a large factory, which
was highly commended by the navy
department for its efficiency, quail
ty and the amount of work turned
out
n September, 1919, he was in
strlmental in forming the Daven-
polt Machine and Tool company,
Of Rochester, n. Y, becoming its
Y &C president and general manag-
e., and of which concern he is now
large owner. In December, 1920
he became associated with the
WHY'S interests, and was appointed
general manager of the WHY'S
Overland company, Ltd, of Tcron-
tc, and in February, 1921, was
elected president and general man
acer of the New Process Gear /
Corporation, of Syracuse, N. Y,
and q vice president of the WHY'S .
corporation. His other director
Ships are vice-president, Daven-
port, Machine and Tool company,
Rochester, n. Y; vice-president of
the New York Mica and Manufac-
turing company, Auburn, N. Y; !:
dir ector, Russell Motor Car Com
rany, Of Toronto and Buffalo.
HI is a member of the National
club and Lambton club, both of
Toronto; Buffalo club of Buffalo,
n. Y; Toledo club of Toledo,
Ohio; member of the Masonic fra
tel nifty, member of A. F. and A. NJ.
o. Rockford, H.; Winnebago
chapter of Rockford, H.; Crusader
commandely of Rockford, H.;
report consistory (32nd degree)
H.; Illustrious Potentate
Of Mystic Shrine (Teballa Temple)
ILL.,, in 1913.
H. 1909, he was elected mem
boz of the American society OF Me-
chsnical Engineers; in 1914, elect
ed o member Of the Society of Au-
tomobile Engineers of New York.
August IS, 1896, married Miss
Calme Eddy, of Providence, r: l.,
and they have two children, Clay
ton r. Burt, Jr., and Norman Reg
lrald Burt.
Mr.. Burt's st. Johnsbury friends
recall his experience on The EN-
press of Ireland which sank in the
St. Lawrence River on May ~,
1911. He was one of the survivors,
saving his life by swimming a mile
and was also successful in saving
the life of d young woman from
Australia, a passenger on the
wrecked boat. He was passenger |
also on the Lusitania when she
made her last trip to Liverpool.
She was sunk on the next trip.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
Troubled With Weak
Kidneys

"Have been troubled with weak
kidneys since childhood" writes
Mrs. G. Hyde, Benzonia, Michigan.
"Now past forty and have had
terrible backachc and that tired
out feeling, hardly able to do any
work. By using Foley Kidney Pills
accompanied with Foley Cathartic
Tablets | soon felt like d new per
SON" Backache, rheumatic pains,
dizziness and blurred vision are
symptoms of kidney trouble. Foley
Kidney Pills give quick relief
Advertisement.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02
Standard Oil Are
Better Pin Crashers

The Standard OIL bowlers de-
feated the Company d team by
81 pins at the Barquin alleys last
night. For the petroleum lads,
Moore rolled high with a total of
286. For Company d Higgins
and Christie tied with total of
DnO
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02

have returned to their home in
East ST. Johnsbury. They have
been stopping in H. s. Lund's
house he hr74gh the open deer
season.
william 70 and Ed Appoit
OF Hare, II ~ here several days
through the open season.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-02

LOT a SORENESS III
my side. Iwould
suffer sobadly ev-
cry month from
my waist down
that l could not be
on my feet half
the time. / was
not able to do my
work without
help. l saw your
Vegetable Com
pound advertised
in a nawcnannP
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-18
tspaaas lloll.s ssrviss-s

C. q. Scott & Son, Rock Island.
have been awarded the contract to
install copper, zinc and lead fur-
naces in the new East Moline fac-
tory Of the General Battery Z Sup
ply company, It was announced BY
e. N. Beckner. engineer. today,
The work to be done by the Rock
Island arm will cost approximete-
" =, 004.
One unit to be installed by the
SCOTS is. a copper oxide reducing
furnace. capable Of handling two
tong Of metal every "a hours. Mr.
Scott has gone to st. Louis to ar
range for the shipment Of the fur
naces. In the process Of reducing
the raw copper is pulyerized and
submitted to 3 heat Of l 200 Negroes
Fahrenheit for is hours. It is then
reground, placed under pressure
and reheated under . continual
flow of air.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-18
AFTER SERVICE OF
% YEARS STEFFM
QUITS BANK POST

August e. Steffen after service
Of q years as vice president and
director Of the Davenport Savings
bank has resigned both posts.
Mr.. Steffen gives business rea-
sons as his motive in resigning.
OF the nine directors in Office when
Mr.. Steffen became member. OF
the board. he is the only survivor.
He continues as director of the
First National bank, and is presi-
dent of the Guaranty Life Insur-
ance company.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-18

1s3eg Pierce, soldier It Rock
~ Arslnal, Who 1t one tina
~ - lock from the clasp on
( W ~ Tie local poltca station
6od himself, was brought fntO
6Gaaion agaln Saturday night
= ~ Ind participated IN fight
9ootapknnt ct 1874 Third avenue.
3efpe, was arrajgned this morn
od = charge Of disorderly con-
& And nned SIS by Joseph p.
M 1stics Of the peace. in police
Mt Pierce, also paid so to Gust
tle1s manager Of the restaurant.
Il damages TO furnishings caused
1.-THE scuffls.
the soldier fought with Jack
bb, , taxi driver. who still car
a the marks OF q battle this
bnin6. His upper lip was badly
III and his face scratched In var
~ places. Babb claimed that he
mixed into the restaurant at ii
tr1ock Saturday night to get a cup
q coffee. He said he stopped and
Alked to two girls for a few min
us. and while he was talking
Sferce made several insulting re-
Aarks about him. He went over
y where Pierce was sitting and
Pierce arose and took swing at
him. They then scuffled and the
Bolice were called
y Pierce was released Saturday
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-18

NIGHT on . bond Of SIS and SO to
cover the damages to the restanr-
ant. He was called IT the arsenal
this morning and notified to appear
In police court.
Pierce has given tho police de-
partment trouble several times be-
fore when he was arrested on diff
farent charges. His record this
morning on the blank made out
when he was arrested described
him as tough soldier"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

these collections were often com.
biucd with almanacH. These story
books we're usually coarse and de-
Ictrrlous to public morals. In France
ns late at 1882 a check was set
upon tho publication Of almanacs
ipr that reason.
Tho rise Of the almanac Of the bet-
ter sort began In the eighteenth con-
Jury, when English ana Scottish nj
udhacs first contained useful infor-
NATION, statistics, etc In London
lhc Stniiunets' company, which orig
lnaily onj0yed a monopoly OF tho
printing of books. claimed for many
years the exclusive right 10 issue
ana sell "almanncs and proRnosti.
'"tons,' and their publications re.
iaincd thcir standing ana popuiarity
even after other publishers shared
the field. The company formerly
observed "Almhnac Day" on No.
v'Whor ~, when tho almauacs for
the ensuing year were Issued II
was q notable occasion at Stationors'
hall, ana ono writer In 1871 do.
scribos vivldly the acene--the great
tables Piled with alr7a,ac~ ~ 'ho
thronR of portcra gathering than
INTO bags and rushing them of Tor
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

kinra on their nasoclates2 who
would not make you fool croopy ~
glance over your nice now almanac
on 70 happy n"w years day ana sud
denly como upon prophecy ~ Nos
irhdnmu9 Ur aomo other dark pro-
f'Hspr Of dl1bolirs. to the effect that
'n puworfu. ruler Will die by vic.
I'u'" during tho coming year" or
"a certain kings f1vorItc will play
her lust part iu April especially II
you happened to br ono uf the par
ties alluded to2
Everybody loved tho weather
prophecies 100 jhr old uImanars. in-
decd, it Us not aD long since Amori-
cans read thom with uko iutorost
ana inlth In ON native p1tont modi-
cine almanac hanging iu the pia,o
OF honor beside tho clock shclf in
tho farm Kitchen Jeukyn and Hodge
duubilopH EIffHwod over tho same
old Jokes. too for the almanac
whc'z"' ls u hardy perennial. and
the practice OF combining iosts with
the luro OF tlmo md weather began
long ago Tho wandering mor-
chnutH, or chHpmou. sold ballads and
yulgnri1od versions NJ popular ato-
rlcs bound into Chap -booka." and
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15
.BOche Planned
TO Get Italy

WASHINGTON--A sweor,
campaign OF peace deetructionr
neen launched by GERMANY ersinas
the com mercial life OF italy II ,,,s. .
| learned from secret doCti rrs,,, %
the German foreign office VI
The document, revealing D.-
mhnys plans for commsrcl,.
gression In Italy, was laid before ,t.
armament conference, It is ~ s
and materially Influenced Tho ~
oision not TO reduce the standins
armies OF italy and France
KoVealed by the italian govern.
warded by Herr Strohskor. co,nr,o,
vial counsellor at the German e,1
bassy IN Rome, TO the German rnin
lister for foreign affairs al periln
The German plan, according IN
the report, was:
l. To flood Italy with "mnd. q.
Germany" goods at below co..a ~
prices, thus running competitors N
e. To purchase Italian induur,.,
through italian sources.
= To further discomfort amona
political feudists In order TO creata
poiuoai situations favoring Ger.
The figures OF German cor.
merce IN Italy show that after IN.
armistice our traders were not in.
active In reconquering the Italian
market compared with France
England and the United States" bs.
gan the report. I'm order 10 create
a favorable political situation fo,
ourselves. taking advantage OF Tho
inhlcontents, a political situation
which might In due course he favor.
able 60 us when Germany should bs
faced by fresh complications. II /.
necessary 10 strengthen this discon.
tent In order to consolidate our sit.
uation through economic action"
The flooding OF Italy with Germa,
goods was explained:
First OF ALL II is necessary TIM,
systematic supply OF German
goods be sent here, even below cost
price, to a considerable extent. In.
undating the italian market with
uerman goods, we will not only
have a place sympathetic to Ger.
many, because Italian consumer
gladly accept cheap articles, but we
VIII also create a situation FOR ital-
Ian induatry which will render any
continuation OF activity impossible
In the dye industry, said the
document, IT is necessary in order
TO follow the method OF pencefu
destruction advised by me-" TO pre-
vent importation to Italy OF outside
coloring.
The report deals In detail with
each industry, outlining the prog.
rces made under the general plan.
Then we have at our disposal
the Italian wealth OF Ignite" the
report added. The Italians do no,
know how to get the most out Of
this"
In closing, the counsellor advised
mat the Dsutsche Italiensche We're.
iniB should continue 70 bring II,
influence TO bear" In a campaign
TO- force out the commerce OF all
other nations.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15
MARKING TINE DOWN THROUGH THE AGES TO THE PR

Nfli Issued q mandate TO correct tho
error The improved form wi1
adopted promptly by the Catholic
countries. more slowly by the Prot.
cWHuta. but lu lTbI II became uni
vursal Aftor the Fronch revolution
the first republic. cnthusin4tiDHIIy
nhoiahlng old iurtltutlona. tried out
Ia now fyHtcm iu France. with o. To-
day wouk ana new uJmoH for ihn
months boot 20 dilut WORK out ntiH
fariuflIy Hut wHa abandoned iu 1900.
under Napoleon in favor ~ the gro.
gOr'nu calendar prcviouHy used
Tho earliest mnnusrilpt Hlnauhra
prrarrycd belong 90 the twelfth
century ana There IL an ola calendar
IN tho btltlHh museum ascrlbrd 10
Roger Bacon, whose cipher manu-.
script has recently created such ~
s"us1iiou among scholars iu the tit.
icruih century nImauHrg vcro print
or f0T definite periods of years Ju
the FlNtocuth, Tor single year Tho
earliest printed almanac IN said TO
hsyo boon Issued In Vienna iu lt67
by Iurbarh. the astronomer The
publication Of almanac Iu an ago
rifo with upcrHtitlon gave u Hplon.
ala opportunity 60 Hs'rnlngot8 and
H,lf Uyiud 'HCrfs' ana "magiyluur."
one OF these prcfnrod his almanac
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

Carl Heinrich, fighting In the Ger
man army, tell wounded. In the hos
pital who're II was believed the man
was dying, he requested a surgeon
TO g2t word 20 his mother. All the
Nouudedsoldler could tell OF his lost
parent was that she was the widow
ot Count Stoeftel The international
Red Cross took up the trail " Mrs
Wood from the Stoeftel castle, IN
switzerland. followed II around the
world and finally TO Denver.
Meanwhile, Carl Heinrich recoy-
cred. Germany was a republic when
he left the hospital, The Red Cross
confirmed the stories OF the son and
mother and established communIca-
ton between them, Carl Heinrich
disposed OF all his interests In Ger
many and set sail for Lhc United
states reaching Denver in time to
spend the holidays with his long lost
mother.
Mrs wood is famous as a hunter
~ big game. ranch woman and
scenario writer
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

OF valuable information and issued
by publishers of high standing
Every leading country has seen the
rise of almanacs Of this character,
few of which may be named here:
the Almanach National OF France:
the Almanach de Gotha, at first
German, then (under Napoleon u
French, and since the Franco-Prus-
sian war Of 1871 published in both
languages oliver & Boyd's Edln-
burgh Almanac. Thom's irish Alma
nae and the British Nautical Alma
nae. one cannot help feeling that
the present distaste for royalty in
various Quartersi must curtail some
what the resources OF such books
as the Almanach de Gotha whose
leading feature has long been infor-
nation about the royal families Tho
world at present is more interested
in cabbages than kings, especially
in the hunger districts.
The earliest American almanac
is credited to William Bradford of