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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-06
DINNER PAIL EPICS
(By Bill Lloyd)
(By Federated Press)

The coal strike ends and railroad
men goes back to runnln' trains agen.
Coal operators all now say the pub
lie it has gotta pay. They're reach
ing for that happy goal by boosting
up the price of coal. Some 80 cents
a ton they add, which makes the buy
ers awful sad. Those buyers who did
sympathize with the coal barons and
their lies can pay the extra so cents
for all | care. They sure is dense.
When workers strike they bear
their losses. The bosses don't pick up
no crosses. The buyers will wake up
some day and see that they will al
ways pay until we nationallze the
mines and operate our railroad lines.
Meanwhile in Europe things is pop
ping and keep all us reporters hop
ping. The Greeks and Turks put on
their mits and the Allies is having
fits. They beat old Barnum-Ringling-
Sells a-fighting for the Dardanelles.
1t looks as If the treaty-hen had
Matched a few more wars agen. OF
course all US wise guys do know the
powers at any time could throw all
turbaned Turks right off the map and
hold the Bosporus in their lap. They're
scared to make the Turk let loose for
fear the Russ will play the deuce.
Meanwhile the German marks so
low they amt no further it can go.
And Austrian crowns amt worth a
fig; beside of them a dollars big. And
France is making much ado to eat
her cake and have it too.
The baseball games will soon be
Ger and then We'll watch the football
score. If we attended to our knitting
instead of Babe Ruth and his hitting,
we might put many things to rights,
much more important than prize
fights.
There is more news that / might
seek, but this will do for this here
week. | thank you!
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-06
SUNDAYS LABOR MEETING

The meeting called by the Trades
Assembly for last Sunday was we'll
attended by members of most Of the
Local Unions of the city, and matters
of Importance were discussed and
some important action taken, and a
resolution condemning the famous
Daugherty injunction was introduced
and adopted by unanimous vote.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-06
Commissarv Department Discontinued

The commissary department so sue
cessfully conducted by the Federated
Shop Crafts durino the strike will be
discontinued on October 7th, and all
stock remaining on hand will be trans
ferred to Columbus, to assist the rail
road strikers who are still out in that
city
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-06
LEGAL NOTICE

Dorothy Mccoy will take notice
that Clovd H. Mccoy on October End,
1922, filed in Probate Court of Lick
ing County, his petition for divorce
from the said Dorothy Mccoy and
that said defendant is required to
answer on or before the 18th day of
November, 1922.
CLOYD H. Mccoy
By John ]. Martin, his attorney.
6t-Oct. 6
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-06
District Lodge Officials in Newark

Gen. Chairman C. N. Fullerton, of
Washington, Ind, and Vice Pres. John
Neihaus, of Cincinnati, officers of
District Lodge No. 20 l. A. Of NJ,
were in Newark Friday of last week
on official business.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-10-06
News from Our Locals

Secretaries and business represen-
tatives of the various labor organ
izations are requested to furnish
weekly The Leader with the news
from their respective organizations.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
THE CHEERFUL PHILOSOPHY
OF STEPHEN LEACOCK
IN EPIGRAMS

In argument haftruth is like halfbrck. 1t
carries we'll
Our schools are failing in their mission if they do
not look after the genius
The attempt to standardize judgment is one of the
drawbacks Of educational system.
Get away from the mechanical and get back to the
spontaneous
Say 1T is me-" if that is what you mean The
recognize the value Of usage and refuse to be
ridden by rules the better
Graduation is often the grave Of education
The future of the world demands upon the people of
exceptional talents.
Unusual progress has always been BY the individual,
scientists singers, cranks
If you find gifted child let him go ahead don't
grade him.
Uniformity is the curse Of democracy
think it is fortunate for the world that everybody
does not get up at $50 in the morning, but that some
people stay in bed until II, while others rise at H.
Let fellow blue hat if he wants to- Prob
ably he is crank but he may be genius
1t is good to have high branches to which an
aspiring mind may climb
After all, everything that is best in life is fairy
tale
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
WEDDING GIFTS

The receipt of an invitation to
an October wedding ought to fill
one with some pleasure, as no.
tification to attend a Joyous occa-
sion where one would meet many
interesting people and see a beau
tiful ceremony. But many folks
or getting such notice, groan at
the thought of buying a wedding
gift.
Yet they usually have to admit,
if they are married, that at a crit
zeal period of their early history
their friends turned out with a
glorious send off of fine presents,
which did a lot to furnish their
home during their years of strug-
gle.
The only trouble with the we'd
ding gift custom is that so many
articles are offered having no sub
stantial value. Costly stuff in
tended merely for ornament may
be all right for the rich, but for
young folks just starting in life it
is inappropriate. 1t is often a
good idea to ask the brides fam
lily what she would like and pur-
chase gifts along that line if pos
Siblc.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
MODERN BANKING

Formerly it was the business of
the banker to sit behind his money
bags, receive the deposits that
came in without effort, and loan
them out to applicants for funds.
1t was a passive conception of The
function of this business and moo
ern banking does much more than
that. 1t plans thrift campaigns,
and promotes various projects to
induce people to save money reg
ularly. Plans of that kind were
discussed at the recent convention
Of the American Bankers associa-
ton at New York, and many of
these bank men will go home with
new ideas of how to promote the
thrift habit
A vast amount Of money now
goes to waste for trifles that
ought to be deposited in banks
where it will helm build up the
country. By active campaigns of
advertising and solicitation the
banks are getting d good deal of
this unutilized capital, the saving
of which goes far to promote pros
perity.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
The BENEFITS of football

While some anXlous narentS IN
Northeastern Vermont haveidread-
ed to see thew BOYS 90 IN for foot
ball, the sentiment tEong educa.
tors is thai the ran has useful
re~ults for young mer The pur.
cipal of noted bow" school sale
the other dav there would be q
great loss if IN" ga was given
up. His sentiments '-Ould gener-
ally be echoed by othe"s in similar
positions.
He admitted that there was some
slight risk in the game, but he
felt that the PLAYERS "et a great
deal out of it in return for the
small hazard.
They learn self control, gentle
manly behavior in tin2cs of strain,
9portsmanlike conduct. quickness
of thought, and physical courage.
This principal has felt that the
gains from football a&e so great
that he makes it his practice to
get out on the field personally and
supervise the play to cake sure his
boys are we'll trained The gains
of life are not attained without
taking some chances.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
PRESS COMMENT
D.

There is some question for de-
bate which domestic animal is
mans best friend and there is no
question whatever in the case of
the Swanton man who was attack
ed by fierce bull, knocked down
and gored, only to have his faith
full dogscome to the rescue by Seiz-
ing the bull by the tail and hang
ing on so desperately that the bull
turned his attack from the pros
tIate man to the dog giving time
for human rescuerS to come into
the fight. In this instance. as in so
many others, the dog gets FIRST
praise for being mans best friend.
Barre Times.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
TEACHER SITS IN
EMPTY COACH
WHILE TRAIN DEPARTS

One of the lady teachers
from the west side Of the state
had . peculiar experience ut
Cambridge Junction. Since The
burning of the station there
last year a dismounted passen-
ger coach has been used in It's
stead until 4 new one is erect
ed and the lady dismounting
from the train on which she
entered the station, immedi-
ately entered the dismounted
coach, supposing of course
that she was entering The train
bound for St. Johnsbury. She
seated herself, and proceeded
to make herself comfortable,
but after what seemed like an
interminable wait she began
to wonder why the train did
not start, and if she was the
only one from chat direction
bound for the convention.
She fiidgeted, she became ner-
vous, and at last deciding to
find the reason for. the delay
she sailed forth to find her
mistake. The train she was
supposed to have taken was on
its way to st. Johnsbury, and
the next one left around
seven-thirty in the evening.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13

This AFTERNOON | smelt a CRATE
smell coming out of the kitchen
and | went back and stuck my he'd
in and our cook Nora was pealing
potatoes and the smell was still
going on, me saying o boy that
smells good.
Its going to taist good too, Nora
sed.
And she kepp on pealing pota-
toes and sed, Wy, wat is it?
That's for me to know and you
to find out, Nora sed
And she went and opened the
oven door and quick shut it agen
before | had time to see wat was
in there and then went back and
started to peal potatoes agen and
the smell got so good | couldent
hardly stand it, saying, Well, is it
a cake? and Nora sed, Posserbly,
and | sed, Is it a pie and she sed,
Posserbly, and she kepp on peal
ing potatoes and | kepp on stand
ing there smelling the smell and
wishing | was eating it, and pritty
soon Nora got up and opened the
oven agen and took something out
and heer wat was it but a rice pud-
ding being my most unfavorite dir
zert, me saying, Aw heck, rice pud-
ding.
Watts good enuff for other folks
is good enuff for you, Nora sed,
and l sed, IS there meny raisins
in it?
Not a raisin, she sed and | sed,
Aw heck wat the dooce, the ideer
of rice pudding smelling like that
holey smoakes, good nit, G, WIZ.
Never mind using that lang
widge in my kitchin, Nora sed, and
| sed, l wouldent stay in your old
kitchin in eny langwidge
And jest for that | had only 2
helpings of rice pudding at suppir.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13

+ courage Spontaneous reading--this
is the real thing.
eve pattern and set standards
for the students to follow, instead
Of telling them to read, read, read.
Let a boy begin by reading =
/ Observation-Disclosures detective story,
ii he will. Only encourage him 10
read. The main thing to do is to
get him to read for his own sake.
But | believe that we are doing
an incalculable harm in holding
examination on books that have
been read. Give the students the
best books to read and let them
ponder over the beautiful things
for their own sake.
DR.. Leacock was iconoclashc re-
garding the use of specified laws
of paragraphing, which he termed,
artificial, wooden and mechan-
cal"
He told of lecturing in Detroit
not long ago when he used the
expression, at was me-" Some
person, after reading the newspap-
er containing an account of the
lecture, wrote to DR.. LeacOck and
reminded him that this was fine
language for University profess
Sor.
The sooner" declared die
speaker. 1--WE recognize the value
of usage and refuse to be over
ridden by rules the better" I've
heard several persons this after
noon split their infnitives. I've
split several this afternoon myself.
Those without a set of rules learn
better. Rules tend to make every
body think like everybody else.
Unusual progress has always
been by individual scientists, sing
ers, and-if you Likely cranks.
Machinery aimed to suppress the
vagaries Of the mind will defeat
itself. If you find a gifted child
let him go ahead. Don't grade
him."
DR.. Leacock deplored the fact
that in many instances in the col
leges today progress is determined
by the pace of the slowest witted
members of the class. The
brightest students in a class may
all be held Vi, tleT progress re-
tarded by the inability of a single
dull student. DR.. Leacock referred
his audience back to the Colonial
times when the great leaders were
practically all self-trained and
self-made men.
Get away from. Uniformity
DR.. Leacock bluntly commanded.
! "Uniformity is the curse of demo-
cracy.' He declared chat unifor-
nifty in education may tend to
higher things but it lacks the di-
mansions of the mountain. Unifor-
nifty of education is like prairie
while individuality he likened to
lofty peak.
DR.. Leacock told of seeing a
man walking down the strand in
London with a blue hat on:
Bully for you, thought. No
body threw it Off. They let him
wear his blue hat.
They would not let him do it
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
or team work"

unity or team work"
The youngest high school stu
dent has learned that his team can
not win unless all play together.
Many splendid professional ball
teams made up Of smart and snap
Ply players, have lost out because
the members had iealousies or
were playing for their own indi-
vidual records.
School and college athletic
teams usually show a fine team
spirit. They throw their last ounce
of energy into the effort to win.
They sink personal differences and
Loyalty obey their leaders. They de-
vote long hours of practice and
think and plan for success.
If people will only put this
same loyal and enthusiastic team
work into the effort to advance
their home towns, such a place as
st. Johnsbury could go ahead and
accomplish results that heretofore
have been considered beyond
reach.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
FRIDAY, OCT. 10, 1922
EDITORIAL
Healthy Minded People

The community is baking a big
effort in these times to secure ply
steal health both for the children
and older folks. Physical training
centers and board of -alth work,
and instruction in hvolene, health
are removing many bad conditions
and showing people bow to take
care of themselves.
But some folks of a nervous and
interpretive temperament have
not vet acquired a full degree of
mental health, and they injure
Themselves by worries about big
things and little. Doctors and
others frequently tell such persons
that they must exerc-7 more will
power and suggest tc them'elves
healthful and confident thoughts,
which will assist them to meet the
difficulties of life barely and not
fret over imaginary troubles.
Many people are greatly helped by
this philosophy. :.
There are others who find it diff
fcult to command their own
. thoughts. The more they try to
: Danish melancholy suggestions, the
more these morbid ideas return.
People of that type ran usually
find a remedy for their troubles in
some new and interesting form OF
activity.
1t is amazing how down hearted
people will see life in an entirely
different aspect, when they take
hold of sometime that really inter
cgts them. If they 1--we a fond
ness for music, athletics, cards,
/. dancing or social life such diver
sions will often revo'. onize their
point of view. Their thoughts
have been circulating in too mar.
row a round-and some change OF
attention will set healthful mental
currents in motion and assist them
to see life in a normal way.
1t is worth a great deal to peo-
pie to keen a healthy minded out
look. The folks who greet the
world with a smile ard who enter
cheerfully into its activities and
radiate sunshine. are tie ones who
succeed in business and make
friendships.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13

in America. Here men arc all
given to the idea of wearing grey
hats at d certain season of the
year. | have one now In the
spring they all wear straw hats. At
one moment they are given 20 one
thing and at another moment 10
another.
"Let US have every kind of diff
ference from out Of the working of
the single mind comes real pro-
gress, Admirable books are writ
ten for the use of schools But
| like to see diversity in text
books Think of the result if
one and the same book were used
all over the country. 1t would
take much from education. Even
error has its value, If all the text
books used were the same all IN
terest would be gone. Even book
that is wrong in places can prove
of value if some good teacher
Straightens out the crooked parts.
"Some people" continued Or.
Leacock, "think fairy stories are
bad. They cut the fairy stories
out of their books Their motive
is no doubt admirable but they are
making a great mistake, Mistakes
granted, there is in fairy stories
something that stimulates the
imagination of the child. There is
in each child a sub-conscious sense
OF uprightness that causes him to
choose between the right and the
wrong, between fact and fancy.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
Graduation Is Grave
Says DR.. LeacOck
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education. If | raked it all to-
gether now, could put it upon
a shield. | have a faint idea of
the Latin propositions, ad, ante,
con, in, inter, OBJ, etc.-they were
supposed to govern something. |
don't remember what thew govern.
| have faint glimmering of a
mathematical theorem,-any three
angles of . triangle equal a GER
tain number of right angles. |
don't know how many. In nv
travels | have met many others,
whose education had also failed
them.
DR.. Leacock brought a smile 10
the faces of the 1900 teachers in
tent upon his every word when he
humorously remarked, "The stu
dents at McGill revere me for the
things | used to know but don't
know now"
"Graduation is the grave of ed
ucation. An educated man, to all
intents and purposes, may be an
ignoramus A friend of mine who
had Phi. d. degree went into a
little country store. The proprie-
tor said;
TO look at that man, one might
think he was a darn fool
You'd be wrong said a by
stander,' he's a Phi. d.
Something is fundamentally
wrong. We simply go to college
to be graduated for something
else. The main thing we go to
college for is to get out Ages ago,
students at the old Universities of
Padua Oxford and Paris, had a
hungry desire for learning Their
goal needed no explanation. Those
students braved poverty, hunger,
everything. Now all is changed.
Learning now is in intellectual
bankruptcy.
Education has been perverted
into something that will fit Us for
legal, or professional training or
for trade, not to learn for learn
ing's sake but to pass this or that
qualification. The main thing we
have go to do is to bring back, 10
rcssurrect the old standards"
DR.. Leacock deplored the self
imposed status Of the teachers.
The latter, he said, regarded chem
selves as members Of a rank low
er than that of business people.
The dignity Of the teaching pro
fession is something that ought to
be revived, the speaker continued.
an Colonial days, asserted Dr..
Leacock, "a high honor crowned
the brow of the teacher. The pro
fession should be again elevated
to its former lofty posluon.'
The written examination was
flayed by DR.. Leacock, who de
clared that it curbcd independence
of thought and restrained original
thinking, To emphasize his point,
he told of the time when he was
an examiner in Spanish literature
at Toronto University. DR.. Lea
cock asked a candidate for exam
nation Of one Of the regular
stereotyped questions, regarding
the value of certain passage in
literature. The candidates reply
was, My opinion is that it is
rotten
"To teach English literature, be-
gin by encouraging the reading
of books. If the students want
books to read, get them books. We
have got to help the pupils of
English literature. We must en-
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13

after all, everything that is
best in life is a fairy story. What
might have been but did not hap
pen is what most engrosses us. All
life IS great fairy story. Keep
this alive in the school and sup
press the machinery of education.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
SUNNY SQUIBLETS

The Turks Will probably consent
to be good and agree to massacre
Greeks and Armenians only be-
tween the hours of sunrise and
sunset and Sunday afternoon.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13

The season for colds coughs. pneumonia in-j
Huenza and catarrhal ailments is drawing near.
when the thoughtful mother makes up full
pint of pure, quickly effective cold and cough
syrup made at home by using pure concentrat-
ed Essence Mentho-Laxene (212 ozs.) mixed
with simple eugar syrup or strained honey.
A pint of sugar and half pint of water makes
the syrup in three minutes. The essence and
and the syrup are then poured into pint bot
tie and is ready TO use toprevent bad colds and
coughs getting worse. The very first dose gives
wonderful relief and in few days all trace of
the congestion and catarrhal symptoms are
usually gone The JOY of seeing the quick free
dom from colds, coughs ana dangerous compli-
cations. thefreedom from anxiety and sleepless
nights to say nothing of the real economy of
this home renedy-is worth its weight gold"
The dr., store supplies the Essence Mentho-
Laxene. Best ever sold for cough or cold.
r. Send : cts. IN stamps for trial bottle TO
The Blackburn Products Co.. DAYTON, Ohio
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
Community Team Work

Many of hfe's lessons are taught
on the athletic field. That is par
ticularly true in regard to the adj
vantages gained by the spirit of
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13

If automobiles get much moro
common, pedestrians will have to
be required to take an examination
before being permitted to walk in
the streets.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13

Considering how the allied ma
tons have come out since 1913 the
Germans may feel that they quit in
Just about the nick of time to AVOID
winning the war
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13

the thOught-
full mother
who provides
for emergen-
cies and saves
herloved ones
from hours of
suffering and
herself from
needless anx-
iety and sleep
less vigil. 4
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13

Three thousands cases OF soap
shipped to Russia. This must have
been sent by the descendants OF
the old fellow who shipped warm-
ing pans to the West Indies.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13

Being cxhorted to enlarge thcil
vocabulary, the college and school
students are acquiring a full line
of the latest slang.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-13
Thoughtful Mothers!
Are You One of Them ?

All mothers bless
them-are lovin e
and devoted. How
often we are led to
ro.Doct and admire