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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
VERMONT AT A GLANCE
News of the State In Tabloid
Form for Busy Readers

acknowledgements Falkenburg
of Fair Haven was the winner in
the county spelling contest and
Miss Margaret Harvey was
awarded second honors. These two
will represent Rutland county at
the state championship spelling
contest to be held in st. Johnsbury
this fall.
Observation-Disclosures county
court has just adjourned. Judge
Wilcox granted "a divorce petit
tons, and several were discontinue
ed or refused.
Nottingham - Jorgen Jorgen-
son, an employee of the Rollins
Construction company, was hit by
falling timber and sustained in
ternal injuries from which he died.
Rutland - Walter Granger, d
native of this town, is a member
of the third Asiatic expedition to
Mongolia under the direction Of
the American Museum of Natural
History.
Ludlow-The town has just
voted to build $150,00O town
hall to replace the structure that
was recently burned.
Burlington - TIVE n y-th T e
nurses graduated Friday from the
Mary Fletcher hospital. State
Senator Benjamin Williams of
Proctor, president of the state
hospital association, gave an adj
dress before the class.
White River Junction-The oath
convention of the state Council,
Knights of Columbus, has just
closed successful session here.
The order shows a healthy growth
during the year.
Middlebury-While Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Easton were in town
Friday night to attend grange
meeting, their home and its con-
tents was destroyed by fire.
Burlington-At the prize spell
ing contest Beulah Palmer of Els
sex Junction again proved herself
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
4,01S Miles On
Roosevelt Highway
(Cotniued from Page ~

Mr.. Tracey is here to get mem
bers for the association and IS
meeting with ready response. The
initiation fee of SO is divided
equally between the state associa-
ton, of which Max l.. Powell of
Burlington is president, and the ma
tional association. Mr. Tracey has
only visited two places in Vermont,
Burlington and Waterbury but has
already secured 100 members in
those places. 1t is the plan to get
10000 members along the line of
the highway and practically al 1.-The
income will be used in publicity
for the scenic and climatic at
fractions of the states through
which the highway passes.
Mr.. Tracey believes that the
tourist business will increase from
25 to 80 per cent this summer, ba5-
ing his opinion on the increased
output of the automobile factories
and the increased mileage of high
ways. He is enthusiastic over the
results that invariably come from
good roads and presented many
facts to bear out his contention
that the tourist trade was a states
best asset, In California the tour
lists left $182,000,000 in the state
last year, which was many millions
more than the value Of their lead
ing agricultural products.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
PRESS COMMENT
The Old Apple Tree

The papers record the death in
California of Harry Williams, a
well known song writer and state
that he was the author of the
song, an the Shade of the Old
Apple Tree" The Barre Times
of last Thursday prints a letter
from Randolph man who
claims that Miss Alice Smalley, a
resident of that town about %
years ago, was the composer of
the song. Miss Smalley died Il
year OF so later. If publishes tell
the truth it should be an easy
question to settle. Surely some
one must have in his collections
of old songs a copy of this one
which gained such popularity i
was sung the world over, and is
front page should reveal the com
poser's name.-Brattleboro Re
former.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
Above William PENIS Indians From old
Below, The elaborate belt Penn by the indians the

forth, from right to left, till the
sharp end Of the drill penetrates
through the cube of shell from end
to end lenRthwise.
When a sufficient number of
cubes are completed they are then
smoothed and polished with emery
paper and strung on wires, pre-
cisely the same as children string
beads. and they are then ready for
the market. The wampum that is
made from the streaked blush
parts OF hard clam shells is the
most beautiful, and therefore more
valuable. and is harder and tough
er to work. The price paid for the
products of this now almost obso-
lcte industry is IA cents a running
inch on the string, and the average
amount of money made by these
she'll money makers is about 50 a
day during the season.
Origin of Wampun
In the Hall of the Indians OF the
Woodlands. in The American
Museum of Natural History. New
York, may be seen case contain
ing strings and belts OF curious
looking white and purple beads.
This is wampum, and was used as
currency by the Indians, early col
ouists and traders. and the Indians
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
Old Time ParlorS

DO you remember the old-timc
parlors of generation ago?
They were great show places,
with their frail gilded chair, scrtee
upholstered in horse-hair, family
album, stereoscope, china, parlol
lamp, hand painted in 90 'geous
colors, and the footstoo!s made
of six tin cans covered with car
pet.
Over in the corner was the
"what not" its shelves Uttered
with sea shells, souvenirs from the
Philadelphia Centennial, and the
Jug covered with an amazing col
lection of Junk inbedded in putty.
Awe-stricken children used to
peck into the parlor when mother
was out in her alpaca leaving
cards on" the bankers wife and
other social lights.
For one was allowed in the par.
lor only on state occasions fun
erals, when the minister called,
when company came" or when
sister entertained the young sport
who drove up in side-bdr buggy.
Shades were drawn in the day
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

dian usage.
The second and third generations
of wampum making Campbells
supplied much wampum to John
Jacob Astor, who used it in buy
ing furs from the Indians. 1t was
probably Mr.. Astor who opened up
the way for the Campbells' extern
sivc wampum trade on the plains
and in the far west, which has last
ed to the present, although its
manufacture is now very rapidly
dying, as the Indians have become
more and more civilized and &C
customed to the intrinsic value OF
the white mans money Yet some
wampum is still made on the New
Jersey Coast
A Wampum Workshop
The interior OF wampum work
shop is as different as it is possible
to be from a regulation mint In
fact in its primative nature it more
nearly resembles a limekiln. The
floors are hidden from sight by
great heaps of shells, and the rude
benches and tools are covered en-
tirely with white-hying dust as the
shells are being ground and drilled,
and suggests the application OF in
Vulnerable coats of whitewash,
which in fact it really is.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
Mrs. George w. Camp
Dies at Hospital

Mrs. Helen Laurette, wife of
George w. Camp, passed away at
Brightlook Hospital, Friday morn
ing, June 2, at one O'Clock, aged
70 years.
Mrs. Camp has been confined to
the hospital since the breaking of
her hip on November IS, 1921.
She is survived by her husband,
and three children, Leon F. Knox,
of Washington, d. c., Elizabeth
L., wife of Edgar S. Boswell,
with whom Mr.. and Mrs. Camp
have made their home for a num-
Der of years, and Horace G..
Camp. She also leaves seven
grandchildren and ten great
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Boswell,
South Main ST., Sunday afternoon
at four o'clock, Rev. George W.
Hylton officiating. Burial will be
at Grove cemetery, East st.
JOhnSbury.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

i'll no way resembles United States
coinage Nevertheless in certain
sections of the West it was once
quite extensively used for sale and
barter, and is still limitedly en-
ployed. In brief this money" is
what has always been known to
the Indians as Wampum and for a
long time, after the arrival OF the
white man, it was very much more
valuable to the original inhabitants
OF America than the white mans
coinage. In fact the Indian
loathncss to dispense with his
Wampum is the reason for the eX-
istence right down to our time OF
a demand for this primitive cur
renCy.
Whites Manufacture Indian Money
The Indians, of course. were the
first Wampum makers but when it
became a medium OF exchange for
the early Colonists and traders the
white men took up its manufacture
and have continued to make it long
years after the Indians themselves
have stopped doing so.
! here are several reasons tor
this but the principal ore is that
by the cUcroachment OF tine set
tiers upon their territory, the In
dams have been gradually driven
away from the sea to the interior
plains where the proper shells for
the manufacture of wampum are
not obtainabIc. The white man
living near the coast can, however,
still secure all the sea shells re-
quircd, Thus the Indians have
come to depend entirely upon,
them for their wampum.
A Family Affair
Most OF this wampum making
came finally to be carried on by a
few old families OF Southern New
Jersey, foremost amongst whom
for many year, were the Camp
bells. From the carly part OF the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

We was eating suppir today and
all of a suddin pop got up and went
down the cellar and came back
with a bottle of the wine he made
last mite, saying, The bewty of this
particular home brew is that its
Jest as fit to drink "a hours after
its made as it is in "a days.
can reddily bleve that, all rite,
ma sed, and pop ued, That remark
had all the eermarks of a nasty
dig, but | assure you that after
the ferst sip you'll remain to cheer
altho you came to jeer.
came to eat my suppir in peece
and there's not going to be eny
ferst sip ar far as i'm concerned ma
sed, and pop sed, Do you meen to
say you're not broad minded enuff
to even taist this wine after | stay
ed up Practically all mite making
it?
| smelt it all the time it was
cooking, | think that was doing
enuff for it, ma sed, and pop sed,
I'm ony asking you to take a sip
come on be Spoart, you can be a
spoart even if you are mario mind
ed on the subjeck, there's lots of
mario minded spoart. I've played
poker with a bunch of them come
on, watts a sin?
Watts a sip of terpentine, for that
matter? ma sed, and pop sed, | tell
you what Ill do, III drink some
ferst and if | like it | CESS you'll
know its good, you're always say
ing I'm the hardest man in the
werld to Please ware it concerns
my stummick. And he pored some
out a glass and drank a little of
it but not all, saying Perfeck.
All rite then I'm satisfied with
out a sip, sed ma, and pop sed,
Now jest for that | wont give you
even a sip and watts more | wont
take eny more myself jest for spite.
And he put the cork back in the
bottle and took it down the cellar
agen and we keen on eating sup
pir being Hamburger stakes with
out enuf gravey.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
EDITORIAL
SHINY AUTOMOBILE
THE

Millions of people of limited in
comes are keeping automobiles.
Some of them feel at times that
the machine is beyond their
means. Yet it seems to do the
family so much good that they
dislike to give it up.
Such folks often feel envious as
they look at newly painted and
shiny automobiles with which the
streets are filled, while their
faithful old car is weather beaten
and dingy. They sometimes feel
lacking in self respect, as they
drive their ancient machine among
those of later vintage and more
glorious appearance.
Yet they should hold up their
heads. Their credit at the gro
GERS may be better than some
whose motors suggest freer spend
ing. The first purpose of an au-
tomobile is not to dazzle the on
lockers with new paint, but to
reach destinations and enjoy I'M
familiar scenes.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

time or shutters closed to keep the
sun from fading the Brussels car
pet.
Next to the parlor was the sit
ting-room, center Of home life,
where Little Willie read "Ro;.o in
Paris, mother darned socks and
later read "Godey's Lady's Book"
and father read the headache news
from Washington, close up 70 the
smoking oil lamp, squirting his
eyes as he peered through
specs.
We laugh at that atmosphere
now.
But it produced some "m,gh.y
substantial folks" - Rutland
News.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
the champion speller of the county

the champion speller of the county
as she won the same honor last
year. the second honor goes to
Mary Palmer, sister of the winner.
These two will represent Chitten-
den county at the state spelling
contest in st. Johnsburv next fall.
Northfeld-Bids have been OPP
ened for the building of the new
armory here, the lowest bidder be-
ing the H. Wales Lyons company
of Meriden, Conn. The second
lowest bid was from the Cummings
Construction company of Woods
Vile N II.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

DiffcTent designs OF wanpum belts
penny, the black beads at Jour
for a penny. The Use Of wampum
as money among the coionists OF
New York was continued until 100
at least. as at that time, according
to all old record, the ferFiage for
each single person from New York
to Brooklyn was eight stivers in
wampum, or a silver two pence
Wampum AS Ornaments
Messengers from one tribe Of
Indians to another used String,
and belts of wampum as Credeu-
tails. In time the articles made OF
wampum came to have great SYM
bolical importance dependent on
the colors and arrangement Of the
beads. They were also used as
memory aids TO the keepers OF the
oral traditions OF the Indians.
While, as a medium Of exchange,
the dark beads were rated higher
than the light and white beads. for
symbollcal purposes, these latter
beads, however, were auspicious
while the dark ones were irdnspi-
ciouS, having TO do. in the mes
sages or records, with death, war,
etc
Wampum was also worn for
ornament by the Indians. both
men and women. 1t was worked
into collars. necklaces. ear pend.
ants, bracelets, armlcts, alrdles,
anklcts and headdrcSs decoration.
"Wampum pipes" long tubular
shell beads Of about the length of
the common pipe-stem and per-
forated disc-shaped shells, a well
as SHELLS ground into various
shapes including the forms OF ami
mails. were also in common US. at
one .i-e by the indians.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

The ST. Adams Messenger calls
attention to the fact that one
more Memorial Day has gone into
the past, and although the thin
blue line is becoming thinner, as
the years speed by, the boys in
blue are closing ranks and Gear
rying on, as they did 81 and more
years ago.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

the white men or with tools sup
piled by them.
For a long time after their ar
rival wanpum was in use as COM
mon currency among the Dutch
colonists. Its value was at one time
four for a penny, and at another
time SIX for penny. In Massa-
chusetts, in 1913. wampum, if OF
good quality. was legal tender to
the amount of forty shillings. The
white beads were rated at eight for
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1922
BACK TALK

Now that it has found out who
is the fastest runner, Montpelier
will probably devote its energies
from now on to finding out who
Is the surest winner.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

The Mortified News claims that
the governorship is a dead issue as
compared with the general discus
sion of the weather.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

1t is hard for the reporters to
say anthing new about the June
weddings, but they can always re-
mark that the last one they at
tended was the most brilliant iof
the season.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

belts by them seems to date back
only as far as the advent of the
white men. All the belts which
have been found are of beads which
were undoubtedly made either by
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
New Route for Roosevelt Highway

L.
The Burlington Free Press in
speaking of the Mt. Mansfield road
through smugglers' Notch says,
at has been arranged to route
detour of the Z Roosevelt Interna-
tional Highway in, Vermont by the
way of Waterbury and Stowe
through Smugglers' Notch to JEFF
fersonville and ST. Johnsbury in
stead of around by way of Mont
pelier."
This is a wise decision as there
is no better scenery in all Vermont
than through the Lamoille Valley.
Good roads of easy grade extend
all the way through from Jelrer-
sonville to st. Johnsbury.-Hyde
Park News and Citizen.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
BY EDWINA

let's have it so understood.
Last year, The Herald, follow-|
ing a similar and well-justified
complaint by Dr. Smith, suggested
that the Legion men should lead in
the movement to enforce respect
for the flag. The suggestion still
stands, but one of the necessary
preliminaries would be an under
standing Of what men, women and
children in civilian garb should do
when the national emblem goes BY
The Caledonian's suggestion is
perfectly agreeable if every one
understands it the same way
Rutland Herald.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03
SUNNY SQ',IBLETS

Russia says GLANDS off" but
near by nations that observe her
large army fear that soon she will
say Glands up.
The people of Vermont who are
suffering from alcoholic blues,
need period of penitentiary blues
to give them the right point of
view.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-03

18th century until quite recently
when the last member OF this fam
lily died, these people turned out
vast quantities OF wampum for In
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-26

To the BOY Scouts Of the Triple Cries
Per Favor OF ths. Dali, News:
When General Baden Powell first
installed the establishment 0f the
Boy Scout movement he aimed 70
make the movement popular and
worthy of public support by encour-
ageing the various Units to en- gs,ge in
uaeIGi public service more or less
neglected BIZ other established bod
les. A great chance i offered right
now 20 the bows OF tie Triple Cities.
The Daytona beach s strevr with
darge. CTS MIC kaye washed ashore
What fun II would he To form parties
of Boy Scouts on Saturdays 20 gather
or the beach. collecting timber and
making fires or the wreckage. burn
ing il across with small fires until it
could he handled or made into bon
fires Who knows bow many lives
might be saved IN this work. and
pleasure and comfort aided To the
visitors who constantly USE the beach
What /. lot of fun the bows might
have and useful know ledge gained
To say nothing of the feeling that
their splendid organization MAS jrsti
he'd ami worthy of public support
Nnr not Try il CUT Yours truly.
r. PURDUE
Dssytcna. Feb. %. 1872.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-26
CHICAGO GRAIN and !:
PROVISIONS :: :,

CHICAGO. Feb. 25.--Grain prices
continued III advance. a fact expected
to be at no small Importance in re-
storing normally in the business
world
Wheat values scared to new high
points Tor the season early in the
week. Subsequently. profit taking SET
in and the market reacted. but in the
last day or two support was srbstan-
tial AMI the undercurrent remains
bullish. Prices closed today ~ 10
6ss cents higher than q week ago.
with MAY wheat selling $ 46js
Cora followed the trend Of wheat
closing AZ 70 ei4 cents above the.
finish Of Hast Saturday.
Oats also were strong. although the
advance sas less material
Provisions higher. pork up So cents
for the ss..ek lard 20 10 % cents and
silorf rifs e to - cents higher.
High Low Close
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w, oRLEANs SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 25-Spot
coetpn was firm and unchanged To-Day
~ AHA. Sales. 1884 bales
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-26

~ - 16nses vhna -;
q TIE sfock
= &o u Dur
1n1ay Win many
- - IRA ground tor
sn11ng was active A
ii ciE1. auch Is the steel
- - 1ppp1y-
u adpQnee 4Oday was led by the
~ ~ shnrex California Pc
nla1e = new high on the
eat shove - Houston Oil.
~ ard Pacific Oil were promi-
- .1ilx were other strong fea :
7ho Market Street Railway is
attracted attention. Good i'm
une1t was also made in Chesa-
- = Ohio. Pere Marquette, ST.
~ 5ssnes and St. Louis and San
$1,000 issues.
81 1n1G5a1Br led the motors, making
$500 high 4 101. Baldwin L0como-
1n1mrod the equipments, with
- ahOve 7O9
un1fc Steel continued under the
- The recent earning state
Is, yielding over one point. Cruel
nfinued IN supply. getting down
Paint. Tobacco shares were
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-26

lsvrssAps for ti,e lntsrn.tion.. New

(Sefl&1DN for tie lui4rnationa. News
NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Bnsiness
ounetOan1 imprOved~ this week. par
ttculnriy IN the West and Middle West,
n the result OF higher prices for
farm products May wheat advanced
IS cents; corn, Is cents; oats. nearly
10 cents, and live hogs about cents.
The stock market was strong and the
trend Of nearly all prices Of STOCKS and
bonds was upward. The mercantile
trade outlook is somewhat better ex-
cept in The case Of dry goods.
The average prices OF twenty rep
resentative industrial issues on the
New York stock exchange was s53l
against S426 last week and 1856 this
week last year.
The average price OF twenty repre-
sentative railway shares was 7els,
against 1888 last week and 1876 this
week last year
Bank clearings of the entire coun-
try this week were estimated III
IS. 0S1 -36S ass. compared with S6.:lsl7. :
l24,24S last week and S.. 1915. aS2
this week last rear.
Commercial failures reported Ia
Bradstreets this week totaied 900,
against 522 reported TO the same
agency last week Most OF them we're
IN the Western states. Sixty seven
per cent of the firms had liabilities in
excess of 5000
Money was fairly plentiful. and call
loans were made at from , per cent To
~ per cent. Some loans supported
BY government hnnds were made III
~ per cent
Idle freight ears were estimhiea a,
4ls.SlS, against 4;7,ssa in the Ireyiaa
week
The British pound Sterling. who's
normal valLe Is SiStit sold 10 T.
Say this week. the highest sine.
July Is. 1913
cGt..n brought into siglfi ila.s Wa
WAS l34.05S bales. ara ms ISIS 5l..s bale
the preceding s-ch Total exports
this week were ss.pSg AraiNli ~ s.s
the previous week Tho wnrlIl.s viv
BILE supply Of cotton Is S.l7t.aga bais4t
compared With soc goa halrs Last
week. OF watch 4pns..; a5 bales isie
American cnttsn Southern cansump
ton Of cotton this week was onl
22.o60 bales Northern spinnars' talk
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-26
SUGAR MARKET.
COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25-A stronger
undertone prevailed in the cotton
market to-day on buying induced by
bullish spot and export news and con-
tinued activity and firmness Of domes-
tic goods centers. Sales OF print cloth
al Fall River for the week were the
largest in a long while. being finally
estimated at 230000 pieces. Dealings
were small at the outset. but Increased
as the session progressed.
First prices here were TO points
higher. The selling early WAS mostly
ny Wall Street, local operators and
wire houses. Later the list gained
strength with the demand in excess Of
the offerings. Prices moved steadily
upward until a net gain Of 2S to 3S
points hal been registered From
this level there was IA slight reaction
final prices showing net gains OF 70
TO 33 points.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-26
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.@The foreign
exchange market opened irregular to-
hay. with demand sterling y higher
al $780, Francs rose J Il centiaeS
70 ssoi for cables and xsp0l2 for
checks. Llres were unchanged ut s., os
far cables and s5.n1i. for checks Bal
etans Welded ~ centimes 10 s. "a y
or cables and 1854 for checks Guila.r
ealles, SIS ~. checks. %3s.0s Sweden
krnnen cables. 2G3s. checks. SIG 30